The Straits Times, 4 December 2003

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  • 31 1 The Straits Times \&b{ablis}ied 1845 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA 1 JUirSQciy December 4 2003 102 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 *M~ Astkiidporc Press IftiUimA publication OU Cents
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  • 435 1 US gets tough on weapons material 'Rogue nations' warned of firm action to intercept material m transit and stop spread of weapons of mass destruction WASHINGTON The United States and its allies are ready to use "robust techniques" to stop rogue nations from getting the materials they need to make
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  • 737 1  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Most caught for drug crimes, with highest number held m Thailand BR BEHHDBARS THAILAND Out of 129 jailed, five are on death row for drug trafficking; 22 on life terms Most are in for drug offences; 15% for such offences as document fraud,
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  • 56 1 THEY'RE OUT EVEN BEFORE GAMES OPEN: ONG CHIN KAI Footballer Anuar Shah (right) consoles tearful defender Razaleigh Khalik after Singapore went down 0-2 to Malaysia m Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. The Young Lions' second defeat m two matches means the Singapore team is out of the soccer competition even
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 167 2 ESTATE MANAGERS TO IMPROVE THE estate management industry launched a new accreditation scheme yesterday to raise standards m the industry. The scheme sets minimum standards for the estimated 200 managing agents of private developments here, ana requires them to show proof of professional qualifications and experience before they get
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    • 71 2 BASHR'S KNIVES' UNSHEATHED "I MAKE many knives and I sell many knives, but I am not responsible for what happens to them," said alleged Jemaah Islamiah leader Abu Bakar Bashir when asked if he had ordered students to attack Christian targets. His metaphor is a further indication that rising
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    • 63 2 TEST HOT COMBAT TRAINING' THE Ministry of Defence comments on a suggestion that soldiers should train as they would fight A standard physical fitness test, the Individual Physical Proficiency Test comprises four static stations and a 2.4 km run m T-shirt, shorts and track shoes. It is not conducted
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    • Article, Illustration
      85 2 NEW FILM-MAKERS GO TO WORK THANKS to the inaugural Film Incubator Programme, two novice film-makers will get to make their first full-length film. Under the Singapore Film Commission initiative offered m partnership with media training outfit Media Hive first-time film-makers get a production budget of $100,000 and are mentored
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  85 words
    • 118 2 Signs of the ties with Portugal PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is on an official visit to Portugal, said on Tuesday the familiar words he sees m signs m Lisbon are a reminder of the cen-turies-old ties between Portugal and South-east Asia. He said these ties have been
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    • 98 2 600 AIA agents 'churned' policies SOME 600 AIA agents have been "churning" customer policies, a practice condemned by the industry as unprofessional and against policyholders' interests, the insurance giant revealed yesterday. Industry leaders said the practice of advising policyholders to surrender one investment-linked policy and buy a new one
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    • 75 2 From class to zoo FOR the past three weeks, scjence teacher Regina Davamoni has had an opportunity to live her dream taking care of animals at the zoo. She handles a 3m-long rock python, a ferret and a slow loris as part of a work attachment intended to broaden
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    • 79 2 IPOs CAUSING INDIGESTION' SBI E2-Capital chief Choo Chee Kong said he sees the start of "some indigestion** m the initial public offering (IPO) market even though his firm was one of the top managers of local IPOs this year. At the same time, he said he will diversify away
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    • 90 2 RUSSIA MAY PUli PLUG ON KYOTO A SENIOR Kremlin official said on Tuesday Russia would not ratify an international treaty to curb global warming, m what may be a fatal blow to years of diplomatic efforts. A senior Russian official said Moscow could not accept the 1997 plan m
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    • 159 2 WORLD BANK OFFER TO JAKARTA THE World Bank has offered Indonesia fresh loans of between US$45O million (Ss7BO million) and US$B5O million for each of the next four years, arguing the country needs lots of help to lift millions out of poverty. The loans offered are higher than the
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    • 73 2 BECKHAM FOR ENGLAND SWITCH? DAVID Beckham said he will ask England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to play him m the centre of midfield for England m Euro 2004. He also revealed the full extent of his feud with Manchester manager Alex Ferguson. He said his former boss, whom he once
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    • 114 2 M\l\ Prime 3,4,6 World 8-25 Editorial 26 Commentary 26 ,27 Forum 28 HOME Home Hl-H7 Tech 6r Science H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia. A1,A2,A4,A5 China A3 S-EAsia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB.A9 Money Al3-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics L 4 Cover story L6-L7 Fashion... LB-Ll4 Cinema guide Ll9-L2l What's
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 347 3  -  SHARMELPAL KAUR By PIRELLI may have nothing to worry about yet. But garbage company SembCorp Environmental Management (SembEnviro) is determined to make its sexy calendars at least as collectible as the ones the Italian tyremaker is so famous for. SembEnviro's first attempt last year
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    • 523 3 Self-confessed cannibal advertised online for a victim and a man showed up, ready to be mutilated and eaten before death BERLIN The advertisement on the Internet read: "Seeking well-built man, 18-30 years old for slaughter." The man who answered it was killed and
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    • 310 4 CAR certificates of entitlement (COE) fell by up to 9 per cent at this month's first tender yesterday to close a tad over $24,000. With the exception of one freak result, when the COE price fell to $101 m June 2001, the COE
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    • 451 4  - Cost-cuts can turn off good staff, bosses told BRIAN LEE Singapore companies better than others m Asia, but too focused on cutting costs and salaries, global HR consultant finds Bu CUTS: Limited cancut.Atsome^oin\ U you will start hurting the organisation.' Mr Keppler SINGAPORE bosses have come under fire from a
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    • 107 4 THESE Suzy Dolls, the donation boxes for the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore, are moved by special education teachers to their new Pasir Ris Drive 1 premises. After 47 years at Gilstead Road, m the Newton area, the association moved to the four-storey, $12 million
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    • 181 4 CANBERRA Eating an orange a day can keep certain cancers away, according to latest research. The Australian government's key research group, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has found that consuming citrus fruits could reduce the risk of mouth,
      Reuters  -  181 words
    • 323 6 Who'S thiS man? Described as being of Asian appearance, he stopped a light blue or white car, similar to a Toyota Echo, m Willis Street outside the University of New South Wales just before 2pm on Sept 15. Mr Tony Tan Poh Chuan
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    • 486 6 It puts deal for the supply of air tankers on hold while it investigates charges of irregularities m the way it was executed WASHINGTON The Pentagon has put a US$lB billion (5532.4 billion) air-tanker contract with Boeing on hold while it investigates charges of
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    • 198 6 STRANDED drivers sitting on the roofs of their cars m West Melbourne yesterday, trapped by rising floodwaters, the result of the worst thunderstorm to hit Australia's second-largest city m a century. Firemen were forced to use boats to rescue them, and those trapped on the roofs
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  • WORLD
    • 377 8 A top official says Moscow will not back the Kyoto Protocol but a deputy economy minister says no decision has been made MOSCOW The fate of the Kyoto global warming treaty has been thrown into doubt following an announcement from a senior Russian official that Moscow
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  377 words
    • 707 11  -  TAN TARN HOW Seeing signs m Lisbon of historic links to S-E Asia, PM Goh says it should take advantage of this Hu IN LISBON PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday said that the familiar words he sees m signs all
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    • 355 11 OUTCRY OVER COMPUTER GAME MIAMI Miami's Haitian and Cuban communities are up m arms over a topselling computer game that exhorts players to "kill the Haitians" and "kill the Cubans". Haitian and Cuban representatives said on Tuesday that the game, Grand Theft Auto:
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    • 637 12  -  BETSY PISIK Washington will do so bilaterally and through the United Nations, adding that new, tougher Security Council resolution is not needed By FOR THK STRAITS TIMF.S NEW YORK US officials said yesterday that they would press individual nations on a bilateral
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    • 306 12 NAIROBI The United States has warned of possible terror attacks against two hotels m Kenya and a housing compound for Westerners m Saudi Arabia. Tuesday's warning on the possible attack on the hotels m Nairobi was disclosed m an advisory by the US State
      AP; Reuters; AFP  -  306 words
    • 326 16 MARSEILLE (France) Two nuclear reactors have been shut down and 4,000 people forced to leave their homes when flash floods swept south and eastern France. The floods have killed at least five people and forced the authorities yesterday to declare the second biggest French
      AFP; Reuters; EPA  -  326 words
    • 372 16 Critics say the Bill, which lifts curbs on profits by media firms, favours Berlusconi's businesses ROME The Italian Parliament has passed a controversial media Bill which critics say favours Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's business empire. After a drawn-out battle, Mr Berlusconi's centre-right allies
      Reuters; AFP  -  372 words
    • 719 17 It fears move may lend legitimacy to Geneva Accord and undermine 'road map' deal with Palestinians 'IDONTKNOW NHYIOR ANYONE aSEIN THEU.S. GOVERNMENT SHOULD DENY OURSELVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OTHERS AND WHO HAVE IDEAS WITH RESPECT TO PEACE.' Mr Powell,
      AP; Reuters  -  719 words
    • 223 17 UNITED NATIONS The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session next Monday to consider putting more pressure on Israel after it rejected a demand to stop building a barrier deep into the Palestinian West Bank. The move was announced on
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    • 244 18 Great Barrier Reef to get more protection CANBERRA The Australian government wants to make the Great Barrier Reef the most protected coral reef system m the world, the BBC reported. It has sent a plan to Parliament to increase so-called green zones, where commercial and recreational fishing is banned, from
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    • 554 18 It opens door to possibility of an 'ethical' market m Britain that lets donors sell organs for transplants LONDON British doctors are debating a radical change m medical law to allow the National Health Service (NHS) to buy organs from live donors m Britain
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    • 140 18 MEXICO Cny Mexican prosecutors said on Tuesday that a key witness, whose bullet-riddled body was found last week, may have been murdered for exposing dirty war crimes as Mexico struggles to come to terms with a dark chapter of its recent past. The shot
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    • 582 19 They put up a strong ffioht after being ambushed, and villagers came out to gloat after they were killed LATIFIYA (Iraq) The seven Spanish intelligence agents killed near here were tailed, trapped and killed by more than a dozen gunmen, according to witnesses and
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    • 1240 20 US cracking down in Iraq Troops raid town and nab 27 suspects Plans militia force to fight terrorists BORDER: Syria told to do more LONDON British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw called on Syria on Tuesday to do more to prevent insurgents from using its oorders to cross into Iraq to
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    • 154 21 No delay by S. Korea SEOUL South Korea will not delay sending more troops to help US-led forces m Iraq once parliament approves the plan, President Roh Moo-Hyun said yesterday. Although the opposition has a majority m parliament, Mr Roh is considered likely to secure approval for the
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    • 154 21 BANGKOK Thailand will keep its 433 medical and engineering troops m Iraq at least until March as recent attacks on foreigners do not warrant an early pullout, a senior Thai army officer said yesterday. Supreme Commander General Somthat Attanant said he saw no need for Thai
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    • 488 22 Convicting a German cannibal of murder may be difficult as the victim offered to be 'dined upon' BERLIN Prosecutors m the case of the German who killed and ate a man could face legal problems proving he had committed murder because
      Reuters; AFP; AP  -  488 words
    • 257 22 LONDON After years of wrangling over its existence, anthropologists increasingly concur that cannibalism is a tradition that has spaniaftl cultures and centuries. But- the extent to which it has been practised remains an academic battleground, the BBC said m a report. While modern societies have proven
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    • PEOPLE
      • 147 23 Chancellor 'most powerful man in Britain' VOTED TOPS IN 60 POLL LONDON It is yet another accolade for Britain's Iron Chancellor. Fresh from becoming a father and being acclaimed as a sex god by the Erotic Review, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has been judged GQ magazine's most powerful
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      • 136 23 UNITED NATIONS A son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was among sue winners of this years United Nations prize for human rights work. Mr Deng Pufang founded the China Disabled Persons' Federation m 1988. He became paralysed after a fall from a
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      • 81 23 NEW YORK Ms Fran Capo is one fast talker. The woman is listed as the Guinness Book of World Records' FastestTalking Female for speaking at a rate of 603.32 words per minute, or 10 words a second. The comedienne and writer said her skill helps her m a
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      • 108 23 NEW YORK A New York doctor who treated Beatle George Harrison during his final days has been fined US$5,OOO (558,640) for talking about it Dr Gil Lederman, the director of radiation oncology at Staten Island University Hospital, was reprimanded by the state's health department for violating
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      • 45 23 Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, fired amid allegations she was too fat, has been reinstated by Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. Slobodan Milosevic, the former Serb president on trial m The Hague for war crimes, plans to run for office m Serbia's Dec 28 elections from his prison cell.
