The Straits Times, 2 February 2004

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    30 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 February 2 2004 •60 Pages m five parts mita (p) 033/03/2003- li A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Bird flu spreads to five more areas in China
    662 1  - Bird flu spreads to five more areas in China CHUA CHIN HON NATALIE SOH Meanwhile, two sisters have died of the disease m Vietnam; they may have been infected by another human, not chickens By IN BEI I ING and IN SINGAPORE Go aheadhave chicken rice DONT let the bird
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    Lock icon 244 pilgrims crushed to death in Mecca stampede
    475 1 But all Sporeanssate and accounted for after tragedy at Mena stoning MENA (Saudi Arabia) At least 244 pilgrims were trampled to death during the haj on Sunday, m one of the deadliest tragedies seen at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. A similar
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      182 1 TERROR THREAT: Several America-bound flights from London, Paris. Glasgow cancelled page 4 y LUDWIG ILIO K^R_ HHh Here's a Mini Invitation m _M___HHH to Get Hot with the Stars. _____________________8 mf-' *m l_^l UOB Visa Mini brings you an exclusive party with red hot music your favourite artistes at Zouk.
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      149 2 BUSINESSMAN DEFENDS HIMSELF BUSINESSMAN S. Moganaruban who is said to have conspired with his brother and sister-in-law to fake his brother's death 16 years ago so they could get $330,000 m insurance, spoke out m his defence over the weekend. He said he had suspected his brother was alive
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      108 2 IRAQ: THE REAL MISTAKE THE Bush administration is arguing now that it believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction because he did not deny he had them. It projected a Western mindset onto Saddam, despite all the talk of a clash of civilisations. Even United States Deputy Secretary
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      47 2 ONE MEDIATION BODY ENOUGH SINGAPORE is too small to have another mediation body to settle stockbroking and financial advisory disputes, writes reader Stanley Jeremiah. Even large and sophisticated markets like London's have tried to consolidate the dispute resolution process for all financial services products. PAGE 14
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      63 2 SINCHI'S BACK WITH NEW BLOOD CHINA soccer club Sinchi arrived yesterday for its second assault on the S-League with a fitter, more cohesive squad. It had finished seventh m its maiden season. It had aimed to be among the top four. It has retained only three players from last
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      64 2 School biiildiiigs present SOME architects are making sure the new schools they build are familiar to their students and teachers by integrating identity and cdtonreJatto the design, -i ••>>.>'■- Nan Hua Seoondaiy||fet; instance, has been givem airy courtyards as the o\ms.^ school had similar spactißLvThe school now also JK
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      116 2 Girl's rape: PAS reaction slammed MAIJIYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his predecessor, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, have slammed the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) for blaming the rape and murder of 10-year-old Nurulhuda Ghani on Umno's rejection of hudud laws, and said PAS was trying to capitalise on
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      78 2 SAF| crack shots |pSHE men m mejSpecial Operations Forces are such crack shots that they can shaapt at and kill terrorists m an enclosed space, without hurting civilians next to their targets. The men practise m a building m Changi where their main battle hall has doors they can
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      72 2 INDIA, HOT STOP FOR BUSINESSMEN BUSINESS travel between Singapore and India has soared to between a third and over half of all traffic between the two countries. Singapore Airlines, for one, recorded a robust 10 per cent increase m its India business last year compared with the 2002 figure.
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      94 2 WOR LD MAC MEALS 'KILLED SEX DRIVE' A PRODUCTION that takes a look at America's addiction to fast food has become a hit at the Sundance Film Festival. What is particularly catching viewers' attention m this film about epic portions is the effect eating junk meals had on the director.
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      210 2 TOYOTA'S METHODS HELP OTHERS FROM ship builders to food makers, Japanese companies are turning to the world's second-largest car manufacturer, Toyota Motor, for help to become leaner. It came up with a host of techniques over 30 years ago to increase productivity or cut costs. These include the just-in-time
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      Lock icon Fengshui bulding design for California
      227 3 SAN FRANCISCO -A lawmaker here is urging Californian officials to bear fengshui m mind when it comes to the design of new buildings. State Assemblyman Leland Yee, a Democrat representing San Francisco, has introduced a resolution that urges public building officials to accommodate fengshui, the
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      Lock icon Top Saudi cleric brands terrorists an 'affront to Islam'
      527 3 Top Saudi cleric brands terrorists an 'affront to Islam' In a sermon watched by millions, he also hit out at the international community for attacking Saudi Arabia's brand of religion 'IS IT HOLY WAR TO SHED MUSLIM HOOD? IS IT HOLY WAR TO SHED THE BLOOD OF NON-MUSLIMS GIVEN SANCTUARY
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      Lock icon Non-Muslim kids witness ritual slaughter of sheep
      240 3  - Non-Muslim kids witness ritual slaughter of sheep TAN HUI YEE Bu SCHOOLTEACHER Ernieyan--31 Hassan usually visits relatives uring Hari Raya Haji, but she spent it at a mosque with her non-Muslim students yesterday. Ms Ernieyanty, 29, shared the practices of her faith with the 28 students, who observed 2,000 Muslims
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      Lock icon Chem-bio attack fears force flight cancellations
      526 4 Chem-bio attack fears force flight cancellations Air France, BA cancel 9 flights after new intelligence on likely release of chemical or biological agents by Al-Qaeda men WASHINGTON Fears that Al-Qaeda terrorists would use a new tactic of releasing a chemical or biological agent on an airliner, or transport a radiological
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      77 4 ONG CHIN KAI n&lM^ as Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong (centre) and his wife (to the PM's left -T^ffim|M^fhi,tfglr with 4,000 grassroots leaders and their spouses at the annual Chinese New Tear .^H^pt the Istana lawn yesterday. The guests, invited m appreciation of their dedicated
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      Lock icon KL proposes a straight bridge now
      231 4 CAUSEWAY REPLACEMENT It says it will present Spore with alternative to its current 'crooked' design KOTA TINGGI Malaysia will present to Singapore a new design for the proposed bridge to replace the Causeway, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said Malaysia was
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      551 5 Hardliners use sweeping powers to stop reformists contesting this month's election; a third of Parliament resigns 'THEY WANT TO COVER THE UGLY BODY OF DICTATORSHIP WITH THE BEAUTIFUL DRESS OF DEMOCRACY.' Reformist MP Mohsen Mirdamadi TEHERAN The political stand-off m Iran took a
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      296 5 French Sikhs march for right to wear turbans Sikhs from across Europe converge on Paris m support PARIS A Paris boulevard became a sea of coloured turbans on Saturday, as Sikhs from across Europe marched to defend their traditional headgear against a proposed law banning religious symbols from French schools.
