The Straits Times, 5 December 2003

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  • 692 1 STTUW OF VIRUS HOT HERE THE flu bug hitting the United States and Europe is not yet m Singapore, the Ministry of Health said. But it advised those travelling to temperate countries to get vaccinated against the flu The most common strain of
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  • 358 1  -  HO AI LI By MEDIA REPORTER MEDIAWORK'S Channel i News has been voted the best m Asia, winning the Best General News Programme title at the Eighth Asian Television Awards last night The two-year-old English programme on Singapore Press Holdings' television station beat
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    • 135 1 NO-CONTEST ELECTION; Only 17 candidates come forward to fill 1 9 places m pilots' union page 3 _H fl BBl __C*-_^^k _T____B ________^^__________^__^_B B 1 ll ___))_a__L Vi KIm! II B J ifflP Ill sas^BBK^W wBBPBI m WW Wt/Wfy \_____l Design: MIKE M DIZON Main photo. ALBERT SIM m Imi
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    • 162 2 COUISWH REPORT IMEIFK THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) report on the collision between RSS Courageous and the ANL Indonesia container vessel, which was made public m April, omitted three criticisms of the Dutch-registered vessel's actions minutes before the collision. Defence lawyer Steven Chong mentioned this m
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    • 70 2 JAPAN NEEDS MORE CONFDENCE TEN or more years of little or no growth have sapped the Japanese spirit. Those who fear a resurgence of Japanese militarism should bear m mind it is more likely if Japan remains uncertain and pessimistic. Historically, this was why it became an aggressive power
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    • 68 2 GLORY DAYS OF STNEFOfIMU A READER who grew up watching the glorious exploits of the Singapore football team of the 1980s and 1990s finds the current predicament of the national team galling and painful to watch. He has two suggestions to "revive the corpse" of Singapore football to have
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    • 74 2 THIS Sunday, a record number of competitors will take part m the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, which starts at the West Entrance of the National Stadium at 6am. There will be a total of 9,879 runners this year, 59 per cent more than last year. Runners will compete m
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      117 2 I Newater the new tourist attraction THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) plans to make its Newater "Visitor Centre m Tanah Merah a fixture on the tourist map. On a free one-hour tour, visitors see how Newater is produced and explore interactive programs to learn about the water treatment process.
      LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  117 words
    • 85 2 HOM E Sleep scientists form new society PROPELLED by an increasing awareness of sleep science, various experts have banded together to form the Singapore Sleep Society. It aims to promote research, give support to patients and educate die public and medical community. Crowing awareness of sleep science has led to
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    • 90 2 Manufacturing warning THE Asian managing director of Flextronics, the world's largest contract manufacturer, warned yesterday that Singapore workers and companies have a window of only three to five years before they lose high-end manufacturing to lower-cost countries such as China. However, Singapore could still win higher-end manufacturing from developed
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    • 68 2 ONE-OFF PAYMENT QUESTIONED THE payment by PSC Corp of a $270,000 consultancy fee to Dr John Chen, the non-executive deputy chairman of its board, has raised some eyebrows over the rationale behind such a payment. Minority shareholder Clinton Ang said such one-off payments raised questions about other potential scenarios
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    • 63 2 MEDU6UMYOF6ENOCBE THE United Nations tribunal for Rwanda convicted three Rwandan media executives on Wednesday of committing and inciting genocide, war crimes and persecution. The three ran the government-sponsored RTLM radio station and a weekly newspaper extermination of Rwanda's Tutsi majority. The so-called "media trials* are the first time since
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    • 154 2 CHMESE GO FOR LUXURY GOODS LUXURY brands predict that China's swelling ranks of affluent professionals and businessmen will drive Asian sales of their expensive watches, jewellery and bags. Consumer spending has generally been buoyant m recent years, thanks to rising income and the boom m consumer credit Analysts anticipate
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    • 83 2 ATHLETES RESIST SSC 6A6 ORDER SEVERAL sportsmen at the South-east Asia Games showed how they felt about the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) directive not to speak to the press without an official m attendance: They spoke to The Straits Times without hand-holding officials. Said one leading official, who declined
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    • 689 3  -  KARAMJIT KAUR REBECCA LEE Only 17 candidates for 19 vacancies m executive committee; exco ouster and govt comments said to be reason for this By and NO CONTEST The ouster of the exco has caused a lot of pilots, especially the
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    • 355 3  -  CHIA HAN KEONG *x 'Since both my legs have non-functioning calves, I can't really run. All the effort comes from the upper part of my legs, and this can get really tiring as I mill need more strides to cover the same distance as someone
      ALAN LIM  -  355 words
    • 480 4  -  JEFFREY LOW Sports Council tells athletes how to avoid the media unless officials are present, and how to steer clear of controversy By. IN HO CHI MINH CITY SINGAPORE'S athletes at the South-east Asia Games m Vietnam have been told not to speak
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    • 575 4 COLUMBUS (Ohio) Ohio police have launched a manhunt for a sniper behind a string of shootings here, before he kills again. At least 12 shootings have been linked to the mysterious gunman. One, on Nov 25, killed a woman out shopping. The shootings
      Washington Post; New York Times; AFP; REUTERS; AP  -  575 words
    • 44 4 IN OUR report [Too much mercury m a third of nonalkaline batteries" last Saturday, we said the batteries were tested by Spring Singapore. This is wrong. The batteries were tested by PSB Corporation. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 368 5  -  DAVID BOEY By DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT In the first anti-piracy drill between the coast guards of the two countries, a Japanese helicopter takes a boarding team or Japanese officers to the "hijacked" vessel. A HEAVILY-ARMED crack team from the Singapore Police Force stormed a "hijacked"
      LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  368 words
    • 479 5  - High-end work may move in '3 to 5 years' BRYAN LEE Manufacturing done here now may go to lower-cost countries, says Flextronics' director for Asia «SL SINGAPORE workers and companies have a window of only three to five years before they lose high-end manufacturing to China, the Asian managing director
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  • WORLD
    • 648 6  -  BETSY PISIK Three convicted of genocide for inciting hatred and violence Bu FOR THK STRAITS TIMES Tfct lM*Mit UN toterMttMal CovtMßt oa Chril aad Political RiajMs, drafted ia 1966 aad ratified ay 151 nations, ImcMioliio, Sif apart, says: "Any advtctcy of natiaaal racial or rtiifians katrttftiwtCMstitatts
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    • 475 7 Thinking and practices on greenhouse gas emissions have already changed as a result of the Kyoto Protocol, experts claim NEW YORK The fate of the first treaty to combat global warming hangs m the balance, but experts claim the
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    • 482 7 Feeling sick? Eat some worms LONDON Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? Hie answer is Ms Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother of two from lowa m the United States. The BBC said she is testing the remarkable theory that not all parasites are necessarily bad for us.
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    • 291 7 j WASHINGTON A new scanner that uses gamma rays to see changes m live cells may spot breast cancer even earlier than standard mammograms, US re- searchers said yesterday. If shown to work m large groups of women, it may help doctors catch
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    • 786 8 Meiwes gives a chilling account at his trial of an Internet-based community of people seeking to eat humans or be eaten KM YOU CAN SEE MY MMV. I NOTE YOUIL FUME TASTY/ WhalAr-j (jribore)toJ«l him after andremn«mfnmt of bin at tneir fint iiieetiug
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    • 126 8 BERLIN Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes says he wants to write his memoirs to deter other people from following, his example and regrets what he has done. He told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper his aim was to deter people with "similar instincts". Internet websites dedicated to Meiwes
      AFP; AP  -  126 words
    • 541 11 The staunch US ally says move will counter potential security threats from rogue nations with ballistic missile capabilities "We think that with the proliferation oflong-range missiles and trends towards proliferation of mass-destruction warheads, it is a sensible decision for Australia to take. Australian Defence
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    • 363 11 Talks next week on US troop repositioning WASHINGTON The United States will begin talks with Germany and other allies next week on plans ta'cbaafce the US mflitajf pftettce worldwidMb tipolbil terrorism ana other unpredictable threats better, a top Pentagon official has said. Defence Undersecretary Dougias Perth said he and Stale
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      55 12 AP pill that can take pictures this is the function of the M2A Capsule Endoscopy, displayed b\ gastroenterologist Dave Ramkumar at the University of lowa Hospitals and Clinics. The pill contains a camera which will transmit more than 50,000 still images of the digestive tract to a recording
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    • 428 12 Call to top UK varsities: Make money Government report says Oxford and Cambridge should seek more funding through ties with business LONDON Oxford and Cambridge universities, founded m the 13th century, need to become more businesslike and generate more revenue, according to a British government report published yesterday. The review
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    • 131 12 QUITO (Ecuador) A tunnel used by 16 prisoners to escape from an Ecu adorean jail was so elaborate it even had electric lights. The prisoners escaped late on Tuesday from Quito's main Garcia Moreno prison m the heart of its colonial section by digging an
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    • 648 14 Elections On Sunday Leaders say they may not make it to the Lower House and warn of 'police state' under ruling party MOSCOW Russia's j two leading liberal parties may be heading < for disaster m Sunday's j parliamentary polls. One of the parties has
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    • 651 18  - Slain Japanese diplomats flown home for burial KWAN WENG KIN As families grieve, Koizumi comes under fire for not helping ship bodies home and also for not signing condolence book Bu JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO The grieving relatives of two dead Japanese diplomats returned here yesterday with their bodies amid criticism
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    • 127 18 BRUSSELS- US Secretiryof State Colin Powell said yesterday that Natosh«uM take on i frtattr role ii Iraq at the country's stability k critical far everyone. "We uroe the alliance to examine bow It might d« more to support peace and sbaiHty hi Iraq,
      AFP; REUTERS  -  127 words
    • 249 19 WASHINqjON The White House on Wednesday changed its account of a widely reported encounter between Air Force One and a British Airways jetliner during President George W. Bush's secret trip to Baghdad last week. Mr Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director,
      New York Times; Reuters; REUTERS  -  249 words
    • 434 19 Saddam may be using cash from bank to fund attacks He took more than Si.7b out of central bank just before the war, and some of it remains unaccounted for, says US report WASHINGTON Saddam Hussein withdrew more than US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) from Iraq's central bank hours before US
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      536 20 Terrorist's plan to blow up airliner on Britain-US flight NEW YORK British police foiled a plot to blow up a jet on a BritainUS flight with last week's arrest of a suspected Muslim radical, US television reported. Sajid Badat, one of more than 20 people nabbed m Britain since
      AFP; AP  -  536 words
    • 48 20 AN ARMED member of Kenya's paramilitary police ordering people away from an area of downtown Nairobi yesterday after a bomb threat. On Tuesday, the US Embassy warned of a potential terrorist attack m Nairobi, and two buildings were evacuated due to bomb threats. AP
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    • 39 21 AN AFGHAN army soldier patrolling a Kabul street yesterday. Security m the country has been tightened as the Loya Jirga, or the traditional Afghan Grand Council, approaches. Three suspected terrorists were arrested on Wednesday. XINHUA
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    • 438 21 More attacks after Riyadh suspect is nabbed with arsenal CAIRO An arsenal, including a surface-to-air missile capable of bringing down an airliner, was uncovered when police arrested a man suspected of being involved m the bombing of a residential compound m Riyadh last month m which 17 people were
      AP; AFP; New York Times  -  438 words
    • 429 22 Commonwealth Leaders' Summit The African country goes all out to protect delegates, who include Queen Elizabeth and Goh Chok Tong ABUJA Nigeria, cited by the UN as a country of special concern m connection with Al-Qaeda, is providing unprecedented security for the Commonwealth
      AP; Reuters; AFP  -  429 words
    • 264 22 ATHENS Olympics security officials signalled a wider role for Nato m guarding the Athens Games on Wednesday and said Russia had been added to a group of nations helping Greece to face terrorist threats. The country is a member of Nato and Olympic military
      AP  -  264 words
    • 570 25 Lawyers m the pop star's camp suggest that the prosecutor is playing a weak hand based on one child's shaky testimony LOS ANGELES Two weeks after the arrest of Michael Jackson over child-molestation allegations, the case against him may have hit
      New York Times  -  570 words
    • PEOPLE
      • 168 25 BLACK DOLL A HIT IN S. AFRICA JOHANNESBURG It's not only her fat cheeks and chubby arms that are making MissDela a hit m South Africa; this plastic baby doll named for former president Nelson Mandela is black. The doll is a dream come
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      • 101 25 BERLIN A former member of the Red Army Faction guerilla group, which terrorised Germany with murders and bombings over three decades, is to be pardoned after 24 years m prison, officials said. Rolf Clemens Wagner was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part m the 1977
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      • 108 25 SANTIAGO Chilean lawyers have said they would resume efforts to try former dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes, saying a recent television interview showed the 88--year-old general was neither senile nor forgetful. Chile's Supreme Court halted a trial of Pinochet m 2001 on
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      • 76 25 LOS ANGELES A judge has thrown out a US$lO million (Ssl7-2 million) lawsuit brought by superstar Barbra Streisand against an amateur photographer who snapped her cliff-top mansion from the air. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman dismissed the diva's invasion of privacy suit, ruling that
