The Straits Times, 19 December 2002

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    31 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1H45 1 nUXSCIciy December 19, 2002 •94 Pages m five parts MITA (P) 094/03/2002 JTa Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon US, Iraq draw closer to Gulf War II
    685 1 US, Iraq draw closer to Gulf War II Night of shame on home soil NATIONAL football coach Jan Poulsen put on a brave face as he comforted skipper Nazri Nasir on the pitch. But the Dane was just as shattered by the 0-4 thrashing that Singapore suffered at the hands
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    Lock icon 158 N-level students caught cheating
    448 1  -  TRACY QUEK By THE same cheating stunt occurred to different students taking the same examination m different schools at different times. Sitting behind their computers, they copied a classmate's disk containing answers to an examination question and handed m the classmate's transcript as their own.
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      95 2 MAKING IT EASIER FOR PARENTS THE National University Hospital has built a double-storey cabin next to its paediatric inpatient cancer centre to lodge parents overnight. The cabin has four bedrooms, each with a single bed, a bedside table and a television set. Four families can stay there at a
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      78 2 TECH SCIENCE ROOF GARDEN EXPERT IN TOWN WITH their promise of cooler temperatures and prettier skylines, rooftop gardens have now got the official thumbs up. Germany is among the countries which have been using greenery for temperature control for decades, and a German expert is here to identify suitable plants
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      85 2 CO M M EN T A RY RAT RACE BEGINS IN NURSERY COMMENTING on the controversy over a Citigroup analyst having let self-interest getting his children into New York City's most exclusive nursery school rule his recommendations, Shashi Tharoor writes that the rat race starts young m America. Parents are
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      89 2 COSTLY EZ-UNK CARD MISREADING A READER writes of a costly mistake ez-link card readers m buses are prone to. If a commuter gets out of the bus through the entrance when the bus is crowded, the full fare is deducted a second time by the reader unless the driver
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      83 2 THE DRESS FOR Ali OCCASIONS STUCK about what to wear to the Christmas party? You can't go wrong m a little black dress. The most iconic and übiquitous of all sartorial items, the LBD is indispensable for women from 16 to 60. So accessible is it that French designer
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      75 2 More good fairies needed A NEW initiative by the Southeast Community Development Council (CDC) called the Fairy Godparent Programme encourages donors to support children from lower-income families m Marine Parade, Joo Chiat, MacPherson and East Coast who attend one of the 100 pre-schools m the district. The CDC is
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      86 2 Petrol stations slug it out A PETROL price battle has begun among some stations along Bukit Timah Road, this time without the Singapore Petroleum Company outlet, which has been closed for renovations. ExxonMobil is giving out meal vouchers to customers who spend above $60. The promotion is valid only
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      93 2 Ong ups price again IN AN effort to shore up support for his bid for Nat Steel, hotelier Ong Beng Seng, who is leading the charge for consortium 98 Holdings, upped his offer price for all the shares by one cent to $2.06 and became the single largest shareholder
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      72 2 HOWARD UNDER SIEGE? THE resignation of Australia's most senior public servant revived speculation yesterday about whether Prime Minister John Howard will be quitting soon. His top policy adviser Max Moore- Wilton will quit as secretary of the Prime Minister's Department tomorrow to take up a board position m a
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      83 2 ASI A JAKARTA DETAINS BUSINESSMEN POLICE m Jakarta have detained the chairman of a top Indian software firm over a commercial dispute with an Indonesian bank, Bank Artha Graha. The case involving Polaris Software Lab and the bank has raised concerns about the workings of Indonesia's legal system. Polaris chief
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      Lock icon CHINESE GOVERNMENT CAUTIONED
      58 2 CALLS to reform the government are getting louder, a Chinese academic has warned m a leadingjournal. Professor Jiang Rushan, chief economist at the World Economic and Social Natural Development Union, a Hongkong-based think-tank, has published a boldly-worded article m the bi-weekly Strategy and Management, calling on the
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      Lock icon ENGLISH PLAN ON TRACK
      62 2 FOLLOWING a furious uproar last month over a proposal to implement widespread teaching of English m schools, the Malaysian government has said that all schools are on schedule to teach science and mathematics m English next year. Teachers who teach all three subjects will get a
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      91 2 SPO RTS RONALDO WINS FIFA CROWN RONALDO won Fifa's World Player of the Year award at a Madrid ceremony on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous 12 months. He pipped Oliver Kahn and Zinedine Zidane to become the first player to win the award on three occasions, and was also named as
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      241 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-19 Editorial 20 Commentary 20,21 Forum 23,24 HOME Home Hl-H8 Tech Science H9.H11 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al China A2,A3 Asia A4,A5 S-E Asia A6,A7 Malaysia AB,A9 Sports AlO-Al2 Money... Al5-A2O LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics 1/4 Cover story L6,L7 Fashion LB-Lll Cinema guide Ll2-Ll4 What's
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda remains a potent evil force
      618 3 Three nabbed m XL for Net rumours KUALA LUMPUR Two men and a woman, aged between 22 and 40, have been picked up under the Internal Security Act for allegedly spreading rumours over the Internet of impending terrorist attacks at popular locations m the
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      Lock icon Four linked to gas-plot men held
      250 3  -  ALFRED LEE By. straits TIMES EUROPE RURF.AU LONDON Four terrorist suspects, with links to three men allegedly involved m an Al-Qaeda plot to kill hundreds of London Underground passengers with poison gas, nave been arrested m Paris. The arrests follow a month of cooperation
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      Lock icon 72-year-old returns $20,000 fina: I'm not greedy'
      216 3 MR KOH Kirn Sia, a bus attendant who makes S4OO a month, holds up the money he found m a bag on the bus. There was $20,000 m various currencies from Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States. He could have kept
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      Lock icon Pao Kun would have given a thumbs up now
      234 4 THIS was street theatre for a man who lived for theatre. And just as they used to close streets for big wayang performances, they closed Armenian Street for Kuo Pao Kun's last show, m front of The Substation, which he founded
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      75 4 IN OUR report, "SomtS owners want more foY property", on Dec 16, we^said that the compensation offered to affected property owners includes the exgratia payment a top-u£C given m good favour i2f well as the statutory compensation. The Singapore Land' Authority has clarified that the
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      Lock icon After Sipadan, KL turns to Pedra Branca;
      570 4  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Deputy Premier Abdullah tells officials to prepare with care Malaysia's claim on the island administered by Singapore KUALA LUMPUR A day after becoming legal owner of Sipadan and Ligitan islands, Malaysia turned its attention to the country's other
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      83 6 DEC 13, 2001: What happened FIVE armed rebels stormed India's parliament grounds m New Delhi, killing eight police personnel and a gardener before they were shot dead. FREEKASHMR If asking for the liberation of Kashmir is terrorism, then I am a terrorist.' Shaukat Hussain I WAS FRAMED 'I am innocent,
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      Lock icon Three get death for attack on Indian Parliament
      485 6 The four stood impassive as sentence was passed but afterwards they proclaimed their innocence. "If asking for the liberation of Kashmir is terrorism, then I am a terrorist," Shaukat told reporters as they were being led out of the courtroom. Geelani claimed
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      Lock icon Roh loses key backer's poll support
      268 6 SEOUL South Korea's soccer chief has withdrawn his support for the ruling party's presidential candidate, dealing a last-minute blow to Mr Roh Moo Hyun's chances m today's election. Mr Chung Mong Joon's move on election eve cast doubt on the prospects for Mr Roh,
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      Lock icon Car thief loses pedal power, too
      137 6 MANCHESTER A convicted car thief has been banned from riding bicycles, preventing him from pedalling around to look for vehicles to steal, a British com t has- led. A three-year ban on cycling anywhere m Manchester, northern England, was imposed on Danil Wilson, 23,
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      Lock icon Son of Star Wars to involve other nations
      600 8 The US anti-missile system to defend aoainst possible strikes will involve use of radar stations m Britain and Denmark WASHINGTON Almost two decades after former US president Ronald Reagan announced the development of a "Star Wars" project, the United States finally gave
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Frist tipped to take over Lott's post
        139 9 RACISM DAMAGE-CONTROL BID WASHINGTON Senator Bill Frist, who helped Republicans to victory m last month's US mid-term elections, looks set to become their new Senate leader. Having the former heart surgeon replace the beleaguered Trent Lott could offset the political damage caused by
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        Lock icon OLD MONROE SHOT SELLS FOR $39,500
        86 9 LONDON An old photograph of film star Marilyn Monroe has been sold at an auction of movie memorabilia here for £14,100 (5539,500). The black-and-white picture, taken m about 194-9, helped to boost the screen idol's career when it was at a standstill. Among other
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        Lock icon SOLDIERS RESCUED HITLER PAPERS
        136 9 BERLIN Two former soldiers have been honoured for rescuing millions of Wehrmacht documents at the end of World War 11. The papers have since helped relatives to trace the remains of millions of German soldiers killed m Europe. Officials here unveiled a plaque m honour of
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        Lock icon HANSON GOES A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY
        60 9 SYDNEY Former One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson is going into the record business, six years after her anti-Asian immigration rhetoric polarised Australians and shocked the region. Ms Hanson, 49, whose party has been riven by internal acrimony, said she was branching out into
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      Lock icon Key Howard man quits, so is the PM set to go?
      354 9 Australians are speculating whether that's why Howard's two top advisers resigned recently. He had hinted at a career change m July SYDNEY The sudden resignation of Australia's most senior public servant revived speculation yesterday about whether Prime Minister John
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      81 10 IT CERTAINLY will not be pots of gold waiting at the end of the rainbow for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if his regime fails the United Nations weapons inspection test. Rather, the welcoming brigade will consist of US Army BracQey fighting vehicles and Abrams tanks such as this,
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      Lock icon Aussie army revving up for March invasion
      525 10 Aussie army revving up for March invasion fl-fl Canberra admits it is making contingency plans for a war on Iraq, though it has not decided if it will commit troops SYDNEY Will the second Gulf War start sooner than expected? Australia became the latest country to acknowledge that contingency plans
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      Lock icon Nervous Arab leaders warn Iraq to toe UN line
      350 10 ANXIETY IN THE REGION CAIRO Anxiety is growing m the Arab world that Iraqi cooperation with the United Nations will not be enough to stave off an attack by the United States. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned on Tuesday that the
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      Lock icon Parts of declaration cut from Iraq weapons report
      489 11 Parts of declaration cut from Iraq weapons report A sanitised version of the report is handed over to 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council UNITED NATIONS Discordant notes began to surface as the 10 nonpermanent Security Council members received the sanitised versions of Iraq's weapons declaration report. An edited
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      Lock icon Americans favour use of nuclear arms
      377 11 But it should be a response to Iraq's aggression WASHINGTON Most Americans favour using nuclear weapons against Iraq if Mr Saddam Hussein attacks US military forces with chemical or biological weapons m a war that the public believes is virtually inevitable, according to a
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      440 15 Supreme Court rules that passage of law designed to bring m skilled workers was unconstitutional BERLIN Ge many's Supreme Court yesterday blocked a landmark immigration law designed to bring m skilled workers. The constitutional court upheld a complaint by the conservative Christian Union governments
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      Lock icon Ex-Bosnian Serb leader pleads guilty
      167 15 JL O J THE HAGUE A former president of the Bosnian Serb republic told the UN War Crimes Tribunal that she regretted "soiling" the reputation of Serbians. Biljana Plavsic, the first high-ranking Bosnian politician to plead guilty to ethnically-motivated war crimes, stood before her three
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      Lock icon Sharon warns election fraudsters
      522 16 I SAY THIS WITH CERTAINTY AND FULL CONFIDENCE: OMRI IS NOT CONNECTED TO THIS ISSUE.' Prime Minister and Likud leader Ariel Sharon, defending his son against allegations of corruption ORGANISED CRIME IS APPARENTLY INFILTRATING A PARTY, A RUUN6 PARTY' Labour Party leader Amram Mitzna, charging that
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      468 17 Palestinian meeting in Britain 'won't hurt EU efforts' notably by ending curfews, closures and the withholding of tax revenues," he added. Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is back m the spotlight after agreeing to send a delegation to Britain for the talks on reforms and urging international powers to relaunch
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      Lock icon REFORM AIM: Install submissive leaders?
