The Straits Times, 30 December 2004

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  • 639 1  -  Chang Ai Lien JOYCE Teo Officials warn that final Singapore death toll could rise much higher By Who to call Relatives and friends who have been unable to contact Singaporeans who were known to have been travelling m the disasterstricken areas can call the MFA's
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  • 564 1  -  Glenys Sim Kelvin Wong By SINGAPOREANS and permanent residents will have to pay $100 a day or $2,000 a year to get into the casino if one is built here. The Trade and Industry Ministry yesterday said
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  • KILLER WAVES
    • TRAGIC STORIES
      • 1845 2  -  Siva Arasu The search is on as 183 Singaporeans holidaying m Phuket have yet to call home By Assistant Editor Cbvering the disaster IN SINGAPORE Siva Arasu, Lydia lim, David Boey, Goh Eng Yeow, Karamjit Kaur, Ho Ai li, Jane Ng, Audrey Tan,
        TERENCE TAN; AFP; REUTERS  -  1,845 words
    • IN THAILAND
      • 771 4  - Demoralised locals fear it will take years to recover Nirmal Ghosh Thai tourism hard hit m the middle of its peak season, with 200,000 jobs at stake By Thailand Correspondent In Khao Lak MR ANAND Singjirakul had invested several million baht m an upmarket, 12-room resort at Khao Lak and
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      • 299 4 Thieves out in force, looting damaged hotels and shops Bangkok THIEVES disguised as police and rescue workers are preying on southern Thailand's Khao Lak beach, where the tsunami may have killed up to 3,000 people, witnesses said. With most police m the area dedicated to search and rescue operations m
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  299 words
      • 627 4  -  Tanya Fong By In Krabi AS A TOUR agent, Mr CJioochai Choomon mixes easily with happy holiday throngs. But since Sunday, he has been busy carrying more than 500 lifeless bodies. The 30-year-old Thai told The Straits Times: "How can I stand
        TERENCE TAN; NIRMAL GHOSH  -  627 words
    • RELIEF EFFORTS
      • 716 8  -  Karamjit Kaur Chang Ai-Lien Package will be 'several times' more than $2 million pledged earlier By and How Singapore is helping Indonesia The first consignment of relief and medical supplies, including tents and blankets, arrived m Indonesia on Tuesday, airlifted by the Singapore
        LAU FOOK HONG; AP  -  716 words
      • 943 8  -  Yap Su-Yin By How the public can help New drop-off venues For Thailand: Second Land Rover convoy leaves tomorrow. Send over-the-counter drugs, wound dressings and vitamins, canned food, blankets and sheets to 11 Watten View by tonight. Volunteer drivers will deliver them to
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      • 353 10  - 3,000 give to the Red Cross Theresa Tan More than $2 million raised from walk-in donors and firms by yesterday evening By HOUSEKEEPER Tan Geok Huay, 51, whose son survived the killer waves m Thailand, broke down while waiting m line at Red Cross House to donate to those hit
        LAU FOOK KONG  -  353 words
      • 443 10 Pledges of contributions THE following is a list of contributions pledged by various countries and regions to help Asian states hit by Sunday's disaster: Australia: Commits US$27 million (Ss44 million) m aid. China: Offers 21.6 million yuan (554.3 million) of aid to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri
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    • IN SRI LANKA
      • 819 12  -  Ben Nadarajan Soldiers dig mass graves while monks and villagers help tend to survivors By In Galle (Sri Lanka) I HAD been warned: Bring along a handkerchief and some medicated oil. I stuffed them into my bag and set off for one of
        JOYCE FANG; JOYCE-FANG; AP  -  819 words
      • 461 12  -  Liza Lin MERCY MISSION By A MAJOR volunteer effort is under way to send medical and reconstruction teams to four areas m Sri Lanka which were the worst hit by tsunamis. Led by the YMCA, the first team of eight volunteers will
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      • 263 12 KOTA KUALA MUDA (Malaysia): Malaysia and Thailand have decided to forgo New Year's celebrations m memory of the victims of the devastating tsunamis that hit both countries. The Malaysian government yesterday cancelled New Year celebrations nationwide, urging people to pray for the victims of the
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE NATION; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  263 words
      • 303 12 LOS ANGELES: International disaster officials will likely lay down the groundwork for a life-saving Indian Ocean tsunami alert system at a meeting as early as next month. Talks on setting up a warning system similar to the one m the Pacific Ocean will take
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      • 270 12 PORT BLAIR (India): A 13 -year-old girl survived after spending two days clinging to a wooden door m the Indian Ocean after being swept off a remote island by killer tidal waves. Meghna Rajshekhar, an air force squadron leader's daughter, disappeared along with 77
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    • WESTERN REACTIONS
      • 489 16  -  Alfred Lee By For The Straits Times In London UP TO 4,500 Europeans may have perished m the disaster m Asia, triggering a massive and continuing coverage of it m every country on the continent. Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia and Malaysia are by far
        JOYCE FANG  -  489 words
      • 617 16  - US in group to lead relief effort Roger Mitton Australia, India, Japan part of global effort to spearhead reconstruction and rebuilding By US Bureau Chief In Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush said yesterday that the United States, Australia, Japan and India will form a "core group" to lead world relief
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    • INTERNET BUZZ
      • 654 18  -  Chua Hian Hou Bloggers post harrowing first-person chronicles By i THE words leap out from the screen: "I was havirig breakfast on the front patio and saw the ocean recede... l ran to our room screaming. Water was already m our first floor room
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      • 402 18 TECHNOLOGY is being harnessed by governments, disaster relief organisations and aid agencies alike, m the recovery and reconstruction process following the tsunami disaster. Thai government agencies and hospitals have set up online victim databases where relatives are able to check on the status
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    • IN INDONESIA
      • 518 19 Some towns are totally flattened, aerial views show few signs of life Meulaboh (Indonesia) THREE-QUARTERS of the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island lie m ruin and some towns have been totally flattened. Officials are also struggling to get aid into the area
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE; AZIZ HUSSIN  -  518 words
      • 511 19  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA needs at least 1.35 trillion rupiah (***** million) for immediate relief effort m its devastated Aceh and north Sumatra provinces. Vice-President Jusuf Kalla told foreign diplomats and representatives of aid agencies yesterday that the amount
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  • CHINA
    • 718 20  -  Goh Sui Noi Analysts say arrests are an attempt by govt to assert control as social unrest increases By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA has continued its crackdown on liberal intellectuals and activists, m what analysts see as a move by the
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    • 199 20 China sacks 5 lawmakers for graft and other crimes Beijing CHINA said yesterday that five members of its main lawmaking body, the National People's Congress, have been expelled because of corruption or economic crimes. Among them was Liv Guangzhi, president of the Air Force Command Academy the highest training institute
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    • 351 20  -  GOH SUI NOI ANTI-SECESSION BILL CHINA'S top lawmakers yesterday voted to send a draft anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring formal independence, to parliament for debate next March. The decision was announced yesterday at the close of a five-day session
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    • 151 20 A pet dog gets a good rub at a pet shop m Hangzhou, capital of China's Zhejiang province. Chinese herbs have been added to the water, which can treat skin diseases such as eczema, peeling, fungal infections and itchiness. The bath
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    • 277 20 Beijing FORMER Chinese president Jiang Zemin has asked to resign from his chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission (CMC), state media reported yesterday. The upcoming parliamentary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) m March "will discuss and decide on" a
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
    • 106 211 Phnom Penh A COURT yesterday sentenced, m absentia, one of Asia's top terrorist leaders, Hambali, and several associates to life imprisonment for attempting to strike Western targets m Cambodia. Judge Ya Sokhan convicted the men on a charge of "attempted premeditated murder
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  106 words
    • 377 211 KL extends amnesty for illegals Mass deportation now will add to quake-hit countries' problems Kuala Lumpur "We want to show we sympathise with the situation faced by the Indonesian government and people. It is one way to lighten their burden." DATUK SERI NAJIB RAZAK. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister MALAYSIA has
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    • 532 211 Kuala Lumpur ARTICLES m two major publications here have urged Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's administration to play hardball on letting RSAF jets use Malaysian airspace. One has also suggested that Singapore could help speed up a solution by considering Malaysia's proposal
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 61 211 PET AUNG JAVA: The trial of veteran singer Sharifah Ami Syed Jaafar, charged with sending libellous e-mail about rival Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin, has been fixed for four days from April 12. Sharifah Ami, who is out on RM4,000 (551,700) bail, faces a maximum jail term
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      • 51 211 NEW DELHI: A cold wave tightened its grip over north India on Tuesday, claiming nine lives m Uttar Pradesh. Sultanpur was the coldest place m the state, recording 3 deg C. The Press Trust of India said yesterday the death toll is now 52.
