The Straits Times, 17 November 2004

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  • 642 1  - Investors to be asked to submit resort plans Joyce Teo Pragmatism to guide decision on casino; it must meet social aims By SINGAPORE will take another step towards deciding whether to allow a casino here in the coming weeks when potential investors will be asked to submit their concepts for
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  • 125 1 She lost her husband at 29 and had to juggle many jobs rubber plantation worker, seamstress, washerwoman to feed her four children. Later, when a son fell ill and a daughter went through a difficult divorce, Madam Mary Lee (centre), now 84, helped raise their five children
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  • 431 1  -  Asad Latif By THE unemployment rate was likely to end the year at or slightly below 4 per cent after a dramatic drop in the last quarter, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said. "Sustained economic growth should lead to further employment growth," he
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1059 1  -  Lynn Lee By IF YOU ask teacher Tan Yuh Huann, 29, if Chinese language classes can be less drudgery and more fun, he will say sure, no problem. Since January, the Beatty Secondary teacher has made his Secondary 3 students critique Chinese
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  • IN FLASH
    • 40 2 Illegal logging charge Greenpeace says Asia Pulp Paper is involved in illegal logging in Yunnan province, China. PAGE 8 Journalist shot dead A radio broadcaster becomes the 10th journalist to be killed in the Philippines this year PAGE 13
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    • 33 2 Free expression limits Ethnic tension forces the Dutch to consider limiting free expression. PAGE 17 Was Arafat poisoned? A mojority of Arabs believe so, with most pointing finger at Israel. PAGE 22
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    • 55 2 Older workers' role Pointing out that older workers can still contribute in certain departments, reader urges the Government to take lead by hiring more older and senior workers PAGE Hl3 Modem jacking Reacting to the article "New tactic to fight modem jacking" (ST, Nov 13), reader suggests how SingTel
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    • 41 2 Badminton setback Three top shuttlers pull out of Aviva Open Singapore, dealing a huge blow to the country's biggest badminton event. PAGE Hl4 Soccer hopes Goh Tat Chuan is hopeful of good play by Lions against Japan today. PAGE Hl5
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    • 53 2 KL tussle turns ugly Two tycoons' fight over a stake in DRB-Hicom turns into a war of words with the Premier being dragged into the row. PAGE H23 Factory closure Hundreds of workers face job uncertainty as fibre-optics maker JDS Uniphase decides to sell its factories in Singapore and
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    • 23 2 S'pore-Turkey ties As SM Goh visits Turkey, Turkish envoy talks about "new opportunities" between the two countries in an interview. PAGE 24
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    • 61 2 Employer that cares Robinsons sets example by giving extraordinary support to a staff member before she died of cancer. PAGE H3 Immigration Act Changes in the law give courts more discretion when sentencing landlords who rent out their premises to immigration offenders. PAGE H7 $IbLNG project Five global firms
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    • 338 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3&4 Asia 6-16 World 17-23 Review 24-27 FYI 28 SECTION TWO Home Hl-12 Forum Hl3 Sports Hl4-17 Obituaries.... H17&18 Money Hl9-26 LIFE! Buzz L2&L2O News L3 MidLife L4-6&L10 Movies LI 1-17 TV Ll9 -r y^jjj3M»3rlB r L H J|le P^ ,JH JH oil RfIHHF rr?«r^y^^ < T^lf
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  • PRIME
    • 734 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Canberra will consider granting the airline unlimited access to trans-Pacific routes By Transport Correspondent Why now? FOR some industry analysts, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister John Anderson's statement represents a major shift in the Australian government's thinking. The change, they suspect,
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    • 177 3 SINGAPORE yesterday sealed an open skies agreement with Sri l^anka allowing airlines from both countries to operate without restrictions. A government statement said the new pact complements an open skies agreement on cargo services reached in October last year. Of the more than 90 air pacts
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    • 116 3 A ship carrying about 350 passengers and crew caught fire in north-east China yesterday but all of them on board are believed to have escaped, thanks to quick action by the rescue authorities and fishermen. The fire broke out at around 1.30pm on the front
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    • 528 4  -  Lydia Lim Apec leaders will study proposal to promote trade at annual summit By Senior Correspondent In Santiago (Chile) Faster pace BACKERS of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific believe it will accelerate progress towards the trade liberalisation goals mapped
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    • 506 4 Washington UNITED States President George W. Bush turned to his most trusted foreign policy adviser, Ms Condoleezza Rice, to lead US diplomacy during his second term. Ms Rice, 50, will replace Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was often out of step with more
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  • ASIA
    • 550 6  -  Carolyn Hong High death toll leads Malaysia to get tough with those who cause accidents By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur UPPING the ante in its crackdown on reckless drivers, Malaysia's government is thinking about sending those who cause accidents to jail. Any motorist
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 96 12 TOKYO: Japan said yesterday that the pacifist nation should reconsider its long-standing ban on arms exports as it revises its defence strategy to take account of new threats. The Defence Agency submitted a draft outline of ideas to lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
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      • 93 12 HONG KONG: Twenty-eight children at Hong Kong's Caritas Medical Centre have contracted a mystery illness that causes fever and respiratory infections, prompting health officials to issue a warning on Monday. Infected children have been moved to an isolation ward and their original ward disinfected,
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      • 98 12 TOKYO: Japanese delegates have returned from Pyongyang, with what North Korean officials described as the remains of Ms Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents when she was 13. The team returned after almost a week of talks in the North Korean capital over the
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      • 94 12 BEIJING: China is to build a 14.3-billion-yuan (552.9 billion) railway and two new expressways linking Beijing and Tianjin, a major port on the eastern seaboard, to boost regional economic integration. Leaders of the two cities have agreed to build a new railway which will
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      • 95 12 BEIJING: A Beijing court has sentenced a swindler to 15 years imprisonment for giving away rental cars to people as an incentive for them to lend him large sums of money. Gu Qing rented 48 cars, including Audis, Passats and Jettas, from four Beijing-based firms
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    • 338 12 He wants to meet China's leaders after intrusion by Chinese sub Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday that he wants to meet Chinese leaders to mend relations. His remark came as Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said that Chinese Deputy Foreign
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    • Article, Illustration
      72 12 Apples emblazoned with the words "passing the examination" in Chinese (above, right) and Korean characters (above, left) are popular gifts for students in South Korea. Cut-outs of the characters were pasted on the apples when they were ripening in the sun so that the words stood out. Students
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    • 326 12 Most HK banks shun safe box liability: Survey Hong Kong AN ALARMINGLY high percentage of banks disclaim liability for any loss or damage to contents deposited in their safe boxes, the Consumer Council found, as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority requested banks to review terms and conditions for such services.
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    • 308 6 Foreign influence Thaksin accuses Thai Muslims educated in Islam abroad of being behind spate of violence in the south, PAGE 14 FALLEN FORESTS I rr=j -i ft «S** ,i fc BftV^ Forests in south-western China are being destroyed by paper company APP, warned Greenpeace. Page 8 RIOT IN GUANGDONG Dispute
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  • CHINA
    • 591 8  -  ChuaChin Hon It alleges that company is involved in illegal logging By China Correspondent In Beijing "We are committed to sustainability in all of our operations. We take any allegations regardless of the source seriously. We have not yet seen the report or press statement
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    • 205 8 1 00 Chinese 'eyes' in the sky CHINA plans to launch more than 100 satellites before 2020 to watch every corner of the country, state-run China Central Television quoted a government official as saying yesterday. A "large surveying network" would be set up to monitor water reserves, forests, farmland, city
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    • 250 8 Beijing A POLICE officer in south-western Yunnan province has been arrested for shooting dead two pedestrians, one of whom he had knocked down earlier. The incident happened in Weimo village, Yanshan county last Wednesday night when Lu Xiong was driving the Weimo township police
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  250 words
    • 281 8 Hong Kong TALKS between the authorities of Hong Kong's airport and rival mainland airports namely Shenzhen and Zhuhai have run into serious difficulties, making it unlikely that Hong Kong will clinch alliances with them before its planned privatisation in 2006. Failure to secure a
      FINANCIAL TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  281 words
    • 92 10 A woman admires a painted gas storage tank in Suzhou industrial park in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. The two tanks, which belong to a gas corporation, have been painted with colourful patterns to appeal to the locals. The industrial park, in which
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    • 488 10  -  Lawrence Chung Reaction puzzling as Beijing warns of conflict and calls him 'insincere' By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian yesterday said he viewed the latest comments by China as "positive" despite its warning that armed conflict will be unavoidable if the
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    • 385 10 Taipei CHINA is developing the means to electronically blockade Taiwan with attacks to the island's vital utilities, the Internet and other communications networks, according to an US official. Mr Richard Lawless, Deputy Undersecretary of Defence, issued the warning during a meeting with members of the US-Taiwan
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  385 words
    • 234 11 Buenos Aires CHINESE President Hu Jintao arrived in Buenos Aires yesterday for a two-day visit that the Argentine government hopes will mark the start of closer trade and investment links with Asia's emerging economic superpower. Mr Hu's visit has generated huge expectations. Argentina
      FINANCIAL TIMES  -  234 words
    • Article, Illustration
      79 11 A group of Tibetans bathe in a hot spring in a rural area in Guide county, in north-west China's Qinghai province. The highest temperature of the hot spring gets close to boiling point. Local people believe that a dip in the hot spring can relieve stress as
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    • 582 11 Social unrest in Guangdong reflects growing resentment towards the authorities Beijing ONE teenager died, seven firefighters were injured and 17 people arrested after some 1,000 police officers used tear gas to quell a riot in Guangdong province. The riot, sparked by a quarrel
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  • SOUTH-EAM ASIA
    • 308 13 Manila A FILIPINO general accused of massive corruption pleaded not guilty yesterday at the start of a court martial seen as crucial for restoring confidence in the often-restive military. Major-General Carlos Garcia, the most senior military officer accused of corruption, is facing
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    • 599 13  -  Luz Baguioro Philippine journalists demand that the government take action as a radio commentator becomes 10th victim this year By Ph ilippines Corresponden t In Manila PHILIPPINE journalists in different parts of the country will mount protest rallies today to denounce the escalating attacks against
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    • 191 13 Hanoi A SCHOOL watchman held three six-year-old children hostage in his guard shack and sliced off one boy's finger during a seven-hour stand-off with police in northern Vietnam, police said yesterday. Police were still investigating the motive for the attack last week in Lao
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
    • 169 14 THAILAND'S Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants his people to fold paper pigeons to be airdropped in the south to spread goodwill in an area where violence has killed hundreds. Critics say the proposal is for the birds. The proposal was discussed at a Cabinet meeting
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    • 459 14 Thaksin claims they are responsible for spate of violence in southern Thailand Übon Ratchathani (Thailand) THAI Muslims who have studied Islam abroad are behind the spate of violence in the far south which has claimed almost 500 lives since January, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said
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    • Article, Illustration
      62 14 A Thai performer allowing a deadly king cobra to put its head into his mouth during a show at PHOTO a park in Bangkok yesterday. The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, growing up to 5.4m in length. Its venom is a neurotoxin and causes swelling,
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    • 183 14 Maniia MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said yesterday that a lasting peace settlement would soon be reached in the southern Philippines, where Malaysian personnel are monitoring a ceasefire between government troops and an Islamic rebel group. Datuk Seri Najib arrived in
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    • 154 14 Bangkok THE Thai government has said it might accede to a Tokyo request to withdraw chicken from a free-trade agreement with Japan now that the Japanese have agreed to send officials to in- spect sanitation standards at Thai poultry factories. Deputy Prime Minister
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 527 16  -  Leslie Lau Only 90,000 workers have taken up the government's repatriation offer By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will deploy more than half a million members of its volunteer corps and neighbourhood watch groups to help arrest up to a million
