The Straits Times, 25 January 2005

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  • 628 1  -  AZRIN ASMANI Creditors offered 41 .5 US cents to the dollar; Temasek asked to join debt restructure plan By FINANCIALLY crippled China Aviation Oil (CAO) yesterday unveiled a new rescue plan it says will allow the company to claw its way back from its disastrous
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  • 219 1 Referee porobed for fixing match Berlin ROBERT Hoyzer (left) was a largely unknown second division referee until Saturday afternoon when, m the space of 24 hours, he became the most talked about man m German football. The German football federation (DFB) is investigating Hoyzer, 25, for allegedly fixing a cup
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  • 218 1 THREE weeks ago, Lieutenant-Colonel Chin Sau Ho had to leave behind his month-old baby daughter Jadyn to help the tsunami victims m Aceh. The 39-year-old returned to his first-born and wife Kirn Hong yesterday morning at Changi Naval Base. His homecoming was
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  • 1060 1  -  Leong Weng Kam UPFRONT By CALLIGRAPHER Tan Siah Kwee was m Tokyo back m 1986 when he stumbled across a "university for the elderly". It was just a small classroom tucked away on the fourth level of a busy office-cum-shopping mall m the city,
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  • 615 1  -  Karamjit Kaur Krist Boo By THE Government announced yesterday it would put m place a new incentive scheme to lure more airlines and more visitors to Singapore. Since 2003, a scheme known as the Air Hub Development Fund has seen more than
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  • 130 2 THE Singapore Senior Citizens' Calligraphy University Centre will take m its first batch of 20 students on Feb 5 for a part-time, three-year course. The "university" spearheaded by calligrapher and Cultural Medallion winner Tan Siah Kwee (right), 56 will hold its classes at the Chinese
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  • IN A FLASH
    • 40 2 China on Sars alert Guangdong province gets a contingency plan m place for winter and the New Year exodus. PAGE 7 Thaksin too powerful? The opposition says he may become too powerful if given a second term. PAGE 10
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    • 30 2 Syria's religious revival The Islamic trend poses a threat to the secular government. PAGE 14 Princeton gets tougher It is capping the percentage of A grades awarded. PAGE 16
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    • 26 2 Dispelling apathy To get youth involved, we need to move from Speak English and Speak Chinese campaigns to a culture of Speak Politics. PAGE 18
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    • 73 2 Robbery went awry Even though their victim died, the court reduces their charge to robbery, ruling that the fatal wound was accidental. PAGE HI Foiling cyber attacks The Government will be unveiling a plan to help companies spot cyber-attacks and toughen up their computer networks. PAGE H2 Spore unveils
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    • 57 2 Condo verdict puzzle How can the developer of Season's Park not be liable for defects, asks reader, referring to a recent court case report. PAGE H7 Unsung heroes While kudos have been heaped on Red Cross volunteers, let's not forget the paid staff, who went well beyond the call
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    • 38 2 Humbled by Pahang Tampines Rovers take on Pahang m the return leg of the FAM-FAS League Champions Cup. PAGE H8 Golfers do at Changi Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood liven up things for transit passengers. PAGE HlO
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    • 43 2 High-tech haven Singapore is still a strong lure for high-technology start-ups 3,664 enterprises were formed here last year, up from 3,517 m 2003. PAGE H2l Citiraya probe shocker The waste recycler says CPIB is probing possible irregularities by certain employees. PAGE H22
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    • 207 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 5-10 World 11-17 Review 18-21 FYI 22 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H6 Forum H7 Sports HB-Hll Obituaries Hl2 Money Hl3-H22 LIFE! Buzz L2.L10 Arts L3-L5 Travel L6-L7 Events&TV LB-L9 world-class campus! High-tech environment with campus-wide wireless broadband Internet access Ample free parking lots Library Lecture I
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  • 902 3  - Community leader convicted of fake -death scam Selina Lum He conspired with sister-in-law to cheat insurance companies By A PROMINENT Ceylon Tamil community leader, businessman and Public Service Medal winner was yesterday found guilty of tricking three insurance companies out of a total of $331,340 by helping his brother fake
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  • 471 4  - China bank official flees with $197 m TSCHANG CHI-CHU He is believed to be m Canada where he sent his family a year earlier By China Correspondent In Beijing THE Bank of China (BOC) is missing up to one billion yuan (Ssl97 million) after a senior bank official at a
