The Straits Times, 29 October 2004

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  • 23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES JX*A SINGAPORE PRHb9*TOISIkGS PIftfLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 »80 CENTS 120 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MITA (P) 048/03/2004 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 2004
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  • 590 1  - Even easier access to govt services online Natalie Soh People can even find out if they are owed money at www.gov.sg By THE Government has embarked on a major new push to get more people to go online for their transactions across the public service. Those who have already gone
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  • 244 1 Narathiwat (Thailand) TWO bombs one which exploded and injured 20 people while another, which was defused in the nick of time yesterday reflected the seething rage in this southern Thai province after 85 Muslim protesters were killed earlier this week. An intelligence source said the
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  • »UPFRONT
    • 1145 1  -  Goh Chin Lian By EVERY flight is nerve-wracking for regional marketing manager Elaine Tan, who travels regularly to cities in Europe and the AsiaPacific region for work. She becomes uneasy days before take-off, gets so keyed up on board she cannot sleep
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  • » IN A FLASH
    • 31 2 ASIA Treated like cattle Mekong region ministers meeting to address human trafficking. PAGE 6 S'pore first in N. Korea Singaporean venture first solely-owned foreign law firm in North Korea. PAGE 9
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    • 31 2 WORLD Workers face change German unions begin to accept inevitable changes forced by globalisation. PAGE 20 Fund French mosques? Presidential hopeful says underground mosques incubate extremism, suggests official funding. PAGE 21
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    • 19 2 REVIEW Japanese leave rat race More Japanese refuse to become corporate warriors, choosing crafts or nothing instead. PAGE 29
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    • 36 2 HOME Preserving memories Artefacts from old Changi Prison going to overseas war memorials. PAGEH2 Smart shopping trolley Singapore judged to be a "perfect place" to introduce a thinking supermarket trolley which can help you shop. PAGEHIS
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    • 36 2 FORUM S'pore could help more While Mr Jonathan Koh, who is studying in Canada, is proud to be Singaporean, he would be prouder still if his country did more to help those around it. PAGE Hl6
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    • 27 2 SPORTS Singapore's waterbaby Aged 11, Singapore's Sasha Christian is already a six-year wakeboarding veteran, and looks set to make a splash on the international competitive scene. PAGEH20
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    • 33 2 MONEY SlA's surprise profit Despite the trials and tribulations that have hit the aviation industry, SIA has beaten all expectations with a net profit of $357 million for the second quarter. PAGE H36
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    • 41 2 WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN In Tuesday's report "HK Discmaker Anwell Hopes To Raise $60m From Share Offer", we incorrectly named the company's chief executive as Mr Frankie Foo. It should be Mr Franky Fan. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 42 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-17 World 20-27 Review 28-31 Insight 32-33 FYI 34 SECTION TWO Home Hl-Hl5 Forum Hl6-Hl7 Sports H2O-H24 Obituaries H25 Money H26-H36 LIFE! Buzz L2, LlB News L3 Mailbag L6 Fashion L7 Music LB-Ll3 Events Ll6" TV Ll7
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  • PRIME
    • 565 3  -  Chua Mui Hoong Secondary school scheme will start next year, with schools choosing initial 5% By i Senior Political Correspondent IN FIVE years' time, up to 10 per cent of students will be able to attend secondary schools based on criteria other
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    • 407 3  -  CHUA MUI HOONG MORE students from the academically weak EM3 stream will be better integrated into mainstream classes from next year. Already, one-third of primary schools integrate their EM3 students into regular classes. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam wants to give all
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    • 336 4  -  Abraham Rabinovich By In Jerusalem PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat was said to be in a very serious condition yesterday, under the care of medical teams from Jordan and Egypt. His long-absent wife flew to his bedside. Mr Arafat, 75, who had been ill but active
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    • 489 4  -  Ching Cheong No controversial 'R' word, but some comments are seen as ambiguous By< Chief China Correspondent in Washington US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell, steering clear of the controversial "R" word he used early this week, said on Wednesday that China and Taiwan should seek
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  • ASIA
    • 773 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh SOUTH-EAST ASIA'S SHAMEFUL TRADE Ministers meeting to discuss human trafficking in Mekong region By] Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Where the youngsters endup SHE is safe in a women's shelter now. But not so long ago, 16-year-old Srey No (left) was pumped with
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    • 301 10 Tokyo WOULD-BE rescuers declared a three-year-old girl dead yesterday after an all-night battle to save her from a crushed car. There was no second miracle her brother was rescued alive as the struggle went on to free Mayu Minagawa's body from a car flattened by
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  301 words
    • 411 10 China says unclear what form the talks on N. Korea will take Beijing THE six nations trying to end a crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions could hold talks next month, China's top negotiator to the negotiations said yesterday. Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei's remarks
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG  -  411 words
    • 125 10 Tokyo JAPANESE dog lovers will get to see the world from the perspective of their pets, thanks to a digital camera attached to their canines' collars. Toy maker Tomy Co Ltd will launch the 38g "Wonderful Shot" today in Japan at
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  125 words
    • 734 11 With its vast network and assets, the post office sustains the money politics system TOKYO "About one-quarter of household savings have gone to postal savings and postal insurance. That's abnormal." MR NAOKI TANAKA, president of the 21st Century Public Policy Institute FEW people
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    • 257 11 Tokyo JAPAN Post might not be split into four separate entities before 2009 because of the technical difficulties in developing a new computer system, setting back the plan for privatisation by at least two years. Mr Masaharu Ikuta, president of Japan Post, said that
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    • 154 11  -  RAVI VELLOOR FOREIGN Minister George Yeo used the opportunity of a private visit to India to have a quick meeting with his Indian counterpart K. Natwar Singh. Mr Natwar Singh, who held talks on Monday with Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, hosted a dinner for
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    • 137 11 Beijing CHINA'S state-run labour union is threatening legal action against foreign firms such as WalMart, Dell, Kodak, Samsung and McDonald's for refusing to set up trade unions in their Chinese businesses, state press said yesterday. "We will continue to press these firms to the end, until
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  137 words
    • BRIEFING INDIA
      • 640 12  -  V.K. Raghunathan They hope to profit from spending power of India's growing middle class By India Correspondent In New Delhi A QUIET revolution is under way in India's retail sector as shopping malls mushroom and unlikely corporate big players such as Tata and Reliance
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      • 118 12 NEW DELHI: India's influential communist bloc is stepping up pressure on the government to suspend privatisation moves. "The 'left' parties would like the government to stop this disinvestment process and discuss the matter seriously as it is of vital concern to the people and the country,"
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      • 128 12 NEW DELHI: After feeding prime ministers and kings, New Delhi's Mod Mahal restaurant, reputedly the first to offer tandoori chicken, is planning to spread its wings abroad. "Tandoori chicken has become a global dish and we are proud of it," Mr Monish Gujral, son of the
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      • 122 12 NEW DELHI: Record oil prices will slow India's economic growth and spur inflation, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said. "Rising oil prices are a concern," he told the annual conference of the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi. "This will rob developing countries like
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      • 113 12 NEW DELHI: India's largest carmaker Maruti has announced a big jump in profits, driven by a surge in demand from India's burgeoning middle-class buyers and easier credit. The company on Wednesday reported that second quarter net profit jumped 48 per cent to 1.84 billion rupees (5567.2
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    • 308 6 Forbidden City's facelift The nearly 600-year-old Forbidden City in Beijing is undergoing renovation to restore it to its original glory by 2020. PAGE 8 PIONEERING IN N. KOREA Singapore law f jrm Kelvin Chia Partnership opens a branch in Pyongyang. Page 9 NOT GUILTY, SAYS BASHIR "^3 w^ The politically
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  • CHINA
    • 464 8  -  Jason Leow It won't need to respond to Powell's choice of words, analysts say By China Bureau Chief In Beijing REUNIFICATION or resolution, the United States means the same thing, so Beijing sees no need to respond, Chinese analysts said when asked
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    • 207 8 Beijing HAVING survived 24 emperors and centuries of wars and political upheaval, the grand old dame of Beijing is undergoing its biggest makeover ever. The nearly 600-year-old Forbidden City shrouded in construction scaffolding will be restored to its full, original glory by 2020 at a cost
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    • 538 8 By! David Boey AFTER a run of 58 years, the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) will cease to be published as a weekly news magazine from this week. It will instead come out as a monthly opinion journal from December, its publisher said in
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    • 548 9  -  Tschang Chi-Chu Kelvin Chia Partnership starts practice in Pyongyang this month with four lawyers By China Correspondent In Beijing A SINGAPOREAN law firm has become the first solely-owned foreign legal firm to open a branch office in North Korea. The North Korean
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    • 134 9 CREEPY CRAWIIES FOR YOUR WRISTS Insect bracelets are all the rage in ]inan y the capital city of China's Shandong province. The bugs are encased in artificial resin and are attached to bracelets tied in traditional Chinese knots and adorned with glass beads. The range varies from staghorn beetles and
      XINHUA  -  134 words
    • 222 9  -  Jason Leow Bv China Bureau Chief In Beijing A SINGAPORE law firm has been granted a licence to start a Beijing office, becoming only the second Singapore law practice in the Chinese capital. Stamford Law Corp, a corporate law firm, intends to place three to
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 469 13 Three-year-old campaign to curb drug abuse is still going strong Bangkok THAI police burst into the dark nightclub after midnight, weave through the crowd and lock the doors, trapping nearly 400 bewildered customers inside. The lights flicker on and a voice over loudspeakers
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 109 13 BANGKOK: Thailand has tentatively set its next general election for Feb 13 next year, an Election Commission official said yesterday, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra dismissed speculation that he plans to dissolve Parliament and call an earlier vote. The current parliamentary session is scheduled
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      • 82 13 JAKARTA: Indonesian police have reopened a probe into graft allegations involving former at-torney-general Muhammad Abdul Rachman. The investigation of the case was stalled during the rule of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, who failed to issue permits allowing police to question the attorney-general. Suspicion of corruption arose
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      • 93 13 MANILA: President Gloria Arroyo's bid to raise state revenues to avert a fiscal crisis gained headway yesterday after legislators passed a Bill that would raise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products, officials said. After a marathon session in the House of Representatives that took most
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      • 109 13 TOKYO: In a rare comment on a touchy topic, Japanese Emperor Akihito (left) said yesterday that teachers and students should not be forced to sing the national anthem while standing in front of the "Hinomaru" flag to some a symbol of past militarism. The flag
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      • 81 13 TAIPEI: El Salvador's Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez said on Wednesday that he might cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and switch ties to China in response to demands by Salvadoran businesses. But the Taiwan said yesterday it doubted the Central American nation would make the move.
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      • 73 13 TAIPEI: The first direct flights from Taiwan to South Korea are expected to start as early as December after a 12-year suspension, the China Times said yesterday. Taiwan's leading carriers China Airlines and EVA Airways will each operate nine passenger flights a week from Taipei to Seoul.
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    • 539 14  -  Devi Asmarani He is accused of being involved in Bali and Marriott hotel bombings B^ Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta MILITANT Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir yesterday insisted that he was innocent of the charges of inciting terror attacks in the country at the
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    • 365 14  -  Shefali Rekhi By! MILITANCY is worsening in southern Philippines with extremist groups using its islands as a springboard for third-country attacks, a Philippine official said in Singapore yesterday. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is talking peace with the government but its chief Murab Ebrahim
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    • 209 14 TERRORISTS could turn their attention to South-east Asia once the war in Iraq is over. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed this scenario with American talk-show host Charlie Rose in an interview telecast by Channel News Asia on Wednesday night. Mr Lee said terrorism expert
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 343 15 Cargo hijacking could be prelude to terrorist attack, says police chief BUTTERWORTH FACTORIES in Penang have been urged to tighten security measures to prevent warehouse burglary, theft and cargo hijacking, which could be a prelude to acts of terrorism. Penang state police chief,
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    • 388 15 Snatch theft victim still hasn't seen baby GRIEF-STRICKEN FATHER "I have been controlling my emotions for the past eight days. I am angry and I am sad, but I have been controlling myself because everyone is depending on me." MR AZHAR MD ALI, father of Amirul, on the snatch theft
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    • 319 15 Court upholds election victory of Anwar's wife Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN court yesterday upheld the election to Parliament of opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim's wife, strengthening one possible avenue for a political comeback by the former deputy prime minister. Datuk Sen Anwar, who spent six years in prison on sodomy and
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  • VIOLENCE IN THAILAND
    • 739 16  -  Nirmal Ghosh Senators also question Thai govt's ability to conduct fair probe By Thailand Correspondent in Pattani A CONTROVERSY is brewing over the circumstances of the deaths of 78 detainees, most of whom apparently suffocated in the backs of army trucks while being transported from Tak
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    • 323 16 Bangkok AS PANIC selling knocked the stock market down more than 3 per cent, economists and analysts expressed fears that the escalating violence and the inept actions of security forces in the south could spread to major tourist desti- nations, even Bangkok.
