The Straits Times, 20 January 2005

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  • 681 1  - PM Lee offers lifelines to old, needy and jobless Lydia Lim Those at risk of being left behind will get help with their pressing needs By Senior Political Correspondent THE old, the poor and the jobless will have their pressing worries addressed under a billion dollar package announced by Prime
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  • 338 1  -  Arlina Arshad By THE Islamic ritual of slaughtering sheep for tomorrow's Hari Raya Haji festival will be postponed till Sunday because the animals' arrival from Australia has been delayed. The 4,596 sheep were due here on Tuesday but bad weather and refuelling
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  • UPFRONT
    • 276 1  -  Ravi Velloor By IN DRONAGIRI STANDING in the warehouses of Gateway Distriparko, a container warehouse centre 70km outside Mumbai and majorityowned by Singaporeans, it is not difficult to see where the Indian economy is headed. Even in mid-December, when exporters would ordinarily
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  • 752 2 Full steam ahead for Gateway to the world CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Gateway. Here, sorters stuff huge cartons full of T-shirts, lamps or hangers, each carton headed for a specific store in Sweden and catering to that store's requirements. By having the sorting done in India at an eighth of
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  • IN A FLASH
    • 32 2 Middle class smaller For the first time, China's statistics bureau has defined what it means to be middle class and there are far fewer such people than was thought. PAGE 8
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    • 55 2 Bush's bold agenda US President Bush's ambitious second term t agenda, which aims to change the face of American social policy,; has divided Washington's political community. PAGE 18 Mum at 66, no regrets The world's oldest mother defends her choice to have a baby a: 66, says girl will
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    • 28 2 Jakarta's graft busters At least US$7OO million a year is lost to corruption in Jakarta's bureaucracy, but now the graft busters are going to work. PAGE 28
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    • 33 2 'Fake' charity collector Man in court charged with cheating woman of NKF donation. PAGE HI Swim club clash Most of the Singapore Swimming Club's management committee quit, reportedly over renovation plans. PAGEH3
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    • 58 2 Let singles rent A reader questions why single Singaporeans are not allowed to rent HDB homes alone when there are so many vacant flats. PAGEHIB No training for torture Following the army dunking-death trial, a reader says there is no point in torture training, as lessons will be of
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    • 58 2 The other Spore win With all the attention on the Lions' Tiger Cup victory, padcQer Li Jiawei quietly won the Slovenian Open. PAGEH2O MONEY Tel cos lodge protest SingTel has welcomed a Government plan which would let it set prices as it% wishes in many areas, but seven foreign
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    • 70 2 In our article yesterday, "SIA presses Australia for open skies agreement", we reported Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choon Seng saying SIA is exploring the possibility of codesharing with other carriers which own the new Airbus A3 80. This is wrong. What he said was that
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  • PRIME
    • 595 3  - Why infectious diseases in S'pore are UP Radha Basu By Almost 40 per cent more people came down with one of the three most common infectious diseases than in 2003 dengue, chicken pox and hand, foot and mouth disease THERE may have been no sudden shocks like Sars last year,
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    • 368 3  -  Chong Chee Kin By( PRIVATE equity investor Dinesh Singh Bhatia, the latest to appear in court from a group of 14 people arrested last October in a cocaine bust, was convicted yesterday of consuming the drug. The father of a six-month-old girl who had
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    • Article, Illustration
      73 4 PHOTO: CLARIFY YOUR POSITION "We ask the Chinese government to clarify its position towards those and other Chinese who have entered Iraq to help occupation forces." ONE OF THE GUNMEN who abducted the eight Chinese nationals (left). ARABS TRUST CHINA "China enjoys high prestige and trust among the Arab countries
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    • 609 4  -  Goh Sui Noi This comes after eight jobless Chinese are abducted by Iraqi gunmen By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA yesterday warned its citizens not to travel to Iraq as it took measures to secure the release of eight Chinese nationals kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.
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  • ASIA
    • 507 6  - TSUNAMI SCARE in japan Kwan Weng Kin High alert after strong undersea quake occurs; 30cm-high tsunami spotted on island By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo WORST NATURAL DISASTERS Japan has a tsunami-warning system which swung into action after an undersea quake rocked the country. The alert was meant to avoid a
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    • 163 6 A VILLAGE in Wakayama prefecture, in central Japan, was hit by a strong earthquake 150 years ago. From his hilltop home, village elder Goryo Hamaguchi saw the telltale signs of an approaching tsunami and hit upon the
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    • 429 11 The 40 Koreans were exposed to radiation in atomic bombing of Hiroshima in WW II Tokyo A HIGH court yesterday reversed an earlier ruling and ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 40 ageing South Koreans who were exposed to radiation in the
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    • 167 11 Seoul THE Seoul city government yesterday asked China to change its Chinese name for the South Korean capital, still known to the Chinese by its ancient name of Hancheng. The new name combines two Chinese characters that produce the sound "Shouer", which means leading
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    • 214 6 Tourism drive The Singapore Tourism Board is trying to attract Chinese tourists to post-tsunami South-east Asia. PAfF in Try something new. Start with how you fly. wtk V;ti' ibNL' 1 -!^B^^^^* ja^B '^w B-B 4Mt v. "^ti. i£^B ik'^^'^r" 1 I L i 1 1.1 II ft^ASA^H 1^ il> JV
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  • CHINA
    • 132 8 OUT TO WIN TAIWANESE HEARTS One Chinese airline will try to set the hearts of Taiwanese passengers a-flutter when they board the first direct flights between Taiwan and China in more than 50 years by dressing its stewardesses in Chinese tunics bedecked with butterflies. The butterfly motif on the tunics
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    • 371 8  - China' s very small middle class Tschang Chi-Chu Only s°/o of families qualify under new definition, much lower than previously believed B\ China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S statistics bureau has defined the income bracket for the country's middle class for the first time ever. As it turns out, China's middle
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    • 185 8 Tokyo JAPANESE cosmetics maker Kanebo said yesterday that Chinese sales staff at several of its retail outlets in China are refusing to work, in what could be one of the largest labour disputes involving a Japanese firm on the mainland. The Kyodo
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    • 492 10  -  Jason Leow It is working with tour agents, S'pore parties to allay tsunami fears By China Bureau Chief In Shanghai THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has gone on the offensive in China, working with tour agents and other Singapore partners to draw back
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    • 407 10 Beijing ORDINARY Chinese bade farewell yesterday to Mr Zhao Ziyang, filing past a black-draped portrait of the former Communist Party leader in his house, as security agents watched. Mr Zhao's family was still talking with the government about whether there could be a public funeral
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 84 10 HANOI: A 35-year-old woman has died of bird flu in Vietnam, becoming the country's fifth fatality from the disease since last month. The patient was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City's Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Jan 11, a hospital doctor said yesterday. "She died
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      • 86 10 SHANGHAI: Energy-starved China has halted construction on 23 power stations because they do not have the necessary environmental approvals, the government said yesterday. The projects include the 12,600-megawatt Xiluodu station on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the 4,200-megawatt underground power station at the
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      • 86 10 HONG KONG: Nudists were buoyed yesterday after local councillors gave the thumbs up to plans to open a nudist beach in a remote area of Hong Kong. The Body Arts Association, a Hong Kong nudist group, handed a proposal on Tuesday to the local government
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      • 104 10 KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent Malaysian businessman allegedly shot to death two men and injured a third as they tried to kidnap him from his home near the capital on yesterday. Four men armed with knives and a fake pistol scaled the fence of the 51-year-old
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      • 73 10 SHANGHAI: The American former general manager of Chinese garment maker Kaikai cannot be located following a police investigation into his suspected misappropriation of hundreds of millions of yuan. An executive with the board secretariat at Shanghai Kaikai Industrial confirmed that 42--year-old Charlie Chang was being investigated
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  • TSUNAMI AFTERMATH
    • 507 12  -  Devi Asmarani $7.4 billion needed to rebuild Aceh and North Sumatra, Yudhoyono tells creditors' group By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE recent devastating tsunamis have plunged Indonesia into its most difficult period in the nation's history, said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday, calling
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    • 201 12 THE global death toll for the Asian tsunami shot above 226,000 yesterday after Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of tens of thousands of people previously listed as missing. The ministry raised the country's death toll to 166,320. It had previously given a figure of
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    • 125 12 ONE more Singaporean who was thought to be uncontactable in Thailand has been found, bringing the number of people still on the list down to eight, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Based on information received by the police, the Singaporean taken off the list
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    • 104 12 THE Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies is organising a seminar on Jan 25 on the challenges to human security in the wake of the tsunamis. The free seminar, to be held at the Biopolis in Buona Vista, will assess the relief work that took
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    • 92 12 BANDA ACEH: A tracking system set up by the Red Cross to trace and reunite people who lost contact with their families after the Dec 26 tsunami has had its first success. Eight children have already been put in touch with relatives. "So far we have
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    • 272 12 S'pore firms eye Jakarta contracts Jakarta SINGAPORE businesses are keen to invest in infrastructure projects in Indonesia, particularly in construction, water treatment facilities, power plants and transportation logistics. No specific projects have been decided on as company executives are still studying the options and their feasibility but some initial talks
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    • 75 12 BANDA ACEH: Indonesia yesterday offered talks with separatist rebels in the tsunami-hit Aceh province, hoping to calm security fears for foreign relief workers. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said that the government hoped for talks by the end of the month, although it could
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    • 71 12 NEW DELHI: India yesterday announced a 27 billion rupee (Ssl billion) financial package for reconstruction of the tsu-nami-hit southern mainland. The sum was on top of five billion rupees sanctioned for relief and rescue on Dec 27. India's countrywide death toll stood yesterday
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    • 351 14  -  Eugene Low US Chamber of Commerce outlines plans to boost aid, investment and trade By US Correspondent In Washington THE American business community has thrown its weight behind efforts to rebuild regions devastated by last month's earthquake and killer waves. The US Chamber of Commerce,
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    • 384 14  -  David Boey By In Meulaboh FIRST Sergeant Joseph Tan, 25, the senior medic aboard the RSS Endurance, does not have the full length of the helicopter deck for his evening run since vehicles started returning to the ship from Meulaboh a few days
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    • 459 14  -  Derek Scally IN GERMANY By Straits Times Europe Bureau In^Berlin "I think Germans, particularly older Germans, associate with the victims and know what it's like to have their lives reduced to CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER FIVE-YEAR-OLD Tim Leger from Germany finally got the hang
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 598 15  - President Nathan touched by Thais' warmth Nirmal Ghosh The closeness of the bilateral relationship would serve to revitalise Asean, he says By Thailand Correspondent In Chiang Mai EXTENDING A HAND TO FRIENDS IN NEED "For them, it was important that when there was a need, we turned up. Everyone we
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    • 168 15 FLOODS hit Jakarta and some areas in south Sumatra yesterday after days of heavy rain. Thousands of residents were forced to flee to safety while traffic flow in Jakarta was disrupted. Jakarta's main Ciliwung River overflowed after heavy rain flooded densely populated neighbourhoods in north,
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  • WORLD
    • 893 18  -  Roger Mitton US President, who will be sworn in today, plans social security and tax reforms By US Bureau Chief In Washington Grand inauguration US PRESIDENT George W. Bush's four-day inauguration will cost US$4O million (Ss6s million), mostly funded by corporate contributions. 13,000 security
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    • 125 18 WHETHER President Bush has the support of the American people in his second term depends on which poll you look at. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll said he has a clear mandate to lead, with 51 per cent of respondents saying his policies will move
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    • 456 19 Incident, which ended peacefully, unrelated to inauguration or terrorism, say police Washington A MAN threatening to blow up his van waged a stand-off with the authorities a short distance from the White House on Tuesday, triggering the evacuation of several