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      • 60 25 Princess Caroline of Monaco has been made a Unesco Goodwill Ambassador. She has vowed to support the organisation's campaign against illiteracy m the world. Ray Romano, the Emmy award-winning star of CBS' Everybody Loves Raymond, has turned writer with Raymie, Dickie And The Bean: Why I Love And Hate My
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      • 35 25 Quoteworthy 'Wouldn't it be great if every doctor knew 1,001 practical uses for duct tape and safety pins?' Dr Eric Weiss, 47, an altitude sickness specialist who helped build a Himalayan clinic at 4.200 m
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    • 712 26 Coroner's homicide verdict sparks protest from the police union and outrage among black activist groups ST LOUIS Cincinnati's coroner- has ruled the weekend death of a black man a homicide the direct result of Nathaniel Jones' clash with six police officers who
      Los Angeles Times; REUTERS  -  712 words
    • 223 26 British dad auctions kidney on Net for sick child LONDON A British father is auctioning one of his kidneys over the Internet to fund pioneering treatment that he hopes will allow his disabled six-year-old daughter to walk, a London newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Peter Randall, 49, is advertising the organ
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    • 296 26 LOS ANGELES Fifty-seven Hells Angels members have been arrested as police and federal agents raid homes and motorcycle gang clubhouses across the western United StAtes, seizing guns, explosives and drugs. The authorities said the pre-dawtt raids, which follow- ed
      Reuters  -  296 words
    • 535 27 Light plane narrowly misses airliner a week after light aircraft are allowed into commercial airspace 'CAN I GUARANTEE THERE WUI NEVER BE AN INCIDENT? NO I CANT, OF CORSE I CANT' Transport Minister John Anderson, on the possible flaws of
      AFP  -  535 words
    • 176 27 JERUSALEM Israel has invited public bids for 98-year leases of 13 plots of land designated for private borne construction m a major Jewish settlement m the West Bank, an offer that runs against a US-backed peace plan. Washington recently stepped up criticism of
      Reuters  -  176 words
    • 509 28 French trying to avoid trial over purchase of US insurance company that could cost taxpayers billions PARIS A fraud case involving a French bank's acquisition of a failed California insurance company's assets more than a decade ago has emerged as one of the biggest irritants
      New York Times  -  509 words
    • 226 28 NEW YORK A former US ambassador's wife whose outing as a CIA operative triggered a political scandafcan be seen posing for some photographs m the latest issue of Vanity Fair. Ms Valeric Plame, described by the glossy magazine as "the most famous female
      AFP; AP  -  226 words
    • 336 29 Report says more must be spent, but country will not have effective military resources for a long time OTTAWA An influential study has warned Canada's incoming prime minister Paul Martin that he would have to massively increase defence spending to replace antiquated military equipment. The report,
      AFP  -  336 words
    • 243 29 LONDON A Canadian lottery scam is reaping millions of pounds each year from hundreds of elderly Britons whose names are on "sucker" lists. The scam starts with a call inviting people to enter the Canadian lottery. A few days later, a second call
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      51 29 REUTERS A Marseille resident salvaging what he can from the chaos of the French city's devastating flood. Although there were signs of water levels abating yesterday, Marseille is officially a disaster zone. At least five pfeople have died and more than 10,000 people have been evacuated from their
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    • 87 32 Stethoscopes go where doctors go DURING visits to the Changi General Hospital, I have noticed, on several occasions, some doctors carrying their stethoscopes everywhere they went, even into the canteen and toilets. One could guess how close to a urinal wall they would have been dangling. Are doctors allowed to
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    • 297 32 Ministry of Health doesn't restrict use of PET scans MS SALMA Khalik said m the article, Three-legged race for local hospitals competing m region" (ST, Nov 27), that "another barrier is the official restriction on the use of certain medical equipment here. TET/CT scanners cost $4 million apiece, and are
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      • 162 33 Cosmopolitan or just Westernised? WESTERNISED Chinese Singaporeans point smugly to those of their number who have excelled, m the West particularly, after being "emancipated" from learning the Chinese language. They have taken to labelling themselves "cosmopolitan". All over the world are people who, living and functioning abroad, are nevertheless comfortable
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    • 40 1 AIR APPARENT In Singapore, you can breathe the air. In some countries, you can also see it.' Mr Ravi Sawhney of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, on pollution m cities m the Asia-Pacific region
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    • 768 1  - What's your defence for your crime? I was asleep, Your Honour CHANG AI-LIEN As awareness of sleep disorders orows r more are using this as a defence m court. But it's tough to fake, warns an expert By SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT Snore louder than a drill THE loudest Singapore snore ever
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    • 275 2  -  NEO HUI MIN By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LONDON A group of Singaporeans living m Britain has raised some $18,000 for Singapore's Community Chest at its annual dinner and dance. It is the first time that a Singaporean club overseas has raised funds
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    • 507 5 Straits Times Camp For Schools 100 students and teachers of member schools to get a first-hand experience of how journalists work, including an interview with a minister ADELENE LOH, 15, has a burning question to pose to Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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    • 131 5 NAVAL forces from Brunei and Singapore are spending 12 days fighting off various threats from tne sea and air on a computer screen. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) suited their annual joint exercise, named Exercise Pelican, yesterday using
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    • 284 6 IMMIGRATION officers arrested a 73-year-old Singaporean man and two Chinese nationals, aged 26 and 23, at a carpark m Woodlands on Wednesday. The three men were allegedly m the middle of a transaction involving forged documents. Seven envelopes containing 19 employment passes, 21 safety
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    • 685 6  -  BEN NADARAJAN WONG SHER MAINE Ship Collision Trial Three criticisms of container vessel's actions before collision m its full report did not appear m the one made public By and THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) held back some information from the
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      • 108 6 MEMBERS of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped can learn more about the experiences of disabled Americans through new braille books donated by the American Embassy. To commemorate the International Day for the Disabled on Wednesday, the embassy donated 25 titles to the association's library.
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      • 156 6 VISITOR ARRIVALS STILL INCHING UP VISITOR arrivals here rose slightly last month, keeping Singapore on track to hit its target of six million visitors by the year's end. The Singapore Tourism Board said last week that 586,016 visitors came here m October 1.1 per cent more than m September. This
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    • 454 7  -  LEONG PIK YIN Night Safari's $3m amphitheatre opens with 30-minute live show. Opening the facility, minister says tourism is back to pre-Sars levels *L CREATURES of the night, including owls, flying foxes and hyenas, will forage, hunt and devour at Night Safari's new
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    • 411 9  -  BENJAMIN HO *L WELCOME to Singapore! Come see the famous zoo, spend a day on Sentosa and how about a stop at the Newater plant too? More than 40 groups of tourists have done that. Now, the Public Utilities Board
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    • 417 14  - St Gabriel's boys make their mark as 'youth achievers' JANE NG Sixty-three students from secondary school clinch National Youth Achievement Awards, which recognise character-building pursuits By YOU name it, they've done it. From community service to adventure camps, the boys at St Gabriel's Secondary go all out when it comes
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    • 400 14 FORTY-THREE students from four of China's top universities are here to find out more about Singapore's economy, education system and culture. They come from Beijing's Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Language and Culture University and
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    • 350 17 Duo cheated two banks into giving one of them loans for bogus home renovations, with the help of a contractor who has since been jailed TWO women who colluded with a contractor to cheat two banks into giving one of them loans for nonexistent
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    • 121 17 Student held over pirated software sale on the Net A 22-^TEAR-OLD polytechnic student was arrested on Wednesday for selling counterfeit computer software products, including educational software and games, on the Internet. He has been released on $20,000 bail. The police believe he used his polytechnic e-mail account to promote the
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    • 508 18  -  LYNN LEE Iris Caulfield- James, 96, who died m England, left a great impression on former pupils and staff of CHIJ (Primary) *z 'She expected her teachers to teach the students well and, m turn, she took care of her staff.' Miss Hazel de Souza,
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    • 454 18 Way of tracking chopper spares wins it Spring Spore award for innovation AIR force helicopters are now spending more time m the air on missions rather than on the ground undergoing maintenance. A team of seven personnel from the Republic of Singapore Air
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    • 420 19  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR Unlike places with 'toothless 1 environment authorities, Singapore has practices worth studying and adopting, says top UN official fit THE Asia-Pacific region has 12 of the world's 15 most polluted cities, and a United Nations body is looking to
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      • 543 20 Here come the MOD MAKERS Players who alter computer games can indulge to their heart's content as developers give away game-making software tools RALEIGH (North Carolina) Imagine buying the latest Lord Of The Rings DVD and discovering that the cameras, lights, special effects and editing tools used m its making
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      • 260 20 UNITED NATIONS A bloc of 40 countries will try to overturn a recent United. Nations vote and revive work on a global treaty that would ban medical research on stem cells, diplomats said on Wednesday. The question of whether to begin
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      • 221 20 LOS ANGELES Actor Ray Liotta, well known for playing gritty characters m Hollywood movies, can now claim an award for his work none of his peers is likely to be able to match: Best Human. Liotta took the award for Best Performance
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      • 306 20 WASHINGTON There can be no doubt that global warming is real and is being caused by people, say two top United States government climate experts. Industrial emissions are a leading cause, they say contradicting critics already m the minority, who argue that
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      • 475 21 Microsoft more open to licensing its technologies More liberal approach is to deflect claims that it restricts access to its intellectual property and technical information as a way to hinder rivals NEW YORK Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will adopt a more liberal policy for licensing its intellectual property,
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      • 444 21 California blocks sale offish bioengineered by NUS don SACRAMENTO (California) Citing ethical concerns, Califomian state regulators have refused to allow sales of the country's first bioengineered household pet, a Singapore-developed fluorescent zebransh. The GloFish is expected to go on sale everywhere else m the United States next month. California is
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      • 65 22 THE sky above the flower fields of Lompoc, California, is lit up by a Lockheed Martin rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite, as it streaks away from its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Tuesday. Experts believe the rocket is carrying a
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      • 505 22 Where's that spam coining from? It could be Almost a third of all spam is sent unwittingly by home users whose machines have been hijacked LONDON Security experts have identified what they suspect to be the biggest culprit behind that seemingly unceasing torrent of e-mail spam messages and computer virus
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      • 489 23  -  NATALIE SOH Bu All-in-one phone sales set to rocket as PDAs fall out of favour SMART phones are beginning to leave personal digital assistants (PDA) m the dust Sales of the phones which can do practically everything from taking videos and still pictures to organising your
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times asia Friday, December 5, 2003
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    • 36 1 It hasn 't passed the taxi driver test.' Anthropologist Theodore Bestore, on how some Japanese cabbies are clueless about the whereabouts of Roppongi Hills even though it is touted as Tokyo's latest landmark
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    • 757 1  -  CHUA CHIN HON Luxury brands see boom-time for products m China By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU 'Gold-collar class' spurring niche growth BEIJING The small but tasteful Bulgari boutique m downtown Beijing sits empty on a wintry Tuesday afternoon, but there's no cooling the Italian jeweller and
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    • 428 1  -  ROBERT GO ASIA DEBRIEF Hy STRAITS TIMES IN DOS ESI A BUREAU JAKARTA Foreign donors make this a merry season for the cash-strapped Indonesian government. The World Bank has said Indonesia needs to show only "incremental reforms" to deserve fresh
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    • CHINA
      • 97 2 This small but elite group makes up 3 to 4 per cent of Chinese consumers. But Its members reign at the peak on account of their high annual Income, estimated at about 200,000 yuan (5542,000). Though rich, the "gold-collar" class does not lead consumer trends and many of
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      • 50 2 Next come the white collar professionals and executives, whose annual incomes average 40,000 yuan. They make up 18 to 20 for cent of Chinese consumers. They are se«n as the ones driving consumption trends m China on account of tholr pursuit of now trends, products and fancy packaging.
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      • 51 2 Workers m this category earn an average of 10,000 yuan a year and make up 30 to 32 per cent of consumers m China. They cover a wide range of workers including taxi drivers, policemen and sales staff m department stores. AP At tht other end are the
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      • 30 2 Consumers In this category, typlfltd by the migrant worktri with no professional skills have no brand-consciousness and are only Interested In choap and reliable products, wrote Dr Yuan.
