The Straits Times, 20 October 2004

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 138 PAG^WWEPARTS MITA (P) 048/03/2004 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004 Jf*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 »80 CENTS
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  • 759 1  -  Laurel Teo It has every reason to feel confident about the future of its culture By PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Chinese community last night that it has every reason to feel confident about the future of its culture, language and traditions.
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  • 434 1  - Yudhoyono 's top priority: fighting terrorism Derwin Pereira By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta INDONESIAN President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged yesterday to put the fight against terror at the top of his agenda, adding that tougher laws might be needed to crack down on Islamic extremism m the country. Speaking
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1128 1  - No job? No worries. Rely on mum, dad Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul MR BAEK Soo Ho spends most of his time at home. His mother cooks for him, does his laundry, and gives him a monthly allowance of 500,000 won (Ss7so). He is 25, a
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  • IN A FLASH
    • 71 2 'Lend, then sell* ploy Home owners now asK for a loan before letting an agent sell their flat. PAGE HI Not paid for I V4 years A woman who did not pay her maid for 1 to years is fined and told to pay her overdue wages. PAGEH2 Left
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    • 38 2 Tracking the Dragon CIA releases classified documents on China covering the 30-year period of Mao's rule. PAGE 8 Forum on N. Korea US seeks to transform the six-party talks into a N-E Asian security forum. PAGE 11
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    • 38 2 Baghdad: City of fear Hitoy violence and chaos, many m Iraq's capital now long for certainties of the past. PAGE 16 Good-bye, expats Saudis using oil money to make the kingdom run without foreigners' help. PAGE 22
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    • 55 2 Foiling terror attacks The government should be more proactive and not just react after an incident has taken place somewhere else, writes Maria Loh Mun Foong. PAGEH9 Easy access to report Credit Bureau says all consumers can access their data and that it is working to make access to
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    • 58 2 Born to swim With a wing span Bcm longer than his body, US swimming sensation Michael Phelps says he has "a body built for swimming". PAGEHIO Athletes' woes Angry parents of two China-Dorn throwers ask the SAAA to keep its word given to the teens or else they will
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    • 26 2 Air travel gains Both Singapore and XL seem to be realising that there is much more to gain by promoting bilateral air travel. PAGE 23
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    • 46 2 MAS report Rising oil prices and a slowdown in the IT sector may cut Singapore's growth next year. PAGEH22 Retailers' woes A double whammy hits retailers as shopping malls ask them to pay a part of their monthly takings on top of rent. PAGE H24
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    • 66 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-14 World 16-22 Review 23-27 FYI 28 SECTION TWO Home Hl-7 Forum H9 Sports HlO-13 Obituaries Hl4 Money Hl5-24 LIFE! The Buzz L2&L2O News L 3 Midlife L 4-6 Movies LB-9&L17 Events LlB TVGuide Ll9 aV&V&VB r^H^ft _^B<<«m B^B^^^^B^BkZ—^^Bi 1 B^B^^^^B^B^B^^^^^^ 1 VB B^B^bV (X
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  • PRIME
    • 535 3  -  Chua Hian Hou Home users who make one or two illegal downloads are not the target By STRICT new copyright laws to be introduced next year against the illegal downloading of music, movies and software are not specifically targeted at the home user, the
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    • 410 3  -  Ben Nadarajan Tanya Fong By TELEVISION news presenter Cheryl Fox has been cleared of taking drugs. "I am very relieved," she told The Straits Times. "This experience has been stressful for me and my family. "It was so bad that I
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    • 611 4 Vaccine shortage and large number of high-risk people could spell trouble "America's emergency physicians and nurses are faced with the prospect of the perfect storm a surge of critically ill flu patients and no resources to care for them." DR ARTHUR KELLERMANN Washington AN
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    • 226 4 AMID a national shortfall of influenza vaccines, one small US town has resorted to a lottery system to prevent senior citizens from standing m line for hours m the hope of getting a shot. Health officials m Bloomf ield m the north-eastern state
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  • ASIA
    • 595 6  -  Connie Er Headhunters say many expect high salaries but don't know how the Chinese market works By "More and more Singaporeans are e-mailing us their resumes. The trend has become very apparent since last year when the number started to increase quite rapidly." MR WANG
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    • CHINA
      • 515 8 Documents cover polities, foreign relations and military from 1948 to 1976 Washington UNITED States intelligence officials have released for the first time a collection of previously classified documents on China over the 30-year period of Mao Zedong's rule. The declassified collection, Tracking The Dragon,
        NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  515 words
      • 162 8 Taipei A TOUR bus driver was charged with manslaughter yesterday after tests found that his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit when his vehicle slid off a highway m northern Taiwan and crashed. Five Hong Kong tourists, includ- ing two sisters, were killed
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  162 words
      • 97 8 Beijing CHINA plans to spend up to two billion yuan (Ss4o4 million) to develop homegrown online games m a bid to grab market share from popular Japanese and South Korean games. Imported games have a high content of sex and gore, so the idea is to get
        REUTERS  -  97 words
      • 225 8 Reach for Bible, say schools Beijing SECONDARY schools m the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai will recommend that students spend their spare time reading gongfu novels and the Bible, a policy that has some parents worried, a newspaper said yesterday. The Shanghai Education Commission's academic research office would recommend the
        REUTERS  -  225 words
      • 676 9  - THE FACE of cancer county TSCHANG CHI-CHU SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES Where fishermen used to net a good catch, the river is now fatally polluted China Correspondent In Xiangcheng (Henan) FOR most of his life, Mr Xv Naijing, 71, worked as a boatman on the Shaving River. He still
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      • 505 9  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Shenqiu County (Henan) IT WAS only after he watched two of his close friends, both m their 40s, die of cancer that Mr Huo Daishan began to take the problem of pollution m the Huai River seriously. He was
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    • INDIA
      • 618 10  -  V.K. Raghunathan Police ambushed bandit, blamed for killing more than 120 people By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA'S most wanted forest bandit, Koose Munisamy Veerappan, was ambushed and killed by a special police force late on Monday night, bringing an end to
        REUTERS; AP  -  618 words
      • 332 10  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA must move quickly to tie up free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asean to achieve its goal of boosting trade with South-east Asia to US$3O billion (Ssso billion) m three years and integrate faster with
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      • 674 11  -  Roger Mitton It wants to formalise and expand on current six-party talks on N. Korea nuclear issue By US Bureau Chief In Washington THE United States has floated the idea of transforming the six-party talks on North Korea into a new North-east Asian
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      • 103 11 NORTH Korea's second-ranking leader told Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday that Pyongyang was committed to the six-party talks on its nuclear drive, but no date had been fixed for negotiations to resume. Pyongyang's top lawmaker Kirn Yong Nam met Mr Hu m Beijing on the second
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      • 236 11 Taipei CHINA would require only 13 of its 86 submarines to mount a naval blockade of Taiwan m the event of a war, Taiwanese Defence Minister Lee Jye said yesterday. He was speaking at parliament m defence of Taiwan's plans to acquire a fleet of eight
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      • 109 11 An employee of Japanese optical company Yolks displaying a unique set of make-up glasses at the annual International Optical Fair m Tokyo on Monday. This set of spectacles has only one lens, which swings from eye to eye, enabling the wearer to see clearly
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • ASIA QUICKLY
        • 97 12 TOKYO: Seventy-nine Japanese lawmakers yesterday visited a Tokyo war shrine, ignoring China's warning that such visits damaged relations between the two countries. The group of ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders and opposition party members visited Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the war dead for
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        • 91 12 TOKYO: Typhoon Tokage lashed the southern Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and high winds yesterday, injuring at least six people, as it headed north to threaten Japan's main islands with the second typhoon m less than two weeks. Generating winds of up to 173kmh, Tokage (lizard
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        • 108 12 HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government yesterday rejected calls by pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should directly elect their next leader and all members of the next legislature. The move came a day after pro-democracy legislators backed a non-binding motion for such
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        • 114 12 BEIJING: China yesterday rejected an olive branch extended by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (left), insisting he must genuinely give up his pro-independence stance. The Dalai Lama told Time magazine m an interview from his Indian exile that Tibet might benefit more by remaining with
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        • 88 12 'DEPRAVED' MEN TO BE FINED HANOI: Vietnamese men caught using prostitutes will be fined up to US$64O (S$l,000) under a new law aimed at curbing vice and the spread of HIV. The legislation, which was signed by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai last week, comes into effect next month. Men
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      • 269 12 Southern Philippines: Basilan, Lanao dd Sur, Maguindanao, c.,1,, QfW j TauiLTouw law|-|awi They comprise the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, one the most economically depressed areas m the country^ The area has the biggest number of private armed groups m the country accounting for at
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      • 942 12  - Terrorists' hunting grounds Shefali Rekhi TERROR IN S-E ASIA, PART 2 OF 3 Conflicts m Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines attract militants By "Southern Thailand could be seven steps away from what's going on m Sri Lanka we have to ensure that it remains 10 steps away." DR MICHAEL MONTESANTO, an
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      • 129 12 Jakarta MOST members of the West Java terror group responsible for the Sept 9 bombing outside the Australian Embassy were new recruits who were formerly members of the Indonesian Islamic State (Nil) organisation. Indonesia police chief Da'i Bachtiar said that unlike their East Java counterparts who
