The Straits Times, 11 March 2004

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  • 46 1 ADMISSION CRITERIA: NTUwill look for passion, leadership and creativity on top of grades pace 3 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIAv Established 1845 1 riUXSQciy March 11, 2004 102 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 A Singapore Press Holdings publication OV/ Cents
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  • 775 1  -  LYDIAL LIM Children born overseas to Singaporean women can expect the same right to citizenship as those of Singaporean men By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IN THE first of many measures to boost the population, babies born to Singaporean women abroad will now have the right to
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  • 298 1  -  MARC LIM Bu AN 18-YEAR-OLD footballer with S-League club Sinchi FC died yesterday afternoon after being struck by lightning. Jiang Tao, a China national playing for Sinchi's Prime League team, was training with the club at Jurong Stadium when the tragedy occurred at about 4pm. Coach.
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  • 212 1 CHANGING TIMES Other announcements by DPM Lee 80 government-owned companies to be divested when market conditions improve. Rules changed to let people brew beer at home. Hours for reverse bungee jumping extended to lam, from 10.30pm. Foreigners can buy landed property at Sentosa
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 158 2 FLASH FLOODS COULD RETURN THERE could be a repeat of Monday's flash flood during three days m the later part of this month but only if the skies open between March 21 and 23, when the tide is expected to rise to 3m. The flash floods on Monday caught
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    • 75 2 COM MENTARY THE GREAT CEO PAY HEIST WHEN it comes to paying chief executive officers, corporate boards m America are often guilty of overpaying for mediocrity, writes columnist Nicholas Kristof. The problem is that CEOs' salaries are not subject to the workings of the free market, but are decided by
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    • 69 2 FOR U M RELIEVE WORKLOAD OF DOCTORS THAT more senior doctors have resigned from the public sector is no surprise, considering that they are often overworked, writes reader Vanessa Yeo. She says the practice of overbooking appointments is detrimental to both patients and doctors, and asks if there are any
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    • 80 2 BOLLYWOOD ROUTINE IS HIP NOW INDIAN cinema's song-and-dance routines have long been ridiculed by people for being unnatural and unreal. But the Bollywood staple has come into vogue, says Indian matinee idol Amitabh Bachchan. Audiences now accept the more human-based values of Indian movies and appreciate the songs and
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    • 104 2 CPF plan could hit agent banks A PLAN by the Central Provident Fund Board to centralise investments for pensions and the existing operations of its CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) under one "master administrator" could hit three local banks. DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank and OCBC could together lose nearly
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    • Article, Illustration
      237 2 HO M E Scene of fatal fall revisited a year on THE judge m the trial of a man accused of killing his girlfriend visited the scene of the alleged crime yesterday, exactly one year after she fell to her death from the block she lived m. He did so
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    • 68 2 SINGTEL SELLS STAKE FOR USSI SINGTEL has sold off its 50-per-cent stake m Lycos Asia, its failed US$5O million (5585.8 million) dot.com venture, for US$l. It sold its 540.8 million shares to Lycos, now part of Spanish-based Terra Lycos. A Sing Tel spokesman said that the telco left the
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    • 75 2 AHTI-OBESITY DRIVE IN U.S. A NEW campaign to fight flab will be launched m the United States, m a bid to raise awareness of the harmful effects of obesity. As part of the drive, constructive, even light-hearted, advice will be given to combat what the government calls an epidemic
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    • 164 2 TALK-SHOW HOSTS WIELD INFLUENCE CANDIDATES running m the March 20 presidential polls m Taiwan would do well to Se m the good books of the island's television talk-show hosts, as the latter have the power to sway voter sentiment and make or break a political campaign. Talk-show host Sisy
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    • 97 2 SPORE LEFT WITH LITTLE CHOKE WHEN the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) proposed a swopping of dates for Singapore s World Cup qualifier against Japan on March 31, its Japanese counterpart suggested playing both legs m Japan This left the FAS with no choice but to opt to stage
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 575 3  - NTU looks for three qualities on top of grades SANDRA DAVIE YVONNE KOH Passion, creativity and leadership will count more for entry for first 10% of intake «V and A SPORTSMAN, a community worker or an entrepreneur will make it through the doors of the Nanyang Technological University first even
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    • 716 3  -  SELDVA LUM *L He used large partofsl.6Bm of clients 'cash to fund lifestyle of extravagance Others who took clients' money TAY SOO WAN, 50. At one time the national football team manager, he was jailed on Jan 28 for 21 months for misappropriating $46,015
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    • 622 4  - US wants Bashir 'brought to justice' for terror ROBERT GO Homeland Security Secretary says the soon-to-be-freed militant cleric has Intense and deep involvement 9 m attacks By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU US: He must be dealt with Washington believes Bashir has an "intense and deep involvement" m the execution
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    • 363 4  -  TRACT QUEK Bu 7 had mixed feelings when I saw it. I was glad to have it back but at the same time pretty upset at the state it was in. Mr Jhol, with his Honda Dominator which had been stolen. The Leeds thieves left
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    • 466 8 Low-cost airlines fuel a boom m air travel, with passenger loads expected to jump by 20 per cent this year JAKARTA Cheap fares and new destinations are behind an unprecedented boom m air travel m Indonesia, where numerous budget airlines are vying for a place
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    • 423 8  -  WOON WUITEK Ihj IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S Islamic PAS party has upped the ante m the battle for Malay votes by calling for the country's constitution to be amended to ensure that only a Muslim can become Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi
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    • 73 8 AFP AP AFP Performer Cosmic Colt, real name Colt Sandberg, explodes a watermelon fixed to a helmet on his head during a rehearsal for the Daredevil Opera Company's Rocket Roxy's Stunt Show m Sydney, Australia, yesterday. The extreme antics of the show will provide audiences with thrills and
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  • WORLD
    • 730 10 A poor diet and physical inactivity caused 400,000 deaths m 2000, a 33 per cent jump over 1990. Tobacco-related deaths m the same I period climbed by less than 9 per cent and the gap oetween
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    • 119 14 Hijacker dies in US custody in Iraq RAMALLAH (West Bank) Abul Abbas, the Palestinian mastermind of the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro passenger ship m which an American tourist was killed, has died m US custody m Iraq, Palestinian and US officials have said. He was 56. Abbas' small
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    • 528 14  - Saudi Arabia forms first human rights organisation JOHN R.BRADLEY POLITICAL REFORMS The conservative kingdom is slowly opening up, but its reform process is still threatened by hardline clerics Sn CHANGES: Riyadh loosens grip MAJOR reforms initiated m Saudi Arabia since 9/11: First human rights group established. Municipal elections set for
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    • 353 14 Suicide blasts at Turkish Masonic lodge: 2 die ISTANBUL Two people were killed and six wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up m a Masonic lodge m the Turkish commercial capital of Istanbul late on Tuesday. The two assailants shot their way into a restaurant on the ground floor
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    • 790 16 'IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, companies have been totally focused on cost-cutting. the pendulum really swung, and that has led to a lot of the slow job growth: Professor Erik Bryniolfs»*on of the Sloan School of Management at die Massachusetts Institute of Technology NEW YORK Even as business
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    • 643 17 Dearth of full-time jobs causes concern prtvttt-Mctorjote created sfico last April vrere accorfttftolastwetk's were &t 32,000 atv ■JH ftHPJa 8d9% ■nrowstcwr onpioymoni cttblo tut moall. fta» the Jaauary 2000 MHRfetf WCfk MTt'tlliM MCoVSv Mly Mfl TofMv TO WASHINGTON Although the dismal job creation figures over the past few months are
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    • 622 16 OUTSOURCING OUTRACE Bush tights back There are economic isolationists m our country who believe we should separate ourselves from the rest of the world by raising barriers and closing off markets. They're wrong. If we are to continue growing this economy and creating new jobs, America must remain confident and
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    • 55 16 WASHINGTON The next president of the United States could be determined by a few million people swingy. Forget about the undecided vote m "red" (Republican) and "blue" (Democratic) states. As- sents just 9-5 per cent of the electorate, or about 10 million
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    • 174 18 Alice Regina Pike has been charged with forgery for trying to use a fake US$l million note at a store. COVINGTON (Georgia) A woman was caught trying to use a fake US$l million (Ssl.7 million) note to buy about USSI,7OO worth of merchandise at
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    • 317 18 Thousands of them take action to protest against funding cutbacks PARIS More than 2,000 French scientists have resigned from their administrative duties to protest against funding cuts. They say the cutbacks are hobbling research m France and risk pushing the brightest minds to countries where
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    • 609 18  -  NEO HUI MIN Government cracks whip as truancy persists despite patrols and police presence at notorious schools FOR TIIK STRAITS TIMF.S TRUANCY: Big problem About one-fifth of all schoolchildren have been absent without leave. In the Tower Hamlets, which has the lowest literacy rate m
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 45 18 IRAN'S Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said yesterday that his country's defence industries have built low-level nuclear centrifuges. And Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi stressed that Teheran would resume uranium enrichment once its problems with the International Atomic Energy Agency were resolved. AP
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      • 60 18 ONE of the five British nationals released from US detention m Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, became a free man on Tuesday after undergoing questioning, police said. Four other former detainees, who flew back on Tuesday, were arrested on their return under Britain's anti-terror laws and taken to
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      • 44 18 SNIPER mastermind John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death by a judge, who called the series of Washingtonarea shootings that left 10 people dead "so vile that they were almost beyond comprehension". The gunman said he planned to appeal. AP
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      • 67 18 A GERMAN retiree who provoked outrage after it became public that German social services were paving his rent m Miami will soon have to foot the bill himself, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Under welfare reforms enacted m Janu- ary, 64-year-old Rolf J.
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      • 54 18 ISRAELI and Palestinian prime ministers have agreed to meet next week, m their first meeting since the Palestinian leader took office m October. The date, however, has not been fixed. Issues for discussion include a proposed Israeli pullout from Gaza and efforts to restart the
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      • 39 18 BRITISH and Chinese police investigating the deaths of 20 suspected illegal immigrants from China who drowned last month m Morecambe Bay said on Tuesday they believed they had identified 15 of the 20 victims. AFP
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    • PEOPLE
      • 157 19 Two grannies seek Atlantic flight record BID IN SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE SANTIAGO (Chile) Two grandmothers took off on Tuesday m what they believe is the first attempt by women to cross the Atlantic m a single-engine plane. Ms Maria Christen, 64, and Ms Madeleine Dupont, 63, expect to take six weeks
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      • 102 19 HELSINKI A French woman explorer on a solo trek to the geographic North Pole has gone missing days after setting off from northern Siberia m a small kayak, her support team said on Tuesday. Ms Dominick Arduin, 43, who lost some toes m a failed attempt
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      • 137 19 ROME He is happy to be a called a man of the people but not at street level. Italy's billionaire Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who often markets himself as a self-made man, on Tuesday cut short a stall holder from the Sicilian city of Palermo who called
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      • 78 19 NEW YORK Actress and TV host Donna Hanover, also known to many as the ex-wife of former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, is writing a book about love. "My Boyfriend's Back: Second Chance Love" is scheduled to come out early next year, m
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      • 39 19 Lawyer and economist Gerard Latortue, 69, has been named the new interim Prime Minister of Haiti until elections are held. US Attorney-General John Ashcroft has had his gall bladder removed, just days after he was hospitalised with gallstone pancreatitis.