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      • 460 4 Chen reverses vote plans INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM TAIPEI Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, under pressure from Washington to ease rising tensions with Beijing, promised US officials yesterday that he would not hold a referendum on independence from China. Mr Chen told visiting US Senator Jeff Bingaman and Mr Douglas Paal, Washington's top
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      • 541 4 Chinese soya bean buyers to visit US after all Beijing's move could ease tensions caused by US textile quotas. But visit by wheat buyers remains off THEY HAVE INDICATED TO US THAT THEY Wtti BEMCHKAGO ON DEC 17 AND 18/ Mr Paul Burke, Asia division director a I the American
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      • 488 6 The Chinese President's call is seen as a signal that Beijing will allow more debate on the territory's political reforms I HONG KONG Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged Hong Kong leader Tung Chee Hwa to listen more closely to the people.
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      • 278 6 Bid to curb the Chief Executive's power to appoint council members HONG KONG Hong Kong lawmakers have voted against an opposition motion urging the territory's Chief Executive Tune Chee Hwa not to stack local councils with his allies, a move that is widely expected after
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      • ASIA FILE
        • 41 6 SEVEN peoplt were killed on Wednesday when a boiler exploded at a public bath m Shanghai, Xinhua said. The cause of the blast, which ripped through the Yiquan Bathhouse, is being probed. AFP
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        • 48 6 JAPAN'S Supreme Court yesterday upheld the state's decision to expropriate land from residents to build Tokyo's Narita airport 33 years after they filed a suit Explaining the decision, presiding judge Kazuko Yokoo said flight operations at the Haneda airport were neahng capacity. AFP
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        • 50 6 MERGERS will bring the number of cities, towns and villages m Japan to half the current figure Dy March 2005, a Kyodo News survey found. Such mergers are expected to increase the administrative and financial efficiency of local governments, said the Japan Times.
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        • 36 6 TAIWAN is donating 7,000 tonnes of rice to Mongolia as humanitarian aid, officials said yesterday. The shipment is worth NTSI6O million (SsB million), the Council of Agriculture said. AFP
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        • 51 6 A 72-YEAR-OLD farmer m China's eastern Jiangsu province was jailed for 13 years for strangling his mentally disabled son to death. Li Ketian, of Suining county, committed the crime m a rage after his 32-year-old son pushed a neighbour off a bridge and killed him.
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      • 644 8 Wires leave Shanghai in a tangle The tech-sawy city is tripping over a byproduct of its success: messy wires gumming up the works SHANGHAI On sections of Beijing Road, they nearly block out the sky. On Tibet Road, they dangle m garden-hose rolls and knots intricate enough to confound a
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      • 283 8 ELECTRICITY SHORTAGE SHANGHAI Factories m Shanghai have been ordered to switch to night-time production amid a severe power shortage, and shopping malls have been told to turn down winter heating, the city government said yesterday. Shanghai, China's wealthiest city, is expecting a power shortfall
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      • 467 10 Supply Crunch Ban on exports imposed by China during Sars outbreak still stands, forcing eateries to dip into frozen leftovers HONG KONG Nothing holds off Hong Kong's winter chill like a bowl of snake soup but there is one problem. Many restaurants are missing
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    • ASIA
      • 466 11 Parliament overrides Roh veto of corruption probe The opposition-dominated House insists on an independent probe into the President's ex-aides, widening rift with the government SEOUL South Korea's Parliament overrode a presidential veto yesterday the first such vote m nearly half a century to launch an independent investigation into corruption allegations
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      • 330 11 AKASHI (Japan) When Yasunao and Yoko Kondo went to register their newborn sons for citizenship, they never figured their age would cause problems. But officials suspicious about a couple m their 50s having babies started to ask questions. Unable to have children, the
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      • 504 12 One of them shows lions, which are popular cultural icons, bowing to and saluting its Land Cruiser Prado Past hurts 'Japanese companies need to be very careful with their promotions. BEIJING Japan's largest carmaker Toyota is withdrawing two advertisements for its China-made
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      • 296 12 No timetable for meeting so it can't be Postponed, c explains MARRAKESH (Morocco) US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he was optimistic six-wav talks to defuse the Norm Korean nuclear crisis will take place soon and denied the process had been postponed,
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      • 351 13  - BJP pulls off upset wins in legislative elections V.K. RAGHUNATHAN The opposition Congress, ousted from power m three northern states, manages to hold on to Delhi Bu INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled off surprise victories m three of the four
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      • 217 13 NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday confirmed he would travel to Islamabad next month for a summit, a trip that could speed up peace moves with nuclear rival Pakistan. Mr Vajpayee wrote to his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Zafarullan Khan Jamali, saying he
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      • 82 13 A MAN injured by a powerful explosion at a Shell gas station m the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Wednesday receiving first aid from others at the scene. Police said 14 were injured, two seriously, m a Blast that appeared to
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 322 14 Arroyo targets kidnapper cops and soldiers Her vow to crack down on criminals m uniform comes as cases of abductions reach a 10-month high m the Philippines MANILA President Gloria Arroyo yesterday ordered a crackdown on rogue police officers and soldiers who could be involved m a wave of kidnappings
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      • 304 14 JAKARTA The United States announced yesterday it will spend US$24 million (Ss4l million) to support Indonesia's historic election next year, financing voter-ed-ucation campaigns and efforts to bring more women to the Kolls m the world's largest 1 uslim nation. However, US Ambassador Ralph
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      • 472 15 Aceh rebels' struggle enters 27th year Few flags flown as military bans anniversary celebrations; four Indonesian soldiers die m clashes HUE PAST, PEOPIf WERE AHUUDTOGO ABOUT THEIR AcnvmES... UNDER MARTIAL LAW THE PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.' Aceh military spokesman, Colonel Ditya Sudarsono JAKARTA Acehnese rebels celebrated the 27th
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      • 291 15 YANGON Myanmar's junta has released 20 National League for Democracy (NLD) members jailed since the May unrest that also triggered the detention oftheir leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sources said yesterday. Senior NLD member Than Tun who was himself put under house arrest along
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      • 489 16 Riau's investor exodus sparks fears of layoffs More than 1, 000 workers will lose jobs if 40 companies relocate; police chief warns of social unrest A bargain T/i^ minimum wage m China and Vietnam is much less than it is m Indonesia. That encourages investors to relocate, as m this
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      • REGIONAL FILE
        • 57 16 IMAM Samudra, who was sentenced to death for masterminding last year's Bali bombings, boasted m court yesterday that an army of holy warriors would soon destroy US President George W. Bush. Samudra had been summoned as a witness m the trial of Heri Hafi din,
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        • 55 16 CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday outlined a powersharing plan aimed at ending the country's political stalemate. Under the formula, his Cambodian People's Party would occupy 60 per cent of the ministerial posts and split the rest evenly between the royalist Funcinpec party and
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        • 55 16 REMAINS believed to be those of Japanese troops were recovered off the coast of Vietnam and will be sent home for DNA identification, officials said yesterday. Bone fragments were recovered from a warship fb- nd buried beneath the sand 20m off the coast of
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        • 37 16 A FACTION of the Philippines' main opposition party yesterday nominated Senator Panfilo Lacson, 55, as its candidate for next year's presidential election. But he has been doing poorly m voter surveys. AP
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    • MALAYSIA
      • Article, Illustration
        34 17 AP Shoppers walking past statues of foreigners m a busy tourist shopping area m Kuala Lumpur. The statues represent the many travellers who swarm around the city's favourite tourist hangout, Bukit Bintang.
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      • 385 17 They will also have to attend classes on Malay and English before being issued an entry visa, says Malaysian minister PUTRAJAYA In a move to get foreign workers to understand its cultural sensitivities, Malaysia now requires newly arrived workers to attend a course
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      • 436 17  -  BRENDAN PEREIR A By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUAIA LUMPUR Datuk Sen Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is set to meet Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and other Asean leaders next week for the first time since becoming the Malaysian prime minister a month
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      • 106 17 Killers among escaped menial patients KOTA KINABALU The six inmates who recently broke out of a mental hospital to celebrate Hari Raya were hardcore criminals. Two of them were linked to murders. The six were rearrested just hours after they escaped. The six were criminally inclined and had been committed
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      • 553 18 Government is reacting to reports that some residents m flood-prone areas have refused to evacuate when ordered to PUTRAJAYA The government has threatened to force residents m flood-prone areas to evacuate after recent reports said many of them refused to do so
        The Star; Asia News Network  -  553 words
      • 43 18 AFP A batik extravaganza was launched m the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, this week. The art of batik is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. A Malay tradition, it is made by dyeing fabric, usually by hand.
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      • 265 18 $5.4 m trash fee stuns Selangor govt SHAH ALAM The Selangor state government received a rude shock recently when it learnt that the cost of disposing 500 drums of paint sludge and glue from a ravine was RMI2 million (555.4 million). Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamad Khir Toyo said he was
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      • 299 19 It says overseas junkets for district councillors are educational but critics condemn them as free holidays MALACCA The Malacca state government has come under fire following revelations that members of its district councils have been allowed to go on overseas junkets paid
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      • 179 19 Bus driver charged with reckless driving KUALA LUMPUR The driver of one of two buses involved m a holiday collision that killed 14 people has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. Nik Zaini Abdullah, 32, the driver of the express bus, pleaded not guilty to charges of causing the
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    • The Straits Times sports
      • 44 20 HITTING ROCK BOTTOM *We made fools of ourselves. We cant go on like this. At least it can't get any worse. Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard, after hi. team's 1-5 defeat by Malaga. The Spanish dab will face arch-rival, ami league leader. Real Madrid tomorrow
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      • 257 20 Chua and Co. gear up for battle and glory THEY took their first step towards glory yesterday morning but there was no slackening for Singapore's bodybuilders as they continued their dietary sacrifices m Ho Chi Minn City. The seven bodybuilders coasted through the weigh-in at the Ben Thanh Hall, all
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      • 1104 20  -  JEFFREY LOW THE SEA GAMES Several athletes give interviews to Timesport despite SSC directive By\ INHOCHIMINHCITY THEIR intelligence insulted by the Singapore Sports Council's directive not to speak to the press without an official m attendance, several sportsmen and sportswomen did the sensible thing:
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      • 524 20  -  PEH SHING HUEI By m HO CHI MINH CITY THIRTY-FIVE years after the Tet Offensive against the Americans, Vietnam will launch a sports offensive against 10 of their neighbours m the Southeast Asia Games today. The first-time hosts have clear goals m Hanoi and
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      • 537 21  - No coach, but archer Loh wins first medal for S' pore MARC LIM By IN HANOI HE HAD been without a coach since he picked up the sport four years ago. Yet that handicap did not stop archer Loh Wen Liang from winning a South-east Asia Games silver medal m
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      • 828 21  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SEA GAMES Water polo team champs for 20th time as rivals cancel out each other By IN HANOI IT WAS a surprise first gold medal for Singapore m the Vietnam South-east Asia Games, but not because it came from the water polo team.
