The Straits Times, 24 March 2003

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    31 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE J&tfr Established 1845 JVlOllCulV March 24, 2003 86 Pages in five parts MITA (P) O33/03/2003 1 A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Prisoners on Iraq TV
    319 1 Prisoners on Iraq TV 3.30am LATEST DOHA (Qatar) Iraqi television last ni^ht showed pictures of captured American soldiers, as well as several bodies, apparently ot* Americans killed in action. The dead wore bloodstained camouflage uniforms and some appeared to have bullet wounds to their heads. Five prisoners four men and
    AP; Reuters; REUTERS  -  319 words
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    Lock icon Iraqis fight back
    536 1  -  IRENE HOE Fierce resistance as firefights slow down push to Baghdad B,j \SMSI I I 1)1 lOK ON DAY four of the war, the Iraqis showed they were not sitting hack and waiting to be overrun by coalition forces, even as missiles and bombs continue to pound
    MIKE M DIZON; LESLIE KOH  -  536 words
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      16 1 Reality TV: 4-hour f irk fight FROM THE WARFRONT LIVE. Page 5 Other stories Pages 2-12
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  • IRAQ WAR
    • STATE OF MILITARY
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        Lock icon Fierce fight likely ahead
        528 2  -  MICHAEL HOARE Resistance Iraqi resistance slows coalition forces' northern push, which may be a prelude to a fierce combat when they reach Baghdad Bu THE holdouts by groups of Iraqis in the south and south-west of the country could be a prelude to a fierce combat
        REUTERS  -  528 words
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        Lock icon Iraqi regulars desert Saddam
        593 3 Surrender Faced with huge odds, many Iraqi soldiers are giving up so quickly that American troops hardly know what to do with them SOUNDBITES "Actual!) ni\ oeotest surprise was mien... I realised that niv wife had sent me a happ\ anniwrsan note tlii^ niorniiiuaiid I forgot
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    • THE HUMAN FLOW
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        Lock icon GOING HOME
        1027 4  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Bu IN AMMAN JOIiD.W Iraqis return to fight invaders SOUNDBITES iraq dot's not need democracy brought on the wings of Tomahawks." -Russian Foreign Minister Igor ivanov accusing the US of trying to seize Iraq's oil wealth under the guise of liberating the country "This will be
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        Lock icon YEARNING FOR HOME
        585 4  -  THERESA TAN %l Iraqis in S'pore share heartfelt views on a life without Saddam FOR the past week, a 37-year-old risk-management consultant has been glued to his television set, anxious for information about the United States-led strikes on Iraq. Baghdad-born Mr Ali, who has been working in
        STEVEN LEE  -  585 words
    • CASUALTIES OF WAR
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        Lock icon US slams Iraq for PoW parade
        693 5 Public humiliation of the prisoners on television is a violation of international laws, say American leaders SOUNDBITES "Those Iraqi fighters iire slapping those gangsters on the face, and then when they flee, they Will kick their backsides." Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf refuting
        AP; Reuters; AFP  -  693 words
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        Lock icon British fighter jet shot down by US missile
        449 5 Third air tragedy of the war for Britain YESTERDAY was not the best of days for coalition forces, with one mishap happening after another. Britain suffered its third air tragedy of the war when one of its Tornado tighterbombers was shot down
        Reuters; AP  -  449 words
    • BATTLE DRAMA
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        Lock icon SOUNDBITES
        123 6 "I am not in die prediction business." British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon sayinq it would be "not sensible" to predict when the ongoing war against Iraq would end "U m\ staying out at sea another six months means we don't have two more office towers going down, I'm all
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        Lock icon 4-hour TV drama is so s-l-o-w
        614 6  -  WILLIAM CHOONG CNN's live images of firefight may be a world-first for frontline filming but it does get boring after a while By is easy for armchair generals watching CNN thousands of kilometres awaij on their 60-inch plasma screens to criticise the Marines for
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        Lock icon 'And all hell broke loose...'
        336 6 MIXUTES after yesterday's "live" telecast of a skirmish between US Marine commandos and Iraqi forces in Umm Qasr, Sergeant Chris Demuro, 31, of Fox Company, went "live" with his account of the fight. This is an extract from the interview: "They opened up with rockets,
        AP  -  336 words
    • THE OIL FIELDS
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        Lock icon Fiery disaster averted for now
        486 7 Relief as allied troops save key southern oil facilities in Rumaila from being put to the torch FEARS of potential disaster have been allayed by American and British troops seizing control of key oil installations in southern Iraq during the early stages ot" the war.
        Reuters; AP; USA Today; AFP; REUTERS  -  486 words
    • GRENADE INCIDENT
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        Lock icon US soldier in attack on officers
        444 10  -  SUSAN LONG Sergeant threw 8 grenades into tents where they were sleeping Bu AN AMERICAN sergeant yesterday threw three grenades into the tents of his skvping commanding officers in Kuwait, killing one of them and wounding up to 1") more. The suspect, who is
        NYT; AP; AFP; Reuters  -  444 words
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        Lock icon Big Iraqi missile arsenal found in bunkers
        442 10 Two cruise missiles and nine warheads are in the cache found near Basra by British troops NEAR BASRA (Iraq) British troops outside Basra have discovered cruise missiles and warheads hidden inside fortified bunkers as part of a massive arsenal abandoned by Iraqi President
        AFP  -  442 words
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        Lock icon Iraqi minister slips out of country
        157 10 DAMASCUS All the US sophisticated spy equipment could not stop Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sahn from slipping out of Baghdad to attend an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo. He called on Arab leaders to confront the US-led forces and help end
        AFP  -  157 words
    • HUMANITARIAN AID
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        Lock icon S'poreans of many faiths gather to pray for peace
        436 11 SOUNDBITES "May vour mission be swift and decisive, your courage steady and true, and vour conduct in the highest traditions of sour service in waging war and bringing peace." Queen Elizabeth's words for British troops "This is a historic and perfect
        ERNEST GOH  -  436 words
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        Lock icon S'pore fund for Iraqi refugees
        531 11 The Singapore Red Cross Society and community and religious groups have launched relief efforts for war victims THE Singapore Red Cross Society has launched an appeal for funds to help refugees and victims of the war in Iraq. Community and religious groups taking part in
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        Lock icon Saddam alive but hurt, says British minister
        465 11 LONDON A British minister has confirmed reports that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein emerged alive but injured from cruise missile attacks on the first day of the Iraq war. Junior Foreign Office Minister Mike O'Brien told BBC radio yesterday that Mr Saddam survived the
        AFP; AP  -  465 words
    • PRICE OF CONFLICT
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        Lock icon $142 billion
        581 12 'American idol' on the USS Kitty Hawk EVEN tough US troops so at home with gun and missiles have whimsical sides to them. If sailor Shaun Brooks (left) weren't serving on the USS Kitty Hawk carrier, he may well be a participant in reality show American Idol, as
        The Washington Post; REUTERS; AFP  -  581 words
      • THE WAR ROOM
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          Lock icon US troops opening northern front
          170 12 BAKRAJO (Iraq) Four US military cargo planes carrying several hundred special forces troops landed overnight at this airstrip in Iraq's Kurdish-held north, in what senior Kurdish officials described as the beginnings of a major US deployment toward a northern front. In addition to paving the
          Washington Post  -  170 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Jordan expels Iraqi diplomats
          117 12 AMMAN Jordan became the first Arab state to expel Iraqi diplomats by ordering five diplomats out of the country', an Iraqi Embassy official said yesterday. The move followed Washington's request on Friday to more than 60 countries to close Iraqi diplomatic missions and dismiss their diplomats
          AP; AFP  -  117 words
