The Straits Times, 1 January 2005

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  • 23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 122 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 048/d37««M^-^ATURDAY, JANUARY 1 2005 •fl^A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 443 1  - HEre's $200,000 in cash... Karamjit Kaur Theresa Tan FSEFEFES By CLAD m bermudas, T-shirts and slippers, two men walked into Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) headquarters m Toa Payoh North yesterday and handed over $200,000 m cash. The two men, part of a group of 12 friends who came together to
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  • 636 1  - S'pore soars into new year on back of 8. 1% growth Chua Mui Hoong Fastest growth m four years; jobless rate falls below 4°/o for first time since 2001 By Senior Political Correspondent THE economy grew at a buoyant 8.1 per cent last year, higher than the original forecast of
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    • 47 1 DDFDFGDF FULL TEXT OF PM'S MESSAGE, PAGE S8 The Straits Times wishes its readers a Happy New Year. The New Paper is available today at the usual outlets from 7am. if Her,: J J J™ ->d. sß^^cvS J^^^^^ JH Bt" c 4^^ -^f" -Kir-*- C V^» Wt^WW
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    • 30 1 MORE REPORTS ON PAGES 2-17 AMID TSUNAMI HELL, A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN, PAGESIS LETS COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AT THE START OF A NEW YEAR, FORUM 11/ 111 8 *****1 *****7
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  • KILLER WAVES
    • RELIEF EFFORTS
      • 533 2  -  Hong Xin Yi Tanya Fong By In Singapore In Phuket Goveringthe IN SINGAPORE: Bertha Henson, Salma Khalik, Ho Ai Li, Jane Ng, Goh Chin Uan, Karamjit Kaur, Radha Basu, Theresa Tan, Alexis Hooi. Yap Su-Yin, Teh Joo Lin, Hong Kin IN INDONESIA: Dcvi Asmarani, Salim
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      • 649 2  -  Goh Chin Lian It makes offer to four nations helping Indonesia, as airports there struggle to cope By WHY HE VOLUNTEERED "All the people floating, all the people on the roadside with not enough water." FULL-TIME NATIONAL SERVICEMAN TURISMAN SURDIMAN,2l,onwhyhe volunteered for the mission after
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      • 711 3  -  Alexis Hooi Jane Ng By In Phuket In Singapore FOR the past three days, full-time National Serviceman Goh Wei Liang, 21, has been viewing bodies both injured and dead m the hope of spotting one with a mole on the
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      • 87 10 Members of the Singapore Armed Forces helping to load cartons of donated supplies at the Singapore Press Holdings headquarters m Toa Payoh North yesterday. In just two days, the company filled nine containers with thousands of cartons. Packed with clothes, blankets, shoes and sheets, these containers are
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      • 750 10  -  Salma Khali k Dozens of doctors and nurses from private and public sectors leaving for Aceh and Sri Lanka By Health Correspondent HOSPITALS and medical personnel from both the public and private sectors here are rallying to help victims of the tsunami disaster. A team
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      • 567 11  - Delivery of aid supplies hits snag William Choong Critical supplies sit on airport tarmacs while thousands starve because of poor coordination By THE massive armada of planes and ships marshalled for the world's largest relief operation has run into logistical bottlenecks. The result: hundreds of tonnes of food, water and
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      • 241 11 United Nations AROUND half a billion US dollars (SsB2o million) has so far been pledged, as UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan appealed for "an unprecedented global response" to the "unprecedented global catastrophe". He said the response had been "very good", but he called for a
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  241 words
      • 64 11 Medical supplies from Singapore (left) have reached the tarmac of Banda Aceh airport where instant noodles, biscuits and bottled water are already piling up. A lack of coordination by officials m distributing the aid to tsunami victims is contributing to the massive logistical headache. Over
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    • IN INDONESIA
      • 558 4  - Jakarta to host tsunami summit next week Devi Asmarani Massive aid effort gets under way as death toll climbs towards 100,000 By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA announced yesterday it would host an international tsunami summit on Thursday, as the number of Indonesians confirmed dead m the disaster climbed higher.
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      • 279 4 A UNITED States carrier battle group was steaming to take up position yesterday off Indonesia's Sumatra Island to spearhead an unprecedented multinational military effort to assist the survivors of last weekend's quake and tsunamis. A second US marine strike group was steaming westward
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  279 words
    • IN ACEH
      • 655 8  - Banda Aceh left HELPLESS AZHAR GHANI No proper tools to recover bodies and clear choking piles of debris By In Banda Aceh WALKING among the dead on a street that once bustled with life, I watched a lone man doggedly going about his macabre task. Using a stick, he poked
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      • 403 8 A NEW DELHI housewife m the Andaman islands has organised a multinational effort by ham operators to unite thousands of families separated by the killer waves. The Andamans account for about a third of India's reported death toll of 11,330 but thousands more are
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    • CHILD VICTIMS
      • 370 9  -  V.K. Raghunathan By India Correspondent In New Delhi ONE m three people killed by the tsunami killer waves was a child, according to estimates made by aid agencies. But m Tamil Nadu, the coastal Indian state that was one of the worst hit,
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      • 676 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh A quarter of those listed as missing or dead on message boards are aged below 20 By Thailand Correspondent In Phuket "My brother's name is Thanalit. If you go to Khao Lak, maybe you can keep a lookout for him?" 10-YEAR-OLD CHANON
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      • 534 12 Muted welcome for 2005 across the world Many countries call off festivities, with prayers taking the place of parties and fireworks Kuala Lumpur In aid and remembrance Sydney went ahead with its internationally renowned New Year show, but a minute's silence was observed and spectators were urged to give to
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; XINHUA; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AFP  -  534 words
    • BODY COUNT
      • 623 16 Double-counting, lack of access and hasty burials hamper counting CUDDALORE (INDIA) How countries count the dead In countries like India, a network of officials record every death m five-column registers: one column each for the victim's name, age, parents' names, address
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      • 419 16  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Takua Pa (Thailand) WAT Van Yao, a sprawling Buddhist temple m Phang Nga province's Takua Pa town, was turned into a body factory yesterday. More than 1,000 corpses were laid out m the temple, sprayed with disinfectant, checked for
        REUTERS; TERENCE AN; ABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN; TERENCE TAN  -  419 words
    • TOURISM IMPACT
      • 485 17  - Thousands cancelling Asian holidays Al fred Lee Fears of disease and destroyed infrastructure are keeping Europeans from visiting the region By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Ix>ndon TENS of thousands of people across Europe have cancelled holidays planned over the coming 12 months to Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives,
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      • 109 17 Giant waves wrecked much of Thailand's south-western beaches, but some tourists are staying put. On Thursday, a handful of them were sunbathing and swimming on a less affected part of Kata beach m Phuket They were among those trying to show solidarity with the Thais. Businessmen say these
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      • 276 17  -  ROGER MAYNARD Ry Australia Correspondent In Sydney THE South Pacific is expected to be the major beneficiary of the decision by hundreds of Australian holiday makers to cancel their travel plans to tsunami-hit areas of Asia. Thailand and the Phuket area m particular
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      • 867 17  -  Goh Chin Lian By THERE was no warning when the first killer wave struck the coast, except that the water had pulled back so far from the seashore it exposed the reefs and fishes, drawing people to see what was going on. Then
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    • 85 17 PRAYERS FOR VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI Hfi 2ND JAN 2005 SPM THEKCHEN CHOLING (SINGAPORE) 6 HINDHEDE ROAD (ROAD LEADING TO BUKIT TIM AH NATURE RESERVE) WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF PRAYER FOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES, FOR THE QUICK RECOVERY OF THOSE INJURED
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  • ASIA
    • 609 18  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU From today, they won't need to buy quotas from state firms to meet export orders By Cm ina Correspondent In Hanuzhou (Zhejianc;) FOR the past three decades, pri-vately-owned Chinese and foreign textile manufacturers here have had to purchase quotas from stateowned enterprises to
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    • 159 18 A JUDGE m the United States temporarily blocked the Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on imports from China m a move that backs clothing retailers and opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers. The temporary injunction issued on Thursday by Judge
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    • 500 19  -  Lee Tee Jong Students enjoy learning the language through role-playing By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul "I can't wait to tell my friends my experience here. This is like going to America." LEEJONGHON.iI ALL eyes were on the teacher as she slowly intoned:
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    • 218 19  -  LEE TEE JONG THE Seoul Metropolitan Government has spent US$lO million (5516.5 million) over the past five years to transform ex-dormitories into the English Village for 400 students and staff. While the week-long stay costs 240,000 won (Ss3Bo), students pay only half
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    • 248 19 Beijing CHINA'S booming southern metropolis, Guangzhou, has begun construction of a new train station which will be a hub for an ambitious multi-billion-dollar rail network m Guangdong province, including its outlying regions. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on Thursday for the 13 billion yuan (552.5 billion)
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 406 20 Teenager who has been infected is m stable condition, say doctors Hanoi VIETNAM may face fresh outbreaks of the deadly HSNI bird flu virus next month as poultry is transported around the country ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations, the
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    • 222 20 Manila A FIRE erupted m a popular fire-works-producing community north of Manila early yesterday, killing at least seven people and destroying a row of stores and houses, officials said. Firefighters struggled to control the fire, which started at dawn, while dodging exploding firecrackers m
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 77 20 KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran unionist Zainal Rampak has been ousted as president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), marking the end of an era m the history of Malaysia's labour movement. Mr Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud of the National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied Industries
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      • 107 20 BEIJING: China is expected to post an unprecedented US$5.5 billion (Ss9 billion) agricultural trade deficit for last year, as it struggles to feed its 1.3 billion people and cope with the removal of tariffs upon its entry into the World Trade Organisation. Agricultural trade imports
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      • 59 20 SEOUL: A son of former South Korean president Kirn Young Sam was sentenced yesterday to 1 •_> years m prison for accepting illegal political funds. The Seoul district court also imposed a 2 billion won (553.2 million) fine on Kirn Hyun Chul, who was charged
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      • 99 20 TAIPEI: Presidential Secretary-General Su Tsengchang yesterday submitted his bid to run for the chairmanship of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with the support of President Chen Shui-bian and other party heavyweights. Yesterday was the final day for registration to run m the party's
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      • 63 20 BEIJING: China's capital has reached its goal of 227 days with clear air last year, the state-run China Daily said yesterday. "The hard-earned reward is due to intensive inspections on various pollution sources, as well as cooperative weather that blew pollutants out of the city,"
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  • WORLD
    • 586 22 Many faint during stampede after the fire, said to be caused by a flare Buenos Aires "People were pushing and jumping over each other trying to get out. It was like a human wave. As people fell down running for the door, others
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    • 476 22 FBI probes cases of lasers beamed into cockpits THE FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of seven airplanes m flight since Christmas. Laser beams can temporarily blind or disorient pilots and possibly cause a plane to crash.
