The Straits Times, 20 October 2003

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  • 31 1 The Straits Times Establish,,! 1845 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA MonClciy October 20, 2003 •88 Pages m five parts mita (V) o33/0.3/2(K)3 Mi A Singapore P/css Holding publication \J\J Cents
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  • 700 1  - Jinks can trade: PM PAUL JACOB i\ bwckok Ahead of Apec summit, Mr Goh outlines vision of how trade pacts within Asia can serve as a 'fast track' for WTO process SINGAPORE yesterday spelt out its view of how an expanding network of links among Asean and Asian economic powerhouses
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  • 605 1  - Acts that led to soldier's death 'unforgivable' HELMI YUSOF By Govt will be transparent m its findings, says DPM Lee DEPUTY Prime Minister I^e Hsien Loong has called "unforgivable" the actions that led to the death of Second Sergeant Hu Enhuai during commando training. Saving he was "appalled" and "angry",
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 164 2 SPORE FIRMS PLAN EDUMALLS ELEVEN education companies interested m selling their services overseas have banded together to form an association whose first project is setting up a mall selling made-in-Singapore educational products, such as maths textbooks and IT courses. The grouping, Singapore Education International, hopes to set up the
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    • 77 2 ARAB BOMBSHELL DUE TODAY A GROUP of courageous Arab social scientists are battling for the Arab future by detailing just how far their part of the world has fallen behind the rest. They are also suggesting a progressive pathway forward. Their first report has sparked off much internal debate.
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    • 72 2 DON'T DISMISS ALTERNATIVE CURES IT IS all very well to be careful when considering an alternative medical cure, but what would happen if one applied the same caution to conventional treatment, asks reader Huang Jun Jiek. What would be thrown up if one went beyond the clinical studies and
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    • Article, Illustration
      108 2 ARTIST MIN CHANGES TACK THE artist whose brightly coloured images of barefoot monks and nuns have drawn attention to work from Mvanmar, is a soft-spoken man, unfazed by an army of imitators. Perhaps it is because Mm Wae Aung, who grew up m a one-room shack, has moved on
      LAU FOOK KONG  -  108 words
    • 76 2 Campaign to make gas stoves safer AN EXPLOSION is waiting to happen m at least 150 homes m the Kirn Seng-Kreta Ayer area. In these flats, flammable cardboard sheets, plasticbags and even cans of insecticide may surround old stoves. Or the pipes carrying the gas to the stoves are
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    • 183 2 Courses for cXiiqv/ic liriTcnr* il 1 1 cI I Ll3 HI 1 1 c 11 1 SECURITY firms here say the new course and test to make sure guards .ire up to handling today's terrorist threat, is irrelevant and unfair. That is why, they claim, 40 percent of the
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    • 67 2 KHOO TO REWARD SHAREHOLDERS MALAYSIAN-BORN Khoo Teck Puat, who helped save Standard Chartered Bank from a hostile bidder, is seeing his investment pay offhandsomely 17 years later. Shareholders of his mainboard-listed Singapore companies will also benefit. Those with Hotel Malaysia shares, for instance, will get a package worth about
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    • 61 2 COUNTERFEITS IN U.S. DRUG HART CRIMINAL, wholesalers, the Internet and foreign pharmacies have diverted a growing number of common and lifesaving drugs into a multi-biliion-dollar shadow market. Their actions have resulted m counterfeit Pharmaceuticals entering the market, making a nonsense of America's tightly-regulated system for distributing prescription drugs. The
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    • 146 2 CHINA TIGHTENS CREDIT CHINA'S central bank is clamping down on lending, which m the first eight months of this year hit an astounding 2.1 trillion yuan (SS44I billion). The worn is that ballooning loans will increase bad loans. Among those most affected are property developers banks can no longer
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    • 70 2 RESERVES DO SPORE PROUD SINGAPORE got its first points m the Group B Asian Cup qualifier last night, when it won 2-0 against Palestine. Both goals were scored by the team's second-line strikers. Fadzuhasny Juraimi scored the first one m the 18th minute. Noh Alam Shah, who replaced him,
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 492 3 VATICAN CITY Mother TereM of Calcutta, the humble nun known as the Saint of Ifae (Hitters, was beatified by Pone John Paul II yesterday before a vast crowd of pilgrims at St Peter's Square. Choirs burst into song and an estimated
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    • 532 3  -  SALMA KHALIK Iff U 111 DHKrM'ONDI I SOME SPECIALISTS CHARGE DOUBLE: For an angiogram, a test to check if blood vessels are blocked, some doctors from Parkway charge $1 ,000, while others charge $2,500. Mount Elizabeth and Gleneagles charge between $1,300
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    • 638 4  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN H,, SI ■AiOHCOHHI SI'ONDINI Buyers going for cheaper cars because of job insecurity and CPF cuts; high-end cars still popular despite weak economy THE Singapore car market is truly polarised this year. People are buying either value-for-money cars, or going
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    • 100 4 During a ministerial walkabout m Jalan Kayu yesterday, Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean (centre) was repeatedly asked to take part m games the children were playing. But he got more than he bargained for with the hula hoop, managing to swivel the ring
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    • 300 4 It's a taikonaut, it's a pear, it's. copyright BEIJING The name of Chinese taikonaut Yang Liwei has been copyrighted so that no one can use it without the approval of the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The move is aimed at preventing crooked businessmen from exploiting the name now most
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    • 611 6 YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS WAR IS A NEW CRUSADE AGAINST THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND IS A FATEFUL WAR FOR THE WHOLE (MUSLIM) NATION. WE, GOD WILLING, WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT YOU AND WILL CONTINUE MARTYRDOM OPERATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED
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    • 329 6 'Over the top' is how he labels Malaysian PM's comment that Australia will be like a terrorist state if it acts as US 'sheriff' SYDNEY A war of words between Australia and Malaysia deepened yesterday, with Prime Minister John Howard responding to
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    • 73 6 Vis Corine Kanmani fights tears of joy as she is crowned Miss Singapore World 2003. The 23-year-old model beat 15 finalists winnowed from 70 contestants at the M Hotel yesterday. She wins prizes worth almost $30,000 and will represent Singapore at Miss World 2003 m Sanya, China
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  • WORLD
    • 561 7 System is undercut by illegal traders who introduce fake medicines into drugstores and hawk narcotics over the Internet WASHINGTON For half a century, Americans could boast of the world's safest, most tightly regulated system for distributing prescription drugs. But now that system is undercut
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    • 100 7 AT THE centre of the shadow market are drug "diverters" armies of little-known brokers who illegally gain control of discounted medicines for nursing homes, hospices and Aids clinics. Those drugs are supposed to be sold only to small pharmacies that serve those facilities and have no retail
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    • 87 7 In St Charles, Montana, Ms Maxine Blount, a 61-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer, received a diluted drug distributed to her local drugstore. She died a month later. In San Diego, Ryan Haight, 18, died m his bedroom of an overdose after taking narcotics obtained on the Internet.