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          Lock icon Baghdad's 'Decisive Battle'
          88 12 DUBAI Iraq has baptised the war unleashed by the United States and Britain the "Decisive Battle", after the 1991 "'Mother of All Battles". The codename flashes up on Iraq's satellite television channel monitored in Dubai during regular news bulletins. Its original Arabic name "Maarakat al-Hawassem" is difficult
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          Lock icon Stray missiles drop in Iran
          103 12 TEHERAN Iran said yesterday US and Iraqi rockets had fallen inside its territory since the outbreak of war in its western neighbour Iraq. But the Islamic Republic, which had adopted a policy of "active neutrality'' over the US-led military assault on Iraq, appeared willing to
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          Lock icon Arab ministers seek anti-war unitv
          71 12 CAIRO Arab foreign ministers will seek ways to end the war on Iraq at a meeting in Cairo today which diplomats said would try to forge anti-war unity. The meeting at the Arab League headquarters will also try to convince restive Arab populations their governments
          Reuters  -  71 words
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          Lock icon Two newsmen killed, two missing
          125 12 Two newsmen killed, two missing NEW YORK The Iraq war claimed victims among the media covering it on Saturday, when an Australian television cameraman was killed in northern Iraq by an apparent suicide car bombing, and a British correspondent died and his two colleagues went missing near the southern city
          Los Angeles Times; Reuters  -  125 words
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      205 2 BAROMETER Allied troops have died in the war as of yesterday Up to people have fled their homes in northern Iraq ahead of US-led invasion The war could cost world airlines Thousands of child soldiers as younq as have been trained by Saddam's reqime in terrorist-type operations Oil accounts for
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda close to producing chemical weapons
      492 13 The terror group is nearly able to produce deadly anthrax bacteria, according to notes seized from Osama's No. 3 man WASHINGTON Al-Qaeda leaders long known to covet biological iind chemical weapons have reached at least the threshold of production and may have manufactured some
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      Lock icon POLL FOR PEACE
      45 13 AFP A street vendor in the Chechen capital Grozny offering a copy of a draft Constitution as war-wean Chechens began voting yesterday on their independence ambitions in a referendum to proclaim the rebel region as an "integral part of the Russian Federation".
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      Lock icon Incoming Palestine premier set to defy Arafat
      346 13 RAMALIAH (West Bank) In a challenge to Mr Yasser Arafat's authority, incoming Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas is considering appointing a Gaza strongman as his Interior Minister. Mr Abbas was picked as premier after the Palestinian leader gave in to intense international and
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon CUBANS IN HIJACKED PLANE RETURN HOME
        67 13 SIXTEEN of the 35 people who were aboard a Cuban plane hijacked to Florida on Wednesday have returned home where they were welcomed by President Fidel Castro, officials said. Havana had complained last Thursday that US officials had not responded to a demand for
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        Lock icon SLOVENIANS VOTE ON JOINING NATO AND EU
        55 13 SLOVENIANS voted yesterday in referendums expected to back the country's accession to both Nato and the European Union next year. But while public support for EU membership is strong, support for joining Nato has dropped to a slim majority since the start of
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        Lock icon U.S. RESEARCH HIT BY TIGHTER VISA RULES
        56 13 MORE than two dozen research studies at 20 universities in the United States have been affected since regulations on processing visas for foreign scientists were tightened after the Sept 11 attacks. a newspaper said. The research involves diseases such as Aids, cancer and
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        Lock icon NEW MEXICO TO MARK 'ET CULTURE DAY'
        62 13 NEW Mexicans can now celebrate every second Tuesday in February as "Extraterrestrial Culture Day" after a Roswell lawmaker's proposal won approval in the House. The measure claims that aliens helped contribute to New Mexico's recognition. The state has been associated with aliens since
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon US still needs UN
        611 14 IF UNITED States officials are wondering I why people around the world are continuing to demonstrate against the US, they might look at a front page story in The Financial Times, "Bush ideologues reshape world over breakfast" (March 22/March 23). "Billed as a "black coffee briefing
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      Lock icon Bill for war could unhinge the dollar
      847 14  -  LIM SAY BOON LUC RUM PRESIDENT George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney have huge economic bets riding on the outcome of the war against Iraq. These bets appear almost a crashthrough or crash strategy for an ailing United States economy, with possibly
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      Lock icon Taking the winding road to Baghdad: Will it pay off?
      805 14  - Taking the winding road to Baghdad: Will it pay off? JAN ADAS DEVAN By "HIT em where they ain't." That was how General Douglas MacArthur described his strategy in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War. He deliberately avoided or bypassed Japanese strongholds as his torces island-hopped their way
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      Lock icon It's in S'pore's national interest to support Iraq war
      685 15  - It's in S' pore's national interest to support Iraq war ROGER MITTON Btj w ISHINCTON i ORRI SPONDI 1 AS SEEN FROM AMERICA'S CAPITAL, THE KEY WINNERS ARE UNDOUBTEDLY SINGAPORE, THE PHILIPPINES, JAPAN AND CHINA. THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL NOTFOR6ETTHEM.IT MANY NOT PUNISH THE WHINGERS, BUT IT WILL FAVOUR THOSE
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      Lock icon Why this Singaporean cannot
      934 15  -  ONG SOR FERN Ihi RIGHT CALL The invasion off Kuwait in 1990 was a pivotal moment. When a small nation gets whacked by a bully boy neighbour, it does not take a rocket scientist to guess Singapore's stance. It was the right decision not on moral,
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  • FORUM
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      393 16 Well done... thank you I WAS at Poh Kim Video at Centrepomt on Feb 24 at closing time to make an exchange of a Korean drama VCD. I was served by a salesman named Andy Though exchange of titles is not allowed, he made an exception and also gave
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    • War In Iraq
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        724 16 AS WE WATCH THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN IRAQ, i CALL UPON ALL SINGAPOREANS TO REFLECT AND PREPARE THEMSELVES PSYCHOLOGICALLY FOR WHAT THIS WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH WILL MEAN TO THE WORLD AND TO OUR LITRE RED DOT. I REFER to the letters, "Not pro-US, just anti-Saddam"
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        117 16 I WAS watching the 9 o'clock news on Channel 5 on Thursday and was disappointed to hear a comment by a man in Rattles Place. The news crew was asking people tor their reactions to the war in Iraq and the man said it could cause retaliation from
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        118 16 THE sequel to the mother of all battles has commenced. Let's pray that it'll be decisive, short and swift. I'm not pro- or anti-war. I'm for peace. However, sometimes war is necessary to achieve peace. I don't need a PhD to know that Saddam Hussein possesses
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      Lock icon Sony, seahorse soup item was an error
      210 18 Sony, seahorse soup item was an error WF. SvTSH to thank MrEdricSngfbf drawing our attention U) the tact that seahorse soup was featured in an e-mail flier from Underwater World Singapore i.UWS\ advertising the promotions tor our upcoming 12th anniversary (/"Seahorse in the soup"; ST, March 20). UWS did not
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      Lock icon Don't 'abuse' bridge for private functions
      225 18 STOP allowing Cavenagh Bridge to be used for private functions. A wonderful exhibit of engineering of the 19th century, it is a national treasure, a tourist attraction and, above all, a public thoroughfare. Yet, in the span of three weeks, there have been two
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      366 18 Why we speak like this? IN THE article, "Is PCK really to blame?" (The Sunday Times, March 9), Ms N. Nirmala worries about our standards of English, in which even O-level distinction scorers in English fail their admission tests when applying to the National Institute of Education (NIE)! She asserts