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      790 6 Saudis put the blame on illegal pilgrims Stampede At The Haj Several hundred pilgrims sneaked into the country or stayed on illegally after performing their minor pilgrimage Previous tragedies THE haj has been marred m recent years by tragedies caused by fires and stampedes: Last year, 14 people were trampled
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      534 8 Ex-BBC chief accuses British govt of bullying Blair's spin doctor Campbell tried to Intimidate BBC into reporting what he wanted us to report' 'Jk T m^ i b*^'» 9 letter he had sent to Mr Blair (Wed Inft.MrDykeewttkned aflftilfiiit "best placed to advise mmmmmAmAXmmmm mm mm*\* A|>a QBI* Laa m*4
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        Lock icon 200 MISSING AFTER CONGO BARGE SINKS
        49 8 ALMOST 200 people are missing after a barge caught fire and sank m a river m north-western Congo, the local UN mission said. At least 301 of the nearly 500 people aboard the barge survived last Monday's mishap on the Congo River. AP
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        60 8 FEDERAL agents m the Mexican state of Tabasco have captured 86 undocumented Central Americans who crossed into Mexico illegally and were waiting to hop onto a train bound for the US, the authorities said on Saturday. Acting on a tip, the agents stormed a
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        46 8 GUNMEN wielding hand grenades killed five members of Moscow-backed Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov's security service yesterday, the Interfax news agency said. About 10 attackers burst into the village Jiome of the commander m the security force, firing jp-uto-matic weapons and throwing grenades.
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        75 8 A WOMAN who did a background check on her date Defore meeting him, using the Google search engine on the Internet, ended up helping police nab a suspected fraudster who had been on the run for a year. LaShawn Pettus-Brown is wanted m Ohio for
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      495 9 Faulty Intelligence On Iraq's Weapons Probe carries plenty of risks m an election year but the President is expected to buckle under mounting pressure from lawmakers, says paper WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush has agreed to support an independent probe into incorrect pre-war
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      316 9 TEL AVIV Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has posted a graphic video on its website showing the results of a suicide bombing last Thursday which killed at least 11 people. The video showed extremely graphic images of the kind that Western broadcasters and newspapers would
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      Lock icon Twin suicide blasts kill 57 in northern Iraq
      364 9 Twin suicide blasts kill 57 in northern Iraq ARBIL (Iraq) Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the offices of two rival Kurdish parties m this northern Iraqi city, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 235. A Kurdish government minister said the death toll m the city,
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      138 9 TUCSON (Arizona) White House hopeful Howard Dean blasted Democrat front runner John Kerry at the weekend, alleging he was a "handmaiden of special interests". The former Vermont governor returned to the fiery rhetoric which put him m the lead last year saying Democrats could
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      182 10 Australia and US still trying to reach trade deal CANBERRA Australia and the United States have extended negotiations on a free trade deal over the weekend, with the two sides struggling to reach agreement on a range of issues particularly agriculture. Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile is locked m talks
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      570 10 Director is filmed eating at McDonald's every day for 30 days, gaining 11.3 kg and ruining his liver and sex drive m the process pof^^haa tn my amazing > and really fj^fc*'** /..^^lflflflJait'' tf|f%\- r sfa*gam Smdrlfllc NEW YORK A documentary which
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      Lock icon Racists torch 3 Chinese eateries in Perth
      259 10  -  ROGER MAYNARD By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PERTH Three Chinese restaurants were firebombed early yesterday morning, raising fears that tne violent neo-Nazi attacks against Asians that were common m the 1980s are back. Windows were smashed and curtains and furniture were doused with
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      239 10 Varsity denies sex lure for foqtball recruits BOULDER (Colorado) The president of the University of Colorado has denied that her institution used sex as an enticement when recruiting American football players. Ms Elizabeth Hoffman said at the weekend that she was "deeply offended" by local district attorney Mary Keenan's claims
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        152 10 She ate 167 chicken wings in 32 minutes PHILADELPHIA'S CHAMP EATER PHILADELPHIA A 45kg woman has beaten a J 186 kg challenger by munching her way through 1$? chicken wings m 32 minutes. Ms Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas beat Mr Ed J "Cookie Jarvis by just two wines to triumph
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        86 10 SAN FRANCISCO A Californian lawmaker is gently shaking the foundation of the American state's building codes to accommodate the anrient Chinese tradition of fenglhui. State Assemblyman Leland Yee has successfully lobbied a resolution which says buildings should be located and designed m ways that create
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        81 10 TEMPLETON (California) The host, of the television show Jeopardy!, Mr Alex Trebek, escaped injury when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck, sides wiped a string of mailboxes and sailed over an embankment into a ditch. Mr Trebek, 63, who was driving
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        81 10 BAD SPELL FOR BUSH WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush meant well when, after his recent visit to Britain, he composed a personal letter of thanks to the country's most senior policeman. Unfortunately, the letter misspelt the title of Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Stevens, Ananova.com reported yesterday. The letter was
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        61 10 Digital electronics pioneer Thomas Stockham, whose work helped to pave the way for compact discs, has died of Alzheimer's disease. He was 70. Former Arkansas judge Bob Castleman and his son, Jerrod, will be jailed for up to 33 and 44 months respectively after pleading guilty to mailing a poisonous
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        44 10 Quoteworthy 1 will never go to the United States. I don't want to be treated like a second-class citizen. Warsaw mayor Lech Kaczynski criticising Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski for failing to win promises from Washington during his meeting with US President George W. Bush.