      211 17 LONDON President Bashar al-Assad, the first Syrian leader to make an official visit to Britain, criticised Western policies m the Middle East and the proposed reforms to the Palestinian Authority. He said such moves were part of Israel's bid to install a more submissive Palestinian
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      Lock icon Sharon 'nurturing West Bank contacts'
      288 17 Sharon 'nurturing West Bank contacts' .TERI SALEM Israel is maintaining contacts with Palestinians who are interested m negotiating peace, says Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. But he says he will not hold any peace negotiations until all violence stops. In an interview aired on Israel television, Mr Sharon would not name
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      Lock icon UN names 5 nations using child soldiers
      284 17 UNITED NATIONS Conflictridden governments, rebels and Taleban remnants were among 23 groups singled out by the United Nations for using child soldiers. The report by UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan lists 23 parties from five countries that recruit and use child soldiers m violation
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      Lock icon Records show this year is second-warmest
      509 18 Records show this year is second-warmest Its Hot! Temperatures went up by 0.5 deg C, reflecting an acceleration m global warming, says the UN weather agency GENEVA This year is the second-warmest year on record and global warming is continuing to accelerate, the UN's weather agency said. The rising temperatures
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      Lock icon 5 dead as crowded ferry sinks in Brazil
      183 18 5 dead as crowded ferry sinks in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO Five people died and 50 were missing after a crowded ferry sank m a river m Brazil's northern Para state, a port authority spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said the ferry was carrying "many more passengers than its 140
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      1219 19 The jobless could prove a fertile recruiting ground for radicals and a source of anxiety for the kingdom SQUANDERED OIL MONEY Twenty-eight per cent of Saudis between the ages of 20 and 24 are unemployed. The figure is at least 10 per cent for
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        562 20 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong put m solid business m his short visit to Jakarta and Bogor this week. Showing solidarity with the Indonesian people and government after the dreadful blow inflicted on Bali was not a matter of symbolism. There is self-interest riding on both sides. Nothing
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      725 20  -  SHAUL BAKHASH §!L IRANIAN student protests of the past few weeks the largest m at least three years, with scores arrested reflect widespread discontent with current conditions, felt not only by the younger generation but also by Iranians of all classes and age
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        679 23 I WOULD like to comment on the issues raised by Mr Dudley Au m his letter, "Wake-up call? I,ook who isasleep''(ST,Decl3). I am an Australian and, to some degree, I do agree with Mr Au. Certainly, both the Australian and American governments were "asleep" and failed
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        198 23 No danger from Customs' container scanners 1 REFER to the letter, "How safe are container scanners?" (ST, Dec 13). Customs would like to assure the public that the gamma-ray scanners meet the stringent radiation safety standards imposed by both our local Health Science Authority and the World Health Organisation. The
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        395 23 THE recent utterance by Mr John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, about pre-emptive strikes, is so stupid that I write this letter to apologise to your readers and Government, on behalf of all my fellow Australians who share this view. Please treat his statement with
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      101 24 Children's cards: Easier soon WE WOULD like to thank Ms Emilyn Tan I_ay Soon ("Anything but EZ"; ST, Dec 14) for taking the time to share her concerns. We would appreciate it if she could contact Transit Link on 1800-779 9366 to give us more details of the incident. Ms
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      146 24 Hold the kudos for supermart 1 REFER to the letter, "Going the extra mile" (ST, Dec 17). Unfortunately, this "extra mile" was not extended to the residents of the block of flats m Ang Mo Kio where Sheng Siong Supermarket is located. Throughout the day, especially early m the morning,
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      416 24 I REFER to the letters on the ez-link card, "Anything but EZ" (ST, Dec 14). I refer m particular to the one by Mr Tan Boon Huat, m which he said he was charged 83 cents when using a magnetic farecard but is now
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      253 24 ON THE news last Thursday, I heard about problems encountered with the integration of SBS's new GPS vehicle-tracking system and the ez-link card readers, which, according to the report, would mean that alighting passengers can only tap their cards when the doors of a bus
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      531 24 SHOULD YOU NOD TO AUGHT FMM THE ENTRANCE, PHASE ALERT THE BUS DRIVER TO SWITCH ONE OF THE CARD READERS AT THE ENTRANCE TO FUNCTION AS AN EOT CARD READER. YOU Nil THEN BE ABIE TO AUGHT FROM THE EffIRANCLAUGHTNGFROM THE ENTRANCE OF A BUS WITHOUT
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      123 24 I had the same experience as Mr Tan Boon Huat of being charged different fares for the same journey. I discovered the problem when I boarded a bus recently. The bus-stop sign indicated that the fare stage was 6.5 but when I boarded the bus, the
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      55 24 i take Bus 21 from Bedok Reservoir (820 bin. stop) to Geylang Road (802 bus stop) to work eveiy morning and f* notice that the fare charged varies between $1.03 and $1.13. This is the same problem as that faced by Mr Tan Boon Huat and, I
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      166 24 board a Tibs Bus 67 on the morning of Dec 13 when it broke down m the bus bay along Bedok North Avenue 3. The bus driver got off to investigate the cause of the breakdown. As only the front door was open, about
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      44 24 \m I would like to know if, after we tap our ez-link cards on the reader and we are asked to transfer to another bus, must we tap our cards again m the second bus? ABDUL MANAF MOBO ATI IJL4H
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      55 1 ITS A JUNGLE UP THERE The Straits Times home 'It's important to weed out the weak plants which wont survive, and choose aggressive species which wont allow other, heavier plants to take root. Landscape architect Norbert Nehues, 47, who is seeking out suitable plants that will thrive on cco-friendly roof
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      554 1  - A cabin for mum and dad to stay with sick kid LIANG HWEE TING By NUH plan helps to lodge parents of cancer-stricken children who want to stay close to their children overnight FOR the past month, home for Mr P. Nallaiah has been the children's cancer ward at the
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      83 1 PHOTOS: LOCATED next to the paediatric inpatient cancer centre of the National University Hospital, the two-storey cabin (left) is meant for parents to stay overnight. Four bedrooms (above) to lodge four families. First storey has Internet surfing area, living room and pantry. Second storey contains paediatric oncology
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        674 2  -  JANE LEE §JL TOP STUDENT SAID WTO EXPRESS STREAM 7 don 't think I could have done thus well if I had chosen to go into the Express .stream. There's nothing wrong with going at your own pace if it gets
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        383 2  -  TRACY QUEK CHOOSING the Normal (Academic) stream though she qualified for the Express stream proved to be the right decision for Fionne Tan. The 16-year-old student at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School topped this year's 14,929-strong N-level cohort with seven distinctions and a
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        323 2  - Squash champ a 'winner' in studies ALEXIS HOOI THE Rhamanan household was m an uproar yesterday when the N-level results were released. Youngest child and national junior squash champion Vivian Rhamanan was jumping up and down m the living room of their HDB flat m Woodlands. He had received a
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        478 4  -  SIM CHI YIN Bm Kids from lower-income families can go to kindergarten, thanks to CDC scheme which gets donors to pay their fees HOUSEWIFE Maslinda Abdul Murah, 28, had to pull her five-year-old son Muhammad Irfandy out of kindergarten m September because sne could not
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        298 4 MADAM Misamah Rose, 33, has not found a new job since she was retrenched a year ago. But the mother of three, who worked as a secretary m a bank for 12 years, is hoping to find work as a nanny. She
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        156 4 NOT good with children? The Northeast CDC will have three new courses next year teaching other skills: Making dim sum, barbecuingbak kwa and caring for the aged. The courses are free if you are unemployed. Contact Lynn Koh from the Northeast CDC on 6424-4000 for
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        260 4 Promise of Good Life draws the elderly COMFORT and companionship may be elusive to many of the elderly, but for the senior citizens at Marine Terrace, it is just round the corner. A social club for elderly people, the Good Life South East, has become so popular that it has
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        434 5  -  SUE-ANN CHIA By Sjfrme petrol stations m Bukit Timah are at it again, wooing customers with restaurant vouchers and petrol discounts A BATTLE for customers has once again broken out among some petro) stations along Bukit Timah Road. But this time,
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        347 5  -  JANE NG DZ URAIMI MOHAMAD TAIB Bu and ON PAPER, having armed sky marshals on flights between Singapore and Australia seems a fine idea, yet many of those polled yesterday were very much against it. They cited reasons ranging from possible
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        539 6  -  ARLINA ARSHAD By 'It's almost a clean sweep. I'm sad that two of our team-mates couldn't vet m, but I respect the decision of the house and am sure we can all work together to achieve a common goal. Mr Philip Lim of the
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        281 6  -  ONG SOR FERN By A CENSORSHIP review now under way is looking at whether the age ceilings of the current film-rating system should be re-examined. The Censorship Review Committee (CRC) is also studying whether video classification should be introduced, and if more stringent controls are needed
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        317 6  -  KARAMJIT KAUR By TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT BIDDERS for certificates of entitlement (COEs) got an early Christmas present yesterday when prices tell to their lowest levels m more than a year, bringing down the prices of some cars as well. At the
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        414 7 He admits forging signature on form but denies trying to cheat LTA and is appealing against the verdict THE managing director of failed Skoda distributor JTA Motors was sentenced yesterday to a year m jail for forging a customer's signature on a form he
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        310 7 A MAN accused of helping crooked remittance agent Laih Chen Fong to hide nearly $15,000 worth of stolen jewellery, said yesterday that he had only been asked to hand it to another friend. Sim Boon Seng, 31, denied he had been instructed to hide
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        275 7 Molested after she tells cabby her job lounge hostess A TAXI driver pestered a passenger to say how much she charged for sex even though she flatly denied offering such services. But Karim Khamis, 41, would not believe the 20-year-old karaoke lounge hostess who got into his taxi at about
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          88 7 FINED FOR FAKE NOKIA COVERS A SHOPOWNER, 30, was fined $9,900 yesterday for selling 33 fake Nokia covers at his outlet m Tampines. Cheong Kirn Hin pleaded guilty to the offence at Teleclub Enterprise at Block 201 D, Tampines Street 21 m April. Nokia took Cheong to court through a