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      • 89 211 TAIPEI: Taiwan yesterday recalled its ambassador from Grenada and said it may lose the Caribbean island as an ally. Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell said last week after talks with Chinese leaders m Beijing that his country must consider its long-term interests. He said Beijing
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      • 51 211 I BEIJING: Four Taiwanese men and their local helper were convicted of spying for Taiwan and sentenced to jail terms ranging from three to 10 years, government newspapers said yesterday. The five were arrested m Zhejiang and sentenced m August, September and October. ASSOCIATED
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  • WORLD
    • 574 22 CIA and the tedious science of OSAMANOLOGY No stone is left unturned as analysts scrutinise tapes for clues to terror chiefs location Washington "It's a good example of people putting too much emphasis on superficial aspects of the tape, when what Osama says is typically much more important than what
      LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  574 words
    • 239 22 Baghdad WITH car bombs, assassinations, ambushes and raids on police stations, insurgents have killed at least 54 people, and a militant group claimed it executed eight Iraqi employees of an American security company. The string of attacks on Tuesday including one m which
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    • 577 23 English to be taught in all Chilean schools Government takes bilingual route to plug into world economy Santiago IN MANY parts of Latin America, resistance to cultural domination by the United States is often synonymous with a reluctance to learn or speak English. But m Chile, the Socialistled national government
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  577 words
    • 168 23 Kiev UKRAINE'S government cancelled a meeting yesterday after president-elect Viktor Yushchenko's supporters massed outside the building to keep out his beaten opponent, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Mr Yanukovych has refused to concede defeat m Sunday's election, which was held after a previous one which he won
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 132 23 NEW YORK: The Pentagon is planning sharp cuts m the air force's programme for its new F/A-22 fighter jet m a move that budget analysts said was intended to offset mounting US deficits and the growing costs of the Iraq war. The Pentagon's decision,
        NEW YORK TIMES  -  132 words
      • 96 23 RICHMOND (VIRGINIA): A 55-year-old woman acting as a surrogate for her daughter gave birth to triplets on Tuesday. The two boys and one girl were delivered a month and a half prematurely by Caesarean section at Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital. Surrogate mother Tina Cade experienced
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      • 91 23 UNITED NATIONS: The UN World Food Programme suspended food convoys to the Darfur region m western Sudan after rebel forces attacked the market town of Ghubaysh and the government retaliated, UN humanitarian officials said. It halted three convoys of 70 trucks carrying more than 1,300
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      • 88 23 RIYADH: The Saudi Interior Ministry said yesterday that a suspected terrorist and a bystander were killed m a shoot-out the day before. In a statement yesterday, an unidentified Interior Ministry official said a vehicle carrying two suspected terrorists was followed to a gas station m the capital.
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  • REVIEW
    • 396 24 IT GETS clearer by the hour that every party governments, scientists, business analysts and insurers, relief and disaster recovery experts had misjudged the scale of the tsunami destruction. The response had largely been to size up the situation before wading m and with what tools and supplies.
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    • 1196 24  -  Simon Winchester Planetary events that wreak human tragedy may have their own rhythm By In London LIKE two bookends of calamity, earthquakes at Bam m Iran and off Sumatra m Indonesia have delineated a year of unusual seismic ferocity a year, one might say, of
      ADAM LEE  -  1,196 words
    • 967 24  -  Gwynne Dyer By It took all of history for the human race to reach a total of two billion people, around 1 927. It took less than 50 years to add the next two billion, by 1 974. It took less
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    • 1032 25  - Pakistan's unholy warriors Anthony Paul AHEAD IN ASIA By Sen ior Writer SPOILS OF WAR For many Pakistani communities, the dividend from Afghanistan's wars was often bands of unemployed mujahideen (holy warriors) who openly carried arms and maintained a state of fear by aerial firing m the bazaars. IN 2001,
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    • 993 26  -  Ooi Kee Beng Regional govts should build on global goodwill to settle old conflicts By For The Straits Times STRENGTH FROM ADVERSITY "Such is life. Sometimes, there is simply nothing we humans can do before the fact of a disaster. It is how we carry
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    • 795 26  -  Verghese Mathews By For The Straits Times THE word tsunami has so unexpectedly and so tragically become an emotive word m our personal lexicons. We are all deeply affected, one way or the other, and the tragedy, coming as it did at the
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    • 663 26  -  SAKULRAT MONTREEVAT By For The Straits Times MOST of the famous beaches and islets m six provinces m Thailand's south suffered damage from last Sunday's tsunami waves. The six provinces are Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Satun and Trang. The toll from the catastrophe is
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  • HOME
    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 2004
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    • 211 1 House to sit on Jan 12 AFTER going into recess for a month, Parliament will open a new session on Jan 12, at 8.30pm. President S R Nathan will open the session with an address, outlining the agenda and policies of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's new government for the
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    • 440 1  -  Goh Chin Lian Traffic Police are using mobile cameras on bridges By Recent checks ON CHRISTMAS Day, at around midnight, an unmarked police car spotted 14 cars and one motorcycle "weaving m and out" of traffic along Yishun Road, a police spokesman told The
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    • 142 1 SPEED limits on five roads will be changed from this Saturday following a review by the Land Transport Authority and the Traffic Police. In a statement released yesterday, the Traffic Police said one road will have its speed limit lowered, while that of four
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    • 972 2  -  Kelvin Wong Glenys Sim SUGGESTED CASINO ENTRANCE FEES Casino backers welcome measures but opponents remain unswayed By Rules to apply here IF A casino is built here and the operator plays by the rules, here's how it will affect you. You must be 21 years
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    • 507 2 SINGAPORE has yet to decide whether to allow gaming facilities or a casino to be present m an integrated resort, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Vivian Balakrishnan at a press conference yesterday. Below are excerpts of what he told reporters.