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      269 6 BBC Letter Re-ignites Row |fa 1 Suicide Bombers Kill 57 jjQB 30-Day Mcßinqe fcyl BBC's former chief Greg Dyke complained _fllfl__flyfi I R e latest attack m Iraq, the offices of two jH^HQHN Director Morgan Spurlock's documentary last year to Tony Blair about undue _flß_PpE^i^i riva^ K uro -ish parties
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      Lock icon Troubles in Thai south
      564 12 THESE are testing times for Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It is not just the bird flu that has ravaged chicken farms and cost the country's poultry sector dearly. The latest outbreak of violence m the southern provinces is also deeply worrisome because it has taken
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      740 12  -  MAUREEN DOWD By THE NEWYORK TIMES WASHINGTON Why is the United States' foreign policy nanny acting like a foreign policy ninny? Hitting the morning shows to do damage control after former top US weapons inspector David Kay's scalding admission that the US flew
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      999 12  - A lesson on poverty from the fireworks LEE CHEE KENG China's Migrant Workers By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BEIJING Recently, a retired professor invited me to spend Chinese New Year eve at his home m the Beijing suburbs. You will get a real feel of Chinese New Year here, he
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      957 12  -  LYDIA CHAVEZ Sl IN A rehearsal studio, a young Cuban ballet dancer turns through the air, pivoting as though some invisible power has unfurled him m an arc. Then, without pause, he leaps once, twice, and I gasp at the height of his grandes jetes
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      1409 13 Mutual respect is key to ties between sovereign states Singapore-Indonesia Relations Visiting Jakarta last week, Deputy Prime Minister LEE HSIEN LOONG spoke of how the two countries can cooperate for mutual benefit But this could only be so m a relationship of equality, sovereignty and mutual respect, he stressed. He
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      949 13  -  ERMAN G. LANTI By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE FACT THAT THE RETIRED OFFICERS HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN AIL OF THE MAJOR AND HIGH-PROFILE PARTIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES AND POLITICAL OUTLOOKS, MIGHT INDICATE A STRATEGY TO GAM ACCESS TO THE POLITICAL
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      128 14 Alter contract to allow direct payment MANY letters have been written about the plight of sub-contractors and I wonder if the authorities will resolve the issues anytime soon. The main request by sub-contractors to be paid directly by the employer (the owner or developer) instead of through the main contractor
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      227 14 I REFER to the article, "DPM Lee restates basis for Jakarta ties" (ST, Jan 29). It was reported that Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong "disagreed with those m Jakarta who told him that Singapore must now take Indonesian public opinion
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      312 14 IN HIS letter, which appeared under the headline "Bright future under new leadership" (ST, Jan 26), Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming said, "on a lighter note, it is heartwarming to know that even m his position, Mr Lee would take time to entertain
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      873 14 PROBLEMS SUCH AS FORCED PROsmunoN do not have ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE lIIOreSSION JIS SUCH, BUT WITH THE MEMTAUTY OF SOCIETY TODAY, i TMM TK BIGGEST PROBLEM IS CHANGING THAT MENTALITY IN imTIM TO HOW WE GET ON WITH EACH
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        98 14 I recently spent an excruciating Saturday afternoon retracing my steps to search for my wallet. I finally gave up but at about 11pm, a stranger turned up at my door, explaining that he had come to return my wallet In my shock. I could only mutter "thank
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      413 1 Home' Last Week ARE YOU AFRAID OF BIRDFUI? Are you worried about the bird flu? Total vote count: 97 What's bird flu? Are you stW eating chicken? Total vote count: 97 Yes ■■■■■■■■71 No mwrnu I don't eat chicken anyway 12 Did the bird flu situation affect your Chinese New
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      692 1  -  BEN NADARAJAN ELENA CHONG Businessman S. Moganaruban says he's "shocked" to see brother alive 2 years ago; denies any part m alleged scam By and Brother of man who 'died' m Sri Lanka says FOR nine years, prominent Singaporean businessman
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      312 2 Tour bus headed for Singapore veers off the road leaving a woman dead and her Singaporean husband m critical state A WOMAN died and her Singaporean husband is m a critical condition m a hospital m Malaysia, after their tour bus veered off
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      415 2  -  BEN NAPARAJAN fig TOUR guide Lee Soo Mi was telling her group what they would see at the Night Safari when their bus crashed into the back of a stationary tipper lorry on Saturday night. She was flung against the
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      135 2 Dubious object turns out to be bag of toys HORDES of policemen, the bomb disposal unit and police dogs descended on Ang Mo Kio Street 3 late last night. But the suspicious object that launched the hullabaloo turned out to be a briefcase filled with nothing more dangerous than toys.
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      179 2 A YOUNG man drowned on Saturday morning while swimming with his twin brother off Siloso Beach at Sentosa, the second such death there m two months. Mr Ng Mun Heng, 25, was already unconscious when lifeguards pulled him out at about 10am and
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      433 2  -  NATAUDE SOH By SINGAPORE Airline's pilots are hoping to conclude a new agreement with the airline on salaries and working conditions by April. The new president of the Air Line Pilots AssociationSingapore (Alpa-S), Captain Mok Hin Choon, said they were
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      1135 3  - Why did he shoot my hubby three times?' GLENTSSIM A year on, it nags at Cisco guard's widow, even as she tries to move on with her 4 kids Bu Why three times? Why did he have to shoot my husband three times?' Madam Siti Amoah Adong March 7 last
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      314 5 Walk the thin line Walking 120 m across a creek using just two cables, with a 13m drop below or about four floors down is part of a high-confidence course all Commandos 90 through. Built m 1992, the course, with 17 stations m all,
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        631 8 HAVE a 10-year-old alaughter who loves to read, but she is not reading books for her age. Besides Enid Bit/ton, she reads only comics or picture books which are not suitable for her. Please advise how I should help her as she is hopeless
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        2339 9  -  CHEONG SUK- WAI *L AT 16, my game plan was to be a housewife and write on the side. At 21, 1 was still bent on marrying a kind man, having two children, and banging out the Great Asian Novel when the dishes were done
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      284 5 First antr-hijack team is formed Cable car incident The tower rJlrst !^M coursi staSf The SOF is Operation Crimson Angel. with training from other special of a drillship becomes entangled inaugurated a year later r although its existence is not revealed. Commandos help to evacuate about .V of the cable
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      292 8 tT*\wmA nc If Alir fIIIAC^IAII actio us your question IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked 'The expert is m", to the ST Education Desk. 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4. fix to
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      342 1 a-kU_iriL JP_I-_ +^M Wm. _H _fl 4flF China Anti-Missile Protest 70,000 Taiwanese link hands m anti-China rally. pagea4 M ALAYSI A Nunil's Rape Politicised A slanging match erupts between Umno and PAS page as Malaysia Return Off The Leatherback The turtle has been sighted after year-long absence. page as sports
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      53 1 The Straits Times asia DIFFERENT strokes When he's a guest under Chinas roof, he will say things like this, but after his return he might talk differently. 9 Taiwanese Vice-President Annette Lv, downplaying remarks made by US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage against a planned referendum by Taiwan Monday,
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      874 1  -  LING CHANG HONG With import bans on Asian chicken, other exporters around the world such as Brazil and the US are struggling to fill orders By WHEN a chicken m Asia sneezes, the whole world catches a cold. The deadly avian flu virus, which has killed
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        287 2 No beef, no chicken putting restaurants in a fix ACCOUNTANT Keiko Nakazawa, 32, relishes her weekly beef rice treat at a Yoshinoya restaurant near her office m Tokyo. The popular restaurant chain, famous for its beef bowl or gyudon, sells its signature disbat 280 yen (554.50) each. But now, Mrs
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        97 2 EGG prices m Singapore have gone up for the third time m a month as massive culling of chickens across Asia leads to soaring demand for Malaysian poultry. The one-cent hike makes a total increase of three cents an egg since early last month.
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        529 2 Outbreak will hit entire agriculture sector in Asia The knock-on effects will devastate more than the poultry industries, which are already losing millions of dollars BANGKOK The bird flu outbreak racing through Asia, home to a staggering seven billion chickens, will disrupt the region's agriculture sector beyond devastating poultry industries,
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          26 2 President Hu Jintao is m Gabon and Algeria, m a quest for natural resources to fuel China's booming economy, before returning to Beijing on Wednesday.
