The Straits Times, 2 June 2003

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1 18 The Straits Times
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    41 1 The Straits Times W **Immmmm** 9r Established 1845 PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEfflf f)£ c^S OllCiciy June 2, 2003 •74 Pages m five parts mita(p) 033/03/200,3 stmmßmt^mmmmutmmmmmmdmflitmmtmwmw^mj* mmmmammHmmmt&idmtr v»midmmmmimmmmam***mimmmmmwmmMmWKKmmtmmmWKKmm^ 4 K 20Q* Fl^ A Singapore Press Holdings publication UU Cents
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    Lock icon National Day honours for health staff
    600 1  -  NEO HUI MIN Those at the front line of the battle against Sars will have their efforts and courage recognised, promises PM Goh Bu THE numerous calls from the public for health-care workers to receive National Day honours have not gone unheard. All those
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    Lock icon Taking hygiene a step (or 8) further
    193 1 REMEMBER the "hygienic eight". That's the thrust of the Singapore's OK campaign for the community. It is a further step forward for the campaign, launched early last month to promote good hygiene and health practices m public places and institutions such as public
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    Lock icon Can't afford $1,600 art? Now you can borrow it
    427 1  -  HOW HWEE YOUNG Photo and storu bu A GROUP of artists is making it easy for home to be where the art is. For $50 a year, people can take paintings, sculptures or prints home to enjoy for a month. When
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      75 1 FIN A I GOODBYES: Some 1,400 people turn up to bid their last farewell to Dr Alex Chao page hi GFHGF e^v-dl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B. te_ j*»-' M _^*_>_l-^ll^—^.^444^—^aJa^l^j^s^— mmmmSar vßr Hk£F~ H ■A m% 1 T 1 J*K7niM7sM?H7nfffsiMfqHißlkUr*ra n M^k^ mWiH ilhjmfa£~ HW9 im HH MH MH V9MRP W Mp HH Bh
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      64 2 MATHS BOON, WITH HAWAIIAN HELP LECTURERS m Singapore and Hawaii reckoned that putting their heads together would add up to a better mathematics textbook for their first-year engineering students, at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the University of Hawaii. Mathematics "can be very dry" sometimes, said a spokesman. So their
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      75 2 TECH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY'S CREATE-VIRUS CLASS STUDENTS at a Canadian university will be taught how to create malicious computer viruses m a new course. And this has got anti-virus companies hopping mad. But the University of Calgary says its fourth-year computer science students will learn how to create the viruses m
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      99 2 SHUFFLE OF U.S. TROOPS IN ASIA THE Bush administration has new plans for most of its troops and support crews m Asia. If all goes well, fewer of the nearly 100,000 US soldiers now stationed mainly m Japan and South Korea will need to stay. Some will go home.
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      82 2 KIDS DON'T NEED STRESS TWO parents say they disagree that stress is necessary for schoolchildren or that it plays a vital role m education. Many studies have found that students lose their motivation and perform worse when they are stressed. While schoolchildren do need challenges, that does not mean
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      72 2 GOODASGOLDIE BEING Goldie Hawn's daughter, it is not surprising that Kate Hudson star of hit movie How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is giggly, breathlessly chatty but nice. She tells Life! about her life with her adored husband and two cute cats and three dogs m sizes
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      186 2 Poignant farewell to Dr Chao MORE than 1 .400 turned up for the memorial service for Dr Alexandre Chao, family man and one of Singapore's most talented surgeons, who died from Sars on April 22. Many were close to tears as they heard the emotion-filled tributes paid to him
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      90 2 Spore stock market up 8% RISING share prices boosted the value of the Singapore stock market by 8 per cent last month. The release of pent-up buying pressure had led to the jump, as investors' concerns were eased by the end of the Iraq war and signs that the
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      183 2 SPACE-AGE WEAR FOR U.S. TROOPS BY 2011, American soldiers will be wearing high-tech yet lightweight uniforms that can monitor their heart rate and other vital signs and plug them into a network of satellites, unmanned planes and robotic vehicles. Their "Scoi pion ensemble" will weigh no more than 2
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      110 2 NEW FRUGAL HANTS OF JAPANESE THE Japanese have grown wiser m their spending habits over the last decade, and they now, demand better value for their hard-earned money. Many bypass up-market department stores like those m Tokyo's Ginza district m favoui of volume retailers such as the 100-yen stores.
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      Lock icon LIMIT ON MCA CHIEF'S TENURE
      55 2 THE Malaysian Chinese Association the second-largest party m the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition will push for limiting the party presidency to three terms. The MCA president, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, said he was "all for it". The proposal was discussed during the tenure of
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      56 2 HEN HOT RUMOUR ABOUT BECKHAM THE latest about England captain David Beckham is that European giant Barcelona has put m an informal bid of £30 million (SSS4.9 million) for him. Manchester United has reportedly accepted it. Brazilian Ronaldinho of Paris Saint Germain is cited as a likely replacement for
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      1086 2 MAIN Prime 3,6 War on Sars 4 World 8-13 Comroentaiy 14.15 Forum 16 HOME War on Sars H1. 116 Home H2-H7 Education HB-HlO Tech Science HI 1 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI.A3 War on Sars A2 Deflation... A4.A5 S-EAsia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB.A9 Money... All-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L 2
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon 3 S'pore ideas for boosting maritime security
      583 3  - 3 S' pore ideas for boosting maritime security DAVID BOEY By IH h EM I nltKI SPONDKN I ♦Better international coordination Strengthened regional frameworks Cooperation with non-security bodies SINGAPORE floated three suggestions yesterday that could help maritime authorities protect ships from attacks similar to the ones launched on the warship
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      Lock icon NOT GOING WITH THE FLOW
      79 3 Chinese children wade m the water of the Yangtze River near the main dam of the Three Gorges project m Yichang, Hubei province. China blocked the massive Yangtze River yesterday, starting to fill a reservoir for the world's biggest hydroelectric project that is a point
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      Lock icon Jemaah Islamiah's Australian base found
      327 3 Canberra says hunt begun after Bali bombs goes on SYDNEY Australian authorities are on a "very intensive" hunt for members of a South-east Asian group linked to Al-Qaeda terrorists, a senior official said yesterday, amid reports that the police had found the movement's local headquarters
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    • WARS ON SARS
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        Lock icon Isolation extended to land and sea travellers
        508 4  -  GOH SUI NOI Measure, which previously applied only to air travellers, agreed on at China-Asean meeting on how to deal with Sars threat B« THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU KL is glad S 'pore's off list KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia is happy that Singapore
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        Lock icon VISIT BAN LIFTED: Well-wishers flock to wards
        397 4  -  JANENG Bu QUEUES of up to 50 people started forming as early as 45 minutes before visiting hours yesterday, as public hospitals lifted the one- month ban on visitors. Not unexpectedly, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) extended its visiting hours an extra hour to
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      Lock icon S'pore bid for Global Crossing challenged
      409 6 S'pore bid for Global Crossing challenged ST Telemedia's offer for the bankrupt US telco is now up against a rival which says it has a better, more straightforward deal OUR PROPOSAL CAN CLOSE WITHOUT REGUIATORY HEADACHES OR FINANCING CONTINGENCIES AND PROVIDES TREMENDOUS SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANISATIONS.' Billionaire Carl Icahn,
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      Lock icon Old feuds over Iraq dog start of G-8 summit
      642 6 FLAME WAR! Anti-G-8 demonstrators block a street with a burning container during a protest yesterday m Lausanne, the Swiss city across Lake Geneva from Evian, where the Group of Eight summit is being held. A few hundred demonstrators, many wearing balaclavas
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      143 7 The Power of Dreams I ALWAYS HAVE j IT WITHIN MY REACH. m Ws 1 Wri, I pS."w<. '^kIBE lit? :^'^^m """"N, I AmLmmmW ~BBB^oin»im >M I MmWW \\\\m\ N. W^SSSS*^-. Ammmm tWw A*WmW \Wt (j pt Hjrppt fIPPPQQ tn 3 fIPPt nf Embodying a new concept m mobility, Honda
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  • WORLD
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      556 8 Uniforms wired into satellites and planes to create high-tech warriors NEW YORK US soldiers of 2011 could step into wired uniforms that incorporate all the equipment they need. The uniforms will monitor vital signs and plug them into a massive network of satellites, unmanned planes and robotic
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      Lock icon US trying to recover uranium barrels in Iraq
      210 8 US trying to recover uranium barrels in Iraq MADAEN (Iraq) United States officials are recovering barrels looted from Iraq's nuclear agency, buying potentially radioactive containers from people who have been washing clothes and storing food m them. Lieutenant-Colonel Brent Bredehoft, head of the US task force searching for the looted
