The Straits Times, 19 November 2004

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  • 535 1  - Project for hassle-free hospital launched Radha Basu Alexandra Hospital to cut wait time; info ready at the touch of a button By REAL-TIME VIEW OF PATIENTS "My vision is that even as you walk into the hospital, the clerk at the counter would have been alerted by a camera or
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  • 147 1 Foreign Minister George Yeo and his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing met yesterday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Santiago, Chile, for talks that included the cross-strait situation. A Singapore Foreign Ministry spokesman said they had useful discussions on many issues.
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  • 437 1  -  Maria Almenoar By FREQUENT travellers to Malaysia, the Neo family, had heard of cars getting stolen there, so they loaded their multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with a high-end alarm system and immobiliser costing $500, and two $50 steering wheel locks. Still, burglars drove their Toyota Estima
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1082 1  -  Luz Baguioro By Philippines Correspondent In Manila WHENEVER Lorena Ligtas makes one of her frequent trips to Japan, she lies to her two daughters about why she has to leave. She tells them she has a job in an office there. She is
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    • IN A FLASH
      • 51 2 Medical tourism Two Cancer Centre directors back idea of sharing of expertise and resources by public and private hospitals to boost medical tourism here. PAGE H24 'No' to casino Reader expresses concern that once a casino is opened here, it will be difficult to contain the social consequences. PAGE
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      • 55 2 'A fair result 1 AFC finds nothing amiss in the China and Kuwait matches and says reports do not suggest the games were not played fairly. PAGE H27 Insanity in Spain Wayne Rooney and team behaved despicably and so did Bernabeu crowd with its racial chants at an incompetent
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      • 47 2 Molester on the loose Police are looking for a man who molested three girls in Choa Chu Kang. PAGE HI Help for genetic work A US institute awards a grant of $1.65 million to to the Genome Institute of Singapore to further its work. PAGE H6
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      • 34 2 No 'Golden Weeks? China is likely to scrap week-long May Day and National Day holidays. PAGE 8 Aviation bonanza More Indian industrialists seek to start airlines as domestic air travel rises. PAGE 14
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      • 31 2 Environment treaty Moscow formally ratifies the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. PAGE 24 Iran's nuke plans Intelligence suggests Iran is working on the nuclear-missile delivery systems, says Powell. PAGE 30
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      • 22 2 An MTI success Indian computer giant Satyam is recruiting six Singaporean MB As from MTl's Asian Business Fellowship scheme. PAGE H4O
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      • 19 2 Dutch social tensions Filmmaker's murder has shaken Dutch faith in an open society, writes lan Bickerton. PAGE 32
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      • 41 2 In yesterday's report "Casino resort may boost GDP, says economist", we said incorrectly that Professor Tommy Koh was the director of the Institute of Policy Studies. He is the chairman. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 167 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3&4 Asia 8-18 World 22-31 Review 32-35 Insight 36-37 FYI 38 SECTION TWO Home Hl-23 Forum H24&25 Sports H27-31 Obituaries H32 Money H33-40 LIFE! Buzz L2 News L3 Mailbag L5 Fashion L6-7 Music LB-12 Events L2O TV L2l mm —mM—Aw^jjjmm^—jgm+^*j-jgj^*~mm*l^mm—mj— M| EM Wmm\ B^M I^^^^^^^^^^^^H^l r ?^^S^^'Si'QßlHHHß&ftfe^*
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  • PRIME
    • 479 3 After earlier plea for unity, he warns country may fall into ruin Bangkok IN THE second intervention by Thailand's revered royal family in two days, the Thai King warned yesterday that the country "might fall into ruin" if violence in the Mus-lim-majority south remains unchecked.
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    • 644 3  -  Ben Nadarajan By Tragedy at barbecue SECONDARY 3 student Uvaraj Venugopal (left), 16, had been at Changi Beach for a friend's barbecue on Wednesday. At about 4pm, he waded out to sea to join his friends, but stopped about 100m from shore.
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    • 599 4  -  AZHAR GHANI New measures include air links and exchanges to fight terrorism By In Ankara (Turkey) SINGAPORE and Turkey have agreed on a trio of measures to take bilateral cooperation to a new level, including intelligence exchanges to aid in the fight against terrorism. Both
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    • 376 4 MAS on the new civil penalty regime In the first civil penalty action under the Securities and Futures Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore last month found three employees of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation guilty of insider trading. In a session with the MAS, BT invites the regulator
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  • ASIA
    • 637 8  -  Chua Chin Hon Cabinet considers scrapping week-long holidays and starting annual leave system By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA is mulling over plans to scrap the week-long May Day and National Day holidays, in a move that could bring major changes to the marketing strategies
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    • 526 11 Trade pact during Hu's visit will see Buenos Aires exports to Beijing rise and more Chinese investment in the state Buenos Aires "I'm confident that with the agreements reached during this visit, relations between China and Argentina will continue to develop in the future.
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    • 294 11 Tokyo FUJI, a dolphin that lost 75 per cent of its tail due to a mysterious disease, is jumping once again with the help of what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin. The 34-year-old female dolphin at Japan's
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    • 152 11 Tokyo A COLOMBIAN detained over a Tokyo burglary and facing a possible deportation tried to convince police he was a Mexican legally in Japan, but failed miserably when he mangled Mexico's anthem, reports said yesterday. Alejandro Gonzales, 20, who was arrested with two other foreigners on
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    • CHINA
      • 74 9 When 76-year-old Zhu Yide looks at a bottle of wine, he is more interested in the bottle than its The collector in Hangzhou, China, literally lives among wine bottles he has about 2,000 of them. The huge collection fills cabinets and tabletops in his bedroom and living
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      • 510 9 Strength in human resources, culture and institutions will be measured Hong Kong HONG KONG is coming up with an index to measure its level of creativity, a newspaper in the territory reported yesterday. Hong Kong's Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs Fong Ngai said
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      • 286 9 Taipei TAIWAN will make it easier for Chinese businessmen and professionals to visit as its companies press for more freedom to pursue business ties in China, the government said yesterday. Cabinet spokesman Chen Chi-mai said the relaxation was part of efforts to attract multinational
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      • 290 9 Payout for dead detainees' kin Bfijing A COURT has ordered a local government to pay 2 million yuan (S$400,000) to the families of 11 people who were among 25 burned to death 3 1 years ago while detained in a van, state media said yesterday. The court this week ordered
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      • 674 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin Photos from North Korea fail to satisfy Japanese parents after 27 years By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo PICTURES of Ms Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents 27 years ago when still a teenager, have broken her
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      • 269 10 Cash- strapped KMT tightens belt on campaign trail Taipei ONCE the world's richest political parties, Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT), said it has to tighten its belt on the campaign trail of legislative elections this time around. The party has yet to hold any mass campaign rally for next month's election
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      • 193 10 Beijing POLICE have launched a manhunt for a farmer who slashed seven people to death, including his former wife and elder brother, in China's southwest Yunnan province. Feng Zhongyou, 25, was involved in a family feud sparked by the marriage
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      • ASIA QUICKLY
        • 77 10 BEIJING: An oil pipeline between two north-western Chinese cities burst and leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of crude oil, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The breach in the line between Jingbian and Xianyang in north-central China's Shaanxi province on Wednesday caused about 4 million
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        • 101 10 BEIJING: China has sacked at least one communist party cadre in south-western Sichuan province, weeks after thousands of residents took to the streets in violent protests against a controversial dam project that will flood 100,000 people out of their homes. The Chinese Communist Party propaganda
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        • 84 10 HONG KONG: An outbreak that had affected 32 children at Hong Kong's Caritas Medical Centre was probably caused by the parainfluenza virus, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection said in statement. Infections by the virus are common, especially in children, and are usually not serious, it
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        • 81 10 TOKYO: A seven-year-old Japanese girl has been found murdered hours after her mother received a photograph of her missing daughter and a kidnap message sent from her cellphone, police said yesterday. The girl went missing after leaving school in Nara, west of Tokyo, late on Wednesday,
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        • 100 10 BEIJING: South-east Asian leaders will be asking tough questions of Myanmar's new prime minister at next week's Asean summit in Laos for a glimpse of what will become of his purged predecessor's widely endorsed "road map to democracy". Asean secretary-general Ong Keng Yong said
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        • 132 10 MANILA: A two-star Philippine army general standing trial on graft charges will remain in military custody despite his official retirement yesterday, officials said. Major-General Carlos Garcia, the former armed forces comptroller, pleaded innocent at the start of a court martial on Tuesday to charges of
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        • 104 10 KUALA LUMPUR: The memorandum of understanding (MOU) on foreign maids between Indonesia and Malaysia has been postponed indefinitely, said Human Resources Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn. "The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Foreign Workers felt we should not be rushed into signing an MOU on maids.