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    • 574 17  -  Ni rm al Ghosh The last 22 unidentified bodies are put into a mass grave BY^ Thailand Correspondent In Pattani AS DUSK fell yesterday, 22 unidentified and unclaimed bodies of mostly young men were buried in a mass grave near Narathiwat. A crowd of
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    • 276 17 Thai govt taken to task by the media Bangkok THE Thai government has come under harsh attack from the media over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in custody. Strong criticisms came from the local daily, The Nation, Thai Rath and from the Indonesian newspapers. »The Nation, in a strongly
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  • WORLD
    • 706 20  -  Derek Scally They must budge on inflexible work practices and pay or face the axe I ivl Straits Times Europe Bureau In Berlin TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE "These days it would seem absurd to charge the same price for different products, but that's what
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    • 517 21 Sarkozy warns that underground places of worship incite extremism Paris FRANCE'S Finance Minister, a presidential hopeful, says mosques need state funding and it is time to modernise a century-old law banning financing for religious groups, newspapers report. Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, in a new
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    • 417 21  -  Neo Hui Min B^ For The Straits Times In Tromso (North Norway) NORWAY is a nation known for its salmon, but research is showing that many young Norwegians are shunning fish at dinner-time. The finding is so troubling to the fishing industry that the
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    • 395 22 Authenticity of the recording has not been verified, says ABC network Los Angeles ABC NEWS has asked US security officials to examine a videotape it obtained in Pakistan of an English-speaking man threatening a massive attack on the United States, the network
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    • 357 22 Camp Fallujah A MILITARY offensive by American and Iraqi forces to reclaim rebel-held Fallujah is probably inevitable and would be the largest and potentially the riskiest since the end of major combat in May last year, senior officers say. It would also involve major operations
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    • 510 23  -  News of his capture by Iraqi militants is eclipsed by aftermath of Niigata earthquake By* Cwan Weng Kin Japan Correspondent In Tokyo MILITANTS who kidnapped 24-year-old Shosei Koda in Iraq are demanding that Japan withdraw its troops there, just as other militants
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    • 288 23 Doha (Qatar) KIDNAPPED Briton Margaret Hassan has been shown in a video on Al-Jazeera television. Meanwhile, Iraqi extremists showed a woman hostage whom they claimed to be Polish and demanded that Poland remove its troops from Iraq. The group, which called itself the
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    • 95 23 This is the closest look that mankind has ever had of Saturn's mysterious moon, Titan. Nasa's Cassini orbiter began transmitting data and images from the moon on Tuesday. This image of Titan shows it in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths. It was taken by Cassini 's imaging
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    • Four more days to go
      • 743 24  -  Kwan Weng Kin Politicians and businessmen favour Bush, but public more keen on Kerry By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo IF ASIA COULD VOTE... Whom does Asia want to see as the next American president? Wili it make a difference to the countries in the
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      • Article, Illustration
        75 24 PHOT! A vendor selling "Smush Bush" stress-relief toy s on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada, during a rally this week in support of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Nevada is one of several states pollsters say is too close to call, along with others such as Florida,
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      • 96 24 WEST PALM BEACH (Florida): Four years after the Florida fiasco, the battleground state is back in the spotlight as thousands of absentee ballots went missing and campaigners traded claims of vote rigging. Fears of renewed electoral chaos mounted in the key battleground state this week as
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      • 128 24 WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush's reelection campaign said it had cut access to its website for certain foreign countries "for security reasons", but declined to elaborate. Bush campaign aides would not offer any more details, but the site went down for about five hours last week
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      • 155 24 NEW YORK: Former president Bill Clinton may be on the campaign trail, but he said that he feels a bit detached "from the to and fro of the elections". In an interview aired yesterday on ABC News' Primetime Live, Mr Clinton also said that he prayed
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      • 425 25 petitive. For Democrats to win either chamber, they would have to hold their vulnerable seats and win most of the Republican ones. Whichever party controls Congress will have a big say in what the next president Mr Bush or Democratic Senator John
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      • 387 25 He responds to Kerry by saying it was unclear what happened Rochester (Minnesota) EXPLOSIVES that went missing from an arms dump in Iraq continue to hold centre stage in the US election campaign, with challenger John Kerry hammering President George W. Bush for
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      • 138 25 Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush leads Democratic rival John Kerry by two points heading into the final four days of a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released yesterday. Mr Bush led Mr Kerry 48 per cent to
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    • WORLD PEOPLE
      • 190 26 US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell came to the defence of his son after a radio jockey said the younger Powell got the job only because of his family name. "Nonsense" is how he described the theory that his son Michael got his job as
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      • 130 26 MEET Ms Kgalalelo Ntsepe, a former nanny with a flashy smile and short-cropped hair, who was crowned Miss HIV Stigma Free in Botswana last year. Ms Ntsepe, 33, has done her best to challenge misconceptions about people living with HIV and Aids, which affect close
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      • 128 26 AN OBSCURE Indian town is to honour a giant of 20th-century English literature more than a century after he was born there. The Telegraph reported yesterday that Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, began his life in Motihari, a town in a backward corner
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      • 116 26 SIR lan Blair will become the commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Authority when Sir John Stevens leaves on Feb 1. In addition to overseeing security and anti-crime work for London, Sir lan, 51, will be charged with protecting the country from terrorism. He
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    • 403 27 Disaster relief efforts overlook needs Local skills of disaster-struck regions are not capitalised on, say Red Cross and Red Crescent Geneva NATURAL disasters claimed three times more lives last year than in 2002, the International Red Cross said yesterday as it called for a change in the way ill-adapted outside
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 2004
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    • 528 1  -  Karamjit Kaur Valuair's daily flights to Perth from Dec 1 will cost about half of SIA and Qantas fares Bv Transpon Correspondent THE stranglehold that Singapore Airlines and Qantas have had over the highly lucrative ioute to Perth will be broken on De: 1
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    • 278 1  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi SINGAPORE travellers to India will have a wider choice of airlines from April when Mumbai-based Jet Airways, India's No. 1 domestic carrier, begins three daily flights to the island. Jet, which has a 46
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    • 610 2  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Cell door, wall are among parts that are bound for British and Australian museums By A CELL door, window frames and pieces of boundary wall are among artefacts from the historic Changi Prison headed for British and Australian war memorial museums. The British
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    • 308 2 THE threat of terrorism has made it all the more imperative that Asean and Japan move to deepen their cooperation to deal with the problem, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) Zainul Abidin Rasheed said on Wednesday. He noted that both sides, whose ties stretch
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    • 620 4  -  Natalie Soh SINGLE ONLINE HUB Issue of confidentiality taken very seriously, says IDA By Data privacy protection code which controls now the Government treats, uses and shares information: Officers cannot pass data to commercial companies without explicit approval from the individual. The code
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    • 416 4  -  Chan Chi-Loong By< THE more than 1,600 government services available on the Net have been grouped into seven categories, called eTowns, to make it easier for the user to find what he wants. The move is the result of a major overhaul of the
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    • 514 5  -  Hellen Tan It steals passwords, IDs and leaves no trace. The good news: There's a cure By How it works Virus is sent by e-mail. It sits quietly in the computer until activated when key words such as "Internet banking", user IDs and passwords
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    • 225 5 SINGAPORE and the United States have teamed up to carry out experiments that will allow their armies to test new "land warfare concepts and technology". The Defence Science Technol°gy Agency (DSTA) said yesterday that it is working with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects
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    • 437 8  -  Judith Tan Drug firm could face its first Vioxx-related claim in Singapore B A MONTH after drug manufacturer Merck Sharp Dohme pulled its popular pain and arthritis medicine, Vioxx, from the market, the drug company's Singapore branch is possibly facing its first Vioxx-related claim.
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    • 366 8 DR CHEE Soon Juan has filed an affidavit to support his application to reconvene an earlier court hearing, on a defamation case he is facing, that had proceeded in his absence. In the document, Dr Chee said it was "only proper" that the hearing
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    • 505 9  -  Rebecca Lee One of largest state visits with a 120--strong delegation of high-level officials By NORWAY'S King Harald V and Queen Sonja arrived here yesterday for a two-day state visit aimed at broadening the two countries' business links, especially in oil, gas and
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    • 393 9  -  Sue-Ann Chia By! ADOPTING the adage that one must practise what one preaches, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has put in place several family-friendly schemes for its employees. For example, they can choose to work fewer days so long as they clock in at least 42
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    • 100 9 MR YOUSSOUF Ouedraogo, the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, called on President S R Nathan at the Istana yesterday. He also called on Deputy Prime Minister Professor S. Jayakumar at the Ministry of Law, and Mr Raymond Lim, who is acting as Foreign Affairs Minister while
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    • 641 10  -  Ben Nadarajan TRIAL ON FAKE DEATH SCAM CAD officer also says prosecution witness looked in control of himself By Key figures in trial BUSINESSMAN and community leader S. Moganaruban (left) is accused of being an accomplice in an elaborate insurance scam involving a fake
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    • 399 10 Police deny ill-treating witness MISSING GIRL POLICE here have denied allegations published in the Malaysian media that they "tortured" Mr Took Leng How, the Malaysian last seen with missing eight-year-old Huang Na, while questioning him last week. According to reports published in Malaysian Chinese newspapers like Guangming Daily, China Press
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    • 372 10  -  SELINA LUM TRIAL ON SOLDIER'S DEATH THE prosecution yesterday homed in on two assertions made in court by a commando officer accused of instigating his instructors to repeatedly dunk two trainees in a tub of water, one of whom later died. One assertion was
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    • 72 10 The accused Instructors: Lieutenants Divanandhari Ambat Chandrasekharan, 28, and Jeff Ng Chin Fong, 27 charged with doing rash acts by dunking 2nd Sgt Hu and Capt Ho several times and "digging" their noses to prevent them from holding their breath. Course commander: Warrant Officer S. Balakrishnan, 45 charged with intentionally
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    • 474 11  -  Elena Chong CAR BOOT MURDER Man with multiple stab wounds may have still been alive when he was stuffed into the car boot By Scrap car dealer found dead in brother's car SCRAP car dealer Bock Tuan Thong (above, with his wife Madam Tan Ai
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    • 283 11  -  Chong Chee Kin By A CHINESE national, who allegedly practised traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) without a licence and even ran his own medical hall in Chinatown, appeared before the district court yesterday in tne first of what is expected to be a series of similar cases.
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    • 285 11 NICOLL HIGHWAY INQUIRY AN INFORMAL meeting just a week before the Nicoll Highway collapse alerted engineers to serious problems with the method used in the design of the retaining walls at the Circle Line worksite. The meeting between engineering expert Harry Tan and engineers from main
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    • 340 12 FOR the first time, Little India has its own arts festival. Called Arts@Tekka, the three-day event, which was launched yesterday by Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, brings together about 70 cross-cul-tural artists in 18 shows. It
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    • 309 12  - Link up with corporate citizens around the world Yap Su-Yin Firms can join UN Global Compact network to benefit business, society By 1 COMPANIES in Singapore eager to make social responsibility a key part of their business practice can now link up with a network of like-minded corporate citizens worldwide.
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      • 100 12 SINGAPORE'S tourism figures continue to outstrip pre-Sars levels. Some 658,224 visitors arrived here last month, or a 10 per cent increase compared with September 2002. The low arrival figures in September last year were not considered statistically significant due to the effect of the
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      • 124 12 SINCE the lifting of a suspension on egg and poultry imports from the bird flu-free Malaysian states of Johor and Malacca on Sept 30, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has approved import consignments from the two states totalling an average of 2.35 million eggs
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    • 376 13  -  OYCE TEO They will open over next four years as part of $8b makeover to draw more tourists ByJ SENTOSA Island should see three new hotels and a beach club opening over the next four years as part of a $8 billion masterplan
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    • 373 14  -  Chang Ai- Lien Move is cheered by publishers, who have lost revenue due to illegal copying By SCHOOLS and universities here have paid about $1 million for the right to photocopy various publications, to the Singapore watchdog that protects authors and publishers' interests.
