The Straits Times, 11 May 2004

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  • 33 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 i 1 U6Sday May 11, 2004 •86 Pages in five parts mita (P) 048/03/2004 Mi A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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  • 565 1  -  TAN HUI YEE Synergy Construction investigated for 'severe accounting irregularities' CREDITORS' OUTRAGE SEE HOME PAGEH6 THE Commercial Affairs Department is investigating gov-ernment-linked building firm Synergy Construction after "severe accounting irregularities" were uncovered. Jurong International, its major shareholder and a subsidiary of industrial
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  • 603 1  -  LUZ BAGUIORO A margin of at least 5% over her main rival Fernando Poe is predicted, with her party likely to take most of the seats By 'As I voted, I prayed for peace and unity among our people. PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT PHILIPPINE President Gloria
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  • 133 1 NEW YORK US stocks plunged on persistent interest rate worries yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 150 points and below 10,000 for the first time in nearly five months. Wall Street suffered its third straight day of heavy selling. Stock markets in Singapore and
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    • 109 1 Ty^IASEK. 4 NQ^: UOB's request for extension is rejected; bank to look at all options for VOL stake page 3 Design: CHRISTIAN INTON I 1 1 I Bk^P"!* >K hbt A^^jrwi r b bB II !aM 3■*J 9 bbl bB I ft I L^bß V^Hf^^^^H Mf _aj Bf ATA ■4V
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 155 2 LAWYERS VISIT COLLAPSE SITE TWENTY-FIVE lawyers spent an hour yesterday visiting the site of the Nicoli Highway collapse, ahead of a conference to be held on Friday and an inquiry which starts on June 1. The visit was to give them a better idea of the site's layout and
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    • 84 2 ARAB WORLD CURSED WITH OIL HAVING oil resources may not be such a good thing for Arab nations, writes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. Instead of assessing its weaknesses and modernising itself, the Arab world in too many cases has cut itself off and blamed the Palestinian conflict
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    • 82 2 NEATER WAY FOR SINGTEL PAYOUT SINGTEL'S proposal to cancel one in every 14 of its shares leaves shareholders with odd units. So a person with 1,000 shares would have 71.4 snares deducted and, based on a payout of $2.36 per share, get $168.50. ST reader Charlie Lau suggests that
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    • 81 2 COMEDY NEXT FOR HUNG? WE ALL know that American Idol reject William Hung isn't exactly the best of singers but can he crack jokes? An unnamed promoter apparently thinks he can, and has approached him with an offer to put on a comedy performance here. Promoters are now free
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    • 90 2 Long wait for recount results likely THE vote recount for Taiwan's disputed presidential election got under way yesterday, but analysts said the move was unlikely to silence political infighting. With the final court verdict on the manual recount unlikely to be made known before the May 20 presidential inauguration,
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    • 106 2 Dispute over $I.Bm house A FORMER Singapore Airlines pilot is suing his wife and other members of his family over a SI. 8 million two-storey bungalow in Sembawang co-owrted by them. Mr Steven Joshua, 56, wants the High Court to allow him to sell it and distribute the |||>ceeds
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    • Article, Illustration
      109 2 Many turn up to pay tribute to principal ABOUT 1,000 people turned up yesterday for the funeral service of St Margaret's Secondary principal Caroline Lee, in a show of respect for the tireless educator who had touched their lives. The 57-year-old died of a stroke last Friday, a day
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    • 81 2 LOCAL FIRMS HIT BY OIL PRICE HIRE VIOLENCE in the Middle East is keeping oil prices near a 13-year high of US$4O (5568.40) a barrel, and companies here are starting to feel the pinch. Singapore Airlines warned that it might have to review the prices of its air tickets,
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    • 85 2 FLEXI-HOUR PUN FOR CARERS BRITAIN plans to allow employees caring for sick or ageing relatives to work flexible hours. About five million workers are expected to benefit from the move, which could be implemented by 2006 if the Labour Party is returned to power in the next election. Flexible
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    • 173 2 AS I A JAPANESE AIR GROUSES ON WEBSITE PEOPLE in Japan who need to vent their frustrations or oroach taboo subjects are turning to the Channel 2 website, the country's largest Internet bulletin board. About 5.4 million people visit the site every month, whether to leak information about their companies,
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    • 79 2 SPO RTS STARS NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS SPANISH club Real Madrid are the most glamorous team in the world, boasting of stars such as David Beckham, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane. But they are second best in Spain, behind a Valencia team that is short on glamour but has no lack
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    • 103 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-17 Editorial 18 Commentary 18,19 Forum 20 HOMF Home Hl-H5 Tech Science H6,H7 ASj^SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI,A3-A5 China A2 S-E Asia A6,A7 Malaysia A8 Sports A9,A10 Money... Al3-A22 UFE! The Buzz L2 Comics L4 Bite Into It L4 Cover story L5 Travel L6 What's On LlO
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    • 334 2 EVENTS FROM MAY TO JUNE 2004 for SBF Members SINGAPORE SBF is organising the following briefings/events for the months of BUSINESS May and June for members. If you have not registered for the events, FEDERATION please download the forms at www.sbf.org.sg for registration. [SiiHLililliSiißlHiHiiHßHHll 1 2 May Leveraging Intellectual Property
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 198 3 A SWISS man jumped off a stationary Singapore Airlines aircraft at Changi airport after opening a cabin door and punching a flight attendant who tried to stop him. The 22-year-old student, who apparently had too much to drink, leapt off the Zu-rich-bound plane
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    • 609 3  -  LEE SU SHYAN UOB response suggests it is rejecting $2.06 offer for UOL stake By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT IN A flurry of late night announcements yesterday, Temasek Holdings and United Overseas Bank (UOB) crossed swords over the investment company's bid for the bank's stake in
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    • 145 3 US ARMY specialist Charles Graner Jr and Private Lynndie England, two of the seven American soldiers now facing trial in connection with abusing Iraqi prisoners, are seen at Abu Ghraib prison in this undated photo obtained from the Washington Post. The first trial, of military
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    • 201 3 SIA SPECIAL AUTUMN FARES GO DOWN UNDER. PERTH $500,. BRISBANE SYDNEY $600,,, $60CL 2 to travel 4 to travel MELBOURNE ADELAIDE $60(Ln $600^ 4 to travel 4 to travel AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH V. \J\J return V. V^ V/ return 2 to travel 2 to travel Experience the beauty of autumn Down
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  • 585 4  - Penalties for human cloning may be eased CHANG AI-LIEN Move to review punishments follows feedback that they are too harsh; draft Bill now open for public consultation liu SCIENCKCORRKSPONDKNT IT WILL HAVE THE DESIRED CCCCPT' rrrri.i —Mr Robert Klupacs (above), head of Singapore stein cell company US Cell International, who
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  • 442 4 LONDON Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his British counterpart, Mr Tony Blair, saying they "had a friendly ana open exchanges of views on issues relating to Hong Kong", have agreed to hold annual summits to strengthen relations between their
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  • 67 4 IN OUR report "Singapore women's winning inventions" last Friday, we said that student Evie Ng was not placed in the top 10 of the Global Female Invent and Innovate Conference and Awards. The British Council has clarified that Ms Ng was not vying for a
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  • 470 6 It calls off first flight to Indonesian capital and those over the next few days; passengers can go on Garuda instead We are simply postponing the launch of our flights to Jakarta. FUghts will start as soon as possible and we will inform our customers.
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  • 476 6  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Airmen being trained to fly the attack helicopters in Arizona SINGAPORE'S fleet of the world's most lethal and sophisticated attack helicopters will be brought home from the United States in two years' time. The Apaches are now in the
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  • WORLD
    • 415 8  - Flexi-hour plan for workers with aged relatives NEO HUI MIN The British government's proposal to extend an arrangement granted only to working parents triggers mixed reactions Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMKS LONDON First, the right to request flexible working hours was granted to working parents. Now Britain plans to extend
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    • 139 8  -  LONDON Flexible working hours in Britain seem to be going down well with workers and employers. About a quarter of parents with young children have asked for flexi -hours, according to a survey carried out by the Office of National Statistics. Eight in 10 requests were
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    • 400 13 The assassination of Kadyrov, disdained as a turncoat by rebels, has shattered Russia's strategy for the region MOSCOW As thousands turned up yesterday for the funeral of Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, observers warned that his murder by separatists had shattered Moscow's strategy for the rebel
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    • QUICKLY world
      • 124 13 LONDON The boomerang, that iconic symbol of Australian heritage, was in met invented in Britain and not Down Under or so a British author claims. Terry Deary, author of the children's Horrible Histories series, said he was out jogging in the Ilkley Moors near Yorkshire,
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      • 161 13 SYDNEY A photograph of the most famous Austra-lian-Danish collaboration the Sydney Opera House is being used to celebrate a new union between the two countries. Staff at the Danish-designed Opera House sent the picture to Australian Mary Donaldson and her fiance, Danish Crown
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      • 96 13 ATHENS Workmen yesterday began sliding into place the first of two giant arches which will support the controversial roof of the Olympics stadium. Whether or not the glass-metal roof will be installed in time has been in doubt for the past few months as
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      • 78 13 AMMAN Jordan's state security court yesterday sentenced to three years in jail three men, including a nephew of alleged Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi, for plotting terrorist attacks on US anc Jewish targets. Zarqawi's nephew Omar Al-Khalayleh and his two accomplices, Hamza Momeni and
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      • 147 13 NEW YORK A Polish-Egyptian team has unearthed the site of the fabled University of Alexandria, home of Archimedes, Euclid and a host of other scholars from the era when Alexandria dominated the Mediterranean. The team has found 13 lecture halls, or auditoria, that could have accommodated
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    • PEOPLE
      • 151 15 Brazilian leader 'likes strong drink' NYT REPORT SPARKS OUTRAGE BRASILIA Brazil has reacted with outrage to a New York Times article about the drinking habits of its President. "The Brazilian government will study the appropriate measures to defend the honour of the President of the republic and the image of
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      • 78 15 CONDUCTOR DRAWS ANGRY CHORUS JERUSALEM Controversial conductor Daniel Barenboim angered Israeli officials on Sunday with his criticism of the country's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza as he accepted a prestigious award at Israel's Parliament. In his acceptance speech for the Wolf Prize, Mr Barenboim said Israel's policy towards
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      • 117 15 BEIJING A conman has taken advantage of his resemblance to Sun Yat-sen, father of the Republican revolution in 1911, to dupe a few patriotic old people out of their money. Wang Jiancheng, 61, posed as Sun despite the fact the former Chinese president would be
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      • 70 15 ADELAIDE Australian politician Sandra Kanck has received abusive e-mail messages from around the world after calling for a cull of 20,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island to save them from slow death by starvation. The Australian Democrats MP said much of abusive hate mail was
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    • 610 15 Departing from its egalitarian ideal, the country is pouring $515 million into 'elite universities' to rival world's best schools '•-'AJ^AA v-IA vAv>v*'AAAAC' GERMANY'S poor record in producing Nobel laureates Is often cited as evidence of the decline at the upper echelons of the
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    • 492 17 Gun-control advocates plan nationwide campaign to pressure Washington into extending ban on semi-automatic rifles WASHINGTON Carrying homemade signs and photographs of loved ones killed by gunfire, thousands of people gathered outside the US Capitol for the largest gun-control demonstration in four years
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    • 462 8 Blow To Moscow's Plans ft, Lula A Liquor Lover? w>Jf\ Gunning For Arms Ban [4§^| The assassination of the Chechen President, j^£-^'*3 u raz ili an government takes exception fgW Thousands of protesters want Bushto fe-'-T^^-T^i who was Russia's hope in the mainly Muslim F^f ■fei fSH to aUS newspaper
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  • IRAQI PRISONE ABUSE:THE FALLOUT
    • 425 10 BAGHDAD In an attempt to address growing outrage over the torture of Iraqi prisoners, the United States will hold an open court-martial for 24--year-old military policeman Jeremy Sivits. He is the first American soldier to face trial in connection with the abuses
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    • 577 10 Rumsfeld doing a superb job, says Bush President stands firmly behind his defence chief even as more photos of abuses are set to be released 10 HOLD BACK THESE PICTURES, OR TO HOLD BACK THE VIDEOS AND SHOW THEM ONLY TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS...FIRST, IS FOOLISH, BECAUSE THEY'LL LEAK OUT,
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    • 75 11 rhis damning photo (left), published in the New Worker, of a naked Iraqi detainee being threatened by logs at the Abu Ghraib prison is unlikely to help the ?ause of Specialist Jeremy Sivits (above, left, in a 1998 high school photo); Specialist Charles Graner [above, centre); and
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    • 388 11  -  ALFRED LEE By FOR THE SI KM 1> II.Mt,!) LONDON British Defence Minister Geoff Hoon said yesterday that investigations into two cases of alleged torture and mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British troops were almost complete and a decision on prosecutions was
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    • 176 11 NO BBC employees will be fired over a disputed story that sparked a huge battle with the government and prompted the resignations of the broadcaster's two top officials. The British Broadcasting Corp said yesterday it had finished an internal disciplinary process stemming from a May