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    • INDIA
      • BRIEFING INDIA
        • 702 14  -  Ravi Velloor Domestic air travel is taking off in a big way as incomes rise and fares slide By India Bureau Chief A SURGE in domestic air travel is leading Indian industry to look at aviation as a business opportunity. The government
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        • 54 14 NEW DELHI: Senior government officials and the Reserve Bank of India will meet next week to discuss allowing foreign banks to open more branches in India, the Economic Times reports. Observers believe once the government allows the move, foreign banks will bring in more funds
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        • 292 14 New Delhi INDIA is open to selling stakes in state-run carriers Indian Airlines and Air India to fund their expansion while retaining government control. Indian airlines will need capital to expand in the "long run", Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Wednesday. "At
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        • 75 14 NEW DELHI:The deputy chairman of India's Planning Commission has renewed his call for the use of foreignexchange reserves to help build ports, roads and bridges. Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia said the government should ask lawmakers to approve a plan for using US$5 billion (SsB. 2 billion)
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        • 71 14 NEW DELHI-.lndian Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has proposed talks with Pakistan about a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran across Pakistan to energy-hungry India. Pakistan has been keen on the project for years but it has not made much headway because of political tension
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 645 16  -  Derwin Pereira He moderates expectations and returns to his election themes By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta ONE hundred days are not enough to solve all of Indonesia's problems. That was President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's message in a nationwide television address
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      • 243 16 Bangkok MORE than 300 bird species in Asia are threatened with extinction due to logging, farming and development, experts told an international meeting yesterday. The bird specialists were speaking in Bangkok on the sidelines of the World Conservation Union meeting, with at least 6,000
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      • 438 16  -  Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Washington THE United States is optimistic that bilateral ties with Indonesia will improve under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a top State Department official has said. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Marie Huhtala told a conference that both countries
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      • 279 16 Manila TWO men suspected in the bombings that killed 42 people last year have been arrested in the southern Philippines and linked to the Al-Qaeda-allied terror group Jemaah Islamiah, the authorities said yesterday. Rahman Camili and Rio Dimson Manamba, both Filipinos, were presented to reporters in
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 500 18 Hundreds of them fail to return after their studies abroad; they may face court action Penang MANY scholarship holders are simply not coming home to Malaysia. The Public Service Department (PSD), which spends about RMBOO,OOO (*****,000) on each student going overseas, is now threatening
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      • 172 18 PHOTO: PHOTO: The eighth crash is the last straw for odd-job worker Mohd Din Ismail (left) and his family: They are leaving their house in Jalan Bukit Bay Route, near Kuantan, after a car rammed into it for the eighth time in recent years. Mr Mohd
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      • 299 18 PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA has told Indonesia not to allow any company to explore the oil and gas blocks off east Sabah as it also has a stake in the disputed waters. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid said Malaysia would do all that was needed to protect
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    • 509 8 Fin-tastic A dolphin that lost 75 per cent of its tail is jumping again with the help of what could be the world's first artificial fin. PAGE 11 DEAD OR ALIVE? The parents of a Japanese woman North Korea abducted 27 years ago, and who Pyongyang insists is dead, believe
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  • WORLD
    • 352 23 Putin hints at new nuclear missile Move to reassert Russian military might and counter US defence system Moscow RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin yesterday attempted to reassert his country's military might with indications that the army was close to unveiling a new nuclear deterrent that he claimed was unmatched around the
      FINANCIAL TIMES  -  352 words
    • 237 23 MILITARY observers suggest that Russia's new deterrent is probably an upgrade of existing nuclear missiles, designed to give them extra manoeuvrability in efforts to out-fox missile defence systems. The missile is reportedly a variant of Topol, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile that is already in Russia's
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    • 235 25 Strasbourg THE European Parliament voted yesterday to maintain an EU arms sales embargo on China until it improves its human rights record. The vote flew in the face of the wishes of leading EU member states France and Germany. A resolution called on
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    • Article, Illustration
      57 25 Handmade doll heads on display at the Alexander Doll Company in New York City. The company was founded in 1923 and it has opened an exhibition space, called Madame Alexander Heritage Gallery, to showcase 81 years of doll-making history at its Harlem headquarters. The company produces handcrafted collectible dolls,
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    • 462 25 Move clears the way for international environment pact to take effect from Feb 1 6 Nairobi RUSSIA formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for the international environment accord to become a binding treaty on Feb 16 next year. The United
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    • 308 25 United front by Chirac and Blair London FRENCH President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday played up their agreement on the need to reinvigorate the Middle East peace process and other issues, passing lightly over their disagreement over the Iraq war. At a joint news conference, they
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  308 words
    • APEC SUMMIT
      • 490 27  -  Lydia Lim They hope to reach consensus on unresolved issues before WTO talks By Senior Correspondent In Santiago ASIA-PACIFIC ministers discussed ways to nudge global trade talks along, suggesting that member economies take the lead by working out an early consensus on unresolved issues
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      • 333 27  -  ROGER MITTON Santiago APEC is a unique and strange grouping. It sometimes seems its members are chosen because they are as geographically distant from each other as possible. At an Apec fringe meeting, Mr Stephen Olson, president of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, said most
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      • 668 27  -  Roger Mitton By US Bureau Chief In Santiago BUSINESSMEN attending this week's Apec summit chastised their political leaders for not acting swiftly enough on a proposed Asia-Pacific free trade area. They claimed that the bold proposal would spur global trade liberalisation
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      • 625 27 Bush wants to get North Korea nuclear talks going Washington PM LEE IN CHILE FOR APEC TALKS Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arriving at the Arturo Merino Benitez airport in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday for the 12th Apec summit, which will be held at the weekend. Mr Lee, who
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    • 566 29  -  AZHAR GHANI Its entry will show that religion is not a factor for membership By In Ankara SINGAPORE welcomes Turkey's possible accession to the European Union as it will show that religion is not a factor for membership to the predominantly
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    • 74 29 Afghan girls displaying their soccer skills at the United States embassy in Kabul. American Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad invited the team to the embassy to discuss their recent trip to the United States. After the ouster of the Taleban three years ago, Afghan women now
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    • 286 29 Britain wants to attract foreign talent London BRITAIN needs to attract more foreign talent if it wants to meet the growing economic challenge of countries like China and India, the government said. "The global economic map is being redrawn," Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt warned at the launch of her five-year
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 205 30 HONG Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa once burst into tears while speaking to his father on the telephone, soon after their ship sank in Victoria Harbour in 1972. The 67-year-old Chief Executive's emotional side is revealed in his late father's diary,
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      • 130 30 US SECRETARY of State-designate Condoleezza Rice will have a minor surgical procedure today while President George W. Bush is in Chile, her spokesman said. National Security Council spokesman Sean McCormack said: "She will have a minor surgical procedure on Friday and will be back home
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      • 123 30 Chinese giant wants record A CHINESE man who is 2.38m tall has asked to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest healthy person, state news said on Wednesday. Although he outstrips Chinese basketball sensation Yao Ming by some 12cm, farmer Xi Shun, 53, from Inner
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      • 169 30 ANNOYED by problems he encounters daily, Mr Jonas Jonaitis has decided that his uncommon name is providing for some decidedly common problems, and he wants to be paid for it. In Lithuania, Jonas Jonaitis is the name used by dozens of banks, finance companies and others
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    • 460 31 Findings by US intelligence match claims by exiled group Manaus (Brazil) WASHINGTON has intelligence suggesting that Iran is working on the missile technology necessary to deliver a nuclear warhead, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday. The top US diplomat, who
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    • 230 31 Cairo EGYPT issued a strong protest yesterday against what it called irresponsible Israeli conduct on the Egypt-Gaza border, where an Israeli tank killed three Egyptian policemen. "While condemning and protesting strongly at this re- grettable incident, Egypt demands the Israeli authorities
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    • 237 31 Gaza City NEW Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas has sought to rally left-wing support for a Palestinian presidential election after failing to persuade the radical Islamic group Hamas to join the political mainstream. Hamas' top leader in the West
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    • 202 31 AMID speculation over the cause of Mr Yasser Arafat's death, French Foreign Minister Michel Bamier said Paris has nothing to hide concerning the late Palestinian leader's medical file. "France is not hiding anything. The Palestinian leaders came to Paris... before Yasser Arafat's death (and) met
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      • 105 31 NAIROBI: The UN Security Council opened an extraordinary two-day session in Nairobi yesterday, the first outside its New York headquarters in 14 years, with war-ravaged Sudan topping the agenda. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was present for the meeting, which was expected to adopt a resolution
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      • 89 31 TOULOUSE (France): Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were set to file a suit in a French court yesterday demanding financial compensation from the United Nations for "abandoning" the Muslim enclave of Bosnia. The case will be filed with an administrative court in Paris by
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      • 101 31 CANBERRA: An alleged terror fund-raiser charged with siphoning money to and from Osama bin Laden's AlQaeda network to help bankroll terror attacks appeared in an Australian court yesterday. Joseph Terrence Thomas, 31, a former taxi driver from Melbourne, was charged with receiving Al-Qae-da funds between November
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      • 91 31 SYDNEY: An annual Christmas beach party in Australia that attracts tens of thousands will be alcohol-free next month after more than 100 inebriated partygoers needed to be rescued last year. Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach lures thousands of young backpackers from around the world each
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      • 81 31 BRUSSELS:The European Parliament voted yesterday to maintain an EU arms sales embargo on China until it improves its human rights record. The vote flew in the face of the wishes of leading EU member states France and Germany. A resolution said the embargo
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      • 91 31 THE HAGUE: The Dutch authorities have extradited a leading suspect in Rwanda's 1994 genocide to the United Nations tribunal in Tanzania, police said yesterday. The 55-year-old former lieutenant-colonel in the Rwandan army was detained earlier this year at an asylum-seekers centre in Amsterdam, a statement said.