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    • 492 14  -  Alexis Hooi Byj MORE OPEN SPACES "The average Singaporean will have more access to open spaces," SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY KOO TSAI KEE, on how the new system will free up about 600ha of land A MAJOR milestone was reached yesterday in the construction
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    • 351 15 Certification to set benchmark for quality and good service Its stringent criteria for certification were set down by the Singapore Jewellers Association (SJA), in consultation with industry players, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (Spring Singapore). To be
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    • 435 15  -  Glenys Sim By AT METRO Group's Extra Future Store in Germany, the shopping cart can remind the user what he usually buys and what he needs to pick up if he taps his loyalty card, containing his personal and shopping information, on the cart's screen.
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      • 648 16 I COULDN'T agree more with Ms Laurel Teo's Insight article, "It's time our small city grew a bigger heart" (ST, Oct 22). Perhaps we ought to take pride in Singapore giving away scholarships to students of foreign countries, rather than seeing
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      • 295 16 I REFER to Dr Andy Ho's commentary, "Can sea horses really cure your acne?" (ST, Oct 16), which mentioned the seahorse concoction for acne that I had suggested. I take issue with his implication that the cure was "coincidental" and based on "superstitions". I
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      • 337 16 MY FATHER, Ang Teong Hui, was admitted recently to Changi General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a mild stroke. However, his condition deteriorated and he fell into a coma on the same day. The doctors did various tests on him
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      • 269 17 CALL TO USE 'STANDARD CHINESE' MS SUSAN Lee suggested that*we should not teach "localised Chinese" but "standard Chinese" (ST, Oct 15). What is the "standard Chinese" that she referred to? She probably meant the Chinese terms used in mainland China. However, over the years, this
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      • 155 17 I AM appalled by Ms Susan Lee's letter, "Don't teach localised Chinese" (ST, Oct 15). While I agree that we should learn Chinese because we are Chinese, and not for its economic value, I disagree that it is "embarrassing" to hear Singaporeans speaking
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      • 413 17 I APPRECIATE Ms Susan Lee's point about the dilemma of teaching localised versus "standard" Chinese. I agree that standard grammar, sentence structure and fundamental vocabulary should be taught well, but I cannot accept the underlying prejudice against local elements in the Chinese
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      • 161 17 I REFER to Ms Susan Lee's letter, "Don't teach localised Chinese" (ST, Oct 15). I wish to point out that ba sha (market) is included in various Chinese dictionaries on sale in Singapore. For example, the Times New Chinese Dictionary features ba sha, a
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      • 273 17 I REFER to the letters by Messrs Teo Thiam Chye, Tommy Lee Kheng Huat and Goh Kok Yeow (ST, Oct 27). On behalf of DBS Bank, I would like to extend my apologies for the inconvenience caused to the writers as a result of
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      • 718 20  -  Chan Yi Shen WAKEBOARDING Third in Asia, S'pore girl, 1 1 takes on the best in World Cup at Bedok Reservoir By Factfile Name: Sasha Christian Date of birth: March 4, 1993 Height 1.40m Weight 27kg Education: Primary 5, Methodist Girls' School Hobbies: Sno wboarding
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      • 282 20 Sports nuisance acquitted of indecent behaviour London A FORMER Roman Catholic priest who disrupted the men's marathon at the Athens Olympics in August was acquitted yesterday on a charge of indecency with a child. A jury found Neil Horan innocent of a charge of indecent behaviour with a seven-year-old girl
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      • 631 20  -  Alvin Foo MEDIA WATCH By, CONTRACT BINDING "I can't back out of my 24-month contract without incurring a hefty penalty, so am left with no choice." IT MANAGER ROB LECK SHED EXTRAS "I don't need the extra stuff I ike the panel
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      • 546 21  -  Marc Lim SHOOTING Teenagers' results at regional meet raise hopes for Manila SEA Games next year By I AFTER a 32-year drought, Singapore's rifle and pistol marksmen can realistically look forward to a gold medal at next year's Manila Southeast Asia Games. The Republic's
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      • 631 21  - At 29, Zhang continues to defy the odds Peh Shing Huei BADMINTON B^ AvivaOpen Singapore Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium Date: Nov 15 to 21 Prize money: US$l7O,OOO (*****,000) Category: Five-star Season ticket: $43 Earl> bird offer (till Sunday): $34 Daily tickets Adults: Nov 15 and 16 Free Nov 17 and
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        • 65 21 SINGAPOREAN table tennis player Li Jiawei reached the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup in Hangzhou yesterday. A loss to world No 1 Zhang Yining a day earlier meant the world No 7 Li had to win her final group match and she
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        • 82 21 THE feud between Chinaborn throwers E Xiaoxu and Luan Wei, and the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association looks set to be settled in court. The lawyers of the pair are asking the association to comply with the athletes' demands by today, or face possible legal
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        • 48 21 SINGAPORE'S last hopes in badminton's World Junior Individual Championships died yesterday when the last doubles pair were beaten in the round of 16. The Republic's Aaron Tan and Derek Wong lost to Indonesia's Muhd Rizal and I Made Agung 6-15, 7-15 in Vancouver.
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        • 48 21 LAM Chih Bing and Poh Eng Wah shot tnree-under 69s in the first round of golf's Sanya Open in China yesterday and are joint12th. They are five strokes behind leader Zheng Wengen of China in the U*****,000 (*****,000) Asian Tour event.
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        • 90 21 IT WAS sweet revenge for the Singapore Reds as they thrashed the Arabian Gulf 32-6 in a Division Two match at the Asian Rugby Football Union Championships in Hong Kong yesterday. In 2002, the Arabian Gulf had defeated Singapore, then the two-time defending champions, 26-7. Singapore
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        • 54 21 A RECORD 1,005 participants about double the number last year from over 234 companies will compete in tomorrow's New Balance Corporate Triathlon on Sentosa. The event includes an 800-metre swim, 20km cycle and skm run at Siloso Beach. Have news on the Singapore sports scene? E-mail stsports@sph.com.sg
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      • 234 21 CRICKET Nagpur (India) JASON Gillespie and Simon Katich were the stars on Day Three as Australia laid the foundation for a series-winning triumph in the third Test. India were bowled out for just 185 in the morning session, with paceman Gillespie returning 5-56 his
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      • 577 22  -  Sao Paulo SOCCER Brazilian Serginho, 30, becomes the latest football tragedy victim SAO Caetano defender Serginho has died after suffering an apparent cardio-respirato-ry arrest and collapsing on the pitch during Wednesday's Brazilian championship match against Sao Paulo. The match was abandoned after Serginho, full
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      • 491 22 Rome WATCH out Wayne Rooney, Arsenal may have their own teenage super striker come January. The English champions are lining up a £5 million (5515.1 million) move for Valeri Bojinov, who has led newly-promoted Lecce into the heady heights of third place in Italy's Serie
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      • 350 22 More fan violence, Kezman almost blinded London CHELSEA striker Mateja Kezman was almost blinded when a coin was thrown at him, as another London football match was plunged into violence. A steward at Stamford Bridge was crushed and taken to hospital as riot police clashed with fans who had pelted
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      • 40 22 Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest v Fulham, Newcastle United v Chelsea, Liverpool v Middlesbrough, Watford v Southampton, Manchester United v Crystal Palace, Arsenal v Everton, Cardiff v Portsmouth. Ties to be played on Nov 9 or 10.
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      • 406 23 SOCCER John Terry, Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker place bets over one year London IT SEEMS drugs are not the only addiction Chelsea players suffer from. Three of them were named as heavy gamblers yesterday, on the same day Adrian Mutu was suspended by the
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      • 222 23 London FIRST, a gladiator get-up against Roman soldiers. Now, David Beckham is set to don a black belt and get physical with American entertainment hotties Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce in a martial arts advertisement for Pepsi. A source described the ad, to be shown
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      • SPORTS WORLD
        • 83 23 SAN FRANCISCO: Barry Bonds' historic 700th home-run ball fetched U*****,129 (Ssl.7 million) in an online auction which concluded on Wednesday. After 10 days of bidding and more than 235 offers, the top bid was received from an unidentified person who went by the moniker "bomasterj". The
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        • 59 23 LEEDS: A British- American consortium is set to take over at Leeds, who are in English soccer's The Championship. The Yorkshire Post newspaper reported yesterday that the £25 million (5575.5 million) deal involves Sebastien Sainsbury, great-grandson of the founder of Salisbury's supermarkets, and Nova Financial Partners. Money
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        • 49 23 TEHRAN: Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails and sculpted beards as part of a campaign to prevent the spread of Western culture in the Islamic state. The federation said those who defied the order ran the risk of being banned from the game. REUTERS
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        • 78 23 BUCHAREST: Twelve Romanian rugby players and two linesmen were banned up to four matches by the country's rugby union federation following a fracas during a local derby. League leaders Steaua Bucharest were leading local rivals Dinamo 12-4 in a match last week when a fight erupted on
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        • 108 23 BEIJING: China's embattled football chiefs have threatened rebelling clubs with relegation if they fail to play Super League matches, and even suggested they could be kicked out of the league. The China Football Association released an "emergency warning" to the league's 12 teams demanding that all clubs
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      • 295 23 PHOTO: MARK Philipponssis (left), the "cad", is being portrayed as a liar as well after dumping his cancer-stricken girlfriend. The tennis player denies he has hitched up with American heiress Paris Hilton, but Australian newspapers believe they have proof otherwise. The Herald Sun reported yesterday that
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      • 983 24 Miami still lightweights with O'Neal BASKETBALL But don't bet against a motivated Shaq taking them places despite a weak front-court Miami BACK in July, Shaquille O'Neal arrived at the Miami Heat's American Airlines Arena in an 18-wheel-er bearing his image, commencing a day of festivities usually reserved for National Basketball
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      • 632 24 BASEBALL Other sports hoodoos Opening match curse: Germany must have been cursing their luck when Fif a awarded them the opening match of football's 2006 World Cup. Not since 1966 has a team won the trophy after playing in the tournament's curtain-raiser.
