The Straits Times, 22 July 2002

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  • 25 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 ivlOllClciy July 22, 2002 74 Pages in five parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 mS A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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  • 645 1 PM to people: Snap out of gloom Focus on Singapore's bright economic future instead of issues like the transport-fare hikes, says Prime Minister PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong tinned cheerleader yesterday, encouraging Singaporeans to shift their attention to the encouraging signs on the economic horizon. He sees "good growth" this
    GEORGE GASCON; JAMES CROUCHER  -  645 words
  • 565 1 He pressures Congress to work out Bill by next month WASHINGTON Amid a stock-market nosedive, US President George W. Bush on Saturday urged Congress to act by next month to punish corporate abuses and "bring a new era of integrity to American business". Mr Bush
    AP; Reuters; Washington Post  -  565 words
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 172 2 ANOTHER TOP ZOO MAN QUITS EVEN as zoo chief Bernard Harrison was clearing his desk and saying goodbye to his staff last week, another of the zoo's senior men, food and beverage director Frank Yuen, was handing in his resignation. Mr Yuen's is the latest among several high-level resignations
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    • 72 2 COMME NTARY SAY SAYONARA TO POOR ENGLISH ONE Tokyo computer-chip designer was getting nowhere in his international company until he realised that the only way forward was to improve his poor command of the English language. So he embarked on a diligent programme to polish up his English skills. Before
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    • 96 2 'HOTLINE CAN HALT MAID ABUSE' PREVENTION is better than cure in the case of maid abuse by employers, writes Mr George Wong Seow Choon, who feels that there should be an official department to look after the interests of foreign maids here. Most people are reluctant to make a
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    • 65 2 SNAP, ITS REALITY COMEDY SNAP, the popular half-hour show from Channel U, remains as politically incorrect as ever in its second season and with the same hilarious results. The fun is in watching the two hosts trawl for well-endowed babes and hunks. And whether their unsuspecting prey shriek, hide
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    • Article, Illustration
      95 2 Shopping around for nice customers THE customer is always right and preferably polite and pleasant as well. At least as far 7-Eleven, Cold Storage and other stores under the Dairy Farm Group are concerned under a novel sendee campaign. From now until the end of the month, the group
      WONG MAYE-E  -  95 words
    • 139 2 Diet pills: 4 deaths in Japan likely THE number of Japanese women who have died after taking tainted slimming pills from China, or who have been left with liver or other organ disorders, is expected to be high. Even as a final nationwide tally is being added up, reports
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    • 76 2 Unit-trust bargains? UNIT trusts that focused on the technology sector have plummeted in value. Figures from Fraser Financial Planners show that 29 of these funds out of some 200 launched between 1999 and last year have fallen in value by 50 per cent, even plummeting by up to 84
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    • 82 2 EUROPE NOW HAS ERASMUS LURE AMERICA has the Fulbright programme to attract bright postgraduate students from all over the world. And now, Europe is making a bid to lure such talent by launching its own 200-million-euro (***** million) Erasmus World project. A spokesman said its aim is not really
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    • 182 2 RED CARPET FOR ARAB TOURISTS THEY fly into Malaysia accompanied by their families, which are bigger than most, and they stay longer and spend more freely. These are Arab tourists from the Middle East and they are welcomed with open arms by top hotels and retailers. Thousands of these
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    • 77 2 THE drug war in southern Thailand was largely to blame for the spate of terrorist-style attacks and bombings, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said, explaining the gunning down of 20 policemen there since last December. During a surprise trip to the predominantly Muslim southern area,
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    • 55 2 HENDRA: SO CLOSE, YET... HENDRA Wijaya, who created a sensation by becoming the first player in Singapore colours to get into the Asian Junior Badminton Championships final, failed to make it all the way. Despite a 6-0 lead in the first game, he ended up losing to his South
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 298 3 26 killed in upscale Lima nightclub blaze LIMA At least 26 people died and 100 were injured in a blaze started by bartenders who were doing tricks with fire at an upscale but unlicensed nightclub in Lima. Customers fuelled the fire by trying to put out the flames with their
      AP; AFP  -  298 words
    • 677 3 S'poreans will see scenic drives, new hiking trails and rainforest stays in eco-lodges near city, if project takes off OPEN-AIR CONCERTS HERE?! It may be that not many Singaporeans know their way to the Dairy Farm Quarry (left) today. But that will be a thing
      ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  677 words
    • 497 4  -  ROBERT GO Bu STR AITS TIMFS INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Pregnant Indonesian women are being lured to Malaysia by the promise of jobs, only to have their newborns taken from them and sold by baby-for-sale rackets. The Ministry of Women's Empowerment said brokers
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    • 433 4  -  HAU BOON LAJ 4 dead, but willingness of Japanese to 'take risks' to lose weight leads to fear of higher toll from tainted Chinese drugs Bu STRAITSTIMES JAPAN BUREAU TOKYO Health authorities are bracing for higher casualties from tainted China-made slimming pills when final
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    • 99 4 AFP It is the hottest day ot summer on the traditional Japanese calender, but 1 okyo residents at Myoen-ji Temple are burning moxa, or dried medicinal herbs, on their heads through pieces of unglazed pottery. The Buddhist temple began the practice, believed to improve health, about 350
      AFP  -  99 words
    • 408 5  -  ALFRED LEE By THE STRAITSTIMES EUROPE BUREAU Report links lax marking of papers to govt targets for varsity entry, and says it shows in quality of school-leavers LONDON The O levels in Britain have become examinations that "no one can fail", and the
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    • 359 5 Latest move: a visit to spot where cops shot dead 3 crooks Officials give a blow-by-blow account of the police chase to Mrs Arroyo, who appeared at the scene of the shoot-out in an attempt to shore up her anti-crime credentials. She got there so quickly,
      AP; AFP; REUTERS  -  359 words
    • 242 5 BEIJING At least 22 people were killed when a ferocious storm pummelled the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou with egg-sized hailstones and fierce winds, felling trees and smashing cars. The 20-minute hailstorm struck the capital of Henan province on Friday evening as wind speeds
      AFP; AP; Xinhua  -  242 words
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    • 74 5 ABSTRACT MATHS: Why teach it? 'How many adults use algebra and trigonometry? Yet so many had to learn these subjects at school, causing much head-scratching and mental pain. Maths should be made to be more fun and more relevant to everyday life. Dr Matthew Reid, director of the Anti- Algebra
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  • WORLD
    • 590 8  - Erasmus World Europe's Fulbright GRACE SUNG European Excellence People often go to the US seeking excellence. We have excellence here y but we need tdrshow it* We need to strengthen our competitiveness and visibility on world stage. European Education and Culture Commissioner Viviane Reding It aims to attract foreign postgraduate
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    • 196 8 Would-be groom Kills two in festive rifle spree AMMAN A man's engagement party turned into a trageav after he mistakenly killed two guests and injured two teenagers when he opened fire with his rifle to celebrate the event, according to Jordanian police. The incident occurred on Saturday night in Adnaniya
      AFP  -  196 words
    • Article, Illustration
      140 9 SOME extreme and unusual weather conditions are prevailing in the Southern Hemisphere, especially near the Tropic of Capricorn, causing havoc in parts of Australia and South Africa. The worst hit region in Australia is its most populous state, New South Wales. The aerial view (above, left) shows sheep
      AFP  -  140 words
    • 331 9 Aussie farmers facing drought disaster El Nino symptoms take many back to the brink of ruin and threaten to strip the economy of $1.9 billion SYDNEY Australia's worst drought in a generation has left many farmers on the brink of ruin and could cost the economy up to As2 billion
      AFP  -  331 words
    • 263 9 Rains wash away India's drought fears NEW DELHI India's food-growing northern states were in high spirits yesterday as monsoon rains finally swept parched farms and scorched crops, diminishing fears of an economy-crippling drought this year. The rains, delayed by 20 days, also pushed away soaring power shortages and put the
      AFP  -  263 words
    • 521 10 Pakistan's first women sky marshals fly high Nine women, trained to kill terrorists with their bare hands, graduate today to become the first female combatants in the war against hijackers 'THEY ARE FULLY TRAINED TO COMBAT A HIJACKER AND EVEN KILL HIM WITH THEIR BARE HANDS.' Major Syed Hamid Raza,
      AFP  -  521 words
    • 167 10 BEL YOUNECH (Morocco) Spain and Morocco have resolved their 10-day confrontation over a tiny uninhabited Mediterranean islet after mediation by the US. "Thanks be to God!" roared hundreds of Moroccans as Spanish troops withdrew from the disputed islet of Perejil, after the
      New York Times  -  167 words
    • 107 10 Blair's party has debts of 16.5m LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party said yesterday it had debts of £6 million (5516.5 million) but denied reports that financial difficulties could undermine its ability to run poll campaigns next year. The British Broadcasting Corp and The Independent on Sunday said the
      AP  -  107 words
    • 239 10 Cor blimey, you must be lazy LONDON Regional accents have been badmouthed as Britain's business leaders associate them with dishonesty, lack of success, laziness and unreliability. Those with a cockney accent were considered to be the least J|ppest and trustworthy people in Britain, according to a survey of top diwctors.