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    • 258 16 Kuala Lumpur DEPUTY Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin yesterday slammed the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for attempting to show the practice of Islamic law in Malaysia in a negative light. He said the move did not contribute to the efforts of the Malaysian and British governments to
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  • WORLD
    • 694 17 "Freedom of expression is a great thing but we must also realise that words can wound," PRIME MINISTER JAN PETER BALKENENDE Murder of film-maker and tit-for-tat attacks on mosques and churches fuel alarm The Hague REELING from the brutal murder of a
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    • 669 18 French leader also doubts if anyone can bring Europe and Washington together London IN COMMENTS ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair tomorrow, French President Jacques Chirac said that Britain got very little in return for supporting the US-led
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    • 400 18 US 'at risk of losing influence in Asia' Washington US INFLUENCE in Asia is at risk of seriously diminishing if Washington fails to undertake a more coherent policy in the region that goes beyond its concerns with terrorism and nuclear proliferation, US experts on Asia said in a report released
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    • 484 19 US military launches probe after TV report shows him killing the man in a mosque Washington THE US military has begun an investigation into possible war crimes after a television report by NBC showed a marine shooting dead a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a
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    • 212 19 Mosul (Iraq) AMERICAN and Iraqi forces barged into restive pockets of Mosul yesterday to secure police stations and restore order in one of their largest joint operations in the city. Some 1,200 US troops were sweeping the northern city from west to east, hoping
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 264 20 WHERE other students might pose for their senior yearbook photo with a tennis racket or favourite car, Blake Douglass wants to be seen with his shotgun. The 17-year-old has filed a federal lawsuit to force Londonderry High School in New Hampshire to allow
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      • 177 20 FANS of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have launched an advertising blitz pushing for a constitutional change to allow foreign-born citizens to become US president. A group dubbed "Amend For Arnold", put together by a supporter of the Austrian-born movie star who helped bankroll
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      • 121 20 A MIAMI judge was due to decide yesterday on whether to award over US$ll2 million (SslBs million) to a woman who sued Cuban President Fidel Castro for the alleged execution of a CIA pilot downed in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Ms Janet
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      • 138 20 SPAIN'S most infamous spy has returned from the dead, five years after his sister published a death notice. Mr Francisco Paesa, an arms dealer and freelance spy, died of a heart attack in Thailand in 1998, according to a notice placed in a newspaper
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    • 497 21 "It is in Australia's interests to gain legal certainty on the outer limits of these areas, which give Australia exclusive rights to explore, exploit and conserve the natural resources of the relevant seabed areas." THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, in a statement. It wants to tap
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    • 366 21 Washington THE United States and 21 other countries have agreed to adopt a tougher standard for vehicle door latches, a first step towards what American officials hope will be global auto safety standards. The standard, scheduled to be signed in Geneva tomorrow, is the
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    • 69 21 Slasher victim Julie Sanchez demonstrating on prosecuting attorney Thomas Cameron how she was attacked by PHOTC convicted killer Eugene Watts. He attacked her at the side of a Texas highway more than 20 years ago as she tried to fix a flat tyre, slashing her throat and
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    • 265 21 Canberra AUSTRALIA'S conservative government launched its fourth-term agenda yesterday, pledging a strong stand against international terrorism and a boost in defence spending. Governor-General Michael Jeffery spelt out Prime Minister John Howard's legislative plans for the next three years during a speech to open the
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 134 21 SYDNEY: A high-speed passenger train was derailed yesterday on Australia's tropical north coast, sending carriages and passengers flying through the air and injuring 128 people, five of them seriously. "The train is just a twisted wreck, it's an absolute bloody mess," said a rail official. "The
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      • 99 21 LIMA: Peruvian police said on Monday they had seized nearly 700kg of cocaine hidden in frozen giant squid bound for Mexico and the United States. The drugs were covered in pepper to divert sniffer dogs and sealed in several layers of plastic and other wrappers. Seven
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      • 114 21 ABIDJAN: The UN Security Council has imposed an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast's hard-line government after its unprecedented violent confrontation with France, drawing bitter accusations here yesterday that the world was siding with Ivory Coast's former colonial ruler. The Security Council's resolution on Monday
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      • 134 21 WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has announced that it will begin free trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates and Oman as part of President George W. Bush's effort to promote economic growth in the Middle East. In a letter to congressional leaders, the US Trade
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      • 95 21 MADRID: The first trial of a suspect implicated in the Madrid train bombings opened yesterday with a 16-year-old youth in the dock facing up to eight years in detention for allegedly handling the explosives used in the attacks which left 191 people dead. The teenager is
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      • 73 21 PARIS: Europe's first mission to the Moon, the unmanned exploratory probe SMART- 1 has been safely placed in lunar orbit after a v<>\ of more than 13 months, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced yesterday. SMART-1, a tiny testbed of revolutionary technology, was successfully captured by
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    • 593 22 Suspicions fall on the Palestinian leader's arch foe Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon Cairo THE Arab world is abuzz with talk that Mr Yasser Arafat was poisoned, the latest in a line of Arab leaders whose deaths remain a mystery. Palestinians have been demanding
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    • 319 22 Dubai AL-QAEDA militants have defied a crackdown and the loss of senior leaders in Saudi Arabia by using the Internet to win over recruits in Osama bin Laden's birthplace. Despite the killing of top contributors, including one of its leading web magazine editors. Issa Saad
      REUTERS  -  319 words
    • 222 22 THE medical dossier of Mr Yasser Arafat can be released if eligible parties such as his family demand it, France said, after Palestinian leaders asked for a full report on his death. Palestinian leaders said they wanted full information on Mr Arafat's death in a
      REUTERS  -  222 words
    • 477 23 But as the new US Secretary of State, she will push only President's agenda Washington MS CONDOLEEZZA Rice, a minister's daughter who rose to a top position at the White House under a deeply religious President George W. Bush, is a rare national security
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    • 119 23 US DEPUTY Secretary of State Richard Armitage has resigned as expected a day after his boss and close friend, Mr Colin Powell, announced he was stepping down, a State Department official said yesterday. Mr Armitage, a barrel-chested former Navy officer who closely managed the day-to-day operations
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    • 310 23 ByAziiarGiiani in Istanbul SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong began a fourday official visit to Turkey yesterday, with a glimpse of the country's rich heritage. He was met on arrival by the city's deputy governor Hasan Dagci and Turkey's ambassador to Singapore Hayri
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    • 412 24 TWO of the world's three main engines of economic growth seem to he sputtering again: Japan grew at an anaemic annualised pace of only 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, while the eurozone grew at an annualised rate of just I per cent. Two
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    • 1221 24  -  Mafoot Simon By Senior Writer MR M. HAYRI Erol could have become a soccer star if his father had not discouraged him. Professional clubs were offering him shoes and uniforms which his father tore up and buried in the soil. So the filial son followed in
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    • 838 24  -  Goh Choon Kang By HUANG NA came from a foreign land, had an unusual background and died a tragic death, so it was no wonder that her case set off an outpouring of public sympathy. That Singaporeans have not lost their sense of
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    • 958 25  -  Amitav Acharya Bush could return to multilateralism or stick to his guns and risk isolation By For The Straits Times CLOSE BILATERAL TIES While disdaining multilateralism, the Bush administration has developed close bilateral relations, especially in Asia. Indeed, for the first time, the US enjoys good
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    • 759 25  -  Alexander Downer By NUCLEAR terrorism is a dreadful prospect, but a threat that is real. The attacks of Sept 11, 2001, show that terrorists will not hesitate to inflict mass casualties in populated areas, killing themselves in the process. The only limitation on the
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    • 902 26  -  Vaclav Havei By Global corporations, media cartels and powerful bureaucracies are transforming political parties into organisations whose main task is no longer public service, but the protection of specific clienteles and interests. THE 15th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Nov 17, 1989, which brought an
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    • 986 26  - What was Koizumi thinking? Kwan WengKin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo TO HEAR Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speak in Parliament last week, you would not have realised that here was the leader of a country that is vying for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Mr
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    • 1021 27  -  V.K. Raghunathan FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: INDIA By In New Delhi WANT to get a driving licence or seek a clarification on your inflated water bills? Or, if you are a journalist, just some information to flesh out a report? The place to go is "babudom" where bureaucrats,
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    • 210 24 Koizumi does it again Japanese Prime Minister's verbal battles with opposition leaders provoke outrage. PAGE 26 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOIDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, IOOOToa Payoh North. Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTTERACTrVE: hnp://straitstimes.asial com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Senior Executive ViceAlan Chan 1 leng Loon President (Marketing) I xlitor-In-Chief
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    • 31 24 The writer is head of news research at the Chinese newspapers division of Singapore Press Holdings. This article first appeared in Lianhe Zaobao on Nov 12. Translated by Lim Ruey Yan
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    • 128 28 Singapore today Showers with thunder are likely in the afternoon over many areas. Ifllllllill lIIIE-MMI lUl^f fl_MHHUi ||__Hn I Willi ___a_«?-_^__ni-H-_U-__! _E__22_H lUIi I W^^3m\u -niii-Br n____ssi-____Hi <^Sv j< '__l____H_-'Ji___G___L[|^_-_P^_-_____S l^-l-88---il_-_i_^_-^?K^HBHnM| ____^V JA /a k urn v*\ ____________________kS^ _^__B___M__^_tt___^_ri_^_^_^_M_l M-L i ■aM B^| Sk **M ___________H__S__ff^?^B_____l |rJWHß^_sSKp^p_W||| <4_R H__l _l
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    • 51 28 FINAL COUNTDOWN m Singapore Idol finalists on how fame has changed their lives IN UFE! THE LUNCH INTERVIEW Vjyy Ww %J j____K__fl High-flier Janet Tan tells why she ventured into budget airline business IN REVIEW DOCTORS ARE BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF Fewer patients sued their doctors last year IN
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    • 6 1 HOME THESTRAITSTIMES WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2004
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    • 648 1  -  Joyce Teo It will be used for best infrastructure, but not for proposed casino resort By AN ICON, ON A GRAND SCALE "Not... a gambling hall, or a little pokey gambling den... What we would consider would be a large-scale iconic, integrated
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    • 1319 2 The question is whether Singaporeans are mature enough to host a casino and exercise responsible choices, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Vivian Balakrishnan. Below are excerpts of what he told reporters yesterday. The long road to
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    • 567 3  -  Vivi Zainol The firm stood by her, paying all her medical bills, till she lost her battle with cancer By AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF EMULATION "If, after reading my letter, one or two bosses are won over to the Robinsons way,
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    • QUICK NEWS
      • 165 4 SWEDEN'S Minister for Defence, Dr Leni Bjorklund, called on her Singapore counterpart, Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean, yesterday morning. She is in Singapore on a four-day introductory visit which, a Defence Ministry statement noted, underscores the warm defence ties the two countries share. She will visit the
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      • 79 4 THE retail sales index for September rose by 10.6 per cent from a year ago, buoyed by strong sales of watches and jewellery as well as medical goods and toiletries. A Department of Statistics statement yesterday also showed month-on-month figures to be on the upswing,
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      • 88 4 CITY Developments (CDL) said yesterday that it had sold more than 350 of the 450 units of the 1, 111-unit The Sail(? Marina Bay released since its Oct 30 soft launch, including units sold at roadshows abroad. Foreigners account for roughly 20 per cent of
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      • 651 4  -  Radha Basu NTUC FairPrice honours this year's grandparent and active senior citizen By LIFE has dealt her many blows, but 84-year-old Madam Mary Lee has always fought back with spirit, clinging to the belief that selflessness and hard work are never in vain.