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      Lock icon Israeli settlers want to stay put
      619 9  -  ABRAHAM RABINOVICH Rejecting evacuation for peace, right-wing activists warn they will resist any attempt to uproot them B»j K)K IMF STRAITS lIMKS JERUSALEM For the 225,000 Israeli settlers m the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the "road map" to peace leads to a dead
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      Lock icon Israel relaxes West Bank, Gaza closures
      298 9 Those with permits will be allowed m to work JERUSALEM Israel said it eased military closures on the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday, making a goodwill gesture to the Palestinians before a three- way summit with L'S President George W. Bush. The army
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      Lock icon Bush-Putin talks focus on spread of arms
      531 10 Bush-Putin talks focus on spread of arms 'FRIENDS' AGAIN Cordial meeting sidesteps differences over Iraq, significant weapons-reduction paper inked ST PETERSBURG (Russia) US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to put aside differences over Iraq yesterday, looking instead to cooperation on thwarting the spread of illicit
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      145 11 Good intentions 1 have come... to .state the intentions of my country. The US is committed to a strong Atlantic alliance, to ensure our security, to advance human freedom and to keep peace. -US President George W. Bush, m Poland Healthy debate We have also seen debate some
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      Lock icon Hurdles in way of US plan for cargo searches
      281 10 ST PETERSBURG US President George W. Bush's new drive against weapons of mass destruction which will permit searches of suspect cargo on planes and ships and seizure of materials useful m the manufacture of such arms is likely to face considerable
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      Lock icon China and India to boost economic ties
      387 10 ST PETERSBURG The leaders of China and India put aside traditional distrust when they met for the first time on Saturday and agreed to build economic links between the world's two most populous nations. Chinese President Hu Jintao met Indian Prime Minister Atal
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      Lock icon BUSH VISION: Alliance to promote US way
      565 11 Bush's speech fails to acknowledge European opposition to invasion of Iraq, or criticisms of aggressive foreign policy ST PETERSBURG (Russia) While President George W. Bush affirmed his commitment to the transatlantic relationship, his remarks m a speech where he challenged Europe to set
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      Lock icon BLAIR VISION: Britain, the heart of Europe
      435 11 ST PETERSBURG British Prime Minister Tony Blair has outlined his vision of Britain at the heart of an expanded Europe, warning critics at home that while a "big battle" loomed on issues such as euro entry, he will relish the fight. Speaking at
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      450 11 'FRIENDS' AGAIN ST PETERSBURG A conciliatory US President George W. Bush dined on Saturday with world leaders who opposed him over Iraq. He also spoke to both German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien m his first meetings with the
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Kissinger remembered in China
        175 13 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED BEIJING It may have been more than three decades since former United States national security adviser Henry Kissinger helped forge warmer ties between the US and China, but he has not been forgotten here. His 80th birthday last Tuesday was marked m Hangzhou,
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        112 13 CANBERRA Resplendent m jewel-encrusted glasses under her sculpted lilac coiffure, Australia's superstar housewife Dame Edna Everage has volunteered to step m as the British Queen's representative m Australia. Dame Edna, the creation of comic Barry Humphries, arrived back m Australia just as Gov-ernor-General Peter
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        114 13 SANTA FE (New Mexico) The new mayor of a southern New Mexico city doesn't have an open door policy he has a no door policy. In the belief that open government matters, I^s Cruces Mayor William Mattiace took his office door off its hinges,
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        68 13 DES MOINES (Iowa) In the past, Governor Tom Vilsack dressed as the Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland, the scarecrow from The Wizard Of Oz, and the crocodile from Peter Pan. Yesterday, he was due to appear as Robin Hood s sidekick Friar Tuck preferring
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        65 13 Swedish pilot Pierre Hollander, 59, died after his plane "disintegrated" shortly after take-off at a British air show on Saturday outside Coventry and plummeted to the ground, organisers said. MadiSOn Hobley, 42, who was pardoned Informer Illinois governor George Ryan after spending 13 years on death row, lias filed a
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        37 13 Quoteworthy On the time scale available, this has not proved possible. A text mevsage which failing British company The Accident .roup sent to the mohile phones of its 2,500 employees to inform them they were being sucked
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      Lock icon Elusive fugitive finally nabbed by rookie officer
      504 13 US bombing suspect Eric Rudolph embarrassed FBI for years; even helicopter surveillance and high-tech sensors failed to track him WASHINGTON At its height, there were 200 local, state and federal agents m the hunt for Eric Rohert Rudolph. But when the end came,
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      654 8 Their First Meeting b*J ,ipP Nabbed By Rookie Cop fen Kissinger Honoured In China L*f£|| I Leaders of China and India set m&\ US bombing suspect Eric Robert Rudolph %E^r*MT- An aged couple m China have opened a *f**^Mm\W W aside traditional distnist m their mkh (right), who had eluded
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon America's great Asian redeployment
      691 14 lh t TOM PLATE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES YOU are either moving forward, say the Busbies, or you are slipping backward. Slip-sliding or not, the Bush administration plans major moves m Asia. The aim is to shirt United States troops now m the region to different
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        598 14 MANY years ago, former British prime minister Harold Macmillan, when asked to list the world's chief security problems, recited a litany that remains sadly familiar even today: Kashmir, Korea, Taiwan and so on. But strangely enough, he did not mention the Arab-Israeli conflict. When asked why,
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      Lock icon We know what is right. We do what is needed. We stick by our mates.'
      2164 14 We know what is right. We do what is needed. We stick by our mates. This is good advice, said United States Deputy Defence Secretaiy Paul Wolfowitz, who made a clear exposition of US foreign and defence policy at the Asia Security Conference m Singapore on Saturday. This is an
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      Lock icon America gambles on a weak dollar
      1100 15  - America gambles on a weak dollar LIM SAY BOON LUCRUM It is estimated that foreigners own 45 percent of US Treasuries, 35 percent of US corporate debt and 12 percent of American equities. Hence the danger m unwinding the value of the US dollar. WHILE the world focuses on the
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        77 15 ANIMALS GET REVENGE VIA SARS SCIENTISTS m Hong Kong said recently that the coronavirus they had found m civet cats, raccoon dogs and badgers was nearly the same as the Sars virus m humans. So they believe the Sars virus originated from these wild animals. Residents m southern China
        The Taipei Times  -  77 words
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        103 15 GET TOUGH ON DEFAULTERS ACCORDING to Malaysia's Public Service Department, some RM2 billion (SS9I2 million) m study loans remains outstanding despite attempts to make repayment easier. Apparently, thus far, persuasion and facilitation have not brought about the desired outcome. So the stick is all that is left m the
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        91 15 GOVT, DON'T MANIPULATE PRESS THE South Korean government's attitude towards the media is confusing. It blames the media whenever things go wrong yet it wants to use it as a publicity vehicle. This reflects a misunderstanding of the media's role as a watchdog. It is the duty of
        Joong Ang Daily  -  91 words
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        96 15 CRACKDOWNS WONT WORK THE piracy problem m Thailand can be effectively addressed only by a wide and thoughtful campaign. It is not enough to seize goods and arrest pirates, or make owning pirated goods illegal. It is also ineffective and wasteful to assign thousands of government employees and police
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        114 15 TIME TO REVIEW GOVT SPENDING THE decision by the Hong Kong government to shelve temporarily its plan to construct its new headquarters at the Tamar Site m central Hong Kong is most welcome. The plan had long been surrounded by controversy, as the headquarters would have been sitting on
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      186 15 iHIFniR CHINH New Image, New Service, New Experience. Air China, with its pursuit of excellent customers' service is proud to introduce the new office m prime business location. As of 2 June 2003, Air China office is now located at 9 Raffles Place #49-02, Republic Plaza. We are committed to
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Make school a challenge, not a threat
      560 16 WE REFER to Ms Rebecca Lim Sin Mei's letter, "Stress? Wait till you hear about children m China" (ST, May 21). She said that the Singapore education system should maintain its level of stress or raise it to be comparable to that of
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      Lock icon Why celebrate Sars all-clear by shopping?