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      • 468 13  -  Derwin Pereira By Indonesia Bureau Chief I In Jakarta DR SI/SILO Bambang Yudhoyono will be sworn m today as Indonesia's sixth president at a ceremony attended by an unprecedented number of foreign leaders. Five heads of government will be present at the inauguration m
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      • 409 13 A decree she signed lets her keep an official residence, a car and driver and a private aide Jakarta INDONESIA'S outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri spent her last day m office yesterday signing last-minute Bills. But though she is leaving the top job, she will take many
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; JAKARTA POST; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AFP  -  409 words
      • 120 13 BANGKOK Twenty-three tigers have died and 30 more are sick from bird flu at a Thai zoo after eating infected chickens, but officials said there is little threat to humans. Tigers have been dying at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo m central Chonburi
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  120 words
      • 533 14  -  Nirmal Ghosh Hardliners' tightening grip on junta spells bad news for reconciliation with opposition By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MYANMAR'S Prime Minister was ousted and put under house arrest after simmering internal tensions m the ruling military junta broke into the open yesterday. He
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      • 370 14  - Samy Vellu m the clear over shoddy works Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur WORKS Minister S. Samy Vellu was let off the hook yesterday after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi decided to take his advice and ordered that probes be carried out against contractors responsible for
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      • 217 14 Abdullah shows red card to soccer betting Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday ditched plans to allow soccer betting, scuttling a tycoon's proposal to legalise the country's USsl-t»illion (551.68-billion) football gambling based on the English Premier League. The government said it had decided not to issue a soccer betting licence to businessman
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    • 362 6 Myanmar PM ousted Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt has been ousted and put under house arrest. PAGE 14 DEAD: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 Koose Veerappan, accused of more than 100 murders m India, has been shot dead. Page 10 NEW SECURITY FORUM? The US is looking at transforming the six-way
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    • 131 14 LAST CHANCE! This is Robert's last visit to Asia and his last investing program m the world this year! Investors from all over the world have reserved their seats for this program. Don't miss out! 4 4 The main reason why people struggle financially is because they spent years m
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  • WORLD
    • 979 16  - BAGHDAD: CITY OF FEAR Borzou Daragahi Violence is ravaging the Iraqi capital as well as the people's lives and hopes for the future By Middle East Correspondent In Baghdad "I have built my life around the Iraq story: My new wife is a French correspondent covering Iraq. We haven't gone
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    • 219 16 Aboard Air Force One PRESIDENT George W. Bush of the United States has said he would be disappointed if the Iraqi people chose an Islamic fundamentalist government m free elections, "but democracy is democracy". "If that's what the people choose, that's what
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    • 70 16 THE director of Care International's operation m Iraq was kidnapped early yesterday m Baghdad, the charity group said. Ms Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, had been "providing humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq" for more than 25 years, it said m a
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    • 186 16 Baghdad A MORTAR attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad yesterday killed four and wounded at least 80 Iraqis, officials said, while US troops battled insurgents m a major city west of the capital. Six mortar rounds fell on National Guard offices
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    • 99 17 Chinese-Austra-lian Helen Zou, a 40-year-old civil engineer, has rented this huge billboard to advertise for a husband. Taking out an ad m the newspapers or on the Internet would not have as much visibility, said Miss Zou. The giant billboard is located at
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    • 599 17  -  Jonathan Eyal BBC documentary to be aired today claims that governments deliberately exaggerate the threat for political purposes By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London THE international war against terrorism has many critics, but even those who disagree with the United States and
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    • 857 18  -  Roger Mitton BATTLEGROUND: FLORIDA The vote could go either way m the biggest swing state, and with it the presidency By US Bureau Chief In Tallahassee (Florida) "Florida's demographics mirror the US as a whole. So it is not only a battleground state, it
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    • 138 18 McGuire Air Force (New Jersey) KARL Rove laid himself on the line for his boss, the President of the United States. That is, he laid under the wheels of Air Force One on Monday. Reason: Unclear, but it seems to have been an inside joke
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    • 127 18 NEW YORK: Mr Jeb Bush, the Republican governor of Florida and younger brother of US President George W. Bush, has said he will not run for presidency m 2008. "That's not m my interest," said Mr Bush, 51, on ABC's This Week m an
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    • 199 18 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida): The space station's newest astronaut will cast his ballot m the US presidential election from 362 km up, with help from Nasa. Mr Leroy Chiao said on Monday that the space agency has worked hard with the local and federal authorities so
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    • WORLD PEOPLE
      • 316 19 A FAR cry from the catwalks of Paris, France's first black supermodel and a re-al-life princess from Burundi has decided to run for president m her war-ravaged native country. Ms Esther Kamatari said she wanted to bring peace to the nation, which for the past 11
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      • 202 19 HE MANAGED to outlive Adolf Hitler, who wanted him executed as soon as German forces took Moscow. At 104, his eyesight is failing and he is very hard of hearing. But Josef Stalin's favourite lampoonist Boris Yefimov (left) still has the steadiness of hand to sketch
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      • 141 19 Author in stem- cell row AUTHOR Patti Davis, the daughter of late United States president Ronald Reagan, has sued the Salvation Army for breach of contract. She claims the religious group reneged on a US$l5,OOO (5525,500) engagement because she supports stem-cell research. According to the complaint filed last week m
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      • 119 19 A 20-YEAR-OLD American college student has been told to keep his television set off or face a US$lO,OOO (S$17,000) fine. Mr Chris van Rossmann was surprised by a visit from a group of policemen, civil air patrol and emergency personnel this month. It turned out
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    • 589 20 British court lays 1 6 charges against Abu Hamza, also wanted by the US Charged Abu Hamza (above) is accused of: Using public meetings to incite his followers to kill non-Muslims. Using threatening behaviour with intent to stir up racial hatred. Possessing a terrorist
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    • Article, Illustration
      72 20 This goby fish species will be named Akihito after the Japanese emperor. Holding the fish is PHOTO: REUTERS Dr Douglas Hoese, the retired chief scientist at the Australian Museum m Sydney, who discovered the species 20 years ago. He and Emperor Akihito share an interest m biology and
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    • 235 20 Another terror suspect nabbed in Spain Madrid SPANISH police yesterday arrested an eighth suspected member of a radical Islamic cell believed to be plotting an attack on the High Court m Madrid. Police made the arrest a day after seizing seven suspected Islamic militants m raids across Spain, seven months
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    • 331 20 US approves artificial heart for dangerously ill Washington THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of an artificial heart m patients at risk of dying within 30 days as they await a heart transplant. Its approval was hailed as an important, long-sought moment m the troubled
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    • 225 20 New technology to provide cheap child vaccine for poor London BRITISH scientists have developed a new way of storing childhood vaccines without refrigeration m a move that could slash costs and increase access to life-saving shots m poor countries. The government said yesterday it would provide £950,000 (Ss3 million) to
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    • QUICKLY
      • 137 22 MILAN: A father acquitted of raping his daughter after it emerged that she had crafted part of her statement from a Hollywood film script has won 75,000 euros (S$150,000) m damages for 15 months spent m jail, an Italian newspaper said yesterday. The unidentified man was
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      • 118 22 KABUL: Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai is certain to win the country's landmark presidential election, his campaign spokesman said yesterday, after early returns gave him a commanding advantage. "We think we are secure now," the spokesman, Mr Hamed Elmi, said. "When they announce
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      • 155 22 FARGO (North Dakota): A Northwest Airlink commuter plane was evacuated before take-off after two passengers claimed to have overheard someone mention a bomb while talking on a cellphone, police said. Sergeant Steve Lynk said the plane's crew was alerted and passengers were told to leave
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      • 83 22 MONTEREY (California): Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) broke with the state Republican Party and endorsed a US$3 billion (Sss billion) measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research. A statement released by his office said it would improve the health of California's residents and its economy. "California
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      • 79 22 GENEVA: Blood tests have revealed that environment ministers from 13 European Union countries are contaminated with chemical pollutants from sofas, pizza boxes and pesticides, the environmental group WWF said yesterday. Offering a rare insight into ministerial lifestyles as well as the risk of chemical pollution m everyday life,
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    • 79 22 LAMPS ON THE PATH LIGHTING UP A MEMORY A woman walking past coloured lamps as she carried flowers yesterday to the grave of Reverend Jerzy Popieluszko at the church where he worked, m Warsaw. The lamps were placed ahead of the commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the death of
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    • 407 22 Couple cleared of responsibility in guest's death Drunk driver crashed, killed himself and family of four Paris IN AN unusual trial, a French couple found themselves m the dock for alloy/ing a dinner guest to get into his car while drunk and killing himself and a family on a motorway.
