The Straits Times, 4 April 2003

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    29 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 April 4. 2003 104 Pages m Five parts mita(P) 033/03/2003 ••P A Singapore Press Holdings publication Ovy Cents
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    Lock icon Steps to keep trains, buses safe
    669 1  -  BERTHA HENSON Ginnie Teo Ambulances for Sars suspects; nurses urged to ditch uniforms; fifth victim dies By \K\\S Kl)l !()K Additional REPORTING BY A FLEET of 32 ambulances is on standby to pick up anyone suspected of having Sars, m a move to safeguard
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    Lock icon Baghdad's airport under attack
    587 1  -  AUDREY QUEK By DKPin KOKKK.N KDMOK 2.30 am I LATESf AMERICAN forces massed at the gates of Baghdad yesterday launched an attack on its international airport, m the first thrust to gain control of Iraq's power centre. The Iraqi capital was blacked out last night the
    Reuters; AFP; Washington Post; New York Times; Los Angeles Times; REUTERS  -  587 words
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      174 2 OPPOSITION'S YOUNG TALENT HUNT OPPOSITION parties are trawling for young new talent. And the latest to set up a youth wing is Mr Chiam See Tong's Singapore People's Party (SPP). Its 10 new youth-wing members have been introduced to grassroots activities m Potong Pasir. The SPP move follows similar
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      73 2 TECH SCIENCE ROBOT AS FAMILY FRIEND ROBOTS as part of the family, rather than as automated servants. That is what Japanese scientists aim to achieve by improving the robots' ability to communicate with humans. Yokohama's robot fair was dominated by humanoids robots based on the human form. Some could even
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      106 2 SARS-INFECTED 'NOT CRIMINALS' THOSE who are Sars-infected and their family members under quarantine should be treated with more sympathy, instead of like criminals who should be locked away, writes Miss Janet Goh. She cites the case of her family, who have ended their quarantine period after developing no symptoms.
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      48 2 SELL-OUT OF LESLIE CHEUNG CDs FANS are clearing music shops of their stocks of Leslie Cheung CDs. Stores like those m Orchard Road and City Hall had to order m new supplies. HMV is also reporting a rekindled interest m the singer's earlier films. LIFE! L 2
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      229 2 Failure ?Just call me Mr Education ENTREPRENEUR Ken Yeo, 38, is a shining success story m the respected field of education. Yet 20 years ago, he was downcast when he failed to get into either of the two universities here. He was left with no choice but to opt
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      84 2 Young IT buTFs grow old fast MANY young people m China are growing "old" before their time getting bent backs, weak nerves, poor digestion and other ailments of the aged. The computer is to blame it has turned them into "computer worms", says a Beijing Research Institute of Sports
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      71 2 APPEAL TO DBS TO DISCLOSE MORE DBS Group Holdings has not disclosed details of the pay of some senior managers m its latest annual report. But the Securities Investors Association of Singapore, which looks after the rights of small shareholders, has asked it to reconsider this move. It says
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      84 2 IRANIAN WOMEN'S 'VEIL TRAP' IN IRAN, few women are better connected or more respected than government official Zahra Esnraghi, 39, granddaughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The president is her brother-in-law and her husband heads the reformist wing of Parliament. But Ms Eshraghi feels trapped by her family history. She
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      164 2 INDIA'S MOON MISSION 'OUTDATED' INDIA wants to send an astronaut to the moon by 2015 to "electrify the nation and show the world". But critics say this is an outdated mission that will not achieve anything of compelling interest. One scientist says it is "sucking away a large chunk
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      77 2 DUAN HANGING UP HIS BAT DUAN Yongjun, 31, is ready to hang up his table-tennis bat and stay home to be the doting father to his baby son. He reckons he has scaled his career peak after winning a Commonwealth Games Gold last year and now getting inducted into
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon $10m research was 'unethical and uncivilised'
      853 3  - 10m research was 'unethical and uncivilised' ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM 127 patients tested without consent. Their doctqf s bypassed. NNI chief sacked. By I'OI 1 IK U I 1)1 lOH 'DR SHORVON HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED... THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN UNACCEPTABLE DISREGARD FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE
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    Lock icon Doctor facing criminal charges
    241 3 ONE of the researchers involved m the Parkinson's project, who has since fled to Chennai, India, is facing criminal charges, sources said. They reported that the charges against Ramachandran Viswanathan are attempting to commit culpable homicide, which comes under Section 308 of the Penal Code, and
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
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      Lock icon SIA pilot quarantined in Zurich
      441 4  -  KRIST BOO He is m stable condition. Stewardess discharged. Face masks on SIA flights. Bu A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) pilot has been hospitalised m Switzerland as a possible Sars patient, while a flight stewardess suspected earlier of having the Dug was discharged from a hospital
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      Lock icon Doctor and family back from Frankfurt
      107 4 A SINGAPOREAN doctor and two family members treated for Sars at Frankfurt University Hospital came home yesterday. Dr Leong Hoe Nam, 32, his pregnant wife and mother-in-law were discharged after showing no symptoms of the disease one week after their recovery. Dr Leong had
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      Lock icon Checks on cruise ships
      139 4 Checks on cruise ships THE Health Ministry started screening cruise ship passengers yesterday, but Star Cruises has been using private nurses to check passengers boarding at the Singapore Cruise Centre since Sunday. Any Star Cruises passengers with Sars symptoms will be stopped from boarding and advised to see a doctor.
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      Lock icon TOURISM TAKES A BEATING
      144 4 THE mystery virus that has killed five people here has kept tourists away. Preliminary figures from the Singapore Tourism Board shows that tourist arrivals m March fell 14.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. And the situation could worsen as major regional crowd-pullers
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      Lock icon S'pore cancels Rugby Sevens tournament
      249 4 THE irony is difficult to ignore. Last week, Singapore's rugby team was slammed for being irresponsible when it flew to Hongkong for a tournament amid the Sars scare. Yesterday, that same scare appears to have prompted the cancellation of the Singapore version. Organisers of the
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon NTU EXAMS LATER
        48 4 STUDENTS at Nanvang Technological University will take their year-end examinations a fortnight later than planned, from April 30. Some students have been forced to stay home because of the Sars outbreak, and others are worried about being m a packed exam hall, the university said.
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        46 4 THE Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is suspending all classes and services from today to April 13 as a precautionary measure. Its three campuses will be cleaned and disinfected. They will be closed to the public but staff will continue to report for work.
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        Lock icon STADIUM CLEAN-UP
        45 4 THE Singapore Indoor Stadium is undergoing a massive clean-up. Its air-conditioning system has been disinfected and the stadium will be cleaned and disinfected before and after each event. Also, the staff will be screened to ensure they have not been exposed to Sars.
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        Lock icon MUSLIM BURIALS
        51 4 THE Islamic Religious Council (Muis) says Muslims who die of Sars will be wrapped m burial cloth and then placed m two zipped heavy-duty plastic bags. It said that during the deadly Ebola epidemic m Africa, Muslims were buried m this way, with the approval of the United
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        Lock icon TOURISM FEARS
        77 4 LAOS LUANG PRABANG South-east Asian trade ministers meeting m I^aos said yesterday that Sars was likely to hit tourism more than regional trade and the effect was likely to be temporary. Informal discussions among the Asean ministers centred on Sars. Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo
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        54 4 CANADA TORONTO A seventh person has died m Canada of Sars, CBC radio reported yesterday, citing a senior health official. Ontario's public security commissioner, Dr James Young, said a 57-year-old woman died late on Wednesday after being transferred from the hospital, where one of the first people infected
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        54 4 MALAYSIA AN ASIAN newspaper publishing conference scheduled to be held m Kuala Lumpur this month has been postponed, its organisers said. The annual Publish Asia 2003 forum, slated to be held from April 15 to 17 m the Malaysian capital, will now take place from July 30
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      Lock icon Visits to Sars areas covered
      382 4  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK LORNA TAN TRAVEL INSURANCE Ih,) unu NTUC Income will cover hospital and other medical costs for holders of its hospitalisation and surgery insurance policies who contract Sars, even if they visit disease hot spots such as Hongkong. Its travel policy also provides
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      Lock icon Poly student critically ill; 25 quarantined
      714 5  -  SALMA KHALIK Nqee Ann student, who caught it from mum, battling for life; family, girlfriend, classmates are under home quarantine /<> HI VI. I'M OKKKSI'OMM I THE Ngee Ann Polytechnic business student, whose mother died of Sars on Monday, is now seriously ill with
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      Lock icon 5th person to die was in both TTSH and NUH
      293 5 THE fifth person to die from severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) was probably infected when she was a patient at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) from March 20 to 24. Madam Seah Kuay Chee, 78, was there for an inflamed
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      Lock icon Hunt for missing 140 from high-risk complex
      378 6 HONGKONG Hi, MARY KWANG HONGKONG CORRESPONDED THE hunt is on for more than 150 people who should be m quarantine, while schools have been told to stay closed for another two weeks, until April 21. Of the missing, more than 140 are residents
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      Lock icon YES. NO. MAYBE.