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    • 440 19 Washington US SECRETARY of State nominee Condoleezza Rice yesterday acknowledged that some "bad decisions" had been made in Washington's war on terror and that US forces went into Iraq unprepared for the tough task of postwar reconstruction. But Ms Rice, testifying on the second day
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    • 347 21 Gaza THE top commander of Palestinian security forces has said his troops will be deployed along the Gaza-Israeli border within two days to enforce President Mahmoud Abbas' order to halt militant attacks. The announcement from public security chief AbdelRazek Al-Majaydeh came after a
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    • 501 21 SMALL CONSOLATION "All of these car bombers were stopped by security forces before they could reach their intended targets. While any loss of life is tragic, it could have been a lot worse." LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES HUTTON of the Ist Cavalry Division At least
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    • Article, Illustration
      573 22 Blair 'appalled 1 by photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners London PRIME Minister Tony Blair has called pictures of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners "shocking", but stressed that most of the country's troops had acted with distinction and honour. "Everyone finds those photographs shocking and appalling,
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    • 191 22 London PRINT and other media across the Arab world carried the shocking images, but unlike the Abu Ghraib abuse, the present scandal has not sparked allegations of systematic abuse. Most Arab media did not give the story big play, running the photos mainly
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    • 506 23  -  Betsy Pisik Rights groups voice concern, citing the military's campaigns against minorities and insurgents By Strttits Times US Burmu In New York NO PARAGON OF VIRTUE "Indonesia is not the same tragedy as Libya, but neither is it a paragon of virtue." MR
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    • 255 23 Washington AN IRAQI-AMERICAN has pleaded guilty to acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the former Iraqi government in relation to the United Nations oil-for-food programme, Attorney-General John Ashcroft announced. Samir Vincent faced as many as 28 years in prison. He entered
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    • 231 23 New York THE number of New York adults who have a problem speaking English increased by 30 per cent between 1990 and 2000 to more than 1.5 million throughout the city, according to figures released by the city yesterday. That works out to more
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    • 512 24 Everything from runways to passenger lounges must be bigger London WHEN Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers board the giant A3 80 aircraft at London's Heathrow for the first time next year, they will be leaving a noticeably different and hopefully more efficient airport. Heathrow
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    • 330 25 US policeman, who was fired for punching black suspect, complains of discrimination Los Angeles A FORMER Inglewood police officer who was fired for punching a black teenager and slamming him against a patrol car has been awarded US$l.6 million (552.6 million) in a discrimination
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 85 25 VATICAN CITY: A Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq said his kidnappers did not realise who he was when they abducted him a day earlier as he visited his flock in the northern city of Mosul. Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa said he thought that Pope John Paul
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      • 95 25 JERUSALEM: A planned German-language address to Israel's parliament by German President Horst Koehler sparked protest on Tuesday, as lawmakers said it would offend the country's large community of Holocaust survivors. Some are threatening to boycott the Feb 2 speech, marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic
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      • 120 25 DEAD 35 YEARS AFTER STABBING NEW YORK: The death of a New York man 35 years after being stabbed was classified as murder when he died from a stomach infection resulting from the removal of scar tissue, the authorities said. Mr George Stockley died in September at the age of
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      • 119 25 LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the European Union would have to work to ease tensions with the United States over the likely lifting of an embargo on arms sales to China, a move opposed by Washington. Mr Straw, in an interview yesterday with
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    • 523 26 "Maybe this was my mission, to show that women can and must have children." PROFESSOR ADRIANA ILIESCU "When the mother is 80 years old and the little girl 13, who will protect who?" ROMANIAN NEWSPAPER NATIONAL The Romanian professor rejects criticism she
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    • 308 26 London BRITAIN'S luxury clothing brand manufacturer Burberry is beginning to lament the appearance of "chavs" working-class youngsters who sport its clothing and threaten to harm group profits, experts said yesterday. The word "chav" has been coined to describe young working-class Britons, aged 16-25, who
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 200 27 CANBERRA The defence chief who commanded Australian forces during the Iraq war is ready to hang up his boots after a 40-year career. General Peter Cosgrove says he will not seek to renew his contract which expires in July. Gen Cosgrove became a national celebrity
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      • 159 27 A CONSTRUCTION worker who shot himself in the head with a nail gun an accident he did not discover until he went to the dentist with a nagging toothache said he will change his Tine of work. "I'll make pizzas," Mr Patrick Lawler,
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      • 164 27 AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD schoolboy's eye was badly hurt when a furious teacher flung a pen at him during class to get him to pay attention in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a report said yesterday. Al Amin bled profusely and was rushed to
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      • 153 27 SUPPORTERS of chess master Bobby Fischer petitioned a Japanese court yesterday to free him immediately and let him go to Iceland where he has been granted residency rather than deport him to the United States where he is a wanted man. Japan has ordered
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    • 1191 28  -  John McBeth By For The Straits Times HE DOES not look like the pointy end of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's anticorruption drive, but beneath the easy smile and quiet manner, former state mining company executive Erry Hardjapamekas brings a deadly seriousness to a task
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    • 1106 29  -  Paul Zach FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: USA By Straits Times US Bureau In Cleveland (Ohio) DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS "Children are not simply little adults. ..l think we have made a difference from what I hear in the media. The understanding of what kids need is far
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    • 719 31  -  Judith Tan By IT HAS been a couple of weeks after the fateful Boxing Day tsunami and there is talk in the media about what has been described as post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) in survivors, rescuers, volunteers and journalists. The syndrome is characterised by the re-experiencing
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 2005
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      687 1  -  Theresa Tan Check before giving POLICE advise members of the public who encounter any suspicious collectors to either contact the organisations and ask for more details of donation drives before parting with any money, or call the police. According to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), people
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    • 478 2  -  Jermyn Chow 300 passengers stranded after budget carrier fails to get nod to fly in By NEARLY 300 passengers were left stranded after Indonesia-based no-frills carrier Awair cancelled its inaugural Jakarta to Singapore return flight yesterday. The passengers were transferred to other airlines. The low-cost carrier,
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    • 601 2 STRANDED in Singapore after a flight delay caused her to miss a connecting flight to Auckland, the distraught woman had nowhere to go, little money and no personal belongings except the clothes she wore. To her rescue came Madam Tan Beng Luan,
      AZIZ HUSSIN  -  601 words
    • 264 2 PRICES of certificates of entitlement (COEs) for cars have risen noticeably, and many people have noticed the increases. "It's not unexpected," said Mr Lee Chili San, general manager of Chevrolet dealer Starsauto. "The big drop in prices in the last round has
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    • 376 3  -  Tanya Fong By Benjamin Ho A LOCAL film-maker was run over by a lorry in Mumbai, India, where he was on location shooting his latest effort, and had to have his left leg amputated. Bertrand Lee, best known for his production La Conquista,
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    • 303 3 CONSUMERS who bought the now defunct i-chqs dining vouchers using Nets or CashCards during a promotion can apply for refunds until Feb 3. The "goodwill" offer applies to valid, unused i-chqs purchased during a dining promotion run by Nets between last Nov 25
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    • 626 3  - 7 of 11 office holders quit club Maria Almenoar The sudden resignations in Singapore Swimming Club may be over upgrading plans By Teh Joo Lin TROUBLE is brewing in one of Singapore's oldest clubs, the Singapore Swimming Club: Seven of the 11 members in its management committee quit suddenly over
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        121 4 "I personally know one child who was embarrassed to go to school because she has no money to pay for some fees. Also, I had to help some students who came to me because they couldn't afford to pay their O-level exam fees. Now, I could highlight more, but we
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      • 653 4  -  Azhar Ghani PM ON HELP FOR THE ELDERLY Retirement age could rise; lift per floor in 10 years By A PANEL drawn from government, employers ana the labour movement will be set up by the Manpower Ministry to look into how Singapore can help older
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      • 407 4  -  Li Xueying LIFELINE FOR UNEMPLOYED By CHRONICALLY unemployed Singaporeans can turn to a new programme being launched by the Manpower Ministry and NTUC to help them find and retain jobs. Called the Re-employ-ment Assistance Programme for Singaporeans (Reap), the two-year scheme will
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      • 460 4 OPPOSITION MP Low Thia Khiang may want to see Singapore have welfare, benefits like in Finland, but he also ought to tell Singaporeans just who he thinks would end up footing the bill, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. In remarks
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      • 433 4  -  AZHAR GHANI SIX Asean countries in three months. The series of visits last year was cited by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong when he underlined his commitment to nurturing the good external ties with members of the grouping that he inherited
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        123 5 "Let's try to nurture a much stronger sense of community ownership in our people. Instead of relying on the Government to take charge all the time, as Singaporeans become more ready to take charge, let's devolve more functions to the people." PM LEE HSIEN LOONG, on the role Singaporeans have
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      • 633 5  -  Li Xueying HELP FOR THE POOR Govt to channel aid through CDCs as they know the ground best BY MADAM Esah Lee lives in fear of the day when she or any of her three children fall sick. "We have no money to
        AZIZ HUSSIN  -  633 words
      • 437 5  -  Alexis Hooi By Modem-day irony "It is ironical that today, some HDB families have taps that only drip water... Today, m this modern age, some Singapore families have to live m darkness. Their power supply and water have been cut off, all this because
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      • 799 5  -  Chua Mui Hoong FROM THE GALLERY By STORIES speak truths that facts sometimes ignore. So over the last three days in Parliament as they debate the President's Address setting out the Government's priorities, MPs have been telling stories of Singaporeans
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      • 604 6  -  Goh Chin Lian "In preparing for a new generation of Singaporeans to build on what has been achieved, we have to prepare them to engage a future with passion and commitment..." MR ANDY GAN, Marine Parade GRC "Although Singaporeans
        AZIZ HUSSIN  -  604 words
      • 368 6  -  ASAD LATIF TEMASEK Holdings does not use Singapore's reserves to fuel its overseas expansion, said Acting Second Minister for Finance Raymond Lim. "It is not the Government's policy to inject surpluses into Temasek for it to invest abroad. Temasek's expansion abroad has not
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      • 315 6  -  LYNN LEE THE cost and quality of health care continued to weigh on MPs' minds yesterday, with at least four of them voicing their concerns. Some, like Dr Warren Lee (Sembawang GRC), argued that higher premiums for MediShield insurance were a small price
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      • 258 6 Key to becoming a nation NOMINATED MP Eunice Olsen kept her word yesterday, focusing her maiden speech in Parliament on volunteerism and youth. The 27-year-old argued vigorously that volunteerism is pivotal for Singapore to take the leap from being a country to becoming a nation. It is "the bedrock of
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    • 757 8  - Time' s ripe for S' pore William Choong IPS SEMINAR: PERSPECTIVES 2005 This will benefit private sector and help resolve bilateral issues By KEEPING IT QUIET "They did it so quietly, like thieves in the night this is the way of doing things" MR K. KESAVAPANY, director of the Institute
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    • 308 8  -  WILLIAM CHOONG MANY states have their admirers and detractors, but Singapore has more than its fair share of people who misunderstand it, said Mr Kishore Mahbubani, who is the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The key reason for this
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    • 400 9  -  Erica Tay ECONOMY By SINGAPORE'S economy will be sheltered from the full force of a global economic slowdown that is widely predicted to hit this year, according to a prominent local economist. The factors that will help save Singapore: Reduced reliance on electronics manufacturing, and strong growth
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    • 217 9  -  M. Nirmala POLITICS By UNDER the new Lee Hsien Loong government, the gradual opening up of Singapore is a more likely political scenario than an accelerated pace of change, said Dr Derek da Cunha, a senior fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies.