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    • 147 11 GUNMEN and commanders loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada Al -Sadr took over the giant Sadr City slum in Baghdad on Sunday, seizing control of police forces, municipal administration and schools, and blocking freedom of movement in an area just 8km east of US administration
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    • 170 11 US MARINES began joint patrols with Iraqi security forces yesterday in Fallujah under the agreement that ended the almost month-long siege of the city. Marines in Humvees and armoured vehicles entered the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad in a convoy with Iraqi security forces in
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    • 119 11 THE US authorities plan to spend US$500 million (S$860 million) on rebuilding projects in western Iraq, a largely desert region with less than 5 per cent of the population but a hotbed of anti-American insurgency. Documents obtained by Reuters show the Coalition Provisional Authority, the
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    • 75 11 OIL exports from the southern port of Basra have been halved by a pipeline blast, Iraqi oil officials told AFP yesterday. "We have dropped from an average of 80,000 barrels per hour to 40,000 barrels per hour," said engineer Ali Nasr Al-Rubaie, director of
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    • 83 11 JL. FRANCE yesterday strongly ruled out sending troops to Iraq, but said it was prepared to take part in economic and political reconstruction with its EU partners under the auspices of the United Nations. "There is no question of France sending troops to Iraq, that is
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    • 419 12  - Abuse 'sickening and outrageous 9 ROBERT GO INDONESIA By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Indonesia has slammed the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of American soldiers as "sickening" and "outrageous", as the US' top envoy to Asia conceded that the issue has damaged the way the US is perceived in
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    • 559 12  -  REME AHMAD Malaysia Abdullah calls for investigation; newspapers break own rules to publish photos of naked Iraqis Bui MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR The unhappiness, even anger, felt in Malaysia over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners was evident from newspaper reports, which carried graphic
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    • 90 15 Mrs Olive Osmond, the mother of Marie and Donny Osmond and other members of the performing family, died on Sunday from complications of a stroke suffered two years ago. She was 79. LUC Vandevelde, chairman of food and clothing retailer Marks Spencer, is stepping down after four years. The company
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    • 141 15 What's stopping you from investing in Japan? After over adecade of stagnation, the signs are pointing to a brighter future. Japan has now had its Bth consecutive quarter of growth (annualised 6.4% 1 in the last quarter of 2003). Japanese companies have begun investing again. Unemployment has fallen from its
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
    • 1311 18  -  SETH FEIN Bu WHAT 'MODERNISATION' WAS TO COLD WAR LIBERALISM, 'GLOBALISATION' HAS BEEN TO POST-COLD WAR NEOLIBERALISM. IN EACH ERA, WASHINGTON'S DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TV HAS DISREGARDED THE TENETS OF THE OFFICIAL IDEOLOGY IT BROADCASTS. NEW HAVEN (Connecticut) Last week, United
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    • 1083 18  -  NAN LI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES message to Taiwan... that the PLA is seriously preparing to fight a technology-based war in the Taiwan strait. CHINA'S Central Military Commission (CMC) recently gained three new members: the commanders of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (Plaaf),
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    • The StraitsTimes
      • 576 18 EVEN as Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to the United States reaffirms Singapore's close relations with that country, it suggests why America's role is critical in the unfolding times. Work on developing a strategic framework agreement on security and defence between the two countries attests to
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    • 842 19  - Oil has been a curse for Arab world THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES I VISITED the Japanese cellphone company DoCoMo in Tokyo recently. A robot made by Honda gave me part of the tour, even bowing in perfect Japanese fashion. My visit there coincided with yet another suicide
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    • 809 19  -  PRANAY GUPTE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES 1 REFUSE TO BOW 10 THE GROWING DECAY AND CORRUPTION IN MY CITY.' Mr Gerson da Cunha, who is spearheading a drive to improve the city he was born in MUMBAI Mr Gerson da Cunha is one of those
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  • FORUM
    • 167 20 Award in SQ006 case excessive AS A New Zealander who flies on Singapore Airlines (SIA) regularly I wish to express my disquiet at the amount awarded by a US court over the death of a couple in an SIA accident ("USslsm award to siblings whose parents died in SQOO6 crash";
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    • 541 20 I COMMEND The Straits Times for its recent publication of three timely and perceptive articles on trends that are likely to have a direct impact on war and peace in Asia. Mr Sunanda K. Datta Ray's "Signs look promising for Nato-like Asian Security Framework"
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    • 181 20 I CONGRATULATE SingTel President and CEO Lee Hsien Yang and his board of directors for achieving a record $4.49 billion net profit for SingTel for the year ended March 2004. Loyal shareholders are going to be rewarded with a dividend of 6.4 cents. SingTel
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    • PR VS CITIZENSHIP
      • 360 20 Why force a choice between 'mother and 'wife'? MR PAUL Wee Kian Nghee, in his letter "PRs should help dispel negative perceptions" (ST, April 24), likens a permanent resident (PR) to being "a man with two wives who professes to love both equally when this is impossible". Unlike Mr Wee,
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      • 256 20 LAST time it was quitters versus stayers, now it is the other side of the coin, citizenship versus permanent residence. I find many of tne arguments simplistic, looking for "either/or" answers, when these issues are complex and emotive. As one writer from Australia noted, emotional and family ties in one's
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    • 138 20 I REFER to Mr Daniel Foong's letter, "Check if fish tank pumps are safe" (ST, May 3). There are no laws in Singapore to ensure that electrical aquarium products need to be tested by the relevant authorities before being sold in the market
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  • The Straits Times home
    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Tuesday, May 11, 2004
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    • 645 1  -  ALEXIS HOOI Highway collapse inquiry: What goes where? Organised by the Manpower Ministry, the visit precedes the conference on Friday before inquiry starts on June 1 By 'During the inquiry, when there are these references to the various sites or structures, you get
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    • 40 2 Friends thought he was fooling around Mr Tan hit his head on the bottom of the 90cm-deep pool. After he was pulled out, attempts to revive him were unsuccessful ST READER VICTORIA BUNTINE
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    • 427 2  -  LEONARD LIM Girlfriend didn't suspect anything at first as Mr Tan, 39, was said to have had a habit of holding his breath underwater Bu A 39-YEAR-OLD man dived into a shallow pool at a condominium on Sunday evening and died. Mr Tan
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    • 494 2  -  SELINA LUM He's also suing 3 couples, who belong to religious group, for trespass By A FORMER Singapore Airlines pilot is suing his wife and other members of his family over a $1.8 million two-storey bungalow in Sembawang coowned by them.
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    • 235 2 POLICEMEN manning a road block to catch speeding drivers on Saturday evening were puzzled to see two motorcyclists stop 100m before it, get off their bikes and run. It got Sergeant Tan Keng Yeow's suspicions up. Together with two other officers, he
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    • 612 3  -  LYDIA LIM It refutes Net postings that claim constitutional amendment lets key agencies spend reserves transferred to them; stringent rules are in force Hi, THE Government has dismissed rumblings on the Internet that a recent constitutional amendment on the reserves
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    • 66 3 ROBERTSON Quay went to the dogs on Sunday night, as a mini-carni-val for man's best friend was attended by 300 people and their animals. Pets' Night was held to encourage dog-lovers to take their animals when dining in the courtyard, and offered pampered pooches treats
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    • 508 3  -  REBECCA LEE Bv THE engineering union has become the first of five unions in the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group to conclude a new collective agreement with an SIA subsidiary a process that is viewed with interest as the group works to restructure its cost base.
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    • 306 3 CHANGI Airport has bounced back from the impact of last year's Sars outbreak and the Iraq war, to regain its status as a regional travel and trade hub. It handled 2.37 million passengers last month, more than double the number in the same period
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    • 443 4  - Touching tributes at funeral of school principal JANE NG 1,000 students, teachers and friends turn up to say goodbye to St Margaret's principal, who had touched their lives §1 1 hope you will remember my mother as she was in life, beautiful and alive, rather than in death. Mrs Lee's
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    • 191 4 Two ministers on trips to Europe MINISTERS Tony Tan and Yeo Cheow Tong are on separate trips to Europe and will meet key government officials for an exchange of views during their visits, both of which began yesterday. Dr Tan, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence,
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    • 530 5  - Marque cars needed for top govt officers GOH CHIN LIAN Ministries say there are practical reasons after Cut Waste Panel gets queries over their use by officials M CIVIL servants who use big official cars such as the Mercedes-Benz and the Audi have attracted the attention of some members of
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    • 551 6  -  TAN HUI YEE JTC Corp 1 s name had prompted them to be more generous with credit terms for govt-linked builder, say upset firms BU SHOCK over news of govern-ment-linked building firm Synergy Construction being wound up has turned to anger as its creditors
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    • 324 6 Project by Waseda University and Olympus will study now the brain functions JAPAN'S prestigious Waseda University and Olympus Corporation will, in mid- July, jointly establish an institute of biological science in Singapore, sources close to the project said yesterday. The facility will specialise in research
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    • 127 6 IN A bid to raise money for the families of those who lost their lives in the Ayer Rajah and Nicoll Highway construction tragedies, McDonald's restaurants islandwide, including this one at Serene Centre, on Saturday started selling "Helping Hands" cards for $1 each. In the Ayer
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      • 580 7 HOPE FOR OTHERS 'Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him. Because of this, Tm determined to do whatever I can to save other families from this pain. I just don't see
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        • 317 7 IT'S not just happening to mobile phones. The MP3 player market is also witnessing an onslaught from South Korean and Chinese manufacturers. By next month, consumers will have models from Chinese brand aigo and Korea-based ißiver to choose from. The aigo (Mandarin for "love
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        • 143 7 TIRED of your mobile phone looking like, well, a mobile phone? Here's a revolutionary new design from Korean manufacturer GEO. It looks more like a make-up compact and has a glossy glasslike finish on the front. The GVBBO can fit into the palm of your
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    • 14 1 The Straits Times asia Tuesday, May 11, 2004 TheStraitsTimes money Tuesday, May 11, 2004
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    • 596 1  - Four-way battle shaping up DERWIN PEREIRA Many expect Megawati to clinch the run-off in the presidential election, where she will meet either Wiranto or Bambang THE TALK IN JAKARTA fly INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF JAKARTA The pieces of the Indonesian presidential election jigsaw are falling into place. The wayang of coalition
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    • CHINA
      • 700 2  - Recount begins, but Taiwan still faces wait for result LAWRENCE CHUNG Counting likely to go beyond Chen's May 20 inauguration, and ballots still in dispute will be sent to the High Court By] TAIWAN CORRESPONUKN I g just want a process that's fair, accurate, transparent, independent and legal. I believe
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      • 232 2 Chinese Sars patient leaves hospital BEIJING A laboratory worker who was China's first Sars patient in an ongoing outbreak has recovered and was discharged from hospital yesterday, state media said. The woman, surnamed Song, was released from the No. 1 Hospital affiliated with the Anhui University of Medical Sciences, the
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      • 286 2 LOOMING WELFARE PROBLEM BEIJING China faces a crushing welfare burden with the number of elderly people expected to hit 400 million by the middle of this century, a top official warned yesterday. In less than five decades, the elderly will make up 25 per
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    • 601 3  -  KWAN WENG KIN Japanese ministers also found to have skipped paying premiums, sparking public anger By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO Public anger over his skipping of pension premiums yesterday cost Japanese politician Naoto Kan his job as leader of the country's largest opposition party and
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    • 281 3 TOKYO The United States Embassy in Japan issued an e-mail warning to US citizens yesterday about a possible bomb attack against the mission this week, but added that it was unable to determine whether the threat was credible. The notice, sent to US
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    • 478 4 TOKYO -The most popular subjects on Channel 2 tend to But Channel 2 is also a window on Japan's ugly side. Much of the content tends to be nationalistic and xenophobic, especially towards Koreans. When Sony and Samsung announced a Joint project, users
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    • Quickly ASIA
      • 99 4 BEIJING Police have detained 47 people accused of making or selling fake infant formula that led to the deaths of dozens of children in an eastern Chinese city, the government announced yesterday. The deaths prompted a national crackdown on safety violations in China's
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        34 4 XINHUA It's no quick task for 33-year-old Xia Aifeng of Shangrao, in east China's Jiangxi province, to wash her hair it has not been cut for 13 years and is 1.92m long.
