The Straits Times, 18 May 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 \T«€£w^» May 1 (S, 2004 •80 Pages m five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •V A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Growth forecast raised to 5.5-7.5%
    597 1  -  AUDREY TAN Bu ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT kjfNJADFJKA SINGAPORE'S economic outlook just keeps getting better as the Government yesterday raised its growth forecast for this year by a full two percentage points to between 5.5 and 7-5 per cent. This was after the economy grew at a
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    Lock icon NWC calls for moderate wage increases
    659 1  -  EUGENE LOW By KEY RECOMMENDATIONS: Companies should press on with wage reform Wage increases should lag behind productivity gains Profitable companies should pay moderate wage increases Companies yet to recover could give out one-off payments Firms doing very well should pay a bonus on
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    66 1 A WOMAN was set upon by her husband and hacked to death early yesterday at the Tuas factory where she worked. The man, out on bail for stabbing her last month, attacked Madam Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, 39, before horrified workers even as she lay on the ground. He
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      236 1 SUZHOU EXPAN SION: The industrial park's management is seeking more land to double m size page 3 t '^^B^^S| '^^^^^K^Bmj S I HViI k^f sK Al 9 fl l 4 l II^W vAv a^l iti 111 1 i 1 1 1 li |3a LO^^^uJ! tin r '^ISllJiSl^mHfl MIKE M DIZON
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      157 2 S'PORE SET TO EXPORT MORE CARS THE Government is setting up more export-processing zones to store deregistered cars meant for export, to add to the four existing ones in Jurong, Tuas and Kranji. Last year, more than 60,000 used vehicles were exported, and the number is set to rise
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      106 2 ASIA HAS ROLE TO PLAY IN IRAQ UNITED States policy m Asia needs to be fine-tuned if there is to be long-term success m Iraq, writes Singapore Institute of International Affairs chairman Simon Tay. A number of Asian states have experience m helping the United Nations police and administer
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      61 2 FREE SCHOOLING NOT A GOOD IDEA MAKING education free so as to boost birth rates is not the way to go, writes Straits Times reader Lee Siew Peng, m response to a suggestion by an economist. Free education as an entitlement, without any corresponding obligation, would lead to falling
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      85 2 SUN CAN RISE AGAIN TO MOST of us, taking a break means staying away from work. But to singer Stefanie Sun, it means jetting around the region giving concerts, shooting commercials and endorsing products. And this has led to talk that she "faked her retirement" so as to make
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      114 2 Woman recounts hostage drama HELD hostage at knifepoint in her home on Aug 7 last year, a journalist engaged her captor in conversation to distract him, then escaped by diving through a bathroom window. Ms Nina Elizabeth Varghese, 22, yesterday recounted her harrowing experience to the High Court, where
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      81 2 Keep upgrading simple, say residents HOUSING Board residents prefer upgraded lifts, letter boxes and toilets to fancy block facades, according to a poll of about 60,000 households. And linkways, drop-off porches and shelters installed during upgrading were widely used, in contrast to barbecue pits and amphitheatres, which were under-used.
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      100 2 China's stern warning to Chen CHINA yesterday warned Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian against making any further push towards independence, saying it would crush any such move "firmly and thoroughly at any cost". But if he worked towards closer cross-strait ties, the reward would be a resumption of cross-strait dialogue,
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      87 2 TEMASEK MOVE SHAKES UP SCENE TEMASEK Holdings' plan to move in on local companies will keep businessmen on their toes, said corporate watchers yesterday. It means that "a party who may take advantage of minority shareholders or try and buy the assets cheaply may think twice". But they said
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      95 2 ANGER OVER ISRAEL SECURITY MOVE AN ISRAELI plan to build a trench in the town of Rafah has forced Palestinians to flee from their homes in the refugee camp there. Rafah abuts a narrow Israeli buffer zone between Gaza and the Egyptian border, and Israel says militants have been
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      134 2 HK LAWMAKER THREATENED A HONG Kong pro-democracy lawmaker revealed yesterday that he had received a letter threatening him with physical violence, which follows similar revelations by voters and two radio talk-show hosts. Mr Frederick Fung believed the warning came about because he had made a recent trip to Shenzhen
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      72 2 CAN'T BUT AN UNBEATEN SEASON IF GIVEN a choice between winning the Champions League and finishing the Premiership season unbeaten, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would rather opt for the latter. 'You have every year a team who wins the Champions League but you have not every year a team
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      357 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 7-11 Editorial 12 Commentary 12,13 Forum 14 HOME Home Hl-H7 Tech Science H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI.A3 China A2 India elections A4 S-E Asia A5 Malaysia A6 Sports A7,AB Money... AlO-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics L 4 Living Large L 5 Cover story L
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      Lock icon Rest of year may not hit 7.5%
      303 3 THE economic growth momentum is likely to continue for the rest of the year, but rates may not go as high as the robust 7-5 per cent showing m the first three months of this year. Giving his assessment of the first-quarter economic
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      Lock icon Suzhou industrial park plans to expand
      902 3  -  LAUREL TEO Bu IN SUZHOU The management of the park, which has run out of industrial land, is seeking another 70 sq km, doubling its size CHINA IMPRESSIONS Hungry for talent "I asked the Shanghai mayor, 'Do you restrict talent by numbers or by
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    593 4  - Indian stocks crash in biggest one-day fall V.K. RAGHUNATHAN By INDIA CORRESPONDENT ALL IS LOST 'This is the worst day in our lives we've lost everything, we're dead. We want the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) hack. Broker Sandeep Sirsalewalla NO REASON FOR PANIC There is no need for panic. We
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    Lock icon Man slashes wife to death with chopper
    518 4  - Man slashes wife to death with chopper BENNAPAKAJAN AMBUSHED AT DAWN Bu A TAXI driver hacked his wife to death before dozens of horrified workers at a Tuas factory yesterday morning, more than a month after he had knifed her at their home. Krishnasamy Naidu was out on bail of
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    519 6  - China tells Chen to spurn road to independence GOH SUI NOI Bu CHINA CORRESPONDENT Beijing's threat just days before Chen's inauguration seen as a move to pre-empt any Taipei tilt towards independence BEIJING China yesterday warned Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, just three days before his inauguration, not to make any
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    Lock icon Iraqi council head dies in car bomb attack
    426 6 BAGHDAD The head of the American-appointed Iraqi Governing Council was killed m a suicide car bomb blast yesterday amid continuing violence that has rocked US attempts for a smooth handover of power to Iraqis next month. Mr Ezzedine Salim was killed at
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    Lock icon US to move 4,000 troops from S. Korea to Iraq
    276 6  -  LEE TEE JONG Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SEOUL The United States plans to move some of its, troops away from South Korea's tense border with the communist North for combat duty m Iraq. Officials here said yesterday that US
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      707 7 WASHINGTON United States Secretary of State Colin Powell has hit out at the failure of Arab leaders to condemn the beheading of an American abducted m Iraq, saying that the Iraqi prison abuse scandal was no excuse for silence.
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      71 8 WASHINGTON The Central Intelligence Agency and other US government bodies were at times deliberately misled about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction m the run-up to the US-led war, Secretary of State Colin Powell has acknowledged. His comments on Sunday, on NBC's Meet the Press programme, were the
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      43 8 MOSCOW Troops from Arab nations will probably be included m a multinational force to ensure security m Iraq after sovereignty is handed back to the local authorities on June 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said VMtOTday. AFP
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      73 8 TOKYO The government is asking two Japanese men who were held by Iraqi insurgents for four days last month for more than US$2OO (about Ss3so) each to cover their travel expenses home. The Foreign Ministry said yesterday it charged freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, 30, and activist Nobutaka
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      41 8 BAGHDAD The US military announced on Sunday that more than 300 prisoners, including more than 40 from Baghdad, had been released from jails across Iraq. Some of the detainees had spent up to eight months behind bars. AFP
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      60 8 MOSCOW Two Russian workers held hostage m Iraq for a week were freed yesterday, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing sources m Interenergoservis, the company they work for. The two were seized on May 11 after their vehicle was attacked m Musayyib, about 60km south of
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      524 8 An Italian soldier dies m battle against radical cleric's supporters m Nassiriyah, prompting calls for a pullout of the troops from Iraq BAGHDAD US jets bombed militia positions m Nassiriyah yesterday after fighters loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr drove Italian forces out of
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      Lock icon 100 prisoners under special command
      330 8 WASHINGTON About 100 high-ranking Iraqi prisoners held for months at a time m spartan conditions are being detained under conditions not subject to approval by the top American commander m Iraq, according to military officials. They are being held under a special chain of command
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      Lock icon Refugees flee Gaza ahead of Israeli offensive
      546 9 Refugees flee Gaza ahead of Israeli offensive Tanks roll m and bulldozers start tearing up the road at Raf ah camp to build a vast security trench 'EVERY TIME THERE IS HOPE TO REVIVE THE PEACE PROCESS OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT DOES
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      62 9 TEN-YEAR-OLD Adva (left) mourning at the funeral of her brother, Lieutenant Aviv Hakani, one of five Israeli soldiers killed in a Palestinian attack. In Rafah on Sunday, Palestinians (above) made homeless by Israeli army raids seek refuge in a camp. More than 100 homes were destroyed in an
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      Lock icon Jordan King hails FTA with S'pore
      284 10 JORDAN'S King Abdullah II has welcomed his country's free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore and expressed the hope that it would help to bring the two nations closer together. The king witnessed the signing of the agreement and a bilateral investment treaty at a
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      Lock icon Government spending boosts Washington DC's job market
      483 10 Low interest rates and tax cuts also cited as factors; more than 60,000 jobs were added m the past year WASHINGTON After three years of standing still, the Washington region's job market is hopping. It added 60,600 jobs m the year ended m
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      68 10 i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^lJll with the old, on with the new these are the discarded skins of cicadas which have awakened from their 17-year slumber with one goal in mind: finding a mate. From now until June, trillions of the thumb-sized, red-eyed insects in the eastern half of the
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        83 10 MOSCOW A top rebel warlord has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed Chechnya's Mos-cow-backed leader Akhmad Kadyrov and pledged to continue attacks against the Russian authorities. Warlord Shamil Basayev, who calls himself Abdullah Shamil Abu Idris, claimed responsibility for the May 9 attack
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        114 10 ISTANBUL Four small bombs exploded outside branches of British bank HSBC m Ankara and Istanbul on Sunday night, hours before British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived m Turkey for a visit. Police and local media said the blasts caused minor damage and no casualties.