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    • 540 10 US Troops In Iraq The first structured way out has been shown to defence chief Donald Rumsfeld who must decide whether or not to take it WASHINGTON US military commanders have developed a plan for steadily cutting bacK troop levels m Iraq next year. There are 130,000 US
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    • 86 10 US MARINES boarding and securing a tanker off Khor Zubair m southern Iraq during a crackdown on oil smugglers at the weekend. The tanker was among ships seized m an operation involving 2,000 US marines and sailors, British troops and Iraqi personnel. They detained more than
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    • 207 10 Pre-invasion study warned US of problems WASHINGTON A study carried out before the invasion of Iraq predicted many of the problems that now plaque the occupying forces, according to internal State Department documents and United States officials. In April last year, the State Department assembled more than 200 Iraqi lawyers,
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    • 348 10 RESPONSE TO IRAQI OBJECTIONS ANKARA Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has conceded for the first time that Ankara will abandon plans to send troops to Iraq if they are not wanted m the war-ravaged country. His words followed harsh objections from Iraq's interim
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    • 3 12 AP
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    • 428 12 Student hid box cutters on planes to test security I HAVE A TONNE OF STUFF I'D LIKE TO SAY, BUT... I HAVE TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT BEFORE I WORN WITH THE MEDIA.' Nathaniel Heatwole, a junior at Guilford College m Greensboro, North Carolina He had warned government officials of his
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    • 226 12 Escargot is good to eat but snails can kill SYDNEY While escargot is the pride of French cuisine, eating common garden slugs or snails can be fatal. The Medical Journal of Australia made the discovery after a patient with mysterious symptoms was found to have eaten two garden slugs as
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 33 12 THREE senior officials of President Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement plan to visit Washington for talks about achieving a truce with Israel m the occupied territories. Reuters
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      • 44 12 THE United States military has charged eight US Marine reservists, including two officers, with brutal treatment of Iraqi prisoners of war that may have resulted m the death of one Iraqi man, defence and justice officials have said. AFP
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      • 34 12 THIRTEEN people were injured, two seriously, when a train derailed yesterday on the London's Underground rail system. The train came off the rails at Camden Town station. AFP
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      • 26 12 SEPARATED TWINS DOING WELL DALLAS Formerly conjoined Egyptian two-year-old twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim continue to show improvement following last week's surgery to separate them. AP
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      • 56 12 BRITAIN'S anti-terror nolice thwarted a plot to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin and arrested two would-be assassins, The Sunday Times of London said, but a police source played down the allegations. The men were released on Friday after questioning and police said no further action
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    • PEOPLE
      • 182 13 CAUSE OF MY DOWNFALL' BEIJING Leading Chinese actress Liv Xiaoqing admitted she might have gone overboard m flaunting the millions she earned after she went into business m the early *****. "I didn't earn hundreds of millions as I've insinuated m my autobiography,"
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      • 124 13 TAMPA (Florida) A brain-damaged woman expected to die after her feeding tube was removed last week has been denied her final communion. Police guarding the hospice where doctors say 39-year-old Terri Schiavo has no hope of recovery stopped a Roman Catholic priest from entering. They
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      • 87 13 LONDON Veteran broadcaster Alistair Cooke, who has been with the BBC for 66 years, was unable to present his show this week after suffering a fall. Mr Cooke, 94, who lives m New York, has presented his weekly review of events m the US, Letter
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      • 67 13 JACKSON The Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi, Mr Haley Barbour, has said he will not ask a group of anti-Semitic white supremacists to take his picture off their website. He said some views on the website were "indefensible" but he did not want to
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    • 268 13 Consensus politics under threat in Swiss election A right-wing party, expected to do well m the polls, wants a bigger share of seats m the Cabinet GENEVA The "magic" Swiss formula of consensus politics is under pressure as a right-wing party stands poised to win parliamentary elections. The nationalist Swiss
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    • 230 7 Getting Out Of Iraq Slijj Just Testing The Security fmm\ 'I Exaggerated My Wealth' fj US military commanders have given ■■JKTZJfJ^ The student who reportedly hid box cutters j^_± W\ otress Lin Xiaocjin^ licts l>iitkt-cl down fVom Sm defence chief Rumsfeld a plan for reducing JfcjOfP^l aboard two Southwest /Urlines
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
      • 616 14 THE Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces want to take young men, train them well and return them safely, at the end of two or 2 i years, to their families as operational-ly-ready soldiers. Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean reiterated the point m Parliament on
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    • 2502 14 T he former Soviet Union seeks a REVIVAL WITHIN THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT, A CONSENSUS IS EMERGING THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE NO WAY TO RETREAT FURTHER GEOPOUIICALLY WITHOUT RISKING THE STATES LONG-TERM COHESIVENESS, BUT ALSO THAT RUSSUS BORDERS ARE NOT DEFENSIBLE UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE states thai
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    • 909 15  - War of ideas set to shake up Middle East THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN By INI \IU -\O\\K IIMIS IN A BACKWARD STATE THE alliance between repressive regimes and certain conservative Muslim scholars has led to the domination of interpretations of Islam that serve governments but are hostile to human development. As
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    • 701 15  -  WILLIAM J. FURNEY By I OH IMI SI X MIS I IMI S FORCING foreigners to become dexterous m Bahasa Indonesia would be commendable if the plan were not so preposterous. I,et our 212 million citizens live m harmony with the country's 30,000 expatriate residents,
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  • FORUM
    • 390 16 I ENJOYED reading Andy Ilo's piece, "Coffee cure for cancer? Add a pinch of caution" (ST, Oct 15), which did a good job of expressing his reservations about Dr Max Gerson's coffee enemas without dismissing them out of hand. The writer mentioned the need to
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    • 173 16 A VOCABULARY list accompanying the article, "Expect new JI strikes" (ST, Oct 6), m The Straits Times Home Learning Centre defined mujahideen as "Muslim guerilla warriors engaged m a jihad (that is, a holy war against infidels)". I would like to clarify what "mujahideen" and
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    • BOUQUETS Well done... thank you
      • 140 16 OnOct 11, at about 2pm, I took a taxi (SH 8649J) from Hougang Point to deliver a flower basket to a place at Admiralty Street as a favour to Friend. I did not know the exact location of the place but the taxi driver went all
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      • 78 16 On Oct 15, an SBS Service 22 stopped m front of Block 261 along Serangoon Central at about 5.50pm. The driver then got off his seat to help a frail, elderly woman alight from the bus (SBS 9191). He held her hands until
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      • 82 16 I want to extend my gratitude to the staff of Farrer Park MRT station who retrieved my keys, which had fallen through the gap between the train and the platform. They promptly returned me my keys the next day. Special mention must be made of assistant station manager
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      • 105 16 I would like to thank the very kind taxi driver I met last month who returned a bag I had inadvertently left m the back of his cab, which I had hailed at Tanglin Mall. As this bag contained my passport, I am extremely
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    • 319 16 Silk Air plane, SI A experience? Not really I REFER to the report, "SIA fare, SIA food, Silk Air plane" (ST, Oct 15), which says that SIA passengers to some regional destinations are being flown on Silk Air planes. Several parts of the report vary greatly with my recent experience
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    • 207 16 THIS is m response to Mr I,ee Hock Keong's letter, "NRIC rejected as identification" (ST, Oct 2). Prometric, together with the certification bodies we conduct tests on behalf of, requires the use of specific identification to protect the security' and safety- of
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  • The Straits Times home
    • 52 1 The Straits Times home TELLING REMINDER 'Now, once m a while, I take out rnu suicide note to remind me of my bleak 9 Ron, \> liti w as a drug addict fur inure than 20 years, on how Narcotics \iion>iiious helped him to stay clean for nine yean Monday.
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    • 562 1  -  BEN N ADARAJAN KAREN HO lh, and They say tests for guards pitched at too high a level and trainers/testers course has irrelevant topics; MOM looking into it SINGAPORE'S plan to tighten the training of guards for better security m the face
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    • 159 1 A PERSON who tests security guards is forbidden from running a security firm or training centre for guards, says the Ministry of Manpower. It issued this statement after some security firms complained about the possibility of conflict of interest. It will now require
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    • 461 2  - Plan for S 'pore-brand education malls abroad SANDRA DA VIE Hu LEARNING NEEDS UNDER ONE ROOF If we have a range of products and services m one place, then a Smrent who drops off i is child for kindergarten can attend computer classes m another school m the same mall
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    • 47 2 A Hindu priest sprinkles blessed water on a Buddhist after a "transfer of light" procession yesterday, where 1,500 devotees from both faiths carried candles from a Buddhist temple m Race Course Road to a Hindu temple nearby. It is held around Deepavali. TAN HOWE YANG
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    • 402 2 WHEN it comes to soccer training, one programme catches the eye of the three young sons or Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. It's the joint Singapore Indian Association/Singapore Indian Development Association soccer excellence programme at the former's grounds m Balestier Road, held on
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    • 127 2 United States President George W. Bush arrives m Singapore tomorrow as part of his tour of Asia. He leaves on Wednesday. As a security measure, several roads will be closed for short periods of time during his visit. Announcements regarding the affected areas, how- ever,
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    • 1209 4 April 1996: Mr Seto Lek Keonq made news for being m the Normal stream despite having an 10 of 172. December 1997: He was diagnosed with dyslexia. 1998: He enrolled m twice-a-week classes at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore to learn
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    • IN SHORT
      • 134 4 MORE champions are emerging among blood donors, so mucn so that the authorities have had to introduce two new awards to recognise their contributions. One is the Ruby Award. Women who have donated 50 units of blood and men who have given 75 are
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      • 102 4 DONATIONS to the Aidilfitri Charity Fund have fallen from roughly $1 million a year from 1997 to 2000, to about $800,000 a year m 2001 and last year. The fund, launched again yesterday by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, helps the
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      • 153 4 TWO more NTUC Eldercare centres are m the pipeline, to firovide day-care services for the rail elderly. The executive director of NTUC Eldercare Co-operative, Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, said the co-operative is scouting for suitable locations at void decks. He said there was a "service
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    • 112 5 Minister of State (National Development and Trade and Industry) Vivian Balakrishnan (left) checking the eyesight of Madam Rose Chew Geek Eng, S4, during a \isit to the Villa Francis Home for the Aged in Maudai yesterday. He discovered she has glaucoma, which can lead to blindness.