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    • 464 10  -  Selina Lum I DEATH OF TWINS Aunt and uncle said they clashed with father at CID over his allegation By THE father of the one-month-old twins who were found dead in a Woodlands flat accused his wife's aunt of dropping the babies, in
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    • 104 10 CASE FILE CELLPHONE STOLEN A PROPERTY agent was robbed of her mobile phone by a man posing as a potential client. She met the suspect, [who said he wanted to sell his flat, at a coffee shop in tßedok North Road on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. After nearly two hours
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    • 466 10  -  Tanya Fong By A HOUSING agent who lied about the selling price of a Housing Board flat to secure a higher loan for the buyers was fined $8,000 last week. Kereen Teo Pei Pei, 27, pleaded guilty to attempting to cheat DBS Bank by
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    • 309 10 THE former director of a training company was fined $30,000 last Friday after pleading guilty to using misleading statements to obtain $78,320 from the SjkiUs Development Fund (SDF) in 2002. Michael Lim, 49, was convicted on 15 charges, while another 84 charges involving a further
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    • 349 10 A SHOP assistant who robbed two prostitutes on the same night, raping one of them in the process, was sentenced to a nine-year jail term and a maximum 24 strokes yesterday. Tan Yan Seong, 24, went prowling in the backlanes of Geylang on Nov
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    • 649 14  - Double honours from MIT and S 'pore varsities Chang Ai-Lien Four new graduate programmes offered, as ties with top US school are cemented By Science Correspondent FOREIGN TALENT CAN BE INCENTIVE TO EXCEL "For Singaporeans, having talented foreigners here is like placing a sportsman in the Olympics. You don't always
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    • 364 14 THE Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy will be opened by the Minister Mentor himself on April 4 and the event will be marked by the institute's first major conference on China and India a day later. Mr Kishore Mahbubani,
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    • 277 16 Easier for firms to set up wireless networks Equipment that transmits data at higher power allowed THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is relaxing the rules for wireless equipment from today, making it easier for companies to set up wireless networks. The new rules allow wireless equipment that transmits
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    • 194 16 THE airport police now have a new chief, with Superintendent Christopher Ng, 32, taking over from Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Ng Ser Song on Monday. DAC Ng moves to the Criminal Investigation Department as its deputy director, after more than two years with the
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    • 156 17 TRAVELLERS who plan to use the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints during the coming Hari Ray a Haji period have been advised by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority to plan their journeys so that jams are avoided. Jams caused by vehicles leaving Singapore are
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    • 438 17  - 212 babies bring thrills to BirdPark Yeo Ghim Lay 55 species saw new additions lastyear f including the rare palm cockatoo and the endangered Humboldt penguin By THE bird population at Jurong BirdPark got 212 new additions last year and there were happy parents among 55 species of birds, 37
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    • 90 17 Palm cockatoo: Four have been born in the BirdPark. Humboldt penguin: The park has the world's largest colony of 60 bred in captivity, of which about 90 per cent were born here. Dalmatian pelican: Population has decreased to fewer than 10,000 over the last
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    • 250 17 BRINGING back goodies from overseas without checking if they are allowed could land you in trouble during the upcoming Hari Ray a Haji and Chinese New Year restive season. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said in a statement on Tuesday that pork, chicken and
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      • 550 18 THINK OF THEIR PLIGHT It is hard enough to be old, single and earning not very much. On top of that they have to endure the indignity of having to find a stranger to live with...justtobe able to qualify to rent a
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      • 518 18 I DON'T know what is the stance of the Singapore Armed Forces on torture training now that the accused in the dunking death case have been convicted. When I entered the second phase of Officer Cadet School training many years ago, my platoon
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      • 159 18 I REFER to the article, "Stopping casino spin cycle" (The Sunday Times, Jan 16), which suggested Singapore's banking confidentiality provisions could be abused by criminals. Banking confidentiality is provided for by law to ad- dress the right of bank customers to basic financial privacy.
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      • 249 18 I REFER to the report, "A long wait for death cert?" (ST, Jan 12), and wish to address the impression that the headline gives. This is not necessarily so. Instead of waiting for a death certificate, the next of kin of victims of the
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      • 187 18 I REFER to the article, Starting over again at 46" (ST, Jan 19), and MPs' call for jobs for older workers on Tuesday. I retired from the Singapore Armed Forces at 45 and joined the real estate industry after a struggle to get a
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      • 128 18 WHEN I visited the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, a top tourist destination, recently, I was glad to see a counter of the Singapore Tourism Board it was an ideal place for promoting our country with thousands of tourists visiting every year. But, on reaching the
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      • 549 19  -  Tan Kim Han SOCCER Young Lions draft Nigerian Nwokolo to see if he is ideal for Singapore's left wing By HE IS strong, swift and Nigerian. But that is not the reason Greg Nwokolo may well be the next foreign talent to make it
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  549 words
      • 409 19  -  TAN KIM HAN HOW things can change in just five minutes. Tampines Rovers found that out last night when they lost a onegoal advantage and a goalkeeper with just five minutes to go in the FAMFAS League Champions Cup. As a
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      • 207 19 Will fans stay the course? LETTER POINTS TO PONDER Are Singapore's football fans really ready to offer the Lions the unwavering support they have surely earned? Will there be a full house when Aide Iskandar and company pull on their red-and-white Lions' strip? THESE are the questions everyone with a
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      • 596 20  -  Peh Shing Huei TABLE TENNIS Paddler Li Jiawei promises better things after clinching second Pro Tour title in Europe By AMID the euphoria of the Singapore soccer team's Tiger Cup victory, a notable achievement by one of the Republic's top athletes went very much unnoticed
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      • 449 20  -  Peh Shing Huei OLYMPICS By NO SYMPATHY votes for New York's bid to host the 2012 Olympics please. The Big Apple wants to win on merit. Despite the emotive appeal of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City is adamant
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        • 65 20 THE Fengshan Mile run will take place on Sunday, going around the Jalan Pan Burong private estate, near Anglican High School. It will be this year's first SingaporeMile event, and will be flagged off by Mr Raymond Lim, Acting Second Minister for Finance and
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        • 65 20 SEVEN of Kranji's most promising horses will be competing in the Dubai International Racing Carnival, starting today. Lim's Classic and Lim's Grand are two of the horses that will be representing Singapore against some of the world's best thoroughbreds. The carnival culminates with the Dubai
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        • 58 20 THE Asian Junior Sauash Championships will be held in Chennai, India, from today until next Friday. Singapore will have eight players competing in the Under-19 individual and team events. The squad includes Kenneth Chan and Pamela Chua, champions in the U--17 boys' and U-19 girls'
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      • 448 21 SOCCER Owner Abramovich faces legal action by bank which could lead to freezing of assets London ROMAN Abramovich, who seems to be bankrolling Chelsea to their first Premiership title in 50 years, is facing legal action in a Swiss court which could lead to
        Reuter; AP  -  448 words
      • 361 21 Liverpool RAFAEL Benitez was forced to defend his decision to field a weakened Liverpool, after his side suffered the FA Cup humiliation they deserved. A comical own goal from Djimi Traore gave Burnley a shock 1-0 victory on Tuesday, as Liverpool fielded only
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        • 42 21 LONDON: Kleberson, the first Brazilian to play for Manchester United, wants to leave England, after starting only 14 Premiership matches in 17 months. United have already turned down a loan deal with Benfica, reported The Guardian.
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        • 77 21 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former national athletics coach, C. Ramanathan, had his conviction and eight-year jail sentence for molesting two teenage girls overturned on appeal in the High Court yesterday 12 years after the alleged offences. High Court Judge Abdull Hamid Embong said the Sessions Court
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        • 57 21 NEW DELHI: India may lose the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Game*. The Commonwealth Games Federation warned that India had still not set up an organising committee 14 months after New Delhi was awarded hosting rights. This was despite the
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        • 54 21 WASHINGTON: Power forward Dirk Nowitzki passed his 10,000th career point as he helped the Dallas Mavericks to a 137-120 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. He had 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Mavericks recorded the highestscoring game this National Basketball
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      • 614 21 »GOLF Honolulu WITH the world's top players already showing signs of delivering special things, this could be a special year in golf. Vijay Singh has already won, capturing the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday. Ernie Els, who finished a stroke behind Vijay,
        NEW YORK TIMES  -  614 words
      • 555 22 TENNIS 18-year-old becomes first Indian woman to progress that far in a Grand Slam event Melbourne AS A six-year-old, Sania Mirza struggled to get tennis coaching because she was considered too small. Yesterday, she became the first Indian woman to make the third round
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      • 669 22 BASKETBALL NBA: Orlando 103 Detroit 101, Indiana 87 Houston 74, Dallas 137 Washington 120, Sacramento 113 Portland 107 (OT), Denver 116 Seattle 110(OT). CRICKET Tri-series one-day cricket match: West Indies 273-5 m 50 overs (C. Gayle 82, W. Hinds29,R.Sarwan76, B. Lara 39, S. Chanderpaul n.o 25) Extras: (b-1, w-9,
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      383 22 (Asoka Investment Pte Ltd) (Seng Hup Auto Trading) TAN LAM SAN AGE: 70 passed away peacefully on 19 January 2005, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Tan Lam Lee, deceased) Ong Lye Tan Boon Choo Ton Li Choo Tan Kim San Lee Geok Huay Tan Yeu San Lee Sok
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      • 427 26 PRUDENT MOVE "It is prudent to move the federal funds rate up to a position that gives me more confidence that monetary policy is no longer accommodative." Move likely to keep inflation in check as US economy expands with steady jobs gains Philadelphia INTEREST
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      • 345 26 Cheap mortgages boost US housing starts by 1 1% Washington UNITED STATES home con struction rebounded last month to cap the best year since 1978 as cheap mortgages and increased employment buoyed demand, a government report showed yesterday. Housing starts rose 11 per cent, the biggest increase in more than
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      • 302 26 SPX and Marsh chiefs among 663 CEOs ousted in 2004 New York Top casualties SPX Corp chief executive officer (CEO) John Blystone and Marsh McLennan CEO Jeffrey Greenberg, who lost their jobs last year, had plenty of company: Firms in the United States replaced at least 663 CEOs last year,
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      • 223 26 Jan 19 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreensoc 0.31 1.150 -0.010 BILIntJUS2Oc 0.50 1.120 -0.010 CapitaLand 1.40 2.160 +0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.7? 0.985+0.030 CityDev 50c 2.18 6.850 ComfortOelgro 25c .1.97 1.540 +0.010 CoscoCorp2oc 0.36 1.290 +0.020 CreativeT2sc 1.00 27.200 +1.900 DBSQrp 12.94 15.800 +0.100 DairyFarm
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      • 156 26 Jan 19 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2280 1.2420 Can dollar 1.3270 1.3430 Euro 2.1150 2.1390 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4298 0 4302 NZ dollar 1.1310 1 1560 Sterling pound 3 0290
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      • 1852 26 Bonds, Loans Warrants TUNUCTIM DATE: IMMMRY 19 2005 W Wtt» IEL CIHWUCT LAS VOLBME Ml LAST BOTTL" MR ÜBW MK COMPAHY TtABCO SAL +0* '808 Mt LOW HJTEH MB 25 11 3779 ASlMattaeWOWMOl 13.5 ¥5 42 R5 135 135 151 116 71 360? Amort Woso6lo 93 -IS 10 94 92
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      • 77 26 China Sun HK25c 72,828,000 StarCruises 10c 32,661,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 30,884,000 LIM 1c 22,643.000 MAE Engg 20,863,000 Fung Choi HK2SC 18,451,000 Cosco Corp 20c 18,360,000 Meghmani SOS 16,987,000 Junma Rmbo.2 16,542,000 MMI Hldgs 10c 15,978,000 LafeTech US4c 15,554.000 SingTel 15c 14,909,000 Ace Achieve USI.Sc 14,901,000 Shanghai Asia 2.5c
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      • 420 27 Healthy sales of servers and software boost results in fourth quarter San Francisco TECHNOLOGY bellwether IBM surprised Wall Street with a strong earnings report on Tuesday the latest sign that concerns about a slowdown in technology spending may have been a
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      • 202 27 San Francisco TUESDAY afternoon was a busy but good time for technology companies, with Yahoo, Motorola and Seagate Technology all posting solid quarterly results. Yahoo reported its quarterly profit nearly quintupled as online advertising took business from television, search services grew and it sold
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      • 72 27 ANALYSTS noted that much of IBM's sales growth came from the weak US dollar, and not strong demand. IBM reported a year-on-year revenue gain of 7 per cent in the fourth quarter, but said sales would have increased just 3 per cent if not for favourable
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      • 454 28 HK will keep US -dollar peg to attract investment ECONOMIC ANCHOR "It is the linchpin of Hong Kong's monetary and financial stability and an important factor in its economic success. The government has no intention or plan to introduce any changes." MR THOMAS CHAN, on the peg Hong Kong, where
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      • 258 28 Beijing CHINA is preparing new steps to partially deregulate its strictly controlled currency, state media reported yesterday in the clearest sign yet that a change of the current system may be drawing near. "One consideration to improve financial services this year is
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      • 322 28 Evergreen in landmark China port investment Hong Kong TAIWAN'S Evergreen Marine Corp has clinched a deal to take a 50 per cent stake in China's second-busiest port, in a landmark deal marking the first Taiwan port investment in arch-rival China. Given the political sensitivities, the US$l25 million (*****.6 million) investment
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      • 549 29  -  Daryl Loo The Reit, which plans to expand overseas, posts distributable income of $33.46m, up 1 1 .2% from its initial forecast By CREATED just last year, property trust CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) is already planning to double its size to $4
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      • 315 29  -  PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S currency peg, which has been in place for more than six years, should be reviewed as the weak US dollar has caused the ringgit to depreciate against major currencies, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "I feel the time has come
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      • 510 30  -  Rachel Chang Move to end service will leave Maybank as the only provider here By THROWING IN THE TOWEL Citibank and UOB launched services in 1 999 amid much publicity about the benefit of wireless banking solutions, but both have since discontinued them.
