The Straits Times, 17 March 2003

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    30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 184S JVlonClciy March 17, 2003 •80 Pages m five parts mita(P) 033/03/2003 '>XXT t\ fin Sitigapurt'Ffzys Hi)lmh<zs publication \J\J Ceob
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  • Article
    Mystery tlu puts 4 more people here in hospital
    644 1  -  JANE LEE BEN NADARAJAN Number could rise if those on plane with a S'porean doctor suspected of having unknown illness also start to fall sick By. and FOUR more people here were warded yesterday with the mystery respiratory illness, which has
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    Countdown to war: Saddam readies Iraq, Bush rallies America
    529 1 Countdown to war: Saddam readies Iraq, Bush rallies America BAGHDAD Iraq has gone on a war footing as US President George W. Bush braced the American people for military action on the eve of a crisis summit with close allies Britain and Spain. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein issued a decree
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • Article
      HOME
      226 2 SPORE TEAM'S TINY HEART PUMP THE world's smallest heart pump has been created by a team of Singapore researchers. With the device implanted, a patient with an ailing heart has a chance to rest and recover. And it can keep a heart patient alive while he is waiting for
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      COMMENTARY
      94 2 WAR: WOULD FRANCE THINK AGAIN? FRANCE is remaining staunchly anti-war. But for all the impressive diplomatic play and admiration won on the world stage, President Jacques Chirac may have to start counting the gains and losses as war m Iraq looks inevitable. A war m Iraq would strike at
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      FORUM
      77 2 IRONY IN SPORTS-TALENT NURTURE IT IS sad that the sports school is still insisting that athletic promise must be accompanied by academic excellence, say two readers. Why must gifted young athletes be denied the support of good sports coaches and psychologists, just because they did not cut it academically?
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      HOME
      71 2 Big tamily gathering outside Germany NEARLY a hundred people with the surname Neubronner celebrated their common heritage over the weekend m Singapore and Malacca. Neubronners can trace their roots back to a German family m the 12th century. And since 1990, they have held reunions m German cities. This
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      HOME
      192 2 Tough times: More grads set up shop MORE jobless graduates are forced into setting up small enterprises. But as long as it brings them some income, they are putting up with the hard grind involved. Like the computing graduate who works 12-hour days, seven days a week, at the
      ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  192 words
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      MONEY
      64 2 WHY TELCOS' GROWTH IS BLOCKED THE growth of mobile-phone operators around the world would be hindered if their lack of access to the latest cell-phone technologies is not resolved. Their restricted roaming agreements for high-speed mobile communications are among the "biggest barriers" to the proliferation of lucrative data services
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      WORLD
      88 2 NEW CLOTHES FOR IRAN'S WOMEN? IRANIAN women are casting off the long black robes they are required to wear and taking to bright colours and Western clothes at least within the pages of a new fashion magazine called Lotus. The quarterly magazine, which is becoming popular m Tehran's affluent
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      ASIA
      137 2 INDIA CANS TRISHUL MISSILE INDIA is shelving its Trishul surface-to-air missile project, long plagued by delays and snags. This is the first admitted failure of one of the five missiles being developed for its Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. Parliament was told that the Trishul was being "delinked from
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      SPORTS
      86 2 AIDE: 'CALL ME MR TOUGH GUY' s SOME feel that Aide Iskandar is too much of a nice guy to be an effective captain of the national soccer squad, m the Asian Cup qualifiers against Macau and Pakistan. Not when the Lions were humiliated so recently m the Tiger
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      466 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World S-ll Editorial 12 Commentary 12.13 Forum 14.15 HOME Home Hl-HS Education HlO-Hl2 Tech Science Hl2 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al-A6 China A2.A4 S-EAsia A7.AS Malaysia A9,A 10 Sports.... All-Al3 Money... Al5-A2O LIFE! The Buzz L 2 News L 3 Straight Talk... L 6 Arts L 7 Television
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      A fourth varsity? SIM aspires to be just that
      543 3  -  SANDRA DAVIE Govt has axed plan for new institution, but Spore Institute of Management is raising intake and planning for Open University By i:i)rCATI()NCORRF.SI»()M)KNT The Singapore Institute of Management is gearing up to become the fourth university here, even though the
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      EAT YOUR HEART OUT, BAYWATCH
      86 3 More than a thousand dogs and their owners turned up at Marine Cove yesterday for a Pet's Corner party by the beach, organised by The Sunday Times Classifieds. Owners dressed their dogs for the titles of Royal Canine Beach Babe and Surfer Dude. Taking part
      HOW HWEE YOUNG  -  86 words
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      Another top Al-Qaeda man caught in Pakistan
      396 3 ISLAMABAD Another suspected senior Al-Qaeda figure, described as a computer expert and the "business brains" of the terrorist network, has been arrested, the second such figure to be captured m a fortnight. Pakistani and American intelligence officials were yesterday interrogating Yassir alJaziri, a
      Reuters; AFP; AP  -  396 words
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      War in Gulf will not affect social fabric in Singapore
      609 4 RKIINITFII People take to the streets oxer the weekend to make their feelings clear on the impending "IwUlll w I it I fcw war against Iraq. While demonstrators in Atlanta wave the American flag and placards WAUCDM^A praising the stance
      AP  -  609 words
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      Wen becomes China's Premier
      390 4  -  JASON LEOW By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING Mr Wen Jiabao yesterday became China's Premier, with an overwhelming mandate m a legislative election that reflected popular support and his knack for being uncontroversial. The 99-35 approval rate was second only to Mr Hu Jintao's 99-76 per cent when
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      S'pore sends congratulations
      139 4  -  Jason Leow BEIJING President S R Nathan, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew sent separate congratulatory messages to Mr Hu Jintao, who was elected President on Saturday, said the China Daily. They also congratulated Mr Jiang Zemin, who was re-elected chairman of
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      IN S'PORE: New nurse finds herself in hospital bed
      670 6  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Mystkry PnixmDnia Bi c; Fresh from nursing school, Josephine Tan. 22, was among Tan Tock Seng staff who treated original victims and fell sick fir/] TEN days ago, nurse Josephine Tan, 22, went on leave, taking a break
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      IN HONGKONG: Scared medical staff stay away from home
      454 6  -  MARY KWANG fir, HONGKONG CORRESPONDENT FRONT-LINE medical staff m Hongkong's public hospitals particularly the Prince of Wales Hospital, which is at the centre of the mystery pneumonia outbreak are staving away from home for fear of infecting their families with the
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  • WORLD
    • 'Rolling start' invasion gives US option to attack any time
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        BOLD PLAN
        494 8 Troops to fight and build up combat power at same time CAMP DOHA (Kuwait) When the battle charge is sounded, US troops, unlike m the last Gulf War, will not be at full strength. The strategy this time, dubbed the "rolling start" plan, calls for US troops to
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        HUGE RISK
        428 8 THERE ARE A THOUSAND 'WHAT-IFS' GOIN6 THROUGH YOUR MIND.' A US general m the field Swift attacks on all fronts can cause deadly confusion CAMP NEW JERSEY (Kuwait) With a force only onethird the size of the one that liberated Kuwait 12 years ago, United States commanders set
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      US offer to top Iraqis: Leave or face trial
      390 9 US offer to top Iraqis: Leave or face trial List includes Saddam and his sons; they can leave Iraq now and go into exile or stand trial after war NEW YORK As a way to avoid a war, the Bush administration has identified nine senior Iraqi officials, including President Saddam
      New York Times  -  390 words
    • IRAQ BRIEFING
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        MISSILES DESTROYED
        14 9 raq carried on destroying banned al-Samoud missiles yesterday, UN weapons inspectors said.
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        BRITISH ROLE
        26 9 British forces are poised to play a critical role m any assault, targeting the southern city of Basra and securing oilfields m the area.
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        HIGH COSTS
        33 9 Despite Iraq's enormous oil reserves, experts say money from the sale of Iraqi crude would not cover the costs of rebuilding power plants, bridges and other vital infrastructure after a war.
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        ACTS OF DEFIANCE
        30 9 Open acts of defiance by opponents of Mr Saddam Hussein have intensified, with saboteurs earning out attacks against Iraq's railway system and protesters calling for his overthrow.
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        SUPPORT FOR INSPECTIONS
        34 9 France, Russia and Germany on Saturday issued a strong declaration in support of the inspection regime in Iraq and called tor a meeting of foreign ministers at the UN Security Council.
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        NO DECISION
        24 9 Turkey's government signalled on Saturday that it was unlikely to decide for at least another week on allowing in US combat troops.