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    • 407 24 Government slashes six zeros from new currency m the New Year Ankara EVERYONE here was a millionaire, but those days are over m the New Year. At midnight, Turkey lost the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest denomination m circulation, the
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 104 24 BAGHDAD: More than a dozen Iraqis were killed m attacks across the country on Thursday as plans were unveiled to deploy 100,000 Iraqi forces to stave off a bloodbath on election day a month from now. The deadly violence came after battles between US
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      • 69 24 JERUSALEM: Israel inched closer on Thursday to a new coalition government that will enforce next year's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip, where nine Palestinians were killed m an upsurge of violence. After weeks of bargaining, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office announced a deal that
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      • 99 24 KIEV: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's bid to overturn his liberal rival's victory m a presidential election lay m tatters on Thursday after Ukraine's Supreme Court threw out his complaints. With Mr Viktor Yushchenko already discussing his post-election programme, Mr Yanukovych suffered a further blow when the
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      • 79 24 LONDON: A new study gives scientific clout to a conclusion many already see as obvious eating lots of fast food makes you fat and increases the chance of developing diabetes. A study published m the Lancet medical journal this week found those who frequently ate fast
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      • 97 24 ROME: When the separated parents of a five-year-old Italian boy could not agree whose house he should stay at over Christmas, a judge settled the dispute by tossing a coin. The squabbling couple took their argument to a family disputes court a few days
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  • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
    • 237 25 FIRST, he had a nip and tuck around the eyes. Then he went on a strict diet. Now, billionaire Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted to having had a hair transplant, saying he wants to look good as he represents Italy abroad. Though speculation had
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    • 110 25 JAPAN'S Crown Princess Masako, who has kept out of the public eye for more than a year due to stress, is likely to return to official duty for New Year celebrations at the palace, a report said. She is expected to appear on the
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    • 89 25 JOHN Wayne Bobbitt, who became famous m the 1990s after his then-wife sexually mutilated him, has been acquitted of charges that he battered family members after the discovery of a sex toy m his bedroom. A Las Vegas judge this week found Mr Bobbitt innocent
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY JANUARY 1, 2005
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    • 540 1  - 2004 a hot year with wettest January Radha Basu It was Singapore's fourth hottest year since 1929 By WHILE the world suffered an unprecedented series of climatic calamities, Singapore felt some unusually wet, dry and hot moments last year. People sweated through the fourth warmest year on record, were drenched
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    • 537 2  -  Sherwin Loh Anchors Michelle Quah and Arnold Gay wrap up last show By Media Reporter NO REGRETS "It's very sad, but even knowing it will end this way, we would do it all over again." STTV NEWS EDITOR JENNIFER LEWIS, who will move
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    • 276 2 Now at the helm the new THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has appointed a new chairman to lead its 12-strong board of directors, said the Trade and Industry Ministry m a statement yesterday. The Asia-Pacific chairman of French food and beverage giant Group Danone, Mr
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    • 926 4  -  Christopher Tan Record-high leases prompt petrol stations to offer much more than just fuel for your car By Senior Correspondent Beyond basks PETROL kiosks are no longer spartan facilities where one drove m just to refuel and perhaps get an engine
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        248 6 SPH URA PHOTO CONTEST THIS shot, by Spencer Chung from Singapore Press Holding's (SPH) Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao, was taken m an underground mall. The air-conditioned shopping stretch protects pedestrians who might be catching a play nearby. It's chockablock with lots to see, but there is enough
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        228 6 YESTERDAY'S TALES IN THE days before ticket-dispensing machines were installed on public buses, bus fares were collected by bus conductors. That was m the *****. The conductor carried a satchel of coins slung around his neck and held a puncher, which looked like a stapler, to make
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      • 357 6  -  Liza Lin TODAY'S SIGHTS Vacant fcx-hospital now available for short-term rental by film companies By TUCKED away on a hilltop m Netheravon Road stands a 69--year-old building that was once Changi Hospital. Closed m 1997, the hospital had merged with Toa Payoh Hospital to
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    • 590 9  - MOH to stop docs from selling drugs Salma Khali k Move will take years as their income closely tied to medicine sales By Health Correspondent SINGAPORE is slowly moving towards separating a consultation with a physician from his selling the medicine he prescribes, a practice common m developed countries, the
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    • 94 9 THREE new foreign heads of mission presented their diplomatic credentials to President S R Nathan at the Istana on Thursday. The Ambassador of Peru, Mr Jose Arturo Montoya, succeeds Mr Fernando Guillen. The Ambassador of Poland, Mr Boguslaw Majewski, succeeds Mr Krzysztof Szumski, and the Ambassador
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    • 350 11 Supply will come from the 36 accredited duck farms from state SINGAPORE will resume importing live ducks from Perak from today, plugging a five-month shortage. However, only 36 accredited duck farms from the Malaysian state will be allowed to export ducks to the Republic. Individuals
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      • 29 11 A MAN died after his motorcycle skidded on Sembawang Road on Thursday morning. Fisherman Chin Wen Kong, 44, was pronounced dead at 3.09 am.
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      • 56 11 A LORRY hit and killed a cyclist a man estimated to be m his late 40s at 9.55pm on Wednesday night near the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Sin Ming Avenue. Police are looking for the victim's next of kin. Anyone with information may call
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      • 50 11 A WOMAN m her early 20s was robbed at Block 666A, Jurong West Street 65, on Wednesday. The man, who made off with her slingbag and cellphone, was described as tanned and about 30 years old. He was wearing a blue windbreaker and black capri trousers.
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      • 39 11 NARCOTICS officers arrested a 25-year-old unemployed man suspected of drug trafficking and his girlfriend on Wednesday evening at Block 39, Boon Keng Road. They seized 73g of Ketamme, 4g of methamphetamine (Ice) and two Ecstasy tablets.
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      • 55 11 A MOTORCYCLE collided with a lorry on the Bukit Timah Expressway near the Mandai exit on Thursday evening. The motorcyclist, a woman m her late 40s, is now m intensive care. Her passenger, a woman m her late 30s, received outpatient treatment. The lorry driver,
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    • 176 11 Orchard stabbing: Woman charged A 40-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly stabbed a man m front of crowds of onlookers m Orchard Road on Thursday was yesterday charged m a district court. Chen Guek Hua, a cashier, was accused of causing hurt to 47-year-old Mr Lim Kee Teck, by stabbing him m
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    • 599 13  -  Lee Hui Chieh MISSING GIRL FOUND Grateful family showers Madam Leo with food, clothes and gifts By GREAT FEELING "They really treat me very we11... I feel like we are a family." MADAM LEO KEOW NGO, who has been staying over m
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    • 545 15  -  Carolyn Quek A handful of travel agencies offer tours; two specialising m outer region By IT IS one of the most remote places m the world. Of the handful of travel agencies which offer tours there, some don't even publicise them. But one
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      • 291 16 Avenues for mid -career switch to health care WE REFER to the letters, "Help workers who want to switch to health care" and "Give priority to workers eyeing diploma" (ST, Dec 28). Our public health-care institutions are facing shortages for allied health positions, especially m the areas of speech therapy,
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      • 584 16 Our smart students not willing to think critically I FIND it ironic that after decades of praising the education system for producing students who are adept at memorising formulas, a skill that has enabled them to be world beaters m international mathematics and science competitions, the Government now wants youths
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      • 189 16 Shisha smoking is as harmful as cigarettes I REFER to the article, "All night long: Get fed" (ST, Dec 30), about smoking a shisha while at Arab Street. The Health Promotion Board would like to take this opportunity to highlight to the public that shisha smoking is as harmful to
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      • 157 16 IN HIS letter, "Lift CPF limit on property funds" (ST, Dec 25), Mr Koh Kian Lai suggested that the CPF Board consider lifting the investment limit on property funds or real-estate investment trusts (Reits) to let members invest up to 100 per cent
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      • 758 17 PROTECTED BY GEOGRAPHY If we had not been shielded by the land mass of Sumatra, we would have been right smack m the path of the tsunamis. DECADES OF PEACE The world has been roiled by wars and political
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      • 398 17 I REFER to the letter, "Pharmacists, take care when you give advice" (ST, Dec 24), by Ms Ng Hui Hoon which told about how a pharmacist recommended aspirin to her friend who had a paracetamol allergy and who subsequently developed an
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      • 350 17 I AM a regular user of the Botanic Gardens for over 10 years. I am aware that the park is undergoing a series of renovations. It gladdens me to see that our Government is willing to put m the effort and money for the
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    • 8 1 SATURDAY THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY JANUARY 1, 2005