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      • 50 19 Quoteworthy Today when I look at Robben Island, I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of tKe human spirit than a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of apartheid.' Mr Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years on the prison island
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    • 506 19 Tourism set to overtake dairy exports as top export earner, thanks to Lord of the Rings trilogy WELLINGTON Hobbits, ores and wizards are helping to draw so many tourists to New Zealand that travellers are about to vanquish dairy farmers as New Zealand's
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • 600 20 The Straits Times THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2004 Progress of sorts in Iraq IRAQ, it would seem, is making some progress towards a post-Saddam political settlement. Barely a week after guerillas killed more than 180 Shi'ite pilgrims m Baghdad and Karbala, all 25 members of the Governing Council signed an interim
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    • 927 20  -  M.J. AKBAR Bu NEW DELHI Worries about a nuclear war between India and Pakistan may seem like a nightmare next week when Indian and Pakistani cricket teams take to the green to play a series of matches. A red cricket ball flying over
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    • 797 20  - India's new expats: Highly qualified and worldly-wise ALVIN FANG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BANGALORE-BORN Aditya Afzulpurkar has this to say to Singaporeans: Get real. The 26-year-old senior consultant is full of praise for our clean, well-oiled system and "blend of both Asian and Western working styles" our knack for delivering
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    • 952 20  -  SIDDHARTH SRI VASTA V A By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NEW DELHI Round-the-clock automated teller machines may offer cash at any time, round-the-clock TV channels may inform and entertain, but 21st-cen-tury India still can't offer a chilled Coke or Pepsi
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    • 893 21  -  TAN SHZR EE SSL WHENEVER a precious, avant garde installation has the audacity to open m Singapore, a comment can often be neard between the clink of cocktail glasses: "You call this art?" Now that the Budget season has begun,
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    • 739 21  -  NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF "y THE NEW YORK TIMES THE business world finally cracked down on one of the world's biggest welfare moochers, dragging Mr Michael Eisner out of the chairman's seat at the Walt Disney Company. Probably the only thing that allows Mr
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    • 34 21 All hello! stores are closed for I our annual stock-take and D&D I function. Our apologies for any I inconvenience caused. We will wEGSSdb&tt^ m resume operations on Friday, yKnflj&Mjjjj^ JH 12 March 2004.
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  • FORUM
    • 406 22 Fee to keep dogs in condo Issue is about irresponsible owners THE MC SHOULD FOCUS ITS ATTENTION ON THE IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS, THROUGH EITHER EDUCATION OR IMPOSING FINES ON THOSE WHO DON'T CLEAN UP AFTER THEIR DOGS. I REFER to the report, "Fur flies over MC plan to charge dog fee"
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    • 365 22 Long wait to see doctor for just 1 0 minutes Impact Of Public Sector Brain Drain I REFER to the article, "More senior docs quit public sector" (ST, March 9). I am not surprised by the revelations, which bore out my experience at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Eye
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    • 97 22 I REFER to the letter, "Why we held back" (ST, March 9), by Mr Chen Zhiyuan. Under the Singapore Constitution, a child born m Singapore to a Singapore-citizen father and a foreign mother will be a citizen of Singapore by birth,
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    • 272 22 IT WAS reported that the Government is looking at how citizens can be better covered by medical insurance using Medisave funds. I applaud the move but the Government should also review the coverage provided by the various Medisave-paid policies, like MediShield, IncomeShield and
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    • 216 22 I REFER to the letter, "Does Act cover after-sales service?" (ST, March 6), by Mr Cheo Meng Soon. We sympathise with Mr Cheo over the problem he encountered with his newlypurchased mobile phone. In this case, the issue is the functionality of the
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    • 161 23 THIS straggler of a trishaw rider was seen beating the red light along busy Middle Road recently. Notice that he has quite a distance to go across the cross-junction. This is an accident waiting to happen. Scenes such as this trishaw riders with tourist
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    • 651 23 Breaking up Feedback Link getting stronger WE REFER to the commentary, "Hello, is the Feedback Link breaking up?" (ST, Feb 26), by Ms M. Nirmala where she questioned the relevance of the Feedback Unit and suggested that "if the unit wants to continue playing a role m facilitating feedback, or
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    • 153 23 I REFER to Mr Arter Chew's comments on the Building Maintenance and Management Bill ("Law curbing info works against condo owners"; ST, March 5). He was of the view that decriminalising the failure of management corporations to provide information when requested by condo owners
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    • BOUQUETS
      • 105 23 i My husband had an emergency operation at Alexandra Hospital on Jan 11. After 10 days m hospital, he was due to be discharged on the day before Chinese New Year's Eve. His wound required daily dressing and we were worried that private clinics would not be open
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      • 82 23 i would like to compliment two staff members of the POSB branch m Bukit Timah Road for their excellent service. With a baby m tow, I visited the branch on Feb 20. Bank Officer Vivienne directed me to a cubicle so that my baby and I
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      • 47 23 I would like to thank travel agency Fairworld for securing a fair refund for us when a Thai travel agent failed to fulfil part of a tour of Thailand that we had booked for our brother-in-law and his family from China. SUNNY KONG ENG SENG
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    • 8 1 Thursday, March 11, 2004 The Straits Times home
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    • 50 1 THE UNIVERSE: ACT 1, SCENE 1 We might have seen the end of the LJtsrr It VI LI l lf Dr Anton Koekemoer of the Space Telescope Science Institute, on the latest image taken by the Hubble telescope, believed to be the deepest telescopic view into the universe ever obtained
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    • 457 1  - Alert: Floods could hit on March 21 to 23 SHARMILPAL KAUR ARTI MULCHAND PUB will issue warning 3 days ahead; and aims to further reduce flood-prone areas as part of $1.5 billion project s By and IF YOU live m a flood-prone area like Chinatown or Tanjong Katong, you should
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    • 555 2  - Floods fail to wash away kampung's charm ARTI MULCH AND CRYSTAL CHAN Despite property damage, residents of kampung m Hougang will adjust instead of move out due to affection for place Bu and WHEN the flood waters started rising m Kampung Lorong Buang Kok on Monday, it was a bad
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    • 70 2 YESTERDAY'S heavy downpour caused a mudslide down thfe slope which threatened to block the passageway tQ Mr Richartt'Lau's chiropractic step at fclog^llt Balestier Road. The Building and Construction Authority sent an engineer to check the area, who said the slide resulted from the
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    • 99 2 MR LOO, who runs a provision store m Kampung Lorong Buang Kok near Gerald Drive, had already prepared himself earlier for the flood on Monday. He had built a knee-high concrete wall around his shop to keep the water out, and it pretty
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    • 300 2 OPERATION LION ZEAL They end tomorrow; Spore, Indian navies also m joint exercise THE Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) are holding a joint exercise, code-named Lion Zeal, involving operational planning and tactical war-gaming m the waters
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    • IN SHORT
      • 96 2 PEOPLE who book courses and facilities at community centres can now pay for them online at the People's Association website (www.pa.gov.sg). Before the system started on March 2, people had to go down to the centres to pay their fees. Payment online can be
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      • 164 2 THE Network for Electronic Transfers (Nets) is holding a design contest for the cover of its new batch of Cash Cards, which will be released later this year. Besides having his design on the Cash Cards, the winner will get $1,000. The designs must be original,
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    • 619 4  - Bankrupt Your club membership may now be worth $0 TAN HUI YEE Bjl That's the case for at least 2 clubs here A BANKRUPT wanted to sell some of his assets to help clear his debts but was shocked to find that his country club membership, once worth $28,000, had
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    • 555 4  - S 'pore-style schools proving a hit in Indonesia VIVI ZAINOL m THE Singapore International School m Jakarta is such a hit with Indonesians that demand has prompted its founders to open four more for locals. Three have already opened and the fourth is due to start m July. The main
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    • 414 4  -  CRYSTAL CHAN By- LITTLE India is so packed with shops selling international calling cards there are about 50 vendors m the area bounded by Syed Alwi Road, Serangoon Road, Jalan Besar and Upper Dickson Road that undercutting is rampant. Some of
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    • CASE FILE
      • 148 4 TWO men were arrested m ambushes laid for loan sharks on Tuesday night m Yishun and Ang Mo Kio. The Ang Mo Kio Police Division began investigating after receiving a complaint on March 1, about suspected loan sharks harassing people at Block 865, Yishun Street
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      • 84 4 A WOMAN on her way home had her haversack snatched from behind at the void deck of Block 253, Tampines Street 21, on Tuesday night The thief took off with the bag which held $50, her cellphone and other personal items. He is said to be
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      • 707 5  -  TEE HUN CHING Home beer brewers, reverse bungee jumpers benefit as civil service loosens red tape and goes on business-friendly 'default mode 1 m HIGH on the fun of making his own beer with a home brewing kit, Mr Raymond Lee decided to turn his hobby
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      • 296 5  -  Sue-Ann Chia IT WAS no ordinary labour dispute as it affected hundreds of thousands of jobs m the aviation sector. There was also "unfinished business" to settle, harking back to the pilot union's previous run-in with then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew m 1980
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      • Budget Statement
        • 708 6  - DPM Lee: Public sector to Keep itself trim EUGENE LOW To cap rising staff levels, 'headcount tax 1 may be considered; civil service may also need to shed staff *L THE Government is tightening its belt and the civil service may have to shed staff as its restructures and keeps
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        • 475 7  - N ext spot tor rich and famous: Sentosa Cove? REBECCA LEE Government gives developer special licence to let foreigners buy landed properties on resort island *L SENTOSA Cove's potential as a hot destination for the global glitterati has been given a significant boost by a decision to allow foreign ownership
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        • 593 7  -  M. NIRMALA Law Justice Bu THAT Chief Justice Yong Pung How, 77, continued to be reappointed should come as no surprise as he has done an excellent job and has an outstanding record of achievements. Law Minister S. Jayakumar also reminded
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        • 791 7  - Ditch the trishaw, let's aim to change at Ferrari pace CHUA MUI HOONG FROM THE GALLERY A BREATH of fresh airwafted across the Parliamentary chamber yesterday afternoon. Members thumped their seat rests m approval when Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Government would grant citizenship by descent to
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    • 570 8  - New heart procedure is one-third cheaper WONG SHER MAINE Gleneagles team seals holes between lower chambers of 5 kids' hearts by less invasive method, skipping open heart surgery *L FIVE children who were born with holes m the walls separating the lower chambers of their hearts have had them closed
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    • 388 10  -  ELENA CHONG Choa Chu Kang Murder Trial Court wants to ascertain if victim could have leapt to her death or had been "helped" by accused Ru YESTERDAY marked the first anniversary of the death of Madam Teo Siew Peng, 32, who fell from the
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    • 287 10 AN ELDERLY coffee shop assistant's gullibility has cost him $400. The man, who wanted to be known only as Mr Chew, was approached on Sunday evening by a stranger claiming to be related to the owner of a cooked food stall at the
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    • TECH & SCIENCE
      • 407 11 ULTRA DEEP SPACE Astronomers unveil the deepest telescopic view into the universe ever, nearly back to the Big Bang BALTIMORE Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope say they have reached far enougn out m space and back m time to be within "a stone's throw" of the Big Bang itself.