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          56 7 A 41-YEAR-OLD woman was charged yesterday with using a hot iron on her teenage daughter. She allegedly hurt the 14-year-old at about 5 am m their Woodlands flat on Oct 31. The girl suffered burns on her left upper arm. Her mother has been remanded
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        1143 8  - Will stories live on, even when graves are gone? GOH CHIN LIAN In a series looking at events that made the news m ilie past year or so, we find out how relatives are hoping to keep alive the stories of their ancestors buried at Bidadari Christian Cemetery TOMORROW: A
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        306 9 No way to tell a person's race from his genes WASHINGTON The idea of race is not reflected m a person's genes, Brazilian researchers said on Monday, confirming what scientists have long said that race has no moaning genetically. Researchers looked at Brazilians, one of the world's most racially mixed
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        711 9  -  CHANG AI-LIEN SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT Laying it on ROOF gardens must be constructed carefully or sagging leak)' ceilings will result. This is how they are built up: The roof surface is sealed with a waterproof membrane that prevents roots from growing through, and water from seeping
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        389 11  - Home theatre systems sales rocket STEVE DAWSON Byi TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT More people m Singapore seeking cinema quality sound and huge screens, boosting sales here WHEN he parted with $4300 for his first home theatre system (HTS) three weeks ago, Mr Scan Wong, a 36-year-old civil servant, was but one consumer
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        202 11 Parking made easier pay via mobile phone A SYSTEM called Tele Money has put an end to hunting through sweltering carparks only to find that the parking machine refuses to accept your crumpled $2 notes at least at one carpark. Suntec City is the first shopping mall m Asia to
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        201 11 Vatican okays GM food for hungry VATICAN CITY A top Vatican official has said that genetically modified foods could be used to feed the world's hungry, including m Zambia, which has rejected United States food donations because of fears that such products could be harmful. Archbishop Renato Martino, who until
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        75 1 FH ILIPPINE Congressman Mark Jimenez, second from left, ended a four-year extradition battle with US authorities after he turned himself m at the US Embassy m Manila yesterday. His extradition has been sought since 1999 over allegations that when he was adviser to former Philippine president Joseph
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        610 1  -  ROBERT GO By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU Dispute leads to detention of two Indian execs m Jakarta, highlighting a risk that could turn away foreign investors JAKARTA Two Indian software executives face the prospect of five years m jail, all because of a commercial
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        567 2  -  CHING CHEONG By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Set next week ■HJMI CMm's paritaaat wM fcaM a staaritef ctaatttte ■atttaf aext weak to tftftwatt m a series aff tarn taws. Mi it aha axpacteri to sat tfta dabs tor tfct caavaaiaf tf a atw caaartss
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        Lock icon Temple turned into hotel with massage parlour
        336 2 RATHER THAU LEAVE THE PLACE EMPTY, WHY HOT USE IT TO ATTRACT TOURISTS AND MOST THE LOCAL ECOMMYT HONGKONG A wellpreserved ancient Taoist temple m Mount Wudang m central Hubei province has been converted into a hotel without government approval, raising fears that
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        229 2 No more investing in Indonesia, Taiwan MPs urge TAIPEI Taiwanese parliamentarians yesterday urged the government to halt investments m Indonesia and ban imports 01 Indonesian workers after Jakarta stopped a visit by President Cnen Shui-bian. "If the Indonesian government does not make a proper apology, we shouk immediately stop our
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        30 3 A Hong Yao woman from China's Cuangxi region displays the healthy hair for which her people are famous. Their secret hair-care recipe includes herbs and rice-washing water. XINHUA
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        282 3 Protests won't lead to changes: Beijing official HK ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW Lawmakers accuse him of interfering m HK affairs HONGKONG Beijing's top representative here said public opposition to a planned antisubversion law would not affect the outcome, drawing fire from lawmakers who accused him of wrongly interfering with Hongkong affairs. Hongkong's
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          57 3 PAKISTAN has withdrawn most of its fighter aircraft from forward bases as part of the de-es-calation of tension with nuclear rival India, the head of the country's air force said. Air Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir would not say how many aircraft were involved m the
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          32 3 TAIWAN'S Cabinet yesterday approved two Bills aiming at creating 115,000 jobs next year by funnelling US$2 billion (553.5 billion) into public sector construction projects, officials said. AFP
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          75 3 A FAILED kindergarten owner was sentenced to death for poisoning 70 children at a rival nursery m the south China m the latest m an alarming spate of poisonings prompted by business disputes. Huang Hu, 29, poured rat poison into the salt that
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          44 3 AT LEAST eight people died and 32 were missing after two ships rammed into each other on China's Yangtze River yesterday, officials said. The collision happened m the lower reaches of the river near Chongqing municipal city. AFP
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          61 3 TAIWAN'S Chinese Culture University has set a precedent by dismissing its president after she was found to have allowed her daughter to plagiarise from her work for the child's Masters thesis. The university may also revoke Ms Su Tsuiyun's Masters degree which was supervised by
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        Lock icon Calls for China's govt to change 'getting louder'
        459 3  -  JASON LEOW china correspondent Unless the government is overhauled, China's biggest problems finance and agriculture won't go away, academic warns BEIJING Listen to the people, who want a government that works for their interests, a Chinese academic has urged the Communist Party.
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        473 4 Powerful Muslim Alliance Making Its Voice Heard Since the fundamentalist alliance made gains m October polls, it has waged a loud campaign to convert tenets into law ISLAMABAD The drums are beating m some quarters of Pakistan for the embrace of Islamic law, as
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        97 4 TOKYO A court here has ordered the removal of the top seven storeys of a 14-storey block of flats because they spoil the view. It has also ordered the developer to pay monthly damages of 10,000 yen (Ssl4s) to each of three people living next to
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          575 5 Why Roh Moo Hyun May Win SEOUL Raging anti-Amer-ican sentiment could still give Mr Roh Moo Hyun the edge m today's election despite a last-minute withdrawal of support by popular soccer chief Chung Mong Joon. Public anger was sparked by the deaths of
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          571 5 Why Lee Hoi Chang May Win SEOUL A "North wind" which has ruffled South Korea's presidential election may blow m favour of conservative candidate Lee Hoi Chang. The term is used to describe security fears concerning North Korea. The North has emerged as
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        125 6 Fear off more losses We fear that we could lose more territories to other countries if the government does not begin to seriously safeguard our territorial integrity. Mr Ibrahim Am bong, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign
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        723 6  - Indonesian govt slammed for 'poor diplomacy' DEVI ASMARANI By! THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU WORLD COURT: A UN organ The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based m The Hague. It was created under the UN Charter and began work m
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        227 6 Sabah tourism industry welcomes ruling KOTA KINABALU Sabah 's tourism industry welcomed the World Court ruling on Sipadan and Ligitan while state officials said they were confident ties with Indonesia would not be hurt. They expressed relief that the territorial dispute had been settled peacefully, putting to rest uncertainties over
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        639 7  -  ROBERT GO By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU Local media and political watchers hail the visit, but point out some bilateral issues are still unresolved JAKARTA Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to Indonesia shows that ties between the two countries
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        129 7 No action plan yet to cut terror funds BALI Asia-Pacific nations said yesterday they were strongly committed to stopping the flow of money to terrorists but they have railed to come up with an action plan for doing so. At the end of a two-day anti-terror conference on this resort
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          69 7 AN OIL slick is threatening Thailand's tourist coast east of Bangkok after a tanker and a cargo ship collided, causing a spillage of 20,000 litres, maritime officials said yesterday. The Harbour Department said it had dispatched two clean-up ships to scoop up the oil before it
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          59 7 THE number of foodpoisoning cases m Vietnam has seen an alarming increase with 250 deaths among 20,000 reported victims this year, the Vietnam Industry Times reported yesterday. The rise m food poisoning cases is due to the use of rotten and bacter-ia-contaminated food, meat of
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          78 7 REMITTANCES by year's end from the more than one m 25 Filipinos employed overseas may fall about US$5OO million (SsB73 million) short of the government's US$B billion forecast for the year, central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura said. The Christmas season m the predominantly Christian Philippines
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          30 7 A MAN suspected of planning a bomb attack m the southern Philippine city of General Santos was shot dead by police yesterday, police said. AFP
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          62 7 COMMUNIST insurgents were responsible for at least 51 arson attacks targeting government and private sector property m the Philippines this year, the military said yesterday. Close to 500 million pesos (Ssl6 million) worth of property and equipment, including cellular phone relay stations, were lost m
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        179 7 BANDA ACEH Jakarta says it will help to rebuild Aceh province so that a peace deal with separatist rebels there does not unravel. Since last week's deal, officials from aid organisations and the United Nations have visited the province to assess its reconstruction needs. While
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        Lock icon Not a Proton, but an Inokom
        50 8 HERE'S a new vehicle to rival the Proton as the Malaysian car-making industry's national pride and joy the Inokom Atos. International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz places the logo on the multi-functional vehicle, a collaboration between Malaysia's Inokom, and South Korea's Hyundai. AP
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        232 8 KUALA LUMPUR A Dutch tourist who tried to take a nap m his hotel room m Malacca was attacked and temporarily blinded m one eye by a cobra that had slithered under his pillow. Mr Jeroen Ferdinand, 27, spent two days m hospital after
