The Straits Times, 13 January 2003

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    32 1 The Straits Times X^ PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established ls4B Monday January 13, 2003 78 Pages in five parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 MMV A Singapore Press Holdings jmblication t)U Cents
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    Lock icon ERS scheme set to be fine-tuned
    728 1  -  SUSAN LONG Govt may waive $50 CPF top-up rule for senior citizens and needy Singaporeans who missed out may still get their shares By THE hue and cry over a jawdropping 128,000 Singaporeans being left out in the cold because they missed the Dec
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    Lock icon Bee Gees star Maurice dies
    250 1 MIAMI BEACH (Florida) Pop star Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed Bee Gees, died yesterday just days after he suffered a heart attack while undergoing emergency abdominal surgery last Thursday. The 53-year-old died with wife Yvonne and two children at his side at the
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    3 1 Design: PETER WILLIAMS
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    Lock icon Russia sending missile-armed ships to protect Gulf interests
    421 1 MOSCOW Russia is preparing three naval vessels for a long-term mission to the Persian Gulf within the next month to protect its "national interests" in the event of an American invasion of Iraq. The move could heighten tension between Moscow and Washington
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      67 2 $3M TO TRAIN REHAB NURSES A STATE grant of $3.3 million will help nursing homes and rehabilitation centres attract and train needed staff to look after Eatients already discharged from hospitals ut still requiring attention. The money, to be handed out over three years, will ensure that standards of
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      87 2 TECH SCIENCE ■HIS YEAR, WARMER THAN 1998? TEMPERATURES around the world this year are set to rise even more than in 1998, a record year in which the El Nino phenomenon, which warms the earth's atmosphere, was at its strongest. A new and persistent underlying warming trend is brewing in
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      79 2 AL-QAEDA THREAT CONTINUES THE Al-Qaeda terrorist network and its associate groups will continue to threaten the world this year, despite being hunted down with a vengeance. It is now fragmented, but the scattered pieces will regroup in other parts of the world. And it will collaborate with other terror
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      106 2 SPORTS HELPER OUT OF POCKET PARENTS are encouraged to help with sports and games in schools. Yet those who do so and wish to upgrade themselves and be more skilful get little help from the authorities, writes Mr Koh Tat Meng, who helps out in a junior college. In
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      42 2 STUFF OF DREAMS A PILLOW with a strange shape that is supposed to reduce your snoring or relieve acnes and pains or repel dust mites could set you back a tidy sum. Yet people are grabbing these pricey new-fangled pillows. LIFEIL4
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      141 2 English in Chinese lessons 'bad idea' SOME ethnic Chinese here feel that resorting to using English to help teach Chinese in schools is a "humiliation" to their culture. And they wonder why methods that worked for them would not work for today's schoolchildren. Reacting to Deputy Prime Minister Lee
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      54 2 W ORLD British cx)mniuters or cattle? MILLIONS who use Britain's railways suffer from chronic health problems brought on by being squeezed into cramped carriages the "cattle truck" train syndrome. They have high blootj pressure, chronic anxiety or even fatal heart conditions. This is prompting the Rail Passenger Council to launch
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      94 2 Gift of house to NUS, in honour of surgeon THE daughter of a man who had achieved much yet declined a British knighthood wants to honour him by giving her Ipoh house to the National University of Singapore (NUS). With her donation, Ms Sharmini Tiruchelvam, a writer and composer
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      79 2 CRYSTAL-RAU GAZING: WHO'S TOP? FUND distributors have no easy job telling panicky investors which unit trusts to put their money into. And the more "unpredictables" that come into play, such as terrorist attacks, corporate scandals and geopolitical tensions, the harder the task. A comparison of last year's best-performing funds
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      80 2 IRAN: QUIET POWER OF MASSES AT THE height of campus rage against Iran's Islamic regime, bonfires rose menacingly. But last month, the fires went out. Riot police withdrew and students returned to their classes. The big threat, say analysts, lies not with noisy student rebels but in the quiet
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      149 2 HOOKED BY CYBER-6AMES MANY of China's young workers are addicted to blasting away at cyber-monsters in Internet cafes. A typical example is the Beijing waiter who spends at least 30 hours a week playing the popular online game Legend. China now has more than eight million of these online
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      53 2 SUSILO'S PRICELESS FEEUNfi RONALD Susilo, 23, has become the first Singaporean to win an International Badminton Federation Grand Prix title. He took the men's singles crown in the Thailand Open in Bangkok, after beating Thailand's Boonsak Polsana. The feeling of winning a first major title is priceless, he says.
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      369 3  -  DAWN WONG Firm's keyboard invention wins a prize at the world's largest electronics show §1 A SINGAPORE invention has nabbed an award at the world's largest consumer electronics show, where many mass-produced items such as the video-cassette recorder and the mini disc, are unveiled
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      Lock icon PM concerned at spate of exits by foreign CEOs
      522 3  - PM concerned at spate of exits by foreign CEOs LYDIA LIM He says early departure of top executives may create impression that S'pore does not need foreign talent, which is not true By IN PHUKET 1 am a little unhappy at the coincidence of events. One after another, you find
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      Lock icon Confusing signals from N. Korea
      466 4 ♦Vows to 'smash US nuclear maniacs' ♦Denies any plan to make N-weapons SEOUL In a day of sharply confusing signals, North Korea vowed to "smash US nuclear maniacs" in a "holy war" even as its diplomats told New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson their country had
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      Lock icon Illinois governor spares lives of 156 on death row
      502 4 Decision deals a blow to capital punishment and sparks outrage CHICAGO Calling the death penalty process 'arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral", Governor George Ryan has emptied Illinois' death, row by commuting 167 inmates' sentences in what was the broadest attack
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      Lock icon Giving thanks for a good harvest
      107 4 LITTLE India was a hive of activity on Saturday as dancers from Srirangam Bharatha Nathalaya, a South Indian troupe, performed the "Kolattam" dance at the opening of the Hindu Pongal (Harvest) Festival. Pongal marks the beginning of "Thai" in the Hindu calendar and is
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      Lock icon U got it-Charity show raises $5m
      163 5 U got itCharity show raises $5m CHANNEL LPs first charity show last night surpassed the target of $2.5 million, raising almost double the amount for welfare organisation Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre. Telecast live from the University Cultural Centre, the Ren Ci Charity Show raised $4.76 million although it
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      Lock icon Short of medical staff? Here's $3.3m
      462 5  - Short of medical staff? Here's $3. 3m DAWN WONG Govt will give step-down care providers such as nursing homes training grants to help attract staff and improve quality Bjll NURSING HOMES ARE NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL OR OLD FOLKS' HOMES, THERE IS A MEDICAL COMPONENT AS WELL SO WE MUST MANE
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      Lock icon You can dial for pranks but police are not amused
      438 5  -  BEN NAD A RAJ AN Bu TWO local audiotex companies believe they have hit on a brainwave to lift Singaporeans out of their gloom. They have come up with a pile of prank calls that people can make, for a
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  • WORLD
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      566 7 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CHRONIC ANXIETY HEART CONDITIONS 'CATTIf CARRIAGES' The plight of millions of rail passengers has prompted an official British probe into the 'cattle truck' train syndrome LONDON Millions of rail passengers are suffering chronic health problems as a result of travelling on grossly
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      95 8 Aussie soldiers freeze sperm MEMBERS of Australia's elite Special Air Services (SAS) have started having their sperm frozen ahead of an expected deployment for possible war in Iraq, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Doctors at a Sydney sperm bank told the Sun-Herald newspaper that two SAS commandos had contacted them
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      106 8 THE United States has promised the United Nations that it will permanently resettle Iraqi scientists who provide information on Iraq's secret arms programmes, US officials said on Friday. Some family members could also be granted asylum. The Bush administration has also provided weapons inspectors with
      Los Angeles Times  -  106 words
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      Lock icon Neighbouring states get ready
      95 8 AS U.S. forces move towards the Persian Gulf, Iraq's neighbours are hurriedly preparing for war by bolstering stocks of oil and food, setting up refugee camps, conducting emergency drills and stepping up security at key installations. Jordan, which relies on Iraqi oil, has built storage facilities
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      678 8 US says Jan 27 UN report won't spark war but will start final phase to disarm Iraq WASHINGTON The Bush administration has concluded it is highly unlikely that an upcoming Jan 27 report by UN weapons inspectors will provide a definitive trigger for war against Iraq. But it is
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      Lock icon Blair faces revolt within own party over Baghdad
      329 8 Blair faces revolt within own party over Baghdad LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing growing signs of dissent within his own Labour party over his approach to the crisis on Iraq, the British press reported yesterday. A senior Labour MP warned that Mr Blair could face a repeat of
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      518 9 Joy and anger for families or murderers and victims Tears ran as governor announces he will empty Illinois' death row. commuting most capital sentences to life in prison CHICAGO Those who had been visiting gravesites all these years spoke angrily of injustice. So did those who had been visiting death
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      Lock icon Stop attacks on Israeli civilians: Arafat's Cabinet
      326 9 It calls for restraint ahead of Israeli polls RAMALLAH (West Bank) Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Cabinet urged militants to stop attacking Israeli civilians ahead of an Israeli election that could change the course of more than two years of conflict. "Attacks against Israeli
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        Lock icon V-P OF CLONING FIRM SUBPOENAED
        57 9 MR THOMAS Kaenzig, a vice-president of Clonaid, which claims to have produced a human clone, was subpoenaed to appear in a Florida court. His firm was ordered to disclose the location of the baby and her mother. If he fails to appear on Jan 22,
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        51 9 THE frozen body of a 35--year-old man who apparently spent several days stuck in an airplane's landing gear was found on Saturday at Toronto's Pearson airport after the plane landed on a flight from the Dominican Republic. Police say he appeared to be a stowaway.
