The Straits Times, 14 October 2004

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    35 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 E«Taf&e^^ October 14, 2004 •9 2 Pa g es in five P arts MITA (P) °48/03/2004 %ff A Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents
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    Lock icon China gives a firm no to Chen's offer
    640 1  - China gives a firm no to Chen's offer GOH SUI NOI In a response to peace talks overture, Beijing accuses him of provocation and 'wantonly 7 worsening cross-strait ties B'J CHINA CORRESPONDENT 'Chen Shui-bian claims that he has intentions of easing tension and confrontation across the Strait, but in his
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    Lock icon Tired but happy to he home
    72 1 Tired but happy to he home THE divers who had been held by the Indonesian navy since the weekend were released yesterday and arrived at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal at 9pm. They returned by commercial ferry from Tanjong Pinang "tired, but happy to be home", said Mr Vincent Chew,
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    Lock icon Temasek to dissolve subsidiary ST
    620 1  - Temasek to dissolve subsidiary ST AUDREY TAN Bu SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings will take over all the assets held by its subsidiary Singapore Technologies (ST) in a restructuring tnat will mean the retrenchment of all 128 staff, including ST's wellknown president and chief executive Mr Peter Seah. ST will
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      335 1 COCAINE BUST: Rapper Sheikh Haikel and CNA news presenter Cheryl Fox questioned by CNB page 3 B&V B/ M I A^bl^l B^B? I b^^BbVb^^bl 1 Baß HHI |H "4^l I ■\^^9^r^V MfV x^^ \^y L^^^ Jb\^b^ I bv^^^ bV I P^k% B^bW 2 jßaw^Bßawi -gr lav AaVaVJ aa^^b\v^^k«^ a^aai a^^^vj^a^^Bi^bm^b
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      146 2 MEDIFUND PAYOUTS ROCKET LAST year saw Medifund payouts shoot up by almost a third, from $26.4 million in 2002 to $33.9 million, as more people needed help paying their hospital bills. As in previous years, the largest portion of the fund around one third went to patients at Woodbridge
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      75 2 NATION BUILDING CAN WORK SCEPTICISM about US attempts at "nation building", particularly in Islamic countries, is fashionable, and the problems of nation-builders in Iraq and Afghanistan dominate debate on the topic. But Indonesia is a case study in how well-planned democracy promotion can be a good investment, write Tim
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      72 2 FORU M PROSTITUTION WAVE BRINGS HIV A REPORT of a wave of China prostitution hitting Singapore has alarmed Dr Lim Boon Hee. While women at registered brothels here undergo reeular checks for sexually transmitted diseases, there are none for women visiting on tourist visas. He compares them to wild birds
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      54 2 SINGAPORE LIFE THROUGH THE LENS LAST December, 200 photojournalists from 32 countries descended on Singapore to take part in workshops, discussions and shoots around the country. The results appeared in international print media, ana yesterday three photographers were honoured for their efforts in depicting the Republic and its culture
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      107 2 TECH SCIENCE Creative declares war on Apple CREATIVE Technology boss Sim Wong Hoo says his company "learnt a lot of painful lessons" when, despite having better technology, it was overtaken by Apple in the MP3 market. But now Mr Sim has promised to come out with "guns blazing" and "take
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      121 2 Big improvement despite volatility RATINGS agency Standard Poor's says it awarded Temasek Holdings its top rating, despite the fact that the investment company's bottom line has fluctuated over the last few years, as the underlying operating performance of the main Temasek-linked companies has seen a "significant improvement". In the
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      76 2 Tourists back, and spending THE tourists are back and they're bringing fat wallets, according to figures released by the global credit card company Visa yesterday. The report showed they spent around 51. 6 billion on their credit cards here in the first eight months of this year, a 35-per-cent
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      77 2 CALL TO AXE RETIREMENT SCHEME THE Supplementary Retirement Scheme set up three years ago was intended to allow income earners to make additional savings towards retirement, while enjoying tax deductions on their nest eggs, but the take-up rate has been poor. Now even a once-strong proponent of the scheme,
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      97 2 CAR TROUBLE FOR GERMANY GERMANY has been hauled into court for refusing to scrap a law that protects one of its national icons. The Volkswagen law limits the voting rights of any shareholder to the 20 per cent jointly held by Lower Saxony and the federal government, and makes
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      148 2 CHINA'S KILLER 'CURES' FOR AIDS AIDS activist Gao Yaojie has turned the spotlight on the con men who make money exploiting the ignorance and desperation of infected Chinese peasants by selling them miracle "cures". The scams range from "cure-all" herbal teas and magnetic foot massaeers, to special condoms lined
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      72 2 BECKS' 'SMART REMARK BACKFIRES HE MAY have been trying to show he's not as stupid as people think when he said he deliberately got himself booked against Wales, but ifanything the England captain proved the reverse and earned himself a whole load of trouble besides. He has now been
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      113 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World 7-17 Editorial 18 Commentary 18,19 Forum 20 HOME Home Hl-H9 Tech Science H11,H12 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,A6,A7 China A2,A3 S-E Asia A8 Malaysia A9 Sports.... AIO,AII Money... Al4-A2O LIFE! The Buzz L2 Comics L4 Cool Speak L4 Cover story L6 Fashion.... L7-LlO Cinema guide LlO.Lll What's
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      280 2 A H BRANDS IHHGBP^ Everyday, there are children in Singapore who go without BRAND'S Caps for a Cause Event proper meals or meeting their basic needs in school. j o st3LTt you o ff cofne on to our Event! They need all our support. Date: 31 October 2004 (Sunday) Here's
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      Lock icon UNDER SUSPICION
      117 3 RAPPER-ACTOR Sheikh Haikel (far left) and Channel NewsAsia presenter Cheryl Fox (left) were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on suspicion of consuming illicit dnigs. They are out on bail pending the results of more thorough tests. Their initial urine tests were negative. Mr Haikel, 28, was
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      Lock icon CNB quizzes two celebrities
      504 3  -  BEN N AD AR AJ AN Rapper Sheikh Haikel and CNA presenter Cheryl Fox out on bail after cocaine swoop, pending further urine test results By TWO local celebrities rap-per-actor Sheikh Haikel and Channel NewsAsia (CNA) presenter Cheryl Fox have been linked to the cocaine trafficking
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      Lock icon Staying ahead: It's all in teamwork, says MM
      417 4  -  LYDIA LIM Addressing businessmen, Mr Lee says quality leaders and quality people are vital for Singapore to keep the sparkle By SKNIORCORRKSPONDENT LEADERS who can galvanise Singaporeans and get them to work as a team are what will keep the country in
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      Lock icon HIS TAKE ON RECENT GLOBAL EVENTS
      557 4 Minister Mentor Lee was quizzed on the latest developments here and around the world during an hour-long dialogue with participants of the Global Entrepolis IS BUSH OR KERRY BETTER FOR ASIA? "Whichever way it's going to go, what Asia needs is a president who
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      Lock icon Detained divers return home to anxious relatives
      418 4  -  TANYA FONG By THE Singaporean and foreign divers who were detained over the weekend by the Indonesian navy were freed yesterday, and arrived back home late last night aboard a commercial ferry. They were greeted at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal by anxious relatives
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      93 4 IN TUESDATS report "S'pore, India in joint air exercise" we wrongly attributed to Defence Minister Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean a comment on how discussions were underway for SAF servicemen to train on Indian soil in camps run by the SAF on long-term leases. The
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      Lock icon Just 12, and she's keying in to a global crowd
      472 6 GLOBAL ENTREPOLIS SINGAPORE BySURYANIOMAR KAREN Oung is aged iust 12, but already she and other school pupils have tasted the thrill of being inventor-cum-entrepreneurs in a big crowd of global business movers and shakers. She was rubbing shoulders with investors
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      Lock icon Fox TV faces $2.1m indecency fine
      509 6 Regulators propose action after an episode of a reality series which featured strippers and sexually graphic scenes WASHINGTON Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly US$l.2 million (Ss2.l million) on Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting for an episode of its reality series Married
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      198 3 Beijing 101: v^ choice of TV stars! y*^ 1 Singapore celebrities vouch V?^ for Beijing 101's effectiveness. j "Beijing 101 U hair treatment JW IL^W shows results I n weeks "Beijing 101's success I l stories have been A. featured by The >****-^^Hi tfJKK> C^**' Sunday Times, The 4tW* W
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      11 6 ifJij7T| I UU I I Today in I The Business Times
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Germany's car trouble
      525 7 EC wants to scrap law shielding Volkswagen from foreign takeovers BRUSSELS It is a national icon, the country's most cherished industrial asset, but it has landed Germany in court for refusing to scrap a law that protects Volkswagen from any hostile foreign takeover. The Volkswagen law is
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      Lock icon IRAQ'S KILLING FIELDS
      534 8 IRAQ'S KILLING FIELDS Investigators unearth grim evidence to convict Saddam US teams to rescue hostages in Iraq They swooped on two places in Baghdad based on intelligence reports but turned up nothing Mr Kehoe at a mass grave being excavated in north Iraq. Investigators have found nine trenches holding at
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      486 9 'SOMEONE USED THIS FIELD. JO TAKE BODIES UP THERE, AND TO TAKE PEOPLE THERE AND EXECUTE THEM. I'VE BEEN DOING GRAVESITES FOR A LON6 TIME, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXECUTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.' Mr Greg Keboe, an American lawyer working with tinIraqi Special
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      Lock icon Germany stands firm on refusal to send troops
      329 9 Germany stands firm on refusal to send troops BERLIN The German government said yesterday it will not budge from its refusal to send troops to Iraq, reinforcing its position after its Defence Minister appeared to suggest that Berlin might one day consider a deployment. Germany strongly opposed the US-led invasion
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      Lock icon Blair refuses to apologise
      103 9 LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair denied yesterday that he had misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, and rejected growing demands in Parliament that he apologise. "I cannot bring myself to say that I misrepresented the evidence, since I do not accept that I did,"
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      Lock icon IAEA ready for probe
      101 9 VIENNA International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) inspectors, barred from most of Iraq since last year's invasion, are ready to return to probe the disappearance of equipment that could be used in atomic weapons, the UN body said yesterday. "We are ready, subject to Security Council guidance
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      Lock icon Saddam well after hernia op
      64 9 BAGHDAD Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in American custody since his capture 10 months ago, underwent hernia surgery two weeks ago in Baghdad, said an Iraqi minister and a US official. "The former president is in good health. He underwent a hernia operation at Ibn
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      Lock icon Experts say war 'misguided'
      76 9 WASHINGTON The Iraq war is the most misguided since Vietnam, benefits terrorists and is justified by false claims, more than 650 foreign policy experts said in a letter to President George W. Bush. Said Professor Richard Samuels of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: "We're advising the
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      Lock icon Call to speed up funding
      64 9 TOKYO Iraq urged international donors yesterday to speed up funding for reconstruction and said holding elections was key to improving security. Speaking at the start of a two-day donors' gathering, Iraqi delegates also urged creditors to forgive Baghdad's debts of up to US$l25 billion (Ss2l2
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      Lock icon Call for centralised prayer call in Cairo sparks wails of protest and talk of CIA plot
      828 12 OPPONENTS CALL THIS INfTUTIVE AN AMERICAN ONE, AS IF EVERY STEP OF REFORM SHOULD COME THROUGH MSTRUCnONS Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, on his plan to centralise the call to prayer
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      Lock icon Top British scientist warns of global warming disaster
      131 12 LONDON The world faces a surge in extreme weather events because of global warming and governments must act immediately to avert disaster, said Britain's chief scientist. "Already we are witnessing increased storms at sea and floods in our cities. "'Global warming will
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      Lock icon Mourning ends in Beslan amid talk of revenge
      736 13 Residents of Russian town racked by pain and hatred as 40-day mourning period for school siege victims comes to an end If we knew who did this, we would tear them to pieces. But iye need a concrete person. We don't want
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      Lock icon British pro-Osama group shuts down
      242 13 LONDON A radical British Muslim group that has noisily backed Osama bin Laden has shut down, calling on all Muslims to unite against a "global crusade". Al Muhajiroun, led by radical cleric Omar Bakri, said it has disbanded to encourage Muslims to give up political
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      Lock icon Militant on wanted list among three killed in snoot-out
      451 13 Militant on wanted list among three killed in snoot-out SAUDI CRACKDOWN RIYADH Saudi Arabia, which is cracking down on Islamist militants behind a wave of deadly attacks, said yesterday that a man killed in clashes with security forces this week was on the kingdom's most-wanted list. Saudi national Abdelmajid bin
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      Lock icon Now for a slice of the Nobel pie
      584 14 Universities and companies with links, however tenuous, to the laureates will be quick to claim their share of glory LONDON During the past week, 12 Nobel laureates nave won 60 million Swedish kronors (5513.7 million) in prize money. However, the indirect value
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      Lock icon US wages all-out war on film and music piracy
      296 14 US wages all-out war on film and music piracy LOS ANGELES The US has announced a landmark crackdown on film and music piracy, targeting counterfeiters and their customers in an assault modelled on the wars on drugs and terror. US Attorney-General John Ashcroft launched the aggressive new offensive on what
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      Lock icon A WHALE CALLED WANDA
      47 14 REUTERS full-size model of a sperm whale is on display at Kommetjie near Cape Town, South Africa. Called Wanda, it comes complete with a fully equipped classroom inside. It is being used as part of an environmental awareness arive during National Marine Week.