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      • 406 2  -  SUSAN LONG JANUARY THE first order of business for the new year will be regional recovery, repair and restoration and learning to live with the remains of the day the seas rose. It is a towering job to roll out relief supplies, bury
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      • 255 2  -  GOH CHIN LIAN DEVOTED fun-seekers and busy workers have every reason to cheer this year, which promises five long weekends for a quick getaway or an overdue rest at home. Five public holidays lengthen the weekend to three days, but swift strategic moves can
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      • 220 2  -  GRACE NG GOOD news, the interest you earn on your bank accounts will no longer be taxed under rules that take effect from today. The new tax regime, outlined m the 2003 Budget and implemented m stages, will now apply to all banks and
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      • 357 2  - Champagne economy losing fizz ERICA TAY FEBRUARY THE corks popped all year for Singapore's champagne economy, but investors should brace themselves for a period of less bubbly and a bit more flat beer. Economists have a word for it: moderation, another way of saying that the economic drivers which gave
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      • 293 2  -  AUDREY TAN WITH speculation rife over a looming General Election, pundits are also betting that the upcoming Budget will be chock-full of election goodies. Utility rebates, Central Provident Fund (CPF) top-ups and New Singapore Shares are just some of the benefits Budget-watchers are putting their
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      • 260 3  -  PRACTICALLY everyone is expecting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to call a General Election soon. But when? The following three months are what bookies have put their money on: >> March: Polls are unlikely m the first two months of the year, when key
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      • 192 3  -  THE Esplanade is one durian foreigners are learning to love, judging by the bumper crop of star acts with Grammys on their mantlepieces lining up to warble and wow concert-goers here this year. On March 11, jazz saxophonist and flautist James Moody a close pal of Dizzy Gillespie
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      • 308 3  -  TAN HUI YEE APRIL TIRED and predictable Orchard Road is going to go. Renovations, tear-downs, building and rebuilding are m store for this main shopping street, to bring back the buzz and chase out the blahs. Details will be out soon on the building rules and
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      • 267 3  -  BRYAN LEE SINGAPORE exporters will get a leg-up m Asia's two hottest economies as free trade agreements with India and China look set to tear down trade barriers to these vibrant markets this year. Those eyeing the South Korean market have cause for cheer
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      • 275 4  - Another year of historic elections BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR MAY THIS year will be another one chock-a-block with historic elections. On May 5, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be hoping that his friend George W. Bush's luck rubs off on him. The Iraq war didn't hurt the United States President's re-election
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      • 308 4  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI PLEASE the hoi polloi or confound them with cuttingedge culture? Well, the tradition of mixing oil and water continues m this year's Singapore Arts Festival, which runs from May 26 to June 22. Kiasuism has crept m for good measure
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      • 265 4  -  MARIA ALMENOAR JUNE THE area bounded by Stamford and Bras Basah roads will get two new landmarks that promise to bring back the exuberance of youth to this somewhat faded part of the Civic District. In June, the Singapore Management University (SMU) opens and
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      • 275 4  - Hosting the Olympic committee PEH SHING HUEI JULY ABOUT three billion pairs of eyes will be trained on Singapore as one of the year's most awaited sporting decisions will be made here on July 6. At the 117 th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which will be held
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      • 295 4  -  SALMA KHALIK THIS month, medical insurance for most Singaporeans will go up, when the Government overhauls MediShield to redirect its focus on settling huge medical bills. The extra payment would, at most, be $120 a year for basic cover, which now costs between $12 and
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      • 242 6  -  LYDIA LIM AUGUST COULD there be a new president waiting m the wings this month? With Singapore's third presidential polls due by September, speculation is growing on who government leaders are likely to back. In July last year, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew sparked
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      • 200 6  -  SUSAN LONG THOSE m search of James Hilton's elusive Shangri La or fresh holiday vistas need look no further than Ringha Tibetan Village by Banyan Tree, which will open m China's Yunnan province around August. In his novel Lost Horizon, Hilton describes a
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      • 150 6  -  CONNIE ER SEPTEMBER SINGAPOREANS can bask m the magic from Mickey Mouse's wand without travelling too far afield when Walt Disney's second theme park m Asia opens m Hong Kong on Sept 12. The Disneyland project spawned some 11,400 jobs during construction and
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      • 163 6  -  JASON LEO W DOES China's economy look poised for a hard or soft landing? State economists forecast this year's GDP will be 8.5 per cent, following a 9.1 per cent expansion last year. Economists have warned China to stop growth from boiling over. Morgan Stanley's
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      • 374 6  -  DYLAN BOEY OCTOBER AS LUXURY conglomerates scramble to restructure their increasingly unprofitable brand acquisitions, the stage is set this year for the rise of the independent label. With the exit of Versace, Givenchy and Ungaro from couture leaving only 16 houses, including Christian Dior,
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      • 288 7  -  SUSAN LONG NOVEMBER WORLD-WEARY city-slickers can look forward to destressing m style at Mrs Christina Ong's newly acquired, super-luxe Begawan Giri Estate m Übud, Bali, which will reopen as a worldclass spa retreat by this month. Known as one of Asia's
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      • 267 7  -  MARC LIM DECEMBER SPORTS fans will be abuzz with excitement as Manila stages the biggest South-east Asia Games from Nov 27 to Dec 5. A record 41 sports will be featured at the biennial event, with 388 events being contested. The Games
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      • 394 8 BEFORE the tsunami struck, Singapore and indeed most of South-east Asia were bounding along nicely m growth or recovery. They were putting more people to work. In governing stability, a key index by which this region is often rated m boardrooms East and West, good marks
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      • 1524 8 PM LEE'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE 2004 has been a significant year for Singapore. The year ended with a disaster the huge earthquake off Sumatra, which triggered tsunamis all around the Indian Ocean rim. More than 125,000 people perished. Singaporeans
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      • 885 8  -  Ooi Kee Beng By THE call by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday for Asean leaders to hold a crisis meeting as soon as possible is a welcome move. The inclusion of representatives of non- Asean countries hit by the disaster is, of
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      • 833 10  - Rich govts can do more Jeffrey D. Sachs By IT IS time for New Year resolutions, and this year's are obvious. When the millennium opened, world leaders pledged to seek peace, the end of poverty and a cleaner environment. Since then, the world has seen countless acts of violence, famine
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      • 801 10  -  Volker Perth es By THE deaths of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and longstanding United Arab Emirates ruler Sheikh Zayed, continue the generational change that began m 1999-2000. Across the Middle East, people are younger, and their political leaders older, than the world average.
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      • 1191 11  -  Kwan Weng Kin FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: JAPAN By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo BUDGET TALK Before, television reporters clad m tuxedos would roam the city to report on the finest French restaurants. Now the same reporters are more likely to be waxing lyrical
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        1005 12  - grows up WIM DUISENBERG The founding chairman of the European Central Bank reflects on the currency's success BY TODAY, the euro celebrates its sixth birthday. We look back on a period m which the European Central Bank (ECB) has successfully pursued a stability-oriented single monetary policy serving more than 300
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      • 951 13  -  Alfred Stepan By THE diversity of forms of governance used over the centuries by Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and Austria-Hun-gary when they ruled what is now Ukraine, make creating a classic "nation state", with one dominant culture, difficult to imagine. Consider, for example, the
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        1839 14  -  Lydia Lim By Senior Political Correspondent Will 2005 be the year Singaporeans go to the polls? Insight looks at the factors that could influence Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong m making the call to hold a General Election DEALING WITH CHALLENGES "I don't rule out elections this year
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      • 980 15  -  Asad Latif THINKING ALOUD By SURGE OF KINDNESS Even though battered by an earthquake that may have... altered the global map, humans have reached out to one another m the very midst of their collective punishment. THE words have all but become a
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      • 969 16  -  James Lawton THE LAWTON PREVIEW Alex Ferguson hoping that Jose Mourinho and his merry men will stumble at Anfield today By In London IT IS official now. Alex Ferguson, who, with seven wins m eight Premiership games would a few years ago have felt the
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      • 245 16 We won't slip JOSE Mourinho has told Arsenal and Manchester United the last thing they wanted to hear: Chelsea will not have a blip. If they lose to Liverpool, they will bounce back immediately. Mourinho, whose side won their next eight league and Cup games after their only Premiership
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      • 728 17 LIVERPOOL (DLWWW) v CHELSEA (WDWWW) Liverpool will be buoyed by a run of three consecutive wins and the imperious micfeeld form of skipper Steven Gerrard. However, their options are limited up front. They hope to have striker Milan Baros available but Harry Kewell is out for five weeks.