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    • PARLIAMENT
      • 558 6  -  Natalie Soh Tough action under new law to protect rights of creative community By PARLIAMENT has passed legislation that provides a stronger legal framework to protect the rights of authors and composers, especially with new technologies available that can take advantage of the
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      • 511 6  - Steps to ease sub- contractors' woes Tan Hui Yee By BUILDING sub-contractors may soon get to use a standard contract when sealing deals with main contractors, a move that will help level the playing field in an industry where smaller players are at a disadvantage. The Singapore Contractors Association and
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      • 306 6 THE idea of a dialogue between Asia and the Middle East that Singapore mooted has drawn strong interest in both regions, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Raymond Lim said. Singapore will host the inaugural Asia-Middle East Dialogue (Amed) for two days next June,
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      • 713 6  - One -size -fits -all? That's no longer the way to go Chua Mui Hoong FROM THE GALLERY By YESTERDAY'S Parliament sitting was long and laborious, even tedious. There was an underlying sense of urgency, with a flurry of six Bills being passed and 14 questions receiving oral answers. The year
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      • 614 7  - Renting to illegals: Jail term no longer a must David Boiw Lourts have discretion to spare jail time for those guilty of 'negligent' harbouring By CHANGES to the Immigration Act passed will give the courts discretion when sentencing landlords who rent out their premises to immigration offenders. Not all will
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      • 377 7 STREET patrols by heavilyarmed police officers allow such officers to familiarise themselves with areas they may need to deploy to in an emergency, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday. He also called on Singaporeans to get used to the sight of armed
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      • 321 7 SOON, smuggling an illegal immigrant out of Singapore will become a crime under the Immigration Act. Parliament took steps yesterday to plug this loophole under a slew of measures announced to ensure illegal immigrants stay out of Singapore. These amendments to the Immigration Act, passed by Parliament,
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      • 89 7 THESE are checks that all landlords and housing agents must perform before renting out their premises to foreign tenants. Inspect the original entry permit or visit pass of the prospective tenant. The pass would already have been incorporated into the identification card for work
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      • 418 7 A VACANT plot of land in Potong Pasir is being leased for three years to the Potong Pasir Citizens' Consultative Committee, but opposition MP Chiam See Tong may still get to use it for rallies come the next General
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      • 393 8  -  Asad latif But electricity bills will go up due to rise in oil prices B. COMMUTERS will know by May next year whether they will have to pay higher bus and train fares following the rise in oil prices, said Senior
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      • 396 8 Programmes to help less -skilled workers 1Q2003 2Q2003 3Q2003 4Q 2003 1Q 2004 2Q2004 3Q 2004*** 1 1 1 1 1 1 G y D aar g o°n^ar)(%) j 3.9 U 4J TJ 1 12.5 7.7 cESSP" 11 -4,100 -26,000 900 16,200 13,700 10,900 16,600 SJ?f Sy ,rt 4.5 4.6
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        • 143 8 THE sale or use of unauthorised cable television decoders is now illegal under changes to the Broadcasting Act passed yesterday. These unauthorised decoders, which are available in shops here, can decipher coded cable television signals without the permission of the broadcast ser vice provider. Using such decoders,
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        • 184 8 THE aggressive expansion of port facilities here signals that Singapore is not losing steam in its drive to stay ahead of regional competitors, said Minister of State for Transport Lim Hwee Hua. Citing PSA Corporation's plans, she said there will be 15 new berths added to
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        • 174 8 FLAT owners who hire contractors appointed by then town councils to better secure thenwindows can expect to pay be tween $106 and $250. Minister of State tor National Developmenl Cedric 100 gave these estimates in his replv to Dr Amy Khor (Hong Kah GRC) He added that home
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        • 150 8 ABOUT 10 per cent of each year's student cohort will enter integrated programmes. Already, 4,700 Secondary 1 and Secondary 3 students have joined these programmes, which allow them to bypass the traditional O levels. The handful of schools An-glo-Chinese School (Independent), National Junior College, the Hwa Chong
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      • 540 8  -  Tanya Fong Clara Chow By PROLIFIC short story writer Goh Sin Tub, 77, died yesterday morning at Mount Alvernia Hospital. The former civil servant and banker was also known for his contributions to his old school, St Joseph's Institution (SJI). "We have lost
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        • 888 9  - Chinese not language of choice for young kids Sandra Davie By Education Correspondent y > %of parents who spoke to their child in-. %of students who found Chinese difficult S4 17.6 S4 75.8 m of students who found English difficult %of parents who felt it was important for their child
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        • 520 9  - Tuition: More go for English than Chinese Ho Ai Li By of students having P4 51.1 VHHHMHHMW 68 58.3 Chinese tuition S4 20.2 m English tuition 20.4 Maths tu|tJon MORE primary pupils think Chinese is harder than English and mathematics, but an Education Ministry survey of 4,500 students turned up
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        • 291 9 NGEE Ann Polytechnic will take in 80 students on a new Chinese Studies diploma course to be launched next May as part of a drive to meet the expected rise in demand for Chinese language teachers. Offered by the polytechnic's School of
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    • 544 10  -  Christopher Tan Govt exercise to see if liquefied natural gas facility, at over $Ib, is viable By Senior Correspondent 6 to 7 years to build terminal THE liquefied natural gas (LNG) process involves importing gas stored at minus 162.2 deg C.
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    • 160 10 TOOK Leng How. accused of murdering eight-year-old Huang Na, was first charged on Nov 1, but last Friday, he still had not been allowed to consult his lawyer. must not only be informed of the grounds of his arrest, but he must also be allowed
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    • 78 10 THE Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS) has expressed concern over the continuing lack of access to legal counsel granted to Took Leng How, the vegetable packer accused of murdering eight-year-old Huang Na. In a statement issued yesterday, ACLS president Subhas Anandan said the
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    • 427 11  - Rioters lose plea against sentence Elena Chong G sticks to reformative training for 2 youths involved in secret society activities By AFTER first disrupting a cultural show to trade slogans, two groups of youths came to blows in July last year. Yesterday, two members of one group, which called itself
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    • 289 11 AROUND 140 young people from 18 countries are in Singapore sharing their home countries' experiences with drug problems and preventive drug education. The third Asian Youth Congress and Preventive Drug Education Symposium 2004, which opened yesterday, is organised by the Colombo Plan Bureau in
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    • 252 11 Hoax calls suspect charged A 47- YEAR-OLD man was yesterday charged in a district court with making three calls to the police, claiming each time that there was a bomb at Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's residence. Ganesan Singaravel is accused of making the calls between 4.44am and sam last
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    • CASE FILE
      • 125 11 A TIP-OFF from the public led to the arrest of a cab driver involved in a hit-and-run accident on Hougang Avenue 7 on Monday. The cabby had sped off after colliding with a cyclist at about 2.15am. But the driver of a van took down his plate
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      • 80 11 FOUR fourth-storey office units at Block 115A, Commonwealth Drive were found broken into on Monday. In total, two laptops and some $1,200 in cash were reported missing. Three of the units had been used by the same firm, which lost the two laptops and
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      • 65 11 A BURGLAR relieved a food stall at Block 6, Jalan Bukit Merah of $146 in cash, three trays of eggs and a portable radio. The owner discovered the theft on Monday at about 9.30am, having locked up at midnight the previous day. There was no
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      • 70 11 A WOMAN was robbed of her handbag on Sunday as she was about to enter a lift at Block 174, Woodlands Street 13 at about 8.30pm. A man in a chequered shirt and black pants snatched her bag, which contained $200 and a mobile phone,
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      • 93 11 AN ELDERLY woman is in critical condition after being knocked down by a bus, at a pedestrian crossing in Bukit Batok, at about 6.45am on Sunday. The woman, who is in her 70s, suffered multiple fractures and was sent to the National University Hospital. The accident
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    • 471 12  -  Chang Ai-Lien GENETICS CONFERENCE Talks, workshops and meet-the-professor events from today By Science Correspondent New finds mean new treatments THE four-day Human Genome Organisation (Hugo) Pacific Meeting and Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics, which begins here today, will centre on how new discoveries
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    • FORUM
      • 272 13 RETIREMENT AT 62 I REFER to the article, "Retiring at 62: It's just too early, says Mr Lee" (ST, Nov 9), in which it was stated that if Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had his way, the official retirement age would go
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      • 232 13 I READ with interest the report, "62 is too young to stop working" (ST, Nov 12). Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is right to say older workers should be allowed to work beyond the retirement age of 62, because it is a waste to make able
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      • 305 13 I REFER to the article, "New tactic to fight modem jacking" (ST, Nov 13). SingTel's programme to increase awareness among customers and the introduction of a phone-lock service are small steps in the right direction. However, considering that it has been aware of this
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      • 173 13 MY MAID was referred to a specialist at the National University Hospital (NUH) to investigate a lump in her breast. An appointment was fixed, but was subsequently postponed three times by NUH, without citing any reason, and with only one to three days'
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      • 142 13 I REFER to the article, "Underground road system yet to get green light" (ST, Nov 15), and, in particular, to the comment of the Land Transport Authority Deputy CEO: "But the project has been safeguarded". Just six words but there is much inconvenience underlying them.
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      • 72 13 Please include your full name (as in IC), your address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail stforum@sph.com.sg When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree to
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      • 94 13 CABBY LUGGED BAG TO 3RD STOREY I AM writing to express my appreciation to the driver of Comfort taxi SHA36IIS. I boarded the taxi at Changi Airport on Oct 30 at 10.20pm. The driver greeted me with a smile and, when I reached my destination, cheerfully helped me carry
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      • 72 13 I WOULD like to thank my gynaecologist, Dr Chua Yang of A Clinic for Women in Chun Tin Road. Last month, my consultation took nearly two hours, including part of her lunch break, yet I was charged normal fees. In addition, Dr Chua often answers
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      • 66 13 RECENTLY I left my wallet in a taxi. Luckily for me, the next passenger saw it. When he got home, he got on his motorcycle and rode to my place to return the wallet. I lost my last two wallets under similar circumstances. I
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    • SPORTS
      • 143 14 Qualifiers Men's doubles Chong Kien Ling/Steven Raymond (Mas) bt Chew Swee Hau/Fu Zhi Hui (Sin) 16-17 15-12 15-4 Tan Wei Kiat/Wong Zi Liang (Sin) bt Chong Kien Ling/Steven Ravmond (Mas) 10-15 15-12 15-13 Endo Hiroyuki/Yamada Kazushi (Jpn) bt Huang Chao/Lu Jun (Sin) 15-5 15-8 Jung Jung Young/Lee
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      • 571 14  -  Peh Shing Huei BADMINTON Taufik, Roslin and Gong pull out on the eve of the biggest event in Singapore badminton By SINGAPORE'S biggest badminton event of the year was dealt a huge blow yesterday when three top players pulled out even before the
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      • 69 14 Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium. Date: Today to Sunday. Prize money: US$l7O,OOO (*****,000). Category: Five-star. Season ticket: $43. Today and tomorrow's ticket prices: Adults $7, senior citizens and students (13 to 17) $4, children free. Court-side activities: Predict the champion. Men's singles prize two air tickets to Chengdu. Women's
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      • 61 14 11.1 5am: Xing Aiying (Sin) v Anita Raj Kaur (Mas) 11.5 sam: Liu Fan (Sin) v Kelly Morgan (Wal) 1.1 5pm: Peter Gade-Christensen (Den) v Sho Sasaki (Jpn), Zhang Ning (Chn) v Hwang Hye Youn (Kor) 5.30pm: Chen Hong (Chn) v Chong Kien Ling (Mas) 8.50pm:
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      • 396 14  -  PEH SHING HUEI CHINESE CONFIDENCE "The spectre of failure no longer hangs over us. We have shown that we are still the strongest in men's singles." CHEN HONG, who was the only Chinese to make the quarter-finals at the Athens Olympics THE recent Olympic Games
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      • 343 14 GOLF STAUGU STINK Florida JAPAN'S Isao Aoki became the first Asian male to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. The 62-year-old was the first Japanese player to win a United States PGA Tour event, capturing the 1982
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      • 69 14 President S R Nathan congratulates swimmer Theresa Goh at the Istana yesterday for her excellent performance during the recent Paralympic Games. She was Singapore's top performer in Athens, clocking nine personal bests in five events. All eight disabled athletes from the three sports Singapore participated in athletics,
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      • 391 15 Group 1 Qatar v Jordan Iran v Laos Group 2 Iraq v Palestine Uzbekistan v Taiwan Group 3 Oman v India Japan v Singapore Group 4 Kuwait v Malaysia China v Hong Kong Group 5 Thailand v Yemen United Arab Emirates v North Korea Group 6 Syria v
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      • 211 15 Seoul WITH China fighting shock elimination and the possibility of match-fixing in their World Cup qualifier with former colony Hong Kong, it is no wonder the other matches have been all but forgotten. Four of the eight places in the final round have already
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      • 519 15 SOCCER Guangzhou China CHINA go fearfully into today's crunch World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong with their ambitions and the future of Dutch coach Arie Haan hanging by a thread. After stumbling to a 0-1 defeat by Kuwait last month, the
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      • 712 15  - Goh's perfect wedding gift: A good performance in Japan Marc Lim Result not important for the new groom, Singapore playing above themselves is By Japan v Singapore W Live, Channel i, 6.15pm Probable line-ups Singapore: Lionel Lewis, Baihakki Khaizan, S. Subramani, Daniel Bennett, Mohamed Noh Rahman, Muhammed Ridhuan, Tengku Mushadad,
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        • 72 15 GOLFER Mardan Mamat is on course to become the first Singaporean to compete in the Visa Dynasty Cup next April in China The 37-year-old is fifth in the standings for the Ryder Cup-style event, and has enjoyed a good season on the Asian Tour,
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        • 44 15 SINGAPORE riders Catherine Chew and Harriet Walsh are still leading the Advanced Test A and Children's Test respectively, after the fourth leg of the World Dressage Challenge in Thailand yesterday. The final leg takes place today and tomorrow.