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      Lock icon Make better use of surpluses from stat boards
      265 18 Make better use of surpluses from stat boards I REFER to MP Tan Soo Khoon's observations regarding the impressive surpluses of JTC Corporation and the Urban Redevelopment Authority during the recent Budget debate. I am sure he is not suggesting moves to "raid the bank". Instead, I believe he is
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      42 1 GETTING CREATIVE WITH CHARITY 7/ beyond my imagination, which is already very wild!" Creative I'l-flnuilon* chu'TSim Hoiijj I 100. on the «>» 1 w In-lining rt-spoiiM- 1<» iiis I'liaril porcelain sale, wliicli raist-rl over SJM>,<)OO Monday. March 24, 2003 The Straits Times home
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      489 1  -  JANE NG Lease on the 78-year-old bakery, an East Coast landmark, was not renewed because building has been deemed unsafe By KATONG Bakery and Confectionery a 78-year-old institution in a crumbling red shophouse shut its creaking metal gates at 6.50 pm yesterday. With
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      692 2  -  NEO HUI MIN 3 are hospital staff, others knew earlier Sars patients, says Health Ministry. Total of 51 people in Singapore affected now Bl PATIENTS NOT TURNED AWAY 'They came all the way, so we had doctors to tend to them, but we
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      508 2  -  MARY KWANG jfejV M>\(. ORRF.SPONDENT ?5b S|p\'GKONG will suspend SfeSses at tour schools where jfcfru' students have contractSi severe acute respiratory BR^drome (Sars), for up to a Mfttfk starting today. Another 180 students who j^p* not have been infected a^jt whose
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      268 2 THE Metropole is a bland-looking building in a residential district of Hongkong's Kowloon peninsula. It is a short bus ride away from the main tourist area ofTsim ShaTsui. An infected professor from China who stayed at that hotel is believed to be the first case in
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        203 6 Murder of worker: Myanmar man arrested HHJCE have arrested a 38--yfar-old M\anmar man OVd tpe murder last week of a EJanglade*hi const nut ion Worker at Tampines. l t The suspect, an illegal imitV^rant, was nabbed on Sati&uav afternoon at a Housing Board block in Simei Road \yhere he was
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        925 6  -  ALETHEA LIM Law Society keeps eye on conveyancing lawyers who underprice and do deals with banks to service all their customers By \ss|s I I \l s I DIIDH 'FORCED' TO USE LAWYER THE BANK CHOSE WHEN teacher Joseph Chua
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        86 6 CHEW SENG KIM A workman puts a final touch of paint to the distinctive spiral stairs at the back of a row of shophouses in Bugis Village. Transvestites used to crowd the hack lanes; the street was once a notorious place and attracted mam locals and tourists,
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        494 6  -  SELINA LUM CONTACT LENS INDUSTRY FURORE THE first trademark intringement ca.se involving the uSntaet lens industry here, a Seal contact lens solution manufacturer was fined 1.200 recently for selling a -Solution under a brand beMiging to another company. P The company, Ruhlmann, prosecuted after
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          66 6 A 21-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist is in the intensive care unit of the National University of Singapore Hospital after receiving serious head injuries in a collision with a van on Friday night. The accident happened along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 at 8.30 pm. The 50-year-old van
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          101 6 TWO men robbed a retiree of his wallet, cash, mobile phone and jewellery on Friday night. The 63-year-old man was waiting at the bus stop near Block 1198 Punggol Road at 7-15 pm when a man asked him for $2. But as soon as the retiree
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          88 6 A HOUSEWIFE was robbed of her purse containing 5205 and her gold chain and jade pendant worth about $500, when she was held up at knifepoint in a lift on Saturday morning. The woman was returning home to her flat at Block 107 Bukit
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          106 6 A MA I AYS lAN man is re-* covering in the Changi* General Holbital after be-' ing stabbed in the lower, back in what witnesses de-, scribed as a gang attack. The five men allegedly* pounced on the victim near Jalan Simpang Bedok. at* about
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          135 6 MOBILE phone thieves* were out in force late last* week, A second-hand mobile* shop owner lost phones^ and accessories worth, $2,000 when his shop, at, Bedok North Street ;i. was, broken into last Thursday* night. In another incident on* the same day, a 60-year-J old
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        238 6 E-polling is here for Tampines residents voting on upgrading RESIDENTS in seven Tarnpines blocks had a go at electronic voting yesterday. They were the first to try out the new e-polling system for Housing Board upgrading. They put their identity cards into the machines at the polling centre near their
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        729 10  -  ARLINA ARSHAD Waiting time of over two hours to get new concessionary cards upsets many commuters Bv 7 called more than a few times no-one picked up the phone. I was shocked to see the long queue. Madam Chia, who had
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        478 10  -  ARLINA ARSHAD Bv Bom at the 'baby factory'... AND proud of it are: retired gynaecologist Yvonne Salmon (cent and KKII nurses (from left) Choo Lee Cheng, 47. Chiang Kok Chin, 54, Jessica Kok, 45, Maureen Ang, 54, Ho Poh Hua, 47, Giam Poh
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        281 11 Ihinese national died from injuries at worksite cave-in A CONTRACTOR ha> been fined the maximum |50,000 tor causing the aeuth oi B worker through worksite soil slide last December. Chinese national Tian Zhi Kuan, 35, was buried waist-deep in soil when the side
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        577 11  -  WONG SHER MAINE Over 3 r ooo people turned up to support 2-day event organised by soft-hearted technology tycoon By THEY read about how Creative Technology chief Sim Wong Hoo was selling more than 2,000 pieces of porcelain for charity, and
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        125 11 TRANSPORT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong will be in Montreal, Canada, from today until April 1. for two major aviation industry events. He will attend the fifth Worldwide Air Transport Conference and the 34th Extraordinary Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) Assembly. At the
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        381 12 About 150 foreign maids learnt how to use a fire extinguisher at a free workshop, where they also got advice on improving relationship with bosses INDONESIAN maid Santi Yani, 20, achieved something worthwhile yesterday she put out a small fire
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        455 15  - Media code to ensure fair play to be out soon NEO HUI MIN Companies will be slapped with penalties, ranging from warnings to fines, if they flout the rules Hu fOST.W set of rules to rnake media companies niay Gut, will he out in a tew dams. And under the
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        400 17 BRITISH primary school pupils .ire learning how to do their sums by acting in skits. In the short dramas, fbi instance, they could take on roles as shopowiuTs and farmers with a budget, who have to decide how many products or COWS to buy. Incorporating
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        764 17  -  JANE LEE Three students who hold diplomas in counselling, engineering and business administration are aiming to further their studies here. Miss W'onn Sinn Chee from the Xational University of Singapore examines each ease individually. toll Ms Wong Sing Chee \s a
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        724 18  -  TRACY QUEK Institute expects up to 900 students to take on jobs on campus, in a programme to let more of them have taste of real work />■, 'Now, I don't have to waste time travelling like I would have to if I
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        914 18  -  HARLEEN KA UR YANNI TAN SCHOOL NOTES «V and A STEEL ball-bearing on a roller coaster track allows students at Temasek Junior College to visualise concepts they learn in physics. Named the gravitram, the system costing $40,000 is the key and only display at the
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        333 19 Growing the new strain invented by a Chinese researcher requires less water, and is a major breakthrough for Asia where rice is a staple KYOTO (Japan) It may not be able to do lunges and leg lifts, but a new strain of aerobic rice
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        322 19 3 little pigs bring scientists closer to saving lives THF. birth of three little pigs has brought science a step closer to using animal organs in human patients needing transplants. Scientists at Intigen and BioTransplant, both biotech companies in the United States, have announced the birth ot the three piglets