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      • 399 21  -  PEH SHING H UEI Bu IN HO CHI MINH CITY FEW sports stretch over 11 hours. So it is not surprising that Wu Shaobin could hardly stand after finishing his game. He needed several minutes of massage and stretching before his legs could carry
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      • 441 21 FIVE DOWN, ONE TO GO IN ROWING SINGAPORE are m contention for a rowing medal after Elsie Lim made it to tomorrow's women's single sculls final. Her time of 9min 7.slsec m the heats was enough for a top-four place and a spot m the final. However, she
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      • 540 22 Houllier slams his stumbling players SOCCER Liverpool's League Cup exit infuriates the normally cool Frenchman Q-finals Boftonv Southampton Aston Villa v Chelsea West Brom v Arsenal Tottenham v Middlesbrough LONDON The holders are no more. Bolton Wanderers wrested Liverpool's grip from the League Cup on Wednesday night, slamming shut the
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      • 407 22 LONDON Alex Ferguson's kids were dumped out of the League Cup on Wednesday and it could get worse with Fifa chief Sepp Blatter threatening revenge over Manchester United's insults over the Rio Ferdinand affair. First Division team West Bromwich Albion defeated a United side
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      • 299 22 Leeds get two-month reprieve with $17-m lifeline LONDON Leeds United have won the first stage of their battle to stave off administration thanks to a £6million (5517.8-million) lifeline which has given the English Premiership club time to find a new owner. Deputy chairman Allan Leighton, who was expected to quit
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      • 934 22 ■AaMCCTBALL NBA; Toronto 105 Boston 95. Detroit 87 Miami 73. Memphis 96 New Jersey 93. Houston 107 Utah 101 (0T). LA Lakers 90 San Antonio 86. New Orleans 106 Orlando 91 Minnesota 92 Phoenix 79. Denver 117 Golden State 109, Port land 97 Indiana 95 (0T). LA
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      • 492 23 United's first Chinese SOCCER Red Devils agree to sign Dong from Dalian for $6 million BEIJING Manchester United should have a Chinese footballer m their books m eight days. According to reports from China, the English champions have agreed on a £2-milhon (555.94-million) transfer fee with Dalian Shide for striker
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      • 386 23 BEST FEELING You can feel the crowd and when you score and they go "Yeaahhh", it's something incredible, beautiful. Hernan Crespo LONDON Sixteen months ago, Hernan Crespo was holding back tears after Argentina s shock elimination m the first round of the 2002 World Cup
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        • 160 23 USA Track and Field's board of directors backed a life ban for steroid users on Wednesday and asked United States and global athletics officials to help them make it work. The Board fiilly supports zero tolerance of drug cheats and recommends that the Law
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        • 117 23 UKRAINIAN boxer Vitali Klitschko says British rival Lennox Lewis is on the verge of retirement because he is too scared for a rematch between the two. Klitschko is preparing to face Kirk Johnson tomorrow and the winner will be the mandatory challenger to
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        • 99 23 ALEX Ferguson, manager of English Premier League soccer club Manchester United, will make a £5-million (5514.9--million) bid for Leeds' Mark Viduka m the transfer window next month, several English newspapers reported yesterday. The Scot is looking for another striker to lighten Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal-scoring
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        • 42 23 ENGLAND have been included m the group of top seeds for football's World Cup 2006 qualifying campaign. The seeding means England will avoid hosts Portugal, France, Spain and Italy when the groups are drawn m Frankfurt today. AFP
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      • 749 24 SOCCEB Goals from Ronaldo and Raul give Real 2-0 victory over Atletico and lead m Primera Liga MADRID Ronaldo and Raul Gonzalez helped Real Madrid reclaim the leadership of the Spanish Primera Liga on Wednesday, producing stunning goals m an emphatic 2-0 win over
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      • 446 24 BASKETBALL SAN ANTONIO The Los Angeles lakers are now 3-0 against the San Antonio Spurs this season, while the defending NBA champions have fallen below .500. What a difference a year makes. Kobe Bryant made only six of 20 shots on Wednesday
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        1187 25 LIN JO VAN Age: 91 Passed away peacefully on 3 December 2003. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wives: Yeo Boon Khim j Wee Chooi Har Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dr. Wee Hwa Siew Ying Tah Hwa Lucy Cheang Hwa Emily Daughters: Sons-in-law: Shun Ching Tan Eng Liang May Ching
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      • 605 27 Retailers hiring for festive rush should account for most of the gain but hard-hit manufacturers may be adding staff too WASHINGTON Spurred by faster economic growth and hopes for a healthy holiday shopping season, economists are forecasting that American employers hired thousands
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      • 407 27 FEARS OF OPEC CUT Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi stirs suspense with his call for Opec to take "proactive action" on its five-week-old output ceiling of 24.5 million bpd to support crude markets VIENNA Crude oil prices rose for a third day m New
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      • 66 27 Yesterdays close: 12,342.65 (Down 18.53 points) Stocks fell for a third day on concern initial publk offwtfMjs by companies such as China Lift Insurance may Prompt investors to sell existing holdings m Chinese companies to raise money for the new stocks. Shares worth HK$ll billion chained
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      • 55 27 Yesterdays close: 274.47 (Down 0.05 point) Chinese shares dosed higher yesterday for the fifth consecutive day as investors snapped up metal and banking stocks. Metal companies, particularly gold producers, rose as prices for the precious and base metals alike move up sharply on increasing industrial demand, principally
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      • 53 27 Yesterday's close: 3,231.9 (Up 11.8 points) Australian stare prices dosed up with banking stocks and resources enjoying a second day of gains. The central bank's announcement of an interest rate rise on Wednesday did not have a significant impact on banking stocks, given the move was adequately
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      • 199 27 WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 365,000 last week, holding close to an almost three-year low and suggesting the job market is regaining its health. States received 354,000 applications for jobless insurance benefits m the prior
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      • 69 27 Yesterday's close: 10,429.99 (Up 103.6 points) Japanese stocks rose after a government report showed that most companies are optimistic about the economy for the first time bi almost three years as export (jrowth boosts profits. Japanese business confidence rose to 5.6 points this quarter from
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      • 143 27 GEO Caipawy Oobp Bank Of CNn* HK 1435 -0.05 Bank Of East Asia 24.65 0.35 Cathay Pacific 14 90 -035 Cheung Kong 6035 -1.00 Ch Kong infra 1730 0.15 China Mobile 22.50 -O.W China Res Entp 9.05 unch China Un.com 7.40 -0.05 CITIC Pacific 17.95 0.15 CLP 37.00 0.30
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      • 131 27 Dec 4 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 1S cents/kg) Month High Law Satt Vat Opan hit Jan04 210.00 Feb 04 ***** Mar04 210.50 Apr/Jun 04 214.00 RSS 3 (US centsAo) IIIIIIH Mtptl L^W lit VOI Op«n IWt Jen 04 119.50 119.50 121.25 50 2575 Feb 04 H930
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      • 161 27 ESI Camp any Cloao Anhui Gu.ing D B 4.59 -0.02 Beijing Or Elec B 7.65 0.01 Bengang Steel B 3.53 unch Ch Int Marine 13.93 -0.07 China M Shekou B 7.54 0.04 Ch South Glass B 4.73 0.02 China Vanke B 4.81 -0.05 Chqing C Auto B 10.48 -0.02
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      • 125 27 Fortip Cwrtucy Nett Rrtts (9am, Dtc 4) BuyWn »aWwf Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2580 1.2710 Canadian dollar 1.3040 1.3320 Euro 2.0680 2.0900 NZ dollar 1.0970 1.1230 Sterling pound 2.9490 2.9790 US dollar 1.7070 ***** Singapore dollars to 100 units Of foreign currency Chinese
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      • 420 28 Commission studies option of restricting currency movements but has no plans to carry it out It's unlikely such controls will be implemented, but the fact they're being considered means we have to take it seriously. Barclay* Capital currency strategist Jake Moore, on
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      • 478 28 POTENTIAL PITFALLS CRITICS say a firm 4pm close might cause delays for trades placed through retirement plans and mutual fund supermarkets. This could potentially put some firms at a disadvantage and raise costs for small investors. WASHINGTON Federal regulators moved on
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      • 321 28 Japan revises GDP growth down to 1.2% TOKYO Japan's economy grew less than originally thought m the fiscal year that ended m March, after bigger declines m business investment and private consumption than first recorded, the Cabinet Office said yesterday. It revised down gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the
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      • 202 28 BOA-Fleet deal advisers to get $86m for weekend's work NEW YORK For what amounted to just a weekend's work, the investment bankers who advised on Bank of America's (BOA's) proposed purchase of Fleetßoston Financial will earn US$5O million (5586.25 million) m fees. The payments show that advising on deals remains
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      • 411 29  - Services industries team up for growth NARENDRA AGGARWAL Spore Business Federation's Coalition Group's tasks include government and agency networking, organising trade missions and representing the industry on policy issues By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE'S growing services sector has been given a helping hand to champion its needs and fuel further expansion.
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      • 539 29  - US firms worried about anti-trade rhetoric against China AUDREY TAN Fit/i AMERICAN businesses are worried about the rise of rhetoric against China and the growing protectionist pressure put on the Bush Administration, the president of the USAsean Business Council Ernest Bower said m Singapore yesterday. If the rhetoric is taken
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      • 245 29 MORE technology companies will do business m Singapore as the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) raises the level of protection of inventions, known as intellectual property (IP). That is the view of Mr Keith Gottfried, senior vicepresident of US-based Borland Software
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        • 54 29 THE European Central Bank (ECB) left its benchmark lending rate at the lowest level m more than half a century, helping to foster a recovery m the US$B.5-trillion (5514.62-trillion) economy of the dozen nations sharing the euro. New Zealand's central bank also left its key interest
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        • 42 29 CHINA Life Insurance received US$4.5 billion (***** billion) of orders, 50 per cent more than the company plans to sell m the world's Diggest initial public offer this year. The offer closes on Dec Bloomberg News
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        • 77 29 GENERAL Motors (GM) said it had entered the race to buy Ssangyong Motor, South Korea's fourth-biggest carmaker. If successful, the deal could be worth more than US$5OO million (*****.5 million). GM's interest m Ssangyong comes a year after its US$4.OO-miflion acquisition of Daewoo
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        • 60 29 MALAYSIA'S exports rose m October at their fastest pace m eight months as United States growth boosted demand tor the South-east Asian economy's computer chips, palm oil and other goods. Exports rose 7.2 per cent m October from a year ago to RM34.2 billion (5515.53
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      • 265 30 AEROSPACE VENTURE It says it will also increase staff strength to meet demand SINGAPORE Aero Engine Services, which repairs and maintains aircraft engines used by Singapore Airlines, said it plans 40 invest up to US$l5 million (5525.88 million) m
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      • 77 30 JAMBI province m the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday opened a promotion office In Singapore, its first overseas trade and investment office. After a traditional welcome dance at the opening ceremony held at the Indonesian Embassy, a dancer offers betel leaves to Singapore Trade and
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      • 473 30  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR By But electricity pricing for households stays protected Tuas Power's Mr Lav says the new rules may provide income stability for generation companies but offer little upside took another step towards freeing up its energy market yesterday
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      • 795 31  - Can we really trust our insurance agents anymore? IGNATIUS LOW COMMENT Hu DEPUTY MOSEY EDITOR Yes, but the industry needs to take quick action to make sure that recent scandals do not tar both good and bad agents with the same brush By deciding to claw back commissions earned by
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      • 338 31  -  HUGH CHOW By SMALL firms m the marine engineering industry will be offered mentoring by shipyards m a scheme organised by the Government designed to upgrade skills and improve their chances of overseas expansion. Thi rty-one small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) have been picked
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      • 707 33  - $270k: PSC's fee to John Chen raises eyebrows LEE SU SHY AN Non-exec deputy chairman was paid for consultancy work done by his firm By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT A DISCLOSURE that PSC Corp will fork out a $270,000 consultancy fee to Dr John Chen, the non-executive deputy chairman of its board,
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      • 117 33 2G CAPITAL and ING Investment Management have become the anchor shareholders of Asia Environment, a Chinese company which will list on the Singapore Exchange next week. The two investors took up 12.8 million and 10 million shares, costing $3 million and $2.35 million,
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      • 400 33  - Stamford Tyres doubles half-time gain to $5.9 m CHRISTOPHER TAN CORPORATE RESULTS Bu SENIOR CORRESPONDENT HOMEGROWN Stamford Tyres has more than doubled its interim earnings to $5.9 million, and may well De on its way to cross the $10-million mark for the full year ending April 30. For the six
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      • 306 33 MATTERS for frustrated creditors of money-losing Econ Corp were still left up m the air after a hearing this week m the High Court to keep the company alive rather than see it fold ended up being adjourned. The creditors were hoping to reverse a
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      • 420 33  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK MARKETS CORRESPONDES'T THE falling greenback and an unexpected deceleration m last month's manufacturing output took a toll on local share pnces yesterday as investors locked m profits and cleared their positions ahead of the holiday season. Dealers
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    • 430 21 TODAY'S EVENTS HANOI Archery: 30m and 50m final women's (9am) and men's (1.30pm), National Sports Training Centre 1. Gymnastics: Women's qualification and final round, Hanoi Combination Sports Palace. Handball: Men Vietnam v Laos (9am). Women Vietnam v Malaysia 10.30 am), Gymnasium of Phu Tho Province. Rowing: 2,000 m men's and
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    • 13 1 Life! The Straits Times Friday, December 5, 2003 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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      663 2  -  TOMMY WEE By CALL it cruel irony, but even objects of desire have to pine for love. Well, occasionally. "I really wish I had the time to date. Itil be good to have a special someone, but we're so busy working there is no time for anything else,"
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    • 216 2 BEVERLY HILLS Gwyneth Paltrow and boyfriend Chris Martin are expecting their first child next summer, her publicist said. The couple were pleased to confirm the pregnancy, publicist Stephen Huvane said m a statement on Wednesday. He declined to say whether there were wedding plans. In a
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    • 134 2 NEW YORK The Oscar race began on Wednesday, when The National Board of Review named Mystic River, Clint Eastwood's moody tale of murder, friendship and lost innocence, the Best Film of 2003. The New York-based board is first every year with its
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    • 435 3  -  ELISABETH GWEE Almost 10,000 runners will hit the streets on Sunday for the Singapore fAarathon, but there will be plenty to see and do for spectators as well By JGET set for a Sunday stamAt 6am, 9,879 runners will take to the streets m the Standard Chartered
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    • SPORE MARATHON: Highlights
      • 61 3 For competitors and the public. Marathon participants will get free podiatric assessments and massages by staff from Alexandra Hospital. The public can check out bargains on running apparel, footwear and accessories. Running experts will also give talks on running and nutrition. On from 11am to 9pm today
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      • 86 3 Supporters can position themselves at five viewing spots along the route on Sunday to get a prime view of the action. Drummers, rappers, rock bands, cheerleaders and bagpipe bands will be on hand to entertain the crowds. Viewing Point 1: Beach Cabana at East Coast Park Time:
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      • 68 3 Twenty cheer teams will motivate runners along the route. The cheerleaders are from Potong Pasir CDC, Chong Boon Secondary School, Republic Polytechnic, Red Indian Team Special Olympics Singapore, St Joseph's Convent, Special Olympics Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, NTU, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Management
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      • 66 3 Catch the top runner across the finish line at about Bam. The Padang will be a hive of activity, with bouncy castles, Euro-bungee, game booths, live race commentaries and 20 food stalls. Make a donation to Action For Aids, the marathon's official charity, and
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      • 109 3 6am: Flag off. All categories start at the National Stadium 6.30 am: First Mini Marathon runner expected to finish at Esplanade Park 7.30 am: First Marathon runner expected to reach Best Viewing Spot 3 8-8. 45 am: Aerobics marathon at Padang 8.15 am: First Marathon male runner expected
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    • 250 3 A sexual encounter loaded with motoring metaphors bags dubious honour LONDON An Indian investigative journalist has won Britain's little-coveted Bad Sex In Fiction Award for a turbocharged account of a lovers' tryst that likens their amour to a speeding Bugatti. Mr Aniruddha BahaJ, who
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    • LIFE! MUSIC
      • 1075 4  - FOOTBALL COOKIES: IT'S HIS LIFE TOMMY WEE Meet Jon Bon Jovi, the self-confessed football addict, part-time actor, rock star and family man, who rearranged his greatest hits m time for Christmas *L TMSTMI THE SAME PERSON. USUALLY FAME AND CEIfBRITY HAS MORE TO DO WITH HOW OTHER PEOPLE TREAT YOU
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      • 321 5  -  Yeou Kai Chai CHINEST POP By 21ST CENTURY COLLECTION Anthony Wong (Go East/Universal) AS PART of the now-defunct acclaimed duo Tat Ming Pair, Anthony Wong was Hong Kong's answer to Neil Tennant, the more vocal and outlandish half of Britain's electronic pop mavens Pet
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      • 404 6 Parents have to clean up their act I REFER to Alan John's column, A Tough Act To Clean Up (LifeStyle, Nov 30). I am a preschool teacher and the article struck home as I think of the children that I work with. Children speak to their maids m ways I
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      • 421 6 I REFER to Ong Soh Chin's article, Sex Crimes And The City (life!, Nov 29) m which she argued that accusers of rape should remain anonymous and implied that their sexual history should remain sealed. I agree that being a victim of rape is
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      • 494 6 I REFER to Ms Ong Sor Fern's article on the Singapore Literature Prize (Life!, Nov 22). I thank Ms Ong for her comments on the SLP but I would like to address some concerns: 1. One award for each language The SLP is
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      • 253 6 I REFER to Karl Ho's article on Triangle Tribes, The Natives Are Restless, (Lifestyle, Nov 30) and the youth hangouts. The article gives too much credit to apparently new places catered deliberately to attract young people instead of those that have flourished spontaneously.