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      • 601 17 London ASHLEY Cole has admitted that watching Chelsea blaze a trail at the top of the English Premiership is proving to be a mentally taxing experience for the defending champions. Arsenal closed the gap on Chelsea to five points when they beat Newcastle
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      • 104 17 London DAVID Moyes is confident of winning the three-way race for Southampton's James Beattie. The Everton boss faces tough competition from Aston Villa and Newcastle for the £6.5-million (5520. 3 -million) striker. Beattie was close to signing for Villa last season, but Moyes believes Everton's strong
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      • 564 17 SOCCER Ferguson thinks curbing explosive nature makes the striker less effective London WITH three games m the next eight days, and a nine-point gap to the top, the last tiling Alex Ferguson needed was to lose players. So Wayne Rooney's threematch ban
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      • SPORTS Important local and international events this year 2005
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          176 18 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Jan 8-9: AFC and NFC wild card play-offs Jan 15-16: AFC and NFC divisional play-offs Jan 23: AFC and NFC championship games BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER Jan 8: Singapore national eight-ball pool championships FOOTBALL Today: English Premiership Liverpool v Chelsea Jan 8-9: FA Cup 3rd rd Jan 10:
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        • 252 18 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Feb 6: Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville Feb 1 3: Pro Bowl, AFC v NFC, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu BADMINTON Feb 5-6: Cheers Nationals and Masters, Singapore Badminton BOWUNG Feb 13-21: Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Cyprus FOOTBALL Feb 1: English Premiership Arsenal v Manchester United Feb 9:
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        • 321 18 BADMINTON March 8-13: Yonex All-England championships, Birmingham BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER March to April: Asean women's eight- and nine-ball championships, Singapore FOOTBALL March 8: Champions League, Ist knockout rd, 2nd leg Chelsea v Barcelona, AC Milan v Manchester United, Lyon v Werder Bremen March 9: Champions League, Ist knockout rd,
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        • 206 18 ATHLETICS April 1 7: London Marathon April 18: Boston Marathon April 24: SAAA Ist All-comers meet 2005, Bukit Gombak Stadium BASKETBALL April 23: NBA play-offs begin BODYBUILDING April 16-17: 43 rd National Bodybuilding Championships and Ist Body Fitness Women's Championships, Kallang Theatre BOWLING April 25 May 1: World Ranking
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          245 18 ATHLETICS May 22: New Paper Big Walk May 29: SAAA 2nd All-comers meet, Bukit Gombak Stadium BADMINTON May 10-15: Sudirman Cup, Beijing May 3 1 -June 1 1 Cheers National Age-Group championships, Singapore Badminton Hall FLOORBALL May 28 June 6: World Floorball Championships FOOTBALL May 3-4: Champions League s
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        • 263 18 ATHLETICS June 5: SAAA 3rd All-comers meet, Bukit Gombak Stadium June 13: Athens Super Grand Prix BADMINTON June 27-July 3: Aviva Open Singapore FENCING June 25-26: National Fencing Championships, Clementi Sports Hall FOOTBALL June 4: World Cup qualifiers European zone: Armenia v Macedonia, Czech Republic v Andorra, Holland v
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          177 19 ATHLETICS July 1: lAAF Golden League, Paris July 8: lAAF Golden League, Rome July 29: lAAF Golden League, Oslo BOWLING July 3 1- Aug 2: Women's World Tenpin Bowling Championships, Denmark CYCLING July 2-23: Tour de France »GOLF July 7-10: Scottish Open, Loch Lomond. John Deere Classic, Silvis, Illinois
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        • 147 19 ATHLETICS Aug 6-14: World Championships, Helsinki Aug 19: lAAF Golden League, Zurich BADMINTON Aug 15-21: World Championships, Anaheim, Los Angeles FOOTBALL Aug 13: English Premiership 2005/2006 season begins Aug 1 7: World Cup qualifiers European zone: Macedonia v Finland, Romania v Andorra, Faroe Islands v Cyprus. International friendlies: Denmark
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        • 245 19 ATHLETICS Sept 3: I AAF Golden League, FOOTBALL Sept 3: World Cup qualifiers European zone: Andorra v Finland, Armenia v Holland, Romania v Czech Republic, France v Faroe Islands, Switzerland v Israel, Moldova v Belarus, Scotland v Italy, Slovenia v Norway, Wales v England, Poland v Austria, Northern Ireland
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        • 168 19 BODYBUILDING Oct 5: World Men's Bodybuilding Championships, Shanghai FOOTBALL Oct 8: World Cup qualifiers European zone: Czech Republic v Holland, Finland v Romania, Cyprus v Ireland, Switzerland v France, Israel v Faroe Islands, Italy v Slovenia, Norway v Moldova, Scotland v Belarus, Northern Ireland v Wales, England v Austria,
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        • 100 19 ATHLETICS Nov 6: New York Marathon BOWLING Nov 1 1-20: 415t AMF World Cup, venue to be confirmed GENERAL Nov 12-19: 1 st Asian Indoor Games, Bangkok Nov 27-Dec 5: South-east Asia Games, Manila Nov 1 7-20: World Cup of Golf, Vilamoura, Portugal GYMNASTICS Nov 16-28: Artistic World Championships,
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          88 19 ATHLETICS Dec 4: Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon SAILING Dec 2 6 Jan 1,2006: Sydney-Hobart Race TOP LOCAL EVENTS Golf Olympics Jan 27-30: July 2-10: Caltex Masters, International Laguna National Golf Olympic Committee and Country Club Meeting Rugby General April 16-17: Nov 27-Dec 5: Standard Chartered South-east Asia Singapore Sevens
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      • 641 20  -  Marc Lim SOCCER FAS chief wants a committed 2nd-leg performance from the players By Singapore v Myanmar Tomorrow, National Stadium, 7.30pm. Tickets available at National Stadium (from 12pm). Grandstand: $10. Gallery: $6. The FAS will donate proceeds from this match to the victims of last
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      • 271 20 BASKETBALL Auburn Hills (Michigan) DWYANE Wade can take two items off his wish list: a tripledouble and a win over Detroit. He had 31 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat past the National Basketball Association champions 89-78 on
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        • 64 20 S-LEAGUE soccer side Woodlands Wellington will be playing two pre-season friendlies next week. They take on the league's new boys Paya Lebar Punggol FC on Thursday at the Woodlands Stadium at 7pm. On Saturday, they play Singapore Cricket Club at the Padang at 3pm. Admission to
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        • 68 20 SINGAPORE badminton finished 2004 with three players m the world top 10. The Republic's top shuttler Ronald Susilo is 10th, as are women's doubles pair Jiang Yanmei and Li Yujia, according to the latest International Badminton Federation rankings. Li Li is 24th and
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        • 136 20 THE Singapore Yacht Club has decided to cancel the running of the Corum Phuket to Singapore Yacht Race 2005, which was to be held for seven days, starting next Saturday. It was to be a prelude to the Singapore International Yacht Challenge (SIYC) next year. Said
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        • 76 20 MADRID: Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid named former Brazil coach Wanderley Luxemburgo as their third manager of the season on Thursday. The move ended the three-month reign of Mariano Garcia Remon, who had replaced former Spanish national coach Jose Antonio Camacho after just four months m
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        • 85 20 DURBAN: England's cricketers were denied a ninth successive win by heroic South African resistance and bad light, as a remarkable second Test finished m a draw on Thursday. The visitors looked set to win when reducing South Africa to 183-7, but AB de Villiers
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        • 64 20 WASHINGTON: Cleveland star Leßron James will wear a mask to protect a broken bone m his face when he next plays m the National Basketball Association. The 20-year-old fractured his left cheekbone and was concussed mildly when he was elbowed accidentally by Houston centre Dikembe
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        • 47 20 SYDNEY: Former England football international Paul Gascoigne has applied for a coaching job with the Newcastle Jets m Australia's newly-formed A-League. Sydney's Daily Telegraph said three other Britons David Platt, David Pleat and lan Porterfield were also being considered. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        • 105 20 LONDON: Liverpool's Stephane Henchoz has launched a scathing attack on manager Rafael Benitez, claiming the Spaniard had treated him as if he was "the dumbest of the dumb". Henchoz has yet to feature m football's English Premiership this season and expects to leave during this
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      • 251 20 BASKETBALL^ NBA: Seattle 94 Atlanta 79, Indiana 96 New Jersey 83, Miami 89 Detroit 78, San Antonio 114 Portland 80. Final day of 2nd Test m Durban: England 139 all out and 570-7 dec (M.Trescothick c de Villiers b Pollock 132, A.Strauss c van Jaarsveld b Ntini 136, M.
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      426 20 am the resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes m me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die. I John 11:25-26 ANG KIM WHATT AGE: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 Dec 2004, leaving behind loved
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      33 21 We express our deepest sympathy i £t heartfelt condolences to the family of the late HELEN TAN CHEO TEE Departed on December 26, 2004 1 i American Express International Inc. i -i-
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      1584 22 "Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid. Lord, for you are with me. Your Shepherd's rod and staff protect me." Psalm 23:4 "I HELEN TAN CHEO TEE I Was called home to be with the Lord on I 26 December 2004, leaving behind
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      • 612 24 Corporate profits outstrip gains on US stock market SftP 500 counters score 19% rise m earnings, the best returns since 2000 Atlanta The bull celebrates Surplus cash US firms have large cash supplies, thanks to good profits posted m the current economic expansion, says S&P analyst Joseph Lisanti. These funds
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      • 661 24 New York IT WAS a great year for Wall Street, or so the earnings numbers seem to say. New stock issues are selling again and corporate bond underwriting set a record. President George W. Bush is pushing a Social Security plan that would
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      • 50 24 Yesterday's close. 14,230.14 (+66.59 points) n Hong Kong's benchmark stock index completed a second year of gains, its first consecutive advance since 1996. Banks and developers rose in 2004s final trading day on optimism that a rebound in the property market will be sustained BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 24 24 Thursday's close: 11,488.76 (+107.2 points) The Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed yesterday. Trade will resume next Thursday fora half-day session. REUTERS
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      • 43 24 Yesterday's close-. 4,050.6 (-4.3 points) The Australian share market closed down 0.1 percent as mining and steel companies dipped, but ended the year as one of the developed world's best performing equities markets with a 22.8 per cent gain. REUTERS
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      • 39 24 Yesterday's close: 1.266.5 (-7.21 points) n Chinese share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower, extending losses as carmakers continued to be hit amid earnings worries and power generating firms underperformed on cost concerns, dealers said. AFP
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      • 34 24 Yesterday's close: 907.43 (-2.7 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower, but the key index finished the year up 14.3 per cent from a year earlier, dealers said. AFP
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        30 24 Thursday's close: 6,522.54 (-45.4 points) Indian share prices closed 0.7 percent lower on profit-taking after a government warning that another tsunami could strike local shores, dealers said. AFP
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      • 36 24 Thursday's close: 1,000.23 (-4.2 points) The Indonesian stock market was closed for a public holiday yesterday. On Thursday, share prices closed 0.4 percent lower as key blue chips were hit by profit-taking. AFP
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      • 21 24 Thursday's close-. 668.1 (+3.64 points) Thai markets were closed yesterday for the New Year. They re-open on Tuesday.