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      • 120 31 CAIRO: For the first time in 50 years, millions of locusts have swarmed into Cairo, posing a possible threat to the country's agriculture industry and prompting the authorities to initiate a pesticide-fuelled eradication programme. Mr Christian Pantenius, programme coordinator of the United Nations Food
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      • 118 31 LONDON: An "electronic eye" that can be fitted to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more safely, scientists said. Researchers from the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan developed the system, which uses a camera and computer to detect the
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    • 288 32 MENTAL PROBLEM London DOCTORS are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said yesterday. Prescription rates for young patients under 18 years old rose in nine countries in Europe, North America and
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    • 416 32 Europe trying to rein in imams Civics and language courses for foreign-born Muslim preachers are among measures mooted Paris GOVERNMENTS in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate, as concern grows about radical
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    • 857 34  -  Ching Cheong By Ch ief Ch itia Corresponden t In Hong Kong According to the new syllabus to be introduced in 2006, China will be treated as a "foreign" country. The 1911 revolution that established the Republic of China, the official name of the
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    • 823 34  -  Janadas Devan FOREIGN MATTERS By WASHINGTON is in a tizzy, waiting for the Bush Revolution, part two, to unfold. The administration will continue with an "aggressive" foreign policy, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Financial Times, a few days before announcing that
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    • 1124 35  -  Catherine Zara Raymond By For The Straits Times NATIONAL security was a key theme in the run-up to this year's federal election in Australia, with both Labor and the Liberals pledging to step up security, in particular along Australia's coastlines. Labor outlined a
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    • 1134 36  -  Kwan Weng Kin FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: JAPAN By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPANESE politician Shinzo Abe has every reason to smile. In a political climate where charisma and good looks are a winning combination, he is currently the nation's favourite candidate for prime minister.
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    • 1441 36  -  Laurel Teo By His life goal for Chinese language people a POLITICS His name may not ring a bell with English-speaking Singaporeans. But Professor Chew Cheng Hai is a key figure behind the latest overhaul of Chinese language learning. Insight speaks to the adviser to the
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    • 1027 37  -  Chua Mui Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By THE ROAD TO POLITICAL PERDITION There's a view that intellectual effort to craft policies is a worthwhile pursuit while sitting down for three hours listening to constituents' grouses... is a waste of time. OVER the
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2004
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    • 702 1  -  Tanya Fong Chinese man in his 30s preyed on three young girls in Choa Chu Kang By RUN AWAY "Scream. Don't just stand there. Run away and look for the nearest adult." SCHOOL PRINCIPAL KOK CHOWHlONGonhowshe advises her pupils Have you seen this man?
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    • 400 2  -  Elena Chong HUANG NA'S DEATH Took Leng How to undergo standard psychiatric examination By Court Correspondent POLICE investigations in the much-publicised Huang Na murder case have been completed, and the accused has been remanded in a prison hospital for psychiatric examination. It is also understood
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    • 249 2 DRUG BUST NIGEL Simmonds, the former editor of Singapore Tatler magazine nabbed in a high-profile drug bust last month, was back in court yesterday. The Briton's lawyer, Mr Shashi Nathan, told the district court that he had made written representations to the Attor-ney-General's
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    • 468 3  -  Lynn Lee Embassy wants minimum pay to increase from $230 to $280 By THE Indonesian embassy in Singapore has called for the minimum salary of Indonesian maids to be raised to $280 a month, from the current $230, from Jan 1 next year. In a
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    • 313 3 Big-car COE price at 1 1 -year low CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) premiums fell at yesterday's tender again despite several new model launches at the Singapore Motorshow, which traders said had attracted several bookings. It was the third consecutive slide, which brought car premiums to their lowest levels in over
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    • 671 6  - 1.65m boost for genetic work Chang Ai-Lien US grant will help Genome Institute identify genes faster and cheaper By Science Correspondent ARTWORKS A poignant reminder of the urgency of research is the artwork on display at the Human Genome Organisation Pacific Meeting and Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics. The colourful
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    • 546 6  -  Natalie Soh By SINGAPORE scientists are to join in a new regional effort to locate key genetic links to infectious diseases. If discussions at the current Human Genome Organisation (Hugo) Pacific Meeting go smoothly, a major study spanning populations in several Asian
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    • 298 8  -  GRACE CHNG ABOUT 100 Filipino maids gave up hanging out with friends two Sundays every month to learn computer skills, which they can use to start small businesses when they return home. Ms Encarnacion Monteles, president of the Filipino Overseas Workers of Singapore (Fows),
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    • 546 8  -  Grace Chng Copyright issues involving open-source software are not clear, says its CEO, urging governments to stay neutral By GOVERNMENTS thinking about switching to open-source software, which is the biggest threat to Microsoft, were urged yesterday to pick software that best suits their
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    • 44 8 MICROSOFT chairman Bill Gates receives four million e-mail messages a day, most of them junk mail. Mr Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer, said there is probably a whole IT team just helping Mr Gates filter out the spam.
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    • 560 11 1 0 retailers tie up with ITE to beef up service level in S'pore New course will have scholarships and internships for students TEN of the larger retail outfits here are trying to make a difference to Singapore's service standards by working with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) on
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    • 227 11 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of retail. Figures and case study come from the Consumers Association of Singapore. The world of Laundry A *"7 I No. of complaints I I (January-June 2004) 1 7 I No °f cas es 1 I
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    • 463 12  -  Elena Chong Businessman gets 10 months' jail after pleading guilty By A BUSINESSMAN, who instigated a "study mama" from China to cheat three banks by posing as another Chinese national and withdrawing money from the victim's accounts, has been sentenced to 10
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    • 222 12 A LORRY driver kicked a motorist on the right leg after the man confronted him for hitting the front bumper of his car. Mahendran Singaravelu, 43, was jailed for three months on Wednesday after he admitted assaulting Mr Quay Kian Sin,
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    • 525 14 Study finds more than half have misconceptions about the laws MANY managers in smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here think they will not be jailed for software piracy because no one has been locked up for such an offence. They have the mistaken
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      71 14 Santa Claus is coming to town. But he's ditching the sleigh for a ride on the bus. Or at least, his cap is. Next month, 150 SBS Transit buses will ply the roads, each fitted with a bright red nbreglass Santa cap as part of a $200,000 marketing
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    • 409 15 Members will also have vital data on their wants and needs recorded in it NAME CARD "We named the card PAssion because the word includes the PA acronym and we're passionate about serving the community." MR TAN BOON HUAT, PA's chief executive director, on
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    • 354 16 Data centre to boost efforts to fight piracy Info-sharing centre will improve maritime security in the region ALL 10 Asean members and six other Asian countries will soon begin to send reports on attacks by pirates and armed sea robbers in the region to a Singapore-based "information-sharing centre". The centre
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      • 125 16 NTUC FairPrice is asking the public to donate used textbooks and storybooks, which will benefit about 5,000 needy students. Over the past 21 years, the book drive has helped more than 100,000 students save about $6 million on textbooks. This year is the first time storybooks for
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      • 68 16 ELECTRONIC Road Pricing rates will be lowered from next Monday until Friday, Dec 31, during the December school holiday period. Rates will be lowered by 50 cents at all gantries leading into the Central Business District, and at 10 other gantries at specified times
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      • 94 16 FIFTY-THREE pupils of First Toa Payoh Primary School will be "adopted" by Philips Electronics Singapore, which will supply each pupil with about $1,000 worth of basic needs such as textbooks, school uniforms and food. The company is donating $110,000 to "create a more level playing
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      • 136 16 NOMINATIONS for the eighth Inspiring Chinese Language Teachers Awards are now open until Jan 31 next year. The awards, organised by Lianhe Zaobao, aim to recognise Chinese language teachers who have shown exemplary efforts in getting their students to develop an appreciation of Chinese language and
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      • 110 16 MORE than 60 cars with 300 people will drive through eight Asean countries to heighten awareness of India-Asean relations. Spearheaded by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Confederation of Indian Industry, the 20-day event aims to improve trade, investment and tourism links between India and
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    • 374 18 Firm to fix flaws in seat reclining mechanism and fuel tank tube Affected models DISTRIBUTOR Borneo Motors said 7,269 Corolla Altis (above) might leak some fuel when topped up fully. Meanwhile, 3,350 Vios (left) may not have enough lubrication to allow the front
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    • 189 18 IF YOU know anyone under 36 years old who deserves recognition for his contributions in his field, or to society, the National Youth Council (NYC) wants to hear from you. It is now calling for nominations for the 2005 Singapore Youth Awards, and private organisations, public
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    • 114 18 IN AN early start to Christmas festivities, electronics firm Hitachi Asia will donate about 40 new electrical appliances to 15 voluntary welfare organisations (VWO), including the Moral Home Help Service and Singapore Cheshire Home Residential Care. Each of the groups has submitted a wish list