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      Lock icon 200,000 flee from fresh violence in Sudan
      285 14 KHARTOUM (Sudan) A month of fresh violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur has driven more than 200,000 people from their homes, said the United Nations (UN). Insecurity was also blocking aid to the 1.5 million displaced people inside the region, said Mr
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      225 14 OTTAWA Canada has decided to temporarily withdraw from service three British-made submarines after a fire on a fourth vessel killed one sailor and injured nine others, the Defence Ministry said. Fire struck the HMCS Chicoutimi sub last week shortly after the vessel left
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        184 15 Great Scott he's crossing the outback... ON AN ANTIQUE BICYCLE PERTH Mr Lloyd Scott has walked the length of Loch Ness underwater and plodded the London Marathon in an antique diving suit, but he admits it will be hard to accomplish hislatest feat riding an antique bicycle across Australia's desert
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        107 15 ROME Notorious Mafia killer Brusca, who turned state's witness after his arrest in 1996, has been allowed to leave jail for one day every six weeks by the parole board. The news, confirmed by his lawyer, prompted outrage on Tuesday from politicians and families
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        94 15 SEVILLE Spaniard Jose Luis Ugarte, 75, has set sail from this southern Spanish city bound for Japan in a replica model of Portuguese explorer FerdinandMafjellan's 16th-century galeon Victoria. If it reaches Japan without mishap, the replica will be a part of tne Spanish pavilion in the
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        Lock icon WRITER NASRIN WINS UNESCO PRIZE
        68 15 PARIS Bangladeshi writer, journalist and doctor Taslima Nasrin, 40, has won a United Nations prize for her fight against the oppression of women. She will be awarded the US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) prize at Unesco headquarters in Paris on Nov 16. She has written some 20 books
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        50 15 Quoteworthy 'Study. That's oil It's not tough. You're not picking cotton. You're not picking up the trash. You're not washing windows. You sit down. You read. You develop your brain. Comedian Bill Cosby, urging students to focus on graduating, while touring four mostly-black public schools in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.
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        29 15 Alain Juppe, a former French premier, appealed against his corruption conviction yesterday. Matti Nykanen, an ex-Finnish Olympic ski jumper, is likely to be charged with attempted homicide, reports said.
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      Lock icon Howard backs on from strike threats
      395 15 Australian PM seeks closer ties with Asian neighbours, says pre-emptive strikes against terrorist bases in region are unlikely to occur SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard, while promising that his re-elected government would strive to strengthen ties with Asian countries, has backed away from
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      Lock icon Passionate difference between Bush and Kerry
      529 16 CUYAHOGA FALLS (Ohio) The partisan responses, I typical at Bush and Kerry events across the country, say much about the passions that define this year's election: The Republican faithful love their candidate, while the Democratic faithful have less enthusiasm for Mr Kerry, but know
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      Lock icon US textile firms want curbs on Chinese imports
      544 16 They fear big loss of jobs if Chinese knitwear is allowed to flood the US market after quotas are removed on Jan 1 WASHINGTON On the eve of a presidential debate on domestic issues with employment a crucial concern, American textile companies
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      352 16 Edwards 'exploiting Reeve's death 5 STEM CELL DEBATE SANTE FE (New Mexico) A top Republican has accused the Kerry campaign of exploiting the death of actor Christopher Reeve for political gain by suggesting that a Kerry victory next month would lead to a burst of new stem cell research and,
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      Lock icon Duo tied ahead of pivotal debate, latest poll shows
      164 16 TEMPE (Arizona) President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry remain deadlocked in the White House race going into their final debate, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released yesterday. Both men held steady at 45 per cent each in the
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      467 17 Italy angry over rejection of nominee for EC Diplomatic spat with Brussels escalates after one of Berlusconi's ministers insults homosexuals with a vulgar word 'I THINK IT IS STRANGE AND EXPRESSES A VIEW THAT SHOULD NOT REPRESENT THE YEW of the european union: Swedish PM Persson, on Mr Buttiglione's views
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      Lock icon US launches drive to nab child-sex tourists
      281 17 ASIAN DESTINATIONS WASHINGTON The State Department, Immigration ana Customs as well as World Vision, a leading American non-governmental organisation, have launched a campaign to deter and nab Americans travelling abroad for child sex. They will also work with Asian governments to stem the
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        Lock icon AFGHAN POLL CHALLENGER ENDS BOYCOTT
        155 17 UNITED NATIONS A top rival of Afghan election front runner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of the process yesterday, making it likely that the historic poll's result would be recognised by all despite claims of voting irregularities. Ethnic Uzbek general Abdul Rashid Dostum
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        Lock icon FIVE NABBED OVER SCHOOLGIRL SHOOTING
        150 17 LONDON Five men have been arrested over the murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was shot dead on her way home from a fairground, in a crime that has stirred a public outcry in Britain. The girl was shot six times from a passing car
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        Lock icon SYDNEY'S HOTTEST-EVER OCTOBER DAY
        181 17 SYDNEY Tourists soaked themselves in fountains while schoolchildren headed to the beach after class yesterday as Sydney sizzled on its hottest-ever October day. Downtown Sydney s temperature hit 38.2 dee C the highest October temperature since records began'l46 yelrs ago, Australian climatologist Blair Trewin said. It
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        Lock icon PALESTINIAN OFFICIAL ESCAPES BOMBING
        155 17 GAZA CITY A Palestinian security chief related to Mr Yasser Arafat escaped a suspected assassination attempt late on Tuesday when a car bomb blew up outside his headquarters in Gaza City, witnesses said. Mr Musa Arafat, head of general security in the Gaza Strip, was pulling
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        Lock icon SPANISH INTELLIGENCE TO BOOST STAFF
        133 17 MADRID Spain will create 250 additional posts in its intelligence services to combat Islamic extremism following devastating train bomb attacks in Madrid last March, the newspaper El Pais said yesterday. A report said the National Intelligence Centre was planning to recruit the officers next year.
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      159 7 Outcry Over Prayer Call i t Outpouring Of Grief Igraji Material Issue pf 1A Minister's move to centralise the call to M W Hundreds in Beslan mark the end of the US textile companies and workers ask ■'^1 prayer leads to howls of protest and 40-day mourning period for the
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      795 18  - Give more credit to our creative scene ALVIN PANG By FOR THK STRAITS TIMKS WE MUST be doing something right if our tiny population can put forward such stellar talent as Judith Huang and Dawn Lim, the only non-British winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year competition recently.