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      • 705 11 Never mind that it has clawed her countless times. Zoo trainer-presenter Chan Poh Shan prefers the company of the big cat to that of humans Working with animals beats dealing with humans for zoo trainerpresenter Chan Poh Shan. "I definitely enjoy working with animals more
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        420 12 i do it my way LTW finds out what drives the founders of three niche magazines MONSTER CONSTRUCTION When photographer Alfie Lee decided that he had something to say, he opted to tell the world. The result is a quarterly fashion-cum-photographic account of scenes set m Singapore, using professional models
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      • 540 12 pushing asia asdfjklasjdfasd The man behind this monthly photography and culture magazine used to write for a golf publication. Now, Adi Soon has teed off with his first issue which was launched at Mox Cafe last week. He hopes to reach not just photographers but also
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      • 394 13 it's no joke running a magazine BANTER MAGAZINE This magazine, run by two English natives, touts itself as Singapore's funniest publication. From a toilet humour column to comedy listings m clubs, Banter's timbre ranges from the siDy to the ironic. And while witty, Banter's two main men, Carl Pendle, 37,
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      • 670 14 starsnoripes Just because I say the love m Love Actually is hogwash As Christmas is just around the corner, love is m the air. I can tell because the karung guni man smiled at me yesterday. I'm so touched I'm going to talk about all those different
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    • The King of Thailand's Birthday
      • 815 15  -  GERALDINE YEO He is truly the people s king, working constantly to improve their lives and receiving, m return, their unfailing adoration. King Bhumibol Adulyadej turns 76 today and his countrymen are set to celqbrate m grand style. I By "In order to be King,
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      • 754 16 First to hospital for a nip here or a tuck there, then to the spa, beach or golf course for a relaxing holiday. Thailand is hoping more Singaporeans will do just that add a health element to their travel plans. Ms Eumporn Jiragalwisul, director of the
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      • 693 16  -  DAWN WONG MBy It's not just the feel-good factor that is drawing Singaporeans to Thailand for spa holidays. Add the country's proximity, burgeoning re-sort-and-spa industry and cheap shopping, and you have a perfect mix that keeps the crowds asking for more. Mrs Cathy Loh, manager of
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      • 1017 17 Opening doors for closer ties GERALDINE YEO about Prime Minister Goh Chok Tongs directive to him, his goal of maintaining cordial relations and his role as matchmaker for both countries. He sees himself as a matchmaker, door opener, and a facilitator for more areas of cooperation. Just 1O months into
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    • LIFE! MUSIC
      • 577 18 LET IT 8E... NAKED The Beatles (Apple/EMI) NUMBER ONES Michael Jackson (Epic) IF IT ain't broke, don't fix it. As cliches go, there is a ring of truth at the core of the saying. This dictum hangs like a nefarious shadow as one
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      • 162 18 THIS IS NOT A TEST! Missy Elliott (Elektra) YOU have come to expect the most revolutionary beats from fem-cee and hip-hop whiz Missy Elliott and her partner-in-crime, producer Tim Timbaland" Mosley. This Is Not A Test!, unfortunately, just doesn't have enough of them. It feels positively
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      • 103 18 EGO TRIPPING AT THE GATES OF HELL The Flaming Lips (Warner Bros) HERE'S more beguiling pop candy from The Flaming Lips. The American indie outfit broke through to the mainstream with the beatific Do You Realize?? taken off their previous album, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Here
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        102 18 'Shame has gone missing from our lives, and that's a goddamn shame/ Singer-actress Bette Midler (above) There should be a celebrity branch of the Animal Rights League. Media exposure is so pitiless and relentless that fallen stars might as well go to the Baghdad zoo/ Columnist Tina
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    • 679 19  -  Chris Ho sdf Bl Between Darkness and Wonder, Lamb's fourth album, is a rite of passage for the duo, notching a high-water mark for the arty British band THERE are a few things the duo of Lamb originally from Manchester, England, now resettled m London mates you think
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    • 375 19  -  S.Y. Whang JAZZ ON CD By LIVE AT BIRDLAND John Pizzarelli Trio (Telarc) AS A youngster, John Pizzarelli learnt from his father, the well-known swing guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Now m his early 40s, he has honed his skills as an entertaining guitarist/vocalist and a
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    • 343 24  - Duran Duran won't wimp out: Taylor TOMMY WEE *L asdfasdf JOSE Carreras and Limp Bizkit may have bailed on their Singapore concerts but Duran Duran will not. On the telephone yesterday from New Zealand where the English popsters are preparing to play m front of 40,000 people tomorrow John Taylor,
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    • 312 24 A FAMILIAR yarn about a Thai girl who fights sexist traditions will now be told m an animated form. Award-winning author Ho Minfong's Sing To The Dawn, a literature text for many secondary school students, will be made into a full-length animated film.
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      • 714 10 BWI MERCEDES '90 MOOCL. BENZ 300 SEL auto. C&C car. COE 8/2011. Front/ back electric seats. Tip top. Selling $37,500 0.n.0. Call: 9021-2395 03/02 BCNZ E240 imported Beige. 1 owner. OMV 548.3 K. Full Option. Tax 03/'O4. Tip top. Only 5148.8K neg. Pis call: 9633-5381 '91 MERCEDES 1.8 Auto 2
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      • 664 10 NICE NO '83M' Benz E2OO Auto. Fully converted COE paid 10 yrs ask 543.8K Easy 10an .*****000 W/-B8 BENZ 200 auto 3 owners White. S/nms. COE 10/2008 Good cond. $26 2K 6454-9896 UST UNIT! NEW E240 2 6 Beige Memory seats OMV SS7K. Ready COE. S2OOK. Easy loan. *****113 12/00
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      • 531 11 a MITSUBISHI FOR SALE 11/98 LANCER I.6GLXI Auto. Sporty red. OMV $*****. New tax/ paint. Tip top. 9388-7227 7/03 MITSUBISHI GRANDIS 2 4. Nice no. Brand new cond. 3 yrs warranty by C&C. Tel: *****200 4/99 i OWNER,. Lancer UGLXi auto. Blue. OMV $15K. COE 535.7 K. 542.8K neg. *****110
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      • 691 11 Mj NISSAN FOR SALE BB RENAULT FOR SALE M RENAULT FOR SALE Kfl RENAULT FOR SALE Rfl RENAULT FOR SALE RM RENAULT FOR SALE RQ RENAULT FOR SALE RM RENAULT FOR SALE RM RENAULT FOR SALE Us $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free l yr insurance
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      • 692 11 iW CREATEURD'AUTOMOBILES RFNAI JT T m Test-drive the Laguna Estate today and check out 111 \Z I LI/VU ■IO VI S .3 OLI n 3 Eight airbags including two variable volume ABS with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) Now for only $98 000 rKasssar MU¥¥ IVTI VJ II I J \P%J\Jm\J\J\J
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      • 281 11 '98 SUNNY 1.5 Auto. Silver. 0 airbags. ABS, leather, s/rims. driveaway. New tax. *****48 '99 SUNNY I.SEX Saloon. Low preciation. No repair needed, new. $0 driveaway. *****-45 11/01 PRAIRIE 2.0 auto. 1 Owr OMV $23,691. Tax 05/04. lee er. black. *****808/ ****** 1 OWNER 6/01 Sunny I.SEX Ai OMV $*****.