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        • 44 15 SINGAPORE rower Elsie Lim won gold at the 26th Hong Kong Rowing Championships on Sunday. She came in first in the women's open single sculls event in Bmin 33.465ec, three seconds faster than the second-placed rower from Kazakhstan.
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        • 59 15 GEYLANG United are conducting trials at Bedok Stadium tomorrow and on Friday for their Under-16 and U-18 teams, for footballers born between 1987 and 1990. For more information, contact the club at 6441-7873 or e-mail football. wing(£i gufc.org. sg. Have any news on the Singapore
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      • 208 16 IN ORDER to overtake Bobby Moore's 108 England caps, David Beckham will have to play on at least until Euro 2008. He needs 33 more internationals to do so, including today's friendly against Spain. Assuming England qualify from the 2006 World Cup with their remaining
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      • 441 16 Athens FOUR months ago, Otto Rehhagel was hailed a national hero as Greece were crowned unlikely European champions. Tonight, however, Greece face what their coach termed a must-win match against Kazakhstan in their quest to qualify for the 2006 World
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      • 674 16 SOCCER Skipper plans to continue after World Cup 2006 to achieve his aim London FOOTBALL comes first, insists David Beckham. To prove that, he has set sights on overtaking Bobby Moore's 108 England caps. If he succeeds, he will be the nation's most-capped outfield
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      • 546 16 Managing Germany from home in California Berlin JUERGEN Klinsmann speaks with a soft, southern German accent and wears a friendly smile when he flies in from his California home but, beneath the tan and beach-boy hair, is a no-nonsense taskmaster. Klinsmann, who aims to win the 2006 World Cup for
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      • SPORTS WORLD
        • 70 16 NEW YORK: San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds became the oldest baseball player to win the National League Most Valuable Player award on Monday. The 40-year-old slugger, poised to challenge the all-time home run record, won the award for the fourth year in a row
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        • 74 16 LONDON: British Formula One driver David Coulthard is being considered for the new Red Bull team in 2005. Coulthard had lost his seat with McLaren to Juan Pablo Montoya, and is targeting the spare seat at Williams. But Red Bull team principal Tony Purnell,
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        • 52 16 LONDON: French Open champion Anastasia Myskina and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will spearhead Russia's Fed Cup squad for this month's semi-finals. Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova missed out. Russia will play Austria in Moscow on Nov 24-25, while holders France play Spain in the other
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        • 57 16 WELLINGTON: Three schoolboys were included in the New Zealand rugby sevens squad yesterday. Tanerau Latimer, Lance McDonald and Sherwin Stowers were named in the defending International Rugby Board Sevens champions' 18-strong training squad. They will train for the first round of the new series
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        • 58 16 LONDON: Former England in- ternational midfielder Keith Weller, 58, has died after a long battle with cancer. Weller made his reputation as one of the most exciting midfielders in English football, winning the Cup-winners' Cup with Chelsea in 1971. He earned four England caps in
          AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  58 words
      • 499 16 Group 1 Armenia v Romania Macedonia v Czech Rep »Live,Ch22, tomorrow, 12.25am Andorra v Holland Delayed, Ch22, tomorrow, 6.45am Group 2 Turkey v Ukraine Georgia v Denmark Greece v Kazakhstan Group 3 Russia v Estonia Liechtenstein v Latvia Luxembourg v Portugal Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 2.55am Group 4 Cyprus
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      • 110 16 South American qualifiers Colombia v Bolivia Ecuador v Brazil Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 4.55am Uruguay v Paraguay Peru v Chile Argentina v Venezuela P W D t F A Pts Brazil 10 5 5 0 19 10 20 Argentina 10 5 4 1 18 9 19 Paraguay 10 4 4 2
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      • 483 17 TENNIS LosAngi I I s THEATRE of the absurd arrived at Staples Center in the form of the singles final at the WTA Championship on Monday night. How absurd? How about starting at the ending? One player slumped to the court after match point, sitting down
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      • 89 17 BASKETBALL NBA: Cleveland 99 Golden State 88, Houston 80 New Jersey 69. 7-Eleven S'pore Challenge, 3rd rd: Ljesports Wildcat 66 Tung San 53. Q-finals: Eng Tat Hornets 83 FCBA 82, Sin Kee 77 Tong Whye 72. CRICKET Second day of three-day tour match in Jaipur, India: South Africa Ist
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      • 467 17 BASKETBALL Lebron James the main factor, as Cavaliers move above .500 Cleveiand LEBRON James is playing for an NBA winner. For Cleveland Cavaliers, that is saying something. He scored 33 points with 12 rebounds as the Cavaliers moved over .500 for the first time in more than
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        619 17 CHEW GEE ENG DARREN (1963 2004) departed on 15 November 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Wong Yuen Fah Cat Son: Chew Jia Tung Glenn Father: Chew Meng Su Mother: Loo Bong Chi Brothers: Sister-in-law: Chew Ghue Sieong Callan Teh Cheng Hoon Hilda Chew Gee Tat
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        661 18 We, the family of the late i Mrs Grace Tong wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all our j relatives and friends for their assistance, attendance, condolences and contributions during our re cent bereavement. Special thanks to doctors, nurses and staff of fICU General Hospital for their
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        332 18 1 have fought a good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4: 7 AUGUSTINE GOH SIN TUB Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 Nov 2004 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Sylvia Goh Tshin En nee Voon I
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        552 18 fMALAYAPPAN KRISHNASAMY NATTAR (Ex Potong Pasir) passed away peacefully on 16 Nov 04, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: K. Lakshmi, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: K. Thevemanogaran (K.T. Mano) G. CaTarani K. Salvarajoo (Rocky Rajoo) S. Srochna K. Pathmanathan (Cliff) V Marina K. Gunaseelan Tamilvani K. Marimuthu (Kris) G. Mageswari IK. Rajanderan
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    • MONEY
      • SGX SECURITIES
        • 6185 19 TRANSACTION DATE NOVEMBER 16 2004 I 52 WEEK TIL CURRENCY LAST VOL DAY GR S NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR- 000 HIGH LOW DIV P/E SMIL Ist Software 5c unch 100 7.5 7.5 30.4 BTelecomUS2c 20 unch 1552 20.5 20 6 95
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        • 1874 19 22 5 11.5 3486 Gates Elec 10c 12 5 5N 4.2 8 7 19 8 1119 GikenS2sc 15 +0.5 23 15 12 5 9 3 1 1121 Goldtron 5c 1 unch 6659 1 1 50 26 3 115 5 1503 Greatronic Ltd 5c 6 5 5 31 8
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        • 71 19 52 WEEK TEI CURRENCY UST VOL OM GR S NET M CAP HIGH LOW COOE COMPUY TRUED SALE TJOO HIGH LOW DIV Pri Mil 6065 Diamonds US2o6ocd 609b IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore USssscd 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USII2OO 2065 1680
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      • 388 20 October increase comes on the back of surging energy costs and rising food prices Washington WHOLESALE prices in the United States shot up by 1.7 per cent last month, the biggest gain in nearly 15 years and well above expectations, as
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      • 210 20 Toronto UNITED States interest rates still need to rise to reach a level that would be consistent with a sustained, non-inflationary economic expansion, Federal Reserve Board governor Mark Olson said on Monday. He said the US central bank's decision last week to raise overnight
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      • 46 20 Yesterdays close: 11,161.75 (-65.82 points) The Nikkei average fell 0.59 per cent as concerns about a higher yen put a brake on recent gains in high-technology exporters such as Kyocera. though confidence over Japan's economic outlook helped push up banks and insurers REUTERS
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      • 28 20 Last Wednesday's close: 882.29 (+5.92 points) The Malaysian stock market, closed for a four-day holiday since last Thursday for Deepavali and Hari Raya, reopens today.
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      • 245 20 Nov 16 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreensoc 028 1030 -0.030 BILIntIUS2Oc 043 0.935 CapitaLand 136 2.050 +0030 Chart SemiCond 26c 078 1030 0010 CityDev 50c 2.17 6/00 -0 100 ComfortOelgro 25c .2 03 1550 -0.020 Cosco Corp 20c 0.34 1190 +0.030 Creative T 25c 070
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      • 1116 20 Bonds, Loans Warrants: TRANSACTION OMI NOVFMBER IE 7004 5? WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST VOLUME DAY LAST QUOTE HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TTtAOEO SALE MM 000 HIGH LOW BUYER SELLER ABNIIOO6I3S I* 25 II 37/9 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol NS .2 5 33 15 0 5 3697 AcmaWo4lll6 0 5 126 lb
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      • 44 20 Yesterday's close: 13,746.08 (-186.14 points) >» Blue-chip stocks on the Hong Kong stock market fell by more than 1 per cent yesterday as profit-taking emerged, while top Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group slumped in the wake of its second-quarter results. REUTERS
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      • 46 20 Yesterday's close-. 1,370.39 (+0.34 point) >» Shares on the Shanghai bourse closed little changed yesterday, with investors not confident enough to push recent gains in the absence of any clear lead from the government to provide the market with fresh support, dealers said. AFP
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      • 40 20 Sydney S&P/ ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 3,869.4 (-11.2 points) Australian share prices snapped a record-breaking run as a bout of profit-taking combined with weaker base metal and gold prices to push the market 0.3 per cent lower, dealers said AFP
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        36 20 Yesterday's close: 5.996.7 (+32.69 points) Indian shares rose to a nine-month closing high just below the psychologically important 6.000 mark, as investors bid up bank and vehicle stocks, betting on strong foreign interest. REUTERS
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      • 23 20 Last Friday's close: 934.03 (+8.84 points) *> Indonesia's financial markets, closed this week for the Eidal-Fitr festival, will reopen next Monday.