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        98 10 BRUSSELS A new European Union agreement with the United States on wide checks of airline passengers m the fight against terrorism was approved yesterday by the European Commission. The decision came despite worries that the agreement will infringe the rights of airline passengers. Commission
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        83 10 TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) A huge fire at a jail m the northern city of San Pedro Sula killed 101 prisoners yesterday, all of them members of a violent street gang the government is trying to break up. Police spokesman Wilmer Torres said the fire followed
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        75 10 LONDON Police arrested seven men yesterday after foiling an attempted gold heist at Heathrow airport that would have been one of Britain's biggest-ever robberies. The men smashed a van through steel shutters into a warehouse and threatened staff with guns and knives m a bid
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      188 10 US state starts marrying g a y couples CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts) Gay couples began exchanging vows here yesterday, marking the first time a US state has granted gays and lesbians the right to marry. The United States has also become one of four countries m the world where homosexuals can legally
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      181 11 Pope critical of his own leadership PEOPLE NOT STRICT ENOUGH, HE SAYS VATICAN CITY In a new autobiography, Pope John Paul II wonders if he has been strict enough m his Church leadership, a self-doubt that will surprise many people who see him as authoritarian. In excerpts printed by II
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      117 11 MATAItoATA (New Zealand) A school play about the lighter side of politics featured a surprise cameo by Prime Minister Helen Clark. The Matamata Intermediate show, titled It's Tough At The Top, centred on the challenges facing the theatrical Douglas, a dithering, vacant but likeable
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      110 11 BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is planning a literary future. He is keen to pen a thriller about US President George W. Bush and the fractious debate leading up to the war m Iraq and has offered to team up with one of Europe's
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      55 11 SAN CLEMENTE (California) Mr Paul Wehrle, an infectious and communicable diseases expert who helped wipe out smallpox, has died of natural causes at age 82, his son Karl said on Sunday. Mr Wehrle helped develop the vaccination that led the World Health Organisation to declare
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      449 11 Disappearance Of British Backpacker No body has been found since the shooting three years ago but DNA profiling links pool of blood on a lonely highway to the victim DARWIN British backpacker Peter Falconio disappeared from a lonely Outback highway on July 14, 2001, leaving
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      316 7 Jordan King Hails FTA L^M Outback Murder Hearing Lg^jl Pope's Inner Turmoil L#jb King Abdullah welcomes trade agreement itfjH mechanic is charged with the murder of a >5 I n a new autobiography, he worries that he L^&mgPm*t with Singapore, saying he has always been HCqHI^B British backpacker, whose body
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      120 11 British-born Anna Lee, whose acting career m movies and television lasted nearly 70 years and included an extended run on General Hospital, has died of pneumonia. She was 91. Evangelist Billy Graham, 85, is being treated m a North Carolina hospital for a possible hairline pelvic fracture suffered m a
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        586 12 THE enlargement of the European Union (EU) to 25 members makes it an even more powerful player m world affairs. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong rightly hailed the EU's expansion as a historic event m a speech last week. The new Europe is now a massive, if
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      1019 12  - Sonia's first hurdle wish list of leftist allies PRANAY GUPTE Bu NEW DELHI When the Mumbai Stock Exchange's benchmark Sensex index plunged by an unprecedented 800 points yesterday morning causing market losses of more than US$2OO billion (***** billion) and bringing a halt to trading for two hours a couple
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      1269 12 On May 5, we published a news report based on an interview with Mr Li Jiaquan, former director of the Taiwan Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He said later that we misunderstood him, as well as made inappropriate interpretations. We publish below an article
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    1063 13  - If's a hollow victory for the organised Rumsfeld W. SCOTT THOMPSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN THE hoopla about Mr Donald Rumsfeld's emergence as the "most powerful defence secretary ever", one small detail has been left out. It is the problem of substance, or lack thereof: the question of, to
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    993 13  - Will Asians endure Iraq? SIMON TAY Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE United States-led intervention m Iraq is going through a terrible season. First, conflicts m Iraq have spiked, with more allied casualties than at any time m the last year. Second, a terrorist bomb m Madrid ushered m a
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      497 14 Israel committed to peaceful resolution of conflict ISRAEL is on the eve of its 56th anniversary of independence. Since its inception, and as stated in the Declaration of Independence of May 14, 1948, Israel wants to live in peace with its neighbours and cooperate to build a region of co-existence
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      429 14 I AM not an economist like Professor Lim Chong Yah ("Want more births? Pay for school fees"; ST, May 15). However, sociological evidence suggests that free education or free anything could lead to it being disdained altogether. Migrants from some former British colonies
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      607 14 CHILDCARE CENTRES I FOUND the article, "What childcare centres can't do to kids" (ST, May 14), highly disturbing as a working parent and mother. The call for Singaporeans to procreate to reverse the declining birth rate will not be successful if the issue of providing
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      220 14 Uncaring teachers the bane of childcare I'M NOT surprised at all by incidents of young children being abused by care-givers or teachers in childcare. When I went "playgroup hunting" this vear, I encountered a couple of shocking incidents. i At a tuition centre at Jurong West Street 65, 1 saw
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      642 14 I WAS struck by pangs of guilt on reading Mr Gilbert Cheah's pleas to report suspected cases of child abuse ("Why didn't anyone report boy's abuse?"; ST, May 14). I was attached for a few weeks to a childcare centre as part of
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      246 14 I READ with interest about the disciplinary regulations set out m Section 17 for childcare centres. I totally agree that verbal humiliation and physical abuse should not be administered However, as a specialist teacher and having taught children with varying degrees of disability, slow learners,
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      270 14 Second owner didn't know of recall till car stalled ON THE evenine of May 10, my dad and I were in his Nissan Sunny travelling along Penang Road when the engine stalled suddenly. Luckily, my dad managed to stop the vehicle at a road divider and did not cause any
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Tuesday. May 18, 2004
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      612 1  -  BEN NADARAJAN By WHEN Madam Chitrabathy Narayanasamy was discharged from hospital after she was stabbed by her husband on April 8, she changed the locks to her three-room flat m Teck Whye Lane m the Choa Chu Kang area. She told her neighbours that
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        432 2  - Lifts Toilets Letter boxes TAN HUI YEE HDB Upgrading Bu' Residents prefer improvements to these rather thanrancy facades BASIC is better, going by a recent HDB survey on residents' response to upgrading. All the 60,000-odd households polled had their precincts upgraded between 1996 and 2002 and the majority said they
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        21 2 'Cancer? Sony, we can't afford to hire you' KEVIN YEO Cancer survivor Gopal Sanderran, 27, hacfa tough time getting a job.
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        329 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH By] STRUCK by cancer at age 21 while doing full-time national service, Mr Gopal Sanderran recovered after chemotherapy, only to face problems getting a job. When he told interviewers that he was a former cancer patient, they told him they could
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        325 2 Private doctor but polyclinic rates BOON Lay residents can now see a general practitioner m private practice at polyclinic rates, if they use the Boon Lay Community Clinic m Jurong. Their nearest polyclinic is m Jurong East, which takes about half an hour to get to by bus. At the
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        611 3 They include doing away with need for 10% deposit and allowing consumers to refinance purchases CONSUMERS can expect greater transparency m hire-purchase agreements when amendments to the 35-year-old Hire-Purchase Act become law. Among the changes proposed: doing away with the need for a 10
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          92 3 SENIOR law partner Andrew Ang, 58, was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court on Saturday for a term of one year. A University of Singapore graduate who obtained his master's degree from Harvard, Mr Ang has served on the advisory panel of the Monetary Authority
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          93 3 THE Central Provident Fund Board will continue to pay an interest of 2.5 per cent for savings m the Ordinary Account from July 1 to Sept 30. This is higher than the 12-month fixed deposit and savings rates of major local banks for the February to
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        119 3 THE Prime Minister of Belize, Mr Said Musa (left), called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday as part of his four-day visit to Singapore. PM Goh's press secretary said the two leaders' discussions focused on bilateral cooperation. PM Musa also
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        583 4  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By SKNIOR CORRESPONDKNT LTA setting up more export-processing zones to add to the four sites now that can hold 2,500 vehicles. Tenders will close on Saturday SINGAPORE, which is estimated to have exported more than 60,000 used vehicles last year, is set
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        18 5 TERENCE TAN Workers should be marching towards a brighter future again as companies' earnings improve.
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        688 5  -  REBECCAL EE and AZRIN ASMANI By But they stress that they will keep up pace of wage reforms by increasing the variable component WORKERS are m for better times this year as companies, buoyed by the recovering economy, see improved earnings.