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      • 180 11 A MULTIMEDIA gadget that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates hailed as "cool" will be on display at a warehouse sale this week. The prototype of the Zen Portable Media Centre made its world debut at the Consumer Electronics Show m Las Vegas m January. The
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      • 506 12  -  N AT ALIE SOH Micro impurities m glass panels pose a real danger, but Spore team devises a iast way to detect them By IMPURITIES m glass can make a glass panel shatter even if they are so tiny that they
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      • 305 12  - S'pore's online safety efforts win US awards HO KA WEI MDA and Pagi moves to help kids sun safely 'a model for US' «V EFFORTS here to protect young computer users from Internet dangers have been praised by an American-based nongovernmental organisation called Wired Kids. This is a sub-group of
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    • 1231 6 How the goodies got parcelled out and why AA J n After two days of listening to MPs debate the Budget statement, various economic and business policies as well as the impact of this Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his response year's Budget on the man m the
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    • 8 1 Thursday, Miirch 11, 2004 The Straits Times asia
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    • 40 1 CRIME OF COMPASSION? 'Being compassionate is not a crime. How can she be impeached? 9 Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, questioning an attempt to impeach current President Gloria Arroyo for allowing him to visit a vacation home during his detention
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    • 583 1  -  MARY KWANG Financial Secretary gives the economy a breather but says new taxes may be imposed later to balance the budget Ihj HONG KONG CORRKSPONDF.NT FINANCIAL Secretary Henry Tang yesterday presented a non-controversial budget with no major fiscal initiatives, saying he wanted to give Hong Kong breathing
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    • CHINA
      • 995 2  - Talk show host help make or break campaign LARRY TEO Media celebrities are a political force to reckon with, with their huge TV audiences and power to sway voters By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA DESK SHE has put on weight and now walks with a matronly gait. Her eyes no
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      • 324 2 TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, battling for re-election m 10 days m a race too close to call, yesterday urged voters to support a referendum which he called a baby that needed nurturing. The referendum, Taiwan's first, asks whether the island should boost its
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      • 175 2 BEIJING A Chinese special envoy has delivered a personal letter to US President George W. Bush from Chinese President Hu Jintao just days before Taiwan goes to the polls, state media said yesterday. The letter also comes less than a week ahead of a UN
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      • 573 3  -  MARY KWANG NEWS ANALYSIS By HO\ C KOXC CORRESPO\DEXT FINANCIAL Secretary Henry Tang's maiden budget yesterday is seen as a political budget, crafted to avoid controversy. He left taxes and fees frozen, made mild cuts to expenditure m various areas and even
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      • 468 3 China's largest sportswear company, which is partly owned by the Singapore Government, plans to raise $131 million By TSCHANG CHI-CHI THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING China's largest athletic shoes and apparel maker, Li-Ning, which is partially owned by the Singapore Government,
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      • 216 3 Striking traders scuffle with police HONG KONG Angry poultry traders tried to storm Hong Kong government offices yesterday during a strike against a ban on live chicken imports. Police pulled dozens of shouting demonstrators from the gates of the Central Government Offices (CGO) as they tried to reach Chief Executive
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      • 552 4  -  CHIA CHIN HON Top judge's pledge is at odds with media reports about complainants rounded up and sent home or kept under surveillance By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING China's top judge Xiao Yang yesterday pledged to make it easier for
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      • 324 4 SEOUL South Korea's opposition yesterday delayed an unprecedented attempt to impeach President Roh Moo Hyun, prolonging the political agony as the country tries to right the economy and deal with nuclear-armed North Korea. The National Assembly scheduled a plenary session for today,
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      • 324 4 SHANGHAI China said yesterday it has lifted its longtime ban on foreign investment m television and film production companies, as the country moves to reform its monolithic and largely lossmaking media industry. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)
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      • 248 4 BEIJING A former editor-in-chief of one of China's biggest newspapers, the Guangzhou Daily, has been sentenced to four years m prison for taking US$9O,OOO (*****,900) m bribes, the government said. A former president of Guangzhou Daily's parent company and other employees have also been
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      • 69 4 A POLICE officer demonstrating to laid-off workers how to march during a training course for traffic wardens m Shanghai, but his trainees appear to need a lot more practice. The Chinese government helped at least 60,000 middle-aged workers to find jobs last year through
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      • 277 4 TOKYO Hot from his apf>earance m a tourism video ast year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is now starring m a television commercial calling for foreign investment m Japan. Making his pitch m English, he tells investors m the United States and Europe, where
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      • 447 5 Tigers planning to restart war, says renegade But Sri Lankan rebel group denies allegation and truce monitors see no signs of battle preparations COLOMBO A renegade Sri Lankan rebel commander has accused the Tamil Tigers of preparing to end a two-year ceasefire m an escalating war of words that is
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      • ASIA FILE
        • 64 5 TELECOMS tycoon Richard Li of Hong Kong had his driving licence suspended for six months yesterday after pleading guilty to speeding. He was charged with speeding four times between July 2002 and last November. The 37-year-old tycoon did not show up m court for
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        • 86 5 AN ACCOUNTING "oversight" could result m a plan by India to buy 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers from British Aerospace falling apart, a Times of India report said yesterday. Last September, the Cabinet gave the green light to the Indian Air Force to buy
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        • 57 5 A YOUTH who decapitated a boy and blud- geoned a girl to death was released on parole yesterday after spending more than six years m a reformatory, Japan's Justice Ministry announced. The offender, now 21, was a 14-year-old middle school student at the time of
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        • 53 5 FACING severe shortages, Beijing plans to veto new water-guzzling businesses and reward companies that use wa-ter-saving technology, state media reported yesterday. New businesses m the textile, leather, metal smelting and chemical industries will not be approved, and makers of beverages, plastics and Pharmaceuticals must meet water
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        • 61 5 NORTHERN China was hit by the season's first major sandstorm yesterday, with experts m Beijing urging citizens to wear face masks to ward off serious pollution. Visibility was down to 500 m m some areas as winds sweeping down from Russia's Siberia and over north-western regions
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      • 246 5 KANYAKUMARI (India) India's veteran Deputy Prime Minister Lai Krishna Advani began a mammoth journey across the country yesterday as his Hindn nationalist party's re-election campaign shifted into top gear. The 75-year-old was seen off by a handful of film and sports stars as well
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      • 430 6  -  ROBERT GO By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri will not sack her top Security Minister despite an increasingly public rift between tne two, a senior official yesterday. State Secretary Bambang Kesowo gave the assurance even as Ms Megawati's administration sought
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      • 43 6 AP Artist Ann Wizer (right) and her assistant Uni showing off trendy tote bags they created using recycled plastic m Jakarta. The bags are a social project aimed at helping to clean up the environment while creating jobs for the poor.
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      • 481 6 Ihaksins Cabinet changes come under fire Shake-up is a front for removing ministers who face no-confidence motions m Parliament, say critics BANGKOK Sources close to the Cabinet said the only reason Defence Minister Thammarak Isarangkura and Interior Minister Wan Muhamad Noor Matha lost their portfolios was that they were "loners"
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        • 35 6 THE Mekong River could face serious environmental degradation unless immediate action is taken, scientists warned yesterday. They launched a US$lO million (Ssl7 million) project for sustainable use of the waterway. AFP
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        • 48 6 FIGHTING broke out yesterday between Muslim guerillas and Filipino soldiers m a southern province. At least one rebel was killed. Each side blamed the other for breaking last year's truce and raising new obstacles to efforts to end a 30-year-long Muslim insurgency. AP
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        • 44 6 A LIGHT military aircraft crashed into a home m Vietnam, killing an elderly woman m her kitchen, but the two pilots escaped unscathed, an official said yesterday. The dead woman's two-year-old granddaughter was injured m Tuesday's crash. Reuters
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        • 61 6 THREE villagers m Vietnam were sentenced to up to six years m jail for destroying government propaganda loudspeakers and setting up their own anti-government broadcasts. Tran Van Dan, 47, was sentenced to six years' jail at Tuesday's one-day trial while his two nephews were given up
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        • 62 6 FOUR people were killed and 28 injured yesterday when Indonesian police opened fire on dozens of coffee growers at a police station m the eastern island of Flores. The protesters armed with sickles, spears and wooden sticks stormed the police station to demonstrate against the
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    • MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION
      • 807 7  -  SALIM OSMAN Umno says it is confident that it will regain lost ground even as PAS f iahts to maintain its control over the state By I\ KUALA TERENGGANU EXPECT a showdown m Terengganu where both sides will be slugging it out m a major battle
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      • 110 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Election Commission said it opted for a short campaign period to reduce the possibility of flare-ups between political parties. Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, the commission's chairman, said he had noticed a trend towards aggressive behaviour m the last few by-elections.
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      • 118 7 PUTRAJAYA The Election Commission will supply additional nomination forms as they have been sold out m all states. Secretary Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said yesterday the forms, which cost RM2O (SsB) a set, sold out shortly after sales began last Sunday. "They have all gone...
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      • 120 7 KUALA LUMPUR Umno has defeated PAS m previous elections because Malaysians reject an extremist form of Islam, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "We consider Islam as a basic Islam, fundamental Islam.. .and not an impediment to the development ot the country, to
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      • 1765 8  -  REME AHMAD By IN KUALA LUM PI X MALAYSIA'S 11th general election will see both a national campaign as well as a local one, with both Parliament and state assembly seats up for grabs. Issues that could sway voters include big-picture ones such as the
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      • 1056 9  - Pak Lah mixes old and new for party list LESLIE LAU Leslie Lau Raft of new faces will include religious scholars while leaders who are tainted by scandal are out NEWS ANALYSIS l.\ KUALA I.L Mri'R Umno eyeing Islamic lecturer KUALA LUMPUR Dr Mashitah Ibrahim gives advice using radio shows
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      • 148 9  -  IrWIUI w IwV lfcDWn ANYONE who doubts Malaysian Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's reputation for being calm and collected should have been at the State Government Hall m Shah Alam on Tuesday afternoon. Halfway through his decidedly humdrum speech, spotlights overhead which were 6m
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      • 134 9 MB with the kampung spirit KEDAH Menteri Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain likes being called the Karapung MB (short for Menteri Besar or Chief Minister). It helps win votes, he says. "People call me MB Kampung because I sit at roadside stalls and eat with them. But I don't mind
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    • 41 10 BAD LOSS 'Losing to Belgium, a country better known for their cycling and their chocolates, is unacceptable. Lazarus Rokk, New Straits Times sports editor, after Malaysia's hockey team did not qualify for the Olympic* for the first time m 16 years
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    • 862 10 SOCCER WHAT THEY SAY 'We just didn't have the control of the match which you'd expect of a United side. Usually, when we've gone one up, we'l dominate and get a second and third.' United defender Gary Neville 'It's not the end of an era.
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    • 708 10  -  JEFFREY LOW By SOCCER CORRESPONDENT Porto's last-gasp equaliser kicks them out of Champions League THERE goes the death knell, the forbidding sound of silence crashing down on the world's richest football club m a bitter twist of fate. Always held as the symbol of
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    • 449 10 LONDON Claudio Ranieri's tinkering has lost him his top striker, and nearly cost Cnelsea a place m the Champions League quarterfinals. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (right) was not even on the bench m the 0-0 draw against Stuttgart on Tuesday night when Ranieri used Hernan
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    • 646 12 SOCCER Hit by injuries, the Champions League finalists bow out 0-2 to Deportivo r 1| URIN -If Juven- <■ tvs were looking to I their fans to play the 12th man and JL^. fill the 71,000-ca-pacity Stfcdio Delle Alpi with songs of support
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    • 320 12  - Rushing Ron almost blown off course PEH SHING HUEI BADMINTON a. AFTER an initial struggle with the draught, Ronald Susilo knocked the wind out of his opponent and charged into the second round of the AllEngland Open last night The Singaporean, seeded 14th, beat Japan's top shuttler Shoji Sato 12-15,
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    • 312 12  -  PEH SHING HUEI By BRITAIN may be pumping m £25 million (Ss79 million) a year m their bid for Olympic gold medals, but their athletes do not get a single penny when they win one. Unlike Singapore's strategy of dangling a million-dollar carrot
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      • 74 12 TENNIS pteyer Greg Rusedski has been cleared of a doping offence! despite testing positive for the banned steroid ns.n--drolone^Jast July. A three-man Association of Tennis Professionals' pfcel said the 30-year-old Briton, who had faced a two-year ban, was cleared after a closed-door hearing m Montreal.