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    • 707 2 ECONOMIC IMPACT A PROPOSED 15 per cent gaming tax has turned out to be the most attractive recommendation among the guidelines the Government has drawn up for a potential integrated resort here. While not cast m stone and meant as a working assumption
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    • 394 3  - 2 new MRT stations out west by 2009 Christopher Tan $436 m extension likely to cut travel time to Jurong area by up to 15mins B\ Senior Correspondent COME 2009, people working and living m the western end of Singapore will also be able to enjoy MRT service. The Land
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    • 438 3 A WORKING group looking into wage reform for the insurance sector wants insurance companies to incorporate the Annual Wage Supplement (AWS) into the basic pay of employees. Many insurance companies now pay two to two-and-a-half months of AWS, and this component has
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    • 258 3 THE MRT became the "Mass Rafflesian Transit" yesterday when 850 first-year Raffles Junior College (RJC) students took a specially chartered non-stop train from Buona Vista to Bishan station. Accompanied by principal Winston Hodge and teachers, they made a ceremonious journey from their 21-year-old school
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    • 257 3  -  Selina Lum By A NATIONAL serviceman who forged a document inflating his income m order to claim a higher allowance for reservist training was yesterday jailed for six months. Simon Debon Low, 37, a former renovation contractor, is the third man m as many years
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    • 91 3 ELECTRICITY tariffs will rise by an average of 1.2 per cent or 0.2 cent per kilowatt-hour from Jan 1 to March 31 next year. The hike is primarily due to higher cost of electricity arising from higher fuel oil prices, said SP Services, a subsidiary of
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    • HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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        21 4 FGGFFG ROUND THE CLOCK: From fishing to bowling to camping, Singapore is truly a city that never sleeps.
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      • 231 4 CLUBBING SINCE the cops gave the go-ahead to 24-hour partying, the beats and the beer flow on m many pubs and clubs, giving new meaning to "having an early one". Where > > Insomnia: At Chjimes. It never shuts its doors. A fullon breakfast is also served from
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      • 274 4 »FOOD AT ANY hour of the day, there is at least one place m Singapore where you can find your favourite finger-licking dish. There are 24-hour places, or at least ones that stay open till dawn, serving up: bak kut teh, chicken rice, prata, porridge, steak, fish and
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        11 4 Geylang has many late-night stalls of the kopitiam variety.
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      • 117 4 MOVIES CAN'T get tickets to watch the current blockbuster during peak periods? Try the latenight specials. You can almost always count on getting seats at the box office without having to call ahead and book, if you choose late screenings. Where >> Orchard Cineleisure: It offers 24-hour movie
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      • 522 4 ACTIVITIES FUN things to do during the day could get even better at night. Or if you're thinking of picking up a new activity Tike in-line skating or fishing, it might actually be a face-saver to do it under cover of darkness when no one can see your
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      • 10 4 Horror movies are screened at the Orchard Cineleisure.
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      • 20 4 PHOTO: I LAU FOOK KONG Clubbers can party till 6am in places like Bedroom Bar (above).
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        32 4 PHOTO: I LAU FOOK KONG It's twice the entertainment value with K Box for Idol wannabes and K Pool for billiards fans together under one roof at Orchard Cineleisure.
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      • 224 4 HIDDEN SPOTS SCARY spots can be quite romantic... depending on whose company you're keeping! >> Bidadari Cemetery: At Serangoon Road m the MacPherson area avid joggers prance and stretch there m the mornings. However, at night, you might just find a different set of thrifts. >> Mount Faber:
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      477 5 shopping IF YOU'RE the sort who gets bitten by the shopping bug at odd hours, or if you simply want to shop without getting jostled every now and then, there are stores you can hit late at night. And they are stocked with more than just drinks, sandwiches
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      400 5 CAMPING YOU don't have to go home to go to sleep. Especially not when you can gaze at constellations and snuggle m your warm tent at any one of the many parks m Singapore. All of them currently offer many fun facilities to make your venture into the
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    • 452 8  -  Laurel Teo Search on for GE candidates m 30s and 40s, possibly even younger B^ THE man overseeing the recruitment of new candidates for the People's Action Party (PAP) is Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean. Revealing this m an interview with The Straits
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    • 322 8  -  David Boey By Defence Correspondent WITH the holiday season m full swing, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) remains on the alert for possible terrorist threats m the run-up to the New Year. The SAF activated its standby force of army soldiers yesterday morning
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    • 500 8  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent FOR car buyers and sellers, 2004 has been a landmark year. Thai cars rock, used cars don't. COEs plunge, super cars fly. And for the first time m memory, some big cars became less expensive than their smaller counterparts.
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    • 329 8  -  Liza Lin By MOVE aside Sentosa and The Esplanade this New Year's Eve, the big-note countdown bashes are being given a run for their money by grassroots organisations. Eight organisations and community centres have planned parties for residents. One of the bigger celebrations is
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    • FORUM
      • 297 10 14-year wait for drop in Medisave top-up I REFER to the letter "Why over-55s must pay Medi- save" (ST, Dec 24). Even as a pensionable civil servant who retired a decade ago, the CPF Board has demanded I continue to top up my Medisave. In reply to my letter m
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      • 234 10 I REFER to recent press reports on new rules requiring buyers of resale HDB flats to pay a cash downpayment from next year. I notice this has been the trend recently trying to guide how people spend by changing monetary policies. Worse, most
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      • 342 10 DEATHS OF MAID AND BABY NO DAY OFF In those who have no day off, the frustration they feel is bottled up inside waiting to explode. THE recent tragedy m which the Indonesian maid threw a baby down 23 storeys has prompted
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      • 287 10 YET another maid leaps to her death, this time taking an innocent victim with her. This sad incident has stunned the nation. I can't help but wonder what maid agencies are doing at their level to ensure the maids they bring into Singapore can
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      • 391 10 WHEN my maid told me about the Indonesian maid who threw a baby down 23 storeys on Dec 18, I was shocked. Even my own maid, who is also Indonesian, found it cruel and unbelievable. No matter what the employers did to
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      • 336 10 ON MY recent return to Singapore from the United States, I was surprised to find our libraries charge a hefty $1.55 per book reservation. In addition, if the user wants to borrow any audiovisual material, he has to become a premium member at an
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      • 89 10 Illegal to wear uniform I REFER to the letter 'TV host tarnished image of army uniform" by Mr Stewart Sanjay (ST, Dec 25). According to Suria, the TV host donned the army uniform to commemorate SAF Day, as the programme was first telecast on July 1, 2002. Nevertheless, the Ministry
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      • 113 10 WAP by accident? WE REFER to the letter by Ms Ng Hong Eng ("Never used WAP but billed for service by Sing Tel"; ST, Dec 27). WAP service can be accessed from a mobile phone only when the feature is activated by the user. In addition, usage of WAP service
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      • 72 10 PLEASE include your full name (as m IC), your address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail stforum@sph. com.sg When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree to
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    • SPORTS
      • 844 11  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Dickson, Casmir and Bennett star m Lions 1 4-3 win over Myanmar m ill-tempered first leg By] In Kuala Lumpur Match summary Myanmar 3 (Soe Myat Mm 34, Mm Thu 36, Soe Myat Mm 90) Singapore 4 (Bennett
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      • 533 11  -  Peh Shing Huei By SHOW me the talent and it does not matter where you are from, Acting Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday. Showing clear support for the Foreign Sports Talent scheme, which was initiated by
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      • 343 12 I'm glad Vieira stayed, says Henry SOCCER London IF ARSENAL had allowed Patrick Vieira to leave for Real Madrid m June, Thierry Henry would have quit the English Premiership club. The French striker insisted he would have questioned the ambition of everyone at Highbury and that of his own future.