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      • 40 23 Quoteworthy 'It's a better alternative to TV and less costly than drink, and keeps your mind active. Mr Mike Hayes, marketing director of game developer Codemasters, explaining why an increasing number of British pensioners are getting hooked on computer games
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    • 636 23 Serb officer involved m Bosnia massacre sentenced on lesser charge after admitting his guilt and helping court THE HAGUE UN judges, passing a tougher sentence than requested by prosecutors for a man who admitted taking part m Europe's worst atrocities since World
      AP; Reuters; AFP  -  636 words
    • 196 23 18 jailed for genocide killings in Rwanda KIGALI A Rwandan court has convicted 18 men for taking part m the slaughter of about 20,000 ethnic Tutsis who had sought refuge m a church during the country's 1994 genocide. The court on Tuesday handed down jail sentences of between seven and
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • 1361 24  -  ANTHONY PAUL By KORTHK. STRAITSTIMES AN INDONESIAN intelligence official recalls a meeting last year with Abu Bakar Bashir, alleged leader of Jemaah Isi ami ah, a clandestine terrorist group linked to the notorious Al-Qaeda Islamists. Was it not true, he asked, that Bashir had ordered students
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    • The Straits Times
      • 609 24 THE broad figures hardly tell the real story. Of the 40 million people worldwide with Aids or infected with HIV, around 7.4 million live m Asia and the Pacific. While accounting for a fifth of the global stricken population is not a small thing, it is not
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    • 1266 24  -  LAL NELSON By FOR THE STRAITSTIMES GEORGE Bernard Shaw once said: "I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad." These remarks by the famous Irish playwright offer more wisdom to travellers than what he probably intended. The recent rape of
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    • 686 25  - Don't doom that boom before it can take off WILLIAM S AFIRE By THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON You cannot accuse The New York Times of throwing a wet blanket on good economic news. "Manufacturing at Highest Level m Two Decades" was Tuesday's headline m the bolder Cheltenham type. "Hiring
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    • 1032 25  - Regional community Triangle of animosity stands in the way FELIX SOH By DEPUTY EDITOR SEOUL With a burst of razzmatazz, energetic XPop singing group, BabyVox, and Korean actor, heartthrob Lee Byun Heon, launched South Korea's foray into regional integration. The five svelte members of the all-girl group lip-synched and pranced
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Thursday, December 4, 2003
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    • 44 1 NATURAL-BORN ENTSEPRENEIMS 'Sports people have a flair for business, because m sports you take risks and learn to face and overcome failures every day. Mr Raymond Malt, head of student development at the Singapore Sports School, where students will go through an entrepreneurship programme
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    • 730 1  - Minimum standards set for estate managers TAN HUI YEE But new accreditation scheme lacks teeth because it is not compulsory; still industry and residents welcome move §!L EASIER TIME: Own team developments such as shopping-cum-residential complexes may be managed by multi-tiered management corporations in future. Then, shop owners in such
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    • 455 2 CALLING on Singapore Airlines' management and unions to work together and think long term, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tone has reminded both sides of the need to keep the carrier strong and efficient especially with budget carriers looming on the
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    • 302 2  -  CRYSTAL CHAN Bu AIRASIA is the only budget airline so far to say it would prefer to use Seletar Airport, so before the state spends $100 million on upgrading the airport, all other options must be considered Making this point yesterday, Transport Minister Yeo
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    • 628 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR Aiming to head SIA pilots' union, Captain Syed Abdul Kader unveils his election manifesto to its members on Alpa-S website By TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT CAPTAIN Syed Abdul Kader Syed Ali took off for Copenhagen last night, but not before posting his manifesto
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    • 645 3 Captain Hilbert Fernandez's credentials HE STARTED MiHa^ii 1980 MdstopM m 1991. He has sailed m a whole range of vessels like feneral cart* ships, hulk containers and container vessels, although never as a captain. He has a Master for Foreign-Going Ships certificate, whkh means
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    • 590 3  - Maritime expert's maths ability questioned WONG SHER MAINE BEN NADARAJAN Defence counsel challenges his key calculations and accuses him of relying on wrong or outdated data Bu and AT ONE point m the RSS Courageous trial yesterday, eyebrows were raised when Senior Counsel Steven Chong asked the prosecution's expert witness:
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    • 586 4  - IN A FIT OF JEALOUS RAGE ELENA CHONG ♦Man slashed ex-wife Jailed for 30 months By A JEALOUS man flew into a rage and slashed his former wife with a paper cutter when he saw her m the company of some men, a district court heard yesterday. Khalid Mohamad Zain's
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    • 377 4  -  TANYA FONG National Day award winner Milkeet Singh tracked down millions m jewellery the conwoman took By IT TOOK visits to about 40 pawnshops all over Singapore before Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Milkeet Singh could build a profile of the woman who duped
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    • 320 4 DEFAMATION SUIT A QUARREL between twin brothers m which one had sued the other and his wife for defamation has taken a new turn. Engineer Gary Goh Boon Ho, 41, and his wife, Madam Jasmine Koh Lay Koon, 34, who live m Brisbane,
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    • 455 5  -  JANE NG 68 take up work attachment scheme Bi THE last three weeks have given science teacher Regina Davamoni an opportunity to live her dream taking care of animals at the zoo. Each day, she handles a 3m-long rock python, a ferret
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    • IN SHORT
      • 81 5 THE National Library Board's (NLB) deputy chief executive, Mr R. Ramachandran, has become the first Asian to head an international library federation based m The Hague, Netherlands. Mr Ramachandran, 61, will take up his post as secretarygeneral of the International Federation of Library Associations and
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      • 99 5 AROUND 16,000 children aged six to 16 are dyslexic but few parents know about this learning difficulty, says the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. Those with dyslexia have problems reading and writing, and have poor memory skills. To raise public awareness of the learning disability,
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      • 89 5 AROUND 270 young innovators are spending their vacation creating materials for use m the defence, aerospace and biomedical industries. The students, from the 16 junior colleges (JCs) and two centralised institutes, are participating m the annual NTUJC challenge. They are working m teams of 15
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      • 70 5 THE National University of Singapore plans to launch a masters degree course m Chinese law next July. The specialist degree will be offered m collaboration with the East China University of Politics and Law, and Peking University Law School. The one-year programme, which
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    • 375 5  -  ALEXIS HOOI One-stop premises planned to deal with all issues relating to maids *!L A GROUP set up m November last year to look into problems faced by foreign maids here now wants to set up a permanent centre to deal with matters related to them.
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    • 297 5 AS CASUALTIES continue to mount among foreign troops and international relief workers m Iraq, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean again pressed home the need for Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel to be m the embattled country. Speaking to the graduating class of the
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    • 779 6  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Burrowing through Fort Canning Hill to build an underground road instead of excavating from above will preserve 22 trees at least Bz SAVED: Loyanq's Khaya trees LOYANG Avenue's African mahogany or Khaya trees would have had to go if the
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    • 478 7  - Sentosa residential tender draws 'strong' 130 bids LEONG PIK YIN First batch of 22 land parcels for homes sees last-minute bids; analysts impressed with 'overwhelming' response By SENTOSA COVE Will BE A RESORT WITHIN A RESORT. IT'S VERY UNKHIL' —Ho Bee Investments' C h ua Thian Poh ABOUT 130 bids
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    • 467 7  -  SANDRA DA VIE By EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT THE Singapore Sports School really means business. When it starts next month, it will put every student through an entrepreneurship programme m Secondary 1 and 2, to hone their business skills. They will even be
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    • 257 7 TRYING to imanhandle a driver who honked at him and overtook him, has landed Chor Hung Hwa, 43, m jail for a month. Catching up with the other driver, Mr Wong Liang Chin, 28, at a traffic light, Chor got out
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    • TECH & SCIENCE
      • 455 8  -  HO KA WEI Over 1,000 may go as competition hots up, but industry itself is set for recovery, analyst predicts By] IN A few years, it will be almost impossible to find any devices that do not come equipped with wireless technology,
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      • 492 8  - Saving the environment atom by atom CHANG AI-LIEN Scientists use new method to design eco-friendly materials Bij SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT 'The key is to design a material that is environmentally friendly, from cradle to grave. Dr White, director of Centre for Advanced Research of Ecomaterials RESEARCHERS of the past stumbled on
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      • 173 8 NEW YORK HewlettPackard (HP), one of several computer companies pushing into the consumer electronics market, plans to launch an HP-branded online music store, probably at a trade show next month, a company executive said on Tuesday. The music service will be run m conjunction with
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    • 222 2 Guest of Honour: Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health Date t 7 December 2003 (Sunday) Time 1.30pm Spm venue Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Theatrette I Admission Free Time Topic Speaker 1.30pm Registration 2.00pm Welcome and Opening Speech by Mr Tan Gaok Tlsn, President Parkinson's Disease
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    • 16 1 The Straits Times asia Thursday, December 4, 2003 The Straits Times money Thursday, December 4, 2003
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    • 41 1 DADDY KNOWS BEST 'Don't you have a father? Isn't he the absolute ruler of your family? Mustn't he be obeyear A North Korean guard, lecturing South Korean tourists on why they should all obey Great Leader Kirn J oag II 9?
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    • 603 1  - Tough on Tame Taiwan on trade JASON LEOW Chinese Premier's US trip will show contrasting treatments of festering Sino-US issues By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will take the issues of trade and Taiwan to the United States next week, but his treatment of each case will be
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      • CHINESE PREMIER'S UPCOMING VISIT TO U.S.