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      • 78 12 FORMER Chelsea chairman Ken Bates, who stepped down last week after being shunted aside by new owner Roman Abramovic and chief executive Peter Kenyon, wants £2 million (556.3 l million) m compensation from the club, reported The Sun. Bates, who made £17 million when
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      • 66 12 ENGLAND'S cricket team risk a US$2 million (553.4 million) fine and suspension if they fail to tour Zimbabwe later this year, under new International Cricket Council sanctions. The team have delayed confirming their October trip to Zimbabwe, amid strong British government pressure to
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      • 83 12 AN ASIAN Ice Hockey League could be set up and US professional hockey will be promoted m China, said International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Rene Fasel. He said m Beijing that China, South Korea and Japan were hoping to establish a regional
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      • 90 12 INDIA'S cricket captain Sourav Ganguly brushed aside security concerns and vowed to make his nations first Test tour of Pakistan m 15 years a successful one on and off the field. Some 3,000 police officers were guarding Karachi's airport, the team's notel and the stadium
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    • 629 14 SOCCER In relegation zone, sponsors thinking of pulling out and team m disarray LONDON Leicester are second from bottom, three of their key players are detained on a rape charge, their sponsors are getting second thoughts, and yesterday, their players could not
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    • 331 14 lst-leg fixtures Genclerbiliqi (Tur) v Valencia (Esp) r Bordeaux (Fra) v FC Bruges (Bel), Auxerre (Fra) v PSV Eindhoven (Hoi), Newcastle (Eng) v Mallorca (Esp), Benflca (Por) v Inter Milan (Ita), Liverpool (Enq) v Marseille (Fra), Celtic (See) v Barcelona (Esp), Villarreai (Esp)
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    • 281 14 SCORES AND STATISTIC BASKETBALL NBA: Memphis 94 San Antonio 88, Miami 100 Orlando 89, Boston 87 NY Knicks 84, Denver 117 Washington 87, Indiana 94 Toronto 84 (0T), Philadelphia 89 Chicago 81, Houston 90 LA Clippers 85, Minnesota 105 Seattle 92. Sacramento 96 Golden State 92. CRICKET Third one-day international
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    • 654 16  -  MARC LIM SOCCER Tokyo will not swop dates with Singapore but offer to host Doth legs of the World Cup qualifying event By NO STADIUM? Come play both legs m Japan. That is what the Football Association of Singapore were told
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    • 175 16 CHANNEL CHANNEL i will telecast the Singapore-Japan World Cup quauner live on March 31 (Bpm). The Media Works English-language channel will also provide footage for the live broadcast to Japan. Channel i was preferred to MediaCorp's ChannelNewsAsia, the official broadcaster of the S-League this
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    • 180 16  -  PEH SHING HUEI Bu IT TOOK only two rounds for the 2004 S-League season to register its first high-scoring match, as Tampines Rovers hammered the Young Lions 6-3 yesterday. Agu Casmir opened his accounts for the Young Lions with a brace at the Tampines
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        370 16 IMDM JIT KAUR (KULDIP) D/ 0 JAGAR SINGH Wife of Late Kartar Singh Brahmpura Age: 63 passed away peacefully on 3 March 2004. I We all miss you so much. Mother: Balwant Kaur d/o Suba Singh (Penang) k Sons: Daughters-in-law. Malkit Singh Narindarjeet Kaur If Amarjit Singh Paramjit Kaur 9
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        469 16 ANG TECK BOON AGE: 81 passed away peacefully on 9/3/2004 leaving behind loved ones Wife: Teng Siew Tin Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ang Hiong Ho. Philip Wong Lai Har Juliana Ang Hiong Wah, David Too ban Geok. Rosy Ang Hiong Hln, Richard Yick Yoke Lin Ang Hiong Peng Urn Nyuk Eng Ang
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        226 17 Like A Bird That Soars Into Tho Sky P The Soul A ttalns Moksha f Transcends To Where It Is Bliss And Finally Calls It Paradise I BALAMANI MENON Age: 82 Wife of the late Dr K.R. Menon passed away peacefully, m the presence of family, on 10 March 2004,
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        132 17 "Because He hath set His love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My Name." Psalm 91: 14 JOLLY KWEK HANG LIANG Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 March 2004. Dearly missed and always
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        97 17 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Esther Wong Fock Lai Peng 11 March 2002 Age: 48 jS H Lovingly remembered by husband, Stephen Yong, fl children, Darryl, Jeanette Rachel, jg B mother-in-law and brothers- sisters-in-law. fl 2nd Anniversary MISSON GLORIA ANGELIA Chtrishid by loved ones. The Family Of The Late
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        72 17 4th Anniversary In Dear Loving Everlasting Memory of our Beloved Mother SHRIMAn (SANA DEVI BRAHMA SINGH CBdovtdWifeofthe UieShri Baboo Bnhma Singh) DEPARTED: 11.3.2000 Fondly remembered 4 OBany miSSeO Dy your sons Brij Raj Singh Brij Mohan Singh. Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren. The 4tti Anniversary Memorial Prayta(AtmaShantlPoo|a) will be held wi evening
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      • 64 18 My 10 CHANCE HONGKONG' Hang Stng *****.20 -183.05 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 875.83 -7.13 CHINA: Shenzhen B 287.98 +5.16 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3414.30 -12.90 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.24 -98.80 THAILAND: SET Index 705.29 -5.37 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 760.33 -10.75 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1455.67 -0.08 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 876.02
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      • 32 18 Bio-Trtat HK4OC 63,147,000 Chart StmiCond 26c 27,070,000 EastgaUlOc 25,736,000 ChinaAvOll 5c 19,070,000 NOL 14,164,000 UnIUdTAC USISc 13,993,000 Sing Tel 15c 13.956,000 ISoftel 5c 13,503,000 Jade R 10,534,000 AEM-Everttch 5c 10,059,000
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      • 128 18 Active counters with no volume today *re not included. MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 728 000 728 Manufacturg 33 61 48 12 14 15 45 75 63 Commerce 18 24 16 4 6 6 22 30 22 Tpt/Stor/Com 11
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      • 41 18 Chang> Straits Times Index 1875.02 -10.18 BT 08/ OS -491.00 -4.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -49.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -49.00 UOB Sesdaq 112.09 +0.32 UOB Blue Chip 667.59 -0.83 STI Futures 1878 -9 SIMSCI 226.51 -1.29 SiMSCI Futures 227.00 -0.60
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      • 103 18 Sing dt foreign S stocks. Value calculated using Monday's exchange rates. TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ln Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multllnd 18,374 18,374 22,907 22,907 Manufacturq 209,631 33,591 243,222 269,532 9,624 279.156 Commtrct 71,168 6,974 78,142 74,784 2,092 76,876 Tpt/Stor/Com 79,862 251 80,113 162,677 286 162,963
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      • 5222 18 Transaction date: Mar 10, 2004 S2-Wk Ttl Currtncy last Vol Day Gr'l Ntt M Cap Wall I— C— t C— p—f Trad* lalt «ar- '000 Mia law Dhr% P/I 13.5 4.5 WOO AcmaSc _..8 *0.5 385 8 7.5 62.5 1001 Alliance Tech..... 11.5 susp 9.5
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      • 1587 18 52-Wh Tel Currency Ust Vol D.v Cri Ntt M Cap M* In cm Ciiht Tnm Mi nr m W» im W»% Hi $■> 42 13.3 2101 AP 0115 c 32.5 +1 773 34 31.5 5N 12.6 34.2 46.5 10 1501 AS Auto 10c- ...30.5 *0.5 267 30.5 30
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      • 219 18 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks N Net er Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend ct conditional trdg crl cum right Issue cb( cum bonus Issue co cum offer xrt ex-rlght Issue xbi ex-bonus Issue xall ex-all cd«a cum dividend ex-all edea cum dividend cum all
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      • 428 19 Other reports show less-than-expected rise m wholesalers' stockpiles and pace of sales halving as demand for cars dives Rising oil prices help to keep imports near historic highs while exports retreat slightly despite the weaker dollar WASHINGTON The United States trade deficit widened to
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      • 127 19 Marlo Company Oox Canon Inc 5450 -130 D#nso Corp 2370 -80 East Japan Rail *****0 6000 Fanuc Ltd 6710 -20 Fuji Photo Film 3290 -120 Fujitsu 629 -18 Hitachi 750 -25 Honda Motor 4980 -100 Ito Yokado 4420 70 Kansai Elvctric 2020 0 Kao 2385 0 Kyocrra Corp 8420
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      • 515 19 UNBIASED STOCK RESEARCH WASHINGTON Consultants hired to ensure that Wall Street firms provide consumers with unbiased stock research are expected to earn US$5OO (SsBsB) an hour for their efforts over the next five years for total pay that could exceed
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      • 61 19 Yesterday's close: 13,214.20 (Down 183.05 points) Leading Hong Kong shares ended tower as investors feared a recent rally had run its course and as the government's annual budget contained no major incentives to spur the economy or corporate profits. Market turnover totalled HKSIB.6 billion (554.05
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      • 130 19 Mar 10, 2004 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S ctnti/kg) Month High Low »ft Vol Opft Int Apr 04.. 232.00 May 04 234.25 Jun 04 236 00 Jul/StpO4 241 J25 RSS 3 (US cents/Kg) Month High Low Stt Vol Optn int Apr 04 133.75 2100 M«vO4 136.50
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      • 598 19 Mar 10 1 Denotes an Opening Range has been established OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES MarO4 98.890 98.890 98.887 98.887 3026 ***** JunO4 98.82S 98.825 98.815 98.820 6272 ***** StpO4 98.690 98.695 98.680 98.685 8790 ***** D*CO4 98.460 98.465 98.435 98.445 ***** ***** MarOs
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      • 50 19 Yesterday's close: 287.98 (Up 5.16 points) Chinese shares closed 2.5 per cent higher, recovering from recent losses after banks were boosted by news that US investor Newbridge Capital will buy a small stake m China Minsheng Banking Corp, dealers said. Market volume was HK5157.01 million (5531.4 million). AFP
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      • 159 19 Marlo Company Clow Anhui Cujing D B 4.90 0.06 Beijing Or Elec B 7.65 0.25 Bengang Stttl B 3.97 0.06 Ch Int Marine 15.03 0.17 China M Shtkou B 8.66 0.19 Ch South Glass B 4.98 0.15 China Vanke B 6.85 0.20 Chqing C Auto B 9.94 -0.10 Dalian
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      • 129 19 MariO I Company Close AMP Limited 5.25 0.10 ANZ Bank Grp 18.9S 0.10 Brambles Ind 5.30 -0.04 Broken Hill Prop 12.25 -0.25 Coles Myer 7.93 0.03 CSL 20.10 -0.19 CSR Ltd 1.96 -0.01 C'wealth Bank 32.40 unch Foster's Grp 4.38 0.02 General Prop Trt 3.04 -0.07 Macquarie Bank 34.59
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      • 50 19 Yesterday's close: 3,414.3 (Down 12.9 points) Australian share prices closed down 0.3 per cent as profittaking and weakness m the resources sector weighed on the market, dealers said. Market turnover was 1.27 billion shares worth A53.6 billion (554.7 billion). Gainers beat losers, by 743 to 656. AFP
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      • 279 19 ROYAL Dutch/Shell group chairman Jeroen van der Veer and top executives of Europe's second-biggest oil producer received support from Shell's audit committee after news reports that they knew of a shortfall m reserves two years ago. The panel is investigating Shell's Jan
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      • 61 19 Yesterday's close: 11,433.24 (Down 98.80 points) Japanese share prices closed down 0.9 per cent m heavy trading after losses on Wall Street but managed to finish off the tows, dealers said. Trading volume rose to 1.66 billion shares, up from Tuesday's 1.51 billion snares, Declining
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      • 141 19 MariO I Company Cto— Bank Of China HK 15.10 -0.10 Bank Of East Atla 22.45 -0.55 Cathay Pacific 16.10 -0.30 Chtung Kong 70.25 -1.00 Ch Kong Infra 18.75 -0.10 China Mobil* 26.05 -0.95 China Res Entp 10.45 -0.10 China Unicorn 9.00 -0.45 CITIC Pacific 22.70 -0.15 CLP 39.90 0.30
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      • 52 19 Yesterday's close: 875.83 (Down 7.13 points) Malaysian shares closed lower, led by heavyweights like Maybank and Telekom, as the market was pressured by overnight losses on Wall Street. Overall volume stood at 605 million shares, down from Tuesday's 715 million. Losers beat gainers by two to
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      • 130 19 MariO I Company Clow AMMB Holdings 3.84 -0.02 B Amir Tobacco 46.25 0.25 Berjaya Sports 4.48 -0.10 Commerce Asstt 5.30 -0.10 Digi.com 3.86 0.10 Gamuda 6.30 -0.05 Canting 18.50 0.20 Golden Hop* 3.68 -0.04 Hong Ltong Bank 5.60 -0.10 101 Corp 9.15 -0.20 kl Ktpong 7.30 -0.10 Lafarge