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      966 18  -  TTM MEISBURGER CRAIG CHARNEY Bu and FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN A POU LAST MONTH, OVER 80 PER CENT OF THE PUBLIC SAID NON-GOVERNMENTAL ELECTORAL EDUCATION AND MONITORING PROJECTS HELPED... ENSURE FREE ELECTIONS. JAKARTA Four years ago, an unlikely TV star was born
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      841 19  - A slick move by Asia 's major oil consumers MICHAEL RICHARDSON Bu FORTHF. STRAITS TIMES STOCKPILES: A buffer United States: 700 million barrels in strategic reserve, or 60 days' imports. Japan: Enough crude for about 160 days' supply. China: Started building tanks and other facilities for a strategic oil reserve,
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      688 19  - Bandits in Iraq's 'oil for food' deal WILLIAM S AFIRE THE NEW YORK TIMKS POWERFUL officials and their profiteering friends in France had a reason to try to stop the United States from overthrowing Saddam Hussein: They were pocketing billions in payoffs through a United Nations oil-for-food front. That's the
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      445 20 Opening Reservoirs To Water Sports THE announcement by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim to open up our reservoirs to water sports is laudable (ST, Oct 12). However, the plan needs to be implemented with great care and an understanding of
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      311 20 Where to drop family members off for shows at the Esplanade I REFER to the letter, "Expensive drive-through" (ST, Oct 12), by Mr Paul Wee. Esplanade's carpark charges are among the least expensive for the Central Business District area at $1 per hour until 6 pm. Free lunchtime parking is
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      321 20 I READ with trepidation a recent report by Reuters on a Chinese prostitution wave" hitting Singapore. According to the report, in order to tap the new wealth of Chinese travellers, Singapore relaxed immigration rules in January, doubling the days Chinese can stay
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      223 20 LAST year, seeking higher returns, I went to a local bank to enquire about foreign-currency deposits. To my surprise, the counter staff did not know which rate to apply the Telegraphic Transfer (TT) selling, TT buying or Overdraft (OD) buying rate. When I went
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      45 1 CHANGE YOW MUD? 'Changing a convention format. i s actually quite a simple thing to do. Changing people's minds to motivate them is more difficult. Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Second Permanent Secretary, Mr Bilahari Kausikan, on civil servants who preferred to stay away from WITS
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      434 1  - Jump in tourist spending SERENE GOH Tourists spent about $1.6 billion on their credit cards in first eight months of this year, up 35% from same period in 2002 Bu A REPORT by global credit card company Visa International has provided more evidence of a strong recovery in Singapore's tourism
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      192 1  - Visitors on 'Kangaroo Route' are top credit card spenders Serne Goh VISITORS who stop over in Singapore on their way from Australia to Europe on the so-called "Kangaroo Route" are proving to be top spenders. Last year, Australian visitors put down $174 million on consumer electronics and computer products alone,
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      267 2 MANY more people needed Medifund help to pay their hospital bills last year, resulting in a 28 per cent rise in payouts to $33.9 million from $26.4 million in 2002. Medifund received more than 216,000 applications for grants, up from 178,000 the previous year, with
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      421 2 MORE charities will be helped with the extra money raised for the President's Challenge 2004, which exceeded its target for a fifth consecutive year. This year's collection of $8.5 million allows 12 beneficiaries to be added to the original list of 44. It
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        106 2 TEN Singapore Armed Forces (SAP) servicemen were injured yesterday morning after the military truck they were travelling in was involved in an accident on Pulau Tekong. A Ministry of Defence (Mindef) statement said that an SAF 5 tonne truck, carrying 13 servicemen, landed on
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        102 2 THE month of fasting for Muslims officially starts tomorrow. Mufti Syed Isa Mohamed Semait, the highest Muslim religious authority here, sent out an advisory yesterday regarding the start of Ramadan after checking the astrological signs and charts. More than 543,000 Muslims in Singapore will fast during Ramadan
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        128 2 ENVIRONMENTAL issues were the focus of two regional meetings held in Singapore. The challenges of sustaining clean air, land and water in the region were key topics discussed at the Bth Informal Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment yesterday. Also on the table was the
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        135 2 ALL OUT BATTLE AGAINST DENGUE THE South East Community Development Council (CDC) is getting serious in its fight against dengue fever. Mr Matthias Yao, mayor of the South East CDC, called it the number one public health hazard there, severely afflicting "too many residents each year. He pointed out during
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        130 2 TAN Tock Seng Hospital's Sars The Silent War campaign to restore confidence in the healthcare system after the Sars outbreak has won the Grand Prize of Excellence in the 14th international annual Public Relations Association's Golden World Award competition. A jurv of 44 senior
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      554 4  -  CHONG CHEE KIN Alleged victim made this claim on first day of assault trial. Cops can't recall if there were any visible injuries on alleged victim Bu PREMIER Taxi chairman Timothy Chua, who lost his bid last month to compound a charge of
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      84 4 LAU FOOK KONG Sushi is next on the menu for Singapore Cable Car s Sky Dining Kvice. By next Friday, diners can choose from four three-course set dinner nus from Sakae Sushi 70m up in the air The service is offered from Tuesday to Sunday, and the
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      631 6 Although aware of need to file separate documents, he turned up with only one draft affidavit to support bid to reconvene hearing SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan failed to meet a courtimposed deadline yesterday to file affidavits to support his
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      569 6  -  ALEXIS HOOI By THE meeting at which government teams present their ideas for cutting waste and improving efficiency was much shorter and simpler this year. Just 16 teams from government ministries and agencies presented their work improvement ideas at the ExCEL convention, and
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      307 6 CIVIL servants were yesterday urged to stage a "quiet revolution" to keep up with the times. The man making the call, Mr Ho Kwon Ping, suggested that one way to deliver "the big ideas and big changes" would be to create small, quasi-independent
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      60 6 LIM WUI LIANG Members of the all-girl string quartet Bond (clockwise trom left) Tania Davis, Gay-Yee Westerhoff, Eos Chater and Haylie Ecker perfonfted for the press on board a Hippo bus as it went around Suntec City yesterday. They will be performing tonight at Suntec Hall
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      503 8  -  MARIA ALMENOAR Vendors at its eight retail and food outlets will be asked to employ students for at least half of their job openings *L NICHE AREAS THE college will offer five courses exclusively biochemical technology, nursing, business studies in sports management,
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      440 8  -  AZHARGHANI Union secures $96,500 for retrenched workers after two years' effort By TWELVE workers hit by the closure of an electronic components manufacturing company almost two years ago nave received part of the wages and benefits owed to them, thanks to
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      343 8 FOUR weeks and a little help from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) was all it took for 18 workers to kick-start their new careers in the fast-grow-ing process industry. Though they had no prior experience in the area, they
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      371 8  -  Vivi Zainol THE days of cooking dishes with 'such items as chilli, basil and lemon grass may be over for the elderry at a Toa Payoh day-care centre, but they can getJi sniff of their past in a newgarden. Obis
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      473 9 Those who want a lifelong career in the tuition industry would want to be on the list. But some popular tutors may choose not to, in order to avoid the taxman. Human resource manager Jennifer Yap, 48, whose 13-year-old daughter gets tuition
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      255 9 POWER disruption rates here look set to rise, even without including the massive blackout on June 29 that left 300,000 homes in the dark. Despite this, Singapore has one of the lowest power-grid interruption rates in the world, Singapore Power
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      409 11  -  CHANG AI-LIEN By SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT SWEDEN'S world-famous medical university, the Karolinska Institutet (KI), has set up its first overseas office at the National University of Singapore, cementing a five-year friendship and paving the way for even more research collaborations between the two institutes.
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      510 11  -  Chang Ai-Lien IN A strong validation of its work, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a Singapore stem cell company a grant of US$l million (Ssl.7 million) to help it build up its capabilities. ES Cell
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      619 12 US tiles first lawsuit in spyware battle Federal commission gets tough with 2 companies; action comes as Congress gets cracking on anti-spyware laws 'It would he like an advertiser coming into your house and putting something in there, and saying, 'If you don't move it, you've bought It. Mr Ari
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      8 1 The Striats Times asia Thursday, October 14, 2004
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      41 1 PREDATOR BECOMES PREY 'Usualhj the early bird catches the worm. But if the bird doesn't catch the wonn, it becomes the wonn. Mr Jack Ma, CEO of China-based Alibaba.com, on eßay, which is losing out to newcomer 1 ahoo!\ auction site
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      Lock icon IT-savvy China firms turn up heat on US rivals
      589 1 IT-savvy China firms turn up heat on US rivals Manufacturers plan huge investments in innovation and infrastructure, increasing competitive pressure on Western rivals 'Chinese manufacturers are sick of price cutting and are trying very hard to move up the value Mr Joe Zhang, China analyst at ÜBS in Hong Kong
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        Lock icon Taiwan dabbled with plutonium until mid-1980s
        196 2 NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTS VIENNA Taiwan appears to have conducted experiments with plutonium a key component of nuclear weapons up to the mid-1980s, diplomats said yesterday, citing environmental tests taken by the United Nations atomic watchdog agency. The diplomats said preliminary samples taken in Taiwan by
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        52 2 AP This 416m-long sleeping Buddha statue in Yiyang, eastern China, is claimed to be the longest in the world. Construction work started on May 1, 2002, and is almost completed. The statue, which is 68m high, has a head which is 50.5m long and a mouth which is
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        461 2  -  COH SUI NOI Beijing accuses him of really promoting independence while putting on a show to ease tensions By HIV\( :OKKI SrONDIM BEIJING China yesterday accused Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian of escalating separatist activities since May, when he began his second term in office. "Facts have
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        204 2 Chad denies asking Taiwan for aid TAIPEI Chad's ambassador to Taiwan yesterday denied reports that his country nad threatened to switch recognition to Beijing if it failed to secure a multi-million dollar aid package from the island. The Chad government had never asked for NT$35O million (5517.5 million) in aid
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        719 3  - Disinfectant and herbal tea as Aids cures CHUA CHIN HON New book highlights plight of Aids patients who are easy prey for quacks touting dangerous remedies CHINA COR RKSPONDF.NT BEIJING He has not been trained as a doctor; neither does he have a permit to practise medicine. Yet Guo Bao
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        387 3 BEIJING China's Finance Minister Jin Renqing has said that economic growth of 9 per cent this year would be acceptable, state television reported yesterday, in the first acknowledgment by a senior official that the country might exceed its target of 7 per cent. China
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        176 3 SHANGHAI Breast implants are becoming more and more popular with a surprising clientele men. The Shanghai Daily said yesterday that most of the male patients seeking implants in China's financial hub wanted to impress women, clients or, in some cases, their bosses. The implants
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      90 6 CHONGQING EVENING NEWS Motorists helping a city worker to move a car to the side of a highway in Chongqing, China, on Tuesday. Traffic on the busy two-way, four-lane expressway came to a standstill after the car collided with a truck. Close to 1,000 people stuck in the
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      217 6 SEOUL South Korean naval ships launched a massive operation this week off the east coast to search for North Korean submarines. The operation began on Sunday after intelligence was received that two suspected North Korean submarines were in the area, the Defence Ministry said
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      551 6 Russia's oil interests come first, says Putin He will tell Chinese leaders during trip to Beijing that oil pipeline deal hinges on investments in high-end technologies MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin, who heads for Beijing today, has made it clear that Russia would be driven only by its own interests in
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      217 6 Internet behind two group suicides TOKYO Japanese police are investigating two group suicides near Tokyo involving nine people. News reports said that the two separate incidents were organised by two women who had met online and decided to kill themselves earlier this month. They agreed to form two separate suicide
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      446 6 KOIZUMI'S FOREIGN POLICY TOKYO Japan must look to the future in its frozen relations with China and be patient with North Korea, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday as he outlined his foreign policy. "I want to continue to enhance cooperation
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      188 6 TOKYO A major Japanese publisher said it will delete a controversial depiction of the 1937 Nanjing massacre from a comic book, followingprotests from politicians who claim that it "distorts history". Mr Hiroshi Motomiya, a 57-year^ls cartoonist, came under fire for drawing pictures of brutal acts by
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      380 6 HK lawmaker's motion for minimum wage fails HONG KONG Hong Kong's newly elected lawmakers began a fresh term yesterday debating calls for more workers' rights and welfare, a key test of whether they will honour campaign promises to be more responsive to public demands. The first motion called for the
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      360 7 NEW DELHI The United States is working to give India greater access to advanced technologies, including nuclear know-how used for non-military purposes, a senior US official nas said. Worries over missile and nuclear weapons proliferation had prompted the US to restrict
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      575 7 State poll a major test for India's ruling Congress Millions vote for a new legislature in Maharashtra in a close fight that pits Congress against Hindu nationalist BJP MUMBAI India's industrial heartland of Maharashtra voted yesterday in a major test of the country's ruling Congress party, which was hoping to
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      295 7 Tiger rebels' bid for political parry hits legal snags COLOMBO Legal snags are blocking renegade Tamil Tiger rebels from forming a new political party in Sri Lanka, officials said yesterday. Election Commission officials said the faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LITE) Ted by renegade commander V. Muralitharan,
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        664 8  -  LUZ BAGUIORO A private school's academic supervisor exposes hundreds of factual errors in textbooks used by public school students PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Mao Zedong conquered China and transformed it into the most populous communist country in the world. Sun Yat Sen founded the Chinese
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        461 8 PHNOM PENH Moves to crown a former ballet dancer as Cambodia's King gained ground yesterday, with a royal aide calling the prince the sole candidate and a Buddhist leader describing him as a "frank and honest" man who should be the monarch.
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        321 8 JAKARTA Outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri has hinted that she may not meet her successor, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and his running mate Jusuf Kalla before their inauguration, raising concerns over a smooth transfer of power. Dr Yudhoyono and Mr Jusuf, who won
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        255 8 BANGKOK Thailand's Premier is seeking the cooperation of his visiting Malaysian counterpart in the pursuit of militants blamed for deadly separatist violence in the Thai south. During discussions between Mr Thaksin Shinawatra and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday in Phuket, the leaders fleshed
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      486 9 PM Abdullah tells leaders to set a good example by listening to people's grouses and accepting rebukes as a blessing MALACCA Talk less and listen more. This was Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's message to government leaders as he reminded them that they would be able
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      309 9 KUANTAN The Sultan of Pahang may strip Koh Kim Teck, charged with murder on Tuesday, of his datukship. Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob said he was informed by telephone yesterday that the ruler's office would issue a statement on the matter soon.