      529 6  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA Deafening silence speaks volumes By \l \l \^SI (OH HI SI'ONDI I Has Sars hit Malaysia or not? And did China wait too long to report the deadly mystery virus to the world community? KUAIA LUMPUR One thing still holds true about Health Minister
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      Lock icon Beijing paints a positive picture
      563 6 CHINA GOH SUI NOI and JASON LEOW STRAITS TIMKS CHINA HI RFA I BEIJING Unfazed by criticism about its handling of the Sars outbreak, China's Health Minister Zhang Wenkang declared yesterday that "it is safe to travel, work and attend conferences m China". In his
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      190 6  -  Devi Asmarani Indonesia Bureau INDONESIA JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday declared Sars a "national epidemic threat" but still could not confirm its arrival m the country. Health Minister Ahmad Suyudi yesterday gave the authorities the right to quarantine anyone suspected of having Sars, and to jail or fine
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  • IRAQWAR
    • HUMAN BOMBS: PART I
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        Lock icon IRAQ WAR DAY 15 Thursday, April 3
        152 7 IRAQ WAR DAY 15 Thursday, April 3 9.40 am Singapore time: US sources say Iraqi Republican Guard units are moving south from Baghdad to reinforce positions near the airport. 10.05 am: The Pentagon says seven US soldiers are dead after a US Black Hawk UH-60A helicopter was downed by small
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        Lock icon Saddam's suicide schools
        675 7 Saddam's suicide schools SPECIAL REPORT Straits Times correspondent Derwin Pereira, now m Amman, Jordan, speaks to Palestinian militants about Iraq's training camps for suicide bombers and what motivates them FOR several months before the US invasion, Baghdad had been planning kamikaze attacks and guerilla-style warfare against American troops. Iraqi President
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    • HUMAN BOMBS: PT II
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        781 9  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Hy l\ VMM \V |()RI)V\ 'Muslims m the Far East have very little sugar m their coffee. The sweeter the coffee is, the more your understanding of Islam. The less sweet, the less you understand Islam.' Mohamed s reaction when told
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        328 9 ABU AL KHASIB (Southern Iraq) Ordinary items such as rubber tyres, hooks and cables found m a police station here tell a terrible story of the torture that prisoners suffer at the hands of their captors. British commandos who entered the building found weapons and documents they also
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    • MILITARY STRATEGY
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        350 10  - AMERICAN TACTICS LESLIE KOH Bu THE roads to Baghdad are paved with a scattering of pillboxes, checkpoints and sandbags and four to six lanes of well-laid gravel. Not a lot of obstacles for the might of the United States spearhead, poised for an at- tack just 10 km from the
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        485 10  - IRAQI TACTICS SHEFALI REKHI Bu RETREATING Iraqi troops presenting little resistance to advancing American forces have raised the possibility that they might be laving a trap tor their adversaries. Follow us into Baghdad and face certain doom seems to be the Iraqi strategy. Street battles and urban warfare would cause
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    • COALITION CASUALTIES
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        Lock icon Top cleric tells Iraqis not to hinder US
        306 14 SOUNDBITES "The proof that he woulcf be dead would he if you saw a body." Whit* House spokesman Ari Fleischer on Mr Saddam's fate it feels better going north. The sooner we doit, the sooner we go home. US Marine Corporal John
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        80 14 A US armoured vehicle loaded with shells bursting into a fiery mass of flames near Kerhala m central Iraq on Wednesday after it was hit by enemy fire. American forces moved rapidly past the towns of Kerhala and Kut on Wednesday and captured key bridges across the Euphrates
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        429 14 Iraqi troops shoot down American helicopter and a navy fighter, jolting US supremacy of the skies WASHINGTON US dominance over the skies m Iraq was jolted yesterday after two aircraft were shot down a Black Hawk helicopter and a fighter jet, the first to be brought down
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        Lock icon Heatwave could hamper operations
        78 14 Heatwave could hamper operations BAGHDAD After three weeks of unusually rool weather, a sustained heatwave is forecast for Iraq and it could force cutbacks m military operations. Daytime temperatures will climb above 32 deg C across much of southern and central Iraq and could top ,3H deg C m many
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    • BIG MYSTERY
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        Lock icon US commandos raid presidential palaces
        280 15 US SPECIAL forces stormed two of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces m night raids yesterday. One group raided the Lake Tharthar Palace, a known residence of Mr Saddam and his sons, 90 km from Baghdad. Another broke into a presidential palace near Saddam International
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        588 15  - HIDE and SEEK CHEONG SUK-WAI m RUMOURS of President Saddam Hussein's death axe greatly exaggerated, say experts who have studied him. Buzz on his whereabouts was fuelled after Iraqi leaders announced on Tuesday that Mr Saddam would give an important speech. But it was read out by Iraqi Information Minister
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    • RECONSTRUCTION
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        Lock icon Iraq's new 'president'
        561 18  -  S USAN LONG Hero to the Kurds and a retired US general, Garner is laying out strategy to rebuild Baghdad after defeat of Saddam By MEET Iraq's unofficial presi-dent-elect Jay Garner. Once Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is ousted, his job will begin. His mandate is to pick
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      • THE WAR ROOM
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          Lock icon Jordan King condemns Iraq invasion
          49 18 AMMAN King Abdullah, an ally of the United States, has responded to domestic pressure by describing the US-led war on Iraq as an "invasion" and Chilians killed as "martyrs". Politicians said his comments reflected a decision to move closer to the national mood. Reuters
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          50 18  -  Los Angeles DOHA The rescue of US soldier Jessica Lynch relied on at least two informants at the hospital m Nassiriya where she was held. A US official said both the Defence Intelligence Agency and t^o ru h*A sources m the nosDital. Times Washington Post
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          Lock icon Schroeder wants Saddam toppled
          90 18 Schroeder wants Saddam toppled BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told parliament yesterday that Berlin would stand by its promise not to take any part m the US-led war but would fulfil its Nato commitments, including granting US forces overflight rights. He said he hoped that "with the overthrow of the
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          Lock icon US admits to using cluster bombs
          69 18 US admits to using cluster bombs NEW YORK The US has admitted to showering targets with cluster bombs, weapons that are deadly but erratic. Their use is particularly sensitive because of the stated aim of the US-led force to minimise civilian casualties. The US Central Command m Doha said it
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          Lock icon Pentagon scrambles to get more Tomahawks
          76 18 WASHINGTON After using up more than a third of its inventory of Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Pentagon is scrambling to replenish supplies and has asked Raytheon to speed up production of a new generation of the missile. The navy has fired more than 740
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          Lock icon Iraq controls 40% of Rumaila oilfields
          54 18 RUMAILA (Iraq) Iraqi forces control more than 40 per cent of the country's southern Rumaila oilfields, the head of the US military's engineering corporation said. "Out of the 1,000 oil wells m the south, we control even thing which is basically below Basra," said
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          80 18 Missing journalist's wife writes to Bush BRUSSELS The wife of French cameraman Fred Nerac, missing m Iraq for more than a week, wrote to US President George W. Bush yesterday. Ms Fabienne Nerac wrote: "I do not know whether my husband is alive or dead. For 12 terrible day's, my
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          Lock icon Blair warns that war will take a while
          41 18 LONDON British Pnme Minister Tony Blair warned his Cabinet yesterday that they should not expect the war m Iraq to end soon, though it was clear President Saddam Hussein would he ousted AP
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          Lock icon Ban won't stop Al-Jazeera TV
          38 18 DOHA Al-Jazeera said yesterday it would continue to cover the war despite Iraq's ban on two ofits correspondents. The Arabic television network said the Iraqi authorities gave no reason for their decision. Reuters
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      422 10 BAROMETER 7 US troops were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by the Iraqis 500 Iraqi troops were killed m clashes with US forces for a key bridge near Baghdad The elite Iraqi Republican Guard has about 6O f OOO men The US military estimates that 1,000
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      503 19 Daughter of Iran revolution unveils pet hate Khomeini's granddaughter tells how loss of respect for the chador, or veil, symbolises a nations ills TEHERAN When it tomes to credentials m Iran's Islamic Republic, Ms Zahra Eshraghi's are cast m gold. Her grandfather was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the cleric who led
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      122 19 SYDNEY A teenage boy shot two girls with a crossbow yesterday m an Australian high school as scores of other students looked on, police said. Witnesses said the boy chased the girls around the school before shooting an arrow at them and was preparing to
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        54 19 AIR travellers stayed home and commuters squeezed into packed subway cars yesterday as French civil servants, from transport workers to air traffic controllers, united for a massive strike. About 80 per cent of commercial flights were likely to be grounded. The strike is m protest
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        35 19 ISRAELI boons backed by tanks, attack helicopters and bulldozers raided a Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday, exchanging tire with gunmen that killed at least four people -ne>sessaid. AFP
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        43 19 THE FBI has issued a nationwide intelligence bulletin, urging local lawenforcement agencies to be on the alert for terrorist cells producing homemade toxic agents. An FBI official con- firmed the confidential alert but declined to give details. AFP
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        61 19 A CUBAN tern- drifted between Cuba and Florida yesterday with hijackers demanding fuel to reach the US and threatening to throw passengers overboard, according to US and Cuban officials. The hijacking m Havana Bay has caused a dispute between the US and Cuba as neither appears
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        55 19 THE US State Department has withdrawn all CD-ROM copies of its annual human rights report because of a oneword error that was thought to overstate Israel's rights abuses. Israel is cited for committing "numerous, serious human rights abuses" m the Palestinian territories. The revised version
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      60 19 Teheran's reformist couple CLOAKED m her black chador and hating it. MsZahra Eshraghi and husband Mohammad Reza Khatami, head of the reformist wing of Parliament m Iran, oppose the reign of conservative clerics who want to keep a rigid political system m the name of Islam. Ironically, it was her
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      748 20  -  YEO LAY HWEE By IN DEALING WITH ISSUES OF HUMAN SECURITY AND PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CROSS-BORDER IMPLICATIONS, OPENNESS IS CRUCIAL TRADITIONAL SPATIAL NOTIONS OF SECURITY AND NATIONAL STABILITY DEFINED PURELY WITHIN BORDERS ME OUTDATED. THE way that the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) has
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        614 20 ARAB television networks reporting from the Iraqi front have blanked out Western coverage of the war as seen and heard m the Arab world, according to media observers. The American network CNN fortuitously stole the thunder m the 1991 Gulf War. This time, 12 Arab networks
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      919 20  - When laws of the jungle fail in the jungle. JANADAS DEVAN FOREIGX MATTERS THERE is a strange movement underway m the world of ideas. "Empire" and "imperialism" are coming back into fashion. In popular culture, empire has been fashionable for quite a while. Stores like East India Company, British India,
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      691 20  -  WILLIAM SAFIRE By i m: m yokk i 'i mi's NATIONS have alliances, based on short-term strategic or economic interests. But people have friendships, based on memories forged m times of trial. These are the times that make and break friendships among people. Start
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      1838 21 The genetic make-up of one banana is identical to the next, making it vulnerable to disease. Singapore could suffer the same fate if people always look to the Government for direction, says Nanyang Technological University's new president Professor Sit Guaning, m his
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      226 22 Use the right mask the right way AS SARS is caused by a viral infection, simple paper or cloth masks, or even surgical masks, are inadequate protection. Effective masks such as the N95 narticulate respirator should be used instead. N95 is a United States government rating, which means the mask
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      402 22 I HOPE that Singaporeans will be more sympathetic to those who have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and their family members who are under quarantine, and not treat them like criminals who should be locked away. My family has just
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      269 22 WE REFER to Ms JaslynSiow Woon Lans letter, "Take care of front-line heroes" (ST, April 2). We thank Ms Siow for acknowledging the hard work and dedication of our health-care workers m the fight against Sars. We would like to assure her that
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      234 22 WE REFER to the letter, "Good idea but schemes to help start-ups, well, don't" (ST, March 31). by Ms Lillian Tay. To help technopreneurs start businesses, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Housing Board created and jointly administer the Technopreneur Home Office Scheme.
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      254 23 Eager geese a myth as they suffer with force-feeding I REFER to the article. "Animal rights groups slam gourmet summit over 'inhumane' dish" (ST, April 2). An interviewee from France was quoted as saving, "In France, I have seen geese run towards the person who is feeding them. Therefore, I'm
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      517 23 THE Sunday Times editorial of March 30, "Desperate scramble", rightly calls our attention, once again, to the lack of childcare facilities for working parents with young children. Granted, more childcare centres would not have met the needs of the current emergency shutdown. It
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      349 23 I REFER to Mr Thomas Tham's letter, 'My hair-raising experience with red tape" (ST, April 1), m which he stated, "Dermatologists. ..are certainly not trained, nor have they undergone a syllabus m hair transplantation". This assertion reflects the writer's ignorance of the specialist training of dermatologists. It
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      322 23 Registering for ICs in school disrupted classes IN THE "This That" column (ST. March 27), Madam Goh Sok Kheng questioned the need to pay SlO tor a new identity card (NRIC) and why the practice of sending Singapore Immigration and Registration officers to schools to make NRICs was stopped. Currently,
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      38 1 GIVE ME MY MONEY "They are the second biggest PC maker m the world and they can V honour a small sum?' Mr Desmond !\g, who has been waiting four months for a $400 rebate from Dell Computer
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      661 1  - NUS and NTU rejected him. Now, he has his own school... SANDRA DAVIE With 2 branches here, affiliate schools m region and a Perth campus, founder of Auston International applies to list firm I- IH CATION COKHr.SI'ONDI I 1 REALISED THERE IS THIS GREAT HUNGER IN SINGAPOREANS, AND ASIANS IN
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      426 3  - Police put together anti-terror shopping list GLENYS SIM Bomb blankets Portable X-ray machines Body armour All of which are to better equip policemen here to deal with the climate of heightened security Ba THE Singapore Police Force is beefing up its an-ti-terrorism capabilities and on its shopping list are bomb
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      253 3 Credit limit rule for study loans waived SINGAPORE'S central bank has made it easier for students to take out education loans using credit cards and other personal lines of credit. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday said that they will be exempted from the usual requirement of having to
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      283 3 All covered up Several have been acquired for testing. The bomb blanket (above, left) is used to cover small, suspicious-looking items before experts arrive to determine what the item is. If it is a bomb, the blanket will not stop the force of the blast, but it will ensure the
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      878 4 A tangled web of lies and risky shortcuts Medical, Inquiry Panel's Report: According to the 180-page report, doctors Simon Siwrvon and Raniachandran YiswanatJian did not have enough volunteers for a study on Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, so they took matters into their own hands, putting the lives of 127 patients
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      49 4 ♦THE SCIENTIST Brilliant researcher He was once hailed as one of the best brains m Singapore's biomedical industry. But noiv, his grant lias been frozen, his research forced to a halt and his position as director of the National Neuroscience Institute terminated, reports NATALIE SON PHOTOS: ENRIQUE SORIANO
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      356 4 DR RAMACHANDRAN Viswanathan was Dr Simon Shorvon's PhD student m England before he came to Singapore to join his mentor's research team. The 33-year-old was from Chennai, India, and had trained as a physician at the University of Bombay. Dr Ram, as he
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      279 4 OTHER players m the project chose to distance themselves from it when approached by the inquiry panel. Most claimed that they had no idea about the "day to day running" of the research process. Professor of clinical neurology Nicholas Wood, who is heaof of the department of
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      147 4 DrT. Thimmoorthv. the chairman of the inquiry panel, is a consultant dermatologist. He is the director of the dermatology unit at the Singapore General I lospital. I Ie is also director of the Centre tor Medical Ethics and Professionalism, Singapore Medical Association. Professor Lim Pin is a professor
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      286 4 PROFESSOR Lee Wei Ling was the one who blew the whistle on the project. But according to the inquiry panel's report, she did not know of any of the problems until doctors approached her with complaints m January. Prof Lee, the deputy director of the National Neuroscience
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      208 4 PARKINSON'S disease is caused by a shortage of the chemical dopamine, which is produced m the brain. Without this chemical messenger, the signals from the brain do not get through to the spinal chord and the muscles, so muscular function is impaired. According to the website
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      790 5 Dr Shorvon is a world-renowned expert m epilepsy. Published 15 books and more than 220 articles m scientific journals, winning international accolades that included a lifetime achievement award for epilepsy research. Handpicked by the National Neuroscience Institute founding head Richard Johnson to lead the institute, on a three-year
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        57 5 AN ENGINEER returned to his flat at Block 806, Tampines Avenue 4 on Tuesday to discover that the window grilles along the common corridor had been forced open. The 28-year-old man found that $300 m cash and gold jewellery worth $750 had been taken from his master
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        145 5 A 71-YEAR-OLD woman was held up at knife-point while she was returning to her flat at Block 248, Kirn Keat Link on Wednesday. The woman was walking up the stairs to her thirdfloor flat when a man appeared suddenly between tne first and second storeys and
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        86 5 CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a 41--year-old man for possessing drugs on Wednesday. They picked him up at the bus stop m front of Block 105, Jurong East Street 13. Seven g of heroin and $6,000 m cash were found on the unemployed man. The officers
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        110 5 AN EXPLOSION at a disused petrol station m Jalan Afifi on Wednesday afternoon damaged a nearby wall and dented a metal flag pole, but no one was injured. The 3.05 pm blast came from a three-tonne barrel containing water-filtering material, which was part of the
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      518 7  -  LAUREL TEO Members of party's youth wing, set up m January, are learning the ropes through grassroots activities m Potong Pasir Hi, 'SINCE STARTING OUR WEBSITE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO A YOUN6ER CROWD. MANY OF THEM E-MAILED US TO
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      557 7  - Customers cry foul over Dell rebate delay TRACY QUEK Bg WHEN Mr Desmond Ng was looking for a new personal computer, the television advertisements and glossy flyers by Dell caught his eye. The computer company was offering customers a chance to save between $50 and $600 with its rebate scheme.