      255 16 AS A Singapore citizen studying abroad, I was disturbed by the reaction of local businesses to the country being taken off the World Health Organisation's list of Sars-affected areas. Is mass shopping really the kind of reaction that we want to see from Singaporeans
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      542 16 ANGLERS SAY THAT MOST FISH CAUGHT ARE PUT BACK HI THE WATER RATHER THAN KILLED. THIS OVERLOOKS THE FACT THAT THE PROCESS OF CATCHING AND REMOVING A FISH FROM THE WATER CAUSES A GREAT OEM. OF SUFFERING. PEOPLE are usually disgusted by
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      231 16 Insurers' code calls for prompt service I REFER to Mr Patrick Tan Siong Kuan's letter, "Motor insurers need to put their houses m order" (ST, May 30). Mr Tan wrote that insurance companies have not addressed problems with prompt settlement and payment of claims. I wish to draw to his
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      1366 16 I SAY, I SAY.. """V Please include your full name (as m IC), your address and a telephone contact number. For women, please indicate Miss, Mrs or Ms. Send your letters via ran stforum isph.com.sg or fax 6319-8289. By writing to The Straits Tunes Forum page, we take it that
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  • The Straits Times home
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      47 1 The Straits Times home LIVE AND LET LIVE We cannot make our environment too sterile. We need to improve our relationship with the living things Fitness instructor Balakrishnan Matchup, who had an anti-cat-culling message on his chest at the National Vertical Marathon yesterday "Monday, June 2. 2003
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      985 1  -  NATALIE SOH There was hardly a dry eye among the 1,400 mourners at Dr Chao's memorial, watched by around 1,000 on the Net Bu A tribute of love, a song of grief WITH prayers, hymns and eulogies, about 1,400 mourners and the Who's Who of Singapore's medical leaders
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      540 2  -  AHMAD OSM AN The law lecturer is among the eight newcomers m the opposition party's 14-member central executive council *1L LAW lecturer Sylvia Lim, 38, was elected chairman of the Workers' Party yesterday, the first woman to hold the key post m
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        91 2 THIEVES broke into two cars parked at Cairnhill and Geylang and stole their owners' belongings. An engineer who had left his car on the sixth floor of the multi-storey carpark at Cairnhill Place returned at about 10pm on Friday to find his $30 cash card
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        57 2 A 40-YEAR-OLD Singaporean woman had her wallet lifted from inside her handbag while shopping at Bedok Central last Friday. The wallet contained about RM$l,OOO (*****), SsBo and a $100 gold pendant. She discovered the theft while m one of the shops at about 7-45pm. Anyone with
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      329 2 THE plight of cats was relived at the National Vertical Marathon yesterday m the form of fitness instructor Balakrishnan Matchap. The 34-year-old sported painted whiskers and a white T-shirt protesting against the recent cat-culling by the AgriFood Veterinary Authority. "Cull ignorance, not cats," his T-shirt read m
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      508 4 THE ASIA SECURITY CONFERENCE: THE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE face r J (Bjace George Fernandes was probably the most colourful Defence Minister present at the Asia Security Conference. The bachelor, m his trademark traditional hand-spun cotton shirt, spoke to the media. BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR gives excerpts of the
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        117 4 A PARTING shot by a conference Earticipant could well turn into a ig bang for North-east Asia. Yesterday, Professor Francois Heisbourg, the chairman of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, touted a clear-cut way to solicit China's help on the North Korea nuclear
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        87 4 A LITTLE AMERICAN SENATOR FINESSE A MEDIA session organised yesterday by the American Embassy was temporarily delayed as aides tried to find out if the pair of newsmakers were on the way. It turned out that Senators Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed were still sitting m at the last session
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        103 4 IN WASHINGTON'S eyes, North Korea is the rogue state and global pariah. There is some validity m that, since Pyongyang has reneged on a whole slew of arms control agreements it has signed since the 1980s. After all, North Korea officials
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        79 4 QUITE often, last-minute handwritten changes made to handouts of official speeches can reveal much about the mind that made the amendments. In a paper delivered during a session yesterday, a sentence examining "the history of Islamic conquest of southern Spain and the
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        107 4 AMONG the many hats that Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes has worn m his long and chequered career, one has been as an editor, albeit of some lesser-known publications. Which goes some way to explain why he thought fit to chide a reporter
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        203 4 ARM a sailor with a shotgun, and you may well be able to discourage pirates on the high seas. This suggestion was made by retired Rear- Admiral Robert James, now the President of Enterprise Asset Management "I'd put a guy out there with
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        110 4 WHILE wrapping up his presentation on maritime security, Admiral Thomas Fargo, Commander US Pacific Command, slipped m a mention of an upcoming US Pacific Command Chiefs of Defense Conference. The conference will be hosted m Honolulu m October. The conference theme, *Security
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        74 4 GOOD WORK, WE'll BE BACK FOR MORE STILL on conferences, Singapore's efforts at making its distinguished foreign guests safe and happy have apparently endeared it to the lISS' top guns they've decided to host the Third Asia Security Conference: The Shangri-La Dialogue, m Singapore. Said Dr Chipman: "We have agreed
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      646 4  -  FELIX SOH These range from security challenges which no country can afford to ignore m a borderless world, to China's lack of impact at the event *L YOU may call it a talkfest. Or a wordfest. But after three days of verbal
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      Lock icon BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE, GEOFFREY HOON
      561 5 face r J mace Geoffrey Hoon, a former law professor, has had a bust/ spell since taking the post m October 1999. He talked to Defence Correspondent DAW HEY yesterday WtiAl are some oj the lessons that the United Kingdom and its
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      754 5  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR Asean as a group less effective m tackling menace due to different priorities and preference for consensus By THE weapons of choice, when it comes to fighting terrorism m South-east Asia, are bilateral or multilateral pacts. This was the finding of a brainstorming
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      269 5 We have our own SAR problem m Malaysia. Its not the Sars that you Ye familiar with. Well, SAR .stands for Sekolah Agama Rakyat, which is the religious schools m Malaysia. We have identified these schools as another dimension (of the religious extremism problem) that
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      498 5  -  WILLIAM CHOONG Bu EMERGING from their high-pow-ered pow-wows, top government officials usually present a united front on issues ranging from drug trafficking to terrorism. At a top security conference yesterday, however, delegates saw a bout of verbal jousting between the defence chiefs of
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      498 6  - Quarantine housing gets 1m homely' upgrade TAN HUI YEE More than 200 Woodlands flats, described as 'spartan, will get water beaters, fridges and curtains Br; OVER $1 million will be spent to refurbish more than 200 flats m Woodlands to house people under quarantine for Sars. The flats, set aside
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      403 7 Freelance tour guides get help with retraining They can attend computer, tourism and business courses at nominal or no cost, under STB-NTUC scheme FREELANCE tour guides, left high and dry by the decline m tourists, are receiving some measure of help from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the National
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        537 8  -  JANE LEE Ten are graduating a year early and 5 of them have found jobs. Some employers say SMU grads are good communicators *L WANTED BY TOP HUMS it's a good sign that the group is wanted by the marketplace and by top employers."