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      144 22 Orchard Road then and now Singapore's main shopping road took a while to evolve into its present state of high-rise, spanking shopping malls standing cheek by jowl. Thirty years ago, someone standing in the middle of the road could still see a lot of sky (above). The only
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    • 453 23  -  Goh Chin Lian NICOLL HIGHWAY INQUIRY Design engineer contradicts testimony of two colleagues By THE Land Transport Authority's (LTA) senior design engineer denied yesterday she had approved the main contractor's re-analysis to account for excessive movements of a retaining wall. Ms Shirley Sivakumaran stood her
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    • FORUM
      • 366 24 MEDICAL TOURISM PERMIT us to continue the dialogue initiated by Dr Lim Cheok Peng, managing director of Parkway Holdings ("Parkway acts to ward off competition on home turf"; ST, Nov 15), on Singapore's regional medical tourism. It is true that anything we can do
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      • 374 24 I REFER to the article, "Smoking's deadlier than you think" (ST, Nov 15). While the article gave a good summary of the numerous smoking-related cancers and diseases involving various organ systems, cataract was the only eye condition mentioned. We wish to
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      • 376 24 HO CORNY COINAGE We should be glad that we are not a nation of opportunistic wordsmiths who createjust for the sole purpose of creating. I REFER to the letter, "Lost for words? Morble and peelp the answer" (ST, Nov 15), by Mr Anthony Lee
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      • 201 24 'Mystery fare' explained I REFER to Madam Chia Guek Hwa's letter, "Card with mum, fare deducted" (ST, Nov 12), and would like to thank her for the feedback regarding a transaction on her daughter's ez-link card. We have investigated and explained the matter to Madam Chia, who had also written
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      • 89 24 I REFER to the letter, "No takers for dirty banknotes" (ST, Nov 13). While soiled notes are still legal tender, the public is encouraged to deposit them with banks. As part of our clean-note policy, banks should not re-issue the soiled notes but return them
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      • 418 25 THE CASINO DEBATE I REFER to the article, "Casino here is not a matter of money versus values" (ST, Nov 17). I find the views expressed a little disturbing. Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Vivian Balakrishnan said his own
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      • 261 25 IN THE report, "Casino here is not a matter of money versus values" (ST, Nov 17), Dr Vivian Balakrishnan contends that Singaporeans should be trusted to be mature enough to be responsible for their own decisions, that we would be "in a very,
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      • 250 25 I REFER to the article, "Investors to be asked to submit resort plans" (ST, Nov 17). I am deeply saddened that Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is asking for a "sensible, pragmatic approach", rather than an "ideological approach" to the question of whether or not
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      • 129 25 THE Government, which sees it as its duty to protect the people from making the wrong choices, has been legislating many areas of our lives, even though the majority are prudent enough. Banning the use of prohibited drugs, movie censorship and making it mandatory to wear
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      • 107 25 I AGREE with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan that the debate on whether to build a casino in Singapore is not a matter of money versus values (ST, Nov 17). I believe most Singaporeans are mature enough to decide for themselves. Besides, the casino
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      • 170 25 A night of fun at the races and all for $50 MOST of us are not reckless or foolish enough to put all our assets on the gambling table. We have other similar gambling outlets, like the Singapore Turf Club, and we do not see untold harm from this quarter.
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      • 72 25 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.coni.sg When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree to
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      • 207 25 1 REFER to Ms Koh Gaik Joo's letter, "Help consumers keep private information safe" (ST, Nov 16), and thank her for the feedback. The Government recognises the increasing importance and impact of data protection in Singapore. This is especially so in the Internet era where Singaporeans
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      • 722 27  -  SOCCER Its chief Velappan satisfied that China and Kuwait played fair, despite high scores By Marc Lim NOTHING is amiss and life goes on so ruled the Asian Football Confederation yesterday. China scored seven goals and Kuwait six in two crucial Asian World
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      • 1144 28  -  SOCCER So, too, Bernabeu crowd's racial chants at an incompetent England's black players By James Lawton Madrid ALL the England team and officials wanted to talk about, after the 0-1 loss to Spain in a friendly match here on Wednesday night, was the racial
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      • 365 29 Piraeus (Greece) EUROPEAN champions Greece grabbed the win they needed to stay alive in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, running out 3-1 winners over minnows Kazakhstan in their Group Two clash on Wednesday. Werder Bremen striker Angelos Charisteas scored twice and substitute Costas Katsouranis
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      • 444 29 Quito (Ecuador) BRAZIL'S star striker Ronaldo blamed their shock 0-1 World Cup qualifier defeat by Ecuador on the thin air. "I had a big headache, I was short of air and I needed oxygen to breathe," said the Real Madrid forward after the match in Quito
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      • 1162 29 You'll never walk wounded alone at Liverpool SOCCER Reds' first-choice strike force loses remaining star Baros to injury Liverpool European World Cup qualifiers GROUP 1 Andorra 0 Holland 3 Armenia 1 Romania 1 Macedonia 0 Czech Republic 2 GROUP 2 Georgia 2 Denmark 2 Turkey 0 Ukraine 3 Greece 3
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      • 620 30  -  Peh Shing Huei BADMINTON Kendrick succumbs to scourge of the hosts after taming Mainaky in second round By Tournament details Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium. Date: Till Sunday. Prize money: US$l7O,OOO (S$280,000). Season ticket: $43. Today's ticket prices: Adults $15, senior citizens and students (13 to
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      • 348 30  -  PEH SHING HUEI IN JUST 14 minutes yesterday, Xing Aiying booked a place in the Aviva Open Singapore's quarter-finals and bagged the biggest one-time collection of world ranking points in her short career. The Singapore permanent resident thrashed Australian Luiz Tania 11-1, 11-3 in the
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      • 341 30  -  Chan Yi Shen BOWLING By SINGAPORE is banking on Remy Ong for a high roll in the AMF World Cup at Superbowl Telok Blangah from Dec 5-12. He is out for a hat-trick after winning the Qatar and Guam Opens this year. The 2002
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      • HOME SPORTS
        • 46 30 THE Singapore men's team, comprising three teenagers, lost 2-3 to Malaysia on the opening day of the South-east Asia Table Tennis Championships in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. The women brushed aside Cambodia 3-0. The singles and doubles events start today.
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        • 72 30 SINGAPORE have lined up friendlies at the Jalan Besar Stadium against Myanmar (Nov 27) and Hong Kong (Nov 30), ahead of their opening Tiger Cup match against Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec 7. These will be the last opportunities for coach Raddy Avramovic
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        • 45 30 S-LEAGUE newcomers Paya Lebar Kovan have confirmed the appointment of former Tampines coach Chow Kwai Lam as their head coach for next season. The 62-year-old has signed a oneyear contract. Former Singapore international Ho Kwang Hock will be the team manager.
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        • 79 30 SINGAPORE beat Hong Kong by nine wickets in the Tuanku Ja'afar Trophy Under-15 cricket tournament in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Hong Kong elected to bat but managed only 56 in the face of tight bowling and fielding. Singapore scored the required runs in 10.4 overs, with
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        • 67 30 THE Kids Athletics Competition final will feature 51 schools at Serangoon Garden South School tomorrow. Launched by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association in September last year, the programme aims to introduce basic track and field skills to children. The SAAA said 80 primary schools have since
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      • 634 31 »GOLF O'Meara should lead 2006 US Ryder Cup team in Ireland, says Woods Miyazaki (Japan) TIGER Woods has spoken of his displeasure at the PGA of America for not appointing Mark O'Meara captain of the 2006 Ryder Cup team. On the eve of the
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      • 530 31 TENNIS Houston ROGER Federer was at his best after midnight. Too bad, few fans were there to see it. With fewer than 500 fans remaining in the stands after a deflating day of rain delays, Federer made several vital shots to hold
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      • 457 31 BASKETBALL Los Angeles ADVANTAGE, still the Los Angeles Lakers. What once was a chasm separating two teams has dwindled in size and scope after Shaquille O'Neal moved on to the Miami Heat, but the Lakers continued to dominate the
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      • 834 31 BADMINTON Aviva Open Singapore, Men's singles 2nd rd: Peter Gade (Den) bt Pullela Gopichand (Ind) 15-10 15-3, Anders Boesen (Den) bt Yohan Hadikusum Wiranata (Hkg) 15-6 15-6, Dicky Palyama (Hoi) bt Lu Yi (Chn) 15-7 15-9, Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Yeoh Kay Bin (Mas) 15-1 15-10, Kuan Beng
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        • 78 31 ATHENS: Disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with obstructing a dope test on the eve of August's Athens Olympics, and providing authorities with false information about a motorcycle accident. Yesterday's charges against the athletes, their coach and hospital doctors
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        • 64 31 YAOUNDE: Cameroon have confirmed the sacking of national soccer team coach Winfried Schaefer, following their 0-3 defeat to Germany on Wednesday night. Youth and Sports Minister Siegfried David Etame Massoma said the German coach, in charge since late 2001, had been fired for failing to produce
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        • 70 31 LONDON: Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack was charged on Wednesday with raping a woman aged 21. She told police that he attacked her at his home after a night out drinking. Stack, an Irish Under-21 star, impressed in the Gunners' League Cup run last season and
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        • 54 31 LONDON: Newcastle have reportedly bid £4 million (Ssl2 million) for Manchester United's John O'Shea. The Irish defender has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth at Old Trafford this season. And Magpies boss Graeme Souness sees the talented 23--year-old as the answer to his
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        • 76 31 STOCKHOLM: Swedish wrestler Mikael Ljungberg, gold medallist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has committed suicide. The 1993 and 1995 world champion took his life at a psychiatric hospital on Wednesday, after learning he had been nominated as sports director of the Wrestling Federation. He was 34.