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      • 423 11 NEAR 03 SUNNY 1.5 Auto, owner. Silver. Leather seats cond. Low mileage. 9021-707 S/'OI SUNNY USSE auto. 1 ow Silver. OMV $*****. Al cond. I deposit. 552.8 K. *****896 VICOM EVALUATEDI '02 Sunn, i Luxury, 1 owner, sell $62. F/accessories. *****578 6/02 PRAIRE 2.0 MPV. 1 ow OMV $*****. Agt
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      • 389 11 Ist I 7 AI Tfl PROTON FOR SALE $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveawa Free 1 mth instalment transit Tax i Free Iyr insurance leather se De- 93 Saga I.SGL Manual $18.8 778 '93 Saga I.SGL Manual $18.8 COE 8/7011. Mthly $300 x 7 yi Stl- Interest 2.3%. Kallang Leisure I Sell-
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      • 602 11 i*""" 1 la— ei—s.u 10yrs Loan Quantum* Attractive Interest Rates' E3Z3 tJtAA'^^ PQPP 2-Ton* tody Colour I 1 |DAJi3Su ]^K4x£2mwmßw7' K l l Sport* Rims MBWmiwiWvlmKmM^M^^^MMMM*^^^^^^^^ I is»r j. 1 g^^^i I "1 CENT DRIVEAWAYII" Mthly only $299" '92 Stationwaoon 1.60 L manual. Free transfer/ tax/ new paintwork! *****833/ *****605
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      • 305 11 gg SUBARU FOR SALE W99 LEGACY RSK B 4 Twin turbo auto silver Paper $78K. Ask SBBK. Good cond. 9066-3069 S/'OI IMMCZA 1.6 Auto. Blue 1 owner. Leather/ spoiler/ s/rims. S3K drivedway. 6748-3338 6/"91 SUIARU JtO 1.0 Auto. Grey COE 6/20H Tip top cond. Asking 524.800. Call *****701 1 OWNCR
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      • 1571 12 Bffl SUZUKI FOR SALE IWI SUZUKI FOR SALE BRI SUZUKI FOR SALE BRI SUZUKI FOR SALE Effl SUZUKI FOR SALE KWI SUZUKI FOR SALE EfR SUZUKI FOR SALE BRI SUZUKI FOR SALE Iffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Kill TOYOTA F<* SALE Ek£| WM£M VJi£J gliPl M*iiPl tliM Kl,I BtXiLI IHb IHH
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      • 3669 13 Iffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Iffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE BfFI TOYOTA FOR SALE ■Wl TOYOTA FOR SALE EVR VEHICLES FOR HIRE Bffl TYRES/ BATTERIES B9RI TYRES/ BATTERIES iffJl TYRES/ BATTERIES Iffl TYRES/ BATTERIES E|J^ Ml BELOW SSo/DAY mwfr Bfy WEEKENDS SPECIAL $45 onwards B^B^^^B^^^^^^T^^^k^^^Tr^^L^^r^l^^B^^^^T^^^B^^r^^^^^^^^^^^^an^L^^^l^^^^^^^^^^^^F^Bßpfl^'^Bß for Saloon' $100
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      • 3386 14 ■TJI LORRIES FOR SALE KWI LORRIES FOR SALE IWI LORRIES FOR SALE WTJI LORRIES FOR SALE IJJJ OTHER COMMERCIAL BWI OTHER COMMERCIAL HJJ OTHER COMMERCIAL lf!!l OTHER COMMERCIAL TfX\ OTHER COMMERCIAL KfRI OTHER COMMERCIAL Ilil m m BB m |U| FOR SALE |gj VEHICLES FOR SALE Kjjli VEHICLES FOR SALE
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      • 5419 15 Fin D 0' "08 KWI D 0 1 "08 PTiTI 009-10 ORCHARD/ Pflfl DO9-10 ORCHARO/ Pfffl 009-10 ORCHARO/ Pfjll 009-10 ORCHARD/ Iffjfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pf!?| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pfffl 009-10 ORCHARD/ Pflfl on L?i NrwmM/ Mil CITY SOUTH-WEST Em CITY SOUTH-WEST IM TANGUN/ HOLLAND EM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EM
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      • 731 15 RARE) THE BALMORAL Apt 3000 sqft. 4+l. Resort facilities. Renovated. Ouiet. S neg. 9100-1090 D.lO CYRSTAL TWR. 2700 sqft. 4+l. Renovated. High fir. Windy. Facilities. Rent neg. 9100-1090 ONLY SI.6K. BEAUTIFUL apt Near Holland Village. Designer decor. 2+l. Resort facilities. 9670-5550 THE CLAYMORE 4+l. 3348 sq.ft. P/furn. Balcony. High fir.
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      • 851 15 VILLA OE FLORES, Whitley Rd 2200 sq.ft. 3+l. F/furn. Walk-up. S/pool. Immed. S2.BK neg Call Regma 9387 6499 KF SI.BK NEG GOODLUCK Gdn. 3 bdrms. Split level. Spacious. Pool view. Ouiet. F/facihties. Aircon Furn. Immed. *****071 PN D.21 SPRINGOALE 3+l, f/ furn. F/ facilities. Face greenery. Excellent condition. Amenities. $i.BK
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      • 5999 16 H Oil 521 NEWTON/ Vf!fl Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ |flf| 012-14 BALESTIER/ IWI DIM 4 BAIESTIER/ VRI Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PTfl D 2224 JWI HOUSES FOR RENT Pffll HOUSES FOR RENT VR| HUOC/HO6 BBJJ HUOC/HOB BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! KiUJ MACPHERSOM/GEYLANG KoJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG KilJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG |dLI PASIRRIS |UiJ WEST hUJ LilJ Kl£f APTS
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      • 795 16 FOR FOREIGNERS HP:9100_9203 6885 5325/6/7 6885 5315/6/7 APPROVED UNITS'" 9068-2911. 2*l Bt Batok 260, 423. 424, 420. 409. 408, 333. 345. 540 3*l 411, 183, 334/ 2*l Bedok 550/ 2+l Jurong West 225. 257, 261, 440 3+l 338. 2221 3*l Yishun Blk 662. 653. 250.639. No agts pis. I+l S'GOON
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      • 1042 16 Lunit avail m all areas. F/furn. Aircon. Near MRT Don't miss! Mala <f 9145-1706 APPROVED EXEC APT CCX 531 Lift level. Furn. Aircon. 4 bdrms/ 3-rms Woodlands 145. Near MRT. Furn. Immed. 9029-9129 PN APPROVED DESIGNER DECOR home! 4A Pasir Ris 216/ IT T Payoh 224. High fir. F/furn/ aircon.
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      • 1565 17 tfii T D C C/HDB BHH HDB/HUOCAPTS WTfi SERVICE WS\ SERVICE TTSI ROOMS FOR ■MOJ APTS FOR RENT |Jfi| FOR RENT K£kJ APARTMENTS KZaJ APARTMENTS K£l| RENT (HOB) II BELOW SBOO/MTH $700. 2*l. ST George's Rd. F/turn. Aircon. Spacious. Boon Keng MRT. Immed. 9062-8403 METRO- Y SERVICED APARTMENTS 5 mins
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      • 409 17 BEAUTIFULLY FURN RMS avail, immed. No agts pis. Augustina *****709/ *****456 ANG MO KIO, Bedok, Yishun. Toa Payoh other areas. Master/ common avail. 9388-5083 *****825. MRTS JURONG IMM, Clementi, O'town, Bedok, Bt Merah. *****404 short term, aircon ÜBI BLK 324/339 common rm for rental. F/furn. No aircon. Amenities. Malay owner
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      • 734 17 EQj CITY SOUTH-WEST HOUSES -SALE CAMBRIDGE RD CORNER terr. N noon sun. 3-storey roof gdn. I 1 hold. 3300/2OBOsqft. Beautifull renovated. MRT. 9746-1958 PN DOS P PANJANG F'hold 6 units 3 storey roof gdn 4+l/ s+l rm Face N.E. area 3150 3700 sq.f Top 2005 Owner 9816-2972 w~ iwl r
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      • 833 17 WffH DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wff\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wff% DO9-10 ORCHARD/ hiJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Ka|J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND l&ig TANGLIN/ HOLLAND KaIJ TANG IN/ Hfli i. IL I PTEAPTS-SALE I PTE ARTS SALE I PTE APTS SALE I PTE APTS SALE i^ Only $51 5K onwards (1/2/3/4 rms) Great World
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      • 607 17 STEVENS LOFT 6 Stevens Drive PRIME. FREEHOLD development m the heart of the city with landscaped garden. Asian courtyards, water features A trellises. Exclusive 28 units m a lush, tranquil environment Choice of 1 .2 3 bedroom apartments/ maisonettes. Show flats open daily from 1 0a.m. -6p.m. -> y For
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      • 440 17 D.lO GRANGE RD. Exclusive f'holc apt. 4300 sq.ft. 4+l. F/renovate< furn with elegant designer'! decor. Move-in cond. S3.BM Owner's rep: 9677-8286 SS3OK NEC! D.lO Lutheran Twr Approx 1916 sq.ft. 3+l+l. Mid fir Bright. Breezy. Orig. Top schs. Al offers consider! 9109-1379 CBS PENTHSE LIVING! HUGE living, din ing. kitchen, balcony.
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      • 794 17 lEg Debenham Tie Leung ■I n RANK'S 4t SALE X 0.10 ROBIN REGALIA. 1248 sqft. 3 rms. F'hold. Within Ikm ACS SCGS. Near Orchard. Only $669 psf. Call: 9616-8589 Michael Lee ASTRIO MEADOWS. 2756 sqft 4+l/ 3+l. Beautifully renovated. Face pool. Balcony. F'hold. Choice unit. $2M up. 6462-5440 TANGLIN REGENCY.
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      • 867 18 Iffll DTU2INEWTOH/ IIQJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! I HOUSES SALE ■■I 0.21 SUNSET 2 ,-STOREY bunglw. 8190/ 5000 sqft. Elevated. 6*l inground pool. Cental at $*****. Move-in. Agt 9001-2928 OLD F'HOLD DUPLEX hse at Novena area. Suitable for investment. Very easy to rent out. 1786 sqft. SS6OK. 3 bdrm. *****488 ERA ENBLOC
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      • 706 18 a Oll &21 NEWTON/ PHI 011 S 21 NEWTON/ Bffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ PRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ VRI Oil 21 NEWTON/ PHI oil &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Kcil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |£ll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI KCll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |lCl| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT, Kfell BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE I PTEAPTS-SALE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ,*^r^ Aft I TT I '^^^^*^lw
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      • 429 18 a Ol2-14 BALESTIER/ IM 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPNERSON/GEYLANG KciJ MACPNERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE foreigners t^^ylH^mmjiJgi^pi ELIGIBLE FREEHOLD J^ Atliena* 'JUST if VlllE library /IS, f iiifa»inilri n C 1 H Developer: (tnowned Schools IP "s^s^WPl «ft Melodies Ltd 27 Bencoolen ««^«»o> K5"«sV M Street tS. i [MT <•>*■* #01-27/29 Singapore *****0 t^Hnn!w!ltWt^.
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      • 394 18 ■WS 015-16 EAST COAST frlflj HOUSES -SALE 2-STOREY TERR/ BUNGLW 9 Elite Terr/ Taman Bedok/ Goodman RM. 3-Storey corner terr Telok Kurau. All f'hold. 9270-7225 C&H i MUST SELLI 3-STOREY Inter terr Siglap Ctr vincinity. F'hold. 5 barms. 1800/ 2600sqft. Only 51.09 M. Janice *****328 OT. SURE IMPRESS! HUGE 3-storey
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      • 315 18 BDIS-16 EAST COAST Wff% Dl 5-16 EAST COAST Wffft 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE HOUSES- SALE |^j| un,.«c.c*. c ■■HHH^ P«y« LMMr MRT H Freehold, Facing South »EasyAccessto •Bright, Modem A Brtezy Marine Parade, o^b.^ •aty,MBT,ECP, Supermarkets Ijj l^j^H^viite AYEproximity (GIANT,CoId J U •Top Schools -CHUKatong, Storage, NTUC) TKGS,DunmanHigh, «$1.55
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      • 230 18 WfTl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE FREEHOLD EUNOS PARK CONDO 2, 3, 4 bdrms available Pool, bbq. 24hr security, golf green Near PIE, ECP. shops eateries 5 mins walk to Eunos MRT From $420 530 psf. Dtvtloptr 6298 4022 BANK SALES SERAYA CT. 1841 sqft. Mais. Cosy. 3+l. View to
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      • 204 18 Wffl 015-16 EAST COAST D.15 BUTTERWORTH 8. near MRT. (Soldout project). Facing pool/ S. 3*l bdrms. 1313 sq.ft. F'hold. High fir. $890,000. Alco 6280-3456 THE BAYSHORE. TWR IA. «20. 2rm 1 utility 2 balcony. 1000 sqft. Spectacular view. No afternoon sun. Call Kho *****875 PN LANOBAY CONOO. F'HOLD. 2/ 3
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      • 918 18 mDIS-16 EAST COAST WfT\ Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PBJI 019-20 SERAMGOO*/ PTEAPTSSALE luUl PTE APTS SALE UILI THOMSON HOUSES -SALE BUTTERWORTH 8. 2/ 3 rms. 1023/ 1313 sqft. Mid/ High fir. Unblocked. Face north/ pool. F'hold. $780K/ $970K neg. 9681 2066 FERNWOOD TWR 3. bdrms. 1195 sqft. F'hold. Renovated, nice
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      • 698 18 MINI GDN 9TELOK Kurau walk-up Apt. 3*1. 1668 sqft. Ai cond! Near amenities. SsxxK. Call 9145-3835 D.15 MUST SELL! Ocean Pk Condo. F hold. 1870 sq.ft. Cosy. 3*l rms. Renovated. Sch. *****626 C&H PARKWAY MANSION. FULL sea view. 2000 sqft. 3*l. Move-in. F'hold. $9xxK. HB *****848 F'HOLD 3-BORMS attach baths
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      • 801 18 D.20 HILL TOP 3yr old Bunglw *****/7500 sqft. Panoramic view. Huge lawn/pooi/carpark. $1m below value. AP *****651 KOVAN MRT. F'hold. Corner terr S/storey land 2616 sqft. Face SE S/storey land 2400 sqtt Urgent! Cheap! 9270-8827 Thomas IDA HURRY! CLOVER. F'HOLO. 2 Storey Terr. 3*1*1. 1680/ 2200 sqft. Renovated. Move-in. 5
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      • 731 19 PT7I 019-20 SERANGOON/ COMPASS HCT I+l. 668 sq.ft. High fir. Unblocked. MRT/ LRT/ shpg. *****929/ www.kaalab.cjb.net CNUAN PK. 4+l. 1851 sqft. Renovated. Pool view. NS facing. Cheap! $550K! *****788 Jimmy BRADDCLL VIEW BLK 108. Pleasant greenery view. F/renovated. Sure to impress! 9852-3852 KOVAN MRT! F'HOLD beautiful 3- bdrm. S/pool, lift.