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      STREET FIGHTERS
      38 9 AFP Arab volunteers taking part in an urban combat drill with Iraqi special forces on the outskirts of Baghdad on Saturday. Iraq's army is counting on old-fashioned street fighting to drive away the better-equipped coalition forces.
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      France expects economic as well as political fallout
      370 9 U.S. BACKLASH PARIS France seems bound to suffer a wave of economic and political losses at American hands, US and French officials said on Friday. The US backlash against France is likely to range widely, from moves to reduce the importance of
      International Herald Tribune  -  370 words
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      Iranian women in fashion revolution
      460 10 Many are heeding the call by a new magazine to replace black wardrobe collection with the latest Western styles and bold colours TEHERAN Iranian women are slipping out of their long black cloaks which they have been required to wear by Islamic law since the
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    • PEOPLE
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        59 10 Singer Johnny Cash, 71. is being treated for pneumonia. He was admitted to Baptist Hospital m Nashville on March 10 and is m stable condition, his spokesman said. Actor Tim Allen and his wife, Laura Deibel. have reached a divorce settlement, avoiding a trial that was to have begun on
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        50 10 Quoteworthy This suggests tJiere may be much more going on m social settings like singles' bars than meets the eye. Mr Charles Wvsocld, an adjunct professor of animal biology at the University of Pennsylvania, on a study which found that male perspiration has a surprisingly beneficial effect on women's moods
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        Where there's smoke, there's Putin's ire
        161 10 RUSSIAN PM KICKS HABIT MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasvanov has kicked his smoking habit after taking a subtle hint from his health-conscious boss, President Vladimir Putin, his spokesman was quoted as saying. Mr Putin, whose mastery of judo and downhill skiing is featured
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        KING CHARLES? NO, SAY MOST BRITONS
        124 10 LONDON The majority of Britons do not want heir to the throne Prince Charles to become king when Queen Elizabeth dies or if she abdicates, a poll showed yesterday. Only 42 per cent of those questioned m a YouGov poll said Prince Charles should
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        CITIC BOSS EARNS $497,000 A DAY
        98 10 HONGKONG Chinese entrepreneur Larry Yung, 60, chairman of Citic Pacific, is said to earn HK$2.2 million (*****,000) a day m dividends on his shareholdings m the company. Following a dividend announcement earlier last week, the Hongkong Economic Times, a local newspaper, worked out the
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        GUILIANI'S EX-WIFE TO MARRY EX-BEAU
        73 10 GUILIANI'S EX-WIFE TO MARRY EX-BEAU NEW YORK Ms Donna Hanover is marrying her high school sweetheart, who popped the question more than a week ago on a Malibu beach. The ex -wife of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani got engaged to Mr Ed Oster on March 8. He gave
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      Serbia nabs a gang leader blamed for PM's murder
      451 11 Serbia nabs a gang leader blamed for PM's murder Mladjan Micic. one of the gang's 23 leaders, is arrested on the day that the country buries reformist premier Zoran Djindjic BELGRADE One of the leaders of the gang blamed for the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and six
      AFP; AP  -  451 words
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      Elizabeth's kidnapper: from church stalwart to wild-eyed gypsy
      398 11 SALT LAKE CITY He roamed the streets m a long white robe and unruly beard, clutching a wooden staff and convinced he was a saviour and prophet. Banished from the Mormon church and estranged from his family, he had sold his possessions
      Washington Post  -  398 words
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      Israeli army bulldozer crushes US protester
      186 11 Israeli army bulldozer crushes US protester GAZA An Israeli military bulldozer crushed and killed an American protester m the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian medical officials and witnesses said. Ms Rachel Corey, 23, was lying on the ground m front of the bulldozer m a bid to block the demolition
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      178 8 No Butt For Russian PM TZWI Serbia Buries Slain PM pH| Kidnapper's Decline fc»\ Mikhail Kasvanov kicks his smoking habit WECs* ,^B One suspect is arrested as Serbia buries Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper awild-eved to appease his health-conscious boss, .|p J its assassinated prime minister, Wjfh flfcH unkempt g\psv -was once
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
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        Try, try again
        607 12 mm K m NITED States President George W. H Bush's statement last week that "no matter what the whip count is m 8 the United Nations Security Coun■A a cil", he will insist on a vote on a second resolution on Iraq, was a typical piece of
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      French defiance: It's stocktaking time
      971 12  -  ERIC TEO *L FRANCE has played for high stakes at the United Nations (UN) against the United States and Britain; its anti-war coalition leadership has both garnered C raise and raised serious concerns oth at home and abroad. Disdaining American rebukes and British taunts, it
      MIEL  -  971 words
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      Is Beijing shooting itself in the foot?
      660 12  -  TOM PLATE Bjl LOS ANGELES You really have to wonder about China's position on Iraq. Internationally-respected China expert Richard Baum assesses its stance this way: 'The French and now the Russians have given China the cover they need to express their unhappiness with
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      Zhu Rongjianti-corruption personified
      1048 13  - Zhu Rongji-anti-corruption personified LESLIE FONG By EDITOR-AT-L WU.7 There was the celebrated speech m which the premier, declaring his resolve infighting corruption, said he had got 100 coffins ready 99for those who were guilty or obstructed the effort, and one for himself MR ZHU Rongji, whose mandatory retirement as premier
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        JAPAN
        102 13 KOIZUMI CANT IGNORE PUBLIC JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi carried out an intensive round of telephone diplomacy recently with leaders around the world to solicit support for an American and Britishbacked UN draft resolution approving military strikes against Iraq. Meanwhile, public opinion m Japan
        The Asahi Shimbun  -  102 words
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        HONGKONG
        126 13 CODE OF CONDUCT TOO VAGUE THE Hongkong government should review the code of conduct for officials m the wake of the controversy over Financial Secretary Antony Leung's luxury car purchase, which was made just weeks before the vehicle registration tax was raised. This is because the existing code contains
        Ming Pao Daily News  -  126 words
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        INDONESIA
        104 13 OPEN DEBATE WON'T WORK AN ADDITIONAL requirement nut forward m Indonesia's new election law states that all presidential candidates should appear before the actual elec- tions to state their programmes, promises and aspirations m a public debate. Those who prove their oratory talents before the audience will be considered
        The Jakarta Post  -  104 words
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        TAIWAN
        110 13 CHEN SHOULD DROP TV CHATS IMITATING former United States president Franklin Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats", Taiwan president Chen Shuibian began his "A-bian Portrait" televised talks early this year. Mr Chen said that his programme has nothing to do with politics, and that he is only seeking to convey messages about
        The Taipei Times  -  110 words
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        MALAYSIA
        85 13 HAVE GUARDS AT CARPARKS MAIAYSIAN Home Ministry's secre-tary-general Aseh Che Mat said recently that owners of shopping and office complexes with multi-storey carparks should employ security guards to ensure customer safety. The high crime rate has made carparks m the country unsafe. Many rapes, robberies and thefts often occur
        New Straits Times  -  85 words
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  • FORUM
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      Don't expect all to he academically inclined
      368 14 THE recent discussion on the admission criteria for the Singapore Sports School highlights the over-emphasis on academic qualifications. Our society has lost sight of the importance of cultivating one's talent accordingly, without looking at his academic performance. The Sports School is not the
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      Recognise all forms of talent
      306 14 THE SPORTS SCHOOL FAILS TO RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE GIFTED ONLY IN ATHLETICS. IT IS very sad that despite all the feedback from members of the public, the sports school still holds on to the position that academic excellence must accompany athletic
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      Info provided on recyclable waste
      263 14 WE REFER to Ms Koh Hwan Cui's letter, "Educate public or recycling efforts will go to waste" (ST, March 10). We agree with her that more can be done to educate the public on the types of materials that can be recycled. The National Environment
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      What's official view on junk calls?