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      • 236 24 Dec 31 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.29 1.080 -0.010 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.45 0.980 -0 005 Capitaland 1.40 2.130 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.73 0.980 CttyDev 50c 2.30 7.100 +0.050 ComfortOelgro 25c 2.01 1.550 +0.050 Cosco Corp 20c 0.32 1.150 Creative T 25c 0.91
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      • 78 24 Dec 31 UniFiber 10c 68,271.000 Global Voice 5c 1 1.391 .000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 10.943.000 LIM 1c 10.399.000 Zhongguo Power 2.5 c 8,083.000 Teamsphere WOBlOOB 8.069.000 HG Metal 20c 7.737.000 Teamsphere 5c 7.737.000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 5.235.000 MMI HldgS 10c 5.182,000 Ascendasreit 4,939.000 AddvalTech 2.5 c 4.658.000 SembCorp Ind
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      • 153 24 Dec 31 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS 10 ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2670 ***** Can dollar ***** ***** Euro 2.2140 2.2400 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4298 0.4302 N2 dollar 1.1660 1.1910 Sterling pound 3 1290 3.1640 US dollar
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      • 1308 24 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DME DECEMBER 31 2004 UWtEk TO. CURRENCY LAST VOLUME DAT LAST QUOTF HIGH U)W COOf COMPANY TKADEO SAU +M- 000 HltN LOW WIYIR SEIUR 18~5 7 5 3795 Autron Wo7o6o3 .~9 unch 43 19 5 3863 CapitalanDßSeCWoso6l3 41 -0 5 «1 30 5 25 391? CapitalanMßLeCWoso7o4
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      • 542 25 Up to 20% of sold unit could be offered to China petroleum giant Moscow Slippery equation Yugansk will not be integrated into Gazprom, the state gas monopoly, but will remain as a separate state-controlled group. It will be spun off from Rosneft, which is
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      • 441 25 LG Group, creditors toss LG Card a 1.6 b lifebuoy VITAL RESUSCITATION "The purpose of the capital injection is to avoid delisting and the goal will be met. Once LG Card recovers further next year, it can raise more funds on its own." MR DAVID KIM of Sejong Securities, on
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      • 485 25 New York AN ARTIST'S conscience, a haunted stick and a nuclear bomber were just some of the items offered for sale on eßay last year, as the Internet auction house cemented its status as the global colossus of e-commerce. eßay's phenomenal popularity is reflected
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        • 88 25 SHANGHAI: Angang New Steel, the Hong Kong-tra-ded arm of China's second-largest steelmaker, agreed to buy assets from its parent for 18 billion yuan (553.6 billion) as demand for metals rises m the world's fastest-growing major economy. The unit will sell as much as 8.3 billion
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        • 59 25 LOS ANGELES: Oracle fired People Soft's co-presi-dent and chief financial officer, Mr Kevin Parker, and three other top executives, a day after assuming control of the rival software maker. Oracle put its own top officials co-presidents Charles Phillips Jr. and Safra Catz, and chief financial officer
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        • 56 25 SAN FRANCISCO: IBM's personal computer (PC) unit has posted nearly US$l billion (551.65 billion) m cumulative losses m recent years, it said on Thursday. The PC business suffered mounting losses m 2003 of US$25B million, and lost money at a similar rate m the
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      • 286 25 Hong Kong UNITED States-based CSX World Terminals, which has interests m container ports m Hong Kong, China and other countries, will pay HK$l.5B billion (***** million) to buy a 39.1 per cent stake m Asia Container Terminals from a unit of
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      • 563 26  -  Goh Eng Yeow Analysts say it will help offset fears of softer economies, higher inflation By WHILE fears of weakening Asian economies and higher inflation may hamper the flow of funds into the region this year, China is still likely to be a strong
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      • 463 26  - Credit card debts at record $2. 6 b Arthur Poon By Telling numbers Rollover balances hit a record high of $2.64 billion at end-November. The number of credit cards here also reached a new high of 2.95 million. But bad debts written off by banks fell to $13.4 million m
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      • 581 26  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent HOME-GROWN global information technology (IT) solutions and education provider Genovate Solutions is one of the rare success stories emerging from the wreckage of the dot.com bust. Founded at the height of IT fever m the late
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      • 206 26 OCBC extends lucky draw all year OCBC Bank has announced it will continue to reward loyal customers m its Everyday Lucky Draw throughout 2005. They stand to win cash prizes as well as lifestyle vouchers every day. The decision was made following the success of the inaugural campaign last year,
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        • 67 26 SESDAQ-LISTED cornstarch company China Sun Bio-chem Technology Group will invest US$lO million (5516.5 million) m a new production facility m the north-eastern region of China to boost ethanol production. China Sun announced yesterday that its subsidiary, Sky Bright Group, has set up a wholly
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        • 73 26 A-SONIC Aerospace and Airocean Group yesterday separately requested that trading m their shares be suspended from 9am on Monday pending announcements. Neither company gave further details. The two are among the partners setting up a Guangdong- based low-cost carrier. A-Sonic has also said it plans to
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        • 90 26 PACKAGING specialist New Toyo International said yesterday that a wholly-owned unit has agreed to buy a 49 per cent slake m Paper Base Converting (PBC). PBC is a Malaysian company which makes and sells laminated aluminium foil used mainly m cigarette packaging. The price
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        • 62 26 SP CORPORATION is selling its entire interest m 3S Engineering (Shanghai) for U*****,000 (*****,850), marking an exit from the high-pre-cision equipment manufacturing business. It is selling 3S Shanghai to GiTi Tyre (China) Investment, which has been its only customer since it was set up m
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      • 675 27  -  Azhar Khali d He points to financing for mills to rebut claims that the company is only a 'concept' stock By A company of substance "How can we remain a concept stock when international financiers are willing to provide us millions of
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      • 232 27 Keppel Fels resolves legal dispute OIL-RIG maker Keppel Fels has settled a long-running legal dispute with subcontractors over work done on a production vessel. Keppel Fels, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp, and the subcontractors ABB Lummus Global and its parent ABB Holdings have agreed to drop all claims
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      • 327 27  -  Azhar Khalid TAKING STOCK By BUYING m selective blue chips allowed an already buoyant market to bid farewell to 2004 on a four-year high. The Straits Times Index (STI) ended at 2,066.14 yesterday, 4.58 points or 0.2 per cent higher, and up an impressive
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      • 31 27 Top Rises Dec 31 CENTS lOT Hldgs 20c 258 25.0 10 7 GreatEastsoc 1300 20.0 16 JardineCtC 1060 20.0 19 Hyflux 5c 297 18.0 6 5 ShangriLa Asia 1130 10.5 4.6
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      • 34 27 Top Rises Dec 31 CENTS PSLHldgsiOc 10 150.0 6.0 TeamsphereWoßlooB 7 75 0 3.0 Goldtron Sc 1.5 50 0 0 5 Teamsphere 5c 115 35 3 3 0 Oigiland 7.5 c 2 33.3 0.5
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      • 36 27 Top Falls Dec 31 CENTS JSH USSC 500 820 24 5 18 OCBC4.S%NCPSIOO ***** 20 0 02 JMH US25c 400 1590 16 3 0 6 OCBC 1350 10.0 0 7 Venture Corp2sc 1590 10.0 0 6
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      • 386 27  -  Grace Ng By Top brass Mr Seah (left) takes over as Singapore Computer Systems' chairman and a director today, replacing Mr Tay Siew Choon. Mr Boon (right) will be deputy chairman and also a director. SINGAPORE Computer Systems (SCS) kicks off the new year
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      • 538 27  -  Arthur Poon By SEVERAL large equity issues and a strong comeback by the debt market made 2004 the best year for capital-raising since 2001, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The figures tell the tale: Debt issues last year raised
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      • 364 27  -  GOH ENG YEOW PLAY OF THE WEEK WHILE most stocks took a breather during the final day of the year yesterday, Hyflux continued its relentless rally right to the very last minute of trading. Although trading was shortened to only the morning on
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      • 699 28  -  Lorna Tan These unit trusts led the equity pack with double-digit returns last year By Finance Correspondent INVESTORS who put their money into European, Indonesian and Indian equity funds have emerged as last year's clear winners. Still, their double-digit returns paled m
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      • 8 28 Dec 31. 2004 2,066.14 +4.58
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      • 23 28 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2670 1.2820 Euro 2.2140 2.2400 Sterling pound 3.1290 3.1640 US dollar 1.6270 1.6450 Yen (100 units) 1.5820 1.5999
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      • 7 28 UP DOWN Gainers: 179 14g Unchanged: 483
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      • 185 28 EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS New York A FUND created m November to invest m gold bullion has attracted US$l.29 billion (Ss2.l billion) from investors, making it the most successful start for an exchange-traded fund since the securities were created m 1993. Street Tracks Gold Trust,
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      • 333 2 TAIPEI Hong Kong actor Andy Lav's ex-girlfriend has disclosed m her new book that they meant to marry m secret, as Jackie Chan and Lin Feng-chiao did. "He proposed we sign a marriage certificate m secret. Then he would 'hide' me away, I wouldn't act any more," wrote
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      • 162 2 SAN FRANCISCO Anna Nicole Smith cannot have that US$BB million (SS I 4S million). A United States federal appeals court has reversed a judgment awarding that sum to the 1 993 Playboy Playmate of the Year from the estate of her billionaire husband J. Howard Marshall.