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    • 545 5  - Chingay making return to Orchard Road TAN HUI YEE Ih, Date to remember THE popular parade, which attracted 200,000 spectators last year, will make its comeback to Orchard Road on Jan 31 next year. It will start at 7pm at the Marriott Hotel and finish at the Le Meridien hotel,
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    • CASE FILE
      • 145 5 A SINGAPOREAN doing her master's m education m Tasmania, Australia, suffered serious head injuries m an accident last Thursday. Ms Hamimah Abu, 38, was knocked down by a cycle at around 3pm as she was crossing the road near her university's swimming pool, said Tasmanian
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      • 215 5 IN 12 hours, burglars got away with about $17,000 m cash and computers bom tour of the seven Office! they broke into at a flatted factory complex m Lower Delta Road The break-ins at Block 1093 were discovered ;l t about 7 30am on Saturday, when
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    • 696 6  -  GLENYS SIM Along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous, addicts have... Bu 'When we became addicts, we lost society's trust and respect... We didn't become addicts m one day, so it takes more than one day to stop being treated as one. Dan, on an aunt who treated him
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    • 154 6 THE lights m the room were turned down as the former addicts shared their tales. Said one: "Hi everyone, my name is Dan." "Hi Dan," the others echoed. Dan said: "I shared last week that when I went home late one day, my aunt
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    • 229 6 Where to get help IF YOU are an addict seeking to recover, or know someone who needs help, NA meetings are held every: Monday: 8.30pm, Pertapis Halfway House, 50, Lorong 34, Geylanq Road Tuesday and Thursday: 7pm, Alexandra Day Centre, 620, Tionq Bahru Road (near Redhill HRT station) Wednesday and
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    • 406 6 Door-to-door checks on the sate use of cooking gas AT AGE 90, Madam Tham Poh Yin still cooks her own meals daily but each time she lights the stove, she is putting herself and two others m her home m danger. Her single-burner stove is partly encircled by cardboard. Plastic
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      • 663 7  - EXAMS No houseworks MEAN: No errands Favourite meals .Promise of rewards YVONNE KOH LYNN LEE Hi, (111(1 Ed Leave it to mum 1 don't have to do housework during exams. I can just leave the dishes m the sink after dinner and my nium icill wash them up.' Abdur Rauf
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      • 135 7 home LEARNING pages eveiy Monday STUDENTS, you asked for it Mom pages (doubled to four 1 ana more help assignments <>n the ■econd page), plus the usual education news snippets I School Notes' and flu experts' answers to \<mr questions \T\w Expert [s In The firsl pagewiO tell you what's
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      • 295 7 NO EXAMS Less play MEAN: More pressure One student tells why being exempted from exams has its cons 1 1 A XT'. you ever wondered why some of your friends seem to be so free when you are busy revising for your year-end examinations? They have been exempted from doing
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      • 207 7 PACE YOURSELF: Think of the exam period as a marathon. Pace yourself and take care of your health. Do not sleep less than you do normally. ORGANISE: Some people sttnK lust m the dead of the night, others m the morning. Know when von stuck bed and
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      • 187 7 REALISTIC GOALS: Set mJbtfc godb with your cfadd ■nd concentrate on the key topics. Don t aped him to memorta new chapters overnight. You will only cause him to panic. RIGHT ENVIRONMENT: Create nuietpUe far your child to study. Turn down the radio and the TV
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      • 1826 8  -  AHMAD ALI NURDIN ST HOME LEARNING CENTRE fit LLUuUR IUtNL IT IS .lllllfcl .it <J.( {tm<_Mip|XT Ncrolul.llA and junior college students up to speed on current affairs and English, and tonics m three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This
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      • 529 9  -  JANE NG *L IT programme helps to prepare pupils for the world beyond the classroom; their short films are being used by teachers m class NUR Hamizah Ismail is 11 years old but has already produced and acted m her own mini-movie.
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      • 884 10 The 'Make reading an incidental task. The more yon force a child to read, especially (i hook that he did not choose, the more it is likely to turn him off reading.' -m s u rn shan* Nee Send us your
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        • 148 10 SOME Raffles students were given firsthand experience of research work hv the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, to encourage them to consider it as a career. Said the institute's executive director, Professor Jackie Ying, 37: "Students who are good at science don't necessarily have
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        • 90 10 A GROUP of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) master's students m environmental engineering have shared classes with their Stanford University counterparts m the United States. Interactive video links allow the two groups of stu- dents to talk to lecturers and each other face to face, even
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        • 73 10 FROM January to May. so Pioneer Secondary School students experienced life m Finland, Germany and Malaysia via a series of virtual homestays. With' HO students from schools m the three countries, they worked m teams of eight to create a website that showcased different aspects of
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        • 101 10 BUDDING entrepreneurs can win cash totalling US$7O,OOO (S$120,000) m the second Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. The competition is open to university and polytechnic students from all over the world. They can work individually or m teams of up to five people each. Entrants
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        • 129 10 RKPORTS on the Central Provident Fund cuts and the history of the Winchester rifle were published m the first IMUe of Quest magazine, which was launched last Week by the Singapore Teachers Union. Quest, which is published monthly and is targeted at students aged between nine
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  • The Straits Times asia
    • 52 1 The Straits Times asia REPAIRS, NOT DEMOCRACY 'Don't talk about more democracy, I just want somebody who will do something about these holes on the track/ Avid jogger Wong Chi < It urn, saying practical issues will matter most to lii m m Hong Kong* district elections m November Monday.
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    • 525 1  - Welcome to Dongsishire CHIA CHIN HON Bu THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA HI HI- W Olympics target Beijing wants four million of its 13 million citizens to be able to converse and read simple English by 2008. Beijing is creating 'English enclaves' m time for the 2008 Olympics BEIJING On a
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    • 65 1 IN SOUTH KOREA... WHILE the Chinese are being encouraged to take classes to master English, others are resorting to radical surgery. A South Korean surgeon checks a four-year-old patient after slicing about I.scm off the frenulum the tissue that connects the bottom of the tongue to
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    • APEC SUMMIT
      • 753 2  -  PALL JACOB NIRMAL GOSH '<■/ and I'HAII A\[)C()KKKSP()M)F\T 7 think what is good for trade is stable exchange rates. We can work with exchange rates at any level... what we don't tcant is a constantly shifting exchange rate world. Prominent Hong Kong businessman Victor
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      • 535 2  - Quiet protests still heard in Fortress Bangkok NIRMAL GHOSH By TH AII \M)( ORKKSPONOKM Lawmaker and other activists have their say on FTAs and the Iraq war BANGKOK While Bangkok has been secured and activists discouraged from disrupting Apec proceedings, some voices ot dissent still managed to make themselves heard
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      • 366 2 BANGKOK Thailand and Australia have reached agreement on a free trade deal which will be signed early next year and will come into effect by 2015, their leaders announced yesterday. "I am truly delighted that the free trade agreement negotiations have been
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      • 122 2 New Zealand hopes to revive talks with US BANGKOK Hoping tensions over the Iraq war have eased, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said yesterday her country was rebuilding US support to revive free trade talks abruptly cancelled by Washington m May. "I think everybody has moved on from Iraq,"
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      • 524 3  -  NIRMAL GHOSH l*'l lIIMI WDIORHKSI'ONDF.M Bush gives Bangkok non-Nato ally status which boosts military cooperation and has announced plans for free trade talks BANGKOK US President George W. Bush has given Thailand the status of a nonNato ally to boost bilateral cooperation
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      • 432 3 BANGKOK US President George W. Bush yesterday rejected North Korea's demand that the US sign a non-aggres-sion pact m exchange for nuclear concessions. But he said he would try with Asian leaders to find other ways to end the stand-off. Chinese President Hu Jintao
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      • 157 3 BANGKOK The unprecedented cooperation between countries during the Sars crisis earlier this year is an outstanding example of the potential for collaboration even within a diverse region, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday. "It seemed that the world could be overrun with a catastrophe
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      • SNIPPETS