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      418 10  -  SELIN A L UM She's first person to be prosecuted here by taxman for GST-related fraud. Woman fails to appear m court to face 13 charges *!L A WARRANT is out for the arrest of the first person here to be prosecuted by the taxman
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      509 10  - Defamatory e-mail: Cisco manager ticked off ELENA CHONG Bu WHAT E-MAIL SAID "From a reliable source. PTD has internalK debarred TJ Systems from future projects, or any supplier/vendor \vl v i works with it to bid for police projects, as CPIB possesses 'strong evidence against TJ. Mr Ngow, claiming fliat
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      322 10 HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng last night paid tribute to Singapore's intelligence officers for their work m foiling the violent plans of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist network and helping to contain the potential negative fallout on racial ties. Between December 2001
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      514 12  - Many S 'poreans not ready to be whistle-blowers CHONG CHEE KIN Sixty per cent reluctant to report graft some afraid, some don't want to get involved and for some, it depends on who the person is Bu THREE m five Singaporeans would be reluctant to report corruption to the Corrupt
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      56 12 'Trust can be generated if the CPIB can be seen to be a very professional organisation m keeping sources secret... observing the laws relating to interrogation of suspects religiously, and obtaining a high conviction rate for cases when they come for trial. GPC (Home Affairs
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      411 12 Mum says she panicked when she couldn't find infant BABY IN RUBBISH CHUTE A MOTHER told the High Court yesterday that she panicked when she could not find her baby m the bedroom of her husband's friend, who had taken the child from her six hours earlier. Miss Widiyarti Kartanom,
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      391 12 Hawker spotted conman's picture in newspaper HAWKER Kg Teck Sew, 43. had no idea he had been conned, until he saw a newspaper report about a criminal jailed for cheating, and recognised the face m the photo accompanying it. It was then that he realised he had been cheated out
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      498 13 The newest member of the family runs on batteries Latest 'robot-partners' walk on two legs, recognise faces and voices, can talk to you, hold jobs and recharge themselves YOKOHAMA Japanese scientists are trying to make robots part 01 the family rather than automated servants by improving their ability to communicate
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      602 14 Monster squid caught off Antarctica SQUID FACTS THE half-grown colossal squid weighed 150 kg. The giant squid can weigh up to 900 kg. A giant squid's tentacles can be up to 13 m long, compared with the 5 m on the colossal squid caught, The colossal squid is the more
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      458 14 SEATTLE Microsoft Corp is devoting more money to improving Internet search capabilities on its MSN website, leading some to speculate that MSN plans to take over the lucrative functions now handled by its partner, Overture Services Inc. The money-losing MSN unit which runs
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Friday, April 4, 2003
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      38 1 CHANGING PURSUITS 'It was taboo to talk abotit liow to spend one's free time. Noiv people would think you 're stupid if you lived for work only. Research manager Shim Komatsu on the changing mindsets of younger Japanese
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      394 1  - Taiwan lawmakers trade insults to get noticed LAWRENCE CHUNG Analysts say Taipei Parliament has degenerated into media circus with focus on grabbing headlines, not debate THE STRAITS TIMES TAIW BUREAU TAIPEI Just a day after an opposition lawmaker made a tearful apology for calling a top government official an "old
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      Lock icon Aceh truce worn thin by lack of trust and goodwill
      428 1  -  ROBERT GO ASIA DEBRIEF Bl Tin. STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAI JAKARTA The truce that Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels signed last December is already showing wear and tear as Aceh looks to be nowhere near peace. Although
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    • CHINA
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        95 2 AT THE Sidt Museum (above) m Zigong, m China's Sichuan province, a guide explains the traditional way of digging a salt well. Known as China's salt metropolis, the city's locals invented the methods of salt extraction from bittern deposit, as demonstrated by a
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        Lock icon Offer of US farm jobs attracts mainly city folk
        321 2 CHONGQING A new rule aimed at offering Chinese rural workers a chance to work m American farms has instead attracted large numbers of city dwellers, such as businessmen, teachers and civil servants. The reason? Each applicant has to pay a hefty
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        481 2  - Young computer addicts get 'aged ailments' GOHSUINOI Many young Chinese addicted to computer and the Internet suffer from older people's diseases By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU The usual complaints AMONG the rising health complaints of young Chinese are headaches, tired eyes, nausea and neck pain. Other ailments include breathlessness,
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        186 2 Sun Media TV suspended for breaking rules HONGKONG Loss-making satellite television broadcaster Sun Media Group Holdings has lost its limited broadcasting rights m China, its key market, a state media regulator said yesterday. "Because Sun TV and Jet TV had violated relevant regulations, we have decided to suspend their licences
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          63 3 AMID a prolonged economic slump, Japan's Parliament has extended by another year a 10-per-cent pay cut for lawmakers, reported Japan Times yesterday. A motion to extend the cut m their monthly salaries from 1.375 million yen (Ss2O,tiOO) to 1.237 million yen was
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          99 3 SOUTH Korean prosecutors have banned six aides of former president Kirn Dae Jung from leaving the country pending an investigation into allegations that Seoul paid Pyongyang for a historic in-ter-Korean summit m 2000. Those affected include Mr Lim Dong Won, the
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          40 3 A TOTAL of 270 North Koreans detected to South Korea from January to March this year, a 26 per cent increase from the same period last year. South Korea's Unification Ministry announced yesterday. AP
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          41 3 THE United Liberation Front of Asom, a separate rebel group fighting for independence m India's north-eastern A^sam state, threatened yesterday to unleash "a new onslaught" against government forces, prompting police to step up security. Reuters
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          62 3 FOUR children drowned m the southern Chinese port of Haikou yesterday when the pickup truck they were sitting m slid into the sea. The driver parked the truck to await the arrival of a ferry, but it began to slide forward after
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        37 3 AP Bronze figurines caricaturing US President George W. Bush and Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden being sold by a street vendor m Beijing yesterday. A pair of the bronze dolls costs 300 yuan (Ss64).
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        314 3 Taiwan tries to freeze bribes paid to arms broker TAIPEI Law-enforcement authorities have sought to freeze US$lOO million (Ssl77 million) worth of deposits they found recently m bank accounts held by an arms broker implicated m the Lafayette kickback case. The United Daily News reported yesterday that the funds were
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        466 3 China hits back at US over human rights It says the human rights record of the US has worsened since Sept 11, and that discrimination against Muslims is rising BEIJING China yesterday retaliated against a US report critical of its human rights record, accusing America of turning a blind eye
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        79 3 EXPOSED: Scandals TAIPEI -The Trial, The Proof, by former French foreign minister Roland Dumas was supposed to reveal details on the Lafayette and other corruption scandals. Last month, Kuomintamj secretarygeneral James Soomj rejected Ms allegations that he had taken USS4OO million (Ss7ll million) m bribes. To date, 28 people--13 military
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        215 3 Results of DPP and KMT polls differ TAIPEI Taiwan's two largest political parties yesterday released conflicting voter opinion polls with each side claiming to hold a lead with the electorate. According to a poll by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), incumbent President Chen Shui-bian is slightly ahead of an
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      60 4 AFP A man showing off a three-dimensional portrait of himself embedded m crystal glass m Iwakura, Japan, on Wednesday. To produce the image, 28 digital cameras took photos of the man, fed the data into a computer and produced the image with 20,000 dots engraved inside the cube
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      Lock icon Seoul to seek China's help over N. Korea nuclear crisis
      556 4 Seoul to seek China's help over N. Korea nuclear crisis *We are asking for China's assistance m finding a multilateral solution... we will ask China to put greater pressure on Pyongyang A South Korean official Beijing will be asked to use its influence to get Pyongyang officials to the negotiating
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      Lock icon Man's affair continues, so agency has to pay wife
      375 4 OSAKA A Japanese private investigation agency hired to break up a man's extra-marital affair has been ordered to pay its client, the man's wife, after it failed to do so. The woman will receive 1.5 million yen (5522,300) m compensation following
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      245 4 TOKYO A five-vessel whaling fleet has returned to Japan after killing 440 minke whales during a five-month gov-ernment-backed trip to the Antarctic Ocean, a Japanese fisheries official said yesterday. "This research expedition covered minke whales only," Mr Shuya Nakatsuka, chief of tine Far Seas
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      461 5 Space Programme rJßome scientists want to put a man on the moon $fy 2015, but others say the costly exercise will pfehieve little except boost the nations pride BANGALORE India's space reBkrchers want to send an astro■fcut to the moon, but some
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      256 5 NEW DELHI The Indian capital's international airport will be guarded by paramilitary forces instead of police following increased threats of terrorist attacks. Nearly 2,000 members of the Central industrial Security Force (CISF) will be deployed to guard terminal buildings, frisk passengers and monitor radar and
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      Lock icon Hindu leader admits link to violence
      386 5 Group demolished Babri Mosque and backed Gujarat Muslim killings NEW DELHI A Hindu leader known for anti-Muslim rhetoric has said his group demolished a 16th century mosque m 1992 and was involved m last year's religious violence m western India which killed more than
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      Lock icon Kashmiri militant leader Killed in shootout
      148 5 KASHMIR A leading Kashmiri militant has been killed m a gun battle m Indi-an-administered Kashmir, said BBC News. Saif-ul-Islam, the chief commander of the Pakistanbased Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed m a gun battle between militants and Indian forces, according to police. He was the
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        Lock icon Gunmen hurl grenades at Davao mosques
        518 6 Gunmen hurl grenades at Davao mosques Hours .After Wharf Blasts President Arroyo warns Filipinos that 'this is a total war' as she tours bomb site and hospital m the wake of carnage DAVAO Hooded gunmen threw grenades at three mosques m the southern city of Davao yesterday just hours after
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        75 6 A HOSPITAL worker says a prayer over the bodies of people killed m the Davao wharf' blast on Wednesday while a colleague mops the floor of the morgue. Meanwhile, Philippine police investigators scour the debris of a demolished foodstall for clues at the bomb-blast
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        234 6 JAKARTA A director with Indonesia's central bank was jailed yesterday for three years after being found guilty of corruption m failing to properly monitor insolvent banks during the regional financial crisis. Heru Supraptomo is the second central bank director jailed this week. Fellow
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        Lock icon Islamic hardliner with alleged JI links 'abducted'
        248 6 Islamic hardliner with alleged JI links 'abducted' JAKARTA A Muslim hardliner believed to be close to some leaders of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) regional terrorist network has been reported abducted m the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, police said yesterday. Lamkaruna Putra on Tuesday reported the alleged abduction of his
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        157 6 JAKARTA At least 18,500 schoolchildren some as young as seven are believed to use drugs m Indonesia, National Narcotics Agency chief Togar Sianipar has said. "From that number, primary school students account for about 1,000, junior high school students around 7,500 and senior high school
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        420 7 He slams critical report from 'big brother' and urges Washington to treat Bangkok as an ally and mind its manners BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, outraged by a recent US State Department report critical of Thai policies, says Thailand is "no
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        43 7 THE NATION ASIA NEWS NETWORK Police spokesman Pongsapat Pongcharoen tests a banned water gun seized m Bangkok during a check on shops trying to cash m on the Songkran water festival on April 13-15. The high-power guns are deemed too dangerous.