      305 14 UNWANTED CALLS IN TO DATS connected world, keeping a mobile phone switched on all the time is becoming a necessity. This allows family members or contacts to call you for urgent and important matters. But this boon is becoming a menace, when companies continue
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      Take a bow, Dr Lee
      109 15 I WOULD like to say a big 'Thank you" to Dr Jennifer Lee, chief executive officer of KK Women's and Children's Hospital and Nominated MP, for setting the example for other employers by hiring mature, mid-career workers. It is indeed a breath of fresh air
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      Spore IC needed for records update
      189 15 I REFER to the letter by Mr John Cheong Fook Onn published under the 'This That" column on March 13. Under the One-Stop Change of Address Reporting Service, the National Registration Office will transmit the new residential address of the identity card holder to
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      SPC did not get complaint letter
      152 15 I REFER to the letter by Mr Tony Tan Yew Nam, "DBS credit cards accepted worldwide? Not so" (ST, March 13). Singapore Petroleum Company wishes to thank Mr Tan for bringing the incident he encountered at SPC Market Street, as well as the issue
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      Let 'victims' know what they can do
      169 15 Let 'victims' know what they can do UNWANTED E-MAIL I REFER to the letter, "Still in the dark about IDA's stand", (ST, March 10). I agree that something has to be done about this form of "unsolicited" marketing. As a company with 10 e-mail addresses for receiving job applications, imagine
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      53 1 PUTTING THE SCREWS ON ERRANT FIRMS We will tighten the screw if we need to, to make sure households are satisfied. BC Lam Joon RJioi, chief executive officer of the National Environment Agency, on taking enforcement action against recycling companies so that collection is regular Monday, March 17. 2003 The
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      575 1  -  CHANG AI-LIEN Devices on the market can weigh over a kilogram and require open heart surgery NTU's is 50g, and fitting it is simple By SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT RESEARCHERS here have produced the world's smallest heart pump. The device does the work for an ailing heart,
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      898 2  -  WONG SHER MAINE Bouncing Back Equipped with little experience, funds or credibility, some are taking the route of self-employment simply to survive B» 1 have an intense interest m magic and if I had a salaried job, I would not have much time for
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      509 4  -  KARAMJIT KAUR To improve its service, LTA has scrapped charges of between $35 and $75 for towing broken-down vehicles to nearest carpark By TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT 'The change is long overdue. It is unfair that car drivers had to first pay the LTA
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        101 4 A 63-YEAR-OLD man was found dead m a hotel at Geylang on Saturday. The man, Mr Heng Tuan Lian, was found lying face-up by staff at Regin Hotel after he failed to check out at 3 pm. He was wearing a white singlet, white
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        81 4 A GRANDMOTHER, waiting for her granddaughter at the void deck of Block 684A, Jurong West, was robbed of a gold chain worth $200 on Friday at 12.30 pm. A man punched the 72-year-old, ripped off the gold chain and rode away on a bicycle.
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        107 4 A HOUSEWIFE was robbed of a gold bracelet worth $1,300 m a lift by a middle-aged man, who threatened her with what she saw as a knife and punched her m the face. She was going home after her marketing on Friday at 10.30 am. When
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        82 4 A 37-YEAR-OLD man died on the spot after he was knocked down by a car on Queensway Road at midnight on Friday. Ahamad Suhawi Famri, unemployed, was crossing tne road near the Alexandra Fire Station when a car driven by a woman, a
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        78 4 AN ACCOUNTS clerk cheated her company of more than $150,000 over two months by forging payment vouchers and changing figures on cheques. Teh Choon Ai, 29, pleaded guilty to two charges of cheating and forgery each and was sentenced to 30 months' jail on Friday.
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        48 4 A 33-YEAR-OLD Indian national died on the spot after he was hit by a reversing forklift on Friday morning. He was working at Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd at Tuas Road when the accident occurred. The police and the Ministry of Manpower are investigating.
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        210 4 TWELVE motorists returned to their cars on Wednesday and Thursday to find they had been broken into. All the cars had their windows smashed. These were parked at two hotels and five commercial buildings, three of which were m the vicinity of Orchard
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        103 4 THREE convicted drug traffickers were executed on Friday at Changi Prison. The men were arrested m Yishun on June 27 2001, and were charged two days later. They were found guilty for drug trafficking on Feb 15 last year and sentenced to death. Central Narcotics Bureau officers
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      494 5  -  JANE LEE New primary-school maths textbooks, a bestseller worldwide, will use terms American students can identify with iIL MATHEMATICS textbooks, one of Singapore's bestsellers worldwide, will soon be out m a new overseas edition just for the American market. To make
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      529 7  -  LI-ANN WEE They come from all over the world, and it's one big reunion as 90 people with the same surname gather to celebrate their ancestry B* fust 10 years ago, I aidn V know any other Neubronners, except for my family. What's interesting is the different racial
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      594 8  - One in 3 families recycle thanks to plastic bags SHARMILPAL KAUR GOING GREEN: AT HOME Doorstep collection pays off but at a price as unrecyclable bags are used. Education is seen as long-term solution Bg GETTING Singapore's recycling effort off the ground required breaking a golden rule of recycling giving
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      551 8 GOING GREEN: AT WORK JUST four companies took part m Singapore's first Environmental Reporting Awards, although more than 500 were invited: to do so. The competition was launched last July, and the awards ceremony took place on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel. But
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      152 8 IT WAS the first time Singapore Airlines had entered an environmental competition and the first time it had produced a stand-alone environmental report. But it impressed the award's judge, Mr Tlieveraj Victor, lead assessor for the Prc^uctivity and Standards Board... ;j£_'. Mr Victor said: "ssB3
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        517 10  - JC science student bags top literature prize N JC's Aaron Choo wins Angus Ross prize for having best English Literature script outside Britain; another science student is runner-up HARLEEN KAUR &L A SCIENCE student from National Junior College (NJC) has won an international award for literature, the Angus Ross prize.
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        515 10  -  JANE LEE Experts answer two queries: Hoiv to help a pessimistic son keep a bright outlook, and how to prevent another from picking up poor pronunciation B£ "MY SON is four years old. He is extremely pessimistic m nature. For example, if
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        168 10 "MY SON is turning four and is now attending nursery class. He is able to pronounce words clearly and can communicate with other children. Lately, he has been playing frequently with mv neighbour's son who is slightly older than him. That boy* has problems with his pronunciation. On
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        85 10 Mrs Patricia Koh, founder and director of Pat's Schoolhouse. She holds a master's degree m child development from the University of London, and spent 10 years with the then Institute of Education. For most of this period, she was the head of its early childhood education department. She started her
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        565 11  -  YANNI TAN Two weeks a year, Damai Primary pupils turn to activity-based learning, which includes cooking sessions and fashion parades li. LESSONS WITH FUN ISSowlknow where the highlands, the lowlands and the man-made parts of Singapore are.' Aurea, 10 (not m picture), after her class,
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          151 11 RAFFLES LaSalle is offering 60 scholarships to aspiring designers and business administrators to study at its colleges m China. They will have to pursue their courses m either Beijing or Shanghai. Alternatively, they can spend a year studying m each city. The group will pay
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          176 11 A METRE-TALL sculpture on the contributions of Samsui women to Singapore and a painting of buried foetuses, a comment on China's one-child policy, are among 30 works by students on show at an art exhibition organised by the Henderson Secondary School. The five-day event, called Matchbox,
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          233 11 WHITE Sands Primary School fmpils took a five-day break from essons to go online, take part m discussions and present projects to their classmates. They did so from March 6, making use of websites, called webquests, created specifically as teaching tools. These sites, designed over three
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        Lock icon Apply for a passport ...at nearby photo shop
        257 12 A GROUP of photo shops is helping customers to apply for or renew their passports on the spot, after taking their passport photos. For $12, the customer gets four colour photos and a floppy disk with his digital image. He can also
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        714 12 Stem cell support up despite Bush directive Passage of time ONCE upon a time 325,000 to 385,000 years ago they came down the mountain. Now, these Paleolithic humans' footprints (above) could be the oldest human ones, scientists said last Wednesday. The trail (right) was found on the RoccamonPina volcano in
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          142 12 NOKIA'S new 7250 with built-in camera (below) weighs only 92 g and fits comfortably into the palm of your hand. Its 128x128 pixel and 4,096-colour display offers photos that are well-de-fined for a mobile phone. And with 5 MB of memory, a fair number of
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          173 12 A CHINESE version of the Supreme Court's website has been included m a revamp of www.supcourt.gov.sg This was added to serve court users including foreigners who may wish to choose to litigate here, thus helping to promote Singapore as a premier international commercial dispute resolution centre m
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          126 12 SINGTEL'S GSM9OO customers now have a free Caller Alert at their service. This will let them know what calls they had missed while their mobile phones were switched off. Every missed call is automatically registered. And when your phone is switched on again even if you are
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          90 12 THE Lexmark X 5150 is a printer, fax machine, scanner and copier rolled into one, targeted at home users and small businesses. It has a new function that lets users copy and resize photos useful for jobs like fitting a photo onto a birthday card. The optical scanning
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      28 1 RED TAPE NKHIMARE 'Unbelievably complex, turgid, impossible to unravel. Indian Finance Minister Jaswant .Singh, describing the country *s bureaucracy before Parliament Monday. March 17, 2003 The Straits Times
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      382 1  -  V.K. RAGHUNATHAN The Trishul, for targeting low-flying objects, faces snags m developing guidance and propulsion technology By [NDIACORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI India has decided to shelve its Trishul surface-to-air missile project, which has been plaguea bylong delays and reported snags m the development of technology for its
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        1165 2  -  DAVID HSIEH David Hsieh The f ree-spending ways of consumers today contrast sharply with the days of ration coupons just 20 years ago By INK STBAJTS TIMES CHINA BUREAU Living it up FLUSH with trillions of \llan stashed away m banks and hing around
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        637 4  -  CHING CHEONG Wen Jiabao's new team is expected to be dominated by proteges of state Central Military Commission leader Jiang Zemin By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING Newly-elected Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will present his Cabinet nominees to the National People's Congress, or Parliament,
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        434 4  -  GOH SUI NOI Chinese parliament also replaces ageing chief prosecutor By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING China's chief judge Xiao Yang yesterday retained his post as president of the Supreme People's Court with a respectable 95.3 per cent of the
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      720 5  -  CHIA CHEV HON Glitzy $14m sales pitch aims to raise awareness that Britain has 'a lot more to offer than just kings and castles' By nil nth UTS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING Go West, young man. Preferably to Britain. That's
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      256 5 TAIPEI The bad times have led to an increasing number of middle-aged women m Taiwan removing their wombs m order to claim disability benefits to help pay for family expenses. The Bureau of Labour Insurance (BLI) revealed that the figures had risen substantially
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        71 5 BELGIUM will adhere to a "one China" policy and reject an entry visa to Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. who has been invited to visit the European Parliament, an official said yesterday. The move came after Beijing said it "firmly opposes" the European Parliaments invitation
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        51 5 THE week-long Third World Water Forum began yesterday m Kyoto, Japan, with participants calling for help for 1.4 billion people without access to safe drinking water. The international conference was to be attended by about 150 government ministers and several heads of state.