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        353 5  - Parliament to debate safety at worksites M.NIRMALA *L PARLIAMENT will tomorrow debate worksite safety m the wake of two construction-related accidents last month that killed six workers. Two MPs have filed a motion urging the Government to do more to protect construction workers, following the Nicoll Highway and Ayer Rajah
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        395 5  -  SOH WEN LIN Bui UNION leaders yesterday supported the National Wages Council's (NWC) recommendations to raise wages, where possible, m the face of an uneven recovery. But they also emphasised four points: Give lower-wage workers a dollar-amount increase Keep the cost
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        570 7  -  SELEVA LUM Bui Accused took woman hostage, slashed her forearm, threatened to kill her and wanted $150,000 from family, court told A 22-YEAR-OLD journalist held hostage at knifepoint m her home for almost four hours made a break for it by crawling
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        456 7  -  ELENA CHONG Bu) A BANKRUPT who once controlled companies worth a total of more than $30 million denied yesterday that he had sold shares and a house to defraud his former wife. According to Madam Jenny Wong Ser Wan, 56, a former
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        272 7  -  LEONARD LIM Bu. AN 18-YEAR-OLD full-time national serviceman died m Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) at about 6pm on Sunday after suffering serious injuries m a motorcycle accident about I V2 hours earlier. According to the police, Mr Loh Chun Van
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      289 8  -  HO KA WEI Bh AS THE time taken by hackers to exploit vulnerabilities m computer systems narrows, governments and private organisations have to cooperate more closely to deal with such threats. However, there is not enough information-sharing among different agencies to speedily
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      690 8 Intel hits 'thermal wall' its latest chip hotter and slower lloure talking a lot to do m only 12 months. You're talking all these biv questions. Its situation could range from painful to very damaging. Mr Peter Gloskowsky, an independent technology analyst, on Intel's attempt to revamp its
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        186 8 SOUTH Korea's LG and China's Haier have just released two new mobile phones here. Haier's DBOOO features a graphic editor and melody composer so that you can personalise pictures on the colour screen or the polyphonic ringtones. You can also designate caller groups with
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        174 8 A NEW 3.2-megapixel digital camera from Olympus boasts of a sharper LCD screen on which to watch your pictures. The Camedia AZ-1 features a 6.25 cm Mobile Advanced Super View Display, which it claims "oners three times the contrast of conventional LCD screens". It also
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        160 8 lOMEGA has just released a card reader that not only reads the popular flash formats of today but also good old floppy disks. Most memory card readers now read the popular, high-capacity formats such as Compact Flash and Secure Digital commonly used m digital
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      23 1 SOME WELL DONE, SOME OVERDONE 'Some are tastefully done, some are overdone.' MP Cynthia Phua, on facade enhancements of HDB blocks during upgrading
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      220 3 Fire disrupts MRT services A SMALL fire which broke out m an MRT tunnel metres from the Newton station platform disrupted services of north-bound trains at rush hour yesterday evening. The driver of a train travelling from Orchard to Newton noticed the fire and alerted the station's staff. SMRT officers
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      702 1  - Crime stories raise alarm in Malaysia Sensational murders and other criminal acts are hogging newspaper headlines but the police force says crime rates are actually dropping KUALA LUMPUR Two men charged with murder. Police hunting a snatch-theft croup. Three rape cases. The smashing of a syndicate that forges travel documents.
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      44 1 MALAYSIA'S new Parliament was sworn m yesterday m a ceremony led by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. The opposition, whose number of seats has been halved to just 21 out of 219 parliamentary seats, wastes no time making its voice heard. FAAFOAFJLKAFNKL
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        827 2  -  CHING CHEONG NEWS ANALYSIS fly CHIEF CHINA CORRESPONDENT Absence of 'one country, two systems' phrase suggests China is more concerned about curbing independence m Taiwan HONG KONG In crossstrait politics m which words and nuances may hint at the shape of things to come,
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        548 2  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT Investors caught off-guard by China's tough talk TAIPEI Taiwan, expecting Beijing to hear President Chen Shui-bian's inauguration address on Thursday first before making any moves, was caught off-guard by the strongly worded statement issued late on Sunday. The stock
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        535 3  -  MARY KWANG Pro-democracy official is the latest to receive warning ahead of Legco polls By HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT JITTERS are mounting m Hong Kong as pro-democra-cy lawmaker Frederick Fung becomes the latest victim of political threats. Mr Fung, who heads the moderate Association for
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          Lock icon 'FAKE BEAUTY' PAYS EX-HUSBAND $210,000
          99 3 HARBIN The genetic truth caught up with an "artificial beauty" m north-east China's Heilongjiang province when she gave birth to an "ugly" daughter. The infant girl so closely resembled the "real" Ms Xiao Yu, m her 3Os, that her husband Jian Feng, 36, filed for
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          103 3 SEOUL The head of a South Korean pro-govern-ment party stepped down yesterday amid news reports he will become a Cabinet minister. Mr Chung Dong Young, chairman of the Uri Party and a close ally of President Roh Moo Hyun, said he was resigning to
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          76 3 MANILA More than 16,000 people were displaced or stranded m the eastern and central Philippines yesterday as hurricane-force winds from Typhoon Nida forced ports to close, officials said. The coastguard suspended domestic shipping m the path of the typhoon, which was streaking northwest with maximum
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          63 3 BANGKOK Security has been tightened around a US$7OO-million (Ssl.2-billion) pipeline project that will deliver gas from Thailand to Malaysia following a wave of unrest m Thailand's restive south. Trans Thai-Malaysia Co chief executive officer Permsak Shevawattananon said he still expects the two pipelines to
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          79 3 KUALA LUMPUR Alleged members of an Al-Qae-da-linked extremist group jailed m Malaysia were routinely stripped naked, slapped, kicked and subjected to sexual aouse by police, says a document from human rights activists obtained by The Associated Press. Officials have said the questioning produced information about plots
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        125 3 TOKYO Veteran powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa yesterday withdrew his pledge to lead Japan's main opposition party as he too was swept up m a scandal over non-pay-ment of pension premiums. He told a news conference that he did not join the public pension system for six
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        31 4 It was a day of high drama m India yesterday m the aftermath of the Indian election as political uncertainty and financial panic swept the country AP
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        68 4 THE market crashed on fears that the Congress party would have to backtrack on a pledge to go forward with India's economic liberalisation and the leftists could block key reforms. Regulators twice halted trading on the main bourses when share prices tumbled by more than 15 per
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        60 4 AS Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader, prepares to seek formal approval from the President for the formation of a new government, Hindu nationalists protested against her bid to become the nations first foreign-born leader. Above, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sahib Singh Verma leads
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        62 4 AFP THE communists said they would back Mrs Gandhi's ascension as prime minister, but not from within the coalition ranks. They also said that her new alliance could force them to concede too much to India's right wing. This came after leaders, such as senior leader
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        48 4 AFP THE National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said it would boycott Mrs Gandhi's swearing-in ceremony, saying India should not have a foreign-born leader. BJP officials Venkaiah Naidu (left) and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi made the announcement m New Delhi yesterday.
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        40 4 AS THE stock exchanges went into a free fall, senior Congress party leader and former finance minister Manmohan Singh scrambled to restore market order, assuring investors the new government would be pro-growth, pro-investment and pro-savings.
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        52 4 MRS GANDHI put off a planned meeting with President A.P. J. Abdul Kalam (below) to present him with letters from 11 coalition partners endorsing her leadership of a Con-gress-led alliance. Party officials said she needed more time to form her proposal. They will meet today instead.
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        774 4  -  V.K. RAGHUNATHAN Bu INDIA CORRESPONDENT Leftists decide not to join the Congress-led government but some fear that they would try to influence policies from the outside NEW DELHI The rise of the Indian leftists has raised fears that the new Congress-led coalition will
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        295 4 NEW DELHI India's Congress party, which is set to lead the new government, said yesterday that it plans to push ahead with economic reforms and ensure Asia's third-largest economy grows by over 7 per cent. "We will persist with the reform package, a reform which
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        572 5  -  LUZBAGUIORO By PHII.IPPINES CORRESPONDENT Public office is handed down from generation to generation like an heirloom, thereby limiting voter choices and undermining democratisation MANILA Early general election results show that politics is still a family affair m the Philippines. In many towns and provinces,
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        175 5 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has promised to show thousands of taxi and tuk-tuk drivers the.way to "heaven", or at least the good life here on earth. The relaxed-looking Premier wearing a blue taxi-driver's shirt with his name tucked into a lunch ofsom tarn, grilled
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        185 5 JAKARTA A court yesterday ordered the founder of a leading news magazine to publicly apologise for calling a wealthy businessman a "thug", the latest victory for critics of the country's freewheeling press. Mr Tommy Winata, who has been linked to the country's
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        322 5 Clashes loom after blasts at temples in Thai south BANGKOK Fears of mounting sectarian violence m Muslim-domi-nated southern Thailand grew yesterday after omb blasts rocked three Buddhist temples overnight and a policeman was shot dead. Police Commissioner Prung Boonpadung said the attacks on the symbols *of Buddhism marked a new
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        150 6 A tune for a special ex-student KUALA LUMPUR It was a walk down memory lane for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi when he met Mr Ng Soo Chye, 73, his English teacher m secondary school. Mr Ng, who is also the father of Singapore MP Irene Ng, taught the Prime Minister
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        459 6 KUALA LUMPUR A commission reviewing the police force has recommended that laws on the remand of suspects be amended to prevent abuse. Members of the royal commission, who have been travelling across the country fielding public grouses and suggestions on the police force,
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        208 6 KUANTAN Malaysian fishermen have been paying protection money to pirates m the Straits of Malacca for "safe-fishing certificates", a Fisheries Department official has said. The department's Protection of Resources branch chief, Mr Abdullah Jaafar, told The Star that fishermen were forced to pay
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        568 6  - Opposition Dleages to ensure its voice is still heard REME AHMAD By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF At the swearing-in of Parliament, opposition MPs insist they will not be intimidated despite their low numbers KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's new Parliament was sworn m yesterday, but life will not be easy for the government
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        78 6 KUCHING A 46-year-old grass-cutter was sentenced to 45 years' jail and nine strokes of the cane on three counts of attempting to rape his daughter. The man from Kampung Gita Baru, whose name was not given, pleaded guilty on May 7. He was
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        637 7 SOCCER BANGKOK If not Liverpool, then Arsenal. Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has made a £60-million (SslB3--million) bid for Liverpool, has his eye on the English Premiership champions, should the first deal fall through. According to Siam Sport Daily, Mr Thaksin has
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        485 7 Nothing beats an unbeaten season Wenger would not exchange Arsenal's historic feat for European glory LONDON Champions League trophy or unbeaten Premiership run? If he were given a choice, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted he would not trade a piece of history for a first taste of glory m Europe's
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        119 7 THERE will be live telecasts of all 31 Euro 2004 matches. Star Hub CableTV is dedicating one channel, Ch2l, to show every match of the tournament from June 12 to July 4. And since 23 of the matches start at 2.35 am (Singapore time), StarHub will
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        475 7 LONDON Kieron Dyer and Joe Cole were the only mild surprises when Sven-Goran Eriksson named his provisional squad for Euro 2004 yesterday. Both have played only m fits and starts for Newcastle and Chelsea this season; Dyer through injury, Cole because of a lack
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        246 7 Beckham sees red to end Real season on sorry note MADRID David Beckham's season with Real Madrid began with fanfare but ended m disgrace last Sunday with another red card and a shock defeat. Real were trailing 0-1 at al-ready-relegated Murcia when Beckham protested against a linesman s decision that
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        178 7 P W D I F A Pts Valencia (champs) ..37 23 8 6 71 26 77 Barcelona 37 21 9 7 62 37 72 Real Madrid 37 21 7 9 71 50 70 Deportivo Coruna 37 20 8 9 59 34 68 Athletic Bilbao 37 15 11 11
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        535 7  -  BADMINTON By PEH SHING HUEI IN JAKARTA THIRTY minutes after winning the Thomas and Über Cup Double for the first time m 14 years, China sent out a warning to the rest of the world: The trophies will be m Beijing for
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      437 8 ATHLETICS NEW YORK Superstar sprinter Marion Jones hit out on Sunday at the US AntiDoping Agency's plan to use evidence of drug use to ban US athletes who have not failed drug tests from the 2004 Summer Games, calling the approach
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      687 8 GOLF Spaniard wins Byron Nelson, his first PGA Tour title since January 2002 IRVING (Texas) They came to see Tiger Woods' fist pump, or at least him pointing to the hole as ne made a long birdie putt. It never really happened. The American was good,
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        37 8 Vienna Marathon, Men: 1 Samson Kandie (Ken) 2hr Bmin 35sec 2 Raymond Kipkoech (Ken) 2:10:45 3 Luis Jesus (Por) 2:11:24. Women: 1 Rosaria Console (Ita) 2:29:22 2 Lidia Simon (Rom) 2:30:40 3 Sonja Oberem (Ger) 2:30:58.