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        512 8  -  REME AHMAD By IN KUALA LUMPUR THERE IS NO REASON TO WASTE TAXPAYERS' FUNDS TO FEED THESE CRIMINALS IN PRISON FOR 20 YEARS IN THE HOPE THEY WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.' A reader of The Sun newspaper Women's groups say families would
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        374 8 BOOST FOR TRADE, TOURISM China offers Malaysia more flights and landing rights Flights to China set to jump from 48 to 72 weekly SEPANG China has opened more air space to Malaysian aircraft by increasing landing rights and flight frequencies by 50 per cent giving some much-needed lift to bilateral
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        Lock icon 3-subject teachers get extra allowance
        526 9 3-subject teachers get extra allowance New Education Blueprint Introduction of facilities to support the teaching of science and mathematics m English is on track KUALA LUMPUR Despite an uproar last month over a proposal to implement widespread teaching of English m schools, the government has said that all schools are
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          Lock icon PERLIS TEAM TO CYCLE 2,000 KM
          59 9 FORMER Customs officer Mohd Yusof Mohaimin is among seven men who will cycle more than 2,000 km between Kangar and Johor Baru to promote Visit Perlis Year 2003-2005. Kuala Perlis-born Mohd Yusof and the rest of the team began their journey at the Perlis
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          Lock icon MAN KILLED IN LIGHTNING STRIKE
          52 9 ONE man was killed and four others, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured when they were struck by lightning m northern Malaysia. The five were putting up a tent when lightning hit them near the northern town of Bukit Mertajam, 250 km north of Kuala
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          Lock icon AILING ANWAR RETURNED TO JAIL
          44 9 FORMER Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is back m prison after being releasea for five days of hospital treatment for pneumonia. Doctors discc vered that the ailing politician had also developed asthma, his lawyer said yesterday. AP
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          Lock icon $460M BID TO LAND TUNA-TRADE SHARE
          60 9 $460 M BID TO LAND TUNA-TRADE SHARE MALAYSIA is expected to invest more than RMI billion (Ss46o million) m four tuna development centres m a bid to carve out a larger slice of the world's multi-billion-dollar deep-sea tunafishing industry. The private sector will spearhead the initiative by contributing RM97O million,
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          Lock icon SIX HELD OVER ASSAULT ON WRITER
          64 9 POLICE have arrested six people, including a woman, m connection with the assault-cum-ab-duction of a New Straits Times sports correspondent at a fishing spot near Taman Subang Tasik Ria. District deputy crime chief Deputy Superintendent Ahmad Radzil Yaacob said the six, aged between 21
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        Lock icon Malacca outraged over shophouses' demolition
        294 9 MALACCA The state government has expressed outrage over the demolition of four ancient shophouses at the heritage buffer zone m Jonker Walk a move that could jeopardise Malacca's bid to be listed as a World Heritage Site. The shophouses were listed as heritage buildings, which
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        Lock icon Highway toll booths to go cashless in five years
        157 9 Highway toll booths to go cashless in five years SUNGAI BULOH All motorists should prepare themselves to use a cashless electronic toll payment system to be incorporated on all highways m Malaysia over the next few years. Those without toll payment cards would not be able to use the highways,
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        Lock icon Shame, shame
        1036 10  -  JEFFREY LOW SOCCER SOCCER CORRESPONDENT Malaysian youngsters numble Lions 4-0 to silence Kallang Roar UNIMAGINABLE, unbelievable, yet horribly true. How could Singapore ever lose 0-4 to Malaysia? After all, the last time the Lions lost at home to the old enemy was m the 1983 preOlympics and only
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        Lock icon Jordan makes his point – 30 times
        506 10 Jordan makes his point 30 times BASKETBALL ATIANTA Michael Jordan had a message for the rest of the National Basketball Association. "I don't want anybody to think I can't score," he said. "I can score if I want to." After tying his career low of two points m the last
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        Lock icon Dubious judging and S'pore is out
        163 10  -  Marc Lim SILAT SINGAPORE'S hopes of reaching a final at the World Silat Championships m Penang rest on Zulfakar Ramli and Imran Abdul Rahman, after their team-mates were eliminated yesterday. Rafili Ramli and Asadullah Karimullah lost 2-3 and 0-5 to Vietnam's Le Anh Tuan
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          Lock icon RECORD PRIZE MONEY FOR ASIAN TOUR
          95 12 A RECORD total prize purse of US$ll.B5 million (5520.7 million) will be on offer for next year's Asian Professional Golfers' Association Tour. For the fourth year m a row, the Tour's flagship event will be the US$l.6--million (552.86-million) Johnnie Walker Classic, to be staged
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          Lock icon KOREAN HITS PERFECT GAME
          36 12 KOREAN Lee Keun Moo bowled a perfect game at the 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic yesterday. Bowling m Squad C, he rolled the 12 consecutive strikes (300 pintails m the fourth game.
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          68 12 SWEDE Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to return to club football m Italy after his reign as England coach comes to an end. His five-year contract with the Football Association takes him up to the end of the 2006 World Cup, with an option for a further two
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          Lock icon BELLAMY BANNED FOR THREE MATCHES
          55 12 Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy has been banned by Uefa for three Champions League matches for violent conduct after being sent off against Inter Milan last month. The 23-year-old had responded to a shove from defender Marco Materazzi with a petulant kick m the fifth minute.
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          Lock icon SATO TO TEST DRIVE FOR BAR-HONDA
          65 12 JAPAN'S Takuma Sato has left Jordan to test drive for BAR-Honda next year but he insisted on Tuesday it was not a backward step m his brief Formula One Grand Prix career. BAR's drivers for the 2003 season are Briton Jenson Button and Canadian
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        Lock icon Does Ronaldo deserve the award?
        810 12 'Being a goalkeeper. I think it is extraordinary I was nominated. It is mostly attackers who win the award because they score goals. Defenders have got things much harder because their work is not as obvious or as visible, but it is just as important.
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        Lock icon Despite long lay-off, Hamm proves she's still the best
        455 12 MADRID After capping last year by winning the inaugural Fifa Women's World Player of the Year award, American midfielder Mia Hamm started this year m the worst possible way, thanks to a knee injury. She hardly kicked a ball for the
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        Lock icon Forlan's fine finish beats Chelsea
        275 12 MANCHESTER Diego Forlan struck his seventh goal of the season to steer Manchester United into the League Cup semi-fi-nals for the first time m eight years. The Uruguayan striker, branded a misfit last season after his failures m front of goal, has trans- formed himself
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        105 11  -  G.SIVAKUMARAN WONG MAYE-E Contrasting emotions at the end. It's time for Singapore's Adi Saleh to console distraught team-mate Noh Alam Shah (left), and time for the victorious Malaysians to celebrate a famous win. Myaninar Indonesia Vietnam Philippines Cambodia P W D l F
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        Lock icon Sorry, is all coach Poulsen can say
        37 11  -  MARC LIM WONG MAYE-E No hiding Jan Poulsen's feelings as he apologises for his team's performance. But he has no answer for why the team played the way it did.
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    • OBITUARIES
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        40 13 Fith Deepest Sympathy 1g Heartfelt Condolences <| to our President I Albert Phuay i 1 On The Demise Of His 1 I Beloved Father-ln-Law I HAN WOON KWANG From I The Directors and Staff of 1 Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd J
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        49 13 W With Deepest Sympathy l|| J Heartfelt Condolences <| I to our President Albert Phuay On The Demise Of His Beloved Father-ln-Law HAN WOON KWANG I From I I The Directors and Staff of j Excelpoint Systems (HK) Ltd, I I General Engineers (HK) Ltd I ||> Excelpoint China Offices
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        185 13 ANG LOON ENG Age: 61 passed away peacefully on 18-12-2002, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Goh Vow Pang Son: Daughter-in-law: Goh Peck Chuan Yong Mci Ling Daughter: Grandson: Goh Qing Her Goh Zhuan Boon Brothers-in-law. Sisters-in-law: Goh Yeow Tian Kwek Ah Yoo Goh Yeow Long Lav Soh Ngoh Goh Yeow
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        153 13 I "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow 1 me all the days of my life; and I will I dwell m the house of the J_ord forever." I Psalm 23 .-6 I CHAN WEI HON AGE: 62 was ca((edhorne to he vritfi the Lord cm 17 Vecemher 2002, (eavina behind
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        95 14 TAN KAH ANN (Former Elder of True Way Presbyterian Church) Age: 94 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 December 2002 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lye Kirn Van, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Peter Lye Cheong Lai Yin Daughter. Son-in-law: Angeline Chiang Joseph Chiang Grandchildren: Julie, Kelly, Crystal,
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        83 14 We, the family of the late CHARLES YAP (Departed on 13 Dec 2002) wish to thank relatives, friends colleagues for your kind assistance, condolences donations during our bereavement. Our heartfelt thanks to Fr Thomas Lim, Fr Adrian Wee, the Carmelite F.M.M. sisters, communion ministers, the Parish Council prayer groups of
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        127 14 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA The Family Of The Late KALAVATHI D/ 0 VISWALINGAM Bom on 5 Dec 1961 Departed on 5 Dec 2002 Husband: R Vengadasalam (Woodlands Wellington F.C./ Minnale) wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee MP, Nee Soon East Ward. Mr Tang
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        37 14 RAJAGOPAL RAJAKRISHNA (Ex-staff Middle Rd. Hospital) Ago: 75 yaara passed away peacefully on 17-12-02 leaving behind loved ones. Body resting at Blk 104, »04-324 Towner Road. Tel: *****244 Cortege leaves on 19-12-02 (Thursday) at 4pm for Mount
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        38 14 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SUE HO SOO PHONG (Departed on 19 Dec 1997) The memory and good times that you leave behind will forever be remembered, treasured and cherished. Dearly missed by Dad, Mum, Brother Sister
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        151 14 SEAH AH LEE Age: 66 passed away peacefully on 17 Dec 2002, leav/na behind loved ones. Wife: Ong Ah Leek Brothers: Sister-in-law: Sia Chee Hua Sim Ah Kuay (Seah Chee Ann, deceased) (Seah Chee Beng, deceased) Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Seah Pit Choo Ong Yee Cheok Seah Chin Chu Chia Poh Choo
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        125 14 \<s Path Da Bhog SUVARAN KAUR d/o late Harjit Singh (Village: Bur) Hari Singh) Age: 58 Wife of Bhag Singh Dedareywala (Batu Pahat) Departed on 12 December 2002 The family wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind support, assistance, condolences and
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        136 14 "The Lord Is my Shepherd, I shall not want.... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow ma all the days of my life, and I will dwell In the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 TAN KIM NEO AGE: 90 was called home to be with the Lord on 17
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        22 14 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KOH POH KWEE Departed 19 Dec 97 Deeply missed by Pa, Ma, brothers, sisters, nephews nieces.