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        815 9 Sibling rivalnj can be a parental headache. JANE HE heats expert advice on taming it into sibling revel nj THY DAUCHTERis eight and her brother is 13 years old She alwai/s complains that I love him more than her. Her feelings are manifested
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        84 9 IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "Ask the expert", to the ST Education Desk, 1000. Toa Payoh North Podium, 2nd store y, Singapore 3 *****,' fax it to 6732-013 lore-mail to
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        207 10 WATCH wakeboarders performing stunts at the Reef Wakefest 2003 and Riverside Jam at Kallang River during the school holidays. The event, at Kallang Riverside Park on June 21 and 22, will also feature dragonboat races and performances by local performers, such as Clement Chow and
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        595 10  -  YANNI TAN Ngee Ann Poly and the University of Hawaii are producing a maths textbook for their students a. 'WE HOPE THAT THROUGH ACTIVITY-BASED PROBLEMS, WE CAN GET THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE, AND M TURN, THEY WILL FIHD jagg MATHS MORE INTERESTING.' Dr
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          142 10 TOP business school Insead is offering scholarships for its Executive Master of Business Administration programme to four candidates with the best essays. Each scholarship is worth 7,500 euros (5515,450). The programme is a 14-month, part-time course that costs 85,000 euros. Only those who qualify for the prestigious
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          172 10 FOUR- DAY drama workshops for children as young as three years old are being offered by Act 3 Drama Academy during the holidays. In Terrifically Tall Tales, which runs from June 16 to 19, three- and four-year-olds will be taught simple poems and asked to
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        492 11 Learn to write a virus at university Anti-virus community is m an uproar over University of Calgary's planned course to teach students about hackers' mentality A COURSE m Canada will teach university students how to create and write malicious viruses and bugs, to the horror of anti-virus companies. The basic
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          170 11 MOVIES GO MOBILE FINALLY IT IS finally happening you can watch movies on your mobile phone. Instead of downloading the him clips, if you are an Ml customer and an owner of the Nokia 3650, you get live streaming, which means that the video is sent to you even as
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          173 11 THESE days, if you have an instant messaging account with Yahoo!, with its popular Instant Messenger Service, you can send SMS messages to your friends' mobile phones. But the best part is, they can send a message right back to your
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          79 11 THE new tiny SLSS from Siemens fits into the palm of your hand. It has a colour display screen, a sliding cover which hides the keypad and polyphonic ringtones. And GPRS connections will help you send that MMS message while a camera plug-in
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      51 1 The Straits Times asia NOT A QUESTION OF SYARIAH 'Syariah has been here for a long time. What we need is peace. An old Achencsc, on why the fighting m Aceh is taking place and how Jakarta's offer of syariah law to Aceh was m effect nothing. Monday, June 2,
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      174 1 FREE-FALLING PRICE TRAP McDonald's Japan slashed the price of its basic hamburger to 59 yen (Ssl) last August m a bid to drum up more sales. It failed to stem the decline m customers, and the company posted its first net loss m 29 years. What its strategies over the
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      580 1  -  NIRMAL GHOSH A tri-band handset with a new technology to be launched by a Thai-Singapore joint venture will make SMS easier for Thais By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Thais use SMS far less than people m most other countries, mainly because sending text messages m
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        558 2  -  CH UA CHIN HON Guangdong wants territory to pay bill of Ssrs-inf ected tourists, but Hong Kong says they should bear own costs for treatment THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU GUANGZHOU The muchanticipated return of organised tours from southern China's
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        221 2 BEIJING Hospitals m Sars-hit regions of China are reeling financially after the government turned some general hospitals into Sars-only treatment centres and ordered free treatment for cash-strapped locals, state press said yesterday. Beijing's Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital has seen its monthly income of some 42 million
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        35 2 REUTERS OAFt TO G£T MAKKItU: The N95 mask this Taipei model is holding is not a bride's only anti-Sars shield the wedding dress on her has been disinfected using ozone technology.
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        64 2 TORONTO Health officials are investigating four recent deaths at the Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital as possible Sars cases even though they did not show symptoms of the disease before they died. Sars tests done during autopsies were positive for three of them, said Dr James Young, Ontario's commissioner
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        57 2 TAIPEI Taiwan launched a 10-day islandwide drive yesterday to check temperatures as four new cases were reported. The move was initiated by Nobel Prize winner Lee Yuan-tseh. People can have their temperatures checked at 6,000 designated community pharmacies islandwide. As of yesterday, Taiwan had 680 Sars cases, with
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        57 2 HONG KONG A seventh health-care worker has died of Sars, officials said yesterday. Ward attendant Wong Kang Tai, 53, died on Saturday night at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Hospital Authority said. Yesterday, three patients died and three new cases were reported, raising the death toll
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        58 2 BEIJING Dr Jiang Yanyonr, 72, the retired military doctor who first brought to light the serious Sars outbreak m Beijing, has been denied a visit to his daughter m the United States. The Sars situation and his military background were cited as reasons for the government's
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        43 2 TOKYO Japan Airlines will ask all its staff totalling 18,000 people to take unpaid leave to offset a sharp drop m demand, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. The programme will run from next month through March next year. AFP
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      441 3  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Deportation is a break from the past tolerance of Tibetans illegally entering Nepal en route to Dharamsala m India §1 NEPAL has deported to China 18 Tibetans who entered its capital Kathmandu m April m a bid to flee to the Indian
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      301 3 S. Korean navy chases off intruding boats from North 34 warning shots firedin tense Yellow Sea border SEOUL South Korean navy ships yesterday fired warning shots at eight North Korean fishing vessels which intruded into the tense inter-Korean border m the Yellow Sea, the Souths Defence Ministry said. There were
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      52 3 THIS fancy-looking car is, m fact, a prototype twoseater electric vehicle called Luciole, which m French means firefly. Japanese lawmaker Toshiko Hamayotsu was the special guest at the unveiling of the vehicle, displayed at Ecocar World 2003 m Tokyo yesterday. It can run at a maximum speed of
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        70 3 SOME 144 elementary school pupils m south-western China s Sichuan province were poisoned after eating tainted candy given to them ahead of celebrations marking the June 1 International Children's Day, state press reported yesterday. More than 100 of the students were hospitalised after the incident, with
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        63 3 HK PROTESTERS MARK TIANANMEN MASSACRE THOUSANDS of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday m memory of China's June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators and to urge officials to scrap controversial security law plans. March organisers, the Hong Kong Alliance m Support of Patriotic Democratic
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        54 3 A DOMESTIC passenger plane with 129 people aboard made an emergency landing m western Japan yesterday after pilots smelled smoke m the cockpit, an aviation official said. All Nippon Airways Flight (ANA) 245 landed safely at Hiroshima airport, and there were no injuries, said an