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        97 8 Thomas Cup final: China bt Denmark 3-1 (Chinese names first: Lin Dan bt Peter Gade 15-8 15-13, Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun lost to Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen 16-17 6-15, Bao Chunlai bt Kenneth Jonassen 12-15 17-15 15-12, Sang Yang/Zheng Bo bt Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15-13 15-8). Über Cup final: China
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        78 8 American League: Toronto 3 Boston 1, Cleveland 10 Tampa Bay 0, Detroit 3 Texas 1, NY Yankees 2 Seattle 1, Oakland 6 Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 11 Minnesota 0, Baltimore 4 Anaheim 0. National League: NY Mets 3 Houston 2 (13 innings), Milwaukee 4 Atlanta 1, Florida
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        43 8 National Basketball League Div 1: Chong Ghee 81 Safsa 70, Sin Kee 59 Geylang 53, Eng Tat 66 Siglap 61. NBA conference s-finals (best-of-seven series) West: Sacramento 104 Minnesota 87 (tied at 3-3). East: Detroit 81 New Jersey 75 (tied at 3-3).
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        162 8 SCA Leaf ue Div 1 declaration match: ANZA I bt NUS I by 3 wkts. Div 2: CSC II bt Island CC by 9 wkts. MUCC I bt SCC II by 8 wkts. SRC II bt SIA by 73 runs. IA II bt NTU by 33 runs. Div 3A:
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        42 8 French Grand Prix m Paris, MotoGP: 1 Se te Gibernau (Esp) Honda 44min 22.7505 ec 2 Carlos Checa (Esp) Yamaha 1.671 3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Honda 1.908. Standings: 1 Gibernau 66 points 2 Biaggi 56 3 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 51.
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        31 8 Asian Women's Sevens m Kazakhstan Pool A: Singapore 19 Ukbekistan 12, Singapore 21 Thailand 17, Kazakhstan 36 Singapore 0. S-flnal: Singapore 26 Arabian Gulf 7. Final: Kazakhstan 48 Singapore 5.
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        54 8 Giro d'ltalia, 214 km Bth stage from Giffoni Valte Plena to Policoro: 1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 4hr 52min 49sec 2 Tomas Vaitkus (Lit) Landbouwkrediet 3 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner same time. Standings: 1 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco 37:54:37 2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco lOsec behind 3 Franco
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        146 8 Byron Nelson C'ship m Texas, final rd (USA unless stated): 270 Sergio Garcia (Esp) 66 68 65 71 (won on first play-off hole), Robert Damron 67 69 68 66, Dudley Hart 65 71 67 67 271 Duffy Waldorf 67 70 66 68, Tiger Woods 65 67 70 69, Tim
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        90 8 SHF League, Men's Premier: SRC 5 SCC 0. Chenab 7 Jansenites 3, SRC 7 CSC 1, Police 2 CSC 1. Div 3: Khalsa 2 SCC 0, IA 3 Schools Devt 2, Sikhs SC 4 Prisons 4, Jansenites 2 Police 1. Div 4: Barkerites 1 Khalsa 0, Hoilandse Club 1
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        162 8 Prime League: Balestier 4 Sengkang 0, Geylang 1 Home 2, Tanjong Pagar 2 Singapore U-18 7, Sinchi 0 Sembawang 3, Woodlands 1 Gombak 0, Jurong 0 Tampines 5. Dutch Div 1: Breda 5 Waalwijk 3, Twente Enschede 2 Heerenveen 0, Alkmaar 2 Eindhoven 4, Den Haag 4 Nijmegen 1,
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        160 8 European C'ships m Madrid, Men's sOm free: 1 Alexander Popov (Rus) 22.325 ec, 2 Stefan Nystrand (Swe) 22.42 3 Lorenzo Vismara (Ita) 22.45. 400 m individual medley: 1 Laszlo Cseh (Hun) 4min 12.865 ec 2 Luca Marin (Ita) 4:14.31 3 Alessio Boggiatto (Ita) 4:14.32. 4xloo medley relay: 1 Ukraine
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        45 8 ATP Hamburg Masters, final: R. Federer bt G. Coria 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3. ATP World Team Cup m Duesseldorf, Germany Red Group: Germany bt Spain 2-1, Chile bt Czech Republic 2-1. WTA Rome Masters, final: A. Mauresmo bt J. Capriati 3-6 6-3 7-6 (8-6).
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      Lock icon Kings, Pistons win to keep their hopes alive
      578 8 BASKETBALL SACRAMENTO The Sacramento ICings and Detroit Pistons came up with series-tying victories on Sunday to stay alive m the National Basketball Association play-offs. Peja Stoiakovic scored 22 points to lead a balanced attack as the Kings kept their season going with
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        Lock icon S'PORE SECOND IN ASIAN SEVENS
        48 8 SINGAPORE'S national women's rugby team finished second m the Asian Women's Sevens Tournament m Kazakhstan last weekend. They beat Thailand and Uzbekistan m the group stages before eliminating the Arabian Gulf m the semi-final. But the hosts thrashed Singapore 48-5 m the final.
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        Lock icon NO ACCORD? THEN NO OLYMPIC SOCCER
        118 8 SOCCER may not be represented at August's Olympic Games unless an agreement is reached between the World AntiDoping Agency (Wada) and football's governing, body on the signing of an anti-doping code, Fifa president Joseph Blatter warned yesterday. "Mr Dick Pound, Wada president, informed us
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        Lock icon HESKEY SET TO JOIN BIRMINGHAM CITY
        42 8 LIVERPOOL striker Emile Heskey is poised to join English Premiership soccer rivals Birmingham City, Birmingham manager Steve Bruce said. Birmingham have reportedly agreed to pay Liverpool around £3.5 million (5510.6 million) for the England international. Reuters
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        Lock icon FEDERER CAPTURES HAMBURG MASTERS
        66 8 SWISS Roger Federer ended Guillermo Coria's 31--match unbeaten run on clay by claiming the Masters Series tennis event m Hamburg on Sunday. The world No 1 won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to take his 11th title m 17 months. Meanwhile, Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo won the Rome
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        56 8 WORLD record holder Alexander Popov won the 50 metres freestyle European swimming title m Madrid on Sunday. The Russian was the slowest qualifier but clocked 22.32 seconds o.6Bsec off his world record to win the final. Sweden's Stefan Nystrand clocked 22.42 and Italian Lorenzo
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        30 8 SOCCER: epl Highlights (Channel i, 7.30pm) Italian Scrie A highlights (Ch22, 9pm). English Div 1 play-offs-finals, 2nd leg: West Ham v Ipswich (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 2.40 am).