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        30 5 FOURTEEN people were feared dead m two separate ship collisions m the Pingtan sea, off China's south-eastern coast, said Xinhua news agency yesterday. AFP
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        44 5 RESCUERS found three bodies trapped m a passenger ferry yesterday, a day after it sank during a storm m southern Bangladesh, bringing the death toll to four. The search is still on for about 30 missing people. AFP
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        41 5 NEW DELHI Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lai Krishna Advani said yesterday the Students' Islamic Movement of India, suspected m the deadly bombing of a Bombay train, had talked with the Kashmir rebel group Jaish-e-Mohammad. AFP
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      511 6 Soldiers armed with keyboards are involved m month-long drills to practise repelling an invasion from Pyongyang SEOUL US and South Korean officers hunched over computers at a military base m central Seoul yesterday, simulating a war with the "opfor" a code
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      60 6 Separated Nepalese Siamese twins Ganga (right) and Jamuna at their grandparents' house m Kathmandu on Saturday. The girls, who were born joined at the tops of their heads, were separated successfully m a marathon operation m Singapore last year. But Ganga urgently needs more treatment as
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      223 6 Terracotta warriors scam unearthed BEIJING More than 5,000 Chinese were duped into believing that terracotta warriors at an exhibition m southern China were the real archaeological relics that had been unearthed from the tomb of China's first emperor. Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC). They had paid five yuan (Ssl) to 10
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      185 6 PANZGAM (Kashmir) Little has changed and the killings go on, say many people, four months after a new government came to power m Kashmir, promising to provide a healing touch to a region torn by a separatist rebellion since late 1989--"Human rights violations
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        592 7  - Have ex-stalwarts of Indonesia 's reform 'sold out'? DEVI ASMARANI Some former student and human-rights activists have now become part of the very establishment they used to oppose By rfil STIAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUM U JAKARTA Five years ago, they were the leading lights of a reform movement that toppled
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        188 7 FORMER ZEAL Former student activist Pius Lustrilanang pictured here in 1998 speaking beside a poster of ex-President Suharto's son-in-law, Lieutenant-Genera! Prabovvo Subianto is now under fire for his current job. He leads the ruling PDI-P's youth wing, which has a reputation for thuggish behaviour. Also
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        234 7 Bashir to challenge police plan to detain him JAKARTA Detained Indonesian Muslim radical Abu Bakar Bashir is preparing to challenge the authorities" plans to hold him after polite changed their minds over the charges he should face, his lawyer said. Bashir, who is the alleged head of the militant Jemaah
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        666 8  - Loan scheme for garbage site dwellers a success LUZ BAGUIORO Programme that helps residents find new homes and start livelihood projects will be the model for upgrading of other slums By PMK IPPINESCORRESPONDEN. We never slept so soundly until we moved here. We no longer hear the trucks and the
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        286 8 MANILA Health officials have warned of a major crisis m southern Philippines where renewed fighting between the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels has forced the evacuation of around 40,000 villagers. The Manila Times said yesterday that the fierce clashes
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          63 8 INDONESIAN maids m Hongkong criticised their home government yesterday for imposing a temporary ban on sending workers overseas to work as domestic help. In a statement, they called the ban, which came into effect on Feb 1, a "death memo" imposed on "Indonesian workers and
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          50 8 THAI police said yesterday they are cracking down on the sale of glue and paint thinner to minors. They said the widely available inhalants had become popular since the government launched an anti-drug campaign last month that has hit the supply of methamphetamine pills. AP
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          37 8 MYANMAR FREES 45 PRISONERS MYANMAR'S military government has released 45 prisoners, an official statement said yesterday. The prisoners, incarcerated "for disturbing peace and tranquillity" m Myanmar, included women who were either pregnant or with small children. AP
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          71 8 TWO people were burnt alive and two others shot dead m Indonesia's Aceh province,' a military spokesman said yesterday, m the latest test of a peace deal between separatist rebels and the government. Dozens of armed men stopped cars heading to Takengon town m central
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        726 9  -  BRENDAN PER EIR A NEWS ANALYSIS Bu M iLAYSl CORRESPONDENT Politicians, from the brazen to the experienced, seek better posts as day for deputy premier to take over nears KUALA LUMPUR With the clock winding down towards leadership change here, a campaign is being
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        198 9 Women campaign against polygamy KUALA LUMPUR A coalition of 12 Malaysian women's groups yesterday launched a campaign against polygamy following recent moves by some states to ease restrictions for Muslim men to take a second wife. Most Muslim men here are generally allowed to many up to four wives, provided
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        603 10  -  REME AHMAD Travel Fair Holidaymakers are turning their backs on the West and heading for China, Vietnam and Cambodia instead By l\ M VI.AI.fM.TK Safest option 'The safest destination is Asia even though tickets to Canada and Europe have bigger discounts.
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        66 10 Mr Ismail Sulaiman, father of the Kelantan schoolgirl who was caned for speaking with her male classmate m public, shows the bruises she sustained. Suria Ismail, 14, said she was too ashamed and traumatised to return to school after being caned on her back and legs. Suria
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        398 10 Crackdown leads to threats and attacks on officials KOTA BARU Smugglers operating along the MalaysiaThai border on the Kelantan side are getting more desperate and violent as the authorities step up enforcement efforts to rid the area of their illegal activities. Smugglers have resorted to
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      54 1 WIMBLEDON SWANSONG? 'If it is my fate to leave tenuis this year, then Wimbledon will be my last tournament. Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, who is still battling to return to full fitness following shoulder injury last May Monday, March 17, 2003 The Straits Times sports Monday, March 17, 2003
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      667 1 United and Newcaste dream again SOCCER Arsenal still favoured, but main rivals are all geared up for the final push WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS STILL IN OUR HANDS. WE STHi HAVE FOUR GAMES AT HOME AND, BY BEING STRONG THERE, NE WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.' Arsenal's Arsene
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      271 1 LONDON Liverpool stayed on course for a Champions League spot when it beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 m a Premier League match at White Hart Lane yesterday. Mauricio Taricco's 30-me-tre shot gave the host the lead m the 49th minute, but it lasted only two minutes.