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      • 179 3 LOS ANGELES Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for classic recordings of Begin The Beguine and Oh, Lady Be Good as well as turbulent marriages to movie stars Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, died on Thursday, aged 94. He had been ill for several years since he fell
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      72 4 'My formula for a successful relationship is never to talk about a successful formula' Actress Susan Sarandon (above) 1 don't think humans are meant to be looked at when we're buying pants' Actor Ricky Gervais on fame 'Hebe's like Dad, Selina's like Mum. Hebe will analyse many things for
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      • 117 5 > Subaru Impreza WRX ($96,500 with COE) THIS 225bhp boy-racer's fave has seen its price drop further below the $100,000 mark than ever. Its horsepower-per-thousand dollars ratio of 2.33 can't be bettered by any car, which means this car officially offers more bang-per-buck than
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      • 625 6  -  Christopher Tan It trots rather than gallops, but the Opel Astra Turbo's comfy ride makes up for it SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Opel Astra 2.0 Turbo Price: $108,688 Engine: 1,998 cc 16-valve turbo inline-4 Gearbox: Six-speed manual Power: 200bhp at 5,400rpm Torque: 262 Nm at 4,ooorpm 0 to lOOkmh: 8.2
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        1036 7  -  Karl Ho White interiors are them thing for art spaces as they make the displays more stylish > Theatre Works' Studio One, Fort Canning Centre, Cox Terrace, Fort Canning Park THE theatre company uses Studio One for rehearsals and events, such as last month's Flying Circus Project
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        230 9 Life! takes a look at other sleek gallery spaces around the world Modern talking (above): Originally a power station, the Tate Modern m London was a steel structure clad with 4.2 million bricks. When Swiss architects Herzog de Meuron were commissioned to convert it, a sleek two-storey glass
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      • 40 10 Out with the old, in with the new Life! looks at some old structures which have got a new lease on life as well as new buildings to look out for m the new year PHOTOS: and AFP REUTERS AP
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      • 191 10 SUMMER has arrived very, very early for some despite freezing temperatures of below 0 deg C m Germany, thanks to the Tropical Islands resort, located 60km south of Berlin. And when they get bored of water activities, they can either feast on ethnic fare from various
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      • 130 11 IF YOU are heading for Shanghai this new year, don't forget a trip to the city's new art centre. Located m Dingxiang Road, the new Shanghai Oriental Art Center which opened yesterday was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. who was also behind the
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      • 417 11 THE days of dilapidated buildings, gangs of bored youth and crime m Paris' city centre look set to end. After months of deliberation, Paris City Hall last month awarded the task of reworking the historic Les Halles site once a famous 1970s redevelopment but now a
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        55 11 This is neither the real thing nor a film set, but it will probably be the closest you can get to the White House Cabinet Room. A replica (above) of the room is on display at the US$l65 million (***** million) William J. Clinton Presidential Library (right), which
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    • Life!Home Entertainment
      • 490 12  -  Hong Xinyi To kick off Arts Central's brand new series Celeb Portraits, three local artists try their hand at painting Sharon Au THE normally vivacious Sharon Au is nursing a pair of swollen eyes from crying too much. The 29-year-old compereactress is currently filming the Jack
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      • 218 12 MONTREAL In Les Bougon, Quebec's hottest television sitcom m more than a decade, members of the Bougon family feed their grandfather beer with a straw. They call their dog bin Laden. They steal from wealthy relatives and consort with a corrupt cop. Les Bougon
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      • 217 13  -  Sherwin Loh CSI (SEASON 3)/William Petersen/Marg Helgenberger/ Gary Dourdan TV Series Rating. DVD Rating: •••■ft ROLLING confidently into Season 3, the crew of the Las Vegas crime lab continues to handle each bizzare death thrown at it, although its glossy methods are beginning to look more
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        408 13  -  Sherwin Loh I, ROBOT/ Will Smith/Bridget Moynahan/James Cromwell/ 11 5 mins Movie Rating: ***Is"£r DVD Rating:***** FOR a futuristic action thriller based on a story by famed author Isaac Asimov, I, Robot delivers the action and special effects m a tight continual flow, but falls flat m the science-fiction
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        374 13  -  Sherwin Loh Chris Ho returns to the airwaves with a station for new age contemporary music such as Urban Lounge MEDIA REPORTER ALTERNATIVE music guru Chris Ho (right) is returning to mainstream airwaves with the new Lush 99.5FM station. The MediaCorp station, which started operating at 7.15 am
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      • 604 11 Hh OPEL FOR SALE CHEAP! 12/'O2 CORSA 1.4 manual. Silver. 16" rims. Leather. Tax 11/' OS. Done 23,000 km. Sporty look! 1 owner. View: 9270-2078 IRV PEUGEOT \ff FOR SALE prSSe XMAS PRESENT! RARE! 02 near 206 1.6 auto. Glass roof. Ist owner. 80% PARF. Full accessories. Agt maintained. Immed.
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      • 239 12 Ph SUZUKI [ffv SUZUKI Jfh SUZUKI Pf^ SUZUKI fjjjf FOR SALE |H^ FOR SALE FOR SALE (ftr FOR SALE /Vfac/e m Japan 1 I Surpassing All I I Expectations. I Bfl flfek iJH^^^^^^^KflH Hll l wi I GRAND VITARA XL 7 a^^ s I $y/,yv\j •P S^JL PER MONTH m
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      • 577 17 PfS* Dl 5-16 EAST COAST UP PTE APTS -SALE HAPPY NEW YEAR** PETER X X TAN 9144-0281 DW VILLA MARINA 3+1. 1249/ 1281 sq. ft. Choict units! Good facing. No noon sun. Facilities. Siglap Ctr. THE BAYSHORE 3+l, 1270 sq.ft. 1 1 Living/ bdrms saa view. No west sun. Facilities.
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      • 619 17 fftk 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST Iftk 01 5- 1 6 EAST COAST HP PTE APTS -SALE U? PTE APTS SALE BB^taßHßßkfe. .-x v I PV Cobroke Welcome A Uptol%Comm! Freehold, Foreigners Eligible 2br/3br/Penthouses 1012/1302-1313/2379-2411 sqft Only minutes walk to Eunos MRT, wet market, eateries amenities Pool, Jacuzzi, gym, BBQ,
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      • 617 17 Yfy[ tonoriß TANAMERA CREST *11-O3 S62BK neg. Sea view. No noon sun. Just TOP. Anglican/ St Anthony Sch. Call Wong 9783-3030 ERA FLAMINGO VALLEY SIGLAP F hold 3+l rms. 2184 sqft. $790K up. Neptune Ct. 3+l rms. Sea view. Dunman 2-rm. F'hold. *****389 LAST 2 UNITS $363 psf penthse 1755
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      • 881 17 l~hl)1 5-1 6 EAST COAST Pr PTE AFTS- SALE UPPER EAST COAST Rd apt. 3+l fhold. 1582 sqft. Move m. Unblocked. Near MRT. *****079 LAGUNABB CONDO. Golf course view. Pte yet near to amenities. 3+l. No agts pis. Call 9107-3247 BEST PRICE AMBER Park beside CMntM Swimming Club. 1747 sqft.
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      • 787 17 ■k 01 9-20 SERANGOON/ UU THOMSON |F HOUSES -SALE C *****287 *****288 DWf S'GOON GDN EST. 999 YRS Borthwlck Drive semid s/storey. 2900 sqft SUM D.19 F'HOLO Ah Soo Gdn 2/storey terr. 2100/ 2500 sqft. Big bdrms. On hilltop. Move m. Park 2 cars $9»xK LI Hwan Dr. D/storey corner
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      • 812 17 Wfk Dl9-2OSERANGOON/ Lfij THOMSON |F HOUSES -SALE PropM«xMfßtw D.19 WALMER DR. 5200 sqft/ Semi-d Alnwick Rd 4700/ 1800. Mackerrow Rd. 4200 sqft/ Tai Yuan Hgt 3858 sqft. *****307 ADELPHI PK H* storey bunglw. 4750 sqft. 4 rms. Nature reserve view. Ikm to Ai Tong, Thomson Plaza. View by appt. 9005
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      • 750 17 ■fck'Dl9-20SERANGOON/ LID THOMSON U PTE APTS SALE IpliW House OPEN HSE SAT/ Sun. Chiltern Pk 1518 sqft, 3*l, beautiful renovation./ 1270 sqft 3+l, pool view high fir. MRT/ Sch. 9630-7741 OFFICIAL LAUNCH TODAY'!' i Semi-d on a roof-top! 8 designs to choose from. 999 yrs. 3*l*l. i SsxxK+. Rosyth Rd.
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      • 771 18 UK D 2 5 "28 Ely NORTH HOUSES JJ -SALE URGENT SALE! SNEG! Semi-d F'hold 3-storey Lengkok Sembawang. Yishun MRT. 3774 sqft, 4*l Face N. No noon sun. *****069 D.28 SELETAR HILLS Jin Redop 2'j-storey semi-d. Top of the hill. 3150/ 3680 sqft. 4+l. F/renovated. View to offer. *****880 SPRINGLEAF
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      • 1633 18 il^D22-24WEST PffV 022-24 WEST iftv 022-24 WEST iffil D 22-24 WEST y§F PTE APTS SALE \jjf PTE APTS SALE \j§f PTE APTS SALE \Uf PTE APTS SALE I $90 000 I I Furnished Home Package* I I PLUS, Complimentary home appliances worth $2,000* I 1 Attractively priced from $399 psf
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      • 556 18 fl*\ HDB APTS FOR SALE \jff (ANG MO KIO) 3'NG' 106, 232, 302, 542, 608. 3'NG' Blk 705. Near Amenities 4'NG' Blk 110, 175, 214. Schools 5T Blk 460. Must view! Call Now! PropfaxlMtipfl 5-RM BLK 111. High fir. Dr to dr. Blk 646. 3 NG'. Next to MRT. Neg
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      • 750 18 WK D 25-28 NORTH ff^\ D 25-28 NORTH Pi^ D 25-28 NORTH |j^ PTE APTS SALE \1& PTE APTS SALE \Uf PTE APTS SALE > 9 Exclusive 18-unit BaHnese-st>le apartments i-£2,\ 9 Units with pool facing available 9 Spacious studios, 2-room, 3- room units S |B|\ penthouses (732 2626 sqft)
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      • 699 18 PRS HDB APTS FOR SALE H/if (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 5T PT 8LK.72 Bedok S. High fir. Great view. Move-in. Very convenient. Near shops. Good environment. Albert 9277-7077 OT RARE International Property Advisers 4-RM BEDOK RES View Blk 770. Brand new cond. 5 yrs+. Good facing. Windy. Near sch/ amenities. Terence 9147-0968 5
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      • 747 18 PWS HDBAPTS FOR SALE |f£f (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3 'NG' MRT. Blk 24 Bedok S. Upgraded 1. High fir. Lift level. N.S. facing. neg. 9389-6680 DTZ 3Mj-RM CORNER CHAI Chee 45. Orig. Unblock. Deposit $100 only. Amenities. $175 K. 9455-6699 3-RM BEDOK S. Blk 18. Upgraded 1-rm. High fir. Windy.
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      • 866 18 f^\ HDB APTS FOR SALE fcfj/ (BISHAN) PropNex MJfcp 4 'A' BISHAN Blk 204 813 Bright Windy. Beautifully renovated. Full white marble. Near MRT/ ctr/ good sch. Low 9029-1219 ••4 'A' DR-TO-DR 225. High fir. Nicely renovated. Marble flooring. Mins to amenities/ Catholic High/ MRT. $29xK. 9306-2993 4 'S' SIN
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      • 938 18 FDFD ff+\ HOB APTS FOR SALE |p7 (BUKIT BATOK) PropNex ALAN LIU jL, 9107 9700 JH 4'NG' CORNER 220 Very nice MRT 4'A' Corner 537 804. MRT. Low Exec Apt Corner 221 811 Designer decor. 100% move-in. Mins MRT jt HEAL ESTATE GKH'l' 3 'NG' 240. Lift level. Nice decor.