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        67 3 EX-PRESIDENT KIM'S AIDE ARRESTED PROSECUTORS have arrested a former economic aide to ex- President Kirn Dae Jung for alleged abuse of authority m a scandal over the inter-Ko-rean summit three years ago. Lee Xi Ho was arrested late on Saturday on charges of influencing the Korea Development Bank to extend
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        66 3 JORDAN'S state security court yesterday sentenced a Japanese photographer to 18 months m jail for an explosion that killed an airport security guard, judicial sources said. Hiroki Gomi was "sentenced to a year and a half m prison for causing the unintentional death" of Jordanian
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      212 3 BEIJING China's Three Gorges project officially began storing water m its huge reservoir yesterday, m a major step towards completing the world's largest hydroelectric project. The move came amid concerns over cracks m the controversial USS2S-billion (Ss43- -billion) dam, sited m central
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      1271 4  -  KWAN WENG KIN By \r CORRESFOSDI VI TOKYO Tokyo's Roppongi district offers a rich study m contrasts. Roppongi Hills, a staggering high-rise complex of offices, shops and residences covering 11.6 ha, looks like an artefact from Japan's free-spending, bubble-econo-my days even though it just opened m April. More than
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      363 4 FGHFG Excerpts from a column by Mr Paul Krugman m the Nexc York Times: THE immediate danger isn't deflation per se; it's the risk that the world's major economies will find themselves trapped m an economic quagmire. Deflation can
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      537 4  - Govt 'needs to shore up consumer confidence' WEE LI-EN FGHFG *L DEFLATION has yet to dent Singapore's economy, but analysts say certain signs on the horizon bear watching. For the moment, the signs point to a slight rise m prices: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) m April rose by 0.9
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      1268 5  -  PAUL ZACH By With reports from Man Kwang m Hong Kong. David Hsieh m Beijing. Lawrence Chung m Taipei, Man* Kirn m Seoul. V.X. Raghunathan m New Denli, Reme Ahmad m Kuala Lumpur, Luz Baguioro m Manila. Dcvi Asmarani m Jakarta, and Nirmal Ghosh m Bangkok BUSINESS consultant Lambert
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        360 6 YANGON Myan mar's military government took prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi back to the capital yesterday, two days after detaining her m the country's north, an official said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate is staying at a "safe place" m
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        536 6  - Bali bomb suspect faces death sentence DEVI ASM ARANI He is ready to die 'a martyr' as his trial begins today for planning and leading attack which killed 202 By lIIK STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA The alleged field commander of the Bali bombings, who has said that he is
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          43 6 THE Indonesian military has killed 101 suspected rebels m Aceh province during the first 13 days of its offensive to crush a long-running insurgency, Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmad Yani Basuki said yes- 1 a t\ terday. AP
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          78 6 MR AMIEN Rais, chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly m Indonesia, said yesterday that he supported severing ties with Sweden over the Scandinavian country's refusal to act on Jakarta's demand to stop one of its citizens from leading the Free Aceh Movement group.
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          42 6 NEARLY all of the 28 Islamic teachers and their families about to be kicked out m a crackdown on Muslim militancy have already left of their own accord, Cambodian Interior Ministry information chief Sok Phal said yesterday. Reuters
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          35 6 THE Philippine military will continue its offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front despite the guerillas' offer of a unilateral truce, President Gloria Arroyo's spokes- man said yesterday. AFP
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          48 6 THE leader of a village m Mac Sot district, near the Myanmar border m western Thailand, has been charged with the murders of six Myanmar migrant workers whose charred remains were found m the area recently, police official Saweit Pincincnai said. AP
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        542 7  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA Move to release activists, detained for two years under ISA, will silence critics and revive the opposition party By \l M \YSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Five leaders and activists of Parti Keadilan Nasional detained for two years for allegedly plotting to overthrow the
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          62 7 MALAYSIA'S long-standing policy of not allowing the United States to establish bases m the country has never affected ties with Washington, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak was reported to have said recently that Malaysia would strongly
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          47 7 THE Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) needs four aircraft to bolster its radar defence system, its chief, General Abdullah Ahmad, said yesterday. He said the aircraft would help Malaysia modernise its air force and monitor its air- space via radar. Bernama
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          38 7 THE General Operations Force (GOF) will make it compulsory for all members to undergo parachute training starting this year. Although most members have parachuting skills, the course is currently not com- pulsory. Bern am a
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          49 7 THE Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has opened four new service centres at XL International Airport (KLIA), Kuala Selangor, Nibong Tebal and Beaufort, to help reduce the need for members or employers to travel long distances to get to the nearest EPF office. Bernama
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          58 7 THE Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) will get information from Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister M. Kayveas on his allegations about an officer of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ). Datuk Kayveas alleged that the officer leaked information on operations to "tontos" those working as tip-offs
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        229 7 KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has told police and other law-enforcement agencies to be quicker and smarter m their efforts to stamp out the illegal trade of VCDs. He said this was necessary as syndicates involved m pornographic
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        170 7 KUALA LUMPUR Umno will implement various measures to attract more intellectuals to the party, its secretary-general, Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob, said yesterday. These efforts will overcome the problem m wooing those with high qualifications and intellectuals to join Umno," he told reporters after flagging off
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        368 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), the second-largest component party of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition, will pursue a proposal to limit the party presidency to three terms, president Ong Ka Ting said on Saturday. Datuk Seri Ong said the plan, which had been
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        434 8  -  CHIA HAN KEONG ATHLETICS Bu EVEN a seven-hour flight delay could not stop women shot putters Dv Xianhui and Zhang Guirong from occupying the top two positions again at the Asian Grand Prix circuit last night. The two China-born permanent residents nad clinched first and
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        538 8 MOTOR RACING Team clinches first win m principality m 20 years, tnanks to Montoya MONACO Juan Pablo Montoya mastered Monaco's unforgiving streets yesterday to win the glamour grand prix of the Formula One season and end a 20-year barren streak for Williams. The Colombian
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        652 8 TENNIS PARIS Third seed Venus Williams became the biggest casualty m the women's singles at the French Open when she was beaten 6-2, 2-6, 4-6 m the fourth round by Russian teenager Vera Zvonareva yesterday. The 18-year-old from Moscow outplayed her opponent after