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      • 269 24 »GOLF Wellington A SWING change, not marriage, has caused Tiger Woods' drop to No 3 in the world golf rankings but he is not in a slump, caddie Steve Williams said on Wednesday. The New Zealander said Woods' marriage to Elin Nordegren, 24, had no part
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      • 176 24 Seve allegedly assaulted competitor SOTOGRANDE (SPAIN) GOLF legend Seve Ballesteros is being investigated by the European Tour for allegedly assaulting a competitor off course at the recent Spanish Amateur championship at his home course Pedrena. The player involved was Jose Maria Zamora, a plushandicap golfer who won this year's Spanish
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      • 1199 24 BASEBALL MLB World Series Game 4, in St Louis: Boston 3 St Louis 0 (Boston win series 4-0). Boston (1-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 3 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors). St Louis (0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors). Winning pitcher: Lowe. Losing pitcher: Marquis. CRICKET First day of 2nd and final Test
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      • SGX SECURITIES
        • 5657 26 TMNUCTION OME OCTOBER 21. 2004 76.5 55.5 3114 New Toyo 25c 61 +2 552 61 595 165N <H ltfft 5452 Nikko Cordial Corp 5 JYBS 5 i?iqm 11.5 5.5 2309 Nippecraft 10c 75 129 ?fi4 131.3 573 3484 Noble GrpHK2sc 115 +6 6329 115 111 24 IN
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      • 656 27 Beige Book report highlights threat from energy costs on economic growth Washington THE United States economy is expanding but the performance is patchy as roaring energy prices begin to stifle spending, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey showed on Wednesday. "Economic activity continued
        REUTERS; AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE  -  656 words
      • 276 27 THE International Air Transport Association (lata) said combined losses for airlines globally may exceed its earlier forecast as the cost of jet fuel surges. lata, which represents over 270 airlines worldwide, predicted airlines this year will lose more than last month's forecast of between US$3
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  276 words
      • 374 27 New York DELTA Air Lines, the United States' third-largest airline, has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots' union on long-sought wage and benefit cuts, averting a threatened bankruptcy filing at least for now. The agreement on Wednesday came after an intense
        NEW YORK TIMES; AP  -  374 words
      • 40 27 Yesterday's close: 1,341.74 (-1.06 points) China shares ended flat as late selling offset a rally by power generation firms. The benchmark Shanghai composite index closed 0.08 per cent lower, reversing a marginal rise in the morning. REUTERS
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      • 39 27 Yesterday's close: 3,776.1 (+34.9 points) Australian stocks rose 0.9 per cent, touching a new record as oil prices tumbled and WMC Resources soared in the wake of a rejected A57.4 billion (559.25 billion) takeover offer. REUTERS
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        32 27 Yesterday's close: 5,715.62 (+52.75 points) Indian share prices closed 0.93 percent higher led by the blue-chip software sector as funds turned large buyers. "Old economy" sector stocks remained lacklustre. AFP
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      • 40 27 Yesterday's close: 621.57 (-5.28 points) Thai stocks shed early gains to end lower for a third straight day as investors cashed out of blue-chip stocks amid worries over unrest in the south and a slowing economy REUTERS
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      • 68 27 Mil Fung Choi HK2SC 46,264.000 AutoTouch 2.2c 38.726,000 Zhongguo Power 2.5c 34.682,000 ShanghaiAsia 2.5c 20,829.000 SingTel 15c 18.798,000 BengKuang 8c 17,481.000 FibreChem HKIc 17,177,000 HorizonEduc 5c 13.261,000 ChinaAvOil 5c 13.147,000 Cosco Corp 20c 12.859,000 STATSChP 25c 12,589,000 ChuanHup 20c 11,159.000 Pharmesis4c 10,370,000 LtMic 10.223,000 GuangzhaolFß 5c 9.795.000 Eucon
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      • 1416 27 Bonds, Loans Warrants: TRANSACTION DATE OCTOBER?! 7004 UIW vOTt UwmrUT IHMItU Ml *W* BW mWI Urn PVTU itlltK ABNf loo6l3* UK--25 11 3779 ASI Marine W*****1 115 15 05 3697 AcMWMtttS 0 5 134 75 3602 AmtekWOSO6lo 98 +2 It 99 98 98 185 10.5 3795 Autron W*****3 13 unch
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      • 43 27 Yesterday's close.--13.113.15 (+274.44 points) Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 2.1 per cent to its biggest gain in three months, after sliding oil prices eased concerns that earnings of companies such as Cathay Pacific Airways will be hit. BLOOMBERG
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      • 43 27 Yesterday's close: 862.11 (+12.93 points) Indonesian share prices closed 1.52 per cent higher, supported by gains in blue chips and expectations that more companies will report strong earnings. Gainers led losers 76 to 44, while 86 stocks were flat. AFP
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      • 237 27 Mi Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.29 1.040 +0.020 BIL Inti US2Oc 0.47 0.985 +0.005 Capitaland 1.28 1.880 -0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 080 1.040 +0.020 City Oev 50c 2.08 6.300 +0.050 ComfortDelgro 25c 191 1.420 +0.020 Cosco Corp 20c 0.32 1.080 +0.040 Creative T
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      • 42 27 Yesterday's close: 10,853.12 (+161.17 points) Japan's Nikkei ended 1.51 percent higher as a fall in oil prices soothed worries about the global economic outlook and spurred buying of stocks such as Sharp. Gainers outnumbered decliners 1,210 to 264. REUTERS
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      • 37 27 Yesterday's close: 852.99 (+1.82 points) >» Malaysia's kev stock index gained, with Malaysia International Shipping Corp leading the advance. More than one share fell for every one that gained, while 322 were unchanged. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 92 28 LONDON: Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's secondlargest oil company, will combine its parent companies and drop a century-old ownership structure as it announced the fifth write-down in reserves this year. Shell said another 900 million barrels of reserves may have to be written off in its
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        • 87 28 LONDON: Mittal Steel Co, which will become the world's biggest steelmaker next year, said it plans to bid for the Turkish government's 49 per cent stake in the country's largest producer of the metal. Mittal Steel will bid for the stake in Eregli
          BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  87 words
        • 103 28 TOKYO: Japan's industrial output unexpectedly fell last month from August, adding to evidence that manufacturers were becoming cautious, amid signs of cooling demand for exports and a slowing economic recovery. Production was down 0.7 per cent last month after a 0.1 per cent gain in August,
          REUTERS  -  103 words
        • 98 28 TOKYO: Sony Corp, the world's second-largest consumerelectronics maker, said fiscal second-quarter profit surged 62 per cent, better than analysts' estimates, as its movie business reaped gains from Spider-Man 2. Net income rose to 53.2 billion yen (*****.3 million) in the three months ended Sept 30,
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        • 51 28 TOKYO: Japan's Sumitomo Trust Banking, reviving a legal case stymied in August, said yesterday that it has asked a court to stop UFJ Holdings from including its trust bank in a proposed merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group that would create the world's biggest bank.
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      • 143 28 PHOTOS: MARSH McLennan's ousted chairman and chief executive, Mr Jeffrey Greenbere (left), bought millions of dollars worth of company shares on the day Marsh announced his resignation. According to documents filed with regulators on Wednesday, he exercised options to buy 540,000 shares
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      • 403 28 It will stop taking insurance incentive commissions from clients next year London JARDINE Lloyd Thompson, the United Kingdom's largest quoted insurance broker, became the first in London to announce it would stop accepting controversial contingent commissions, the British press reported
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      • 288 28 New York MARSH McLennan, the world's No 1 insurance broker, may have to pay at least US$5OO million (SsB37 million) to settle an investigation by New York AttorneyGeneral Eliot Spitzer into bid rigging, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. A settlement is not expected for
        REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  288 words
      • 298 29 "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I^PHO^^ MALAYSIAN budget carrier AirAsia's initial public offering (IPO), the country's biggest share sale this year, has been oversubscribed by retail and institutional investors, a senior company official said yesterday. "The initial unofficial count for the retail offer is 152 million shares," the official told
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      • 436 29  -  Tschang Chi Chu Despite much talk, move is unexpected as economic growth has been cooling off By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA is raising interest rates for the first time in nine years to ensure that its economy grows at
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      • 408 29 Hong Kong HONG Kong's Housing Authority is to launch the world's largest public offering for a real estate investment trust (Reit) in December, four months earlier than expected, in a move that will raise HK$2O billion (554.32 billion) from the listing of shops
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      • 454 30  -  Lee Su Shyan Returns ringing loudly as it opens more cellphone service centres By! Companies Correspondent ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), which provides after-market services for mobile phones, has dialled up a strong set of third-quarter numbers. The company continued its
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      • 330 30  -  Suryani Omar B UNISTEEL Technology yesterday said that it has acquired a 51 per cent stake in home-grown optics manufacturer Valen Technology for $12.87 million. A total of $4.5 million will be paid in cash while the remaining $8.37 million will be paid by
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 90 30 UNITED Test and Assembly Center (Utac) yesterday posted net profit of US$3.9 million (556.5 million) for trie quarter ended Sept 30, more than eight times the U*****,000 earned in the same period last year. Revenue rose 41 per cent to US$42.B million from US$3O.4 million.
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        • 80 30 SAMUDERA Shipping Line yesterday reported a net profit of $23.2 million for the quarter ended Sept 30, up more than 10 times from $2.2 million in the same period last year. The group's revenue rose 25.7 per cent to $165.4 million, arising from the deployment
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        • 85 30 CITIRAYA Industries, an electronics waste recycling specialist, yesterday posted an 84 per cent surge in net profit to $8.6 million for the three months ended Sept 30. Group turnover rose 44 per cent to $47.8 million, due mainly to new contracts secured which have a
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      • 736 32  -  Lorna Tan Industry body says endowment policies by banks boosted sales By Finance Correspondent One-stop centre for resolving disputes THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking feedback on a new one-stop centre, due to open next year, where investors
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      • 257 32  -  Lee Su Shyan By HOME-GROWN Petra Foods looks set to become the third biggest listing this year after launching an initial public offering (IPO), which aims to raise $156 million. The mainboard aspirant's IPO would be the third largest this year
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      • 279 32  -  ARTHUR POON THERE is still money to be made in the technology sector, and now may be the best moment to buy into certain tech stocks. But do not bet on semiconductor and consumer electronics firms, says Henderson Global Investors. In an
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      • 324 34  -  Erica Tay By RAFFLES Holdings, owner of heritage icon Raffles Hotel, yesterday announced a 7 per cent fall in third-quarter net earnings to $8.8 million, despite a leap in turnover. The hospitality group, a subsidiary of property giant CapitaLand, reported a jump in
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      • 505 34  -  Audrey Tan Slump blamed on investment loss and higher marketing costs as it pushes products By, Assistant Money Editor CREATIVE Technology, which is gearing up to take on Apple Computer's iPod in the fast-growing MP3 music player market, has reported an 84 per
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      • 82 34 PHOTO: 1 CREATIVE aims to rock with MP3 for good reason. Its personal digital entertainment segment bopped and bebopped tirelessly all through the third quarter, bumping total revenues up by nearly a third. Moving in syncopation, CEO Sim Wong Hoo says Creative plans to pitch Apple and
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      • 452 34  -  Bryan Lee By MERGER costs and slowing demand from an oversupplied chip industry are taking their toll on Stats ChipPac. The world's No. 3 chip test and packaging company said yesterday that it went into the red with a loss of US$7.4 million
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      • 489 35  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent TRAIN operator SMRT Corp expects income from rental of retail space to rise by 50 per cent or $10 million in the next financial year as it rolls out a new concept of shopping at its stations.