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      • 968 19 pfcV HDB APTS FOR SALE IUM (BT MERAH/Q'STOWN/ W TELOK BLANGAH) s'A' OPP TIONG Bahiu MRT blk 7 lift unblocked view, renovated. 4 'A' Depot Road lift/ renovated 4 A' Redhill 52 lift/ move m cond 3 yrs C'wealth 58. lift, upgrading fee paid utility rm. 9796-2202 5 T 12
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      • 1172 19 ■fe. HDB APTS FOR SALE IB (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ W TELOK BLANGAH) 4 'I' BLK 168A Oueensway. Dr to dr. Marble. Well kept. High floor. 5 T Blk 1068 Depot Rd #20 greenery view. 5399K neg. *****082 5-RM PT BLK 74 T Blangah Hgts. Orig. Near Sch/ Amenities. $338K Neg! Hurry! Don't
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      • 1050 19 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE ll^ (BUKIT PANJANG) 5 'I' CORNER Blk 534 Jelapang Rd. Unblocked. Park view. High fir. LRT/ amenities. 9068-0346 < 5-RM BLK 605 high fir. $80K deCOT. Good view Blk 437. windy, i 4 'A' Blk 535 206. 9068-6968 *****339 CORNER. 5 I Blk 516 Jelapang.
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      • 660 19 f^V HDB APTS FOR SALE dtp? (CHOACHUKANG) NEW LIST! BLK 271 Exec Apt. High fir designer decor 4 rm $350K up 5 T Block 297. Vacant. $260K 4 'NG 1 Blk 15 Teck Whye. High fir. ■fc^^^^^B^L^^ a^B^Lr^^^^B^Bm I ALEX TAN 9487 3355 f^^ NEW LIST! 4 'A' Blk 761
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      • 1030 19 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE/ y*> (CHOACHUKANG) r Excellent Location 5 T 641 Design build. High fir. Unblock view. Nicely renovated. Exec Apt 640 High fir. Move m. MRT/ Amenities. 9147-2988 CBS s'A' BLK 787. High !ir. Unblocked, airy, move m. MRT/ mkt/ sch. i 4'A' Blk 613. Marble fir,
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      • 889 19 PMk HDBAPTS FOR SALE till (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) RAYMOND CHUA _%M 9100 7332 fad 3>*-RM 431 CLEMENTI. Marble, aircon. NS facing. Breezy, spacious. Well kept. MRT/ bus interchange/ amenities. 9100-7332 IT RM. Blk 13 Holland. Super high fir. Lift. No noon sun. Totally unblocked. Upgrade fees paid. New renovation. *****550
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      • 1064 19 Pfe HDBAPTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ 3r MACPHERSON) ALEX TAN 9487 3355 V^M RARELY AVAIL! BIGGEST 3-RM Blk 12 Kg Arang (Tg. Rhu). Upgraded with utility. 103 sqm (4-rm size). Huge bdrm. Unblocked. Hurry! Prop^xiW|al 5 T EUNOS Cres Blk 23/ 13. Mid/ High fir. Dr to dr. Marble. Aircon. Eunos
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      • 850 19 ■Ik HDB APTS FOR SALE j (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) A1 KELVIN WONG CALL 9200-2011 HOUGANG 4 'S' 806 comer at central/ MRT 4 'NG' 155/314/410 Nice (Low 4 'A' 172/658/91O(Senous seller) 4 'A' 241 Spacious (Low price) 4 'A' 437/ 450 Nice (Low Price) 4 'A' 557 Spacious (Hurry) 5 T
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      • 1108 19 Ifak HDB APTS FOR SALE Ej (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ Jf YIOCHUKANG) 5 'I' CORNER BLK 141 S'goon North Aye 2. Mid fir Lift level. Unblocked. 2nd Indian owner. 100% move m. 121 sqm. Mkt/ sch. Pr^N., f^ SEBASTIAN KHO 9823 0071 4 'A7 5 T Blk 533/ 534/ 547/ 548 S'qoon N.
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      • 1180 19 FDSFD FflS HDB APTS FOR SALE Siipl (JURONG) BERNARD WU 9389-3139 PN 3 T 169 Boon Lay. Movein Low 3 T 3 'I' 167 Sell HDB value 1 4'A'6BsCi«l2Corner S2SOK! 4 A' 625.6848 S23OK! 5 'A' 553 mid fir renovated.. S neg 5 'A' 107 Move-m. MRT Low s'A'maiss47 >
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      • 1002 20 Wh HDB APTS FOR SALE PIS HDB APTS FOR SALE |M»/ (JURONG) fg? (JURONG) No 1 Top Producer 02 NMtMNMMMMMNMMMMMMIMMMMNM SAM WEE *****135 Xl JURONG EAST/ WEST*** Exec Apt 912, 4-rms AY S2BBK Exec Apt 859 #7 Al decor S-20K Exec Apt 841, 830 #11 Al l $510K Exec Apt
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      • 1040 20 4'A' 450, 431, 430, 311. S22OK 4'NG' 478 #7. #3/ 483. SI9OK up 4'NG" 113 #5. A1 view/ decor SO 3'A' 481, 929 #10 A1! MRT JI3OK TOH GUAN Exec Apt 2878. 285A #15 S-40K Exec Mais 285 C. A1 decor J-20K 5T 2860, 276, 265 #22 $330K 4'A' 266.
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      • 634 20 llf\ HDB APTS FOR SALE ||(7 (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) |533 Luting CORNER EXEC APT. Blk 582 High fir. 147 sg.m. 4 bdrms. Sea view. Bright windy. 5 mins to MRT/ amenities. John *****077 Live pic: www.goviewing.com/a0274 EXEC APT BLK 781/ 779/ 500. Rare! 3 balconies with 4-bdrms. 5T Blk 562/ 568/ 628.
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      • 955 20 fIX KDB APTS FOR SALE y£7 (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) I w M W M a, International Property Advism 4 'A' CORNER Blk 126. Nicely ren ovated. Move m. Aircon. NS fac ing. Windy. Near sch/ mkt/ food ctr. Serious seller! 9488-7113 S34OK EXEC APT Corner Blk 137 Pasir Ris St 11.
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      • 918 20 Hpi HDB APTS FOR SALE flff (SEMBAWANG) PropfaxUUlßJ 4-RM 3598 5235K Design build 5-rm 469A/ 468A Admiralty Dr. 5 T Blk 325. $288 K. Sun Plaza. MRT. Split aircon. *****893 UNDATEO "1 9387 8441 A^ 5273K NETT! 5 T Corner Blk 304 Canberra Rd. 815. 120 sqm. Sun Plaza/ MRT.
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      • 859 20 HfK HDB APTS FOR SALL tIP (TAMPINES/SIMEI) I Executive I PI \Vm Maisonette BELOW HDB VALUATION! Hurry! Blk 889 High fir 4 rm. S3SOK up Blk 148. Mid fir. Renovated. MRT. Blk 124. Mid fir. Unblocked, face park. Ist owner. Low *****189 ALEX TAN 9487 3355 1) $210K NEG. 4
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      • 1068 20 R*\ HDB APTS FOR SALE 50/ (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 5 T CORNER 864A. High fir. Young couples delight! $289K up 4 X 503/ 260 High fir. 2 mins MRT/ central. $25xK! 9109-4389 ■■fa $O Inter notional Property Advisers 4 'A' CORNER Blk 4888. New list! Renovated. Move m. Aircon. No noon sun.
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      • 1144 20 Hk HDB APTS FOR SALE tllj (TOA PAYOH/ ¥P POTONG PASIR) SHARON SOON ***** 888 #Lal EXEC MAIS POTONG Pasir 145 +big recess, movein, face NS, 810 up. Exec Mais Potong Pasir 123, 803. 4 A7 5 T T Payoh 155, 153. 142. HURRY! HURRY! BLK 117. 3 T »1
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      • 836 20 flfh HDB APTS FOR SALE |i|r (WOODLANDS) MIMI TAN 9856 7708^^^L 3-RM 24 LOW fir lovers. Hurry'H 4-rm 752 High fir. Vacant. neg! 4-rm 743 High fir. Move-in cond. Exec Mais 7888 High fir. Al cond. Jumbo 134 808 lift/ 5 T 746 nice PropNex 3 AIMUSYIM 9452 4213^ "^k
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      • 926 20 FDSFD ffti HDB APTS FOR SALt U|f (WOODLANDS) ANCYKOH 9819 91 81 5 T 552, Ist class High fir $265K 5 T 722. 4-rm. Granite fir. $258K 3 'A' 152 MRT. Good cond. $165 K. 4 'NG' 27. 100% move m. $180K URGENT! EXEC APT Blk 532. High fir. 144
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      • 963 21 HJv HOB APTS FOR SALE Utf (WOODLANDS) 4-RM BLK 603. Mid fir. Move m. Near MRT/ school/ shop/ bus stop. neg! 9388-0672 5 'A' DR-TO-DR 170. Nicely renovated. Mid fir. Near MRT. Malay eligible. 5275K neg. *****883 5T 859 WOODLANDS. High ceiling. #12. 4 rms 8 yrs Country decor. Reg
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      • 939 21 ffK HDB APTS FOR SALE B||/ (YISHUN) HENRY CHONG 9067 9005^-^ 3'NG' 709 Move m cond well kept 3'NG 233 #03 Ong $146K neg. 4'NG' 751 MRT/ 4'S' 755 movein 4'A' 350 movein/ 5T 603 #05 y^MRT 5-RM 159. All races. 2-yr new renovation. High floor. Mins to MRT/ 5
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      • 1023 21 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE D (SENGKANG/ fHpr PUNGGOL) X X A 5 T 206 C. corner, cosy, beautiful renovation, unblocked, mall, MRT 4 A' 303 C. corner, breezy, nice decor, high fir. mall, sch. LRT Eeqodbdeeb Dream Home 5 T 188 D. Very nicely renovated. 5V 205 C Compassvale.