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        • 72 31 BEIJING: Olympic 110 metres hurdling champion Liu Xiang will compete at every leg of next year's Golden League. The 21-year-old had equalled the world record of 12.915ec in winning a dramatic gold medal at the Athens Games, becoming the first Chinese male track
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    • OBITUARIES
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        267 32 TAN YAN SENG PETER Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on 17 November 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chua Nam Ee Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gregory Bryan Tan Liang Soon Lim Soo Leng Dorothy Tan Liang Huat Richard Chevaganon Patairat Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Joseph
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        246 32 In Memory Of Our Beloved Cousin GOH SIN TUB Departed 16 November 2004 May His Respect For His Fellow Men Be An Inspiration To All. From: Penny and Family KOH MUI FONG AGE: 92 passed away peacefully on 18 Nov 2004, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: (Wong Yew Onn, deceased)
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        127 32 ANNA PNG SOH HIANG Age: 79 Was called Home to be with the Lord on 18 Nov 2004. Leaving behind beloved: Husband: Peter Lee Kok Yeow Children: Spouses: Jane Elizabeth Francis Yong Bert Angela Tang Vincent Pauline Grandsons: Granddaughter: Christopher Yong Caroline Yong Colin Yong Abel Lee Wake at Oratory
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        259 32 TAN SEE MUAY I Passed away peacefully on 18 November 2004. I Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. 1 (Husband: Chua Swee Chee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chua Seng Yam Lawrence Khoo Chuang Chua Richard Loke Shui Ping Catherine Chua Michael Sim Siew Hong Corine Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chua
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    • MONEY
      • SGX SECURITIES
        • 6175 33 TRANSITION D»Tt NOVEMBER 11 2004 I 52 WEEK TIL CUMEKCY USI VOL OH MS MET CAP MCD IM CBOE COMPWY TRADED SALE +0«- 000 HI6H LOW OIV P/E SMIL 25 5 5 5 5716 Ist Software 5c 7 unch 101 7 7 28 3 34 5 20
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        • 2006 33 52 wen m cwufWY lut m day ms nn hup HUM LOW COK COMPWY TRADEO SALE +OR 000 HIGH LOW DIV P/E SMU 20 12 5 5000 ABR Hldgs 5c 13 unch 20 13 13 25 1 72 5 31 1502 ASTI 10c 34 +0.5 1890 34 33
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        • 74 33 52-WCEK TIL CUftft-NCr LAST ¥01 DAY 60S ICT M CAP HI6H LOW CODE CO*. AMY THAOE. SAU +M- HOO HIBN LOW DIV P/E {mil 6065 Diamonds US2O6Oc. 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore US555c. 6101 ISSB.PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USII2OO 2080 1680
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      • 346 34 It is throwing out the pillows on half of its fleet of MD-80 planes New York CASH-STRAPPED American Airlines on Wednesday said it is trying to take some of the fluff out of its costs: So the world's largest carrier is
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      • 80 34 Pillow-less airplanes translate into savings because workers are able to clean the planes faster between flights, says American. That reduces the time aircraft sit at airport gates and productivity is thus increased, it adds. It chose MD-80s because they have adjustable headrests that can be
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      • 215 34 Washington UNITED States airlines are on track to carry a record 685 million people this year with low fares driving the substantial surge in travel, a leading industry group said on Wednesday. The Air Transport Association (ATA), the chief lobbying group for domestic
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      • 42 34 Yesterday's close-. 11,082.42 (-48.87 points) Tokyo's Nikkei index reversed early gains to finish lower for a third straight session as investors sold major exporters, in particular motor vehicle and parts makers, due to concerns about a higher yen. REUTERS
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      • 43 34 Yesterday's close: 13.799.82 (-25.16 points) Hong Kong stocks eased a slight 0.2 per cent with blue chips pressured by a fall in index heavyweight HSBC. although selective stocks, such as Esprit, were helped by a wilting US dollar. REUTERS
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      • 47 34 Yesterday's close-. 1,367.83 (+11.69 points) Chinese share prices rose 0.9 per cent, as energy stocks were buoyed by a rebound in oil prices and real estate firms found favour again, dealers said. Retail counters slumped on profit-taking after their recent round of gains. AFP
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      • 41 34 Yesterday's close: 3,879.5 (+3.5 points) Australian share prices ended slightly firmer, adding 0.1 per cent on positive overseas leads and predictions of further earnings growth, as the market looks set to maintain its record-breaking momentum, dealers said AFP
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      • 39 34 Yesterday's close: 904.48 (+2.82 points) >» Malaysian share prices flirted with a year-high, before profit-taking trimmed early gams made on widespread speculation that the government will end the ringgit peg to the US dollar, dealers said. AFP
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        37 34 Yesterday's close: 6,025.47 (+8.89 points) Indian share prices closed 0.15 percent higher, supported by select interest in technology stocks, dealers said. The buoyant undertone seen over the past few sessions appear to be continuing. AFP
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      • 22 34 Last Friday's close-. 934.03 (+8.84 points) Indonesia's financial markets, closed this week for the Eidal-Fitr festival, reopen on Monday.
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      • 46 34 Yesterday's close: 646.93 (+2.77 points) Thai stocks inched up 0.4 per cent, as foreign buying and earnings optimism boosted shares in the telecoms. banking and construction industries in a cautious market. Turnover slipped 7 per cent to 16.9 billion baht (S$701 million). REUTERS
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      • 116 34 Nov18 DFGHGFHGFH Stock Name Wt Close Change NOL 2.12 2.990 -0.050 OCBC 10.10 13.500 -0.100 Parkway H 25c 0.67 1.440 +0 010 People's Food 0.41 1.380 SGXIc 1.16 1.760 SIA 50c 4.54 11.000 +0.100 SPH20C 5.20 4.640 -0.060 STEnggiOc 1.63 2.140 -0.010 STATSChP25c 0.41 0.940 +0.005
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      • 71 34 Nov 18 Ace Achieve US1.Sc 83,227.000 Sinobest US9c 38,183,000 BeautyChina HK10 34,706.000 China Sun HK25c 27,999.000 SingTel 15c 23.005,000 UTAC US15c 17,001.000 PSC Corp 5c 13.859.000 HorizonEduc 5c 13.280.000 STATSChP 25c 11,465.000 Citiraya 2.5c 10,621.000 SPH 20c 9,722.000 Noble Grp HK25c 8.627,000 UOB 7.961.000 Capitaland 7.946,000 ComfortDelgro 25c
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      • 158 34 Nov 18 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2770 1.2930 Can dollar 1.3710 1.3870 Euro 2 1330 2 1580 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4327 0.4331 NZ dollar 1 1540 1.1800 Sterling pound 3
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      • 26 34 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE NOVEMBER 18 2004 B_B_ffj l%TOiflf^W s__i Bt___tPP ir rr n i^>^^^^W»ll lß__Br__i iMiir^ r■* i _T*_i________l___ iiiiiwiii)W)iiiwi(iiii(iiiii Iwi I _^S _P_r___i
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      • 477 35 Tokyo THE US dollar sank to a record low against the euro and a 7 '.-month low against the yen yesterday, pressured by expectations that nothing will be done at an upcoming Group of 20 (G-20) meeting to arrest its fall.