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    • 212 22 Irish youths' suicide rate high Belfast SUICIDE accounts for nearly one-third of all deaths of 15--to 24-year-olds m Ireland. The figure, which covers mortality rates m both the Irish Republic and British-con-trolled Northern Ireland, had risen significantly within a decade, according to a report published yesterday by experts led by
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    • 572 22 Riyadh DURING the oil boom of the *****, Persian Gulf countries spent lavishly to transform their desert backwaters into shimmering modern cities, living high with the help of a huge foreign workforce filling jobs which citizens could afford suddenly to avoid. Today, oil prices are at
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    • 411 23 THE United States' fiscal deficit for the year will amount to US$4l5 billion (Ss7os billion), according to the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO estimates that the cumulative deficit dyer the next 10 years will be US$2.3 trillion, a reversal of more than US$B trillion from
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    • 1128 23  -  Karamjit Kaur By Transport Correspondent Both sides risk losing out to cheaper cities m region if they shackle air travel Governments are usually cautious about dishing out air rights, because their airlines may end up losing traffic and revenue. For example, if SI
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    • 828 23  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer ASIAN managers want to have more fun. Drawing from an article m the Harvard Business Review last month, a contributor to these pages, Mr Koh Buck Song, wrote (on Oct 13 m his column "Time to loosen up This is
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    • 1833 24 Updating the Chinese language policy The Government will be publishing a White Paper next month to discuss the teaching of the Chinese language, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a dinner with the Chinese community last night. THE Chinese community has been, and will remain, a pillar of Singapore
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    • 1003 25  -  Alfred Balitzer Accusations against President are echoes of those once targeted at Reagan By For The Straits Times DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate John Kerry criticises President George W. Bush for "going it alone m Iraq", for failing to build the support of the United Nations and for
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    • 555 25  -  Ching Cheong By Chief China Correspondent In Hong Kong THOUGH Chinese President Hu Jintao has acquired full powers from predecessor Jiang Zemin, the team put m place by the latter is m no immediate danger of being purged. According to some who know the inner
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    • 1876 26  -  Pranay Gupte By Senior Writer Much is at stake as the federation has immense oil and natural gas reserves WINSTON Churchill, who knew a thing or two about the Middle East after all, he was the one who unilaterally carved Iraq out of the
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    • 787 26  - Teach students Arabic a lubricant to petro-dollars Mafoot Simon By Senior Writer WHEN my then 12-year-old daughter was choosing her third language two years ago, she was subtly persuaded (read: the father imposed his own preference) to study Japanese. But it was not to be: The Ministry of Education (MOE)
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    • 1229 27  - Regional security groups: Their day has come Amitav Acharya In areas where international bodies like the UN are hampered, regional groups can do better By For The Straits Times Concerns about sovereignty m the developing world remain a barrier to regional and inter-regional security cooperation. But attitudes are changing. AS
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    • 993 27  - Hang up that old khaki jacket, it's time for a suit Ravi Velloor FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: INDIA By India Bureau Chief IN MY bedroom cupboard m Singapore hangs a Banana Republic travelling jacket that's been to some of the roughest spots on the Indian sub-conti-nent. Its dozen pockets and the
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    • 775 27  -  David Brooks By The New York Times SENATOR John Kerry wasn't nominated because of his sparkling personality. He wasn't nominated because of his selfless commitment to causes larger than himself. He was nominated because he's a fighter. At the end of every campaign,
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    • 97 28 Singapore today Generally cloudy and hazy. Showers with thunder affecting many areas m the pre-dawn hours and again m the afternoon. I ii^^^l II f A fc vk -I. I) ifiifn -m\m iLJ I*r T*l m ■< -9 to Mount Elizabeth Hospital on the Opening of its Stdlife-c|Wie-Airt Haematology and
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    • 16 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2004 MONEY THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2004
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    • 669 1  - Want to sell my flat? Lend me cash first Tan Hui Yee For exclusive selling rights, agents used to offer loans. Now, owners demand loans By WHAT was a rogue act by a few real estate agents has become a service that home sellers have come to demand: Lend me
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    • 144 1 BY THE time housing agent Kelvin met Abdul (not their real names) last February, the latter had been retrenched from his $700-a-month dispatch rider job and was m rather desperate circumstances. The four-room flat m Tampines he wanted to sell had no running
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    • 148 1 Getting a bigger loan illegally THE Straits Times reported yesterday that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau had questioned seven people over an alleged scam involving the sale of a Housing Board flat. Called "cash-back", the ploy is to state on paper a higher selling price than what the buyer actually
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    • 474 2  -  Elena Chong Wong Sher Maine Employer ordered to pay up $3,580 owed; MOM action is first prosecution of its kind By AN EMPLOYER who did not pay her Indonesian maid for almost two years has been fined and ordered to pay
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    • 672 2  -  Natalie Soh Maria Almenoar By Quality the ST example 'The Straits Times didn't think that just because it was a dominant player, it could take a relaxed approach and dish out a low-quality media product. On the contrary, although it's a strong, dominant
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    • 286 2 BOTH the tech-sawy and the everyday reader welcomed the debut of the new magazine Digital Life, which comes with the Tuesday edition of The Straits Times. The weekly, which celebrates the role of technology m everyday life, is a reincarnation of Computer
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    • 501 3  -  Sandra Da vie It will up intake, offer international students throughtrain scheme By Education Correspondent PRIVATE education provider Informatics announced yesterday that it is setting up a full-fledged campus and expanding to capture a bigger share of the US$2.2 trillion (553.7 trillion) international student
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    • 476 3  -  Lynn Lee By MORE than 100 complaints have been lodged against the HTI Education Group, which ran three private schools City Training Centre, Regent Commercial Institute and EMS International by students who claimed they were misled about the courses. Most managed to get their
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    • 332 3  -  Clarissa Oon By Arts Correspondent WHEN photographer Teo Bee Yen, 54, received the Cultural Medallion from Dr Lee Boon Yang, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, at the Istana last night, it was an achievement beyond his wildest dreams. The first photographer m
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    • 288 3 CLAN chief Wee Cho Yaw has come out to support recent changes m the teaching of Chinese, but made it clear at the same time standards m the language should not be allowed to slip any further. In calling for standards to be
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    • QUICK NEWS
      • 154 3 A SAFETY audit body may be set up soon to ensure that worksites abide by safety standards, Manpower Minister (MOM) Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. It will be part of a revised worksite safety framework the Government is drawing up, he said when asked about
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      • 114 3 FIRST, it was taxi drivers. Now, neighbourhood shopkeepers have been roped m to be part of the communitywide fight against terror. Speaking at the Neighbourhood Retail Security Conference on Monday, Senior Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) Ho Peng Kee said they could play
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      • 193 3 THE Government has extended a relief package for the four duck slaughterhouses here by another six weeks. This is because the number of ducks coming from Malaysia is still only a tenth of that before the bird flu outbreak. On Sept 30, the Government eased
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    • 449 4 THE bankrupt son of a deceased businessman, who took a liquidator to court for failing to recover a $7.1 million "debt", has lost his case. The money was owed to a company by his father. Justice Tan Lee Meng dismissed, with costs, the
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    • 569 4  - Mother searches hills for missing daughter Alexis Hooi Ben Nadarajan Desperate, she follows up on every lead while Singaporeans chip m to help search for girl, 8 By AND "I cannot afford to ignore any possibilities. What if the one which I decide not to chase turns out to be
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    • 337 4  -  Goh Chin Lian NICOLL HIGHWAY CASE By THE lawyer for insurer Aviva yesterday accused the main contractor's design manager of "senseless risk taking" on several counts. Main contractor Nishimatsu's refusal to change its method of analysis for the design of temporary support structures
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    • 670 4  -  Selina Lum TRIAL ON SOLDIER'S DEATH By Insult the rank? Never... ACCUSED Lieutenant Divanandhari Ambat Chandrasekharan, 28, was emotional m court yesterday as he addressed eyewitness claims that he removed the epaulette from Capt Ho Wan Huo's uniform, threw it on the ground
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    • 311 4 SOME spa and massage outlets will be given a freer hand after the police agreed to ease up on rules governing the industry from Dec 1. This follows recommendations put forward last month by the National Crime Prevention Council-backed Advisory Panel on Licensing.
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    • PARLIAMENT
      • 706 5  -  Sue-Ann Chia Way 2 govts faced threats together gives grounds for hope, Mr Yeo says By 'Singapore and Malaysia now see an opportunity to take bilateral cooperation to a new level. Maintaining this momentum will require hard work on
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      • 511 5  -  M. Nirmala By "Teaching is a labour of 10ve... it requires commitment. I'm not keen to encourage a culture where people clock m and clock out with some precision." EDUCATION MINISTER THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM, arguing against a suggestion to compensate teachers for working on
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      • 326 5  -  Asad Latif By THE Trustees Act has been updated to enhance Singapore's position as a leading financial and wealth management centre. The move is meant to help it attract high net worth individuals from around the world. Moving the amendments to the
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      • 418 5 SINGAPORE, like other international financial centres, takes its responsibility to guard against money laundering seriously and has put m place several layers of checks. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), gave this assurance m response to a question on
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      • 804 6  -  Glenys Sim Government-linked firms will come under the Act down the line By THE new law to stanch anticompetitive business practices came under scrutiny yesterday by MPs m Parliament, several of whom were concerned about the exclusion of sectors which already have their own
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      • 365 6 Regulate monopoly in political market: Steve Chia OPPOSITION party member Steve Chia sent yesterday's debate on the new competition code off into a different direction when he called for the new law to also regulate the "political market". The Non-Constituency MP said the Bill did not have any provisions to
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      • 893 6 Eight MPs spoke on the new competition law that will come into force m January. We bring you their main concerns, captured m the speeches of four of them. TOO MUCH PROTECTION Mr Inderjit Singh The MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC gave the
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      • 721 6  -  M. NIRMALA By CHANGES affecting how many questions MPs can raise m Parliament at any one time led former Speaker Tan Soo Khoon to criticise what he saw as an attempt to curb the right of MPs to query ministers. Following
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      • 776 6  -  Chua Mvi Hoong FROM THE GALLERY By NON-CONSTITUENCY MP Steve Chia of the opposition is an astute politician. The topic at hand was the Competition Bill, some two years m the making, a momentous piece of legislation which will have ripple-through effects m
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      • 742 7  -  Sue-Ann Chia MEDIA COMPETITION Competition failed because of bad economy and shrinking ad pie By FAILED EXPERIMENT: Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp decided m August to merge their loss-making free newspapers Streats and Today and free-to-air TV channels after four years of
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      • 184 7 A BILL to address the problem of building contractors not getting paid for work done was introduced yesterday. The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill, expected to take effect next year, outlaws the "pay-when-paid" clause that allows contractors to pay their sub-contractors
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      • 228 7 New property developments can choose to form a two-tier management corporation (MC). The "top tier" will take charge of areas common to the entire estate while the next tier of subsidiary MCs will be responsible for their separate areas. For example, owners
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      • QUICK NEWS
        • 113 7 DOCTORS must clearly separate their medical practice from their non-medical business, said Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Health. The Singapore Medical Council's guidelines advocate it, he added, when he stated that it was not illegal for doctors to do multi-level marketing. By
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        • 133 7 PRICES of poultry and eggs have fallen since the partial resumption of supply from Malaysia. But they are not back to pre-bird flu levels, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Heng Chee How. Mr Heng assured Dr Teo Ho Pin (Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC) that
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        • 110 7 GUIDELINES that spell out who is eligible for Medifund will be adjusted when necessary, said Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan. The fund is for the needy and, at the moment, a committee looks into a patient's financial background and size of medical bill, among other
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        • 107 7 FOR every one Singaporean who gave up his citizenship between 1994 and last year, almost 10 foreigners became Singaporeans. Each year, about 860 Singaporeans gave up their citizenship. At the same time, about 8,100 foreigners became citizens annually. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng
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        • 131 7 A BILL was passed yesterday to let the Government transfer part of the pension of Singapore Armed Forces regulars to the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The reason is to get "better economies of scale", said Mr Cedric Foo, Minister of State (Defence National
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        • 71 7 LOWER-SKILLED workers will be given training under a new programme next year that will give them basic skills. They will be trained m areas such as literacy, communication and information technology. Altogether, 15 training modules will be introduced m the Employability Skills System, said Senior Parliamentary
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      • 536 7  -  Tan Hui Yee By PARLIAMENT yesterday passed a Bill to make private home owners take greater care of their estates. They and their management corporations will be held responsible for maintaining all exterior features, including windows of each home. If they are sloppy and
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      • 238 7 IT IS not m Singapore's national interest to disclose the size of the Republic's financial reserves or the returns on them because the information would make it easier for speculators to attack the Singapore dollar, said Acting Second Finance Minister Raymond Lim.