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        583 20 Dear Diary, who was at my wedding 10 years ago? Researchers are working on an electronic diary which they hope will ultimately act as a surrogate, and superior, memory A TEAM of Microsoft researchers is devising software for an electronic diary that can keep track of a host of personal
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        86 20 THIS recent image, obtained by the Chandra satellite, which observes X-rays from high-energy regions of the universe, shows a supernova remnant called DEM L7l. Visible is the hot inner cloud of glowing iron and silicon, surrounded by an outer blast wave. Images from the Chandra,
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          112 20 MOBILE operator Ml will launch Its MMS (multimedia messaging) sports news service early next month. It promises that subscribers will see pictures, graphics and text of all the latest sports breaks, reports and commentaries in real time. MMS news alerts will give them updates on
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          180 20 THE latest PDA from Sharp the Zaurus SL--5600 is here. The personal digital assistant packs a fairly powerful 400MHz Intel XScale processor. Even though it has only 32 MB of RAM, there is 64 MB of Flash ROM, where the operating system (OS) and user-select-ed
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          138 20 INTEL Corp. the worlds biggest chip-maker, plans to start shipping three new chips for hand-held computing devices such aPDAs today, as it look^ be yond personal computers for new markets. The chips, all in [ntol's XScale processor family, are smaller versions of existing
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      343 9 I E9 invent i > Money makes the world go 'round, servers make the money go 'round. HP technology and HP people equipped the NYSE™ with NonStop™ servers and storage to handle an average of 1 .4 billion shares a day i+• with the capacity to process 7 billion more
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      528 16 Stansfield School of Business is pleased to have been awarded 'college' status. Accordingly, we are now known as Stansfield College Stansfield College was founded in 1993 to enable everyone the opportunity of a good JLj RRfcw degree. On our 10th Anniversary, we will be moving to a new 8-storey campus
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      65 1 NOBODY'S PERFECT 7 can tell you that one of the first tilings tolearn is never believe your professors. They, too, have to earn a living/ Mala\ sian ctlucatiom.st Yumis Raiss, tiri;iiii» students to be sceptical of their professors who are sometimes paid to say what they have to say Monday,
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      710 1  - Rivalry in Tung's Cabinet spills into the open MARY KWANG Leung and Tsang trade verbal blows over Hongkong Budget By IION(.K()\(, Olilil S|'()\D! I 'IT'S NOW EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF IN EXCO. EACH IS PROTECTING HIMSELF NOW THAT EXCO HAS BEEN DAMAGED.' Political analyst Mau Chi Wang on the Executive
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        370 2  - Bargains galore in lesser-known shopping areas FAKE DESIGNER GOODS THOUGH shopping districts like Beijing's Wangfiijing and Shanghai's Huaihailu are popular among shoppers, there are other lesserknown places wnere good hargains can also be found. Among them are Xiushui, Hongqiao and Yaxin markets in Beijing and Xiangyang market in Shanghai, where
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        856 2  -  JASON LEOW River gets a life again TOURISTS are Hocking back for pleasure cruises along the 437-kni Li jiang (left), which used to attract more than a million tra\ ellers a year until illegal factories almost killed the river's eco-system in the 1970s. As
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        458 3 The project's way of preserving the city's culture is to destroy traditional courtyard houses and build new ones BEIJING In a controversial cultural preservation campaign launched recently, the Beijing government has begun demolishing shabby traditional homes in the Chinese capital's historic district. The
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        262 3 Beep beep! You have broken the law turn yourself in BEIJING Chinese officials are hoping to drive crooks crazy, and make them give up crime, with a relentless barrage of messages sent to their cell phones, state media reported yesterday. The campaign, launched in east China's Hangzhou city, targets people
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        446 3 10 arrested over babies-in-bags smuggling horror THE 28 baby girls stuffed int< these n\ Ion bags were probabh i drugged to keep them from eryFj^^ i, i ing. One died soon after the babies were found. The bags lie H I 1 Ftf H I "!J 1^ scattered around the
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        179 4 TOKYO The world's oldest living man, retired silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, celebrated his 114th birthday yesterday. He spends much of his time in bed due to failing eyesight but has three solid meals a day and enjoys eating hard caramel with his own
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          43 4 THE first China-designed private business plane is undergoing final tests ahead of its maiden flight in July. The 2-m ill ion-yuan (*****,000) Xiaoying 500 can earn' four people and take off and land from small airnorts or hiehwavs. AFP
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          43 4 I.ARGE reservoirs and low rainfall have caused the Yangtze River's level to fall so much that travel on its upper reaches is likely to be halted. Four ships have already run aground recently near Chongqing. AFP
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          41 4 A GAS explosion in northern China killed 35 miners, said an official yesterday. Thirtyseven people are still missing. Fifteen miners survived the blast which ripped through Mengnanzhuang mine in Shaanxi province on Saturday. AFP
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          40 4 SENIOR US Department of Defence officials \isited Taiwan recently to review its missile defence capability against any China threat, Jane's Defence Weekly said. They urged Taiwan to buy early-warning radars and PAC-111 missiles. AFP
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          27 4 NEPAL'S government on Friday released 17 pro-Maoist students and party leaders to pave the way for peace talks between the two sides. AFP
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        468 4 Action plans dry up at water forum Delegates at week-long talks agree that water issues are a global priority but fail to offer concrete ideas on resolving the crisis KYOTO A declaration adopted yesterday at the close of the Third World Water Forum prioritised water issues as an "urgent global
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        457 5 Official says Washington does not plan to attack Pyongyang and any military move must be okayed by Tokyo and Seoul TOKYO A senior Japanese government official yesterday said the United States would not take any military action against North Korea without consent
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        319 5 Indian Kashmiri militant group leader shot dead CAR AMBUSH SRINAGAR (Kashmir) The head of a faction of Hizbul Mujahedin, the dominant militant group in Indian Kashmir, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen yesterday. Police said Abdul Majid Dar was gunned down when he was getting out of a car in
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        282 5 SEOUL South Korea's former president Kim Dae Jung could be asked to submit a written testimony on alleged payoffs that his government made to North Korea to seal a historic inter-Korean summit in 2000, a radio station reported yesterday. Mr Lee Sang
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        80 5 Ready, aim, shoot... to battle fires )l \C» children in Seoul are learning to use fire extinguishers (left). The capita] of South Korea opened a special disaster centre early this month to raise safety consciousness amon^ tin city's residents and teach them to deal with disasters. The first such centre
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        545 6 Several blue-chip companies in Sweden have either equipped, bankrolled or traded with the logging industry: Report STOCKHOLM Swedish companies pride themselves on their high standards of business ethics, but now corporate heavyweights have come in for stinging criticism for their alleged role in
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        370 6 MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday said the government was investigating an unnamed Iraqi diplomat for espionage, but ruled out cutting of diplomatic ties with Baghdad. Aside from the one that we have already asked to leave, there is this one diplomat
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        47 6 BANGKOK POST Helped by her mothre, an 18-nionth-old girl obediently sticks her tongue out for a nurse during the final round of a child health contest organised by the Thai Red Cross at Chulalongkorn Hospital. There were 384 contestants, with winners in three age brackets.