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        Lock icon SPECIAL EFFORT TO RESTART SIX-WAY TALKS
        111 9 SEOUL A special Chinese envoy on the North Korean nuclear crisis met South Korean officials yesterday in a bid to find a way to restart stalled multi-party talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's atomic programmes. The six-way negotiations between the two Koreas, the United States,
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        138 9 BEIJING China is to revise its law on approving death penalties in a bid to prevent human rights violations and miscarriages of justice. Under the reforms, appeals against death sentences would have to be heard by China's High Court. Currently, the court makes
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        121 9 JAKARTA Police yesterday defused a small bomb left in a shopping centre in the central Indonesian town of Balikpapan, which is home to several international oil and mining companies, an officer said. The bomb, described as a low-explosive device, was discovered late on Tuesday by
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        102 9 DHARMSALA (India) Exiled Tibetans and China's Communist government held "serious and frank discussions" in Beijing recently about the future of Tibet and agreed to continue talks aimed at finding common ground between the two sides, an envoy for the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhists'
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        109 9 HONG KONG A 48-year-old Chinese man who lost more than HK$6 million (Ssl.3 million) in a Macau casino went berserk, stabbing his wife repeatedly and setting a fire that trapped several people inside their apartment, officials and newspapers said yesterday. The woman died after
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      369 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition yesterday warned the government over moves to tax the Chinese community's non-profit organisations that run hundreds of public cemeteries. They said that race relations in the country would be undermined if the government were to launch legal proceedings against the
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      310 9 Longer travel time as mudslide closes part of highway KUALA LUMPUR It is going to be a slower balik kampung journey for many Malaysians this year. The south-bound part of the North-South highway where a mudslide occurred on Tuesday night near Ipoh, in Perak, will be closed for three months
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        848 10  - SAAA backs down after $1-million compensation demand PEH SUING HUEI We are Maintaining that they must achieve the targets. We are just giving them extra time to do it. It is a good gesture on our part: Tan v Wen* Fei, on the decision to offer Loan Wei (below left)
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        34 10 BECKHAM THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS 7 don't think any manager has had as famous a player as David Beckham. England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, realising the mayhem his captain can cause with words. See All
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        323 10 SOCCER PYONGYANG North Korea reached the final round of the Asian World Cup qualifiers with a 2-1 victory over Yemen yesterday. Thailand's 3-0 win at home to the United Arab Emirates ensured that North Korea went through, regardless of what happens when
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        454 10  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN WHEN nothing seemed to be going right for Singapore and they were bereft of ideas and inspirational players, in stepped young Khairul Amri. In only his fourth international appearance, all of them as a substitute, the 18--year-old shone against India during a World Cup
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        429 10 GOLF LONDON Vijay Singh is officially the best player in the world, but as far as this week's World Matchplay Championship is concerned, Ernie Els is the top seed because he is the champion. And he also has the advantage of local
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        694 11 LONDON After months of abuse, Urs Meier still insists he was right. He was the Swiss referee who disallowed a lastminute goal by England's Sol Campbell, which would have meant a semi-final place in Euro 2004, because of a foul.
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        439 11 SOCCER He tries to calm situation amid criticism for deliberate yellow card LONDON David Beckham yesterday apologised publicly for deliberately getting booked against Wales, as fresh calls to strip him of the England captaincy were made. "I now know that was wrong," said Beckham, in a
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        300 11 MACEIO Ronaldo believes his ex-Brazil strike partner Romario has no right calling himself, tbe j country's most important. I player in 34 years. Especially after the Br&« zilian Football Confcdttfkr I tion announced on Tuesday that the Real Madrid star had overtaken Romano's to- tal of
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        531 11 BASEBALL MLB American League Championship Series: New York 10 Boston 7 (New York lead best-of-five series 1-0). SOCCER European Under-21 Championship qualifiers Group 1: Holland 4 Finland L Croup 2: Ukraine 6 Georgia 0, Kazakhstan 0 Albania 1. Group 3: Latvia 0 Estonia 0. Portugal 2 Russia 0. Group
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          82 11 SINGAPORE'S No 2 shuttler Kendrick Lee lost 5-15, 15-1, 9-15 to India's Arvind Bhat yesterday in the first round of the US$5O,OOO (S$84,OOO) German Open in Duisberg. Jiang Yanmei and Li Yujia advanced in the women's doubles after their first-round opponents, Gail Emms and
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          68 11 KOBE Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O'Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quar-ter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 on Tuesday night in the pre-season National Basketball Association opener for both teams. Ray Allen
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          57 11 INDIA'S Sachin Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in world cricket, has tailed to recover from his elbow injury in time for the second Test against Australia starting in Madras today. It is a blow for the hosts after they were thrashed by 217 runs in the
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          91 11 NEW York Yankees close-out baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera spent Tuesday morning in his native Panama attending the funerals of two of his wife's cousins, who were killed in a freak electrical accident in his swimming pool. At night, he made sure his side beat bitter rivals
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          Lock icon MUTU'S CAREER ON THE LINE
          66 11 ADRIAN Mutu's career at English Premier League soccer club Chelsea is hanging in the balance after the £16--milhon (Ss4B-million) striker failed to show up for training on Tuesday. The 25-year-old had a huge row with manager Jose Mourinho when he returned to the club from
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          52 11 A CONSORTIUM of Turkish businessmen was yesterday linked to a £35-million (Sslos-million) takeover bid for English Premier League soccer club Fulham. The delegation, led by millionaire businessman Husni Falyali, reportedly spent Tuesday with Fulham owner Monamed Fayed at Harrods department store negotiating a deal, said
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          61 11 PAKISTAN hockey greats yesterday condemned Australia's decision to pull out of the six-nation Champions Trophy, saying the Olympic gold medallists were more worried about defeat than terrorist attacks. Australia announced their withdrawal from the Dec 4-12 tournament on Monday, citing security fears, a day three people
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          60 11 PAULA Radcliffe, the world marathon record-holder who flopped at the Athens Olympics, failing to finish in either the marathon or 10,000 metres, is determined to run in the Beijing Games in 2008, when she will be 34. "It has made me more determined to come back
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        271 11 LEADING trainer Laurie Laxon will be attempting to push closer to a century of winners on Friday night and become the first trainer to prepare one hundred winners in a season at Kranji. With only eleven race meetings left until the end of the season, Laxon needs 20 more
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        1087 11 RACE 1: OPEN BENCHMARK 40 1200M TIME 18 M StMOOO No Horse Nama Jockey Trainar Bar Rtg Wt 1 COSMIC COMMANDER K Sara Baertschiger 11 40 59 2 EASY WAY MRazali P Busuttin 16 40 59 3 HALO CHARLES VSrvan HKTan
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        409 12 LEONG KHAR TUEN passed away peacefully on 13 October 2004. Lovingly remembered by: Leong Weili, Bianca Leong Wei Ying, Justine Liang Wei Pang Liang Weiying, Katrin Leong Wei Ling, Danielle Liang Weizi, Nina Liang Weiheng Leong Wei Mei, Natalie Liang Weiting, Michelle Liang Weiqian Liang Weiyi, Nicole Victoria Wake is
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        410 12 I Heartfelt Condolences b Managing Director 1 I JOHNNY LAU YAU HUAT 1 f Departed: 12 October 2004 I I Board of Directors, Management Staff of J f STARLIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS PTE LTD I Wake is at Blk 49 Bedok South Ave 3. S'pore *****9. Tel: *****823. f Cortege will
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        235 12 Carmelita and Ambrose (Bob) sadly announce the passing away of a loving and caring mother NELLIE BRIDGID BROWN She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her son-in-law Ron Fleming, daughter-in-law Kathenne Brown and grandsons Kevin Fleming, Christopher and Mark Brown. Body lying at Blk 37 Sin Ming
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        271 13 1/ To Our Managing Director Director I I TINA WONG SIU LENG I I HENRY WONG KOK YAP I I on the demise of I I her beloved Mother-in-law his beloved Mother I I ROSE LIAN SEAK YING I I Departed on 13 October 2004 I I I The Management
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        336 13 Jesus said: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. *^H Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms lam going there to prepare a place for y0u.... so that you also may be where I am." John 14: 1-3 I ROSE LIAN SEAK YING
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        169 13 "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall T» not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8: 12 KALACI PETER PEREIRA Age: 96 Was called home to be with the Lord on 13 October 2004. Sadly missed by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law:
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        62 14 Octl3 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang Senq *****.58 -60.01 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 853.31 +0.51 CHINA: Shenzhen B 247.27 +1.07 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3734.00 *6.90 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.99 -5.82 THAILAND: SET Index 661.29- *3.02 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 863.17 *13.98 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1790.73 *5.82 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 856.18 -1.91
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        35 14 StarHub 40c 96.585,000 GuangzhaolFß 5c 29,411.000 SPH DB 5CW*****8 19,829,000 BeautyChina HKIO 19,331.000 SembCorp Ind 25c 19,215,000 Sembcorp Log 25c 17,834,000 HorizonEduc 5c 15.727,000 Pharmesis 4c 15.431,000 SingTel 15c 13,080,000 SPH 20c 12,900,000
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        164 14 mnin 9UU TOTAL Up On Unch Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Multi Ind 647 000 647 Manufacturg 51 40 53 11 12 13 62 52 66 Commerce 18 13 25 18 5 19 21 30 Tpt/Stor/Com 11 11 8 1 0 0 12 11 8 finance
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        36 14 Change Straits Times Index 1971.15 ♦o.ii BT 08/OS -209.00 +80.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +9.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -21.00 UOB Sesdaq -..93.38 *0.13 STI Futures 1970 unC h SIMSCI 236.71 +0.07 SiMSCI Futures 236.40 *0.10
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        127 14 TURNOVER (OOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 33,088 33,088 53,187 ***** Manufacturg 188,606 19.282 207,888 205,133 2.824 207,957 Commerce 63,092 1,774 64,866 47,096 398 47,494 Tpt/Stor/Com 176.912 273 177,185 263.023 328 263.352 Finance 21,373 30 21.403 155,004 13 155,017 Construction 27.261 6,974 34,235
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        5542 14 Transaction date: Oct 13, 2004 MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Ttl Currency last 'Vol O»V 6r't Net M Cap w# mcKi tmmm m** %m to* W« 13.5 5 1000 Acma 5c 6 unch 400 6 5 5 4 f 1001 AM.anceTech 11.5 susp 0.2 43.5 22.5 1002