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        374 7 Firms see 20% more income if graft falls to level of Spore: Survey MANILA Philippine companies would be able to cut costs and boost net income by as much as 20 per cent if corruption m the government fell to the level of
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          Lock icon ESTRADA CRIES FOUL OVER COURT TRIAL
          86 7 DEPOSED Philippine leader Joseph Estrada on Thursday accused the government of President Gloria Arroyo and the Supreme Court of conspiring to have the opposition's likely presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo Lacson, tried for murder. Lacson, who was Estrada's former chief of police, and several officers
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          54 7 A SMALL seaplane smashed into a coconut tree m the Philipines on Thursday, injuring the British pilot. The only person aboard the Cessna 185, he was helped out of the wreckage by police and brought to a hospital. The crash occurred about 100 km
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          57 7 VIETNAM'S prime minister Phan Van Khai spoke with the leader of a banned Buddhist group about religious freedoms, an international Buddhist support group said yesterday. Thich Huyen Quang, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has been under house arrest m a remote
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          34 7 THE number of known drug addicts m Vietnam jumped 25 per cent over the past year to 142,000 despite a government crackdown, local media reported yesterday. AP
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          34 7 INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda arrived m Thailand on Thursday for a two-day official visit aimed at boosting bilateral relations between the two countries, Thai Foreign Ministry officials said. AFP
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        414 8 Government funding will be reduced m a move to make universities more responsible for raising their own money KAJANG Government funding for public universities will be reduced to make them more self-sustaining. Higher Education Department director Dr Hassan Said said government funding for local
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        350 8 PUTRAJAYA Malaysians are reluctant to cast their votes as they are turned off by the sound and fury of contesting parties' last-ditch canvassing attempts at polling stations. Election Commission (EC) secretary Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the tense situation at polling stations
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        84 8 POLICE conducted several raids on Wednesday and rounded up more than 20 illegal foreign female workers. The women, from Indonesia, China and Thailand, were working illegally at a hotel and health spa. In another operation, officers rescued three Laotian women who were forced into
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          Lock icon JUSTICE SLOWED BY LACK OF TRANSLATORS
          64 8 LACK OF interpreters is de^ laying court cases, parliament tary secretary m the Prime Minister's Department Nob Omar said yesterday. There had been 895 vacancies for translators ever since 1985 but only 662 were filled. "In one state, there were four High Courts but
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          51 8 DENGUE FEVER appears to be on the decrease m Selangor and Kuala Lumpur with hospital staff saying the number of reported cases peaked late last year. More than 1,900 dengue cases were reported m Seyalang, for example, from January to December last year. New Straits
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          66 8 JAWI and Quran will be taught m all schools, particularly m the first six months to Primary One pupils, according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Education Ministry Mahadzir Mohamed Khir. He told Parliament yesterday that Jawi and Quran teachers would be given courses
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          55 8 A WELL near a septic tank m Bachok, Kelantan, has been identified as the source of a typhoid outbreak m which one person has died. More than 300 other suspected cases had been reported since last month, Kelantan Director of Health Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin
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        307 8 Ex-councillor caught red-handed in raid on gambling den KUALA LUMPUR A raid on an illegal gambling den by the Kuala Langat District Council found a senior politician and former councillor running the show. Council president Mohammed Khusrin Munawi, who followed the raid, told a full board meeting of the council
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        120 8 LONDON Malaysia Hall has been ordered to close its doors permanently to guests because of lack of fire safety. The closure will bring an end to a 40-year history of student accommodation m this leafy square of central London. The order came after officers
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        Lock icon England wins with three kings
        897 9  -  JEFFREY LOW SOCCER Vassell, Rooney and Beckham reign supreme over Turkey for 2-0 victor)' By xocch r c:<)RßKsro\m i ONE is the undisputed king of set-pieces, another a young king m ascendancy, and the third a king by name. With three kings m one deal
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        473 9 SUNDERLAND Wayne Rooney replacing Emile Heskey registered an eight on the Richter scale. But The Telegraph questioned: Would it not have been a much larger gamble to persevere with Heskey? Out went the malfunctioning door-crasher and m came the blue half
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        1088 9 SUNDERLAND David Beckham revealed how Turkey's players tried to provoke him into being sent off by questioning his sexuality during yesterday morning's (Singapore time) 2-0 victory at the Stadium of Light. The England captain was booked early m a tempestuous first half and will
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        40 9 LOSING MORE THAN WEIGHT 7 thought I was m the middle of a had film.' Former Germany soccer midfielder Stefan Effcnberg, who quit his German club VFI Wolfsburg after falling out with coach Juergcn Roeber, who demanded he lose weight
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        337 9 LONDON Ilker Selcukler's victor)' cigar lay half-smoked m a pile of pistachio nut shells after Turkey's 0-2 defeat by England m their Euro 2004 qualifying match. But the 55--year-old factory manager remained confident about his national team's hopes. "We didn't deserve to lose but
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        435 12  -  TAY CHENG KHOON MY VIEW By' Sports council should put its foot down on this until Sars blows over THE Singapore Sports Council has asked all national sports associations (NSAs) to "exercise discretion" when deciding whether to proceed with their activities
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        583 12  -  MARC LIM SPORTSPEOPLE *1L HE HAD reached the pinnacle of his table tennis career by winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and, on Wednesday, joining the elite ranks of the Singapore Sports Council's Hall of Fame. Yet, though merely 31, Duan
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        623 12  -  G. S IAKKUMARAN SOCCER ft HOME United coach Steve Darby is probably still on cloud nine today. He has every reason to be, after his team rampaged through Balestier Khalsa at the Bishan Stadium last night, chalking up seven goals m
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        777 13 BASKETBALL ♦,x I Wiled pU-otYl>.-rtli Note: Staadbgi iadkate ban (mob are pitted ",i:.iM ;>...!■, >-n The top eight teams m each I faneace IJBali f\ :or :iu- ;n.i% -dlh with ilit'Wo iJision winii.-rs aided Nos 1 and 2 iijaudkii of lllh ii i
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        893 13 BADMINTON JJpan Open m Tokyo Man's Unatts, 3rd rd: Ow. -*q C" M^rjrr^aa t:s i iai-" Masi '5 3 M Lin Dan (Chn) bt Indra Wijaya (Sin) 17 -14 11-15 ISW, ImmM Jonassen (Dem bt Budi Santoso (Ina) if 6 2 9M Seunq Mo iKor) bt Onq
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        266 13 GOLF PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida) David Toms is among those who wonder whether some drivers used on the US Tour are legitimate. Starting this summer, he will know for sure. The Tour plans to experiment with a portable device at July's Western Open that
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          Lock icon INDRA LOSES, SINGAPORE'S CAMPAIGN ENDS
          67 13 SINGAPORE'S challenge m the Japan Open ended after Indra Wijaya, Indonesian-born but under Singapore Badminton Association employment, crashed out m the men's singles third round yesterday. Indra, who beat Thai No 1 Boonsak Polsana m an earlier round, stretched China's No 9 seed Lin Dan
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          115 13 USA SWIMMING'S Spring National Championships had an international flavour on Wednesday, with four of eight titles going to swimmers from overseas, but teenage phenomenon Michael Phelps and the energetic Ed Moses gave American fans m Indianapolis plenty to cheer. Phelps, world record-holder m the
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          103 13 FORMER Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg said yesterday that he had quit German soccer club VfL Wolfsburg because he had "irreconcilable differences" with the club's new coach, Juergen Roeber. The controversial player, 34, said the Bundesliga club had agreed to release him immediately after he
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          142 13 RUSSIA'S defence of tennis' Davis Cup will be tested severelyafter it emerged that it could be without its No 1 player Marat Safin for the opening singles match of the quarter-final tie against Argentina m Buenos Aires this weekend. The 2000 US Open
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        1277 14 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days ~^M of mv life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." i i 1 Psalm 23: 6 3 NG POH CHENG ANNA Age: 80 Beloved wife of the late TOH KEE SENG THOMAS was called home
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        63 15 Apr 3 CHANCE HONGKONG: HangSenq 8648.16 -58.03 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 628.54 -0.43 CHINA: Snenznen B 204.48 +0.26 AUSTRALIA: Sytfne* All Ord 2874.10 +26.70 JAPAN: MM 8017.75 -52.10 THAILAND: SET lnde< 365.12 +2.10 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 400.76 +2.70 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1062.49 +10.53 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 545.24 +2.32
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        39 15 Sing Tel isc 17,942. 000 ComfortDelgro 25c 13,650,000 Chart Sem.Cond 26c 10,904,000 Datacraft 10c 10,716.000 SemDCorp Ind 25c 8.937,000 "Star Cruises 10c 8,783,000 NOL 8,547,000 TT Int 15c 8,455,000 Accord Customer 2.5 c 6,785,000 MoDileOne 20c 6,715,000
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        115 15 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 11 25 000 1125 Manufacturq 27 24 46 5 15 5 32 39 51 Commerce 12 10 13 17 3 13 17 16 Tpt/Stor/Com 6 11 7 10 0 7 11 7 Finance 747
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        42 15 Change Straits Times Index 1302.54 *2.77 BT 08/ OS -33.00 -69.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -21.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -3.00 UOB Sesdaq 55.02 -0 67 UOB Blue Chip 465.39 *2.57 STI Futures 1299 -HI MSCI Singapore 160.02 +0.10 SiMSCI Futures 159.50 f1.30
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        102 15 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sag Total Main Sdq Total Multi Ind 22,66! 22,66' 34.876 34.876 Manufacturq 66,407 13,476 79,883 70,260 2,537 72,797 Commerce 22,355 2,799 25,154 10,952 499 11,451 Tpt/f.for/Cem 59,392 379 59,771 93,682 49 93 731 finance 17,495 17,495 86,668 86.668 Construction 17,932 2.379 20.31!