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    • PEOPLE
      • 192 11 He keeps US presidents well-dressed 40 YEARS AS A TOP TAILOR WASHINGTON Mr Georges de Paris who once slept homeless on the streets of the US capital has the measure of US presidents from inside the most private areas of the White House for the past 40 years. Every president
        AFP  -  192 words
      • 87 11 JAKARTA While thousands in the capital rallied against him, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was enjoying light moments with Miss Universe 2002 Oxana Fedorova. The Governor, whose plan to seek re-election in September is widely opposed, did the "pocopoco" line dance at the City Hall with the Russian
        Devi Asmarani  -  87 words
      • 91 11 MIAMI Janet Reno was the star attraction at Miami's hottest dance party on Friday, drawing 2,000 guests to a nightclub where the attraction was watching the usually prim former US Attor-ney-General boogie. Running as a Democratic candidate for Florida's gubernatorial race, she hosted 'Janet
        AFP  -  91 words
      • 49 11 VATICAN CITY Brushing aside talk of stepping down, Pope John Paul II departs for Canada, Guatemala and Mexico this week on a strenuous 11-day trip that will test his health. This will be his 97th tour. The Pope is struggling with Parkinson's disease. AP
        AP  -  49 words
    • 56 11 South Africa's Nelson Mandela, the world's favourite statesman, marked his 84th birthday on Saturday surrounded by children and preaching acceptance of those with intellectual disabilities. The body of slain Dutch populist Pirn Fortuyn was laid to rest in a huge marble tomb in an Italian village, 1 1 weeks after
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    • 37 11 Quoteworthy This madness lias become an epidemic. In other places they want to become football players. Here they want to blow themselves up. Ex-Israeb intelligence officer Eran Lehrman on how the suicide-bombing culture has infused Palestinian society.
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    • 477 11 US Vice-President At Risk Investigations into past business dealings have turned trusted adviser into a political problem and a liability to the President WASHINGTON Vice-Presi-dent Dick Cheney may be sacrificed to distance the Bush administration from the corporate scandals rattling the
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    • 430 12 BOTCHED U.S. AFGHAN AIR RAIDS KABUL The American air campaign in Afghanistan, based on a high-technology, out-of-harm's way strategy, has produced a pattern of mistakes that have killed hundreds of Afghan civilians. On-site reviews by The New York Times of 11 locations where
      New York Times  -  430 words
    • 87 12 Paid two carrots a day to wash all these HE washes all these carrots numbering perhaps in the thousands and is rewarded with just two of them for his efforts. Afghan children can earn a carrot or two a day from farmers as salary for washing vegetables. Children such as
      AP  -  87 words
    • 567 12 Demanding a permanent memorial, they attack the plans for lacking imagination and an over-emphasis on office space Public forum THE officials who attended Saturday's meeting vowed to consider the participants' concerns but gave no other commitment. Around 70 per cent
      AFP; AP  -  567 words
    • 232 12 US looks to volunteers to fight cyber-terrorism WASHINGTON US lawmakers want to enlist the help of scientists and technology experts in creating a volunteer defence corps to protect the nation's technology and communications systems from terrorists. The Senate approved legislation to create the National Emergency Technology Guard on Friday. The
      AFP  -  232 words
    • 389 13 Police dismiss reports of attacks by a mysterious ape-like man which are similar to a scare in New Delhi last year PATNA (India) A year after people in the Indian capital of New Delhi were terrorised by the alleged attacks of an elusive
      AFP  -  389 words
    • 50 13 THEY share one heart. This is why they can never be safelv separated, say doctors who released the X-ray image above of these four-dav-old sisters. Born to 15-year-old Wendy Sosa, the conjoined girls are in intensive care at Guatemala City's Roosevelt Hospital. Theirs isaone-in-900,000birth. PHOTOS REUTERS
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    • 248 13 President and PM clash in row over handbag bomb COLOMBO Sri Lanka's President and its Prime Minister are involved in a stand-off over a Cabinet minister who is said to have accused the President of carrying bombs in her handbag. President Chandrika Kumaratunga has written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
      AFP  -  248 words
    • WORLD FILE
      • 54 13 TURKISH security forces intercepted on Saturday a boat carrying more than 200 would-be illegal immigrants, most of them Turks, off the country's Mediterranean coast, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, coast guard boats stopped the Turkish-reg-istered vessel several kilometres off the town of Finike
        AFP  -  54 words
      • 50 13 DNA evidence found on the body of five-year-old Samantha Runnion matches that of Alejandro Avila, the man arrested over her killing, said a source close to the investigation in Stanton, California, confirming a report that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday. AP
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      • 73 13 THE partner of a white Los Angeles policeman who was videotaped punching a handcuffed black teenager in Inglewood, California, on July 16 has been removed from active duty after acknowledging that he too struck the youth. Officer Bijan Danish does not appear on the video.