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      • 370 30 A BOUT of fiscal housekeeping restricted SNP Corp to a 5 per cent growth in net profit in the last financial year but the printing firm's operating profits rocketed 108 per cent. The modest increase in net profit to $10.3 million from
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      • 243 30  -  Tan Hui Yee By THE board of industrial landlord JTC Corp has been expanded from 10 to 11 members after four new board members were appointed and three resigned. The new members, appointed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, are: Mrs Cheong
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        • 93 30 OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE) yesterday warned that its pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31 will be substantially lower than a year earlier as it will be providing for a loss for its hotel properties in Shantou and Haikou in China. It is
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        • 66 30 PAPER products maker Nippecraft yesterday said it expects better sales and earnings for the year ended Dec 31 from a year earlier as it drew new customers from the United States and Europe. "In addition, margins have improved due to the group's efforts to enhance product
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        • 77 30 KEPPEL Integrated Engineering (KIE) and United Envirotech yesterday separately announced that they have clinched waste-water treatment contracts worth $21 million. KIE won four contracts worth about $10 million through its Belgium-based subsidiary, Seghers Keppel Group. The projects are in the Netherlands, Belgium, Iran and
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        • 65 30 ASIA Tiger Group, a Chinabased electronic products manufacturer, is selling 61 million new shares at 22 cents apiece in an initial public offering (IPO). The mainboard aspirant plans to raise net proceeds of $11.5 million from the IPO, a large part of which
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      • 362 31  -  Lorna Tan By MOBILE phone operator Ml posted a 9.2 per cent rise in full-year net profit to $154.6 million though, as forecast earlier, lower fourth quarter numbers put a damper. As well, Ml chief executive Neil Montefiore warned: "With the commercial launch
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      • 278 31  -  GOH ENG YEOW CREATIVE Technology's share price shot up $1.90, or 7.5 per cent, yesterday to hit a near three-year high as punters bet that the sound-card maker will post better-than-expected second-quarter earnings at noon today. The buying enthusiasm was also sparked by the company's
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      • 436 31  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By THE Straits Times Index (STI) surged to its highest close in more than four years yesterday, buoyed by China plays and gains in technology stocks after a more positive showing by them on Wall Street overnight. The
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      • 620 31  -  Azhar Khalid Restructuring plan due on Monday is expected to be an improvement on an earlier proposal By DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT CAO's creditors had strongly opposed an earlier proposal to repay them only 25 per cent of what they were
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      • 74 31 Top Rises Jan 19 CENTS LMMc 1 100.0 0.5 Serial Sysß 2.5 66.7 1.0 Serial Sys R250 2.5 66.7 10 El-Nets 1c 1.5 50.0 0.5 CreativtS6AeCWos 36 41.2 10 5 Creative CAeCWOS 34.5 40.8 10 0 Mediastream lc 2 33.3 0.5 North 22 USIc 2 33.3 0.5 CreativeMßLeCWos 59 32.6
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      • 211 31  - DIRECTORS' TRADES AZHAR KHALID XPRESS CHAIRMAN EXERCISES OPTIONS THE chairman of the specialised printing company Xpress Holdings, Dr Wang Kai Yuen, has increased his stake in the company by exercising stock options. Dr Wang, who is the Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah, converted 200,000 options into Xpress shares at
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      • 626 32  -  Bryan Lee Grace Ng They say relaxing restrictions will hurt competition and raise costs By Cause for concern The IDA'S proposal would give SingTel freer rein in sectors involving transmitting international computer data and telephone traffic. Asia Pacific Carriers Coalition, which
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      • 202 32  -  IGNATIUS LOW TIE-UP WITH PRUDENTIAL SOON you will be able to insure more than just your parcel at the neighbourhood post office. Singapore Post (SingPost) and Prudential Assurance yesterday announced a partnership that will see the insurer's financial planning services and products
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    • 208 2 LONDON Angelina Jolie has blasted rumours that she was a third party in the breakup of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage. But she confirmed talk that he was miserable because he wanted to have a child. "I've been painted as the Wicked Witch of the
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    • 103 2 KUALA LUMPUR Might Malaysian epic Puteri Gunung Led ang be the next Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? The movie, which made its debut in the US recently, won rave reviews from Hollywood film critics, Malaysian daily The Star reported. It was screened at the Palm Springs and
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    • 453 4  -  Hong Xinyi LEGEND has it that veteran Bollywood star Hema Malini was once shown the door by the director of her first movie in 1964. He was reported to have said that Hema, who was then 15, lacked star appeal. How wrong he later proved
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    • 392 4 Three Singaporeans share post-tsunami portraits of hope and haplessness Clara Chow TWO years ago, Singaporean photographer Ernest Goh walked into high-risk hospitals here to capture images of Singaporeans coping with Sars for posterity. It was deja vu of sorts, then, when this month, he found himself walking into
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    • 356 4 BESIDES the three-man exhibition Glimpses Of Light (see other story) capturing anguish and resilience in the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami, most voluntary groups here are not planning such events just yet. The exceptions are the Singapore International Foundation (SIF), the YMCA and some
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    • 289 12  -  Kok Tse Wei ...if you managed to buy Taufik Batisah s album. Most places are sold out FANS of Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah simply cannot get enough of the 23-year-old crooner. Since its release last Friday, his debut album Blessings has hit platinum figures, shifting close to
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    • 121 12 Bride idea: Lef s hope nothing goes wrong, or Donald Trump will be telling bride-to-be Melania Knauss' (above) wedding planner, "You are fired". TAIPEI Jet Li (left) will star as Chinese gongfu hero Huo Yuanjia in a movie backed by American studio Columbia Tri-star. The tale
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    • 252 12 NEW YORK Property mogul Donald Trump was planning on a "royal wedding" live TV broadcast until his bride insisted that some things should remain private. But not everything. Model Melania Knauss has broken European tradition by unveiling the wedding dress before the big day on Saturday. Vogue
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    • 93 12 NEW YORK Former X-Files star Gillian Anderson has married long-time boyfriend Julian Ozanne. They exchanged vows on Dec 29 at a friend's beach house on Lamu's Sheila island, off Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, People magazine reported. The ceremony, which included hymns sung by a Kenyan choir in Swahili,
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    • 54 12 HONG KONG Actress Carina Lau (left) is building a HKSIO million (Ss2.l million) manor for her parents in her Suzhou hometown in eastern China. She signed the deal in Shanghai on Tuesday, reported Apple Daily. The 1,000 sq m property, which will have four courtyards, is expected to
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    • 117 12 A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) and South Korea's Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC) to cooperate in the field of broadcasting. Inked >esterday, it will see both parties co-produce TV programmes, train broadcast personnel and market each other's programmes through platforms
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    • 1602 5 I SPECIAL FOCUS I I Kgj SAFE a SECURE I I ti^Sm m Written by Sheila Lim |J| lAI -att BHH B&ft ■'■>| I 1 ADT Medi-Call System What worries you most when you JM F What it is: An audio and visual are away from your home or busmess
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    • 505 6 ■k BOOKKEEPING/ E|J SECRETARIAL/ ANSWERING SERVICES Address/ Personal Phone NoV Voicemail/ Fax/ Email Hourly Daily Office Rental Board Room/ Lounge E Sifitf ?L nc J 9B4> Covers ail fees excluding government fee ($315) Complimentary first year secretarial service Free 2500 sqft Business Lounge Weekday Hi-tea Business Registration Registered Address AvailaMe
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    • 777 6 PK STALLS FOR (IV RENT/SALE JURONG EAST COFFEESHOP looking for 2 food/ 1 drink stall. Fr $1K onwards. No take over fee. Brand new. Immed. 9688-8585 WESTERN, 880, SEAFOOD, Muslim Indian food stalls. At Jurong West St 52. P/ furn. 9669 3575 BUGIS KIOSK «01. Heavy traffic. Suits all retail,
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    • 750 6 [flfo HONDA FOR SALE NEAR '03 CRV 2.0. Agt svc OMV $28K. Vicom Evaluated. $950 p/mth. Paya Lebar New Used Car Ctr. 2 Irving Rd. *****757 '91 BLACK 2 owners Civic I.SGL manual. Flawless cond. COE 8/'ll. 15" SIR s'rims. Tax 04/'O5. neg. Loan/ Trade in avail. *****605 SELLING CHEAP
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    • 215 7 ffti HYUNDAI IfK HYUNDAI Wfti HYUNDAI PK HYUNDAI HIrFORSALE IBfFORSALE ff§f FOR SALE U^ FOR SALE DSO Results of January 2005 P^l ■■l_i J G^\ l^^aW 2nd °P en Bidding Exercise For COE Icm I I Buy ft. Se« It. Find tt. COEprica Quota I Bids Car« (1600CC and below)
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    • 643 7 NOV '01 SONATA EF Auto 2.0. Leather, new paint. Ask $49,800. Tel: 6468-2200/ HP: 9726-5535 SELLING CHEAPI 7/'O2 Matrix 1.6 auto. Beige. 1 owner. Low mileage. COE $31.4K. Mthly $500+. Trade in. Must sell! *****972 2 UNITS. 8/02 1/03 Sonata 2.OEF. High PARF/ COE. Full option. Warranty. $0 driveaway. Low
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    • 683 7 TOTALLY $0 DRIVEAWAY all-in (1) Free 6 months of installment! (2) Free 6 mths rd tax/ transfer! (3) Free 1 year of car insurance! '93 Astina 1.6 Manual... $12.8K. '93 Astina 1.6 Bodykit... 512.8K. '93 Astina 1.6 sporty black $12.8K Guarantee monthly $150 x 7 yrs. With or without downpayment.