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      • 460 35  - NOL moors in with sails hoisted high, quarterly profits up 13% AZHAR KHALID Liner earnings are up 740/o, logistics 450%; further growth expected for both By NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) has posted better-than-expected third-quarter net profits, up 13 per cent to US$234 million (***** million), because of robust growth in
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      • 249 35  - DIRECTORS' TRADES AZHAR KHALID CHEUNG WOH DIRECTOR RAISES STAKE TO 1.02% THE executive director of mainboard-listed Cheung Woh Technologies, Mr Teo Poh Hong, raised his stake in the company when he bought 298,000 shares on the open market at 31.1 cents each last week. Market-watchers reckoned that the move was
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      • 341 35  -  AZHAR KHALID AN EXECUTIVE at Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL's) liner division APL has criticised a proposal that would mean the physical inspection of 10 per cent of all cargo containers that enter the United States. The plan would be extremely
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      • 393 35  - STI welcomes fall in oil with 29 -point rise Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By THE stock market rose to its highest level in more tnan two weeks, boosted by a sharp fall in crude oil prices and speculative buying in blue chips such as DBS Group Holdings and United
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      • 64 35 Top Rises Oct2B CENTS OBSCrp 1580 50.0 '3 3 OCBC 1390 40.0 3.0 JirdineClC 850 35.0 4.3 SIAMO 1070 30.0 2.9 Vjnture Corp2sc 1590 30.0 1.9 DBS BK E% NCPS IB ***** 20.0 0.2 FM 1390 20.0 1.5 OCBC 4.S%HCPS IN ***** 20.0 0.2 OUE 720 20.0 2.9 SWSBc 1060
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      • 65 35 Top Rises Oct 28 CENTS El-Nets 1c 2 33.3 0.5 Ymcmrilc 2.5 25.0 0.5 CSCHMpic 3 20.0 0 5 GMG Global 5c 3 20.0 0.8 SingTeIDB«CWK 14 16.7 2.0 StartechVW)9OSl3 3.5 16.7 0.5 OCBCSCAeCWH 34.5 15.0 4 5 POC Corp 5c 4 14.3 0.5 Venture DB eCWOS 26.5 12.8 3.0
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      • 59 35 Top Falls Oct2B CENTS JMHUS2Sc4M 1460 16.6 0 7 SingipunFin 139 12.0 7.9 OiinrfirmUSsJc 233 8.3 21 *WBr«w«riM 745 5.0 07 CtrebosPac 20c 268 4.0 15 IsitanNc 290 4.0 1.4 WwntSuin 163 4.0 24 SPCSOC 386 4 0 10 HKLandUSIOc 203 3.3 10 DBSDBePWOSOS3I 12 3.0 20 0 MClUnd 143
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      • 80 35 Top Falls Oct 28 CENTS YongiumWTOWK 1 33.3 0 5 I Mediistream 1c 1.5 25 0 0 5 OBSDBePWOSOS3I 12 20.0 3 0 North 22 usic 2 200 0.8 Elite KSBSc 10 16 7 2 0 Inno-Picic 2 5 16.7 0.5 1 Jade Tech c 2 5 167 0.5 NeoCorpk
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      • 110 36 Net profit: The airline reversed a loss of $6.5 million for last year's Sarsaffectedfirst half to report a net profit of $616 million in the first half of this year. to Sales: For the six months from April to September, sales rose to $5.8 billion, compared with $4.17
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      • 615 36  - SIA lands on firm ground with profits up 1 7% for 2nd quarter Karamjit Kaur It's holding steady despite turbulence created by budget carriers, oil prices By Transport Correspondent SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) beat all expectations and reported a net profit of $357 million, for its July-September second quarter, a 17
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      • 8 36 Oct 28. 2004 1,988.05 (+29)
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      • 23 36 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2350 1.2510 Euro 2.1020 2.1260 Yen (100 units) 1.5527 1.5702 Sterling pound 3.0270 3.0610 US dollar 1.6560 1.6750
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      • 239 36 LOW-COST RIVALS SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) says that while it is early days, it has so far managed to deal with the threat from budget airlines by being competitive and investing in its own low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways. At a conference on the group's second-quarter
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      • 8 36 UP DOWN Gainers: 247 Losers: 114 Unchanged: 378
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      • 140 2 What false front? PHOTO: HONG KONG Teresa Cheung has rebutted tabloid reports that she had breast implants to make an impressive movie debut in Colour Blossoms. Cheung, 4 1 told the Hong Kong press on Wednesday: "I'm all genuine. My bust is 34C and has been for 20 years. Do
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      • 198 2  -  Sherwin Loh GOOD looks alone do not an idol make. That is according to the results of a phone survey conducted in June by media research company AC Nielsen. Fifty-two per cent of 1 ,000 Singaporeans aged 1 5 and above say that physical attractiveness and
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      • 83 2 LOS ANGELES Actress Julia Roberts (above), pregnant with twins, was hospitalised over the weekend after experiencing a series of early contractions, People magazine reported. Roberts, 36, was accompanied by her cameraman husband Danny Moder when she was admitted to an undisclosed hospital last Saturday night and placed on
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      • 96 2 NEW YORK CBS has unveiled a new line-up of 1 1 couples who will make a 40,000km dash around the world for US$ 1 million (S$ 1 .6 million) in The Amazing Race 6. The new season, which premieres on Nov 1 6, will feature a ffew
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      • 83 2 LONDON David Beckham will star in a new Pepsi commercial with Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez. A source described the gongfu-themed ad to The Sun as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meets Kill Bill". Beckham, who signed a five-year, £10 million (5530.6 million) deal with Pepsi this year,
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      • 76 2 HONG KONG Autumn In My Heart star Song Hae Gyo (right) is in talks to star with Tony Leung Chiu Wai in a romantic comedy produced by Wong Kar Wai. The comedy, The Protein Girl, is based on a Taiwanese bestselling novel of the same name
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        94 2 LONDON BBC DJ John Peel told fellow DJ Andy Kershaw weeks before his death that his workload at the BBC was killing him. Peel, who died of a heart attack on Monday aged 65, said he was exhausted as his Radio 1 show had been moved to a
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      • 89 2 HONG KONG Cecilia Cheung is cutting down her movie commitments for a more leisurely pace of life. At the premiere of her movie, The White Dragon, in Hong Kong on Tuesday, she said: "I'm truly getting tired. I want to work less and I have said no to
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      • 844 3  -  Lionel Sean Eurotrash host is as adept at comedy as he is in drama HE MAY not be familiar to many here, but back home in France, actor-di-rector Antoine de Caunes (inset) is a heavyweight whose name could easily ring the bells of the Notre
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    • 460 5 BEFORE SUNSET marks director Richard Linklater's return to his independent roots after last year's (2003) School Of Rock. That highly successful rock music comedy starring Jack Black as a rock musician, cost US$55 million but grossed over US$l3l million worldwide. Those figures
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      • 435 6 WHILE your article on drug abuse, "The agony and the fallacy" (LifeStyle, Oct 24), was informative, you succumbed to that age-old tactic of emphasising that all drugs are addictive and usage will result in death in an attempt to frighten prospective users. Drug use is abhorrent
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      • 428 6 URBAN, the fashion magazine which came with the Oct 2 1 issue of The Straits Times, had as its cover story, How To Marry A Millionaire. The page reads, "How to snag a millionaire... marry into money". The article goes on to say: "Why lie awake
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      • 285 6 THANK you for the article on "Merry widows" in your Mid-Life! section (Life!, Oct 20). I was widowed last year. My husband suffered from pancreatic cancer and died on Sept 25 in 2003 at the age of 49. It was devastating as he was
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      • 354 7 "I just couldn't get enough of it. So I made a life-changing switch from banking to beauty!" Karen Llew, Beauty Consultant, II user for 6 years CAN'T get enough of American socialite-reality TV star Paris Hilton? You can now carry a bag with her face
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      • 93 9 FOR those about to rock, we salute you, sang AC/DC many years ago. But the youth wing of Malaysian opposition party PAS thought differently when German rockers Scorpions performed in Kuala Lumpur last month. Garbed in skull caps and robes, they gathered outside the Merdeka Stadium to
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        95 9 TALK about a Cliff-hanger. Forty-six years after label Decca Records passed up the chance to sign up one Cliff Richard (above), it has now salvaged that mighty sorry situation by signing him on. Richard, 63, has defected to Decca after ending his 40-year relationship with EMI. And what's
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      • 100 9 IT HAPPENS to everyone, even if you are a serial skirt-chaser like Rod Stewart. According to a report on Ananova website, he is quoted as saying that his stamina in the bedroom is not what it once was. These days, the 59-year-old singer prefers smooching. "It's quality now,
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      • 127 9 IF ELVIS Presley's still alive, he should come out... and claim his millions. The King lords over a list of the highestearning dead celebrities, with an annual income of US$4O million (5566.5 million). The earnings go to Elvis Presley Enterprises, which is owned by his daughter
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      • 318 10  -  Samuel Lee asianpop ASIAN ALBUM OF THE WEEK STEFANIE/Stefanie Sun Warner Music/****<r IF YOU have been holding your breath in anticipation of Stefanie Sun's comeback, please, do exhale, for the album will be released today. Titled Stefanie, her eighth album comes after the Singapore songbird's much
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      • 104 10 PEUT. ETRE DEMAIN/A'mei Warner/ it+ittrCj Fun and frothy, this album is proof that A*mei still rocks. RENTAL NAME/Jaycee Chan EEG/Music Street/ it+itCrCr The Mandarin debut album by the son of action superstar Jackie Chan is surprisingly listenable. THE WORLD FAMOUS CREW/Machi Warner/ More Hokkien hip-hop from Taiwan's baddest, who
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      • 472 7 BENZ SPECIALIST NO cash involve 93 Benz E220 auto 1 owner $32K '93 Benz E2OO 2.0A blue $32K '93 Benz E2OO bidded no $32K. '92 Benz 200E f/converted $25K Mthly $458 x 7 yrs. COE 03/2012 Accident free. 224 Tlk Kurau Lor L »01-06 Uni bldg. *****000 Lot 7 Lenq
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      • 657 7 ffh MERCEDES fciay FOR SALE END '2000 SLK 230K silver, red interior leather, high paper value, new tax. Call *****479 11/'9l BENZ 200 (Masterpiece interior) COE till 4/'2OII. F/accessories. $33,800. Call *****788 MID '01. E2OO Kompressor. Elegant. Black. OMV $44K. C&C maintained. 9634-8286. $111K. 07/'OI BENZ E2OOML, biege. OMV $*****,
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      • 778 7 H^ MITSUBISHI Itlr 9 FOR SALE 1 OWNER 4/'O3 Spacewagon. 7- seater 2.4GDi. V6 engine. Nice no. Parf $18K. Tax 4/TJS. C&C mantained. $72,888! *****373 7/'Ol GALANT GDi. Orig Black. Tip j top condition. Leather. S/rims OMV $*****. Call *****524 24/02/98 LANCER S/WAGON 1.6 auto. Paper rebate $28K. 2 owner.
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      • 635 7 ©NISSAN [IK NISSAN FOR SALE \jjf FOR SALE Newly $*9,000 Terms 4 conditions apply enhanced o a Get cash back of Sunny up to $7,000* when you buy any Nissan Passenger vehicle. Limited period only. I^l 'Tern 3nd conditions of the Special hire Purchase Scheme ottered bv ojr Selected financier
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      • 518 7 SELL 522.5K. '93 Presea 1.6 CTI COE 9/2011. Warranty. Deposi $IK, mthly $350. 6368-3433 All 1 OWNER 6/03 Prairie 2.0 OM' $24K. Low mileage. Agt warrar ty. Tax 05. Auto dr. *****866 5/98 MARCH 1.0 Green. S/rim! PARF $B.BK. Asking paper body. $25K. *****448/9 SK WORTH BUYING! 3/02 Sunny I.i
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      • 610 7 lf(\ SUBARU fffi SUBARU IKr'FORSALE Hi? FOR SALE Free Accessories High Trade-in Low Downpayment mm **mSK» $60Q0 Cash Ba~c7 FORESTER 2005 Model *Ttt Dm* An»»U* For Al UoMs* 'Tenm A Cooditiom appl> MDiVßMmuuSEmmm Rh RENAULT fijif FOR SALE NEW MEGANE SEDAN 1.6A VVTi <3> special price. Free Accessories Cash Rebates.
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      • 224 7 JIAUTHORISED DEALER Bpr rOK SALh 5.000KM. 1-YR LIANA 1.6. OMV $13K. Full options. 3 yrs warranty $0 driveaway. Tel: *****150 09/'O2 BLACK. 1 owner Ignis last unit. Well maintained. Full specs. Trade-in avail. neg. *****588 5/'96 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.0 GL. 4-dr Scrap value $15K. OMV $13K. Sen $14,900. *****889/ *****999
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      • 569 8 [fh TOYOTA Ifh TOYOTA Ifh TOYOTA |fh TOYOTA yp/FORSALE HpfFORSALE HpfFORSALE HpfFORSALE HaSßlHHßfflSßl^Bl^BSaaaßßSlßlllaalra '^jC^ When you purchase a Harrier, get a free full length panaromic roof, and choose either Free 1 year's I insurance* or Free body kit. Attractively priced from $122,000* m> Terms Conditions apply Specifications may vary Offer
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      • 296 8 PK TOYOTA ffh TOYOTA \H FOR SALE W FOR SALE I -Harrier* RAV 4 -Wish 1- iST Liteace (mt) Hiace (New Modeifl Sales /Rental 1 I Best Offer to buy-in used vehicles for Export/Scrap.l i P LTA Authorised EPZ. J < i 1 1 TOTALLY $0 ALL-IN-DRIVEAWAY. I (1) Free
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      • 651 8 t WO GIMMICKS! TRUE Honest Jeal! True monthly installment advertised! 100% loan confirm! 93 Starlet I.OXL monthly $260 93 Corolla I.3XL, monthly $280. < 93 Corolla I.3XLi monthly $300. 93 Corolla I.6GLi monthly $320. 1 93 Corona I.6GLi monthly $340. :OE 11/'2012. New leather seats/ >/rims/2K paint. Loan interest 1.75%.