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        Lock icon LIBYA HELPING IN WAR ON AL-QAEDA
        63 9 LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi said his country and the US were exchanging intelligence on the Al-Qaeda. However, he acknowledged Osama bin Laden "s growing popularity in the Muslim world. "There are Libyan terrorists in America and in Britain," Mr Gaddafi told Newsweek magazine. "The
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        Lock icon PANIC ROOMS FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH
        70 9 FEARS of an Al-Qaeda attack have prompted Queen Elizabeth to install "panic rooms" at her royal residences at a cost of at least £1 million (Ss2.B million). The high-security rooms, encased in 45-cm thick steel walls at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, are designed to
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        72 9 A DOG that had been trained by a young man to carry love letters to his sweetheart was stoned to death by the girl's brother in an apparent bid to protect her honour in conservative Jordan, a report said yesterday. The official Petra news agency
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      491 10  - Tall, dark and handsome Italians? Think again TAMARA THIESSEN Gone are the days when one sees Italy's stallions strutting on beaches. Today, two-thirds of Italian men are fighting fat Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PARIS The legendary Italian lover is suffering a serious ego crisis. Not due to poor Eerformance
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      52 10 Ordered down by a judge, Mr John Quigley bids farewell to his home of 70 days a 400-year-old oak tree in California which he dwelled in to prevent its removal. The developer agreed to move the tree and not cut it clown but environmentalists say it could not
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      Lock icon 1,200 priests accused of molesting minors in US
      372 10 1,200 priests accused of molesting minors in US SEX ABUSE IN CHURCH NEW YORK Since sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church was exposed a year ago, over 1,200 priests in nearly every diocese in America have been accused of sexually abusing children. A survey conducted by the New York
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      197 10 Britain to offer firefighters 16% pay rise LONDON Britain is planning to offer firefighters a pay hike of 16 per cent over the next three years to avert a fresh wave of strikes. A report in The Telegraph yesterday quoted employers as saying the deal is likely to be presented
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Reporter's job for Taiwan's fatal woman'
        212 11  -  Lawrence Chung SHE WILL COVER PARLIAMENT TAIPEI Ms Sophie Wang, dubbed Taiwan's fatal woman" for her well-known affairs with politicians, was recently employed by the local cable station Global Television as a reporter for Parliament news. But this is spelling bad news for her
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        Lock icon ABDUCTEE TEACHES KOREAN LANGUAGE
        81 11  -  Kwan Weng Kin JAPAN Mr Kaoru Hasuike, one of five abductees who returned to Japan hist October from Pyongyang, last week started teaching a class in Beginners' Korean for a grassroots association in his hometown in Niigata Prefecture. Mr Hasuike, 45, learnt Korean after he was
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        95 11 AUCKLAND Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise may have to do some peace-talking after Maoris complained about the use of their local icon Mount Taranaki in his latest film, The Last Samurai, the Sunday Star-Times reported. The Parihaka community said they had been assured that Mount Taranaki
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        84 11 BOY, 15, S ET TO CROSS ATLANTIC ANTIGUA A 15-year-old boy Seb is set to become the youngest person to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic. He was expected to reach the shores sometime yesterday. Seb, however, lost out to his father, Mr lan Clover, 46, who reached Antigua
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        41 11 Quoteworthy *We do not want your riches. We want tlie richness of your experience.' Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee appealing to Indians living overseas to contribute to the country's development after last week's announcement that they could hold dual citizenships.
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        68 11 Egyptian author Naquib Mahfouz the first writer in Arabic to win the Nobel prize for literature in 1988, is in intensive care in a Cairo hospital suffering from a chest infection. Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's vounger daughter Cecilia Aheni, 21, has secured a deal for two books worth US$l
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      402 11  -  ALFRED LEE Police fear terrorist leader who escaped London raid may use the ricin toxin in an attack on the public instead of targeting political figures By THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BI'REAI LONDON Police fear that the deadly ricin toxin made in
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      715 7 Wo>LP g~~nß| World -yg-] People 'Halt Attacks On Israelis' H«^ Child Sex Abuse By Priests f^P\ 'Fatal Woman' ln New Role KM Palestinian Cabinet urges militants to stop I Over 1,200 priests in US have been accused 1 1 Sophie Wang, called Taiwan's fatal woman'' ELTjM attacking Israeli civilians and
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        575 12 BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair thought it might be a good idea if he called together some moderate Palestinian leaders to explore ways to peace as well as to encourage democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority (PA). One would have thought the Israeli government would approve of
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      5 12 JALEHA HASHIM
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda's trajectory in 2003
      1003 12  - Al-Qaeda's trajectory in 2003 ROHAN GUNARATN A By Although Al-Qaeda as a physical entity will he relegated to history, it has succeeded in 'showing the way' to other groups, to move beyond a limited territorial agenda towards a universal jihad. DESPITE being hunted down relentlessly, Al-Qaeda and its associate organisations
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      Lock icon Apocalypse? Well, not just now anyway
      1022 12  -  LIM SAY BOON LUCRUM By %y a EVERY time the greenback loses significant ground, talk turns to the possibility of a "disorderly" unwinding of the "overvalued" United States dollar. The weakness of the greenback late last week renewed speculation of its unravelling and, with
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      Lock icon Anxiety over the other end of the Axis
      1423 13  -  BILL KELLER Bu NEW YORK TIMES EVERYBODY seems to bt asking which is the bigger threat, North Korea or Iraq. XVtiat do you think? With apologies to Time, Newsweek, CNN and the other news outlets that have been treating this as the
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        110 13 THE BEST SAY GOODBYE AT THE last count, some 50 top officials have either left or been purged since the Thaksin government took office in Thailand almost two years ago. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra needs to examine his management style objectively. He has admitted several times that one of
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        114 13 NARROW NATIONALISM IT IS sad that the sale of the public-ly-listed PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation to Singapore Technologies Telemedia has been turned into a controversy by several nar- row-minded Indonesian politicians and trade union leaders to advance their vested interests. Trumpeting the fear that the deal would result in
        Jakarta Post  -  114 words
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        105 13 BODY PARTS DISPOSAL THE Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hongkong (HKU) has admitted that several human body parts found in a landfill recently were discarded by the university when it moved to its new premises last year. They were apparently taken to the landfill together with construction
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        117 13 AMNESTY IS NOT JUSTICE THE prosecutor's office in Taiwan recently offered to suspend charges against Kaohsiung city councillors who voluntarily came forward and confessed to receiving bribes for their votes in council elections for Speaker and Deputy Speaker. There is just one problem with the amnesty strategy. While elected
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      275 15 I REFER to the letter by the Education Ministry's director of education programmes, Ms Ho Peng, on encouraging people to oner their help in sports and games in schools ("Wanted: Parents to teach a sport"; ST, Jan 7)I have been offering my time and advice at
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      Lock icon Too much stress on winning sports
      296 15 I REFER to Madam Haslinda Shamsudin's letter, "Aces go places but don't neglect the other students" (ST, Jan 2). I agree with her that schools should move away from too much emphasis on the competitive nature of sports at the school level, and allow
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      292 15 I SHARE the sentiments of Madam Haslinda Shamsudin. When I wanted to join the badminton club in my secondary school in 1987, 1 was told places were limited as the club wanted to build a school team. Entrance was decided by a game, which
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      Lock icon Time to teach financial skills in schools
      234 15 SHOULDN'T we teach financial planning in schools? While the education system worldwide has improved in the past 50 years, it seems that many of the necessary life skills are still not taught in schools. Most of us learnt our basic social skills in