        • 167 3 THE Thai government is fond of telling its citizens they should be proud their country is hosting the Apec summit, but such pride comes at a high price for many 01 the poor m Bangkok. The Tha Tien slum community on the Chao Phya riverfront was told
          The Nation; Asia News Network; REUTERS  -  167 words
        • 135 3 SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister Goh Chok Tone yesterday called on his South-east Asian neighbours to admit Australia and New Zealand into a regional trading bloc. Australia has been denied duty-free trade with the 10-nation Asean despite repeated appeals to be included. The six bigger members
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        • 170 3 TALK is not cheap, at least not if it's prime ministers and presidents speaking to big business leaders. Some 500 chief executives of big corporations and multinationals have paid US$3,OOO (555,300) each to attend the Apec CEO 2003 summit, a four-day jamboree of leaders'
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        • 106 3 A FLAP erupted on Friday over medical checks for catering workers at the Apec summit, who were required to submit to rectal swabs to ensure they were disease- free. Chefs and waiters at the 16 hotels hosting the world leaders have undergone the checks
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        • 187 3 US PRESIDENT George W. Bush ate here. Russian leader Vladimir Putin walked there. The Thai king and queen hosted the leaders of 21 nations m that palace. Thai tourists will have the chance to follow m the footsteps of the Apec dignitaries on government-run day-tours
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    • CHINA
      • 1358 4  - Central bank moves to treat economy's Achilles' heel HONG KONG By MARY KWANG CORRKSPONDKNT Old money still owed 'They say the non-performing loan ratio is down, but the old NPLs are still there. They are not making so many new loans that the denominator has grown. There is possible danger
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      • 311 4 Congestion on roads a major challenge, warns lOC BEIJING Traffic congestion m the Chinese capital could be a problem for the 2008 Olympics Games m Beijing, visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials said yesterday. Mr Peter Tallberg, chairman of the lOC Athletes Commission, expressed
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    • ASIA
      • 85 5 Looted sculpture returned A CHINESE guard watches over the latest looted sculpture to be returned to its rightful place at Beijing's Old Summer Palace. Bronze animal heads were stolen from the palace by British and French troops during the Second Opium War of 1860 and experts have lobbied for their
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      • 441 5 Killings among rival Sunnis and Shi'ites have left 76 dead, casting doubts over anti-militant drive ISLAMABAD The resurgence of killings among the rival Sunni and Shi'ite sects of Islam, climaxing with the murder of Sunni icon Azam Tariq, has underscored long-held
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      • ASIA FILE
        • 52 5 CHINA has let a handful of North Korean refugees seeking asylum m South Korea to leave Seoul's consulate m Beijing, allowing it to resume normal services. More than 100 North Koreans had snuck into the consulate m recent months, forcing it to close on Oct
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        • 58 5 HUNDREDS of protesters marched on Hong Kong government offices yesterday to denounce the use of violent threats to stifle peaceful protests against reclamation work m Victoria Harbour. Organisers said nearly 1,000 people protested against death threats aimed at the former head of the Society for the
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        • 39 5 CHINA'S southern Guangdong province has earmarked 130 million yuan (Ss277 million) for hospitals which are designated to treat Sars to purchase ambulances. The investment will mainly go to 158 hospitals m underdeveloped areas. Xinhua
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        • 54 5 A UNITED Nations fund has awarded China US$2l million (Ss37 million) over two years to treat peasants infected with HIV through bloodselling schemes. US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson added the fund could provide China with US$9O million over the
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        • 43 5 HONG Kong Security Chief Ambrose Lee insisted the territory's law-and-order situation was "stable" despite a 17.7--per-cent increase m reported crimes. He noted that serious crimes had fallen steadily m the first nine months of this year. AFP
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      • 289 5 Japan pays out $4.8 m over chemical arms BEIJING Japan has paid China 300 million yen (Ss4.B million) for harm caused by chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese army m China, Cnina's Foreign Ministry said yesterday, adding that "no amount of money" could make up for the damage caused. One
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      • 224 5 TOKYO North Korea's unpredictable leader, Kirn Jong 11, is back m seclusion as tension mounts again over the Korean nuclear crisis. His absence is spawning rumours abroad about internal troubles or problems with his health. The Pyongyang media has been silent about Mr Kirn's activities
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 578 6  -  SHEFALI REKHI Bush's Asian Tour BIL Jakarta and Manila likely to ask for help m lifting poverty and improving education to counter hatred of US AS US President George W. Bush swings from one country to another pitching for more support to counter
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      • 816 6  - S'pores neighbourhood less benign for this George Bush WILLIAM CHOONG *L THE last time a US president visited Singapore, his name was George Bush. Tomorrow, his son and namesake will become only the second US president to visit Singapore. The only other major visits by top US leaders were by
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      • 270 6 'Beef man' Bush mystery solved MANILA The "beef man" mystery is solved. The White House has released the transcript of a Fuji TV interview with United States President George W. Bush to let Americans m on the inside joke that Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shared with his guest so
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA • MALAYSIA
      • REGIONAL FILE
        • 57 7 A SOLDIER and a pro-gov-ernment militiaman died m an attack by communist rebels m the Philippines, just hours before a visit by US President George W. Bush, the military said yesterday. New People's Army insurgents attacked the army detachment early on Saturday m the
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        • 59 7 MANILA has uncovered plans by communist rebels to intensify operations against military and civilian targets until 2005, an army general who was a former guerilla leader said yesterday. Brigadier-General Victor Corpus said documents seized from the New People's Army indicated they had planned "more violent" actions
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        • 56 7 KING Norodom Sihanouk yesterday abandoned crucial talks aimed at resolving Cambodia's political crisis after a journalist was killed. He said politically motivated killings had violated the country's Constitution. Mr Chou Chetharith, 37, deputy editor of the Funcinpec party's Ta Prum radio, was gunned down
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        • 33 7 END TO DEATH BY SHOOTING BUDDHIST monks sprinkled holy water on machine guns at a jail outside Bangkok yesterday as lethal injection officially replaced death by shooting as capital punishment m Thailand. AP
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        • 42 7 THE Philippines overshot its monthly budget deficit target last month, a government source said yesterday. The deficit surged to 33 billion pesos ($1.05 billion), missing the target by 11 billion pesos, the source said, citing preliminary data. Reuters
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      • Article, Illustration
        61 7 AP Pulling a 260-tonne commuter train withjust your teeth is no small feat. But Mr V. Rathakrishnan pulled six railway passenger coaches for 4.2 m along a Kuala Lumpur track on Saturday. For his efforts, he earned a world record as well as the admiration of spectators
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      • 133 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to file a protest with Indonesia after Jakarta's forestry minister reportedly asked the European Union to reject Malaysian timber products, a news report said on Saturday. Indonesian Forestry Minister Muhammad Prakosa said the EU should "reject timber products from Malaysia as
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      • 591 7  -  DEVI ASMARANI B« THE STRAITSTIMI s INDONESIA BIKKAI The archipelago is encouraging the development of its neglected islands by opening them up to overseas investors JAKARTA Indonesia is offering thousands of its small and remote islands for lease to foreign investors m
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      • 300 7 Key JI leader nabbed in Mindanao island MANILA Militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah's No 3 leader, Taufik Rifqi, has been captured m Cotabato city on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Security officials announced their coup just hours before US President George VV. Bush arrived m Manila on Saturday for
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    • The Straits Times sports
      • 484 8  -  G. SIVAKKVMARAN Bu NORMALLY, Fadzuhasnv Juraimi and Noh Alam Shah would be on the bench, kept as reserves for strikers like the experienced Indra Sahdan, Mirko Grabovac and Egmar Goncalves. But, with Indra and Goncalves injured, the reserve duo were fielded and they got the
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      • 785 8 Did he have something to hide? SOCCER Rio reportedly sent message to his doctor after being picked for drugs test FERDIXAXD HAVIXG TWICE THE FIX MANCHESTER Rio Ferdinand was on the phone to his secret lover Virgin airline stewardess Lauren Alcorn on the day he forgot his vital drug test.