        • 323 2 TAIPEI The United States has cancelled planned computer war games with Taiwan because of rising cross-strait tension over contentious referendum legislation, reports said yesterday. CTI television said the reason given for the cancellation was media leaks, but that behind the scenes, it was
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        • 851 2  -  ROGER MITTON Chinese Premier will likely ask Bush to rein m Taiwan's president, but trade differences won't be allowed to sour visit By U.S. CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON The Bush administration can expect to come under plenty of pressure when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao comes a-calling
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        • 312 2 SHANGHAI China hopes to resolve tensions over its trade surplus with the United States through negotiation, not retaliation, an official report said yesterday. Mr Long Yongtu, who headed China's side during its long effort to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said now was
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      60 3 PHOTOS: REUTERS IT WAS a beautiful sight, literally, for the cameramen gathered m China to cover Saturday's Miss World 2003 contest when Miss Norway Elisabeth Wathne posed for photographs m Sanya resort yesteraay. The venue of the beauty pageant m Sanya, which is located on China's tropical
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    • 347 3 Chinese 'ready for bloody fight over Taiwan' Army says it is ready for Olympics boycott and casualties if Taipei goes ahead with independence vote BEIJING Senior Chinese military officers yesterday warned Taiwan that it was staring into the abyss of war and that the mainland was ready for "necessary" casualties
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    • 208 3 BEIJING President Hu Jintao expressed his firm support for embattled Hong Kong leader Tung Chee Hwa after the two met m the Chinese capital yesterday, and said the territory's economic health depends on "close cooperation" with the mainland. Hong Kong's top pro-Beijing party suffered
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    • 433 4 Opposition set to oattle Roh over graft probe Ending their boycott of parliament, the opposition parties have the numbers to override President's veto of investigation SEOUL Opposition leaders ended their boycott of South Korea's parliament yesterday, saying tney would reconvene today to override President Roh Moo Hyun's veto of an
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      28 4 REUTERS A. dancer wearing a glowing tutu made of LEDs at a Tokyo fashion show on Sunday. The show featured outfits which combined fashion and technology.
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    • 335 4  -  GOH SUI NOI By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING Building a "newage Silk Road" can close the cultural gap and strengthen links between Asia ana Europe, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Lee Boon Yang, said yesterday. < The
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    • 394 4 WASHINGTON Sixnation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis may not take place this month and may be pushed back to January or February, a United States official has warned. The first indication that preparations for the talks could be
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    • 442 5 Takefuji Corp chairman is suspected of ordering a tap on the phone or a journalist who criticised his business activities TOKYO The founder of Japan's top consumer finance company, Takefuji Corp, has been arrested on suspicion of ordering his staff to wiretap the
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    • 59 5 EPA Refugees on the Pakistani side of Kashmir tossing gifts to their relatives across the Neelum River m Indian Kashmir yesterday. Hundreds of refugees came to the border city of Karin to see their relatives on the other side after Pakistan and India declared
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    • 263 5 DEAL WITH CHINA Officials remain tight-lipped about project ISLAMABAD China will sell Pakistan a second nuclear power plant next year to help solve its energy problems, government officials said yesterday. The power plant will be built m Chashma, 225 km south-west of Islamabad, and will
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    • ASIA FILE
      • 64 5 JAPAN, ASEAN HOLD ANTI-TERROR MEETING JAPAN and Asean members yesterday opened a two-day meeting that was expected to examine ways to crack down on terrorist networks operating m the region. The gathering comes ahead of a Dec 11-12 JapanAsean summit m Tokyo that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hopes will help
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      • 33 5 A MOTORCYCLE collided with a police vehicle accompanying Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's car yesterday, but a spokesman for Mr Koizumi's office said he was unhurt Reuters
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      • 38 5 KIRIBATI President Anote Tong said yesterday he did not accept Beijing's "one China" policy and he would not be pressured into reversing last month's switch of diplomatic allegiance to Taiwan. AFP
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      • 48 5 TAIWAN has arrested an intelligence officer on charges of spying for China to raise money to pay off stock market debts, the military said. The Defence Ministry identified the officer as Major Pai Chin-yang, 42, wno worked m the military's intelligence bureau. AP
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      • 45 5 CHINA is extending tax breaks for t ravel -related businesses until the end of the year m an effort to cut back on the lingering impact of Sars on tourism, state media and the tourism authorities said yesterday. AP
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      • 554 6  -  ROBERT GO Carrot From World Bank Indonesia offered up to $1.4 billion yearly for the next four years if it can speed up efforts to be more transparent By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Arguing that Indonesia needs lots of help to lift
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      • 301 6 After war on drugs, Thaksin declares poverty as next foe BANGKOK After declaring victory m Thailand's controversial war on drugs, Prime Minister Thaksin Sninawatra said yesterday the government would now set its sights on eliminating poverty. He dismissed criticism by human-rights campaigners over the thousands or traffickers killed during the
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      • 257 6 JAKARTA A huge loan fraud uncovered at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) also involves a second Indonesian bank, the Bank Rakyat Indonesia, a central bank regulator disclosed yesterday. State-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia has uncovered "irregular" loan transactions worth 294 billion rupiah (Ss6O million)
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      • 289 6 JAKARTA The daughter of former Indonesian dictator Suharto appears to be considering the presidency m next year's national elections. Ms Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana's party said yesterday it would nominate her for the top job. Popularly known as Tutut", she would be one of more than a
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        • 66 6 POPULAR Filipino action movie star Fernando Poe Jr and a senator are leading neck and neck m a survey of candidates for next year's Philippine presidential elections, a pollster said yesterday. Poe was the top choice of 25 per cent of respondents, slightly ahead of
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        • 32 6 NINE people, including the editor of a local sports magazine, have been sentenced to death for high treason, members of Yangon's legal community said yesterday. AP
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        • 49 6 PHILIPPINE police fatally shot six gunmen m two vehicles yesterday following a car chase and gunfight after the men ran a checkpoint m the capital, officials said. Manila Mayor Lito Atienza said the gunmen appeared to have been preparing to rob a bank. AP
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        • 42 6 SIX Indonesian students suspected of terrorist links will be held for questioning when they arrive home after being deported by Pakistan, police said yesterday. The six include Rusman Gunawan, the brother of alleged top terrorist Hambali. AFP
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        • 53 6 INDONESIA will step up its offensive against gangs who have launched attacks on non-Muslims m a religiously divided district m Central Sulawesi, reports and officials said yesterday. Tough measures are needed because of violent incidents m Poso district m recent weeks, said a spokesman for the
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      • 585 7  - Abdullah unveils plan to fight corruption BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT ♦Civics classes to be held for students Public urged to be whistle-blowers Anti-graft training school to be set up Anti-graft agencies to get more power KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his strategy for fighting corruption yesterday,
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      • 228 7 KUALA LUMPUR Drug prevention efforts over the past 20 years have not been very successful, with one out of 100 Malaysians now hooked on drugs, said the National Drug Agency. This has forced the authorities to shift their strategy to include the
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      • 47 7 ASIA NEWS NETWORK SIN CHEW DAILY Nur Azura Roslizan six-month-old brother Muhammad after their parents, Coh Sheau Wei and Roslizan Alias, left them with a babysitter last month and did not return. Babysitter Chong Jan Me said Nur Azura was .good at caring for Muhammad.
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      • 129 7 KUCHING Sarawak state police have ordered 4,000 Indonesian workers to be confined within their workplaces after a spate of bloody inter-ethnic clashes left four dead and numerous others injured over the past week. Several of them have been taken into custody following the incidents
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      • 132 7 KUALA TERENGGANU Promoting polygamy will do more to help single mothers than teaching them computer literacy, said a Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) assemblyman. Mr Satiful Bahari Mamat said the state government should organise a campaign to promote polygamy to help single mothers facing
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      • 38 8 COKE WAS IT 7 don't drink ever. The only thing I drank all night was a Coke. Arsenal striker Thierr> Henry* after he was reported to have spent a ni glit m Barcelona drinking with Manchester United players
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        879 8  -  JEFFREY LOW SEA GAMES Luckless Lions crash out at group stage again after 0-2 loss to Malaysia By INHOCHIMINHCITY MATCH SUMMARY Singapore: Hassan Sunny, Anuar Shah, Baihaklti Khaizan, Razaleigh Khalik, Sevlri Sha'ban, Syed Fadhil, Shahril Ishak, Mustaqim Manzur (Sazali Salleh, 79th), Ridhuan Muhamad, Noh Alain Shah, Masrezwan Masturi.
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      • 307 8  -  C. SIVAKKUMARAN Bui IN HANOI SINGAPORE'S quest for their 20th consecutive South-east Asia Games water polo gold remained on track with a 22-7 win over hosts Vietnam yesterday. It was their third win on the trot, following a narrow 7-6 triumph over the Philippines
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        • 116 8 RINA Dewi Puspita Sari (right) won the women's Olympic elimination individual archery final yesterday m Hanoi to give Indonesia the first gold medal of the 22nd South-east Asia Games. She beat Malaysia's Mon Redee who set a Games record m qualifying 110-107 m the deciding
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        • 139 8 THAILAND'S top swimming official has played down the country's hopes of dominance m the pool, citing the cold weather m Hanoi as their biggest concern. General Vichit Yathip, chairman of the Swimming Association of Thailand, said: "In December, it is rather cold m
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        • 198 8 POLICE seized four fake tickets used to gain entry to last weekend's opening matches m the blue-rioand football competition, Vietnam state media said yesterday. Tne tickets were bought by Vietnamese fans desperate to watch Sunday's opener m which Indonesia beat minnows Laos 1-0, and the hosts' subsequent
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        • 115 8 STRIKER Luu Ngoc Mai scored four as Vietnam whitewashed Indonesia 6-0 m their women's soccer opener on Tuesday. Employing an attacking style, the hosts scored all their goals m the first half and it was not until the 73rd minute that the Indonesian had their first
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        • 91 8 FOREIGN athletes, officials and mediapersonnel covering the South-east Asia Games are concerned about being involved m accidents because of the large number of motorcycles and bicycles on Vietnamese roads. An estimate puts the number of motorcycles m Hanoi at two million. Anyone wishing to cross a
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      • 476 8 SINGAPORE'S SILAT CONTINGENT Men: Abdul Kadir Ibrahim, Dzlfadhly Mohamed Jaffar, Ridzuan Omar, Zulfakar Ramli (above right), Hidayat Jasni, Iswandy Sapi, Hafiz Abdullah, Faizal Wahab, Imran Abdul Rahman (above left), Yusoff Shah Khamaruddin, Zahid Saaban, Fazrul Aziz, Kamarula Arifin Tahir, Sheik Harun Rafik, Abdul Rahim Anwar,
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      • 464 9 SOCCER Young Gunners show Wolves how to play like men m 5-1 League Cup win LONDON Arsenal's young guns made a mockery of any pre-season claims that the Premiership leaders lacked depth as they routed a fullstrength Wolves side 5-1 to earn a League Cup quarter-fi-nal spot
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      • 322 9 Rio and Becks' sister questioned LONDON Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand and David Beckham's sister Joanne have been questioned by police investigating the Grosvenor House Hotel gang rape, said The Sun. Both were interviewed as possible witnesses. Ferdinand, 25, and Joanne, 21, were with friends including Newcastle's
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      • 358 9 GOLF WASHINGTON Tiger Woods expressed his disgust on Monday at the founder of a South African game reserve, Adrian Gardiner, for tipping the media to his Nov 25 engagement to Elm Nordegren and taking photos to promote the Shamwari Game Reserve. U I had been
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        • 58 9 HAKAN Sukur scored both goals as Galatasaray beat a reserve Juventus side 2-0 m a Champions League football match to keep alive their hopes of qualifying from Group D. The result moves Galatasaray above Olympiakos into third place on six points, but leaves them two points
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        • 79 9 THE US Golf Association and the Royal Ancient Golf Club have approved a portable test to measure the trampoline effect m drivers. The test requires only a low-speed strike to tne club's face by a small weight on a pendulum, which measures the contact time
          AP  -  79 words
        • 81 9 A BOLIVIAN runner who took part m the women's half-marathon m the central Andes region of Meseta del Bombon turned out to be a man, the Peruvian sports institute confirmed on Tuesday. Sandra Cortes Tancara crossed the line m third place, but was later disqualified
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        • 85 9 VALENCIA missed a chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Spanish football Primera Liga when they were held to a 0-0 draw by a dominant Real Sociedad at the Anoeta on Tuesday. The league leaders played poorly against the Basque side who
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        • 57 9 RUNNERS taking part m Sunday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon are reminded to attend the Marathon Expo at the Pan Pacific Hotel to collect their race entry packs. Held over three days from today, the expo will also feature free talks by experts on final race-day
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        229 9 7 am tht fttsurnctlon and tht Life. Hi who t»li*v»f In will livt, wVOO9 inOUQn n0 vftS. John 11:25 ANGELA AGNES FRANCIS nee RODRIGUES CMH t of t he lat t Christopher Francis) Returned home to the Lord on 3 Dm 2003. Atwsys foodty Son: Mervyn Dauojhton Eulis Son-in-law. Henry
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        778 10 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to i The Family of the Late 11 GOPALA ACHUTA MENON (1931-2003) Chairman of Magnecomp International Limited who passed away peacefully on the way to California, U.S.A. on 1 December 2003, 1 1 a.m. Pacific Standard Time From The Board of Directors Steven G.