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      • 880 8 PfK TOYOTA \j^f FOR SALE 6/01 ESTIMA 2.4 Auto. Very cheap! 2 sunroof, auto dr, full accessories, s/rims. PARF $26,500. Dwner *****736. No dealer BRAND NEW RAV4 Estima X/J 2.4 for immediate sale. Call: *****555 2/'99 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 auto. OMV $*****. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779 9.30am-spm 6/'92
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      • 1109 9 Bh CAR CARE/GROOMING/ Wtok CAR CARE/GROOMING/ I \Hr UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERY ADSMA] Advance Scratch Master 1 Vehicle Spray-Painting, Scratches, Dents, Panel Beating, Stone-Chip Repairs, Accident Jobs Value Added Services 1 Year Warranty For Paint Jobs Collection Delivery of Vehicles After Hours Service By Appointment Replacement Car Subject to Availability web: www.adsm.com.sg
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      • 1235 9 IJJVVtHICLE HIS VEHICLE HJS VEHICLE ff{\ VEHICLE Of ACCESSORIES/PARTS UV ACCESSORIES/PARTS \Uf ACCESSORIES/PARTS \Uf ACCESSORIES/PARTS PUffREHUUSt4SHIIfe!rS'rJT^ IA J *l HI l^V^T^lTm^SSm^^Btti .Leather Seat Covers |LAAS-i2LaD^^ f ff H W Vi% •Interior Wood/ Titanium Panel Attractive Gift Light Snack Leathers Wood Steering Wheel Terms Conditions apply! Refreshment m Hf§L» •Security Alarm
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      • 743 9 Ifel LORRIES IflV LORRIES IyfFORSALE HffFORSALE <KIA) SCAHTBUCK ENGINEERING PTE LTD GPV/ Mini Bus <^flVSlteMfi IR /•AllrwtlvtSaHngMot *Frwl YMrbwuranc* Low Downpaymart Fraa 1 Yaar 9 Vahtela SarvWnfl Sessions Low MootWy InstUmarrts 3 Yaars 100,000km Manutecturar's rn» m—i iwaiiiwbt warranty 'Twmt i Conmom Apply j C/Pj//r/lF^ 1 year insurance ft/. A
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      • 787 9 I^l VANS FOR SALE I 5/2000 TOYOTA HIACE diesel 5 dr. New paint. Good cond. 522.8K. Low deposit. *****988 9/02 RENAULT KANGOO 5 dr die sel. New paint/ tax. Good cond. Low deposit. neg. *****627 12/00 TOYOTA HIACE Diesel, j P/steering/ windows. Well maintained. 6348-8825/ *****916 04/00 VITO 108 CDi,
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      • 786 9 BVM WJ| VANS FOR SALE PK VANS FOR SALE Vftk VANS FOR SALE f X suzuki CARRYi 3 MikmgSemnnfvtryWty mßm*im I. _J or Mil* Ml^^^^T/\ u ,>- 1 /T^^Carqo space K^^^^^% per month Sf \Wk\ le "9 th HeSIA Cargo mi s- (PI/ 1,620mm 4? JBBMi ?P?" IflH Hi 1110mm
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 754 10 ULV DOl-08 L^i CITY ft SOUTH-WEST ■r PTE APTS -RENT CARIBBEAN (NEW) 2/2+l/3+l/4+l /Penthse 52.5-SI2K All choice units avail QUEENS 2+l/3+l/4+l $2.4Kt054.3K Next to Queenstown MRT 2+l/3+l S2.sKto J3.6K Opp Redhill MRT HERITAGE VIEW 2+l ,'3+l/4+l /Penthse $2 IKto 57.5K Near Holland V/MRT VINCI »022 »»1» CHOICE CARIBBEAN ALL TYPES:
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      • 852 10 PIS DOl-08 [IB CITY ft SOUTH-WEST U PTE APTS RENT D.05 WESTPEAK. NEAR MRT. 3+l. 1900 sqft. Nice pool view. F/facilities. $1700. Alco 6280-3456 83C/ SOFT RENTAL, Mais Mohd Sultan. P/furn. 3 bdrm. Suits office/ residential. 9062-9925 URGENT! CENTRAL GREEN, 1400 sqft. 3+l P/furn. F/facilities. Good cond. MRT. Immed. 9380
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      • 1111 10 ■t DO9- 1 0 ORCHARD/ Wk. DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LLI) TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ITTI TANfil IN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT Jgf PTE APTS RENT BUKIT TIMAH/ Spacious 954 sq ft fully/partially-furnished 1 -bedroom apartments with balcony in Singapore's premier residential belt Lush, exclusive, tranquil Minutes from town Free 1-way airport transfer* Free
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      • 774 10 Mk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LUi TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wm p TE APTS RENT LOCATION "RIVER VALLEY/ NEWTON. 2 4 rms. F/furn. With f/ facilities. Mins to MRT/ Orchard. Immed. Call now! Rachel 9829-9750 NEAR MRT REGENCY PK. 2228 sqft. 3+l. 54.5K neg/ Orchard Rd 3+l $4.5K neg/ Cairnhill 3000 sqft 4+l+l
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      • 897 10 Wfk 009- 10 ORCHARD/ LUi TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WF PTEAPTS-RENT RIVER VALLEY RD Apartment With facilities. Just TOP. 3rms. Furn/ Unfurn Owner: 9523-7429 FERNHILL PL 3+l walk-up. Beautifully renovated. Move-in. Avail Ist Dec. $3K neg. 9008-2522 J&E CARLTON TERR 3/ 4+l. Apt/ mais Huge balcony. Pool/ playground. $4.8K up. Connection *****799
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      • 665 10 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ L^J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ■P PTEAPTS-RENT "ESOUIRE 1-RM $1.7K/ Turama/ Paterson $4.5K/ Phoenix $2.1K/ Char Yong S3.BK. 9380-2591 SOMERSET MRT. 3+l. o<ley Rd. F/furn. Aircon. Free paring lots, immed. $1400. Tel 9239-5800 ■fc Dll H 21 NEWTON/ Ej bttimah/clementi Brand New Condo 3 mins to Novena MRT
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      • 932 10 ■at Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ k^J BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI U PTEAPTS-RENT THE STERLING. 4*l. P/furn. 1990 sqft. High fir. Bright spacious rms. Ouality finishes. Pool view. Supermkt. Immed. *****213 OT 0.21 BUKIT VIEW/ Grand Chateau 3+l 1850/ 1328 sqft. Unblocked. Windy. F/furn. F/aircon. Renovated. Vacant. Immed. *****128 NEAR MRT! THOMSON Euroasia. 2+l.
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      • 586 10 ■k 012-14 BALESTIER/ Ik 012-14 BALESTIER/ Lnj MACPHERSON/GEYLANG LTTI MACPHERSON/GEYUNG Wm APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT 1 > 1 fcj I CONVENIENT* LI XI RKHS jErX LIVING at AFFORDABLE RENT HaV SI ran^ ni;N bedrwrn apartmenb Bl! C with breathtaking view Eji C Swimming pool, jacuz/i. sauna. g\m. I'* MVI"
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      • 816 10 atilT YTSTTTFA PARKSHORE TG RHU. 3+ 1. 1324 sqft. Bright windy. New renovaItion. F/furn. F/f acilities. Immed Central location. 9060 5202 DTZ PARKSHORE/ WATERPLACE/ SERAYA Ville. High fir. 3+l. Pool view Furn/ unfurn. Facilities Avail immed. $1.5K up! 9307-1071 C&H MANDARIN GDNS/ COSTA Del Sol/ Bayshore Pk. 1/ 21 3
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      • 925 11 RK 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST I MK PTE APTS RENT j ARTHUR MANSION 4+l pool view f/furn. Own jacuz/i. Excellent for expat. 52.6K neg. *****372 MAKENA/ MARINE VIEW. 2/ 3 rms. Pool view. Furn/ facilities. Near Parkway. $I.BK. *****077 PW 2-BDRM WALK UP Apt for rent i* Telok Kurau.
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      • 817 11 ■fc D22-24 3D WEST PTEAPTS-RENT FURNISHED AIRY FARM 2-RMS. 1520 sqft. fenovated. Enjoy Resort Living mongst greenery. Easy access, 'ental neg. Diana 9338-4682 ADE/ MAYFAIR/ PARC Oasis MRT M/ 21 3/ 4. Cheap $1.3K up. MRT. iwner take short term/ Svc Apt. all Fraser 9022-3875 .KF LENDALE PARK. 3+l+l. 1500
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      • 654 11 fff) HOUSES FOR RENT PJS HOUSES FOR RENT Located at May Rd Towner Rd McNair Rd Minutes to Orchard Road CBD area Easy access to CTE PIE expressway. 5 minutes walk to Boon Keng MRT station, food centre, shops and other amenities Can use as home offices. Cosy units with
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      • 667 11 MCE BUNGLW! LOW rent! Pool/ Jaccuzzi. Gdn. Fruit trees. 6+2 m. 8000/ 4000 sqft. Mariam :iose. Immed. Grab! *****497 >ASIR PANJANG TOWNHSE. 2-sto-ey. 4+l. 2500 sqft, patio overooking greens/ pool/ gym. Good :ond. 52.5K only. 9639-1490 :ALLING ALL FAMILY Jin Salang iear Sembawang Shpg Ctr/ amelities/ food ctr. D/storey. F/ren>vated.
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      • 912 11 PJj HOUSES FOR RENT SIAN TUAN SEMI-D. 2storey 2700/ 2200 sq.ft. 4 rms. Unfurn. Simple. MGS. $1.9K *****646 CORNER TERRACE F/FURN Mac J pherson. Cosy, convenient. 3 air- con rms. Rent neg. 9455-2119 SEMI-D 3-STOREY. s*l*l. Built in i 3500 sqft. P/furn. Jin Lim Tai j i See. neg. 9647-9755
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      • 1076 11 PJV HUDC/ HDB |fJ7 APTS FOR RENT 3 'A' 158. Woodlands. Approved unit. Clean, well kept. 3 mins MRT Food ct/ NTUC. F/furn. Aircon Can cook. Co-broke. 9386-4498 I*l YISHUN 656 Furn aircon $600 I+l Tampines 454. Aircon $700 3+l Sembawang 509. MRT. $800 2+l CCK 688A Furn. MRT. $750
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      • 923 11 ll{\ HUDC/ HDB lit? APTS FOR RENT MARINE TERR 1-RM hall. Park way, amenities. Aircon, p/furn. Immed! $900 neg. 9100-8885 KOVAN MRT! BEAUTIFUL 1 rm 1 hall. Hougang Blk 210 Aircon. P/furn. Food ctr/ mkt *****070 5-ROOM UPPER CHANGI Road. High floor. Good view. Fully furnished. Call *****490. BT BATOK/
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      • 825 11 fff\ SERVICE P"K SERVICE life? APARTMENTS APARTMENTS I t<^^ Located ahme Kar Kast Pla/a I Next to .i.iikl Hyatt Hotel I I 5- m i n walk to Orchard MKI I I •2- and 3- hdrm apartments ZZ^E^^H^B penthouses I I Housekeeping, free launderette, I -^^HK gym, swimming p«M»l, billiard
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      • 498 11 LISTING D.OSTAMAN MAS Merah. 2 storey semi-D. Renovated 2 yrs. Land 2920 sqft. 4 rms. Spacious. Facing park. F'hold. *****119 OT F'HOLD FABER DR. 2 storey bunglw. 9057/ 4000 sqft. 4+l+l. Move-in/ potential for rebuild. Call 9186 2949/ 9768 3137 WEST COAST PK 2 storey semi d 4000/ 3000 sqft.
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      • 825 11 iJIUJIIIIIt ■k DOl-08 Llil CITY a SOUTH-WEST |P PTE APTS -SALE NORMANTON PK BLK 1.3. 5 S3BOK up. 108% renovated. Face pool Greenery view. Indi *****211 BLUE HORIZON. SEA view 3 1 bdrms. 1216 sgft. No noon sun. TOP. Good price 9029 4988 PN F'HOLD CONDO 9> Chinatown Pla za.
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      • 574 12 ■k DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ ILjj TANGUN/ HOLLAND |F HOUSES -SALE MUST SELL LINDEN DR. 3 storey modern tropical design semi-d. Enjoy the outdoor, indoor. Breezy convenient. Vincent Liew *****766 DONT MISS BRAND NEW SEMI-D on hilltop. Billion view! Int'l acclaimed architect. Seldom avail. Good sch. Call Vincent Liew *****766 LEEDON
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      • 586 12 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Lly TANGUN/ HOLLAND |F HOUSES -SALE NANYANG PRI BEAUTIFUL 7000 sqft. F'hold. With approval 1 pair semi-d. 53.65M. Agt 9802 3778 D.lO BEAUTIFUL NEW Bunglw with pool. *****/ 9000 sqft. Large rms/ terr. Ouiet. Sam *****389 fVK 009-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE Grange Residences BRAND NEW
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      • 414 12 fft\ 1)09-10 ORCHARD/ km TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE BRAND NEW RIVERVALLEY F'hold 21 3/ 4-bdrms. 1012-1475 sq.ft. 2 projects @> Cairnhill vicinity. $745K up! Dalvey Rd. Exclusive 25 units. View by appointment!!! TO SELL DRAYCOTT SPACIOUS 3*l. High fir. Almost immed. Walking distance to Montessori, Raffles Girls' Orchard. Call *****662 Buy
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      • 691 12 IJt\ 009- 10 ORCHARD/ by TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE D.09 STUDIO. FHOLD. 720/ 592 sqft. 200% move in. showflat, pool, car park. Near MRT/ amenities. Below value! *****833 NEW LIST! THE Legacy 2+l 967 sqft. F'hold. 5 yrs. Tastefully renovated. Totai privacy. Facilities. Mins to Orchard. *****730 OT NEAR SCGS. 1600
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      • 433 12 DDII ft 21 NEWTON/ Wjk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LSI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI El BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE 1^ PTE APTS SALE
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      • 241 12 ■k Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ |2J BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI V HOUSES -SALE LIVING ANDREW RD. 2 STOREY bunglw Large entertainment area. Land 20,000 sqft. Build in 10,000 sqft. Award winning architect int'l renown landscape artist. Serious seller! Vincent Liew *****766 D.ll BRAND NEW Prime Freeho'd. Elevated. Exclusive 2' 2-storey Bunglw. Mt Rosie
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      • 127 12 ■|k Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ EHj BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE HUA GUAN AVE elevated land 9546sqft for building bunglw. Sole agt *****966 Raywhite BT TIMAH 8000 sqft bunglw. High ground. Big garden, wide frontage 53.88M. Sole Agt 9201-4511 |lk D11&21 NEWTON/ LAM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |V PTEAPTS-SALE PropNox HHMHP D.ll 26 SHELFORD Rd.