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      • 888 8 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur stole a barely-deserved 2-1 victory at bottom club Leicester City yesterday to continue their improved run under caretaker-manager David Pleat. A 79th-minute goal by South African substitute Mbulelo Mabizela on his debut and a last-min-ute winner from Frederic Kanoute turned the match on its
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      • 343 8 ROME AS Roma kept m touch with leaders Juventus yesterday, as goals from Walter Samuel and Antonio Cassano gave them a 2-0 win over Parma m the Serie A. The result was Parma's first defeat of the season and moves Roma into second place on
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      • 534 9 GOLF South African tames Bjorn 4 and 3 m final to share mark with Seve and Player WENTWORTH (England) A relentless Ernie Els won a recordequalling fifth World Matchplay title when he crushed Denmark's Thomas Bjorn 4 and 3 m yesterday's 36-hole final. The
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      • 298 9 DRUGS IN SPORTS SAN FRANCISCO United States shot put champion Kevin Toth is among the dozens of Olympic and professional athletes subpoenaed by a federal grand jury probing a Bay Area lab that prescribes nutritional supplements, his lawyer said on Saturday. The grand jury is
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      • SPORTS FILE
        • 63 9 THE Singapore netball team won the Energizer Netball International Invitational yesterday after a 59-52 win over Malaysia. The close victory at the Bedok Sports Hall was the Republic's fifth on the trot m the tournament. Earlier, they had defeated Thailand" 82-26 and two Sri Lankan
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        • 79 9 JAPANESE golfer Shigeki Maruyama recorded his highest score at the Greensboro Classic on Saturday, but his two-under-par 70 still kept him three shots clear of Brad Faxon after three rounds. Maruyama, who opened the event with rounds of 65 and 64, is on 17-under 199,
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        • 84 9 INDIA'S Sachin Tendulkar became the fifth-highest scorer m Test cricket history during the second Test against New Zealand fM terday. The 30-year-old Tendulkar, who had started his 107 th match at 8,826 runs, crossed Pakistan's Javed Miandad's 8,832 when he moved to eight with a
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      • 332 9 RUGBY SYDNEY Benefiting from a draw that gave them the weaker teams m their pools first, Ireland and Samoa stood proudly atop their respective World Cup groups ahead ot world champions Australia and tournament co-favourites England last night. Ireland head Pool A after an easy 64-7
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      • 1480 9 CRICKET Third day ol second Test In Sydney: Zimbabwe Ist innings 308 iS Carlisle 118 A Bichel 4-66) Australia Ist innings (overnight 245 3) 403 m 103 3 overs (R Pontmg !69 S Waugh 61 S Katich 52 Blignaut 3-83 (nb6). Price 6121) Zimbabwe 2nd innings; 151
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      • 1059 9 HORSE RACING Written By JOHN BELL TOP class mare Zirna has been confirmed as a starter for the $1.5 million Singapore Gold Cup (Spore Gr.l, 2200 m) on November 9 after her brilliant win m Saturday's $350,000 Raffles International Cup (Spore Gr.l, 1800
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    • Obituaries
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        153 10 P MICKY GOH MIA SZU Age: 31 Departed on 17 October 2003 We remember your humour, your zest for life, your humility, your love for footy, your listening ear and your ability to take it easy But most of all, we remember you as a true friend. Micky you will
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        48 10 "The Lord is my Shepherd; I have everything I need." Psalm 23:1 MICKY 60H MIA SZU Age: 31 Departed on 17 October 2003. Words cannot express our immense love for you. We will remember you forever. With deepest love: Constance, Bridgette, Auntie Phing, Uncle Kay Chek and Oyster
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        86 10 PATRICK SEET CHEW KIM Ag«: 56 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 October 2003. Sadly missed always remembered by. Beloved Wife: Mary Sect Son: Melvyn Sect Mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brothers, sister, brother-in-law, slster-ln-law f nephews, niece, relatives alt loved ones. Wake Is held at ***** Marine
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        72 10 NANOO VELAYUDHAN Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 19 Oct 2003, Itaving behind loved ones. WMk Ramayee, deceased Sons: V. Namalinggam V. Sukumaran V. Kunasegar V. Thevindran Daughters-in-law: Pushparani Angalammal Sheila Daughters: V. Muthammal V. Sujatha Sons-in-law: Mahanngam, deceased Annathurai Grandchildren and relatives. Body resting at Blk 296, Tamplnes St
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        141 10 WONG LIN TAI d> WONG LAIN TYE A©*: 73 passed away peacefully on 19 October 2003. Fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Urn Choc Teck Son: Daughter-in-law: Lim Enq Kiat, Ben Onq Suat Bee, Linda Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Siew Hui Low Kok Senq Lim Siew Geok Tan Lim Kok Lim
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        105 10 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4 7 FRANCIS IGNATIUS GREEN Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 October 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved wife: Betty Tan Ni Ni Daughter: Linda Sons:
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        124 10 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10 13 CHEE KIM HUNG was called homt to be with the Lord on Sunday, 19 October 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ho Oi Meng Children: Spouses: Chee Van Pong Loke Chee Lan Janet Chee
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        168 10 The Family Of The Late MRS MARIA WAN KOR Al CHIN (Departed 13 October 2003, now safe with the Lord) vish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all elatives, neighbours of Hillcrest and Greenwood and friends, :olleagues and business associates, Reverend Fathers and prayer jroups, Doctors and nurses
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        134 10 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." Psalm 23: 4 LEE CHIN KENG Age: 66 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 October 2003. Sadly missed and always remembered by: Beloved wife:
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        36 10 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late KENNETH TAN CHOR KHOONG Departed on 18/10/2003 Charter Member Past President From: President, Board of Directors Members of The Lions Club of Singapore Tanah Merah
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        34 10 6th Anniversary M In Loving Memory Of HELEN OUEK (Nee TAN NIA CHEE) Departed 20 Oct 1997 6 years has passed. Memories of you remain forever. Deeply missed Cherished by Husband and Loved ones.
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        68 10 KENNETH TAN CHOR KHOONG Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 18 October 200? leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Shiok Choo Tan Yong Tat, Eddie Tan Yong Hao, Roger Tan Yong Jia, Glenn Tan Yong Chuan, Willy God daughter: Tan Xue Ling. Michelle Body resting at Blk 944 Tampincs Aye
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        42 10 First Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN WILLIAM Departed: 20 Oct 2002 One year has passed since you left us But the memory of you lives m our hearts S minds forever. Dearly missed by wife. son. daughter. son-in-law, grand-daughter loved ones
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    • MONEY
      • 674 11 ROUND-UP »i 1 1 si us markets AFTER a rally of almost seven months, investors will search earnings reports anxiously this week for signs that companies are seeing a pickup m demand. Corporate America's earnings season kicks off today. Roughly one-third of Standard Poor's
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        • 104 14 WONG SRJ KAY: Appointed as an executive director of mainboard-listed Singatronics with immediate effect. Mr Wong, 44, will be responsible for managing the company's investments m the hotels, leisure and property business, Singatronics said. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, the company said that Mr
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        • 41 14 LEE CHIA CHYE: Resigned as a director of Bonvest Holdings' units Bon-Food, Bonstar, Bonforte Investments, Bonconcept Restaurants and Bonfresh. His resignation was accepted by the Bonvest Holdings directors with regret and took effect from last Friday.