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    • 797 7 ECtTs rvifcn\_fcl/t j I pMjl CftD CA I C asm 1 Lot 7 Lang Kaa Carmart Brand ntw C2OOML C&C SISIK Immediate registration 5/02 S43OL V8 angina $215K 6/'*****0L keyless go. $198K 25,000km. New facelift 1/'O2S32OLBO%PARF $198K 1V02E240V6 engine SIS4K 8/02 E240 V6 angina $151K 3/03 E2OOML *****km SIS3K 11/02
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    • 679 7 Hfck MERCEDES Hfe MERCEDES Ii^FORSALE ||)/FORSAL£ ™S~D>ELIVERY BEFORE <4tfo> CHINESE NEW YEAR /v- v v— -i mAWkH m Xenon Headlamp ||^PKff|Pilr9^iPrTPi9 Folding Mirrors KlßMKttMßlb^tt^Balilfl OriSi^aiher 2 Other models Mercedes also available: Parktronic System CLK 200 Cabriolet Opening roof with E2OO Avantgarde remote system r«mn t cenmons *&> where dreams become
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    • 411 7 Rh NISSAN %^SM COR F High direct trade-in foryourusedcar "Lew deposit Loan up to 10 years NISSAN HP: *****040 MR TAN HP:&*****93 HSTAN HP. *****836 EUGENE HP:«*****48 PETER H°:«B67eieiTONYTAN e4S77sas BlkiSl AMKAvaS #01-3040/ 3042 TAN MOTOR CAR ENTERPRISES (Authorised Dtmler) J No Gimmicks! True mthly installment advertised! 100% loan confirmed!
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    • 926 7 fRS NISSAN ;|pf FOR SALE ECONOMICAL!! MID 2001 Sunny I.SEX Auto. OMV $*****. Evaluated Grade A. Best offer! $0 driveaway/ $3K cash back/ mthly $585 x 6 i yrs. $38,800 yet neg. No gimmicks!!! Call 9090-6363 2003 PRIMERA STATION Wagon. OMV $24,316. New tax. Leather. Done only 29,000km. Still under
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    • 694 7 PJh RENAULT f£^ FOR SALE AAlpin* Motors 6469 9998 Autnotwtt 90/mf of rfsnouh $01*wmjXiym*nt $52,500 NEGI 6/02 Scenic 1.6. 16-valves. 1 owner. PARF $12K. OZ Rims. Leather. Full loan. No gimmicks! Call *****997 09/02 SPORTY BLACK Scenic 1.6 auto. 1 owner. OMV $19K. A1 cond. 100% loan. Must sell! Hurry
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    • 797 7 SDFSDFSDF FREE IST MONTH Instalment! One careful owner! 03/'O3 Camry 2.0 auto. OMV $29K. Agt maintained. Nice no. Full option. 95%-100% loan. $77.9K loan/ trade-in. 6396-7878/ 8112-6488 4/'O3 COROLLA 1.6 auto. U^r* New facelift. Showrm m^* 9 cond. Low depreciation. 1 owner. Full leather/ walnut interior. 6552-5111/ 9844-7332 1 OWNER.
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    • 565 8 RJS OTHER MAKES PH OTHER MAKES Ht/FORSALE IHIfFORSALE All Makes Models Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan Hyundai Viewing e New EPZ, No. 50 Jalan Buroh, opposite SPC Petrol Station 6867-5205/ 6867-5206/ 6867-5207 ©TOYOTA FOR SALE $8K CAR! 6/03 Camry 2.4 VVTi. Excellent cond. 120% finance. $0 driveaway. *****338 '92 COROLLA
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    • 377 8 1^ SPORTS/ COUPES/ EUROSPEED AUTO 6227-0880 Marina South Victor Bowl Sports '04RX8(S)0MV$44k $1231 •04 *****5P0MV545k $1231 '04 Hyundai coupa x 2 $651 i '02S15SpacR $931 I 01 CIVIC SIR(M) $601 '95CtMcaGT(newC0E) $591 •93 Rally GTIR (500bhp) $551 '93 Civic VTI $341 '*****SXS13(M) $291 j *91SL300Banz $861 Saloon 03 Harrier OMV
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    • 698 8 ffh VEHICLES FOR EtJ/ HIRE NEW MPVS FOR LEASE RENTAL NEW CARS FOR LEASE RENTAL PAYLESS CAR RENTAL Tel: 6348-0500 SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR MPVs Rental form $50.00 onwards Roxy Sq Unit Level 2-69 I Ml i 1 1 ■■■Pii'ltfiMl; I mm/rAom 4 Days (Thur Mon) $198 Sp9cMßmH*ll Promotion m*jjj222l^^^^^EaMi^^2i I
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    • 351 8 IRS VEHICLES \iff WANTED Must Not\]fck Misst MATCH-MAKING CONCEPT BETWEEN ready buyers sellers to fetch you an ideal price! We specialised in settling your big outstanding loan/ over-trade/ buy/ sell/ scrap/ export. 9090-6363 I ■■BBBWaWaBaT^^ $2K EXTRA!! ALL Japanese/ Continental cars. Cash payment on the spot! Hassle free. Doorstep viewing.
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    • 703 8 VANS FOR SALE 1^ VANS FOR SALE IJk VANS FOR SALE MV VANS FOR SALE J^k VANS F3R SALE PJ| VANS FOR SALE r r ~< /^B^^f^ '"'i^ \7\\7 ATI C^\ f^**\ I J^mA BEST DESIGN, BETTER FEATURES V=^ L i^Byf "■■■■^.'ai—^^ Engine: /.9 DTI (6speed) 3.^ or oo ,oookm
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    • 428 8 •assssr CB PLATE AWC Licence for School bus transport for sale. Price neg. Interested please call 9829-7777 OPEN CATEGORY COE for sale. 1 piece only. Interested pis call: I 9727-0179 OPEN CAT COE for sale. Interested buyer please call 9691-0335 BfV REGISTRATION Iff? NUMBERS i NICE NO PLATE 7272' for
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    • 1423 8 1 "^^L *™^^^^^i as \^P*^^B BfidH W ,a, King cabin \Sp^FV^F cabin I Low monthly installments Very^low down payment Free, first month installment Z e JI insurance for 1 year Easy financing arrangement 3 Years or I 100,000km Warranty FREE 1 YEAR OR 9 SERVICING SESSIONS 2.9% ALL CARS/ commercial.
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    • 340 8 SDFSDF 4/'OI RENAULT KANGOO I.9 Diesel Original, paint, Blue. 5 dr. low mileage $***** only! *****004 06/2000 TOYOTA HIACE. Diesel. Orig paint. 1 owner. Tax till 06A05. Sell $*****. *****004 '95 TOYOTA DYNA. Refrigerated 10ft Van. Diesel. COE V2015. New tax. $16.8K. *****870 9/'O2 RENAULT KANGOO 1.9 Diesel. 1 owner.
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    • 430 9 Bhhhb! jSmIIW* •■•"•SB* ■^^^^r laC ptblj HL9wi RS+V3+lM+l^Se^] I* 52.7Kt0112K Most chotoeunto avaßabie 1 p2+l/3+l/3+iii^^^^ I* 52.5Kt053.8K I^ppo«J^JMRT R+l/3+lmli^^^| I* 52.5Kt054.5K I* jawwew^ nign woor aveaaole OBMTt OBMCt BMUS 3+l. High Rr MMstocked view. No noon am. mm to IiRT. r/Tadlitles. Must vfeCai now *****661 RWtR PIAOI PMBBBL 3/ 4
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    • 640 9 HbV 001-08 BURUN6TON SO. NEAR Bugis MRT 3-bdrms. Newly renovated. F/fadlities. $2800. Alco 6280-3456 TANBUN VIEW 3+l open view f /facilities opp Rednilt MRT XP Re alty *****015 ANCHORA6C OPP IKEA. 3+1. 1830 sq.ft. Unblocked. Bright. Good cond. Facilities. MRT. *****532 PASIR VIEW PARK. 1335 sqft. 3 bdrms. Full condo
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    • 592 9 hILU TANBLiWrfOUAND QQ TANSUpVHOUAND P^mm/ pjp AFTC m ßjWff PTEAPIS-RENT 19 Nassim Hill Exclusive 35 units condo 5 mins to Botanic Gardens /OrchanJ Rd 3+l/4+l bdrms with balcony 1970 2368 sqft Fully equipped gourmet kitchen Full facilities with 24 hr security Pte lift lobby to each unit Full commission to
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    • 494 9 I affl Bl'vavl PANT RENT Prime area. F/furn. •Kim Yan Hgts 1228 sqft. Skyline city view. 3-rms. S3.BK also sale. •Aspen Hgts 1324 sqft. 3+l rms./ Clarke Ouay. Mins Orchard $32K CHARLESTON 2*l 3+l. Pte lift. security, pool. Part/ f/furn. Avail mid Jaa Near Gt World/ Orchard. Owner *****952 office
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    • 749 9 EJltamoun/hollano bTb^ PTEAPTS-RENT LEONIE HILL APT. 2 bdrms. 1200 sqft. 2 balconies. Tastefully renovated. Beautiful greenery. Bright airy. MRT. $3K. 9660-8097 D.09 GRANGE HGT. 1880 sqft 3+l+ maid Spin level. Renovated. P/furn. F/facilities. Pool view. 5 mins walk to Orchard. *****623 ■M A ERA JfL n*i nTiti bmbVJblb^b» TANGLIN VIEW,
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    • 927 9 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ EfITANGUN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN VIEW 3+l. Pool facing. Full condo facilities. 5 mins Re dhill MRT. $32K. 9830-9036 ORANGE GR 2900 sq.ft. 4+l. $6.6K/ Sommerville Pk 2000 sq.ft. 3+l- $3.5K. RTR *****228 ASTRID MEADOWS. GROUND fir with patio. 2+1. 1690 sqft. Greenery. Resort facilities. 9317-5911 CUSCADEN RESIDENCE. 3+1.
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    • 702 9 ■bX Dll S2l NEWTON/ WL 011 821 NEWTON/ Ely BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LEj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI U PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT I i^BPSV AMAi!YI. I. I S l Ml jf.£ V I l 6 ft 9 ■1:3.{ ■aaaaaBBBBRBBRBWRBI N X 3-5 -Full condo facilities S riis 'Near MRT
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    • 696 9 GRANO REGENCY Jurong Kechil 1) #02. 3+1, 1t19 sqff, p/furn. $UK 2) #01. f/furn. beautiful showflat. SI.6K. S/pool. 9026-8938 LRR DUNEARN GARDENS. 2+l rooms. Tastefully renovated, furn with walk-in wardrobe, designer fittings. $2.8K. Tel: *****-808 SI.2K UPI 1/2/3+l. 19 Shelford, Signature Pk, Newton. Nice decor. Facilities. Amenities. Other areas avail.
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    • 676 9 ■fck Dl2-148/LESTIER/ Ll|lj r^ACPHEKON/GEYIANG WF PTE APTS -RENT D.12 MOONSTONE APTS 2/ 3 bdrm apt, unfurn. convenient. Rent from $1200. Tel: 6 337 2165 D.14 ATHENA VILLE. Lorong 29 Geylang, brand now 2/ 3 bdrm apt, unfurn. Tel: 6337-2165 OLEANDER TWR 3+l. T Payoh MRT St Francis Ct 4+l. Near
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    • 827 9 SDFSDF iflS 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST Hip 1 PTE APTS -RENT lUL BEST I dditet WATER PLACE/ COTE D'Azur/ Landbay/ Pebble Bay 21 3/ 4 rms. Sea/ pool view. P/ f/furn. Daily viewing. Eric 9237-8889 NEW! WATER PLACE 3+1. 1356 sqft High fir. Unblocked pool view, no noon sun.