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        487 16 For war updates, keep your eye on the stock market 'Retailers say the war has hit them. It may be a factor, but there are probably other factors more important/ Mr Hill, on some firms blaming the wai for their problems N T E\V YORK Want to know how the
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        425 16 US consumers a little more upbeat since start of war As uncertainties are calmed, 33% of those polled voiced optimism about the economy, up from 23% before the war NEW YORK US consumers have become a bit more optimistic on the economy since the start of the Iraq war, a
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        66 16 Yesterday's close: (Down 58.C8 points) Hongkong stocks fell for the ninth day m 10, led by oil producers such as CNOOC, on concern that a drop m crude prices will hurt earnings. Trade at HKS6.6 billion was about 3 per cent more than the three-month daily
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        49 16 Yesterdays close: 628.54 (Down 0.43 point) Malaysian shares ended mixed, with bargain-hunting on oversold blue chips offsetting some profit-taking by local funds, traders said. Volume was 196 million shares worth RM345 million. Advancers outnumbered decliners by 259 to 252. with 235 shares remaining unchanged. AP
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        57 16 Yesterdays close: 204.4S (Up 0.27 point) The Shenzhen B-share Index edged up 0.13 per cent while thShanghai B-share Index slipped 0.16 per cent to 121.83. Money-losing Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle was the biggest Bshare decKner and most actively traded, falling 3.12 per cent to 34.2 US cents on
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        63 16 Yesterdays close: 2,874.1 (Up 26.7 points) Australian shares closed 0.91 per cent higher, led by stocks with global exposure such as News Corp, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as investors were heartened by coalition forces advancing on Baghdad, brokers said. Turnover totalled 672.4 million shares worth A52.2 billion.
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        57 16 Yesterday's close: 8,017.75 (Down 52.1 points) Japanese share prices closed lower after early gains were reversed on investor uncertainty about the war m Iraq as US-led troops advanced towards Baghdad, dealers said. Volume was estimated at 915 million shares. Decliners led gainers by 668 to
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        126 16 Foreign Currency Note Rites (9am, Apr 3) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.0600 1.0720 Canadian dollar 1.1930 1.2180 Euro 1.8970 1.9190 NZ dollar 0.9670 0.9900 Sterling pound 2.7620 2.7910 US dollar 1.7620 1.7810 Smqapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        535 16 Transaction data: Apr 3, 2003 52-Wk Lai High Low Company Sal 33.5 17 ASTI W*****1 17. 4.5 0.5 Acma W*****6 4.! 101 48 Amtek W*****0 54 7 0.5 Armstronq W*****0 0.! 15 7 Boustead W040B02 9.! 2 0.5 CSC W*****7 0.! 103 94 CSC u6.5%*****7 10.'
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        382 17 South Korean credit card firms to get $7.3 b lifeline Govt will ask banks, brokerages and insurers to cough up the money to buy over securities issued by the companies SEOUL The South Korean government said yesterday it has decided to arrange massive loans to ease market jitters over debts
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        373 17 SAN FRANCISCO Hewlett-Packard (HP) shareholders on Wednesday approved a proposal that calls on management to hold a shareholder ballot before adopting a "poison pill" defence against takeovers. The vote, which is not binding, was opposed by the computer and printer maker's
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          75 17 THE European Central Bank (ECB) held its key interest rates steady at its monthly policy-setting meeting m Rome yesterday, even as concerns grew about the possible economic fallout from the war m Iraq. The ECB left its central "refT refinancing rate unchanged at 2.5 per
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          86 17 JP MORGAN said yesterday its United States team was now forecasting a US Federal Funds rate cut of 50 basis points next month, further squeezing Hongkong banks' interest margins as many were already paving zero interest on their savings deposits. "We expect
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          113 17 THE White House on Wednesday opposed Republi-can-led proposals m Congress for more than US$3 billion (555.3 billion) m airline aid, claiming the Iraq war has not hurt industry finances as badly as carriers had projected. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said conditions supporting the
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          140 17 GOLDMAN Sachs Group, the third-biggest securities firm by capital, is firing about 3 per cent of the professionals m its equities division worldwide alter revenue from the unit dropped by more than twothirds m two years, a person familiar with the situation said.
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        343 17 STILL BELOW BREAK-EVEN We caution against optimistically viewing potential glimmering signs of a recovery. Good Morning Securities' analyst Jay Kirn, on the chip market SEOUL Prices of the most widely used com-Euter-memory chips rose y 6.4 per cent m the past week as
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        653 18  - DBS cuts S'pore growth forecast to just 2% NARENDRA AGGARWAL It is the latest among institutions that have lowered estimates for this year to take into account the impact of Sars ft K. ONOMICSCOKKISI'ONDI A I GROWTH forecasts for the Singapore economy this year are tumbling by the hour, dragged
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        314 18  -  LORN A TAN B^ TO ALLAY rising concerns over terrorism, Britain's largest insurer Aviva has come up with a first m Singapore its latest term life policy will pay double the compensation if you die from terrorist acts. The same policy offers a
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        218 18 GRA Singapore, whose Asian Retail Mall Fund purchased Tiong Bahru Plaza and Century Square Shopping Centre m Tampines, is said to be on the lookout to buy another mall soon. GRA, which is the Asian arm of United States-based Prudential Real Estate Investors,
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        187 18 CONGLOMERATE Singapore Technologies Engineering yesterday said its unit, Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), had agreed to form a US$l5 million (5526.7 million) joint venture to make heavy vehicles m China. The equal-partner-ship venture with Beijing Heavy Duty Truck Plant will design and
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        212 18 Raffles stamps Swissotel brand on Osaka hotel RAFFLES Holdings, which is trying to add hotels m Japan to extend its reach m Asia, said it has leased a property m Osaka that it will manage under its Swissotel brand. Raffles, known for its 116-year-old Raffles Hotel m Singapore, will manage
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        376 18  - SembCorp unit invests $2 18 m in Shanghai power plant AZHAR KHALI D Bm SEMBCORP Utilities (SembUtilities) has beaten 14 other contenders, including companies such as Shell and BP, to construct and own part of a co-generation power plant m Shanghai. SembUtilities, a unit of conglomerate SembCorp Industries, will invest
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        608 19  - Re-look top execs' pay disclosure, Sias tells DB S HUGH CHOW Annual report reveals much information about senior bankers' pay packets but not the earnings of non-board key staff Bi OPPOSING VIEWS SIAS DBS may be adhering to the "letter of the law" as set out m the code but
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        400 19  - Technics offers 25m IPO shares at 22c apiece KELVIN WONG *1 FEYV businesses are buoyed by war, but latest Sesdaq aspirant Technics Group Holdings is one of them. The reason? Technics builds equipment for oil rigs, a business that is flourishing thanks to strong oil prices and increased demand amid
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        401 19  -  COLIN TAN TAKIXG STOCK K'l \i \/;k; -> coimi >i'u\i>i i NEWS that Iraqi forces had shot down a United States fighter jet and a helicopter sent most Asian markets into a taiispin yesterday erasing early gains that had been fuelled by hopes
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        473 19  - Stratech names new CEO in management shake-up BRYAN LEE By Top changes Mr Tan Chee Peng, who joined as deputy president, takes over as CEO from Mr Terence Nickolls. Mr Timothy Stewart, executive vice-president of business, and Mr David Eaw, senior vice-president of finance, have quit. Mrs Chew-Leong Sook Ching,
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      624 20  - Businessman of the Year award goes to Amtek chairman EDNA KOH The low-profile, modest man is credited for his steadfastness and drive m building a business that spans the globe Reports hit HE MAY not have as high a profile as Mr Sim Wong Hoo or Mr Wee Cho Yaw.
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      396 20 Ml CHIEF executive officer (CEO) Neil Montefiore, who transformed a fledgling cellular phone company into a listed entity m just over five years, has been named Outstanding CEO of the Year. But the head honcho of Singapore's second-largest mobile phone company, and
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      8 1 Life! The Straits Times Friday, April 4, 2003
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      19 2 WHAT'S ON is on Page 16 TOMORROW Life! spaces: Design on Saturday Life! wheels: Motoring on Saturday
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      538 2 Depressed for 20 long years SPOTLIGHT: LESLIE CHEUNG EVEN as Leslie Cheung's friends, fans and perfect strangers wonder why he took his lite, reports reveal that he might have been suffering from depression for 20 years. China's Sina news website said yesterday that the Hongkong actor-singer mentioned his condition as
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      209 2 March 31,4 pm to April 1, dawn: Cheung played mahjong with showbiz friends, including singer Eliza Chan. 10 am: Left for lunch date with designer friend, Mok Wah Ping, and made a date with boyfriend Tong Hock Tak to play badminton m the afternoon. 11 am: Drove
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      353 2  -  Tommy Wee NOTHING is as certain as taxes and death and the mad, mad, rush for a fallen star's CDs. Leslie Cheung's musical career might have screeched to a halt, but demand for his CDs is escalating. A check with nine music retailers
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      647 3  -  CLARA CHOW We catch up with the winners who were not present to hoist their trophies on Monday's DBS Life! Theatre Awards Bu THE news quickly went out on SMS as soon as the victories were announced on Monday night. Friends of three winners
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      1114 4  - GUNNING FOR BIG OSCAR CLARISSA OON Film producer Jerry Bruckheimer (above) has made mega bucks with his war movies but he'll be happier when he wins the Best Picture Uscar By 'I LEAVE IT TO GOVERNMENTS TO RUN THE WAR THE WAY THEY RUN IT. I JOST TRY TO ENTERTAIN
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      118 4 1945: Born m Detroit, Michigan, the United States 1980: Has first hit as a movie producer with American Gigolo 1983: Scores first hit, Flashdance, with producing partner Don Simpson 1986: He and Simpson produce military-themed blockbuster Top Gun 1996: Simpson dies of heart failure from drug and alcohol
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      575 5 The Board of Film Censors and fIHgSSSDJH Dr Vivian Balakrishnan write m iff: to address cetisorship issues raised m Life!, and a reader responds to Sumiko Tan's column on helping otJiers. Send your Friday Mailbag letters to silife@sph.com.sg WE REFER to the letters m Life! Inconsistent
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      166 5  -  KRYSAN IA TAN I REFER to Kelvin Tong's article, Fear Factor Is Infectious (Life!, April 1). I share his view that society has been slow, if reactive at all, to unite against the Sars crisis. With each passing day, I see that we are not just fighting
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      330 5 I REFER to Serene Koh Siew Wan's letter, What The Snips Might Mean For Remaking Singapore. (Life!, March 28). We hope to develop a more creative and vibrant society that accommodates different beliefs and practices. The Remaking Singapore Committee is looking at various aspects of
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      274 5  -  ROBERT KEE I REFER to Sumiko Tan's column Why Nic Robertson's My Hero (Sunday Life!) March 30.) She mentioned her dilemma about "paddling around m a cosy, shallow, little pond" and "feeling unsettled and impotent" m a messy world. I thought I'd share a little about how I
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        200 6 NEON NIGHTS Dannii Minogue (London) IS THIS make-or-break time for Kylie's lesser-known sibling? Good for her then: Dannii Minogue's Neon Nights is a well-oiled music box pumped with enough retrodisco hooks to heat up the dance floor. Sure, it is a formula, but who cares
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        90 6 THE must-have CDs of the last few weeks: From Every Sphere Ed Harcourt (Heavenly) British soulful troubadour on his way to somewhere great Unrest Erlend Oye (Source) Kings of Convenience's singer oozes Norwegian cool m his dancey solo debut You Are Free Cat Power (Matador) Cult songstress delivers
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        412 6  -  Chang Tou Liang CLASSIC PICKS BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, piano Chamber Orchestra of Europe, NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT Teldec Classics *****-3) JUST when you think that everything about Beethoven's five piano concertos has been said and heard, here comes a new set to stir things
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        436 8  -  TOMMY WEE The Spice Girls and a high-profile battle with eating disorders behinaher, former Sporty Spice a.k.a. Mcl C releases her second solo album while luxuriating m a newfound love By IF BRIT singer Mcl C were a grandmother, she would not need to read from
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        235 8  - Yu is far from a Space oddity Samuel Lee (IIIMSF, POP LONESOME SPACE IN TAIPEI Chris Yu Hung-ming (Sony) WITH Singapore hit by a Sars scare, a lonesome space is a safer proposition than a large gathering. Offering it to you, from Taipei, is Emil Chau's sullenfaced successor, Chris Yu
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        219 8 RENE'S DIARY CONCERT Rene I iv jl i ♦♦♦<r\'? MY ONLY experience of Rene Liv live was not remarkable. That was m September 2001, when she sang at Mayday's farewell concert at the Singapore Expo. Harried and hurried, her delivery did her no justice. That is
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          459 11  -  Huang Lijie nightshirts Atten-shun! NS men do not just do the war dance. Catch them jivin' at these hot spots By swords and sandals XlWZouk Tomorrow 1 7]iak Kirn Street, tel. 6738-2988 Doors open at 9.30 pm and the show begins at 10.30 pm. Admission before 9 pm
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          228 11 listenup Eight: Sabotage Live At Centre 360 C ass (Sabotage) Though ill-timed, what with Sars and all, this live CD mixed by progressive house DJ Cass at Centro 360, is the latest compilation to put Singapore on the global clubbing atlas. Those which have done so m the
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          843 12 training daze Basic Military Training (BMT) turns boys into men. Now that the January batch of raw recruits have just gone through their trial by fire, LTW talks to a bunch of army boys to see how the experience has changed them By Melissa Lwee Andrew tay zhiren, 18 above)
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          391 13  - ready, set chow! Huang Lijie When Mum's not cooking, these pre-packed goodies are tasty and handy just rip them open and eat up By nice spice What: Unicurd Five Spice Braised Tofu. Also available m teriyaki, and sweet and spicy. sniff It OUt: Jasons Market Place. 8 1-01 Raffles City
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          682 13 starsnanpes Too scared of Sars to travel? Then take a journey to the centre of the Earth instead TOMORROW, I THINK I will make my way to the centre of the Earth. I'm thinking of doing this because there is a bug floating m the air
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      236 18  -  CLARISSA OON By IN M\\ YOKk HOT young Irish actor Colin Farrell (below) is currently better known for his playboy reputation off-screen, but at least one upcoming prestigious project may change all that. The 26-year-old, whose rumoured lovers have included pop star Britney
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      190 18 Rai struck by vehicle BOMBAY Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is m stable condition m a hospital after she was hit by a jeep on Wednesday. The former Miss World 1994 was yesterday undergoing medical investigation at a hospital m Bombay, the Press Trust Of India (PTI) reported, quoting hospital sources.