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      • 220 14 Sing Tech unit and 3i lead 14m investment in satellite tech firm MOBIAPPS, a Bangalore-based provider of hybrid ground and satellite technologies for commercial communications, announced last week that it has closed an US$B-million (Ssl4-million) investment round with major international investors, led by Singapore Technologies' (Sing Tech's) subsidiary Green Dot
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      • 666 15  - Tech Group Asia set for rousing debut AZHAR KHALID H, t M \Hkl ISCORKI-'.SI'ONDI- VI Revamped Omni Mold promises growth areas such as medical devices after merger; bringing top businessman Koh Boon Hwee on board will also help IT IS the first day of trading for Omni Mold today m
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      • 571 15  -  COLIN TAN TAhJNG STOCK H,, \i\hki is c< >i<m s7\ >\Di \i TOWARDS the end of last week, the volume of concerned voices advocating caution m the market rose by a decibel as the Singapore bourse extended its winning streak to five
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      • 273 15  -  Hugh Chow TOP hankers from around the world art- set to descend on Singapore toda\ to attend the annual Swift International Banking Operations Seminar, which ihowCMf the hest of computer technology used m settling financial transactions. About 3,000 exhibitors and delegates are expected
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    • 97 16 Sim k s DQvH In Action Ajrevamped Omni Mold starts mainhoanl trading today as Tech Group Asia. mcbaii F I M)S Focused On Payoffs SG Asset launches fund investing m Singapore firms that pay good dividends. pogbam ft «hH Economies End Of Slump The worst is over for the Hong
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    • 18 1 Life! The Straits Times Monday, October 20, 2003 CELEBRATES THE WON I> I R OF LI I I
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    • 476 2  - Cue Sarah, Sarah HO AILI By NOBODY teaches you how to sign an autograph. Ask Sarah Tan, the host of cable station Channel Vs music programme, Smash Hits. "I didn't know what to do do I sign my name? Just my name? Or do I add something to it?." she
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    • 427 2  -  LOH KENG FATT Bu_ MUSICIAN Chris Ho is feeling jittery. "It is our first public gig," he says, referring to tonight's debut public performance by his new band, Zircon Gov. Pawn Starz (above), at Bar None. The electro outfit, together with The Observatory and Stoned
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    • 361 3  -  SUZANNE SNG n,, That's veteran Malaysian singer Zainalabidin 's belief. And tliats why he expects a multi-racial crowd at his concert on Thursday EVERYBODY listens to Malaysian singer Zainalabidin's brand of world music. They may not understand the lyrics, but the veteran performer is
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    • 154 3 ALMOST $100,000 was raised by The Necessary Stage last Friday night, to support its theatre space at the Marine Parade Community Building. Close to 300 people turned up at the Rattles Hotel to watch Starlight!, a ihowCMC of three plays performed by various celebrities, from
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    • 830 6  -  Pradeep Paul Why do we men try to score brownie points with the women we love? Could it he that we are secretly hoping our good deeds will he rewarded later? IK) YOU pay for sex? Okay, here's the standard reaction to this crude, in-your-face auestion:
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    • 158 6 YOUR eyes will be seeing triple. On Nov 5, when Golden Village screens The Matrix Revolutions, that film will round oft a first-ever movie trilogy- marathon m Singapore. It is the final chapter m the VVachowski brothers' hit sci-fi trilogy. The first two films have made
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    • 424 7  -  CLARISSA OON By The adventurous attempt at British playwright Terence Rattigan's play was unfortunately marred by a cast of relatively untested actors THEATRE THE DEEP BLUE SEA Em ape Produ ctions DBS Art* Centre l-iist \Vrtliifs«l.i\ THE choice of scripts among theatre outfits here which
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    • 368 7  - Madame Butterfly takes flight CAREN C ARINO ><V DANCE \1 \DAME BUTTERFLY Singapore Dance Theatre Esplanade Theatre LjMl I huiN<la\ THE tragic East- West love story of Madame Butterfly (above) was retold adeptly and most appropriately by the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). For SDT, the East-West theme is particularly evident
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      • 463 8  - Can Ricky save PCK? HO AILI Hu tv Flat lines, unfunny scenarios and a low-energu Gunnit Singlj could trip up the sixth season of the homegrown sitcom. But the guest-starring Ricky Martin may just shake it all up SITCOM PHUA CHU KANG PTE LTD Tuesdays, Ch 5, Spin PIERRE PNG
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      • 221 8 LONDON Jamie Oliver (left) is planning to set up a US version ofJamie's Kitchen, the British media reported. The celebrity chef hopes to franchise his charity, Cheeky Chops, across the Atlantic. The TV show saw Oliver take on 15 unemployed young people and turn
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    • 313 11 Star Cruises' Freestyle Cruising concept is a total guest satisfaction programme. It combines the excitement of travel with the flexiblility and relaxed lifestyle of a fine resort. In short the perfect vacation. Experience Asian Hospitality on International Waters Star Cruises' wealth lies m its people. As citizens
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      • 647 17  -  JOAN KOH MBy EDUCATION SELLS IE Singapore leads a new drive > LlB AT THE HELM SEl's steering committee comprises the who's who of Singapore's education service providers: Ms Kwan Peck Leng, Crestar Holdings Mr Er Kwong Wah (left), East Asia School of Business MrLimChinWah, Genesis Education Dr
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      • 834 18  - They learn, we earn K.W DHALIWAL "In China, the total expenditure (on education) m 2000 was $92.9 billion. And it was growing at the rate of 20 per cent annually. If the country spends just one per cent of this on foreign education, it would amount to nearly $1 billion."
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      • 820 20  -  JOAN KOH Bi/ Singapore s education providers are cashing m on the thirst tor English proficiency and IT sawiness m developing economies. iT2l's multimedia-rich interactive educational courseware has helped to better equip teachers with skills and resources to teach English to kindergarten children, says Mr Tan
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      • 487 22 The educational fare to be screened will include current affairs programmes to keep children aware of what is going on globally. The world is their oyster for these education industry players. RAY DHALIWAL has the details. iT2I Watch TV and learn Coming up: Channel 31, a
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      • 255 22 Crestar Holdings Pre-schools boost business A growing demand for pre-school services m the region prompted Crestar s rapid expansion. Today, it has nine preschools m China (eight run as franchises and one operated by Crestar), 12 m Malaysia and six m Indonesia. Incorporated m 1999, Crestar Holdings is a pre-school
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      • 255 22 East Asia School of Business Target: Regional growth The East Asia School of Business is looking to expand m Singapore and the region. It hopes to set up a large campus that can accommodate up to 2,000 students m Singapore within the next two years so that all its students
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      • 223 22 Regional Training and Resource Centre Asia Teaching the teachers of the future The Regional Training and Resource Centre Asia RTRC Asia), set up m 1989, specialises m the training of early childhood educator*. It is the training ami consultancy arm ofNTUC Chikkare Its training programmes range from certificate courses to
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    • 557 26  -  TOMMY WEE *L IT GIVES ME IMMENSE PLEASURE TO BE WORKING WITH MY IDOL' Hacken Lee (right), on his concerts with Alan Tarn (left) Hong Kong singing veterans Alan Tarn and Hacken Lee will bring their wildly popular joint concert to Singapore on Nov 22 THERE is
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    • 101 26 LONDON Singer Christina Aguilera has developed bald patches apparently the result of frequent changes of hairstyles and colour. While dining at a Los Angeles restaurant last month, her messy, jet-black hairstyle failed to cover a patch of scalp on the right side of Her head, the Daily
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    • 255 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 24 TOMORROW Life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday JQ From 74ke to TW while maintaining my bustline "I lost more than 60cm of unwanted flab and not a single cm from my bustline. 11 "My dress size I 5 *r dropped from Jo
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    • 469 3 '/jiinalahidin t' Tan Sri Dato' S M Saliin Lin- will ht held at Singapore Expo Hall 3 on Thursday at H.3opm. Tickets mts3§, $50 and $75 are available jrom V Link (tel: (i2IS-7SS7K Muzika Records (tel: 6743-6546). Cafe 2 1 S (tcI:K449-93H2)and Ticket Charge (te1:6296-2<)2<)). k ell ILv vl LvJ
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    • 81 4 brand I Esplanade Theatre From 3 December 2003 Book At SISTIC 6348 5555 booking website:www.sistic.com.sg Tickets available at SISTIC outlets OtticuiMati OfhcalTVStanon Official Hotd Ev«m Maugtd By >J^^ nisi /TICJS m. IWWI.MWM rrrrr 1 central >-w 1 1 iJ ■fl I^2 H 111 I ■i w^ fl L 8 H
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      • 454 8 aDO 9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE D.lO FHOLD. SOLE Penthouse 90 Holland Rd. 4000 sq ft 4*1. 1 level. Pool/ tennis. 61-unit condo. Serene ambience. Lo* nance fee. Large master bdrm 500 sqft. *****711/ *****821 PN SPANISH VILLAGE. 1593 sqft 3 bdrms. F hold. Facilities. 10 mins to
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      • 333 8 Wffi D 1516 EAST COAST PTE APTS- SA.E BAYSHORE PARK. DIAMOND bdrms. Mid fir F/facii'ties. View Of Offer! Trevose 6732-2243 AMBERVILLE 1776 SOFT. High fir Sea view 3*l Move m. Near Parkway Shpg/ sch. *****138 aqt PENTHSE LIVING! LAGUNA 88 3*l*terraces. Apprcx. 2314 sq't Facilities. *****005 RMFC 0.15 THE HACIENDA.