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      • 115 4 SEOUL South Korea's Constitutional Court will probably announce its ruling on President Roh Moo Hyun's impeachment on Thursday, and seems likely to overturn Parliament's vote, local media reportec yesterday. Mr Roh has been in political limbo since March 12 when the opposition-dominated Parliament voted to
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      • 116 4 TOKYO Japan's coast guard stopped a Chinese fishing vessel yesterday after it illegally entered Japanese waters near a disputed island chain, a spokesman said. The Chinese boat was found 20km north-west of Uotsuri Island, one of five uninhabited islands claimed by both Tokyo and
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      • 124 4 JAKARTA The youngest son of former Indonesian president Suharto was returned to his island prison yesterday after a 16-day spell in a Jakarta hospital for eye surgery, the state Antara news agency reported. Tommy was fetched by prison officials and flown back by
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      • 176 4 KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim returned to court yesterday for his last appeal against a sodomy conviction, vowing to fight for political reform even if he loses. The former rising star of the ruling Umno party was sacked and
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    • 596 5  - India polls close with prospect of hung Parliament V.K. RACIHNATHAV Stock markets plunge over fears of political instability as worried BJP appeals for parties to join alliance Bu INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Forecasts of a hung Parliament raised the spectre of political instability and caused jitters in the stock market
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    • 331 5 For $160 per day, tourists get to meet candidates and listen to fiery speeches COCHIN (India) A tour operator in the southern Indian city of Cochin has wooed foreign tourists to experience the famed hurly-burly of the country's elections to keep his coffers full
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 560 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Sensitivity of relationship surfaces again in incident involving the removal of temple poster from S'pore-owned factory in Phnom Penh THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK A scare at a garment factory in Cambodia over a poster of Angkor Wat has underscored the inherent sensitivity of the
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      • 176 6 Timor judge issues arrest warrant for Wiranto DILI A United Nationsbacked tribunal in Timor Leste yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Indonesian presidential candidate Wiranto for crimes against humanity in the territory in 1999. The warrant was issued by a judge at the Special Panel for Serious Crimes, prosecutors from
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      • 316 6 JAKARTA Unique ties between Indonesia and North Korea could help ease tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions, officials and analysts say. The relationship was built 40 years ago by the two nations' founders and is carried on by their children who are now
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    • PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS
      • 83 7 Five schoolrooms burned the day before polling IN THE central province of Cebu, five schoolrooms that were supposed to serve as polling stations for hundreds of voters were razed to the ground under mysterious circumstances late last Sunday. Officials of the Commission on Elections said that election materials to
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      • 551 7  - Rivals show Arroyo as weak on crime and graft LUZ BACUIORO Pre-election poll suggests voters like a strong stand on these issues, which the President has failed to demonstrate Bu PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA President Gloria Arroyo may be the front runner for the presidency, but the respectable showing by rivals
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      • 89 7 Abu Sayyaf gang snatches ballot boxes on Basilan CAMPAIGN workers for rival politicians yesterday went from house to house to bribe voters with as much as 500 pesos (5515.50) on Basilan island, the former stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group. Armed men claiming to be Abu Sayyaf members snatched
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      • 100 7 Some can't find their names on the voters' list FORMER central bank governor Jose Cuisia was among thousands of voters who were unable to vote after they failed to find their names on official voters' lists posted outside polling stations. In the suburb of Quezon City, Mr Ernesto Elgario
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      • 339 7 MANILA Officials began hand counting millions of ballots after elections in the Philippines yesterday a tedious and chaotic process that will probably take weeks to reveal who will be the next president. Exit polls and quick counts by private groups may give an
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      • 60 7 SINGAPORE-BASED Filipino voters (top) casting their votes yesterday at the Philippines Embassy in Nassim Road. About 20,000 voted at day's end. Across the Philippines, voting went on despite flashes of violence. Soldiers were deployed (left) to guard the ballot box in the strife-torn town of Turban
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      • 260 7 First-time absentee voting gets good response MANILA More than half of the eligible overseas Filipino voters cast absentee ballots for the first time in yesterday's polls, the Elections Commission said. Among an estimated seven million overseas workers, 354,000 registered and more than 200,000 have voted since April 11 for president,
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 560 8  -  LESLIE LAU Malaysian viewers spoilt for choice as government grants more broadcast licences, among them video-on-demand and digital By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDS I Malaysia's packed TV market Astro will offer more than 100 new channels by next year. Broadcast licences have been
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      • 332 8 PAS push for non-Muslim membership KUALA LUMPUR Some Parti Islam SeMalaysia officials believe PAS should throw caution to the wind and admit non-Muslims. Otherwise, it will be difficult to expand the party's political influence and rebut claims that it is chauvinistic, they say. At the Federal Territory PAS convention on
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      • 159 8 KUALA LUMPUR Measures proposed by a specia commission formed to beef up tne police force can be implemented immediately even before these have been presented to the government. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said this woulc speed up the implementation of viable proposals from the commission
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    • TheStraitsTimes sports
      • 595 9  -  NIRMAL GHOSH SOCCER Thaksin meets Reds CEO, $124m buy may be sealed by Friday Bu] THAILAND CORRESPONDENT We are going to do everything we can to get to the top again. It will take lots of application and effort but I can promise you
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      • 451 9  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR THAKSIN Shinawatra is an extremely successful businessman, estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth about US$l.4 billion (552.4 billion). He is also just as good a politician, rising to become Prime Minister of Thailand. But
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      • 428 9 BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES If the question was the Los Angeles Lakers' capability, if it was still in them, if tney could stand shoulder to shoulder and do something dynamic over a single afternoon, then Game Three of their National Basketball Association Western Conference semi-fi-nals settled it.
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      • 213 9 LONDON Thierry Henry became the first player to win England's Footballer of the Year award in successive seasons when he swept almost 90 per cent of the votes in the annual poll. The Arsenal striker finished clear of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and team-mate
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      • 435 10 GOLF WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) Pak Se Ri apparently was exactly where she wanted to be at the start of play in the final round of the Michelob Ultra Open, trailing the leaders by four shots. After all, she had been behind entering
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      • 618 10 SOCCER Team with too many pretty players can't match workers of Valencia MADRID Real Madrid president Florentine) Perez is an expert businessman but he still has a lot to learn about football. With an eve on marketing the Real Madrid brand, Perez has
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      • 228 10 BADMINTON I JAKARTA Badminton bad boy Taufik Hidayat was threatened with police action after an undisclosed incident just hours ahead of Indonesia's crunch Thomas Cup match against China, officials said yesterday. Local media reported that the Asian champion punched a driver after a minor collision
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      • 1169 10 BADMINTON Thomas Cup in Jakarta: Japan 3 England 2, Malaysia 5 Thailand 0, South Korea 5 Germany 0. Über Cup: Holland 3 Indonesia 2, Germany 4 South Africa 1, Denmark 4 Japan 1. BASEBALL American League: Toronto 5 Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore 12 Cleveland 11, Detroit
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      • 385 10 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) Even while struggling with errant drives over a punishing course, Tiger Woods nearly found a way to win the PGA Wachovia Championship on Sunday. He fired a final round four-under 68 to finish joint-third, one shot behind play-off winner Joey Sindelar and
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      • SPORTS FILE
        • 68 10 NATIONAL sprinter Poh Seng Song, 22, won the 100 metres at the second All-comers/ Junior Progressive Meet. His time of 10.76 seconds on Sunday easily beat secondplaced Mohamed Shameer Ayub (11.07) and third-placed Izwan Firdaus (11.23). High jumper Michelle Sng broke the 12-year-old national Under-20
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        • 51 10 RAPE charges against three Leicester City footballers will be dropped tomorrow, reported British tabloid The Sun. Lawyers have told Paul Dickov, Frank Sinclair and Keith Gillespie that a Spanish judge will clear them after confirming that their accusers were prostitutes who had set them
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        • 77 10 ONE of the two venues for the Dec 7-16 Tiger Cup is facing a question mark after the Penang state government withdrew its offer to stage the event. The Malaysian island city state, picked by the Asean Football Federation, did not offer any
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        • 40 10 CANADA came back from a two-goal deficit to beat Sweden 5-3 and collect a record-tying 23rd title at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. They share the record with the Soviet Union/Russia. AP Reuters
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        • 69 10 FOOTBALL legend Diego Maradona was discharged on Sunday from the Suizo-Argentina clinic in Buenos Aires where he had spent five days in intensive care. The clinic did not say what the treatment was for and where he had gone but Argentinian media tracked him down
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    • Obituaries
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        217 11 r"Give thanks to the Lord, lij for He is good; His love endures forever." Psalm 118: 29 LEE LUM THAI Age: 85 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 May 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Lam Swe Choy, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee
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        50 11 I The family of the late CHAU TAI HONG (PBM) Departed 5 May 2004 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Words cannot adequately express 1 our sincere gratitude
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        32 11 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of our late colleague TEO SIEW MUI Departed on 8 May 2004 I From: Chairman, Management and Staff of Monetary Authority of Singapore
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        54 11 Ef 3rd Anniversary 6th Anniversary P In Loving Memory Of Our Parents i I JOSEPHINE EDDIE I I TAN GEK CHOO TAN SENG CHIAT I I Departed on 11/5/2001 Departed on 2/1/1998 I JL Sadly missed and forever cherished by: J PJL Children and all loved ones. Jfii BI^ifcHMIIMMIIIIIIIMIIMIIIKWIII lIIIKIII