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        172 6 BETWEEN 1985 and 1997, Indonesia lost about 20 million ha of forest. In the three years since then, another 4.85 million ha or more may have been lost, according to an estimate made in 2001. At this rate, the World Bank predicts that lowland rainforests will become
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        501 6 TERROR ALERT Asean states will tighten immigration controls KOTA KINABALU Asia's top security group is seeking to tighten the net around terrorists through stricter immigration controls and joint policing so as to counter heightened risks following the launch of war in Iraq. Anti-terror experts from the
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        545 7 The Thai-Cambodia border is open again after a seven-week closure but Poipet's ailing frontier economy will be hard to kick-start POIPKT Life in this frontier town famous foi its casinos is limping back to normal following the reopening of the border with
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        326 7 Philippine govt to auction off lmelda Marcos' jewellery MANILA A diamond-stud-ded bracelet with a central 30.71-carat marquise-cut stone crafted by Bulgari. worth at least US$l.2 million (Ss2.l million) 13 years ago and which used to belong to Mrs Imelda Marcos, will be auctioned off b\ the government this year. The
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          64 7 INDONESIA plans to explore the possibility of using countertrade with China to fund a railway development in Sumatra. Communications Minister Agum Gumelar was quoted by Antara news agency as saying a team from the ministry will go to China next month and it
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          69 7 AMNESTY International said in Phnom Penh at the weekend that it would oppose an accord aimed at paving the way for a trial of Khmer Rouge leaders, unless major revisions were made by Cambodia and the United Nations. The group is "deeply concerned
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          59 7 THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday gave producers of traditional whisky and wine two more months to legalise their operations, following protests. But a network of traditional whisky and wine producers said it disagreed with the registration process altogether as small producers could not
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          78 7 THE European Union's top trade negotiator will hold talks with Asean nations in Laos next month as the blocs look towards a free trade agreement, Asean secretarygeneral Ong Keng Yong said on Saturday. He said the EU's immediate agenda was to push forward
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          39 7 THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he would take legal action soon against senior police officers who allegedly ahused their authority in the recent police reshuffle. The Nation Asia News Network
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        694 8  -  LESLIE LAU The fundamentalist party is trying to gain wider acceptance among non-Muslim groups in other parts of the country Bl i\ km \i; via kti w i w THERE are barely 60,000 Chinese in Kelantan among the predominant Malay Muslim population of more than
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        144 8 PENANG A carpenter was wounded when his business partner opened fire following a quarrel early yesterday morning. The victim, Mr I.im Ah Kaw, 43, was injured in his left eye after one of the five shots fired from a .22 automatic pistol hit him. He
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        280 8 SEREMBAN Five houses were set ablaze .itter being; ransacked while their owners were away during the past few weeks. Residents or Taman Bukit Kmas have appealed to the polite to step up patrols in the housing estate following the rising
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        306 8 HYPERMARKET HEIST BUKIT MERTAJAM (Penang) Seven masked robbers tied up two security guards and a shop assistant, and escaped with about RM150.000 (S$70,000) from three ATM machines outside a hypermarket on early Saturday morning. The robbers used an oxyacetylene torch to prise open the ATM machines
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        434 8 KUALA LUMPUR MCA Youth chief Ong Tee Keat has yet to decide whether to attend the disciplinary proceedings ordered by the party's presidential council. Me said on Saturday that he had compiled the accusations made against him in the press hut did not have
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          54 8 MALAYSIA has no plans to set up quarantine centres at its customs checkpoints for now. a Health Ministry spokesman said on Saturday. This is because there are still no serious cases of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the country, he added. Sin Chew
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          53 8 THE government is considering setting speed limits according to vehicle capacity, especially for smaller cars, Works Minister S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. He said it was worrying to see cars, which have an engine capacity below 1,000 cc, being driven at 130 kmh on
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          56 8 A TOTAL of 12,268 Malavsian companies and individuals went bankrupt in 2002 the highest yearly figure since 1985 and up 5 per cent from 2001. Last year's bankruptcies were also up by more than 50 per cent since 1998, when the country suffered its worst
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          79 8 A 31-YEAR-OLD businessman in Seremban ended up RM3,500 (551,600) poorer after a firm, said to be based in Madrid, told him he had won U*****,777 (S$68O,OOO) in a lottery. State Commercial Crimes chief Deputy Supt Ahmad Idrus Skymmar Abdul Wahab said the victim received
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          45 8 MORE people are pledging to donate their organs and women outnumber men in the pledges. Health Ministry parliamentary secretary S. Sothinathan said 65,925 donors were registered as of February, compared to 2,568 in 1997- About 54 per cent are female. Bernama
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          64 8 THE National Language and Literary- Board (DBP) is preparing a new version of wayang kulit, or shadow play, that displays stories to educate and promote local culture. DBP director-general, Abdul Aziz Deraman, said it would be called "Wayang Kulit Dewan" (hall shadow play)
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          44 8 THE Malaysian Medical Association yesterday launched a nationwide non -smoking campaign for school students. Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said: "A study in 1999 found nearly one in every five teenagers smokes.** New Straits Times
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        368 8 KUAI A LUMPUR A Malaysian herbal formula is being studied for its effectiveness as a complementary treatment to help HIV/Aids victims enjoy a longer and better quality of life, said Health Minister Chua Jui Meng. He said positive results were recorded from
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        686 9 CRICKET Ponting's 140 not out sets the tune that India fails to keep pace with SOUTH AFRICA Australia, inspired by Ricky Ponting's 140 not out, retained the World Cup after beating India by 12f> runs at the Wanderers in Johannesburg yesterday. The skipper's magnificent
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        621 9  -  MARC LIM SOCCER Bu Ticket details Tomorrow: Singapore v Pakistan Time: 7.30pm. Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium. Tickets: Adults $5, children/students $1. Available at the FAS office (National Stadium) or at the Jalan Besar Stadium on match days. Singapore Pools will offer Score! betting for the
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        699 9 LIVERPOOL Liverpool bounced back from its Uefa Cup exit and sent Leeds to the brink of the relegation quagmire with an impressive 3-1 win at Airfield yesterday. Peter Reid's reign as Leeds' caretaker manager got oft to the worst possible start as Michael Owen
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        321 9 MILAN Filippo Inzaghi scored the winner against his old club Juventus as AC Milan kept itself in the Italian Serie A title race with a 2-1 win over the champion. Saturday's victory meant third-placed Milan, which had not won in five games, moved
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        395 10 COIJK ORIAMK) History beckons Tiger Woods again as he beads tor the final round of the Hay Hill Invitational this morning .Singapore time). With a five-stroke lead after three rounds, the American looks poised to become the first man in To years to win the
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        546 10  -  JEFFREY LOW MOTOR RACING Kimi Raikkonen claims his maiden GP \ietor\\ yet stays ice-cool By W HE reaction to winning will probably remain unmistakable from JL_ now on just a wry grin, half-raised arms and high-pointed index ringers. Why, one would have even expected the champagne
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        1441 10 ATHLETICS SPH Schools Relay Championships A Boys, 4xK)om: 1 Anglo-Chinese JC (ACJC) 2 Hwa Chong JC (HCJC) 3 Singapore American School (SASI 4i200m: t S»S 2 ACJC 3 Victoria JC (VJC). 4i400m: I SAS 2 ACJC 3 VJC. 4x800m: 1 ACJC 2 SAS 3 VJC B Boys,