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      Lock icon Punishment hurts tax-evasion doctors patients
      339 15 Punishment hurts tax-evasion doctors patients READERS have rightly queried the merit of punishing the tax-evading doctor twice ("Why punish tax-case doc twice?"; ST, Jan 8). Not only is the latest Singapore Medical Council (SMC) punishment a case of "double jeopardy" for Dr Chua Pong Kuan, but it also illustrates a
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      94 16 Get proof before redelivery SINGAPORE Post does not ask for proof of a company's occupation or vacation of premises when redirecting mail. This can be very dangerous. I did not realise that someone had been giving my company's address to her creditors until SingPost placed her mail in my company's
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      126 16 Hotel rate differences common I REFER to Mr Leong Sze Hian's letter, "Why charge foreigners more for hotel room?" (ST, Jan 1). He said it is detrimental to the tourism industry and that he bad never seen advertisements offering locals lower rates, but he may not have noticed similar practices
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      996 16 I REFER to Ms Viki Esther Chang's letter, "China booming but at high moral cost (ST, Jan 6). As a Singaporean whose grandparents came from China almost a century ago, I am appalled by her sweeping negative generalisations about Chinese nationals, especially women who like
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      304 16 IMPRESSED by the full-page advertisement placed by the newly formed Media Development Authority, I visited its website at www.mda.gov.sg which linked me to the Singapore Film Commission at www.sfc.org.sg I was totally disappointed at how obsolete that site is. Featured under its "Latest event" category
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      8 1 Monday, January 13, 2003 The Straits Times home
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      47 1 'This is a preposterous idea! English is English and Chinese is Chinese how can you mix the two together?' Retiree Tang Kee Mun, 67, on a pilot project in which English is used to help teach the Chinese language in primary schools
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      666 1  - Who are the 128,000? SIM CHI YIN THERESA TAN By and That* s the number that slipped through the net and did not get share allotments THEY were mistaken for bogus salesmen, and doors were slammed on them. But all the grassroots leaders were trying to do was to make
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      920 2 Women in comba* positions are in the spotlight after a collision killed three women specialists in the Singapore Navy, with one still missing. SUE-ANN CHIA looks at the growing role of women in national defence and security MENTION military, and most see it as a mans turf. But
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      Lock icon Still hopeful for safe return
      342 2  -  BEN NADARAJAN BtL THE family of Second Sergeant Chua Bee Lin, 24, whose t>ody still remains missing, took to the seas yesterday morning to pray for her safe return. About a dozen family members, including Second Sgt Chua's parents and husband, sailed out on RSS
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      Lock icon Surgeon's daughter to leave house to NUS
      469 3  -  LAUREL TEO She hopes it will go to professorship in name of Dr Michael Tiruchelvam, the first Asian specialist in Malaya §1L A CELEBRATED Malaysian beauty has decided to beaueath her house in Ipoh to trie National University of Singapore (NUS) her late
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      Lock icon DAD BROKE GLASS CEILING
      58 3 This will be in honour of a man who did so much to break the barriers that the British put up against local people for the top jobs. Ms Tiruchefvan ERNEST GOH Known as the Malaysian Madonna after Annigoni did her portrait (above), Ms Tiruchelvam has
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      Lock icon Expect smaller wage rises in future: Boon Heng
      189 3 AS AN industry or economy matures, its workers will have to be prepared for lower wage increases because costs have to be trimmed to maintain competitiveness. Annual wage increases in the developed countries have been around 2 to 3 per cent in
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      Lock icon Medium vacates house after complaints
      310 3  - Medium vacates house after complaints JANE NG »iL A HINDU medium has moved out of his rented terrace house in Seletar Hills estate, after neighbours complained of the noise and crowds at his twice-a-week prayer sessions. The medium, who wanted to be known only as Mr Samy, has moved into
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      Lock icon Only for weakest kids, please
      679 5  -  JANE LEE Using English To Teach Chinese In School? Chinese community leaders are willing to give pilot project a try, but others have slammed it Ba_ The main language of institution is still Mandarin. Once the child masters the language, he won't need the English
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      Lock icon Experts to discuss report on universities
      316 5  -  SANDRA DAVIE *L AN EMINENT, international group of men and women from business and famous American and British universities starts work today deliberating on a report that could further revolutionise university education in Singapore. What they say will help decide whether the National University
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      Lock icon Woman run over by MRT was teacher
      162 5 THE woman who was killed when an MRT train ran over her on Saturday evening was a secondary school teacher at Holy Innocents' High. Police are still investigating how Ms Neo Shiea Chee, 25, died at the Ang Mo Kio MRT station. Eyewitnesses
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      Lock icon Hands of steel... and a heart of gold
      489 6  - Hands of steel... and a heart of gold JERRY AU YONG Handyman gives new life to broken crutches and wheelchairs to help needy; now CDC expands his reach m FOR the past 12 years, Mr Eugene Tan has been repairing old and broken mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and crutches,
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      Lock icon Celebrations go up in smoke with restaurant fire
      260 6 BEFORE the bridegroom could raise his glass to toast the relatives of his bride, the lights went out. Then someone yelled "fire" and Mr Tan Boon Tat's hopes for a grand start to his new life went up in smoke. Said the
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    • EDUCATION
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        868 7  -  JANE LEE ASK THE EXPERT IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us about it and we will ask die experts to help. Please mail your question, marked "Ask tne expert", to The Straits Times Education Desk,
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        Lock icon Want a place? You better sign up tor holiday classes
        803 8  -  JANE NG Limited space at The Learning Lab means those who attend holiday lessons get to stay on during term time, but some find it unfair Btd ONE popular tuition centre's practice of making parents pay For lessons during the
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        Lock icon SMU to link up with Carnegie Mellon
        385 8 SMU to link up with Carnegie Mellon Both will cooperate on info-systems programmes THE Singapore Management University (SMU) hopes to give its new School of Information Systems an instant brand name by tying up with United States university Carnegie Mellon, renowned for its excellence in information gySMU will draw on
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          177 9 LIFE SKILLS FOR BOYS' BRIGADE ALL members of the Boys' Brigade (BB) will be equipped with a set of skills to help them cope with teenage life. The scheme was announced to the organisation's 5,500 young members last Friday, the 120th anniversary of the worldwide movement founded in Scotland. Under
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          229 9 NEW classes organised by the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) to boost youngsters' performance begin on Wednesday. I'ln'V will In 1 liclil^^^^^^M 20 primary andH secondary schoolsl around the island. The areM part of Sinda's Tuto-I KnhancedM Performance (Step)H programme, which was started in
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          Lock icon MORE GOWG FOR NURSING COURSE IN ITE
          230 9 MORE students are applying for nursing and precision engineering courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). The ITE has 120 places for its two-year nursing course, but received nearly three times the number of applications. This is 70 per cent more than
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          175 10 NEW computer viruses unleashed on unsuspecting users these days are likely to take the names of young and sexy female pop stars. And this could be saying something about the cybei -attackers. T«*en sensation Avril Lavigne nominated this year for best new artist and four
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          Lock icon ANTI-COPY SOFTWARE WORKS ACROSS BOARD
          181 10 CONTROVERSIAL anticopying software for protecting multiple music and video formats on different devices has been released by video streaming company Real Networks, reports New Scientist.com news service. The digital rights management (DRM) technology restricts or completely blocks copying of digital media. Record and music companies
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          Lock icon HIGH-TECH HEIP FOR DIGITAL SHUTTERBUGS
          129 10 ADOBE Systems has come up with new software that enables digital shutterbugs to find, touch up, share and preserve thousands of pictures accumulating in their computers. Its Adobe Photoshop Album for Windows-based computers uses a tagging system which allows people to organise and find images.