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        106 11 1 1 Pr "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, <i h 0 LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4: 8 I HARRY ANTHONY PETERS Age: 86 called home to be with the Lord on 10 May 2004, dearly missed and always remembered by: Sons:
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        40 11 S m With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of our late colleague friend TEO SIEW MUI Departed on 8 May 2004 Deeply missed by colleagues friends from the Insurance Supervision Department The Monetary Authority of Singapore m
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        62 11 In Loving Memory Of [I Ist Anniversary 10th Anniversary SIM KIM KIAT AN6 CHOO NEO Departed: 11 May 2003 Departed: 15 Jan 1994 The blessed memories we have Of our dad and mum we'll always cherish, And count them tenderly each day Lest for lack of love we perish Always
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        142 11 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies' John 11:25 RICHARD CHOO j I Age: 67 was called home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on 9 May 2004 leaving behind: I Beloved wife: Baby Choo Chua Sio King
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        48 11 f&K^ Tiu,f*Mutyofik+Ut* "^Sgtf LEE SZE HAI JAMES Departed on 5 May 2004 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, Pastors of Pentecost Methodist Church, Elim Church Riverlife Church for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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        58 11 Ij I In Everloving Memory Of I TAY QUEE NEO Departed: 11 May 1993 Deep in our hearts a memory is kept, To love, to treasure and never forget. j Our hearts are with you, dear Mother, every day, And miss you more than words can say. '<■ Dearly missed
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        33 11 12nd Anniversarul In Loving Memory of 1 CHRISTINA LEE YOKE MUI 22 Dec 1958 -11 May 2002 Hearty cherished always remcnibcrcd bu Husband: Chla Bang Ho* Children: Joshua, Evangollno, Annabvlla, j Timothy Titus
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        35 11 Jgj With Deepest Sympathy (el I Heartfelt Condolences to the I family of the late TEO SIEW MUI Departed on 8 May 2004 From: Singapore Reinsurers' Association (f 85 Amoy Street, 5(*****4) h -4- -h
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        109 11 WITH THANKS FOR YOUR FELLOWSHIP The family of Mrs Caroline Lee would like to express their deepest appreciation to: The President of the Republic of Singapore Mrs Nathan DPM Tony Tan, Ministers and Ministers of State The Bishop and clergy of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore Our pastors, beloved brothers
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        85 11 r Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of in YIP SIEW LIN Departed 11 May 2003 Dearest mother, We miss you so much. The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Deeply missed always remembered by v Sons: Daughters: j Bob Chow Kok Yuen Florence Chow Lai Yin I I
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        43 11 Ist ANNIVERSARY T In Loving Memory Of LOIS BONG Time changes many things, but not the memory this day brings. 3 June 1921 11 May 2003. Very sadly missed by Husband: Eng Ah Koon Son: Eng Fook Hoong relatives and loved ones. _J\
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        44 11 riST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of j Ivy Koh Swee Hwang Departed on 11th May 2003 Today recalls sad memories, Of a dear sister gone to rest Sunshine fades and shadows fall, But sweet remembrance outlasts all. i Always remembered by I Loved Ones
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        40 11 GURCHARAN SINGH BAJWA s/o the late Kertara Singh Bajwa Departed on 4 May 2004 Path da Bhog will be held at the Central Sikh Temple on 13 May 2004 from 4-6pm. Please treat this as I a personal Invitation. i
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        33 11 r9th Anniversary jj In Loving Memory Of I S. MINACHI Departed 11/5/95 Gone from our lives One so dear, But in our hearts forever near Always fondly remembered by La loved ones gjj
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        50 12 I With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to II (Chief Operating Officer of Accord Customer Care Solutions Limited) II I EDWARD YONG KIN WEN I I On 2 May 2004 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) I I I The Management Staff of I I I Accord Customer Care Solutions Limited I
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        78 12 I With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to I I Mr Edmund Yong Kin Kwong I I (Chief Operating Officer of Accord Customer Care Solutions Limited) I I on the demise of his beloved brother I II EDWARD YONG KIN WEN I On 2 May 2004 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time)
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      • 35 13 Chanqe Straits Times Index 1791.78 -51.94 BT OB/OS -825.00 -84.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -309.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -83.00 UOB Sesdaq 103.36 -2.61 STI Futures 1790 -56 SIMSCI 218.62 -5.96 SiMSCI Futures 217.90 -6.60
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      • 109 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 14,162 14,162 32,537 32,537 Manufacturq 194,371 38,086 232,457 193,094 8,469 201.563 Commerce 48,851 5,159 54,010 38,819 1,311 40,130 Tpt/Stor/Com 119,720 588 120,308 244,080 490 244,570 Finance 37,810 79 37,889 201,368 47 201,415 Construction 17,470 7,007 24,477
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      • 5162 13 52-Wk Tal Currency last 'Vol Day Cr'f N«t M Cap Wan Lw Co* CowmiY Tra— Sal* '000 Wa* Law W»H HI Swrfl 13.5 6.5 1000 Acma5c 6.5 -0.5 760 7 6.5 50.8 1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 susp 9.5 37.5 9 1002 Asia Food&Prop 36.5 -0.5
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      • 220 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks N Net or Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-dlvldend cd cum dividend ct conditional trdq crl cum right Issue cbi cum bonus Issue co cum offer xrl tx-right issue xbi ex-bonus Issue xall ex-ail cdxa cum dividend ex-ail cdca cum dividend cum all
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      • 473 14 Good news ahead for American job seekers such as these two adult students who are gearing up for a high school diploma after losing their factory jobs. Analysts expect faster job and income growth in coming quarters. Survey of 50 top forecasters
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      • 69 14 Yesterday's close: (Down 425.26 pointj) Hong Kong's leading share index tumbled to a seven-month closing low, with China plays enduring their biggest one-day drop in four years as investors braced for a possible rate hike to cool a red-hot economy. The Hang Seng Index ended
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      • 142 14 Company Clost Bank Of China HK 12.80 -0.48 Bank Of East Asia 20.45 -1.35 Cathay Pacific 13.10 -0.65 Cheung Kong 56.00 -2.00 Ch Kong Infra 17.30 -0.90 China Mobile 20.10 -0.90 China Res Entp 9.30 -0.40 China Unicom 5.55 -0.35 CITIC Pacific 18.30 -1.15 CLP 40.80
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      • 119 14 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kq) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int JunO4 228.75 JulO4 228.25 AugO4 228.75 Sep 04 227.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int JunO4 131.75 2300 JulO4 131.50 130.50 131.50 200 1600 AugO4 132.50 131.00 131.75
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      • 325 14 SunTrust buys National Commerce for 12b CONSOLIDATION IN U.S. BANKING SECTOR NEW YORK SunTrust Banks said on Sunday that it has agreed to acquire National Commerce Financial Corporation for nearly US$7 billion (Ssl2 billion) in cash and stock, continuing a consolidation trend in the banking industry. The deal is the
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      • 63 14 Yesterdays close: (Down 21.93 points) Malaysian shares closed at their lowest in more than three months, led by blue chips like Telekom Malaysia, on fears that the United States might hike its interest rates earlier than expected. Overall market volume was moderate at 423 million shares
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      • 63 14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Chang* Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Jun -0.79 36.31-36.36 W Texas Interm Jun -0.64 39.23-39.27 Dubai Fateh Jun uncti 33.76-33.81 Tapis Blend May +0.10 39.50-39.60 Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:35 10/5/2004 Crude/Product Month* Change Price (US$) BBL Minas May +0.10 38.70-38.80 tNaphthaCIFJap -3.00
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      • 128 14 Company Clost AMMB Holdings 3.46 -0.22 B Amer Tobacco 47.75 -0.25 Berjaya Sports 4.34 -0.08 Commerce Asset 4.78 -0.18 Digi.com 4.54 -0.02 Gamuda 5.35 -0.15 Genting 15.30 -0.70 Golden Hope 3.76 -0.04 Hong Leong Bank 4.52 -0.28 IOI Corp 8.80 -0.65 KL Kepong 6.60 -0.40 Lafarge MCement 0.89
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      • 590 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO4 98.525 98.545 98.525 98.535 ***** ***** SepO4 97.995 98.030 97.995 98.015 ***** ***** DecO4 97.445 97.495 97.445 97.470 ***** ***** MarO5 96.945 96.995 96.945 96.960 ***** ***** JunO5 96.490 96.530 96.485 96.495 ***** ***** SepO5 96.100 96.135 96.090
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      • 81 14 April 30 close: 244.63 (Down 16.68 points) Chinese shares closed sharply lower, in the first trading session after the week-long May Day holiday, on concerns about interest rate hikes here and in the I US, dealers said. News that the authorities have ordered provincial governments to cap
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      • 157 14 Company Close Anhul Gujing D B 4.30 -0.17 Beijing Or Elec B 6.47 -0.69 Bengang Steel B 3.37 -0.13 Ch Int Marine 13.55 -1.27 China M Shekou B 6.65 -0.45 Ch South Glass B 4.80 -0.35 China Vanke B 5.45 -0.39 Chqing C Auto B 7.62 -0.50 Dalian Refrig B
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      • 130 14 Foreign Currency Note Rites (9am, May 10, 2004) Buying Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1-1880 1.2020 Canadian dollar 1-2240 1.2390 Euro 2.0150 2.0380 NZ dollar 1.0370 1.0600 Sterling pound 3.0300 3.0650 US dollar 1-6990 1.7180 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 205 14 NEW YORK Citigroup, the world's biggest financialservices company, yesterday said that it would pay U552.65 billion (554.55 billion) to settle a class-action suit brought by holders of WorldCom stocks and bonds who claimed it had participated in the massive fraud with the
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      • 52 14 SYDNEY: All-Ordinaries Index 1 Yesterday's close: 3,361.9 (Down 39.3 points) Australian share prices fell 1.18 per cent with stocks hit across the board amid increased speculation that the US will hike its interest rates after strong employment figures, dealers said. Market turnover totalled 863.7 million shares worth A52.42 billion (SSZ.9I
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      • 127 14 Company Close AMP Limited 5.70 -0.06 ANZ Bank Grp 18.08 -0.14 Brambles Ind S.57 unch Broken Hill Prop 11.47 -0.18 Coles Myer 8.38 -0.10 CSL 22.20 -0.10 CSR Ltd 1.83 -0.04 C'wealth Bank 30.80 -0.1S Foster's Grp 4.67 -0.01 General Prop Trt 2.98 0.01 Macquarie Bank 34.80
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      • 125 14 m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^m^m Company CIom Canon Inc 5650 -20 Denso Corp 2190 -110 East Japan Rail *****0 -***** Fanuc Ltd 6380 -190 Fuji Photo Film 3330 0 Fujitsu 728 -48 Hitachi 705 -58 Honda Motor 4430 10 Ito Yokado 4030 -430 Kansai Electric 1930 1 Kao 2515 -150 Kyocera Corp 8660 -500
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      • 67 14 Yesterday's close: 10,884.7 (Down 554.12 points) Japanese stocks plunged, with the Topix index posting its biggest percentage drop since the Sept 11,2001 attacks as the prospect of higher interest rates in the US fanned fears of further Wall Street losses. Trade volume increased, with 1.907
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        • 65 14 MALAYSIA will not raise interest rates even if the United States decides to tighten its monetary policy, central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said yesterday. "The economic conditions are different. We did not face any threat of deflation and right now we have
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        • 78 14 MALAYSIA'S national carmaker Proton is in talks with three foreign firms, including Britain's MG Rover group, for possible tie-ups but will not rush to sign on a strategic partner, a report said. Proton chief executive Mahaleel Ariff was quoted by the New Straits Times