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          102 10 ENGIAND'S European championship soccer qualifier against Liechtenstein in Vaduz on Saturday could be under threat because of security fears. The Sunday Times of London reported that Liechtenstein police had asked Uefa to postpone the match, fearing the England team could be a target for anti-war
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          110 10 JAPAN will play Uruguay in Tokyo on Friday after their friendly soccer match in San Diego was cancelled due to safety concerns, the Japan Football Association said yesterday. The switch of venue was announced just 48 hours after JFA chairman Saburo Kawabuchi pulled the plug
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          93 10 AMERICAN Andre Agassi looked almost fully recovered from a shoulder injury as he began his pursuit of a third successive Nasdaq-100 Open tennis title with a comfortable victory on Saturday. Agassi, forced to miss last week's Indian Wells tournament with nerve problems in his
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          153 10 ANNIKA Sorenstam used outstanding iron play to fashion a seven-under-par 65 on Saturday and open a two-stroke lead over a star-studded leaderboard* at the LPGA Safeway PING. When she teed off. Sorenstam was in a four-\va\ lie with Karrie Webb, Se Ri Pak and Patricia
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          144 10 NGEE ANN Secondary's screaming students had only one medal the C Boys 4xBoo-metre bronze to shout about at the annual Singapore Press Holdings Schools Relay Championships in Serangoon Stadium yesterday. It had reached nine of the 16 B and C Division finals. But, if
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          126 10 BUTTERFLY specialist Petria Thomas claimed her fourth straight national 100 metres title at the Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney yesterday. Although she faces surgery this week to a troublesome shoulder that has already required medical attention for six previous dislocations, Thomas took gold in
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          84 10 TONGA grabbed the penultimate qualifying slot for October's World Cup rugby finals in Australia by crushing South Korea 119-0 in Nukualofa. The Tongans were already assured of going through, having won the first leg 75-0 in Seoul on March 15. Tonga joins New Zealand, Wales,
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        952 11 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late TAN JUAY THIAM Departed on 22 March 2003 From: Management Staff of Merrill Lynch Global Private Client, Asia Pacific With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of Our Late Director TAN KIA SAI Departed 22 March 2003
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        689 12 ROLND-LP as markets Tl IK. war is on. And so is the rally on Wall Street, after the best weekly performance in 20 \ears that could leave the three-year-old bear market in the dust. With the uncertainty over Iraq fading, the Dow Jones industrials
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        105 12 TURNOVER (OOO) VALUE COOO) Main SOq Totai Mair- Saq Total Multilnd 23.613 23.613 43.957 43 957 Manufacturg 102.922 13,182 116,104 98.858 2 422 *****1 Commerce 18.686 404 19,090 12,839 93 12 932 Tpt/Stor/Com 35.512 4 35.516 52,747 ***** Finance 25.778 25.778 166.157 *****7 Construction 22.969 1,996 24,965
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        122 12 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up DnUnch Multilnd 12 33 000 12 33 Manufacturg 67 22 35 28 4 7 95 26 42 Commerce 36 6 11 3 5 8 39 11 19 Tpt/Stor/Com 20 6 4 0 0 1 20 6 5
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        31 12 Accord Customer 2.5c 135.954,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 132.226.000 UniFood HK25c 67,634.000 Datacraft 10c 63,020,000 SingTel 15c 54,297,000 TPV USlc 47.896,000 NOL 45,653,000 PacificCenturylOc 43,821,000 Citiraya 2.5c 43,218,000 CapitaLand 41.954,000
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        42 12 Chang. Change Straits Times Inde* 1326.15 +17.98 BT 08/OS 254.00 .194.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +97.00 BT 10-flav MA -*****.00 +25.00 UOB Sesdaq 55.21 +0.13 UOB Blue Chip 478.18 +5.37 STI Futures 1330 +18 MSCI Singapore 163.60 +2.51 SiMSCI Futures 164.90 +2.40
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        430 12 Fri*Y.21M«i ABN AmroßankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Aqricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Bankinq Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bankinq Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca inte'sa Banca Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Banqkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA
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        416 12 REVIEW Currencies MANY currencies in the Asia-Pacific region weakened vis-a-vis the US dollar as the Americanled war on Iraq commenced with full force. JAPANESE YEN: The yen lost ground against the dollar last week after the United States and its allies launched their war against
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        3671 12 ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty'" 0 557/ StarEuropeßd 1175/ Star Europe Bal 0 842/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0634/ StacAsiaßond 1318/ Star Asia Balanced 0 781/ Star Global Technology Fund! 0 169/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0 554/ Multi Strategy Fd 0
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        Lock icon Japan's ruling parties want govt, BOJ to act fast
        549 13 They want the financial system shored up quickly to avert crisis that many believe appears likely, as war in Iraq escalates TOKYO Japan's ruling coalition parties yesterday turned up the heat on the government and central hank to take quick action
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        519 13 SHANGHAI Shanghai had 40 per cen* of the world's building cranes when BHP Steel's Mr Michael Wolley arrived in 1997China's construction boom has not stopped and may help Australia's No. 1 steelmaker beat its profit forecast for this year. Earlier this month, BHP
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        502 13 No financial crisis in S. Korea, says Finance Minister SEOUL South Korea is not facing a financial crisis, despite concerns over the SK Group accounting scandal and North Korea's nuclear power programme. Finance Minister Kim Jin Pyo has said. "Our companies, financial institutions and the government have grown stronger since
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        245 13 HANOI Pledged foreign direct investment in Vietnam slumped 32.3 per cent during the first three months of the year to USSI7S.fi million (Ss3l6 million i, state media said vesterdax The number of projects also fell b\ IS per cent, with only 79 projects licensed,
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        196 13 SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON CHINA HQ functions for region will also move to Shanghai TOKYO Japan's Fuji Xerox plans to invest 36 billion yen (***** million) over the next three years to expand copy-machine businesses in China. It also plans to move
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        Lock icon Downturn helps Starhub to drum up business
        643 14  -  DENESH DIVYANATHAN A reason is that consumers are seeking cheaper alternatives, says mobile phone operator; it gained 180,000 new customers last year II 11N01.0C.1 KII'OHI KH 'Because the market is already very saturated... most of the growth is from taking market sliare from
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        416 14 Petron set to cut diesel prices for first time this year MANILA'S TOP OIL REFINER MANILA Petron Corp, the Philippines' largest oil refiner, said it will cut diesel prices for the first time this year after crude oil prices extended a decline on expectations that the United States-led war in
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        444 15  - S' pore insurance broker plugs in to global network SOH WEN LIN Rj BENEFITS BEING a HLA Global Network member will help Acclaim: Get preferential referrals to the network's global clients who need servicing in Singapore; and Serve the insurance needs of its Singapore clients abroad. WANT to heed the
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        678 15  - It's a tough call ride the rally or take profits? COLIN TAN Which direction S'pore investors choose depends on how much belief they have in Wall Street's surge at Friday's close TAKING STOCK INVESTORS in the Singapore stock market will face a dilemma this week: Continue to ride the war
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        696 16  -  SOH WEN LIN Demand exceeds supply in govt agency's programme which allows small firms to "borrow" its scientists at a low cost *L THE BARGAIN Under the scheme, SMEs can "borrow" A*Stars scientists for up to two years to upgrade their research and development
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      11 9 Live on TV: Bo! ton Wanderers v Tottenham (C/i24, tomorrow, 3.55am)
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      36 10 SEPAKTAKRAW Per ses Waqa Open league: Prison SRC v Singapore Power Club. Hongkah North CSC v Police SA (Perses Centre. Geylang Serai, Bpm). SNOOKER SBSC Schools Championships, q-finals Pool Haven. Blk 38. ttOIOI Clarke Quay. 2pm).