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    • 825 10 RhDl5-16 EAST COAST PK Dl 5-1 G EAST COAST |IK D l5- 16 EAST COAST Hlr 1 PTEAPTS-RENT |P PTEAPTS-RENT UP PTEAPTS-RENT BMIAPLACE Cosy and ResorHtyfe Apts For Lease Long Short Term 2 bedrooms (882 sq ft) Facilities including pool gym 3 bedrooms (1453 sq ft) Optional Housekeeping sves 5
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    • 617 10 yljj west Qy west IV PTEAPTS-RENT U PTE APTS RENT •3 1 rms (1 ,475 1 .673 sq ft) Full condo facilities Nearby amenities: Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre. Harbour front, NUS. West Coast Park Short Term Lease Shuttle service available •3 1 rms 1 ,572 1,830 sq ft swimming pool
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    • 494 10 IP\ HOUSES FOR RENT I Ufa EXPATS ENG KONG GDN. 6+l. 4 storey. High ground. Windy with good view all round. Ouality fixtures. Beautiful cond. 2 yrs renovation. Call Rosie 9386-6122 3'^-STOREY SEMI-D. Regent Villa (off Sixth Ave) Land 2600 sqft. Cul-de-sac. s+l quiet, bright, spacious, nice gdn. 9270 2570
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    • 699 10 fflft HOUSES FOR RENT igv HOUSES FOR RENT Sunrise Avenue $2000+ Bedok Ria $3000+ •LentorWalk $3000+ Jin Angin Laut $3000+ With mature garden landscape. Daphne Low 9423 2927 Brandon Too 9682 8032 Toni Er 9758 6887 Droinno Yeo 9368 7949 HILLCREST TERR. D/STOREY 2200 sqft. 3+l storeroom. Excellent cond. Mins
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    • 848 10 D.15 OPERA EST 2 storey terr. 4 rrns. Renovated. Near MRT, gdn. carpark. $1500. FC 9771-7792 MT SINAI. COSY 3 level home. 5 yrs. 4+l. Beautiful interior/ Open concept! View 12-6pm *****700 TENERIFFE 3100 SOFT. 3500 sqft. 4+l+l. Pool. Immediate. Robert 9383-4011 S/STOREY SEMI-D. NEAR Siglap Ctr. 3500/ 2200 sqft.
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    • 1028 10 PiJV HUDC/HDB fjif APTS FOR RENT URGENT! TAMPINES BLK 497F for rent. Unfurn. lock 2 rms, 5-rm corner unit. $800 neg! Don't miss! Cheap rent! 9338-3716 HI MARSILING 8LK.218 unf urnish. HI Yishun Blk. 703. F/furnished 2+l Bukit Batok Blk. 308 F/furn. 2+l Blk. llB Bukit Panjang area. 2+l Blk.
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    • 754 10 EB>S RVICE iltk SERVICE PJ^SErWICE i!tk SERVICE U^ APARTMENTS \Uf APARTMENTS |j^ APARTMENTS W APARTMENTS I Bw »i»*sl^iatr' i a I I rll 1 jfl^^ mI t& good as home, but I IhllL Mufabm ~Jg£i w^^ even better service. I |l f. 91 iffvlri APARTMEN f WITH SERVICE BY THE
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    • 348 10 PIK HUDC/HDB \ljf APTS FOR RENT 3 T BLK. 195 Toa Payoh. Fully furnished. High floor. Near amenities. $950 neg. Call 9199-3367 3-RM CORNER AMK Blk 541, 4-rm Blk 441 Sin Ming Ave. F/ furn/ aircon. MRT. All races. 9090-8970 ■k HOB/HUOCAPTS LZfJ FOR RENT V BELOW $800/MTH 3RM JLN.
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    • 495 10 fßuTjll ,j^*" r T il ll||li i 1 1 111 I Panoramic views of the sea and city skyline I Conveniently accessible to downtown financial, shopping districts and Changi International Airport I Centrall- located at Beach Road, near major expressways Bugis MRT Station I Housekeeping and security services I Swimming
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    • 650 11 Hfck 001-08 Qfl cmrasouTH-wEST JJ PTEAPTS-SALE 5355K UP! STUDIO Apt cum office. F'hold, 441-1012 sqft. 1 min to MRT. T.O.P soon! Ideal for entrepreneur. David 9061-1483 ■mfif t m Value l^J HERITAGE VIEW 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l. Good location, investment. Choice units. With/ w/o tenancy. Tanglin view/ Queens. 9695-1177 Buy 11.3
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    • 717 11 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ffk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ IUJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND UQ TANGUN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE L Jt Til I BmT ■11 H^mVmH^^ 1 I D I 1 OFF 6TH AVE original d/storey 3650 sqft. Quiet yet convenient. Only $1.7m!!! CP Alex 954 ***** EDEN PARK BEAUTIFUL d/storey bunglw! Featured in
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    • 733 11 ffrS DO9-10 ORCHARD/ My TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE ETYING PRE-LAUNCH BALMORAL from $599K. New, F'hold. Immed. 1/ 2/ 3 rms/ Penthse. Manhattan lifestyle. Near good sch. 9109-8228 ARDMORE PARK. $SM. High fir/ Allsworth Pk. 1980 sqft. $1.2M/ Cavanage Gdn 1550 sqft. $700K neg. 9155-3322/ 9270-3212. Ardmore Park 2885 sqft. Few units
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    • 793 11 PfK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE D.lO CASA JERVOIS 1600 sqft 3+l bdrms. F'hold. Facilities. $1.07M. MRT/ School. Agt 9686-8927 i CHATSWORTH CT UPGRADED. F'hold. 2-storey mais. High fir. i Approx 3400 sqft. *****933 VALLEY PK PENTHSE 3900 sqft. 3+l Unblocked. Big master fam- ily area. Vacant *****478 Agt
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    • 724 11 ■k Oil ft 2l NEWTON/ IJk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ f/JL Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ |lk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ |lk D1 1 ft 2l NEWTON/ Bk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ |3| BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI E| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Q) BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI HI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! Rl BTTiMAH/CLEMENTI Ql BTTIMAH/CLeS PTE
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    • 408 11 H^LW Dl7 14 RAI FSTIFR/ i W raJm? sale* NG MANDALE HEIGHTS t Brand new, Freehold i 19 storey tower 1 Only 3 units left with I 1/ 2 and 4 bedroom apts. Near Orchard Road, Novena MRT Easy access to CTE. PIE &CBD II Foreigners eligible Opposite Shaw Plaza,
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    • 457 11 PPf\Di 5-1 6 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE F'HOLD 3-STOREY TERRACES 0.15 Off Haig Rd s+l. Prestigious. Huge Built-in. Wonderful space 100% Move-in View to offer. 0.15 Carpmael Rd 1900/ 3000. Big beautiful. 7 yrs. MRT $1.12M D.15 Telok Kurau 1650/ 2600. srm. Guest rm on ground. $958K 0.15 Telok Kurau
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    • 464 11 bIU OPEN [HOUSE Inbnwßonol'repwtyAdytwn FRI 2-4PM. SUMMER Gdns. Townhse. 3/storey basement 3024 sqft. s+l. MRT $277 psf neg *****938. www.brendazee.com SEMI-D STILL Rd. Eunos MRT. 3storey modern design. 6 rms roof gdn. Land 2600/2900 sq.ft. $1.65M! Call 9026-8938 LRR F'HOLD. S/STOREY SEMI-D. Land 5500+ sqft. 3+l. Gdn. Good cond. Near
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    • 559 11 Eastpoint Green 1-level. s+l rms. 2300 sqft. $300K up. 99 yrs. •02-02 Bedok Court Blk 295. 2+l well renovated. Breezy, 1733 sqft. 99 yrs wef '82. $4xxK AUCTION 27/1 The Tanamera Condo. #17. 3+l. 1518 sqft. 99 yrs #05 Costa Rhu (Livonia) 4+l *****f river *iew 99yrs wef '94 «05
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    • 442 11 BANK'S AUCTION 25/01 fhold Cascadale 1561sqft 3+l. #08-02 great view/windy CKS *****718 TOP SOON! WATERINA. 1/2/3/4 rms. MRT/ sch/ amenities. Foreigners eligible. *****392 LAGUNA PK 3+1. 1614 sq.ft. Beau tiful. F/aircon. Above #17. Good sch/ amenities. *****955 agt D.15 PEBBLE BAY. Must sell! 128 sq.m. 2+l. Quiet. Face bay/ green.
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    • 783 12 Wk 17-18 CHANGI/ EIJPASIRRtS Jj PTEAPTS-SALE CARISSA PK. STUDIO. F'hold. 624 sq.ft. Unblocked. Top fir. Good view. F/facilities. Move-in cond. Shuttle bus avail. 9632-5022 MODENA 3+FAMILY+I. IS2B sqft. Opp Simei MRT/ Eastpoint Shpg. Pool view/ high floor/ tenanted. Neg. Hurry! 9455 0522 Alycia IUUj HOT THE TROPICA CALL now *****188
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    • 724 12 ■k Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ E&J THOMSON HOUSES -SALE D.19 CHUAN HOE 2 storey inter j terr 2600sqft. 100% move-in. j near amenities. F'hold *****138 BEAUTIFUL BUNGLW NEAR Thorn son Plaza. 6 yrs old. 5 rms attached. Ouiet. Owner 9666-3739 HIGHLAND (YIO CHU Kang) Terr 2000/ 4100 sqft. Designer decor, i
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    • 764 12 iftk D22-24 WEST 18/ PTE APTS -SALE S4IBK! S4IBK! S4IBK! Westmere Blk 71 3rm. 1100 sqft. Jurong East MRT. High fir. Pool view. F/facilities. Call *****888 VALUATION 1) SSSOK UP! F'hold Chantilly Rise Hillview. 3+l. Greenery view 2) $700K up! F'hold. Hillington Green. 3+l. 2 yrs old. 9388-9922 DAW ■^■ri
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    • 834 12 PfK HDB APTS FOR SALE I UfrMANGMOKIO) Propjtax W W't ROYCHONG J*. A *****573^1r^ SI4OK! 3'NG' 632 next to corner. Low fir. Near MRT/ shops/ mkt. 3'NG' 346 Upgraded utility rm. Fee paid. High fir. MRT/ mkt... 3'.--rm 611 High fir. Lift level. Move-in, unblocked. neg. 3':!-rm 535 priced to
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    • 665 12 IRS HDB APTS FOR SALE PJi HDB APTS FOR SALE PRI HDB APTS FOR SALE ij% HDB APTS FOR SALE IRS HDB PTS FOR SALE i^ HDB APTS FOR SALE yy? (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) ||£> (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |»> (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |tf? (BEDO</ CHAI CHEE) t^ (BEDOK/ CHAI CHK) Kni^^a^^n DD O DCDTV 111
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    • 698 12 4'A 1 BLK 773. Bedok Res. Just 5 yrs. F/ renovated/ aircon. Reasonable price. Call 9858-3732 4 'A' BLK 718 Bedok Res. High fir. Breezy. Well kept. Seng Siong mkt/ sch. Alice *****635 FT 4 'I 1 51/ 4 A' 59 Bedok/ Chai Chee. High fir. Unblocked. Movein. Windy. MRT.
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    • 804 12 P^\ HDB APTS FOR SALE *ERA*Proven Bt Batok Specialist* "Samuel Wee 6471-3446 ERA*** Exec Mais 628. 3 mins MRT/ West Mall. 4-rm. 7 yrs. AI decor. S-20K Exec Mais 512 #6. AI! MRT. S32OK Exec Apt 405 #12. AI! S36OK up Exec Apt 330 #8. AI! Lift. $-30K Exec Apt
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    • 685 12 B^BW unp adtc cno cai c ■■■k nUD nr I j run jnLt 111 TV* 4'A 1 BLK.9 Jin Rumah Tinggi 809. 105 sgm. Beautiful like palace. Ist malay owner. Sch/ amenities. 5T Blk. 36 803. Below HDB. 4bdrms. Renovated malay hse. Alton 800 *****888 3 'A' 110 Bt Purmei.