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      • 741 19 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Mar 10, 2004 HI,h S2 '"'w «L Company »of OOP H*?" Low B^r 53 2 3698 ASTIWO4O62I 42 39 5 41 5 4 0.5 1697 AcmaWo4lll6 0 5 Q 142 48 3*02 Amt»kWoso6lo 102 +1 15 102 100 102 105 10 1.5 3603 Armstrong W*****0
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      • 63 19 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Cru««/Product Month* Chang* Pile* (US$) BBL Crud*/Product Month* Chang* Prlc* (US$) BBL Br*nt Blind Apr -1.04 31.89-31.94 Mlnas Apr unch 35.85-35.95 WTtXMlnttrm Apr -0.50 36.08-36.12 tNaphtha CIF Jap -4.75/-6.00 344.25-346.50 Dubai Fat*h Apr uncn 30.25-30.30 Naphtha -0.45 36.00-36.10 Tapis Blend Apr unch 36.65-36.75 tCST-IBOHSFO -1.50 166.25-166.75 •Timing
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      • 125 19 Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Mar 10) Buying Sailing Singapore dollars to on* unit of fortlgn currtney Australian dollar 1.2860 1.3020 Canadian dollar 1.2810 1.2960 Euro 2.0870 2.1110 NZ dollar 1.1440 1.1700 Sttrllng pound 3.0970 3.1310 US dollar 1.6970 1.7160 Singaport dollars to 100
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        • 90 20 SINGAPORE port operator PSA Corp handled 18 per cent more containers during the first two months of this year compared to the same period a year earlier. According to latest statistics posted on its website, the port operator handled 4.8 million
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        • 99 20 NEWBRIDGE Capital has agreed to buy 4.8 per cent of China Minsheng Banking the nations biggest lender outside government control giving the United States fund a stake m a bank that is preparing a USsl-billion (551.72-bil-lion) overseas share sale. Newbridge will buy
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        • 85 20 MERRILL Lynch chief executive officer (CEO) Stanley O'Neal's pay almost doubled last year to US$2B.l million (5548.2 million) after the company reported a record US$4 billion m profit. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the largest United States securities firm paid
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      • 365 20 HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's sixthlargest carrier, had a smaller-than-expected drop m secondhalf profit as it cut costs, ended fare discounts and restored flights, following the containment of Sars. The airline had net income of HK52.54 billion (***** million), 1 per cent lower than
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      • 444 20 Downward revision m inventories behind lower-than-expected growth m GDP, say economists still upbeat on outlook TOKYO Japan made an unexpected cut m estimated economic growth yesterday, but confirmed that the pace m the final three months of 2003 was still the fastest m 13
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      • 405 21 Slowdown m January and February is the first since September as qovt limits investment m some sectors SLIGHT DIP CHINA'S industrial production expanded by 17 per cent m January and February from a year earlier after rising a record 18 per cent m December, as
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      • 347 21 S&P'S ESTIMATE OF SPECULATIVE FUNDS IN 2003 KUALA LUMPUR China pulled m US$4O billion (Ss6B billion) to US$5O billion of hot money, or speculative funds, last year, partly due to expectations of a revaluation of the yuan, international ratings agency Standard Poor's
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      • 305 22  - Helping firms break into Asia's automotive industry BRYAN LEE *L THE Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (Sim Tech) is helping three lo-cally-listed metal component manufacturers grab a slice of the pie of Asia's Dooming automotive parts industry. The government research agency is transferring manufacturing know-how to AEI Corp, Metal Component
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      • 474 22  - US$1 That s what Sin g Tel will g et f or 50% Lycos Asia stake BRYAN LEE Telco exits failed SB6m dot.com venture, selling all its shares to Lycos, which is now part of Spanish-based Terra Lycos hL SINGTEL'S regional investments may be flying high, but the telco yesterday
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      • 490 22  -  EDNA KOH By IN SEOUL STANDARD Chartered Bank (Stanchart) said yesterday it is unlikely to sell its 75--per-cent stake m a Thai bank to comply with a new government ruling, or rush to do a merger, even though the latter is
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      • 273 22  - Fitch downgrades SingPower outlook RACHEL LIN §1 GLOBAL ratings agency Fitch yesterday downgraded its outlook for Singapore Power (Sing Power) from "stable" to "negative", but kept the monopoly's rating unchanged at AA+. In a statement, Fitch said the change m outlook on Sing Power s senior unsecured foreign currency rating
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      • 715 23  -  COLIN TAN Started as a bulletin board for stock gossip, the financial portal is seeking Sesdaq listing m a push to go regional By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT Raring to go regional Sharelnvestor's founder and CEO, Dr Michael Leong, says he hopes to grow all
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      • 346 23  -  HUGH CHOW Stock Watch *L TRADING of Eastgate Technology shares roared to life on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday as news emerged that the wife 4 of the company chairman and chief executive (CEO) had sold some 11.2 million Eastgate
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      • 221 23 CONSTRUCTIONBASED Lian Beng Group is raising $16.4 million from a snare placement and hopes to strike black gold not oil, but coal with the proceeds. The money is being earmarked for a joint venture that will carry out dumping works for coal mines m Indonesia.
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      • 477 23  -  LEE SU SHYAN ANALYSIS by Mr Oei does not need to raise his Jurong Engg stake to ensure a tighter grip on JASG for one thing, he already is its largest singjie shareholder TYCOON Oei Hong Leong's
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      • 465 23  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Bu MARKETS CORRESPONDENT LED by blue chips, local stocks slid lower for the fourth day m a row as an overnight fall on Wall Street spooked investors. Dealers said blue chips took a bashing yesterday before a late bout of
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      • 406 21 China's industrial output growth slows Slowdown m January and February is the first since September as govt limits investment m some sectors SLIGHT DIP CHINA'S industrial production expanded by 17 per cent m January and February from a year earlier after rising a record 18 per cent m December, as
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      • 347 21 S&P'S ESTIMATE OF SPECULATIVE FUNDS IN 2003 KUALA LUMPUR China pulled m US$4O billion (Ss6B billion) to US$5O billion of hot money, or speculative funds, last year, partly due to expectations of a revaluation of the yuan, international ratings agency Standard Poor's
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    • 8 24 March 10, 2004 1,875.2 (-10.18)
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    • 777 24  -  LORNA TAN Private Pension Plan Under A CPF-Appointed Master Administrator Plan to centralise pension investments under a main body means DBS, UOB and OCBC could lose almost $50m a year §H SINGAPORE'S three local banks could together lose nearly $50 million a year m
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    • 511 14 AFTER taking into account the form W'7^nTT3'T!!^^J3^VTTT7yTTTTS'WFW^TTT^H!fIM and ratings of all the entries m HHPMjiJHM Sunday's $250,000 E.W. Barker Trophy IHBiAifilUSuißtiilili^^ (Spore Gr.2, 1400 m), Singapore (APPRENTICE ALLOWANCES NOT PERMITTED) Turf Club's Chief Handicapper, Mike UfM*ttitm» I Wt I Rta I Trainer Wanklin, has selected Lim's Grand and Lim's Reward
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    • 13 1 Life! The Straits Times Thursday, March 11, 2004 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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    • 351 2  -  TOMMY WEE Zl INDIAN cinemas songan d-d a nte character has come into vogue. 'There was a lot of singing and dancing m Indian movies, which people found unnatural and unreal," says Indian matinee idol and industry veteran Amitabh Bachchan over the phone
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    • 194 2 THE songs of Liv Sanjie will be heard once again this weekend, 43 years after the hit movie enchanted Singaporeans. The Guilin Cultural Bureau from China will present Rhythm Of The Orient, featuring performers of The Guilin Song And Dance Ensemble, and a highlight will
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    • 345 2  - Bollywood's song and dance is nip now TOMMY WEE Hu INDIAN cinema's song-and-dance character has come into vogue. 'There was a lot of singing and dancing m Indian movies, which people found unnatural and unreal," says Indian matinee idol and industry veteran Amitabh Bachchan over the phone from Mumbai last
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    • 194 2 SISTER ACT: Huang Geping plays Third Sister Liv alongside Deng Fei who plays Ah Niu, her sweetheart. THE songs of Liv Sanjie will be heard once again this weekend, 43 years after the hit movie enchanted Singaporeans. The Guilin Cultural Bureau from China will present
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    • 1464 3  - RIGHT UP BUGIS STREET Tan Shze Ee ARTS CORRESPONDENT La Galigo, premiering here tomorrow at the Esplanade, has a transgender bissu priest watching over it to ensure its storytelling is circumspect ON A floodlit square m the Esplanade Theatre, a serene, bearded being sits breathtakingly still, dressed ceremonially and incongruously
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    • 436 3 1. 1 LA GALIGO isn't a Spanish phrase. It is the name of a descendant of the two main characters m the story about the Bugis, a sea-faring people. 2. The production is inspired by the Sureq Galigo, an epic
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    • 549 5  -  TAN SU YIN You either love them or hate them, but reality shows American Idol and Fame are keeping viewers hooked week after week Bu YOU'VE got American slapstick, Brit sarcasm, crying fits, kissing, screaming, flirtation and contestants so horrifically bad that they are
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    • 1105 6  -  Lionel Seah FASHION CORRESPONDENT Luxury brand's unconventional decisions, while a test of nerve, have paid off handsomely Bigger and better ART meets fashion when the Hermes store takes a bow tomorrow. The three-storey boutique at Liat Towers, where the brand has been since 1979, will
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          651 10  -  SUZANNE SNG Shoemaker Stuart Weitzman 's creations for Hollywood stars can nowoe bought here §1 The person who enjoys life is the person who eats well Life eats Watch out for it YOU would think that many men would relish getting intimate with the feet of Hollywood celebrities.
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      • 470 11  - Having a Swell time SUZANNE SNG Does being pregnant mean you have to wear shapeless dresses with Peter Pan collars? Not with local maternity label Swell §1 THERE are many things women have to give up when they get pregnant. Coffee. Cigarettes. Alcohol. High heels. Pretty clothes. Now at least,
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    • 305 16  - Energy to meet its fan SHE R WIN LOH It's teen pop weekend as Taiwanese boybana Energy and girl group S.H.E are both visiting Singapore Bu BUZZING TAIWANESE hip-hop band Energy and their fans seem to be playing catch up with boybands F4 and 5566. The quartet of Milk, Ady,
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    • 143 16 while S.H.E is on a Magical Journey tour SINGER Ella Chen of top Taiwanese girl pop trio S.H.E will be m town for the first time since she fell from a building and fractured her lower spine last year. She and fellow members Selina Jen and Hebe Tien will be
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    • 126 16 WESTLIFE's Bryan McFadden (right) is quitting the group, but the band is continuing as a quartet. At a press conference m Dublin on Tuesday, McFadden, 23, said he wanted to spend more time with his wife Kerry and their two young daughters. Downplaying
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    • 186 1 XI FASHION f 4t f 1 Shoemaker Stuart Weitzman r spills the beans on celebrity feet w^ By Suzanne Sng Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESIGN Sunday LIFESTYLE Fl NEWS I j \J j Singapore makes j ZJ i If the CUt Actor Amitabh
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    • 82 4 La Galigo is at the Esplanade tomorrow and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets at $11-$ 101 from Sistic (tel: 6348-5555). There will also be a Jorum on the Sureq Galigo m Bugis society on Saturday from 10am-3ptn. Free tickets are available from the Esplanade Box Office. The production is held m
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    • 70 9 Best Of Australian Lifestyle And Weekend Markets is part of the month-long Celebrate Australia promotion. It will showcase the country's food, such as mango wines and handmade candy, as well as art and lifestyle products designed by Australians. It will be held at Raffles City from tomorrow to March 21.