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        699 10 Rising levels of greenhouse gases are pushing up world temperatures which may hit record high, say experts GLOBAL temperatures this year could beat the record set in 1998, when El Nino a disturbance of Pacific Ocean currents that warms the earth's
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      307 1 Lf9i P lo r L I In Her Father's Memory A celebrated Malaysian beauty bequeaths her house to NUS for a professorship, page h» mm^r J mWLm\mmT** m aL^mL* m^mH Charity Mr Fix-It For The Needy Mr Eugene Tan repairs wheelchairs and crutches for a good CaUSe. PACEH6 EP L
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Monday, January 13, 2003
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      50 1 'She doesn't talk to me anymore. In the car when we should he talking to each other, she would be busy SMS-ing the children. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who says he does not send text messages, commenting on his wife Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali
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      687 1  -  KWAN WENG KIN By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT CREATIVITY I j^ I *We want to produce creative people who can think on their own. If we don't, Japan will be doomed. Mr Shoichiro Toyoda, honorary chairman of Toyota EXCELLENCE If Japan doesn't produce people of
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        547 2  - Online gaming goldmine CHITA CHIN HON Market tripled last year to $180 million and could hit $1.8 billion by 2006 By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU monsters and off Shooting e Market researcher IPC China says the nation's online gaming market rocketed from 310 million yuan (Ss6s million) in 2001
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        Lock icon Workers rush for tickets to return to hometowns
        290 2  -  XIE HONG CHINESE NEW YEAR EXODUS I CHINA j BRIEF By THE STRAITS TIMES CHISA DESK THE yearly festive rush has begun all over China, as workers in the cities scramble for tickets to return to their hometowns for Chinese New Year,
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        Lock icon Well-preserved ancient battle chariots found in Hubei
        228 2 placed in one of them. BEIJING In an echo of Ben Hur and Gladiator, archaeologists in China have uncovered several well-preserved battle chariots dating from the Zhou Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Among them was a chariot pulled by six horses which
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        Lock icon Researcher strikes fear in hearts of China's rich
        696 3  -  LARRY TEO Man Behind The Forbes 100 List Three who made it to his list of the country's wealthiest people have been targeted by fraud investigators By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA DESK THE name Rupert Hoogewerf may be turning into one that
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        36 3 -WIUT I'M DOMG IS NOTHING COMPUCATED PMVDMfi MW IM£ WIDOWS EVERY YEAR ABOUT CHUA MUCH COULD BE A GONE TO FOKKN COMPANIES PLANNMG TO DO BUSINESS HERE.' Mr Hoogewerf (above), on bis list of China's richest
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        Lock icon Beijing's growth engines: investors, services, consumers
        302 3  -  DAVID HSIEH By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEUDVi Strong private investment, a vibrant services sector and heavy consumer buying jf homes and cars helped spur Beijing's doubledigit growth last year, according to experts. Mr Cui Shuqiang, chief of the Beijing Statistical Bureau, announced
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          Lock icon CANTONESE OPERA VIES FOR U.N. HERITAGE UST
          78 3 GUANGDONG'S Cantonese opera, cuisine and traditional music may soon find their way to the coveted Unesco world heritage list. Sichuan, Zhejiang and Fujian are also vying to put their unique operatic forms on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's list for
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          87 3 MORE fresh graduates are turning to job fairs instead of waiting for employers to recruit at their schools. Finding jobs will be more difficult this year because of the graduation of the first batch of students from the expanded enrolment programme introduced by the
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          83 3 NEARLY 60 per cent of married women are willing to give up their jobs to be full-time housewives, according to a survey which polled some 2,000 couples in Beijing's Haidian district. Around 14.8 per cent said "it was possible for them to become full-time
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      1150 4  -  NIRMAL GHOSH ANDHRA PRADESH'S asfja; fa By INDIA CORRESPONDENT We feature Indian Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh today in our continuing series on prominent newsmakers by The Straits Times foreign bureaus. i™ NEW DELHI Mr Nara Chandrababu Naidu, 52, is adept in the ancient art
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      Lock icon N. Korea crisis justifies US' two-war doctrine
      874 5  -  JONATHAN EYAL NFAVS ANALYSIS '>'/ KOHTHK STRAITS TIMES The American military now has an opportunity to request for more funds to support the two-war plan LONDON Almost regardless of how the KoreOjn crisis develops, its impact on US policy is already guaranteed to
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      Lock icon Bomb at KFC defused just in time
      166 5 Bomb at KFC defused just in time KARACHI A time bomb was defused minutes before it was set to go off in a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast-food restaurant in the southern Pakistani city of Hyderabad, a police official said yesterday. The bomb was discovered by a sweeper in a
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        648 6  - Thailand's bachelor ministers finally get hitched EDWARD TANG The engagement of one minister and wedding of another reflect the trend of late marriages in Thailand By I lI AII AM) CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Call them late bloomers, or fussy customers when it comes to choosing a life partner. But two of
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        482 7 Price hikes will help cut foreign debt, says Mega Calling on Indonesians to accept the changes, she says the government has to stop subsidies to rebuild the economy MENGWI (Indonesia) President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday defended her decision to raise fuel and power prices, arguing they were needed to end the
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        540 7  -  SHEF ALI REKHI Ba TERRORISM, the way we see it today, has never been this lethal, a new book edited by two academics from the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies says. This new terrorism, which has a distinctive religious dimension, will remain
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          56 7 THE Philippine army has retaken a mountain village in southern Sultan Kudarat province occupied by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and members of the notorious kidnap gang Pentagon. The army said yesterday 18 MILF rebels and the kidnap gang members were Killed in military
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          61 7 AN AMERICAN nurse who went to the troubled Indonesian province of Aceh as a sort of freelance Florence Nightingale was freed from jail on Friday after having been convicted of visa violations. Joy Lee Sadler, 57, who served four months in jail, said she
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          57 7 PHILIPPINE officials yesterday protested against a US travel advisory issued on Friday warning Americans to take extra precautions in the Philippines due to terror threats. Foreign Secretary Bias Ople said such advisories paint "a very unfair picture" of the Philippines especially as trie authorities have been
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          50 7 DRYER BUST KILLS 12 IN VIETNAM A DRYER exploded at a bamboo products factory in Vietnam, killing 12 workers and injuring 37. The blast occurred on Saturday at the Taiwan-ese-owned Long Tre factory in Trang Bang district, 50 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, a local official said. Reuters
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          64 7 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo has called for stepped-up government reforms, warning that the country loses 22 billion pesos (Ss72o million) a year due to graft and corruption. In a radio address on on Saturday, she said if this amount could be cut even slightly,
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        532 8  - PAPER WAR LESLIE LAU By IN KUALA LUMPUR A BATTLE is being wpged at Malaysian newsstands and in the editorial pages of Malaysia's Chinese newspapers. When Oriental Daily News rolled off the presses for the first time on New Year's Day, it unleashed a fierce fight for the lucrative but
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        142 8 PEKAN While the Singapore authorities keep a close watch near Pedra Branca, they have not stopped any Malaysian Navy vessels from carrying out patrols as near as one nautical mile from the island, Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak has said. He confirmed that the
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        240 8 NEW FOOD LAW KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will make it compulsory for a wide variety of food items to carry nutrition labels under a new law to be enforced in June. The food items to be covered under the new Law on Nutrition Labelling and
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        460 9 Chief judge says situation is especially bad in High Court where 15 positions remain vacant after promotions and retirements JOHOR BARU A shortage of High Court judges has led to a backlog of cases nationwide, said Malaya Chief Judge Haidar Mohamed
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        321 9 SUNGAI PETANI (Kedah) A businessman is causing a stir in this town with his new pet a 180-kg tiger. Mr Zaitun who did not want to reveal his second name is the talk of Pekan Bukit Selambau, near here, not for his business acumen
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          41 9 FIVE primary pupils in a remote area in central Sarawak perished in a hostel fire. Thirty other pupils managed to escape from the fire which broke out on Friday night. The Star ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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          36 9 POLICE seized 1.6 million psychotropic pills nationwide last year compared with only 155,767 pills in 2001, said Narcotics Department director Deputy Commissioner Mamat Talib. I The Star Asia News Network
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          53 9 MALACCA, whose ties with China date back hundreds of years, hopes to woo 400,000 tourists from that country this year, its Chief Minister Mohamad Ali Rustam said yesterday Last year 313,865 tour- ists from China visited the state, a 31 per cent increase compare<_____he year
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          67 9 PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) will call a general election before he retires in October, two major opposition parties predicted yesterday. Parti Islam SeMalaysia president Abdul Hadi Awang and Chinese-based Democratic Action Party secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock said they believed that
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          39 9 MALAYSIAN Chinese Association president Ling Liong Sik has no plans to resign as party chief but is willing to go if the succession issue is resolved before his term expires in Bernama