        AP  -  73 words
      • 78 13 A TRAIN from Palermo to Messina was derailed in north-eastern Sicily on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 30 others. Firefighters and police scrambled to get to the wreckage, using ladders to reach the crumpled engine, whose nose nung
        AP  -  78 words
      • 90 13 CALLING for a revolution against their hierarchy, 4,000 lay Catholics met in Boston at the weekend vowing to rid the Church of its culture of "Pay, Pray and Obey". The movement called Voice of the Faithful, created in February by a group of churchgoers from
        AFP  -  90 words
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    • 548 8 Women Sky Marshals wi Cheney's Job On The Line Lt 1 J Bombs In Bag r Controversy I> n Pakistan's first batch of nine women sky v H view lis P ast business dealings, he may BB^'-ft 1 Sri Lankan President wants a minister MSs^ f marshals, trained in unarmed
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
      • 586 14 LAST Tuesday, Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers ambushed a bus in a Jewish West Bank settlement, killing eight persons. The next day, Palestinian bombers struck in Tel Aviv, killing at least three. These attacks have shattered the relative calm that Israeli civilians have enjoyed in the
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    • 1025 14  -  HAU BOON LAI By STRAITS TIMES JAPAN BUREAU TOKYO For computer-chip designer Satoru Miyagi, the determination to reach a higher level of English was born out of necessity two years ago. "It was a time when work-wise, I had hit a brick wall," said
      LUDWIG ILIO  -  1,025 words
    • 559 14  -  LUZ BAGUIORO By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA State-of-the-nation addresses often trigger dispute and confusion in the Philippines. President Gloria Arroyo's scheduled address on Monday is no exception. Political foes and supporters have separately taken stock oi and reviewed her progress so far. Expectedly, Filipinos got two extremely different
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    • 895 15 Counting the cost of growing old in society HEART TO HEART WITH asad latif THE Economic Review Committee's proposal on the Central Provident Fund contribution rate for workers aged 50 to 55 takes the correct approach. The measure should contribute to making an older worker more employable even if this
      NOEL ROSALES  -  895 words
    • ASIAN CURRENTS
      • 110 15 GIVE CHILDREN QUALITY EDUCATION THAILAND was recently ranked last out of 47 countries in terms of competitiveness in science and gyThe country is also in a sorry state, judging by the poor standing of Thai students in mathematics, languages and analytical skills. Given this grim backdrop, the fact that
        The Bangkok Post  -  110 words
      • 77 15 PASS LAW TO HELP HOMELESS FIND WORK A RECENT survey of the homeless in Tokyo's Shinjuku area found that what the street people wanted most was help in getting jobs. The ruling and opposition parties need to make a bipartisan effort to pass legislation intended to help homeless people
        The Asahi Shimbun  -  77 words
      • 107 15 QUESTIONS RAISED OVER FIRST WOMAN PM WITH a parliamentary confirmation hearing scheduled at the end of the month, disputes are raging over whether South Korea's Prime Minister Chang Sang is qualified for the job. Controversies over her academic background, her son's nationality and the fmrchase of a large
        The Korea Times  -  107 words
      • 91 15 TACKLE POPULATION EXPLOSION PROBLEM PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo seems to be putting on hold any popula-tion-management programme until after the 2004 presidential election, lest she loses the Church's support. However, the high population growth rate is putting a strain on natural resources and the needs of the people might
        Philippine Daily Inquirer  -  91 words
      • 104 15 A BIGGER DPP MUST NOT LOSE ITS NAY TAIWAN'S ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been attracting huge numbers of new members recently. Not only are independent political appointees in the Cabinet joining the party, but members of the military, civil service and police forces are also doing so.
        The Taipei Times  -  104 words
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  • FORUM
    • 168 17 lAM proud of Singapore's public-transport system. However, it occurs to me that while Singapore strives to be the best in everything, it should also turn its attention to improving bus services. For the benefit of people who use buses every day, bus companies
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    • 214 17 In all such cases, HDB exercises financial prudence and only necessary improvement works are carried out. DEBORAH DE SOUZA Senior Executive Public Relations Officer for Chief Corporate Development Officer Housing and Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Taxpayers bear cost of rectification", by
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    • 253 17 Install ez-link scanners at bus stops IN VIEW of some of the problems being experienced with the new ez-link system, I would like to suggest that the Land Transport Authority install ez-link scanners at bus stops for alighting passengers. Doing this would offer several advantages: Passengers who forget to scan
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    • 295 17 No need for car insurance companies to raise premiums I REFER to the report, "Insuring your car likely to cost more" (ST, July 2). Anyone who has made a motor insurance claim knows that such claims are inflated it is an open secret in the industry. I was happy when,
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    • 102 17 LTA's reply did not answer query I REFER to the letter, "Allow renewal of 5-year COEs" (ST, July 16), by Mr Moiz Tyebally as well as LTA's reply, "Five-year COE is a concession", (ST, July 17). Mr Tyebally was asking the reason for disallowing the renewal of five-year COEs, despite
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    • 158 17 Retrenchment payments not taxable I REFER to the letter, "Why is retrenchment payout taxable?", by Mr Lim Kim Leng (ST, July 19). Retrenchment benefits are not taxable. This is because the sum received is for loss of office and is considered a capital receipt. However, some employers include other payments
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    • 362 18 I THINK most Singaporeans are shocked by the way foreign maid Muawanatul Chasanah was abused by her employer, which led to ber death. Legal punishment has been meted out, but we should take steps to prevent this from happening again. Most Singaporeans are
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    • 137 18 I REFER to the articles, "Remittance scam: Ex-agent jailed 22 years" and "18 _> years, caning for man who abused maid (ST, July 20). The agent who fleeced over 1,000 Chinese workers of millions was given a harsher sentence than Ng
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    • 215 18 I CANNOT agree more with Mr Mark Lee Marn Fatt's letter, "Relying on foreigners no cause for pride" (ST, July 20). Whenever neighbouring countries lose their matches against Singapore in women's netball and table tennis, they would invariably say they lost to China. The
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    • 134 18 AFTER SQ 006's fatal wrong runway error, SQ 29's latest incident at Taipei airport is chillingly similar. Have Singapore Airlines' pilots not learned anything from the past tragedy? What is more shocking is that after realising his mistake, instead of stopping immediately, the pilot
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    • 314 18 Why can't Medisave be used for hepatitis A jabs? SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT NEEDED We oice it to our neighbours, who send their daughters here to earn a living, to help guarantee maids a safe and decent work environment. I REFER to the article, "Sudden jump in hepatitis A cases", (ST,
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Monday, July 22, 2002
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    • 44 1 'The message of this CPF exercise... cannot be that once you reach 45, 50, 55, you lose all your value. That's quite nonsensical and not realistic at all.' Minister of State for Manpower and Education Ng Eng Hen
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      619 1  -  GINNIE TEO Search on for shoppers who go for the Usually, service staff are rewarded for courtesy. At the Dairy Farm Group, the rewards are going to the customers By CONSI MER CORRESPONDENT The model customers THE organiser's team of 10 spotters have found 22 model customers so
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      • 66 2 Go for a holiday in an eco-lodge. Hike through the rainforest. Take a scenic drive. Do this and more in Singapore. The 15-year Parks and Waterbodies Plan will see more lush green spaces and waterfront features all over the island, m^tzxposing more of Singapore's
        JOSE ENRIQUE SORIANO; G. CHANDRADAS  -  66 words
      • 293 2 SINCE April, five members from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have been on their hands and knees working on a 3-D model of a map of Singapore. The 12 m by 8 m model is part of an exhibition to show f>roposed changes
        ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  293 words
      • 939 3  - Zoo exodus blamed on management style clash KRIST BOO Uneasy integration with Jurong BirdPark responsible for departures of the top brass, say past and present employees Bv What's the point? 'I used to enjoy my work. Then it got to the point where every morning I went, "Oh my God,
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      • 768 4 A high-level Government-appointed panel last week proposed changes to the Central Provident Fund system. The Government will respond to the proposals in Parliament today. Here are some of the proposals and hoto they coidd affect you if they are accepted. THE KEY CHANGES For
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      • 285 4 IF YOU earn between $200 and $750: More take-home pay, or money that can be spent immediately, because you are required to put less of your salary in CPF. Those earning less than $500 do not have to contribute to CPF. If you are aged 50
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      • 396 4 He urges bosses to reward the deserving with bonuses spoke up passionately for them. Dismissing the notion that older workers are past their prime, he said that on the contrary, these workers would have built up valuable experience and networking skills. He said:
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      • 102 4 WONG MAYE-E Ten-year-old Sharaswathi Tamboosamy received a lesson on Buddhism yesterday. Her teacher was Bishan resident Joyce Tan, and her classroom was the Thian Hock Keng Temple. The Woodlands Primary School pupil was taking part in a racial harmony day event, which was celebrated islandwide yesterday. Sharaswathi said:
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      • 418 5 Boy in coma after taxi hits his bicycle 'When I saw my son at the hospital I felt like a vegetable, lifeless like him. Tears began rolling down my face. Mr Romainor, Muhammad Nur Hakim's (left) father THE excitement of his son over a preview show of the National Day
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      • 594 5  - Implant to help restore eyesight and self-esteem SALMA KHALIK Side effects like bloating and excessive hair growth unlikely with new treatment for condition that can lead to blindness By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ABOUT 20 Singaporeans will be picked to take part in a medical trial for a new treatment that will