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        1687 14 52-Wk Tel Currency last Voi Day Cr't N«t M Cap w# i— cut cmmm mm u* *w t» w» i— m% hi u* MANUFACTURING 72.5 34.5 150? ASTIIOc 41 -0.5 378 41.5 40.5 17.2 124.2 20.5 14.5 2319 Adampakßc 15 *0.5 1780 15.5 14.5 4.9 26.4 46.5 16
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        215 14 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks N Net or Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-dividend C d cum dividend ct conditional trdq er i cum right Issue cbl cum bonus Issue co cum offer xri fx-rightissu* xM ex-bonus Issue rdxa cum dividend ex-all rdc» cum dividend cum all j,
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        58 15 Yesterday's close: 13,171.58 (Down 80.01 points) Hong Kong stocks fell almost two-thirds of a per cent, pulled down by China stocks as speculation continued to swirl over a possible yuan revaluation despite Beijing's attempts to scotch the talk. Turnover was a high HK$2O billion (554.4
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        141 15 Oct13 Ctm^uiy Ct— H K &China Gas 14.85 0.05 HK Electric 34.70 -0.10 HSBC Hdgs 125.50 unch H Whampoa 59.75 -0.50 Johnson Elect 7.50 -0.15 Legend 2.65 0.03 Li and Fung 11.05 0.05 MTR Corp 11.65 -0.05 New World Oev 7.20 0.05 P CenCyberworks 4.98 -0.03 Shanghai Ind
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        129 15 Oct 13 C— ipwiy Cto— AMP Limited 6.44 0.05 ANZ Bank Grp 19.66 0.32 Brambles Ind 7.12 0.02 Broken Hill Prop 14.60 -0.33 Coles Myer 9.32 0.01 CSL 28.89 0.79 CSR Ltd 2.50 unch Cwealth Bank 30.75 0.29 Fosters Grp 4.96 0.03 General Prop Trt 3.79 0.06 Macguarie Bank
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        131 15 Oct 13, 2004 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month HUH Low Sit Ve) Open im Nov 04 219.00 Dec 04 220 75 Jan 05 221.25 FebOS 221.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hie* Low Stt Vot Open Int Nov 04 127.25 127.00 127.50 650 1375
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        43 15 Intel's gross margins continued to decline during the quarter, ana show no sign of improving in the next quarter. Chief financial officer Andy Bryant (right) said they are expected to remain at roughly 56 per cent through the fourth quarter
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        296 15 US business group admits error in outlook survey NEW YORK The Business Council, an informal grouping of 125 chief executives of America's biggest companies, published an embarrassing correction on Tuesday to a survey of its members' outlook on the United States economy. Citing a "tabulation error", the council said that
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        130 15 ■2Q cwiiMwy cio— AMMB Holdings 3.28 -0.04 B Amer Tobacco 44.50 unch Berjaya Sports 3.96 unch Commerce Asset 4.46 unch Digi.com 4.78 0.02 Camuda S 00 unch Genting 16.90 -0.10 Golden Hope 4.02 unch Hong Leong Bank 5.15 0.10 101 Corp 9.25 -0.05 KL Kepong 6.75 unch Lafarge
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        127 15 Eaa Company Clof Canon Inc 5290 -30 Denso Corp 2655 -30 East Japan Rail *****0 -1000 Fanuc Ltd 6250 70 Fuji Photo Film 3780 10 Fujitsu 636 3 Hitachi 674 -8 Honda Motor 5310 -90 Ito Yokado 3960 0 Kansai Eltctric 1956 4 Kao 2520 0 Kyocera Corp 8010
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        57 15 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month*. Chang* Prlct (USS) BBL Brent Blend 1-Mth F *0.35 49.94 W Texas Interm Near Mth -1.16 52.46 Dubai Fateh 1-Mtn F »1.29 40.22 Tapis Blend «1.40 54.45 Timing of cargoes. 12/10/2004 Crud«/Product Month* Chang* Prlct (USS) BBL Mln«S +350 53.70 tNaphthaCFRJap unch 473.50 Naphtha una,
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        522 15 Oct 13, 2004| OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO4 97.725 97.725 97.720 97 715 2332 ***** MarOs 97.510 97.5)5 97.500 97.495 3234 ***** JunOs 97.325 97.325 97.300 97.300 4025 ***** SepOs 97.110 97.110 97.090 97.085 4835 9323 DecOs 96.855 96.855 96.835A 96.830 2286 *****
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        71 15 Yesterdays close: 853.31 (Up 0.51 point) Malaysia's key share index inched higher, as gains in heavyweights Tenaga and MISC offset broader concerns over high oil prices. Power utility Terwga Nasional gained 0.9 per cent to RMTUO. while state-controlled Malaysia International Shipping Corp added 0.8 per cent
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        48 15 Yesterday's close: 247.27 iUp 1.07 points) Chinese share prices closed slightly higher, rebounding from early losses as bargaiiHiunters snapped up petrochemical and financial stocks in a technical rebound, dealers said. The Shenzhen B-share Index was up 0.44 per cent on turnover of HK5170.05 million. AFP
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        155 15 Oct 13 Company Cl— Livzon Pharm 7.57 0.08 Luthai Text B 6.68 -0.02 ShdongCh Pap«rß 5.17 0.06 Shjzhuangßaoshi 2.23 unch Shzhcn Accord 2.91 -0.01 Shzh*n Huafa 2.15 unch Shzh»n Nansh Pw 7.61 0.27 Shzhen Prop R 2.31 -0.02 Shzhen Seq 6.05 -0.01 Snzhen Fiyta B 2.42 0.01 Tsann K
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        127 15 Foreign Currency Note Rites (9am, Oct 13, 2004) Buying Soling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2200 1.2350 Canadian dollar 1.3320 1.3480 Euro 2.0610 2.0850 NZ dollar 1.1320 1.1570 Sterling pound 2.9970 3.0310 US dollar 1.6740 1.6930 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        491 15 Intel posts 15% higher gains in third quarter and ASML emerges from loss, but high inventories remain a problem SAN FRANCISCO Semiconductor bellwethers, Intel and ASML, reported results that were in line with lowered expectations and issued stable outlooks, analysts said yesterday. Chip
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        55 15 Yesterdays close: 3,734 (Up 6.9 points) Australian share prices reached a record close for the third consecutive session, as strength in the banking and media sectors outweighed profit-taking in resources, dealers said. Turnover was 1.7 billion shares worth A53.64 billion (554.3 billion), with 738 stocks up, 640
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        1028 15 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Oct 13, 2004 1 52- wk Tel L.st voi Day Last Ouett Htfti Low Cod« Company Sit »f '000 Hl» Low Buyf Seller ABNfIOO6I3S UK--25 11 3779 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol 14.5 -0.5 2 14.5 14.5 14 14.5 2 0.5 3697 AcmaWo4lll6 0.5 0-5 142 75
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        68 15 Yesterday's close: 11,195.99 [Down 5.82 points) fr Japan's Nikkei share average ?nded slightly tower, turnina at the close to record its fourth straight session of losses as oil prices backed away from record hiqhs, draqqinq energy stocks down. Trade slowed, with 1.44 bilHon snares changing hands
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        568 16 High oil prices ease for second day running Profit-taking sets in after four-week rally as signs emerge that soaring prices are finally beginning to dampen demand 'People were lookingfor USsssand when we failed to reach that level, the market went into profit-taking/ Mr I nun i LONDON Oil prices fell
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        362 16 The Bank of Japan's board voted to leave the central bank's target for excess liquidity in the banking system at current levels, keeping interest rates near zero TOKYO Sluggish bank lending and output data yesterday underscored concerns that Japan's economic recovery remained spotty, a
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          147 16 INDIAN phone call rates, already among the lowest in the world, are likely to Fall further once proposed duty cuts on equipment and cellphones come into effect, the head of the country's telecoms regulator said. Rates of as low as two
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          110 16 MCDONALD'S, the world's largest restaurant chain, said yesterday that its third-quarter earnings rose 42 per cent on a preliminary basis on strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate. Preliminary earnings were 61 US cents a share in the quarter. Analysts
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          129 16 YAHOO continued to ride the growth of online advertising in the third quarter, but more than half its profit in the quarter came from the success of its rival Google. Yahoo reported a profit of US$253 million (Ss42B million) in the
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          73 16 INVESTMENT bank Merrill Lynch on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8 per cent, hurt by reduced trading in debt and equity markets, which pusned revenue below expectations. New York-based Merrill reported net income of US$92O million (551.55 billion), or 93 US cents
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        237 16 China eases rules for firms to invest overseas BEIJING China's Ministry of Commerce is easing controls and streamlining application procedures ior local companies to invest overseas, the ministry said yesterday. It said the move is intended to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest overseas and establish themselves in the international market.
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        612 17  - Temasek's report car q reading, mostly LEE SU SHY AN First ever annual report gives valuable data on investment giant's workings but falls short on the details provided §1 AS SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings turns 30, and opens its book for the first time, it has produced a treasure
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        344 17  -  GOH ENG YEOW By THE move by Temasek Holdings to publish its annual report will improve foreign investors' views on the Singapore market and put the spotlight on its fund managers to perform better. This sums up the views of fund managers and analysts contacted
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        307 17  -  Goh Eng Yeow WHILE applauding efforts by Temasek Holdings to lift the veil of secrecy with its first-ever annual report, foreign newspapers were less than complimentary in their reactions yesterday. One point highlighted by financial dailies such as the London-based Financial Times
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        343 17  -  Lee Su Shyan TEMASEK Holdings has improved its underlying performance over the past few years, even though write-offs and provisions have caused its bottom line to fluctuate, credit ratings agency Standard Poor's (S&P) said yesterday. 'The results have been improving quite significantly over the
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          104 17 PETRA FOODS' IPO MAY RAISE SI74M PETRA Foods, a Singa-pore-based company which makes cocoa products, is planning to raise as much as $174.3 million in an initial public offering (IPO) to fund its expansion, the arranger 01 the sale said. Petra Foods, which has a 7 per cent share of
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          61 17 PROPERTY and hotel group City Developments (CDL) said yesterday that a unit has agreed to sell a shopping centre and marina in Australia for Aslll million (Ssl37 million). It said that a subsidiary of CDL Hotels New Zealand is selling the Birkenhead Point
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          71 17 CCT SHAREHOLDERS TO GET $20M PAYOUT CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust (CCT) said yesterday it will distribute $20.1 million, or 2.39 cents a share, to shareholders for the period from May 15, the aay it was listed, to Sept 30. This is 11 per cent higher than the 2.16-cent payout that the real-estate
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            283 18 WHO: Mikoishi (Asia-Pacific), set up in 2001 by Mr Alex Goatcher, a former physicist, and Ms Amy Chang, a Singaporean investment banker. WHAT: Mikoishi designs and distributes interactive online games and lifestyle products which multiple players can participate in using their mobile phones. Its products
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            291 18 WHO: FriarTuck, set up by 38-year-old Dr Martin Henz, who holds a doctorate in computer science from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is currently a part-time lecturer there; and Mr Sevugan Alagappan, 26. WHAT: FriarTuck is a software firm that helps companies to
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            307 18 WHO: SG Easiway, set up in March by 42-year-old Mr Vincent Lim, a former sales director of a medical laboratory. WHAT: The company sells a mop pail dubbed "Mr Easiway", that can filter dirt from water so that the same pail of water can
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            297 18 WHO: Play! Entertainment, the brainchild of Singaporean Gina Tan, 30; French national Olivier Peyran, 32, who is a permanent resident here; and Mr Gamaliel Amaudruz, 29, of Switzerland. WHAT: They came up with the idea of a DVD rental kiosk that acts like a
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            275 18 New line bringing in the dough PHOTOS: WHO: Savannah International Holdings, set up by Ms Sharon Tay and Mr William Su, both 40. Ms Tay was in the event management business while Mr Su managed information technology systems for a bank. WHAT: The two founders spent the last two years