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        42 10 7 can't believe the reaction to the Bowyer deal you would have thought I'd signed Saddam Hussein. West Ham manager Glenn Boeder, on the reaction of some ofthe English soccer club's fans to former Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer
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        600 10  -  MARC LIM The Sjporean beats Thailand's Boonsak to take singles crown in Thailand Open By RONALD SUSILO carved his name into Singapore badminton history when he became the first Singaporean to win an International Badminton Federation Grand Prix title yesterday. The 23-year-old beat
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        382 10 TENNIS MELBOURNE Andre Agassi, bidding to become the first overseas male player to win four Australian Open titles, is in better shape than ever, his coach Darren Cahill said yesterday. The No 2 seed takes on fellow-American Brian Vahaly in the first round today,
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        416 10 trja; af DAKAR RALLY Co-driver dies in desert accident SABIR (Libya) French codriver Bruno Cauvy was killed when the Toyota he was in, with driver Daniel Nebot, overturned on rugged Libyan Hand dunes during the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday. The accident occurred
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        642 11 SOCCER MOTE Does not include Inter MilanModena match MILAN Serie A leader AC Milan ended Bologna's perfect home record with a 2-0 victory yesterday. Second-half goals from Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko and Brazilian Serginho gave Milan the win at the Dall'Ara Stadium, where Bologna
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        718 11 MOTE Does not include Birmingham va Arsenal match. Robbie's first hat-trick for Londoners gives them 4-3 win over Everton LONDON Robbie Keane's first hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur helped the Londoners to a thrilling 4-3 win over English Premier League high-flyer Everton here at White
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        211 11 MANCHESTER Dominant on the field for Manchester United, Roy Keane is the main man off it too, according to Ruud van Nistelrooy. The duo deserved credit for their patient build-up, with the Irishman providing the cross which Paul Scholes volleyed home to put his side ahead
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        340 11 BASKETRALL HOUSTON Yao Ming was finished before the first quarter was over. Glen Rice joined him in the locker room early in the third quarter. So the Houston Rockets turned to their newest acquisition: James Posey, who scored 18 points with four assists
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        321 11 SAILING AUCKLAND Slick Swiss syndicate Alinghi underlined its favourite tag to win the America's Cup challengers series final when it comfortably beat United States rival Oracle BMW Racing in the first race yesterday. Biotechnology heir Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi led around all marks as they beat
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        162 11  -  MARC LIM RUGBY B_ SINGAPORE'S Under-19 rugby team failed to equal its best showing at the Asian Rugby Football Union Championships when it lost 11-12 to Thailand in Hongkong yesterday. It finished sixth in the 10--team tournament, one place lower than in 1997It was
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        229 11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NASHVILLE (Tennessee) Tennessee kicker Joe Nedney made the most of his third chance on Saturday, kicking the winner on his second overtime try as the Titans downed Pittsburgh 34-31 and left the Steelers crying foul in the National Football
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        333 12 GOLF Ernie sets 54-hole record despite a late bogey KAPALUA (Hawaii) Despite a bogey-par finish, Ernie Els still established the PGA Tour's 54-hole scoring record on Saturday, carding an eight-under-par 65 tor a two-shot lead after the third round of the Mercedes Championship. At 25-under 194,
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        885 12 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFI pity-errs; Tennessee 34 Pittsburgh 31 (0T) Philadelphia 20 Atlanta 6 BADMINTON Thailand Open la Bangkok, Map's sieges s-lr-mpdk Boonsak Polsana (Tha) bt Park Tae Sang (ftor) 17 16 10-15 15 8 RenaW SesPo (Sin) M Mp_—l HelU Haamm (Mas) 15-10. 15-0. Wfc SasHo M
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        212 12 HORSE RACING LEADING jockey Johnny Geroudis will stick with "old favourite" Blizz Bless in preference to stablemate Que Expresion when the pair line up in the $250,000 E.W. Barker Memorial Trophy over 1400m at Kranji on January 26. Blizz Bless, who won the E.W.
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        277 12 SINGAPORE racing will celebrate the Chinese New Year with in spectacular fashion with a race meeting on Monday February 3. In a first for Singapore racing, the Monday afternoon program has been specifically set down for racegoers to bring in the New Year
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        672 12 Race 1 Class 6 (3) 1400m 4 CLASSIC LADY, App David Chong I. 8 Mega Success, M Wepner 2. 12 King of Durban. App A Kumarenther 3 Margins 1/2 len x 1/2 lenTime 1.303 Nos 4, 8, 12. Win $265 Piece $47. $19,
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      932 12 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. 1 He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies..." John 11:25 t r; NEO SHIEA CHEE At)t:2s was called horn* to be with the Lord on 11 January 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Cheong Chee Kong
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        680 13 ROUND-UP Overseas markets THE Malaysian bourse could be heading for a possible pre-Chinese New Year rally, analysts said. "The market's surprise turnaround towards the end ofthe week has given the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index a measure of relief," said Mr Victor Wan, senior
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        97 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M n s Tout Mem f, T^„ Multi lnd 42.289 42 289 S6 .A Manuf.cturq 201.206 11.765 2,2971 ,5470* 2 437 Wx&Ss Commerce 30.262 2 691 32 951 a_S 'SM4J Tpt/S,or/Com 33.44. SJg Jjg **g Fmence 14.456 ,4.456 68 07, 4 A 8
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        117 13 MAIN SDQ TOTAL u On Unch up Dn Uwc h U Z Until Multi lnd 10 63 0 0 0 10 <_. Manufacturq 78 24 19 15 11 ,3 93 3 f J Commerce 23 18 13 6 6 3 .5 Tpt/Stor/Com 13 10 6 0 6
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        45 13 Change Straits Times Indei 1347.17 *12 08 BT 08/OS 399.00 *153.00 BT CADI -*****.00 *135 00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 *40.00 UOB Sesdaq ...53.97 *0 80 UOB Blue Chip .468.38 *6.92 STI Futures 1343 »9 MSCI Singapore 165.57 »1.57 SiMSCI Futures 165.40 *1 90
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        36 13 LiMlc 109.792.000 MultiVis HK7c 95.218.000 Chart Sem.Cond 26c 93.708,000 OMX Tech U55c 82.038.000 Citiraya 2.5c 49.840.000 Oatacreft 10c 48.213,000 Yoignjm 20c 46.453,000 Surface MT HK2Oc 45,787.000 SembCo.-p Ind 2sc 42.471 000 UniFood HK25c 38.138,000
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        3677 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 0 608/ Star Europe Bd 1 152/ Star Europe Bal 086/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.66/ StarAsiaßond 1.28/ Star Asia Balanced 0.792/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.176/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0 573/ Mufti Strategy Fd 0 966/
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        442 13 rtkja af ABNAmroßankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale Italians SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA 5 Bangkok
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        437 13 REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG North Korea's withdrawal from the non-prolif-eration treaty (NPT) sent the yen falling against the euro last week, but it was steady against the US dollar as concerns about a possible war on Iraq prevailed. JAPANESE YEN: The yen sank to
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        472 14 Aim is to invest up to $14b of the Asian govts' foreign reserves to cut reliance on Western investors and financial aid PHUKET Thailand, Singapore and other Asian nations plan to invest in a fund that may help Asian nations avoid
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        54 14 Hongkong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa (left), Walt Disney Company president and chief operating officer Robert Iger (centre), and Disney chairman and chief executive officer Michael Eisner celebrate with Mickey and Minnie Mouse yesterday. They were at the ground-breaking ceremony for Hongkong Disneyland at Penny's Bay
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        213 14 BEIJING China is facing a serious shortage of mineral resources and will be forced to increase its imports drastically to meet demand over the next 20 years, a state-run newspaper said yesterday. The Workers Daily said a report by the Chinese Academy of Geological
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        460 14 PREVENTING OIL PRICE HIKE VIENNA The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) yesterday agreed to fill a gap in world oil supplies left by a six-week-old strike in Venezuela to stave off an oil shock. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Oil
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        599 15  - Robust non-oil exports 'will boost S'pore economy' NARENDRA AGGARWAL Upbeat NUS dons predict 4.5% economic growth this year, with a big upswing in the second half By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT A DOUBLE-DIGIT growth in shipments of Singapore-made goods will rev up the Republic's economic machine to a healthy 4.5 per cent
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        498 16  -  AZHAR KHALID The tax system being reviewed now is likely to cut incentives and raise taxes to be paid by foreign firms FOR many Singapore companies, gaining a foothold in the burgeoning China market is the modern-day equivalent of finding the pot
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        122 16 WONG KWAI CHOW ■oinpetition for Housing Board (HDB) home loans has been so intense that DBS chief executive Jackson Tai himself came to help out yesterday at the POSB HDB loans centre at Toa Payoh. He is seen here with POSB relationship officer Josephine Loh
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        Lock icon Siemens sees no reason to move operations out of S'pore
        428 16  - Siemens sees no reason to move operations out of S'pore DENESH DIVYANATHAN INVESTMENTS WORTH $700M By TKCIINOLOCY REPORTER IT WAS one of the very first multinational corporations in Singapore, having first set foot here in 1908, and it sees no reason to ever leave. After all, German conglomerate Siemens has
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        1917 17 Phew! The NatSteel saga has finally ended its long, long public run and what a spectacle it has been. LEONG CHAN TEH and LEE SUSHYAN revisit its key controversies HESTMTEDIT NatSted president Ang Kong Hua He led a management buyout, but lost his bid
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        458 17  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK MARKETS CORRESPONDENT STUCK in a rut for some time now, the Singapore bourse seems to be headed for yet another week of lacklustre, range-bound trading despite positive developments from regional bourses and upbeat newsflow from the United States.