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        • 110 14 AN UNEXPECTED regulatory hurdle is threatening to derail HSBC's acquisition of a stake in an Indian bank less than a month from the transaction deadline. The uncertainty stems from a controversial draft proposal by the Reserve Bank of India to cut from 30 per cent
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      • 737 14 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 52-Wk Tel Last Vel Day Last Quote High Low Code Company Salt +or- 'OOP High Low Buyer Seller 25 15 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 15 -0.5 71 15 15 15 18 53 2 3698 ASTIW*****1 37 -3 31 37 37 37 38 2.5 0.5 3697 AcmaW*****6 0.5
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      • 446 15 Major Asia-Pacific carriers plan to charge extra for cargo and passenger traffic to offset sharply higher jet fuel prices; SI A to stay put HONG KONG Airlines in Asia plan to increase fuel surcharges on cargo and some are considering introducing them on passenger flights
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      • 404 15 Oil prices stabilise after Saudi call to raise supply LONDON World oil prices tumbled from a 13-year peak of US$4O yesterday after leading exporter Saudi Arabia said that Opec should raise supply to stop high prices from hurting world economic growth. The Saudi remarks reassured markets after a sabotage pipeline
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      • 404 15 G10 bankers on alert for rising commodity prices BASEL Soaring commodity prices and rising bond yields are not threatening global recovery now but top central bankers are on alert, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said yesterday. After meeting counterparts from the wealthiest nations and major developing countries, the Group
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      • 398 16  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Local governments asked to stop any increase if prices rise by 1% over last month or 4% from previous year 811 THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING The Chinese government is introducing price controls to keep inflation under check and
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      • 831 16 GROWING GLOBAL ECONOMIC CLOUT The mainland accountedfor 32 per cent of Japan's export growth last year, 36 per cent of South Korea's and 68 per cent of Taiwan's HONG KONG China's economy is twice the size and its imports three times as large
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      • 504 17  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL Top adviser says, at a talk here, that political stalemate will not derail 'golden age' as all parties share goal of economic reform fin ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT INDIA'S growth rate will be much higher over the next two decades compared to
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      • 441 17  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN FIRST PROJECT EXPECTED THIS WEEK By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SMRT Corp is close to securing sizeable consultancy contracts in two Asian cities in what will be the transport group's first major projects since it started looking overseas to raise non-fare revenue a decade
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      • 822 20  -  DENNIS CHAN THE BATTLE FOR UOL Its unwillingness to extend offer deadline could mean a missed opportunity to buy undervalued firm COMMENT ArixiaiAM i Aiunt.i r.iJtiun ALAS, Temasek Holdings' decision to play hardball with United Overseas Bank (UOB) in its bid to
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      • 631 20  -  EDNA KOH FINANCE CORRESPONDENT Hotel assets worth $695 million; and A prized 4 per cent stake in United Overseas Bank (UOB). According to brokerage firm DMG Partners Securities, UOL's revalued net asset value (RNAV) per share is $3.66. Citigroup Smith Barney
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      • 329 20 EU may offer concessions on S'pore issues MINISTER for Trade and Industry George Yeo has welcomed a move by the European Union (EU) to offer concessions on trade issues, known as the Singapore issues, and to reduce demands on developing countries. According to news agency reports, EU trade chief Pascal
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      • 688 21 HUGH CHOW TAKING STOCK Ihj Buoyant US jobs figures may lead to earlier rise in interest rates, which could dampen region's economic recovery KEY stock markets across Asia plunged between 2 per cent and 6 per cent as continuing fears
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      • 207 21 S'pore to review code governing farms SINGAPORE'S corporate governance guardian, the Council of Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG), yesterday said that it will be reviewing its three-year-old corporate governance code to keep it updated with new developments internationally. The council said in a statement that "the review is intended to
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      • 404 21  -  AZHAR KHALID DIVERSIFIED engineering group SembCorp Industries (SCI) yesterday unveiled a 12 per cent rise in its firstquarter net profits to $42.6 million from $38.2 million a year ago. The increased earnings for the three months to March 31 came on the back of a
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      • 365 21  -  LORNATAN Ih, COMPANIES CORRFSPONDKNT Noble, based in Hong Kong and listed in Singapore, said its agriculture division and steel business areas in which the company had some dissatisfaction last year began to improve during the first quarter. To fund future
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      • 282 21  - Another feather in the cap for SingTel RACHEL LIN Bu SINGTEL has come in tops among companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan in a recent ranking on corporate governance. The survey by International Shareholder Services (ISS), a US-based shareholder advisory firm specialising in corporate governance, found that SingTel outperformed
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 72 21 MAINBOARD-LISTED Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) recorded net profits of $8.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, reversing a net loss of $12.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. The turnaround was on the back of a 12.8 per cent
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        • 122 21 PRINTED circuit board maker PCI posted a 485 per cent jump in its net profit for the third quarter ended March 31 to US$4 million (556.9 million) from U*****,000 in the same quarter a year ago. Group turnover for the three-month period rose 49 per
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        • 53 21 SESDAQ-LISTED CSE Global posted a 49 per cent jump in its first-quarter net profit to $4.4 million from a year ago. The group's turnover for the three months ended March 31 rose 44 per cent to $55.8 million. Earnings per share jumped to 1.4 cents
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        • 56 21 MAINBOARD-LISTED Jurong Technologies posted a 111 per cent jump in firstquarter net profit to $9-6 million from the same quarter last year. Turnover for the three months ended March 31 rose 92 per cent to $204.2 million. Earnings per share increased to 2.42 cents
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        • 53 21 PROPERTY group Keppel Land said yesterday that it will be launching its first residential project in Beijing a 1,859-unit condominium called The Seasons. The first phase will see 200 units offered for sale next month. The Seasons is within the designated residential zone for the
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      • 670 22  - Firms feel pinch of oil prices at US$40 a barrel AUDREY TAN Experts say oil does not have enough fire to put out the global economic recovery but local companies see costs mounting By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT IMPACT OF HIGHER FUEL COSTS SINGAPORE AIRLINES The carrier warns it may have to
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      • 692 18  - AIA dares to be different in latest ad campaign LORNA TAN Insurer focuses on often-taboo subjects death and tragedy in the hope that images of distress will make a serious impact on viewers Bu PUSHING THE ENVELOPE UNITED States-based insurer AIA is making waves with a new US$5 million (558.59
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      • SHORT TAKES
        • 80 18 LEO Burnett Singapore said that Mr Steve Straw has joined the agency as executive creative director with effect from last Monday. Mr Straw, who was previously Ogilvy Mather's creative director in Johannesburg, takes over from Ms Linda Locke. Ms Locke will retain her
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        • 91 18 SPONSORSHIP consultancy Redmandarin has appointed Mr Hass Aminian as its Asia-Pacific president. Mr Aminian will oversee the growth of the company's business across the Asia-Pa-cific region, which includes local and panregional work for Nokia and Visa, as well as providing regional expertise to the company's
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        • 76 18 GLOBAL communications specialist Mediaedge announced the appointment of Ms Aditi Anand and Ms Mak Min Huey to the newly created posts of regional director and manager respectively. They will jointly assume regional responsibilities such as in-market management, international media planning and buying for key clients
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      • 231 18 IT'S the burning question on every entrepreneur's lips, and The Straits Times Classified is poised to help answer it. It is holding a seminar and an exhibition on Thursday, with the apt theme of How To Make Money. The events aim
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      • 749 19  -  NICHOLAS FANG Contest intensifies among Platinum credit cards as banks go all out to sell prestige to a bigger market Bui THE battle for a larger slice of the lucrative credit card business continues unabated, this time in the platinum segment, with
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      • 280 19  -  AARON LOW Bti JAPANESE food conglomerate Ajinomoto has unveiled new initiatives in Singapore to counter reports that monosodium glutamate (MSG) found in its flagship seasoning product is injurious to health. Ajinomoto Japan's associate general manager, Mr Yasuhiko Koda, said in an interview yesterday
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      • 481 5 Rf| INDUSTRIAL I E^ EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES BUY/ SALE/ RENT new/ used fork- 1 lift, reach truck, stackers/ pallet truck/ pallet racking. *****101 i MOM APPROVED CRANE contrac- < tor, can do repair/ servicing at your work site. *****060 Sam ■Wi PACKING/ STORAGE/ EQJ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL House/ Office Factory Piano/ Organ/
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      • 787 5 RJI PACKING/ STORAGE/ |m DELIVERY/ REMOVAL rHE MOVING LIMO has the aniwers to your moving needs. Be t house/ office/ overseas/ stor- age, etc. Call 9199-9962 for an ?asy moving anywhere anytime ©CHRISTIAN HOME, i HOUSE/ office Removal, j painting Storage :leaning. Free guote *****239 AFFORDABLE PRICES!! $19 van: 15ft
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      • 1304 5 ■ffl OFFICE PHONES/ Bffl OFFICE PHONES/ iyFAXEVpAGERS |jj »»rV/Pir.»™ Empowered by Innovation |\J W~^ Extra Value with NEC Keyphones Packages 2 Units 8 Units EirQTPnmiii sales enquiries pJlalJtVlllli l 9857-3333 or 9630-7645 B DAIHATSU FOR SALE CONFIRMED $1K DRIVEAWAV! i 2/'92 Charade I.OCX, 5-dr. COE I 2/'l2. A1! *****377/ *****730
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      • 1000 5 Kff| HONDA FOR SALE $0 Downpayment 20 units more. '93 Civic 1.6 ESI Auto Maroon... '93 Civic 1.6 ESI Manual 81ue.... '93 Civic 1.6 ESI 3-dr Auto Red COE till 8/'2OII. Mthly $300++ x j 84 mths. Interest 2% p.a. #01- 302 Plaza Hotel. Call 6396-7878 $0 DOWNPAYMENT! BRAND new
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      • 1375 5 WWBB^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BT6I HYUNDAI FOR SALE WPfi HYUNDAI FOR SALE RT| HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE i I fm^m Results of May 2004 L"J4 Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE ffl ■|Bfl|H Buy It. Sell It. Find It. 1 COE price I Quota Bids Cars (1600CC and below) Taxi $27,507
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      • 431 5 KJTI MAZDA FOR SALE IBi MORE THAN 100% loan. 9/ r Ol 323 1.6 Auto. 1 owner. OMV $15K. Low mileage. F/accessories. Leather seats. S/rims. V-kool. Asking $48.8K yet neg. View: 371 Beach Rd #01-23 Keypoint. 6396-3000 11/'OI 626 2.0 Auto. 1 owner. S/rims. Leather. Sunroof. Depreciation $5K+ p.a. $0
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      • 888 6 ETC MERCEDES 1 OWNER. 2/'O3 Mercedes E2OO. Elegant (W211). OMV $53,950. 20" Lorinzer rims. 2 memory j seats. Folding mirror. Roller I blind. Showrm cond. *****888 4/'9O MERCEDES BENZ 200E auto. COE $***** till 12/7008. View to offer. *****779 (9.30--spm) ANYONE LOOKING FOR End 96 C200? A1 cond. Cruise control.