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      • 231 35 Gold dimbs to 1 6-year high GOLD futures rose to a 16-year high in electronic trading yesterday after the US dollar fell to a record against the euro, increasing the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative to the greenback. Gold has risen 6.6 per cent in the past
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      • 627 35  - Strengthening Sing a worry for exporters Audrey Tan Bryan Lee Falling US$ eroding profits; no respite in sight yet, as it may slide lower By EXPORTERS here are becoming increasingly worried about the growing strength of the Singapore dollar as it continues to hit new highs against the weakening US
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      • 631 35 NEWS ANALYSIS Frankfurt The greenback's drop has sent the euro surging. If it continues at this rate, euro strength could snuff out the euro zone's fragile, export-driven recovery AN ECONOMIC policy rift is opening between Europe and the United
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      • 520 36  -  Tschang Chi Chu They aim to prevent big foreign brands from 'gobbling up 1 local media sector By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA has unveiled muchawaited rules allowing foreign media companies such as Viacom to set up joint ventures with Chinese partners
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      • 341 36 1 1 more Chinese banks race to meet global standards Beijing CHINA'S banking reforms are proceeding at an unprecedented pace with nine more foreign banks set to gain approval to buy strategic stakes in Chinese lenders, Mr Liu Mingkang, head of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CRBC), has said. They
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      • 357 36 Scandal- weary Japan looks at stricter disclosure rules Tokyo JAPAN'S financial regulator, alarmed by recent reporting scandals, is considering new governance rules, based on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States, which would force listed companies to spell out how they guard against wrongdoing. The rules could give Japan one
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        • 80 36 WASHINGTON: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will postpone for one year a rule that would shorten the time allotted to companies to file annual and quarterly reports. The move, announced Wednesday, will let larger firms focus instead on new internal controls mandated
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        • 90 36 TOKYO: Japan will extend its recovery as exports and production overcome a lull, the central bank said yesterday, keeping its assessment unchanged for a fifth month. The Bank of Japan's policy makers voted unanimously to leave interest rates almost at zero. "The increase in
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        • 108 36 SAN FRANCISCO: Applied Materials, the world's largest producer of chipmaking equipment, on Wednesday said demand for advanced manufacturing tools pushed quarterly profit and sales higher, but warned chip oversupply would slow sales and orders in the current quarter. It estimated new orders would fall
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      • 496 37  -  Erica Tay Such challenges provide experience needed to lead MNCs: HR expert By VENTURE ABROAD "Overseas experience is valuable for business leaders, as they need to know how to manage global projects and motivate staff from different cultures." MR BELL
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      • 317 37  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent OCBC Bank is betting that titanium will be the next hot metal after unveiling its Titanium MasterCard yesterday, following hard on the heels of Citibank's latest credit card launch on Wednesday. Among the card's benefits are discounts from
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 142 37 AP OIL International has signed a contract worth $363 million to supply raw materials to a state-owned company in China for the next three years. The lubricant and speciality chemical manufacturer said in a statement yesterday that it has secured contracts
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        • 94 37 BEAUTY China Holdings' chairman and managing director, Mr Wong Hon Wai, has placed out 20 million vendor shares at 62 cents apiece to global institutional investors. The mainboard-listed cosmetics brand manager said in a statement yesterday that the share placement, representing 5.84 per
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        • 123 37 DA YEN Environmental, which specialises in environmental engineering services, succeeded in posting an 8 per cent rise in net profits to $2.07 million for the financial year ended Sept 30. Turnover at the Sesdaq-listed firm surged by 50 per cent to $65.7
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      • 212 37 A HIGH Court judge has dismissed a claim against retailer CK Tang for up to $17 million by Germany's second-largest merchant bank. Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank (HVB) sued CK Tang in July last year for alleged breach of contract after the retailer took a loan
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      • 497 37  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE investors pumped a record US$l.3 billion (552.15 billion) into Japan in the year ended March 31, a massive 600 per cent increase over the previous year, reflecting booming interest in the land of the rising
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      • 346 39  -  Lee Su Shyan Pipe-laying vessel is same one that gave SembCorp legal woes By Companies Correspondent THE vessel that has caused SembCorp Industries so much grief on the legal front the Solitaire is back in the news. Rival conglomerate Keppel Corp yesterday said it has
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      • 332 39  -  Bryan Lee By BEATING bigger global rivals, SingTel has won a multimillion dollar contract to link up the French headquarters of major sporting goods maker and retailer, Decathlon, with its 10 Asian offices and warehouses. SingTel, South-east Asia's largest telecommunications company, announced
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        • 255 39  -  GOHENGYEOW PLASTIC film-maker China Flexible Packaging's executive vice-chairman, Mr Zeng Hanming, has been buying shares in the company on the open market this week. Filings with the Singapore Exchange show he bought a total of 700,000 shares on Tuesday 350,000 shares at an average
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      • 294 39  -  Joyce Teo By ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) is on the acquisition trail, announcing yesterday that it intends to raise $400 million through a new unit launch to partly fund the purchase of 13 properties. The trust will issue
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      • 751 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped to a three-day low yesterday, after hitting a new four-year high on Wednesday, as investors cashed in recent gains on blue chips such as Keppel Corp and SingTel, amid concerns
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      • 629 40  -  Narendra Aggarwal Under MTI scheme, about 180 Asian Business Fellows are working in region By Economics Correspondent IT HAS suddenly become a lot easier for Singaporean graduates to set the world on fire, or at least, the Asian part
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      • 131 40 THE DRIVE Indian IT services giant Satyam Computer Services, which is listed in New York, is hiring recruiting six Singapore graduates to beef up its management ranks. It is specifically targeting Mandarin speakers to spearhead its drive into South-east Asia and China. THE WORK The management trainees
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      • 23 40 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2770 1.2930 Euro 2.1330 2.1580 Sterling pound 3.0420 3.0770 US dollar 1.6370 1.6550 Yen (100 units) 1.5730 1.5907
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      • 8 40 UP DOWN Gain«rs: 129 Losers: 220 Unchanged: 413
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      • 206 40 SAFER AND BETTER CONSTRUCTION Hong Kong ASIAN property owners are demanding cheaper insurance, and achieved a 30 per cent to 40 per cent cut in rates this year as they made buildings safer and shopped around for deals, according to a survey.
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      • 958 11 BDII ft 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT BEST VALUE CAVENDISH PARK 3*l. Pool view. Fr $2200. Astor Green. 3+l. High fir. $2500. 2+l $1800 Gerry 9783-6710 OT liMinfuj Call Now SYMPHONY HGTS (CHOICE unit!) 3+l+ balcony. 1650 sqft. F/furn/ aircon. F/facilities. $1600 only! Albert Wong 9062-7979 CBS SOUTHAVEN 1/ 11. Penthses
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      • 919 12 ■k Dl 7-1 8 CHANGI/ IQ PASIR RIS SP PTE APTS -RENT CHANGI/ PASIR RIS. Estella Gdn. Studio/ 2/3-rm. Spacious/ aircon/ F/furn/ $1K up! *****531 BC $950 UP! STUDIO/ 3 rm. Estella/ Carissa. Near airport. P/ furn. Pool view. F/ facilities. *****383 MELVILLE PK. 2+l. furn. Aircon. Designer decor/ Nicely
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      • 660 12 »D22-24 WEST PTE APTS -RENT PALM GDN/ NORTHVALE/ Hillview Pk/ Mayspnng. 2/ 3 bdrms. $I.IK up onwards. Hp 9785 1864 ERI WESTMERE 3 ROOMS. High fir. F/furn. F/facilities. immediate. $1400 neg. Call 9028-6739 WINDERMERE YEW TEE MRT 3+l. 1400 sq ft High fir. F/furn. F/facilities. SI.SK. Agt *****000 JADE BT