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        597 5 ETI DAIHATSU FOR SALE $188 CONFIRM ALL in driveaway! New 4 units '93 Charade I.OCX, 5 dr, COE 08/'2oll. $300+ x 8 yrs. View: Bukit Timah Plaza ttOl-OIH. 6469-3303/ 6467-0377 M Cars (50 other models available) 5/'96 UNO I.OIE. 5 dr. 1 owner. 0MV*****. Red. Tip top. 100% loan. Don't
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        256 5 RJJ LEXUS FOR SALE SOW Plate. I ;wner. Late '98 ES3OC. Well Kept. Deposit S2K. $81,886 *****745/ *****672 BWI MAZDA FOR SALE WEEKENDS SPECIAL MM 5 6/"99 323 1.3 manual. 1 owner. $50,000 neg. paper body $47K. Dnveawav mcl transfer fee. ms, Ist installment. Mthly $755. 9389-3106 53.5K DRIVEAWAY. 07/'Ol
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        1028 6 VEHICLES HTI MERCEDES FOR SALE RTI MERCEDES FOR SALE K2OO/K2IO BRAND NEW MERZ C2OO CLK 200 For Sale. Call *****555 fBEST DEAL) FOR ALL MITSUBISHI MODELS (Buy/Sell) At kinds PARF or NON-PAPF *****232 I Mr Ong [Day Night) :.;e^.\ay scrrvscy-iteriy^ fIiTGHESTn, OFFER V 1 ALL USED CARS l\ II (BUY/SELL)
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        434 6 RJI MITSUBISHI $300 DRIVEAWAY. '92 Lancer I.3GLX. New paint. Tip top. COE 2011. No gimmicks. *****414 2/98 LANCER I.6MR. steptronic. 2nd owner. OMV $21,638. Black. 6844-3808/ 9789-2698 NEW CAR AIRTREK 2.0A. Immed with COE. 593.8K. 9459-7128 KWi NISSAN FOR SALE Low deposit/High trade-in (Direct) Nissan Sjniii 1 5EX 6SS All
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        878 6 BWI NISSAN FOR SALt CONFIRM $300 IMMED Driveaway! Free 1 mth installment transfer! New leather seats! 6 units '93 Sunny I.4EX/ I.6SS Auto/ Manual COE 8/'2oll Asking $30.8K Mthly $400+ x 8 yrs Leisure Pk 802-36 Call 6345-9001 (Daily 9am-9pm) PAY $800 TO Driveaway This Sporty Blue 11/98 March I.o
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        585 6 Bf| RENAULT FOR SALE 3/'99 CLIO 1.4 RT manual. Rare gold. Asking $45,500. 1 owner. OMV $12,024. Very low mileage. Tax 9/2003. $1500 driveaway arrangeable. Mthly $707. Call 9022-7739 for enquiries on different financial packages. 5/'OO MEGANE 1.4 Manual 16--valve. Selling 9 $53,500. OMV $*****. Driveaway with as little as
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        650 6 Effl CAR GROOMING DAY NIGHT car washing service. Daily/ weekly/ mthly. All kinds of cars. Aljunied/ Hougang. Subcontract for condo pte apt car washing other sves 9176-861 Chris/ 9455-3892 Carol $680 FULL Respray 2K paint. Any car model. Change of color $900 2 days complete. *****-040 *NEW STOCK TYRES^*\ 175,70
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        392 6 CAR BODY WANTED Hiqhest Offer'! >M MMM tnnrrn 97 Merce 99 v 99 BMW3I£ 9 fven H/p 9695 6165 ALL HIGH PRICE. per/ COE rebate/ commercial/ 93 '02 car be Kwok *****963/ *****142 (24 hr).279fi SCRAP CARS/ COMMERCIAL .<:"■■ cles, COE cars, lorries, vans, pickups. mini bus, 0 plate wantec
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        717 7 USED VANS. LORRIES, Pick upS. COE/ Non COE '2001 up wanted. Mr Gan 6747-0609 No dealers WANTED: ALL JAPANESE makes. Willing to pay high SS. Dealing with brand new cars. *****667 VEHICLES WANTED. CASH for all model. High SS! immed transfer. *****905/ *****789 (24-hrs) HIGHEST OFFER TO purchase a scrap
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        572 7 FREE servicing for 1 year. FREE insurance for a year. FREE first month instalment. 3 year/60,000 km warranty. Immediate registration. Low down payment. No other van is as easy to own as the L3OO at $530*. "I i I Terms and conditions apply. Labour charges are free for the first
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        678 7 BWI MOTORCYCLES/ RH MOTORCYCLES/ BWI MOTORCYCLES/ Blk. 3006 Übi Road 1 #01-356 Tel: *****582 *****765 Bukit Batok Street 23 Midview Building #02-26 27 Tel: 631 61 61 1 YZFRI CBRIIOOXX SUPER4&'BIGI TMAXSOO HAYABUSA TOM9OO CMI2S YZFR6 C8R954 VTECII X9 500 GSXRIIOOWP AfncaTwin REBELI2S FAZERIOOO CBR9OORW CBR4OORN X9lBO GSXRIOOOK2 TRANSLAP6OO TAISC2OO
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        1724 7 JL T i A. \ltA 4>^ fk MM «i Jd i■l aj Pffl 009-10 ORCHARD/ Wffil DO9-10 ORCHARD/ PWI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ lujAJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND fciijd TANGUN/ HOLLAND UIImI TANGLIN/ HOI.AN' I PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS RENT V&V'ußt&gSr f -r-'J? Prestigious Address at Leonie Hill Road
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        832 8 r PROPERTIES •fjl DO9 JRCHARI luJaJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS RENT $1 9K UP 1 LE N Me/ Pacific Man- Hilton Twr. 3 67 GPN D.lO HOLLAND PEAK. Brand new! Renovated. 4+l-rm. MRT. $4200. Beautifully furn. CLS 9819-9627 D.lO TANGLIN PK. 700 sqft. Quiet. Resort facilities. Near Orchard. Immea.
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        705 8 Wf!f\ Dll S2l NEWTON/ KuJiJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI I PTE APTS RENT NEWTON CT 3-RM 1100 sqft. Next to Novena Square/ MRT/ amenities Quiet. *****195 agt. TREVOSE PK. (2 units). Top S. Ground fir. Good facing layout. Bright. 9409 7994 Dollars SIGNATURE PK/ SPRINGOALE/ Hume Pk/ Goodluck/ Greenlodge 2/3/4 rms.