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      • 26 20 Yesterday's close: 642.65 (-4.91 points) *> Thai share prices closed 0 76 percent lower on quick profit taking in selected blue-chips, dealers said AFP
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      • 66 20 China Sun HR25c 42,222.000 ChinaAvOil 5c 30.293.000 Swissco 8c 28.810.000 UniFiber 10c 21 0/0,000 L&M lc 13,834.000 Anwell lc 13,709.000 SouthernPkg 15c 13.704.000 SingTel 15c 13.418.000 StarHub 40c 1 1.406.000 Petra 10c 9.783.000 NOV 16 GuangzhaolFß 5c 9.698.000 Cosco Corp 20c 9.505.000 ChjnaAVoilDßeCWoso627 9.247.000 PSCCorpsc 8.912.000 Hi-P 5c
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      • 162 20 Nov 16 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM) Source HSBC Bank USA. S'pore Branch UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOILARSIO ONFUNII OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar ***** ***** Can dollar ***** ***** Euro 2 1240 2 1480 NZ dollar 1 1450 I 1690 Sterling pound 3
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      • 394 21 "The card associations functioned as a cartel. Banks which had expressed an interest in working with us were stopped before they could start." MR CHENAULT, Amex chief executive, on Amex's lawsuit against the two card giants as well as eight US banks It claims card
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      • 371 21 Toronto CANADIAN-BORN newspaper tycoon Conrad Black, charged with fraud on Monday by United States regulators, has long been fascinated by the rise and fall of great historical figures. The military history buff and author of a massive biography of former US president
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        55 21 PHOTO: Canadian-born British tycoon Conrad Black faces charges of bilking his newspaper firm, Hollinger International, of tens of millions of dollars and conspiring to conceal his dealings from shareholders and regulators. The SEC is seeking to strip Black of any authority to cast votes based on the
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      • 418 21 New York REGULATORS in the United States moved on Monday to seize the bulk of newspaper tycoon Conrad Black's wealth and remove his power as controlling shareholder of Hollinger International. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the Canadian-born British businessman and
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 74 21 CHICAGO: PERSONAL computer (PC) sales worldwide will rise 11 per cent this year from last year, les^ than an earlier forecast of 13 per cent, as other electronics products draw consumers away, market researcher Gartner said. PC sales will reach 182.7 million
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        • 75 21 NEW YORK: United States Senator Charles Schumet has said he will not run for New York governor in 2006, a decision that makes state Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer the front runner for the Democratic nomination, political consultants said. Mr Spitzer, 45, a two-term incumbent, has gained
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        • 65 21 DELTA AIR MAY STILL SEEK CHAPTER 1 1 CHICAGO: Delta Air Lines may still need to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if fuel costs remain at current levels, it said in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If prices are US$5O a barrel. Delta's cash needs would
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      • 457 22 Sydney AUSTRALIA'S Publishing and Broadcasting (PBL) said yesterday that it would invest US$l63 million (*****.9 million) in a venture with Hong Kong gaming mogul Stanley Ho to break into the lucrative Macau casino business. PBL, which has long harboured ambitions of getting a
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      • 537 22 Global oil supply is still higher than demand, and stockpiles are building, says lEA exec director Tokyo CRUDE oil prices have "a lot of room for further declines" as growth in global supply outpaces demand. International Energy Agency (lEA) executive director
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      • 333 22 TOKYO JAPAN'S Cabinet Office has said that it grew more pessimistic about the state of the world's second-largest economy in November for the first time in 17 months, citing slowing manufacturing and overseas demand. "Exports are weakening, and industrial production is levelling off," the Cabinet Office
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      • 314 23  -  Lee Su S hyan By Compantes Correspondent GLOBAL investment bank ÜBS is on track to post a record year in the initial public offer (IPO) and privatisation markets in Asia. And the bank said yesterday that it expects another record next year
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      • 470 23  - Malaysian tycoons' tussle turns ugly Erica Tay Prime Minister Abdullah's name invoked in fight for 1 5.8% stake in car and banking conglomerate DRB-Hicom By A FIGHT between two high-profile Malaysian tycoons for a sizeable stake in one of the country's largest conglomerates has degenerated into a war of words
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      • 506 24  -  Narendra Aggarwal BY Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE'S projected growth rate of a striking 8.3 per cent this year is likely to slow to a more moderate 4.5 per cent pace next year once the downturn in global trade starts to bite.
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      • 389 24  - Optus invests 1 92m in new Sydney HQ Bryan Lee Facility in the North Ryde industrial area will give teleo room for expansion By OPTUS, SingTel's wholly owned Australian subsidiary, said yesterday that it is spending Aslso million (*****.2 million) on a new Sydney headquarters (HQ), hinting as well that
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 70 24 YOUCAN Foods International and Advance SCT have attracted good institutional followings for their initial public offerings (IPOs). Kenrich Partners, Prudential Asset Management and JL Capital have each subscribed for more than 5 per cent of the total offering of 48 million Youcan shares, while Sirius
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        • 73 24 DEFENCE contractor Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) said yesterday that it has set up a joint venture with a Kazakhstan state agency to provide information technology, engineering, defence and related services in the country. ST Engineering will own 51 per cent of the Kaz-ST Engineering
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        • 71 24 SEMBCORP Industries said yesterday that its treasury unit, SembCorp Financial Services, had set up a $1.5 billion multi-currency, multi-issuer debt programme. The new issue will replace the existing $2billion programme established in October 2000, which will be terminated once existing isssues have matured. The new
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      • 572 25  - China Aviation Oil to end all speculative oil- dealing activity Lee Su Shyan It will exit all such trade positions by month-end to focus on physical trading By Companies Correspondent CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) said yesterday that it will stop oildealing activities by the end of this month, after confirming
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      • 368 25  -  Dennis Chan By Deputy Money Editor INVESTMENT firm kl Ventures' joint venture with the Milken family's education company, Knowledge Universe, is making its biggest investment yet. The joint venture known as Knowledge Universe Holdings (KUH), in which kl has a 12.2
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      • 245 25  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GOH ENG YEOW JAYA MD MAKES OPEN MARKET PURCHASE JUST months after selling a large part of his stake in Jaya Holdings to Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, the company's managing director, Mr Pang Yoke Min, was recently in the market accumulating Jaya shares. Filings with the Singapore Exchange
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      • 338 25  -  Nicholas Fang By Transport Reporter LOCAL marine supplies firm Sinwa, which provides ships and oil rigs with stores, provisions and other equipment, is aiming to break into the Australian market by buying the businesses of three marine supply firms for A52.5 million (553.2
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      • 424 25 TAKING STOCK Goh Eng Yeow THE Singapore stock market reopened on a quiet note yesterday after the Hari Raya holiday, with many stocks suffering a sell-off, after last Friday's weak corporate results. Topping the "sell" list was oil trader China Aviation Oil,
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      • 74 25 Top Rises Nov 16 CENTS ISHUSScSOO 790 82 5 6 8 DairyFarmUSs.6c 274 413 10.0 IMHUS2Sc4OO 1680 33 0 12 TACBtIO 200 336 23 1 4 3 DBS Grp 1640 10 0 0.6 lardineClC 990 10 0 10 DUE 735 100 14 SIA 50c 1100 10 0 0 9 TAC
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      • 91 25 Top Rises Nov 16 CENTS LIMIc 1 100 0 0 5 FHTK Hldgs 5c 4 33 3 10 Futuristic 10c 13 5 28 6 3 0 NeoCorp6c 2 5 25 0 0 5 NlppecrattlOc 7 5 25 0 15 Digiland 75c 3 20 0 0.5 GMG Global 5c 3 20
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      • 78 25 Top Falls Nov 16 CENTS F&N 1410 40 0 2 8 Keppel Corp 50c .825 15 0 18 Want Want USIOc 89 5 13 2 8 2 GP Bat 80c .246 13 0 5 0 MobileOne 20c 1/2 110 6 0 APB Breweries /65 10 0 13 CityOev 50c 6/0
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      • 80 25 Top Falls Nov 16 CENTS Wee Poh 0.5c 1 33 3 8.9 Mediastream lc 15 25 0 0 5 See Hup Seng 10c 7.5 211 2( KLW Hldgs 2c 4 20 0 IC Oakwell EngSc 4 5 18? IC ChinaAVoiloßeCWos 12 5 16 7 2.! Network Foods 25c STI DBePWDSOS3I
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      • 653 26  -  Bryan Lee Fibre-optics maker says sale is part of wider plan to improve efficiency By What will happen to the workforce? JDS Uniphase is selling its Singapore and Bintan factories to Thailand-based contract manufacturer Fabrinet. According to people familiar with the
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      • 30 26 KAHJDHSUIFUDAS BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2660 1.2810 Gainers: 136 Euro 2.1240 2.1480 Losers: 230 Sterling pound 3.0330 3.0680 US dollar 1.6430 1.6620 Unchanged: 391 Yen (100 units) 1.5588 1.5762
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      • 191 26 LESS PRESSURE ON YUAN Beijing CHINA said yesterday it will loosen restrictions on the transfer of personal assets abroad, the latest move to ease controls on capital flows and take pressure off the yuan currency to appreciate. The new rules would let Chinese
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      • 248 3 LONDON MTV will launch a channel in sub-Sa-haran Africa in February, crossing the last major frontier to become a global presence, network officials announced Monday, MTV Base in Africa, the network's 100th channel, will feature 24-hour, En-glish-language programming catering to the musical tastes of African youths
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      • 180 3 LONDON The first vending machines to sell music downloads are to be introduced in London next month as Britons continue to turn their backs on traditional methods of buying singles. Customers will be able to download a single for about £1 (553.06) onto a mobile phone
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      • 120 20 BANGKOK More than 70 artists were unveiled yesterday as contenders for the MTV Asia Awards 2005, with Australian band Jet and British group Keane receiving three nominations each. Two months of voting started yesterday for the 16 categories for Asian and international acts. The main awards
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      • 77 20 NEW YORK Denzel Washington, movie star and homesick former stage actor, will be taking on Broadway, this time in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. He will play Brutus in a production due to begin rehearsals in late January. "It was always my dream as a college actor to go
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      • 557 4 TWO weeks before his 50th birthday in 2002, Mr Morten Strange received the best present he could ask for: His son. Mark, was born. The Danish bird expert he has written five books on birds in Southeast Asia also has three teenage sons with his first
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      • 421 5 outandabout Magdalene Lum ORCHARD OFFERS: Senior Citizens Week kicks off on Sunday. If you're aged 55 and above and book a table for 10 or more at Orchard Hotel's Hua Ting Restaurant or Orchard Cafe, you get a free 500g kueh lapis cake. You also get 25 per cent discount
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        78 10 They just look like drowned rats to me' Actor David Hasselhoff (above) on men who wax their chests 'Operatic singing is like being a ballet dancer: it is not really natural to walk on poinf Singer Linda Ronstadt on why she does not do opera Pedro Almodovar (seen above
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      • 1026 10  -  Clarence Chang Call me a party pooper, but in this day and age, the sooner we hit our kids with a sharp dose of reality, the better fatherhood Bodyguards may need years of physical and psychological training before they master how to take a bullet for
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      • 48 7 PHOTO: A pyjama party filled with delightful bedtime stories. An "underwater" adventure with the most beautiful singing fish. These are but two of the activities the young ones can take part in at the fifth Asian Children's Festival. Turn to page 8 JAMIE KOH
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      • 607 8  -  DAWN WONG By Great Singapore Stories MARK out Nov 27 for Great Singapore Stories a day of wonderful tales for your kids. Here's what you can expect: MRT Read-and-Ride: Catch a ride on the train from Toa Payoh to Jurong East with local storytellers as your kids' lively
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      • 458 8 PHOTO: Watching live theatre and interacting with the actors can help your child think more creatively, learn positive values and have fun YOUR child may pester you to take him to the cinema and stubbornly refuse when you offer to bring him to a theatre production
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      • 372 9 Ms Fauziah Hassan, senior librarian with the National Library Board's children's library services, gives her picks •< Dexter Gets Dressed! by Ken Wilson-Max An interactive book with attractive visuals that will work the hands of nursery-going children and hook them from the start. The
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      • 418 9  -  CINDY TONG By YOUR reading habits could be the reason why junior refuses to read despite constant encouragement and reminding. Children learn from example, so if you have never been much of a reader, it will probably be difficult to expect your child to like reading. But
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        718 11 hightrng villains has never been such a joy THE INCREDIBLES (PG) 1 1 5 minutes/Opens tomorrow I Ong Sor Fern y FILM CORRESPONDENT PIXAR'S latest animated marvel finds the wonder in the mundanities of the every day. The result is joyous, emotional and so fun you will want
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        66 12 Box-office takings over the weekend (previous week's ranking in brackets) us 1.(1) The Incredibles 2. The Polar Express (above) 3. After The Sunset 4. Bridget Jones: Edge Of Reason 5.(-)SeedOfChucky 6. (2) Ray 7. (3) The Grudge 8. (4) Saw 9. (6) Shall We Dance 10.(5)Alfie Singapore's box office
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        430 12  -  Ong Sor Fern Good acting. Pity about the script BIRTH(NCI6) 1 00 minutes/Opens tomorrow ••<&<& BIRTH is a sterling example of how sheer directorial will and acting powerhouses can wring glimmerings of brilliance from an un-der-developed, mediocre script. Hair shorn into a severe pixie hairdo that makes
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        551 16  -  Ong Sor Fern Director Francois Ozon connects with women's emotions in his films FRANCOIS OZON loves women. Especially blondes. The French director says in his thickly-accented but serviceable English from his Paris office: "I love blonde women in films, like Alfred Hitchcock's. The light is very important in
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        479 16 UMIZARU (PG) (above) 1 20 minutes/Opens tomorrow THE next time you hear Journey's Open Arms, you will think of the deep blue sea and Umizaru. What Top Gun did for fighter pilots, Umizaru does the same with search and rescue divers a thinly veiled recruitment reel. Based on a
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        511 17  -  Tay Yek Keak be scared, be very scared SHUTTER (PG) 96 minutes Opens tomorrov ir -kit -toft I LONG last, this is one ghost story that is genuinely scary. You get only so much from the conveyor belt o( recent tepid Korean and Japanese copycat chillers but. boy.