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      162 1 NOTE Does not include Lazio v Empoll match P W 0 I F A Pts Juventus 25 17 6 2 48 16 57 Inter 25 17 3 5 52 27 54 Milan 25 14 7 4 44 19 49 lazio 24 10 12 2 40 24 42 Ctiievo
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      286 1 LONDON Former England captain Alan Shearer has hinted that he could reconsider a comeback for his country despite quitting international soccer after Euro 2000. "I would be lying if I said I didn't miss playing for England," he was quoted as saying m British newspapers yesterday. "I
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      182 1 NOTE Docs not include late West Brom v Chelsea game. P i D I F Pts Arsenal 30 19 6 5 64 32 6; Man United 30 16 7 5 48 27 61 Newcastle 30 18 4 8 49 34 56 Everton 30 14 6 6 38 34 50
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      429 1 MILAN Inter Milan kept m touch with Serie A leader Juventus thanks to a 4-0 home win over struggling Como yesterday. Christian Vieri scored twice for Hector Cuper's side. The result moved Inter back to three points behind champion Juve, which beat Modena
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      277 1 GOLF SHENZHEN Asia's victorious Dynasty Cup team could give the starstudded European and United States tours including world No 1 Tiger Woods "a good fight", Indian star Jeev Milkha Singh said yesterday. Asia demolished a powerful Japanese team to clinch the inaugural Dynasty Cup, which featured
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      Lock icon Not always Mr Nice Guy
      584 2  -  MARC LIM SOCCER Soft-spoken off the field, Aide Iskandar is tough especially as new skipper Ba TWO-YEAR-OLD Andre Shawqi eyed the cake on the table and then glanced over his shoulder at nis father Aide Iskandar. He had already had a slice and knew he
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      Lock icon Kenya scares Australia, then warns India
      383 2 CRICKET DURBAN Kenya, inspired by middle-aged spinner Asif Karim, gave defending champions Australia a major fright on Saturday and then warned India to expect the same shock treatment when they clash m the World Cup semifinal here on Thursday. The 39-year-old Karim got rid
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      515 2  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Written By APPRENTICE jockey Alan Ng could not have wished for a better introduction to racing m Singapore when he landed a double with his first two rides at the Singapore Racecourse on Saturday. Ng, 26, began his apprenticeship m Singapore under
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      553 2 Race 1 Restricted Mdn 2&3Y0 1000 m 8 ROI CHEVALIER. J Geroudis 1 3 Gutsy Star, X B Soo 2. 7 Malo. R Lim 3. Margins: 1/2 len x 2-3/4 len Time 1 1 00.8 Nos 3. 3. 7 Win $16. Place $6,
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      1246 2 BASKETBALL NBA: Washington 89 Miami 82. Orlando 96 New Orleans 86. Boston 81 Detroit 71. LA Lakers 98 Milwaukee 94. Gplden State 94 Seattle 88. CRICKET World Cup Super Six match m Durban, South Africa: Kenya 174-8 m 50 overs (K. Otieno b Lee 1. R. Shah
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        140 2 FAST bowler Henry Olonga, reportedly m hiding to avoid treason charges, has again been rebuked by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union for using the World Cup to make political statements. He quit international cricket following Zimbabwe's U>ss to Sri Lanka m a Super Six
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        95 2 AMERICAN Michelle Collins overcame a hamstring injury to run the third-fastest women's 200 metres of all time indoors as she took the gold medal at the world championships m Birmingham on Saturday. Collins ran a world-best time this year of 22.18 sec, ahead of
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        94 2 WORLD No 1 Llevton Hewitt's (right) march towards a second straight Indian Wells ATP Masters Series tennis title continued unabated, while rain forced suspension of the other semi-final. Hewitt beat Vincent Spadea 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 on Saturday to reach his second ATP final
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        113 2 CANADA'S Lorie Kane fired a bogey free five-under-par 65 to regain the lead at the LPGA's season-opening Welch'sFry's Championship m Tucson, Arizona. Kane stood at 18-under 192 after 54 holes, one stroke ■ahead of South Korean amateur golfer Christina Kirn, a newcomer m only
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        171 2 AMERICAN golfer Justin Leonard birdied the final six holes but compatriot Davis Love made four back-nine birdies himself to keep a one-stroke lead at the PGA Honda Classic m Palm Beacn Garden, Florida, on Saturday. Love birdied the par-5 17th and parred the 18th
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        163 2 SHAQUILLE O'Neal collected 24 points and 11 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers move into a tie for sixth place m the Western Conference with a comeback 98-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday (Singapore time). Kobe Bryant added 20 points for the Lakers (37-28),
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        59 2 SWEDEN'S Emma Igelstrom set a short-course swimming world record m the women's 100 metres breaststroke with a time of 1 mm 05.29 sec on Saturday. Igelstrom, swimming m the semi-finals of the Swedish championships m Stockholm, shaved 0.09 seconds off her own world record set
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      730 3 Dissatisfied players launch new group TENNIS Unhappy with the ATP, they want to take control of their own interests 'Lots of players want to have a meeting so they can talk to the lawyers. The ATP has lost the trust of the players. Wayne Ferreira, spearheading the breakaway players association
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      Lock icon Indonesian great Eddy dies
      114 3 OBITUARY JAKARTA Former Indonesian badminton star Eddy Yusuf, who led his country to its first Thomas Cup m 1958, died of cancer on Saturday. He was 71Eddy, born m Surabava on April 3, 1931, was m the \ictorious team that included Tan Joe Hok, Fern Sonneville
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      805 4 "The Lord Is my shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23:1 YEO JOO SIANG V MICHAEL Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 March 2003, leaving behind loved ones: Wife: Oh Eng Neo, Bulat Daughter Son-in-law Anna Yeo Fu Ming Hor, Jimmy Sons Daughters-in-law
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          211 5 IN ANY other week, a meeting of the US Federal Reserve with opinion split on whether it will cut interest rates would have top billing for the worlds financial markets. This week, however, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan could play second fiddle to Iraq. Nerve-jangled
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          100 5 JAPANESE stocks may inch higher this week as institutional selling eases with the approach of the financial yearend, but developments over Iraq and North Korea will continue to dominate trade. Investors have dismissed last week's string of government measures to support stocks as generally ineffective, but they will pay
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          53 5 THE Malaysian bourse may show a gradual recovery after falling for the eighth consecutive week, but its movement will depend largely on developments m Iraq, an analyst said. Over the week, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index shed 7-11 points or 1.12 per cent to close at
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          74 5 HONGKONG stocks are set for a volatile ride this week as developments m Iraq and corporate earnings reports from telecom heavyweights and other blue chips give investors much to digest. Fears that war will soon break out m Iraq pushed the benchmark Hang Seng Index to its lowest level
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          55 5 THE Thai stock market is expected to post marginal gains this week as positive sentiment m overseas markets looked to overcome fears about a looming US-led war with Iraq, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index edged down 0.07 per cent, or 0.24 point, over the past
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          59 5 AUSTRALIAN shares are expected to fall this week as the United Nations nears a decision on a resolution forcing Iraq to disarm and weak economic fundamentals weigh on investor sentiment, traders said. The All-Ordinaries Index rose 9-2 points to 2,724.2, after rebounding during the last session of the week
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          46 5 THE Indonesian stock market is expected to weaken this week because of continuing uncertainty over a looming war with Iraq, an analyst said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed on Friday at 387-88, down 1.91 points or 0.49 per cent from tne previous weeK.