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        26 14 IN LOVING MEMORY OF VANESSA MIRANDA Departed on 19/12/86 Sunshine fades and shadows fall, But sweet remembrance outlasts all. ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY DADDY, MUMMY AND ADRIAN
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        164 14 TAN PENG LIM AGE: 86 passed away peacefully on 17 Dec 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Chan Choo Lan Brother. Sister-in-law: Tan Peng Chieu Jean Lee Sister: Tan Gaet Cheng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Thuan Liang Ang Hoon Tan Thuan Meng (William) Catherine Tan 1 WO(RET) Tan Thuang Hock Wong
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        80 14 sth Anniversary m Loving memory of Candy Lai Mvi Chui Departed: 19/12/97 (Stewardess ofSillcAir Flight Ml 185) Father: Mother: Lai Scow Seng (deceased) Ching Wan Brothers: Sisters-in-law. Lai Kok Fong Tan Chor Keng Lai Nee Fah Ho Kuai Lan Lai Nee Khong Tan Ai Suan Lai Nee Chong Sister: Brothers-in-law
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        44 14 m sth Anniversary W In Loving Memory Of DESIREEWANGKIAHUI Departed on 19.12.97 (Silk Air Ml 185) 'Take her m thy arms, dear Lord, And even let her be A messenger of love Between our hearts and Thee.' Sadly missed always remembered by loved ones
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        47 14 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHENG LAY NAH Departed on 19.12.97 (Silkair Ml 185) The years may wipe out many things. But this they'll wipe out never, The memory of those happy days Which we had spent together. With love always Evi, Oebra, Mcl, Yoke Ling
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        40 14 sth Anniversary i Loving Memory Of laudia Teo Bua> Hong Departed on 19 Dec 1997 Silk An i Ml I XV, Gone from our lives one so dear But m our hearforever near deeply missed and always remembered by family
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        49 14 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN CHIN HENG Departed: 19/12/1997 (SilhAir Flight Ml 185) We have been lonely Since you left us. Home has not been the same. Chin Henq, we love you! and always rMMMMfN by Wife: Ho Clww Peoq Suzanna Sons: Chor Vtan and Wai Ytan
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        24 14 sth Anniversary H In Loving Memory Of TAN CHIN HENG Departed: 19/12/1997 (SllkAlr Flight Ml 185) DMrly missed by P-KtAts-ln-law Brothers-in-law Slsters-ln-lew Nephews Nieces
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        64 15 p«cia cMANce HONGKONG: H*ng S»ng 9548.65 167.09 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 635.81 *0.18 CHINA: Sh»mh»n B 196.46 -2.61 AUSTRALIA: Sydn»y All Ora 2957 00 0.30 JAPAN: MHM 8344.01 -166.72 THAILANO: SET lnd*» 350.62 -2.21 INDONESIA: JtktrU Comp 406 39 *4.00 PHILIPPINES: Manil* Comp 1018.40 »3.01 SOUTH KOREA: S*oui Comp
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        37 15 MultiVls HK7c 99,716.000 Chirt S»miCond 26c 31.823.000 LfcM lc 13,453,000 S»meCorp Ind 25c 12.539.000 Dtticrttt 10c 10,811,000 UmFood MK25c 10,722^000 Mobiltont 20c 8,991.000 GMO Global 5c 8,555.000 BIL Intl US2OC 8,391.000 TT Int 15c 8,067.000
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        117 15 MAIN $00 TOTAL Up Pn Unch up Dn Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 584 000 5 8 4 Manufacturing 19 32 38 4 12 1) 23 44 49 Commerce 8 17 13 4 6 2 12 23 15 Tpt/Stor/Comms 5 11 9 000 5119 Financ* 397 000
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        41 15 Chang* Straits Tim»s lndc« 1334.66 -8.35 BT 08/ OS -431.00 *44.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -52.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -43.00 UOBStsdaq 52 43 -0.14 UOB Blue Chip 456.31 -3.28 STI FuturM 1335 00.0 MSCI Singapore 163.93 -0.82 SiMSCI Futures 163.50 -0.40
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        Lock icon SECURITIES TRDG TURNOVER
        112 15 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Miln Sdq ToUl Miln Sdq Total Mut'lnd 32.371 32.371 36,148 36.148 Manufacturg 97,596 9.454 107,050 88 7)9 1817 90 537 Commerce 16.859 2.306 19.165 8 405 301 8 706 Tpt/Stor/Com 32.194 32 194 44 567 ***** Finance 13.448 13.448 47 553 47 553
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        Lock icon SGX SECURITIES TRDG:MAIN BOARD
        3801 15 FDSFDSF MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Curr.ncy l«tt "Vet Day Cfi Net M Cap u. -o-^n, mm am m- tm w im w»% m $2 11.5 4.5 AcmaSc 7 unch 157 7 6.5 54.7 13 7 Alliance T«cn 11.5 susp 95 9.5 4 Asia Food&Prop 6 -0.5 582
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        919 15 MANUFACTURING 7 i SSSss H unch 31 9 B tj 20 ,t 7 1 K"^: 5 unch 72 8 8 k 28 6 CybermastLtdSc 9 unch 62 95 9 35 11.5 Eastern Pub 10c 14 c ,Z 14 3.5 FalmacLtd2oc 35 3 ,'J 35 22 Fu)iOffset2oc 35 2sn
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        178 15 STOCK PRICES LCCENO Straits Times index Stocm bl *vlnfl-ln ft scrtol ____>•« md nan CPr s, ?^T:^,^S_,cwr,s- t2_r__i-^ f-_251 eWcum fconualtaue cum oner ii "r*M '**v* ea-bonue leeue cdxa cum dividend ea-all cdca cum dividend cum all NOTES All shares quoted have a par value of $1 and
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        Lock icon US in a bind over 'strong dollar' policy
        434 16 US i n a bind over 'strong dollar' policy White House reaffirms unchanged stance, but analysts m Asia are convinced that a weaker dollar will be tolerated TOKYO Confirmation of the "strong dollar" policy by the White House has failed to alter the view m Asia that Washington is m
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        Lock icon Trade deficit narrows to $62b
        280 16 WASHINGTON The United States' trade deficit fell m October to its narrowest m seven months as companies imported fewer toys, clothing and industrial machines, government figures showed. Exports declined less than imports. The US$35.l billion (5561.6 billion) trade gap m goods and services followed a
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        Lock icon Home refinancing helps boost economy
        378 16 MORTGAGE REPORT Refinancing has spurred consumer spending by allowing Americans to pull equity out of their homes and cut borrowing costs, according to the report NEW YORK A record wave of mortgage refinancing since 2000 has put money m consumers' pockets, fuelling onefifth of US
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        Lock icon HONGKONG: Hang Seng Index
        54 16 Yesterdays dose: 9,548.65 (Down 167.09 points) Hongkong's main stock index closed at a six week low, with conglomerate Wheetock and Co sinking after unveMng an intend restructuring that disappointed investors. Turnover was relatively robust at HKS6.OS biMon. losers outpaced gainers by 355 to H7, with 349
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        60 16 Yesterdays dose: 635.81 (Up 0.18 point) Malaysia, key stock index rase, led by Malaysian Airline System, after the state-owned carrier received additional landing rights m China to expand its services and boost earnings. About 103 million shares worth RM246 million were traded. Dediners beat gainers by
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        54 16 Yesterdays dose: 196.46 (Down 2.61 points) China's shares edged down but selected energy stocks surged on reports of an oil find m the north-east, with oil pipeline operator Long Champ jumping its X) per cent limrt. Turnover on the B-share market m Shenzhen was HK597.5 million, down
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        Lock icon SYDENY: All-Ordinaries
        53 16 Yesterdays dose: 2,957 (Down 0.3 point) Australian shares closed flat drifting ahead of the Christmas break as gains 1n some stocks were offset by weakness on Wall Street brokers said. Turnover was 754.97 million shares worth ASI.9 bilfion. Losers led gainers by 527 to 464, with 346 issues
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        Lock icon TOKYO: Nikkei 225 Stock Average
        67 16 Yesterdays dose: 8,344.01 (Down 166.72 points) The Nikkei average closed just above a 19-year low as sentiment soured lon amid jftters over slow progress m the disposal ot banks' bad loans and fears of another M on M Street Trading remained sluggish with 549.06 btton
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        144 16 IHHUIK^EJI Company Cl— Bank Of China HK 8.05 -0.10 Bank Of East Asia 13.40 0 25 Cathay Pacific 10.95 -0.30 Cheung Kong 51.75 -1.50 Ch Kong Infra 13.70 0.05 China Mobil* 19.10 -0.65 China Res Entp 7.05 -0.05 China Unicorn 5.55 -0.10 CITIC Pacific 14.95 -0.30 CLP 31.60 unch
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        125 16 Cowwy Clw AMMB Holdings 3.64 unch Berjaya Sports 3.30 0.04 B »nw Tobacco 35.50 unch Commerce Asset 3.20 unch Digi.com 2.24 0.01 Gamuda 5.60 -0.10 Gentmg 13.20 -0.10 Golden Hope 2.89 unch Hong Leong Bank 4.24 0.08 101 Corp 5.70 O.tO XL Kepong 6.50 unch Magnum Corp 2.33
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        160 16 I Company Cto— Anhui Cujing D B 5.16 -0.05 Beijing Or Elec B 4.53 0.05 Bengang Steel B 3.04 -0.04 Cn Int Marine 7.18 -0.12 China M Shekou B 5.16 -0.03 Ch South Class B 3.82 -0.05 China Vankc B 5.70 -0.01 Chqinq C Auto B 3.65 0 06
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        127 16 JB Company Cto— AMP Limited 1138 -0.14 ANZ Bank Crp 17.56 -0.04 Brambles Ind 4.56 0.16 Broken Hill Prop 9.90 unch Coles Myer 6.30 0.04 CSL 19.46 0.08 CSR Ltd 6.22 -0.05 C'wealth Bank 27.00 -0.22 Foster's Crp 4.56 0.06 General Prop Trt 2.88 0.01 Macquarie Bank 23.39 -0.01
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        127 16 i^^m^Q Company Of Canon Inc 4460 -SO Denso Corp 1917 -28 East Japan Rail *****0 -6000 Fanuc Ltd 5100 -ISO Fuji Photo Film 3640 -100 Fujitsu 355 -5 Hitachi 458 -2 Honda Motor 4300 -100 Ito Yokado 3370 -50 Kansai Electric 1666 -14 Kao 2500 -IS Kyoccra Corp 7010
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        129 16 FSDFESF Rubber Futures (doling prices) RSS 1 (S c.nts/Hg) Mooth MH> L— Ml VI Om>tat J«nO3 140.50 Ftb 03 148 50 Mar 03 148 SO Apr/ Jun 03 150.50 RSS 3 (US crnts/kg) huh v. im vi opwiim J«"03 83.75 2200 F«>o3 85.00 85.00 85.00 700 3050 "»03
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        66 16 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES •Tim.nqofcirqo.v Pries .t 17:30 18/12/2002 Source: Do* Jon«s Newswires CrwQ/Pr— »ct tiltMf Ch»m Wet WSS) BSL Brent Bl*nd Mar 0 47/0 46 27.28-27.33 W T«»ai lnt»f m Mar -014 29.32-29.36 Dubai Fat*h F»b ♦I.ie/»1.r7 26.18-26.22 Tapis Blfnd Jan .075 31.05-31.15 Crwf/Product Month* Quo— Prtc« (US$) BBL Minas.