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      • 3062 9 Pffl HOB APTS FOR SALE ijff| HOB APTS FOR SALE iWI HOB AP T S FOR SALE KWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iWI HDB APTS FOR SALE I (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) I (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) I^U (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) M^IBEDOK/CHAICHEE) CHAI CHEE) iBEDOK/CHAICHEE) ISHBI PROPERTY GUIDE HDB ESTATES i r Buy
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      • 550 9 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE ADVANCE LINK: *****638 BLK 846 YISHUN 801-3689 ORCHID PARK CONDO Cheapest! $330 psf up! 1830/ 1249/ 1141/ 900 sq ft. Penthse/ 3+l/ 2*l. Reservoir/ pool view. Near MRT/ NTUC. 40 units avail YISHUN Exec Mais 826.824,406.326. SOK E«ec Apt 836. 824. 791. MRT. SOK Exec
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      • 1142 9 RH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE Rll FACTORY SPACE Using CPF for purchase*: Unit Size 1,335 sq ft y^4 Selling Price $398,000 Assuming CPF $150,000 y% g Down Payment $79,600 lSrl^ 2t!> Loan $168,400 t S (base on 25-year loan term) I First Year Interest Rate** 3.5%
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      • 317 9 Rfl FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FOOD/ BIOTECH FTY Pandan lood. 4400 sqit i 3 fir. Just TOP. Ample carpark. 973-972 78 TAI SENG AYE. Terr fty ground (k aircon office. 100 amp. Move m cond. Free parking 9028 9066 CHEAP! PANTECH GROUND Near loading bay. 1766 sqft. Fitted partition, etc.
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      • 642 10 RII FACTORY SPACE Kfl FACTORY SPACE aii -I Another 5% discount off nett price $20,000 renovation rebate Instant move-in We pay 75% of your monthly bank instalments for the next 1 8 months Conditions apply selected units (above 3.900 sq ft) Call Now 6344 200JT PAYAUBI IS] LftM JURONG ENGRG
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      • 818 10 IT7I OFFICE SPACE tTfl OFFICE SPACE I FOR RENT Od FOR RENT Near Tanjong Pagar MRT Fitted units of various 6433 7786 (Natasha) rKEYPF^INT 371 Beach Road Offices ranging from 500 sq ft to 9.400 sq ft excellent location outside CBD I panoramic sea view I proximity to MRT stations
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      • 909 10 ■TTI OFFICE SPACE TEXTILE CTR./ UPP Pay' Lebar. Yio Chu Kanq 600-1200 sq.ft. F/ renovated. High floor Many units Low rent 9687 9490 PN BEST OEAL! FR. $2*+ psf. Immed. inside/ outside CBD. Near MRT 500-5000 sq.ft Professional svc qteed. 9487 0396 RE/MAX BUGIS FITTED OFFICE for sch/ IT/ agency/
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      • 1078 10 WTn shop space I*7l shop space W&U FOR RENT I^UfORRENT Excellent location •Area: 2196 sqft Next to food centre, shops banks Close to Raffles Place MRT station Ideal for Banks Finance Institutions, customer service centre showroom AustonNah 9879 5514 Ivy Lee 9188 0953 Artie Foo 9009 5577 HCEE33BHB Good location
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      • 709 10 ■X7l SHOP SPACE BTPURMEIBLK OBsMophse 152 sqm. Central Heavy human traffic. 900-700-72 E Realty FORTUNE CTR. 2 I -ned shops i 269 sq ft 291 sq.ft. Any trade 9819-3073/ 9304-3546 Ginza BT TIMAH PLAZA, all 470 sqft Facing lifts. Good yield. Reasonable Call Owner 6338 0020 SELLING BELOW VALUE! Juronq
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      • 868 10 ■Ttl WAREHOUSES/ fTfl WAREHOUSES/ Kfttl STORAGE mj STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT i-t^s RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX WAREHOUSE/OFFICE SPACE (Building upgrading near completion) Renovated office with oir-con > Temporary storoge space/ forkliH services under one roof Floor orec from 500 sq ft onwards Attractive rental pockoge Tel: *****661
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      • 320 13 KUALA LUMPUR Oally Daparturat from Orchard Road /s^^V SIN-XL 8 30am XL SIN 3 00pm l^gjjgg^«^l LUXURY EXECUTIVE COACH U>3^sEPff 6f SirvKL-Sm by Spore Registered Luxury Executive Coach direct to Hotel l^—^l t v^yi I^ y^y^^QW Shangry Hpy Cotjs How, Dfvtt Rawncv HoWJ 1 Urn by ™f I TIOMAN IgjND
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      • 533 13 RJCI ACADEMIC COURSES R)M ACADEMIC COURSES i Job hunting? Turn to the CLASSIFIED JOBS section (Classifications 603-695), which comes after NOTICES. i r mi 0C 3 .2 "Dip m Bu»in«*» 3C a. 'Dip ,n Mafk«untj fs 7.J..2 'Wluh«r HajgaitqSgtnnvi vfl 5j s "A<jV4i>c*a Qtflituw* lii Qu«ine*» n i c 'a4cn<jlorQ|gtt»in^i»
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      • 512 13 RM FOREIGN STUDENT CONDO WALKING DISTANCE tO Somerset MRT. $600 mcl laun dry Bathrm attached. Student guardianship acceptable. Office *****888 Mr Koh 9109 4088 STUDENTS GUARDIANSHIP GOVT/ Pte Sch/ Poly Admission, student pass, tuition. Accommodation for $150/ pax. 9818 1103 RJI LANGUAGE COURSES XTO6ER Spw^^H STUDY JAPANESE With Our Patented
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      • 690 14  -  ADELE ONG WRITTEN BY Careers that require specific professional skills need highly relevant and practical training, preferably on the job! Two industries that need its workers to experience such skills training are nursing and hospitality. So what does it take to become a nurse, or to
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      • 584 14 Durmn Ow< I--.WW EyV^kTS J^^^^ M^^^^k. rVirirM 12 Hm** \W hrt-nm. llmonjtr. Port Tim. 1 1 month, I l!*.rT5H \Mfaw t Hmfey lmon#n^ F J Trn. I mortfr^ I TCalling ALL 'N' O' 'A' Level, ITE, Diploma holder and Matured Students J I l^g^ NITEC m Electronics (Computer Tech) fv_|__,_
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      • 930 15 IN L H E_HJGH COURT OF TJiE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 1433 of 2003/ M In the Matter of Sections 73 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 And In the Matter of IRE CORPORATION LIMITED (RCNo *****2465W) Applicants ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATIONS CAPITAL REDUCTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
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      • 865 15 TENDER NOTICE SIA Engineering Company Limited invites tenders for the following items: Item No Description K( T 01 Supply, delivery, installation and 4XI comniiNsionini: ot cither ot all of the following equipment to SIA i Engineering C'onipanv (SIAEC). A i Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine B) Diamond Flat Lapping Polishing System C)
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      • 1679 15 THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE THE URA CENTRE. EAST WING. A Cl-V 45 MAXWELL ROAD, #05-1 1/#O6-11, -f... SINGAPORE *****8 V Vl TEL: *****497/*****504 FAX: *****418 i The Public Trustee E-mail address: mlaw ipto enquiry@mlaw.gov sq ce«t no m-i-mrn I 3 SS ISO 8001 2000 DECEASED NAME NRIC DATE Of DEATH REF.