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  • 511 4  - Woman told to pay $2.1 m to millionaire's widow Tracy Sua Benjamin Ho By HHOIO: SHE has tried to put behind her the time she ran over a millionaire jogger dashing across the road. But when she does think of the accident. Madam To Keng Lam told The Straits Times
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  • ASIA
    • 510 5 says Deputy Premier Najib Malaysians must speak up against the rise of child abuse, he says Kuala Lumpur THE numbers are shocking. There were 290 cases of children raped m the first three months of last year by their fathers or other relatives compared to 768 for
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    • 599 5  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur VICTIMS of non-tsunami related flooding m Kelantan have complained that they have been forgotten amid the rush to help those affected by the Dec 26 killer waves. Some 3,300 people hit
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    • 574 6  -  Lawrence Chung Frank Hsieh has proved he can work with the opposition By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian is expected to name Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh as the new premier today to head the new Cabinet, which will
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    • 245 6 Hong Kong CHINA is expected to announce changes to its Taiwan policy on Friday, two days ahead of the 10th anniversary of the eight-point proposal for reunification put forward by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao, a pro-Beijing daily,
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    • 128 6 Eight Chinese men who were freed on Sunday after being held hostage m Iraq meeting Mr Zhaijuan (second from right), director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of West Asian and North Afri- PHOTO can Affairs, and Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Yang Honglin (right). Scheduled to leave
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    • 526 6  -  Ching Cheong By Chief China Correspondent In Hong Kong CHINESE President Hu Jintao chose to abide by the decision taken by his predecessors that former party secretary Zhao Ziyang had committed serious mistakes m handling the 1989 Tiananmen incident. He ordered
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    • 318 6 Beijing IN A case that exposes close ties between organised crime and officialdom, an entertainment and property tycoon m south-eastern China's Fujian province has been sentenced to death for running a prostitution and gambling ring. Chen Kai, who was also a member of the
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    • 393 7 Guangdong ready if Sars virus resurfaces A contingency plan is m place for winter and the New Year exodus Guangzhou HEALTH officials m southern Guangdong province were beefing up medical surveillance yesterday ahead of a mass exodus of migrant workers for the Chinese New Year holiday amid fears that the
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    • 161 7 Woman appointed governor in Qinghai XINING (QIN(JHAI) THE Chinese government has announced the appointment of the country's only female provincial governor, state media reported. Ms Song Xiuyan, 49, was elected governor of Qinghai province at the third meeting of the 10th National People's Congress of Qinghai held last Saturday, China's
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 96 7 TAIPEI: Taiwan will cut its number of troops from 338,000 to 275,000 by 2008 while boosting their combat capabilities to meet any threat from rival China, officials said yesterday. In order to build a more professional military, Taiwan planned to cut conscripts' service to 12 months
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      • 55 7 BEIJING: Eight people claiming to be North Korean defectors raced into a Japanese school m Beijing early yesterday seeking refuge. They have been taken to the Japanese Embassy, embassy officials said. One man, five women and two girls entered the school via the east side
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      • 97 7 TOKYO: Japan's ruling coalition has delayed a Bill waiving visa requirements for tourists from Taiwan after a complaint by a Chinese tourism official, Yomiuri Shimbun said yesterday. A draft of the Bill allowing the change for Taiwanese visitors was due to be presented to party
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      • 89 7 BEIJING: A disaffected Han Chinese worker was behind a bus blast m north-western Xinjiang region that killed 11 people and injured seven, an official said yesterday. Bai Qinghua was killed last Thursday m the powerful explosion, which he set off as the bus crossed a