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            422 18  -  BRYAN LEE The number of fund-of-funds here can be counted in a single hand, with TIF Ventures and Temasek Holdings being the two other major players GOOD news for up-and-coming Singapore and other Asian enterprises: Two investment firms are bringing in as
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        468 19  - HK firm may buy Elec Eltek unit BRYAN LEE Kingboard Chemical will offer to buy the mainboard-listed Singapore company if its takeover bid for HK parent succeeds 5s Kingboard's offer fortiie72.3%of Elec ir Eltek International it does not already own is seen by analysts as a hostile bid MAIN BOARD-
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        512 19  - S' pore unit trusts do well in the first three quarters LOR N A TAN POSITIVE SENTIMENT ON LOCAL EQUITIES FINANCE CORRESPONDENT RIDING on positive sentiment in Singapore stocks, DBS Shenton Thrift, DBS Shenton Twin City and Aberdeen Singapore Equity have posted sterling returns For the first nine months of
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        437 19  -  AZHAR KHALID By Mr Lee had difficulty settling down in Hong Kong as he was 'over qualified and the local companies were not ready to hire' him. He finally found a job only to leave it after six months and started Azeus with
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        356 19  -  ARTHUR POON sa. ANOTHER offering is in store for Asian unit trust investors keen for a slice of the action in the hot European property market. The company behind the top-performing Henderson European Property Securities Fund plans to launch another global property fund by the first
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        634 19  -  GOH ENG YEOW TAKING STOCK By SHARE prices in Singapore barely budged yesterday, after four straight days of falls, as the poor trading debut of telecoms company StarHub gripped the attention of most traders. It was sell on StarHub right from the word
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      8 20 The Straits Times money Thursday, Octoher 14, 2004
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      6 20 M13.2M4 1,171.15 (♦0.11)
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      977 20  -  LORNA TAN Supplementary Retirement Scheme The one-time supporter of the three-year old scheme is now proposing that it be converted into a voluntary portion of the CPF instead By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT 'Rather than have the SRS, which is so complicated, it is easier to have
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      507 20  -  BRYAN LEE Republic is beaten in Asia only by Taiwan in 4th spot By SINGAPORE has slipped one notch to No. 7 in a closely watched annual ranking of the world's most competitive economies, but the Republic is still
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      317 1 As I Major Test For Indian Party Ruling Congress faces BJP in close election in key state page a7 S I T II -KASTASI A Sihanouks Successor His son Sihamoni is still the sole candidate for the throne, page as MALA Y S I A Criticism A 'Blessing' Abdullah tells
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      33 16 I am hear me roar I A S J o n f i, John Faulkner wants to make British theatre the next bia thing here. i ftONG XINYI reports In Life! tomorrow llietttmitsTimes
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      83 19 flf wi^J 1 1 isj dnl a at a» So who made the otrer for Suntec City to its Hong Kong tycoon owners? f*'. -a- ";:2."-3 Li k A -<<^BKf-' 1 rim' i C •jt^ 4^KSn> .^lBoFr^ ■'4^. 11^^ P CiMflh^^B -i»i*.nL~ i: Sy -.> c -«^aVf v %a r
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      74 20 T VKEOVEIS Struggle Shareholder tussle at Elec&Eltek'sHK parent may affect the S'poreunit. pac;eai9 E n I r y Losing Steam Oil prices retreat from record peaks for a second day as traders take profits. pageaio UmtTri sts Sterling Returns Funds investing in Singapore do well for the first nine months
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday, October 14, 2004
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      248 2 An overdose of passion LOS ANGELES Mel Gibson (below) is, for now, safe from his alleged stalker. Homeless Zack Sinclair, 34, was arrested on Tuesday and jailed for allegedly violating a court order barring him from approaching the actor, police said. He is being held for alleged felony stalking, a
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      356 2 'ORIGINALLY, ONLY 83 STUDENTS WERE IN THE CLASS. AFTER I PLAYED THIS MOVE, THERE WERE 180 STUDENTS' Professor Leo I>ec <hi fan (right, with Chow) HONG KONG Shaolin Soccer is now being taught at Harvard University. No, it's not a football variant but Stephen Chow's comedy
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      82 2 Actor Aaron A-zirr r»i-or11t»c PROUD PAPA! Actor Aaron Aziz cradles his baby son Danish Anaqi, who was born last Tuesday. His wife, Diyana Halik (right), 22, has started a programme with slimming centre Expressions to regain her former svelte figure. She will be its new spokesman. Word is
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        810 6 j^^J^jjy^^H A BTT] HYUNDAI FOR SALE BR| HYUNDAI FOR SALE |MP^I|M HIN LUNG HYUNDAI PTE LTD g^>J 87 Upper East Coast Road ■^PJlTf^^^^B (500m alter Siglap Centre) I H^ipJ^*»MHWWiJBI www hlhyundai com I 1 i ,:;i mi '.Tinrriim *****484 0PEN THI 9PM lampines Free Gift for the^S VJirst 500 customers/
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        1035 6 Rfl MAZDA FOR SALE BJJ MAZDA FOR SALE Jsi irSSfi 2000DOHC16VALVE spJXo tr m,mJ^3m fr $75,988 AudtoConM maa»^ |*J«kJ#J J. /jT| k J L— Pa» «tf irfiwii a 111 I__^ fl s ■^I^l^ r^ I m Chi,, Col V^^'U^i^LiJJ rtor fr K mi (2J)Bl«ffl™Hrmfl >«ufo Club Motor Trent frslo4Ml (J3)
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        699 6 H MITSUBISHI FOR SALE 2 UNITS 1/03 Lancer 1.6 auto/ manual. Black/ silver, full body kit, spoiler, leather seats, fog lamp, HKS suspension, 16" s/rim, momo steering, 1 owner. $51. 8K yet neg. OMV $16K. 371 Beach Rd. »01 23 Keypoint. 6396-3000 SPORTY MID '02 blue Lancer GLX 1.6 auto
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        903 6 Hjl NISSAN FOR SALE 03D FREE $2000 CASH to the Buyer!!! (1) Free 3 months installment! (2) Free 6 mths rd tax/ transfer (3) Free 12 months insurance! '93 Presea 1.6CT11 auto. $10 800 '93 Presea 1.6CT11 manual $10.8K '93 Presea 1.6CT11 Black $10. 8K '93 Sunny I.4EX auto $10,800
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        599 6 KWjl OPEL FOR SALE MTHLY $500**. SPORTY hatch back. End '02 Black Corsa 1.4 manual. Full leather upholstery. Trade in. Call *****872 now! 2002 CORSA 1.4 manual. OMV $14K. High paper/ loan. Accident free. 540.8K yet neg. *****667 ■Tfl PERODUA FOR SALE REPOSSESSED SCRI2SOH' 2/98 Kancil GX manual. Highest offer
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        823 6 f-^j PERODUA FOR SALE PERODUA FOR SALE Blfl PERODUA FOR SAU economical I iflj^ltf HI 1 -litre car. 11^1 in town Terms Conditions Apply' P^^P^P^^^if l f'^| HiM^MnMpHf|M Perocom Auto Pte Ltd T o CTTAO Hfi77 I 18 Übi Road 4 Übi Carmall #01-01 I "I Of H*. UO I
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        796 6 Effl TOYOTA FOR SALE RAV4 'L' 3-DR. $0 downpayment. $860 mthly. Highest trade-in $***** only! Gteed COE. CarTimes (ISO 9001:2000) En guiries 6744-5111. AML «05 09 6 MTHS FREE inhouse mainte nance! Almost 02 Corolla 1.5 auto. Elegant. Sell $57. 8K. High PARF COE Paya Lebar Used Car Ctr. 2
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        893 7 BWI TOYOTA FOR SALE BTH TOYOTA FOR SALE WfPP^T HIGH TRADE-IN Suzuki Swift 1.3 vir'SA^ Toyota Vitz 1.0 i,l^\t| V^ Tovota Corolla 1.3 fcß j'jH Toyota Passo 1.3 MM^if Toyota Camry 2.4 ~^9W^ HondaFiti.3WwFac.Wj To y O ta Harrier 2.4G/GL /i^ n, Honda Euro-R 2.0 6-speed Manual jigSg^r^iim Honda Odyssey
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        401 7 BfJEI JEEPS/ 4-WHEEL ONLY $10K P.A. yet neg! Ist owner. Mid '03 Prado 2.7 4WD. 7seater. Full accesories. G'teed accident free. High loan/ trade in. Door-step viewing 8113-9020 08/01 BLACK 3-DR RAV4. Mint cond. PARF $*****. Only selling at 564.5K. Call owner 9790-7230 KWI OFF PEAK CARS OFFPEAK CARS SPECIALIST
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        566 7 a VEHICLES FOR HIRE BRAND NEW CEFIRO. Matrix, MPV Sunny. Saloon. Sports U $60. Long/ Short term. Local M'sia usage. 24-hr. Paul 9296-4465 WELLCOME NEW cars, 10 ft. Lorry Pickup. Vans and Trucks- 289 Tanjong Katong Rd. 6344-4012 RENT CAR, MPV. pick-up, van, 10" 14" lorry, mini-bus. Tel: 6356-8835. Balestier
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        664 7 JWI VANS FOR SALE KM VANS FOR SALE O" JL~ CYCLE A CARRIAGE FULCO ~3 Super Low Downpayment! SHOWROOM: ■tl^/ 22 Übi Road 4 M BfUdi^k Fulco Building M TEL: 6746 3000 9 'Terms and conditions apply. Flexible Financing Ready Stock Super High Trade-In for Used Car $43,000 147,000 i*gL±
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        301 7 VEHICLES ■JJI VANS FOR SALE 12/00 BENZ VITO 108C0I 2.2. AAA cond. New paint. Low dnveaway. Hurryi Call 9693-5837 6/01 VW CADDY 4 dr 1.9 Diesel Al engine. Tip-top cond. Low deposit! Hurry! Call *****837 a MOTORCYCLES/ SCOOTERS COE OFFER $1 Buy a brand new Skipper 150. Hexagon 180. Sever
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        779 8 PROPERTIES 1 818 D01 08 |Ul| CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -RENT AptS with Services Convenient amenities 5-min walk to Bugis MRT/Seiyu 2/3 bedrooms (with balcony/garden) tastefully furnished Full condo facilities 1 -week to 2-year leases PRIMERA PTE LTD 6534 3270/ 9797 0368 www.th«bancool«n.com CARIBBEAN CHOICE WATERFRONT 2/ 2 patio/ 3+l/
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        718 8 Kljij CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT D.07 SUNSHINE PLAZA. ttO7. 2 rms. F/furn/ aircon. MRT/ shops/ eateries. 52.5K. *****347 THE PLAZA BEACH Rd Highest fir. 2 bdrm f/furn. Beautiful sea view $1500. Andrew Low 9747-3886 $1.2K FARRER PK MRT. 2 bdrms. j 802 Apt. Balcony. Prefer professional, family, student. *****643
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        1342 8 a DO9-1C ORCHARD/ Vffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ |f[[f| ***** ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WLImI TANGLIN/ HOLLAND mjjkM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT APTS RENT IT 7 0 &B D m &&.**s!' -P 1 ti A P P /I 1H W'?vE£2&&Zm£2lmjk»- ~sf JLitP of oLiixunj waits l/jou bN^^^BH^^^^Pt Prestigious address
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        921 8 Pffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ KiLkJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTEAPTS-RENT ASPEN HGTS PENTHSE/ Habitat II Mansion. s*l+ balconies/ 3+l+ pte lift lobby. Move in. Mins to Orchard/ MRT. Wuan 9670-5550 HORIZON VIEW 2600 sqft. 3+l ex tra huge master rm. Impressive design/ furn. Re lift. View to believe! Near Orchard! *****492 BELMONT
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        1495 8 Wflfi Dll &21 NEWTON/ IHI Oil &21 NEWTON/ BUi] BTTIMAH/CLEHENTI Mlj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI ■■pjeapVrENJ PTEAPTS-REWT Leasing Enquiries: O-f 6469 3313/9 P S 9388 2527 or 91 05 8690 AMARYLLIS VILLE Prime units at Newton Road for Lease by Developer Full condo facilities 936 sq ft 2637 sq ft Near
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        587 8 Wffil Dl5-16 EAST COAST Pffl Dl5-T6 EAST COAST nrr.nrr nr..r RENT 2/3 1 rms Walking distance to Kembangan MRT East Coast Park Easy access to City Orchard Rd Pool security service Claudine: 9817 3232 WtH\ Oil &21 NEWTON/ ■ULLJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! PTE APTS RENT ARCADIA GDN. 3800sqft. 4+l. Oui et
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        755 8 WStSmSitSammm Expat's Choice D.15 PEBBLEBAY 1900 sq ft. 3+l. High fir. Large balcony. Bay view. Good interior. F/facilities. Part/ f/furn. Avail immed. *****086 Good View D.15 LAGOON VIEW Unblocked sea view. 1700 sqft. 3+l. Renovated. High fir. Tennis/ security/ Part/ f/furn. Reasonable *****086 |Jl|l||>J|| Expat's Choice COSTA DEL SOL 4+
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        847 9 ■Tfil Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT COSTA RHU. 2239 sqft. 4+l. Lovely bay view. Excellent cond. $4.9K. 9693-9670 Rainbow MAKENA 1176 SOFT, 3 rms #15, pool/ city view. Villa Martia, 1500 sqft. 3+l rms. 9003-2828 SR COSTA RHU 2164 sqft. 4+l. Good bay view. Renovated. P/furn. Quiet. Windy. Owner
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        756 9 WT7M D22-24 KIIJ WEST j^J PTE APTS -RENT BEAUTIFUL CONDO CCK. 2/ 3 bdrms. 1100 sqft. F/ furn. Facilities. Walk to MRT. Good immed. Andy *****123 MERALODGE HILLVIEW AVE Spacious 1700 sq ft 3+l P/ furn Resort facilities MRT 6224 1212 PARC VISTA 1280 sqft. 3+l. Still new! Near MRT,
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        791 9 WSm HOUSES FOR RENT D.20 S/STOREY BUNGLW. 3+l $2500 neg/ D.26 3-storey semi-d. 3+l. $3500 neg. Immed. Call *****221 peggyngiam.com n^i^^Jvtlialsl^i^i^MfiTtiird PASIR PANJANG TOWNHSE. 2-sto-rey, 4+l, 2500 sqft, patio overlooking greens/ pool/ gym. Good cond. 52.5K only. 9639-1490 MT SINAI 2-STOREY Semi-d. Land 4000/ 3000 sqft. 4+l+ patio. Cul-de-sac. Quiet.