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        283 11 With deepest s;ympathy and heartfelt condolences to Jamuna A. Menon and Raju Menon On the demise of their beloved Husband and Father MrG. A. Menon Chairman of Venture Corporation Limited Departed on 1 December 2003, 11am PST From: Directors, Management Staff of Venture Corporation Limited its subsidiaries and associates. Acumen
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        1694 12 CHUAKIMHAW Age: 76 Was called home to be with the Lord on 3 Dec 2003, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Yip Kin Hua, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chua Hook Beng, George Tok Ah Yean Chua Choon Seng, Peter Yap Siew Hoon Chua Joon Keng, David Ng Gek Choo Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chua
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      • 66 13 Pec 3 CHANGC HONGKONG: H«ng S*nq *****.18 -51.05 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 793.57 -2.23 CHINA: Shenzhen B 274.52 *2-23 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ofd 3220.10 *23.40 JAPAN: Nikk*. ***** 39 -83.76 THAILAND: SET lrxj#x 659.43 _>12.79 INDONESIA: Jak«rti Comp 643.86 10.13 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1337.76 *20.93 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp
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      • 29 13 BaautyChin* HKIO 26,354,000 BrlMUntee 28.169.000 Chart ScmlCond 26c 20,713,000 OC$ Intl Ltd 20c 16.585.000 NOI 16,000,000 MMIHMqsiOc 15,483,000 TACBtIO2OO 12.558.800 SlngTtl 15c 11,500,000 LantroVlt2c 9,170.000 HKHndUSKk 6.589.000
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      • 129 13 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Pn Unch Up Pn Uweh Up Pn Unch Multilnd 485 000 485 M»nul»cturg 56 32 40 V 4 9 17 70 41 57 Commerce t7 n 25 S 4 3 22 15 28 Tpt/Stor/Com 15 3 12 2 0 0 17 3 12
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      • 102 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (OOO) M«M i*l Toti Miß S<9 Tirt Mufti Ind 12.954 12.954 19.574 19.574 ManuUcturg 195,112 15.135 210,247 202,535 3,679 206,414 Commtrc. 65,276 4.115 69.391 35 158 1.375 36.533 Tpt/Stor/Com 71.678 599 72.277 128.664 397 129.062 FifMnc* 20,402 20,402 114.376 114,376 Construction 19.435 8.428 27,863
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      • 411 14 Benchmark industry gauge slides to 60.1 from 64.7; overall business productivity rises sharply at fastest pace m 20 years WASHINGTON United States services companies such as construction and financial services firms reported that business expanded last month at a slower pace than economists expected,
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      • 380 14 'Even though we're not having the traditional party with steak-and-shrimp dinner, we still want a way for employees to celebrate. CUNA's Mr Lindner, on this year's on-site gathering WASHINGTON Companies are holding back on yearend bonuses despite the recent uptick m the economy.
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      • 57 14 Yesterdays close: 12,361.18 (Down 51.05 points) A tamii.na t n nfc dmJK 1_ Himnrs ww pnjni n reaction to the dfcRM In the Tokyo iMrtetdtaJtn said. w However, select H-shares continued to father strength ahead of the launch of index future contracts on the Hang
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      • 159 14 m^m^s Caw—iy o— Bank Of China HK 14.90 025 B»nk Of Ellt Alia 24 JO -0.40 C«th«y Pacific 15.15 0.10 Chaung Kong 61 ?5 -0.75 Ch Kong Infra 17.35 -0 25 China Mobil* 22.60 0 20 China Rts Entp 9.0S 0.05 China Unicorn 7.45 unch CITIC Pacific 17.80
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      • 52 14 Yesterday's dose: 795.57. (Down 2.23 points) "The correction was quite healthy. Ganertfy. the setting was I investor were nfcMsg at some of I the Wue chips In the afternoon session," i senior (tester with local brokerage said. Volume traded was 440.49 nwNbn shares wsnicd at RM779.05
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      • 139 14 miIIHESEi Company Cl— AMMB Holdings 295 -0.04 B Amtr Tobacco 42.75 0 25 B»rj«vi Sports 4.02 -0.04 Commerce AsMt 4 16 0 04 Dtgi.com 3.46 -0.04 G*mud« 7.10 -0 05 Gtnt.ng 17.90 0.30 Golden Hop* 3.50 unch Hong Leong Bank S.4S unch 101 Corp 7.45 0.05 XL Ktpong
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      • 69 14 Yesterday's dose: 274.52 (Up 2.23 points) Power stocks also ros« Power, tne feting vehicle of the massive Three Gorges Dam project, on news it has completed the acquisition of .two power generator? using proceeds from Us Wtiaf puMc offer. Stocks wtthaiisting m Horn Kong also took trie
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      • 170 14 iHHimsi Cwnpwty O— Anhol Gujlng D B 4.61 -0.04 B*i|mq Or El»c B 7.64 0.41 B»nq*ng StMl B 3.53 0.02 Ch Int Martn* 14.00 On China M Shtfcou B 7.50 0.05 Ch South Glut B 4.71 -0.01 China Vankt B 4.86 0.03 Chqing C Auto B 10.50 0.13 Dalian
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      • 311 14 LONDON Gold Bullion Securities, whose shares are backed by gold bars kept m a London vault of HSBC Bank USA, said on Tuesday it will list its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The listing will enable investors to trade gold m the
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      • 169 14 NEW YORK The leading manufacturers of equipment used to make and test semiconductors expect the industry to experience a "robust recovery" next year and to continue growing m 2005, according to a survey by an industry trade group. Semiconductor equipment makers expect the sector to
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      • 61 14 Yesterday's close: 3,220.1 {Up 23.4 points) Austnbn investors ignored rtsinq interest rates, a soaring cut iwny and a toner VM Street to push up shire prices as bank unexpected recovery, brokers an The decision by the Reserve ta* of Austral! to m interest ntes by 25 testa
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      • 136 14 I^^IESQI C»w»«ny Ct— AMP Limlttd S.BS unch ANZ Bank Grp 17.08 0.34 Br»mbl*s Ind 4.92 0.24 Broktn hmi Prop ti.6o 0.16 Colts Myfr 7.36 0.01 CSL 16.43 O.ti CSR Ltd 1.77 unch C'wtalth Bank 27.66 0.46 Fost*rj Crp 4.41 -0.04 &«n.ral Prop Trt 2.92 0.03 M«cqu«n« Bank 34.45 0.35
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      • 59 14 Yesterday's dose: 10,326.39 (Down 83.76 points) Japanese share prices M 0.8 per cent on proftt-tafcino. after recent sharp gains, dwters saM. THtWttHlwdrhws.7ptr cent over th€ pravioiu six tradhnj days. But Mr Htrochi Wshi, Qewrai manaQer for cQyities tradbMatfttdioConflal Securities, sate "In terms of fundamefrtats, I
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      • 129 14 mmooi Cim»w»y O— Canon Inc 5050 -60 Dcnto Corp 205S -30 Cast Japan Rail SO2OOO O Fjnuc Ltd 6380 -30 Fuji Pnoto film 3300 30 Fuiitiu 622 -7 HltKhi 666 -1 Honda Motor 4370 -60 Ito Yokado 3680 -120 Kansai Etoctric 1868 M Kao 2225 -35 Kyoc»r« Corp 6790
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      • 56 14 Timing ofc«rgo«s. Prle»» n«t 17:40 3/12/2003 Sour ct: Dow Jo««« N»w»wlr Ctvtt/Pntuet Mirth* Ch—— Prtc«(US$)WL Sr»ntßl»n<) J«n «0.70/«0.72 26.99-29.06 WTtMilntwm Jan *0.80 30.T8- 30.82 Dubtiffh Jan «0.46 26.94-26.99 Tipis Blend D*C «OJO 30.5030 60 Cntf/Pt»t>tti Mmth* Ctwm* Me* (US») 111 Mints Dec «OJO 29.50-29.60 N«pMh«CIFJ«p -ISO/3.00 299.75-304.75
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      • 130 14 Fcraifß CniMny Note Mm (9wn, Dm 3) kj,jmn,k., Unwind (jUkM 1"^ Smg«por» dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2510 1.2640 Canadian dollar 1.3110 1.3380 Euro 2 0660 2.0890 HZ dollar 1.0990 1.1240 Starling pound 2.9580 2.9890 US dollar 1.7100 1.7280 Singapore dollars to 100 units of
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      • 536 15  -  AUDREY TAN Europe shows new flexibility on sticky issues which caused Cancun talks to fail, and hopes other nations will follow By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT IN A bid to jolt other countries into a new sense of urgency on relaunching World Trade Organisation
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      • 281 15 SYDNEY Australia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point for the second time m five weeks yesterday as the government said the economy grew at its fastest pace m almost two years m the third quarter. The Reserve
        Bloomberg News; Reuters  -  281 words
      • MONEY WORLD
        • 127 15 BANK of China, the nations second-largest lender, said it plans to sell shares to the public For the first time m 2005, part of a government drive to raise funds to reduce the banking industry's US$5OO billion (SsB64 billion) of bad
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        • 104 15 THAI Airways International has held talks with Australia's Virgin Blue about setting up a budget airline, a Thai Air source said yesterday, as the airline joins other South-east Asian carriers eyeing low-cost flights. The talks come after Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia signed
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        • 120 15 MR RICHARD Strong stepped down on Tuesday as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Strong Financial Corp, parent of the asset management company he founded 29 years ago that became ensnarled m the sweeping probes of mutual funds. The Strong family of mutual
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      • 401 16  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL Slower growth m manufacturing and electronics was already expected, as festive year-end demand is petering out Bu ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE'S manufactur-ing-led economic recovery is on track even though the latest reading on the most close-ly-watched forward-looking indicator, the purchasing managers'
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      • 389 16  -  HUGH CHOW By 'It's very important. If you think you want to go into business you must have total dedication. Old Chang Kee chief Han Keen Juan, at a seminar organised by lianne Zaobao ASPIRING towkays flocked to Suntec Singapore yesterday hoping
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      • 621 16  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN TALK OF C&C BUYOUT NEWS ANALYSIS Hu SESIOR CORtiESPOMDEST TALK that controlling shareholder Jardine Strategic might take motor firm Cycle Carriage (C&C) private has surfaced yet again. Such talk comes as no surprise. After all, other motor distributors have
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      • 324 16  -  Narendra Aggarwal THE Wuxi-Singapore Industrial Park m China is planning to sell shares to the public m two to three years, its vice-chairman Low Sin Leng said yesterday. The initial public offer (IPO) may be timed to follow the proposed listing of its
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      • 259 16 COSCO Container Lines, a unit of China's largest shipping firm, plans to double the number of containers it handles m Singapore after its sister company took a stake m a terminal m the Republic. Cosco Container, the world's eighth-largest container shipping company, will
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  259 words
      • 478 17  -  LEE SU SHY AN Maverick diversifies into Taiwan, as market 'indigestion' starts and corporate scandals make region riskier for him Revorts bu COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT ONE of the top managers of local initial public offerings (IPOs) this year is relative newcomer SBI E2-Capital but
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      • 296 17 PSC investor's bid for board seat finds support A SHAREHOLDER revolt against the board of PSC Corp is gaining ground, with more than 50 minority shareholders so far having offered to support the young man who is seeking a board seat Last month, Mr Clinton Ang, 30, gained the backing
        Lee Su Shyan  -  296 words
      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 102 17 DIVERSIFIED WBL Corp yesterday said full-year net profit rose a whopping 310.6 per cent to $51.9 million as all its three core businesses showed significant growth. Turnover for the year ended Sept 30 also surpassed the $1 -billion mark for the first time rising 32.3
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        • 28 17 MR GOPALA Achuta Menon, the chairman of Venture Corp and Magnecomp International, died on Monday, both companies said m statements to the Singapore Exchange.