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        755 13 "WILL you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?" So goes one of the Beatles' ballads. These days, the age bar would probably be set higher, but it's a question that likely resonates loudly with Singapore's rapidly aging population. And the answer to the
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        837 14 Seniors survey The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is carrying out a National Survey of Senior Citizens from now to March 2005. The 8,000 households picked will be informed by mail. The interviews will be conducted by Market ProbePrecision Research staff. Call MCYS at
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        941 15 Sporting seniors Their favourite sports keep these two seniors on their toes and energised Mrs Santhra Devi Sinnathuray, 64 MRS Sinnathuray is always on the move. The full-time homemaker, mother of two and grandmother of one has participated in eight local marathons and four overseas marathons in
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      • 534 15 SPENDING time with the elderly as a volunteer proved to be a challenge for 13-year-old Nadine Gan (far right). The age difference made the generation gap hard to bridge, and communication was difficult since she spoke no Chinese dialects. The Secondary 1 student from Methodist Girls' School
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      400 18  -  Wong Ah Yoke Fancy snow white pizza with vodka and salmon? And there're Little Pigs for pork lovers firstbiteswithUOß MOST people would not think of going for pizza in a classy restaurant in a five-star hotel. But if you have tasted chef Michele Pavanello's creations at Pontini, you
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    • 719 7 WfK PICK-UPS Wtoi PICK-UPS IpT FOR SALE I^T FOR SALE "UJ^^mmmmm^tj^m I m mmll/UijJUmmUAmEgtmmlUlßlmyF f- C tl f-^. to t.lll > J /IC /Axr\ fora test-dnve 0.3^40 ZrUOO Ko,,M t under, ompam oi personal name JEII.YS mu^*kkmuu\miiJTi\\ W^k LORRIES WK LORRIES lIP FOR SALE Wif FOR SALE END '02 NEW
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    • 388 7 Rh MOTORCYCLES/ WfK MOTORCYCLES/ IRS MOTORCYCLES/ Wif SCOOTERS \wj} SCOOTERS \WW SCOOTERS > AT YAMAHA BOOTHS (MOTORSHOW) 11th NOV to 21st NOV 'J ji Inclusive of *(Ist Party), C.0.E., Road Tax and GST J i[ Limited Stocks available while stocks last I' SPARK Z $3000 X-1 $3200 t >! Class
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    • 249 7 IRk VANS FOR SALE 2001 HYUNDAI HlOO (manual). Well kept. Beautiful cond. Ask $16,500. 9660-1900 Chua DEPOSIT $488. 9/'O2 Hyundai HlOO. Silver. New paint/ tax. Only pay $13 per day. 9169-0577 Lim ACT FAST! DEPOSIT $488. 11/03 Kia Pregio. Silver. New paint. $10 to $15 per day. 9169-0577 Lim DEPOSIT
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    • 212 7 FAHDSJHFUDSYHUAF Bk VAN S FOR SALE 6/'O2 TOYOTA HIACE 3.0 Dies* owner. Excellent cond. SpH 529.5K. Call 9668-1822 NEAR '2002 TOYOTA Liteace 6 diesel. 1 owner. Tip top cond S ing $24.5K. Call *****828 DEPOSIT $500. FEW units '95/ diesel van. 1 owner, new pai tax/ COE 10 yrs. $14K.
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    • 669 8 WfK 001-08 LKJ CITY a SOUTH-WEST WW PTE APT S R E NT Apts with Services Convenient amenities 5-min walk to Bugis MRT/Seiyu 2/3 bedrooms (with balcony/garden) tastefully furnished Full condo facilities 1-week to 2-year leases PRIMERA PTE LTD 6534 3270/ 9797 0368 www.thebencoolen.com CARIBBEAN (NEW) 2 2+l/3+l/4+l Penthse S2S-SI2K
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    • 857 8 WfK DOl-08 l^J CITY ft SOUTH-WEST Wf PTE APTS RENT CARIBBEAN BRAND NEW. 2-rm. Partial sea view 52.6K. River PI. 2-rm. F/furn Adhome 6225-2220 BURLINGTON SO. 3 rms. Cosy, f/furn. High flr. City view. Near mall/ MRT Immed. *****119 ERA THE BENCOOLEN. BUGIS MRT. Shpg. S/ pool tennis. 2+l rm.
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    • 1703 8 Pk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ WfK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ WfK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ |Ll| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND t^J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Ii TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W PTE APTS RENT ff PTE APTS RENT ff PTE APTS RENT Hwilctures are shot on location' V 42gBfr GRANGE 7 0 B 0 I-PBHLb^-h^ "/*y -si JLifp of oLuxitru a/
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    • 1028 8 WK 009- 10 ORCHARD/ [11} TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ff PTE APTS -RENT ASPEN HGTS. 1700 sqft. 3+ 1. Attached patio. Excellent cond. Pool view. F/furn. Easy access MRT/ CBD. Rent neg. 9100 0072 CASA JERVOIS. 1594 sqft. 3 rm. Eleqant furn. Facinq pool. Exclusive condo 1 Near MRT. Convenient. Rent neg.
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    • 749 8 WfK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ j TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WW PTE APTS -RENT PARC STEVENS. EXCLUSIVE low rise 2669 sqft. 4+ 1+ balcony. P/furn. Facilities *****331 agt NO.l BALMORAL. LOW-RISE well kept. 1378 sqft. 3+l rms. Pool security. Rent neg *****331 agt VALLEY PARK 1356 sqft. 3-rms. High flr. F/furn. Unblocked. Full
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    • 995 8 Pk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ t^ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI ff PTE APTS RENT ASTOR GREEN (NEAR Pandan Valley) 3+l. 1525 sq.ft. 815. Pool view. F/furn. F/facilities. $2K. Avail end Nov. *****881 Owner. DUNEARN GDN. 1700 sqft. $2.3K Very hiqh flr. 3+l rm. F/ furn. Mins to Newton MRT. Quiet. F/ facilities.
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    • 622 8 WK Dl5-16 EAST COAST life/ PTE APTS RENT Hfllßl Near fTI MRT *J_\ EAST MEADOWS 2+l/ 3+ 1/ 4*l Parbury 3+l. Pool view Full condo facilities. Near amenities. $2K. Call Magdalene 9109-8087 EXPAT'S CHOICE DUNMAN PL/ DAWNVILLE/ Sane tury Green. 3+l. Partial/ f/furn. Sea view. Amenities. F/facihties. $1.7K up! Brandon
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    • 1048 8 AFDHSJFHDHFUID WfK Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST fcjfc/ PTE APTS RENT BEST RENT! CHANGI Ct 3 bdrrn. Furn. Good interior. Faciliites. Bayshore Park 3-bdrms. F/furn. City view. Facilities. *****329 3+l CRESDENDO BLDG apt F/furn. F/aircon. Beautiful. Near Siglap Ctrl bus stop/ sch/ mkt. Move-in cond. $1.4K neg. Call *****632 KINGS
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    • 857 9 WfK Dl 7-1 8 CHANGI/ IB PASIR RIS ff PTE APTS -RENT STUDIO CARISSA PK. P/furn. Condo facilities. Avail 15/12. SI.IK neg. 9061-2482 DTZ STUDIO ESTELLA GDN $1080. 2rm Melville Pk. 3+ 1 Eastpoint Green. Furn, MRT. 9851 1599 MELVILLE PK. ft F/furn. Aircon. Newly renovated. Designer decor. MRT. $1300.
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    • 616 9 WK D22-24 DWEST ff PTE APTS -RENT MERALODGE 1765 SOFT 3+l balcony. Face greenery. P/furn. $1700 neg. F/ facilities. LR 9003 9797 PARC VISTA, 3-M. Ouiet. high flr, tastefully furn. Lakeside MRT. F/facilities. 6746-6943 owner REGENT HEIGHTS. 3*l. 1173 sq.ft. t*23. F/furn. Skybiue view. MRT. $1500. CaH Ken 9101-1016 to
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    • 1225 9 WK HOUSES FOR RENT WK HOUSES FOR RENT WoodGrove ESTAffe^ Luxurious bungalows with in-ground swimming pool or spa P°°' Near to the Singapore American School Minutes to major expressways and Marsiling MRT station Proximity to shopping and leisure facilities at Woodlands Regional Centre I For Leasing Enquiries tf^ l Far
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    • 980 9 WK HOUSES FOR RENT D.ll NOVENA VICINITY. Exclusive 3-storey Semi-D. 4+l+l rms. 4200 sq.ft. immed. 9759 4988 D.21 S/STOREY BUNGLW for rent. 9600 sqft with s/pool. renovated immed. 6299-6325 (Owner) SIGLAP 6000/ 2800 sqft. 3+l rm. S-sto r ev bunglw. Big gdn. Convenient. $3K. Kenny *****151 HTN CHWEE CHIAN CORNER
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    • 978 9 WfK HUDC/ HDB Imp? apts for rent NEAR MRT BEDOK 619 2+l $800. Übi 351 3+l. Marsiling 4+l $800. Woodlands 854/ 669 MRT. Yishun 21 3+l MRT. Tampines 2/ 3+l. *****106 Sm Call ERA NOW I l Etltll FM AZIZ 9823-4556 En Exec Mais in all areas. Near amenities, MRT.
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    • 920 9 WK HUDC/ HDB Wit APTS FOR RENT T. PAYOH, TEBAN 44. Y.shun 284 Tampines 417. Woodland 758,321 I+l Boon Lay.Marsiling *****818 KIM KEAT AVE/ Bt Batok E/ many other areas. 4/ 5-rm flats. Furn. Aircon. Price neg. 9383-9753 MRT SIMEI/ PASIR Ris $800 up. 21 3+hall. 3 mins to MRT/
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    • 986 9 WK SERVICE WK SFRVICE fJWf APARTMENTS WmW APARTMENTS F____. _*>__ >r Advinc«^\ OT LCaSC Booking, ft 1 V Accepted J (from 1 week; X^hJov*^*' Prestigious Service Apartments In District 9 Next to Orchard MRT Station ■I fr, r Irr HB _m p!!! 11l mLmmJk I '"ItH !__^B_______l ____^^^_H____ lb>_________-9 *vA
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    • 787 9 DSFABDFJDHUF WfK SHORT-TERM \jit ACCOMMODATION BALMORAL BEAUTIFULLY FURN. 2-bdrm apt. Maid service, pool. $i.Bk/ $2k neq. 9834-6938. NO. 12 KIM Keat Pa (Balestier >. SSI.OOO++. New furnished air: on studio apt. 9837-1920 HtS dol 08 LIU CITY ft SOUTH-WEST ff HOUSES -SALE m/ ENCHANTING BLAIR CONSERVATION! Rare Original Peranakan with
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    • 815 10 WfK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ il TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ff HOUSES -SALE Best f r Buy "Jig BRAND NEW 3-STOREY uster Hse: The Teneriffe 3200 sq.ft 4*l*l Condo facilities. With/ without tenancy 9387-6499 LAND D.lO SEMI-D SIXTH Ave. 4200/ 2300 sqft. 2/storey. 4*l. Unblocked. Renovated. Near top sch. Best price! Debra *****383
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    • 737 10 WK DO9- 10 orchard/ m*A TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ff PTE APTS -SALE 88% SOLD IN 2 wks! Last Cl F'hold Apt. Final 4 x 2-rms choice units' Mins to MRT/ Istana/ wet mkt. Deferred payment. Foreigners eligible. Call Tay 9001 9868 5546K! BRAND NEW. 2 bdrms. F'hold. Facilities. MRT/ Orchard/ Bugis.