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      • 756 19 WIU D22-24WEST DTC.DTC.C4IC 1 1^ *,j 1 1 1 1 L^ i f 'J l] 1 11 > 1 S4IOK UPI THE Mayfair <* Juronq E. Blk 5 #15. 2+l. 893 sgft. Unblock. F/renovated. Lake view. MRT. Vacant. Eric *****993 mKT ERAy S4OOK UPI PARKVIEW 3+l. 1119 sa.fr Leasehold. No
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      • 698 19 a 022-24 WEST I PTE ARTS -SALE MAVSPRINGS 2 BORMS. High fir. j Unblocked view. Vacant, early I handover. 9695-4969 owner 3 NEW! RECENT GR. 3*l. Designer decor. 1173 sqft. Near MRT. F/fa- cilities. Quiet. FC 9456-2555 CASHEW HGTS. 999 yrs. 1650 sq.ft. 3*2. Pool view. Nice layout. 2 $688,000
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      • 1032 19 irJH HDB APTS FOR SALE m (ANGMOKIO) IVO 6366-5130 (SEE TO BELIEVE) I'NC 247 SI7OK Consider, high fir I'NC 538/ 541 Low NS facing I'NC 117/ 151 SISSK up. Original ING' 178 mid fir. Fully aircon I'NC 219/ 246 Must vttw mid fir I'NC 313 Lift upgraded, fta paid INC
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      • 747 19 PJJI HOB APTS FOR SALE PflJI HDB APTS FOR SALE (fffl HDB APTS FOR SALE BRI HOB APTS FOR SALE Pffil HDB APTS FOR SALE PfRI HOB APK FOR (i, F PlßßitflSi "Kv/rtKTT GUIDE HDB ESTATES^ C 4 m f 4-feX. *s5Ol J^N-^f Central/ f V^Marine X ,^^^T* w W^
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      • 524 19 NEW LIST) EXEC Mais blk 723 Bedok Res #02. Renovated. Face greenery. Unblocked. Windy. View to offer. 9856-0077 PN SISSK/ MRT/ MKT. 3 T Blk 57 New Upp Changi Rd. High fir. Unblocked. Windy. Orig cond. All races. Motivated seller. 9450 7865 PN 3 'NC 424/ 410. High fir. windy
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      • 782 19 5 'I' 61 Bedok S. Unblock, good i 4 'I' Blk 8 Bedok S. MRT. S neg I 4T Blk 6. Lift level. Unblocked All high fir, move m. 9009-0209 5 T 714 Bedok Res. Beautiful renovation. Dr-to-dr. Spacious layout. Opp Sheng Siong. Near central mkt. Sut 9247-4447 PN NC
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      • 684 19 4'NG' CORNER BLK 529 #11 lift lev el. Unblock, 200% move-in. Nice Must View! 9068-3495 Asri PN 4-RM BLK 35 Chai Chee. High fir Lift level. Unblocked. Move m MRT. Donald 9852-5000 ERA 4-RM BLK 51 Bedok S. High floor 3-rm Blk 618 Bedok Res. High fli 1 5-rm 645
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      • 796 19 Rffl HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 4 'S' BLK 127. Asking HDB vaiui 1 5235K neg" Mid fir. N.S. facing f Move-in. Junction 8/ shops. Indians > ans not eligible. 9008-8873 ER/ 5 'A' BISHAN 263. Corner, urgen sale! 133 sq.m. Panoramic view. facing. Sch/ amenities. Reason able offer! 9853-4863
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      • 619 19 I. A* OP Croup Awoc 9199 2788 PN 3 'NG' 262 At value! S2 deposit v 3'NG' 363. Mid fir. MRT. Corner. 3 'A' l3l #07. MRT Next to corner 4 'A 1 130 #10. MRT/ CC. Corner 4 'A' 2MF High/ lilt fir. Move-in 4 *NG' 241 Corner. MRT.
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      • 1008 20 fsdff WUn HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) NEW LIST! SELLING below value! Act fast! 4 A corner. Recess. Blk 417. High fir. Face S. 104 sq.m. Sch/ Safra Club. *****713 C2l NEW UST! 3-RM blk 238. Low fir. Simple renovation. Chinese house. Near amenities/ MRT/ sch/ mkt. 9068-5429 Roof
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      • 742 20 ■TO HDB APTS FOR SALE ■yil (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) NEW LIST! 5-RM Blk 39 T Blangah. High fir. Sea view. 3 S' Blk 36 Tanglin Halt. 2-rm/ 3-rm 83/ 84/ 88 C'wealth. 9027-1377 RH ERA^I ONLY $380,000 SECURES this 5 rm pt blk 5 Farrer Rd. Upgraded. Lift level.
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      • 1051 20 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 3 'I' TJ9 Bt Merah View upgraded 3 3 NG' 141/ 144 Jin Bt Merah. 2 S 20 Bt Ho Swee. 9128 9029 3 'I' BLK 78 C'wealth. MRT/ mkt/ food ctr. Renovated. AH races. 9382-1903 3 'NG' BLK 142 Bt
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      • 925 20 ■Iflfl HOB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) DELTA AYE BLK 2. 5 T. Top fir. Morning sun. Renovated. Best unit. Near MRT. Must sell. Serious seller. Loh 9270-8041 ERA SELLING AT VALUATION! 4 T corner blk 92 Zion Rd. Mid fir. Orig cond. Near shpg mall/ food ctr/ amenities 9666-7329 C&H
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      • 992 20 Rfil HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) GROUND FLR LOVERS only! blk 618 5 'A' 135 sqm. Beside Yew Tee MRT/ sch/ shops. 100% move-in. Must sell! SO cash! 9628-1170 RS JLN TECK WHYE Blk 160. 4 A' Corner. High floor, unblocked, windy. 7 yrs. Well maintained. Near LRT.
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      • 897 20 WfffH HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (CHOA CHU KANG) EXEC APT CORNER Blk 657. Higl fir. Good view. Tastefully renova ted. Near MRT. 9555-3030 Agt. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION 5 T Blk 434. Walk to MRT. Lov cash. Renovated. *****121 Ben. LOW 4 A Blk 4848 CCX, neai amenities, unblocked. Move-ir
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      • 969 20 I HOB APTS FOR SALE 1 3 'Nfi' 375. High fir. Unblocked Well kept. Near amenities/ MRT 3 NG 403. High floor. Well kept 4 T 438. Amenities. 9185-1719 Ph 3 'NG' BLK 375 Clementi. High fir unblocked. Renovated. Marble fir. 2 split unit aircon. Very clear well kept. Call
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      • 887 20 TKe ckdnw o-f stv\dll Written by Pearlyn Koh With challenging market conditions, more and more people are downgrading from bigger apartments to smaller ones. This has led to an increase m demand for three- and fourroom HDB flats. i Three-room flats are found m more mature estates like Bedok, Ang
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      • 716 20 Blfl HOB APTS FOR SALE ■XU (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) Henry 90-6000-30 DW '555' 3 4 'A' next to corner 909 an Unblock, marble fir. well deco face NS. windy, opp sch/ mkt 3 4 'A' corner 507 high fir 810 Simple, windy, sch/ MRT/ mkt face NS. bright. HDB value
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      • 507 20 ■aw EXEC MAIS BLK 508 Hougang. Rare! High fir. Mkt/ sch/ MRT/ sports complex. Motivated seller! Very low price! Mike *****369 EXEC MAIS BLK 417 S goon Central. MRT. Unique layout. 810. Beautiful. Lift landing. Marble/ Parquet. S neg! 9300-3131 Wynn EXEC MAIS BLK 237. Good location. Ouiet. Simple renovation.
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      • 1080 21 t HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) URGENT SALE! 4 S Blk 324 S'goon. High fir. Lift level. Next to corner. Windy, unblocked. $0 cash 9 HOB value. 9871-0233 FT SI7OK LIFT LEVELI 3 A Blk 662 Hougang. Mid fir. 2nd owner Maiay. Renovated. Move-in cond. Near
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      • 1042 21 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE KiLU (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIOCHUKANG) $0 CASH! 4 A' blk 361 Hougang. High fir. Unblocked. Nicely renovated. Malay owner. 9108-6993 $0 CASH! 5 T corner Blk 966 Hougang, high fir, lift level, renovated, vacant. 5 yrs. *****733 S26OK! 4 'A' HOUGANG Blk 944 #02. S6OK
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      • 998 21 ■Tfl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) CALL 6256-8337 AYE < < FOR BEST PRICE > > 3 T 207 Boon Lay. Mkt/ shop 3 T lBl Boon Lay. Near amenities 4 T lBO Boon Lay. #01, simple 3 'NG' 490 Near all amenities. Good location 4 'A' 668 D High
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      • 963 21 Wjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) s'A' CORNER BLK 453. High floor. Unblocked. Windy. Only 2 units per level! Tip top cond. Big balcony. Spacious layout. 9008-8850 5 'A' JURONG W Aye 1. Selling by owner. Move-in cond. Aircon for all rms. Marble fir. Kitchen cabinet. 9664-0332 5 'I' CORNER
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      • 886 21 ■Tfl HOB APTS FOR SALE mj (MLLANG/ WHAMPOA) runirpl I UNIT I URI I HHHfl^ffl 3 T BLK 47 Bendemeer. Upgraded. 1 extra rm. Mid fir. Lift level. Unblocked. Windy. MRT/ sch/ amenities. Ivy 9455-1714 DW 9007 9991 A^jw 3'!' 8LK.97 WHAMPOA utility rm 3T 81k. 64 Kailang, unblocked Exec
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      • 864 21 RQ HOB APTS FOR SALE m (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) Jr U BEST IN PASIR RIS > > 4-RM CORNER 511, 521, 571, 573, 613. 614 724. 736. 738. 750, 140. 138 5-RM(S T& 5 A 1 511. 513. 514, 518. 610, 615. 724. 736, 740, 745. 750, 760 EXEC APT*
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      • 1091 21 R] HDB APTS FOR SALE [m (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC APT 532/ 580. Face pond. Great location! MRT/ sch/ amenities. Priced to sell! 9001-0506 EXEC APT 503. High fir. Unblocked. Move m. Near MRT/ sch/ shpg ctr. $440K neg! Agt 9067-0068 MOTIVATED SELLER! RARE Corner Exec Apt 242 Lift level.
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      • 742 21 Rfl HDfi APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) The Best In Tampints Sellers/ Buyers welcome "Mlndy 9848-9353 DW« «< Tampirws >» 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 .892 A.894.89 5. 497A/B/0/J.498G/M/L... 325.315.333,124,147.149... «<SlMel>» 5-RM 244.*****4 Many Other units also available ALL TAMPINES!! 9182 9100 PN
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      • 661 21 mHDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) OWNER SELLING! 4 A corner Blk 146 Simei. Low floor. Good North East facing, unblocked. MRT. Call 9619-6993 SERIOUS SELLER! 5 I Tampines 486A. 4 bdrms. Near JC sen. 3-' A' 817/ 847. High/ mid fir. Move-in cond. Mike 9382-1621 PN SIMEI 5 T Blk
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      • 1004 21 Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMCI) VICKKKHOO 9007 4466a *j^ 4'S' 843 80S. Vacant. Move-in. 4'A' 498f. ground fir. Move-in Exec Apt 312 corner WO. Condo layout. No noon sun. 5399K neg 5 'A' BLK 260 Tampmes. 131 sqm New renovation. Huge hall rms. NS facing. 6 mins to
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      • 624 22 as Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE ■^J (TAM.PINES/ SIMEI) 4 'A' 707 Tampines. Very high fir. Move m. Lift level. 7 yrs. Amenities. Windy. *****438 agt 4 'A' BELOW HDB value! Blk 842G High fir. Lift. Renovated. Marble: Breezy. St Hilda. 9109 0122 Sole 4 'A' NEW list 891A. High
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      • 699 22 asdf Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE ■lij (TOAPAYOH/ I POTONG PASIR) T PAYOH CENTRAL 3 T Corner 177 4 A' Pt Blk 153A. 5 yrs. High fir! 5 'I' Corner 156. Beautiful. Hlgr fir. 5 yrs. 2 mins MRT/ central. $3K CASH UP $1K reward 4'A' 62. F/renovated. MRT 5T
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      • 792 22 5-RM PT BLK 60, Central, 5 yrs, high fir. 3*l bdrms. Marble. City view. MRT/ sch/ mkt. 9144-7889 S-RM KIM KCAT. Corner blk 251 I Mid fir. 4 bdrms. Face SE. Marble S34OK neq! Contra. 9062-3939 i BVC 6366-5130 (SEE TO BELIEVE) Jumbo 341 At HDB value mid fir Jumbo
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      • 704 22 Rl HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) DON'T MISS 4 'A' 547. Corner. Move-in... S neg 4'A'S49«high.Move-in $neg 5 T 769 #high S27OK upl 5 T 550 #low Below value 4 'A' 541 »mid. Move-in Cheap! 3 31 Marsiling. Upgraded S neg Jumbo 832 tthigh. Move-in.. neg Exec Apt 7888 ttlow
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      • 842 22 TTfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (WOODLANDS) ALL RACES. Value. 9383-4515. 5 T 877 100% renovated. «07. Exec Apt 817. 1 mm North Plaza. Exec Mais 788. Move m. C&H ALL RACES. 4 A' 6838. High fir!!! 4 'A' Blk 512. Ground floor. Low 5 T 608/ 555. Malay hse.