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        438 8 ■dij WESTS NOR: H I PTE APTS -RENT HILLVIEW 128. BELOW $1300. 3 rms. 1000 sq.ft. High fir. F/facilities. PI Fully furn. *****183 Agt $1280 UP! REGENT Hgt. 2+l/ 3+l. $1880. Hazel Pk. 4+l. Unfurn./ furn. Pool view. *****456 KF AFFORDABLE RENTAL. CCK/ Ju rong E. F/furn. Good view. MRT/
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        668 8 PWjl HOUSES FOR RENT NEW! PARRY. 2' -STOREY Terr. 3+l. All attached. High ceiling. 2 halls. 100% move-in. Immed. Others units also. 9598-8188 DW BDebenham Tie Leung i EXPATS £L CHOICE JTV TENERIFFE NEW TOWNHSES. Off Sixth Ave. Near sch. 3+l+l/ 4+l+l. 2765-3369 sgft. *****232 Tean 9857-2762 Yvette. 54.5K up
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        756 8 JjjJ^APTS EOR RENT PASIR RIS BLK 733. 2+l/ Punggol 2+l mid fir/ Hougang Ave 8. 3+l. Partial/ Fully furn. Aircon. Suitable for workers. *****090 PN 2/ 3/ 4-RMS. Bedok N/ Res/ Tampines/ Bt Batok/ West Coast/ AMK/ Jurong/ Pasir Ris/ Hougang/ Yishun/ etc. 9851-9734 2/ 3/ 4 rooms Bedok/ Tampines/
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        1780 8 E SERVICE WTfi SERVICE PWI SERVICE APARTMENTS I^J APARTMENTS 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, tropical
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        754 8 VfTI Dl9 ZOSERANC N S3ISPSF YET NEG! Chuan Park. High fir. 4+l. Renovated/ aircon (excellent selling 9512-1261 0.20 FAR HORIZON Gdn. Approx 1900 sqft. 3+l rm. Mid fir. Near MRT. F/facilities. *****239 Agt SPRINGSIDE. F'HOLD. 3-STOREY Semi-D. 3094/ 3537 sqft. s+l with 5 bathrms. 5 yrs old. Large bdrms. North
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        859 8 Rfil HDB APTS FOR SALE I (CHOACHUKAMG) PropMex ff\ JACQUELINE 9009 0208^ r^ 4 'A' CORNER ibiocked. Wei l renovated. Near Sunshine Pla.?a. Ouiet living. 9009-0206 PN BLK 420 EXEC ftpt High fir. Marble fi r split aircon. Nea' M terchange. 9290-1234. Agt. 4 'A' 46i orner beautiful high fir
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        1842 9 |fR| DII S. 21 NEWTON/ Pf?| Dll &Z! NEWTON/ Pitj?| Oil &2! NEWTON/ RTJ| D11& 21 NEWTON/ PHI Dll &21 NEWTON/ Wfil D!1 &21 NEWTON/ ■IUI bttimah/ clement Byjli bttimah,/ clementi ■ujll bt timah/ clement: ■yUJ bttimah/clementi hyl bttimah/clementi b£y bttimah/clementi I PTE APTS -SALE I PTE APTS SALE I
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        371 9 ■Wl HUDC/HDBAPTS •■'''"l WANTED (RENT/ BUY) I, MISS SOON looking to rent or buy HDB whole unit in any areas. Owners, call 9857-5328 no agt PROFESSIONAL EXPATS/ COUPLES urgently rent/ buy HDB apt all area. Owners call *****999 Hfil CONSERVATION I^^PROPERTIES CONSERVATION BLDG. IN prime location near Bugis Junction. Fully
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        411 9 LOYANG/ MACPHERSON/ JURONG/ Woodlands. Factory/ warehse. 2000-200,000 sq.ft. Suits most trade. 9202-2074 Rl, Agt BEDOK NORTH AVE. 4. East Te Blk 3016 with aircon office. 1800 sg.ft. Very convenient. Amenities. Immed. 9107-0513 Bestlink LOYANG. 2-STOREY FTY, warehse cum office. 25,199 sqft. Aircon. Crane, racking. Convenient location. Good rental. *****523 C2l
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        663 9 IJ;MJ^:wU<a ITHj FACTORY SPACE RtJ FACTORY SPACE I Toh Guan centre 1 P~ r rv-«--r j -_»a%H® t i S— r f >%>jP^ 1 K.„ %-pc.wr ftfr Ni ms w ■MftHrP^t I Marketing Age" jo^ Q uart Centre S Orangelee 21 Toh Guan Ra East #01 2]122 1 ww^angetee.com Zy:
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        654 9 OUTSIDE/ INSIDE CBD Fitted. Sizes 850/ 1000, 1500/ 2000/ 2500/ 2800/ 3100/ 3500/ 4000/ 4600-***** sgft. Fr $2.50p.5.f. Forward 6i--60 ROBINSON ROAD. 6426 Sea view, nicely furnished. Conference. CEO. VP, meeting, server, mgr. workstation, wet pantry, etc. Attractive rental sufcsicy. Sole agt Andrew *****207 HSR RAFFLES PLACE ATTRACTIVE rent. Robinson
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        584 10 r>^ O*H *'jg I] _L m bji' \Ta j I I HDBA 3 'i ORSALt VfCI HOB APTS FOR SALE WfTi HDB APTS FOR SALE HTH HDB APTS FOR SALE |fWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iTCI HOB APTS FOR SALE I v BEDOR/:ha.C.iEE' I (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) I (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE)
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        261 10 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I FOR RENT ORCHARD FAR EAST Shpg Ctr. 850 sqft. 4 glass partitioned rms. fully fitted, move in. 9001-6989 350 SQ.FT. RENOVATED office for rent. MacPherson main rd. Opp Bank/ Food Ctr. Call *****400 D.07 PRINSEP ST 802 shophse. 900 sq.ft. Aircon, pantry. Own toilet. All trades.
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        251 10 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I FOR RENT TEXTILE CTR/ GOLDEN Mile complex. 350/ 500/ 883/ 920 sqft. Renovated, aircon. *****239 D.Ol CONSERVED OFFICE. Fitted. 2000 sqft. 5 mins MRT. Ample parking. $1.50 p.s.f. *****318 UT D.14 SHUN LI Ind. Complex. 1700 sq.ft. F/aircon. Carpeted. Partitioned. 6746-2933 Chane. MAXWELL HSE. 267 sq.ft.
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        215 10 RVI OFFICE SPACE I FOR RENT INT'L PLAZA 473 sq.ft. New high quality renovations. Partitioned. Carpeted. Call Owner 9631-6939 SUNTEC CITY TOWER 2 MID Level Office 4779 sq ft Call 6468 0477 Rf( OFFICE SPACE I FOR SALE ORCHARD ROAD VICINITY 5-storey stand alone building Built-up 28,000 sqft. 11 basement
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        555 10 RSJ SHOP SPACE KEYPOINT, BEACH RD. Ground Fir Retail shop with water point. 540 sq.ft. Suits optical, facial, fashion etc. Call 6295 1588. •SHOPS HOTLINE: 9001-9988* CBD/ Bt Merah/ Orchard/ AMK/ Bedok/ Toa Payoh/ S'goon/ Joo Chiat/ etc. 300-11,000 sqft. RC STATIONERY/ CONVENIENT SHOP 9 Biz Park. 500sqft space to
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        581 10 HSI SHOP SPACE BEDOK CENTRAL 2 shop whole unit. Near MRT. Any trades. Heavy traffic. 9638-5088 iP SERANGOON CAKE SHOP for takeover. Fully equippped. Price neg. Interested call *****798 Mr Lee D.!9 KOVAN MRT. Excellent location between 2 banks/ Turf Club, ample carpark fr 10am *****001 HDB CTR T Payoh
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        720 10 ITfIJ SHOP SPACE HDB TOWN CTR! F&B/ beauty/ tuition. 801/ »02. Can wait 2-3 mths. 300-3000 sqft. *****^88 PffJl RESTAURANT/ E|y LOUNGE I SPACE FOR RENT KEYPOINT, BEACH RD, Grd Fir aircon Foodcourt stall available. Suitable for Japanese Food, Vegetarian, Tim Sum, Yong Tau Foo etc. Call 9650 2620 MOHD
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        903 10 Wfl WAREHOUSES/ RH WAREHOUSES/ lg|£j STORAGE WMP2 STORAGE I SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT PRIME WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE IN RIVER VALLEY I Near Orchard Road. Outside CBD. 1,500- 22.000 sq ft up I 1 Grd fir: 2.452/ 4,1 13 sq ft Direct container access capability Good staff amenities/ fllii
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