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    • 511 14 LIFE! WHAT SON T-pT7p||-| V|Q\/pk -hiiTl^ for nnl\7 HOME ENTERTAINMEN I (Isabelle Adjani) and a number of men smitten with her, XI JUU lldVCr lllllc: IUI Uliry By Helmi Yusof including a French minister (Gerard Depardieu) and a nnQ T > v\7T^v struggling writer (Gregori Derangere), who help her cover
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    • 939 14 CHINESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL CHONG FENG 3 XINYAO AND FOLK SONG CONCERT Esplanade Concert Hall, Today ir tomorrow: 7.30pm Tickets: $41 $111, Tel: 6348-5555 Taiwanese singers like Yang Fang-yi and Tseng Vi join Singapore's xinyao artists like Cai Rongzu and Pan Ying m this showcase of xinyao hits. Co-organised by Singapore
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      • 756 8 r PROPERTIES 1 U CITY SOUTHWEST PTE APTS RENT AMARYTLIS (NEW) Newton MRT •1/2+l/3+l/4+l /penthse From $2.3K onwards Most choice units available ROBERTSON 100 Mohd Sultan •I+l/2/3/3+l/3+balcony Free maid services »52.3K toS4.SK TANGLIN VIEW Opp Redhill MRT •2+l/3+lrm »t2SKtoS3.SK QUEENS Opp Queenstown MRT 2+l /3+l/4+lrm/s+l penthse 52.2K to S6.BK HERITAGE
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      • 580 10 PROPERTIES IP7I SERViCE 871 SERVICE IT/1 SERVICE APARTMENTS MM APAR ENTS I^yAPARTMENTS '<■'■' f? PM HBHv rf™^s^^ J^^^^ l "t«*l^ lfl|HH| For further enquiries Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence m Singapore and viewing, please call: with 34 storeys X Jll T r 0^.,. r Minimum lease period of 1 week; long
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      • 745 10 Wff\ ROOMS FOR RENT flDI Tn OFF SWISS CLUB. Common rm. F/furn. Ouiet, private. Fantastic view! Couple/ student preferred. $500. AR 9616 2600 TAMPINES/ PAYA LEBAR/ Aljun led. Immed. Furn. MRT/ mkt/ sch. Professional/ ladies/ couples/ family. Call *****275 PN D.5 W.COAST (NEAR NUS) F/Furn. RM (j:ssoo, per head $250.
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      • 1095 10 mtßl SHORT-TERM WtlH SHORT-TERM Wmaccommodation Umaccommodation mmim 9HH v* Services Facilities Signing privileges and discounts at Shangri-La Hotel Complimentary fitness centre membership at the Hotel Room service from the Hotel Grocery delivery service 24-hour front desk business centre meeting room concierge Daily housekeeping services Shuttle-bus, limousine and taxi services Swimming
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      • 755 10 a DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE Off River Valley. 2 s/torey semi-d. 4200/ 2500 sqft. F'hold $1.7 M Jin Kelawar 9> Orchard 2-storey semi-d. 3200 sqft. F'hold $1.805 M Lucky Pk. 2-storey semi-d. 4200/ 2800 sqft. 4+l Unblocked View Oueens Rd 2-storey semi-d. 4300/3200 sqft. s+l F'hold $2.1 M
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      • 833 10 WJJ\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ luyj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND jPJ PTEAPTS-SALE BALMORAL 8 BALMORAL RD Agents welcomed, commission upto $20K Priced to sell from $1037 p.s.f. Spacious 3-bdrm. (1841 to 1916 sq.ft.) •■Fantastic greenery Near Orchard Rd./ good schs Foreigners eligible/ f'hold. Showf lat Op«n Daily 12noon 6pm 9618-7188/ 9686-7551 ARDMORE Park. 4+l
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      • 949 10 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE CARINHILL PLAZA HIGH fir. Move m cond. 3+l rm. 2820 sqft. Good location. Facilities. 9239-9072 S3I7PSF YET NEG! Horizon Twrs East Penthse. 5300 sqft. 99 yrs. Only 1 left. 6+2. HB *****749 BEVERLY MAI. APPROX 2700 sqft. F'hold. Pool. Next to Four Sea
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      • 886 10 IDII 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE HUME PK I, Blk 15. 1345 sqft. 3+l bdrms. F'hold. Facilities. Amenities. Serious seller. *****282 C2l D.21 GLENDALE PK. Hillview. f/hold. 1650 sq.ft, 3+l, high fir, MRT. Pool view *****412 Kfrank URGENT! ARCADIA GARDEN. Condo. 3800 sqft. 4+l. Tenanted. High returns.
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      • 798 10 Wfl\ 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE $BXX BEAUTIFUL 3-STOREY terrace. Near Tanah Merah MRT. Unique design. Big 5 rms all attached maids family. Perfect interior. Lovely home. *****804 SIGLAP D/STOREY BUNGLW s+l 6300/ 6000 sq.ft. Move m or rebuild a pair of semi-d. S/pool. 3 cars. 1-3pm. appt. *****033 CBS
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      • 813 11 VTZI Dl 5-16 EAST COAST SALE «t>i 1 1 1 >1 1 I BRAND NEW CHOICE condo 21 4/ penthse WvtH. Sea view Near Katonq East Coast/ Siglap/ good schs Pis call for preview! FOREIGNERS ELIGIBLE! NEPTUNE Ct. Sea view. High fir. 1636/ 1270 sq.ft. Lagoon View 1650 sqft. 3+l.
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      • 869 11 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS SALE ACT FAST! CHEAPEST Exec Condo m Tampines. Pinevale Condo. Only $580K neg. 1582 sqft. Ground floor. Full facilities. Changi Rise Condo. TOP soon. Choice units. 2/ 3/ 3+l bdrms. Melville Pk. Blk 20. 3+l rms. 1346 sqft. High fir. Beautiful renovation. F/facilities. *****-181 ERA
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      • 751 11 PHI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ Kill THOMSON JJ PTE APTS -SALE Bishan 8 (Luxurious Condominium) near Bishan MRT station Junction 8 situated along Bishan St 21 full condo facilities 3 bedroom apartment available For enquiries viewing, please call: Daniel Lim 9788 7918 8 MINS WALK to S'goon MRT 2yrs. 300% newly
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      • 874 11 fen 022-24 ■UEJ WEST HOUSES I SALE CHEAPEST! VILLA VERDE Terr. 1755/ 3000 sqft. s+l bdrms. 99 yrs. $BxxK. Call HB 9006-2668 VILLA VERDE 3-STOREY 5+1, 1616/ 3110 sqft. $810K neg. Beautiful! Don't miss! Urgent! *****943 WESTVILIE. 3-STOREY SEMI-D/ Corner terr. Move m. SB3BK/ S7BBK neg. Soh *****268 Roc? CASHEW
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      • 605 11 #*TJ HDB APTS FOR SALE RBJI HDB APTS FOR SALE PWI HDB APTS FOR SALE RfJI HDB APTS FOR SALE Pffl HDB APTS FOR SALE Pffl HDB APTS FOR SALE y^J c^'" f^ ,ornn,/ruMrurn /pc^/rui.rucn EWJ BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) HP) d FQTATF^ '♦VO m^ m {i W** Chu Kona Tornpines/
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      • 360 11 WPfl HDB APTS FOR SALE MJ(BISHAN) 3 'NG' BLK 307 Shunfu. #06. Beautiful! 100% move-in. Easy access. Near amenities. Best! Urgent! SIBSK yet neg! 9450-9938 3-RMS BLK 115 Bishan. Low floor. Unblocked. Nicely Renovated. Valued S2OOK. Near amenities. Call 9627 0345 Agt KF 4 'A' Blk 210. 8 mins MRT/
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      • 1187 12 PROPERTIES WVn HDB APTS FOR SALE EXEC APT Blk 187. High fir. Near MRT/ shpg ctr/ sch/ amenities. NS facing. 9684-1417 C&H EXEC APT BISHAN 224. Very high f!r. Unblocked. Full pk view. Renovated. Priced to sell! *****788 NEW LIST! 31*1 corner Sing Ming Rd Blk 24. High fir. Unblocked.
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      • 1136 12 MUn HDB APTS FOR SALE mXAM (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ I TELOKBLANGAH) ANY MEI Ling *****117 Billy PN. 4 'A' blk 145. 801. 109 sq m. Ouiet 5 T 143. High fir. Unblocked, MRT Exec Mais 147. $15 below HDB BRAND NEW DEPOT Rd. Direct from HDB. 4-rm/ Mci Ling exec mais.
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      • 1045 12 Wm\ HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT PANJANG) 4 'A' 113. Corner mid fir/ recess. Split aircon. Vacant S2OSK neg 4 'A' 113. 806. Lift level. 200% renovated/ move m $220K neg 4 'A' 139. High fir. Lift level. Renovated/ move m S22OK 4 'A' 242. Mid fir. Renovated/ aircon. Next
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      • 1001 12 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) EXEC APT 274, corner. CCX. F/renovated, 148 sqm. Lift landing. Spacious. Mins to MRT. All races. Raian 9459-3037 PN EXEC APT CORNER 297A CCX high fir unblocked, designer decor, marble, 6 aircon. Early move-in. Grab! $0 cash. *****468 PN EXEC MAIS BLK
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      • 1004 12 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) 4 'A' CCX 673A. 9th fir. Lift level. Renovated. All races. Move m. MRT/ amenities. Call *****887 4-RM 607. MID fir. Near MRT, sch, mkt/ Blk 247. High fir. Lift level. Move m. Opp LRT. 9106-1168 IDA I 'A' BLK 429. Rare/ all
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      • 1022 12 ■TJI HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'NG' 712 Corner $220K Cheap l l 3 'NG' 513 West Coast #12, #5 Lift 3 'NG' 402 $0! MRT! *****442 4 'NG' CORNER 339. Unblocked, low fir. Sq hall. Bright. Move m cond. Serious seller! 9180-5577 4 'NG' BLK. 706 Clement W. Mid
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      • 544 12 Hjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE EiLkJ (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ Jj YIOCHUKANG) m m '-> ""<< I HOUGANG CENTRAL. 5 mins MRT 4 'NG' corner Blk 308 #07. 100% move m. Big square hall. Lift fir. 3-bdrm fully new aircon All races 5225K neg. $0 fees. Buyers call. I H P35 T
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      • 1115 12 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) NEW LISTING! 4 A' 953. 6 yrs. Lift level. Unblocked. Simple renovation. Hougang Pt. Serious seller! View to offer! 9060-7319 RH NEW LIST 5 T 573 Hougang St. 51. Corner. High fir. $300K up. Beautiful decor! F/aircon. Unblocked view! Lift level. 9060-6373
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      • 1091 12 ■jffl HDB APTS FOR SALE EUkl (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 5 'I' CORNER Pt blk 971. High fir. 100% move m. Just 5 yrs. Near amenities. Call 6444-5453 5 'I' CORNER S'goon N 523. High fir. Breezy. Rosyth Sch. Unblocked. Renovated. 9382-8035 PN 5T CORNER, HOUGANG. Blk 568. Unblocked. Near amenities. Well
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      • 1131 12 [ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (JURONG) 5 'I' ALL Pt. Blk. 109 #23/ 116 #18/ 227 Nicely renovated. Chinese gdn. view. No noon sun. neg Bernard Wu *****008 PN 5 'I' BLK. 933 Jurong W corner. Low fir. Near amenities/ mkt. Renovated. Unblocked. No noon sun. Must view! *****191
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      • 769 13 RHI HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (MARINE PARADE) BELOW VALUATION URGENT! 5-rm Pt Blk. High fir, unblocked. Lift level. Any offers! Incentive to cobroker. 9733 1128 ERA URGENT!! MUST SELL! Any offer 3 'I' Blk 59. Marine Terr. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated, move-in cond. Amenities. 9387-2076 C&H DREAM HOME 3
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      • 1007 13 RE] HDB APTS FOR SALE m (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) 4 'A' DR to dr Blk 421. Convenient. MRT/ park/ mkt. Windy. Renovated. 3 split aircon. 3rd fir. Must sell. S23BK neg. 9832-8318 UT IT CORNER 637, 2 units. 4-rms. High fir. Unblocked. Bright cosy Beautiful. Elias Mall/ schs/ childcare. Valued.
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      • 912 13 RE] HDB APTS FOR SALE W^M (SEMBAWANG) EXEC APT 303 cosy corner home. 100% move-in. Mid fir. Unblock. MRT/ Sun Plaza. 9144 2389 EXEC APT 333. High fir. Designer decor. Unblocked. Sun Plaza/ MRT. Ask S39OK neg. *****888 MINS TO MRT! 4 A2' Blk 474. High floor. Unblocked. F/renovated. Near
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      • 922 13 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 3-RM 111, 267, 164, 244, 807, 847 4-room 221, 263, 270, 902, 736. 5-rm 401, 451, 486A, 715, 718 724, 165. 351. 9068-0868 HTN 4'A' 8LK.158 SIMEI Rd. 104 sqm. Well renovated. Move-in. Park view. Privacy, cosy, quiet. MRT. Amenities. *****260 Singreal
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      • 1157 13 UHDB APTS FOR SALE (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) BLK 85A/ 98/ 205, 3 T Upgraded. 4 'A' 155/ 82A corner, central 5 'I' Blk 251/ 808. Renovated. Low cash! MRT/ ctr *****272 GENUINE URGENT SELLER looking at below valuation! Potong Pasir 4 'A' Blk 135 #04 walk-up corner. Indians eligible.