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        • 49 17 CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Arthur Kuo as president for the Americas region. He will oversee customer support activities and field engineering as well as day-to-day business operations for the region, which is the companys largest m terms of revenue.
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        • 56 17 THE Ascott Group said the High Court has dismissed, with costs, claims that mainboard-listed Yongnam Development had made against its subsidiary Somerset Development (SDL). Yongnam had initiated the suit against SDL m December last year over the sale of a single floor m a
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        • 99 17 DIVERSIFIED trading group Intraco has revamped its board of directors. This follows a recent ownership change, which saw listed PSC Corp acquiring a controlling 29.9--per-cent stake from steel miller Nat Steel, DBS Bank and Temasek Holdings. With effect from yesterday, Mr Allan Yap, Dr John Chen
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      • 443 17 ENTERING HOT MARKET Some say Kirn Eng's shares have reached targets for next year of about 33 baht to 34 baht, based on a PE ratio of 20, since other brokers offer a PE ratio of 10 BANGKOK Shares of Thailand's largest
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      • 406 17  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK H U MARKETS CORRESPONDENT REBOUNDING property counters propped up the rest of the local stock market yesterday as trading activity continued to slacken with the traditional year-end lull drawing closer. The Property Index jumped 2.7 per cent led Dy City
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      • 73 17 TOP RISES Dm 3 Cwb Cltvoevsoc 620 35.0 6.0 DBS Grp 1470 30.0 2.1 nn nro 20.0 1.7 JSHUSSCSOO 402 172 2.6 TACMIO2OO 160 17.2 6.7 SembcorpLog2Sc.._ 202 13.0 6.9 CSC 615 KJ.O 1.7 Creative T 25c 1870 W.O 0.5 OCBC 1210 10.0 0.8 OCBC 4.S%NCPS 100 W270 10.0 0.1
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      • 81 17 TOP RISES Dtc3 Cifa Transit 15c M 33J 3.5 Hup Hoe 0.5 c 3 20.0 0.5 Colex HWgs HX 14 16.7 2.0 BBHHW«js5c 4 V4J 0.5 GMG Global 5c 4.5 12.5 0.9 No6e< oesiqnsc 14 12.0 1.5 Asm Dekor HKisc 5 til 0.9 NeoCorpfc 6 9.1 0.5 Supertxn»llsc 215 7.5
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      • 71 17 TOP FALLS otc3 Cwb JMHUS2SC4OO 860 34.4 2.3 Venture Corp2sc 1960 20.0 1.0 Keppel Corp 50c 555 10.0 18 UOB 1270 W.O 0.8 AVJemingsA2sc 175 5.0 22 Robinson 745 5.0 0.7 Transmarco 100 4.0 3.8 Tianjin Zhong 48.5 14 4.0 Boustead W*****2 40 3.0 7.0 Datapulsesc 355 3.0 7.8 Tri-M3oc
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      • 77 17 TOP FALLS Dk3 C«lts SP Corp 5c 7.5 16.7 L 5 Tejmspteresc 115 H.B 2.0 North 22 USk 3.5 12.5 0.9 HuaKoksc 5 9.1 0.5 Wee Poh 0.5 c 5 9.1 0.5 HonqF<*2sc 27 8.5 Z. 5 Datapubesc 35.5 7.8 3.0 TrHUJOc 37 7.5 3.0 IPCCorpnsc 6.5 7.1 0.5 BousteadWo4OBo2..
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      • 788 18  - 600 AIA agents found 'churning policies LORN A TAN Single-premium Products They sold clients new policies without telling them about option of a free switch and pocketed commissions; AIA has refunded those affected By Peeved agents ANGRY AIA agents have hit out at AlAs move to claw back commissions resulting
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    • 479 18 Public: Offers Taking New Track IPO manager SBI-E2 casts its eyes towards Taiwan for new business. pace ait Singapore Staying On Track Despite a dip m manufacturing index, Spore keeps its feet on recovery road, paceaio &jHH Global Trade Getting Back On Track Europe is willing to be flexible on
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    • 13 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday, December 4, 2003 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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    • 260 2 Here come the stars DECEMBER is shaping up to be one starry month the stars of two new Hong Kong movies are heading here on a publicity tour. Award-winning actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai and actresssinger Miriam Yeung will fly m to promote their film, Sound Of Colors, on Dec
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    • 134 2 LONDON How do you end up with a U5564,000 (S$110,000) bill for a two-week stay at a hotel? Just ask Colin Farrell. Apparently, the Irish actor binged on so much booze while he was at Le Meridien m the Moroccan capital, Marrakech, that he left the
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    • 330 2 The most powerful woman in Hollywood LOS ANGELES Amy Pascal (right), co-chairman of' Sony Pictures, was named Hollywood's most powerful woman on Tuesday, thanks m part to the popularity of a male superhero and other box-office superhits. Pascal, who gave the go-ahead to produce the 2002 mega-Kit Spider-Man and is
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      • 506 3  -  HO AI LI Buddingfllm-makers can get money and mentors to help them realise their dreams under the Film Incubator Programme announced yesterday B< MEDIA REPORTER TWO novice film-makers, Gilbert Chan and Joshua Chiang, are getting their first full-length film made, thanks to the inaugural Film Incubator
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      • 301 3  -  MAGDALENE LUM The Three Baritones bring their deep sounds to Singapore for a Christmas concert Bu SPANISH tenor Jose Can-er-as may have disappointed fans with his no-snow, but here to spread some cheer are the Three Baritones. The Singapore Lyric Opera has brought m awardwinning baritones
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    • 41 4 REUTERS (\n illumination depicting the Band Aid charity pop single cover is projected onto Wellington Arch m central London on Tuesday, the first of nine sites m the city which will be illuminated over the Christmas period.
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    • 591 4  -  MAK MUN SAN Former screen goddess Julie Ye Feng, who is m her mid-60s, says she is happy that she can still sing on stage. She is equally candid when she talks aboutherfour marriages YOU can call her the Faye Wong of her era.
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    • 670 5  -  TAN SHZR EE Experimental music artists Yuen Chee Wai and George Chua are 'sound catchers' who go around poking their microphones m unlikely places By' ARTS CORRESPONDENT IN THE small hours of a morning m November, Yuen Chee Wai drove along Upper Paya Lebar Road,
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    • 287 5 Listen, I'm warmer now, says Z Chen The Malaysian belts out soul, swing and Broadway, and even rap MALAYSIAN singer Z Chen has broken out of his melancholic R&B mould and gone "warmer" on his latest album, Listen To Me. The Taiwan-based singer, who shot to fame with his hit
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      925 6  - REALITY CHECK Suzanne Sng Once regarded as stuffy, Burberry has opened its Asian flagship here ana shows how it has revitalised its famous plaids to earn Vogie's 'neo-punk classics' label ITS beige, red and black checks are instantly recognisable but a mere five years ago, that was about the only
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    • 280 7 1856: A 21 -year-old named Thomas Burberry opens a tailored menswear shop m Hampshire, England. 1880: Burberry invents gabardine, a breathable yet waterproof fabric. It proves to be a hit m the rainy, weather-beaten country. 1890: The forerunner to its best-selling item, the trench coat, is designed. 1901:
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      • 374 8  -  Jill Alphonso m Forget the übiquitous little black dress and usher m the new year with plenty of glitter instead GLITTER on clothes isn't confined to the Las Vegas showgirl look bling-bling crystal gowns with loads of sparkle. This season, designers are being brash about using glitter
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          122 9 KNIT FREAK (abOVe): Multi-coloured lurex knit dress ($3,118), silk/lurex knit scarf ($299) and beaded cuff ($189). All by Missoni at Hilton Hotel Shopping Arcade. BEADED CHARM (abOVe): Fully-beaded distressed denim jeans studded with Swarovsld crystals and gold charms ($2,999), to order by Francis Cheong Couture. White cotton fitted shirt ($70.90)
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        • 857 10 'SOME PEOPLE SAY I'M CHANGING THE WAY CHINESE PEOPLE SEE BEAUTY. I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE CERTAINLY PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO JUST DON'T LIKE HOW I LOOK' Top Chinese model La Tan (right, after finishing as first runner-up at the Internationa] Super Model Contort
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        • 622 12  -  Singapore clothes label Woods i? Woods is sola m 14 locations worldwide, b*xt only m one shop here, because the designer is not willing to compromise his designs to sell *L SUZANNE SNG THE name Woods Woods brings to mind a traditional English tailor shop
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      • 429 14 Here comes Nancy If you cant be a detective like Nancy Drew, the next best thingis to fantasise about beingone while wearing Nancy Drew clothes IT DOES not get any better than settling m with a good mystery and a steaming cup of tea. Unless you happen to be wearing
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      • 609 16  -  CHAN SEET FUN Tampines Mall tempts with new outlets and a new experience. MBy "We want to make sure that when people come here, it is convenient* When they have a nice experience, they will come back." Mr Pua Seek Cuan, chief executive officer of CapitaMaU
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        296 18 WISE BUYS Spare yourself a run to Orchard Road. Tampines Mall has it all creative, street-sawy Christmas gifts and more. High on dry Thick cotton bath towels m happy, smiley colours make great gifts for gals and guys. Practical and perky too! $19 each from Esprit at 801-17/18. Bandanna mania
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        350 18 ISETAN Christmas Lucky Draw From Dec 14 to 25, every $50 purchase made at any store gives shoppers a chance to win $10,000 worth of vouchers m a lucky draw. A total of $30,000 worth of vouchers is to be won. Isetan Shares The Good Times From now
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      • 370 24  -  SHEENA CHAN By IT WAS all there on tape, and Ilya Gringolts' reputation was sealed. In this case, as a Russian violin prodigy. His parents had sent a videotape of the then 15--year-old playing his instrument to their cousins m Ottawa. "It was just a
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      • 203 24 CHANNEL U beat Channel 8 m the prime-time ratings race on Tuesday: It attracted 52 per cent of the free-to-air Chinese television audience, according to Nielsen Media Research. Viewership for the SPH MediaWorks' Mandarin channel had taken a beating when the Channel 8 marathon drama Holland
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    • 57 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 22 TOMORROW Life! beat: Music on Friday Infernal Affairs 111, Sound Of Colors and Anna In Kungfu-land open m theatres respectively on Dec 12, 18 and 25. Floating Landscape is scheduled to start on Dec 25 too. fe^^^^^^^i^ii^i^^ II RSI k23^wA Bfi-. t^^i
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    • 34 4 Ye Feng 6- Friends Golden Age In Concert will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium next Sat at Bpm. Tickets at $50, $70 and $90 from Sistic. Call 6348-5555 or click on wtcw.sistic.com.Bg
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    • 42 5 Listen To Me is out on Friday. Z Chen will be m town next month to promote the album. He will also take part m Channel U's Ren Ci Charity Show on Jan 11 to be held at the Untversity Cultural Centre.