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        1393 9 lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help comes from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 IRENAYAP Age: 29 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 May 2004, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Joseph Tan Father:
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        672 10 8 > I I WUCHUENCHUEN I ■\1 died m her sleep on May 17, 2004, after a short illness. She would have been 89 m H September. She lived life to the max and had no time for regrets. A foodie before the word j|| was invented, she enjoyed
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        123 11 PS* lo)itli deepest Sumpatny Jiearifeft Goncfofences II to the family of oar Gnairman MR. LIANSEKBIN Departed on 1 5 May 2004 Fro/77 777e Board of Directors of Pacific I Beverages Pte Ltd J i lift .^^^^^tk siitii BW* lo)it£ 7)eepes/ Sympa/Jiy d 2 W Jfeartfelt Gonoolences TJ to the
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        63 12 M»yl7 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang Seng *****.65 -309.21 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 781.05..... -12.92 CHINA: Shenzhen B 245.55 -3.57 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3349.40 -17.40 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.05 -344.58 THAILAND: SET Index 581.61 -28.11 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 668.48 -54.23 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1486.99 -34.62 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 728.98 -39.48
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        37 12 Wee Poh 0.5 c 84,985,000 Sing Tel 15c 33,612,000 Informatics 5c 30,329,000 NOL 23,531,000 China Cast USBc 22,638,000 AslaPharm US2c 16,130,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 15,569,000 FibreChem HKIc 13,811,000 UnitedTAC USl5c 12,820,000 Citiraya 2.5 c 11,279,000
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        132 12 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 2 12 2 000 2 12 2 Manufacturq 8 116 24 8 24 12 16 140 36 Commerce 2 45 16 2 12 4 4 57 20 Tpt/Stor/Com 2 27 2 020 2 29
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        35 12 Change Straits Times Index 1700.33 -54.63 BT 08/ OS -802.00 -154.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -286.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -81.00 OOBSesdaq 97.83 -2.95 STI Futures 1696 -54 SIMSCI 207.08 -6.65 SIMSCI Futures 206.60 -6.00
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        109 12 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) M«ln Sdq Total M«ln Sdq Tot»l Multilnd 25,655 25,655 46,139 139 Manufacturq 179,616 31,380 210,996 198,509 4,453 202,962 Commerce 61,525 3,201 64,726 56,742 769 57,512 Tpt/Stor/Com 115,001 598 115,599 227,591 371 227,963 Finance 41,916 223 42,139 271,347 126 271,473 Construction 22,744 93,279 116,023
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          5374 12 52-Wk Ttl Currency last 'Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap ma* lew Cete Cmmmi Train Hm *m- '000 H» law W»H P/I g 13.5 5.5 1000 Acma5c 6 -0.5 2510 6.5 5.5 46.9 1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 susp 95 37.5 10 1002 Asia Food&Prop 36.5 -0.5 3255 37.5
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          1550 12 52- Wk Tel Cyrreney last 'Vol Day Gr'i Nat MCap W» law Urn C— aaay TrUH tali nt- '000 gg law Mv» P/I gj MANUFACTURING 42 IS 2101 APOII5C 29.5 -0.5 23 29.5 27* 5N 11.4 31.1 46.5 15 1501 AS Auto 10c 20.5 -2.5 36 22.5 20.5
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          60 12 EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 4 52-Wk Ttl Currency last 'Vol Day e»-« v.< am Umm, inti It U. £j Mgj 2060 2000 6065 Diamonds U***** I I I 6095 ISDJUST«ch U***** 6097 ISMSCISpor* U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** 9650 6170 SPDRS _..USII2OO 1920 1327 6235 STIETFIOO 1790 -16 12 1800
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        336 13 NASHVILLE Governor Phil Bredesen has signed a law that may have made Tennessee the first state to give businesses an incentive for not outsourcing dataentry and call-centre work to cheaper offshore locales. The new law asks state procurement officials to give preference m bids for such
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        Lock icon Manufacturing makes steady comeback, more jobs in NY state
        282 13 WASHINGTON Manufacturing m New York state expanded for a 13th consecutive month m May as companies added workers to meet increased demand and shipments rose, a United States Federal Reserve survey showed yesterday. A measure of prices that manufacturers received for
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        141 13 GSGSGSGSEG Company Clom Bank Of China HK 11.60 -0.85 Bank Of East Asia 19.85 -0.20 Cathay Pacific 13.00 -0.20 Cheung Kong 50.75 -3.00 Ch Kong Infra 16.35 -0.25 China Mobil* 19.25 -0.50 China Res Entp 8.30 -0.50 China Unicorn 5.20 -0.30 CITIC Pacific 16.00 -0.65 CLP 39.40 -1.70
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        128 13 JAKJBKJBGFKJABKJ Company Clom AMMB Holdings 3.22 -0.16 B Amer Tobacco 47.75 -0.25 Berjaya Sports 4.12 -0.16 Commerce Asset 4.46 -0.20 Diqi.com 4.38 -0.02 Gamuda 4.98 -0.02 Gentinq 14.70 -0.10 Golden Hope 3.70 -0.08 Hong Leonq Bank 4.44 -0.08 101 Corp 8.35 -0.05 XL Kepong 6.25 -0.20 Lafarge MCement
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        160 13 FAFA FAFAFAF Company Close Livzon Pharm B.SB -0.26 Luthal Text B 6.11 -0.09 ShdongCh Paperß 5.20 -0.08 Shjzhuangßaoshi 2.98 0.03 Shzhen Accord 3.35 0.04 Shzhen Huafa 2.65 -0.04 Shzhen Nansh Pw 8.58 -0.36 Shzhen Petroc B 1.47 unch Shzhen Prop R 2.61 -0.14 Shzhen Seg 7.91 0.01 Snzhen Fiyta
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        127 13 DFAFAFA Company Clow AMP Limited 5.55 -0.05 ANZ Bank Grp 17.52 -0.10 Brambles Ind 5.56 -0.08 Broken Hill Prop 11.41 -0.24 Coles Myer 8.30 -0.05 CSL 23.30 0.21 CSR Ltd 1.87 0.02 C'wealth Bank 30.89 0.07 Foster's Grp 4.60 -0.05 General Prop Trt 3.05 0.01 Macquarie Bank 34.93 unch
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        126 13 FAFAFASDFASDFSAFF Company Clem Canon Inc 5440 -110 Denso Corp 2145 -45 East Japan Rail *****0 0 Fanuc Ltd 6050 -80 Fuji Photo Film 3310 60 Fujitsu 674 -21 Hitachi 686 -26 Honda Motor 4720 20 Ito Yokado 3910 -140 Kansai Electric 1874 -15 Kao 2540 -30 Kyoccra Corp 8170
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        119 13 FAFASFSADFSF Rubber Futures (Closing prlcti RSS 1 (S c»nts/kq) Month High Low Sttt Vol Op>n Int junO4 236.50 JulO4 233.50 AugO4 234.00 SepO4 233.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sttt Vol Optn Int JunO4 135.75 2450 JulO4 135.00 134.00 134.00 450 1775 AugO4 134.50 134.25 134.25
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        64 13 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crud«/Product Month* Chang* Prtc* (USS) BBL Brent Blend Jun +0.74 38.43-38.48 W Texas Interm Jun +0.88 41.77-41.81 Dubai Fateh Jun -0.27 35.13-35.18 Tapis Blend May +0.60 41.40-41.50 •Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:35 17/5/2004 Cwdt/Product Month* Chinq* Prlct (USS) BBL Minas May +0.60 40.60-40.70 fNaphthaClFJap +8.50
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        599 13 FASFASDFSFASF OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO4 98.550 98.565 98.550 98.560 7821 ***** SepO4 98.075 98.100 98.070 98.090 ***** ***** DecO4 97.585 97.615 97.575 97.605 ***** ***** MarOs 97.110 97.150 97.100 97.130 ***** ***** JunOs 96.645 96.695 96.635 96.680 ***** ***** SepOS 96.245 96.300
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        127 13 Fortifn CunwKy Nott Ritts (9am, May 17, 2004) Buying Selling Singapore dollars to ont unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.1850 1.1990 Canadian dollar 1.2310 1.2460 Euro 2.0390 2.0630 NZ dollar 1.0330 1.0560 Sterling pound 3.0170 3.0510 US dollar 1.7150 1.7340 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        Lock icon China unlikely to raise interest rates before US
        431 13 Hong Kong Finance Secretary says hiking rates now will make yuan too attractive and drive its value up against US dollar HONG KONG China will wait for the United States to raise interest rates before doing the same because an earlier move
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        842 13 BONDS, LONS WARRANTS FAFSADFSDFDSAF 52-Wk Ttl Last Vel Day L«t Ouott High 'Low Codt Company Site tor- 'OOP High Low Buytr Salltr 25 13 3779 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol IM -1.5 30 13 13 13 15 53 2 3698 ASTI WO4O62I 32 -3 2 32 32 29 35 2.5 0.5 3497
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        33 13 Raising rates may help China cool growth but would I also attract deposits m yuan, forcing it to intervene to I keep yuan's current peg against the US dollar. I
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          Lock icon JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS AT A HIGH
          121 14 JAPAN posted a record current account surplus m fiscal 2003/04 and the surplus for March alone rose for the ninth straight month, underscoring the strength of exports to Asia that have helped to power an economic recovery. The surplus m the current account, the
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          Lock icon MITSUBISHI MAY AXE 9,000 WORKERS
          74 14 MITSUBISHI* Motors, which may receive 450 billion yen (556.83 billion) m capital from buyout fund Phoenix Capital and shareholders, yesterday declined to comment on a report that it will fire a fifth of its workforce. The Tokyo-based carmaker plans to eliminate about 9,000 jobs m
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          Lock icon BA OPERATING PROFIT RISES 37%
          119 14 BRITISH Airways (BA) posted a better-than-expected annual operating profit yesterday, because of deep cost cuts and a pickup m travel demand, and said revenues should improve by 2 to 3 per cent tnis year. Europe's second-big-gest airline said it expects fuel costs, which account for
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          Lock icon VIRGIN BLUE PROFIT UP, SHARES DOWN
          92 14 VIRGIN Blue, British billionaire Richard Branson's budget Australian airline, posted a sharp rise m annual profit as expected yesterday, but its shares fell on concerns about rising fuel prices and new competition. Net profit m the year ended March 31 jumped 47 per cent
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          Lock icon DAIM OUTBIDS FOR BANK BUMPUTERA
          103 14 MALAYSIAN former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and his firm ICB Financial Group Holdings were named the highest bidder m the sale of 58.41 per cent of Bank Bumiputera Indonesia, ICB said yesterday. State-owned investment firm Danareksa, which controls Bank Bumiputera, informed ICB and Tun Daim