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    • 628 12 ©ESsr j 4 'A' 134 Bt Merah. $340K! High fir. 108 sgm. 7 yrs. Marble fir. town/ mkt. Unt locked. *****011 4'NG' 62 T Blangah Hgts 804 corner. No noon sun. Renovated. Move-in. Ouiet. 9008-2522 J&E 4 'NG' DELTA Blk 5. High fir. Near lift. Corner. Weil kept. Don't Miss!
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    • 632 12 SDFSDF PP^\ HDB APTS FOR SALE BUILD YOUR DREAM home! 4 Rm Blk 53 Chin Swee. High Fir. Windy. Unblocked. Superb City View. Best amenities 9336-3203 CITY OUTSIDE CBD. Old 4 rm flat. I Full of character. 3 mins to Chinatown MRT. Upgraded. S26OK only. Call *****366 BOS WATERLOO 3WRM
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    • 985 13 B HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU RANG) S2BSK 5-RM BLK 465 CCK. High fir. Bright breezy. Amenities. Good view. Balcony. Orig. Blk j 465, renovated. 9369-2433 OT 1% TO CO-BROKE Agt! 4 A Blk 543 807. Next to corner. High fir. Unblocked. 105 sqm. Yew Tee MRT. Ask $220K neg.
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    • 973 13 ■IV HDBAPTS FOR SALE Ell (CLEMENTI/ U WEST COAST) 3'A' BLK 612 Clementi West St 1, mid fir, neat, well kept. Unblocked. Amenities. $neg. 9731-4049 3-Vi CORNER 518. W. Coast, beautifully renovated, early move in. Near all amenities. 9459-2798 3' 2-RM CORNER 429. Mid fir. Well kept. Vacant. Almost sold!
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    • 983 13 ■fcV HDBAPTS FOR SALE EQf (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) BLK 523 CORNER Hougang Central. 3-bdrms. Fully done up. High fir. Unblocked. 3 mins to Hougang MRT/ Mall/ shop 8113-7007 *fjw BH 4'A' 370. High fir. Near MRT/ food ST 971. Designer decor. High fir. Exec Mais 321 (2 units). MRT/
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    • 1334 13 ■fcV HDBAPTS FOR SALE tXll (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ ■F Yl CHU KANG) 5-RM HOUGANG BLK 922, 923, 926, 964. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Call: 6387-5663 5-RM BLK 463. High fir. windy. Renovated. Opp Hougang Plaza, amenities. Call *****552 McR liK HDBAPTS FOR SALE fjff (JURONG) j 'ERA* Proven Jurong Specialist Sam Wee
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    • 884 13 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE |pf (JURONG) 5 RM DESIGN BUILT, Blk 610, Jurong West, unblocked. Beautiful, High fir. Near Sch/ MRT. neg! Call: Promax 6100-2289 MUST SELLI EN-BLOC 4-rm Tao Ching Rd (Taman Jurong) Blk 103 805. Near good amenities/ park. neg. 9660-3978 ERA $1K ANG POW to Co-Broke
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    • 774 13 Wf\ HDB APTS FOR SALE Ut/ (MARINE PARADE) ANGELA KEK 9727 3558 Seaview. 5 '1' 78 high fir, c/w recess, Sneg! 4 T corner, seaview, blk 62/ 54. 3 T corner, 67, 57 high fir, etc. 3 T BLK 31. High fir. Sea view. F/Renovated. SAP sch. 5223K up 5T
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    • 1033 13 ¥9*l HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC APT BLK 645 Pasir Ris. Corner high fir. Renovated, nice interior. Must view Gates *****751 NEW LIST 4'A' Blk. 482 next to corner. High fir. Unblock. Simple/ move-in. Face NS. 9835-7279. PASIR RIS 551. Move-in cond. 5 T. Ouiet facing.
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    • 816 13 ¥9f\ HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (TAMPINES/SIMEI) HANA KIM 9871 6999| 5230K11 4'NG' CORNER Blk. 230 4'A' Blk. 106 #10 Lift level. ST Blk. 367 #10 move-in. ST 403 #06. Lift level. ST 4898 $300K. VINCENT LOW 1L 9457 6284 A. 5 'I' 141 Simei Simple. MRT $300K 4 'A'
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    • 1051 13 Wff\ HDB AFTS FOR SALE Hfcr 9 (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 3 'A' 463 Tampines. Cosy. #07!!. 4 'A7 4 'NG' 266/ 231. Tampines. #10. Nice decor. vIRT. *****966 3 'A' 295/ 878. High fir. 6 mths renovation/ 4 S' corner 406. Near shops. Move in. 9009-0209 3'NG' BLK.2OIA WALK-UP. 2nd owner. Just
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    • 1007 13 SDFSDFSDF fffi HDB APTS FOR SALE lifr (WOODLANDS) BERNARD WU 9290-7378 PN 4 'A' 502A, 521, 556 Corner. MRT 4 'A' 898A, 896C, 414 Move-in 5 'A' 821 High fir. Designer hse 5 T 895C, 8988 Corner $250Kup 5 T 607, 725, 776 High fir. 5 'I' 877, 634 15t
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    • 861 14 Wftk HDB APTS FOR SALE [||r (WOODLANDS) 5T BLK 795, 8 yrs, minimart, childcare/ Exec mais. 637, 6 yrs, high fir. Sch/ MRT. 9697 8868 5 'I' CORNER blk 895A. #09. Unblock Move in. Near Causeway Pt/ MRT. neg. 9387-6912 agt 5-T BLK 506. High fir. $50K renovation. Lift level.
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    • 1027 14 IfK HDB APTS FOR SALE lIP (YISHUN) 3NG/3A/ 4S/ 4A. Blk 127/ 225/ 273/ 365/ 394/ 439/ 653/ 388/ 408. Yishun. Near sch. mkt. Low No Contra. *****683 4-'NG' 618 YISHUN Ring Rd, high fir. Unblocked. Mins Khatib MRT, sch, windy, spacious hall, face N.E. $235K neg. 9369-2433 OT 5T
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    • 725 14 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE tIQ (SENGKANG/ V PUNGGOL) NEW LISTI 5T 262D. High fir. Full glass window. Move in. Near Compass Pt/ MRT. 9487-8079 URGENT! 4 'A' 196 High fir. Next Rivervale Mall. Move-in. Ist owner. Immed. Roza *****697 PN 5225K UPI 4 'A' »16 #15 814 #11, 301A,
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    • 497 14 RH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE [fi)r FOR RENT fjif FOR RENT HIGH-TECH SPACE THE COMTECH 10-storey high-tech building High redundancy, dual power feed Ceiling heigh 5.8m Floor loading up to 25KN/sm Free Shuttle bus to HarbourFront MRT High power supply up to 400 VA sm Ideal for IT, Data
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    • 678 14 DONT MISS SALE/ RENT. MIDVIEW Building. Approx 1356/ 1582/ 1688 sqft. 1 Fully furnished. Ample carpark. Call 6471-2611 HI-TECH SHOWROOM/ WAREHSE/ SVC-CTR (GROUND FLR/ FITTED) Alexandra Comtech/ UE Techpark Int'l Biz Pk Nordic Ctr/ Acer Twr Changi Biz Pk IBM ctr/ SB bdlq Kaki Bt Techpark A-Z Bldg/ Cisco Clementl
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    • 417 14 [R\ FACTORY SPACE \jif FOR SALE Your very o frontage CHANCERLODGE COMPLEX. 105 Sims Ave near Kallang MRT. 5 mins to city. 2077 sqft. Fty/ Warehse. F'hold. Owner 6747 6865 LANDEX HOUSE. 12 Harper Road. F'hold light ind bldg. 60,060 sq ft. Column free Layout. Valued 515.7M. Call Gillian 9088-2577
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    • 409 14 ©FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE fHf FOR SALE H Sale from $185 psf Lease from $0.90 psf (from 1 ,000-7,000 sq ft) wn IbpIMMMPPIPI^H ©OFFICE SPACE Wfk OFHCE SPACE FOR RENT |||r FOR RENT I i Technopreneurs \A/a nto H For affordable W d M I C U
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    • 305 14 PYPI I IQIX/P tAL/LUOI Vt 3000 SQ FT. Fully fitted with work stations. Good corporate image bldg at Tai Seng. 24-hr security. Call now! 8113-9192 OT GEYLANG SMALL OFFICE 150-1200 sqft! Centrally located, easy parking, fully-fitted. Suit small co. Short term ok. *****357 LAVENDER PUCE 360 1200 sqft office space
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    • 851 14 ©OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT DONTMISS SHOWRM TOH Guan Rd. Sale/ rent. Facing PiE. Approx 2745/ 2895 sqft. Ample parking. Left 6 units only. Pric? neg. 6316-2662 k I r— a 1 -n jmv INT'L PLAZA 2357 sqft. New designer decor/ Riverside Pt 689 1 sqft. Open concept. Good price! Must
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    • 727 14 SDFSDF ©OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT PEMIMPIN DRIVE, NICE office. 189 sqft. Free parking. Call Owner 9875-7216 F/FURN. OFFICES, NGEE Ann City/ Suntec with reception utilities. Fr. $630 $770 pm. 6838 0008 JURONG EAST ST. 13 Blk 133. Approx 700 sqft. Rent/ assignment MRT. F/renovated. 9696-7944 CONSERVATION OFFICE WITH attic level.
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    • 310 15 1219 MbBRbCBIT E-_-l EADKIfT pRRRP 7 rvnnoii BJRRB' nMinCnl K£99bl OUB Centre Shopping Podium 280 sf 630 sf O Basement suftatye lor florist drugstore, titbits F&B services 592 sfO Level 4, suitable for ifestyte or service trades and other interesting trades Pllmofihop space 151 aq ft to 2,660 sq suitable
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    • 515 15 UROENTI AMK BLK 226A l*-shop. Good location. Rent incl PUB $2200 (Decide before Chinese New Year) Suits all trade. Heavy human traffic Very near mkt/ 40, Toto. immed. 9436-6018 PN takeaway. Low takeover fee. Very e»ceßewt crowd. Hvtr Tan Tock Saaaj,Cl>urcfc. Call 9436 60NIPN JURONO WEST 496. Suitable for aR
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    • 741 15 gm SHOP SPACE Iffirll^^^B^Y^W WOODLANDS 806. Vi shop. Good location. Chinese Physician. Re flexoloqy/ h/p accessories. Rent PUB $*****1900. 9436-8018 WALK UP APT. 1200 sq.ft. Good condition. Near amenities/ eateries. Immed. Call 9387 3309 BLK 340 AMK Ave 1. 2-storey. 1528 sqft. Asking $4200. Immediate. Call 9387-3309 PEBBLE BAY TANJONC
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    • 681 15 RIASHOPSPACE PmSHOPSPACE Efi/FORSALE B|y FOR SALE y 59fe -Im^^Bßr! i mmwrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmh ■K. R^RR^PI Freehold ■Bjfijfej Approx 7,600 sqft 3 Atnum. Facing g Youne Crowd t I Suitable for F&B and Retail I tlood Investment Don't Miss! 9857-6848 Knight W* Knight Frank Agency Sates TnSkU SPACE FOR RBIT Excellent ground floor
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    • 464 15 Cat Chinatown. ISOO sq.ft for rent. Next to carpark. No takeover fee. Immed. *****669 HOB EATING HSC Bt Batok Ave 8 Tenanted. Near Ctr/ mkt. 1054 sqft. Ample carpark 9181-8283 SUNTEC/ ORCHARD (KOtSK)/ Killiney/ Holland ($0 takeover)/ Bugis. Interested, call: 9457 4881 F/EOUIPPED Ffcß, GREASE trap. Telok Ayer, HDB Hub.