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    • FORUM
      • 499 9 PRE-EMPTING TERROR STRIKES IT IS reassuring to know that taxi drivers are being trained to identify potential terrorists ("Taxi drivers roped m to foil terrorists"; ST, Oct 15). However, I feel that it is yet another example of the authorities being more reactive
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      • 164 9 I READ with disbelief a recent report that Singaporeans are going to Bintan not just for sex but to gather m huge numbers at nightspots for food and drinks and oth- er entertainment. While there is nothing that the authorities can do about this,
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      • 137 9 WHILE I welcome the initiative to rope m taxi drivers to foil possible terrorist attacks, it is imperative that we also co-opt employees of car and goods-vehicle rental companies. With easy access and availability, these vehicles could be used by terrorists to
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      • 213 9 CREDIT RECORDS I REFER to the letter, "Credit Bureau report scuttled bid for credit card" (ST, Oct 9), by Mr Thean Yung Ngian. Credit Bureau (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CBS) is an industry initiative led by the Association of Banks m Singapore (ABS). It is intended
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      • 89 9 IN VIEW of the apparent inaccuracies found by reader Thean Yung Ngian m his Credit Bureau record, it should be made mandatory for the bureau to inform a consumer each time his record has been searched to enable him to do a search
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      • 72 9 Please include your full name (as m IC), your address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail stforum@sph.com.sg When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree to
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      • 222 9 Soon, more convenient access to report I THANK Mr Thean Yung Ngian for his letter, "Credit Bureau report scuttled bid for credit card" (ST, Oct 9). There is no value to incorrect data and the Credit Bureau will rectify data if an investigation shows the data to be erroneous. All
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    • SPORTS
      • 888 10  -  Marc Lim THE SPORTS INTERVIEW: MICHAEL PHELPS Wing span Bcm longer than body m other words, other people have arms, he has oars By STARTING TODAY: TIMESPORT'S REGULAR SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SPORTSPEOPLE TALENT PLUS "I am lucky to have a body built for
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      • 869 11  -  Peh Shing Huei ATHLETICS Athletes Luan Wei and E Xiaoxu prepared to take SAAA to court over alleged promises By What they want PARENTS Eight promises the SAAA made m 1999 1 Singapore citizenship after a year 2 Represent Singapore during athletic meets
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      • 467 11  -  Marc Lim SPORT IN SCHOOLS By SCHOOL TREAT PRESIDENT SR Nathan and his wife chat with footballers who wiU be joining the Singapore Sports School next year, during their first visit to the school. Apart from getting a tour of the facilities, Mr
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      • HOME SPORTS
        • 32 11 SINGAPORE Bodybuilders' Federation manager Bernard Pereira resigned on Monday after almost two years, citing the need to "move on". His replacement is expected to be appointed within a fortnight.
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        • 57 11 THE Singapore Sports School will announce its third tie-up with a post-secondary institution on Friday. The Nanyang Technological University and an unnamed polytechnic will offer a diploma programme catered to sports school students. This follows tie-ups with the Auckland University of Technology and Innova Junior College,
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        • 43 11 THE annual National Masters Challenge 2 bowling competition will be held at Cathay Bowl Safra Tampines from today till Saturday. Over 100 bowlers are expected to compete, including national bowlers Lim Zhong, Lee Yu Wen and Catherine Kang.
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        • 129 11 SINGAPORE'S women basketballers will soon be rubbing shoulders with Asia's basketballing elite after topping Group B of the Asian Under-18 women's basketball championship m Shenzhen. By defeating the Philippines 71-51 yesterday, Singapore's girls made it four wins out of four, and emerged winners of a group
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      • 327 12 SOCCER LONDON WITH Adrian Mutu embroiled m a drugs scandal, Didier Drogba recovering from an operation and Mateja Kezman looking off-colour, Chelsea have few attacking options when they host CSKA Moscow today. The Londoners are top of Champions League Group H with a maximum
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      • 150 12 GROUP E P W D I F A Pts Arsenal »..2 110 2 1 4 PSV Eindhoven .2 10 111 3 Panathinaikos ..2 10 12 2 3 Rosenborg 2 0 112 3 1 GROUP F P W D I F A Pts Barcelona 2 2 0 0 6 1
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      • 151 12 Champions League snapshots GROUP E: ROSENBORGvPSV AS Rosenborg proved against Arsenal that they are an industrious tight unit. They are expected to employ the same tactics. GROUP F: BARCELONA v AC MILAN Tomorrow Live, Ch5, 2.35am MILAN have struggled to win both previous matches, hi contrast, Barcelona were always comfortable.
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      • 932 12 But Arsenal manager still adopts a relaxed approach to winning the Champions League London ARSENE Wenger hopes to solve the puzzle that is Europe when his Arsenal take on Greek outfit Panathinaikos m Athens today. Wenger, who celebrated his eighth anniversary at
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      • 236 12 BASEBALL Boston THE Boston Red Sox, trying to become the first team to rally from a 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, beat the New York Yankees 5-4 m 14 innings on Monday to force a sixth game m the American League
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      • 117 12 SHE is among a troupe of models used as ball-girls at this week's Madrid Masters tennis tournament. One wonders whether they were m last-minute hair and make-up sessions before going on court, getting that right shade of blush and subduing a strand of frizzy hair. They replace
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      • WORLD
        • 60 12 LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur lost for the second time m soccer's English Premier League this season, 0-1 at Portsmouth on Monday and remain m ninth place, 12 points behind leaders Arsenal. Yakubu Aiyegbeni's 63rd-minute headed goal moved Portsmouth up one spot to 12th, two points behind Tottenham,
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        • 87 12 LONDON: Enclish Premiership club Fulham were on Monday fined £7,500 (5522,800) by the Football Association for failing to control their players m a brawl with West Bromwich. Andy Cole was sent off for lashing out at Neil Clement, who was also red-carded. Papa Bouba
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        • 84 12 MIAMI: Shaquille O'Neal, who sat out the last two games with a tight hamstring, had 15 points and six rebounds on Monday as Miami beat Atlanta 92-82 m a National Basketball Association pre-season game. O'Neal scored 11 of Miami's first 15 points and helped hold
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        • 76 12 BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's 1978 World Cup-win-ning goalkeeper Übaldo Fillol resigned as coach of Argentina's struggling Racing Club on Monday following a seven-match sequence without a win during which he received a death threat via telephone. Racing won their first three games but lost their next
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        • 80 12 NEW YORK: Golfer Annika Sorenstam, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Monday. She joined Olympic beach volleyball gold medallists Misty May and Kerri Walsh, who were honoured m the team category.