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        614 16 FDSFSF OPM HIGH LOW SCTT Yd OP/IMT EURODOLLAR FUTURES M*rO3 ***** 98.615 98.595 98.605 ***** ***** Juoo3 ***** 98.490 98.465 ***** 9284 ***** S«pO3 ***** 98.225 ***** 98 210 ***** ***** D*cO3 ***** 97.865 97.810 97.850 6659 I9O»9 M«rO4 97 40b 97.460 97.405 97.450 3543 4365 Juoo4
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        132 16 Unit Traits tatte w^»_» wmmmmmiM unwove-* Foreion Cirrency Note Rates (9am, Dec 18) Buyhn 00 Siting Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9840 1.0000 Canadian dollar 1.1170 1.1410 Euro 1.7890 1.8120 N2 dollar 0.8950 0.9200 Sterling pound 2.7770 2.8060 US dollar 1.7430 1.7550 Singapore dollars
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        529 16 BONDS, LOANS WARRENTS I Hlqli l£ Comply t£ «r- -OOP Lw. m!£ 37.5 17 ASTI WO4O62I 17.5 5 0.5 AcmaWo4lll6 1.5 0.5 1 5 101 31 AmtekWoso6lo 70 unch 61 71 70 70 7 1 Armstrong W*****0 1.5 0.5 2 107 103 Baronet 6<H>SAO9O9OHO 104 unch 70 104 104 103
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        404 17 US insurer Conseco files for bankruptcy protection The filing- the third-largest m US history, to restructure more than SlOb of debts marks downfall of former Wall St darling CHICAGO In the thirdlargest bankruptcy m United States history, Conseco filed for Chapter 11 protection on Tuesday night to stem mounting losses
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        284 17 WASHINGTON Regulators from the European Commission (EC), Japan and other countries asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make exceptions or give more time m proposed corporate governance rules for their auditors and lawyers. In the first public airing before the
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        217 17 NEW YORK Citigroup could be required to apologise publicly for faulty stock research by its analysts, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. But it said chief executive Sanford Weill is likely to avoid facing separate charges m a broad regulatory inquiry
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        571 18  - Suzhou park on track to meet investment goals NICHOLAS FANG %P The China-Singapore venture is expected to clinch $35b m contractual overseas investments by 2004, says official CLINCH some US$2O billion (5535.1 billion) m contractual overseas investments. Plough US$lO billion into construction projects. Produce 50 billion yuan (5510.7 billion) worth
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        295 18 TOKYO Japan's government downgraded its view of the economy yesterday and the central bank kept its sombre outlook intact, neither finding much to cheer about as a once-promising recovery m Asia's biggest economy goes flat. Citing slower exports and industrial production, which were the growth
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        147 18 PRINTER SNP Corp, part of the Singapore Technologies group, announced yesterday that it has bought over school bookshop chain Methodist Book Room (MBR) for $200,000. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday, SNP said that it has entered into an agreement to buy a
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        189 18 TROUBLED fibre-optic network provider Global Crossing has won approval from a United States federal judge for a reorganisation plan that will pave the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy. This also brings the firm a step closer to completing its proposed sale of a
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          70 18 QANTAS GETS NOD FROM KIWI GOVT QANTAS Airways, Australia's biggest airline, yesterday moved a step closer to gaining almost a quarter stake m Air New Zealand (Air NZ) after its New Zealand government owner agreed to an alliance between the two rivals. Other hurdles remain. An accord between Qantas and
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          55 18 GERMAN BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SLIDES GERMAN business confidence fell to the lowest m 11 months, adding to signs that Europe's largest economy may stall m the coming months. The Ifo economic institute said its index of western German business confidence declined to 87.1 from 87.3 last month. Economists had expected a
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          51 18 VODAFONE Group chief executive Christopher Gent announced nis retirement from the helm of Europe's biggest mobile phone group yesterday, saying he would give way to an American successor m July. Sir Christopher, 54, will be replaced by Mr Arun Sarin, head of Ac-cel-KKR Telecom.
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          65 18 MICRON'S NET LOSS WIDENS TO $555 M CHIPMAKER Micron Technology on Tuesday reported a wider fiscal first-quarter net loss. It posted a fiscal firstquarter net loss of US$3l6 million (*****.6 million), or 52 US cents per share, compared with a loss of US$266 million, or 44 US cents a share
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          75 18 MCDONALDS, burdened by costs to shut restaurants and falling sales, will suffer its first quarterly net loss since it went public m 1965. It said its fourthquarter loss will be five or six US cents a share. Bloomberg News December 18 2002 FIRST 0348 SECOND
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        570 19  -  SIMON WILCOX fit Analysts say lukewarm response to the stake sale was to be expected; Sing Tech becomes SFl's largest shareholder THEY were given the chance. But m the end, SembCorp Industries' (SCl's) shareholders found the chance to buy a direct stake m
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        403 19  - SIA not interested in United equity stake REBECCA LEE RESPONSE TO SPECULATION By TRANSPORT REPORTER 'There's a whole suite of people who have expressed interest, including Texas Pacific Group and Singapore Airlines... United Airlines' Mr Tilton, (right) on parties interested m the company *We have no plans to take an
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        160 19 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) has signed an agreement with leading management consulting and technology services firm Accenture to outsource the shipping line's transaction-based finance functions. The agreement, announced this week, will last for eight years. It will see Accenture assuming responsibility for NOL's accounts payable,
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        228 19 C&C's stock falls on news of Astra share plan CYCLE Carriage (C&C) shares fell 4.8 per cent after the car distributor said it will buy as much as US$B75 million (*****.6 million) of new stock offered to shareholders by Indonesia's largest carmaker, Astra International. Some investors may have sold C&C's
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          109 19 SELETAR INVESTMENTS TAKES 5% STAKE IN HYFLUX HYFLUX yesterday signed a share subscription agreement with Seletar Investments (SI) which will see SI taking a 5 per cent equity stake m Hyflux by subscribing to 11.8 million new Hyflux shares of five cent par value each. The shares will be alloted
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          79 19 ASCENDAS-MGM Funds Management (AFM), the manager of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), confirmed yesterday that it continues to lease space m its portfolio at rental rates that meet its previously issued forecasts. AFM said m a statement to the Singapore Exchange that its
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          74 19 CHEUNG Woh Technologies said yesterday that all 51 million new shares m its initial public offering (IPO) had been validly subscribed for at the close of the application list at 12pm on Tuesday. The public offer tranche was undersubscribed by some 1.5 million shares,
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        530 19  -  COLIN TAN M.-MiKt.i a unnt.aru.yut t WALL Street's continuing downward spiral kept Asian investors at bay and pressured stock prices lower m regional markets. Dealers around the region said that news of lacklustre consumer spending m the United States during the festive season
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        78 19 TOP RISES Dec 18 Cents ChODBeCWOT I USS 9280 349.2 2.2 SPH 1870 20.0 1.1 Robinson 550 15.0 2.8 SPH WO 1870 K).O 0.5 Haw Par Corp 368 8.0 2.2 Keppel Corp 50c 364 6.0 1.7 Great£astsoc 840 5.0 0.6 Mobileone2oc 124 4.0 3.3 LKHSOC.... 30 3.5 13.2 Noble Grp
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        81 19 TOP RISES Dec 18 Ctwts Tye Soon We 9.5 35.7 2.5 L&Mk... 2 33.3 0.5 Lee Metal sc. 8 33.3 2.0 Frt Links 20c 3 20.0 0.5 AsianMKroSc 10 17.6 1.5 Lianq Huat 10c 4 14.3 0.5 Chuan SoonHuat WO3. 8.5 13.3 1.0 TMClntsc 17 13.3 2.0 LKHSOc 30 13.2
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        72 19 TOP FALLS DtclB Cwits H IDT HMqs 20c Tl3 27.0 19.3 Creative T 25c 1270 20.0 16 SIASOC 1020 20.0 19 VentureCorp2sc 1420 20.0 1.4 JMHUS2SC4OO 610 17.5 16 OUE 560 15.0 2.6 CX 318 RO 4.2 HKLandUSWc 136 14.0 5.6 Peoples Fd HGK SO 76 5.5 6.7 OCBC 945
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        756 20  -  LEE SU SHYAN Nat Steel Tussle By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT The revision gives shareholders more time till Jan 3 to decide on offer; consortium buys a further 4.23% stake IN THE continuing battle of wits and nerves m the NatSteel takeover saga, hotelier Ong
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        243 20 NEW YORK Consumer confidence m the United States slipped to its lowest level m nine years last week as Americans worried about their personal finances amid persistent economic uncertainty, a report showed on Tuesday. ABC News/Money Magazine said their weekly consumer confidence index
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      77 2 GOOD PROGRESS Four schools iiuide it to this year's list of "gtx>d progress" sclutols. To make (lie list, all four improved oil last year's N-level pass rates by at least eight percentage points and achieved more tlian an 80-f>er-cent jmss rate Each scfioot also liad a coliort of HO candidates
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      326 9 SHOP YOUR WAY TO BECOMING M A MILLIONAIRE AT THE MALAYSIA MEGA SALE. i What better way to pick up feat gifts and /fantastic bargpim this /festfve season than at the Malaysia Mega Sale. And with the goodies we've Uned up for you, there's no merrier way to spread die
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      375 12 HORSE RACING Windfall At Kranji For Five Friends WHEN five former school x ____________WWWWF Sß **W^ m mWmmmmW* r friends got together at the p|* Singapore Racecourse last p Saturday afternoon for a pre-Christmas celebration, ffgW****-* they were not expecting ww^ i t ai i v^——^.. 1 large would arrive
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      157 14 MORE OBITUARIES ONPAGEAI3 ■L_________ -jr Uijf&——————!l——————B———L AW __J__ w ____WW Xha 3& '_w jz m Because love never dies. 4 <l___ A^m m—v l______f A^^M° wMa*t9*~_~^J-Wn-BM**9M— MMMm. «*_ii'o jW [■_T_Tlfl____- m AW *2F-¥l aLmWZi m m *ir>2___Sv aW WTI *im WW^. m <w R* __r __W VV^___r-_M^_-l AmW *EH S_____^
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        615 4 HTGFHT J_t JXM W^ k "Quality Maid, Quality Life. "TI __FV I 1^ I rhese are accepted here I _L_AX 1 JWbowSy Indonesian, Fillipino Chinese Maids €v =C I CONFINEMENT NANNIES POST NATAL CARE SERVICES ~H 0 fTI P flmninr ".r T -j.-- 'fit T g 'l oco ie/T POr
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        582 4 2 ENGLISH SPEAKING Indon/ Filipino on transfer at $188. Agy fee Tel: *****844/ *****966 Lie: C*****1C GOOD TRANSFER INDON/ Filipino/ Sri Lankan maid. Casetrusted *****02 Comfort Employment *****355 Lie C*****1H $0! INDON/ FILIPINO maids. Free documentation, unlimited replacement. Transfer maids avail. *****390/ *****913 (C *****1) 4 FILIPINO, 5 Indo Transfer.