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      • 150 5 UVEITIS is an inflammation of the inside of the eyes, and is the third major cause of blindness in Singapore. The condition afflicts between 700 and 800 people here, said Dr Ang Chong Lye, medical director of the Singapore National Eye Centre. Sufferers are
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    • EDUCATION
      • 29 6 Hardly -the children chatting (top), in costumes (right), and quietly alone (above), are all learning the same thing, at the same time. PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI
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      • 701 6 With the help of some management theories, teachers in two neighbourhood schools are taking customised teaching a step further, by using different teaching styles within the same classroom. JANE LEE reports A CASUAL visitor to Mrs Judy Lim's Primary 1 English class at
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      • 367 6 THERAPISTS Sandra Seagal and David Home, both from the United States, studied more than 40,000 people from about 25 cultures to understand how personality affects the way people interact and learn, calling their field of research Human Dynamics. According to them, people are either
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      • 520 7  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF Children of volunteers, community leaders and church or clan members will ballot for places on Wednesday Bu Queueing for classes THIS year, there are more applicants than vacancies at six primary- schools: CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' Primary, Ai Tong School,
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    • 2 8 TECH SCIENCE
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    • 718 8  -  STEVE DAWSON Philips R&D centre here collates consumer preferences worldwide to create TV sets for the future TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT WHAT'S IN: FLAT AND BIG 'The main thing is not so much about whether it's LCD or plasma. The consumer will buy if
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    • 286 8 WASHINGTON Alaska's glaciers are melting at more than twice the rate previously assumed because of warming temperatures, a disturbing phenomenon that is altering the majestic contours of the state dramatically and driving up sea levels. Scientists using highly precise airborne laser measurements of
      The Washington Post  -  286 words
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    • 349 1 *'^B B§MJ ,-gffi W -4fl Tol K I s M Top Staff Quit Zoo Resignations blamed on management cultures clashing after integration. pageim H E A LT li Medical Trial For Implant Eye treatment aims to cut out side effects like bloating, excessive hair grOWth. PACEHS aT iiftS^^l x' mm
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  • The StraitsTimes asia
    • 45 1 STRICKEN MONEY SPINNER If the beauty ofKo Samui teas a goose that laid the golden egg. .the current crisis is telling us the goose is dying. Thailand's Nation daily, on the drought-stricken popular tourist island of Ko Samui Monday, July 22, 2002 The StraitsTimes asia
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    • 601 1  - Malaysia: Arabs' summer oasis REME AHMAD Even as the West frowns upon tourists with Arabic names, Malaysia is happy to welcome big-spenders from Middle East By IN KUALA LUMPUR THEY STAY LONGER A tourism study found that tourists from the Middle East visit for not less than 10 days each
      THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  601 words
    • EAST ASIA
      • 592 2  - China plans slew of world-class airports by 2005 XIE HONG It hopes to catch up with other nations as well as address the festering problem of overcrowding at some of its terminals B« NO MORE long queues at check-in counters, no more cramped passenger lounges and no more overcrowding of
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      • 66 2 AIR HUBS IN THE MAKING China plans to set up six regional air centres and build more feeder airports in the country. The ultimate goal is to have three national and six regional air hubs, 12 major airports and 43 feeder airports by 2005. Photo: j A The airport development
        TIEN CHUNG PING; AFP  -  66 words
      • 220 2 XIAMEN Just four days after Lai Changxing's opulent hotel complex failed to attract any bidders, another property belonging to the Chinese fugitive will be put up for auction. Half of the site of a planned villa development is going under the hammer today
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      • 432 2 Taiwan hits out at China's 'dollar diplomacy' HONGKONG China scored a diplomatic coup over Taiwan yesterday when the tiny Pacific Island nation of Nauru established diplomatic relations with Beijing and turned its back on the island. Nauru President Rene Harris signed a communique in
        AP  -  432 words
      • 274 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday re-elected its decision-making power core in a national party congress, chaired controversially for the first time by President Chen Shui-bian. At the closely-watched convention, the Taiwanese leader pledged that the DPP would do a
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      • EAST ASIA FILE
        • 69 2 THE South Korea government has been ordered by court to pay 142 million won (S$200,000) to two daughters of a woman killed in August last year because the police failed to "use all means to protect the life of hostages", reported Korea Times. The
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        • 75 2 KOIZUMI WILL HOT VISIT WAR SHRINE JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi plans to take an 11-day vacation next month, adding that he has no plans to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Aug 15 the anniversary of the end of World War 11, reported Japan Times yesterday. He plans to
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        • 90 2 HUNDREDS of mourners prayed and laid flowers on a pedestrian overpass yesterday to honour 11 people who died on the walkway a year ago amid severe overcrowding at a summer festival in western Japan. The crush occurred on July 21 on a
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        • 70 2 CENTRAL China's Henan Province, the country's most populous area, has become one of the first provinces to have an ageing society by international standards. According to the latest statistics of tne fifth census, 6.48 million people, 7-1 per cent of Henan's population, were aged
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        • 76 2 THE feud between Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho and his sister Winnie Ho continues after the latter sued him in Hongkong on Saturday for keeping her in the dark over the dissolution of a property firm in March. Ms Ho, who had a
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      • 474 3 From lady of leisure back to career woman Masako Torii' s comfortable life as the wife of a businessman is turned upside down as the recession takes its toll on her family TOKYO Mrs Masako Torii, 52, exudes the refined elegance of Japan's affluent middleclass, but she is one of
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      • 180 3 TOKYO Mrs Masako Torii misses the luxuries of her past life such as when she hired a mock chateau in Hawaii to entertain her husband's clients, and would spend "one or two million yen" (5515,000 to S$30,000) at a time on air tickets, hotels,
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      • 230 3 TOKYO Japanese researchers yesterday said they have confirmed at least three deaths due to strains of domestic hepatitis E, the first fatalities from the virus ever officially recorded in Japan. "For the first time, we know in Japan we have our original
        AFP  -  230 words
    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 391 4  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Her officials may be well qualified but people are asking if it was presidential connections that ensured their selection Ba PHILIPPINE CORRESPONDENT MANILA It pays if your former university professor is now the president of the country. At least three former
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      • 287 4 THAI PM'S NEW THEORY Thaksin links violence in the south to drugs BANGKOK A new theory has emerged on a spate of terrorist-style attacks and bombings in southern Thailand: narcotics. Since December, 20 policemen have been gunned down in still unexplained assaults in the predominantly Muslim deep south. Prime Minister
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      • 58 4 Philippine immigration chief Andrea Domingo holds up a "wanted" poster bearing the photograph and description of arrested Japanese fugitive Takebe Mamoru. The 58-year-old Mamoru, wanted for robbing a Tokyo pachinko parlour at gunpoint, had been in hiding in the country for four years and
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      • REGIONAL FILE
        • 27 4 THAILAND plans to spruce up its public toilets with a design competition for restrooms that emphasises beauty as well as cleanliness. AFP
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        • 37 4 A US warship, the USS Fort McHenry, docked yesterday near the Philippine island of Basilan to transport US military engineers who took part in operations against th* 1 Ahn Sayyaf group. AFP
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        • 27 4 THREE RICE FARMERS KILLED BY LIGHTNING A BOLT of lightning killed three rice farmers as they slept in a hut in northeastern Thailand, police said yesterday. AFP
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        • 35 4 THOUSANDS of people flocked to catch a glimpse of Myanmar 's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she continued a trip to south-eastern Mon state yesterday. AFP
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        • 31 4 FIVE people were killed in renewed clashes between Indonesian troops and separatist rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the military said yesterday. AFP
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        • 43 4 ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR CLIMBING CRANE FIVE Greenpeace activists, including an American and a Canadian, were briefly detained yesterday after they climbed a crane on a northern Philippine wharf to protest against the unloading of coal for a large power plant, police said. AP
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      • 520 5  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY They were too caught up in local 'politicking' but now they aim to be a neutral and progressive voice THE STRAITSTIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Indonesia's two leading Muslim groups the Muhammadiyah and the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have vowed to distance
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      • 218 5 Court rejects militant leader's appeal JAKARTA An Indonesian court rejected an appeal by the head of paramilitary group Laskar Jihad to be released from detention pending his trial on charges of inciting religious violence. A court in Ambon, capital of eastern province Maluku, ruled on Saturday that
        AP  -  218 words
      • 222 5 JAKARTA Jakarta police said yesterday they were following up a report that a man said to be carrying US$l2 million (Ss2l million) in bogus cheques and with possible links to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network had travelled to Indonesia before arriving in the US.