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      • 1041 12 Quantity and quality of their holiday games lower than Chelsea and Manchester United's London CAN DOESN'T MEAN SHOULD "Yes, you can play two games m two or three days but it is still not correct. You can smoke three boxes of cigars and still
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      • 718 12 Birmingham Roonc/s fate m FA's hands MANCHESTER United expect Wayne Rooney to be fit for Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough, as long as the Football Association does not charge him for shoving Bolton's Tal Ben Haim m the face. The 19-year-old England international limped out
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      • 749 12 Liverpool JAMES Beattie looks like he has played his last match for Southampton, after manager Harry Redknapp left him out of the side that lost 0-1 at Liverpool on Tuesday. With Newcastle, Everton and Aston Villa believed to have tabled £6.5 million (20.3 million)
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        • 97 12 MELBOURNE: Australia have donated their prize money for winning the second cricket Test against Pakistan to a fund for the tsunami victims m Asia, captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday. The US$l3,OOO (5521,450) cheque for victory m Melbourne will now be sent to the disaster fund
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        • 77 12 DENVER: The Nuggets fired coach Jeff Bzdelik, who was at the helm for over two seasons, as they struggled to a 13-15 start after a six-game losing streak. Denver failed to live up to the high expectations that came with the off-season addition of All-Star forward
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        • 67 12 LONDON: Newcastle manager Graeme Souness is closing m on signing Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro when the transfer window reopens. Contract negotiations are at an advanced stage with the player, reported The BBC. The Nigerian has been m the English Premiership since 1997 when he moved to Chelsea
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        • 87 12 SAN FRANCISCO: A United States federal judge rejected motions to dismiss charges against the main defendants m the Balco steroid scandal on Tuesday but ordered hearings on whether the government acted properly m the investigation. Victor Conte, head of the Balco laboratory who is charged,
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      • 638 13 Bryant lifts the Lakers on his shoulders BASKETBALL Injured shoulder doesn't stop him scoring 48 points, leading LA to victory over Toronto Los Angeles THE television cameras had been gone for days, along with the Shaquille O'Neal punchlines, Shag-Kobe sub-plots and the undivided holiday attention of the National Basketball Association
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      • 141 13 TWO days before leaving teenhood behind, Leßron James became the youngest player to record 500 career assists and 500 rebounds m the National Basketball Association. He had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 victory
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      • 217 13 SOCCER MILAN ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as president of AC Milan to comply with a new law on conflicts of interest, the Serie A club said on Tuesday. He has been Milan's president since 1986, cheering them on to European Cup glory
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      • HOME SPORTS
        • 54 13 ANOTHER Challenge, whose crew includes Singapore sailors Iris Tay and Thereis Choo, finished m 25th place m the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after three days of competition. The 11-strong crew are all students of Melbourne University. Australian yacht Nicorette won top honours
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        • 27 13 PLI emerged champions of the ANDI Paya Lebar Kovan Basketball Tournament (Youth 17), beating Ogawa 61-52 at the Paya Lebar Kovan Community Club.
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        • 66 13 SINGHEALTH Foundation, together with World of Sports and other partners, is launching a Charity Vouchers Booklet. Priced at $5, they will be sold at all World of Sports outlets including the Columbia and Mizuno concept shops, except Seiyu Bishan, Takashimaya and Ang Mo Kio
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      • 658 14 YEAR IN REVIEW: OLYMPICS Unexpected winners, drug cheats, partisan fans all make for an unforgettable Olympics New York THE appeal of sports as a spectacle is the predictability of the start time and utter unpredictability of the outcome. The Olympics, as ever, provided a surfeit
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      • 301 14 BASKETBALL NBA: Cleveland 111 Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 115 Houston 87, New Jersey 84 Chicago 80, Dallas 113 Boston 94, San Antonio 115 Phoenix 94, Philadelphia 114 Seattle 107, LA Lakers 117 Toronto 99. CRICKET Fourth day of 2nd Test m Melbourne: Pakistan Ist innings 341 all out (Yousuf Youhana
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    • OBITUARIES
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        197 14 MICHAEL LIM AGE: 76 passed away peacefully on 29 Dec 2004. Sadly missed by family loved ones. (Wife: Josephine Tan Gek Moi, deceased) Sons: Dominic Nicholas Daughters: Sons-in-law: Prisca Sabina Heinz Niesel Ursula Darren Brunton Grandchildren: j i Sylvester, Charmaine, Scott, Sarah, Ella, I relatives and friends. Body is resting
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        352 14 CHUA SEAH CHIN CHANG, WILLIAM AGE: 48 passed away peacefully on 29 Dec 2004, leaving behind Wife: Scan Seng Mvi Father Mother Seat) Kirn Cheong @> Chua Ah Kho lim Bee Keow Son: Daughters: Seah Zhan Qi Seah Xiao Yun Scan Xiao Qing brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces loved ones. Body
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        119 14 KANDASAMY KAUMUTHU Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 29.12.04, leaving behind Wife: An jam mal Daughter Kasthuri Bai Son: Krishna Son-in-law: Devasagayam Body resting at Casket Fairprice Parlour, 37 Sin Ming Dr #01 567 1 vli %*\r\9 i I SLETCHCMI (w/o th« late V Rajoo) Age: 76 inker sleep om
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      • 501 16 Khodorkovsky says ruining oil giant is the Kremlin's most 'senseless' act London BE NOT JEALOUS OF THE RICH "Wealth opens new avenues, but it enslaves your creative faculties and takes over your personality." MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, pictured on a placard carried by a supporter,
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      • 338 16 New York FAMED stock picker Bill Miller has pulled ahead of the Standard Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) m the final week of this year, keeping chances alive that his Value Trust fund will beat the benchmark index for a record 14th straight
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      • 70 16 Dec 29 Teledata 5c 130.712,000 UniFiber 10c 33,520,000 Global Voice 5c 16.567,000 UTAC USISC 15,679,000 Media Asia HKIOc 12.614,000 STATSChPSGAeCWOSO627 12,483,000 Flextech 15c 12,423,000 Thakral 11,277,000 STATSChP 25c 10,747,000 China Sun HK25c 10.458,000 Sing Tel 15c 9,528,000 L-Jacob 20c 9,275,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 8,767,000 ChinaFlexP USl5c 7,973.000 *Star
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      • 152 16 Dec 29 FOREI6N CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1 2640 1.2790 Can dollar 1.3370 1.3530 Euro 2.2080 2.2330 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4298 0.4302 NZ dollar 1.1570 1.1820 Sterling pound 3.1330 3 1680
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      • 1710 16 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION OATE DECEMBER 29 2004 RffWi IVW inn, llWeW* »*ix -HW- MRP HIM! LVw Ml LX #f llf 126 71 3602 Amok W*****0 82 7s 82 HI 86~5 89 18 5 7 5 3795 Autron W*****3 9 unch 590 9 8.5 8.5 9 30 5 25 3912