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      • 321 12 A Comfort II Good Investment Call Now! 9105 6381 Goodluck Gdn/View Pool view Signature Pk2/3 bdrm SSBOK neg Hillvlew Residence... 801 1452 sqft Hlllington Green 3+l. High fir Symphony Hgts.2 bdrm SSSOK neg Hume Park I fc 11... 2/ 3+l. SSOOK up SouthHaven II 3 bdrm. Rare! Sherwood Twr. 2/3
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      • 250 12 PUAiPrI B& I UNIT g§|| ADAM PARK CONDO. 3 bdrms. 108 sq.m. Just TOP. Freehold. Full facilities. Pool view. Pis call Daniel at 9145-5033 DW D.21 GOODLUCK GDN. Near D ei Hua Pri/ Canadian sch. 3 bdrm 1700 sqft. F'hold. Facilities. Tenanted. $675 SGS 6464-6030 BRAND NEW FHOLD Apt New
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      • 288 12 y^^^^^^^TTnrPj's^ D.21 GRAND CHATEAU. F'hold. 3+l High fir. Bright. Renovated. Move-in. Price neg. 9851-0901 D.21 BT. REGENCY, f'hold 3+l Pool/ greenery view. Quick sale! View/ offer. Harvest *****888 HILLCREST ARCADIA. 1700 sqft Newly renovated. Face greenery/ privacy. ERA *****877 THOMSON 800. F'HOLD. Luxurious. 1800 sqft. 3+l. Patio. Elite schs. $980K.
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      • 808 13 ■LK Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ LyJ MACPHERSON/GEYIANG V HOUSES -SALE gUPEfi Baluei ACT NOW! F'HOLD Chempaka Avenue. 2-storey Semi-d. 3569/ 2600 sqft covered carpk. Spacious. s+l. Auto gate. Face NW. Owner 9386-3860 agts welcome MtnxrilOMl Property Advbtrs MUST SEE! EXCELLENT! Low F'hold. Sommerville Rd 3-storey bunglw. 5400/ 5600 sq.ft. 4 ensuite+2.
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      • 834 13 f*\ D l5- 16 EAST COAST 1^ HOUSES SALE Quick Tip Renovation works that generate a lot of noise are restricted to 9am to spm daily on weekdays and not allowed to be carried out at all on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. aV NORTH N0.57-A BRANKSOME 4400/4500 sqft 2'
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      • 578 13 fff\ 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST |pr HOUSES SALE ARTHUR RD 2' 2-STOREY Bunglw. TOP soon. 5700/ 5600 sqft. 6+l. Pool. 53.53M ono. 9387-2151 Ken D.16 5 MINS to Tanah Merah MRT. D/storey terr. 1700/ 2100 sqft. 3+l. Face pk. neq. *****882 MERAGI CL. 2-STOREY corner terr. Next to pk,
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      • 780 13 •RV Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST UP PTEAPTS-SALE ERA^ 0.16 BEDOK COURT. 2260 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Mins to MRT/ sch mkt. Tanamera Crest. Just TOP. Fac ing S.E. High fir. 1195/ 1206 sq.ft. eii nun il^aaaVAßaV COSTA RHU 4+l. 2239 sqft $1.3M Costa Rhu 990/1012/1346 sqft Hawaii Twr 3+1. 2238
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      • 958 13 PR| D l5- 16 EAST COAST W PTE APTS -SALE BAYSHORE PK DIAMOND Tower 2rm 1076 sqft big balcony $398K JCP *****682 Paul Tay D.16 THE BAYSHORE. 3+l rms. 1184 sqft. Low fir. Unblocked view. View to offer Call 9270-8119 ERA MAKENA. F'HOLD. 1592 sq.ft. 3+l. Face N.E. F/facilities. Move-in.
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      • 1150 13 I (§3 PROPERTY BULLETIN I LSI SPECIAL EDITION FOR 11 111 PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS Welcome to I W1 m^ 1™ I I tl IV I II Jl This newsletter is brought to you by The Straits Times |SS U C Classified to help you get ahead, qet motivated and get informed
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      • 607 14 ■k 17-18CHANGI/ L^ PASIRRIS |F PTEAPTS-SALE international Property Adv!»«n EXCELLENT! CLASSY 1-BDRM Apt. Fhold. Estella Garden 660 sq.ft. High fir. Well renovated. F/facilities. neg. Call Chand *****155 ESTELLA GARDEN. STUDIO. High fir. Windy. Cosy. Full facilities. Near amenities. Move-in cond. Hurry! 9144-5088 LOYANG VALLEY 1528 sqft. Resort living. F/facilities. Renovated.
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      • 622 14 ■k Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ UB THOMSON V HOUSES -SALE D.19 D/STOREY terrace. S73BK F'hold. Land 1978 sqft. 3+l rm. Mins walk to MRT. 9270-8827 S'GOON GDN WAY 2 storey semi d. Approx 2512/2400 sqft. 3+l+l. S2OOK renovation. *****966 LICHFIELD RD 999 yrs s/storey inter terr. 282 sqm. Near Chomp Chomp
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      • 819 14 Wfk 01 9-20 SERANGOON/ UB THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE D.19 RIO VISTA. New condo. 1249 sqft 3 bdrms. Face pool. Designer decor. Marble. F/facilities. 99 yrs. Urgent sale! *****681 CBS FLAMETREE PK. F'HOLD. 1592 sq.ft. 3 rms. Move in. Facing SICC. Greenery view. Serene peaceful. Near Ai Tong. 9767 0033 DW BREATHTAKING
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      • 898 14 UK 025-28 Lly NORTH HOUSES |F SALE KELULUT HILL 2-STOREY corner terr. 999 yrs. 2180/ 2100 sqft. 4+l rms. Well maintained. Grab now! Don't miss! 9741-0033 DW TAMARIND RD. 2 storey inter terr. F'hold. Beautifully renovated. 2500/2600 sqft. 4+l. Wide frontage. Grab now! 9741 0033 DW JLN HIKAYAT SEMI-D. s+l-rm.
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      • 3030 14 IflS HDB APTS FOR SALE PRV HDB APTS FOR SALE (fIS HDB APTS FOR SALE ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE PflS HDB APTS FOR SALE P^ HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjj (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) HT (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |f£F (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \jff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \jff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) HlS^^^^^Sl^^ffl B^ B^. ML/D COIMIIO LS LimCnuKang ,/^V I
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      • 703 14 BNM 3'vRM CORNER CHAI Chee 45 Deposit $100 only. $179K. Urgent 4 'NG' 121 Bedok. Tom 9455 6699 3'2-RMS. BLK 704 Bedok Res Corner. Unblocked. Sell below value! Hurry call! 9787-1975 3-RM BLK 401 Bedok N. Simple move in. Schs/ amenities/ central. View to offer! 9101-9141 3/ 4/ 5-RM BEODK.
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      • 943 15 Pf% HDB APTS FOR SALE \JO (BISHAN) 4 'A' BLK 451 Sin Ming Ave. 107 sqm Big rm. Simple renovation. Aircon. Windy. Quiet. Ai Tong Sch/ Thomson Plaza. 9154-2177 5 T CORNER Blk 166. High fir, quiet neighbourhood. Spacious like new! Near amenities MRT. S39BK only! Dont miss! 9111 2809
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      • 1063 15 Wffk HDB APTS FOR SALE Ifc? (BUKIT BATOK) Excellent ERA Location 4-RM BLK 325 Bt Batok. High fir. Breezy. Simple. Next to corner. t Mins to amenities. Serious seller. $193K. Call Nadia 9106-2000 EXEC APT BLK 290C. Bt Batok. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Aircon. 3 A' blk. 341 Bt Batok.
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      • 937 15 ■tX HDB APTS FOR SALE LH| (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) ■h! f* eraUvu iiil iititi UJ4S 4 'A' BLK 82 Strathmore Ave. 107 sq.m. Very spacious unit. Marble fir. Split aircon. 3 mins walk to O'town MRT. $358K neg!! Hurry!! A-TEAM 3-RM BLK 83 Cwealth. 3uiet, peaceful, nice. lift. Mins to
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      • 793 15 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE EB (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 3 T BT Merah 107/ 3 'S' recess C'wealth 59/ 3 'S' Havelock Blk 22. All upgraded. 9062-4656 PN 3 T BLK 130 Kim Tian. Upgraded 1 rm. Fee paid. High fir. Next to corner. Hurry! *****220 Relic 3 NG. BLK
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      • 1058 15 Pff| HDBAPTS FOR SALE ■tt/ (BUKIT PANJANG) 4 'S' BLK 237. Lift level. High fir. Open view. Windy. No Noon sun. Renovated. 3x split aircon. Near wet mkt/ sch. 9101-2294 PN 5 'I' BLK 177 high fir, well kept, renovated, 3 split aircon, windy. Blk 178 mid fir, designer decor,
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      • 1076 15 ■PrS HDBAPTS FOR SALE [*jf/ (CHOACHUKANG) MUST SELL 4 'NG' BLK 26 Teck Whye. Renovated. High fir. Bright breezy. Corner! Cheap! Vacant, convenient, near amenities. *****532 '.Xh 1 1 1 1 Kj i t*\*"^ i£ 1 I *l 5 'A' CORNER Blk 503 CCK High Fir. 4 rooms. Well Renovated
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      • 931 15 J9f\ HDBAPTS FOP SALE li*/ (CHOACHUKANG) 5T CORNER CCK Blk 485D. High fir. Unblocked. Windy. Nicely renovated. *****811 Mickey ERA 5 T CORNER CCK Central Blk 223. S2SBK only! Unblock. Lift level. Near MRT. *****811 Mickey ERA 5-RM URGENT MUST Sell! to co-broke agent. Blk. 680 470. Low fir. Movein
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      • 1900 15 HN, B HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) i. 3 T 623 Renovated. Amenities'!. 3 'S' 694 Next to Corner. Move in 3 'NG' 321 Mid floor. Renovated" 4 S' 630 Mid fir. Next to corner 4'NG' '55 Corner just renovated. 4 A' 963 Corner Renovated. 802 4 A' price!
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      • 398 16 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE ES) (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ I 4- fl DCOI v «,,v* B BUY! BELOW HDB VALUE SI7K 4 A' 96B 6-yrs. Ground fir, simple, mkt/ NTUC Hurry! Open Hse Sat/ Sun. Urgent sale! Call 9008 8339 AT 1 Eh! PropNcx MHHM EXEC APT 960. Designer decor. Exec Apt 850
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      • 330 16 ■k HDBAPTS H)R SALE ED (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ LflV "^fIfIBESSESB MRT DOORSTEP HOUGANG Central 3 'NG' blk 811. Totally unblocked/ j greenery. 100% move in. All race CHU/ Holy Innocent. $172K nett 3 'NG' BLK 221 S'goon. High floor 4 'NG' Hougang 314 High. Corner 5 A' 135 Lor Ah Soo. High.
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      • 469 16 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE ED (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ JB YIOCHUKANG) $3XXK EXEC MAIS 427/ 455. Corner low fir. Lift level. Renovated/ aircon. Hougang Mall/ good schs amenities. Donald 8100-8208 4 'A' HOUGANG Blk 550 #08 Lift level. Renovated. 100% move in. Face S. Near Hougang Green/ mkt. neg. Hurry! 9066-2787 S3IOK EXEC
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      • 519 16 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE ED (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 5 MIN HOUGANG Pt/ NTUC/ mkt.. 4 'A' Pure corner blk 963 #13. 102 sqm. 6 yrs. Dr E. Nice, neat 300% move in. All races. S24BK nett 1 ON UONARDIH WA 9028 341 3 4 'S' 612 Simple. Mid fir. $178K+ Exec
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      • 536 16 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE ED (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ U YIO CHU KANG) $360K NEG! EXEC Mais corner Blk $25 S'goon N Ave 4. Bright/ windy. Co-broke 9855-6033 WD 3 'A' BLK 241 Hougang. High fir. LM level. Unblocked. Urgent! S Mf. Call Zai 9186-0103 3 'A' BLK 241 Hougang St. 22.