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        • 82 12 BASEBALL: MLB C'ship Series American League, Game 6: New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox (Live, Ch23, Bam) SOCCER: EPL goals (Channel i, tomorrow, 12.30 am). Spanish Primera Liga highlights (Channel i, tomorrow, lam). Uefa Champions League: Chelsea v CSKA Moscow (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.30 am), Panathinaikos v
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      • 547 13 SOCCER But it was his angry manager Mourinho who ordered drug test on Romanian London CHELSEA striker Adrian Mutu has his club manager Jose Mourinho to thank for the predicament he is m right now. It was the Portuguese who ordered the drug test
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      • 929 13 Prague Glazer ups United stake to 28.1 Wo THE spectre of a Manchester United takeover by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer edged closer after he raised his stake m the English Premiership club for the second time m four days. He now owns
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      • 498 13 London THE Football Association is poised to charge David Beckham over his deliberate yellow card against Wales, but he can rest easy. He faces a £100,000 (*****,000) fine but is expected to escape a ban, and will almost certainly remain England captain. The
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      • 699 16 Private capital flows nto US cool down "Foreign central banks saved the dollar from disaster. The stability of the bond market is at the mercy of Asian purchases of US Treasuries." MR LAI pi of MG Financial Group, on official financing inflows Yuanvs greenback On the one hand, the US
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      • 33 16 IffiS'" 108 11,064.86 (Up 99.24 points) ?t^t twk their cue from a that have fallen of Me. Trading was thin, h0 TeveLAd^rice, rs outnumbered decliners i i(v\*n'JAn I,looto 340. REUTERS
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      • 48 16 Yasterday's close-. 1337 62 (Up 2.22 points) Chinese share prices closed 0.16 percent higher after financial got a boost from a relaxation of rules on brokerages issu.ng debt *hi"«carmakers extended gains on bargain-hunting. But the market ended well off its morning highs on profit-taking. AFP
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      • 43 16 Sydney S&P ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 3,715.0 (Up 5.1 points) Australian share prices closed higher m relatively quiet trade, supported by gains m the banking sector and speculation about fresh takeover activity. Volume was l^7 b'"'on snares worth A52.79 billion (553.41 bilhon). AFP
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      • 30 16 Yesterday's close: 851.74 (Up 0.05 point) asafc range with no fresh diSn.tlurne totalled 345 million shares worth RMS9I miMinn /c»o fi e c minion c^oo.o million). AFP
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      • 53 16 IS?!^ 8 clos§: 853.393 (Down 0.994 point) Jakarta stocks ertended their losses or the fourth straight trading day. which some dealers said was over concerns that r ntJ KOne» ia S Hfl^ k. C'lbinet ""8*5 not stong enough to ta:ke the country s problems. Losers led gainersB3
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      • 131 16 Octl9 FOREI6N CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2080 1.2230 Can dollar 1.3280 1.3430 Euro 2 0840 ***** NZ dollar 1.1390 1.1630 Sterling pound 3.0000 3.0350 US dollar 1.6710 ***** SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chinese
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      • 361 17 Insurance brokers in US may have to repay commissions Such incentives may be a breach of fiduciary duty under New York state law New York ALL insurance brokers m the US could be forced to return the billions of dollars m incentive commissions they took from favoured clients, even if
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      • 177 17 New York A PROBE into the insurance business by New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer is expanding rapidly to include all lines of insurance and all types of businesses. "We are looking at virtually every area of this industry, and it is a very
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      • 407 18 Glut at Intel; also denting sales is weaker demand for desktop PCs m US San Francisco A KEY forward-looking indicator of technology demand orders to North American companies that sell equipment used to build semiconductors fell 10 per cent last month from the previous
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      • 218 18 Washington RECORD levels of consumer debt will not become "destabilising" to the United States economy so long as home prices or household incomes do not stage a "significant fall", an unlikely prospect, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday. "All m all, the
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      • 397 18 New York IBM, a barometer of trends m the computing business, delivered a solid quarterly performance on Monday that pointed to a modest, if uneven, improvement m the corporate technology sector. The world's largest computer maker and technology services supplier reported third-quar-ter
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        • 93 19 SEMBCORP UNIT GETS $220 M JOB TO BUILD HOMES SEMBCORP Industries' engineering unit has clinched a contract worth $220 million to build homes for Nakheel, one of the largest property developers m the United Arab Emirates. SembCorp Engineers and Constructors expects to break ground for the project, called Gardens of
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        • 93 19 CAPITAMALL Trust said yesterday that it will distribute $19 million to unitholders for the period Aug 2 to Sept 30, 4.4 per cent more than an earlier forecast. Aug 2 is the date of its acquisition of Plaza Singapura, a mall along Orchard Road. The
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        • 67 19 MAINBOARD-LISTED wastewatertreatment firm Asia Environment yesterday said that it will acquire Singaporebased investment holding company Oriental Environment from Star Spirit Enterprise for not more than 40 million yuan (558.28 million). The purchase will be funded through the issue of new shares over three years
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        • 62 19 ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), which provides after-sales services for mobile-phone makers, has been appointed by Hutchison and LG to service third-generation (3G) phones m Australia. 3G networks offer high data transmission speeds, allow phones to be used to transmit video
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      • 287 19 Los Angeles A WYOMING stock analyst was arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to extort US$3OO,OOO from CKE Restaurants, the parent of the Carl's Jr and Hardee's fast-food chains. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation took Clive Munro, 54, into custody on charges
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      • 157 19 Go-ahead for ex- analyst to file defamation case New York A FORMER stock analyst will be allowed to pursue a defamation lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that he claims orchestrated a smear campaign against him for placing a "sell" recommendation on its stock, a federal judge has ruled. Former Bane
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        • 586 22  - Oil prices and IT slowdown cloud S'pore outlook Audrey Tan Cooling Chinese economy also among risk factors, says MAS report By Assistant Money Editor FORECAST STAYS "Oil prices will probably cut 0.5 percentage point from Singapore's growth, although the economy is still likely to grow by 3 to 5 per
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        • 476 22  -  Erica Tay By AT A time when unemployment is running at 4.5 per cent, new figures out yesterday said that Singapore's "natural" underlying rate of unemployment has risen to between 3 and 3.5 per cent. This revelation puts a
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      • 472 23  -  Grace Ng idexCLS bucks trend, backs out of Sesdaq listing citing poor market conditions\ By "Institutional investors are just more discriminating, despite a relatively large number of IPOs this year." MR KHONG CHOUN MUN of HL Bank, on why companies are debuting below
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      • 475 23  -  Serene Goh By WATCH this space. Timepiece retailer Sincere Watch is eyeing further expansion m the regional watch market m a move that it hopes will eventually double turnover. The listed group is considering adding several more outlets to the 27 retail boutiques
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      • 245 23 CREATIVE Technology founder Sim Wong Hoo has resigned from the board of United Overseas Bank (UOB) leaving the bank with just 12 directors, down from the 14 it had as recently as the start of last year. A brief statement from the bank said
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      • 752 23  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK By EASING crude prices and strong earnings from United States computer giants IBM and Texas Instruments spurred the Singapore bourse to stage a smart rebound yesterday. The key Straits Times Index (STI) was the second-best performer m the
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        • 224 23 PURCHASES by directors have accounted for more than half of the trades m marine and mining logistics group Sembawang Kimtrans over the past two days. Filings by the company with the Singapore Exchange show that substantial shareholder Kimtrans Singapore bought 357,000 shares at 16 cents
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      • 730 24  - Seeing RED RENT Lorna Tan More mall tenants must cut landlord m on their till, pay higher base rent By Ranting and raving over rent WHAT LANDLORDS SAY Requiring a tenant to pay the landlord a percentage of the takings aiigns the tenant's interests with the landlord's. It also helps
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      • 209 24 HALF-YEAR SHOWING SINGAPOREANS splashing out on consumer goods plus an increase m the goods and services tax rate caused GST takings to soar m the first six months of the year. This boost to government revenues helped shrink the Republic's fiscal deficit from
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      • 526 12 AT THE Standardisations and Accreditation Partners' Day hosted by Spring and the Singapore Accreditation Council last Thursday, 15 newly accredited laboratories and one inspection body received Certificates of Accreditation for having achieved a prescribed level of technical competence to perform specific testing, measurement, calibration and
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      • 411 12 SINGAPORE has scored a first by developing a standard that provides guidelines on the performance requirements, test methods and usage of thermal imagers for human temperature screening. As the elevation of body temperature is a common symptom for many infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars),
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      • 582 14 RESIDENTS of public housing estates can look forward to an even cleaner neighbourhood with the pilot implementation of a new standard to enhance professionalism m the cleaning industry. The new standard is the Technical Reference (TR) for Cleaning Performance for Public Housing Estates (TR 16:2003). Three
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      • 472 14 The future of secure identification FANCY your computer calling your name when you walk towards it? This would be possible if your computer could recognise you. Yet, this is no longer the domain of science fiction but a reality with the recent advances m biometric technology. Biometrics is an automated
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      • 532 16 NO MORE messy and unsystematic laying of conduits m high-rise buildings, thanks to a new innovative connector based on the Technical Reference (TR) 13:2003 for Performance Standard for Embedded Conduits m Concrete. This new standard gives the construction industry an improved standardised method of handling
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    • 1058 6 ffh HONDA FOR SALE P^ HONDA FOR SALE W|pWfff HIGH TRADE-IN \\Y^^j§ Suzuki Swift 1.3 aVy^^SPy Toyota Vitz 1.0 jCnn m M a **T£- Toyota Corolla 1.3 fcl'jrjn iVM Toyota Passo 13 Toyota Camry 2.4 Honda Rt i.3flH»w fxeutt) Toyota Harrier 2.4 G/GL /iA I^. Honda Euro-R 2.0 6-spead Manual
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    • 837 6 iflA HYUNDAI RfA HYUNDAI ||{r FOR SALE [iff FOR SALE Vl esllUi i J^HMPJPmfiS Tampincs Lmkway^B Joo Chiat Complex j AMATRffr, -HZaatai^ w^ti^^^^^^aaaa^aaal Test Drive al ib)kiaforsal£ llftll HattAWMIR 3WV SlB7^l COE $*****. view Ufllll PJIvIVI PJPJfV o Offer *****779 9.30am-spm •iitgh't llnnor >° downpayment. i/'oi carnival IPJU I UPUPJI
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    • 440 6 WfK MAZDA FOR SALE ■pr 7/7001 MAZDA MPV 2.5 5-dr auto. OMV $*****. COE $*****. View to offer *****779 9/02 323 1.6 Auto. Leather, s/rim, beige. Selling cheap. 110% loan avail. Can 9237 7997 SPORTY '85 GT. 1.5. 2-dr. COE 9/2006. Deposit $900. $286 xlB. CD/ s/rims. $5,500. 9105-1283 SO
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    • 612 6 fgk MERCEDES Qj^ FOR SALE E240 V 6 Latest Model $0 Dnveaway! 1 Owner 2003 E240V6 Latest Model RoadTox Till 2005 C4C 3yrs Agt Warranty/ Accident free 8KB»C240V6 Latest Facelift $0 Driveowayi 1 Owner 2003 C 240 V 6 1 8* S/Rims Latest Facelift Low Dep Free 1 yr Servicing/Accident
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    • 527 6 ff*k MERCEDES 10/ FOR SALE BODY FOR EXPORT. *****933. 9/00 E2OO Blue. 50,0C0km 9/'OO E2OO ML. Silver. RH MITSUBISHI |j^ FOR SALE FREE S2 000-CASH TO-BUYER Tree 3 months installment! Free 6 mths rd tax/ transfer Free 12 months insurance! Free 24 months servicing! Free 36 months warranty! Totally $0
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    • 615 6 Hh NISSAN \j§f FOR SALE FREE $2000 CASH to the buyer!!! 120% LOAN $0 driveaway No involve. No income proof/ payslip. Free transfer Ist mth instalment. Free 12 mth insurance rd tax. '93 Sunny I.4EX '93 Sunny I.SEX '93 Sunny I.6SS '93 Presea 1.6 CTII. Mthly $180. COE 2012. New
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    • 568 7 RK SUBARU Hif FOR SALE li kliatiVhVi? lOtl EB SUBARU Authorlrmd Oaator ImprazaWrx 2.0 Turbo Up to ft C«h Rttott High Trrti-ln Fm Acctaort«j "tmiiMbxHx^ 335 Upper Paya Lebar 8858 0880 Authorised Dealer ooannnk High Trade-In Loon BumMJiwJiiMiit t.EOO on thm road t 64^*****7^ *****22O y 7/'OI LEGACY 2.0 Silver.