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      • 77 7 JAKARTA: One person was killed and four severely injured when a strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island yesterday, prompting thousands to flee their homes fearing a tsunami. A 75-year-old man was killed when his house collapsed m the town
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      • 76 7 MANILA: The Philippine authorities are holding a Saudi national on suspicion that he is involved m a destabilisation plot m the southern region of Mindanao, officials said yesterday. Mohammad Abdullah Sughayer, a Saudi who entered this country as a tourist, was held at the airport
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      • 77 7 MANILA: Philippine security forces are hunting four Indonesian militants, including two suspects m the October 2002 Bali bombing, m southern Mindanao island, an intelligence official said yesterday. An army commander said the United States has been sharing intelligence with Manila to help troops capture the
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    • 462 8  -  Ravi Velloor Dialogue paves way for visit to New Delhi by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao By lndia Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA and China began a landmark "strategic dialogue" yesterday on issues as varied as the US role m Asia, threats from terrorism
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    • 143 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo SINGAPORE Foreign Minister George Yeo, m Japan for the first time since assuming his new portfolio, kicked off his first full day here yesterday with a round of meetings with senior Japanese leaders. Mr Yeo, who
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    • 176 8 Tokyo OPPOSITION lawmakers walked out of the Japanese parliament yesterday m an unusually strong rebuke to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, accusing him of vagueness on issues ranging from Iraq to economic reforms. Opposition chief Katsuya Okada, leader of the Democratic Party, led the two-hour walkout after
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    • 226 8 Beijing CHINESE women, although not the main breadwinner m most households, have a big say over how the pay cheque is spent m the world's most dynamic economy, a survey has found. Nine out of 10 Chinese women who are married or
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    • 489 9  -  Leslie Lav Officials call for plan to deal with disasters and disease outbreaks By Malaysia Correspondent In Langkawi SOUTH-EAST Asian governments are confident of a quick recovery m the crucial tourism industry after the tsunami disaster. But they also stress the need to implement
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    • 233 9 Bangkok ALL members of Thailand s anti-corruption body should face charges for giving themselves pay increases, a court ruled yesterday. The nine judges of the Supreme Court's Criminal Tribunal for Political Office Holders issued the ruling against the nine members of the National
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    • 343 9  - Ministers reject call to scrap new bridge Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN officials yesterday rebuffed the views of senior Johor politician Shahrir Samad, saying the issue of building a new bridge to replace the Johor Causeway must be discussed between the governments of Singapore and
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    • Guide to the Thai elections
      • 52 10 >> Size of electorate: 44.83 million, out of a total population of nearly 64 million. Voting is compulsory for all citizens aged 18 and above. >> Literacy: Nearly 93 per cent of the people are literate. >> Religion: Nearly 95 per cent of the population are Buddhist; almost
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      • 60 10 >> Annual per capita income (on basis of purchasing power parity): U557,400 (S$12,000; 2004 estimate). >> Population below poverty line: 10.4 per cent (2002 estimate). >> Labour force by occupation: Agriculture, 49 per cent; industry, 14 per cent; services, 37 per cent (2000 estimate). >> Unemployment rate:
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      • 84 10 Voting is manual. A two-part ballot comprises a list of names and party affiliations of candidates, as well as a party list. Voters must vote for a candidate as well as a party. Theoretically, a voter can opt for a candidate of one party and choose
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      • 32 10 About 84,000 polling stations have been set up and 1.3 million people will be hired to help. The cost of holding the election is estimated at 1,200 million baht (5551.5 million).
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      • 31 10 The Election Commission expects a turnout equal to if not slightly higher than the last election m 2001, when 69.94 per cent of approximately 45 million eligible voters turned up.
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      • 29 10 Results will be announced as they come m, from 3pm on election day. Expected to be unofficially announced on Feb 12, with the official announcement on March 7.