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 606 6  -  BRENDAN PFREIRA It is part of a government initiative to show Malaysians many in the world hold perspectives different from that of PAS Bu MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR For the past three days, Malaysians have been exposed to what was becoming the
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      • 327 6 KUALA LUMPUR We do not entertain "business applications from the blind". That was what local banks told four blind masseurs who applied for loans to start their own business. Mr Omar Hamid, Mr K. Gunasegaran, Mr Pinin Kapal and Mr Zaki
        The Star; Asia News Network; THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  327 words
      • 143 6 Kit Siang held again over leaflets KUALA LUMPUR Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Lim Kit Siang was arrested briefly yesterday for handing out leaflets criticising Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's announcement that Malaysia is an Islamic state. Last month, he was also detained for the same offence but was not charged.
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      • 418 6 Commitment and undivided support of members for the party is no longer there, he says KUALA LUMPUR The fighting spirit of some Umno members had weakened as they were more interested in self-promotion than in supporting the party, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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      • 226 6 M-16 gang pulls off RMI riuUion goldsmith heist KUALA LUMPUR A group of nine armed men, suspected to be members of the notorious M-16 Gang, robbed three goldsmith shops of RMI million (*****,500) in less than three minutes. Brandishing two M-16 rifles, four pistols and an axe, seven of them
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      • 425 7 Science and maths at three levels in English next year The policy, to be implemented in phases, is intended to arrest the declining standards of the language among young Malaysians SEREMBAN Science and mathematics will be taught in English in Standard One, Form One and Lower Six in all national
        New Straits Times; The Star; Asia News Network  -  425 words
      • 235 7 SEPANG Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, wife of Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said she would like to share her experience in battling breast cancer with other women. She arrived home on Saturday after three months of medical treatment in Los Angeles. She was
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      • 282 7 Newater would not affect water supply talks, says KL KOTA TINGGI Singapore's decision to introduce Newater or reclaimed water to households and industries would not affect bilateral negotiations over water supply, said the Malaysian Foreign Minister on Saturday. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the Republic was free to look
        The Star; Asia News Network  -  282 words
      • MALAYSIA FILE
        • 62 7 THE government has yet to decide on whether to arm immigration department enforcement officers, said Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung was merely voicing his own opinion when he said on Saturday the government had given
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        • 38 7 MALAYSIAN jungle f)lant tongkat ali, long beieved to be a powerful aphrodisiac, could also be effective against cancer and HIV, a study by the Malaysia Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown. New Straits Times
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        • 45 7 THE Immigration Department will work with the National Registration Department to trace Malaysians with dual citizenship and those found guilty may have their Malaysian citizenship revoked, Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung has said. The Star Asia Mews Network
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        • 31 7 THE amnesty period for illegal immigrants to leave Malaysia will not be extended beyond July 31, Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung said. New Straits Times
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        • 35 7 A DEPARTMENT store in Kuala Lumpur has found that it has been cheated with forged gift vouchers to redeem goods worth thousands of ringgit. Asia Network The Star Asia News Network
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    • The Straits Times sports
      • 830 8 GULLANE (Scotland) Hat in hand as he walked briskly towards the 18th green at Muirfield, Tiger Woods acknowledged the cheers yesterday from an enormous crowd on both sides of him, a scene that has become all too familiar in a Major championship.
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      • 628 8 GOLF They finish tied on six-under-par totals of 278 to take part in four-hole decider MUIRFIELD (Scotland) South African Ernie Els, Australians Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington, and Frenchman Thomas Levet were locked in a four-hole play-off to decide the 131st British Open Championship early this
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      • SPORTS
        • 362 9 SOCCER England centre-half, 23, will go to Old Trafford as world's most expensive defender after clubs agree on terms LONDON Leeds has agreed to sell England centre-half Rio Ferdinand to English Premier League rival Manchester United for a record £30 million
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        • 112 9 BARCELONA Barcelona has agreed to rescind the contract of its World Cup-winning Brazilian forward Rivaldo with immediate effect. The move, agreed by the two parties yesterday and announced on Barcelona's official website, brings an end to the Brazilian's five-year career at the Catalan
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        • 138 9 LONDON Liverpool decided yesterdav not to sign midfielder Lee Bowyer from English Premiership rivals Leeds United, accusing the Elland Road star of "lacking u hunger Following a week of talks with the 25-year-old, Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier was left with doubts about the player's enthusiasm
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        • 562 10 MOTOR RACING German ace wins French GP after a slip by leader Raikkonen MA G N Y COU R S (France) Germany's Michael Schumacher clinched a re-cord-equalling fifth world Formula One title here yesterday with a dramatic last-gasp victory in the French Grand Prix. The
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        • 1306 10 ATHLETICS lAAF World Junior Championihipt in Kingston. Men's 10,000a: 1 Gebre-egzibher Gebremariam 29min 02.715ec 2 Sileshi Sihine 29:03.74 3 Solomon Bushendich 29:05.96. 3,000m: 1 Michael Kipyego 8:29.54 2 David Kirwa 8:31.44 3 Abubaker Ali Kamal 8:33.67. Triple jamp: 1 David Girait 16.68m 2 Li Yanxi 16.66 3
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        • 308 10 HORSE RACING Thunder's Away LEADING trainer Laurie Laxon is hoping Friday night's upset winner Thunderaway can develop into a class stayer and he has a growing list of reasons to think it is possible. Thunderaway, under Larry Cassidy, scored a narrow win over Celebrity Reign on Friday night at his
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        • 131 10 1 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 1 hour 32 minutes 09.837 seconds 2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren 1:32.10.941 3 David Coulthard (Brit) McLaren 1:32.41.812 4 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) Williams 1:32.50.512 5 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Williams 1:32.51.609 6 Jenson Button (Brit) Renault one lap behind 7 Nick Heidfeld (Ger)
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        • 81 10 1 Michael Schumacher 96 points world champion 2 Montoya 34 3 Barrichello 32 4 Ralf Schumacher 32 5 Coulthard 30 6 Raikkonen 17 7 Button 11 8 Heidfeld 6 9 Fisichella 6 10 Jamo Trulli (Italy) Renault 411 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 4 12 Eddie Irvine (Britain) Jaguar
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        • 35 10 1 Ferrari 128 2 Williams 66 3 McLaren 47 4 Renault 15 5 Sauber 10 6 Jordan 6 7 BAR 5 8 Jaguar 3 9 Arrows 2 10 Toyota 2 11 Minardi 2
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        • 512 11  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN BADMINTON Shuttler loses 11-15, 5-15 in singles final of Asian junior championships in 'PERHAPS HENDRA WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE TWS IS MS FIRST FINAL IN A MAJOR TOURNAMENT. THAT INEXPERIENCE COST HIM THE ME IN THE END/ Coach Fans Mawardi, on why
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        • 212 11 CYCLING MONT VENTOUX (France) Frenchman Richard Virenque won the Tour de France's 221-km 14th stage to the top of the infamous Mont Ventoux yesterday, while race leader Lance Armstrong dealt a huge blow to his rivals by finishing third. Provoked by his closest rival on
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        • 212 11 GOLF YANG LEE KEONG was Singapore's top performer at the Junior World Championships in San Diego in the United States last week. The 17-year-old golfer, who is ranked 92nd on the US Junior Tour, finished 11th out of 200 juniors in the 15-17
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        • 409 11  -  MAHM OOD CAZNAVI CRICKET By THE United Arab Emirates retained the Asian Cricket Council Trophy without any trouble at Kallang yesterday. The 2000 winner cruised to a six-wicket win over Nepal in the final of the 10-na-tion competition. Both finalists earned the right to
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          157 11 ARUMUGAM PERUMAL Ago: 68 years passed away peacefully on 21*07-2002 leavinq behind loved ones. Wife: K. Janaki Brother: Sister-in-law: A. Maniam Rukumani Sisters: Brothers-in-law: (Mdm Thanam, deceased) (Singaravelu, deceased) Mdm Krishnammal Nadesan Sons: Daughters-in-law: P. Rajah V. Valli (Nala) P. Sellamuthu P. Vijay Kumar Nadesan Santhi P. Arumugam (Ravi) P.