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    • 752 7 $0 DRIVEAWAY! NO involved. No income proof/payslip require. 1 Free transfer 1 mth instalment. 1 Free 12 mth insurance road tax 93 Corolla i.3XLi black, manual < '93 Corolla I.6GLi manual, auto '93 Corolla I.6GLi bodykit, blue '93 Corolla I.6GLi liftback, auto '93 Corona 1.6 CD.... auto, manual '93 Corona
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    • 876 7 PK TOYOTA |P FOR SALE 11/'O2 COROLLA 1.6 Auto. S/rims. Leather seats. 1 owner. Beautiful cond. 559.8 K. *****538 Owner 10/2002 COROLLA I.6XL! auto Full bodykit. Original black $60K 1 owner. Price neg. 9737 4242 11/'OI I OWNER Toyota Corolla 1.5 auto. CD, s/rims. (OMV $16,785) Well kept. $54,800. 9109-5181
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    • 670 7 IR> VEHICLES FOR ■JTHIRE Y\ atf MOTORWA^I W CAR RENTALS 1 rJ°9> Lower Pelf Road I KENG SOON AUTO 1.5 (A) Can for Short A I Long Term Rental Tel: 6337 7533 104 PriMip Street #01-00 www.Ungiooniiiio.com.tg SECTION] CAR RENTAL. 11--^-J MAMA IWwt CWO6B L./UU I Toyota Estima 2.4 I
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    • 767 7 Iffy VEHICLES H/ WANTED 1 1 IjJEEn^^JSafl VEHICLES Double Check Your Price Be PA/ PB Bus. Doublecab Pic Best Price For Hyi Toyota Liteace, Hiace, C Special Price For 14 F Isuzu NHR69, NPR66. NF Mitsubishi Canter FE639 Nissan CPBI4/ MKB2IO 2 Tipper, Prime Mover, Cor All Range Of Lorries
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    • 807 7 IRH VEHICLES fjff WANTED WANTED »fore Selling Your Vans, kup 10/ 14 ft Lorries jndai HlOO van )yna, Nissan Cabstar t High Deck Lorry >R7l FK6I7/ FM6SB 4 ft "icrete Mixer 1 Crane E ASSURED *tt* BODY FOR EXPORT *<r* 01/02 Lexus GS3OO 00/'OI Audi A6 2.4 00/'OI S32OL facelift,
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    • 1791 8 ■Ik DOl-08 Bk 001-08 EB CITY a SOUTH-WEST E3 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST |F PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT a»l«^BBB»»BBBBB.BBB»BBBBBBB«BBm» ANCHORAGE 2+l F/FURN. FOOd Ct ■Tmnl. M facilities/ MRT/ ikea. $1950. HTprrW ▼^B Don miss! *****26 7 Rick mkWMALwiWL^JKLwM $850 UP! Studio Pean Bank/ 2 CARIBBEAN (NEW) rms Hong Leong
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    • 1564 8 ■k 009-10 ORCHARD/ Hk 009-1 C ORCHARD/ Rfc 009-10 ORCHARD/ QD TANGUN/ HOLLAND QIJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND tQ} TANGUN/ HOLLAND BHC^M B t^^ffSff^f^^^^ t ondo t c I W] ijm 111 Prestigious address at Leonie Hill Road I filMfi'l IM* 111 M'futes walk to Orcharc MRT I l Xl "^^B shopping
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    • 1150 8 ■It DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Lill TANGLIN/ HOLLAND FUTURA GORGEOUS $100K renovation. Wine fridge. 2800 sqft. 4+l. P/furn. Near Overseas Family Sch/ Orchard. Sue 9818 4328 UE SQ 2 Bedrms. 1400 sqft. Spacious, beautifully furn well kept. Pool facing. F/ condo facilities. Immed. Sue 9818 4328 DW JERVOIS LODGE 1600 sqft 4+l
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    • 872 8 ■k. 009- 10 ORCHARD/ 2 TANOUN/ HOLLAND Jgf PTEAPTS-RENT DYNASTY GDN CT 2. 1162 sqft. Spacious 2 rms. Cosy furn. Holland Village. 9688-1516 Rainbow TANGLIN PARK. 4*l* patio. 2200 sqft. High fir. Greenery view $SK. Annie: 9100-9099 HSR THE BALMORAL 4+l. Deck patio/ lush greenery. Resort pool $6.3 K. Connection
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    • 747 8 ■k Dll a2l NEWTON/ LEj bt timah/ clementi pte apts -rent 88C553C333C 4 1 1970 sq.ft., 3 1 Modern Kitchen, full leng Rooftop Gdn. with panora BBQ facilities Indoor aircon gym with c swimming pool Jacuzzi Basement carpark Location: 17 Jin. Rajawa Leasing Enquiries Wet Ctc. VIVIEN (Owner): 6468 2810
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    • 974 8 ■LW Dll a2l NEWTON/ LHj bttimah/clementi Jj PTE APTS -RENT -1760 sq.ft. ith windows living dining imic view of nature reserves jlazed glass windows, li (Next to Signature Park) ARCADIA GDN. HIGH fir. Quiet. Blk I B. 4+l. Pool view. $7.5K neg. Partial furn. 9106 0887 PARC PALAIS 1507 sqft.
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    • 799 8 properties! fff\ Dl 5-1 G EAST COAST Uy PTE APTS RENT Near f H Mrt r^J EAST MEADOWS 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l Parbury 3+l. Pool view. Full condo facilities. Near amenities. $2K. Call Magdalene 9109-8087 m NEAR MRT BRAND NEW BUTTERWORTH 8/ Dunman PI/ Sanctuary. 21 3+l. Sea view. Near amenities.
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    • 994 9 fff\ 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST UP PTEAPTS-RENT FERNWOOD TOWERS. F/FURN. Fa I cilities. 3 bdrms. High fir. Sea view. No agt. Contact 6743-3305 CAMELOT 3000 SOFT. 4+l+2 large balconies. Pte lift! Bay view. Breezy. Like new. 9639-7113 LLR CASAFINA NEW! 1280/ 1900 sqft. j 3+l/ 4+l penthse mais. Bedok
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    • 998 9 ■k 19-20SERANGOON/ QU THOMSON NEW GOLOENHILL PK/ Amaranda. 21 3/ 4 rms. Facilities. Fr $1.5 K. Springbloom 4+l. Renovated. Chiltern Pk. 2 x 3 rms. 9173-3288 REGENTVILLE 2700 SQ.FT. 3+l/ 2+l. roof terr, pool view/ Compass Hgts. 3+1. 1300 sq.ft. Nicely furn. LandPLUS *****572 AMARADA. NEWI RESORT living. 4+l. 1464
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    • 1036 9 Isbl- las•3+ 1 rms (1,313/ 1.324 sqft) Full condo facilities Close to SLE' Short drive to Singapore's finest shopping business centres Claudine: 9817 3232 ft^HOUKSKKKNT HOUSES RENT Located at Towner McNair Road (Mlns from city) Near Boon Keng MRT Station, easy access to CTE Spacious 2/3/4 bedroom units With balcony,
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    • 1114 9 lift HOUSES FOR RENT ■af^P^ PEIRCE RD. Mcdtrn Spacious bunglw. 16.500/ 7.500 sq't. Pool, Jacuzzi. Large s*l bdrms. Ouiet. Immed. *****557 DW NEAR NEWTON. BEAUTIFUL Ter race. 4+l bdrms. MRT/ amenities. 1 Ouiet. Serene. Rent Neq. Don t Miss!! immed. Call *****557 DW HUA GUAN. 2 storey English style Ho«S«.