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        563 4 H DOMESTIC HELP WANTED EXPAT NEED TRANSFER maids New biodata wanted from Philippines. Averise *****577 #04-56 Lucky Plaza. Lie no. C*****1F CYPRUS, HONGKONG, TAIWAN requires Filipino/ Indonesian. #02-14 Lucky Plaza. 6737 1277. 21st Century. (Lie. C*****1G) MUSLIM COUPLES IN Hong Kong looking for Indonesian maids with baby care. Call 6732
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        867 4 SRjjt GARAGE SALES Iffl WANTED 2ND LOOK PROVIDES wide range ARE YOU MOVING house? Don't of high quality recon furniture throw away your old records Hp appliances. *****004. 148 Lor 1 *****209 (Dialect speakmq) T Payoh #01-917.M0n-Sat 10-7pm URGENTLY LOOKING FOR Christ FRIDGE FR. $120, TV. pent.urn mas party spray
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        1231 4 H BUILDING/ (Wl BUILDING/ CONSTRUCTION EiUj CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS i^JP* r IIM HFW-| mta-a»iT '^^MM Putzmalster Concrete Pump BSAI4OBO RM 220.000 00 each (Brand New 2 static units) Putzmalttar Concrete Pump 58F1409 RM650.000.00 each (Brand New 1 unit eletant truck mounted without truck M 36) Putemaiatar Concrete Pump BSAI4OBO RM1 50,000.00
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        1505 5 Brtl BUSINESS ■JWI BUSINESS H_l BUSINESS |y OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES W^A n.i^PTH.mrc g-tW*^ At ERA y° u can c a Millionaire. X -T ERA Top Agent earned v over $500-000 last year. Rnd out more at Free ■P lia V ERA Success Seminar f^f^^ .-j-Sniiiill-lli iiiiiMi-i 1 i Am Y 6226
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        475 5 E OFFICE FURNITURE/ FURNISHINGS A VERY CHEAP Exclusive New office furniture direct from mfr. Tables SB5, partitions $90, branded chairs, pigeon hole, metal filing cabinet etc. Blk 6007 AMK Ind Pk 3 »01-446. *****678 http:/netBB.com/)ians/ofsy.htm HIGH OUALITY OFFICE Furniture lor sale. New reconditioned workstations, partitions, desks, chairs, filing cabinets etc.
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        1356 5 Bl PACKING/ STORAGE/ Rfl PACKING/ STORAGE/ I DELIVERY/ REMOVAL |gy DELIVERY/ REMOVAL lnf__Mii___f____n____J f____i__r tn Asaaasi __i Local HouMhoM otflc* moves Storage A kwwitory ________________^______^_is____\_\_______[ Inturancß B •Industrtol movts /'•________£a__\ |^nl rßcuiny $20 PICKUP $30-$4O Lorry $55 ■■Tl|jj|jWiMM| Powergate. *****710 Bam-llpm fflfflwHnW||feW^Pi REMOVING FROM $25 onwards y*______lfi_l^JlL_U_Mi_iaa_lAAaß_l Call 9858 2741
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        1782 5 |t[fcf BMW FOR SALE WW BMW FOR SALE 1 a»a»as i 89 BMW 520,A COE 4/ O9 Nevv ■^•«-o¥¥Pl_:D paint/ leather. '94 facelift. Sen QUALITY 538.8 K. Easy loan 6345 0624 ttmWn mj Mm9%.^ai v mry__YWlXTiW m M 7 8 5201A owner green OMV IBUMWiiMIhH __l $49 523, showrm. cond.
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        1135 5 HGFHTH pff-f HONDA FOR SALE |flf| HONDA FOR SALE wwm -_-_i %\h- 'aWiSSQ Iwwdlat-B Pallvry Ouarant *«<l cot Fta-lbla FtnawcHu Packfa Ayalla_l- Honda Accord 2,0 <_*^^p_[ifrf!i»lr_j I Honda Inttryi 2M IS I wlfoffll Toyota CtßcaU EjQIJQQ 3H p ttioo] I 317 Outram Rd Concorda Shopping CTR HO2-33 WAH LEE I
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        960 6 HGFHTFH ■jn HONDA FOR SALE JTfl HONDA FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL 92 CONCERTO I 6 au 10/91 ACCORD 2.OEX Manual Sil to. New model. COE 8/2011. ver. COE 4/2011. New tax. S/nms Cheap! Low deposit *****258 Mthly $600*. 6294 5355 11/00 CIVIC SIR Auto Silver 1 Own 11/99 CIVIC 1.5 VTi
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        751 6 Bjfl HYUNDAI FOR SALE BjM HYUNDAI FOR SALE A tWMERfri the MIL WHEEL OF POUTUMEwS^I I****" TUa.**, $70.000 e^s7»u f^ s/w fffefe ACCENT 1.5 (4 Door) A GEIZI3 Amm Jm%^mV-Jm& <-"^! i 5 Doori Auto j^~~J^o| "■___#_L_____|\ -aacfr wra ,*~'"°_g>». l____k__l_______A 1 b|A> «__a_^l__l V I ~______r 4/ 95 HVUNOAI
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        1718 6 HJjl KIA FOR SALE Effl MAZDA FOR SALE I LOOK NO FURTHER! 08/2001 3/'9O ASTINA 1.6 manual COE Spectra 1.6 (manual). Silver. Full 2010, low mileage, tip top cond. accessories. Leather upholstery/ Cheap! View to offer 1 9783 3913. s/rims/ v-cool/ walnut interior. High OMV SI4K. Low deposit NEW FACELIFT
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        2434 6 |j%f MERCEDES FOR SALE MERCEDES FOR SALE Effl MERCEDES FOR SALE ICTJ MERCEDES FOR SALE Results of December's 2002 r Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE COE price Quota Bids Car»(l6oocc and below) $28,501 1,332 1,851 Caw (1601 cc and above) $27,289 663 822 Goods vehicles and buses $12,552 572
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        1723 7 BTTI NISSAN FOR SALE ETTI NISSAN FOR SALE •If^ NISSAN NISSAN X-TRAIL2.O A 9 4WD Selectable -M C AlWflc: ____________ig__ss_fl <lflF^ -^b^^sr SELLING $58K NETT for this 1 '92 SUNNY 1.4 Manual. 10 yrs owner 9/2000 Sunny 1.5 EX COE. New paint. Mthly $450. manual. New model OMV Selling cheap!
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        2528 7 B|| PERODUA FOR SALE %jfl| PERODUA FOR SALE TOYOTA FOR SALE BffJ TOYOTA FOR SALE Rfl TOYOTA FOR SALE f9m mi| i|j| p| l1 1 A 11 Jn J J II I L___L vII I -I Im m I■ k ilF| I 1 1 Rfl PROTON FOR SALE flfl SUZUKI
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        1969 7 HGFHTFH H TOYOTA FOR SALE (ifl OTHER MAKES lifl OTHER MAKES J|||_FORSALE rAocr 2 UNITS. '92 Corolla 1.3 XL GLi 1.6 auto. Both COE 8/2011. Selling cheap! Low deposit. 6479-5258 A n A M 9 JULY 95 COROLLA 1.6 Auto Mar k JuTTA 4t> U P <J_a J3. Ron Parf
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        1264 8 HGFHTGF CAR FINANCING/ INSURANCE CAR FINANCING AT low interest rate yet high valuation! Also POP loan for cars reaching 10 yrs mm\ammm mm ammammmmmm\M old immed approval. *****060 mWWwW KSmmW IN MOTOR INSURANCE, we outdo MH others. Our ethics have proven M\m9Mf9aSAfatAM\M99 Hf IS Soff. HIGH LOAN for used cars/
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        1029 8 1 lll!IU!UAIi]JJJrlll DAILY I WEEKLY MONTHLY ||_fl^Minj_R__| I 1000C C tO IAITtt from I U^KA___________________________l I 1300 cc car from W* norn |IS_!f!flfl WBfSfSW $78^__j160^ IfßfeW-tfffM I AIM wW9 QMg% I __TV wDf Mkfly fIWI HlflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflHßflflfll I iTTMifiTTftri A Makes Mode,s |AH__tt_________Q|Blfl] Offer above valuation ll'iryiiM'/ariZ'il'V'.'Kli l-Step Solution i lMii
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        1510 8 BSH OTHER COMMERCIAL j| VEHICLES FOR SALE 2Ju^r°^ ERCIAL BB OTHER COMMERCIAL BW| OTHER COMMERCIAL HJW OTHER COMMERCIAL IfSI OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES FOR SALE f^ .r^lcc codcaic Er r r u CU 7r,rcr» n ».r l^ji VEHICLES FOR SALE ■DOWNPAYMENT I ■CAN BE ARRANGED I #A___WN. P^^^B_^ff^Wj^^^B^ffi^^^^B^^^^^a|^^^^Bß^^yr^ I fr A
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        1436 8 E PICK-UPS FOR SALE __s__il __T"*^w imm '93/ 94 ISUZU Doublecab. diesei. ___^^Mw~^ HMf y Wfh -A/WAr Aircon. New pamt. COE 2013. d^^9~^ g^HHn 1 m 9tL )m m^W Selling $30 500. Call *****799 ____PsJ&*m MW^\W\\\\__W- H VANS FOR SALE I%_bßO ik-»--Z-^_^" k__i —KTv* _}> V. i I "HL M
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        2052 9 ___tWOAm9 m W] _^_H_^________________________________^ r^^^^^^^^H Hfc" V. _3_l___r "~'____r« *t\w\mmm\mW _^_^_S _l BB__J^__ flKi _l _t Z mm- fav^- Z —W_\. "^cH." 1 JrUlfi MWmmwmki^ _a n\W^L a tPT M__^ _flß__^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B JV C IK amw^A" T~ aYMr~ —^—Hk __r JvJ Hll____l___iii______e_____[ __l __^S _B\ r yip 1 a^Hi __^^^^^k mi
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        162 9 H 009-10 ORCHARD/ WM 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EiM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT M PTE APTS -RENT mTOJL,. /i c s i d n c c tv Spacious 954 sq ft fully/partially-furnished 1 -bedroom apartments with balcony m Singapore's premier residential belt Lush, exclusive, tranquil Minutes from town Free
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        653 9 H 009-10 ORCHARD/ tWfi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND E_M_ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT Beverly Hills Penthse. 7740 sqft. M^l'l^lWel^Ktl;. J Jt'l 4+l. Ouiet. Panoramic view. neg. lafc^giafcK^^^jma^* Beverly Hills 3800 sq.ft. 4+l. Shangri-la Hotel vicinity F/renovated. Quiet $.OK/S..K Exclusive Condo, wrth 34 units Scotts 28. Apt/
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        1365 9 J I J H 009-10 ORCHARD/ Bflft DO9-10 ORCHARD/ (Wl DO9-I0 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EjM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MMI TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT JW PTE APTS -RENT AVALON (SHANGRI-LA VICINITY) SIXTH AYE. VIEW. 4+l rm. 2100 ASTRID MEADOWS 3*l/ 4+l rms 1206 sqft 2+l $4300/ 1582 sqft sq.ft. Cosy. Ouiet
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        1929 10 HGFHGF HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ f^fl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Ki^l TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS -RENT D.lO ROVALVILLE. LOWER mais "STUDIOS ESQUIRE, UE Sq. Beau 2000 sqft, 3+l. renovated, Face mont. Claymore. 21 3-rm. Silver gdn/ pool 9406-6993 owner Twr/ Casa Rosita. 9380-2591 FAR EAST MANSION F/Furn. 4+l LOW
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        3213 10 HDII &21 NEWTON/ WSI Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ ffffll Dl 5-16 EAST COAST BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI IUUJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG Elll PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS -RENT THE BAYSHORE CONDO. 3+l. 1227 PINE GROVE 3*1 1700 sq.ft. Condo D.14 STUDIO UNIT. Wing Fonq ct. sq.ft. F/furn. Tip top cond.