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          60 5 INVESTORS m the British stock market will be watching anxiously to see if a recent recovery can run further this week, notably if a longawaited war m Iraq begins, analysts said. The FTSE 100 Index broke a two-week losing streak to close on Friday at 3,601.8, up 110.2 points
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        418 5 REVIEW Currencies THE yen lost some ground over the past week and the Australian dollar was knocked down to below 60 US cents as tensions around a United States-led invasion on Iraq dominated sentiment. JAPANESE YEN: The yen lost ground during the
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        698 6 Wall Street Refrain: Analysts advise investors to get out of bonds, saying they risk getting burned again as they did by the tech bubble 'Whether it's the ultimate abijss of this brutal, secular bear market remains to be seen, but at the very
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        405 6 WASHINGTON With the Iraq debate dragging on longer than expected and the economic news becoming worse, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is coming under increased pressure to cut interest rates when the central bank's monetary policy committee meets tomorrow. The drumbeat of
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        358 6 SYDNEY Australian and American negotiators are scheduled to sit down today to begin thrashing out a free trade agreement (FTA) that critics warn will undermine global trade liberalisation efforts and damage Australia's burgeoning trade relationship with Asia. Washington and Canberra aim to
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          80 6 CITIGROUP, the worlds biggest financial company, plans to cut about 2,000 jobs at its Japanese consumer finance business, a third of the total, after lowering its rating on the nation to below investment grade, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported. The bank will close
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          97 6 ALMOST four years after Indonesia tried and failed to build a government bond market, it is trying again. This time, investors say they are more interested. The government said last month that it plans to sell 10-year local-currency Treasury bonds by next month, part of
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          125 6 BILLIONAIRE investor Warren Buffett said US companies will not regain investors' trust as long as chief executive officers (CEOs) get compensation, including stock options, that keeps rising while shares of their companies are falling. "What really gets the public is when CEOs get very
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          101 6 MERRILL Lynch said on Friday it boosted its cash bonuses for chairman David Komanskv and chief executive Stanley O'Neal sevenfold last year, even as a weak stock market weighed on the biggest US brokerage. The New York-based company said it paid a US$7 million'
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          96 6 MR JEAN-LUC Lagardere, a Customs inspector's son who built one of France's largest industrial empires, reaching from publishing to missiles and telecommunication satellites, died late on Friday m a hospital m Paris. He w r as 75The cause was a rare neurological condition
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        134 6 Seoul pledges consistent reforms SEOUL South Korea's finance minister pledged yesterday to push for well-paced, "market-niendly" reforms m a bid to calm investor worries after an accounting scandal at a top trading company shook financial markets fast week. An investigation which unearthed a US$l.2-billion (552.11 billion) accounting fraud at SK
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        271 7 TAIPEI Consumer electronics maker Philips said on Friday that it plans to farm out more of its chipmaking production contracts to three companies m Asia, including Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. Over the long haul. Philips will outsource as much as
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        550 7 Japanese economy 'needs extra govt spending of 149b' LDP policy chief is latest politician to call for more spending, but economists are doubtful that an extra Budget will boost the economy TOKYO Japan requires as much as 10 trillion yen (*****.67 billion) m extra spending to bolster its economy, ruling
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        194 7 BANGKOK The Thai economy grew 6.1 per cent year-on-vear m the fourth quarter of last year and expanded by 5.2 per cent for the full 12 months, beating analysts' expectations, a government source said yesterday. The figures, given to Reuters news agency ahead of their
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        330 7 BANGKOK Thai companies, benefiting from the fastest-growing economy m South-east Asia, are set to raise dividend payouts sharply this year to offer some ot* the best potential yields m the region, fund managers and analysts say. With relatively cheap share valuations and solid prospects for earnings growth,
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        445 9  - NeoCorp breaks new ground in Fiji and India VLADIMIR GUEVARRA Local construction giant wins contracts worth $93 million m just 4 months, and sets its sights on growing China market Btj PROPERTY REPORTER ANSWERING the call to expand overseas, local construction heavyweight Neo Corporation (NeoCorp) has bagged joint-venture contracts m
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        386 9 Nat Steel reports 183.5 m net gain STEEL miller Nat Steel announced late yesterday that it returned to the black with net earnings of $183.5 million for the year ended Dec 31, 2002, compared to a $130 million loss m 2001. The group, which was the subject of a bitter
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        602 9  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Bu WiM/'s .(>/.../ SPONDEh I FOCUS on the March 17 deadline for Baghdad to disarm is likely to set the tone for the market this week as the world braces itself for war m Iraq. Political pundits point
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        426 9  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL IE SPORE STUDY ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT INDIA'S rapidly growing urban residential housing market and aggressive infrastructure plans offer multibillion-dollar business opportunities to Singapore businessmen. So says International Enterprise Singapore (IE Spore), a government body aiming to help Singaporebased firms go international, after conducting
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        701 10  - Lack of data roaming pacts blocks telcos' growth path DENESH DIVYANATHAN Take-up of key data services such as MMS and gaming may be hit by shortfall m roaming agreements between telecom operators, says Sing Tel Mobile chief exec By TECHNOLOGY REPORTER THE lack of global access to the latest mobile
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      13 1 The Straits Times Monday, March 17, 2003 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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      160 2 PARTY-GOERS can now celebrate. The Centro 360 Group is rescheduling its Asian Electronic Music Festival so as not to clash with ZoukOut, a rival dance event by Zouk. Originally, the festival was scheduled for May 30 and 31, the same dates as the annual ZoukOut.
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      450 2  -  Loh Hsiao Ying SINGAPORE singer Stefanie Sun is back home to promote her new album, To Be Continued, but what people seem to be more interested m is her mysterious new boyfriend. The question being asked is: What's going on m the love
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      86 2 THANKS to everyone who took part m the Rolling Stones Lick This Contest, which we ran hist Sunday and which ended last Wednesday. The first prize of two $499 front-row tickets to the March 24 concert, complete with a chauffeured ride to the Singapore Indoor Stadium, goes to
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      134 2 LONDON Osama Bin Laden's niece has set her heart on pop stardom m Britain, says The Sun. The British daily says Waffa Bin Laden, whose father Yeslam is Osama's brother, has relocated to London and is trying for a record deal. The American-born,
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      126 2 LOS ANGELES Miramax Films has drawn fire for its heavy-handed Oscar promotional campaign for Gangs Of New York and its director, Martin Scorsese. The distributor caused a stir by using Oscar-winning director Robert Wise's name to write a column endorsing Gangs, and reprinting the column as
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      784 3  -  CLARISSA OON The Remaking Singapore committee wants red-tape cut and more spaeejor artistes. It also calls for greater individual mouse as well as responsibility Bjt ADOPT a flexible "two-lane" approach to public entertainment licensing. Relax rules on designated performance venues so artistes can perform
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      162 3 THE idea for the Remaking Singapore Committee was mooted by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong m his New Year message on Jan 1 last year. Complementing the Economic Review Committee's work to review strategies for 21st-century Singapore, the Remaking Singapore Committee is divided into five sub-
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      98 3 Gigi Leung gave the first of her three Funny Face concerts at the Hongkong Coliseum last Saturday. During the concert, the singer changed costumes eight times, performed a belly dance and played a video m which she dressed up as a Filipino maid, as a fat girl and