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    • 1886 9 S) USStmfmts: Tth SERVICE Tth SERVICE Up? APARTMENTS APARTMENTS UkV APARTMENTS NHC9BT/25^Ha»c v >w 1 ,t L^LtL^B^B^Rah> 4Ja jR^I L^L^a^^^ JaV^yEa^ 4 B^B^alß^Lal B^afcoW* La^Lt. '^Lbh HH For further enquiries Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence I and viewing, please call: m Singapore with 34 storeys I Toi R*****cc Minimum lease period
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    • 1217 9 PROPERTIED fffi SERVICE PPJV SERVICE \jif APARTMENFS APARTMENTS ror Lease f *t£***^\ (from 1 w..U) V^jSS^X 1 restigious Service Apartment* In' District 9 Next to Orchard MRT Station S /^i G B ".t«ni|ji,, *J*lof I'iii" A If jj||l|jßij., <m* <W*>«iij» iiiiiiHiHLi •<*+* m^ f»ibrß|**' ML Leasing Enquiries Tel: 6839 1233
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    • 906 10 U|k DO l-08 ESI CITY a SOUTH-WEST V PTEAPTS-SALE Good. ERA' Investment DEFERRED SOFT-LAUNCH preview 1 Priced to sell! Resort style condo. 2-4 bdrms lofts. Very spacious layout. NUS. Call *****070 QUEENS. VERY HIGH floor with Sea and pool view. NS facing. Showflat quality. $72xK above. Call Owner Mr Tan
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    • 990 10 ■t DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LIU TANGUN/ HOLLAND V HOUSES -SALE NASSIM RD. LAND ***** sqft. Almost New bunglw. Built-in 4500 sqft. With pool. s+l rms. F'hold. Nice gdn. Sole agt; 622-555-88 D.lO NEW TROPICAL 2' storey Balinese semi-d. 2600/ 3400 sq.ft. Lap pool. s+l bdrms. $2.55 M. HARVEST *****035 S3.3XM ONLY!
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    • 1498 10 IJK I*o9-10 ORCHARD/ ||X DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ m TANGUN/ HOLLAND MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND s V I N Hour road W Good residential investment Attractive pricing F Selling with tenancy Freehold (Foreigners Eligible) 1 I Choice of spacious 3 bedroom apartments 1 ,830 1 ,862 sq ft) I I Excellent location
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    • 924 10 ■ton a 21 newton/ LH] BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE BRAND NEW. 3 storey modern design semi-d. With basement/ roof terr. Quality beautiful landscape. Near Novena MRT. QUALITY HOMES FOR SALE University Rd 2 storey semi-d. Lush greenery. Landscape gdn patio. Absolute privacy. Rare! Dalkelth almost new 8500 sqft tropical
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    • 838 10 ■fcV 012-14 BALESTIER/ EH MACPHERSON/6EYLAN6 JJ HOUSES -SALE MHopponwan MMMlOMlPVopwrtyAdviMrs GEYLANG HERITAGE LOR 34 Gey lang 2-storey strata terr. Build ir 1905/ 2217 sqft. 3+l. F'hold $650K/ $750 K. 9488-1110 Simor D.14 KEMBANGAN MRT. D/store^ corner terr. 3+l. 2Boosqft. Need; renovation. $IM. Rolf *****811 52.25 M for 9000/ 3500 sqft
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    • 645 10 PTHD 15- 16 EAST COAST 1^ HOUSES -SALE i Buy r^ I j pool. 6+l all attached. Luxurious fin| sries! $3.xM. 9767-6611 Mcl BPtwXI Sell c^ MARKET PRICE SUM! All offers welcome!! Corner 2-storey semi-d off Still Rd. 3200 sqft Nice 4 rms. F'hold. JL *****555 Freehold o 2-STOREY CORNER
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    • 825 10 IRk 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST feUr 9 PTE APTS SALE TOSEIX WATERSIDE. F'HOLD 4+l/ 2400 sqft. Unblock sea view. $1.7 M. Pebble Bay 3+l+l/ 2100 sqft. Open bay view. Tenanted. $1.2 M Gssd Buy! 9181 2179 Sherry BHH' D.16 BEDOK COURT. 2260 sq.ft 3 j bdrms. Mins to MRT/
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    • 1723 10 Tpropertiesl ■fc Dl9-20SERANGOON/ LlijJ THOMSON U HOUSES SALE TERRACE GOLDENHILL VILLAS 3-STOREY terr. Beautiful no. New! Land 1615/ 3600 sq.ft. s+l. F'hold. Near PIE/ CTE. Ling 9459-9990 ROBEY CRES. HUGE land 2/storey corner terr. 999 yrs. 3250/ 2200 sqft. 3+l. Peaceful. Matured gdn. View to impress! Call 9741-4807 BINCHANG SEMI-D
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    • 751 11 Wfk Dl9-20SERANGOON/ yil THOMSON PTE APTS -SALE RARE! EVERGREEN PK. BLK 31. Ap prox 1070 sqft. 2+l. High fir. Unblock. Great cond. 9101-9451. Hfr sale CASHEW INTER-TERR D/STOREY Approx 2500/ 2300/ 1700 sq.ft Nice land renovate to your taste 9457-6993/ 9668-8587 KF VILLA VERDE. CCX MRT. Stadium s+l rms. Tropical
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    • 813 11 Ktk 022-24 WEST 111? PTE APTS -SALE Mb. m MAYFAIR PTE LIST! Well renovat- cd. 2 Study. Rare! High ROI/ 3+l High fir. Squarish. Pare Vista 2+l #0808 Unique Chong *****826 I THE JADE. BEST location! Huge I balcony. Superb view. 2/ 3/ 4 I bdrm avail. TOP. Limited units!
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    • 1158 11 Wffi HDB APTS FOR SALE UJHANGMOKIO) miictl fl I l/IPWI wltlW I 4'NG' BLK 246. F/renovated 2. yrs ago. HDB valued $221) K. Facing Bishan Park. Near Sch/ Mkt/ Pierce Res. Act fast! 9066-2782 LZ^LJ iiftT URGENT SALE! 5 T 222. High fir. Unblocked. Windy. NS acinq. Well renovated. Opp
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    • 813 11 IftV HOB APTS FOR SALE IB? (ANG MO KIO) 3NG BLK 586 Low fir Move-in Aircon Superb Location MRT/ Mkt/ I Shops/ Food Ctr 9683 8308 I 4 'NG 1 CORNER 427 AMK. Dr to dr Marble. Move m. Face N.S. Mins MRT. Urgent! Cheap! *****628 4 'NG 1 BLK
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    • 1138 11 ifh HOB APTS FOR SALE Ifr (BEDOK/CHAJCHEE) NEW! 3 'NG' Blk 402. High fir. Lift landing. Renovated. Marble flooring. Totally unblocked. Mkt/ sch/ amenities. Fast! 9271-1918 4T BEDOK SOUTH. Beautifully renovated. MRT/ amenities. HDB valued. Motivated seller. See to appreciate. Call Lee 948 98 948 I i I«J*An^>lM >1 3'NG'
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    • 1195 11 Wf\ HDB APTS FOR SALE 111/ {BISHAN) 3 'S' 118, 171 Corner Unblock. MRT 4 511 3,16 7 Lift level. All races 4 172, 181, 196 Mid fir. neg I 4 'A' l3o High fir. MRT. neg i 4 'A' 197 High fir. Renovated 4 'A' 204, 205 High fir
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    • 1252 11 IRK HDB APTSFORSAIi (BUKITBATOK) Albtrt Wonq 9388-7016 PN Extc Mais 140/ 141 #08 Al dccc i Vacant. Unblocked. Sch $36( Extc Apt 221 renovated 5 Extc Apt 402 270 degree unbloi $50K decor. Vacant Urotr j Extc Apt 627 corner, unblocked 5 'I' 319/ 511 low fir. Ist owner 5
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    • 1134 11 I PK HDB APTS FOR SALE |^r (BUKIT BATOK) 4 'A' 416 Corner with recess. No noon sun. Amenities. Any offer )r considered! Hurry! 9666-9431 )K 4 'A' CORNER 537 Bt Batok High JO fir. Bright windy. Very near C l( MRT/ amenities/ pk *****708 pn it! 4 'A' CORNER
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    • 2268 11 gPROPERTIESI Pfh HDB APTS FOR SALE Ifi^ (BUKIT PANJANG) 3 'A' 227 Pending Rd. #12. Next to corner. Facing NS/ hill. Simple. LRT/ mkt. SISSK. Ken 9101-1016 4 'A' 146 Mid fir Move m. $195K 4 'A 1 447/ 436. S2OOK. High fir Unblocked. Gmny *****482 CBS 4 'A' 506.
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    • 1048 12 Hh HDB APTS FOR SALE fit/ (CHOACHUKANG) £j ERAFI mi. uTiTi 5 T 563 CCX. High fir. 1396 sqft. 4 bdrms. Condo decor. Mins to MRT/ schs/ amenities. Vacant! Serious seller. neg! Don't miss! 5-RM DESIGN BUILD Blk 674A high fir/ 671A mid fir. Near schs/ MRT/ mkt. Very nice
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    • 1166 12 ■fc HDB APTS FOR SALE Ejl (CLEMENT)/ j/f WEST COAST) f~^ c >ov v m YOUR HOLLAND SPECIALIST DW New listing! 5 T. Blk 3. High fir... i 4 A' Blk 7. 2 units. Above #15 fir. 3 T +1 Blk 12 #09. Next to corner. 3 T +1 Blk
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    • 1132 12 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE EB (GEYLANG/EUNOS MACPHERSON) 4 "NG7 4 A' Corner. Old Airpo Rd. Future MRT. Eateries. Hie floor. 100% move m. 9006 25C 4 'S' BLK 313 Übi. Mid/ high fl Near Maha Bodhi/ PIE/ ameniti< neg. Fast sale. 9380 8930 H|k HDB APTS FOR SALE |M1
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    • 1172 12 j I Mi HOB APTS FOR SALE Ell (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ 0 f YIOCHUKANG) rt |l pW^ifMVJ^ii^BßM I^^^TjaT^^^X^ m^m^^au^u^j^a^^^ |l^L|^m|ja| 3 'NG' BLK 221 S'goon. High fir. Next :o Corner. Face NS. Sch. 5 A' 135 Lor Ah Soo. High. Cor- ner. 1% to co-broke. 9068 0868 SB? $M MRT 3 T
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    • 1358 12 ■fc HDB APTS FOR SALE 3 (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ gpF YIOCHUKANG) 4 'A' S'GOON Central 409. Beautifully done. Unblocked, windy. Move-in with luggage. *****777 4 'A' CORNER 611 #09+ Hougang. i Exec Apt S'goon N 527 (5355K) Exec Mais 526 #8. 9009-6605 4 'A' BLK 542 Hougang. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated! Vacant.