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          87 2 US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage discusses security issues with officials m Tokyo today. Fifth round of Trilateral Security Dialogue talks between Japan, Australia and the US takes place m Tokyo tomorrow, to discuss North Korea, reconstruction of Iraq and other security issues. Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki's
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          63 2 The two Koreas begin four-day, Cabinet-level talks m Seoul tomorrow. The National Assembly took up ratification of the free trade agreement with Chile yesterday postponed many times due to opposition from rural legislators. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a three-day visit yesterday to meet President Roh
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          65 2 New Delhi hosts the Indian Defence Expo 2004 from today till Saturday. A delegation from the European Union arrives m New Delhi on Thursday to discuss anti-dumping measures imposed by India over the past five years. Interim budget to be unveiled tomorrow; Parliament to be dissolved on Friday as
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          45 2 Indonesia and Australia host a two-day Asia-Pacific ministerial conference on terrorism m Bali from Wednesday. Representatives of 23 nations will participate. The Supreme Court will on Wednesday take up Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung's appeal for a review of his three-year jail sentence for graft.
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          39 2 Manila holds its annual economic briefing tomorrow. Two UN agencies the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the UN Development Programme hold a two-day workshop from Wednesday m Manila to assess regional development.
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          24 2 Asean tourism ministers meet on Wednesday as part of Asean Tourism Forum that will continue till Saturday, as Asia's bird flu crisis grows.
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          28 2 Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia begin a six-day visit to Vietnam today Senior US aviation officials visit Hanoi today to discuss potential for direct flights.
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          54 2 High Court hears appeal tomorrow of youth leader Mohamad Ezam Mohamad Noor, who belongs to Anwar Ibrahim's National Justice Party (Keadilan). Noor was jailed m 2002 for whistle-blowing on an anti-corruption agency probe. The Women and Family Development Ministry holds a forum, themed Stop Rape: Respect And Restraint, m
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          13 2 The 32-year-old Arts Festival begins tomorrow and will continue till Saturday.
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        646 3  - Beijing's handling of fourtn Sars case slammed CHUA CHIN HON 'Like slapping your own face', says one as news is released only after the latest patient has recovered and left hospital By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING With its hands tull from tackling an escalating bird flu epidemic, China
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        526 3  -  IRENA JOSOEB CHICKENS, geese and even turkeys roam free on Pulau Übin. But to keep them from mingling with wild birds that may carry the bird flu virus, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) plans to buy the poultry from all
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        414 3 BEIJING China ratcheted up its fight against bird flu yesterday, ordering the closure of poultry markets and processing factories m affected areas as more suspected cases were reported. Officials also ordered intensified surveillance as the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged speedy measures to curb the
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        53 3 HUMAN CASES SO FAR Thailand: Three cases, two deaths Vietnam: Eight cases, six deaths UTEST CASES Vietnam: Two sisters died on Jan 23 possibly due to human-to-human infection. China: Five new suspected outbreaks m Henan, Hubei, Xinjiang, Zhejiang, Yunnan. Note: *WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed deaths Sources:
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        433 3 Better to be kiasu than complacent, says Singapore minister IT IS better to be a bit kiasu and over-react rather than under-react, because you never know what surprises await you, according to National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan. So even though Singapore is free from the bird flu and chicken
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        642 4  -  KWAN WENG KE To emulate the car giant's success, companies adopt the 'Toyota Production System' for high quality and productivity By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO Last April, when Japan Post decided that its staff must work smarter and faster to ward off increasing competition from
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        72 4  - POST OFFICE: 480 workflow tips Kwan Weng Kin TOKYO Seven efficiency experts from Toyota observed how workers at the Koshigaya Post Office sorted mail, using stopwatches and video cameras. They then came up with a 200-page manual detailing about 480 recommendations to improve workflow. One suggestion was to set up
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        403 4 70,000 protesters form human chain in Taiwan TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mobilised 70,000 supporters to form a human chain yesterday m protest against missiles m China being aimed at the island. Led by former president Lee Teng-hui, the protesters joined hands along a 62km stretch of highway
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        295 4 SEOUL North Korea says the US military conducted at least 190 flights to spy on the communist state last month and is accusing Washington of mapping out a sudden attack. American U-2, RC-135 and other reconnaissance planes had mounted "round-the-clock" operations last month,
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        259 4 Pakistan's opposition slams sacking of N-sderitist ISLAMABAD Opposition parties were furious yesterday at the government's sacking of Pakistan's top nuclear scientist amid a probe into suspected nuclear technology sales. They said it was an insult and could jeopardise national security. The government sacked Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of
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          38 4 A JAPANESE rightwinger was arrested after entering the home of former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday. Torn Ando, 67, who heads the little-known Patriots Group, was unarmed and his motive was unclear, police said. AFP
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          46 4 ABOUT 200 South Korean opposition politicians yesterday stopped prosecutors from arresting a party leader and close aide to former president Kirn Dae Jung. Han Hwa Gap, of the Millennium Democratic Party, is charged with corruption during the 2002 presidential election. Reuters
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          46 4 A CHINESE court sentenced an ex-convict to death yesterday for 67 murders and 23 rapes committed over three years, official media re- ported yesterday. Yang Xinhai, 38, was sentenced after a closed-door trial at a court m eastern Henan province. AP
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          53 4 WELL-KNOWN Pakistani actress Meera has signed deals to act m two Bollywood films the first move by a Pakistani star to cross the border and feature m an Indian movie m more than a decade. Meera will star m Allah Malik (God Willing) and Lai Haveli
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          56 4 A DEEPENING political crisis is pushing Sri Lanka into economic trouble as the flow ot foreign aid slows down, economists warn. A Joint Business Forum comprising key figures from industry and trade say the crisis sparked by President Chandrika Kumaratunga's sacking of three ministers on
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        493 5  - Penang seeks biotechnology investments REME AHMAD The state, which recently secured three biotech projects worth $120 m, wants to reduce its reliance on manufacturing N KUALA LUMPUR -ENANG, touted as Malayaa's Silicon Valley, is seeking hvestments for biotechnology After seeing potential new hvestments m the electrical aid electronics manufacturiig sector
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        463 5  -  LESLIE LAU By IN KUALA TERENGGANU THE endangered leatherback turtle has returned to the beaches of Terengganu, a year after many began to fear that it would no longer be seen m Malaysia. The Turtle and Marine Ecosystem Centre (Tumec) here recorded a total of 14
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          69 5 THREE Bali bombers on death row refused yesterday to take part m mass prayers for the Muslim Eid aJ- Adha holiday, saying the jail was sinful as it allowed the worship of other faiths. Imam Samudra, Aii Ghufron, alias Mukhlas, <_nd his brother Amrozi all
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          51 5 THAILAND is to spend 240 billion baht (5510.6 billion) to expand Bangkok's subway system by 110 km. The government will foot the entire bill for three new routes to the nearly finished subway system so that it can reach the suburbs upon completion m 2009.