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      • 690 6 Rfl MITSUBISHI MID '03 STUNNING black Lancer j I.6GLXL Sports edition. Black leather. OZ rims. New bidded no. Accident free. View at your doorstep! Call Johnny now *****651 I RELIABLE BUDGET SEDAN with cheap spare parts. '93 Lancer UGLXi. Only $300+ mthly instal- ment with $0 deposit! Fully svc+ 1
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      • 815 6 BEJJI NISSAN FOR SALE FOR YOUR USED CAR ALL MAKES AND MODELS c^ CASH PAYMENT^ C? BUY SELL C* PLS CALL DERRICK TAY YV/^'Xr t A BETTER DEAL ALL MAKES ALL MODELS BUY/ SELL 6-*****05 LEI FU TRADING CO Unit 25 Kaki BuKit Carmart (Contact Mr Tan) CAPITAL MOTORS P/L
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      • 866 6 Hfli NISSAN FOR SALE $6800 CEFIRO 3/'Ol, maroon OMV $*****. COE $*****. Flexi ble instalment. *****512 '92 SUNNY I.4EX. COE 6/'11.53.5C i p.a. 6 yrs x 3.95%. Mthly $400 Loan 100%. $24.8K. 9626 3156 CALL TO CONFIRM '92 Presea U auto New paint, leather, s/rims tax. Asking $25.5K. 9488-8679 6/'O2
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      • 1313 6 KCfl PERODUA FOR SALE Rfl PERODUA FOR SALE Rfl PERODUA FOR SALE WJJM Most economical 1 -litre car in town E 53 Guaranteed COE engineered for fun. easy on fuel! ■HHLr g|^^| Compact Car of M* >■ the Year 2003 ll 3-Year Warranty PIT or 100,000km ~^>r>sßocoM I ~Tel: 6742
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      • 878 6 Kffl TOYOTA FOR SALE 3/'C3 COROLLA 1.5 auto. Maroon. 8/'O3 Corolla 1.5 auto. Black. 1 owner. Dual airbag. Leather. Borneo warranty. 9687-8471 CHEAP! 5/'O2 COROLLA 1.6. Auto. Elegant package. Infra-coated. Accident free. 80% PARF. $65.8K ono. 9736-2561 Sam NEW HARRIER, RAV A. iST Special price. $0 driveaway. 3 years warranty,
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      • 845 6 Wffi VOLKSWAGEN Kj^ FOR SALE VW Buy Sell Alvin Tan *****388 fl Car One Motor Ent www.carone.com.sg BTH VOLVO FOR SALE 2001 VOLVO S6O 2.3T5. 1 owner. Blue, OMV $45K, 250hp, high parf. Accident free. *****513 01/01 SBO 2.0T. Depreciate $7.9K. p/yr. Good cond. $89.8K. Call *****313/ *****455 BTfl OTHER
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      • 460 6 KangOO I .9Diesel(M)M iwm 0 Doily/Weekly/Monthly $50 f63 *****0 FREE DELIVERY 'Conditions Apply f rom COMMERCIAL VEHICLES FOR RENTAL 30 BUKIT BATOK CRESCENT www.orix.com.sg I /A CAR RENTALS I 1094 Lowr Qmttm RoW I iMOTORMMkY fIHBfMT PTfc LTD I j KKW RENT-A-CAR |*****888l I TIONG BAHRU MRT J PROMOTION! $30
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      • 953 7 KjfE] VEHICLES WANTED Bffi VEHICLES WANTED VEHICLES WANTED Double Check Your Price Before Selling Your Vans, PA/ PB Bus, Doublecab Pickup 10/ 14 ft Lorries Best Price For Hyundai HlOO van Toyota Liteace, Hiace, Dyna, Nissan Cabstar Special Price For 14 Ft High Deck Lorry Isuzu NHR69, NPR66, NPR7I Mitsubishi
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      • 653 7 EfT| LORRIES FOR SALE ERI LORRIES FOR SALE Jfjj LORRIES FOR SALE E!U LORRIES FOR SALE Hino Medium Dutv Trucks, Validus Driuen To Perfections Validus, Hino's world renown Medium Duty Trucks. With class leading super powerful engines meeting the more environmentally stringent Euro 111 emission standards. And a host of
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      • 643 7 Bffl SCRAP VEHICLES SCRAP CAR WANTED. 93 2003. Eligible for PARF. Please call 9753-3040 Mr Tan CHENG YONG CREDIT Cash payment for all models of scrap cars. 1000 6000 c.c. 6778-2233 BEST PRICE All brands' cars wanted for export or local sale. Reliable service. 9100-9998 Bffjl LORRIES FOR SALE YONG
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      • 570 7 ■fc> Proniotion^9lMjjHtM||iHlfi(lljJH§j^^Hl L P to 1 4/5 Jl free '<lIMm(IHimmHIMmIImIK^h^h 2 scrvicino HnffijlfffiVfflfflfilnrlßjn I HIGH TRADE-IN, NEW PAINT, RADIO, I NEW CUSHION, AIR-CON, ETC 11/98 NISSAN CABSTAR hood. Diesel. New paint. P/steering/ windows. Tip top. *****688 '95 CABSTAR DIESEL 1 owner New tax/ paint. Tip top cond. Engine Al. New
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      • 237 7 ■fjl VANS FOR SALE The Only 1 4 Diesel In Town w awta^i cDcp Ist1 st Instalment I rt KK 1 yr Insurance I Free $200 Diesel Voucher ♦IMMEDIATE REGISTRATION Toyota Liteace 2.2 Diesel Auto/Mantnf I ABS Brake System Airbag CD Player J I Built-in ..Air-Con j B^H 111 I
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      • 620 7 ■Wl VANS FOR SALE BWI VANS FOR SALE ETTI VANS FOR SALE BMI VANS FOR SALt mriu Vml tnl Drive your business to new heights with a Partner. Twin rear wipers fII^HH^H^HHBHIR nnSd^f Hity Foldin g P aSSefl er Se3t CUm X work tray to utilise space fe. stan dard
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      • 253 7 7/7001 KIA FRONTIER DIESEL coe $*****. View to offer. *****779 (9.30-spm) 11/7000 MITSUBISHI L3OO panel van. Diesel. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779 (9.30-spm) 9/2000 RENAULT KANGOO 865D diesel. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779 (9.30-spm) 3/7001 MERCEDES VITO 108CDi diesel. COE $6420. View to offer. *****779 (9.30-spm) 4/ 1
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      • 479 7 ■JJI VANS FOR SALE 12/01 RENAULT KANGOO 5-dr. 1 owner. Blue. Aircon. Orig condition. Tel: *****611/ *****520 8/'O2 TOYOTA HIACE 3.0. Diesel. 1 owner. Highest bid secures. Tel: *****771 09/'OO NISSAN URVAN, 1 owner, new paint, tip top. Cheap! $*****. *****525 OFFER $21K ONLY 12/00 L3OO Diesel. 1 owner. Well
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      • 301 7 ■fjl VANS FOR SALE 3 UNITS 4/'Ol Renault Kangoo 1.9 Diesel. 1 owner. Choice of colour. Selling $24.8K. Call *****822 '2001 MODEL TOYOTA Hiace 3.0 5-dr. Diesel. 1 owner. Well kept. Selling $26.8K. Call *****490 NEAR '92 MITSUBISHI L3OO (D). COE 4/'ll. New paint. Tip-top. Asking $13.5K neg. *****549 BfCI
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      • 1946 8 IB] DOl-03 IBJ DOl-08 Wflfl 001-08 Mm CITY S SOUTH-WEST MIA CITY SOUTH-WEST |4Uj CITY S SOUTH-WEST apts -rent HL^i^lil^!!!- HH_!ZL^IL_!!!!!L_ 3 4 Bedroom units (1 ,281 2.110 sqft) HJ^H^IHIIM^H^H *1 2& 3 Bedroom Maisonettes (1 <259 3,229 sq ft) B^^^^B Fully/Partial furnished units available eP|^i|j»p|Wsp S Private outdoor Jacuzzi
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      • 1339 8 009-10 ORCHARD/ Wffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ iff! DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MMA TANGLIN/ HOLLAND tl^J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT HL^!^l^!!l_ J^PTE^^^ HPfPt pictures are shot on location m* nKjfßKftMSK^^j Prestigious address in district 10 I >^ 5-min walk to Orchard Road MRT Station I acn apartment has a private lift
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      • 935 8 1009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT FURAMA TWR. 2 rms. 1070 sqft. Good cond. Greenery view. 2 balconies. 5 mins Orchard MRT/ Taka. Immed. $1800. 9671-7369 6 THE ARDMORE/ ASPEN Hgts/ Holland Peak. 1991 (3+l)/ 1600/ 1841 (4+l) sqft. Renovated. Facilities $6K/ $5K neg! *****220 PN UE SO. STUDIO,
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      • 1125 8 WJIfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ KiXl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTEAPTS-RENT OLINA LODGE 2 big balconies. Newly renovated. 3 rms. Face greenery. $3200. Agt *****818 0.10 ONE TREE Hill/ Grange Rd walk-up apt 3+l rms. $1500 0.n.0. 6336-2453/6338-0579 ROBERTSON 100 BRAND new 3 rm 1033 sqft. Pool. No afternoon i sun. neg. MBFP
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      • 668 8 WJlfi D11& 21 NEWTON/ WuR DIU 21 NEWTON/ hilJ BTTIMAM/CLEMENTI feiXl BT TiMAH/ CLEMENT! RENT RENT .I^\ 'ji Leasing Enquiries: C t S 6469 3313/9 ty) or 9388 2527 I AMARYLLIS VILLE Prime units at Newton Road for Lease by Developer Full condo facilities 936 sq ft 2637 sq ft
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      • 602 8 2/3 bdrms I* 1335 to 1561 sqft Condo facilities I PaulPoh 9066 0792 I Ashley Ho 9687 7154 I Jerome Lee 9385 0188 ASTOR GREEN. 2 rms 1080 sqft. i P/furn. Cosy Bright. Pool view. i F/facilities. Easy access to Buona Vista MRT. Sally 9106-9166 Wynn NEWTON 18. BRAND new.
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      • 735 9 KfW Oil &21 NEWTON/ fci|iJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! Jj PTE APTS- RENT HUNTINGTON 3 RMS/ Southaven II 3+l 2 rms furn. Nice view, F/ facilities. Immed. Call: 9487-5225 SYMPHONY HGT 2+l F/furn $1250 Hume Pk. 3+l. F/ furn. $1300. Facilities. Balcony. FC 9771-7792 ROYALVILLE. SPACIOUS MAIS. F/furn. 1800 sqft. 3 rms.
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      • 1164 9 Kfl Dl5-16 EAST COAST ■^J PTE APTS -RENT THE ATRIA @> Meyer Rd. #22-04 3+l rms. 1475 sq.ft. Full sea view. 1 Tip top cond. Immed. F/facilities. F/furn. $2.5K. *****000 JEFF TELOK KURAU LOR L, Uni Bldg. 1800 sqft. 3+l. Unfurn/ F/ furn. I Near amenities. All are welcome. Rental
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      • 924 9 ■fffjl Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT OCEAN PARK. 3+l/ 2100 sgft. Ouiet, breezy cosy, unfurn/ f/furn. $3500 neg. CKS 9428-1235 COSTA RHU 2+l F/furn. Beautifully renovated/ designer decor. Sea view. SI.9K. *****338 agt THE BAYSHORE #27. 4+l. $2200. Costa Rhu «13. 4+l. $3300. Full facilities. Cosy FC 9627-1388 D.15
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      • 1518 9 PIJJI HOUSES FOR RENT iftjl HOUSES FOR RENT Near Newton Novena MRT stations Mins to Orchard Rd/CBD Swimming pool 24-hrs security Mable parquet flooring SCV cable ready 3 bdrms basement (from 21 74 to 2594 sq ft) 4 bdrms store (from 2013 to 2885 sq ft) Attractive rental from $4,000
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      • 1021 9 Bffjl HOUSES FOR RENT HUA GUAN AVE 2-storey de- tached 10,000/ 4000 sqft. s+l. Elevated ground. 9667-4545 D.lO NAMLY SEMI-D. Cosy, charming 3 bdrms. 2500 sq.ft. Furn. $3.2K. Gates B *****751 D.23 CHESTNUT. COSY 2-storey bunglw. 7500/ 4000 sq.ft. s+l. Pool. $6.8k Gates 9301-4751 CLEMENTVALE 3-STOREY CORNER j terr. With
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      • 1039 9 HH HUDC/HDB im APTS FOR RENT I+l C'wealth MRT 82 incl PUB I+l T Payoh MRT 66 $600 I+l Jurong W. 484/ 926 $650 2+l T Payoh MRT 157 $1K 2+l+l Aljunied MRT 41 $850 2+l Hougang MRT 515/ 666... $800 2+l Punggol MRT 103/ 112 $850 1/2+l Bedok 2/530
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      • 1065 9 UjJ APTS FOR RENT APPROVEO 2 RM Flat (1 bdrm) Blk 70 Circuit Rd. Amenities. Non aircon/ furn. Imed 9856 5223 Rose APPROVEO 5/ 3-RM. Compassvale blk 257C/ Dorset blk 9. Close to MRT. High fir. Immed. *****992 3-RM FLAT FOR rent in Yishun Blk 745. Well furnished. Call 9759-6960
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      • 805 9 a SERVICE Wvl\ SERVICE APARTMENTS MU I B£i« 1 w *> Long Tenn Leases Available Panoramic views of the sea and city skyline Conveniently accessible to downtown financial, shopping districts and Changi International Airport Centrally located at Beach Road, near major expressways Bugis MRT Station Housekeeping and security services Swimming
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      • 428 9 WTfH SHORT-TERM itftt ACCOMMODATION i MT ELIZABETH STUDIO. F/furn. Mt Elizabeth Hospital/ Paragon/ Ori chard MRT. For 1 month only. Im- med. $2.3K. Call 9101-8938 KF AIRCON RMS $30 up. 1 week j $300/ 1/2 month $450/ 1 month $800. Hotel Hamilton 6296 2296 NAGA COURT, 4 1 rms, 2800
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      • 823 10 a 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE Astrid Hill ***** sqft, elevated. Belmont *****,***** sqft Bishopgate ***** sqft, elevated Camden Pk ***** sqft, elevated. Chatsworth *****,***** sqft, s/storey, elevated quiet. Cluny Hill ***** sqft, elevated Cornwall Gdn ***** sqft, perfect elevated land, quiet, greenery Gallop Pk ***** sqft, elevated Gallop
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      • 1043 10 Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Hi!] TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS -SALE i ASTRID MEADOWS 3+l. 2045 sqft. F'hold. Near Top schs. Good locaI tion. Nature living ambience. I SI.4M up considered. 90-218-218 D.lO TULIP GDN (lower mais). 2680 sqft. 4 bdrms. Spacious j layout with gdn. F'hold. F/facili- i ties. $I.2xM
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      • 871 10 tDil 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE D.21 WAJEK WALK, inter terr. 2379/ 2476 sqft, 4-rm. Sizable j qdn. To view: CBRE *****140. SIAN TUAN DETACHED 1/Storey 1 4700 sq.ft. Quiet. Renovated. s+l. Flat reqular land. 9853-2298 D.ll BRAND NEW 2 '-storey semi-d. 3600/ 3500 sqft. F'hold. 4+l. Pool, qood sch.