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        Lock icon Opec may decide to raise oil supply at weekend meeting
        446 14 Cartel 'not happy with current price' and may raise crude output, on concern that record-high prices will slow global recovery JAKARTA Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said yesterday that the oil producer group may decide to raise crude oil output during
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        Lock icon Here's why crude prices are rocketing sky-high
        586 14 LONDON Oil prices have struck a new all-time high of U5541.67 a barrel for United States crude. Here are some of the main factors behind oil's recent price surge. LOW INVENTORIES, OPEC MANAGEMENT OIL firms have sought to become more efficient and free
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          683 16  - gone SHOPPING KEL VIN WONG *L S poreans are spending more and this has fuelled domestic demand SINGAPORE consumers are back with a vengeance. As they packed car showrooms and fitted their homes with the latest electronic gadgets, they helped drive a turnaround m domestic demand to a sterling 16
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          Lock icon Foreign labour 'complements local workers'
          281 17  -  AARON LOW m SINGAPORE will still be dependent on foreign labour m the next 10 years to fill skill gaps m the economy, according to a special paper released yesterday by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. This is despite ongoing measures to upgrade the
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          Lock icon Triple trouble won't tame S'pore growth
          605 17  -  AUDREY TAN «S OIL prices are threatening to head skywards, the market is holding its breath for an interest rate hike m the United States and there are fears that the overheating Chinese economy may crash m a hard landing. But Dr Friedrich Wu,
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        Lock icon China now S'pore's 4th largest export market
        591 18  -  N ARENDRA AGGARWAL By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT Analysts say mainland demand unlikely to abate despite Beijing efforts to cool overheated economy CHINA is now the fourth most important export destination for Singapore-made goods following a near-50 per cent surge m shipments to the mainland
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        Lock icon ABN picks S'pore as hub for emerging markets
        543 18  -  EDNA KOH By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT DUTCH banking giant ABN Amro has made Singapore its consumer banking hub for emerging growth markets, and will also be launching credit cards and Internet banking here this year. As the hub or "centre of excellence" for
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        Lock icon Temasek move may get the laggards going
        747 19  - Temasek move may get the laggards going LEE SU SHYAN Shaking up the corporate scene By. COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT Many observers share this view but some say it should select targets carefully to avoid being accused of misusing its clout TEMASEK Holdings' move to fish locally for investment opportunities m undervalued
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        138 19 G00D... Temasek's entry would keep local businessmen on tneir toes. A party who may take advantage of minority shareholders or try and buy the assets cheaply may think twice. Value can be unlocked from companies and market efficiency would be boosted. In UOL's case, for example,
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        Lock icon SGX tightens disclosure rules for IPO listings
        456 19  -  AZHAR KHALI D *L It may carry out additional checks on applicants THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) unveiled a series of measures yesterday to improve the quality of initial public offerings (IPO) and to tighten disclosure standards for companies seeking to list on the
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        656 19  -  KARAMJIT KAUR By TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will impose a fuel surcharge by raising passenger fares on some flights out of Australia, Britain and New Zealand. Those flying out of Singapore will not be affected, an SIA spokesman said yesterday, adding
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        60 19 May 17 Cents Haw Par Corp 486 12.0 2.5 SATSvcs 10c 221 11.0 5.2 STI DB ePW*****1 36.5 6.5 21.7 SlAEnggiOc 195 6.0 3.2 SembcorpLog2sc... 184 4.0 2.2 MOIL US5c 54 3.4 3.8 BakerTech2oc 17 3.0 21.4 CMPacific 50c 54 3.0 5.9 GenMaq2oc 16.5 3.0 22.2 STI DBS
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        54 19 "»T vems to Creative T 25c 1610 70.0 4.2 SPH 1980 70.0 3.4 SPHIOO 1990 70.0 3.4 Venture Corp2sc 1620 70.0 4.1 F&N 1220 60.0 4.7 SIA2OO 940 55.0 5.5 UOB 1240 50.0 3.9 AP Breweries 800 45.0 5.3 SiA 50c 940 45.0 4.6 JMHUS2SC4OO 985 43.0 2.5
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        59 19 TOP FALLS May 17 Cents NH Ceramics 20c 12 53.8 14.0 LHT HMgs 10c 4.5 35.7 2.5 Seksun Corp WO4 24.5 33.8 12.5 El-Nets 1c 1.5 25.0 0.5 GoWtronsc 1.5 25.0 0.5 GulTechWoso9l7 3 25.0 1.0 Autronß333 6 20.0 1.5 Easycall Ale 10 20.0 2.5 Autronß 6.5 18.8 1.5 DBS
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          Lock icon CITIRAYA BAGS $40M INTEL CONTRACT
          110 19 ELECTRONIC waste recycler Citiraya Industries has won a contract with Intel to provide recycling and waste management services to all of the chip giant's plants m Asia. The mainboard-listed company said yesterday that under the contract, the first it has clinched from Intel, its British
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          Lock icon JURONG ENGINEERING SECURES 4 PROJECTS
          69 19 JURONG ENGINEERING SECURES 4 PROJECTS JURONG Engineering announced it has secured four projects worth an aggregate of $130 million m Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. In Thailand, the company and its subsidiary there will be engaged m two power plant projects. In Indonesia, the company received a letter of intent for
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          Lock icon SEMBCORP MARINE CLINCHES $2O4M DEAL
          62 19 A SUBSIDIARY of SembCorp Marine has secured a US$ll76-million (*****.9 million) contract for the construction of a jack-up rig. The subsidiary, PPL Shipyard, clinched the deal from Mosbarron, a subsidiary of Norway's Awilco AS. Work will start next month with delivery scheduled m the second
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      621 15  -  LORN A TAN 5s While paper and TV still rule, more companies are pouring money into creative outdoor ad campaigns YOU are walking along the street and pass by a bus stop. Suddenly, from the corner of your eye, you see this
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      313 15  -  AARON LOW wFA _L^_Lw 1 f*Jf *a FOR football-crazy Singaporeans, the 29-year-old Queensway Shopping Centre is one of the must-go places to buy sports gear. It is no wonder then that one of the world's largest sports names Nike nas decided to base
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        647 20  - Asian bourses NOSEDIVE IT TURNED out to be a nightmarish Monday for stock traders and investors as bourses m South-east Asia plummeted by as much as 7-5 per cent yesterday, hit by a triple whammy of rising oil prices, impending interest rate hikes and renewed fears of terrorist attacks. Singapore's
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      478 16 The United Nations (UN) procured about US$4.6 billion Programme* worth of goods and services m 200 1 The procurement QB3O Registration value increases to over US$3O billion if the development 0900 Wekome Address by Mr Lee Vi Shyan loans from the development banks, such as the World chief Executive Officer,
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        504 3 The Masterclass lecture will take place at the Asian Civilisations Museum tomorrow at 7.30pm. The lecture is free and open to the public. ■^^Hfe?3SßP^«* IV^ f < NuCell Micro Derma Facial at $48 J^^^Bnß I^P^l MMBi W' I 1 See visible results m 1 hour Nfekj^L^^L*** jj Lh^bl ky^ l^
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      436 5 IT IS exasperating when your daughter is no longer the child, you used to know. That was the case for Madam Fung Yuk Kwan a few years ago. "If I said: 'Go east', she would always go west," the senior administrative assistant m her 40s recalls
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      318 5 Photos: JOLIE GOOD: Quincy Jones gathered a new generation of celebrities, including Angelina Jolie (above), for a follow-up We Are The Future concert to raise money for lads. ROME Music greats came together m 1985 to record the hit song We Are The World for Africa's hungry.
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      1315 6 The Singapore International Cantonese Opera Festival 2004 is on this Thursday till Sunday at Bpm at the Esplanade Theatre. Celebrating Joanna Wong's Golden Jubilee On Stage is on this Friday. Tickets at $50, $40, $30, $20 and $15 from Sistic I (6348-5555). Send your comments to stlife@sph.com.sg
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      158 6 1954: Performed a lead role for the first time m her hometown Penang. 1968: Made her stage debut here m Madam White Snake, which played to a sell-out crowd at the now-defunct National Theatre. 1972: Pioneered the use of subtitles m Chinese and English during shows. Performed Madam
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      283 6 "Mum's really fun and has a great sense of humour. She's one of those superwomen able to squeeze so much into a day and a life. Everyone says she's artsy and high cultured. Actually, her favourite pastime is watching crime dramas and Hong Kong costumes dramas. As
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        476 6 HJjl KIA FOR SALE 1 OWNER 7/*02 Kia Rio. 1.3. 4 dr manual. High rebate. Selling cheap. $0 driveaway. *****224 1 OWNER 2002 KIA Carens 1.8 auto. Silver. OMV $18,963. Excellent cond. Must call *****200 03/'01 KIA CARENS 1.8 Auto Gold OMV $18,707. $0 downpayment. Tip top cond. Call 9185-9261
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        743 6 Bl MERCEDES j| FOR SALE '89 BENZ 200E. Fully converted. New paint/ tax. Nice no: 4646. COE 11/2008. Call *****098 6/2001 E200 KOMPRESSOR auto. Orig cond. Mileage *****km. Dark blue. C&C. Call 9456-9606 1/'89 MERCEDES 200E Grey. COE till 11/2008. Tip top cond. Asking $*****. Call *****701 2000 BENZ S320L.