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        561 8 GOLF OTHER FUND RAISERS Football: All 12 S-I >eague clubs donated their gate takings, for one home match last month, to the Courage Fund. Officials and players also chipped m. bringing the total contribution to about 850,000. Horse racing: The racing fraternity donated 10 per
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          118 9 AC Mil AX won soccer's Italian Cup with a 2-2 draw with AS Roma m the return leg ot the final on Saturday to top off Wednesday's Champions League triumph m the San Siro stadium packed with 76,000 home tans. Roma striker Francesco
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          97 9 WORLD No 1 women's golfer Annika Sorenstam tired a six-under-par 66 to open a twostroke lead over Mhairi McKay after Saturday's second round of the KelloggKeebler Classic m Illinois. She followed Friday's course-record 62 with another very solid round and is at
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        463 9 SOCCER Spanish giants' reported $84-m verbal offer accepted by Man United LONDON The future of David Beckham m Manchester United was thrown further m doubt when Spanish giants Barcelona were reported to have put m an offer for him. And according to press reports here,
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        484 9  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Written By OWNER Emma Boling enhanced her remarkable Singapore record when seven-year-old gelding Lord Of The Pines scored at his local debut at Kranji last Friday night. Boling, a successful thoroughbred breeder and on the committee of the Moonee Valley Racing Club m
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        624 9 Track: Good. Race 1 Maiden (3) 1100 m 14 JNfIEO S p IRIT. i Ismadi 1 4 Robin Hood. R Lim 2 12 Double Take. M Suhaimi 3 MtigJM i 4 tm > 3 len Tme 1 04 4 Nos 14. 4. 12
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        385 9 COIJ-' DUBLIN (Ohio) Tiger Woods can be virtually written off from the Memorial Tournament after a windswept round left him 11 shots oft' Kenny Perry's lead going into the final day. The world No 1, playing m his first PGA Tour tournament since the Masters,
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        300 9 LONDON The English Football Association have played down a late night incident, allegedly involving Rio Ferdinand, at their training base hotel m the Spanish complex of La Manga. The News of the World newspaper reported yesterday that the Manchester United defender was involved m
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        827 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES vmemmtmKm&Bmmamm AFL, 10th rd: Gee ong 5 59 Adelaide n.lO (76). Essendon 19 M (1281 West Coast 16.10 HO6). St. Hilda 17.16 (118) Hawthorn 14.6 |90>, Western Bulldogs 22.13 (145) Kangaroos 24.1? H56). Fremantle 19 13 (127) Carlton 15.9 (99!. Richmond 10.12 (72) Sydney 168
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        299 9 ALBERT S/0 VERONESE (UNNI) Age: 63 passed away peacefully on 31 May 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Barbara Sons: Andrew Nelson (John, deceased) Daughter: Irene Daughter-in-law: Sheela Son-in-law: Chandaran Grandsons: Nick Emmanuel sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces and friends. The wake is held ot Jurong West St 81,
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      1662 10 r r "The Lord Is my Shepherd.... Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:1,6 ANG LAY LEE Age: 55 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 May
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        687 11 ROUND-UP (hi i skis markets WALL Street is riding a wave of optimism for a strong US economic rebound that has pushed sttK-ks to their highest levels of the year. In a holiday-short-ened week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 2.89 per cent to
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        423 11 ABNAmroßankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Intesa Banca CommercialeltalianaSPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China
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        395 11 REVIEW Currencies HONG KONG An easing of the euro's advance on the greenback forced many Asian currencies into a slide, led by the Japanese yen. JAPANESE IEN: The yen continued to weaken last week as dollar-buying sentiment remained strong against Japan's currency following
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        415 12 Both manufacturing and services sectors look set to grow; low interest rates and tax cuts expected to boost spending WASHINGTON US manufacturing showed signs of improvement m May and the services industry grew for a second month, a pair of reports are expected to show
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        294 12 Ballmer sells $2.3 b of Microsoft stock in 2 weeks NEW YORK Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer sold an additional six million shares m the world's largest software maker earlier this week, bringing his total sales over the past two weeks to US$l.35 billion (552.34 billion). He joins other
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        427 13  -  ANN WILLIAMS Bu TOUGH-TALKING In this business, if you want a friend, get a dog. Mr Icahn, whose most notorious venture came m 1985 when he wrested control of Trans World Airlines. He took it private but not before adding more
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        451 13 Sars-battered passenger loads are starting to improve but industry recovery would be slow, say airlines WASHINGTON The heads of major Asian and European airlines said on Saturday that the slump m travel demand caused largely by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) virus had reached
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        266 13 WASHINGTON US Airways took its biggest global expansion step on Saturday when it became the 18th airline m the Star Alliance, a worldwide airline marketing group. Star, which serves 771 destinations m 133 countries, allows passengers planning trips involving two or more of the airlines
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          86 13 SOUTH Korea's exports last month grew at the slowest pace m almost a year as the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome curbed consumption m key Asian markets and a two-week strike by transport workers disrupted shipments. They rose 4.4 per cent
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          83 13 SCHERING-PLOUGH, facing a federal probe into its sales practices, said prosecutors have notified it that tney intend to seek a criminal indictment that may include charges of destroying documents. The US Attorney m Boston disclosed m a May 28 letter that a grand jury has
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          86 13 WORLDCOM plans to sell Canada's biggest working cattle ranch previously owned by former chief Bernard Ebbers for about US$6B.5 million (*****.9 million) to US sports mogul Stanley Kroenke. The proceeds from the sale of the Douglas Lake Ranch will be used to pay
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          53 13 SWISS insurance giant Zurich Financial Services has sold half of its US life insurer Zurich Life to Bank One, the sixth-largest US bank, for US$5OO million (SsB6B million) m cash, and is on track to reach its divestment targets of US$l
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        337 12 People In The News NEW YORK Mr Barton Biggs, Wall Street's moun-tain-climbing maverick, published his final report as Morgan Stanley's chief market strategist last week, capping a colourful 30-year career. Mr Biggs, 70, who had announced his retirement m January, published a farewell
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          83 14 DR LOO Choon Yong (above): appointed a nonexecutive director of hotel group Raffles Holdings. On his appointment, Dr Loo, 54, executive chairman of hospital group Raffles Medical, says: "I have no preconceived notion about what has to be done or what it takes,
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          54 14 EMC APPOINTS NEW TECH VICE-PRESIDENT MR GERY Messer: appointed EMC Corporations vicepresident, technology solutions group m the AsiaPacific and Japan. Mr Messer, 45, a Swiss national, is based m Singapore. EMC, whose headquar- ters is m the United States, is the world leader m information storage systems, software, networks, services
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          43 14 MS CLAIRE Lee Suk Leng: appointed non-executive director of ASPnetcentre, a listed information technology company. At 30, she is one of the youngest directors of a listed company. Ms Lee is director of fund management at Kestrel Capital Partners.
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          40 14 MS YONG Ying-I (above): appointed non-executive director of diversified conglomerate SembCorp Industries. Ms Yong, 40, is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower, and formerly chief executive officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. E-mail stmoney@,sph.com.sg