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          75 11 KEN THOMAS PAGLAR Agt: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Baby Ouek Wife: Sing Lian Brother: Eric Paglar Sifter: Hana Paglar Godma Maria Ouek, cousins, nephews, nieces and grand nephews. Body is resting at St Joseph's Parlour (Victoria
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          76 11 T ATHMA SHANTI POO JA^ KUPPUSAMY RAVICHANDRAN Departed: 8/07/02 we wish to thank all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathl Prayers will be held on 22/07/02 (Mon night) at Blk 151, Woodlands St 13, 808-811. Athma Shanti Pooja will be
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          50 11 KALIAPPAN KATAI Age: 73 passad away peacefully on 20/7/2002, leaving behind loved ones. Body resting at Blk 845, Tampines St. 83 802-164. Cortege will leave on Monday, 22/7/02 at 3.45pm for Mount Vernon Crematorium Hall 3. I Tel: *****672 j "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember.
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          84 11 lb Lg p4th Anniversary^ I In Loving Memory Of PRAHLADA S/0 MURUGAYAN DEPARTED: 22/07/98 Four years ago today, you left us without a goodbye. Precious memories of all that we have. Silent tears still flows. Yes, faith tells us you are now In a better land. A land where we
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          41 11 With Deepest Sympathy To The Family Of The Late ANDREW CHONG KENG FEI Communications Officer Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, New York Departed 18 July 2002 From The Permanent Secretaries and Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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          123 11 V T~* T~* With Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late ANDREW CHONG KENG FEI We, the friends and colleagues of Andrew at the Singapore Mission to the United Nations in New York and our families, will always remember him with much love and fondness. The young children of
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        • 686 12 ROUND-UP Overseas markets TOKYO stocks are expected to stay weak and the Nikkei test the psychologically important 10,000 level this week as jitters over Wall Street and a firm yen curb investor appetite. "It's the beginning of summer, but for us market participants, it's
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        • 97 12 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Msln Sdq Total Miln Sao Tofl Multi Ind 22,834 22,834 25,298 25.296 Manufacturg 104,269 26,754 131,023 134,674 4,601 139.275 Commerce 28,474 8,662 37,136 13,181 3,634 16,815 Tpt/Stor/Com 22,598 22.598 53,870 53.870 finance 17,785 17,785 130,178 130,178 Construction 10,974 2,986 13,960 3.205 276 3,482
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        • 135 12 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multi Ind 4 12 1 0 0 0 4 12 1 Manufacturg 19 84 16 7 28 12 26 112 28 Commerce 12 32 14 4 9 0 16 41 14 Tpt/Stor/Com 3 24 2
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        • 41 12 Change Straits Times Index 1560.18 -19.72 BT 08/OS -488.00 -330.00 BT CADI ....-*****.00 -108.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -48.00 UOB Sesdaq 67.97 -0.71 UOB Blue Chip 583.04 -6.56 STI Futures 1560 -20 MSCI Singapore 195.43 -2.28 SiMSCI Futures 195.10 -3.30
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        • 36 12 Darco 5c 216,732.000 Futuristic 10c 119,351.000 KLW Hldgs 10c 103,912,000 Datacraft 10c 72,732,000 Aspnetcen 2.5c 72,613,000 BIL Intl US2OC 70,336,000 OianHu 10c 57,189,000 Norelco 5c 56,388,000 HTL 25c 51,621,000 People's Food HGK 50c 46.754,000
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        • 442 12 ABN Amro Bank NV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA 5
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        • 402 12 Asian currencies strengthen further REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG Asian currencies were on a firmer footing against the US dollar last week as the US unit remained pressured by accounting scandals in the United States and falling share prices. Analysts predicted investors would continue to avoid the dollar as weakness continued. YEN:
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        • 166 13 Move will up industry losses but carriers hope price cuts will boost demand hurt by Sept 11 attacks and a weak economy DALLAS American Airlines, United Airlines and other major carriers in the United States slashed fares by as much as 40 per cent to lure travellers, a move that
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        • 371 13 Britain set to overhaul accounting rules LONDON Britain is preparing to overhaul accounting rules as the government tries to regain investor confidence after improper accounting by United States companies Enron and WorldCom helped drive down stock prices. Industry Minister Melanie Johnson and Treasury Minister Ruth Kelly this week plan to
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        • 236 13 losses as traffic fell 9-6 per cent for the 10 largest airlines. Cheap fares, lower demand and higher security costs have pummelled airline shares. UAL dropped US$l.4B to a 20-year low of US$6.O5, and American Airlines parent AMR fell 86 US cents
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        • 304 13 LONDON GlaxoSmithKline, the world's No 2 drugmaker, is considering buying rival Eli Lilly for about £36 billion (Ss99 billion), the Financial Sunday Express reported, citing unidentified people at Glaxo. Glaxo spokesman Martin Sutton declined to comment. "Our focus is on" products in
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        • 243 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan has sold his remaining 49 per cent stake in a project that houses one of the world's tallest buildings to state oil firm Petronas, a business weekly reported. The Edge said in its
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          • 72 13 THE European Union (EU) delayed until Sept 30 its threatened retaliation against United States steel tariffs. It called for "substantial" additional exemptions, defusing one of the biggest transAtlantic trade disputes. TheEU said that "lastminute" tariff exemptions announced on Friday by the US of
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          • 65 13 LSE, NASDAQ MERCER TALKS COLLAPSE LONDON Stock Exchange's (LSE's) talks to merge with the Nasdaq Stock Market broke down after United States and British regulators failed to agree on how to oversee the combined market, sources said. The two markets and their regulators disagreed on where the holding company for
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          • 66 13 TAIWAN'S securities watchdog has stepped up routine checks on local firms following a wave of United States corporate scandals but a senior regulator said the island faces no imminent threat. Mr Ding Kung-wha, vicechairman of the Securities and Futures Commission, said the government is reviewing the
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          • 55 13 COMPUTER giant Gateway has been hit with a US$3.6 million (556.3 million) juryverdict for a wrong number that flooded another company's toll-free telephone line with calls from thousands of angry Gateway customers. The number belongs to Mo' Money, which makes and distributes promotional items with