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      • 701 21 H*| HDB APTS FOR SALE ipf (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) JENNIFER WEE \~7 Asjoc Sales Director m(■ HP: *****312 SELL/ BUY/ RENT WELCOME HOB Sale: 3-rm Yishun Blk 107 4-rm Woodlands Blk 520 5-rm Woodlands Blk 6288 5-rm Sengkang Blk 261 8 PTE Sale: 2+l Rivervale Crest 3+l Orchid Park For Rent:
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      • 812 21 »h SHOPSPACt \jjf FOR RENT BRAND NEW SHOP at Upper Cross St. 1750 sqft, opp Chinatown MRT. Charming heritage bldg. good frontage, high ceiling. Call owner 9838 1966 (office hrs) HDB SHOPS FOR assignments. Eunos Blk 3. Limbang Blk 534. Empress Blk 8. Near mkt/ hawker. With tenancy. 9313-7733 TOP
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      • 427 21 RJV AIR TICKETS I Bangkok 4 TUri Beach 5* P1 J«n M> 21-23 Jmn 3D «HfETT:> 1 3D «BfgJj> I Harris Resort .1 -a.r. 3D<H%t i > !•=»•> to 4 I Malbourn* 4 8 Fet> M- 8 Fst> Mr BD«nTflffi» BD<H*7rF!» Gold Coast 4 Adelaide 4 8. 9 F»b Mr
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      • 1570 21 B^ TUITION Hh TUITION 25% DISCOUNT ffP*Rf for fees till end Mar' 05 if c you sign up before j. 31st Jan 2005! (Jurong Pasir Ris only) Proprietary notes and W^^" teaching system developed 'aHMMtt by Ist Class Honours jM graduates from Cambridge University. WkJf Exam-focused and concise Clear and
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      • 3416 22 1 JB ■rJßJlT^W^^^^^^^^^^^B [?h sales R& sales RJ) SALES Beauty Consultants Orchard Full-time Part-time available Part-time: 2pmto 6 pm At least 1 year's sales experience m beauty care retail Mandarin speaking preferred Sales Associates Orchard/Zoo/Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal Full-time Part-time available Part-time: 7amto 1 1 am or 2pmto6pmor 9 pm
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      • 209 22 Positions m established Japanese MNCs: Sales Exec Managers SI.BK-S4K 1) Air Freight mm 2 yrs experience 2) Chemicals industrial cleaning, coatings, etc 3) Premium Corporate Gifts eloquent 4) Metal components Mechanical Engrg 5) Semi Conductors/ PCBs mm 5 yrs experience, based m China, open salary 6) Electronics mm 2 yrs
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      • 175 22 ftbi CUSTOMER y^/ SERVICE KOREAN/ JAPANESE SPEAKERS. Both natives locals can apply. Mm JLPT 2. Good communication interpersonal skills. Cus tomer service experience advantage. Fresh grads welcome. *****487. younghoo_chungi* kellyser vices.com. sg CUSTOMER SERVICE. MIN. 1 year related experience. Mm 0' Level. Fax: *****839 MAID AGY REOUIRES experienced Sales Mgr,
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      • 882 23 fPJV HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ fj* HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ ffK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ \tif LOUNGE yi? LOUNGE \^f LOUNGE MANDARIN 1• 55m Responsibilities: To conduct Training Needs Analysis To co-ordinate internal and external training courses To co-ordinate, conduct and facilitate orientation and induction programs To compile training and statistical reports To analysis and support line department requirements
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      • 526 23 fih ADMINISTRATIVE/ fPh ADMINISTRATE/ UP CLERICAL \jjjjf CLERICAL f^ffTcCOUNTS VtFSSISTANT Minimum 2-3 years experience m manufacturing/ construction industry Must be hands-on and able to meet tight deadlines PC literate and has knowledge of ERP system Possess self-discipline, meticulous with positive attitude and a yood team player I Able to start
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      • 411 23 g) TECHNICAL A well established building owner invites applicants for: TECHNICIAN Applicants should possess several years experience m mechanical electrical maintenance/ installation work m buildings. Interested, please contact 6338-2889 for an interview or write m stating salary required to: ST Box A***** News Centre 1000 Toa Payoh North Sport *****4.
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      • 616 23 Wh TECHNICAL Pf^ TECHNICAL I-V**** NH T ECHNO GLASS SING APORE^^^J 3 I I L*fe PTE LTD, Japan's high-tech El I I automated manufacturer of glass I 1 substrate for TFT-LCD requires personnel I to fill the following positions: MPrerequisites: Degree above m Mechanical studies Excellent skill m Mechanical Structural
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      • 687 23 fft\ OTHER WIN OTHER W*\ OTHER SATS provides airport ground handling services to over 45 scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applicants for the following positions (3 year contract) OPERATIONS ASSISTANT (Gross salary commences from $1240) You should possess one of the following 3 GCE 'O' level
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      • 282 23 FDFDF H ■I We are the exclusive distributor of an international Swiss I watch brand m South-East Asia and are seeking dynamic I individuals to join our team as: You will manage the reception area and assist m other I general administrative duties, as well as support the After- I
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      • 1052 24 A young and dynamic company is committed to building a world class integration and global technology transfer services team. We are on the lookout for distinctive and outstanding professionals to join us m cultivating a successful future. If you're a team player, enthusiastic, committed, and willing to stretch yourself to
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      • 940 24 Ia well established precision engineering manufacturer located m I woodlands has immediate vacancies for the following positions. S ■Purchasing manager I I Incumbent will have responsibility to manage a team of procurement/sourcing I I engineers and buyers In meeting worldwide procurement functions demands I of our manufacturing facilities. The person
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      • 985 24 FDSFDSF VOLVO PENTA Volvo East Asia (Pte) Ltd. Penta Division, is located m Singapore and is the regional operational Headquarters for AB Volvo Penta. Sweden. We are one of the world's leading engine manufacturers for Marine and Industrial Power System. Due to the rapid expansion of our business m the
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      • 107 24 Placing Executive Appointments advertisements direct with SPH? If artwork is to be done by SPH, please email your copy to recruit© sph.com.sg by the following times: For Sat issue by Ipm Wed For Sun Mon issues by spm Wed For Tues issue by spm Thurs For Wed issue by spm
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      • 589 25 A France-based world-class organization t7 I V a has challenging and progressive career LLy V.J opportunities m Building Facilities Maintenance 1 Project Executives Diploma m Building, Construction Technology or Advanced Builder certificate m Plumbing Pipefitting from CITTI 5 to 10 years experience m managing building maintenance contracts. Familiar with maintenance
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      • 666 25 We are a People Developer ISO Certified Engineering^^* Service Provider for the Process Industry Our main activities^! are petrochemical, pharmaceutical and process plants™ construction and maintenance We wish to invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position: Duties Responsibilities Manage all project execution activities to meet safety, quality
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      • 646 25 exciting challenges m driving v/'orld-Class manufacturing environment Materials Manager (Based m China) Requirements: Diploma/Degree m Material/Supply Chain Management; Mm 5 years' MRP experience/shipping knowledge; Experience working m a similar dynamic environment. Responsibilities: Liaise with customers or schedule and forecast demand requirements or delivery; Run MRP and determine material requirements; Monitor
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      • 698 25 FDFDSF 1111 I I I ISM BAKER HUGHES Baker Hughes, a Fortune 500 company and a global leader m the oilfield service industry is seeking a customer-centric, self- motivated and savvy team-player to join our Legal Team as a: CONTRACTS COUNSEL Reporting to the Managing Contracts Counsel (Asia Pacific), you
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      • 1393 26 Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL) is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited and SIA Engineering Company. We are a Trent Center of Excellence for the repair and overhaul of Rolls-Royce Trent Engines. ACCOUNTANT TECHNICAL SERVICE ENGINEER Perform monthly financial closing and reporting p
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      • 821 26 AC FA AC FA ia a trade association representing some of the world's largest clean fuels and fuel additive (component) producers with an international network m a multi-billion dollar industry. We seek a motivated and experienced individual to join us as: Resource Director •At least 5- 1 0 years working
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      • 1459 27 The role of the Full-time School Counsellor is to work closely with the school management m setting up school counselling services for students, provide counselling for students and case consultations to school personnel and parents, and devise and deliver intervention programmes for students with emotional needs. The Ministry invites interested
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      • 880 27 FDSFDF I Our world is IPtottto I becomina bidder IHliißiii Convergys Employee Care designs, implements and manages human resources business process outsourcing (HR BPO) solutions for all facets of the employment lifecycle: staffing and recruitment, HR administration, payroll, benefits and learning. Leveraging on integrated technology, 20 years of HR leadership,
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      • 651 28 PB H^^9 Hit' /w; s 'u'//,// 11 I^l H^£ff7^^B Nni^iij'iMr \irliiits P aY *^H F fl ■^A_a« HaV^ ar E^a^ fl B^l^l W t Jr ;^Bfl I^^^^B^^^^^H wiwa^Lr V^fl B K^^ Bs^^B^B^B^B^BJBJB^SK Bx i^b a^l b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^Bb^b^b^bl H^B^B^B^B^B^B^H BaHßsH^ aß^' B^Ba^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Ba BM BS _V_V_B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Bfl "™4t4i J I m We are looking
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      • 971 28 ConocoPhillips Account Manager Lubricants ConocoPhillips is an international, You are responsible for sales development activities with integrated energy company. It is primary focuses on Commercial, Automotive, and the third largest integrated energy Industrial sectors m Singapore; as well as business company m the United States, development acuities m Vietnam, Batam
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      • 777 28 FDFDF r Total Petrochemicals (S.E.A.) Pte- Ltd. We are a worldwide leading chemical company, looking for suitably qualified candidates to join us as: 1) Accounts Receivable Reporting to the Manager of Accounting Services Manage accounts receivables and maintain all incoming funds Play an active role m the management of accounts
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