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      • 884 22 ■971 HDB APTS FOR SALE m (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' BLK 542. 604. 620, 682A Low/ high fir. 5 yrs old. Near sch, Plaza/ MRT/ amenities. Renovat cd. Don't miss! 9788-8838 WLP 4 'A' WOODLANDS Blk 639. Higf (Ir. 5-yrs. Windy. Renovated, i mm to MRT. All races. Must sell Call
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      • 1115 22 WT7I HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) MARSILING 217 (3 A) Low floor. Woodlands 517 (4A Mid floor. Unblocked. Windy. ES *****220 MUST GO! 4 A' corner 552 S22OK 1 5 T 771, 509 bright, renovated.. I I 4 'A' 512/ 787 Immed. *****029 NEW! EXEC APT Blk 646 mid fir.
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      • 968 22 |yjJ(YISHUN) Nil I AM a 4 A corner unit m Yishun bik 403. Oh! I am nicely renovated only 2 yrs. Amenities around me superb. MRT 6 to 8 bus stops. Quick Buy me no regrets. S2OSK neg. *****454 3 'S' BIK 807. All racVs. SI39K. 2 mins to MRT/
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      • 934 22 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^amsHUN) 3 'A' BLK 266. Next to corner. High fir. Unblocked. Marble. F/ renovated. Call: 9023-9745 ERA 3 'NG' BLK 701. High fir. SO cash. Near MRT/ mkt. Chong Pang. Sell SI4SK. All races. 9858 6907 PN 3 'NG' CORNER Blk 157 Low fir. Near
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      • 798 22 E3 ssasasr 1 1 ***** ■Mwy 3 T l4l SENGKANG. Corner High fir. Unblocked. 120 sqm. Renovated. 5+ yrs. Near Rivervaie Mall/ LRT. Sell at value! *****080 5 T SENGKANG Blk 256. Well kept. Aircon. Balcony. Unblocked. 5-min walk to MRT. $305* neg. Call 9680-3858 OT 5 T corner Blk
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      • 781 23 RJI HDB APTS FOR SALE HJ|I HOB APTS FOR SALE RJjl HOB APTS FOR SALE HJjl HDB APTS FOR SALE KfJI HDB APTS FOR SALE (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) I^jMIXED/OTHtR ESTATES) |^J (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) I2y (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) who saysA Spacious Home wfm fP^^^ '"^^^i^^t'- J with HDB s room or
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      • 567 23 <•> LOW RENTAL/ CHOICE UNIT <•> Factory/ Warthse/ Office WOO to 100,000 sqft Bt Batok/ Ton Guan/ Jurong/ Tagore/ Tiias/ Kirn Chuan/ Übi/ Kaki Bukit/ Paya Lebar/ Bt Merah/ Paslr PanJ«ng/ Geylang/ AMK New Corporate image avail s) High ceiling/ ramp up it Own entrance, self-contained < <r Rent/ sale
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      • 518 23 ELITE IND. BUILDING 1 32 Kallang Pudding Rd »07-05 Freehold. 3057 sq.ft. Vacant $750 K. Far below valuation TONG LEE BUILDING 4103-02. 2982 sq.ft. *04-04. 2874 sq.ft. «01-05 Ground fir. 1475 sq.ft. Freehold. $500K WILLIAM 9682 8816 OWNER COL FREE RAMP-UP fty. 8m high. 40 footer accessible. Direct front loading.
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      • 337 23 ~JI C &rri/ (c&ffiHwi/ y^^ Tafawr ml Gnristrnas^^^L OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Cecil Street and Parkway Parade Less than $2.20 psf (terms apply) 1.000 -40.000 sqft All Agents Welcome Please call AVIVA LTD 6321-7788 •♦Next to PSA gate 4 Air-conditioned office space From 325 sq.ft to 2,200 sq.ft. *c Attractive
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      • 564 23 Suirttc CKy 1700/ 4700/ 10,000 SQft $3.80 ps UIC Btdg 800/ 5000/10,000 sqft Tong Enq Bktg. 1200 sqft.s3.sO ps Amoy St. 1200 sqft. $2.90 ps Int'l Plaza 500/ 2500 sqft. Sntnton Hse 1000/ 3300 sqft. Boat Quay 1000 sqft. $2 ps Raffles PI. 1000/ 7000 sqft. $3 ps Ptrakßd. 1600/
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      • 1052 23 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^I^FORRENT UIC BLDG SHENTON Way 678-9386 sqft. High fir. Sea/ Ci tyview Basement 1948-3120 sqft office/ showrm/ retail *****929 SENG NEE BUILDING 9 Martin Rd 1 5,134, 6039(Mais) sq ft. Gooc view. Outside CBD. Immediate Rent neg. Vacant. 9363 6166 KF PARTITIONED OFFICES WITH air con. 220,
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      • 735 23 I I $2.IK!M TONG ENG Bldg. Near Lav Pa Sat. 603 sq.ft. Good view. Avail early Dec. 9003-5080 LOW RENTAL) CONCORDE Shpg Office. 258 sqft. Outside CBD. I Immed. All trade. 9819-9181 PN D.lO BALMORAL PLAZA 750 sqft. Newton MRT/ ACS. aircon parti- tion rm. neg! *****546 LAM SOON BLDG
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      • 728 23 H SHOP SPACE Rfl SHOP SPACE FOR RENT WXM mppcMT Choice shop units available Excellent Location shops Good Human Traffic Size from 215sqft Daniel Wong 9639 3679 Ms Low *****037 Jerome lee 9365 0188 Joey I— 96M5349 Infront of Kovan MRT station I t Close to food centre, market bus
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      • 783 23 INTERIOR RENOVATION SHOWRM for takeover. 1000 sq.ft. Rental $2500. Takeover fee $IOK neg. 1 mm Tg Pagar MRT. *****168 PEOPLES PK COMPLEX. 1200 sqft Fully fitted. Suits agy/ other trades. Good frontage. Immed. Rent neg. Lloyd 9835-4774 OT LOWRENT NEAR KOVAN MRT. Renovated Shophse. (3/storey) Convenient. Heartland Mall. Suits education
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      • 822 23 Rf] SHOP SPACE |^_FORRENT CLEMENT) CTR GROUND tlr whole shop. Good location. Near MRT All trades immediate *****608 MARINE PARADE CENTRAL. Dsto rey 1500 sqft $6600. Old airport rd. New shop 550 sqft. *****120 TAMPINES/ M PARADE Ctr. 300/ 500/ 700 sqft Heavy traf tic. Suits all trades. *****393 RL
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      • 1661 24 ■Tfi SHOP SPACE (f{l WAREHOUSES/ (Wl WAREHOUSES/ EUJ FOR SALE mjj£l STORAGE KM£M STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT SPACE FOR WENT LUCKY PLAZA. RARE F hold 248 sqft. «06. Tenanted at $1200 i p.m. Call Mr Tan 9788-6756 CIRCULAR RO SHOPHSE. Selling I with tenancy. Tenanted $***** Ur<jent! IRA 6222-5055. No
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      • 607 24 I 1991 PROPERTIES IN 1991 PROPERTIES IN Rfl PROPERTIES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA SOUTH EAST ASIA SOUTH EAST ASIA A unicjue investment opportunity at Evaeon Phuket An excellent opportunity to acquire units m 5-star Pool Vil as a^r^ and Pool Villa suit«e within bM_-s*^ the -enowned tmmmi^^SSk Evaeon Phuket Keeort
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      • 467 24 TRAVEL-TREND *****019 AIRFARE Finland Winter Fr $2299 »05-29 Orchard Towers TAI79 GULLIVER'S *****500. Enquiries on air ticket, tour, hotel, etc. #03-15 Lucky Plaza TA674. CALL NANA 6293 6423 for budget airfare/ tour/ hotel. Samudra TA 0858 CHEAP RELIABLE WITH Delivery Ticket Tour Hotel. Call Easytickets 6291-4555. Shahidah (TA77I) CALL NS
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      • 716 28 Fasf I BISHAN-TOA PAYOH JgS^ HONC KAH TTj TOWN COUNCIL J^3K\ TOWN COUNCIL mk ioX c o™c.t tYndeb notice I Tenders are invited from BCA/EPPU Registered Contractors for the following: I DOCUMENT FEE I (INCLUSIVE QST)/ PROJECTS CLOSING DATE JURONG TOWN COUNCIL I (A) TERM CONTRACT FOR CONSERVANCY AND CLEANING
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      • 1070 28 I 9tJT EAST COAST /MpSt SEMBAWANG I |jj TOWN COUNCIL Wg^) TOWN COUNCIL lE^ M TAN ->ONG PAGAR n-Vfl^-*^VM«M_ I M,|lAtown council MM3iiU3iMMU!Ui!^M I Tenders are invited from BCA Registered Contractors for the following: I PROJECTS (A) UPGRADING WORKS TO MARKET/FOOD CENTRE AT BLOCK 511 BEDOK NORTH STREET 3 FOR
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      • 765 28 Tuas Power Ltd invites eligible BCA (CIDB) Registered Contractors and/or Specially Registered Contractors (SRC) to tender for: 1) SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF "INGERSOLL-DRESSER PUMPS" SPARES FOR STAGE II COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT ATTUAS POWER STATION 2) SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL CONSUMABLE SPARES TO TUAS POWER STATION
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      • 980 29 REPUtUg Of SINGAPORE D C Suit No 5041 of 2003/J Between SDL LEASING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (Rag. No. *****4203R) Plaintiffs And 1. ROSNI BIN MOHAMAD (NRIC NO. *****808A1 2. MOHAMAD BIN BUJANG (NRIC NO. *****887 D) 3. MAZLAN BIN MOHAMAD (NRICNO. 57 *****1 f) Defendants NOTICE Of ADVERTISEMENT To: The
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      • 953 29 m the Hir.H rpiigT OF THf REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No 2860f2003W In the Matter of The Companies Act (Chapter .V)) In the Mailer of EAST COAST RECREATION CENTRE PRIVATE LIMITED (RC No. 1979Q3«53W) ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the winding up
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      • 1083 29 OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No 290 of 2003/A In the Matter of section 254 of the Companies Act, Chapter SO And In the Matter LIAN KENG ENTERPRISES PTE LTD (RCB No. *****2840W) Between 1. KHOCHOONKIAN (NRICNo *****888J) 2. KHO CHOON JOO (NRIC No S *****51 B) Petitioners And 1.
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      • 1295 29 INTHH HI^H fQ^BTOFTHIL Bi PI HI If IW SINGAPORE Originating Petition No. 23 of 2003/ V In Ike Matter or the Compaaiei Art (Cap. SO) Section 2278 And In the Matter of &K.& ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTIONS PTE LTD (RC No. *****0WTW) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT ORDER Notice is hereby
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      • 1597 29 DFASD BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) TAKE NOTICE THAT: (a) Bankruptcy Orders were made against the following persons on 14th day of November 200.3 BKCY NO NEIC/PP NO NAME AND ADOBE Vs 406 1 /2003 576 1 4 1 46J ANG BEE PING 402 FAJAR ROAD #05-233 SINGAPORF *****2 410.V2003 *****680A
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