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      • 1680 12 ffffr HOUSES FOR RENT fffft HOUSES FOR RENT Locafed at May Rd Towner Rd McNair Rd Minutes to Orchard Road CBD area. Easy access to CIE PIE expressway. 5 minutes walk to Boon Keng MRT station, food centre, shops and other amenities Can use as home offices Cosy units with
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      • 1018 12 WfK HUDC/ HDB Up7 APTS FOR RENT HI AMK 314/ 534/ 585/ 607 I+l Bedok 551 F/furn. Aircon HI Lorong Ah Soo 110. Furn. Aircon 2+l Geylanq Bahru 598 Furn 2+l Kreta Ayer, Chinatown Furn 2*l AMK 213/ 565/ 649furn aircon 2+l Houqang 466/ 622/ 307/ 529 2+l S'goon 206/
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      • 1084 12 IJJS HUDC/HDB Up? apts for rent 2+l 5-RM YISHUN 257/ 4-rm Pasir Ris 411/ 3-rm S'goon 221/ 3-rm Toa Payoh 13. F/furn. 3+l Exec Mais Sgoon N. 123. 9856-2238 ANNA 9189-4050 DW. Whole units/ workers accomodation avail all areas. $*****200. No co-broke. Immed. Rental neg. BEDOK 3 T Blk 503
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      • 1736 12 fff\ SERVICE ff¥i SERVICE Up7 APARTMENTS ||py APARTMENTS Located above Ginza Plaza f Shopping Centre 1 1 :-i Min. lease period: 1 month .S Minutes to dementi MRT fiv. Viewing Anytime: Tues Fri: 11am 6pm jms'/ All are welcome! i Call 6774 4228 for appointment fi BR.;/ L I ■4^^-
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      • 931 12 f$L. DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ 2 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Pf HOUSES -SALE Andrew *****/9000 sqft, beautiful tropical hse. vacant. Ascott Rise ***** sqft. s/storey Bintong Park ***** sqft, quiet, greenery ambience, vacant. Bishopgate *****/ 8000 sgft Cornwall Gdn *****/7000 sqft. elevated greenery, open hse Camden Pk *****/ 6000 sgft, s/storey, elevated, only
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      • 794 12 DFKMK Bk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ kiij TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W HOUSES -SALE OUKES FHOLO. 6900 sqft. Plan ning approval for 1 pair semid. Amenities. neg. Agt. *****778 STEVENS RD. FHOLD. 2/storey semid. 4300/ 3200 sqft. F/aircon. Amenities. Hp: 9685-9782 IJK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W PTEAPTS-SALE Maplewoods Penthse 3000
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      • 788 13 PJK 009- 10 ORCHARD/ My TANGLIN/ HOLLAND BP PTEAPTS-SALE tt*Tgtg}4® jk HK..M KSTATK CJUtH't* D.lO THE ASPINE 2100 sqft. 4+l+l. Renovated. Good facing. Quiet. Squarish layout. Near good sch amenities. 9673 7525 David UNBELIEVABLE D.09 Brand new 2 bdrms with pool view! Deferred payment till TOP. Foreigners very eligible!! 9022
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      • 904 13 •ffV 009-10 ORCHARD/ j*U TANGLIN/ HOLLAND y PTEAPTS-SALE PICTURED PERFECT! TANGLIN Meadows. Quiet 1819 sq.ft. 3+l. View/ offer' Harvest *****888 MERASAGA 1356 SQ.FT. 3+ 1. Bal cony. Quiet. Near Holland Village. View to offer. 9009 5530 SOMMERVILLE PK. 3+Hl. 1948 sqft. F'hold. F/ facilities. Mins mkt/ Orchard Rd. 9109 8702
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      • 905 13 DFNKL fl^V D l5- 16 EAST COAST Ipf HOUSES. -SALE GOODMAN VICINITY BUNGLW land for sale. ***** sqft Wide front Can subdivide. Much sought ,if ter location $4.XXM *****566 FHOLD INTER TERRACES Kens Drive/ Tua Kong PI/ Jin Bintanq Tiga/ Jin Senang/ Bedok Terr. $899K up. 9385-2011 Agt JLN SEAVIEW,
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      • 893 13 f&k Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST |pr PTEAPTS-SALE International Property Advisers FORTUNE JADE/ GRANDIFLORA. F'hold. Brand new. 3+l/ penthse. S/pool. High/ low fir. Unblocked Windy. neg. Kelvin 9146 9186 f^T-jT^^^l^^jTiß^^Ri^RTlT^ FHOLD EAST COAST. B 2 rm $4xxK/ 4 rm $BxxK. Park way amenities. Haig Rd Townhse 1771 sqft gdn $7xxK
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      • 681 14 ■k 17-1 8 CHANGI/ LUJ PASIRRIS W PTEAPTS-SALE PropNex KB LEE 9854 8828^ M THE TROPICA I Tarr sqft. 4+l rms. F/aircon. Well kept. Unblocked. Full reservoir view. Move-in. Serene. Near amenities. 5599K UP! F'hold. 1615 Si Resort living. Quiet serene. Pool view. Near Airport. Motivated seller 1 Cail Lee:
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      • 855 14 Wfk Dl9-2OSERANGOON/ QD THOMSON y HOUSES SALE S72BK! D.19 D/storey terrace. F hold. Land 1978 sqft. 3+l rm. Mms to MRT/ sch. 9270-8827 DA SILVA LANE, Kovan MRT 2storey inter. 1700/ 2000 sqft. Nice quiet. 9798-7666 Orion BUILD YOUR OWN home. Approved for 2 storey. Contact owner 6299 9330 S'GOON
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      • 822 14 S WEST HOUSES D23 JLN DERMAWAN Mched. 4947/ 5100 sqft. Rebuilt, modern design. 7+1. 2 balconies. Hill view. Sell below value! 9742-4955 PN NEW LIST! YUNNAN Gdn. 3 storey .nter terr. 2550/ 3000 sq.ft. s+l. Renovated. Tip top. Near NTU. Hurry! Don't miss! *****750 C2l EXCLUSIVE!! CASHEW TERR D/storey. Est.
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      • 814 14 llfV D22-24 WEST Up pteapts-sale PropNex F«H HILLVIEW PK 3 Ddrms. High fir. Lovely interior. Spacious. $488K Highgate 3 bdrms. Nice interior. Pool view. Hurry! *****329 PropNex f^ RAYMOND ~7y 9105 8668^^' D.23 GLENDALE PK. Hillview Ave) F'hold. 4 yrs old. Greenery/ Pool view. F/f acuities. 1249 sqft. 3+l. 804.
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      • 886 14 Pp^ HDB APTS FOR SALE llf? (ANG MO KIO) PropNex ndiflW 302 «09. 3 NG' Next to Corner 302 810. 3 1 -rm Corner MRT/Ctr 473 811.3 _-rm Beautiful. Aircon 476 802. 3 'NG' S>mpie cond. mkt 648 813. 5 T MRT. *****323 PN SIMON TAN L 9388 3611 1
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      • 952 14 PRi HDB APIS FOR SALE \jif (ANG MO KIO) 4'NG' BLK 110 AMK lcw fir, simple renovation, 3 stops to MRT. Amenities/ Sch. NS facing. No noon sun. S2IOK neg. 9001-8060 PN 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 513 808. Rare unit! Weil maintained. MRT/ amenities. Unblocked. View to offer. Can Eddy
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      • 1201 14 P^ HDB APTS FOR SALE Ifc/ (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) PropNex hMJWW 3 'NG' BLK 108. Bedok North. Nice renovation. Near amenities/ sch. 4 A' Corner Blk 55. Chai Chee. Lift level. S22BK only. *****613 5252K NEG! 5 T corner 710 Bedok Res. Face S/ park. Vacant. S3OBK up! 5-Rm Blk
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      • 1030 14 IPV HDB APTS FOR SALE Up (BISHAN) choice! 1 FRESH AIR ALL Day! Serene, cosy Bishan Pk View! Gifted sch amenities. Exec Mais Blk 219. High fir Well renovated. *****006 r Eli esi« 1 1 a^Hk 4-RM BLK 145 Bishan. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Near wet mkt, coffeeshop, amenities. Good
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      • 973 14 Wfj\ HDB APTS FOR SALE |f^f (BUKIT BATOK) PropNexMpnlfl 3 NG' BLK 36 corner. Bt Gombak MRT. 802/ Mid fir. Bright. No afternoon sun. Near mkt/ sch/ shop. 9737-4759 PropNex 14^4 5 T 185, 805. Nice renovation 4 A' 211, 803. 1 yr old renovation. 3 'A' 177,807 renovated, lift
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      • 1048 14 ■■■^■■■■■^■■^■^HH^pi^BHi^B^^^ Pk HDB APTS FOR SALE JJ (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ Hf TELOKBLANGAH) Proi Nex W^ W CECIUA LUM >> rl 9456 0897 >/ 4 'A' PT Blk 63A. Lengkok Bahru. 810 up. MRT. Unblocked. Move-in 3 T Corner Blk 12 Telok Blangah. 3 'NG' Blk 63 HDB valued $150K. Good ERA Buy
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      • 802 15 P!H HDB APTS FOR SALE y^/ (BUKIT PANJANG) MUST SELL CORNER 5 T Blk 179. »07. Beautifully renovated. Spacious living area. Bright breezy. Bt Panjang Plaza. Convenient!! 9022-6532 CHEAPEST EXEC APT I Faiar Rd 453. 810. Unblocked. Marble fir. 4 bdrms. 100% move-in. Serious seller! Early move-in. *****857 MUST SELL!
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      • 745 15 MK HDB APTS FOR SALE |j£r (CENTRAL/CITY) 3 'A' 640 Rowell, 663 Buffalo Mrt 4 T 334 Kreta Ayer/ 15 Beach Rd 5 A' 632 Rowell S3BSK *****707 3'NG' BLK 10 Gloucester Rd. Mm $165K. MRT, sch, amenities, high fir, unblocked, orig. 9829 2623 3 'NG' BLK 4 Rochor. High
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      • 683 15 Wf\ HDB APTS FOR SALE \/J0 (CHOACHUKANG) mSm 5$M room 517, 803, 804. Value for money. Below HDB value. Spacious hall. Blk 618. 620. #12. #05. Mins to MRT, designer decor. *****817 5T CORNER BLK 228 CCK Central High fir. Unblocked. Aircon. Move in. MRT/ school/ amenities. All races. View
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      • 728 15 JRjffk HDB APTS FOR SALE |^f (CHOACHUKANG) EXEC APT BLK 133 Teck Whye. Simple. Move-in. Near mkt/ cc. Call 9003-2394 aqt EXEC APT CORNER Blk 680. Unblocked, w^dy. Ask S3IBK up. Move in cond. 9145-1141 ERA "MUST SEE! EXEC Apt Blk 235 Corner, only t neighbour. Privacy. Sell HDB value!
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      • 815 15 Hfe HDBAPTS FOR SALE t2| (CLEMENTI/ if WEST COAST) CLEMENTI 3' .-RM BLK 306 Cor ner unit. Mid fir. 82 sqm. N.S facing. Unblocked. MRT/ amenities. 5223K neg. Call 9679 5568 PN 5 'S' 27 Dover Cres. New list! 820th fir above, panoramic unblocked view, face SE. Upgraded, Near schs.
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      • 763 15 a HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3/ 4NG. BLK 301/ 302/ 303. Clementi/ 4NG. Blk 512 West Coast. Well Kept. No Contra. *****170 4 'NG 1 CORNER Blk 375 Clementi. High fir, unb'ocked. windy, MRT/ amenities. 9101-2532 Rainbow 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 303. Beautiful. i yr renovation. Mid fir.