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          43 5 PHILIPPINE MILITARY VOWS PEACEFUL POLL THE Philippine military has promised a peaceful presidential election this year despite attempts to destabilise the government. It said it was not aware of any group seeking to sow disorder on or before the May 10 poll. Xinhua
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          60 5 MALAYSIA'S RMBOO--million (Ss36l-million) submarine base m Sabah state on Borneo island will be completed by late 2007, a year behind schedule. Deputy Defence Minister Mohamad Shafie Apdal said the delay was due to problems m site preparations which have now been sorted out. The base
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          52 5 SOME 5,200 people have been evacuated and 800 others are expected to follow after a volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores began to spew thick smoke. The refugees were evacuated from the slopes of the 1,703 m Egon volcano, which began to smoke on
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        547 5 Abdullah and Mahathir lead the charge against PAS KEPALA BATAS Umno's senior leaders have slammed the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) for saying that the ruling party's rejection of hudud laws had led to the rape and murder of a 10--year-old girl recently.
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        322 5 New entry-visa fees take effect in Indonesia JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday began charging some foreign visitors up to US$25 (Ss43) for an entry visa as it reintroduced a policy it had abolished 20 years ago. The government recently reversed a law allowing foreigners from dozens of countries free entry into Indonesia,
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        452 5  -  NIRMAL GHOSH By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK The government over the weekend stepped up security and mulled new efforts at public dialogue m the troubled southern provinces. Bracing itself for a vulnerable period when thousands of people cross the Thailand-Ma-laysia border for family gatherings
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        326 6 ROME European champions AC Milan consolidated their position at the top of Italy's Serie A yesterday when they defeated hosts Bologna 2-0. Milan, who won their game m hand on Wednesday to nudge Roma into second place, notched their sixth
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        155 6 P I I L F t Rs AC Milan 19 15 3 1 37 9 48 ASRona 19 13 4 2 37 9 43 Jwwtus 19 13 4 2 42 21 4 Panu 19 9 6 4 28 2! 33 laao_ 19 10 3 6 27 22 33
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        719 6 Johnson's goal with two minutes left gives Chelsea a vital victory BLACKBURN Roman Abramovich's first signing, £6-million (SslB--million) rightback Glen Johnson, was Chelsea's unlikely hero last night when his 88th-minute thunderbolt gave the Blues a thrilling 3-2 victory over Blackburn at Ewood Park. Johnson hit a powerful
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        635 6 SOCCER MANCHESTER Manchester United's players and fans have rallied behind Alex Ferguson m an amazing show of support. The Old Trafford manager is at the centre of a bitter feud with Irish billionaires John Magnier and J.P. McManus over racehorse Rock Of Gibraltar.
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        348 6 LONDON Louis Saha has barely been a Manchester United player for a week, but he feels already that making the transition from playing for Fulham to becoming an Old Trafford icon has been "like crossing the Himalayas". The £12.82-million (5539.7-million) French striker made a
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        472 7 Shh...but I had an affair with Lampard SPORTSPEOPLE LONDON Nowadays, it seems hardly a week goes by without a footballer being featured m the tabloids for their off-pitch exploits. Invariably, it appears those exploits are of tne sexual nature. And yesterday, it proved no different, with The News of the
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        380 7  -  MARC LIM SOCCER t Only three players retained From last year, while two new sponsors found SINCHI FC arrived yesterday for their second assault on the S-League with a fitter, more cohesive squad one that vice-chair-man Wang Jinhui believes are better than their predecessors last year.
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        363 7 GOLF WAILEA Hawaii) Michelle Wie certainly got Jack Nicklaus' attention m the Champions Skins Game proam. Standing from the champions' tees on the first hole on Saturday, Nicklaus asked the 14-year-old Michelle which tefes she wanted to hit from. "Back here," she replied. "You want to play
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        459 7 AMERICAN FOOTBALL HOUSTON Somewhere between mayhem and larceny, Super Bowl XXXVIII will be decided here this morning (Singapore time). It will certainly come down to the more physical defensive team imposing their will on the other side. Which quarterback will blink? Carolina Panthers'
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        664 8 TENNIS Federer brushes aside Safin to chalk up his second Grand Slam tide MELBOURNE He was supposed to be vulnerable without a true coach to help him through the mental and physical campaign of a Grand Slam fortnight. Then there was the
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        641 8 RACES 1 6 ARE AMATEUR RACES. THE TOTALISATOR WILL NOT OPERATE FOR THESE EVENTS. 0 ,-I^^EB^,T^ 141, r^O^ 1 INo Horse Name Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt 1 COMMAND CONQUER KKLoh XL Chong 5 44 57.5 2 BREAKING NEWS N Selvan KCoetzee 4 42 56.5 3 BLACK PEPPER
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        730 8 Track: Yielding (1-4), then Good. Race 1- Class 5 (2) 1400 m 1 OPTIMUM NOTE, App S John... 1. 7 Magical Bell. J Taylor 2. 2 Sato, App M Kellady 3. Margins: 1/2 len x nk. Time: 1:24.7. Nos. 1. 7, 2. Win: $44. Place: $14, $14, $24. FCT: $156.
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        226 8 MELBOURNE Justine Henin-Hardenne still has everything to prove despite retaining tier world No 1 ranking and winning the Australian Open, Martina Navratilova said yesterday. She said that so long as former world top player Serena Williams remained sidelined, Belgian star Henin-Har-denne's achievement m taking
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        393 8 MOTOR RACING LONDON More Asian countries will host Formula One races m the next few years, Fl boss Bernie Ecclestone said. Because of that, the number of races m Europe will be reduced, he told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
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        767 8 BASKETBALL NBA: Denver 107 Dallas 102, New Jersey 86 Houston 77, Atlanta 93 Milwaukee 83, LA Clippers 115 Orlando 106, Detroit 80 Memphis 78, New York 110 Phoenix 105, Miami 94 New Orleans 70, Indiana 99 Boston 98, San Antonio 85 Utah 81, Portland 102 Chicago 95
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          Lock icon NUGGETS WIN AFTER TRAILING MAVERICKS
          116 8 CARMELO Anthony scored 26 points, including four straight free-throws m the dying seconds, to power the Denver Nuggets to a stunning 107-102 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks m their National Basketball Association match on Saturday. Hosts Mavericks led by 20 points with Bmin 48sec
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          112 8 LEGENDARY runner Haile Gebrselassie attracted a sell-out crowd of over 4,000 to the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday, but could not give them the world 3,000-metre record they screamed for. The arena's air was too dry. The pace-setters were off target. There was no one near
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          95 8 GOLFER Tom Watson won the Champions Skins Game on Saturday, taking the final five skins and U*****,000 (*****,000) with a par on the third hole of a play-off. Watson, the leader after the first nine holes with US$7O,OOO, finished the two-day event with US$4OO,OOO and
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          96 8 CHRIS DiMarco produced one of the best scores of the day, a seven-under-par 64, to join Jonathan Kaye at the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the US$4-million (Ss6.B million) Phoenix Open golf competition on Saturday. DiMarco and Kaye, who carded
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          45 8 GOMBAK United Football Club will hold trials for their Under-16 and U-18 teams at the Bukit Gombak Stadium from 3pm to spm tomorrow. Players must be born between 1988 and 1989 (U-16) or 1986 and 1987 (U-18) to be eligible.