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      • 722 13 Bra HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (WOODLANDS) mmm all MRT 4 'A' Blk 514 high fir 4 'A' Blk 751 high fir 5 T Blk 507 mid fir 5 T Blk 513. (3 units) Exec Apt Blk 8938 high fir Jumbo Blk 807 high fir Jumbo Blk 121 renovated Owner
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      • 1174 13 RE] HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 3 'A' 155. High floor. MRT. $160K! 4 'A' 894 D. High fir MRT civic ctr. 5 T 759. Below HDB value. Urgent! must sell 9488-6822 LV 3 'NG' BLK 24 Marsiling. High fir. Renovated. N.S facing. Near mkt. Sell below value. 5 T
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      • 955 13 ■W] HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 5-RM FLAT. 4-rm price BLk 632/ 761. 4 'A' corner 681A marble fir, aircon, MRT. 9456-8898 5-RM BLK 859, high fir. Good cond. Spacious. Good sch/ mkt/ food ctr. Convenient. *****313 5-RMS. WOODLANDS BLK 673, 367 10. Renovated. MRT/ amenities. Best price. *****428 UA
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      • 1070 13 PROPERTIES Rffl HDB APTS FOR SALE 5 T CORNER Blk 809. High floor. Lift level. Spacious living dining area. 3 mins to MRT, all amenities. Call Michael 9455-0515 CBS 5T BLK 332. Spacious layout. Unblocked. Breezy. Simple renovation. Serious seller. Hurry! Call *****544/ *****747 PN 5 'I' CORNER Blk 297.
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      • 747 13 HJII HDB APTS FOR SALE |^y (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) ST 540 WOODLANDS Dr Corner, 109 Rivervale Walk, 3'A' Blk 701 W. Coast. Blk 508 W. Coast, Blk 421 Jurong W. s'A' 225 B'Shan corner, 3'A' Blk 283 Tarnpines, 4'S' 334 Seragoon aye 4 9365-7377 Rf| ROOMS WANTED UU (RENT) TENANTS WANTED
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      • 1509 14 PROPERTIES RTI FACTORY SPACE RTI FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE |^J FOR RENT B^U FOR RENT EN! FOR RENT rjT\ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT I "J J BOARD Ideal Premises For Your Business SH^ s I• p |B a*^ "I *H ■■hS 4 Accessible via major roads the ECP/ PIE Suitable for
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      • 402 14 RR FACTORY SPACE EXfM FACTORY SPACE BH FACTORY SPACE F^SP FACTORY Unit size from 3,000 sq ft to 1 0,000 sq ft Ideal for Dry or Semi-dry Food, Caterers, Confectionery etc Single-storey stack-up terrace allowing Csll all operations on one floor f\Sl£97O7t\ Loading unloading at doorstep OO*r C I c.l
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      • 360 14 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^Uforrent offices for lease at central mall Magazine Road 893 4.994 sq ft 5 mins from Clarke Quay MRT Station Ministry of Manpower Tel: 6877-1818 I wj Cm DtvuoPMiim Limitid CECIL COURT CECIL STREET 700-2500 sq.ft. Fitted out units Near Raffles MRT Attractive rents Tel j 6338-8961
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      • 618 14 Kfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^dFORRENT I^yFORRENT mm w CISCO CENTRE II 1098. 1876. 2189. 2199 3169 3297 sq ft column free office space High security and stringent environment control 5-minute walk to Paya Lebar MRT station Ample car parking space Lounge, cafeteria, sports and recreation facilities 355 to
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      • 519 14 RAFFLES PLACE ATTRACTIVE rent. Robinson Towers International Factors Bldg. 213-4,650 sq.ft. 3 mins sheltered walk to MRT. Call 6223 7211 (owner) D.14 UPP ALJUNIED Link 5200 sq ft. F/fitted office. Aircon. Ample rms/ meeting/ conference. Easy access/ parking. Move m. Immed. $1.70 p.s.f neg. 9211-8561 C&H. INT'L PLAZA. 473/ 936/
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      • 1031 14 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^Uforrent UPP. CHANGI N. Furn well renovated office/ showrm. Rent/ takeover. 24 hr aircon. 1200/ 2500/7000 sqft. Mac *****930 $2.00 PSF- BUGIS 2400 sqft. $2.00 psf- Robinson Rd. All sizes $2.20 psf- Goldhill 1205 sq.ft... immed. Rightmann: 9455-7137 FAR EAST SHPG Ctr/ Finance Bldg/ Braddell Tech. F/fitted.
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      • 624 14 IjEfl OFFICE SPACE FAR EAST FINANCE BUILDING Along Robinson Road, 999 years 5 rnms to Raffles Place MRT Whole floor, 4.327 sq.ft. Sale with tenancy vacant possession Agents welcome Call Owner: 6830 0133 D.Ol THE ARCADE 1000 sq.ft. Tenanted. Asking $1.35 M. D.Ol Sim Lim Twr 750 sq.ft. F'hold. Asking
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      • 1067 15 E|JJ SHOP SPACE Etf] SHOPSPACE iti L I H U 1 69/70 MOHD SULTAN ROAD Detached single-storey building with mezzanine floor for Commercial/ Retail Lease (Provision for Restaurant use) Total Floor Area 8,373 sqft §|Q Call 6100 2323 SHOPS FOR LEASE Property Area (sq ft) Central Mall 5.000 Chinatown Point
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      • 954 15 ■TCI SHOP SPACE |^U FOR RENT EXCELSIOR 250 SO.FT w/ water supply. Fitted hair/ facial salon. City Hall MRT/ buses. 9067-5481 SERANGOON GDN KENSINGTON Park Rd. Ground fir. shop. 1500 sqft. $5500. Agt 9618 7767 65 SOUTH BRIDGE, near Chulia St Retail 1182 sqft. Office level 2/ 3, 1160 sqft.
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      • 775 15 ITfl SHOP SPACE •••S37BK, EVERTON PARK HDB Shop, 1313 sqft, 30 yrs wef 2001, water supply, near CBD. Agt 9488 1308 BANK'S SALE. HIGHLAND Centre. 2702 sqft. Freehold. Auction 17/03/'O4. Don't miss! Call now! DTZ Tie Leung *****-383 SIM LIM SO. «03. 1500 sqft. Tenanted (SSK) Centralised aircon. Heavy human
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      • 766 15 B RESTAURANT/ ■VTTI RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE EiUJ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT Prime F&B outdoor dining space (on front service road) Fronting Scotts Road Area: 1 ,383 sf Sam Poi 9632 8288 Daphne Low 9423 2927 Brandon Teo 9682 8032 Terence Tham 9382 801 7 PUB FOR RENT
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      • 547 15 66 KAKI BUKIT Ind. terr. 3-storey 5800 sq.ft. Asking $5500. Immed. Tel. *****400/ *****845 JURONG/ TUAS/ OTHERS. 500 50,000 sqft office/ good access/ high ceiling. 9145 6448 MC FR 55CTS PSF Jurong ground fir. *****/ *****/ ***** sqft. High ceiling. Blu Water *****618 1000/ 1500/ 2000 sqft up! Jurong/ Depot/
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      • 909 15 PROPERTIES T TRAVEL Hfl WAREHOUSES/ (ffl WAREHOUSES/ WjMjM STORAGE *m STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT Warehouse/Office For Lease In Vicinity of MacPherson/Genting Lane/ Tannery Road Attractive Rent Terms Unit Area from 1,700 sq.ft. to 5.000 sq.ft. Dock-levellers at loading/ unloading bays Separate Passenger Cargo Lifts Forklift accessible
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      • 991 20 EDUCATION T NOTICES 1 E PROFESSIONAL EfTl PROGRAMMES DANCE COURSES FOR THE YOUNG Wu Kkh Dance Clvb j*. DAY/A^^^TooTn g. Playgroup Yoga PiiatpAf IR 3 Nursery (io-i2.3opm) j r^ Mathemotics j liP^ SiHSI «DOK 6244 0321 ISV^JII* #02^1 Lav Pa sa.) HOUGANG 6289 8133 V lOtoestUdlOWUCom l JURONG EAST 6565
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      • 310 20 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) BANKRUPTCY RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE RFPUftI IC OF SINGAPORF In Bankruptcy No 714 of 2004/J Re: YIT CHI LOONG (YE ZILONG) (NRICNo. *****182/ D) Ex-parte: HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED formerly known as HONG LEONG SINGAPORE FINANCE LIMITED |RC No. 1961 ***** D) In
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      • 843 20 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT 1995 (ACT 15 OF ***** THE BANKRUPTCY RULES 1995 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO *****/2003/ B RE TAN BUAN JOO (*****748 D) FX PARTE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (SUCCESSOR IN TITLE TO KEPPEL TATLEE BANK LIMITED) (RC No *****0032W) a
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      • 767 21 RECRUITGUIDE ExecSijlpeiitißwtsJ 603 Job Application 634 Call Centres/Telenwrketinq 657 Aviation/Aerospace Aewowtedgemenis 636 Customer Service 658 General Production 606 Professionals/Executives 639 Agents/BrokersAraders 660 Internship/Apprenticeship/ 609 Engineers 642 HoteJ/Restaurant/Lounge Attachment 612 IT/Infocom 643 Stall Assistants 663 Warehousing/ Inventory 615 Lecturing/Teaching 645 Hair/Beauty 666 Security 616 Contract Executives 646 Fitness/Spa 669 Cleaners 618
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      • 351 21 > i?[fl PROFESSIONAL/ K^M EXECUTIVE I Shing Lee Croup 1 I requires suitable 1 I candidates to fill the Hollowing positions urgently:! ■Requirement: B» Degree m Maths and/or I Science from a [I recognised University H* Excellent command of II the English Language H» Independent and must (I have a
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      • 690 21 Wffl ENGINEERS RM ENGINEERS I r| |J)1 A we established company providing mechanical and I 11k/'] electrical services m the residential, commercial and industrial i I buildings We seek dynamic individuals to |Oin us as %m Degree, Diploma or ITC m Electrical Engineering g. "Minimum 3 years expenence m Project/
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      • 495 21 Vffl LECTURING/ TEACHING PART-TIME CPT TEACHER needed for childcare m Sembawang. Call 6753 2422. Walk m interview today 11th March between 2-4pm EXPERIENCED STUDENT CARE Teachers required by Childcare Ctr m Yishun. Mm 'A' level. Interested call 6852-2922 (after 9am) FULL TIME ASSISTANT Instructor needed for enrichment centre m downtown.