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      1049 4  -  Clara Chow WHEN KINOKUNIYA OPENED ITS FIRST OVERSEAS STORE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1969, IT WAS DOING GOOD BUSINESS SELLING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN TO AMERICAN CUSTOMERS. SO WHEN THE SINGAPORE STORE OPENED, WE ADOPTED THIS STRATEGY' Mr keijiro Mori (right, with general manager Hiroshi Sogo),
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      358 5 WHEN Kinokuniya's division manager of corporate affairs Jennifer Lee thinks of how the company has changed over the years, one thing stands out m her memory: the uniform. Ms Lee, 40, who started out m 1984 as a part-time cashier, says: TTie blue skirt and yellow
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      913 6  -  Tommy Wee STRAIGHT TALK The best dinner date is with a woman who relishes food. If she can treat meals as an adventure, she will probably do likewise with other areas of her life ONE of the perils of dating m a tiny city-state
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      341 6  -  ESTHER YEE THEATRE WATERLOO MURDERS Theatre Praetiee Stamford \iln Centre Last Fridn &L A PING PONG match is probably the best analogy for the experience of watching The Theatre Practice's Waterloo Murders. Eschewing the conventional double-bill presentation, the Chinese theatre group staged two one-act
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      105 6 Acting with clothing on is a performance. Acting with clothing off is a documentary. I don't do documentaries/ Julia Roberts on nudity I am allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out m handcuffs.' Reformed actor Robert Downey don't like it when people on tne street say
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        872 7  -  CLARA CHOW This years DBS Life! Theatre Awards shortlist shows a strong Chinese theatre presence. Could this signal a renaissance m Mandarin plays? By DON'T sneeze at Chinese theatre here. More Mandarin plays have been nominated for the 3rd DBS Life! Theatre Awards this year,
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        875 9  - We 're not the voice of Bush SAMUEL LEE were an international news service that happens to be m Atlanta, says C XX boss Chris Cramer. And no, he's not even American he's British 5a AT A time when the United States is waiting to pounce upon Iraq, the push
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        377 9  -  FOONG WOEI WAN DRAMAS TAIWAN AH SENG (right) Channel C Mondays to Fridays, 7 pm I THE BIG HOUSE Channel 8 I" I i.1.1. v I 1 pin wH B* ALL happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy m its own way. So said Tolstoy
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      364 12  -  Esther Yee BtZ/I\G THE world is tuning m to Singapore radio DJs. On March 8, Chris Ho hosted a half-hour programme on Singapore music on the BBC World Service. Now, it is the turn of The Best In Retro With doctormix. One station each m
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      172 12 TAIPEI F4's Jerry Yen has set the record straight on talk of his worsening relations with his fellow three members. He was quoted m Taiwanese newspaper Mm Sheng Pao as saying that while he can be "autistic", he is friendly with them. He added he goes to KTV
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      166 12 LONDON Justin Timberlake (right) can hit even higher notes now, after an air scare last week when a bird flew into an engine and almost caused his flight to crash. But the increased vocal range has come as cold comfort to the singer, who has a
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        603 5 BSI PACKING/ STORAGE/ I DELIVERY/ REMOVAL SHENG YANG TRANSPORTATION ■ML, --_'e_. cr-i, Vuse mmIAJJL A-e >J'e z<arc •e-o. .(j^^Lif se'v ces .re. aea r DAYS SfRVKE bh: i ggggjg Zheng Zhi Removal Specialise m-nouse office safe piano removal aisposai Free guotaticn witn no ooiigation Storage prevded Bargain pnce Teir675r4547 Hud
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        650 5 E PRINTING/ COPYING SERVICES FULL COLOUR NAME card. lOOpcs for $8. Colour photocopy A4 for $0.40. Color banner. *****282 INSTANT NAME CARD/letterhead/ leaflet/ invoice/ sticker/ stamp. »8104 Fook Hai Bldg. *****574 1 AGFA MSC 101 printei processor. Highest offer secures. Call *****484 Anthony Bl STALLS FOR I RENT/SALE NEW COFFESHOP
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        612 5 BfW BMW FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL 11/01 BMW 318iA 1 owner. 3 yrs warranty. Cruise control. Electric seats. *****771 Bfjfl DAEWOO FOR SALE YEAR '2001 LAGENZA 2.2 Auto. Beige. Deposit S2.BK only. OMV $18K. Low mileage/ Agt maintained. Accident free. SS9K yet neg. Call 6396 7878 now!! ■Sfl DAIHATSU FOR SALE
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        221 5 BTfl HONDA FOR SALE HONDA N FIT 1.3 $69,886 ODYSSEY 5.3 $108,888 STREAM 1.7 $69,888 mm mtm m m mf ACCORD s.a $107,886 Kzazazi WISH 888,888 IPSUM SIOS.BBB HARRIER 5t84,888 ESTIMA Sl l5. 888 (Buaranteed COE] MID '2000 HONDA Accord 2.0 VTEC (auto). OMV S32K. Deposit S3.BK only! Original 2K
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        510 5 Effll HONDA FOR SALE V- M Buy Sell 1986-2002 L ~?s_L All makes/ zltofc^ models _^;akSatisfying Deal I&WASSURED!!! IMli'iltt!;, HOI CIVIC r-^mm -x, s dr. s^&n**i $388 CONFIRM ALL m driveaway! 2 owners '93 Civic ESi 1.6, manual. COE 08/'2Oll, new tax, 2K paint/ leather seats, mthly $500+ x 8
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        721 5 EM HONDA FOR SALE '85 ACCORD I.6EX 12 valve, COE 11/2003. No repa.r. Can renew COE. Sell $3000. *****433 Ali AGT MAINTAINED! $0 downpayment! '92 Accord 2.OEXi, auto, $500+ p/mth. Can 6532-0777. $0 DEPOSIT DRIVEAWAY. '91 Civic 1.5 GL (Auto) COE 2005. Mthiy $500++. Dani *****362 $0 DEPOSIT DRIVEAWAY. '90
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        1460 5 gfdsfdsf Effll JAGUAR FOR SALE 6/01 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0. OMV $*****. 1 owner with no 12. Agent warranty. *****222 BHJjI KIA FOR SALE 1 OWNER 5/'O2 k a Spectra 1.6 auto. Under warranty, showrm. cond. Well maintained. Asking $*****. Can *****661 1 OWNER. 3/2002 Kia Rio I.3RSi 4dr. Full accessories.
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        627 6 gfd gdfsg Bl MITSUBISHI I FOR SALE $0 DEPOSIT DRIVEAWAY Lancer 1.3 COE renew 10 ys v REPOSSESSED 12/93 GTO. v 1 -ignest offer se- a _;p. East Coast EVALUATED BY VICOM! .most 97 a .eaters. 2.0 sunl.s! -"*****1 EVALUATED BY VICOM! Galant .ither. well kept. Lot 28 nart *****757
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        971 6 BWI NiSSAN FOR SALF SO CONFIRMED ALL m Driveaway! Free 1 year insurance transfer! 92 Sunny 1.4 Manual. 530.8 K. '93 Sunny 1.5 Manual. 530.8 K. '93 Sunny 1.6 Auto ABS. $32.8 K. '93 Presea 1.6 Auto ABS 533.8K 93 Presea 1.6 Manual. 533.8 K. COE 8/2011, new leather seats!
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        794 6 BfPl RENAULT FOR SALE $2000 DRIVEAWAY FOR this 1 owner 5/00 Megane 1.4 manual 16 valve. Transfer tee, insurance. Ist instalment mcl. New paint, zero accident. Mthly $775. *****527 VISA/ NETS accept $3000 DOWNPAYMENT. 5/'ot CI Q 1.4 16 valves. Auto. 1 owner. Under warranty. Maintain by agt. Asking $55,800.
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        911 6 Kffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE \t tm^FMß^ Toyota .^mmmJmmmmmm est IMA^ 1 W IPSUM g^ -2.4/3.oAuto« I W'*\er -SSeaters *~^y VOLTZ ~**^***LJm*&m RAY" 4 ifS -1-8 WT-I Auto U^^kT -1.8 Auto :Jm m m^m^Aj m tmmmAV .(MadeinU.S.Al -3-dr 's-dr j Other Model* Available
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        635 6 '99 COROLLA I.6GLi auto. 1 owner. OMV 518.6 K. Full accessories. A 1 cond. Low deposit. *****896 Bl VOLKSWAGEN I FOR SALE VW Buy Sell Alvin Tan *****388 C 1 Car One Motor Ent www.carone.com.sg SUPERB!!! 4/7001 BORA 1.6 auto. 1 owner. PARF $!BK. Fuil leatner/ 16" BBS rims. Agt
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        714 6 BJSI SPORTS/ COUPES/ VLSI CABRIOLETS GARAGE R AUTOMOTIVE Ist to bring you the new Subaru Impreza iWRX STi SpecC with 17" alloy wheels. Tel: 6552 0811 For a sneak preview BW OFF-PEAK CARS BEST OFFER FOR all Offpeak// Used cars. Buy/ sell. Cash Deal! G'teed H.gh Price! Sin Kiat Credit
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        609 6 Bffl SCRAP VEHICLES 2% ONLY FOR any cc scrap Used P 0 Plate Cars/ Lorries/ Vans/ Pick-ups/ Buses. SSS Provide cash payment Free LTA documentation and valuation. Immediate transfer on the spot. Any enquiries, kindly call please Mr Chua at 9382-3435 (No obligation) SCRAP CARS/ COMMERCIAL vehicles, COE cars, lorries,
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        724 6 Wm VEHICLES FOR HIRE ;@MA*GtCC_Ki Hyundai Irajet <TIJIJ MPV 3^^ Ang Mo kio 6484 2002 Bale_ti.r 62 56 2002 Bt. Merah 6273 2002 Jurong 6565 2002 Kembangan 6749 20U2 Orchard 6288 2002 I NEWCAR v iik w v $50^ ri Q-'M ePW mW» I WmWmWmWmMj Vcroi^ Insurance Included Jin Bukit
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        804 6 Bffl VEHICLES WANTED =1 A.C. TECK HIGHEST OFFER 1998-2002 kia, Hyundai Renault! It all kinds of COE cars', jaoanese Co r 5 mil or w c COE Continental Ca r Conrrvercia Ml oei We Give Better Prices Phs mi Mr Le. *****952 _____rZv^__^__f^__^_____l Vehicle body wanted for export 2000 All
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        883 7 Bffl LORRIES FOR SALE 10/96 TOYOTA DYNA '50D diesel. COE 5315t0. View to offer. 6220-5779 9.30am-spm S2K DRIVEAWAY! 91 Nissan CabH COE '.'2006. 59.300. Can 6468-7555 9695-1171 99 I OWNER m FuSO FVSI9 Gar- :.;on Multil NM m Pamt. 6542 3773 01 1 OWNER Nissan PU4I 14 ft. je:^ Chiller.