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        1241 9 YING YONG Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 31 January 2004, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chan Yut Kein Tan Jit Yew Ho Kon Lan Tan Yee Lee Low Tot Wa Tan Yit Chee Alan Chiang Ngan Foon Tan Jet Shyang Tan Jit Wei Daughters: Son-in-law: Tan Jee Hong
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        695 10 ROUND-UP Overseas markets THAILAND'S stock market is expected to drop furtner m the coming days after the deadly bird flu outbreak m the kingdom caused stocks to plunge by 7.36 per cent last week, analysts said last Friday. "We see the support line
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        105 10 Sing ii- foreign S stocks. Value calculated using Monday's exchange rates. TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Mifl Sdq Total M«ln Sdq Totrt Multilnd 18,000 18,000 27,738 27,738 Manufacturg 476,549 32,639 *****8 379,095 15,212 394,307 139,688 11,053 150,741 80,719 3,893 84,612 Tpt/Stor/Com 104,612 407 105 019 165,517 353 165,870
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        128 10 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unch Up Pn Unch Up Pn Unch Multilnd 567 000 567 Manufacturg 32 93 24 17 29 7 49 122 31 Commerce 14 35 12 6 11 3 20 46 IS Tpt/Stor/Com 11 14 7 0 2 0 11 16 7 Finance
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        40 10 ChflflQß Straits Times Index 1848.36 +6.04 BT 08/ OS -153.00 +58.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +58.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -15.00 UOB Sesdaq ...116.69 +0.75 UOB Blue Chip 676.61 +4.05 STI Futures 1855 +15 SIMSCI 226.45 +1.65 SiMSCI Futures 226.70 +2.00
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        35 10 Speedy-Tech 5c 457,682,000 AEM-Evertech 5c 226,267,000 Excelpoint 5c 213,903,000 Action Asia 10c 183,811,000 Celestial US6c 148,991,000 SBI E2-Cap 2c 148.288,000 Wee Poh 0.5 c 134,653,000 TiongWoon 10c 131,435,000 Rotary EngglOc 131,417,000 PacificCenturyiOc 116,479,000
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        411 10 ABN Amro Bank NY 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank
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        456 10 REVIEW Currencies EXPECTATIONS of a rate increase m the United States kept Asia-Pacific currencies m check last week, while the peso was knocked to an all-time low after more rumblings m the Philippine army and the Thai market came under pressure from bird
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        3900 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABM Ajnro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqtyl" 0.761/ Star Europe Bond 1262/ Star Europe Bal 1066/ Star Asian Tiger Eqry 0.93/ Star Asia Bond 1319/ Star Asia Balanced 0.943/ Stir Global Technology Fund!- 0247/ Star Mar Finance Japan FundT* 0.732/ Mufti Strategy Fd 0.991/ Star Asa
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        657 11 Washington Economist's View In the long run, movement of jobs may be a boon as globalisation of IT services lowers technology costs for SMEs r boosting productivity growth IN THE late 1980s, Asian manufacturers began turning out basic memory chips, undercutting US
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        390 11 If the takeover valued at over $6.5 billion succeeds Kao will become Japan's second-largest cosmetics firm after Shiseido and can add cosmetics to its product line-up m China by tapping on Kanebo's (right) sales outlets there. Kao sells cosmetics under the Sofina (far right) brand.
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        Lock icon Indian oil giant to bid For BP's S'pore unit
        222 11 Indian oil giant to bid For BP's S' pore unit NEW DELHI Indian Oil Corp, the country's biggest state-controlled oil refiner, said it will bid for stakes m BP's units m Malaysia and Singapore, to expand its business m overseas markets. BP Europe's largest oil company said on Jan 6
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          Lock icon THAI EXPORTS COULD EXPAND 15%
          133 11 DESPITE the outbreak of the avian influenza, Thailand's Ministry of Commerce expects this year's exports to grow by 15 per cent to US$92 billion (Ssls7-9 billion) as the global economy continues to expand. A ministry report was cited by Business Day as saying that the
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          89 11 CHINA yesterday began levying an anti-dumping tax on imports of phenol, a wildly used chemical component produced m Japan, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan. The Ministry of Commerce said m its final verdict issued yesterday that anti-dumping investigation found that dumping did occur and
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          121 11 THE Taiwan government plans to make it easier for Taiwanese companies with large investments m China to list their shares on the Taipei stock market, part of a deal to encourage them to boost investment m the island, news reports said yesterday. Current law
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          89 11 SOUTH Korea's trade surplus widened to the highest level m more than five years at U552.95 billion (555.06 billion) last month, bolstered by robust exports, the Commerce Ministry said yesterday. It was the 10th straight monthly trade surplus from a US$l72-million deficit a year
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        1512 12  - The man in SGX hot seat starts with the basics IGNATIUS LOW Exchange chief Hsieh Fu Hua spends first year m office pulling down walls, forming team and raising standards, with aim of building an organisation with a heart By deputy money editor SGX CHIEF OIL. ...the growing feeling among
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          54 12 SHANGRI-LA ASIA DIRECTORS QUIT Xl OK KHOON HO and JOHN DAVID HAYDEN: They have resigned as executive director and non-executive director respectively of Shangri-La Asia. The company has also appointed Timothy David Dattels as an independent non-executive director. He is a senior adviser to Newbridge Capital, the Asian investment vehicle
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          109 12 SYLVIA PHUA: Ms Phua has been appointed chief executive (CEO) of events organiser Meeting Planners. Previously its chief operating officer, she joined the company m 1999 from Sentosa Development Corporation. Some of the events she has organised include ITMA Asia 2001, a textile machinery exhibition, International
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          89 12 DOV OSHRI: He has resigned as chief financial officer (CFO) of chip company ST Assembly Test Services (Stats). Citing personal reasons, Mr Oshri's resignation comes just six months after he was appointed m August. President and chief executive Tan Lay Koon said there was mutual recognition
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          88 12 WANG JIAN RONG and SHEN JI PING: Both have been appoint- ed directors of main-board-listed China-based electrical lighting products maker JK Yarning. As business director, Mr Wang will formulate the firms international sales and marketing strategies, and supervise distribution channels within China. He was previously