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      310 2 Catch him on TV THE untimely death of Leslie Cheung SUNDAY on Tuesday has sent staff at SPH Forever Remembrance Leslie MediaWorks, MediaCorp, and StarHub Cheung (magazine) TVBJ, 7 pm Cable TV into a scramble to air shows Double Tap (movie) Channel 8, on or featuring the late Hongkong en-
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        493 5 Bffl FORD FOR SALE $888 DRIVEAWAY! 2/1997 r Lase r 1.6. Au'c. I owner. Blue. Changer and s/nms. OMV $'5K D-reg $35K. Selling $36,00 C Monthly $831. interest 2.5%. Trade-in welcome. 64-64-62-62 SPORTY END 01 focus 1.6. 5-flr Superc cond! 5 yrs warranty. Bidded no! Leather seats/ s/rim/ sensor. Very
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        578 6 E!KJ HONDA FOR SALE MID '1999 CIVIC EXi. Manual. 1 owner. Changer/ s/rims. OMV 517.2 K. Only $52. 8K yet neg. Monthly $695. Interest 2.5%. $0 driveaway can be arranged!!! Please call: 64-64-62-62 Now!!! $886 DRIVEAWAY! 7/'OO City VTEC 1.5. Auto. 1 owner. Leather seats/ changer/ s/rims. OMV SI6K. Yearly
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        205 7 Bffl NISSAN FOR SALE OFFER! SO DRIVE-OFF No g.mmiCK Free Ist 'istailment insurance! 12/92 Sunny 1.4 Manua.. 528.8* 12/92 Sunny 1.4 Auto. 528.8K 3/93 Presea 1.6 Autc 530.8K '93 Presea 1.6 Auto. ABS. 530.8K ■93 Presea 1.6 Manual. 530.8 K. COE 8/2011. New leatherseats, CD, hifi, 15' s/rims. alarm. Only
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        773 8 BCTI NISSAN FOR SALE 2 OWNERS 2/'9B Sunny 1.6 S/S Auto. p aper value body S3BK. ABS leather high loan *****447 $500 DRIVEAWAY '92 Presea auto, biege. new tax. Geai box COE 8/11. Mthly $550. 90b***** 3/01 SUNNY 1.5 EX. 1 owner. Excellent, cond. Agt warranty. Priced to sell. Call
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        570 8 BCTI PORSCHE FOR SALE Exotic Motor New 2003 C 2 Cabrio FULL OPTIONS CALL ST: 6737-2002 '81 PORSCHE 911 (fully upgraded to 993 twin turbo look). Rulf rims. 2-digit no. COE 2010. No repair. G'teed beautiful! 6441-6383 8/97 BOXSTER, SPORTY blue. Soft-top. OMV $61,276. Mileage 41,000 km. Norman 9384-0007 MAY
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        588 8 ■ffl SUBARU FOR SALE Bf!| SUBARU FOR SALE |M ********** *~t^ mt^ (JDM spec) Rfl RENAULT FOR SALE 03/2001 MEGANE CLASSIC 1.4 16--valves Manual! 1 owner/ Renoma leather seats/ OZ-rims/ very low mileage/ new tax/ OMV $13K/ Silver. 3est budget continental saloon car! Mthly $700+! 961-***** END '01 MEGANE 1.6
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        580 8 BfH SUZUKI FOR SALE SPACIOUS 92 S/WAGON 6 seaters, COE 2006. 2 units, warranty, Sell 515.5 K. Deposit SI.SK. Mthly S4OO-Ssoo+. *****433 Ali $88 IMMED APPROVAL/ Driveoff. '92 Swift 1.0/ 1.3. 4 dr. COE 8/7011. 528.8 K. S4OO-/mth. Interest 3.25%. Call *****285 1 OWNER. 03/01 Suzuki Ignis 1.3 AT. Auto.
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        818 8 $0 DOWNPAYMENT DRIVEAWAY! '93 Corolla 1.6GL1 autc 533.80 C. Zr -.':>.":. i '92 Corona I.6CD manual 528.8K All COE 08/2011. New paint/ tax/ ieather seat/ CD changer. Mthiy $500* > 8 years. No Gimmicks: P BU Hotel «02-33' 6299-009 C 2/93 COROLLA 1.6 auto 541.8K 5/99 Corona 1.6 auto 559.8
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        1085 11 MjA ci t v south-west I PTE APTS RENT AT BEST 52. 5K up! Queens. Brand new. 3+l. High fir. C tv view. Facilities. MRT Burlington Sq. 2 rms. *****118 RS TANGLIN VIEW 3+l alcove. 1249 sq.ft. New. P/furn. Townhses Fernhill Cottage, Teneriffe, 4+l *****938 FT SELEGIE CENTRE 2+l. High
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        780 11 DOl-08 Ma city south-west I PTE APTS -RENT TIONG POH, 900 sq.ft. walk-up. 3 rms. furn. Nostalgic, cosy, amenities, MRT. 9761 7001 Richdale HERITAGE VIEW 969 sq.ft. 2+l, f/furn/ facilities. Mid fir. Immed. Amenities/ MRT. 9761 7001 Rich HOA NAM/ EMERALD Pk/ Harbourlights. Studio/ 2 rms. Nice cosy. SIX up-SI.BK.
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        1324 11 Pflfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Hfjfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ felly TANGLIN/ HOLLAND iu^j TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND jllll PTE APTS -RENT gg| PTE APTS -RENT ft&|| PTE APTS -RENT v For Lease by Developer Brand new apartments On-site customer service Full condo facilities Premium units available 2+l 3+l 4+l
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        1074 11 ■JJJI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ WLikl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND y| PTE APTS -RENT MIRAGE TWR./ VALLEY Pk./ Centrepoint/ Delfi Orchard/ Kirn Sia Ct./ UE Sq/ Spring Gr./ Dormer Pk/ Pinetree. neg. 9312-2784 D.lO SARKIES RD (Near Newton MRT/ French Sch). High fir. 2 rm. F/furn. Jacuzzi. Nice view. 52.2K neg. 6255-0375/ *****110 C&H
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        1133 11 Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ KiLfcj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND j I PTE APTS -RENT LANGSTON VILLE. 4+l. 2400 sqft. S4 2K 2 yrs old. Well maintained Off River Valley. 9026-8321 UE SQUARE STUDIO. I rm. Design er decor, f/ facilities. High fir. S'.SK neg. Owner *****970 D.09 LA CRYSTAL. Orchard. MRT. 2 Odrms
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        981 11 fdf ddfdf dfdsfsdaf sdf sdf HDII 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS RENT Southaven 11. 2 r ~s $1300 Gloucester Mansion, studio f/furn. Newi $1600 Novena Lodge. 3 Pool view. MRT $1800 up Cavendish Pk. 3-" $1900 Balmoral Spring. Sew 3+ 1 F/furn. Pool view $2900 Clydesview. 3+1. 2500 sqft. P/'urr,.
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        1152 11 PfW Dll &21 NEWTON/ |Ly BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI V I PTE APTS -RENT ASTOR GREEN, j 7 furn. S rteg High fti fa :es. 936~ 2's' CCN D.21 SYMPHONY HGTS. '281 Sq.ft. 3+' ™s. r r cc-.ac facnt.es ~~e; S ,.3K 9293 234 DW D.ll THOMSON 800. '600sq.M 3+l Ouiet. Greenery. Baicc-,
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        607 12 fd df f df d 1012-14 BALESTIER/ Pffi Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MM MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-RENT r PTEAPTS-RENT Ultimate luxury convenience at the most AFFORDABLE RENT i ■tf-- r g rT> Brand new 2/ 3 bediwm z "V^' g apartments penthouses with g Ejrqs js breathtukim: \iew-, s-fC|«iL L Su lmnuns;
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        856 12 PffJl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT D'ECOSIA. BRAND NEW. Pte lift. Studio/ 2/ 3/ 4+l. 5 mms to Parkway Parade. Partial/ f/furn. 9844-3366 PN CASUARINA COVE (1) sdrm. 850 sqft $I.B* (2) 2+l+l. 1389 sqft. 52.4 K. (3) 3+l. 1500 sqft. 52.6 K. Bay view. Resort. 9380-7177 C2l. TOP CHOICE!
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        988 12 Pffl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT EASTERN LAGOON II Big studio. Big balcony. 1000 sqft. F/furn. F/facilities. $1100. FC *****477 D.16 EASTWOOD LODGE. 2 bdrms. Facing Laguna Golf Course. Near Bedok MRT/ Food ct. 9008-6649 PARKSHORE 2 BDRMS 990 sq.ft. High fir. Cosy. F/furn. Mins to CBD/ Airport. 9679-5348 Agt
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        1014 12 ■Wl Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ ■dkl THOMSON ipl PTEAPTS-RENT NEW LIST! REGENTVILLE. Avail. immed. Twr. 2. High fir. Unblocked. Unfurn. Near Hougang Pt./ amenities. Susan 9023-0182 C&H 2+l REGENTVILLE. NICELY furn. 2 1 Regent Court. Fully furnish. 2/ 3/ 4 Compass Hgts. Fr. $1.2 K. Near MRT. Call *****432 ERA REGENTVILLE.
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        828 12 KliJ WEST NORTH |gg PTE APTS -RENT HAZEL PK 3+l, f/furn, full facilities, near amenities, beautifully furn. Mr. Lee 9109-7805 HAZEL PARK 3+l. P/furnished. Unbiokced. Pool view. Mid floor, immediate. Hp: *****162 owner. SI.2K. HILLVIEW HGTS. 2 rms. SI.SK. Glendale Park. 3+l rm. Furn. Condo facilities. *****220 MERAWOODS. 3+1. 1346
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        846 12 KJjl HOUSES FOR RENT PWjl HOUSES FOR RENT CHOICE HOMES TOWNERVILLE RUSTIC COLONIAL HOUSES Located at Towner/ McNair Road (mins from city) Near MRT station Spacious 2/3/4 bedroom, units With balcony, roof deck and courtyard Showhouse at 39 McNair Rd is open from 1 to 6 pm on every Friday
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        843 12 TERR HSE BRAND new! 2600/ 2600 sqft 4+l ACS/ Cold Storage Pasir Ris 3-storey semi-d. 3000 sa s+". NTuC. 9237-9293 PN. TREVOSE CRES TROPICAL beautiful 2/storey Oungiw. lng r ound pool. Panoramic view. $18K. Must view! Sole agt. HB 900-11-885 D.ll EXCLUSIVE Pte Bunglw. 17.000 sq.ft. land. 4500 sq.ft. built-in.