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        1004 9 ■rWjl HOUSES FOR RENT SGOON GDN 2/STOREY inter terr 3+l Beautifully renovated. Near NTUC. $I.BK. 900-23-888 DEANS D.lO KINGSVILLE SEMI-0 2' -storev s+l+l+ family area. Gdn. playground. 56.2K. *****262. ENG KONG PL bunglw. 4 storey. 5000/ 5100 sqft. P/furn. $6.5K. Welcome co-broke. *****220 D.lO HOLLAND GROVE View. Nice 3-storey semi-d
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        991 9 Wml hudc/hdb APIS FOR RENT I bh I b^b^T Wtmotend Property AcMwn APPROVED 3-RM BLK 26, Tanglin Halt. Ground fir, renovated. 4-rm Woodlands, blk 519. F/furn, "ft level. Sl2. 9748-8785 Mohan )lental of Flats HP: 9100 9203 6885 5325/6/7 6885 5315/6/7 BT BATOK 416, 364, 2+l Approved Punggol 642D 2+l
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        797 9 871 SERVICE Wm SERVICE PWI SERVICE |jy «o*PTiiruTc APARTMENTS ItfjJ APARTMENTS ML Tff f Jm\ .^^M^^l^i^^U I^bVb v^^ 4Mlb^H^^^^ *^m. Mb 1 tSht. M I For further enquiries Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence I and viewing, please call: in Singapore with 34 storeys 3fll t o C*****CC Minimum lease period of
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        329 9 Wider news coverage. With our fully-furnished studio, 1, 2 3-bedroom service apartments minutes from Bugis MRT and everything else that matters, you'll have more time to keep up with all the news and opinions that matter. tju chong CALL NOW! TOWER Tan Chong Realty service apartments Tel: 6333-4466 ■^■t Located
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        457 9 PROPERTIES my APARTMENTS KjU i»DTiifL W I PRESTIGE SERVICE APARTMENTS Near Somerset/ Dhoby Ghaut MRT stations and Orchard Road's shopping belt. Fully furnished 2/ 3 bedroom apartments. Roof top swimming pool with jacuzzi, water-tiered fountain, barbeque pits, a business centre and a poolside breakfast lounge. Housekeeping, laundry services and 24-hour
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        785 10 PROPERTIES Wb¥M ROOMS FOR l^U RENT(HDB) TOA PAYOH 122 Common rm. for rent. High fir. F/furn. Aircon. Prefer Chinese lady/ couple. No cooking. Immed. *****238 $250 UPWARDS!! RMS in all areas inclusive master rms. Furnished/ unfurn. Near MRT. 9383-9753 RMS NEAR TO MRT (Islandwide) Neat Cosy. For Single/ Couple. Free
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        855 10 Wm DOl-08 |y|l| CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -SALE PARKWEST 2 RMS, S3IOK neg. 872 sq.ft/ 3+l+l rm, 1894 sq.ft. SS3OK neg. Near MRT *****560 CARIBBEAN. BRAND NEW Penthse. Best unit. 4650 sqft. 4+l+roof terr. $3.XM neg. Agt 9060-2992 HERITAGE VIEW. 969 sqft. 2+l. Unblock/ NE facing. Move in. Facilities. Near
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        738 10 Pffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ lyifij TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE $298 PSF! ***** sqft off Bt Ti mah. Miles of greenery view. Build your dream hse. *****511 Wff\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■ImIJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE Freehold JB NASSIM PARK, 2-storey Townhse 2874 sqft. 4+l+l bdrms. Newly renovated. Big garden. F/facitilies. Good
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        1474 10 Wffk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ W/fk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ IyUJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND luklj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS -SALE BDII 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE ENG KONG AREA Semi-d. 3 storey. s+l rms. split living/ dining. Modern kitchen, big master bdrm. Quiet. Near park/ amenities/ sch. Easy access. NR 6337-2516 CHARMING
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        713 10 JtTl 012-14 BALESTIER/ |tf£l MACPHERSON/GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE WwnoHonol Property Advises MODERN BRAND NEW 2' storey corner terr. Priced to sell! Huge living master rm. MRT. F hold s+l. 2600/ 3450 sqft *****038 D.14 JLN LAPANG new elevated ground 3-storey terr. 3600/ 3500 sqft. 4+l modern clean lines, roof terrace quality
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        738 10 IWS Dl5-16 EAST COAST mj HOUSES -SALE ATTN! TERR. LENGKONG DUA ap prox 4100 sqft, 2-storey attic New designer renovations. Only SUM View now! *****887 S1.18M! JLN TERANG Bulan 2 storey corner terr. Land 3770 sq.ft. Orig. Jin Tua Kong inter-terr. 1 yr old. 1650/ 2400 sqft. 9451-1821 90/ 92
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        830 10 Wftl Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE D.16 BEDOK COURT. 2260 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Mins to MRT/ sch mkt. Tanamera Crest. Just TOP. Facing S.E. High fir. 1195/ 1206 sq.ft. CHOICE UNIT D.15 MALVERN SPRING penthse. 3 bdrm. Katonq area. Brand new TOP soon. Freehold, 2728 sqft Facilities. Pool view. *****244 M«MiOMlPNp«tyAd«lNn
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        709 10 IDI7-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS HOUSES SALE TOH HGTS SEMI-D 2/storey attic basement Land 2850 sqft. Built-in: 4093 sqft. s+l rms. Freehold 5 yrs old Call: 9783-3506 LandPluj Property Network Wffi Dl7-18 CHANGI/ fcllJ PASIR RIS PTEAPTS-SALE CHOICE UNIT D.lB $4XX CONDO. 1561 sqft apt with pte gdn. Ouiet. 3 bdrm.
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        643 10 BUI Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ ■UAJ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE PARK VILLA RISE. Corner terr. 3 storey. 3500/ 4500 sq.ft. 7+l rms. Move in. Jireh 9144-2389 D.20 INGELWOOD. 3-STOREY tud ro terr. Good sch/ SICC. F'hold. $968,000. HARVEST *****888 D.20 ST. NICHOLAS vicinity 4200 sq.ft. S/storey semi-d. Potential dream home. $1.03M. *****883 D.20
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        562 11 tD11& 21 NEWTON/ Pffl D11& 21 NEWTON/ fffl 011 &21 NEWTON/ IRI J ""INEWTON/ ff« Dll &21 NEWTON/ VfPI oil &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI KCU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI b£j BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Kfii| BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI KM| B T TIMAH/CLEMENTI KfiJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS -SALE I PTEAPTS SALE I PTE APTS -SALE RBVHln^Pji
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        337 11 7 Cashew Crescent 999-yr terrace house with roof garden, can park 2 cars 5 spacious bedrooms with a room on the ground floor Immediate occupation Permanent residents eligible Hotline: 6764 3317 Wtll 022-24 WEST PTE APTS -SALE IrUUe 9385 9288 D.22 LAKESIDE APT. 1517 sqft. 3+l Huge master bdrm. Beautifully
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        308 11 Wttl 022-24 WEST PTE APTS -SALE •CASHEW HGTS' 999 yrs, 3+1. 1647 sqft. Mid fir, new decor. Pool view, unblock. neg! *****530 GUILIN VIEW 1300 sqft. 3+l. Full pool view. Renovated. Move in cond. $560K neg Agt 9797-6773 REGENT GROVE. 1163 sqft. 3+l. Opp MRT. High floor. 99 yrs. $438K
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        484 11 2045 sq.ft. 4+l. High fir. Face greenery. F'hold. *****615 agt CASABLANCA 3-RMS. 808. NS facing. Near SLE/ schs/ shpging neg. Direct sale! 9773 2778. S36OK NETT TRENDY Carpeted Apt in Woodlands. 99 yrs/ 2+l. 900 sqft. Pool, NTUC. 9273-3961 D.27 HONG HENG Mansion F'hold Apt. 1302 sqft. 3+l. 2 yrs
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        965 11 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) RICHARD NG 9186 0613 J± 4 'NG' 404 Bedok. High fir/ MRT 4 'A' Corner 55. Chai Chee. MRT. 3+l-rms. 19 Chai Chee. New designer's decor. Spacious 70 sqm. LISTING s'A' CHAI CHEE Blk 2, 133 sqm. Marble flooring, unblocked. Near amenities. MRT. High
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        961 11 VTjTI HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) |JJ| M|U|M "H Must View 288 5 'I' design built High fir Unblocked. Windy Renov.ited Aircon. 200% move in Near schs mkt. Lee *****616 EXEC MAIS 404 Sin Minq 2 units Tastefully renovated, rosy, par quet/ marble fir Windy, higher level Within pte landed
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        879 11 PROPERTIES Pff| HDB APTS FOR SALE ■y^J (BUKITBATOK) 3 'NG' BT Mol We-.t A/e Blk 4.'0 Hfcjhfh Ni-.it MRT/ sch. Un blocked View to offer 1 20 units more. J/4/S rms. 8112 4008 FWA 4 'A' BLK M! Bt B.itok Benutiful ly iiTiov.itfr) low fir. Corner. Nf-.ii .imenitie', Must view!