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        57 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents ChOOBeCWO9W26... 9460 313.0 1.9 FM 830 55.0 7.1 D858k6%NCP5......0440 40.0 0.4 GreatEast 50c 910 40.0 4.6 OCBC 965 20.0 2.1 --Jacob 20c 91 18.5 25.5 HL Asia 20c 112 13.0 13.1 ST Engg Wc 182 13.0 7.7 GP Bat 80c 167 Tl.o 7.1 SembCorp lnd 25c
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        55 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents S_ VentureCorp2sc 1380 60.0 4.2 JMHUS2SC4OO. 605 52.2 4.7 Yongnam2oc 2 11.5 85.2 B Sembawang 1030 10.0 1.0 DBS Grp TWO 10.0 0.9 SIA 200 1020 W.O 1.0 SIA 50c W2O W.O 10 JSHUSSCSOO 256 7.0 1.5 CtC 332 6.0 1.8 CaprtaLand W9 6.0 52 Haw
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        60 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Yongnam2oc_ 2 852 n.5 PanpacMed WO4 1 80.0 4.0 Koh Bros WO4 2 55.6 2.5 See Hup Seng 10c.... 3 53.8 3.5 LSMk 0.5 50.0 0.5 Nucleus Elec 5c 7.5 44.4 6.0 BBRHWqsSc 1 33.3 0.5 PSLHldqslOc 6.5 31.6 3.0 AcmaWo4lTl6 1.5 25.0 0.5 KingWan W*****
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        668 19  -  SOH WEN LIN Online fund sellers remain bullish on the region; they cite terrorist attacks for of f -the-mark predictions in 2002 By CRYSTAL-BALL gazing has never been easy, especially if you are a fund distributor telling panicky investors which unit trusts to put
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      476 2 BEE GEES fans in Singapore lamented the loss of singer Maurice Gibb, who died after undergoing abdominal surgery in Miami yesterday. He was 53. Pub-owner Simon Lim, 35, was one of the many babyboomers who grew up to the 1970s high-pitched, harmonised disco sounds of the Bee
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      715 1 m„ STRAIGHT TALK By Karl Ho PAGE 8 Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday OESION Sunday LIFESTYLE ff J I CONCERT m mm m _i f J^_F f f imJf rn m f\ MS\ m y^W Jay Chou s snow on Saturday night wowed some
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      393 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 10 TOMORROW Life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday !^^l^p i •i^fe^.BßP^te- ,^-___l--ll____. ______________i____S^i F Tm I EXPRESSIONS 'rfer J INTERNATIONAL r^^3S^_2fi^^^^____ l^Sß^^^Wy Let's get slim and I >.-*;■■__. T„._B__ij>^'^^y*^*^SK ,r^J~ at* T^^_SSl__i^____________________B____ <: beautiful now at ■'l.'r"jj*;.^_^l--^^ y3fi > 3_ ___w _^l «"V
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      42 6 Gift Of Spring is at Level 2, Sheraton Towers (39 Scotts Road) from Friday to Sunday. Opening hours: 10 am- 6.30 pm (Fri and Sat); 10 am 3 pm (Sun). Admission is free. For more information, call Chen Man Lee on 9675-7721.
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      41 6 Beautiful Losers is on at 65 Kerbau Road on Wed and Thurs at 8 pm, and Fri and Sat at 7.30 and 9.30 pm. Tickets at $15 (concession) and $18 from Spelltl7 at 6392- 1 772 or e-mail spellseven@hotmail.com. Limited seating
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      26 7 Bui Xuan Phai is on at the Singapore Art Museum auditorium, Jan 24 26, 8 pm. Tickets at $19.20 (concession) and $24 from Sistic (tel. 6348-5555).
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      67 9 Next-gen phones that can "feel"? That's right! If you're playing a racing game on your mobile phone and your racing car crashes, your phone will vibrate violently. And 3D ringtones are also on the cards... They're sensational! i i __E__r ___F r^~ ______■_____■______> .J^BHO Jtkr _r 11' _*i_ad_e_. __F^ fSSafe^-»_i^g|^^^^
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      19 9 Fear Factor is also on AXN (StarHub Channel 19) on Wednesdays at 10 pm. with repeats at other times.
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      31 9 StarHub Channel 56 repeats Glass Shoes on Mondays to Wednesdays, at 7 pm and at midnight. It repeats Marmalade Boy on Sundays at 10 pm and on Saturdays at 6 pm.
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      265 10 If you have time for only one event... Kreta a\\f *')m\ amm\ \\t *>'*'* cent less for students and TB _f_Hro?_^ -^_£!L_ V'^ T^_| senior citizens above 60) t(tl __B___ v> ftfyM*aF>^~ J^ r^> wC«^B states of Wei, Shu and Wu were vying for power, the commander-in-chef of the Wu
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      228 10 LIFE! WHAT'S ON THE ARTS THIS WEEK By Magdalene Lum MODERN DANCE FOR B___T_BB___B BEGINNERS R( A) B DBS Arts Centre Home ofSRT, I*™ 1 Wed Jan 26: 8 pin > t m ■■■MM Sat <b Sun no on B Tickets: $19 $21 10 per rent less B^ _P^ for
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      172 10 TALK THAIPUSAM: THE MURUGAN CULT AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA The Singapore History Museum theatrette, Stamford Road, Today: 10.30 am, Free, Tel: 6733-7298 To find out more about the history and extent of the Thaipusam festival and devotion to Lord Murugan, and the human dynamics at work among
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      474 10 Downturn and Creating an Employer Brand. CHINESE NEW YEAR THE LOST ARTY FACTS OF ANCIENT CHINA Lot 1 Shoppers Mall. Choa Chu Kang. Today till Jan 30: 10 am -9.30 vm. Pay for purchases. Tel: 6762-3590 Award-winning craftsmen from Shanghai create household items before your eyes. You can also take
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        726 6 tag agag BQ HYUNDAI FOR S*IE RH HYUNDAI FOR S»L£ BH HYUNOAI FOR SAIE BIH HYUNOAI FOR SALE Results of January 2003 Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE l COlprkt Quota I Bkte Cart (1600cc and below) Taxi $28,489 1,342 2,153 Caw (above 1600CC) $28,089 707 1,128 Goods vahiclas and
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        604 6 HJjl MERCEDES FOR SALE Lot 7 Leng Kee Carmart Under C&C Warranty 4/'9BCLK23O 2units $139K 10/98 E240 48.000km SI22K 04/'Ol E2OOML Elegance SISSK 11/'OO E2OOML SDGB42 SI47K 10/98 E2OO 2 units $119K 12/01 C20OML tax 12/03 $145K 10/00 C2OOML new modal $133K 12/01 C180 2.0 tax 12/03 $133K 08/01 C2OOML
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        607 6 WBBL MERCEDES FOR SALE 12/98 AIM AVANT Garde. Auto 1 owner. Leather seats. New tax. OMV $31K. Agt svc. *****789 DEPOSIT $3K. '91 Benz 190 Auto. COE 11/2008. A1 cond. New tax. Selling only 531.8K. *****549 '84 MERCEDES 200 auto. COE 7/'O5. Beautiful condition. Nice no. Deposit $2900. 6284 3064