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        2338 7 Bffl PICKUPS FOR SALE Bffl PICKUPS FOR SALE Bffl PICK-UPS FOR SALE Bffl PICK-UPS FOR SALE Bffl PICK-UPS FOR SALE Bffl PICK-UPS FOR SALE SINGLE CAB PICKUPS j/jr^^^~~\ ~^^^B RECLINING BUCKET SEATS HC*^s_S TQUGM SiDE DOOR BEAMS RIGID m\ HI SSB Bl^^^ST ammm LADDER-FRAME CHASIS uARGE- m\ <S m A^^S^
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        499 7 ASPEN HGTS. 3 rms. 1324 sqft. Fully furnished. No afternoon sun. Avail immediate. Rental $3500. Call 9818-7461 ERA MIRAGE TWR/ CHATELET (Stevens Rd). 1227/ 1582 sq.ft. 3+l. Sea/ pool view. High/ low fir. F/furn. Facilities. S4K/S3K. 9738-9979 RIVERSHIRE/ SPANISH VILLAGE. 3 rms. D.09. Well renovated. Beautifully furn. D.lO Ouiet, big
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        1785 7 dfgdfgf789dgdf HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pflfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND fciL|2 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND muLU TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS -RENT TO^^l^y&Wf f"" --'"c at Leonie Hill Road ftyiijt F! M _J___MV at* A Few Minutes Walk to Orchard MR! rpYljl m m T^
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        538 7 gdfgfdggdfgdfg Pffjl HOUSES FOR RENT WORKERS QUARTERS Full Facilities Security 0 a''-co_ jtn&i m 9 T\. t '______________£_> I CALL 6558 7757 H/P: 9105 8518 I "i Qu*en Astrid Pk. Exclusive, colonia ttunfl n garden/ in-ground poo!. Various unit a.; S2OK-S2BK "i Tudor Ten s+den+l/ pool. Bright/ high ceiling. Beautiful
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        911 8 gfgfdgfdgf*****23 PWI hCuSES r O9REN T D.ll TREVOSE CUES. 3 storey m ground pool. SOO >_» y 921 0 10 MT SINAI renovat- v- -020-8118 NEAR BISHAN. 2' storey Ounqlw 4500 sqft. s+l tiful.S6K.9_ EHUDC/HOB APTS FOR RENT 6 MINS WALK TO MRT WELCOME SHORT LEASE From $900 include services
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        722 8 E SERV'CE Wtf\ SERVICE Wtf\ SERViCt APARTMENTS I^U APAR T MEN T i KuJ APARTMENTS FAR EAST PLAZA Service Apartments m 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,
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        595 8 Bl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS -SALE DTZ AUCTION (WED 19/3) MAKEWAY VIEW 809 Ptntl 4176 sq.ft. F'hold. City view Call 9238-7951 WING ON LIFE GARDEN 819 Apt 3303sq.ft.PtaM Call 9490-6156 MIRAGE TOWER «33 Penthouse 1948 sq.ft. F'hcid. City view Call *****280 BALMORAL TWR. PENTHSE. SCOO sq.ft. Fantastic
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        715 8 BVJI 015-16 EAST COAST "I HOUSES -SALE WM i Am D.15 F'HOLD 2-STOREY townhs 3+l. Can upgrade tp inter terr status with 1900 sq.ft. land. Priced Below imagination! Hurry) T. KURAU LOR j 2 .-storey corner ter. 4+l. Renovated. 2700 sq't. SI.2XM neg. HB 9066-3332 D.16 SENNETT LANE. 3rand new.
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        906 8 BO HDB APTS FOR SALE I (ANG MO KIO) 3' ;-RM BLK 535. Rare at common corridor. High floor. Lift landing. Near shop, market. SI9BK 0.n.0. Dora 9067-9939 PN 3 'NG' 541 AMK. Low fir. Unblock. Well renovated. Valued SI33K. MRT. 9385-0727 Monica, MPR 3 'NG' BLK 635 High fir.
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        1025 8 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) EXEC MAIS 111. High/ Marble floor. 4 'I' 438 Renovated. Unblocked. 3 -rm 346. Al decor *****507 NEW LISTING! HOLLAND Drive. 3rm. Corner. Well maintained. Valued. Call 9671-9094 3 T BLK 2 Ghim Moh. High fir. Weil renovated. All races. Valued SI4SK. 9385-0727
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        927 8 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) LOW CASH! 4 A'/ 5 i'/ Exec Apt corner Tampines Blk 870, 738, 498G, 470, 350, 245. *****644 $0 CASH! 5 T Corner 489A Tampines. 101% move-in. F/renovated/ aircon. Unblocked. *****213 3/ 4/ 5/ Exec. 149, 139, 233. 237, 245, 328, 401, 423,
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        866 8 EHUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) AT $700-S2OOO. TENANTS ttl high budget need whole unit. Professional/ couple/ family/ single. Caii PN *****-066 HONG KONG AGT with some Hong Kong PRs locai buyers/ tenants looking for HDB flats urgently. Free valuation. Caii 9386-1632 A BATCH OF serious buyers wish to Duy 4/
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        388 8 HH FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE WORKSHOP FOR TAKEOVER v C Ming Motorcare. 2400 sq ft. Suits all motor trades. *****607 FOOD TERR FTY Woodlands/ War Lee *****/ ***** sqft. with cold rm. 51 yrs 6744-6889 PN E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT V WELLINGTON^ f BUILDING 1 20 Bideford Road (Near
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        622 8 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT •MearTg Pagar MRT •A r ea 434 -2 34 sc v Renal Negotiable •Available irrmeoiately Enquiries: 6220 9911 Area: 10,0:; Caroeted. rooms anc ze^'.-a a Ample Car-PaH Attract:. e r e r :a and *ex term. 0 Attract ye :c~~ ssior Call: Weiprng 6730 6526
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        1513 9 EQFFiCE SPACE Kfl OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT I FOR RENT Near Tanjong Pagar MRT I Q round floor space Bfl^ EStfSE 3v J. 6433 7564 (Jane) i^ttpj Business Spaces For Lease la^ :f= s fl^»"<_ Panoramic Views Fx^_si-i32 *mm\ *S3m Supportu llu^i&r*LJm\^A^Am\\ WuL B^vM buildings HL^P B Ample car park
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        700 9 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 1. PAYOH FOR takeover. 2400 sq.ft. Newly renovated. F/furn. Partitioned/ aircon. *****715 agt INT'L PLAZA 473 sq.ft. New high quality renovations. Partitioned. Carpeted. Call Owner 9631-6939 ALBERT COMPLEX HIGH *oor 558 to 4.144 sq ft Can 6210 2239 E OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE PENINSULA PLAZA.
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        909 9 E OFFICE SPACE RH OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE J FOR SALE BRAND NEW MODERN office building for sale. Off Cecil St., 7700 sq.ft. at $600 p.s.f. For immediate occupancy. 6227 8723 Owner. ~£^kiifAty' _____________J__4_____ _H________K_" iH Us. mtm\mmWfl 888 Pl^aNfc E SHOP SPACE FOR RENT CHEAP RENT! $1500 reg. S'goon
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        710 9 H RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT Autentlc Restaurant For Takeover inside CBD (Tg Pagar area) Rental 53.7K Area approx. 1200 sq.ft. Attractive takeover fee Beautifully renovated Next to MRT Contact 9008-1715 Dean Noa;ts d s RESTN SPACE AT busy Joo Cniat Rd. Low rent. For Chicken Rice, noodles porridge. Nasi
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        597 9 H WAREHOUSES/ iffl WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE rnVMH STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT j I SPACE FOR RENT PRIME WAREHOUSE/ j OFFICE IN RIVER VALLEY I Near Orchard Road. Outside CBD. 1 1,500 -22,000 sqft up 1 1 -Grd fir: 2,452/ 4,1 13 sqft Direct container access capabiliW_— Good staff amenities/ r ~~^Tj|
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        289 9 RTI AIR TICKETS WqAHTAS S BRITISH <£2.£? AIRWAYS SLDBAL SALE Book by 17 Mar 03, pay wRMn j 48 hours fly till 31 May '03 Perth $488* Auckland $700* I Sydney $588' Christchurch $700* Melbourne $538' London $796' Brisbane $548'ParH $698' Calms $548* Frankfurt $888' Gold Coast $548' Rome $698'
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        1002 9 gdfg dfgfsdgfg IWjl OTHER REAL ESTATE IWjl OTHER0 T HER REAL ESTATE On Thurs 27/03/2003, M Hotel Singapore, 81 Anson Road. Function Room C, Level 2 at 2:oopm 121 Loronq L Teiok Kurau, Dl s Lana with aetached nse, 14.52Uaffioa 17 Kee Choc Aye, Dl 3 Residential Lana, 5400sqft f'hold
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        147 9 RTI A!R TICKETS CHEAP AUSTRALIA/ Europe 'a r e. v',; wide 1 et/ hote:/ SNH *****540 'TA*****) CHEAPEST IN TOWN! 24 hrs. 7 day Good service Tout cue*., note 1 *****647/ *****612 ffl CRUiSES STAR CRUISES SUPERSTAR VIRGO PpPP2nd pax for i Fall senior citizen seiectee Wee Fr Ap r
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        315 16 Evergreen Shipping (S) Pte Ltd Marketing Officer c;sess c ass 3 driving licence Possess own vehicle For the above position: Bilingual m English Chinese Only Singaporeans/ PRs need apply Please fax resume: Fax: 6227-9560 $250,000 ENTREPRENEUR TOP 100 USA MNC's: We want you if you are: A/ Dip. holders graduates
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