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      • 1257 16 f DCPDII TrilTnr Classified Jabs 1 I UUIUt Executive Appointments J 603 Job AtpNutMn 634 Call Centres/Telemarketing 657 Aviation/Aerospace Acfcnowtedywetrts 636 Customer Service 658 Ceneral Production 606 Professimiah/EiKUtim 639 Agents/ Broken/ Traders 660 Internship/Apprenticeship/ 609 Engineers 642 Hotei/ResUurant/Lowqe Attachment 612 IT/l«tocom 643 SUN Assistants 663 Warehousing/ Inventory 615 Lecturmq/Teachinq 645
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      • 2219 16 JTTfI PROFESSIONAL/ Lf7|7l PROFESSIONAL/ fliTl PROFESSIONAL/ iTTfI PROFESSIONAL/ P7STI PROFESSIONAL/ VTiTI PROFESSIONAL/ PT|fl PROFESSIONAL/ VMI rvrnmur WWM EXECUTIVE W^l EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE U^ EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE IXpi Get connected to Singapore's best employers. iXLLfL' V^"m j W th ver 240 offic< Kelly Services has successfully placed im *^JI over 120,000 candidates m
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      • 221 16 lf?l ART/CREATIVE I Why High Performers choose us I I over other Interior Design firms I SALES MANAGERS (3 positions) Personal 4 over-ndirs Fast performer I yf experience Basic commission Profit sharing scheme Pis call *****858 or email to: kinzo^singnet.com.sg High basic and commission. Call *****177 or *****513 Blk 47
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      • 462 17 QftfcOMMUNICATIONS HjmjV j^ rej t%^ rM i required Sungei Kadut holder. female working environment Please e-mail with full resume to: cheng I haleynrood.com.sg or call. 6269-5231 15 MKTG EXECS. (3 yrs contract) A' level/ Dip/ Degree. Customer Svc/ Mktg e»penence. Toa Payon. Call 6337 3183 (C-*****U) MAID AGENCY URGENTLY requires
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      • 389 17 1) Cashiers 2) Customer Service Representatives 3) Retail Assistants (Non-Food Grocery) 4) Fresh Food Assistants 5) Bakers 1 year's experience 6) Butchers 7) Salesmen 1 year's experience m A/V computers Walk-in In'iftryisw Monday-Friday: 3pm spm Human Resource Department CARREFOUR SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD 8 Temasek Boulevard, #04-01/02/03 Suntec Tower 3, Singapore
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      • 501 17 Trading Company requires: Experience m servicing supermarkets dealers Good attitude willing to work hard Valid class 3 licence 5V2 days week Basic salary commission Pis fax to: The Marketing Manager Fax: *****058 Is your career going at this pace? fGr^ Move on w^ c right people, dt the nght pldce'
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      • 278 17 9 lahty S2^i with CPF i.i>ntnbution a Working hours ,r-ullM2pm-J 30r»m Ofl vSun'' Flexible 4 hrs per day M taid invniva! MaiajntaM wuh S SPM tn g welcome Intermediate Consultancy requires TELESALES OFFICERS We provide: Basic $1.4K-SI.SK basic Sales training Career advancement We require: Minimum 'O' level 0 Fluent Walk
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      • 506 17 BE YOUR OWN BOSS! C&H is an estab Property Agency Join us as Property Agent Can earn SIOOK per year Up to 90% Commission No Associate Fee Training provided Manager guidance Strong admin support FREE CAREER TALK Every Tues Thurs, 7.30pm at Lor 6 Toa Payoh DO6-11 HDB Hub Call
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      • 445 17 50 RETAIL ASSTS needed, island wide. Male environment. Must be willing to stack heavy cartons shift work. Walk m Blk 134. UO2 307 D Jurong East St 13 or call *****041. (C*****2H) FEMALE SALES MERCHANDISER needed ior beverages, super market sales experience preferred, own trpt, attractive commission trpt allowance, pis
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      • 283 17 Wfffi CALL CENTRES/ TELEMARKETING We are looking for self-motivated people, who like to succeed! Hate Waking up early? Love talking on the phone? Hungry for If YES, then we have the job for you! Part time teie sales/ afternoon shift Based m Orchard Rd Fun working environment Training provided Competitive
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      • 296 17 f Due to our company expansion, we require With I without expenence Minimum N level Computer Merate •lATA UFTAA Diploma preferred S porear PR Malaysian with SPM 6 credits Bmngua. m Engi sn Mandanr Good interpersonal cofnrPunicar.:" s- ICCI Bookkeeping or equivalent preferred Dp oma m Accounting i Computer literate
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      • 145 17 a HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE restaurant ha^ 1) FULL TIME CASHIER cum WAITRESS 2) PART TIME ASSISTANT COOKS 3) PART TIME KITCHEN HELPER Place of work Plaza Singapura Please call *****533 for an interview today between 10.00 am X 4pm. Interviews will be held at 396 Alexandra Road 803-OU BP Tower, Singapore
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      • 951 18 WH HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ PJH HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 1& IndoChine Outlet Managers Assistant Managers Bar Manageresses Pis email to HR@lndoChine.com.sg I" Supervisors I Captains I Waiters Waitresses Cashiers I Barmen /Barmaids Sommerliers Guest Relation/Hostesses I Part-timer I Handy Men Electrical, plumbing and carpentary work I Walk m interview from 20/10/03(Mon) to 23 10 03(Thur)
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      • 628 18 Pffl HAIR/ BEAUTY Pfijl HAIR/ BtAUTY 1. Customer Service/ Cashier Mm '0' level above with relevant experience Pleasant personality, able to handle enquiries Computer literate. Bilingual (English Mandarin) Singaporean or PR only 2. Beauty Therapist cum Consultants 3. Trainer Possess relevant Beauty Dip/Cert e.g. Cidesco. etc 2-3 years experience m
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      • 652 18 iffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ Wj^ CLERICAL ADMIN ASSISTANT GCE 0' Level General admin duties Bilingual m English Mandarin PR/ M'sian Tel: 6861 6737 Fax: 6861 5605 GCE 0 or H level Basic accounting knowledge Computer literate 1 Able to work independently Preferably Malaysian Interested please call Sylvia after 11 30 am 1)
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      • 906 18 TECHNICAL Hjfl TECHNICAL Iff] TECHNICAL BcJnK ■fWS3»if3 m i UL BFv2PrW j I i. *m^ Our expansion plans have created the following opportunity. Join the team as: PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS GCE '0' level/Nitec Successful candidates will perform operation, alignment, calibration and minor repairs of production machineries Able to work 12-hour rotating
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      • 405 18 I TECHNICAL IICo m Changi urgently requ res! II Responsibilities II Perform Incoming I Outgoing Inspection IRequirements If* Require to do shits work ■I' Possess a: least Secondary Two qualification l| Require skills US Word Excel Interested, please contact Ms Joleen Tan at I ***** 408 Marine Engineering Co. seeks
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      • 484 18 Wfl GENERAL I PRODUCTION QA INSPECTOR Seoondvy pttfcnMi with QA experience 12 hours shift 7pm to 7am OPERATORS Primary 12 hours shift 7pm to 7am office hours •lor Office Hours preferablv with Soldering expeneru t FEMALE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS AVI TECH ELECTRONICS I (S) PTE LTD 19A Serangoon North Aye 5
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      • 805 19 f&n GENERAL LfCTI GENERAL WWI PRODUCTION Urgently required Production Operators Mm. GCE 'N' level with PC literacy^^™ Physically fit with good eyesight Special bonus after completion of contract 5-day work week V t Transport provided at designated points Bilingual m English Mandarin Only Singaporeans/PRs need to apply Walk-in interview Mon-Fri:
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      • 723 19 Ky^ PRODUCTION 12HRS OPERATORS AT Juronq U Trot Ii Bt Batok No -58/ ,70. *****61? WOODLANDS 8.30AM-S.3OPM S6O om 8.30 am $70. Lots of OT Trpt provided. *****003 JURONC 7AM. -4PM. $41. NTC fresh qtads. welcome. Chinese speaking. Call 6456-2003 19S1 WAREHOUSING/ WXil INVENTORY A Logistic Co requires •At least
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      • 592 19 EARN UP TO $1,700 PER MONTH f^> Protection Officers at APRO Tuas Jurong City Area River Valley 1 Buona Vista Changi Minimum Requirements Singapore Citizen or PR Secondary 2 education Speak and write fluent English Physically fit and willing to work 12-hr shifts Advantage PC Skills/Security experience Benefits Annual Leave/Medical
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      • 398 19 ftlU CHAUFFEURS CLASS 4 DRIVER required Able to clear cargo fror airport Prefer those residing m North area Walk m interview (10am 4pmi Blk 21 Pandan Loop *****1 opposite Pantech Bldg Clementi Interchange bus no. 285 TORNADO TRANSPORT REOUIRES Class 4 Drivers to work at Cargo Complex, interested pis call
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      • 651 19 iRI PART-TIME/ W^l TEMPORARY V Evening 7pm 10pm (5 days per week) Good Remuneration Sales-Onented with good communication skill Pleasant Personality i Students are welcome For an interview appt. I please call *****518. A STATUTORY BOARD (ROBINSON) Answer calls/ CC mths A level aoove. Pis emai' suhn -< seacare com.sg
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      • 851 19 [fry] OTHER Rrl OTHER Wji OTHER SATS, provides airport ground handling services to over 45 scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applications for the following position: CONTRACT AVIATION SCREENING AGENT (Gross salary including allowances $1200 pm) REQUIREMENTS: You should possess one of the following: 1 GCE 'O'
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      • 621 19 MODELLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TVC. Magazines. Press Ads etc Age '6 40 s ALL RACES 0 o*' assiq' BABIES/ TODDLERS RECRUITMENT Age 6 mths i ALL RACES CHILD MODELLING 4 PORTFOLIO Age 4 12 yrs Old ALL RACES Avail this OCT NOV SENIOR CITIZEN RECRUITMENT Age 5060s ALL RACES No fees
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      • 161 20 Inline with our expansion, Comfort Driving Centre we are i" vitin g W qualified applicants for the A member of COMfORTOf icrq fo u owing posts: Job Requirements: > Degree/Diploma m Business Admin or equivalent Matured and hands-on experience preferably from a service industry > Familiar with ISO/PDS documentation Effective
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