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        603 14  -  LORN A TAN Growing trend of using third-party sales agents raises concerns about the possibility of confidentiality breaches By To help third-party sales agents m their marketing efforts, hanks would provide the names and phone numbers of the existing clientele to
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        305 14  -  EDNA KOH By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT FIRST yuppies, now families. United States card giant Citibank whose "Clear" credit card was the first m Singapore targeted at the young and hip crowd has now trained its sights on what it deems to be another under-served segment
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        238 14 Bank lending rose 1% to 162 b in April SINGAPORE bank lending expanded m April over the Erevious month, underpinned y growth m property and Eersonal loans, the central ank said on Saturday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said m a statement that bank credit to the Republics non-bank customers
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        489 15  -  COLIN TAN Equity transactions m US financial markets slide by 31% to just $18b the lowest m more than three years By M VRKETS CORRESPONDENT STOCK transactions by Singaporeans m US financial markets plunged m the first quarter of this year to its
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        583 15  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK B,j V Mikl.l'S CORRESPONDENT THE local bourse trekked to a fourmonth high last week and recovered some 11 per cent from a 12--month trough gouged out m early March leaving market participants m two minds as to where it
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        593 15  - SGX'S LIFTING OF 12-YEAR BAN Brokers as directors? It can work COLIN TAN COMMENT ■■■■■<•,•< B J MMiKI.I S ()lilil.Sl'()\l)l..\ I WHEN the Singapore Exchange (SGX) revoked the 12-year ban on brokers and traders of broking firms from sitting on the boards of listed companies at the end of last
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        613 15  -  BRYAN LEE Bu SESDAQ-USTED REED HAS FORMED A JOINT VENTURE TO BUILD A S7.BM POWER PLANT IN INDIA'S KARNATAKA STATE MONEY-LOSING Reed Group is heaving a sigh of relief after the success of a crucial share placement as it
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        96 16 Looking up... The current rally has been associated with rising volume and strong participation across stocks and sectors. This suggests that it may have stronger conviction than previous bounces. DR SHANE OLIVER, head of investment strategy at AMP Henderson Global Investors ...but do beware The rise m penny
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        730 16  -  AZHAR KHALID Better showing follows end of Iraq war and improvement m Sars situation; some analysts now hopeful of a decent rally By M ARKKTS CORRESPONDKN T THE old stock-market saying of "sell m May and go away failed to apply m Singapore last
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        328 5 Hfji DAIHATSU FOR SALE '93 CHARADE 1.3. 4-dr Auto. COE 2012. P/steering. Reverse sensor. Mthly $463 x 7 yr. Loan neg! $29.8 K. Hurry! Call 9027-5728 BUDGET '88 CHARADE 1.0 COE 11/2007. 8 units. New paint/ tax. Leather. CD. Deposit $1200. $371 X 48. $15,900 Tel *****141 Salim 1/'BB DAIHATSU
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        444 6 fghfg EWI MAZDA FOR SALE $0 CONFIRM ALL m Dnveaway' Free transfer I mth installment' 4 units 93 Sporty Astmj 1.0 Manual. Full bodykit. COE 8 ."2011 2H metallic black, rear spoiler 15' s rims leather seats! Asking 523 300 neg' Mthly $372 x 8 yrs Leisure Pk SO2-36 can
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        614 6 Bin MERCEDES FOR SALE E2OO/EZ 92 BENZ 190E 18 auto. C&C car. COE 4/2011. New paint/ leather. 100% loan. Tax H/2003. Superb condition' Please call *****115 91 BENZ E2OO auto. C&C car. COE 8/2010. Nice no. New leather seats. Masterpiece walnut. CD/ s'nms. 100% loan. Call 6348-5115 DEC '99 MERCEDES
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        476 6 ERI MERCEDES FOR SALE ~)stf\ Leasing Call: '^IS 6296 9989 M^mEfCOE Guaranteed rHafl *****933 56 Somme Road Bl MITSUBISHI I FORSALE HIGHESTI OFFER ALL USED CARS (BUY/SELL) I Immediate Transfer il Vjgjj atyour doorstep M W J CK Motor Trading $300 DRIVEAWAY CONFIRM! 100% g'teed! 5 units '92 GLX/ GLXi
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        539 6 ERI NISSAN FOR SALE a GENUINE OFFER BUY/ SILL FOR ALL IouAND USED CARS M'rtffrff/ 6/'9B SUNNY 1.6 auto $42. 8 K. 5/97 March 1.0 5-dr. $29. 8 K. 7/99 Sunny YIP auto 547.8 K. 7/99 Sunny 1.5 4-dr. $45. 8 K. 9/2000 Sunny 1.5 auto 556.8 K. 11/2000 Sunny
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        594 6 Bffl NISSAN FOR SALE BUY USED CAR High Parf Vicom Evaluation. 7/'9l Sunny 1.6 (COE till 4/2011) S/nms, tip top cond. $36,800. Call *****123 CHEAP $33K SPORTY 12/97 March 1 OGLi Manual. ABS, airbag, CD. leather, accident free. Parf $9K. *****922/ *****410 1 0WNER. 6/01 Cefiro 2.0 auto V 6.
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        639 6 Bfl PROTON FOR SALE 8/'OO WIRA 1.5 Aeroback, manual, 1 owner. S/rims, walnut. Deposit $3K. Mthly $630. *****122 7/95 PROTON WIRA 1.6 Auto. S/nms. OMV parf $22,833. Selling $24,800. Owner 9851-6238 $500 DRIVEAWAY. '92 model. Sa ga I.3GL. Al cond. COE 10/2011. 526.8 K. Mthly $430. *****322 MID '98 WIRA
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        409 6 EIEI SKODA FOR SALE $888 FULL TANK Driveaway. mthly $779 nett (7 yrs loam. New 7 units '01 Octavia Ambiente 1.6. auto/ manual. VW technology. 1 round servicing by specialist! Full specs. Crystal headlights, racing rims, CD cnanger. Bt Timah Plaza 801-OIH. Tel: 6469-3303 M Cars Rfl TOYOTA FOR SALE
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        610 6 BfH TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE y mode/ m o^^^^—. vflV^Tv T Toyota Estima 2.4 Toyota Harrier 2.4 Toyota Camry 2.4 Toyota Ray 4 1.8 -TISJb r ,^*yr\ j^fe# Saab 9.3 Cabriolet Honda Odyssey 2.3 Honda CRY 2.0 Honda Accord 2.0 l.,l.!Jl..l.!.!J[*|i||lH.!'lMW^Hi^| JHU JMMEDJAJI
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        304 6 H VOLKSWAGEN FORSALE '68 VOLKSWAGEN 1.3. Aircon. COE 31/8/2006. Tax 10A03. Maroon. 59.800. *****190 Lim ITJI VOLVO FOR SALE 11/'9B VOLVO 540 1.8 auto. 1 owner. Fully maintained by agt. Asking 569.8 K. View: 6475-4484 8/'O2 VOLVO V7O 2.3 T5 s/wag on. 1 owner. Silver. Agt warranty. Low mileage. SI4SK.
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        472 6 H SERVICING/ WORKSHOP Operation Hours Mon-Fn: 8.00-23.00 Sat: B.oo -17.00 Appointment Pit caH. 6841 6566 2000 sq ft Car Accessories show room cum waiting lounge Auto Mxpmri Om BNBCBNNMMMOS Ccntef Service Repair Air-con Grooming HJES nikiuuuHkky*^ ***** X l 3 -$36 195/65 X l 5 $79 185*0X14 -$5O 205/65X15- $B6
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        468 7 Bfn VEHICLES FOR HIRE 3 mrs i IFJRIEIE 'Terms Conditions apply TIBS Leasing I A member of the SMPT Group) SCHOOL HOLIDAYS hie month rental special •SANG HOC* %(for4thdayrentai)J? plus Free Gifts mmmmm 6256 2002 Kembangan 6749 2002 OrchonT 6288 2002 Ang Mo Kio 6484 2002 Jurong 6565 2002 X
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        1704 7 IWI LORRIES FOR SALE ERI LORRIES FOR SALE ITTI LORRIES FOR SALE X I AUTO PTE LTD Sole Distributor for KIA Commercial Vehicles j| "My KIA Pregio's a reliable business partner. It's supported by a team of technicians, providing prompt and professional services." Wj/^^mWxWW vgßi^''- -.-WW m -R mw I
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        467 7 ETffl VANS FOR SALE E7JXI VANS FOR SALE BTJI VANS FOR SALE JTTI VANS FOR SALE FREE servicing for 1 year. FREE insurance for a year. FREE first month instalment. 3 year/60,000 km warranty. Immediate registration. Low down payment. No other van is as easy to own as the L3OO
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        566 7 OJL CYCLE 8, CARRIAGE. FULCO ~J* Incredible Offer! This L3OO can be yours for just $580*! NEW SHOWROOM: j^^W 22 Übi Road 4 Fulco Building 3E«i^ TEL: 6746 9423, 6746 9824 W juttLW mW7 mWWM £&^M MMW'MMm\ m^^m mmwlmmmW v^ Free Ist year insurance* Free Ist month instalment* Immediate registration*
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        390 7 gfh $0 DEPOSIT 3/ 00 VW Transpoi ter. Diesel. Free transfer fee 1 yr tax. Must buy! Jac *****424 4/99 MERCEDES VAN MOD. 1 owner. New paint/ tax. Low deposit. 100% Loan. Al. *****775 $600 DRIVEAWAY 2001 Hyundai HlOO Turbo Diesel. Mthly $481 x 72. Call *****636 Wong $800 DRIVEAWAY
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        613 7 H 001-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -RENT IMMED. STUDIO APT. River Place. Attractive rent. F/ furn. Excellent facilities. Mins to CBD/ amenities. Urgent: 9850 0622 ERA HARVEST MANSION. 2-rm. 1023 sq.ft. $2,000 negotiable. Great World City/ Tiong Bahru MS Call *****887 T o kio Property ANCHORAGE 1830; 1S50; 1378 sq.ft.