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      • 2586 10 DDII &21 NEWTON/ PRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ VTfl Dll &21 NEWTON/ Wfti Dif &21 NEWTON/ RRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ WJI Dll S2l NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI EfiJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |HJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI EHI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |£J BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |£j BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE BM PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE J^JT£APTSjSALE_ |H_!!__!lL___L_ PTE APTS SALE L_t_fi_[
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      • 578 10 ■BH HDB APTS FOR SALE ■yH (ANGMOKIO) 3 'NG' BLK 463/ 320. Upgraded. High fir. Renovated. Central/ MRT. Must sell! 9270-9969 McR 31/2-RM CORNER BLK 631. $188K!!! 3'NG' Blk 328/ 524. Upgraded. 4'NG' Blk 472/ 522. 9389-5661 31/2-RM. $212K. BLK 584. MRT 3'NG' $165K Blk 232/ 247. F/renovated. Can contra.
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      • 1119 10 HHDBAPTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) I W'lJ'3•] J *i 4*WH m l*]}\ J 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 110 Bedok Res. I Renovated. Below value. Near amenities. Price to sell. Urgent! Hurry pis call Eddie 9112-1191 HSR BEDOK CENTRAL 3 NG 1 blk 202. $10K cash neg. Near MRT. Owner migrating. Must
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      • 3625 11 WH win APTS FOR SALE Pfffl HDB APTS FOR SALE IRI HDB APTS FOR SALE Iffl HDB APTS FOR SALE IRI HDB APTS FOR SALE JWI HDBAPTS FOR SALE E3 (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) E^J (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |gj wwVruuru^ |j^ .^Jiruuru^ |yj |j^J HDB ESTATES i Buy It. Sell It. Find It. .> w
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      • 771 11 aHDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) EXEC MAIS BLK 427 Hougang. Move-in cond/ f/aircon. Near Hougang Mall/ CHIJ. 2 mins walk to MRT. Donald 9380-9758 HSR NEW LIST! 3 'NG' 328 Hougang High fir. Lift level! Nice view! Mrt 5 T 574 #10. 7 yrs. Lift. Beautiful decor. $299K neg!
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      • 1205 11 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE KJImI (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ I YIOCHUKANG) I 5 'I' CORNER Blk 420. Unblocked. Mall/ MRT. Recess. $15K below HDB value. 1% for agt. *****499 r 5T S'GOON CENTRAL 425 big re- cess. Face NS. F/renovated. High fir. Blk 205. Opp MRT. *****695 5 'I' CORNER Blk 505
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      • 1110 11 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J (JURONG) >2000 TO AGT! Exec Apt 831 Juong West, Corner. High fir. '00% renovated. Must sell! leg. Call Susan *****123 mm i^pKl .888 TO AGT! Corner 4 'NG' 302 High fir. Newly renovated. MRT >6 sqm. Pool view. Below HDB alue! $199K up! 9366-2700
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      • 906 11 ■ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE (MARINE PARADE) i ERA NO.l WORLD Top Producer I Below $210K 3T+l Marine Crec. Blk. 30 #03 renovated malay hse. Abdullah *****444 I 3 T CORNER Utility rm. Blk 31 #12. Sea view. Breezy. Parkway Parade. Upgrading fee paid. HDB valuation. Lilian 9027-2811 C2l NEW
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      • 893 11 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE EUJ (TAMPINES/SIMEI) CHEAPEST! 4 'S' $205K. $205K. $205K. Blk 461 #03. F/renovated Bright. Good location. Next to corner. Must sell. *****712 PW EXEC MAIS BLK 860 Tampines. #04. Lift level. Open view. Un--1 blocked. Move-in cond. Serious seller. Sell: $388K *****947 PN EXEC MAIS TAMPINES
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      • 1161 12 Bf| HDB APTS FOR SALE Eiij (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) S3BB CASH VOUCHER to buyers!! D 5 T 60 T. Payoh MRT. 5+ yrs. I #11/ #17. City view. Face N.S. 2) 4 'A' T Payoh 81 Central. N.S. 3)3TTPayoh2s,#oB/#O9MRT 9 neg. Urgent sale! PN *****888 888 Good ERA Buy
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      • 1220 12 RBI HDB APTS FOR SALE I^l (WOODLANDS) WOODLANDS SPECIALISTS Jumbo 107/126/179 Corner, MRT Jumbo 124 High f1r.184 sqm, Malay Jumbo 331/807/808 MRT.I92 sqm Jumbo 128/404/328 High fir, mkt Exec Mais 636/7888 High fir, MRT Exec Apt 681C/ 788 High floor 5 'I' 415/623/672 Mid fir, MRT 5 'I' 709/706/6828 High
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      • 1106 12 fjjl HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 5 'I' CORNER Blk. 6248. High fir. F/renovated. Big balcony/ hall. Condo layout. 9487-1191 CMA 5T609#11,3+1/5T6828,684D 5 T 657 #12, 3+1, 123 sqm. corner 5 '1' 672, 673 MRT *****009 mix I 'I' 5255K only! Corner 539 I Woodlands. Mid fir. Lift level. F/
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      • 921 12 ijffl HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'S' YISHUN 721. Early move in. Renovated 3 yrs ago. 3 split aircon. $188K neg. 9832-8318 UT 5 T CORNER Blk 298. Just 5 yrs. Cosy decor. Unblocked. Lift landing. Must view! 9101-5000 PN S 'I' CORNER Blk 298. High/ lift fir. Unblocked. Breezy.
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      • 704 12 ■Sfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE RTI FACTORY SPACE ijjjj FOR RENT |^U FOR RENT i^ FOR LEASE FOR SALE TECHPLACE I 11, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 0 5 A-Z BUILDING, Paya Lebar Rd ePARK@UBI, Übi Ave 3/Übi Road 3 Unit size- from 1 049sf onwards ePARK@ADMIRALTY, Admiralty West
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      • 386 12 Let Your Business Soar. WQpDLANDS Woodlands Ave 9 Designed for your convenience, Woodlands Spectrum II is located in close proximity to major expressways, public transport and amenities. So once you're ready to launch your business, Woodlands Spectrum II will take it to new heights. Stack-up units Direct vehicular access Private
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      • 1414 12 ■TCI FACTORY SPACE R!J FACTORY SPACE JET] FACTORY SPACE IQ£ Debenham I Tie Leung Itm i,. ,nt funnily lUinr fT W^^^f *****1^ e a 1 Sale on "as is where is basis" Atf| No. 19 Leng Kee Road L m 5-storey car showroom cum factory X*lß building with basement carpark
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      • 445 13 B OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT |^FORRENT \ryjkk M_HHJ_J__M_M-BlJw-W-B-Ib JLN fiU/c/r S ft Raffles r MBR AH Place U MRT o n..» mm Financial £jgL if Outram District > SSty A fZX Tanjong B Ay (Ay* Pa 9 ar MtFaber > M^ T 0^ /t
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      • 209 13 Raffles Place location •Area 1,539 sf- 16,000 sf Fitted unit of 4,349 sf Area 2,799 sf to 3,100 sf Car park facilities t l^i^ Natasha 6433 7786 SPRINGLEAF TOWER) Up to 9,3765q ft available Direct access to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Call 6826 5760 SELEGIE COMPLEX 450-999 sq ft Near
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      • 713 13 Hfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE ET|] FOR RENT FOR RENT THE CHOICE OFFICE LOCATION Novena Squarg 1700/2833/3113/3165/3757/5693/ 6152/9395 sq. ft. Directly above Novena MRT Station Raised flooring for easy laying of cables Linked to amenities in the shopping mall food court, F&B outlets, bank, supermarket, retail shops. United Square
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      • 492 13 Rfl OFFICE SPACE SERANGOON PLAZA Junction of Kitchener Rd/ Serangoon Rd Area 355.21 to 452.09 sqft Carpeted Ample car parking lots Opp. Farrer Park MRT Call Owner at TEL: 6223 7712 ORCHARD TOWERS Low rent 958 sq.ft. High fir Outside CBD Near Orchard MRT Call: 6734 0028 Far East Square
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      • 682 13 BRI OFFICE SPACE WjHd FOR RENT I 6 MINS. WALK TO KALLANG MRT 167 GEYLANG ROAD Lift, security, newly renovated. i 4-STOREY CONSERVATION OFFICE Aircon, lightings. 362-1793 sqft. Call: 6236-0246 CLUB STREET CONSERVATION Top Floor with Attic Office Aircon Good Design Excellent Finishing 1330 sq.ft. Tel: *****796/ *****131 KEWALRAM HOUSE
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      • 945 13 Rfl OFFICE SPACE KWFORRENT D.13 FULLY FURNISHED office, workstation 2925/ 3020/ 1390 sqft www.crystaltime.com.sg (office rent) Tel: 6745-3888 owner. STAMFORD COURT FITTED out office/ shop space. Approx. 1,900 2,200 sq.ft. Minutes to City Hall MRT Station. Tel: 6325 7711 INT'L PLAZA. 473/ 700/ 936/ 1800/ 2357/ 4200/ ***** sqft i
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      • 1020 13 Hfl OFFICE SPACE |^FORRENT 162 TO 12,500 sg.ft. Int'l Plaza. Tanjong Pagar MRT. Fitted/ bare. Good rental. HFP: 622-***** 35 ROBINSON RD office space, 1012 to 2913 sg.ft. Call 6327-2112 June KAKI BUKIT 2000 sg.ft. 3rd Storey. Suit office show rm. Free parking. Call HP: 9457 9777 TG PAGAR CONSERVATION
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      • 469 13 Ijßl SHOP SPACE W&M FOR RENT APOLLO CENTRE) 355 to 1,849 sqft Ideal for education centre, travel related trades Next to Clarke Quay MRT Station (North East Line) Next to Subordinates/ Family Courts MOM MOVOTEL APOLLO 3.100 sq ft ideal for spa/ fitness centre 1 1,882 sqft suitable for spa/
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      • 565 14 Rfi SHOP SPACE ¥*7i SHOP SPACE RH SHOP SPACE U| FOR RENT I^U FOR RENT |^U FOR RENT J OIM SINGAPORE'S successful Y>ocr>e- C^^—^ QROWN BRAN(> WO^H N ACD6S AT TekkA CDALL. Tekka Mall, the retail jewel of Little India offers over 1 60,000 sq. ft. of retail space with
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      • 473 14 I YISHUN 10 Cinema Complex P* Prime Retail Outlet f Beside Yishun MRT Call owner at *****-784/ 785/ 776 Email: marketing_enquiries® bonvests.com.sq Balestier Road 226 to 258 sq ft I From $2.20 psf Daniel Wong 9639 3879 Priscilla Low 9101 6778 Vivien Ong 9009 1066 JiSfSHiill I Ground floor shops
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      • 917 14 ■Tfj SHOP SPACE |15JI SHOP SPACE K^FORRENT mM FORRENT Prime shop space 280 to 1080 sqft Choice units available Suitable for cafe, eating houses, retail trade etc Daniel Wong 9639 3879 Priscilla Low 9101 6778 Vivien Ong 9009 1066 NearMRT TRAS/ KEONG SIAK F&B with kitchen. Club/ Ann Siang cafe/
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      • 884 14 T PAYOH CENTRAL 190/ 183/ 18^ 185/ 177 near HDB Hub, NTU( MRT, good crowd 9238-0169 y-i SHOP BLK 101, Chong Pani Heavy traffic. Shop hse, Balestif 1 Rd. Suits lightings. 9456-0854. THOMSON PLAZA 646 sq.ft. Goo frontage, good crowd, water sup ply, suit all trades. LR 9003 979 i
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      • 28 16 3D Penang $36C 5 Sheraton Penang 3D Hong Kong $538 4* Hyatt Regency 5D Maldives $1188 5 Paradise Island Resort 5D Mauritius $1488 5 Le Meridien Resort l>ri:flVl:^Aftir^fe
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      • 168 16 I 4D Taiwan I "1 out of 8 choices" Airfare 3 nights' hotel with breakfast transfer 1. Taipei City Tour 2. Wulai Aboriginal Village Tour /^YifltfU's 3. Taipei Night Tour .Ji*rJ>i.W\ 4. Northern Coast Tour 'rrCfwal^W/ 7. Yangmingshan National Park Hot Spring Tour 8. Chiufen Village Northern Coast Tour 4D
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      • 83 16 3 Days 2 Nights Suite Room FREE DELIVERY OF TKKETS WwetiumSpeciai^\ 3D Ho Chi Minh $233^ (Thiml fifU) 1 17-2sAU>if '04) Includes: Return airfare, 2 nights accommodation at 4* Amara Hotel, daily breakfast return airport transfers Comfflrora ifply Honeyworld s KTifiiiFnaFTii.i'ryffrtiiiiinri'niiM Batam JrUt Koh Saroui> $518 Bintan fr $78 Pattaya
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      • 513 16 3D2N Hongkong F& E (Land only) x^Pllffiffl Hotel, Transfer Half Day City Tour only r I|P IWU 3D2N Hongkong CX promotion fr $389 The Wesley Empire HKG (Free Octopus Card Redemption) 4D3N Hongkong Free Easy fr $51 9 Prudential, Eaton Hotel Y.M.C.A (The Salisbury) 4D3N Hongkong Fun«tasia Package Tourfr $699
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      • 535 17 Koi tours (mi t urs uu tours 3fo ft git h<m figft Chachoengsao Poipet Siem Reap wWnMwmU Angkor Wat Aranyaprathet Bangkok Pep Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat plus May 29,31 June 2,5,7.9.11,14,16,18,19,21 (;LVn\(i HOLIDAY Sh^l fi^>7lC77 l PfT?T!T?!CTI 4/5D BANGKOK I K'Bl jl J!T?^ 3D 1N FREE KRABI EBHfflM! l' l
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      • 361 17 IWI WHERE TO STAY 5 STAR HOTELS. KL: Istana $89, JW Marriot $129, Hyatt Saujana $109, Ritz Carlton $185, Shangri!la $159. 1W to KL $40 by d/deck I coach. Luxury *****808 TA496 [?!fl COMMERCIAL GRE-TOEFL *****551 RH COMPUTER IT POWER BASIC @$41 for 21 hrs, Web Design, PC Assembly Networking,
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      • 1873 17 KfiTl COMMERCIAL KTT»I COMMERCIAL K7TI COMMERCIAL BTTI COMMERCIAL BTtjl COMMERCIAL COURSES COURSES COURSES COURSES I UNIVERSITY OF LONDON mSß^p^ I Direct Honours -Degrees- Diplomas sV g^JS^ rf Economi" I cam 6337 0000 3 "?tS5c *sd«"°" r s I A surer way rov^ds <>9r s SSS I£ a top-quality degree QjJ]
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      • 820 17 ■CTI OTHER CAREER ■EM DEVELOPMENT/ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES REAL ESTATE BUSINESS made i easy for you. Training/ guidI ance/ client provided. *****629 UK TEACHING DIP.: speech dra ma, phonics. 50% subsidy. Earn $20/ hr. Born Genius: *****432 a FINE ART COURSES AT YOUR OWN pace. Oil/ watercolour/ acrylic/ pencil/ pastel etc.