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      • 661 21 iff| NURSING/ |JR| NURSING/ VRI NURSING/ HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE QU HEALTHCARE ■jjpJß^ Raffles Medical Group is a leading integrated healthcare organisation m Singapore providing a wide range of primary, specialist and hospital services The group operates Raffles Hospital and a network of 60 clinics m Singapore and 5 clinics m Hong
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      • 389 21 ART/CREATIVE PITI ART/CREATIVE We double your income as an interior sales designer! For appointment call Ms Vonn Tel 6369 0055, www.ple.com.sg promise land 1 8i/BiA/83AMovdeRd o I r p r I pte ud I (near lavender mrf| ••■•«t«r «•»<«• .rehK.cUt. Singapore ?08 356 m &s. 2SL, BCA 111 We provide
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      • 215 21 Ein our dynamic Indoor Sates im m our Telecom DIV We ye the following positions at r Suntec City, Great World y outlets. Diploma m any discipline Pleasant personality Malaysian graduate also considered (Indoor) At least GCE 'O' or 'A' level SPM 5 credits for Malaysian 1 Kirn Seng Promenade
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      • 543 22 CLASSIFIED JOBS We hold the key to your future. ijjjJZ Our company is fast expanding m the Asia Pacific region. We are looking for rio Jm committed, self-motiva*ed and fun loving SALES CONSULTANTS ..Tt'tit We offer an excising work environment and excellent employee benefits __^^^//oJ^^^4^7^^^^ Aged nineteen to thirty-five are
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      • 483 22 I 'Qbvena* 8 Consumer Lifestyle Group B I Leading retailer m furniture furnishing, invites I suitable candidates to join our dynamic team. I Walk-in interview on 1 1 /3/04 12/3/o^rorTnpnUo6prT^B I Marina Square 6 Raffles Boulevard 5(*****4) I For enquiries, please call: 6883 0337 call us 6349 5900 for a
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      • 386 22 Dynamic Co. In Houqanq requires: 1) SALES EXECS. 2) SALES CO-ORDIN ATOR Mm. '07 'A' level Good communication skill Sales experience prefer Must work retail hours including evenings/ weekends public holidays Walk-in interview Today 2-spm. 9 Blshan Place 807-04 Junction 8 Shopping Centre |^r Maid Agency urgently (requires) •Basic Commission
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      • 573 22 need«d at Interior D«»ign»r firm 'Ouwniwiyl Jurong) C«n easily e«m up to $5K No experience needed aa training will be provided Sale* leads/ cuetomer source provided Good profit Sharing Scheme Male/ Female 4 Young ORD personal is welcome FULL/ PART-TIME SALES EXECUTIVES Female environment Pleasant personality self-motivated Uniform training provided
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      • 713 22 CUSTOMER SVC PROMOTER required, pay $1200 incentives, applicants with experience may call Doris d> 6743-5415 for appt. SALES/ MKTG CONSULTANTS required for estab Australian products, training provided. Pis call Anne 6835-1608/ 9742-2226 OUTDOOR HR MARKETING Exec. Outgoing, hardworking good communication skills. Basic commission. Call: 6344-2979 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE FOR Design Editorial
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      • 686 22 ■til HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ |f!J HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ |fR HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ if!J HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ fcMJLOUNGE U^i LOUNGE U^l LOUNGE CF^£sWn Crown Prince Hotel I PfWCE HOTEL invites qualified candidates I SINGAPORE t fl Managed b\ Crown Management International tO jOin US 3S. Hj 1) Guest Services Officer 7) Technician Previous working experience m hotel NTC 2/3
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      • 644 22 I /p^!^ BURGER KING OUTLETS I IT JUST TASTES BETTER' wlf tW "No experience required as training is provided Able to speak simple English S Students, school leavers, housewives, Singapore PRs, 9 Malaysians with SPM qualification retirees are welcome Able to work on weekends f Walk-In Interview f M 11-18
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      • 518 23 ■JIJ HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Wwfil HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ EJJJJSS Tung Lok Group Tung Lok Group of Restaurants invites applicants for the following positions: l.Wok 2. Replace Cook 3.Chef de Partie (Pastry) 4.Cutter s. Steamer 6.Dim Sum Assistants 7.F00d Caller (Taho) B. Kitchen Helpers 9.Cleaners/ Dishwashers Walk-In Interview: 1 1 &1 2 March 2004 (Thurs
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      • 409 23 YOUNG VIBRANT Receptionists. Town. Excellent spoken Eng, PC skills. No Students. 9637-3246 TUAS FTY CANTEEN needs Kitchen Helper. 5' i day. Male working environment. Call *****428 CAFE AT RAFFLES Place requires experienced staff. Call: 6532-0108 PUB SUPERVISOR/ MGR. Mm 2 yrs experience. Interested parties *****305 call after 12pm FULL/ PART-TIME
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      • 377 23 ifH HAIR/ BEAUTY iff) HAIR/ BEAUTY Prof. Salon Hair Division 1. PRODUCT MANAGER 2. TECHNICAL ADVISOR 3. SALES REPRESENTATIVE Prof. Salon Beauty Division l. BEAUTY TRAINER Cidesco ITEC CIBTEC Certified All positions require relevant experience. v Interested applicants, please contact j Maisy (<? Tel: *****919 or email your resume to
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      • 398 23 iffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ KJ&M CLERICAL CPA Firm Requires Requirements: Minimum Diploma m Accountancy At least 1-2 years working experience related to accounts Independent and possess good interpersonal skills Computer literate Bilingual m English Mandarin Start immediately 5 days week Singaporean or PR only Interested applicants, picas* send In your resume with
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      • 697 23 E ADMINISTRATIVE/ iffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL WjAl CLERICAL We are a chain of restaurants m Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong including dominating the sushi restaurant business In Japan and the rest of Asia. Due to expansion, we are looking for suitably qualified candidates to join us as: LCCI/ Diploma m
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      • 513 23 iffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ "COT., LCCI Intermediate or equivalent At least 2 yrs relevant working experience Able to handle AR, AP experience m Credit Control is an advantage Able to start work immediately 5 day work week and transport is provided with pick-up point at Choa Chu Kang fi."l'.l-".« The Human Resource
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      • 543 23 B ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL needed m Woodlands Mfg Co. Minimum LCCI 1-2 yrs experience Female environment Computer literate Speak Mandarin Eng In charge of a/cs payable function including data entry issue of cheques 5 days week Please walk-in interview at 30 Senoko South Rd I Tel: *****761 Listed Co. m Senoko
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      • 465 23 CLASSIFIED JOBS Wfl ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL A Co. JJ Upp Paya Lebar Road requires an ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR GCE '0' level above Experienced with pleasant personality Basic a/cs knowledge PC literate S porean/ Pr need apply Interested call *****800 A Multiunational Company Require ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR Applicant must fulfill the following conditions: Able
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      • 859 23 Wffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ IJ^CLERICAL ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT (CONTRACT/ TEMP-PERM) 07 A' level/ dip with mm 1-2 yrs relevant experience Bilingual m Eng Mandarin Experience m ACCPAC MS Office Macpherson. 5 days (Sl6OO-*****) Please contact ADECCO Call: 6260-1800 or E-mail: shalini iadecco-asia.com (Lie C*****3J) Raffles Bioscience lab eqpts supplier requires: ACCOUNTS CUM ADMIN
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      • 558 24 CLASSIFIEDjOBS VVn ADMINISTRATIVE/ fc^CLERICAL TEMP PERM Experienced Receptionist. Suntec. '0' level. Speak Chinese. *****313 (C*****1C) ACCOUNTS ASST $1.4K-SI.6K. City Hall MRT. Speaks Chinese. Call Bizmax 6221-4331 (C-*****1D) JURONG FINANCE CLERK. Experienced m accounting, 5 1 2 -day. Mandarin speaking. 6456-2003 KRI SECRETARIES/ M^PERSONAL ASSISTANTS EXEC ASST. 5 day week. South.
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      • 667 24 VRI SECRETARIES/ TEH SECRETARIES/ MUpERSONAL ASSISTANTS UU PERSONAL ASSISTANTS You will provide secretarial support and personal assistance to the Managing Director. You will also be responsible for handling the corporate and commercial legal documentation administration, thus compliance with statutory regulations will be an integral part of your job. Requirements: CCE
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      • 525 24 |ffi| TECHNICAL Hjfl TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS U NTC 2/3 m Electrical Installation or Electronics yj "1-2 years' related experience SI Prepared to work 3 rotating shifts H Commercial j Building m j Raffles Place I requires I Requirements: Mm NTC 3 m Electrical Fitting/ Air Con Mm 3 years experience
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      • 503 24 Established IT Company t currently looking fort Programmar/ Teetwloaal Writer Diploma Degree m Computer Science or equivalent Minimum 1 year* experience m programming web application Able to work under pressure and complete project within tight date line Support pre- tales and post sales activities Bilingual m English and Mandann Send
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      • 648 24 |%fl TECHNICAL Needed Urgently 1) Experienced Welding Inspectors with CSWIP 3.1 for FPSO projects 2) Paintlnq Supervisor, must have syrs or more working experince m the Ship Building Industry Fax or email resumes to: Fax: 6468 2716 Email: nshantamasiamc.com Construction Company urgently requires SITE SUPERVISORS NCCS or Diploma m relevant
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      • 505 24 Vffl TECHNICAL COPIER TECH $IK-SI.SK. East. 5 day. 1 yr reljted own bike. *****414 xl 6 (B*****3H) 2 PRODN SUPERVISORS. PCBA/ 2nd shift. Fax: 6227-6121 kat<3> todaycareer.com.sg (C*****1C) AIRCON TECHNICIANS REQUIRED. Pay more work less. With or w/o driving lie. Tel: 6858 0997 FORKLIFT MECHANIC. WITH NTC able to repair
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      • 671 24 iff! GENERAL iTH GENERAL U^ PRODUCTION U^ PRODUCTION We are an established precision 1 W engineering firm looking for: I I 1. Machine Operators I I 2. Conventional Milling I I Machinists I I 3. CNC Milling Programmer! ■I 4. Cleaner I Please walk-in for interview at: I Blk 401
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      • 304 24 REDHILL/ JURONG OPERATOR 7am-3pm $38, 3pm-11pm $44. No jumpsuit. Trpt provided. Call *****702/ *****816/ *****186 REDHILL/ JURONG 7am-3pm $38 3pm-11pm $44; $200 bonus. Female environment Trpt. PCB experience. Call 6463-4633. JURONG FEMALE/ MALE 12 hr day night $66/$9O/ NTC 2/3 Technician. M'sian SPM. Kallang 2nd $44. Lots of OT trpt.
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      • 589 25 B WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY WAREHOUSE ASSISTANTS contract/perm SIOOO Sl5OO- PC Literote Location: Poyo Labor/ Alexandra Terroce/Changi South/ Changi Air Freight Centre Shift work Required g MoloyiiaiK/Fresh Diploma Holders ore welcome to apply S Mole/Femole J "inn i T«l= 6260 1800 Fax: 6260 862 1 1) ASST WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR 2) WAREHOUSE OPERATOR
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      • 569 25 24 HRS LIVE-IN Guards required to work m Jurong area. Prefera- bly speaking Chinese. Interested applicants pis call *****673 MALE/ FEMALE SECURITY Officers required at AMK (8/ 12 hrs). 12 hrs shift at Paya Lebar, Changi. Loyang. Call *****760 Mon-Fri SECURITY. UPP BT Timah/ Upp Thomson/ East Coast, Pasir Ris,
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      • 637 25 fffii CLEANERS 1 TEAM LEADER/ STATION float at MacPherson/ Joo Seng Rd area. Pis call 9456-4123 9456-0626 Wffl DESPATCH/ 1) DELIVERY ASSISTANTS 2) CLASS 4 DRIVERS Able to speak write simple English Able to do loading/ unloading of cargo Willing to work overtime Salary range fr $1.2K to $2K 3)
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      • 660 25 Fffl DRIVERS/ Ttul DRIVERS/ CHAUFFEURS rutnmnoc ■r Personal Driver P? Requirements: f, Minimum 2-3 years' exp. as a personal driver jnf Must be able to start work immediately f Class 3 driving licence with good driving record f Able to work overtime when required Must be able to speak English
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      • 553 25 RSI PART-TIME/ Iktl TEMPORARY 'ART-TIME SALES PEOPLE want id! To sell financial education ourse. High commission. '0' levM Grad welcome. Call Ashok <3> >365-9550/ Chris 9848-6557 OOKING FOR SERIOUS/ mature leople to promote health prodicts. Long term side income of 1400- $IK/mth. *****282 Ong. •ART-TIME JOB: EXPORT/ import lUpervisor for
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      • 784 25 j as one of asias leading players m the retailing of beauty products, we are seeking a dynamic team to pink up with us! 1 retail operations manager diploma or degree m a relevant field of study mm. 5 years m the retail industry excellent coaching skills able to communicate
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      • 539 25 CLASSIFIED JOBS GR TRAVEL A fast-growing tour agency specializing m leisure travel invite applications for the following positions: Fluent m English and Mandarin Mm O' level or SPM With or without experience Part/full time positions available Able to work on shift duties and weekends Fluent m English Mandarin Relevant experience
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