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        678 7 HOO9-M) ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT DlO TESSARINA. BRAND new mod crn hitech condo Full condo facilities. 4+l rms. Approx 170 C sq ft. Balcony pool view. Call Owner *****732 D.lO ALLSWORTH PARK ondo 3+i. renovated hiqr, flr. Big balcony. Good view. Brignt airy. $4800. Call. 9677-9369 ARDMORE PK/
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        849 8 m mj;l*i'J3:< i\^mm H 009-10 ORCHARD/ Pffl DO9-I0 ORCHARD/ Pffl 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND KUfc| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND KiU TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT I PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS -RENT KIU I f*" ~Z~^ Prestigious Address at Leonie Hill Road Tfft ~JO ;..^H SSS Shopping Bell f r w^aii
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        553 8 EDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS RENT D.15 HAWAII TWR. 3 bedroom. F/ facilities. P/ furn. S3K neq. Clean. Near beach. 9619-0989 agent CLEARWATER/ AQUARIUS/ TROPICA 2+l/ 3+l Partial/ f/furn. Tenants only Immed. *****456 D.15 VILLA MARINA 3+1. 1464 sgft. Ouiet. with 2 terr. Door step amenities, mkt. 52.2 K. CM
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        755 8 ■Hjl HOUSES FOR RENT D.lO HOLLAND GR. View. Corner 3600 sgft. 4+family+l. Bright. near MRT. P/full/furn. *****637 D.14 JLN SENANG. 3 bdrms. 1300 sq.ft. Suits workers. Vacant. $1.2K neg. Immed. *****830 D.lO NAMLY GON 2 storey semi d 3800/ 3200 sgft. 4+l+l. Pool. Patio newly renovated *****331NR D.lO JLN UNGGAS.
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        767 8 H HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT TAMPINES 742. 4-rm furn. mid flr. Punqqol '42 4-rm design build. Immed. Tenants call *****900 ALL ALJUNIED MRT Cassia Cres/ amk/ Bishan/ Bedok n/ jurong/ Bt Batok/ CCX. Arti *****043 Bl SERVICE J APARTMENTS 6 mins walk to Kallang MRT Near city Bugis Junction, market
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        2149 8 H Dll &21 NEWTON/ PRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ PRI DII S 21 NEWTON/ PRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ PR| Dll S2l NEWTON/ PRI Oil &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI KCll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI KCll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI ECll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI IlCl| BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI EEll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -SALE '^J PTE APTS -SALE PTE
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        431 8 HOUGANG/S'GOON *****667 HSR 5 T corner 914/ 416. High flr. nice 4 NG corner 308 S'goon. Simple Exec Apt 560. High Rr, simple. JUST 5 YRS! Blk 959 Exec Ap! Hougang St 91. Mid fir. HDB value 5449 K. S neg. Ouiet Ciose tc amenities. Bob 9108-9683 C&h NEW LISTING!
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        814 9 E HDB APTS FOR SALE RWI HDB APTS FOR SALE Hffl HDB APTS FOR SALE IW| HDB APTS FORSALE RRI HDB APTS FORSALE RWI HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) I (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) I (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) MM| (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) I (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) BBBWI P*OPERT
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        716 9 D HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) Jumbo 128 807. Corner. Nice. Jumbo 133/ 339/ 847. Nice decor! Jumbo 404. Mid flr. SOK cash. MRT Jumbo 807 High flr. 192sqm/low Jumbo 850. Hiah/ lift level. Corner Exec Mais 636/788/ 893. High flr. Exec Apt 788/ 360 Malay hse. MRT Exec Apt
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        462 9 BSI HDB APTS FOR SALE J (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) 4/ 5/ APT Bik 148. 123 C. 146. 126. 128, 132, 134, 251.232, 2068, 246, 229. 224 C. 9107-1151 5 T BLK 206 D Compassvale. High/ granite flr. r /aircon. Below HDB value 1 Pg: 9408-4922 MIP 5 T 123 Rivervale. Corner.
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        517 9 H HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) mmmim era; MIEEI I'VE GROUPS OF buyers/ tenants Looking for flats at all areas. 3/ 4/ 5 rms. 50 buyers/ tenants. Best price assured!! 9026-9195 A JAYANTHI: *****301. 2 to 5 rms/ whole unit/ condo wanted urgently, all areas. Ready clients. READY TENANTS URGENTLY
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        201 9 H FACTORY SPACE FORSALE D.27 BANK'S SALE. Woodlands Ind Pk El (Blk 25). Flatted factory unit. 1657 sqft. 60 yrs wef 1995. Auction 4/6/'O3. DTZ 9490-6156 EUNOS 2-STOREY FTY/ warehse/ office. Land ***** sqft. Built-up ***** sqft. No land rent. 38 yrs balance. 52.5 M neg. *****199 KELWARAM HSE (BT
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        354 9 Bl OFFICE SPACE I FOR RENT NOEL CORPORATE BUILDING AT KALLANG AYE 1,000 sqft to full floor plate of 30,000 sqft. Fully fitted office/ warehse, avail immed Suitable for IT related companies, back-end operations, svc ctr, etc. Good corporate image with matured well-maintained landscaping work. Outside but near CBD. MRT
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        1003 9 fghfg Bl OFFICE SPACE 1 FOR RENT 600 SO.FT. THE Sunflower. Gey larg Lorong 28. Aircon/ Lift. Move m cond. 1000/ '500 soft/ Beacn Opp. Concourse, immed. Call Daniel 9734-6116 ERA ANSON RD./ CECIL St./ Orchard Ra./ M.aaie Ra./ Beach Rd 500/ 800/ 1200/ 1500/ 2000/ 3000/ 5000-10.000 sq.ft. Cheap'
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        575 9 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT EUNOS TECHPARK 350/600/2200 sq.ft Conoo facilities Ow i Vance Lam Soon Bldg. 1600 sqi; Fitted, aircon *****766 FT Dl 2 WAREHOUSE WITH eady Office 1,400 sq ft 22 Kallang Aye near Lavender MRT 6295 4715 ÜBI/ JURONG E/ Bt Batok $450 $600. 200 sq.ft. F/furn.
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        732 10 fghgf H OFFICE SPACE RC] SHOP SPACE Rfl SHOP SPACE Hfl SHOP SPACE FOR RENT I^J rnppcuT LAVENDER 1800 SOFT. Fitted ot lircon toilet. MRT. Suits tor tram.ng. Rmi '^***** EUNOS OPP RENAULT showrm. F/ equip ofK-e suite S2BO $430, 5720 9005 3886 9WHJ246 OFFICE SPACE rental Gentmg I me
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        613 10 COMINC An Exciting Reta Lucky Ct 2U Neivß Flexible retail space New Concept Ent Next to Chinatown Attractive rental HTel: *****4 FAR EAST DISTRICT 05. MAIN Pasir Panjang Rd. Opposite the new Currency House. Grd flr shop space. Area: 1098 sq.ft. Rental 52.200 per mth. For viewing cail: *****195 SINGPOST
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        640 10 i SOON! tiling Experience linatown ridge Road i 100 sq ft upwards repreneurs' Hub i MRT station H1 ORGANIZATION TG PAGAR MRT/ NTUC. 45C 800/ 1200 sqft. SI.7K/ 52.5 C 53.5 K. Fitted, aircon *****292 SERANGOON NORTH AYE 1 Blk 15 shop space for rent. Suits c trades. Call *****129
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        711 10 SIOOK BELOW VALUE yet neg Al most sold. 2-storey HDB shophse 9 Kelantan Lane for sale/ rent. Approx 1400 sq.ft. 910-***** RS SOUTH BRIDGE RD Conservation. 2 storey attic. NFA. 1604 sq.ft. Call 6252-9703/ 9002-3079 OFF CLUB ST 2 stoiey attic 4597 sq.ft. Great location. Tenanted. 6252-9703/ 9002-3079 BOAT OUAY
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