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      • 277 16 US home rise to a record Washington SALES of previously owned homes m the United States rose to a record last month as job and income growth and low mortgage rates bolsterd the pace of home-buying, making 2004 the best year ever for the industry. The Washington-based National Association of
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      • WORLD
        • 92 17 BEIJING: China, one of the big future hopes for the world's aircraft makers, has no plans to approve the purchase of any new planes next year, an official said yesterday. The official, with the General Administration of Civil Aviation of
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        • 104 17 AMSTERDAM: Air France KLM yesterday said it would slash KLM ticket prices to all 66 European destinations from Amsterdam by around 40 per cent on Jan 1 m an attempt to compete more effectively witn low-cost carriers. "It's the biggest price cut
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        • 105 17 NEW DELHI: India yesterday agreed to allow two private airlines to fly to most overseas destinations, ending the decades-old monopoly of stateowned Air India and Indian Airlines. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, however, said that Jet Airways and Sahara Air would not
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        • 115 17 SEOUL: South Korea's LG Group, the former parent of ailing LG Card, yesterday said that it was offering only up to about a third of the 770 billion won (551.23 billion) creditors had sought from the group to bail out the credit
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        • 132 17 ALUMINIUM futures jumped to their highest level m nearly a decade yesterday as the market braced itself for a shortage of Chinese export of the metal next month. China will impose a 5 per cent tax on aluminium exports from Saturday to
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      • 719 17 Poll shows seven out of nine will go for stocks next year, and Hong Kong will be their top choice Hong Kong To the market to the market The Reuters-Benchmark survey found that seven m nine respondents preferred to hold stocks over the
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      • 362 17 Hong Kong STATE-BACKED China Merchants Holdings will invest about 5.6 billion yuan (551.12 billion) to gain a foothold m Shanghai's massive new Yangshan container terminal, the city's port operator said yesterday. The investment is the latest m a series of port deals
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      • 312 17 Taipei TAIWAN plans to consolidate all state-owned shares, worth an estimated NT$l trillion (5551.7 billion), under a single holding company to be supervised by the finance ministry, officials and newspapers said yesterday. The reforms, which will give the finance ministry sole
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      • 1211 18  - S' pore chip sector races against time as China catches up Bryan Lee ECONOMY WATCH Local firms may have a window of between five and 20 years to remain competitive By Chip shots >* Output last year was $22.3 billion, about 30 per cent of total electronics production and 15
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      • 502 18  -  BRYAN LEE DISASTER struck Singapore's first chipmaking plant soon after it was set up m 1984 when the plant's water supply became contaminated with bacteria. You could say the chips were really down. Chip-industry pioneer Jeffrey See, 59,
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 150 18 GP BATTERIES has warned it will be making provisions for losses relating to a Hong Kong joint venture, Danionics Asia, m which it has a 50 per cent stake. It said yesterday the venture has incurred substantial losses since its formation m
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        • 68 18 ASIATRAVEL.COM Holdings has estimated it would lose at most 3 per cent of room bookings it had expected for the current financial year following Sunday's tsunami disaster. The online hotel reservations company said: "While we will not suffer any direct loss from the disaster, we
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        • 86 18 INVESTMENT firm kl Ventures said yesterday it will enjoy a gain of about $8 million from a move by a wholly owned unit, K-l USA Energy Production Corp, to exit from an American subsidiary. K-l USA will hand over its 66.67 per cent
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        • 101 18 CONSTRUCTION firm Hua Kok International has revived a deal under which Hong Kong-based Prosperity Steel (Asia) will invest $6 million m return for a controlling stake of 70 per cent. Last week, it had said the deal was off and it
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      • 290 19 MONEY-LOSING builder Ipco International has proposed a capital reduction plan to wipe out about $121.9 million m accumulated losses a year after it dismissed a similar plan from disgruntled investors. The infrastructure company has been m the red since the year ended April
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      • 430 19  -  Erica Tay Spore investment company owns stake m buyer of 1 5.4% share m Malaysian bank group By: Win some, lose some While Temasek is successful m acquiring an indirect MPlant stake, one of its units has called offtalks to buy an indirect
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      • 210 19 LC DEVELOPMENT reiterated yesterday that the damage to the Holiday Inn Resort Phuket caused by Sunday's monster wave was mainly confined to the ground floor and outdoor areas. The listed property group, whose 49 per cent associate LC Thailand owns the hotel, made the point
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      • 251 19  - DIRECTORS 1 TRADES GOH ENG YEOW LEE KIM TAH'S KEY OWNER TIGHTENS GRIP IN THE space of less than two weeks, the majority shareholder of Lee Kirn Tah Holdings has snapped up nearly one million shares on tne open market. Based on filings posted by the company, Lee Kirn Tah
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      • 248 19 PAKARA Investments is making an unconditional cash offer for shares m its subsidiary Pakara Technology (PT) m order to take it private. It is offering to buy the shares it does not already own m the Ses-daq-listed outfit for 8.5 cents
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      • 471 19  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By BLUE-CHIP stocks barely moved yesterday as an attempt to lift the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI), following a rally on Wall Street, fizzled out on lack of follow-up buying interest. Penny stocks continued to rally, with interest
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    • 184 20  -  NICHOLAS FANG SINGAPORE and Hong Kong have agreed to overhaul rules that were slugging ships and aircraft with double income tax if they operated across both destinations. The treaty which marks Singapore's seventh such pact was announced yesterday by the Ministry
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    • 23 20 Catching up, fast China's rampaging electronics sector threatens to overshadow Singapore's crucial chip industry m as few as five years. PAGE H lB
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    • 8 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday December 30 2004
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      • 117 2 TSUNAMI VICTIMS HONG KONG Jet Li (far left) has called off his family holiday to the Maldives, returning to Hong Kong yesterday with his wife Nina (left) and two daughters. The Los An-geles-based actor had hurt his foot as he shielded his daughter from the waves
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        112 2 SINGAPORE'S Michelle Saram (left) is safe and sound m Sri Lanka, but will stay for "a couple of weeks" and see if she can help out m relief efforts, said her manager. The model-actress had gone there with friends last Thursday for a holiday. When the tsunami hit