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        1907 10 H 017-18 CHANGI/ WWW D 2 2 28 PASIRRIS Kill WEST NORTH PTE APTS -RENT HH_!!i*![L_^!!]_ELIAS GREEN CONDO. 3+l. Ground MERAWOODS, HILLVIEW AYE. Co flr. Renovated. F/ facilities. Ame- sy 2+l. Greenery. Facilities. Low nities/ MRT. *****548 Propex rental. Immed. 9817-1937 LOW CARISSA Pk. 21 3+l. Brand LAKESIDE TWR. 100%
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        3073 10 itjl HOUSES FOR RENT WBfft HOUSES FOR RENT Wffi HUDC/ HOB ■m mi Hrn T _________________B____________.H..........^^^^i^^l^^^ H^^^l^ H^^^ Ba 4-RM AMK BLK 649 (lock F/furn. Aircon. Yio Chu MRT \\lr\r\V\_\ i O/^W /X 2 Nanyang Poly Students/ families ▼WL/L-AJKV./V C, preferred. Call 9022-2610 ARN rCirrArfrV I TOA P VOH LOR
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        1102 11 E HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT BRAND NEWI 5-RM Blk 11 Farrer Pk tt23 A.rcon. furn. 1 mm to MRT Immed. 9302 1774 agt $650 UP. I*l/ 2+l/ 3+l. Bedok. Marine Teir, Pasir R.s. AMK others. Furn For All. 9021-3014 AMK BLK 259/ Marine Parade Blk 17. High Ilr. Renovated.
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        3248 11 Writ SERvICE WvJM SERVICE WrJM SERVICE WUt SERVICE jjll "'PT-ruTC a-Ta^emre WMM APARTMENTS m^_M^^mm^f 00( as home, but with even better service. _r^^* Rh VTVFRSIDF apartment with serv,ce r v the river _^a______W I V E w Islandwide access \iu the CTE PIH W _^_\^S* LuxußloLsR VERfRONTL,v NG of Singapore
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        2899 11 HDII &21 NEWTON/ P™ 012-14 BALESTIER/ HPfl 015-16 EAST COAST BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI KCil MACPHERSOK/GEYLANG K£II PTE APTS SALE HOUSES -SALE GREENWOOD (HILLCREST) SEMI-D. ___w____m__--_»-^B_ 3300/ 2600 sqfl. F'hold. $1.95 M. i_Ml?lTriltT_B^T^^H Sole aqt Jennifer 9201-4511 ~~_^^^H ___Kl___J____^^_^^__l CLEMENTI am%Wa_M__, wW9m illlrTir^-IX^B 7700 sqft 'f.i |fl mAmmmMammWmmmm F'hold Sole agent
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        1417 11 HGFHF api 7 $L C .S ANG,/ 181 D 9 "2o SERANGOON/ S^'?«, S Bill THOMSON PTE APTS -SAl£ _______T^W^^^ __9PIB)MffBV_MM A ■-> JMk' I 'JJ 1 1 1 1 _'tV -J J n _fi" i i M- I— pi m 9' 'll MARYMOUNT VIEW 1259 Bk -_B BPWIBB 3
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        2224 12 GDFGDGD H 022-28 MWI HDB APTS FOR SALE fl WEST NORTH fitti (ANG MO KIO) Ad PTE APTS SALE 3 'MC BLK 565 H.qh flr. Lift level. 2 aircons. Nicely renovated. m 100% move .n Can contra. Early _fl move m. Valued. ***** 233 FT AW mmm\ 11 I 3'
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        2558 12 B HDB APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE ff__| HDB APTS FOR SALE (j_l HDB APTS FOR SALE _R|_| HDB APTS FOR SALE B_f| HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) fc^| (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) fc^| (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) mmmmmmmaMwmmm
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        1608 12 E HOB APTS FOR SALE HR_f HDB APTS FOR SALE ff (BUKIT PANJANG) (CENTRAL/CITY) E 3-RM RACE COURSE Rd. #02. Orig KAIZER INTERNATIONAL marble floor. Unblocked. Ameni- 4 Exec Apt 528- Mid flr, unblocked l^l^"? __^s£y___ cli tio gible. Valued *****387 AMB u jp Extc Apt 543- Nice renovation ur
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        754 12 Si Nl HDB APTS FOR SALE b (CHOA CHU KANG) J S< pt 'AY 484 C. Urgent! 5 yrs. Valua- 2r ion S2OSK. 100% move-.n. Open w iew. Greenery/ quiet. Windy. S( imenit.es. Call 9238-7831 C&H v; I 'A' BLK 470 CCX. High flr. 100% "j nove m. F/aircon. Br.ght
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        2144 12 B HOB APTS FOR SALE HSJ HDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ Wmm\ (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ WEST COAST) ■■MACPHERSON) RARE! LOW CASH/ Low Flr 4 NG 'NG' 3lO high flr. Renovated Blk 2 Ha.g Rd Dr to dr Ong 2-RM Corner 303 Face North. 00 ac "l<i Amen.t.es/ MRT Motivated Seller' 9021 1177
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        1855 13 H HDB APTS FOR SALE Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ EITJ (JURONG) YIO CHU KANG) URGENT SALE! 4 A Hougang Blk 925 5 yrs F/renovated Enec Apt Blk 850 Central. 100% 7*«^ move m. All races *****796 SK f I VIEW IT NOW! Hougang, 3 A 660 JLf
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        2978 13 Bj_| HOB APTS FOR SALE ffRS HOB APTS FOR SALE (511 HDB APTS FOR SALE jfl (JURONG) m T _.„n.» rr BELOW VALUATION! 81k. 220 Exec Apt Corner Pasir R.s. 300% P^^^^^^ move.n. Mid flr. 4 rms. Face N.S. _FJ >. Value S395K_ ER.c 9021 1177 PN V^F^n, BELOW VALUE!
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        4341 13 Bfl HDB APTS FOR SALE Jff HDB APTS FOR SALE RSI HDB APTS FOR SALE M__\_\ HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) g^ (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) |J|| (WOODLANDS) W^M ii^n. I 'A' TAMPINES Blk 497 C. Design 5 T CORNER Blk 355 Tampines build. Granite. 3 aircons. 188% H.gh Ilr.
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        1013 13 Bl HOB APTS FOR SALE J (YISHUN) '^B_i________l I PropM«K ALEX LOW i 9455 8448 j^A SOK!!! UP 5-rm/ E«ec Mais/ Apt 4 S' Blk 408 School/ amenities. 4 NG 150 corner. Mins to MRT 4 NG' 202 Mins North Pt/ MRT.. 4 A' 279. 200% move ml Sch 5
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        665 14 GFGFGFG B| PRIVATE APTS I WANTED (RENT/ BUY) APT/ CONDO WANTED! (Rent/ Sale). Budget below $3K/ SBOOK. Owners pls call Albert Wong at 9007 9004 (No agts pls) CBre DOCTORS. PROGRAMMERS. LAWYERS need to rent/ buy Apt m any dist. Owner call *****08 b NEED ALL TYPES of properties for
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        1723 14 B FACTORY SPACE fTJI FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT jy^FORRENT^ MJUfORRENT FACTORY SPACE FOR LEASE YS-ONEBHcI YISHUN STREET 23 SINGAPORE *****1 Just walk-in and select your ideal industrial premises! Attractive Rentals! Limited choice units! II Open Viewing available on 19 December 2002 (10.00 am to 11.30 am) YS-OIME
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        1125 14 H FACTORY SPACE RR FACTORY SPACE RRt FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE KHFORSALE F O"S*LE ftVNTECH TP^Bf^ INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX f^_9_\_\m*__\m*_\\z\^ f Z^^ BLK 192 PANDAN LOOP «H^S^__^___r'V s Attractive Gross ____^£S^__mwT o^__\\_\\____\ Yield of up to 8% ■p^S«*J For Sale with Tenancy _Bl^^^2?^^^^^^ or Vacant Possession \v^r J¥aw W 7-storey light
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        1860 14 Bl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE J FOR RENT |^fl r*miiZi __^__i___ _HH_PH H^WPHMvI CHOICE OFFICE SPACES Far East Finance Building 700 Raffles Place MRT •Far East Shopping Centre 280-883 OrchardMßT Orchard Parade Hotel 200-872 Orchard MRT Orchard Shopping Centre 592-776 Somerset MRT Tanglin Shopping Centre 1313-1701 Orchard MRT H
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        591 14 H OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE D.15 EASTGATE. 1184 sqft F hold High flr. Open view Partitioned Genuine seller. Hurry' *****559 SHENTON H'SE. 2411 sq ft Mid fir Sea view F/renovated Pnce ne gotiabie. Franns *****900 Bl OFFICE SPACE j WANTED ADVERTISER REOUIRES ABOUT 300 sq.ft. partitioned storage space m any
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        2850 15 Rl] SHOP SPACE HSI SHOPSPACE Rfl SHOPSPACE |^L___!___!l J^^FOi^REfrr M^M SUNTEC CITY MALL olfers prime MARSILING RISE BLK 132. 2 storey SELL CHEAPI 7% investment reshops for lease at attractive shophse with living quarters, turns. D/storey HDB shophse. Zirentals. Area from 500 sq.ft up 1600 sq.lt. Good human traffic, on
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        1834 15 B| E A cT NT/ BQ s a g u e rant/ EH A,RT,CKETS J SPACE FOR RENT J^JPACEFORRENT iMwmmmM fftWriCKETIWe) B _|^__E_ M^Mf*jßWll^iß Langkawi _U2t Cnengdu n4_B WB SMNI WAI WMWWmW W Penan v Guangzhou »AU _________________________m_______________________m _____m l-jwck* nIM Beyng »4M mm maMMi k^^ «j_»shaogha, «uo tCKdIAURANT as
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