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      • 455 15 Mfc HDBAPTS FOR SALE |l£j (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ fj YIOCHUKANG) 3 T 623 Renovated. Amenities! 1 3 'NG' 321 Mid floor. Renovated!! 3 A' 528. High floor. Well kept. 4'S' 630 Mid fir. Next to corner 4'A 1 963 Corner Renovated. 802 4 A' price! Corner 503/ 532 5T 5T 465 Corner
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      • 574 15 (Ik HDB APTS FOR SALE t^l (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ W YIOCHUKANG) m High ERA Floor 1 I I [HIT! URGENT SALE! 4 NG' blk 111 S'goon North Ave I. Renovated. Unblocked. Briqht breezy. Near amenities. Dev 9004 2000 mmm Below ERA Valuation till ESTATE S27OK UP! 5 T corner 966 Houqanq, renovated,
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      • 583 15 ■fc HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ 0F YIO CHU KANG) PropNex f f JEFFSOO A 9007 ***** 5 T CORNER Houqang Blk 957. High fir. Unbiocked. Windy. NS facing. 1 min to Hougang Pt/ schs. Just 6 yrs. Good price! 4 'A 1 662 Corner. High fir. Un blocked. NS
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      • 927 15 LFNMK B HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 8LK. 103, s'A' HOUGANG near mkt/ sch. Price neq. Commission to aqt. BV 9735-2982 Tan CORNER EXEC MAIS Blk 542 S'qoon N Ave 1. Mid fir. Renovated. Any consider! 9107-1203 EXEC APT PT Blk 853 Hougang. sl'/Exec Mais 550/526 S'goon N NTUC.
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      • 1754 16 BHDB APTS FOR SALF |Pfc HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ WJ (JURONG) YIOCHUKANG) 5-RM BLK 941 Nicely renovated 1 3- -3=- 1 5-rm Blk 922/ 627 unblocked PropNex f Ipf (JURONG) 9105 8668^^~ I iERA- Proven Jurong Specialist- JJ?«g!!?B,TW Z7oKn£! 111l A P P 2g 830 g3£ S E»ec $HIMS
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      • 1271 16 PP^ HDB APTS FOR SALE Hi/ (JURONG) PropNex HNWW 3 'I' 210. Mid flr. Upgraded. Malay owner. Well kept. Near amenities. 4 'A' 953. Mid flr. Lift level. Movein Nice hse. Pis call: *****554 SI9BK! 4'A' 555 Jurong W, 108 sqm. Huge. Amenities/ 2+l rm Blk 209. High flr. Opp
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      • 878 16 P*^ HDB APTS FOR SALE £j*/ (KALLANG/WHAMPOA) PropNex yQjBJ 3 'S' UPGRADED 1 utility. Blk 44. Bendemeer Rd. Lift level. Amenities. MRT. Sch. Convenience. Malay eligible. Call: 9384 8813 PropMex f4ifjjy 4C. ST GEORGE'S. High flr. Panoramic view. Spacious. Well kept. Near amenities. Asking Reasonable Serious Seller! 9146-2554 EXEC APT
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      • 982 16 ff*V HDB APTS FOR SALE Mi? (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) ■H High ERA Floor I I I ESTATE 4 'A' CORNER Blk 122 Pasi' Ris. High fir. Bright breezy. Sea/ river view. Move in. Near amenities. Call now! Dev 9004 2000 ■h New era Listing lIAI ESTATE W 4 'S' 426.
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      • 988 16 FfK HDB APTS FOR SALE tit' (SEMBAWANG) ggg Good ERA Buy ■CAIESTATE 9007-0696. S3SBK! UNIOUE! Beautiful! Corner 307 Exec Apt. Balinese style. Mid fir. Big master rm. No noon sun. Serious seller. International Property Advisers S34OK! CORNER EXEC Apt 338. Spacious 3+l+ balcony. Avoid 4% cash! Very high fir. Designer
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      • 898 16 Hfi HDB APTS FOR SALE Ut? (TAMPINES/SIMEI) SAT/ SUN 10-6PM. Corner Exec Apt Blk 498E 808/ 5 'I' corner Blk 498F 805. Design built. Love at Ist sight. Call 9129-1978 BELOW 3 'A' NEXT to Corner 104. Marble. 5 T Corner 873. AI hotel decor... 5 T 492C High fir.
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      • 1161 16 IfK HDB APTS FOR SALE fly (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 5 T 387. Low fir. Corner. Huqe hall. 100% move-in. Malay owner. Near amenities. Selling Below HDB Value! Hurry!!! 9146-2554 Excellent JLM Location 5 T 289 High fir, brand new kitchen. No touch up required. Exec Apt 476 159 sqm. Corner S3SOK
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      • 982 16 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE \j& (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 51. BLK 134 Simei St L Low Fir. No Contra *****427 H-V HDB APTS FOR SALE BO (TOA PAYOH/ SP POTONG PASIR) IMlffl|jjj LEAVE 15 MINS Fr Orchard R< 100% move in cond. 101A Toa Payoh exec apt. With all the conveniences!!
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      • 896 16 DFNK fftk HDB APTS FOR SALE W (WOODLANDS) llt\4 h EXEC APT 520. «06. Be i Exec Apt/ Mais 7888/ 827. MRT 5 T 504 804. Beautiful. Low 5 'I' 513 803. Beautiful. Sch/ MRT 4 'A' 761. 811. Malay hse. 5222K!! 4 A' Corner 786E. 804. Nice hse. 4
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      • 891 17 Rh HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (WOODLANDS) PropNex ZARINA MAJEED 9739 0147 5 T WOODLANDS 7870 4 A Blk 668, 3 A' Blk 308. Renovated. Near amenities. Reasonable of fer. Price neq. 9109-0366 PN 4 'A' 611, movein cond. amenities VI 168, mins to MRT/ schs./ mkt. 5 T 624A.
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      • 1187 17 ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE |||r (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' CORNER 668 Admiralt/ MRT. 5 yr. Lift level. Movein./ 5 T 705 High fir. *****236 Kaizer 4 'A' BLK 754 Woodlands. Mid floor. Simple. Malay house. School. Price neq. *****728 agt 4 'A2' BLK 7868. 4-rm. Exec Apt Blk 656. High
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      • 924 17 HJK HDB APTS FOR SALE Upr (YISHUN) 8-MIN KHATIB MRT, ,hpq. wet mkt Yishun St 81. 4-rm Blk 865. Mid fir. 108 sqm. Unblocked. Tip top. Greenery. All races. S2lOK+. 4 'S' BLK 327 807. Next to cor ner- quiet. Pleasant view. MRT. Vacant. Early renovation OK. Be low value.
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      • 910 17 HDB APTS FOR SALE (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) RAYMOND t 9105 8668^^ 1 4 'A' CORRIDOR So ngkanq Blk 231. 802. Lift level. Nice oakwood kitchen. Malay home. Move-in cond. Near amenities All races. International Property Advisers BEST IN SENGKANG!!! 9022 6966 4 rms 185A 193 2038 206C 303. 5 rms 192C
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      • 690 17 ©HUDC/HDBAPTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) BEST PRieE RENTING YOUR HDB Apt? We have legal tenants, professionals, PR, couples, families looking for whole unit or locked 1 rm in any area. 3/ 4/ 5 rms 9487-9443 PropNexmpM PROPNEX, THE LARGEST Agency looking to help you to rent sell your property within the
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      • 1313 17 FfH FACTORY SPACE ff(k FACTORY SPACE UP FOR RENT FOR RENT 4-storey high-tech building Fitted with aircon, false ceiling lights Ample carpark loading unloading facilities Ceiling height. 3 2 47m Floor loading: 10 12 5 kN/m? Available space 4,000 to 163,000 sq ft Leisha Tain 9732 0187 Brenda Ong 9616
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      • 1444 17 DFKL; Rh FACTORY SPACE IfK FACTORY SPACE FRV FACTORY SPACE |j(7 FOR SALE \Hf FOR SALE \jjif FOR SALE Altai K. 4. mm RH3E|mS^BE| Col r-^r%/ i Show Unit Open P^iySfgAwASJEVJ On 20 21 Nov 04, 9am 6pm I ■^L£^^^l2|^^^^^V Easy access to PIE ECP and the future Kallang I
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      • 729 18 WK office space \jjjf FOR RENT OFFICE RMS FOR ent. Privacy quiet. $330 p/mtn. Bukit Merah area. Pgr: *****655 QUARTZ IND BLDG. Upp Al)un>ed Link, 3rd storey. Office/ Production. 1650 sqft. $i.9K *****534 GOOD LOCATION! TOA Payoh office/ warehouse. 700sqft. $1100 neg. Immed. Call: 9028-3000 SIM LIM TOWER c'f ce
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      • 1936 18 RJV SHOP SPACE lift SHOP SPACE fjir FOR RENT Iff? FOR RENT Choice shop units available Excellent Location shops Good Human Traffic Size from 66 sq ft to 904 sq ft Priscilla Low *****778 Sam Poi 9632 8288 West Coast Rd Opp West Coast Community Club Anchor Tenant Shop Save
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      • 850 18 Rh SHOP SPACE ijpf FOR SALE r— ——i PropNex Mr CEUACHAN J 9853 5999 AC KATONG SHPG CTR F*hOM, 2 units H.qh yield! AMK '28/ 338/ 443, 447/ 555 for sale with/ w/o tenancy $660K up Jurong East 249. 1700 sqft wth tenancy. Hougang '08. High yield! Good investment! *H323®
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