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    • 922 10 §DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ I TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE ASTRIDVILLE 2450 300 sqft. Huqe Hall. Hiqh Ceding, f'hold. Foreiqners eligible. 9008-8617 ESTORIL. HOLLANO RO. ("hold 2088 sqft. 2 balconies facinq greenery. Renovated 9008 8617 VALLEY PK 1701, 1615, 1550, 1216 sqft, pool view, near Great World City. Orchard Rd. *****228
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    • 2253 10 fWL Dll Et 21 NEWTON/ WK Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wm\ Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ ffK Dl Ift 21 NEWTON/ flk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ M BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI kliM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI tSI BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI lilM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI kHJI BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI |MM
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    • 509 10 fWk Dl5-1G EAST COAST |||f PTE APTS SALE I JW.I.I.IU.MIIH Ufa PANORAMIC i VIEW International Property Advisers D.15 KINGS MANSION. Splendid city view. F/renovated. 1604 sqft, 3+l. High flr, unblocked. F/facilities. Priced to sell 9007-2722 MR OK *****909 ROOF Bedok Country Pk 1087 sqft. 2+l. F'hold. Face NS. F/ condo
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    • 685 10 j *wuM *M "A *m WfK 17-1 8 CHANGI/ lSj PASIR RIS ff PTE APTS -SALE AVILA GARDEN F'HOLD 1323 sqft. 3 rms. F/facihties/ mart E fully renovated. SS6OK only. Mark 9767-6012 DTZ EASTPOINT GREEN. 3+l. Pool view. MRT/ PIE. Quality finish. Must sell neg! TRS *****389 CHEAPEST! POOL VIEW
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    • 658 11 WK D l9-20 SERANGOON/ WfK D l9-20 SERANGOON/ WfK Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ WfK Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ Llll THOMSON II THOMSON kill THOMSON Llll THOMSON ff PTE APTS SALE W PTE APTS SALE ff PTE APTS SALE ff PTE APTS SALE At Bishan 8, you Ve only minutes away from the
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    • 469 11 NORTH HOUSES ff -SALE 13 ERA J|% l un iit.ii MMA_Mm SB7OK! 2 STOREY .nter-terr 100% move in. 3+l rm. Autogate. F/aircon. Italian marble flr. 1 attached 2 common toilets. Off Jin Kayu _____________________l___________t t^mm 111-MIH-IKMIUI ITOpWTf MVnwl LOVELY COSY S/STOREY semid Jin Kemuning. Nice gdn. Land 4005 sqft. 3+l.
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    • 502 11 WfK D22-24WEST Wf PTE APTS -SALE NEW LISTING! PARC Oasis 3+l bdrms. 1378 sqft. Best layout/ view/ cond. *****688 Kaizer 5455K MAYSPRINGS. 1292 sqft. (3+l). Bt Panjang Plaza/ LRT. Condo facilities. 9842-1907 RC 3+l REGENT GR 1259 sqft Yew Tee 3+l The Jade 1300 sqft Bt Batok Studio Northvale CCK
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    • 731 11 WfK HDB APTS FOR SALE Wit (ANG MO KIO) 3 'NC 230. High floor renovated. 3 'NG 505. High flr/ MRT. $16xK. 3 'NG' 608. High flr. $15xK neg 3 'NG' 646. Move in. Renovated... 4 'NG' 547. Renovated. $21xK 4 'NG' 173 High floor. $22xK. 11l Patrick 9457-3661 CBS
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    • 950 11 Wftl HDB APTS FOR SALE Wjf (ANG MO KiO) 5-RM PT BLK 553 v_st see! !00% brand new. Beautifully renovated. Sch, mkt. *****-796 fftl HDB APTS FOR SALE Uir* (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) ■H ERA I^^ 4 'A' 667, fully aircon/ renovated 4 A' Blk 769 high flr. below value Exec
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    • 1042 11 PRS HDB APTS FOR SALE Wit (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3 'NG' CHAI Chee B k 44. Lift 'evel. NS facing. Unblocked. Near MRT/ amenities. 9389-3888 agt 3! 2-RM CORNER BLK 45 Chai Chee. High flr. Move-in. Amenities. neg. Call Mike 9781-8668 3> 2-RM 423. Mid flr. Move in cond 5-Rm
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    • 1049 11 WWK HDB APTS FOR SALE It**' (BUKIT BATOK) Buyer/ Seller Call 9862 2776 3T 504 Corner. Renovated. East 3'NG' 244 Move in. Airy. At value 3'NG' 245 Simple. Sell at value! 3'NG' 259 Mid flr. Move-in. Park 3'NG' 213 Renovated. N.S. $160K 3'A' 263 Simple. Lift. Market 4'S' 281 Nice.
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    • 1148 11 WfK HDB APTS FOR SALE Wtt (BUKIT BATOK) MUST SELL! BT. Batok Exec Apt. Corner 290C. Renovated. Face pk. Low flr. Agt 9633-7339 4'A' 8LK.414 BT Batok Ave 4. Unblocked. Selling cheap! Below valuation. Orig. Call 9696-7944 4 'A' CORNER Blk 345 Bt Batok. Nicely renovated. MRT, sch., mkt. View
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    • 971 11 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE \jji (BUKIT PANJANG) Exec Mais 532 Designer decor Exec Mais 543 ..Parkview Exec Mais 544 ..Ponoview Exec Mais 239, 528 812 Exec Mais 135 Bt Panjang Pri Sch Exec Mais 422, 411 S32OK up 5T 178, 179 Pond view $300K 5T 175, 173 LompangShppg 5T
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    • 919 11 DSAFDJHFJDHS ItJV HDB APTS FOR SALE Jjjf (CENTRAL/CITY) 3 T CRAWFORD Lane blk 468 High flr. Lift level. All races 3 mins to Lavender mrt/ mkt/ eateries/ amenities *****888 ERA 3 T BLK 804 King George high flr. Lavender MRT. 4 3358 Smith St. Chinatown MR T All races. Call
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    • 3444 12 m ISIKS.S.L^ Eh H?L AP TS FOR SA^ E Bft DB APTS FOR sni Bft HDB APTS FOR SALE tfi. HDB APTS FOR SALE ffh HDB apts for sale UP (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) jj^ (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) Itf? (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE)
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    • 541 12 B HOB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) Sm L o w jkM Cash 4 'A' DR-TO-DR Blk 444 Hougang Unblocked. Move in. Near Buangkok MRT. Sch/ amenities. Don't miss!!! Call now *****059 ERA Sm P ERA JL_J ill I I TUT I mmm\L^. $8000 BELOW HDB value!
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    • 1310 12 ffK HDB APTS FOR SALE EJ (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ ff YIO CHU KANG) CORNER 5T 8LK.541 S'goon North. High flr. Renovated. Windy, well kept. 9093-3532 DON'T MISS! 3 NG' S'goon Blk 230. Mid flr. Open view. Windy Well kept. MRT. 9147 7226 Agt EXEC APT 535 corner S'goon N. 806. 4-rm/
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    • 1378 12 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE WK HDB APTS FOR SALE Wit (JURONG) Ut (JURONG) 3 3 Tebar Gardens «5 TAMAN JURONG (PR ELIGIBLE) mBMIf* 3NG 110-02.306*04 Sneg 3 5.9 if YungKuang Jnec JUtIUNU 3 A 308 #05 506 11 -evel Jneg 3 1 119 Ho Ong Sneg VETERAN AfiENT 3Asii«s
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    • 852 12 RAMA *i 9023 3363^ 3 'NG' BLK 257. Jurong E. High flr Lift level. Well kept. Unblocked. 4'A' Corner 474 Jurong W. 802. 3 NG' Blk 306. Mid flr. Renovated ALAN LJU r *_\L 9107 9700 s'A' CORNER 415 804 Ist ownei 4'S' Corner 417 803 Movem. Exec Mais 549
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    • 969 12 DSAFJDHUFYDU WK HDB APTS FOR SALE Jwf (JURONG) JURONG PT EXEC Apt IU Hign fir. Designer decc Valuation $345K. 9787-7: URGENT! 5 T Corner 288D. Toh Guan. 100% move-in. 123 sam. Low sale Compass 966 $20K BELOW VALUE. 4 ft orner 903/ 724/ 520 high/ lift MRT. Spacious *****136 JL
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    • 826 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE \Hf (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) Al. GILBERT *****947 DW 4 'A' 215/ 481 Corner. $222K up 4 'A' 573/ 762 Hioh flr. Sea view 5 T 198 High flr. $0 cash 5 T 417/ 483 Corner. Sea view 5 '1' 561 812 Fantastic view 5 T
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    • 935 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE %Wt (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) CHEAP! EXEC APT Dik 601. Unblocked. Nice layout. Split aircon. MRT/ amenities. 9008 3332 McR CHOICE EXEC APT. MRT. Shops. Mkt. New deco. Unblocked. Blk 532, 540. 717. Phillip *****000 CORNER ST NICELY renovated. F/aircon. 4 rms. Blk 151. Shops/ sch.
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    • 868 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE fjijt (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) TAMPINES SPECIALIST EDWIN LEE 9008-3088 DW Best bargain 3 A 276 Last SI6BK 3 'A' 253, 267, 269 MRT high flr 3 A' 202, 235, 237, 436, 879,885 3 'NG' 831 Near mkt. convenient! 4 NG 229, 239, 247, 805 Lift flr
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    • 833 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE Hf (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 3 ROOM 3 T SI72K Tampines Blk 417. Mid flr. Bright. South facing. Move in cond. 2 split aircon. 2nd owner. MRT, convenient. 9680-2244. _____^811 PropNex MJNII 5 T CORNER B bdrms. Near MRT/ Eastpoint. Cosy tranquil/ country style living. 100% renovated.
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    • 1048 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE WW (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 5 T CORNER Blk 289. High flr. 2nd owner designer decor. Un blocked. Windy. Bright. Near mkt. Must view! *****681 CBS 5 T BLK 869 Tampines. High flr. Renovated. Near all amenities. Unblocked view. Excellent location. Call Sadik *****275 PN 5-RM CORNER
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    • 1164 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE yy (TOA PAYOH/ ff POTONG PASIR) 3 'NG' BLK 119 Potong Pasir. Mid flr. Unblocked. 2 split aircon. Face NS. MRT/ St Andrew Sch. 3T Blk 13 T Payoh. *****288 4 'A' 141 Very high flr. Face N.S 5 T 153 Very high flr. Motivated
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    • 850 13 WfK HDB APTS FOR SALE \iit (WOODLANDS) don't! ft I miss egg BASKET OF CORNER/ MRT/shops 5T Blk 684D 809 cosy spot 51' Blk 681A 812 natural stone 51' 682C 812 a spaceship home Design Built cluster *****870 PropNex J C.H.TAN 9101 0129^y| 4 'A' 540. Ground flr. $228K Neg!
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    • 1067 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALt Hf (WOODLANDS) International Property Advisers 5 T CORNER 718. High flr. Almost sold! 3 mins linkway to Admiralty MRT! Unblocked. Immaculate cond. Beautiful! 9450-9938 4'A' BLK 746/ 743. Mid/ high flr. Cosy decor. Totally unblocked. Corner unit. Near MRT, mkt. amenities. View to offer! 9021-2491
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    • 933 13 WfK HDB APTS FOR SALE Hf (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 846 Yishun 801-3689 YISHUN Jumbo 605/ 666. All race. Lift flr Jumbo 650. AM races. 5-rms. MRT Exec Mais 836, 828. All races. Exec Mais 355 808 351 84 S3llK+ Exec Mais 326 4 rms MRT S32OK Exec Apt
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    • 884 13 DAFJDSKFDFUID RfV HDB APTS FOR SALE Haw (YISHUN) mustl 1 VIEW g-~rj 841 5-I' HIGHLY souqht afte ner unit. Mms to MRT. Convenient amenities. Out of this world desiqner decor. 9382 8801 Sm Near $M MRT 9007-0696. 5V 805 corner Hiqi flr. Bright airy. Lift level. Spacious layout. Marble flr.