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      • 1306 16 Mk HDB APTS FOR SALE t^i (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ ■F YIO CHU KANG) 5 T 508 S'qoon N Ave 4 8 yrs Well kept. Ist owner. Amenities/ Rosyth Sch. Immed. *****995 5 T CORNER Blk 533 Sgoon N 810. NS facing. Move-in cond Near Rosyth Sch. 9733-2133 CEA 5 T PT Blk
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      • 1058 16 B HOB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) RUHAINIE 9008 5250 I m*4 i HIGH FLR privacy lovers! 4 'i i Blk 735 $218K neq. Early move i 5 T Corner Blk 720. Mid fir. Nei I amenities. neg. Call to secure LISTING ATTN! EXEC APT 287C. Toh Guai 5 T 667
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      • 1088 16 ©HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4era room V 4 f S' CORNER 417 Jurong West, in Beautiful, cosy, privacy, renovat jr ed. bright, unblocked. Amenities, f! All races. Call Now! 9060-3298 n. 4-RM CORNER. RARE! 686A Jug. rong Central. Low fir. unblocked, b. $40K renovation. Design build t 2 mins
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      • 921 16 PfJK HDB APTS FOR SALE Jjgf (JURONG) 4 'A' BLK 929 Jurong W. High fir. Lift level. Renovated. Near sch/ amenities. 9002 7335 Kaizer 4 "A" 455 dr-todr Jurong West High fir. Near amenities. Good convenient. *****441 4 'A' 476 corner/ 477/ 684A. 3 T Boon Lay 215/ 209/ 187
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      • 826 16 JN, ffh HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (MARINE PARADE) 5 'S 1 PT BLK 12. New List! Pan oramic view. Bright, breezy! Renovated. Upgraded. 100% move-in Near mkt/ sch. Rare 1 9001-4264 5-RM PT BLK 13 Marine Terr. Up graded 4 bdrms. High fir. Unblocked. Fully aircon. View to of
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      • 832 17 Ifh HDB APTS FOR SALE EiiV (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) EXEC APT CORNER 245. Low flr. 4 bdrm. Good cond. Sch/ Mosque/ Loyang Pt. $330K neg. *****239 MUST VIEW! MUST Buy! Beautiful Exec Apt 500. MRT/ clubs/ library. 9239 3016/ 9180 2913 agt MUST SELL! 4 A Blk 428 Pasir Ris Drive 6.
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      • 912 17 IflS HDB APTS FOR SALE Up/ (SEMBAWANG) NO CASH! 5 T corner Sembawang 329 #02/ 4 A' Blk 470/ 435 Renovated. Near MRT. 9062-4657 SERIOUS SELLER! 4'AV Blk 331 Sembawang Cl #04. Simple, 100 sqm. 2 aircon. 9844-8993 Agt S2BOK ONO. 5T corner Sembawang blk 334, high flr. Unblocked Renovated.
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      • 1613 17 f/ti HDB APTS FOR SALE Wftl HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) BELOW hh P VMJjjjj 3 'A' NEXT to Corner 104. Marble. 4 'A' BLK 351 Tampines. High fir. 5 V Corner 873. Al hotel decor... Renovated. Unblocked. Next to 5 T 492C High floor/ unblocked.
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      • 932 17 Bfh HDB APTS FOR SALE WJ (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 3/ 4/ 5/ 6-rm. 161. 267. 245 366 406. 498J. 503. 724. 892A 496D 450E 9066-5111. stanleylim.com 4 'A' 438 Tampines. NTUC/ hawker/ amenities. Ist owner. Renovate to your taste. *****828 SR 4 'A' 887 move-in cond. S235K+. 4 'A' corner 284 marble
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      • 890 17 ■tV HDB APTS FOR SALE IjLJ (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) don't|€£| MlSS[gg| TOA PAYOH 3 T+l blk 83 done up. 3 T +1. Blk 91 high fir. Done up. Exec Mais 236. well kept low fir Potong Pasir 3 A' blk 103. Simple. neg/ 3 'NG' blk 119. Renovated. High
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      • 1038 17 Wffi HDB APTS FOR SALE y|f (WOODLANDS) 3 'A' 158. 3 mins MRT. High fir. Clean well kept. Face NS. Cosy 4 A' 353. Well renovated. Clean windy. Near MRT/ Sch/ Shops. 3'.-rm 203. High fir. 83 sq.m. Clean. Windy. Low *****498 Near MUST SELL) 5 T 684D. Well furn.
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      • 875 17 fftk HDBAPTS FOR SALE ijtr (WOODLANDS) MUST SELL 4'A' BLK 547 #05 Opposite Vista Point/ wet market. Condo layout. Well kept. Last offer $21OK. Chinese owner. Call 9184-6023 OT £A Near %M MRT 5 T CORNER blk 513. High floor. 3+l. Renovated. MRT. 126 sq.m. Jumbo blk 848. 1905 sq.ft.
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      • 1144 17 R|V HDBAPTS FOR SALE \Hf (WOODLANDS) NEW LIST! EXEC Mais 788X high fir, 200% move-in. Unblock. Opp Admiralty MRT/ mkt. 9107-1203 NEW LISTING! BLK 747 Woodlands Circle. #04. Move-in cond. Low cash. *****632 NEW LIST! 517/406. 5-rm. Amenities. Low fir. Convenient. Near MRT. Call 9692-3381 Orion NEW LISTING! 4 A
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      • 966 17 aC3TTrnrrTTnc% RK HDBAPTS FOR SALE HI/ (YISHUN) MOALKAFF \**Jk 9062 4656^^ J 'NG' BLK 121/ 234/ 220/ 242... 3 S' 763. 4 NG' corner Blk 748. i A' corner Blk 853. Amenities ixec Mais Blk 352. Renovated. m N ew ERA Listing 5 T BLK 844 Khatib MRT. High Ir.
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      • 885 18 ffS HOB APTS FOR SALE Uy (yishun) 4 'A' CORNER 114. Lift level. 109 sqm. Big! 100% unblock! Malay hse. Mkt. MRT. Good *****881 4 'A' BLK 409, low fir. well kept/ 4 'S' 764, low fir, near MRT. Call Ali *****665 ASPEN 4 'A' CORNER recess Blk 839. Renovated,
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      • 722 18 Pfk HOB APTS FOR SALE tjLj (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) 4'A' 102 SOM. Blk 225A Compassvale, mid fir, corridor end. Spacious. Balcony, Rivervale Plaza. MRT, sens. neg. 8100-8208 CHEAP! 4 A' blk 1918. High fir. Next to corner. Simple orig. Rivervale mall/ LRT/ sch. Hurry! Must view! 9455-3373 Amelia CHEAP! MUST See!
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      • 648 18 ©HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) PROPNEX, THE LARGEST Agency looking to help you to rent sell your property within the most effective shortest time d> the highest Budget! *****771 Ang SINGAPORE PR PROFESSIONAL family/ student looking for whole unit or lock 1-room in all area. Owner pis call 9026-5503 Agt
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      • 1119 18 RJ| FACTORY SPACE BJ| FACTORY SPACE \Hf FOR RENT fjif FOR RENT FACTORY FOR LEASE 1 ,000-2,600 sq ft onwards per floor 3,000-7,600 sq ft terrace units (some with furnished office) Central location ilti Parking in front of unit W^ Tel: 6344 2002 payaubi 111 P 53 ÜBI AVE 1
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      • 592 18 ©FAQORY SPACE Wfti FAQORY SPACE B^ FAQORY SPACE FOR SALE fjjf FOR SALE jjjjf FOR SALE FREEHOLD Innovation Place^ i i >^0B k vl Immediate occupation flkv* 4 'vV Attractive price f t| Affordable size from 1,335 sq ft :^^s^^^ g fc 5 Close to BKE,KJE&SLE h J «^-^**^k Sizes:
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      • 575 18 a NEAR MRT 0 T. PAGODA ST. CHINATOWN. Conser- 3 vation Bldg. 1400 sq.ft. Aircon. >v Nicely renovated. Residence on '3attic. Call Yow Meng 9146-8335 a STAMFORD COURT. 10,000 sqft. P 4 Beautiful renovated office. Good c ai image. Attractive rental. Near City Hall MRT. 9455 0487 FP 2: KANDAHAR
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      • 625 18 'ANTECH IND COMPLEX. Immed. larpark level. Corner unit. $680 i/mth. Owner. *****542 Ms Tan UGH ST PLAZA. 360 sqft. Furn/ iternet ready. Immed/ move in/ hort term. $950. 9750 0210 ALAN BESAR BRAND new office, nd fir. attic. Fully aircon. Call Kingston Lim at 6535 4922 ■24 MTHS D.07 $150
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      • 483 18 H*V SHOP SPACE R^ SHOP SPACE \JIF FOR RENT HP FOR RENT Prime shop space 151 sq ft to 2,669 sq ft suitable for retail, travel agency etc 291 sq ft indoor with 31 2 sq ft outdoor suitable for cafe with Alfresco dining Excellent frontage at street level, conservation
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      • 555 18 J, SHENTON WAY MINI Shop space 1 for takeover/ assignment. New renovation. Retail trades. Heavy human traffic, immed. *****099 Excellent era Location CHANGI MAIN RD 1000 sqft. Free parking. Easy loading. Prominent glass frontage. Near MRT/ condo. High traffic. Lau 9668 9890 Excellent era; Location RACE COURSE LANE 3/storey she
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      • 861 19 v 1 (ftV SHOP SPACE tiff FOR RENT PropNex j4#M CENTRAL AREA. HEAVY human traffic. Bugis/ Chinatown. 180/ 700sqft. All trades except food. With water supply. 9388 3176 yk RARE CHURCHES WORSHIP Marina S. Very high ceiling. Approx. 12,000 sqft. Also with a 15 stalls food ct Mr lease. 9386-8282
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      • 820 19 WQh SHOP SPACE Ujf FOR RENT HALF SHOP SPACE. Marsiling Rise. Blk 131. Suits all trades. Immed. $1200. 9385-5561 NORTH BRIDGE 1500 sqft. suit restn health food. Joo Chiat 1500 sqft, suit pub, restn. *****184 MARINE FISH SHOP at Geylang with import/ export lie marine fish lie for takeover. *****667
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      • 928 19 HIS SHOP SPACE fji? FOR SALE URGENT! BLK 2 Jin Bt Merah 2 storey aquarium shop with living quarters. Near Safra, Ikea. Shop specialist Henry 9679-3345 ERA KATONG F'HOLD SHOP Cum Office (Tembelinq Central) 1400 sqft. i Heavy human traffic. All trades. $690 psf. 9021 8811 Mickey ERA D.16 LUCKV
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      • 529 19 ■k WAREHOUSES/ Pfck WAREHOUSES/ ED STORAGE tljj STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT SPACE FOR RENT r^s^v RUBY WAREHOUSE (sg^ COMPLEX Flexible floor area on Warehouse/ Office for lasSST 1 I PACE carpark lots I rflaE Easy access to PIE/ECP 24-hour security *****162 1 /^T^\ RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX I Tel: *****661 (Ruby
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      • 525 19 RTi LAND lUm BANKS SALE D.25 JLN RASOK Off Mandai Rd. 7100 sq.ft. Land with partially completed semi-d a bunglw. Fhold. Don't miss! *****430 0.19 FREEHOLD land 12.300 sqft. Can build terrace or apt. Near Kovan MRT amenities. Pis call sole agt 9006-3380 LOR 19 GEYLANG. Fhold. 4100 sqft. Build
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      • 630 23 B, if=^PSA=|i The World's Port of Call II i^a_i^i^_ II PSA Corporation Limited invites tenders for: I CONSTRUCTION WORKS Tender No: CD/BC/04/055 PHASES CO6 to COB CONSTRUCTION OF CONTAINER BERTHS AND STACKING YARDS AT PASIR PANJANC TERMINAL Cost of Document Drawings $845.25 Closing Date/Time 6 Dec 2004 at 4.00 pm
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