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      • 152 2 NEW YORK Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova survived by clinging to a palm tree but her boyfriend is missing. She had booked a 10-day trip to the Thai resort of Khao hak as a Christmas surprise for Brit ish fash ion photographer Simon Atlee, 33,/ They werejkf a
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      • 78 2 HONG KONG Jackie Chan has donated HK$5OO,OOO (S$ 105,000) to Unicef m aid of the relief efforts. Stephen Chow, Andy Lav, Leon Lai and Chow Yun Fat have also pledged donations of HK$2OO,OOO each via Apple Daily. Kelly Chen has pledged HK$ 100,000, while Gigi Leung, Miriam
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      • 79 2 LONDON The teenage granddaughter of ac-tor-director Richard Attenborough is among the dead, and his daughter and her mother-in-law are missing. Family friend Diana Hawkins said that Attenborough's daughter Jane, her husband, mother-in-law and children Lucy, Alice and Sam were m Phuket when the tsunami hit. Lucy, 14,
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        92 2 STRESS. Who needs it? Not us, which is why as the year draws to a close, we're taking a step back to see how we can make our lives a little simpler. One sure stressbuster is yoga. And it seems at least 20,000 people m Singapore are practising
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      • 169 14 MIAMI Water is that precious US$455 (*****) for a few tablespoonfuls especially when it comes from a cup which Elvis Presley drank from. Wade Jones, 40, of North Carolina says he obtained that plastic cup at a concert m 1977. He kept the cup and contents for 27
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        116 14 mm LONDON Back problems have forced Nathan Lane to quit the West End run of The Producers almost two weeks earlier than planned. He has pulled out of five shows of the Mcl Brooks musical since Dec 1 6 after suffering two slipped discs, and has been advised
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      • 263 14 IT IS goodbye Mamma Mia! and hello Rock Opera, Singapore's first Malay acoustic rock concert which will be held at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Feb 5 next year. Rock Opera: An Artiste's Life, or Kisah Seorang Seniman m Malay, is about a young man who pursues
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      • 118 14 MELBOURNE An animationlive action film of the classic children's book Charlotte's Web will be shot m a Melbourne suburb next year. The book by American author E. B. White is set m the 1940s and tells the story of a friendship between a pig, Wilbur, and a spider,
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      • 82 14 HONG KONG Actor Simon Yam and model Qi Qi became the proud parents of a daughter their first child before Christmas but kept the news secret for several days so as not to disturb their friends during Yuletide festivities. "Half of her is like me. Half of her
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      • 82 14 HONG KONG Has F4 become F6 (see below)? No, it's just F4 member Ken Chu and his new rock band, Free Bird. The Beatles fan has formed the group for his rock record, On Ken's Time, which will be out on Jan 7. Chu is the
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    • 1155 3  - A THINKER AND AN ICON Ong Sor Fern LANDMARK WORKS > Against Interpretation: And Other Essays (1966) Her first collection of essays, including the famous Notes On Camp and the controversial On Style, m which she defended the work of Nazi film-maker Leni Riefenstahl. > The Benefactor (1963) Her first
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      145 5 RUSSEL Wong picks his top five favourite pictures. Robert Downey Jr "Robert was dancing to U2 m this shot, done right before he did the movie Chaplin. This photo hangs m his home-office." Wynton Marsalis (above) "This is Wynton Marsalis at The Oriental Singapore Hotel suite before a
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      613 5  -  Clara Chow Celebrity photographer Russel Wong will exhibit his works at the Singapore Art Museum SMILE, you are on camera. Now, it is Singapore photographer Russel Wong's turn to beam, for the 25-year veteran has attained his dream of a museum exhibition. He will be launching his retrospective
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    • 461 6 They work while you party New Year's Eve isn't party time for everyone. For some, it's yet another night at work tomorrow. KRISHNA TOM talks to four people whose jobs are to make sure revellers have a fun and safe time. Ride safely RUDY ISMAIL, 29 (Traffic policeman) HE IS
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      299 6 VIVIAN KHO, 26 (above) (Floor supervisor at Harry's Bar) SHE started working as a waitress at Harry's Bar m Boat Quay when she was 1 8. For the past four years, she has been managing about six to seven workers on the night shift. As floor supervisor,
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      425 7 ■Working on New Year's Eve, I sometimes feel left out of the fun when I know my friends are enjoying themselves Lydia Liew (above) who helps to man a 24-hour hotline LYDIALIEW,32 (Customer service executive) SHE works at the call centre at International SOS. It offers emergency travel
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      401 7 If I don't reach my target, I don't go home' Cabbie P.S. Rames on his long hours on the road P.S.RAMES,SS (Taxi driver) A CABBIE for 10 years, he usually works from 7am to 2pm. He resumes duty from 4pm and continues to pick up passengers to around
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        59 8 1 have a terrible fear of being summed up m a single sentence' Actress Emily Mortimer (above, with actor Aiessandro Nlvola) daughter of novelist John They call me that as thoughts my occupation' Novelist Tom Wolfe, 73, on being referred to as a "septuagenarian" 'I got into acting so
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        496 8  -  Clarissa Oon The violent Greek tragedy of Elektra is now being played out m Indian dance LifelArts on Thursday IT IS one of the oldest and most violent tragedies m Western drama and perhaps also its earliest feminist play. The story of Elektra, who incited her brother to
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    • 750 6 HH PACKING/ STORAGE/ lit/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL I Hua Yong Removal Day/ Mght 7 Day SwvicM I Indudv* of hofiday Sp»ciafiM m house/ office/ removal disposal piano/ organ safe dismantling ana packing services Local experienced workers provided 20% discount for every removal m=6756 5508/*****113 HASSEL FREE REMOVAL Services. Local/ International Relocation/
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    • 1445 7 ff*\ NISSAN fffi NISSAN Pfv NISSAN (!fk NISSAN Rh NISSAN \ifj FOR SALE UkV FOR SALE U^ FOR SALE |pf FOR SALE FOR SALE $1 DOWNPAYMENT I 1 1 w\ \l tjk INI «/JilH Lw ifi Ci^cr**t -~i bTjBI I bI bA 4 Door Van SWB Petrol/Diesel VbNbH 4 Door
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    • 641 7 ffh TOYOTA hMf FOR SALE 11/'OI COROLLA I.6GU 1 owner. 80% Parf. Leather, s/rims. Done only 46,000 km. View *****932 1 OWNER 3/'O3 Corolla XLi 1.5 Auto black. OMV $16K. leather, s/rims, beautiful cond. *****970 JUNE 2002 COROLLA 1.5A. Ist owner. Silver. Low mileage. Brand new con. Call *****888. 05/'O2
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    • 576 8 RK OTHER MAKES M^ FOR SALE MYONGMT 1993-2002 J OOO units VARIOUS MODELS European, Mercedes, Japanese Commercial Vehicles All used cars wanted BODY FOR EXPORT: 9852 6383 5/'OO Accord 2.0 VTEC. White. 5/'OO Odyssey 2.3 Tip. Silver. 9/'OO Odyssey 2.3 Tip. Blue. 2/'Ol Accent 1.3, 5-dr. Silver. 12/01 Corolla I.SLX
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    • 769 9 BSr&riH** PTEAPTS-RENT City living In picturesque Singapore st. Everton Rd <S> Historic Blair Plain B&W conservation bldg. only 8 units 1750 sqft, 3 bdrms, French windows, lift Walk to MRT, CBD. 5 mins to Orchard Rare vacany 1 available Feb 05 S2.BK per month. Owner 6298 4022 CARIBBEAN 2* BALCONY.