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          • 67 13 GERMANY'S Siemens yesterday declined to comment on a report that it plans to shed another 2,000 jobs at its SBS information technology (IT) consultancy arm. The electronics and engineering giant will reduce its SBS workforce to 32,000 but will do so through
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        • 194 13 Orders for semiconductor equipment rose last month GROWTH IN N. AMERICA CONTINUES SAN JOSE The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (Semi) book-to-bill ratio, which gauges demand for chip-equipment tools made in North America, rose to 1.28 last month. A ratio of 1.28 means that semiconductor-equipment makers in the United States
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        • 212 13 SYDNEY Sydney Airports said the Star Alliance group of carriers, which includes Singapore Airlines (SIA), is interested in leasing terminal space, the prelude to any move to start the nation's third domestic carrier. Sydney Airports is to consider as soon
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        • 462 14  - Bean counters in S' pore 'are less pushy' LEE SU SHYAN Compared to their US counterparts, local accountants are more relaxed and able to think throuqh problems carefully: Study 5l ARE our accountants boring? Maybe. But apparently they are also easy-going, patient and work well in a team. That is
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        • 357 14  - Accountants' comic act may end its run soon SEBASTIAN M ALL ABY COMMENT Hv WASHINGTON Accountants, it was widely said, are dependable but boring. This turned out to be a low-down double lie. They are not all that dependable, really. And they can be hilarious. They say, for example, that
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        • 207 14 HONG Leong Asia (HLA), the industrial arm of the Hong Leong Group, announced last Friday that its China-based diesel engine manufacturing unit will build a new engine foundry for $33 million. China Yuchai International's (CYD) new foundry will be able to produce engine blocks and
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        • 510 14  - High Street buildings all set for makeover SOH WEN LIN AFTER GETTING GO-AHEAD By PROPKRTYRKPORTKR A ROW of buildings along High Street, famous for its array of electronics traders and textile merchants, is set to get a spanking new look as they undergo makeovers in the next two to three
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        • 750 15  -  COLIN TAN With US stock markets plunging to four-year lows, many investors who piled into stocks during the market's heady clirnb in the late 1990s are sitting on losses. Many are wondering when the slide will end and some are even questioning if equities
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        • 750 15  -  GRETCHEN MORGENSON NEWS ANALYSIS B> NEW YORK Not long ago, United States investors were true believers. They trusted corporate executives to be truthful about their companies' performance and prospects. They felt sure that the stock market was the only
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        • 607 15 SECOND-QUARTER REPORTING SEASON NEW YORK Stocks in the United States may begin this week the same way they ended the last with the Standard Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tumbling. 'There's a panic going on, and it has to run itself out," said Mr Louis
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      • 247 7 ■ffl SCRAP VEHICLES LICENSE DEALER EXPORT/ Scrap/ Buy all 92-2001 models. Buy sell PARF/ COE 9789 8888 BKW CHENG YONG CREDIT cash payment for 800cc 6000cc scrap car 6779 3027/ 9380 5992 BEST PRICE FOR buying PARF/ scrap papers/ COE rebates. Tel. 9787-2662 HIGH PRICE FOR scrap/ commercial vehicles. LTA
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      • 635 7 BfBI VEHICLES FOR HIRE $20 VAN/ PICK-UP, $35 lorry, doublecab lorry, mini-bus, $40 per trip. Tel 6451-6638 Kofa (Blk 34 Sin Ming Drive #01-124) EDMUND VEHICLE RENTAL offer low rates for all diesel/ petrol van/ 10 ft lorry/ 14 ft box/ MPV. Cheap rate for mthly. *****339 VERY CHEAP RENTAL!
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      • 733 7 Bffil VEHICLES WANTED LADY TEACHER NEEDS a car. No dealers. 6741 9884 Angie CASH! USED CAR/ commercial vehicle. COE scrap car. *****236 Bffl LORRIES FOR SALE M-MOTOR (2001) CALL 9764-6141 Diesel 10 ft 9/'99 Canter "V Plate 8/99 Caostar Canopy 'Y' plate 7/'99 Toyota Dyna 08/'96 Toyota Dyna 6/'94Dynaßox(6^ft) '94
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      • 772 8 |%fl VANS FOR SALE KWI VANS FOR SALE BWI VANS FOR SALE Bjl VANS FOR SALE g 1 1 1 q riiTiil BB^ __—^___Wi ll Immediate Registration JIQH Pmm!f4liM|||| _—MM———^—. I Terms conditions appl\ V —^a^S I Mfe^k M_\) pa Plate. _^[M_^*^ **_yf_ TOYOTA LIFEACE, II 1 II J Jill
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      • 526 8 B MOTORCYCLES/ SCOOTERS HIGHEST PRICE OFFEREDI Buy all model bikes. Call 6746-8582/ 6742-9765 Trade-in loan also available BUY IN BIKES. High New/ used bikes available. *****400. 854 Sims Dr #01-989 WANTED: COE CERT high for any motorbike, scooter, scrambler. 19 Upp Weld Rd. *****842 FT KRISO, PHANTOM $3880. '95 Virago.
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      • 572 8 Jk SUZUKI mm DDOI-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -RENT PARKVIEW CONDO. EASY access to bus/ Science Pk. 2/ 3 bdrms Furn. 51.2/1.4K. SGS *****030 BUDGET STUDIO. HOA Nam/ River Walk/ Int'l Plaza/ The Plaza/ Sophia Ct. $1.2K up. *****667 GPN D.05 FABER CREST. New! 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Greenery. Ouiet.
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      • 759 8 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT The Claymore Penthouse 6000 sq.ft. Renovated. s+l. The Claymore 4+1. 3400 sqft. $13K Renovated, toilet/ kitchen/living Chatsworth Ct 5+1 3400 sqft.. $7K Villa Delle Rose 3+1, 3300 sqft, big patio, renovated kitchen 56.5K Anqullla Mans 4+1. 4000 sg.ft. $7K Casa Cairn Hill 3+1
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      • 734 8 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wftfi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WmM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ÜbM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT gjß PTE APTS -RENT ggjj PTE APTS -RENT H LUCKY SQUARE PTE LTD P9 i ?VV 9 l f! ll P < I!V9| l l R 14 Scotts Road (next to
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      • 662 8 BD11& 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS RENT BEST RENTAL IN BT TIMAH 2+l Hazel Pk/ Hume Pk SI.2K 2+l Meralodge/ Montrosa....sl.2K 2+l Mayspring/ Goodluck SI.2K 2+l Symphony/ Signature... SI.3K 3+l Century/ Cashew SI.2K 3+l Hume Pk/ Hillview $1.3K 3+l Hillbrooks/ Sherwoood..Sl.4K 3+l Springdale/ Pare Palais. Sl.sK 3+l Summerhill/
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      • 726 8 BTU Dl5-16 EAST COAST lAg| PTE APTS -RENT D.15 PEBBLE BAY Studio 850 sq.ft. Beautifully renovated, Balinese Theme. F/furn. Asking $3,000. CB Richard Ellis *****686/ *****755 THE BAYSHORE. 1280 sq.ft. 3+l rm. Beautiful pool view for all rms living. P/full/furn. Don't miss! Frederick 9303-7113 ERA D.16 PENTHOUSE WITH open terrace.