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    • 637 22 LIFE! WHAT'S ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer is another Tf X7rk n lvi\/^ -Hiii^ fr^r r»iK/ ByOnzSorFem highlight. Al yOU IldVe Dllie lOr Olliy THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD NEVERWHERE g« one DVD... (2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION) SS^m^SL^ H^H FINDING NEMO HUH (ErrolFlynn/OliviadeHavilland/Basilßathbone/ Russell) VWHaiiHi (Albert
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    • 323 23 In conjunction wifh China Trade Exposition 2003 Seminar on Doing Business m China CHINA: THE AWAKENING DRAGON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Date: 20 December 2003 (Saturday) Time: 2pm to 5.30pm Venue: Suntec City, Level 2 Auditorium Fees: Ssso per person (early bird who signs up before 1 0 December 2003
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    • 2762 23 TODAY'S TELEVISION Channel I Channel U i CHOICE I Channel 5 Channel 8 2.00 Chttrs (Sitcom) m nn ch««Bi, \'B ml fc^>v. Jtl* M AM 2!30 The Datina Game 2'K Jfi imanr. F ___S2r^ fc A > 6.00 Planet's FunnlMt 6.00 Super Doll Ucca 3.<H>MeeGy*e7(Drarna) 10.55 About Romance V SbM-ST
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    • 116 24 Ilya Gringolts will play with the SSO at the Esplanade tomorrow at 7.30pm. Tickets at $12 to $60 from Sistic (tel: 6348-5555). |B JB P^ The jbove discount val.d W *?f '"."lf/Tt i 7 Tk' 0 f'^ TrVlTr'f hTr" 2! T 4) d Unt aPP Dft 004 DmOunt app Ciblr
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    • 11 1 THE STRAITS TIMES: Thursday, December 4, 2003 The Straits Times Classified
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      • 843 4 efglkjglfg 1 f JTOI DOMESTIC HELP BTTI DOMESTIC HELP KTTI DOMESTIC HELP BTTI DOMESTIC HELP flTl DOMESTIC HELP fj^ ir u «.:»ir w^ .wnuDir K^ lo.r u^ available "Q^ity Maid. Quality Life. -^^^-im A IVI ATlfilVl *l Siß\ Nation> Your^ Choice <n> |M >A I lUIM A Bn |^o Homo
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      • 565 6 nn,;bd,.,bkjb; ■!VI HONDA FOR SALE S5OO-SlOOO Drlvtwayl 10 units 93 Civic 1.6 ESI Manual, Red 93 Civic 1.6 3-dr Manual Silver.. "93 Civic 1.6 3-dr Manual Blue 93 Civic 1.6 ESI Auto Grey COE till 8/2011. Mthly $318 x 88 mths. interest 3.75% pa. Plaza Hotel. Call *****878/ *****346 now!!
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      • 854 6 |fl HONDA FOR SALE 12/00 HOHDA CITY 1.5 VTEC. 4 manual. Beige. OMV Sl4BlO. COE $*****. Agt svs. Tip top cond. Asking $*****. *****222 AUTO/ MANUAL '90 Accord I.6EX. 4 units. COE 9/2006-2009. Warranty. Sell U 511.5 K. Deposit $IK, mthly $415. *****433 Ali SPOTTY '91 CIVIC 3-dr. COE 2009.
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      • 430 6 Iflfl HYUNDAI FOR SALE [flfl HYUNDAI FOR SALE |flf] HYUNDAI FOR SALE |fl{| HYUNDAI FOR SALE |3213 Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE Icaul g Buy It. S«H It. nnd It COIpHc» Quota Bids Cart (1600 CC and below) ft Taxi $24,401 1,911 2,020 Cmt% (1601 cc and above) $24,112
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      • 579 6 DEPOSIT $IK. MAR 02 Matrix 1.6 manual. Grey. 1 owner. Leather, rims. Low mileage. OMV $14,300. 9060 8484 SPORTY BLACK! I/'OI Accent 1.5 auto. OMV $13K. 1 owner. 15" rims Lowest driveaway/ mthly $400+ x 7>4 yrs. $42,800. 6467-2288 9/98 ELANTRA I.6CL AutO. OMV $15.9 K. Low mileage. Well maintained.
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      • 403 6 E MAZDA FOR SALE 02/01 MAZDA HATCHBACK. Auto. 16 s/rims. Leather. OMV $17.6 K. 1 owner. Deposit S2K. *****545 CASH GIVEN! S3KI 3/01 323 1.6 Seden with leather, s/rims/ CD. 100% financing. 6345 4277 1 OWNER. 7/01 Mazda 323 1.6. ABS. OMV $15K. Leather. S/rims. Selling cheap! 9239 6668 $130,988
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      • 1501 6 |^|y FOR SALE HJIfORSALE OEJjffiHTOi ***** 333 160 Poyo labor Bood __^MMSHb%B^__ •01 -OS Oflon It dull rial lulldlng r, Ly by V iTjrriii^lß^Bi O^^^B^K B^^AHyjH Vu^^Bblb^^ b b^ b b^^^^^^ E-CLASS i *95% 100% Financing •TertmtCondMoreappty I MITSUBISHI UyFORSALE mn $0 DOWNPAYMENT DRIVEAWAYI '93 Colt I.6GLX: manual SIB.BK. 93
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      • 355 6 JJI MITSUBISHI MJforsale $500 DRIVEAWAY! 11/'OI Lancei i.SGDi auto (2 units). 1 owner. $700 p.m. Simon *****158 NEAR '03 AIRTREK 2.0. SUV auto. Steptronic Silver. 1 owner. $80K. Low deposit. Call *****998 1/2002 LANCER 13 Auto. Silver. 1 owner. OMV $15,092. Done ***** km. High loan. *****232 $888 DRIVEAWAY '99
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      • 766 6 RJI NISSAN FOR SALE -'<>r* NISSAN ALL OTHER MAKE MODEL FrM Vahiatton AJlTypw o4 Body FrM D^U V l.tr^km Svc Lrtcti^-^^iTTF: n DtCKSON AA AUTOMOBILE Pit LTD $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveaway Free 1 mth instalment transfer Free 1 yr insurance leather seat '93 Presea 1.6 ABS Auto $18.8 K. 93
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      • 480 7 EE7I RENAULT FOR SALE OCT 99 MEGA Cab 1.6 Auto. Black. Parf $18,202. Well kept. Asking $63,800. Call *****888. $0 DOWNPAYMENTt 3/'O2 Scenic 1.6 auto. 16V 1 owner. Low mileage. 3 yrs. warranty. 6475-4484 $0 DOWNPAYMENT! 10/01 Megane Classic 1.4. Silver. 1 owner. Jia Leong *****894 *****630 I OWNER. 3/01
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      • 469 7 |gj HOLIDAY SPECIALS!! 1 ONLY $500 to driveoff this 93 Vitara JLXi 1.6 auto c/w soft top/ gun metal/ kangaroo bar/ s/rims. Mthly > $600*. *****303/ hp *****101 1 CENT DRIVEAWAY only!! 8 units '93 Swift 1.0 4/ 5-dr. No gimmicks! COE 8/2011. Limited period. Mthly only $267. Hurry! Pis
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      • 289 7 p7f| TOYOTA FOR SALE TOYOTA FOR SALE j^fl TOYOTA FOR SALE B^fflSfninml 3 Yrs Warranty with 3 Yrs Free Servicing m HB Immediate Registration with Guoront— d COE H-^ ESTIMA AERAS J IMMEDIAT^ELIVERYI \®V6fPMQT OR iMll [*****089 *****020 200 Units for your Choice Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, full Loan, Immediate Approval
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      • 595 7 ffn TOYOTA FOR SALE 8/98 CORONA 1.6GL1 auto OMV $*****. Accident free. Low mileage. Ong cond. 6474 7889 STARLET XL SCA266J. 16/12/93 Good for COE renewal. Highest offer secures. Marcus 9415-8176 S/'OI I OWNER Corolla I.SXLi auto. Blue. New no. plate. OMV $18,150. Tax 5/04 *****061 1/02 COROLLA I.SXU auto.
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      • 507 8 vbhm vb Wfn VOLVO FOR SALE 06/01 V7O Wagon Roof rack. 2/01 SBO OMV $50K ***** km 02/'Ol S6O Prologic sound system. 9852 3800/ 9003 9672 MID '01 VOLVO S6OT. 1 owner. 80% parf. OMV S3BK. Agt sve Accident free. *****513 I OWNER. 2/7002 S6O 2.0 T. sspeed. Full options.
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      • 831 8 ffil LORRIES FOR SALE M LORRIES FOR SALE BH LORRIES FOR SALE EfQ LORR.ES FOR SALE iTT FREE INSPECTION V P BY KIAS MOTOR ENGINEERS DURING THIS SERVICE CLINIC. PKEGJO /^^X ,r*^™» 2.7 Diesel Van /^M rfe\V Frontier Standard Cab Very affordable down payment If A crnwirr Low Easy monthly
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      • 516 8 EB s« CLiS/ E3 sasg"" E ssssr ZEEf DE KING MOTOR PTE LTD V^S 3&VY 3006 Übi Road 1 #01-356 Tel: *****582/ *****765 PW>W 1 5^ n BuKlt Batok St 23 Mldv BWg #02-26/27. Tel: *****611 %^^H HONDA intoOdxmotor.com ALL PRICES ARE DOWNPAYMENT APRILLA J£&i We Are Open On Sunday
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      • 295 8 [jfl| VANSFORSALE 1 OWNER. END 98 Nissan Urvan. 5-dr. New paint. New tax. Aircon. $17,950 neg. Owner 9009-5500 6/2002 HYUNDAI GRACE HlOO. Diesel. 1 owner. Low mileage. $24.8 K. Call *****988 08/ '99, 11/ 99. Renault Kangoo 865 D Diesel. Blue. 1 owner. High COE. Pis call 6223-3007 REPOSSESSED GV
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      • 796 9 HDOVOB I CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RCMT QUEENS (NEW) •2*l/3*l I Sca/greenefy view unit* Viewing Available Anytime TANGLIN VIEW 2+l/3+l Panoramic View/Pool View 52.2K to S4K HERBAGE VIEW •2+l/3+l Holland ViNage/MRT FfOm >2K t^_ RTVER PLACE •T1 +1(678 to 872iQft) $2Kup •2+l (lO33sqftup) $3.lKup •3+l (1 300sqft up) J4K up I •4bdrm(2loOsqft)
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      • 460 9 Thomson 800. 3+l. High fir. 1400 sq ft. Reservoir/ pool $neg D.03 Central Green. 3-rm. 1.400 sqft. MRT $Mf Cleremont. 3+1. 1300 sqft $n*q Signature Pk. 3 i. 1.400 sq ft. Ground fir Sftaa Hum* Pk 1. 3+1. 1500 sqft $n*f Valley Pk. 1,216 sq ft. 2-rm High fir. Direct
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      • 731 9 ■7TI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MmM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT WIHbHJ KJmjjTc^2/1200sfn3J TangHn Regeoty 2/90Osf Jl 71 Anchorage 3+l /1 421 sf Jl* Suiuhlne Plaza 3/1 200sf JI9K Tanoiin Regency 3+l/1 6465f S3.M YongAnPk 3/2OOOsf MX QuaysWe 3+l/13SOsf SSK EHzabeth Hgts 4+l /*****f KSK Equatorial rtnmw 4+l /*****f HJK The Claymore
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      • 868 9 ■TJI 009-10 ORCHARD/ Mid TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT ROBIN REGALIA, STEVENS Rd Brand new 3+1. 1300 sqft. P/furn. F/aircon. Pool view, beautiful! Call Joe now: *****818 PN ST. MARTIN'S RESIDENCE. Low rise balinese style, 2+l rms, 1100 sqft. Immed, Mins to Orchard. Call C&W *****029/ *****999 ARDMORE PARK. 2885sqft.