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        960 12 HWji HOUSES FOR RENT PUAYHEEAVE2 storey semi-c. 4+l rms attached. 100% move m. Immed. *****063 C&H D.15 FRANKEL EST fi/storey bunglw. 7000 sq.ft. s+l. Big hail. Alarm/ auto-gate. YE 6337-0354 YUNNAN 3-STOREY TERR. s+l. 3COO sq.ft. P/furn. Aircon. Near NTU. Low rentai. *****986 t l r CORNER TERR NEAR Kembangan
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        1077 12 APTC^DDrnT URGENT! EXEC APT Tampines Bik 337. Approved. Mic fir. Furn/ aircon. Immea. neg. 9100-1765 DW I+l TEBAN GDN, Bedok. Yishun, 2-5-rm Tampmes, Boon Lay, Hoiiand. Everton Pk, Pasir Ris, Marine Parade. 9765-7933 CLEMENTI CENTRAL 3- .-RM. F/furn/ aircon. 5 mins to MRT. Near amenities. Avail end April. 9144-3445 PN
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        1225 12 WXi HUDC/HOE KjjArSFOR RENT yishun 4 'A' comer FAurn.Near MRT/ mkt/ amenities. High fir Well kept Call Owne' 9828-1820 3-RM 307 HOUGANG 4-rm 363 Yishun. Apc-cvec. P/furn. immea. Ame" t es. 9 -***** C2l PASiR RIS 114. Unit for rent with 2-rm Hiofi f ir. F/furn. Aircon Nea r MRT/
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        2234 13 ■UJJ APARTMENTS |^jj a°ARTMENTS I^UaPARTMENTS 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, tennis court, billiards room, gymnasium, tropical garden, jogging track and
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        974 13 tDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE TENERIFFE BRAND NEW 3 storey cluster hse. Pte carpark with facilities/ security. 2800/ 3100/ 3300/ 4300 sq.ft. Fr 51.25 M. 6736-1555 Newsman D.lO CORONATION WALK 2.--storey bungiw 6500/ 5500 sq.ft. F/ renovated. 6+2 Inground pool. 9385-0730 PN. D.tO TENERIFFE (6th Aye) 5 rm. All
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        1003 13 Wffk 009-10 ORCHARD/ liJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND gg| PTE APTS -SALE FOUR SEASONS PK. 2260 soft. 4+l. F'hoid. Renovated. Tenanted till 5/'O4. Greenery view. Near Orchard. Sneg. 9459-2848 DTZ D.09 BANK'S SALE. Makeway View. D/storey penthouse. F'hoid. City view. 4176 sqft. 4+l. Good buy: DTZ 9238-7951 LANGSTON VILLE. F'HOLD. 2400 sq.ft.
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        826 13 HDII 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE THE HUNTINGTON. 968-1475 sq'! 2+l/ 3+l. F'ncid. Facilities. Next to Novena MRT amenities/ sens. Owner *****703/ *****079 TOncySeah W 9687 7745 > THE EQUATORIAL. INTELLIGENT nome. 116 sq.m. 2+ stjdy. F'hoid. Pool view. Hiqn fir. MRT/ super schs/ Orchard Road. Sa,e, rent D.21
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        1735 13 djf kldjfkdj ■Tfl Dll &21 NEWTON/ PTfl Dll &21 NEWTON/ Pff| Dll a2 1 NEWTON/ Vffl Dili 2' NEWTON/ ■yjil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI MUM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT mjJM BT TIMAM/ CLEMENT; KCli 6T T :MAH/ CLEMEN^ PTE APTS -SALE j PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS SALE :^fj|| PTE APTS -SALE Resort-style condominium.
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        599 13 Wffi Dl 5-16 EAST COAST W&U PTE APTS -SALE THE WATERSIDE/ PEACH if\ 2-' 4-' *****" 2"bt /2562/ 3035 sat S'^M-S'.SM S'.5W-$2.xM, 980-99-866 HSR I b^b& ail JHa^ I •VPV^^A H TmM D.15 BEAUTIFUL F'HOLD Pe't'se Las:; ze Loft Tg Katong. 4*l. 2034 sq ft. Huge hall. $1.2 M Mulan
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        1044 14 dfdlk jfkldjfk PfH 015-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -SA-E COSTA RHU. 2 mo. Bay pool view. 1012 sq.fi. Full facilities. No KMH tun Owner 9682-7189 NEPTUNE CT 1270 sq.ft. Very High Fir Nice View Move-m Cheaper ma -23.*****979 D.15 T. KURAU .or K. 1900 sq.ft. 3+l. Beautifully renovated. IN d
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        764 14 •HI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ lily THOMSON ;V:;| HOUSES -SALE ANY OFFER CONSIDER! Simon PL 3-storey inter. 1890. 2900 sq.ft. F'hold 4+l/ face SE. 5 mm MRT/ 100% move m 9218-0063 C&H M A± Dennis Yongl m^M 1 900 wo 1 1 j FHOLD 2-STOREY LIKE newly ret rofitted semi-d 2085/
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        903 14 WfH Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ ■yil THOMSON I PTE APTS -SALE THOMSON IMPERIAL Ct. Beautiful 3+l. aircon. Mkt/ plaza/ reservoir. Immed. 10 mins Bishan MRT. 51.55K neg. 9026-8489 FT CHILTERN PK. 3+l+l. 1500 sq.ft. F/renovated. Aircon. Warm, cosy. Just bring your luggage! 9069-6009 DW BRADDELL VIEW PENTHSE. Renovated, 2800 sq.ft. Panoramic
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        733 14 KfH D 2 2 "28 felLf WESTS NORTH m I PTE APTS -SALE THE JADE. 3+l sell below value 124 sq.m. 813. TOP 2004. Ask S6SOK. Mins to West Mall/ Bt Batok MRT. Call *****429 ERA NIM GARDEN/ BULLION Park. High/ low fir. 3+l. 1830/ 1259/ 1238 sq.ft. Pool greenery
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        3670 14 HOB APTS FOR SALE Jffil HDB APTS FOR SALE PWI HDB APTS FOR SALE P[!J!l HDB APTS FOR SALE PRI HDB APTS FOR SALE PTSI HDB APTS FORSA (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) frfcy (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fc^J (BEDQK/CHAI CHEE) .prnn,. r.rr (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 'hdb estates i r Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Sembawang s^ 513
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        748 14 Pfjll HDB APTS FOR SAIE (BUKIT BATOK; s 'A' Pt Blk 115 Opp West v; M S36sKonly 4 'A' 106. High/ lift fir. New list Renovated Mins MRT. Windy 4'NG'22B. :i/ lift fir Mrt 4 A 112 M U/ lift fir Z--i yrs renovation 100% move m. Mrt 3 'A'
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        845 15 tHCB APTS FOR SALE (8T MERAH/Q'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) Jill i^H^^i^Lbli^Liri^JKi^H Near C'wealth MRT m Near mktsi $cto M •AaacnectattaKor E Ran 1 dnb t ftsf' 5 T BLK 66 F« ;■> 5 anqh 5368k 66 Teiok Bianqah 5377 K. 5 T Oik 39 Telok Blangah 5367 K. 4 NG' 58
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        965 15 ■HI HDB APTS FOR SALE miliM (BT MERAH/Q'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 4 'A' 113 Bt Purmei. Valued. Urgent! Priced to sell! Dr to dr. Low cash. Convenient. *****212 agt 4 'A' CORNER Blk 82 Strathmore. 6 yrs. O'town MRT, very high fir, all round city view. 9068-1186 RH s 'l' BLK'43MeilingSt/s'A'BLk
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        1043 15 ■Pfffl HDB APIS FOR SALE JjJJd (CENTRAL/CITY) 3 T CRAWFORD 31k 468. High fir. 3 'NG' Rochor Blk 2. Mid fir. MRT. 3 'NG Gloucester Blk '0. *****067 3 'I' UPGRADED. Extra 1 rm. Seleqie Rd. High fir. Good location. Mkt. Valued. 9707-5606 Agt 5 T BLK 4 Everton Pk.
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        1235 15 fflfjl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^y (CHOACHU KANG) 5T BLK 252/ 503. High fir. Lift level. Face pte house. 4 bdrms. Renovated. MRT/ Amenities. 9002-8702 PN 5T TECK Whye 159. High fir. 4 'A' CCX Blk 673. Mid fir. Nicely renovated. Low cash. SSS neq. *****383 >CR 5 'I' DESIGN
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        1102 15 (f?l HDB APTS FOR SALE Kiil (CLEMENT!/ Hjjl WEST COAST) 3 'NG' BLK 304. Mins to MRT! Amenities. Mid fir. Face NS. Unolocxed. greenery. 100% move m. Soie Agt *****252 PN 4 'NG' CORNER 410 Clementi. High fir. Upgraded. Lift level. MRT/ central/ mosque. Renovated. Low cash. *****5 ERA 4'NG'
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        901 15 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 4 'A' 954 Hougang. Very hign fir, nicely renovated. 100% unblock. 4 A' Blk 698A Hougang. 5 yrs. Mid fir. Aircon. Move-in. Amenities/ sch. Kelvin *****834 PN 4 'A' BLK 465, 527 Hougang MRT 3 'S' Blk. 241 S'goon. Opp. market 4
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        1245 15 [ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE KILkJ (HOUGANG/S'GOOS/ M l YIOCHUKANG) 4'S' BLK 334 Sgoon Central, Mid. fir. 3 mins. to bus interchange/ 5 mins. to MRT/ mkt/ sen. Can 9026-6675 ERA 5 'I' CORNER Hougang 958/ 955. new, 5 yrs. High floor. Al cond!!! 4 A' 921. High fir. F/renovated.
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        1003 15 IJffl HDB APTS FOR SALE 4'NG 1 223. =".-i,536. $8K 4 'A 1 403, 414, 550. Corner. 4 A' 812, 816, 820. SICK neg. 4 'A' 9o2, 945. SI9OK neq 4 'A 1 157, 268, 352. 55 > =e:c--5T230, 305, 258Vc.e $10K sT269.Bos.TohGuan.N,ce. 5 T 813, 819, 825, 853, 328
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        894 15 PROPERTIES |TfjJ HDB APTS FOR SALE EXEC APT. S2OK >W va lie JU" rcng W 710. Very high fir. Square -.al' 4-rms. 8 yrs. 9850-9292 EXEC APT 2878/2868. High fh 5 27-,2 7 9S0K/s'AMais4oß. 5 A 33. 401. 553. *****6C5 EXEC APT TOH Guan Blk 285 D. Very high flr.
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        677 15 Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE UPGRADED! 4 T foC Vi ne Di Lift level. Corridor. Renovated. Aircon. No contra. Amenities/ gooo sen. V.nee *****322 ERA VIEW NOW! 3 t 34. 810. Lift/ City view. 1 k.m to Tao Nan/ amenities. No contra. Ask SIBSK. 9062-8611 ERA $430,000 PTBLK 2 5-rm.