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    • 1589 12 Rh HOB APTS FOR SALE HIS HDB APTS FOR SALE Elr OURONG) jjjjjf (JURONG) 1 MIttIMMMIMIMMMI No 1 Top Producer Oft t\ MMMMMMIMMMIMIUIIMtItMIIIMIMMK f SAH^EE9BSOOI3S^^ H K«QaWßJaLlUiflßlH^S^€ ISUPERRUYNGRARyniimI E<*c Apt M»A «08 ah l-20Kil ISHOWHOUSE SAT/ SUW 12-SPM e«»c Apt msa #15 Toh Guan »i Ent aji* II? ah e*«*i/
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    • 1174 12 |f|K HDB APTS FOR SALE liipV (jurong) 5T PT BLK 212 newly renovated, designer decor, marble/ parquet fir, balcony, unblocked with greenery view. 9853-4428 DTZ 5-RM CORNER BLK 262 Boon Lay. High fir. Spacious. Approx 139 sqm. 9 yrs. Opp Jurong Pt. N.S facing, unblocked. *****223 RS EXEC MAIS/ APT
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    • 919 12 RfN HDB APTS FOR SALE ylr 1 (MARINE PARADE) 3 'I' MARINE Parade Blk 7. Higl fir. No blocking. Original. Nea schools. Asking $168 K. Call H Omar 9488-5834 PN. 4T BLK 54. Granite fir. 200<M renovated. Lift level. Good schs/ I amenities. Immed regn. Flexible I serious seller! Call
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    • 975 12 PROPERTIES] RK HDB APTS FOR SALE lilr 9 (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) h lUh best I 5T 629/ 638. H.gh fir. Unblock cd. Windy. Near Elias Mall/ sea side/ sch. Spacious Renovated. Serious seller. Cheong *****012 iff PWffr 5T 556. MUST Sell. Early move m High fir. Unblocked. N.S. facing. Renovated.
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    • 915 13 [fIX HDB APTS FOR SALE lit? (SEMBAWANG) 5 T BLK 311 Canberra Rd. 6 yr. High fir. Move m. Near MRT/ j shpg ctr. Below S3OOK. Hurry, don't miss this one! 4 'A' BLK 306. Sembawang. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. 100% move-in. (Very reasonable price). Near MRT. 6455-5541 agt I
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    • 834 13 Rl\ HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (TAMPINES/SIMEI) fflS BeloiT ERA Valuation 3'A' 251. Urgent sale! MRT. $19xK. 4S' 834. Corner recess. #02.. 5T 461. Designer decor. $28xK. Exec Apt 324, high fir. 9871 6770 mil 3 'A' 8LK.270 Tampines. Fantastic location. Mins to MRT/ shpg. High fir. Pleasant. Renovated. Buyers/
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      • 99 15 We'd like to hear from you. Write to us with your comments and views, or health-related events that you would like to have listed m this magazine. E-mail sthealth@sph.com.sg SCIENCE NOW HAS NO DRUGS, NO HERBS, NO STRONG SMELLING CHEMICALS AND CERTAINLY NO NEEDLES. ElectroTrichoGenesis (ETG) is a US$l5 million
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      • 1225 16 Clean living: Taking the trash out of your head Meditation means removing dirt, flaws and negative thoughts so as to make room for new insights, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan tells Sharon Loh. It is to remind us daily of who we are, and why we are here. And if
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      • 857 18 At 7.29pm on July 29, a Thursday, I had what I hoped would be my last slow bum m the office carpark Then I psyched myself for the torture that would come from giving up my daily pack of Virgina Slims. The last time I "gave
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        910 20 Faces of fury Everyone gets angry. But whether you go to jail for it or become happier by harnessing it depends on how you deal with anger. Wong Sher Maine takes a deep breath and explores the world of rage. A J| adam S.H. Tan was I^L Km white-knuckled with
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      • 254 21 Managing anger Learn to deal with anger rather than suppress it. Here are a few suggestions on what you can do the next time you feel like Mount Vesuvius about to blow its top. KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS IT Find out what gets you hot and bothered, m other words, what
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      • 44 21 1 no longer think that people around me must make me happy. My family actually looks forward to my coming home and people around me are more comfortable.' Mr N.D. Singam (left), an anger management coach LIMWUI LIANG
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      • 375 22 Faces of fury getting younger Those who work with troubled youth say that the young seem to be getting angrier and are showing it more than ever The red flag is if they are m primary school and have severe temper tantrums.' Prof Ang Cases of teenagers slitting their wrists
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      • 74 23 Next week, we begin Doc Talk, a weekly Q&A health column to address readers' concerns on health issues and the latest treatments available. We have over 1 ,000 specialists from various medical specialities who can answer your questions on health. Call us on 1 800-735 5000
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      • 1137 24 Lean green cuisine Eat shoots and leave Taking meat out of a meal won't automatically make it healthy, especially if it's high m fat, salt and sugar. Suki Lor goes m search of vegetarian food that won't make your heart and arteries panic. Vegetarianism has never t?een big m Singapore,
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      • 283 27 Ginseng: Digging up root of lif e Vanessa Mulquiney finds out how this popular cure-all herb can make an ideal tonic to energise a tired body and mind. Treasured by Chinese doctors since the Han dynasty (2068C-AD2S), ginseng (ren shen) was valued more highly than gold. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
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      • 530 29 Tui na: Getting a good press Swearing 8y... The ancient art of therapeutic Chinese massage appears to be enjoying a new lease of life m Singapore. Lee Hui Chieh reports. Tui na involves massaging pressure points, sometimes with medicated powders and ointments, or combined with acupuncture. It aims to remove
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      • 302 30 Fitting It In Four body-boosting exercises you can do while m front of the television SEATED SHOULDER PRESS (above) Sit m a stable position, with your back straight and your chest up. Hold canned drinks or bottles of water with arms fully bent m a straight
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      • 138 22 Dental Implants option to replace missing teeth" Dental implant what, when why? B^littflHßh^^B Improving your smile and function P^mß^H^Pll^^ What is new and safe m implant surgery? Jl^jHf^^^Hdß^ Informed consent for implant treatment gj Invited Speakers IBU^^^H A/Prof Ho Kee Hai, Nat'l University Hospital Dr Alon Wexler, Hebrew University, Israel
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      • 260 22 Those who went CULPABLE HOMICIDE What: Bartender stabs friend \0 Shawn Hoh Mingzhou, 22, snatched a knife from the bar counter at the pub where he worked on jan I and stabbed his friend, Filipino interior designer Antonio Manongsong Austria, m the neck Mr Austria had fi\ slapped him earlier.
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      • 235 26 I The healthier version of Singapore laksa HHH|||Hi^^^H|^^^| I HPB's website www.hpb.gov.sg has this delicious version which 881 KfiUSfl uses low-fat milk instead of the usual fat-loaded coconut milk RHI B 9 Ingredients (Serves five) Method Ikg cooked laksa noodles -drained D Heat oil and fry inaßdients (A) until fragrant.
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      • 161 28 Once described as an actor, writer and director who doesn t keep much of anything inside, funny man Jack Neo doesn't keep much of anything outside either. Outside on his refrigerator, that is. The door of his fridge is clean of any magnets because both Jack and his wife like
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      • 186 29 Medical Heatth Nutritionals Calcium for strong Bones? Think again! The journey towards building and maintaining healthy m bones begins with good nutrition. While calcium and vitamin D play an important role, it does not work alone. I^^^^^^^^^H In fact calcium is supported by a number of other nutrients such as
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        • 156 31 A new study has found that women's sexual desire is heightened if they are near breast-feeding mothers. Researchers say these women are turned on by a chemical odour from the mothers, and possibly their infants. Scientists think the substance could be a pheromone that
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        • 114 31 Obese children as young as seven already have the beginnings of artery disease. Italian and US researchers found signs that the carotid arteries of 100 obese children were already becoming thick and stiff when they screened these overweight children aged between six and 14
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      • 581 31 Baby And Child Bedwetting after the age of five can be stressful for the kids and their families, but the problem does not have to go untreated. In fact, more parents are seeking professional help. Nearly every parent knows the scene. You wake up
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      • 670 32 Grey Matters It is m its infancy, because many Singaporeans still think they should rely on their families to take care of them. But m future, with an ageing population, many more may need home care from third parties. 1 Mr Lai, operations
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      • 645 33 Fit Fab 'Move both the sweaty gym and the relaxing spa... they complement each other. They are the yin and yang of keeping fit. 1 VETERAN EDUCATOR CARMEE LIM TELLS JUDITH TAN THAT HER ULTIMATE GOAL IN LIFE IS TO ESTABLISH AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO GIVE
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      • 546 34 Ageing happens year in, ear out Mid-life I But you realise it has happened to you only when your kids tell you to lower the television volume or when you find yourself saying "huh?" all the time. Tan Tarn How tells it like he sort of hears it. The other
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      • 126 36 4ff PARKWAY HOSPITALS SINGAPORE PTE LTD East Shore Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital Proudly Announce the Official Opening of: 1 Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital by Or Vivian Balakrishnan, Acting Minister for Community j Development, Youth and Sports j Senior Minister of State (Trade and
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