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      • 989 9 D.09 ASPEN HGT. 1600 sq.ft. 4+l. I Nice unit. High fir. F/facilities. Convenient. Avail Jan. *****603 BEVERLY HILLS/ 18 Anderson. 3800/ 3000 sqft. 4+l. $7K up. Renovated, high fir. *****500 D.09 DORMER PK (Jervois) Blk. 51. Ground fir. 3+l-bdrm. 1650 sq.ft. 52.6K neg. BB Tan 9205-8453 D.lO JADE MANSION. 2800
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      • 858 9 ■fRI 009-10 ORCHARD/ ■lill TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT SPANISH VILLAGE 3 rms Big bal cony, greenery. $1880. Bus-stop/ mkt/ Holland Village. 9008-6117 0.10 FERNHILL CT mais. Only 18 families. Oversize living. 3 baths to bdrms. Pool. Group 9271-8263 0.10 TULIP CON. Large balcony living. 3+l. 2650 sqft. Renovated interior.
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      • 692 10 fgbgbng b Rlfll 015-16 EAST COAST fc^J PTEAPTS-RENT SIGLAP VICINITY. 4*l. Furnished Security. Near amenities. 15 mins to city/ airport/ East Coast beach. $1700. GL Assoc/ Siew 6744-2149/ 9664-9198 '$1 MANY GOOD units at your Requirements! Rent/ Sale! Tg Rhu, Mandarin Gdn, Bayshore, Summit (3R $1600!) etc!! 9272 202 V
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      • 705 10 P!f| 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT D.IS NEPTUNE CTV Lagoon View/ Mandarin Gdn./ Bayshore Pk. others fr. $1000 $1300. *****138 FPDSAVILLS- WATERSIDE 2411 sqft. 4+l, pool view. F/facilities. $3800 neg. 9028-0280 Daniel RESORT LIVING! COSTA Rhu. 4+l+ open terr. Pte lift. Pool view. Renovated. Immed! 9383-9025 THE BAYSHORE 4*l. High fir.
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      • 957 10 VRI 017-18 CHANGI/ muIM pasir ris PTE APTS -RENT CHEAPI EASTPOINT GREEN. 3+l. 1131 sq.ft. Partial/ f/furn. High fir. Unblocked. Ouiet. Bright. Immed Near Simei MRT. *****683 PN ELIAS GREEN 3*l high fir/ p/furn. Aircon. Condo facilities. Mins to MRT, seaside Shpg mall. Immed. Best rental *****870 DW BALLOTA PK
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      • 1392 10 t 022-24 WXf\ D 2224 WEST ftlij WEST PTEAPTS-REHT ■■pt£aPTS^REMT I Along Pasir Panjang Swimming pool and I Near NUS maid service I Excellent accessibility Short term lease I via AYE available I 3 Bedrooms Utility Asking Ssl ,Boo 1 AustonNah 9879 5514 ivy Lee 9188 0953 AW Foo 9009
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      • 920 10 ■Wjl HOUSES FOR RENT SWISS CLUB 2 storey bunglw. 17,000/ 6.000 sqft. s*l*l. Pool, Greenery. *****188/ *****348 WOOOGROVE AYE. INTER terr 3 storey 1800/ 3500 sq.ft. s+l. American Sch. 9639-7113 LLR D.lO KING'S RD. 3 storey semi-d. s*l. Large patio/ gdn. Amenities. Convenient. SB.SK neg. *****339 INTER TERR Changi Rd.
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      • 316 10 I REGENCY HOUSE I PR6STIO6 SERVICE APARTMENTB I ft'/' 1 1 H^ J i K)i B 991 Near Somerset/ Dhoby Ghaut MRT stations and I Orchard Roau's shopping belt I Fully furnished 2/ 3 bedroom apartments Roof top swimming pool with jacuzzi, water-tiered fountain, barbeque pits, a business centre and
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      • 1266 11 LfJZI SERVICE WVi\ SERVICt ¥+l\ SERVICE KIJI SERVICE ||y »B«TUr M TC WjUA 4B.DVuCi.TC Hy .D.DTUCUTC JHrJ^Wj Ms£ As good as home, but I I lil flVyili w^^ even better service. ■jfl im^\X*J APARTMENT WITH SERVICE BY THE RIVER If VSI On the frmge of CBO I I Luxurious Islandwide
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      • 636 11 a 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE Cornwall Gdn *****/ ***** sqft. elegant mansion, lush greenery, elevated, quiet. Best of the Best Hse. OPEN HOUSE by appt. Andrtw Rd ***** sqft, urgent Garlic Avt ***** sqft, nature reserve, urgent. OPEN HOUSE Outtn Astrld Park ***** sqft, s/storey, rectangular land, easy access
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      • 664 11 Wffi 009-10 ORCHARD/ till TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE EURO-ASIA CT. 1100 sqft (2*l rms) Pool view. MRT/ amenities. F'hold. 5699K IMql 9155 8631 ROBIN APT. 1550 sqft. (Showflat interior) 3+l rms. F hold. Urgent! $818K... 9188 9179 CORONA VILLE. 3*l rms by the pool. F'hold. $8u *****179 HILLTOP RESORT
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      • 491 11 Vfff 017-18 CHAMGI/ mj PASIRRIS D.17 MARIAN WALK/ Sunbird Rd. D/storey inter/ corner terr. 3*l/ 4*l. Well-kept. 1800/ 2400 sqft. Fhold. MRT. SB9BK up *****706 •••$1.11,11(1 BEAUTIFUL TERRACE Changi Hgts 3-storey. Like brand new! Al Quality. 1700 sqft, fhold, 4 attached bath. 9181-1819 $7XXKI LOYANG VILLAS. 3 storey corner/ inter-terr.
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      • 804 12 bfbghbnmhm h UiJ THOMSON JJ HOUSES -SALE 0.19 S'GOON GDN. 2 '-storey bunglw. F'hold. 5368/ 4000 sqft. Park 3 cars. 6+l rms. Face SE Move m cond. Rolf *****811 D.20 THOMSON VICINITY. Jin Sap pan 2 j -storey bunglw. 7+l. Approx 4100/ 6000 sqft. Well renovated. F'hold. Agt 9271-6706 D.20
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      • 892 12 yiJ NORTH HOUSES RARE! 3-STOREY CORNER terr. Countryside Rd. F'hold. 5765/ 2868 sq.ft. Cul-de-sac. 3+l. Good facing/ amenities. *****280 FT SPRINGSIDE LINK TERR. 1850/ 2700 sqft. 3-storey. 3+ family area maid's rm. Face NE. 999 yrs. Koi pond. HB 9852-7944 Andrew ***LENTOR GREEN TERRACE 2 storey 2340 sqft. Face park,
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      • 1046 12 BFl'rJ "ud Mr 1 3 run iALt (ANGMOKIp) "CHEAP! 3 'NG' Blk. 252. Mid fir. Lift level. Open view. Amenities. Orig. Best for complete makeover. Call Philip 9 9028-6886 FT CHOICE AMK UNITS! 3-rm Blk i 534/ 417/ 556. 4-rm. Blk. 472/ 543/ 456. 5-rm. Blk. 716/ 458. Near MRT/
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      • 856 12 Elr'Xi MUBA Vi r o«i*Lt mUa HDB APTS FOR SALE WQtl HDB APTS FOR SALE WUVM HDB APTS FOR SALE PTTI HDB APTS FOR SALE PfSI HOB APT<; FOR SAI f HDB ESTATE S f Buy It. Sell It. Find It. f 496 0 4 Tampines/\ B f SOS J
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      • 727 12 EHDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) NEW! Al LOCATION. Corner 5 T Blk 192 Bishan. High fir. Breezy. Chinese not eligible. 9656 6880 RARE SLAE! 5 T Blk. 448 Bright Hill Dr. Greenery view. 4-rm. Grab now! Valued. *****815 TOP OF THE World! 5 T Corner 153. High fir. Unblocked. Windy.
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      • 591 12 RPfi HOB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) 4 'A' CORNER Blk 266. Lift level. F/ renovated. Unblocked. S24BK 3 'NG' Blk 360. Orig. #07. Ask SIS2K. 9322-0702 C2l REA 4 'A' BLK 104. New list. Corner. 1 mm Westmall/ MRT. Aircon, well renovated. Unblocked. Best location! *****000 Jane ILR ■Debenham; Tie
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      • 562 12 ■ffjl HDB APTS FOR SALE milm (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) era View ATTNIH 3 'I' utility Blk 6 T Blangah Cres. High fir. Unblocked. Simple renovation. Amenities/ sch/ mkt. Can contra. *****266 ■Debenham« Tie Leung BEST Ji locatiqnO BLK 149 MEI Ling St. Corner Exec Mais. Below value. High fir.
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      • 690 12 Rflfl HDB APTS FOR SALE hUM (BT MERAH/QVOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 3T T. BLANGAH Cres Blk 16. »03 Move-in cond with 1 utility rm. Reasonable price. 9858-1251 SAL 3 'I' BLK 114. Bt Merah View. Renovated. Walk-up. Near amenities/ MRT/ mkt. 9388-5488 ASTRO 3 T STIRLING Rd. Blk 169. High fir.
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      • 560 12 WHfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT PAN JAWG) RARE 5 'I' Corner blk 545. Pond view. High fir. Renovated. No noon sun. Patrick *****169 ERA S2OK BELOW VALUE. Immed OC cupation. Blk 532 Jelapanq Rd. 1% discount. 9615-7553 Owner. 3 'A' 251 sole agt new list mid fir 4 'S'
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      • 988 12 WlfJI HDB APTS FOR SALE /run. BEST OF CCX 5 T 639 high fir, unblocked. MRT 100% move-in ntq 5 T 440, 44 ft Tip top. Unblocked. Near MRT B«fc>» HDB vilut! 5 T 456. 474 High fir Son 5 'A' 564 Mia fir BttowrahM 4 'A' Cerntf 405 big
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      • 962 13 |^y (CHOA CHU RANG) 4 'A'. URGENT saie. early move m. Blk 449. Near Sunshine Plaza amenities. Call 9858-7137. 4 'A 1 CCX 307. Mid fir. 109 sqm. Face SW. Renovated. Valued. MRT/ Lot 1/ NTUC. MP *****369 4-RM CCX AYE 5 Blk 484 D. High fir. $0 cash! View
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      • 894 13 ■.fill "UOAriirUKiALt KiLJ (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 5-RM 415. CLEMENTI Pt Blk upgraded. 137 sq.m. Super high fir. Urgent! Don't miss! 9091-0088 WSJ HDB APTS FOR SALE EJila (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) RARE) 61 SOM. 3 S Circuit Rd 43. Unblocked. Mins MRT/ 4 NG' Aljunied Cres 101. Valued $246* Both immed regn.