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        1130 16 PROPERTIES 1 RRj hDBA=TS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) EXEC MAIS 503. Seaview. MRT... 5 423. Corner. Higr, fir. MRT... 4 A 515. High fir. Near MRT/ sch. Don't miss! ?661-0139 Tan, C&H MUST SELL! BLK 222 Exec Aot. Spacious. 149 sq.m. High fir. well kept. Valued 5397* No cash! 9857-2929 FT
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        836 16 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (SEMBAWANG) 5 I' CORNER Blk 322. High fir. Unblocked. Condo layout. Aircon. Amenities. No west sun. Leonard *****118 DW BLK 337. 4 'A'. High dr. Unblocked. Well renovated. Near amenities/ MRT. Valued. 9680-2091 EXEC APT 336. Sembawang Cres. High fir. Well renovated. Sch/ MRT. Low
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        1163 16 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) SISK. CASH ONLY! 3 A new listing Blk. 291 803. Well renovated. F/aircon. Bank value, immed. Call *****696 Hasnah NC-PN A 296KYETNEG5TBIk485B Tampines 804 Unblock. Con er. No noon sun. Buyer nil commission *****513 PN 3 'A' Blk 899 Tampines. Low High fir.
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        1046 16 Hfl HDB APTS FOR SALE «06 BLK 14A Toa Payoh. F/renovated. Ccndo finishes. Open view/ 3 'I' Blk 28/ 32 en-bloc. 9451-0999 FT 3T UPGRADED+I rrr, 27/ 25 T. Payoh 3 units. Mid/ high fir all unblocked. Mkt, good sch. Don't miss! *****169 PN 3 'I' BLK 157 T. Payoh.
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        874 16 RBI HDB APTS FOR SALE m (WOODLANDS) EXEC APT BLK 788 C. mid fir. Unbiocked. Simple. Walk to MRT/ amenities. Priced to sell! Call Kevin 9388-2272 PN Pr opN ex WW*j EXEC APT 515 Woodlands. 5 yrs. Hign fir. SO/ bank. Incentives to buyers. Near MRT/ Civic Ctr/ Causeway Pt.
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        1222 16 EHOB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 5-RM CORNER. BLK 533. Design Duilt. #08. Windy. 100% move m. 5 yrs. Amenities/ MRT. *****400 PN 748 4 'A'. Granite fir. Near shops. 627 4 'A2'. Marble fir. High fir. 619 4 'A2' corner. High fir. Renovated. Selling SIBOK-S2IOK only! BLK 653/ 756. 5
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        1058 16 Hfl HDB APTS FOR SALE UUj (YISHUN) 4'NG' BLK 291 V.shun St 22 Low fir. Orig cond. Near amenities. Malay owner. S neg. Shanfah *****526 NC PN 4'S' 435. Next to corner. L ft level. Well kept. Good view. Quiet. Sch/ amenities. Valued SI47K. 9836 4027 PN 4'S' 756, NEXT
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        825 16 tHDB APTS FOR SALE (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) 4-RM. SENGKANG BLK. ;24C/ I! High fir. 5 yrs old. Convenient to shops/ LRT. HH *****979 5 'I' CORNER 2C6C Compassvale Windy, move-in, valued 5323 K. Mall/ MRT/ sch *****428 ERA 5 'I' CORNER 141 (SO Bank Loan). Rivervale St. High fir. Well renovated.
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        785 16 Rfl FACTORY SPACE Hfl FACTOR* SPACE ■^UfORRENT I^J FOR REN' CHOICE FACTORY SPACES Richfield Industrial Centre 122 EUNOS AYE 7 Area 1518 -1636 sq.ft Loading capacity 7.5KN/sq.m Ceiling height 3.8 m Near amenities I expressway Attractive rental from $0.90 psf Suitable for woodworks, carpentry, light industry, repacking, garment manufacturing printing
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        452 16 RH FACTORY SPACE Factory for Sale •1,163 sq ft onwards (ground fioor uniti from 5430.000 3.500 sq ft onwards (terrace unrtsi from $800,000 Parking loading m front of umt Instant move-in subject to conditions 63** 2002 O \Bu 9 Lano a-ea 4C 1 9.60 sc Floor area: 5601.90 sq.m. 3
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        1034 17 Rfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE 541 Orchard Road Retail tenants: Esprit, Starbucks, Burger King Hermes Accessibility via public transport only 3 minutes walk to Orchard MRT station Convenient ample parking facilities Outside CBD Available sizes: 420/ 1 ,473 5.435 sq.ft. Attractive rental Excellent corporate address ORCHARD BUILDING No. 1
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        977 17 Rfl OFFICE SPACE D.04 TELOK BLANGAH Hse. 366 sgft. 1 free carpark. Own entrance. Opp Harbourfront MRT. 9781-4322 ERA LOW RENT! HURRYI The Plaza. 510 sq.ft. Very high fir. Sea/ panoramic view. Fitted, partitions. Outside CBD. MRT *****189 ERA SHENTON WAY/ INTX Plaza 936/ 2500 sqft/ Peninsula Plaza. 2300 sqft.
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        953 17 Rfl OFFICE SPACE W*M rnppi:KJT SUNTEC TWR 11. 2 units. 4075/ 4560 sq.ft. High fir. Immed. Rent neg. View: *****034 Hunters CHINATOWN PT. 1033 sq.ft. High fir. Immed. Very convenient. View now! *****034 Hunters SHENTON HSE 1936 sqft. Panoramic seaview unit. Newly fitted with 4 rms. Lowest *****108 CHINATOWN POINT
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        962 17 RSI SHOP SPACE Hjfl SHOP SPACE CHOICE SHOP SPACE* Lucky Chinatown 222 Nezv Bridge Road Young, Fun Trendy retail shops under one Arena Next to Chinatown MRT station Attractive rental Area 97 to 4166 sqft H Tel: *****411 FAR EAST ORGANIZATION CHOICE SHOP SPACE Far East Plaza 312-2110 sqft Lucky
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        763 17 TOA PAYOH CTR 300/ 600 sq.ft. Near MRT. Suits all trade. Gcoa crowd. Low rent, 9326-9808 JA HIGH STREET CENTRE. #02. Facing big nan. Near MRT. 640 sqft. 6737-6202/ 9870-5646. ORCHARD PLAZA 801. S~ *A3.i for body tatoos accessories. Contact *****741 after 2pm YISHUN 935 CORNER main rd. 800 sqft.
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        4047 22 ""■T% The Straits Times Recruit Executive Appointments: TOLL FREE 1 S00-2S9-8S22 Classified Jobs: 1 MH)-2Sf)-W)SS TEACHERS STUDENT Care teachers needed. 3 '0' levels. With basic intermediate, CPT welcome. 6254-0565 FOOD BEVERAGE Lecturer/ Trainer for immed appt. Pis fax resume to 6299-1902 or email: bradfordrex^pacif ic.net. sg FULL TIME EXPERIENCED ECCE
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        347 22 WfJI SA.ES PGSiTiONS LSenior.Sales Executive -Sales.. Executive •■Mm 0' levels Singapore Citizen or PR •■Self-motivated, result-onented •"Basic IT knowledge •"Reievent sales experience m 0A an advantage •"From S4Bk per annum on target earnings FAX: 6272 7256 or Email: oepreint@singnet.com.sg 000 VMAffiffi SALES/ MARKETING EXECUTIVE Lighting Company requires an aggressive, young
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        493 23 ■T|jl SALES POSITIONS Dreamworks Advertising Pte Ltd We are an international company representing major clients m Singapore around the world. We are fast expanding looking for dynamic individual for MARKETING MANAGEMENT POSITIONS Ample opportunity for career advjncement. Call *****293 Celest for an interview Estab ladies' accessories shop m West/ Orchard
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        750 23 ■TTji SALES POSITIONS i Good communication skills English. Mandann Malay i speaKmg an advantage With experience preferred Malaysian PR are welcome Call 6469 3600 (Bukit Timah) I 6253 2221 (Tao Payoh) 6552 4500 (Ang Mo Kio) Business Development Executive Minimum Diploma m Business Admin/ HRD/ HRM 2 years' sales experience
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        655 23 ■Bfl SALES POSITIONS BOUTIQUE ASSTS/ SUPERVISOR for ladies apparels. Experienced, friendly aggressive m sales. 6278-8177 CAR GROOMING CTR needs aggressive Salesperson. Basic commission. Training provided. Can drive. *****224/ *****608 NEW CO. REOUIRES Sales Exec, Interior System, own trpt, bike preferred, basic allowance commission. Pis. call *****164 SALES ASST WANTED by
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        747 24 CLASSIFIED JOBS 1 Wfl administrative; Wfl administrative/ Wj^ CLERICAL POSITIONS POSITIONS A chemical manufacturer of inorganic acid m Pasir Gudang, Johor, seeks a strongly motivated and effective: LOGISTIC FOREMAN tou would be someone who will plan production and supervise work carried out by contract packers to the point of delivering
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        372 24 •ifl ADMINISTRATIVE/ mjtijA CLERICAL POSITIONS MENC HUP SENG f a Plumbing Contractor requires: Mm. 'N' or 'o' level s'/. days week Abie to soeak Mandarin MS Word/Excel Only S'porean can apply Please QALL 6283 2285J international Company requires ADMIN CLERK to assist m day-to-day operation. interested applicants who are computer
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        339 24 Wff% ADMINISTRATIVE/ IJ^IJ CLERICAL POSITIONS ACCOUNTS CLERK Must have basic accounting knowledge PC literate Smgapo r ean/ Work permit holders welcome Location: Sg Kadut Way Interested please fax resume to Fax: *****833 or I Email: jjhcpUsingnet.com.sg Estab Trading Company m Eunos requires ADMIN ASSISTANT •1 Mm CCE O 1 Level
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        468 24 H ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS REQUIRED GENERAL CLERK. Tanah Merah MRT. PC skills. Bilingual m Mandarin. 9026-4044 Robert JNR. CLERK FOR car firm. PC/ simple admin duties. Basic A/cs knowledge. Übi. Tel. *****677 PART-TIME BOOK-KEEPER needed by mfg. Co. m Bedok. Flexi working nrs. Pis. call 6441-0484 RECEPTIONIST. 5-DAY. CHANGI trpt.
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        528 24 UJU PERSONAL ASSISTANT K^M PERSONAL ASSISTANT I A utility company m Jurong East requires: Responsibilities: Provide secretarial duties to GM and admin support to tne department Assist m arranging appointments, as well as prepare reports and presentation materials Draft business letters, minutes and other correspondences Perform filing and handling of
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        416 25 a TECHNICAL POSITIONS Plastic Injection Mould-Making Company requires. At least 3 years of working exp m a plastic injection rpoulding environment Co-ordinate Tooling Moidmg activities for new project start-up Provide regular projects status updates witn customers management Co-ordination with in-house designer to ensure project deadline is met Able to read
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        563 25 iff] PRODUCTION if9l PRODUCTION ftd^ Pfttmnuc MM onciTiriMC Our Company specializes m Precision Metal Machining of Disk Drive Components. We have vacancies for the following positions: Production Operator Rotating Ist and 2nd shift, basic $910 Perm. 3rd shift, basic $1050 QC Inspectors/ Visual Operator Sec 2 or form 3 and
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        434 25 E WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY POSITIONS STORE ASSTS (WEST). Perform store/ warehse duties. Sec level. 2 yrs m store. 470 North Bridge Rd SO2-01. Tel *****954 Fax *****997 'Lie no C*****'C; WAREHSE SUPERVISOR SI.BKS2K. 'A7 Dip m Logisitics/ Warehousing. 3 yrs experience. MRP/ Forklift lie. *****773. C-*****1E JURONG WAREHOUSE REQUIRE Store Assistance.
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        626 25 1 WAREHOUSING/ ffE] WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY |±£J INVENTORY POSITIONS \OM POSITIONS Established plastic injection moulding company invites committed, experience and highly motivated candidates to join us as: Minimum GCE '0' level At least 3 years working experience m a similar capacity m plastic injection moulding environment is preferred Strong application knowledge
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        419 25 1 TEMPORARY POSITIONS TELEMARKETEERS REOUIRCD. FULL/ Part-i rre iv -4 a level above. Attractive compensation, interested pis call: 6398-8370/ 380 15 X COLLECTIONS OFFICERS. $6.50 p/hr. Town. Speaks well. Collection experience preferred. 2 mth Call *****976 (C*****1B) TEMP BIZ EXEC. 3 mths contract. Dip/ degree m a/cs. $12 per hr.
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