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        340 10 mWM (PRIVATE) HU NO OWNERS. BAYSHORE PK. Master rm/Common rm. Full high fir sea view. Can cook. 9101-8858 FILIPINO FAMILY LOOKING tenants at Balestier Rd. Furnished. Aircon. Immed. 9154-6677 NnouiNTrtN pk Mi«;Tr-B hnrm NORMANTON PK. MASTER bdrm. AIMOH ROOM ißedok Res. Near amenities/ lace reservoir^ For 5m,,em,,,.5400.927,.2M9 [ri rooms™ IQI
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        652 10 E SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION TRISTAR INN Paya Lebar MRT. Spacious rms with baths, s/pool, biz ctr, housekeeping. Weekly rates from $385. Tel 6440-6696 D.09 OFF ORCHARD 1-bdrm studio apt. New renovation. Good facilities. Laundry/ housekeeping optional. $1.4K-$1.8K. *****855 H 001-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST HOUSES -SALE WEST COAST PLACE. Inter terr. Land 1965/
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        766 11 ■Fffl 015-16 EAST COAST mj PTE APTS -SALE D.15 DUNMAN PLACE. TOP 02. Best 3+l. 180 degree sea/ city view. 30% below purchase price! $850,000. HARVEST *****888 $350 PSF! VILLA Marina 3+l mais Roof terr. 2013 sqft. 100% movein. Full condo facilities. Near Tao Nan/ CHU sch. 9858-1188 RS HEART
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        546 11 WVfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) 3 'I' BLK 523. Just 3 mins to MRT! Mid fir. Privacy. Tip top cond, aircon. Unblocked. 9819-8872 Agt 3'NG' 422. HIGH fir. NS facing. Windy! Move-in cond. Only Chinese eligible. 9450-8001 McR 3 'NG' 363/ 3 'A' 250. MRT, shop. 4 'A'
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        698 11 IHDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ TELOKBLANGAH) 3 'NG' CORNER T. Blangah Blk 60. 3 T Tiong Bahru Blk 50. 88 sqm 4 'A' Purmei Blk 114. Unblocked 4 'NG' T Blangah 68. 9850-3622 3 'S' 1 Blk 17 Redhill, high fir. HDB value $5K only. Good unit. Face N. Well
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        742 11 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITPANJANG) 3'A' PETIR RD, Blk 220. High fir. Renovated. Near LRT/ amenities, neg. 9679 7429 Agt. 4 'A' CORNER Blk 250 Bangkit Rd. High fir. Simple renovation. Mins to LRT. $198K neg. *****133 4 'A' BLK 402 Fajar Rd. Ist owner. Exec apt blk. 155.
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        650 11 Hjfjl HDB APTS FOR SALE fj^ (CHOACHUKANG) CORNER 4 'A' 290/ 485 D/ 484A/ 484/ 549. Big/ free recess, High/ mid fir, renovated. Unblocked. No noon sun. 9145-7169 PN GROUND FLR 4'A' 615 CCX. 8 yrs old. Yew Tee MRT. F/renovated. Early move-in. Bring cheque! Don't miss! Call 9689-3308 ERA
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        635 11 3 'I' CORNER Blk 6 Holland Cl. High fir. Near MRT. Tastefully renovated. Unblocked view. Split aircon. 9851-4519 ROOF 3 'NG' BLK 402 Clementi. Mid fir. N.S facing. Unblocked. Near Nan Hua Sch. Renovated. Easy access. All races. 9002-0989 HSR 3 'NG' BLK 377. High fir. 100% move-in cond. 5
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        614 12 t HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) RE/MAX 9459-8839/ 9661-3235 HOUGANG 3 'I' corner 645 100% Move m 3 T 631/ 3'NG' 4o4. High fir. 4 'S' 532, 506/ 4 'NG' 314 Move-in 4 'A' corner 241, 165, 171, 507. 5 'I' corner 310, 966, 531, 957. Exec Apt corner
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        640 12 RH HDB APTS FOR SALE Eiiy (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 4 'A' BLK 926 Corner. Below HDB value! Hougang. Unblocked. Malay owner. Near central place. Contra. neg. Damien 9025-8011 4 'A' HOUGANG 438. 118 sq.m. 4 i bdrms. Dr to dr. Nice renovatI cd. Next to Hougang Mall/ MRT. neg. Call Lawrence
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        993 12 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) JURONG 9744 2277 ROBIN GOH 3T 411 Pandan Gdn SI2SK up 3T9,s.YungKuangßd.sl3oKup j 3T 111, 113. Ho Ching Rd... SI4OK up I 3'A' 434, 904. Sell at HDB Value i j 3'A' sl6x2 units $153Kup 3'A' 520, move m cond... $170K up 3'NG'233,302,306 $150Kup
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        804 12 a HOB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) CHEAP RARE Mais Blk 340, 140 sqm. Valued 5295 K. 3 toilets. All new. Top fir. F/amenities. Selva *****319/ *****175 Roof CLIVE 9857-0043 CBS. Low 4'A' 663 D. $60K decor. High fir. Unblocked. MRT/ sch. S2SOK up. 4 'A' corner 413/ 650 C. High
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        654 12 Rll HDBAPTS FOR SALE I^JU (KALLANG/WHAMPOA) ERA NO.l WORLD Top Producer 3'S' b1k.33 Jin Bahagia HDB value $135 K. unblocked. Simple. Indian Not eligible. ***** 444. SIIBK ONO FOR upgraded 3 bdrm flat Whampoa. Renovated, f/ aircon, early move m. Motivated seller! Julian 9111-3355 OT 3 T BLK 47 Bendemeer
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        713 12 ■Wl HDBAPTS FOR SALE m (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) 4 'A' PASIR Ris Blk 639. High fir. Unblocked. Well kept. Move-in. Near Elias Mall. 9852-6428 Agt 4'A' 121 PASIR Ris, next to corner, j Lift level. Renovated. Early move m. $235K! Victor 9007-4466 PN 4/ 5/ EXEC 148, 160, 185, 215, i 238,
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        645 12 Rfl HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) OPEN HSE! 3V4-RM corner Blk 201 mid fir/ 4 'A' corner 102 high fir. Newly renovated. Face NS. Near ctr/ sch/ MRT. 9818 0063 C&H SELL HDB value! 3 'A' blk. 434 Tampines. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Move-in. Good amenities. Hurry! *****280 FT $180K! 3
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        661 12 B HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TOA PAYOH/ POTONGPASIR) ERA 3fc*»^ mm mvi y^LJHal| MJSlrllfliitM.'WlJELl ERA NO.l WORLD Top Producer II 3T+l 81k.128 Beautiful like Hotel, j #02. Mkt ctr/ Braddell MRT. 31+1 Blk. 85A #10 S> HDB value Propwox CYNTHIA TAN WLwMI 9008 2300£ M JUMBO 5 T Blk 111. 4+2
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        829 12 IRI HDBAPTS FOR SALE Klil (WOODLANDS) 1 Damlen Urn *****011 C2l ML 1 4 'A' 639 #12. Unblocked.... S22OK j 4 'A' 711 #9,move m MRT j 4 'A' 744, 684 C move m 220K i 4 'A' 665,546 Low fir..... S2OOK up 4 'A' 7868.787 D Corner#B22BKup 4 'A'
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        802 12 IRI HDBAPTS FOR SALE m (WOODLANDS) 3' -2 CORNER 12 High fir Upgraded 3-'NG' 31/ 206 SI3OK. Renovated. 3-' A' 213/ 217 High fir. $135K up. 4-'NG' 108. High fir. Renovated. 4-'NG r Blk 201, 137. $160K up I 4-'S' Blk 842 High fir. Unblocked. 4-' A' 706/ 722/ 739/
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        1067 13 JBSk HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'NG' DR to dr. 205 Marsiling. #06. Unblocked. Move-in. Squarish hall. neg! 9819-8872 agt 4-RM 'A2' WOODLANDS 772. Only $208 K. 100% move-in. Unblocked. Serious seller! 9267-6167 5 'A' 341 Woodlands Aye 1. 136 sqm. 4 bdrm. High fir. Renovated. Near MRT/ sch. *****911
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        908 13 -r Hfl HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'A' Blk 322. High fir. Renovated. Unblocked. MRT/ amenities. RS j Degas 9706 8854/ 6342 1811 4'A' SOK! BLK 343. #04. Just ren- '< ovated beautifully. 3 aircons. 108 i sqm. MRT. Sole agt 9027-1607 i 4'A' CORNER 861. All races. Blk 832,
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        746 13 Kfl HUOC/HDB APTS m WANTED (RENT/ BUY) RENTING!! JAPANESE LECTURER urgently want whole unit or owner lock 1 rm. High budget. Fast result reliable svc g'teed. Owner don't hesitate call 6255-1338 Agt VERY URGENT! HIGH budget. All races ready clients to rent/ buy HDB/ pte hse/ whole unit. PR family/
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        1222 13 a FACTORY SPACE WS\ FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE I FOR RENT EUjORRENT^ jj^^R_REf£ i ftto i mivj iv€ sCbS iiiin dbq UUflliw I J^B^a^ML^a^a^Br?^ .btfEIB FOR LEASE FOR SALE TECHPLACE I 11, Ang Mo Kio Aye 10 5 \SmH^^^^^^^^^m A-Z BUILDING, Paya Lebar Rd ePARK®UBI, Übi Aye 3/Übi Road
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        1404 13 Rll FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE °I^ E SPACE BUY A RAMP-UP FACTORY I HffiH N«ar Clarke Quay MRT station Frnm SERVICE OFFICES riUIII Excellent for start-ups Conference/meeting room facilities B Total secretarial support M M Recreational facilities I #U M I OFFICE 1/ -From 539 sqft
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        3624 14 UIC BUILDING OFFICE units -1,400 GENTING RD. VARIOUS sizes. D.07 *03. AFFORDABLE office/ H nH ■^m|mhhb|HHHM||HHMH||Hß j r _-_■—^>i to 12,000 sq.ft. Basement units- 500-3600 sqft. Fully fitted/ car- shop/ all trades. 1250 sqft. MRT. J|l «\T_| _J T% VI% I APtf|J_Q CENTRE J 980 sq.ft. Ample parking facili- pet,