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      • 781 13 ■<|T| HUB APT!) f-OR SALE EijJ (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) WAV WAV BELOW Value! 5-rms Pt Blk 655 Hougang. Spacious. Big balcony. Well kept. Amenities/ Sch/ Mkt. Sally 9106-9166 Wynn $0 CASHI 4 A' Blk 354 S'goon. High fir. Renovated. Early move m. Bright Good layout. Rosyth Pri/ amenities. *****469 PN
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      • 1086 13 •TfiTl HDB APTS FOR SALE |X|| (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) BELOW HDB VALUEI Exec apt. 527 Sgoon N. High fir. Unblocked. Bright breezy. Sch *****919 BELOW VALUE. EXEC Apt Blk 959 Hougang. 5 yrs old. High fir. Unblocked. No noon sun. *****831 BLK 563 EXEC Apt. 4-rm. #02. Renovated. Aircon. Hougang
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      • 1035 13 FCTI HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) A. NELSON HP: 9029-2992 Exec Apt 6698 #11. AI, must view Exec Apt (159/160) Yung Ping Em Apt (760/862/906/910/912) Exec Mais 332 Kang Ching. AI Exec Mals (469/ 556/ 714 #10) s'A' (309/ 426/ 836) 5T 156 YungLoh I27sqm. 9 yrs 5T Pt Blk
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      • 1018 13 WTfl* HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) 5 'A' CORNER 858. 4 bdrms. Lift. 4 A' 854/ 681 C. High fir. Unblock Exec Mais 714. High fir. Unblock Ricky. 9066-2885 PN 5 'A' BLK 331 Jurong E. 200% renovated. Near all amenities" 1 4 A' BLK 554 Jurong W. Bright breezy.
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      • 794 13 ■Til HDB APTS FOR SALE yy 4-RM PT BLK 100 Whampoa. Designer decor. Upgrading fee paid. Call Donald Ong *****000 ERA 5-RM EUHOS BLK 13 Mid fir. MRT/ mkt. Unblocked, dr to dr. All races. S Neg. *****737 agt 5-RM PT BLK 10) Ah Hood Rd. Mid fir, bright breezy.
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      • 974 13 REI HOB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) 4 'A' 772 mid fir. renovated. Near sch/ JC. Easy access to TPE. HDB valued 5255 K. Asking 5275K neg. Must sell! 9108-5878 CBS 4 'A' BLK. 234 High fir. Rare layout. Serious seller. Renovated. Windy. Near Loyang Pt./ sch/ amenities. Yahya *****194 HSR
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      • 826 13 ffbnhmn vb Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) Tht Best m Tamplrw* Sellers/ Buyers welcome Mlndy 9848-9353 DW <« TMHrtMI >» 4-RM 353.366,364,347 498D.498J/L.491F.493E 703. 708.712. 727. 8428 842D,842G.401,907. 5-RM 366.368.307,349 497F.498A/E.4938.491A. 703.712,722,723.731,737... EXEC 737,739,738.740 856C/E/F.892A.894.895. 497A/B/D/J.498G/M/L.... 325,315.333.124,147.149... Sim«i 5-RM 244.253.254 Many Other units also available ALL TAMPINES!! 9855
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      • 974 13 Hfl HOB APTS FOR SALE Ou(TAMPINeS/SIMEI) 4 'A' BLK. 353 Beautifully renovated. Windy. Unblocked. High floor. Near Tampmes Mart. Cat' Soo Cheng 9877-2290 DW 4'A 1 CORNER. Only $242*. $0 cash! Tampmes Blk 845 Low fir. Malay owner. Renovated/ Spacious. Amenities. *****984 4 'A' 717 #04 Tampines. Ist own er.
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      • 1726 14 gnhm b RCI HDB APTS FOR SALE [Id (WOODLANOS) Demlen Urn *****011 C2l ML 5 'I' 8940,677 move m MRT 5 'I' 547 Vista Pt.BHigh SOK sT6o6BHigh.unbiock.MßT.. $0K 5 T 704, 7348High,nearMRT.$0K 5 T 825.899 C Sq halL~s26oK up s 'l' 552.556 ttMid.move m S27OK 5 'I' 792,6830 Opp MRT
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      • 795 14 |RI HOB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) a^B^^^r^fea^l^M^MlWQNJNl BLK 364 ST. Owner migrating! Will consider SS offer seriously!! Opp Civic Ctr, MRT. Nicely renovated. Move m. Must not miss!!! BLK. 620 4 A2' Low fir. Just 5 yrs. Beautiful, f/renovated. Privacy. Serious seller. Don't miss! Must view! Call 9672-4331 C2l BLK
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      • 1061 14 ¥771 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 4 'NG' BLK 28 Marsiling. Lift level, unblocked, move m cond. vacant. Upgraded with extra rm. All races. 902-***** Rama PN 4 'NG' MARSILING 123. High fir. HDB valued SIS2K. 96 sq.m. Near good amenities. Early move m. Very convenient. 9147-8793 PN 5 T
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      • 1056 14 Ea iassa 1 5 'I' CORNER Woodlands blk 718. High fir. Renovated. Next to MRT. Price negotiable! 9450-4599 agt 5 'I' CORNER 716 Linkway to MRT. Beautiful. Blk. 876. High fir. Unblocked. Call 9212 8915 APPC ST 8LK.707 WOODLANDS. High fir. Renovated. Lift level. Near MRT/ amenities. *****200 agt 5
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      • 1083 14 Ea star*" 3 'A' 397 Yishun. New list. High floor. Renovated. Move m. Near amenities. 9206 3357 agt 3 'A' 402 Lift level. Nice decor. 100% move-in. Windy. Amenities Single/ PR eligible. 9145-1333 PN 3 'NG' 236. High fir. Lift level. Un- block. Nice decor. Tip top. Marble. MRT/ Northpoint.
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      • 698 14 I HOB APTS FOR SALE (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) ZAHNAMAJEH) 5g 9739 0147#f^ I 4 "A 1 642, 965; 5 T 838 Jurong W/ 3-rm 9 Holland/ 3-rm BIK 1, 3 Dover/ 3-rm Blk 619. 526 Bedok/ 4 A' 484 C. 463 CCX/ 4 NG 1 Blk 177 Woodlands. *****355/ 66 iWI
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      • 1261 14 B FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT ■^AreaisTB^636scift^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I Loading capacity 7 SKN/sq m Ceiling height 3 8m I Near amenities/ expressway Suitable tor woodworks, carpentry, light industry. I repacking, garment manufactunng. printing U bookbinding, interior decor design I Sam Poi 9632 8288 Daphne Low 9423 2927 Bjggnc«Thon^j3«aOJ7_ J
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      • 395 15 JVn OFFICE SPACE FE7I OFFICE SPACE JlCerru [Available TanChong Towerj 3MD In the heart of CBD Next to Alison Hotel *D Minutes envoy from City Hall and Bugis MRT ■D Basement parking «D 24-hr security •«D From 500 square feet onwards *O Attractive rental 1 5 mins' drive to CBD
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      • 175 15 Outside CBD Minutes away from Outram Chinatown MRT •495 to 5145 sqft Carpeted, blinds, light fittings, air-con Fitted unit available CMimmx Co. LM 6534 3270/ 9797 0366 BOAT OUAY Minutes from Raffles MRT Fronting River View 2 levels 1115 sqft 628 sqft Large outdoor roof terrace Full parquet flooring Immediate
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      • 670 15 mm office space I^FORRENJ SUNTEC CITY SPECIALIST! 240/ 500/ 600/ 700/ 800/ 900/ 1000/ 1200/ 1500/ 1800/ 2000/ 2500/ 3000/ 3500/ 4000/ 4500/ 5000/ 5500/ 6000/ 7000/ 6000/ 9000/ ***** sq.ft./ Whole Floor Riffles/ Orchard/ Bugls City Hall/ NoveiM other locations from 400 *****0 sq.ft. Fully Fitted/ Bare units $3
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      • 836 15 ■TTI OFFICE SPACE ■^Jforrent MM BOUSTEAD HOUSE ÜBI Aye 1. i3oosqft. Own entrance, carpet, wall paper, pantry. Immediate Owner 9630-0342 SO ROBINSON RD. 1607-***** sq. ft. Sea view. Mqr/ conference I rm/ workstations. Attractive rent. Sole agt. Andrew *****207 0.11 COLOHILL CTR. 500 sqft. Next to MRT. Carpeted, cabinet, own
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      • 754 15 i office space MJforrent 0.20 UPP THOMSON. F/r enovated. Furn/ unfurn. Approx 180 sq.ft. Free parking. Call 6458-1087 D.07 TEXTILE CTR, 2 units »02. About 460 sqft each. MRT. PUB. Owner *****413/ *****137 EAST COAST/ GEYLANG/ The Piazal United Sq/ Eastgate. 200-7600 sqft. 9028-6808 ALP GEYLANG MAIN RD. 2nd fir
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      • 608 15 1J53 SHOP SPACE RQ SHOP SPACE FOR RENT I^U FOR RENT SHOWROOM CUM OFJPICE' ATTHE PLAZA Outside CBD, next to The Furniture Mall Suitable for building materials, lightings, bathroom accessories, soft furnishings, curtains blinds, textiles and interior designers Size ranges from 305 sq ft to 1,432 sq ft Ample and
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      • 801 15 CHINATOWN SHOP/ OFFICE Space for rent. Approx 300 sqft. Heavy human traffic. Good frontage. Suitable for foot massage, gift, agency, computer, comics etc. Call Tay 9488-2273 PEOPLED PK CTR. 560/ 2800 sgft. 2 units. Ist storey/ Home Rd. F'hoid aircon shophouse/ showrm. 1600 sqft. Near MRT. food ctr. Heavy human
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      • 888 15 CHEAPESTI CORNER COFFESHOP beer gdn. Opp Mustafa. Crowded New renovation. $7K. *****830 0.09 CUPPAGE PLAZA. Ground fir Approx 624 sq.ft. Good frontage. Call 6535-1792 SHOPHSE CUM OFFICE 1000 sq.ft. with basement at Upper Paya Lebar Rd. Cheap rent! 9187-5016 SHOWROOM 9 PAYA Lebar Rd. 2800 sqft with aircon. High ceiling.
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      • 1194 15 bggnhn g Rfl SHOP SPACE D.12 LAVENDER ST 2 storey prewar shophouse. 1819 sqft Freehold. Along main rd. Auction 17/12. DTZ 9238-7951/ 9488-1110 HOUGANG 210 D/STOREV shop 3 units. *****938 sqft. C-ood investment. Good human traffic High returns. 9853-599? PN D.06 EXCELSIOR SHOPPING Cen tre. 881. 2 shop units. 505/
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      • 585 16 dfbhgn h Vahiatlofl At M.55 Million Selling At $6.8 Million Near Mecpherson Main Road FraahoM Industrial Land Land area: a. 265 sq.ft. Potential for redevelopment with gross fir area ***** sq.ft. Sola Marketing Agent Chesterton International *****603/ *****837 LAND/ OLD HSES wanted for If development m any area. Agts welcome.
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