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      655 13  -  AZHAR KHALID Canada-based firm cuts stake m joint venture DBS TD Waterhouse from 50% to 27%; two top expat executives have gone home By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT CANADA-BASED TD Waterhouse has pulled back its involvement m online brokerage DBS TD Waterhouse even as
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      360 13 BANK lending m Singapore grew 3.4 per cent last year, driven largely by home and personal loans and reversing a contraction m 2002, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) showed. Lending m December rose to $1714 billion, up
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      593 13  - Wall Street stumble and bird flu will hem prices in COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Bii MARKETS CORRESPONDENT Bullish... or real bull? Economists have been hoping that the US job market rebounded last month, with its strongest snowing m more than three years. The consensus forecast is for 1 71,000 new
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      76 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents CoscoCorpßCCPS..... 360 40.0 12.5 SBI E2-Cap 2c 83.5 26.5 46.5 Keppel Corp 50c 700 25.0 3.7 Speedy-Tech 5c 90.5 21.0 30.2 Haw Par Corp 486 18.0 3.8 Goodpackic 106 14.0 15.2 RafflesHsoc 65.5 12.0 22.4 OCBC4.S%NCPSIOO ***** 10.0 0.1 SIASOC 1130 10.0 0.9 DMXTechUSSc 119 9.0
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      75 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents SBIE2-Cap2c 83.5 46.5 26.5 Shining 15c M.5 45.0 4.5 See Hup Seng W05 17 36.0 4.5 Benefun2ok HK1c 2 33.3 0.5 Easyknit 5k 10c 20 33.3 1.1 Speedy-Tech 5c 90.5 30.2 21.0 Colorland HK40c 9 28.6 2.0 Vicplas W*****9 2.5 25.0 0.5 Broadway 20c 31 24.0
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      74 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents JMHUS2SC4OO 855 144.4 9.0 Venture Corp2sc 2200 120.0 5.2 Creative T 25c 1960 80.0 3.9 SPHIOO 1890 70.0 3.6 FSN 1300 60.0 4.4 SPH 1900 50.0 2.6 BSembawang 1580 40.0 2.5 CerebosPac2oc. 310 40.0 H. 4 DBSGrp 1540 40.0 2.5 GreatEastsoc 1090 40.0 3.5 City Dcv
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      78 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents PakaraTechsc 7 61.1 11.0 L&Mic 1 33.3 0.5 EasycallAic 11.5 20.7 3.0 Hiap Hoe 0.5 c 2 20.0 0.5 Transit 15c 10 20.0 2.5 RotoMOc 10 16.7 2.0 SHC Capital 10c 10 16.7 2.0 Teamsphere WOB 8 15.8 1.5 DBSDBeCWO4 24.5 15.5 4.5 OCBC DBS eCW05
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        Lock icon VENTURING INTO GOODPACK
        72 13 VENTURE Corp chief executive Wong Ngit Liong became a substantial shareholder of packaging specialist Goodpack after he bought five million shares m the open market for $4.58 million last Tuesday at 91.5 cents each. The purchase increased his stake m Goodpack to 5.06 per cent, from 3.8
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        55 13 POPIAH king Sam Goi continued to accumulate shares m electronics component distributor Serial System. Last Thursday, he bought another 710,000 shares from the open market, raising his direct stake to 11.07 per cent, up from 10.83 per cent. Serial edged a half cent lower
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        Lock icon SOLD: 29M TIONG WOON SHARES
        92 13 FOUR substantial shareholders of Tiong Woon Corp sold a total of 29 million shares equivalent to a 12.88-per-cent stake through off-market transactions last Wednesday. They include chairman and managing director Ang Kah Hong, who sold three million shares at 62 cents each; executive directors Tan
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        Lock icon AEM-EVERTECH EXECS BUY IN
        88 13 AEM-EVERTECH chief executive and president Ang Seng Thor and executive chairman Tok Kian You each bought 200,000 shares m the open market last Wednesday at 33 cents per share. Mr Ang's direct holding m the company rose to 9-65 per cent from 9-6 per cent, while
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        45 13 DAIMEI Plastic, a substantial shareholder m Meiban, sold 1.61 million shares at $1.20 each on Jan 16. The $1.9-million sale pared Daimei's stake m Meiban to 9.54 per cent from 11.09 per cent. Meiban rose two cents to $1.28 last Friday.
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        825 14  -  Flight and passenger traffic between Singapore and four major cities are soaring as business links strengthen NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT BUSINESS travel to India is taking off fast as this vast market gains prominence as an investment centre on the back of an economic
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        200 5 El MITSUBISHI J FORSALE 9/'OO MITSUBISHI PAJERO 1.810. 4x4 auto. OMV $27,519. 2 owners. Excellent cond. *****200 1 OWNER 8/'OO Spacewagon 2.4 AT Green. OMV S3IK. 18 Übi Rd 4, #01-08. 9-*****51. $0 DRIVEAWAY! END 01 Spacewagon 2.4GDL Leather/ f/accessories. C&C service. 9683-6983 2/'OO LANCER 1.3 auto. 1 owner. OMV
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        452 6 H 001-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -REMT *****625 -APT £> $1800 above. Gold Coast Condo 3+1. 1475 sqft Normanton Pk 3-bdrm T270 sqft Kentview Pk 3+1. 1280 sqft C&H PASIR PANJANG HILL/ Ventana Condo. 1300 sqft. 3+l. Designer decor. $3.3K neg. RTR *****228 NEIL ROAD SHOPHOUSE/ Apt. Per anakan antiques.
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        806 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ ITWI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND Mkl TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT \m* t mi?£> V^SS^ yMp^ HILLTOP APT FOR rent. 2303 sq. ft. High flr. Unblocked. Nicely renovated. Near amenities. Rent neg. Daniel Ng 9488-5556 DW ARDMORE PARK $?K 2,888 sqft. nigh quality 4+l, nigh flr, city view, full facilities, tight security.
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        686 7 H 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHEtSON/GEYIAHG PTEAPTS-RENT ST FRANCIS CT, 3 rms. Boon Keng MRT. Pool. Various units. Vacant. Topaz Mansion. 3 rms. Cheap $1300! S'goon Rd. *****332 D.13 AVON PARK. High flr. 3+l. 1300/ 1700/ 3000 sgft. F/facilities. Windy. Unfurn/ fully furn. MRT/ amenities. 9759-0868 ERA ASTORIA PK. 3 rms. Ouiet,
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        1042 7 0025-28 NORTH WTfi D 25-28 NORTH PTEAPTS-RENT [jjj ■*<•■«* •4 1 U 3 Storey Semi-D Terrace Easy access to CTE Built up area from 2659 sq ft Sam Poi 9632 8288 Daphne Low 9423 2927 Terence Tham 9382 8017 TedHoo 9029 3337 ■jWjl HOUSES FOR RENT IWjl HOUSES FOR RENT
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        777 7 H HUDC/ HDB APTSFORRENT BISHAN/ T. PAYOH/ AMK/ Yishun/ Woodlands/ St George/ Clementi. Shan *****694 5-RM (LOCK 1-RM) Blk 892A Woodlands Dr. Near MRT/ shpg ctr. F/aircon. Spacious. *****219 APPROVED TAMPINES 1100 sqft. 3 bdrms. High flr. Near Temasek Poly. Furn. neg. 6787-0200 APPROVED YISHUN 4-RM blk 804. Opp MRT.