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    • 800 9 HaY DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Pat DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ tSJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND CD TANGLIN/ HOLLAND V PTEAPTS-RENT Mw PTEAPTS-RENT Cavenagh Lodge FOR LOMG AND SHORT TERM LEASE A short walk to Orchard Road H-^^^^a^^H H^^B ***V- 11 bbbbbbb^bbbl ■^1^ j l!T**^aa^a^W ißaaa^am \t^^^S^Kr~~3^^^£^BßßK^^ BBBBBBflßaVkß^t^^^^^Bßßßal HBk^^|i^^^^^VH| vflß Spacious 2/3 bedroom apartments, partial
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    • 983 9 ■LV DO9-100RCHARD/ Hi TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT goodl#l VlEWJjjjjl D.09 HOLT RESIDENCE 4+l. Designer decor/ furnishing. High fir. Pte. lift. 2 mins. to Orchard. Suit CEO/ Top Exec. 9029-2678 DW Nasslm Ptnthst 7600 sqft. 2 level. s+l. Large balcony. Totally renovated Full facilities.. SlsK ono Tha Claymore. 4-rms. 3600 sqft. Renovated.
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    • 930 9 ■|k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ ED TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT CHEAPI $2KI MRT. Regalia 3+l High fir. F/facilities. Jervois 3+l Cosy quiet. MRT. 9487-8830 PALM SPRING. 2100 sqft. Ground fir with patio. 4+l. Resort facilities. Ouiet. P/ furn. 9213-4066 THE HERMITAGE 2-BDRM. High fir. F/furn/ aircon. 5 mins walk to
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    • 616 9 UffV Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST |ftP PTE APTS -RENT THE WATERSIDE. 2410 sqft. 4+l. Furnished. Full facilities. Rent $3500. William 6583-1017 Agt. BAYSHORE PK. 3 rms. 1290 sqft. sea view. Crystal Rhu 3+l 1270 sq.ft. city view. BAY *****883 STUDIO/ 2/ 3-rms near MRT. Condo facilities. $900/ $1500/ $2300.
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    • 631 9 ■k Dl 7- 18 CHANGI/ Hk Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ j UQ PASIR RIS UQ PASIR RIS i V PTE APTS RENT WF PTE APTS RENT Wffk D 22-24 |fk D 22-24 UU west yD west V PTE APTS RENT J^W PTE APTS RENT 3 1 rms 1 .475 1 ,873
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    • 499 9 FDFDDFDF lg\ HOUSES FOR RENT ymDon't I 3-STOREY SEMI-D at Jurong Aye I 5 Westwood Walk (NTI) Nicely renovated, new paint. Furn s+l aircon. Amenities. *****009 CHOICE I 3-STOREY SEMI-D basement. S/ pool. Designer decor. Near NUS/ Science Pk. Kew Cres townhse s+l. Fr 53.3 K. Eric *****883 i s
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    • 907 9 P£j HOUSES FOR RENT HEAR Orchard Rd 2-s f/furn 3+l >4200/ Greenridge Cres 2 2 sto■ey Terr 4+l $2400/ Tampines Rd 2-s Terr 4+l $1300. *****270 I A. "1 1 1 II r liW A. I'l BRAEMAR DR. LOVELY 3-storey semid s+l. Cosy, new paint. Chomp Chomp/ shop. Unfurn immed
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    • 1065 10 Pi}V HUDC/ HDB Utr 9 APTS FOR RENT I+l Yishun 107 Furn $550 I+l Marsiling 130 Furn $550 I+l S'goon 306 Furn $600 2+l AMK 173 Furn $800 2+l B«4ok 426 Unfurn $700 2+l Bt Batok 166 Furn $750 2+l Bt Panjang 210/449 $650 2+l CCX 685 Furn $800 2+l
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    • 977 10 fIJS HUDC/ HDB far APTS FOR RENT 5-RM 2+l 404 Sembawang. Near Sembawang Shipyard. Indian owner. Furn. Can cook. View to offer! Call Mani 9066-4858 now! APPROVED IT HOLLAND Blk 2. F/furn. Singles couples only. Lift level. Near Holland Village. $I.IK. Adrian 9106-1678 CBS TAMPIMES 2*l BLK. 736. f/furn. aircon.
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    • 675 10 fft\ SERVICE fff\ SERVICE U)F APARTMENTS |pf APARTMENTS p^';^^^- 1 n T I Panoramic views of the sea and city skyline Conveniently accessible to downtown financial, shopping districts and Changi International Airport Centrally located at Beach Road, near major expressways Bugis MRT Station Housekeeping and security services Swimming pool, Jacuzzi,
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    • 501 10 ANCHORAGE M 1195 sq ft Ouiet facing Vacant Good condition S66OK neg 9025 0397 iP 6-STAR WATERFRONT LIVING) The Sail <S> Marina Bay. 1/2/3/4 rms. Full bay view. Call 8110-1683 Agt. REGENT PK. MUST view. Good layout. 2 rms. High fir. Near NUS/ MRT/ mkt/ cinema. *****126 AC NORMANTON PK
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    • 622 10 UK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ W/k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ yiJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND LliJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND V HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE n Mr J mm B -^W' !i me fr II bbb'^F^bbbbbp'^bbl bblHW^bbk£* "w I BBBB^i^TO^^^^BM ß^fc^l iiTbßßk^ 'I m_ 1 B^fefaV^^ I l) mHHMmHHHHM^P|Hj 111 HnHllnßllJlliiNlliHliHilii hbS^ BvMIHMMIIMbBhHHIIIIIIIHIb^BbI f iJK DO9-10 ORCHARD/
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    • 588 10 CHOICE 'RICED TO SELL Brand new Spacious studio. High fir. Pool /iew. New exciting facilities. Don't miss! Call 9067-2288 Dary 1 HOLLAND HILL. F'hold. $600 3Sf. 3+1. 1518-3300 sqft. Move-in :ond. Tenanted/ vacant. S/pool, jym, 880. Shirley 9270-8361 ).1O THE LEVELZ d> Farrer Rd. Just TOP. Stylish Urban Living, ipacious
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    • 745 10 Wfk Dll a 21 NEWTON/ Lil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI V p TEAPTS-SALE ENBLOCII LOW $1 Whitley Hgts. 1700 sqft. 3 bdrms, big balcony. Resort style! 9388 9898 View: www.leelianfei.com HUME PK 11. F'hold. 2 bdrms. Resort living. Beautiful. Good cond. Unblocked. Full facilities. Quiet. Urgent! neg. 9007-6051 DW SOUTHAVEN 999 YRS. 3+l/
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    • 729 10 PftlD 15- 16 EAST COAST IN*/ HOUSES SALE BILLION CHALLENGE 6100-0080 Land for Redevelopment T. Kurau ***** sqft for Apts Walton ***** sqft For Landed Semi-D for Rebuild/Refurbish Parl Dtdap 3250sqft Best deal! Elevated, MRT, amenities....sl.XM Crtsctnt 3000 sqft SI.2XM Beautiful Semi-D Llmau Manls 3600sqft nicesl.3BM Bedok Cl 3yrs Huge
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    • 883 10 ®D1 5-1 6 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE F'HOLD EAST Coast 3 rm $sxxK brand new 3-rm $6xxK, 4-rm penthse $BxxK, Haig Rd townhse gdn, Parkway $7xxK. *****932 NEW LISTI VILLA Marina 3+1, 1249 sq.ft. Quiet. No west sun. F/facilities. Near good schs/ Siglap Ctr/ eateries. Call Peter *****281 DW BAYSHORE PK/
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    • 1662 11 Oik D 22-24 Kb D 22-24 ED WEST HOUSES UQ WEST HOUSES Wf SALE Wf SALE .f r flfk D22-24WEST Iffr pte apts- sale V MjMMmI REGENT HGTS. 1023 sqft. Good ju jukflj^HHUft vreaiE. buy! Renovated. Greenery. Mint ■"T^^^^^^l^T'JB cond Windy 99yrs. 9105 6637 M'Jyiß' 1 M Ug REGENT GROVE.