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        792 6 Bl MITSUBISHI I FOR SALE NEW VEAR SALE. $0 Deposit. 93' Spacewagon GLXi (7 seater) Auto. COE renew 10 yrs. New tax/ paint. Mthly $900++. (3 units) Call Dani 9366-2362 BUY USED CAR High Parf Vicom Evaluation. 2 units of Spacewagon 2.4GDi (3/'99 5/'00) 1 owner. OMV $*****. S/rims. hi-fi,
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        547 6 Toyota Harrier Toyota Rav 4 Honda Odyaaoy Toyota Ipsum $131',800 $92,800 $114,800 $108,800 Bin SUZUKI FOR SALE $0 CONFIRMED DRIVEAWAY '93 Swift 1.0 5-dr Manual 520.8K '93 Swift 1.0 4-dr Manual 522.8K '93 Swift 1.3 4-dr Maroon 522.8K New COE 8/'2oll. New 2K paint. !5' s/rims, brand new leatherseat Mthly
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        850 6 |^j| TOYOTA FOR SALE I BEAUTIFUL t SPACIOUS 82 Co rolla 1.3. COE 11/'2006. 3 units. Leather. CD. Deposit $1000. $331 X 36. $10,900. *****141 Hussein FEW UNITS. '93 Corolla 1.6 GLi Auto/ Manual. COE 8/2011. New paint/ s/rims/ tax. Leather seats. Loan avail. Cheap 6453-5535 2 UNITS! '92 Corolla
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        324 7 ■TJI SCRAP VEHICLES ALL HIGH PRICE. PARF/ Scrap paper/ COE rebate/ commercial/ '92 02 car body for export. Kwok *****963/ *****142 (24--hr). 279 Balestier Pt. #02-06 KM BUYING '86-7002 SCRAP cars for export. Proton specialist/ all models. Good price! No obligation. Pis call 9009-8718 Kelvin 1 BUYING ANY COND of
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        499 7 a-uoor ■p*i,vuu a RR VEHICLES FOR HIRE DOLLAR RENTAL 10 Feet Lorries Nissan Cabstar GO Plate $55/ day $1300/ month (Diesel with aircon) 6298 2002 Textile Centre #01-29 NO GST (■■■WINK 20% discount (Book before IS Jan OS) Ana Mo Kio 6464 2002 Balestier 6256 2002 Bt. Merah 6273 2002
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        545 7 SfQ VEHICLES FOR HIRE JURONG AREA. LORRIES, pick ups goods vans for hire. Jit Keong: 6863-4186. 28 Benoi Place. TAMPINES $30 Van. pick up. $40 mini-bus, lorry. Tel: 6443-5041. Bedok Industrial Pk E. *****222 AOVANCE CAR Rental. We rent cars tailored to your needs. We don't rent junks. ÜBI AREA
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        276 7 001-08 CITY t SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT QUEENS (NEW) •2+l/3+l/4+l/s+l Penthst Most choice units available •s2Ktos7K Viewing available anytime TANGLIN VIEW •3+l rm. Panoramic view Designer's Interior HERITAGE VIEW •2+l/3+l/4+l/s+l Penthse •Holland Village MRT •15 units from J2K VINCE 9022 9919 TONY 9007 7182 OUEENS 2 bdrms (914 sq.ft.) 52.5K
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        928 8 tag agag a HDOI-08 CITY m SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT D.OS, DOVER PARKVIEW. 3+l rms F/ turn. Aircon. Full facilities. MRT/ Poly/ NUS. Avail Feb. Only S3.IK. DTZ 9210-6780/ 9791 6166 DOVER PARKVIEW/ HERITAGE View. 21 3 bdrms. 10 units. Well turn, immed. Full facilities. MRT. SI.BK 53.2K. Call 9386-0991
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        621 8 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ fl|jf| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ W|f| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND KU|I TANGLIN/ HOLLAND K|2U TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RCNT PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS -RENT ■Ejvwfl IT iPy \Z&* m^^^emmmmmY VIS^^B WlMcj i Jm^g r 9 Z^ T Prestigious Address at Leonie Hill Road Tfitl^Ajß aS^^m '^^^^5 80 Shopping Belt I r
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        523 8 D.lO WESTWOOD 2800 sq.ft 4+l rm facilities, renovated. $6K. Sunny 9681-4957/ 6235-2690 LERMIT LOOGE, 2400 sq.ft. Next to Botanic qdn. Scenic. Spacious. 3+l. Balcony. P/furn. *****867 EXPATSI UP SCALE Avalon $7K. The Loft $9K. Penthse $10K. Oth ers 9668-6468 asiahomes.com D.lO 'DRAYCOTT' 3*l/ 4+l Pent house p/furn Panoramic View Cos
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        646 8 J SCOTTS 28, 2 rms. 1098 sqft. High fir, greenery. MRT. F/facilities. $5.2K. *****009 TBP HOll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT Gong J* FaC<» ___________________________-___i 2*l Hillbrooks/Hillview Hgt.Sl.lK 2*l Hume Pk/ Century $I.IK 2*l Sherwood/ Dairy Farm.. $1.2K 3+l Hillview Apt/ Hillview Pksl.2K 3*l HJ Hgt/ Palm Gdn
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        711 8 m 015-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT PENTHSE KING'S MANSION/ Austral View. 4*l. 3300/ 3600 sq.ft. Sea view. 53.7K. Gary *****267 MARYLAND PK 3-rm. 1650 sqft. Facinq sea. facilities. $1500. Call Gary 975-***** VIEW LAGUNA GREEN 4*l. Furn/ unfurn. Tasteful. Facilities. Airport/ amenities. Immed. 9068-9235 COSTA RHU FULL/ Partial furnish
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        675 8 E MIXED DISTS Rfl MIXED OISTS I PTE APTS RENT I FOR LEASE 1 Apartments Area (sq ft) Leonie Condotel 3+l/4+l 2568-4957 Cavenagh Lodge 3+l 1329-1697 Orange Regency 4+l 1765-1776 Tanglin View 3/4+l 1141-2282 Villa Azura 2+l 1539-1636 River Place 2/3/4+l 1281-3649 Grange 70 3+l/4+l 1970-1981 Grange 80 4+l 2314
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        809 8 HHUOC/HDB APTS FOR RENT BISHAN. 4-RM 'A' Next to MRT.. F/ furn. 1 aircon. 3 bdrms. $600. Woodlands 4-rm A' Near MRT. F/ furn. 1 aircon. 3 bdrms. $550. Choa Chu Kanq. 5-rm A' MRT. Furn. 3 aircons. 4 bdrms. $650. Ho Chinq Road. 2-rm. Near MRT... F/ furnished. 1
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        642 8 B SERVICE WBm SERVICE VCfl SERVICE APARTMENTS .-.^ruT, MtJ *d»dtuct« FAR EAST PLAZA Service Apartments in the Heart of City At the doorstep of the hustle and bustle of exciting Orchard Road. Near Orchard MRT Station. Luxurious penthouses and one bedroom units available. Swimming pool, tennis court, billiards room, gymnasium,
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        334 8 D.lO BT TIMAH. Spacious 1 bdrm apt SI.2K. Pte entrance Master rm $750. Pte entrance master rm. (Gdn hse at East Coast) $750. 9829-2788 OR 9756-1263 D.15 BRAND NEW Condo with facilities. Studio/ 2 rooms/ 3 rooms. Furnished. 1 week onwards 6 mths. Sves avail on request. 6345-2877/ *****153. MARINE
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        662 9 HD11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -SALE SELL BELOW VALUE) Pine Gr. con do. 1750 sq.ft. 3 rms 3 baths. F/facilities. Greenery environment. Raymond 9100-7332 PN THE SHELFORD. FREEHOLD. Luxu rious condo. Deferred payment. 3+ gdn/ 3+ study/ penthse. IKm Nanyang RGPS. 9292-7550 DW i»i linn H^_' MAPLEWOODS. F'HOLD.