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        986 11 RTJ HDB APTS FOR SALE mUM (BTMERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 4 'A' 134 Bt Merah. High fir. 108 sqm. 5 yrs. Marble fir. Near town/ mkt. Unblocked. Can contra. neg. Damien Lim 9025-8011 C2l 4 'A' BLK. 38 Jin. Rumah Tinggi Corner. Very high fir. No noon sun. Unblocked. Nice view.
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        2522 12 PROPERTIES 1 PfTI HDB APTS FOR SALE PWI HDB APTS FOR SALE PWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iffll HDB APTS FOR SALE fffl| EWJ (KOOK/CHAICHF?^ KmIjBEOOK/CHAICHEE) Mil (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fctfj fBEDOK/CHAICHEE) EMI (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) Jffj (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) BJJJ [H^ffPHj^^ IC C Iv I I I— l M R P v T A T
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        494 12 Vff| HDB APTS FOR SALE Kill (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) SISBK NEG!! LYNN *****676. 3'NG' 402 #10. Unblocked. Airy. Next to corner. No west sun. 5295K. 5-T Pt blk 604. Clementi W. High fir. Move-in. Amenities. Must sell. Vacant. 9666-1887 S32OK. 5-RM PT Blk. renovated. $175K. 3'j-rm corner. Move in, $155K.
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        919 12 RH HDBAPTS FOR SALE Eilfl (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) 4 'S' BLK 313 Übi. Mid/ high fir. Near Maha Bodhi/ PIE/ amenities 5 neg. Buyers call 9380 8930 51 BLK.43A Sims Dr. Windy and bright. 122sqm. 4rms. Spacious! Worth to buy now! CKS *****718 ITTI HDBAPTS FOR SALE |Xi| (MOUGANG/S'GOON/ I YIOCHUKANG)
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        641 12 [ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE EiLkl (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 0^ m r""~* m v «"o"« v 4 'A' 544/ 936 Hougang. Corner. High fir. Unblocked. Near amenities/ Hougang Pt. Marble fir. F/aircon. 200% move in 107 sqm 4 'A' 146/ 510 S'goon. Corner. High fir. Bright windy. Modern decor. 200% move
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        1030 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE EiL|J (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) NEW LIST! 5 T corner 966 Hougang. High fir. Renovated. Lift level. Good sch. 6 yrs. *****733 NEW LIST! 4 A' corner balcony. Hougang Blk 444. Open view. Renovated. MRT. *****293 CBS SO CASH! BLK 568, IT Corner Hougang. High/ lift fir,
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        675 12 Wjf| HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (JURONG) ■H O ERA fe 4 'A' 903/ 923 Lift level. $190K. 4T 181 Boon Lay spacious $145K' 5 T 642. Ist owner. MRT/ shpg. Exec Apt 407. S3OOK. *****136 (S MOALKAFF \***l 9062 4656 4 'A' 684A/ 680C/ 649A/ 346. Corner. Near MRT
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        1036 13 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4'NG' 8LK.663D JURONG West Simple, well kept. N/S facing. 5 mins to Mall/ MRT. Motivated Seller! Julia 9062-8686 ERA 4 'S' JURONG W Blk 422. Lift level. Well kept. Asking $188K. 4 A 1 413 Jurong W. 806. Renovated. Asking $198K. 9021-1474 5 'A' CORNER
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        843 13 EnSI HDB APTS POR SALE |^J (MARINE PARADE) 3 T BLK 57. Mid fir. Unblocked. Move-in. Bright. Windy. Amenities. Angela Kek 9727-3558 4 T CRESCENT Blk 34 Corner. All Races. Face SE. Selling ea HDB Value S26OK. Vacant. *****489 4 T BLK 18 Marine Terr. Renovated. Upgraded 1 rm. Lift
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        892 13 ■HI HDB APTS FOR SALE m| (SEMBAWANG) ■H era y^ 4 'A' BLK 477 Sembawang Drive. High floor. Lift level. Only 5 yrs old. Serious seller. Ouiet. Amenities/ sch. Don't miss. Call now!! ■ft P ERA->^ 111 lITITI ERA NO.l WORLD Top Producer!! Beautiful like Showhse 5T corner blk. 481
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        835 13 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J (TAMPINES/SIMEI) NEARMRT 3 T $170K Tampines blk 417. Mid fir. S facing. Move in cond. 2 split aircon. 2nd owner. Near amenities. Convenient. *****244 don'tl#l MISSJ§§| 4 'A' 320 803 a gigantic 110 sgm home! A story telling home! Cool as snow city, paradise
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        991 13 H?| HDBAPTS FOR SALE SIMEI) EXEC APT 739. Lavish decor. Condo layout. Total privacy. High fir. Poi Chmg Sch. Low *****880 EXEC APT 315 Tampines, high fir. Renovated. Unblocked. Near amenities. Price neg. 9109-6218 MUST SEE! 351 Tampines St 33. 4 A well kept. High fir. Near amemties. Great buy!
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        1055 13 Rfi HDBAPTS FOR SALE KiiJ (TOAPAYOH/ POTONGPASIR) 3 'I' BLK. 113, 159, 206 T Payoh Renovated. Neara MRT. Buyers welcome. Call *****322. 3-RM BLK 57 T. Payoh. Renovated. No afternoon sun. MRT. Upgraded. PR eligible. *****-681 3-RM! MUST SELL! T.Payoh Blk 13, 168, 183, 195. Renovated. Central/ MRT. Unblock. 9008-3335
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        807 13 ■fCI HDBAPTS FOR SALE W^M (WOODLANDS) ERA L^^ 1) 4 'S' Blk 825. Rare ground fir unit. F/ renovated. 3 split aircon 2) 4 'A' blk 584. High fir. Un- blocked. Windy. Just 5 yrs. Hurry IT m RUHAINIE f 9008 5250 N^/ j ftL; I ACROSS ADMIRALTY MRT! Live
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        1083 13 I HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 5 'I' BLK 534 809. Design Build. Condo. layout. Gdn. view. Opp Vista Pt./ sch. Vacant. $100 deposit. Selling cheap. *****066 •••5 'I' WOODLANDS RING RD Blk 630. Low fir. Unblocked. Windy. Lift level. Mins to MRT/ amenities. View to offer *****543 5 "17
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        796 13 PROPERTIES Bfl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^mSHUN) k ERA gf7^ 3 'NG' BLK 706 Yishun. Mid fir. Well kept. Near amenities/ sch. Walking distance to Yishun MRT. Hurry! Don't miss! Call now!!! B^BM ii^Bj P^^Paplljt^B^Bj i"9 «f T I Joseph Lee S^'Assoc Dwc>or j I I 961 7 6688 4
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        552 13 Bfl HDBAPTS FOR SALE Ki|| (SENGKANG/ I PUNGGOD AVOID 4% CASH UPFRONT 4'A' 108, 119D, 130 Mkt Corner 4'A' 1210. 122D.131. LRT S23OK neq 4'A' 128.... Marb1e Face NS. $0 cash 4'A' 1908, 194 Mall, sch S24OK 4'A' 195, 197 Windy. Face NS 4'A' 204A, 206A.0pp MRT. Hiqh fir 4'A'
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        873 14 PROPERTIES TTT% PRIVATE APTS Uy WANTED (RENT/ BUY) CONDOS WANTED. FURN/ unfurn. Near to MRT. Immediate. Professionals/ Company lease. Owners pis call 9851-5328 WE CAN HELP to sell private properties Dist 14/ 15/ 16. Also srm apt wanted for lease. Bt Merah, T. Siangan Chris 9639 1980 KF HOTEL CLIENTS
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        977 14 |!frfr| FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE |J"1 FACTORY SPACE I IPtf 1 m B±^n i """T"w<^a a^B__>^^^a^MiiM Haas k ■B^BUaH Call: Winston Chan 9747 7744 I Danny Wong 9386 1697 I Rfl OFFICE SPACE |^y FOR RENT TONG ENG BUILDING Cecil Street 807 I?27sqft Bare/ Partial Fitted Column Free Layout
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        856 14 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^U FOR RENT LOCATION PRIME OFFICE SPACE, conveniently located. Inside/ outside CBD. Near MRT. 1000-11,000 sqft Price 51.50-S5 psf. *****552 Near MRT FR $1.50 PSF. Bugis/ Purvis 854-4682 sqft. Tg Pagar/ Club St 936-8200 sqft. Amoy/ Raffles Pl lOOO-8000 sqft. *****929 NMMiOMi hop«fy AdvlMn SMINSWALKtoEunosMRT Near AIA
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        969 14 Bfl OFFICE SPACE |^J FOR RENT VALUE FOR 150 8000 sq.ft. Kallang/ Lavendar/ Bugis/ Chinatown/ Aljunied/ Kovan. Easy access/ MRT. Immed. 9787-8936 MEW BIZ OFFICE. 150 sq.ft. Broad band ready. PUB $350 up. Own unit, cosy interior. 6363-6361 300A BALESTIER RD. Office space. 900 sq.ft. $1500. Avail, immed. Call owner:
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        575 14 Jfjjl OFFICE SPACE INVESTMENT SELL BELOW VALUE! Prime area Suntec *****2.000 sqft. Mid fir. Peninsula Plaza 1500 sqft. Fully fitted. 999 yrs Lloyd *****068 Excellent era Location 6% RETURN. PARKWAY Parade 925 sqft. High fir. Sea view. Ren ovated. Tenanted. Good invest ment. Don't miss! 9388-8897 FAR EAST FINANCE BUILDING,
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        657 15 WTJI SHOP SPACE |^U FOR RENT f I pii I 7" I V" "'■.<■ I LW -^^^jCZ5u*3 HOLLAND HDB 750 sqft crowded. Bt Timah 1 -storey office/ retail Alexandra main rd. Cafe assign. Orchard Rd 1500 sqft retail/ F&B Cafe, restn, winebar. pub avail Mwmloml Property Advtam SIM LIM SO
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        947 15 ER] SHOP SPACE |^U FOR RENT I Ki *el IJ *r#l Zl J *^^'MfvTlilrl FAR EAST PLAZA. Basement 388 sqft. For retail only. Heavy traffic. Good location. Good offer! No agts. Call Kit 9875-4939 YISHUN 8LK.106/ 101 (Chong Pang City) Near mkt/ hawker. Suits hp, fashion, comics, hair beauty Pg
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        925 15 RVI SHOP SPACE '2-SHOP FOR RENT. 300 sqft i Redhill area. F/furn. Suits beauty other trades. 6476-7312 Owner WHOLE UNIT BLK 66 Kallang Bah ru. Face NTUC. Suits all trades. Parking convenient. 9436-2958 T.PAYOH 2 SHOP Lor 1. Good human crowd. Face market/ foodcourt. $1.6K! 9068-6008 GP2I LAVENDER ST. GROUND
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        624 15 fPf!\ SHOP SPACE D JO CORONATION PLAZA 258 sqft F'hold #03 double frontage 1 Valued $380k. ask $338k! *****115 WEST COAST RD. 2 Storey HDB shophse. Tenanted 53.3K till 06. Sell 5628K 1 9067 0068 M&N KATONG SHPG. F'HOLD. #01/ #02. 360/ 1800 sq.ft. With/ w/o tenancy. $330,000 up *****888
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