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        809 7 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Iffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND feiid TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE |^J PTEAPTS-SALE i STEVENS LOFT 6 Stevens Drive I!^^SiSI!3SSSIsSSn«i Dr v Privacy. Tranquility. Quiet Living. j I In the Heart of Town. For the discerning few only I PRIME D.lO, 5-storey development with landscaped garden, exotic Asian courtyards water trellises. 17
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        348 7 IMVESTMENT PRIME LOCATION. F'HOLD. Heart of Orchard. Dhoby Ghuat MRT. Studio/ 2/ 3 bdrms. F/facilities. Attractive price. *****355 Julian TANGLIN REGENCY. 1109 sqft. 3+l. Nice greenery view. Mins to MRT. F/facilities. Priced to sell! 9386-3007/ 9001-0711 PN PALM SPRING 2/ 4+l, 947/ 1850 sq.ft. 6 yrs old. Ikm ACS/ SCGS/
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        489 7 HDtIS 21 NEWTON/ Pffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ IRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI Kfill BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI hfij BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE T LE APTS SALE o I j I "j" p o B^~3 j^pjj 1 fe llmhjP 3 jE^M -Hf I Freehold, next to Novena MRT H £4 •92
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        310 7 H 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE D.09 HORIZON TWR. High flr. 4+l rm. Approx 2314 sqft. F/facilities. Must sell! 9850-1005 RMPC FOUR SEASONS PARK. 2260 sqft. i 4+l. $2.8 M/ Mirage Twr 1744 sqft. $820 psf. Orient 9617-0316 DEVONSHIRE LODGE. 2 bdrms. 760 sq.ft. Mid flr. S/pool. MRT. Orchard vicinity. *****199
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        246 7 OPEN HOUSE 3-spm 135 SUNSET WAY 803-08 CLEMENTI PARK CARRIAGE HOUSE i Stunning 2400 sq ft Nicely renovated 3+l Freehold Lush greenery/ Facilities Ultra Bright, Spacious ft* $1.28 M ft* IRA 6222-5055 No agents House LJ BT REGENCY BLK 7 806-04. View today 2-4pm. 3+1. 1399 sq.ft. Poo! view. Good
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        126 8 E 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES-SALE a******. s mwwn AmWAm**mmm aBB Dream ERA Home lIAI I *T»TI fapM.", AMY 9455-2121. 12 Limau Terr. 3storey corner terr, 2200/ 2600 sq.ft. s+l+l rms. S9IBK yet neg. Kew Hgts. 3-storey semi-d 3700/ 4100 sq.ft. 6+l+l. Serene envi- j ronment. Immed move-in. neg. Also for
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        109 8 B 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SAU FRANKEL ESTATE BUNGALOW. F'hold. Ideal to rebuild 5100 sq.ft. with wide frontage m quiet cosy location. Motivated seller. Attractive price. Kestrel 9214-8588 HMEiceff ERA Location lIAI ESTATE tJF"*"^ MOUNTBATTEN 2-STOREY SEMI-D. F'hold, approx 2900/ 2400 sqft. 4-rm, renovated but orig. layout. View to offer.
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        187 8 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SAU D.15 EVERITT NORTH. D/storey corner terr. 2700 sq.ft. 4-rm. F'hold. Near MRT/ mkt. Only $I.OBM. HARVEST 9799-9966 S/STOREY TERR. 3 bdrms. Simple renovation. 1700 sq.ft. Near amenities/ MRT. View to offer. Motivated seller. 9060-7319 RH LIMAU/ KEW INTER terr 99 yrs. Fernwood terrace. F'hold. Good
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        321 8 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES-SALE SENNETT RD SEMI-D 3-storey. F'hold. 4+l+l. 3450 sqft. New. 3+ yrs. neg. 9819-9132 agt B 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SAU pßpnq PROSPiROVmS NiWntß L [j HjA~HJ_L-4*___fefc'' HIAH) HM, READY TO OCCUPY 1% MOHM KE! 56 Designer 2.3 1 bedrm apartments 2 penthouses near prestigious Goodman area.
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        445 8 E 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SAU COTE D'AZUR. HIGH flr. 2+1. 1109 sq.ft. TOP 12/'O4. Face seaview pool. Price neg!! 3/4 bdrms also avail! Pls call: 9306-7429 PN COTE D' AZUR 2/ 3/ 4 bdrms. TOP 2005. Sea view. F/facilities. Parkway Parade/ Tao Nan Pri sch. Call Elizabeth 9100-8886. SANCTUARY GREEN
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        630 8 HDIS-16 EAST COAST VVTI 015-16 EAST COAST Wffi Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE pt. T^c .c.,r I^PTE APTS SALE wA**^ /condominium HK^HHHHHPJpH^V^ I jsm\*\ Hj|'|_H z_>fc __H( r- _4h_______—^ Hp 9 Hr I aAm^W *%fvm* t***\ 12. j-ÜBnfMl-W MC f l__P ftotFtP "M mXA "'^H fll •^_______f^(i I Choice Units
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        512 8 B 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE D.19 GRAND REGALIA 815 Upper Seranqoon Rd Brand new, F'hold Apt Large living for home office 5 mins walk to Kovan MRT/ Heartland Mall Foreigners eligible Deferred payment Recreational facilities Price from $360 psf onwards Open House daily fr Ilam-6pm Kaizer International Tel: 6487-8382 H/p:
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        666 8 D 022-24 WEST PTEAPTS-SALE REGENT GROVE 2/ 3 bdrms. Near amenities/ Yew Tee MRT. Well kept. F/facilities. Ivan 9147 5957 CASHEW HGTS 999 yrs. 1647/ 1227 sq.ft. 3+l. Pool view. Just upgraded. $398 p.s.f. *****832 i MAYSPRING 2 BDRMS. 920 sq.ft. I Very high flr. F/facilities. 99 yrs. Nice view.
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        925 8 E HOB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 4 'A' CORNER Recess. Spacious Blk 254 236 High, $299K up. 4 'A' 451, 448 quiet. $260K up. 4 'S' 407, 403 recess area. S2IBK up. Top sch. *****863. BLK 250 4 A corner. High flr! 105 sqm/ preferred layout. Move m cond. Blissful
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        3113 9 E HDB APTS FOR SAU IW| HDB APTS FOR SALE RfTI HDB APTS FOR SALE IR| HDB APTS FOR SAU lflf| HDB APTS FOR SALE IRI HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) r Mgl (BgOJ^CHAIOg) fUJ /prnn./ruairucn gEOOK/CHMCTg Jj^ (BEDOK/CHAICTg) n \\\mJ D Cvj I/^ I EI [Sl Buy
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        549 9 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) NEW LISTING. 4 T pt. blk 175. 1 mm. to MRT/ central. Very high flr. Lift level. Unblocked. Good view. Can contra. 9001-5157 C&H SISK BELOW HDB value! 5 T corner Blk 6 Toa Payoh. Lift level. Spacious hall. 100%
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        888 9 H HOB APTS FOR SAU (WOODLANDS) BLK 789 EXEC Apt near Admiralty MRT, amenities. Bright breesy. Well renovated. Move m cond. View to offer! 9692 1213 FT EXEC MAIS 893 D f/aircon. Vacant 4 'A' 547 #01/ 4 'A' corner 158 4 'A' 872 (115 sqm) indian eligible. 3'NG' 24/
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