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      • 693 8 HD22-28 WESTS NORTH PTE APTS -RENT PARC VISTA. AVAIL immed. 3+l/ 1259 sq.ft. F/facilities. Well renovated. MRT. 9858-0900 CCN NORTHVALE/ SELETARIS. 2+l. MRT/ shpg complex. F/condo facilities. $1400. 9817-5019 OK D.23 HAZEL PK Condo. 4+l rms. 1541 sqft. Pool view. Full condo facilities. 6769-7013. CASHEW HGTS NEAR sch/ amenities 3+l
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      • 995 8 PWI HOUSES FOR RENT EXPATS! BUNGLW NEAR Orchard B+l+pool $15K. Others, go to: asiahomes.com. 9668-6468 Agt STEVENS RD BEAUTIFUL bungalow with pte pool services Co's lease only Call *****477 D.ll CHANCERY VICINITY bunglw. 4+l. $9.8K neg. 3500/ 15,000 sq.ft. 6355-9933/ 6250-9952 MOUNTBATTEN RD. 2 storey bunglw, Nursing Home/ Childcare, 7100
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      • 892 8 E HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT I+l TECK WHYE, St George, AMK. T. Payoh, Bedok. F/furn. Aircon. immed. $700. *****093 agt. 2+l AMK BLK. 436. F/furn. Aircon. New renovation. Professionals. neg. Caii Seeta 9817-1235 HOUGANG 4-RM. F/FURN. Aircon Brand new renovation/ designer unit. $800 neg. 6255-1338 Agt MRS GOPAL 6282-7112.
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      • 1020 9 E SERVICE W!CI\ SERVICE Wtfl SEPVICE APARTMENTS APARTMENTS fc^J APARTMENTS PAP CAST PI A7A |Service Apartments in the Heart of City WBf^- H| I For Lease: From One Week to One Year ~r~jM; At the doorstep of the hustle and bustle of ;r exciting Orchard Road. Near Orchard MRT Station.
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      • 618 9 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE MIRAGE TOWER (OPP. Great World City). 3+1. 1496 sq.ft. F'hold. Low pool view. Spacious layout. Convenient location. 9801-1123 18 ANDERSON OPEN Hse. 2778 sqft. Very high flr. Panoramic greenery view. Vacant. Urgent! Almost sold! S neg. *****555 agt ProoNex 9683 8277 jS__§k NEAR
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      • 374 9 HDI7-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS -SALE CHANGI GDN. LOVELY 3+l bdrms. Sitting on huge land bank. (Approx. 250,000 sq.ft.) Foreigners eligible. F'hold. Final viewing before sold! HARVEST *****888 D.17 THE AZALEA. 3+l. Approx 1325 sq.ft. High flr. Pool view. F'hold. S6OOK. Agt. *****706 BDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE D.19
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      • 420 9 DD22-28 WESTS NORTH PTE APTS -SALE NORTHVALE PENTHSE BLK 71. 99 yrs. 4100 sq.ft. 3+l. F/facilities. MRT. Valued SI.IM. Sell SBSOK. Face N.S. Park view. *****681 fj ERA 1-4, ESTATE MtaaAi^jjm D.23 F'HOLD GLENDALE Park 3 bdrms. ground flr with gdn. F/facilities. SB2BK. Below cost! 1389 sq.ft. Call 9040-8600 ERA
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      • 375 9 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) ■wmm Litled Housing Agency fML'-'-l--- SOLO 5356K ■BS|4Vfll SOLDSM \fe Era Mas 81 SOLD (fill WSell/Biq Welcome ISI LOW 4 'A' 251. Lift level. Unblocked. Well kept. MRT. Valued S3O6K. Exec Mais 160. Approx 1600 sq.ft. 3+l. Beautiful hse. 9555-0909 4 'A' CORNER. SI2K
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      • 504 9 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) FATMEN 9328 7339 DW. Call now! 5 'A' CCK 429. Beautifully done. 5 'A' CCK 507. Corner. Spacious. Exec Apt CCK 557. Low S. Windy. Exec Apt CCK 528. High flr. MRT. Exec Mais CCK 525 condo layout. ALL CCK!!! HP:
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      • 550 9 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) CLOSING SOON! 4 S' Blk 232 S'goon Ctr. #02. N.S facing. Valued SIB6K. *****090 EXEC MAIS 237/ 428 Hougang. Renovated. Face park. Windy. MRT/ sch. Contra. 9146 8445 TW S2OK BELOW VALUE! 6 units of corner 5 17
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      • 895 9 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) LOOKING FOR FLAT? 4/ 5/ Exec Apt. Pasri Ris. Good units avail! Best serving! Good location! Good price! 9147-7228 ERA S3SOK UPI S3SOK up! Exec Matt/ Apt 128/ 135. Move in. Valued. Malay/ Indian eligible. Can contra. William Tan 9506-4488 RS 1
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      • 3278 10 BHDB APTS FOR SALE Plf| HDB APTS FOR SALE PRI HDB APTS FOR SALE VT|CI HDB APTS FOR SALE PJf| HDB APTS FOR SALE PflH HDB APTS FOR SALE RH FACTORY SPACE Rll FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE! |jff (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) |^J (BEDOK/
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      • 457 10 Ngee Ann City/ Suntec City i Virtual Office (Special Rates) i Office rms, phone answering, j meeting rms, secretarial svc. CONSERVATION SHOPHOUSE Good Fitted Units, Prime Locations Tras 5t.... 1250/ 1500/ 1800 sqft Amoy St 1000/ 2300/ 3500 sqft Telok Ayer 1100/ 3800 sqft Club/ Ang Siang. 690/ 2700 sqft
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      • 841 10 NOVENA MRT. CHEAP rent! A con. Renovated. Partitioned. 1200 sq.ft. Convenient. Ava i. 08/02. *****865 »^2O agt. PARKWAY CTR. HIGH fir. Sea view. 926 sq.'t. Fully fitted with 2 pa r t tbu rmi -'-re parking, immed. *****897 ERA OCTAGON BLDG/ CECIL St Fully fitted furnished unit. 700-650 sqft. Great
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      • 782 11 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT CHINATOWN POINT OFFICE for rent 1055 sq.ft. Avaiiaole from 1/8/02. Next to MRT. *****866 INT'L PLAZA. MRT. 470/ 900/ 1300/ 2300 sq.ft. Newly done up. 3500 sq.ft. 53.20 psf. *****673 BUSINESS PK. OFFICE/ warense. AMK/ Jurong/ Changi. Fitted. 600-20.000 sq.ft. *****002 201D TAMPINES St 21.
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      • 812 14 |2 TUIT ON SPECIALISE IN CHINESE by Qualified local tutors m all levels/ diStS. TTA Tuition Agy *****577 EXPERIENCED GRAD. OFFERS English. Maths, Science Chinese. All levels dists. *****752 SAT 1-ON-t. Home tuition S3O/hr. Daily: 3-spm/ 7-9pm. Full time Experienced Grad. *****895 STAR ZEST TUITION Agency. We serve vou with
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      • 3407 16 f§f?SmEMMBMB MEDIMEDIA ASIA PTE LTD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 76(1 0)(h) of the Companies Act (Chapter 50 of Singapore (the "Companies Act") that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of MediMedia Asia Pte Ltd (the "Company") deemed to be duly convened and held on 20 July 2002. the
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