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        818 16 TENDER NOTICE SIA Engineering Company Limited invites tenders for the following items: Item No Description ECT I 0 1 Design, supply, delivery, installation, 436 testing and commissioning of two (2) 1-ton goods hoist for SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) Hangars 4 and 5 in Changi Airport. Closing date I 27 January
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        914 16 *g*mwmramaaammm Aero Laundry Linen Services Pte Ltd invites tenders for the provision of laundry machinery as follow 1) Steam Boiler System (TV ALLS/03/046) 2) CBW System and Laundry Equipment (T/ALLS/03/047) Tender application forms are available on payment of a nonrefundable fee of 5552.00 (GST Inclusive) for item (1 and *****.00
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        325 17 SR. OFFlCER(Treasury) Deg with min 3 yrs treasury settlement experiences in Bonds, Derivatives Fixed Income. To manage supervise margining unit in treasury settlement. To make respond to margin calls, to verify valued position portfolio of Bank against Credit Support Amount counterparties to compute verify CSA. TREASURY OFFICER Dc-g with 3
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        431 17 i Responsibilities: f Provide PC Technical support to in-house users Network administration and maintenance Requirements: Candidate must possess al least a Diploma or Advanced /Higher Graduate I Diploma in Computer Science Information Technology or equivalent JF Required skillisi LAS WAS, Systems Administration Basic computer 9 troubleshooting aa Required language's! English,
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        299 17 Degree/Diploma Holders Pleasant Personality i» Bilingual in English Chinese, i Computer literate i •Good communication skills i Singaporean/PR 1 Interest please call J6896 3545; Retail Company has vacancy for MARKETING ASSISTANT GCE '0' level Bilingual in Eng Mandarin Class 2/3 driving lie Computer literate Matured independent Interested pis write in
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        256 18 Cosy newly opened Bar is looking for experienced Bar Tenders Servers We are located at 801-03 Capital Square Three Pekin St. )Off Telok Ayer St) Nearest MRT Raffies Place Pis Call Bernard on 6438-2975 between 2pm to 6pm for an appt Expanding Catering Company requires 1) NIGHT COOKOOpm6am)/ Chinese food
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        560 19 8 HOTEL I 9 RENDEZVOUS 9 Wtkaam to an exciting hospitality experience! Join Hotel Rendezvous am K at Bras Basah Road a luxuty business hotel that is part of the 9 C emerging Rendezvous Hotels Group. B H We seek to fill the following position.*: 3 B i) Assistant Sales
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        215 19 ===B--_-_________"__^™ H BEAUTICIAN/ HAIR STYLIST POSITIONS m%m*' f An international company specialising in beauty-related services has immediate vacancies for the position of Beauticians Pleasant personality Able to speak and write simple English Gdesco Certificate or relevant experience will be an advantage Singaporeans/SPRs l Tha successful applicants will enjoy: Training and
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        1117 19 mVLIi y^Z WILYi TCmXr^cS?' 7 \mfm\ HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ JfCT HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ gJHI LOUNGE POSITIONS §j|j| LOUNGE POSITIONS .a..^ JM LOU NGE POSITIONS Ljj of Singapore §i?\ The Fun American Neighbourhood Restaurant FULLTIME Lmmfr&*aW HOOTERS GIRLS .^E'—'^vTl^Jg Earn more than $2500 per month. *3| F^ "^Pt I^4 mtf* ff^ (Basic+Sales Incentives+Allowances) I^^^/^k W
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        621 19 ■fTI ADMINISTRATIVE/ ■ffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ fj/JH \WAWaw """"^^^BuTl \m^^^^ well-established financial [1^ institution in town requires: GCE N' or o' level Must be able to type and PC literate Must be prepared to handle cash Salary range from $920/- to $1 ,300/- plus a teller s allowance of $80/- per month
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        320 19 Well Estab Shipping Company requires: RECEPTIONIST Pleasant, fluent in English Must have knowledge i import/ export documentations ACCOUNTANT Have have experience fror main line shipping operator Handle full sets of a/cs Verify manifest vessi disbursements reports Salary neg Interested applicants, pis emai fax resume attn. to: Mr Sunjtt 611 Tel:
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        745 19 E ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS Shipping Firm requires the following positions: I) TRANSHIPMENT CLERK 2) DOCUMENTATION CLERK Preferably with working experience Mm GCE '07N' level Able to start work immediately Interested pis send resume to cmerktlii.co.ip (Mr Mark Chan) Positions available for male/ female candiates to work as 1) ACCOUNTS ASSISTANTS
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        748 20 H administrative; CLERICAL POSITIONS SALES COORDINATOR TUAS. Bi lingual in Eny Mandarin. 1 yr experience. $1.2K up. Fax *****018/ rl6<?>pacitic.net.sg IMMED BANK TELLERS. Basic al lowance. Min 'N' COS. Cashier/ teller/ sales experience. Speak Chinese. *****183. C*****1J WE WANT you^ SITE ADMIN ASST (Changi). 2 yrs .ontract. Relevant experience Chinese
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        735 20 ■991 TECHNICAL 1991 TECHNICAL 9991 TECHNICAL fffl TECHNICAL |99| TECHNICAL |jjyy_posmoNs M^wsmoNS !m| positions KJJwsitions Ky^J positions BENEFITS: m Daily meal subsidy Job supplement Grow with Asahi Techno Vision M^^ Free uniform Confirmation adjustment -Singapore's only colour TV glass P Attractive shift allowance Annual increment .^nT^^^n^n^ 0 i I to^
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        165 20 An established cleaning firm has an immediate vacancy for ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN NTC 2 in Electrical or equivalent with 3 years relevant experience in Cabling, Control Panel, instrumentation and trouble shooting 5-1/2 day week Interested applicants please call Ms Shemalah Ng at tel. *****893 or fax/ email detailed resume and expected
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        398 20 MOULD DESIGNER I i 2 years relevant experience t Knowledge in UG/ AutoCad I CAD/ CAM PROGRAMMER 2 years mould experience Knowledge in Unigraphics i MOULD MAKER Min 2 years experience MILLING MACHINIST I I At least NTC 3 minimum I i Tet *****228/ *****108 i i ARRK SInMOOf 9
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        287 20 MRCON CO-ORDINATOR/ Supervltor (Piping/ Ducting/ Hotel Project) $2.5K. Urgent!!! Call Leong 5227-9718 (C*****1J) JUNIOR ARCH DRAUGHTSMAN. CAD required. Write in state salary. 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 803-194 *****25) TECHNICIAN SI.2K EAST. Work shift. 5 day. NTC 3. Speak Chinese. *****414 x3O b*****3h AMK INDUSTRIAL REOUIRES expe rieneed Penal Beater
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        339 20 H PRODUCTION POSITIONS Immediate vacancies for PRODUCTION OPERATORS 5 day week Rotating/ Permanent shifts Min Secondary education Malaysians with SPM are also welcome Walk-In Interview from Mon-Fri (Sam to 4pm) at: Tata Precision Industries Pte Ltd 78 Tuas South St 5. S(*****0) Tel: 6898 4330 (Bus 182 fr Boon Lay
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        733 20 El gr El "°s 0N El s«" iVioquip Located a Tuas, our High Pressure Hose Manufacturing Plant has immediate vacancies tor the following positions: PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER (12-hour Night Shift, 3 or 4 days a week) Responsibilities Lead a group of skilled male Team Members in achieving production output and
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        485 20 JBI BAM-BPM $61; Bpm -B<,m $70; j-llpm $31; 7am-3pm $38; 11pm'am $45. Tel: 6463-4633 SPFRATORS. BEDOK/ CHANGI. >*****. 5 days week. Lots of DT Call 6733-9812/ 9456-8754 1-6 MTHS PROON Operators. Tuas ivith transport. Bam-spm. OT. J069 2633 (Lie C*****1) »EDHILL. IST. SHIR $41/ Jurong lormal $41. 7pm. -7am. $64.
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        597 20 fTFI SECURITY POSITIONS JURONG.SENGKANG, CHOA CHU KANG, SHENTON WAY WOODLANDS. KATONG AND LOYANG Please bring along relevant certs, Nric 4 photos For a walk-in interview (10am-spm) 200 Jalan Sultan »02-i3 Textile Centre S'pore *****8 Call 6336-7707 SAM SECURITY SERVICE invites SECURITY OFFICERS For assignments Suntec City, Jurong, Tuas. Clementi. Bt
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        770 21 WAREHOUSING/ WW*m WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY i±£J INVENTORY POSITIONS POSITIONS (I YW Nanyang Maritime S lIW (S'pore) Pte Ltd M A company providing warehousing and physical I distribution services has immediate vacancies for: fl Packing and general task H Monthly salary $1 ,145 (excluding OT) j Possess PSA licence flB I Monthly
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        643 21 rajf afaf I DELIVERY POSITIONS DESPATCH^] RIDER fl Able to start work if immediately M Min 1 year experience with Travel Agent ffl Must have own bike ffl Young energetic JH Walk-trwntervi«w V^A PRIME EXPRESS TRAVEL 133. New Bridg* Road Cfl| mmm mmmm rmt y| DELIVERY DRIVER REOUIRED. Completed NS.
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        708 21 mmmmmMmmMMmMMMMm^MMMMMmmm ST. GREGORY SPAS We are a prestigious Spa that promotes the lifestyle of our clients. Due to our expansion, we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team for the following positions. (A) Club Manager 2 years management experience in fitness spa industry is preferred Good interpersonal communication
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        394 21 A well-established transportation company headquartered in Keppel Distripark is looking for: SHIPPING OFFICER $1400 (Stationed at Keppel Distripark) GCE N'/'O' levels 1 year experience in processing import/export permits CLEARANCE CLERK $1200 (Stationed at Changi Airport) GCE N'/'O' levels 1 year experience in Air-cargo clearance INVOICING CLERK $1200 (Stationed at Changi
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        924 21 BJ3 OTHER POSITIONS HM OTHER POSITIONS Assemble and test XY table, optics and bond head modules Set-up and troubleshoot machines Nitec (NTC2)/Higher Nitec (ITC) in Electronics/ Mechatronics/Mechanical Technology with at least 2 years' relevant experience Perform cross sectioning and reliability testing of semiconductor devices •Higher Nitec (ITO/Diploma in Mechanical Technology/Mechatronics/Material
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        698 22 as;fja;f a fa Rapid growth and increasing stability mark the exciting success of our business at Infotel. Since 1984. we have been a leading solutions provider in the Information and Communications industry. We strongly believe people are the force behind our every achievement, and we are committed to investing in
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        22 22 To send comments, views and story ideas, e-mail recru it3@sph com. sg Submit article contributions to recruit4@sph.com.sg Website: www.asiaone careers. com/st recruit
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        186 22 EVENTS ?m diary||L January ij tk-iSIZW FORMULA FOR HR SUCCESS Lifetime employment no longer ployers and HR professionals b how to attract and retain talent To ttat end, Slngyore Press Holdhgs has organised a seminar to address some of the pertinent issues faced by organbations today. Topics covered are: Motivating
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