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    • 733 15 ■aV WAREHOUSES/ |a*aV WAREHOUSES/ ED STORAGE EbD STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT SPACE FOR RENT r PREMIUM WAREHOUSE "1 TANJONG PAGAR DISTRIPARK Central Location just outside CBO Direct Access to PSA Port Terminal, ECP and AYE Flexible sizes of 5200 sq ft upwards High ceiling of 6 metres Heavy floor loading
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    • 464 15 UNREAL ESTATE AUCTION 2671/05, Wed Amara HoteL Battrai I, L3, 2.30pm 10 Lor K> 6«ytan« SA/58/5C Jin KiUnq 71 Watt Coast Grove, Sunqrove 35 CMKern Drive 103 Jin Sanang 60StMIRoad 23S«rtnL*o« 3«UPoAvmm •01-K) Aapan Ililitili Wk 263 #10-01 Pahn Sprint Wk 18 83A Paalr Paa|an| Rooa 1 #03-01. 4 Lor
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    • 993 15 AIRFARE PROMOTION^HHWI ECONOMY CLASS Taipei frs399 Valid for travel before 3 Febuary 2005 Los Angeles/San Francisco/Seattle/Vancouver ..fr $1 050 Valid for travel before 1 Febuary 2005 New York fr $1 1 50 Valid for travel before 1 Febuary 2005 Amsterdam* fr $1122 Vienna' fr $1173 London* fr $1 398 Valid
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    • 588 18 fffo TUITION GRAO TUTOR SPECIALISE in all Pri subjects. Experience, patient, systematic. Call 6475-8936 PRI 6/ SEC 1 2. Pasir Ris. Eng/ Maths/ Science by experienced ex-sch teacher. Call *****712 EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME TUTOR with A* top students. Pl-6 Eng/ Maths/ Science. 9199-2816 (East) QUALIFIED HOME TUTOR for Tamil Maths ai
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    • 6902 19 |J|^|^|^|^|^|^|^|^|^|^|^[|JJJ|^|^|^|^|^|^|^Re^Re^Re^R^Re^Re^Re^Re^Re^Re^Re^Bl NEWSPAPER NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sections 76(10)(h) and 76(12) of the Companies Act, Cap 50 that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Kengfu Development Pte Ltd (Company) convened ond held at 163 Tras Street #1 1 00 Lian Huat Building Singapore *****4 on 19th January, 2005
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    • 1013 19 PREMAS ■■■i^.i^iji.vjmJ INTERNATIONAL Tender is invited from experienced contractors for: SUPPLY OF EVENT MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS AT 17 HDB NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES FOR THE PERIOD OF 19 MARCH 2005 TO 27 MARCH 2005 Eligibility I Contractors must possess 3 years experience in the business with at least 1 job
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    • 695 20 SDF SDFSDF Recruit Guide f Classified Jobs Executive Appointments •""■f? CLASSIFIED JOBS 1800-289-9988 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg 603 Job Application 63A Call Centres/THemarketing «j|l Acknowledgements 636 Customer Service 658 General Productions^ 606 Professionals/Executives 639 Agents/Brokers/Traders 660 Internship/Apprenticeship/ 609 Engineers 642 Hotel/Restaurant/Lounge Attachment 612 IT/lnfocorr 643 Food Stalls 663 Warehousing/Inventory 61 5 Lectu-ingTeachmg
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    • 873 20 HJK PROFESSIONAL7 PROFESSIONAL; EXECUTIVE \^f EXECUTIVE ISO Printing Company in Aljunied area requires Experience in printing industry Min 5 yrs experience •r A' level& above Conversant in English Mandarin Female working environment Young with a pleasant personality Min 2 yrs related experience preferred Able to use MS Office work under
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    • 602 20 W\ PROFESSIONAL/ |pf EXECUTIVE CONTRACT FINANCIAL ANALYST. $2.5K-S3K. Finance/ A/cs Degree. 5 yrs experience. Prefer with Oracle Financials. Immed. singhc<?>pacific.net.sg C*****11 WHY BE HIGHER educated, yet lesser paid? Be your own boss. Be a Financial Services Adviser. Lydia <?>: 6433-1662 for enquires KM GRAD WITH relevant secretarial incorporation experience required
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    • 8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JANUARY 20 2005 URBAN
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      239 2 THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT 8 Women are getting taller in Singapore but are men rising to the occasion or shrinking i in insecurity? m 1 1 Do short men measure up in the Wt confidence stakes? You be the judge I THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE 1 3 Dr
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      • 112 2 COVER PHOTO Edwin Koo EDITOR Sumiko Tan DEPUTY EDITOR Koh Boon Pin PHOTOGRAPHERS Caroline Chia, Edwin Koo, Lau Fook Kong, Alan Lim, Desmond Foo, Ng Sor Luan, Desmond Wee STYLIST Jaff Fong WRITERS Jill Alphonso, Janet Ho, Jinesh Lalwani, Sandra Leong, Leong Su-Lin, Pradeep Paul, Lionel Seah, Suzanne Sng, Tan
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      586 3 Last Monday morning, my boss came by to brief me on something and It struck me that he had dyed his hair over the weekend. It used to be white but is now a strange shade of orange-red. I think it was a dye Job gone wrong. I couldn't
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      20 3 rThe O. C. (right) Blogs Europe as holiday destination Blueberry Hotel 1 929, boutique hotel in Keong Saik Road
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      21 3 Desperate Housewives (left) Online confession sites The Middle East as holiday hotspot Pomegranate The Scarlet, boutique hotel in Erskine Road
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      607 4 SPRING CLEAN URBANISTA /Lionel Sech Every year around this time, I brace myself for something which I've never developed a liking for: spring-cleaning. Over the years, I seem to have acquired a consummate talent to hoard. And with each passing year, I'm always amazed at how much I accumulate in
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    • 259 4  - KNOWTHYLABEL BIRKENSTOCK LIONEL SEAH 10 things you should know SThis 40-year-old German businesswoman Margot Fraser >twear brand was founded by stumbled upon Birkenstocks Carl Birkenstock when he while holidaying in Germany. launched the famous Birkenstock The sandals relieved the chronic sandals in 1964. foot pain she had suffered for years.
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      376 5 w^*^JW- >^ Ml -j. f j Is it okay for a man to wear leather shoes without socks? And where can I buy wrinkle-free shirts? My budget's $20 per shirt. A The no-socks look has a very Mediterranean and Italian feel to it, simply because the Italians are
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        284 6  - WHAT SHE WANTS LEONG SU-LIN 1 Those with thirsty skin will find respite in Lancome's Aqua Fusion moisturiser. Using Aquacellular technology, it delivers continuous moisture for 24 hours through tiny bio-spheres which flood parched skin. The result is plumped up, supple skin. Choose from a weightless fluid texture, a fresh
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      229 7  - WHAT HE WANTS JINESH LALWANI 1 Chuck your batteries when you buy Seiko's Kinetic Chronograph from its Sportura range. This black beauty, with tangerine stitching on its leather strap, generates power harnessed from your body movements. $1,144.50, from Level 1, Thong Sia showroom, 30 Bideford Road. 2 The grainy Darwin
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      703 8 SHE'S SO HIGH eing shorter than his squeezes has never stopped rocker Mick Jagger from 1 snaring beauties like Jerry *S Hall, Luciana Morad and Sophie Dahl. His latest, as seen at the Golden Globe Awards on Monday, is the towering 1.9m-tall L'Wren Scott. But for Elysia Ng, the thought
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    • 1034 9 At 16, Winnie Yee(left) was already 1.78m tall. She was the tallest girl in Fairfield Methodist Secondary and her school skirt was so short it was way above her knees. "There were fixed sizes to uniforms. The one that fitted me best was still very short
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      • 179 9 f* 3b MADETOMEASURE <s^^^^^B. What should tall women j IH^Hi^^ft^ wear? Urban's stylist JAFF FONG provides i L^L^L^L^L^LW^L^ style tips j I V M Height lends itself well to various JH styles of clothes. If you want to j% emphasise your height, go for short M dresses and three-quarter capri
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      • 108 11 MADETO MEASURE How should short men dress? Urban's stylist JAFF FONGhas style tips Clothes should fit well. Avoid over-sized ones as these will make you look shorter. Pants should be straight-cut and not have pleats. The hems in your pants should also cover at least part of the shoes. If
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      875 14 I ACTUALLY GET ALONG BETTER WITH SINGAPOREANS THAN CAUCASIAN AUSTRALIANS YouVe heard of the ABCs. Now, enter the world of the ABCGs, their female counterparts. LEONG SU-LIN reports hey could pass off as local Chinese lasses until they speak and a strange accent comes out. Introducing the
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    • 629 15 BOYS WILL ALWAYS BE INTERESTED IN GIRLS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE FROM An American working as a pharmaceutical and health-care consultant, she has lived in Singapore since November last year Born in Seattle and raised in Washington DC, one would think Clara Shen would be as
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    • 655 15 I GOT A LITTLE PARANOID ABOUT COMING ACROSS AS AN EASY LAY Wherever I go, people are always asking me: "So, why are you in Singapore?" An American-born Chinese from San Francisco, I wanted to live and work in Asia,
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      • 508 16 It's time to update your face. Three top makeup artists share tips for looks you'll want to recreate for yourself. LEONGSU-UN reports j 4 A ost people think nothing of giving 'lE I\ #1 their wardrobe an update every I 1 season. I \i 1 But when
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        158 16 The Spring girl is young at heart, no matter her age. Her make-up is about being fresh, so less is more in this case. Pastel colours are light on the eyes, while the lips are kept nude. The emphasis is on great skin. A liquid foundation, a good
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        124 16 The focus is still on the skin, but the gold gives it a disco edge. A universally flattering shade, it looks great on all skin tones and especially on tanned skin. Unlike silver, which can look overdone, it's hard to go wrong with gold. Dust it under your
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    • 153 17 Smokey eyes don't always have to be black. For less of a panda look, try layering shades of purple instead. You'll get a soft and fresh look that smoulders. To avoid having eyes that look swollen, complement the purple with a shade of brown eyeshadow, just remember
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      133 17 Think Spring and a fresh natural look comes to mind. No powder, neutral lips and cheeks. And what could be more nature-friendly than a zesty green on the eyes? The secret to using a bold colour like this is to harmonise it with an earthy hue which will
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      154 17 Bright eyes can be wearable for the day if you have the attitude to pull them off. The trick is to use a mixture of colours to add dimension, depth and contrast. The focus is on the hues, so keep your eyeliner thin to avoid having it look
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      147 17 This is a party and clubbing look which makes a strong statement. To balance out the eyeliner, the eyebrows are strong and have been extended. To avoid overdoing the eyes, only one very light colour has been applied on the lid and just the bottom lashline is lined.
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      218 18  - JETSET Austria Tan Su-Lyn Here in the tropics, we've already stashed winter away alongside bst year's Christmas bounty. Into the new year, we're busy inspecting Gucci's floral tribute to spring and cooing over summer's promise of sunny-hued circle skirts. But the truth is, winter is just setting in for jetsetting
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      • 500 19 THAJPUSAM WALK medley with Japanese jivers Akira Outside Ngee Ann City, Sun: 9am till Thaipusam is a eerfhMes-old Jimbo and Shuichi Hidano evening, Free, For details, e-mail: South Indian remembrance of (below). soulsdecay@tycos.com VOWS made to Lord Muniga, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Tomorrow and when devotees pierce their skin Sat Bpm,
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        • 80 20 A study has provided evidence that even two or three fast-food meals a week will add up. The 15-year study found that those who ate fast food twice or more a week gained about 16kg compared with the 12kg put on by those who mostly avoided fast
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