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    • 708 14 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE JU (SENGKANG/ WW PUNGGOL) PropNex f^> ROZA-SUREBAGUSI 9456 ***** 4 AV Rare ggg Good ERA Buy ■f l ISKK 5 I' BLK Good Buy! All Races e m I 1 __k«_H _____k i-w m h**y_J*^f^S*^^» 4'A' 1100 SOFT. 21 cious. Balcony, Rivervale Plaza. MRT, schs.
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    • 734 14 ©HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) BEST PRICE RENTING YOUR HDB PropNex ffWJjj PROPNEX, THE LARGEST your n the most ef- shortest time highest Budget! *****771 Ang WE ARE PR couple working in town wanted to rent whole unit. 1/ 21 3 rm. Near MRT. W/o owner Willing to pay high
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    • 518 14 H-H FACTORY SPACE HK FACTORY SPACE HK FACTORY SPACE Hf FOR RENT Hm F O R RENT JHw FOR RENT UQ33XD Cap/taLand Prime Location For leasing enquiries, Call 6826 5537 844 l fK m Technopark Chai Chee mtt^mm c,ose to Bedok MRT Station y*' -^_^r Upper Floor 500 50,000 sq
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    • 727 14 jfAti fan TUAS TECHPARK FTY. Land *****/ ***** sqft. 300 Amp. 1.8 tons noise. 4x40 ft container loading area. Kelvin 9841*3233. FACTORY/ WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE Loyang/ Changi 5000/ 7000/ 14.000/ 17,000/ 33.000 sgft. Citilink 1963/ 2443/ 4463 sqft. Tuas 10 000/ 31 000 sqft. Neythal 15 000 sqft 12m ceiling Chai
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    • 449 14 Build-in: ***** sq.ft Tenure: 15 yrs extendable S/storey JTC Factory with office Sales with/ without vacant possession Call Owner: Albert Nq *****016 DONT MISS SHOWRM SALE/ RENT. Facinq PIE. Approx 2745/ 2895 sqft. Ample parking. Left 6 units only! Price neg. Don't miss! Call 6316-2662 Freehold HJ SHAW ROAD FTY,
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    • 588 14 WK FACTORY SPACE Rh FACTORY SPACE WK FACTORY SPACE Hit FOR SALE lli? FOR SALE FOR SALE _____M m *-*___■> -«___i *^ru^Bvx l___L_D________ _V^^ ■^-^M__M_-U 4j!. B^SjaV^.^ _B___rZn..^-^». ~Wm^^ __L______________r~_____ jlL<d^ V Igjrlm* W'jt^£^_r£SA ___P*~~~** 0r I i EUfi^JS I ___r^Si ___PV9«_I I "--SL'' i- I V^ I 1 *-_4-cr
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    • 405 14 DFAHDSJHFJDYHUF ©OFFICE SPACE WK OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Hf FOR RENT '""""fiyP MwwmMm Wm •fsWuUmmmm f m Wmw m rW mm **K -*mWWwwM f w _E_y*V uuuf_p ■«£^**v*>*?y* m V-.AIK.A m,U A mmmmmmmwT < --'\y Area *****f (split level) Prominent high glass frontage Ideal for customer service centre Immediate occupation
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    • 435 15 WK OFFICE SPACE Hf FOR RENT -Robinson Centre MRT access Column free layout Lift lobby frontage with seaview cityview Fitted bare units Raised floor -y^ang Centre Excellent location Next to Raffles Place MRT Station Panoramic seaview Prestigious tenants that include major international banks and corporations Ocean Building 7(H) |f I
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    • 611 15 WK OFFICE SPACE Hf FOR RENT m I T j A I T I -_-_-h-_--B I m mmwm m WAAm HAW PAR TECHNO C« sq.ft. Well furn office for takeover. Boardroom, 3 meetings rms. 1 big training rm, CEO. 12 mgr rms. server, wet pantry, 56 workstations. Mins to C'wealth
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    • 638 15 WK OFFICE SPACE Hf FOR RENT Balue SERVICE OFFICE GOLDHILL Plaza. Level 2 3, 835-37. Near Novena MRT. Furn with broadband access for 24hrs. $650 onwards. Call 6827-9777 n Near MRT D.Ol/02 CBD RESTORED Sh F/dtted, aircon, partition, timber flr, etc. Regular shaped with furniture. Near MRT/ easy parking. Reasonable
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    • 852 8 TOO MANY TOO LATE If detected early, COPD is partly reversible. But too many patients are diagnosed or treated too late.' Dr Ong Smokers beware Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease affects lungs and airways, causing air-flow problems that lead to acute breathlessness and coughing. It affects mainly smokers above
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      • 121 9 After a three-year analysis, Johns Hopkins scientists have come to the conclusion that sinus disease may be caused by genes that produce too much or too little of certain proteins. With this discovery, new treatments may be found for the condition that clogs
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      • 118 9 Air rather than oxygen should be used to resuscitate newborn babies and may even save lives. This new finding debunks a long-held belief that oxygen is best for babies. An international team analysed studies looking at over 1 ,300 babies and recommended that air be
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    • 290 9 Spotlight 0n... Doctors and patients have teamed up to form what thev say is Singapore's first association for chronic respiratory disease. The COPD Association will galvanise all its efforts to spread awareness on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, a common lung ailment that, if left untreated,
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    • 1032 10 BUILDING EXTENSIONS If you have an Internet connection, you're probably greeted daily by offers to enlarge your penis, whether or not you need it, or even have one. But don't be taken in by the onslaught of spam: There's a downside to surgery, as Wong Sher Maine finds out. Doc's
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    • 209 11  -  ASAD LATIF Cataract One of its meanings is a sudden rush of water, but the more familiar meaning is an opacity or cloudiness in the natural lens of the eye. It is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. The two meanings are tied together in the
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    • 63 12 Mind Matters 'Companies can improve productivity by allowing tired employees to take a break and recharge with a 20-minute nap.' Mr Christopher Lindholst, one of the founders of MetroNaps in Manhattan, New York, where customers can nap in a "slumber pod" REUTERS One broker at the Jakarta
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    • 276 12 One reason that alcoholics may find it hard to quit drinking is that alcohol can help them fall asleep, and giving up alcohol may disrupt their sleep for many months, according to preliminary study findings by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre in
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      • 462 12 Psychobabble POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER "As regional manager for a large bank, I have to travel to Jakarta on a weekly basis. I was unlucky enough to be staying in the Marriott Hotel last year when the bomb went off. Although, thankfully, I was not injured in the blast, I witnessed
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    • 610 13 Power naps can boost brain power and productivity. Shefali Srinivas speaks to the sleep experts. Albert Einstein believed in the power of an afternoon nap to "refresh the mind" and boost creativity, bi some cultures, most famously in Spain, the siesta holds a hallowed place in the daily
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      • 338 13 We'd like to hear from you. write to us with your comments and views, or health-related events that you would like to have listed in this magazine. E-mail sthealth@sph. com.sg Still having trouble finding a Singapore who, in a sleep survey j&NnpMHM-MPIMfPMfI d r I commissioned by Simmons were found
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    • 447 14 What's on this plate? Although Chinese rojak looks healthy with the fruit and vegetables in it, the sauce and topping give the game away. A typical dish of Chinese rojak sold in hawker centres has as many calories as a plate of fried noodles or a big cheeseburger. At 530
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      170 14 If you are concerned about health, yet have a bad craving for rojak, then hop down to the Food Junction in Raffles City Shopping Centre. At that food court, fruit seller Lee Siam Hiang known to her long-time customers as Auntie Ah Hiang will whip up a delicious
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    • 511 15  - MEAT ALERT Heat Trigger Lead researcher Teresa Fung said that when processed and red meats and other high-fat foods are cooked at high temperatures, they form substances that appear to help trigger the development of diabetes. A 1 4-year study by US researchers reveals that a heavy Western diet of
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    • 443 15 Behind The Label CAMPBELL'S CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP Making soup is time-consuming, and there are many canned varieties available that you can substitute for homemade ones, or use as a base. Campbell's claims that its chicken vegetable soup is low in fat and calories, besides being a good source of vitamin
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      • 320 17 Fridge Magnet >^^ .^..b There are more than 60 magnets on the fridge of actress Carole Lin. Jk Many of them are souvenirs from places she visited when she was a flight 8 K -.M\ stewardess. The magnets help to hold up a calendar on which her Mm^W^^^^^M^' m schedule
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    • 396 18 Traditional Chinese Medicine The ordinary-looking lotus root is said to have extraordinary uses. Vanessa Mulquiney finds out how it can relieve heat-related symptoms From murky, watery fields grows one of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors' favourite summertime treats. The growing and harvesting of lotus
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      • 145 18 Bee stings have long been known to relieve some symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified. Bee venom contains a number of protein-like compounds, among them a substance called melittin. This substance appears to inactivate a key
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      • 64 18 By combining Cordyceps with the goodness of BRAND'S Essence of Chicken, we have concocted an exceptional tonic that provides you with uniquely synergistic f health benefits. A popular Chinese herb. Cordyceps M^gggj*-' -JSmWm****^ is believed to improve blood circulation and vitality. WKJJ^Sf e *~*i Drink BRAND'S Essence of Chicken with
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      826 19 Naked of salt, pepper, cheese, cream, butter and wine, that is. Elaine Young tries out the new set lunch at Italian restaurant Fuenti. Italian meals are creamy, rich and carb-tastic, so a low-calorie Italian lunch seems like the ultimate culinary oxymoron. At UE Square's Fuenti, however, the newly
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      • 25 19 The new healthy set lunch costs $28+++ and is now available at Fuenti, 207 River Valley Road, UE2 #01-61, Singapore *****5. Call 6333-6675 for reservations.
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    • 458 20 Fitting It In RECOMMENDATIONS: SEATED ALTERNATE ARM BICEP CURL WITH FILES OR DOCUMENTS Sit on a chair in an upright position 1 Hold a file (with documents of desired I weight) in each hand I Arms should be slightly bent at starting position During the upward movement phase,
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    • 804 21 Up and ow on my way again From Zero To 10 I Arti 's fitness markers r-— M WEEK FOUR TRAINER tm Y Session I: Physiotherapy and sports massage TYNNY 5 &nfm9m J peed c M NOTE: Jit* 14 unlike m the Session 2: No training J im* 1 J.
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    • 923 22  -  TEH JOO LIN Stay In The Running Both overtraining and undertraining can take a toll on the leg muscles and cause injuries that are otherwise avoidable. Moderation is the key. When you run, each pounding step puts your entire body weight on each
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    • 891 23 I'm not eating and you can't make me Baby Child Tips on getting your child to eat: Feed the child in a quiet environment. Keep it short. If the child has been in the high chair for 30 minutes and is still not eating, there is no point leaving him
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    • 1152 25 Grey Matters Keizo Miura, aged 1 00, is training for an expedition to the Alps but he is not alone as Anthony Faiola discovers Japan's super-seniors. Tokyo As dawn breaks over the world's largest metropolis, Mr Keizo Miura, a sinewy centenarian, is already in his
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      865 26 GLAD TO BE SAD Mid-life Is happiness merely a state of the mind or is it a matter of brain chemistry? If so, can pills help? Then again, perhaps it's all an illusion. Tan Tarn How ponders. I thought I was a pretty unhappy person until the night a colleague
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    • 704 27 Doc Talk Need an expert's take on any aspect of health care? Write in. This week: SCHIZOPHRENIA and BLOATING. Q: have a niece who is in her 20s. She has a problem we can't solve: She does not communicate with the family, she does not
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    • 426 27 Q: have been suffering from a bloated abdomenlstomach for a few years. After a meal, and especially after drinking water, my abdomen area becomes bloated. It appears awful when I wear slacks or skirts. Being in my 40s, I understand that this could be due to water
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      568 28 Botox? Nah Fit Fab FORMER INTERNATIONAL CATWALK MODEL HANIS HUSSEY TAKES ON AGEING THE NATURAL WAY, SHE TELLS JUDITH TAN As a former model, are you naturally thin or do you have to work at it? I've always been thin. Never had problems with my size and weight till I
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    • 397 29 A Wonderful and Memorable Experience Having a baby is a wonderful experience and a moment to treasure. Like most expectant parents, you are probably feeling a mixture of anticipation, fear and excitement. When the big day arrives, you may expect the best medical care
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