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        439 15 wtn shop space wtn shop space wx¥m shop space I^Uforrent J OIM SIMQAPOR€'S successpuL t>ocne- C^X-l- 1 QROWM BRAND \4O\Vl macd6s at xekkA cdaLLTekka Mall, the retail jewel of Little India offers over 1 60,000 sq. ft. of retail space with all the ingredients for success: Magnetic location at the
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        623 15 HOUGANG AYE 3. Approx 250 sqft. Low rent. Mins to Kovan MRT. Next to sch/ pte estate. Short term also. 9062-7222 PN LUCKY/ FAR EAST Plaza. 200 1600 sq.ft. Prime/ budget shops avail. Fashion/ Snack Bar/ Salon etc. Call Wee: 9855-8572 DTZ ANG MO KIO 452/ 532. Bedok 26/ 86
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        1578 15 WTn shop space WT7i shop space I^UfORRENT cftpocMT Prime shop space •280 to 1080 sqft Choice units available Suitable for cafe, eating houses, retail trade etc Dcniel Wong 9639 3879 Priscilla Low 9101 6778 Vivien Ong 9009 1066 HEKBBHH HOUGANG KOVAN CITY Blk 203. NTUC/ MRT. Ample parking. v 2/
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        565 16 Rfl AIR TICKETS K.Lumpur Jl 7O Perth $430 Brunei 450 Sydney I4BS Jakarta 145 Brisbane 530 Bangkok 163 N. Zealand 690 Hong Kong 270 Vietnam 1205 Taipei 355 India 510 China 350 Europe 800 Tokyo 425 USA 750 Seoul $425 Canada $870 Fun exclude service fees ft tuts. Condition apply
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        425 16 RR AIR TICKETS BEST VALUE AIRFARES, Call 6221 I 9333 for Air ticket reservations. TAIO6 GULLIVER'S *****500. Enquiries on air ticket, tour, hotel, etc. #03-15 Lucky Plaza TA674. CHEAP AUSTRALIA/ Europe/ New Zealand airfare/ Worldwide ticket. SNH *****540 (TA*****) ANGGERIK HOLIDAYS *****445 Cheap airfares for business/ leisure travels. TA***** HUNTING
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        842 19 B PROFESSIONAL/ ifjfl PROFESSIONAL/ EXECUTIVE |j|m EXECUTIVE CD Manulife Financial Financial Planner A Fulfilling Challenging Profession Minimum Diploma Singaporean PR Mm. 21 years old Immediate Management Path for Successful Experienced Advisers Financing Scheme up to $3000 joei|nffljj|||# Exclusive Financial Planning J^rararratourseMfc Accelerated Management car^|^j|^|| Fresh Graduates are Welcome^ T/Tci^kkKl Contact
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        571 19 PROFESSIONAL/ EXECUTIVE LISTED CO REQUIRES Accountants. Deg/ IT knowledge required. Send CV/ expected salary to: kc@greenbridge.com.sg A/CS AUDIT ASST required at AMK. Interested, pis send your resume: seetha@spn.com.sg or fax: 6753-2429 SIOK. REGIONAL FINANCIAL Controller. (US MNC). 8 yrs Regional experience. Thomson (C*****1F yvonne@achievecareer.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (Cost Mgmt A/Cs). (Listed
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        589 19 ■HI IT/INFOCOM APPLICATION DEVELOPER Programming experience using clipper. ASP.NET/ ASP/ HTML/ Javascript/ VB Script/ VB with MS SOL Server 2000 Bachelor's Degree m Computer Science, Information System, or closely related discipline Microsoft Certification (MCP) m .NET is required Clipper knowledge is essential Male working environment Foreigners are welcome to apply
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        647 19 Wtf% LECTURING/ fcuaTEACHING TRAINED CPT/ DIPLOMA Teacher required for childcare ctr m Pasir Ris. Interested call: 6542-6808 TRAINER REQUIRED for 1) Web Design. 2) Sales. 3) IT. Mm 5 yrs experience. Call Lynn *****607 EXPERIENCED PLAY GROUP Teacher Woodlands. CPT. Speaks Chinese. Morn only. *****118 CHILDCARE CTR NEXT to CCX
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        493 19 Mil ART/CREATIVE Interior Design Renovation Co. require INTERIOR SALES DESIGNERS Must have experience Basic Commission SALES EXECUTIVES Must have experience Commission based *****326/ *****746 (contact time: IpmSpm) Full-Time/ Part-Time Graphic Designer Good knowledge m Macintosh/ PC environment software Mm 2 yrs experience Able to start work immed Pis call Kenlx
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        508 19 An established Shipping Co requires: 1. Marketing Manager 1. Outdoor Marketing Executive 2. Indoor Marketing Co-Ordlnator Mm GCE '0' Level or higher Post 1 Must be well versed m containerised service and able to lead a team of sales personnel Post 2 Must have relevant sales experience m shipping or
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        569 20 company m the distribution of engineered M >2 fasteners electronic components, with offices m the (4^l Asia-Pacific region, needs highly service oriented individuals: Mm A Level with at least 2 yrs of customer service I (&Bk experience I (jjm Fluent m spoken written English >^9 Good communication skills I (Wm
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        325 20 Travel Agent requires Ticketing Staff With relevant experience m corporate ticketing Able to speaks Mandarin English Interested applicants, pis call o *****330° SALES EXECUTIVE Mm 5 yrs sales experience Have knowledge of MATY, CCTV in-building network Computer literate Please send resume to: 68 Kallang Pudding Road #07-01, SYH logistics Building
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        465 20 Employment Agency (Chinatown) Looking For: SALES CO-ORDINATOR (Female working environment) Bilingual English/ Chinese s -day week Mm '0' level Computer literate Basic salary $900 attractive commission Send resume to: synergyp@slngnet.com.sg or Fax: 6737-1102 RETAIL ASST Knowledge of food handling Able to work on weekends Public Holidays Able to start work
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        480 20 ESTAB COMPUTER COMPANY Require Sales Exec with IT experience. Good salary commission. Call 6332-9445 after 12 noon. SALES EXEC. $2K. Lively self motivated. Fresh grads welcome. Interested pis call *****722. biz_exec2oo4@yahoo.com SALES REP WANTED to promote Walt Disney Education Programs. Walk-in 1-spm Cisco Ctr 11, #06-06. Near Paya Lebar MRT
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        418 20 ■Rl COUNTER POSITIONS/ iTTI COUNTER I POSITIONS/ |2jJ RECEPTIONISTS VOXI RECEPTIONISTS Danish Engineering Company, based m Singapore. Currently looking for staff for the following position: Good phone etiquette Initiative, hardworking PC literate independent Pleasant personality Dantech Food Systems Pte Ltd (spS DANTECH 31 Loyang Crescent S(*****3) Fax: 6281 2908 r
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        334 20 CONTRACT PASSENGER SERVICE ASSISTANTS Perform check-in duties, attend to passengers Rotating shift Mon-Sun Mm '0' level Must be presentable well groomed Salary SSIOOO gross Immediate PR welcome Call Rebecca: 6214-2100 Email: rebecca kok<l>kellyservices.com.sg (Lie: C*****2H) I TELEPHONE OPERATOR*^! j n##itoil Speak English Mandarin F Students NS personnel J i are
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        545 21 iTJI CUSTOMER PIJI CUSTOMER IE!I CUSTOMER W^l SERVICE SERVICE -_-__--«*<<*,< """"""""^-^m,^^. *«i«___ jFy»m. ______t MJ_Bm___l BPHP _#>"" 1 ___L *fc -*eoor %ss T_H Cm >h>w^ w I As part of our business expansion plan, we are looking for suitably qualified I individuals to join us as: Responsibilities: Attend to arriving,
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        319 21 iffi HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LEMONGRASS THAI RESTAURANT requires FULL TIME 1. DUTY MANAGERS (write In to 899 East Coast Rd. 5.4591Q2/ email lemonpl9slngnet.com.sg 2. SUPERVISORS 3 CAPTAINS 4. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES PART TIME 1. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES 2. KITCHEN HELPER (10am-3pm, East Coast branch) M'sians with SPM welcome Willing to work split shifts, meals
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        648 21 E HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ ifW HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE y||j OUNGE Flexible working hours HIS PSKBGIRs Meals uniforms provided Annual leave medical benefits Good career prospects Interested candidates, please come fora walk-in Interview from 18 •20 May 2004 S r from 10:00 am to s:oopm at agj*-*j 1 Sengkang Square #07-7 1 1 12
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        451 21 ifCI STALL ASSISTANTS DISHWASHER REQUIRED AT Canteen m Joo Koon (Jurong). $5 per hour. 6-day week. 9022-1673 Iffl HAIR/ BEAUTY p> Established Beauty/Spa^ Immediate Vacancies For... O MASSEUSES BEAUTY THERAPISTS SALES CONSULTANTS Mm qualifications essential Several years of relevant experience required. Highest remuneration offered according to related experience Public holiday/
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        777 22 ■ifl ADMINISTRATIVE/ I Robinsons Store requires I Administrative' I Assistants 1 I Computer literate I I Mm GCE X or 'O' Levels I E-mail your resume to: H cheryLyap@robimons.com.sg H by 21 May 2004 I ADMINISTRATIVE/ MARKETING ASST GCE '07 'N' Level 2 yrs experience PC literate Bilingual English Mandarin
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