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    • 812 11 PRS HDB APTS FOR SALE ||iy (ANG MO KIO) 4 'NG' 612. Dr. to dr. Move m. Very well kept, unblock, amenities. Yio Chu Kang MRT. $215K up. Serious seller. 9452-8434 3 'NG' BEST Unit m Blk 153. High fir. Unblocked. Beautiful Pk view. 100% move-in. MRT/ Amenities. Must sell!
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    • 1057 11 fW\ HDB APTS FOR SALE Ug? (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3T*l, «09. BLK 32. Panoramic view. Upgraded. Near amenities/ 5 mins to MRT. $180K neg! Immed regn. Hurry! 9880-2463 NEW LISTI CORNER 3T Bedok Blk 501. Mid fir. Unblocked. Lift level Renovated. Near MRT/ mkt. View to offer. Call *****474 NEW
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    • 1008 11 W£k HDB APTS FOR SALE ijjh HDB APTS FOR SALE lIP (BISHAN) \JO (BISHAN) 3S. BLK 406. Sin Ming Aye. High fir. Near park, sch. No Contra *****683 4 'A' 443 Sin Ming. Lift level. Move m. Well kept. Windy. Ai Tong Pri. S262K+. 9857-3606 4 'A* BLK 145 Bishan
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    • 1043 11 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE Lili (BTMERAH/CTSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) CHUATWIOO TStJk\ 9270 7491 £^M LAST CHANCE! 2% Cash! 5-rms Blk 58 Strathmore Aye View. 2 units, high fir. Amenities. NTUC/ Sch./ MRT. Serious seller 3 'I' 44 T. Blangah. Move-in Low 4 'I' 40 Mid fir. Well kept. Low 3
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    • 936 11 ffrl HDB APTS FOR SALE U*/ (BUKIT PANJANG) EXEC APT CORNER 411 (walk-up) 802. Beautifully done. Opp Fajar mkt. S3OOK+. Hurry! *****360 EXEC APT 452 Fajar Below value! Exec Mais 254 Bangkit Rd. High f!r. Bernard Wu 9389-3139 PN SERIOUS SELLER! CORNER 5 Rm 531 Jelapang. High fir, 4 bdrm.
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    • 989 11 (^V HDB APTS FOR SALE fasV (CHOA CHU KANG) 5 'I' 305/ 771/ 671A. High/ mid fir. Nice! Near MRT/ Lot 1. Cheap Exec Apt 634/ Exec Mais 282 unblocked, S3ISK up! 9069-8808 5 T CORNER Blk 632. High fir. Fantastic renovation! Unblocked view. Condo layout. Next to Yew Tee
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    • 1001 11 ■fek HDB APTS FOR SALE tni (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3 'NG' BLK 428 Clementi. Near MRT/ amenities. #03 Renovated All races. $190K neg. 9026-9585 3 'NG' BLK 715 Clementi. 3 T Blk 9 Holland #04. Renovated. MRT/ amenities. Shaik 9100-3161 3' a-RM CORNER Blk 371. Green cry, unblocked view. 100%
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    • 996 11 DFDFFDDF Pfk HDB APTS FOR SALE t^J (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ Wm YIO CHU KANG) MIMITAN Vi, 9856 7708^^^ NEW LIST! 4'A' 231, Houganq High fir, corner, breezy, aircon. 100% move m, mins to MRT/ mkt/ hawker. Rarely avail! Hurry! AT CRAZY LELONG S'goon N Exec Apt Blk 148 Big. Bright. Breezy.
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    • 1362 12 ■fcX HDB APTS FOR SALE EED (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ JOF YIOCHUKANG) 4 'NG' 336 Hougang. Lift level. Simple neat! NS facing. Near MRT. $180K up! *****888 Agt 4 'S' BLK 236 Sgoon Aye 3. Low fir. Renovated. Marble fir. F/aircon. Mkt/ Central. *****000 PN 4 'S' CORNER S'goon Central Blk 210. Near
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    • 952 12 P^V HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjgf (JURONG) yyjgj Valuation ALL BELOW HDB value! *****135 4'A' 633A. S-20K HDB value! 4'A' 458. $10K below HDB value! 5V 240. $30K below HDB value! ST 622. S2OK below HDB value! Exec Apt 912. S-20K HDB value! Exec Apt 830. $20K below HDB! A.BALAJI
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    • 960 12 fr^i HDB APTS FOR SALE fa*y (JURONG) 4 'A' 748. Move-in Vacant. $210 K. 4 A' 745. 100% move-in. Low 3 'I' 186 Corner. Low *****646 4 'A' CORNER 428 Jurong W. Renovated. Marble. Amenities. Must sell! SI9BK neg! 9857-3606 agt 4'A' BLK 411, #02. Simple renovation. Vacant. Early move-in.
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    • 925 12 Rfc HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) W X Show ImTO House 30 31 Dec. 10am-9pm. 2 units. S26OK. 5 T Corner 254. 126 sqm $340K Exec apt Corner 137. #04 Loyang Pt Shpg/ sch 9389-9880 X' ll>^ 1 4 'A' BLK 560 #08 Pasir Ris. 105 sqm. Big square
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