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      • 3070 18 I |N THK H|(iH OURT 0F THE W A R.F-PUBI4C QF SINGAPORE I ■■■■^t^U^'S'^'P^'^'^l I INBANKRUITCYNO.IIB3O! I I ?sESrflD«S^JWfflaflft HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED Dear Business Partners and Shareholders Jilt UNITED overseas land limited Z£S& I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ,nr|( NO. 51 *****80 M -k, Trading as MU,
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      • 4078 19 I I a B professional/ iffl pR r F fs? NAL/ RJ9 engineers RJfl engineers RH TUTORS RH art/creative fM SALES EXECUTIVE EXECUI IVt UU KtUKUI I WAUL Ettcitiw^wtroiitsj 1 w j BS^r* W$M_W 603 Job Application 634 Call Centres/Telemarketing 657 Aviation/Aerospace To start work immediately for various assignments at
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      • 505 20 J ADVISORS W Self-driven and result-orientated with V M at least 2 years' proven sales record W in retail line V I Cheerful and pleasant disposition I Fluency in English whilst knowledge of 1 j I Mandarin will be an added advantage 1 f Excellent customer service skills and I
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      • 896 20 company specialising in tours and activities C Requirements: ■k GCE 'O' level and above Wk' Pleasant personality with good interpersonal skills HP Committed, mature and independent with good initiative Mr Able to commence work immediately IB •No experience required, training will be provided lk Singaporeans and PRs only ftA Interested
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      • 727 20 Leading Home Management j [company has vacancies for: O Min. 'A'/ Dip Bilingual in Eng. Mandarin O PC literate, Team player Residing in the East area Call Wai Teck: 9764 1697 chiawt^ homemaker.com. sg •Mm N level, 6 days week k Salary from $1500 $2200 I j Bilingual in Eng
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      • 1125 20 •ffl CUSTOMER IjHl CUSTOMER 1 1 i— —iii r im'-i '---tir W Established company in Singapore, with offices in W Wr Asia Pacific region, needs highly service-oriented H^ individuals. m SALES COORDINATOR J* Basic salary commission Secondary education W Full training provided I CUSTOMER SERVICES I TRAINEES Basic salary allowance
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      • 744 20 Iffll HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Tfßi HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ ifH HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ |flg LOUNGE im JJj|_LOUNGE !HgJ^^^H We are looking for outstanding individuals to Bj^Sflj join our Japanese restaurant Pffifl r*\ WAITRESS (Full-Time) niWjTl COOKS 2 y rs experience above in relevant field nil KITCHEN HELPER S9 ™5! n ES eOOK (Full Time) I M /^?'jj
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      • 539 20 PASTRY CHEF (Brunei) Preferred working experenced 3 5 years Attractive bonus allowance Meals Accommodation provided Interested please call 6221-4333 Restaurant in Esplanade urgently reguires: 1) CAPTAIN 2) SERVERS Please walk-in at: The Esplanade, 60 Raffles Avenue 801-14/ 16 Esplanade Mall, from 3-6pm or call Paul at 6532-1922 A Lifestyle Restn
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      • 574 21 PfH HAIR/ BEAUTY Rffl HAIR/ BEAUTY Renowned skincare concept shop at I Wheelock Place requires: HU|HH Marketing Executive ■■< Beauty Consultants MF^ *S%. beauty Therapists I Customer Service Executives I MTM Skincare Pte Ltd. Interested, please call 6737 1078 Marine Parade area urgently requires EXPERIENCED BEAUTICIAN THERAPIST Monthly income from
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      • 556 21 iiH ADMINISTRATIVE/ An established plastic manufacturing firm in Yishun requires: LOGISTICS CO-ORDINATOR Min GCE '0' level Computer literate Bilingual in English Mandarin Min. 2 yrs experience in relevant field I Familiar with Singapore Road I s'i! day work week Female environment Only Singaporean and SPR may apply Attractive remuneration package
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      • 796 21 ■ffl FITNESS/ SPA Wn FITNESS/ SPA Preferably with CIDESCO/CIBTEC or ITEC Those who have no cert but have experience in beauty facial treatments r and have min. 1 year experience in Swedish massage also welcomed Pleasant personality and well groomed Excellent customer service skills CIDESCO holders or equivalent preferred Min
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      • 508 21 fffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ Wj&l CLERICAL Interior Contract Firm seeks: ADMIN ASSISTANT/ PURCHASER Iyr working experience i GCE '0' level or equivalent Computer literate Interested applicants, pis fax resume to: 6457-1882 or email: naaim@singnet.com.sg ACCOUNTS OFFICER (AR) required by an international organization Dip in Accountancy/ ACCA Level 2 or higher Min 2
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      • 443 21 ■JTI ADMINISTRATIVE/ Transportation Company require HR ASSISTANT Min GCE '0' level or SPM I Good command of English Mandarin Alternate Sat Off Transport pick-up point Jurong East MRT station Malaysian are welcome Interested pis Fax resume to: 6777-4544 or Email: hrd9tiongwoon.com A/CS CUM ADMIN ASST at Trademart Bilingual in Mandarin
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      • 452 21 H ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL s Travel Agency requires 1) RECEPTIONISTS 2) JUNIOR CLERKS 3) TICKETING STAFF i Able to speak good English I and simple Chinese Walk in interview 9-Ipm/ 2-spm at Blk 531A Upp Cross Street, Hong Lim Complex 803-100 (behind Chinatown Point bldg) j Tel: 6535-7795 ADMIN ASST. PC
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      • 396 21 IPffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ I^^CLERICAL A/CS ASST. TEMP to Perm. Partial A/Cs. LCCI/ fresh Dip A/Cs. Airport. Start work immed. (Lie No C*****2H) Call Jean 6260-8126 Email jean@kellyservices.com. sg A/CS CUM ADMIN Exec. Full set, experienced preferred, PC literate, Bugis, 5 1 j days, immed. Call 9028-0789/ 6337-9163 GENERAL CLERK REOUIRED!!! Speak
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      • 2998 22 Kffl TECHNICAL WJI TECHNICAL JWe are an established organisation in Ang Mo Kio. We have immediate vacancy for the following position: Dip/ UC/ NTC 2 in Electrical /Mechanical or equivalent Minimum 3 years' experience in building services maintenance PC literate Shift weekend work required Please send a comprehensive resume stating
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      • 584 23 i9SI WAREHOUSING/ I^UINVENTORY 10 MATERIAL CONTROLLERS S'poreans only NTC 2/ 'W level Class 3 lie, forklift lie an advantage Chinese/ Tamil speaking Tel: 6562-1700 Fax 6560-1600 intl@recruitexpress.com.so, Recruit Express (Lie C*****28) URGENTLY REQUIRE OPERATION Asst. Knowledge of Portnet permit declaration a must./ Hyster Driver. Min 2 yrs experience. Interested pis
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      • 1508 23 Bine MfJr^rww'Tf^B M*lf§» M r*i 1 I *> f^^^B Singapore's leading commercial security organisation, using advanced technology and minds, challenges you to join us as: CISCO Auxiliary Police Officers Requirements: 3 6CE 'N' level credits NITEC NTC and above Completed National Service (Able to pass IPPT) Salary, Allowances Bonus: Total
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      • 725 23 ITfl DRIVERS/ CHAUFFEURS I DRIVER CUM KENNEL Keeper with Class 3 driving licence, required I by The Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals at 31 I Mount Vernon Road. Must be prepared to work shifts and weekends. Experience with anij mals preferred. Please call i 6287 5355 Ext.
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      • 562 23 ifjl PART-TIME/ KVtM TEMPORARY SALES OFFICERS (PART-TIME) Good Communication Skill i English Work on weekends/ weekday Telemarketing Roadshows Commission driven No age discrimination $5.00 to $10.00 per hour Housewives student welcome Please call *****613 for an interview JOIN US AS Part-time Associati Education Consultant. Gooi commission. Min '0' levels. Pro
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      • 1044 23 U9 other KJS other H!fl| ther n SATS, provides airport ground handling services to over 45 s scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applications for the following position: CONTRACT AVIATION SCREENING AGENT REQUIBEMENIS: You should possess one of the following: 1 GCE '0' level in English/Maths; or
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      • 354 23 EARN $40-5100 DAILY. No min re- quirement. All races ages. Fun i environment. Walk in 2-6p.n 803-38/40 North Bridge Ctr. ESSO PETROL STATION at Clementi Ave 2 requires Cashier ($1100) Pump Attendants ($950). Tel 6773 2631 ORD GUYS WITH 1.73m above for advertising prints, fashion, TVC. No fees required. SM
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      • 544 24 blblbbH ITW^^^|l^bl^b^bl>H EnerSa ve China EnerSave, a dynamic and fast growing company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, ft* ft* ft% bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb with diversified interests in wasteJo-energy power plant, engineering construction and home |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^BH furnishing interior design, is seeking highly setf-moMed professionals for the fokmg positions: W^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K^Km We have an
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