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      • Article, Illustration
        379 10 PHOTO Thai Rak Thai, led by Thaksin Shinawatra. "Poor people v ill no longer be poor m the next four years," Mr Thaksin pledged at the launch of his campaign. The party has promised a "povertyeradication caravan" which will visit every poor home and prescribe solutions which will
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    • 514 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Opposition parties say Thaksin will become too powerful By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S turbulent political past and relatively young democracy is reflected m the campaigning positions of its three major opposition parties. Each of them the Democrat Party, the Chat Thai, and the
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    • 397 10  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok THAI society and politics have always had a powerful rightwing nationalist element. After a revolution m 1932 imposed constitutional limits on the monarchy, Thai politics was dominated for a half century by a military and bureaucratic elite with changes of government effected
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    • 128 5 Taiwan Cabinet quits Premier Yu Shyi-kun leads his Cabinet m a mass resignation to pave the way for a reshuffle. PAGE 6 'ZHAO WAS WRONG 1 Former party secretary Zhao Ziyang committed serious mistakes, says President Hu Jintao. Page 6 LANDMARK TALKS China and India begin 4 'strategic dialogue" on
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  • WORLD
    • 205 11 Zarqawi's top henchman arrested Baghdad IRAQI security forces have arrested a top lieutenant of Al-Qaeda's leader m Iraq who was behind 75 per cent of the car bombings m Baghdad, the prime minister's office said yesterday. Sami Mohammed AH Said AlJaaf, also known as Abu Omar AlKurdi, was arrested during
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    • 848 11  - FALLUJAH 'S LOST CITIZENS Borzou Daragahi Bitter about losing their hometown, they blame the US for their misfortune By Middle East Correspondent In Baghdad MS WAFAT Hassan is at hope's end, her tale a long stream of woe that has all but dried out her tear wells. After losing her
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    • 570 14 Muslim clerics call for political reforms as Syrians challenge the secular government Nassiriyah (Syria) SYRIA is being swept by a religious revival that is challenging the secular, ruling Baath Party to allow more Muslim influence m government, and frightening many Syrians who have
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      28 14 AP PEACEKEEPERS: Palestinian security forces have been deployed to patrol the Gaza Strip to prevent militants from firing rockets into Israel. The 3,000-strong force started patrols last Thursday.
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    • 323 14 Gaza City MILITANT groups have agreed to suspend attacks on Israel as they move closer to a formal truce deal with newly-elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Wrapping up a week of talks between Mr Abbas and the armed factions, a senior Palestinian official said
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    • 469 15  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney Veteran politician is the favourite after main contender pulls out THE battle for the leadership of Australia's opposition Labor Party became a two-horse race last night after one of the strongest contenders, foreign affairs spokesman
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 112 15 WASHINGTON: The administration of US President George W. Bush is likely to double the bounty on Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden to US$5O million (SsB2 million). Time magazine said m a report to hit newsstands this week. The Bush administration has been hunting the
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      • 137 15 MOSCOW: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said yesterday he was coming to Moscow to seek a new path for peace m the Middle East. "Russia is a great power, and it carries great responsibilities for world affairs. Thus Russia has to help stabilise the situation m the
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      • 122 15 ATLANTA: A new US study suggests a man's weight may affect the accuracy of a common test to detect prostate cancer, leading researchers to warn that doctors could be missing the dangerous cancer m obese men. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Centre m
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      • 146 15 AMSTERDAM: An estimated 11,300 laptop computers, 31,400 handheld computers and 200,000 mobile telephones were left m taxis around the world during the past six months, a survey found yesterday. Taxi drivers m nine cities also said they had found a range of other items left
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      • 147 15 BRUSSELS: A governing party m Belgium withdrew its support yesterday for a proposal to hold a referendum on the European Union Constitution, saying it feared an extreme right-wing party would turn the ballot into a vote on whether Turkey should join the EU. The Spirit party,
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    • 133 16 Hundreds of sea lions basking m the sun at San Francisco's Pier 39 where they have become a tourist attraction. This week marks the 15th anniversary of their appearance at the docks, where they first showed up several months after the earthquake which rocked
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    • 481 16 The As won't come easy at Princeton To rein m ballooning grade point averages, it is capping its percentage of As awarded Princeton FOR students at Princeton University, final exams are even more stressful this year: The Ivy League school has decided to make it more difficult to earn the
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    • 309 16 New York BUOYED by a healthy stock market, university endowments posted robust earnings m 2004, according to the most recent annual survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. However, the earnings are not enough to compensate fully for the losses
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 214 17 ALFRED Hitchcock has topped a poll of directors who most deserved to win an Oscar but never did, the BBC reports. Despite six nominations for films including Psycho and Rear Window, Hitchcock was denied an Academy Award. He was followed by Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese and
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      • 135 17 CAMBODIA'S former king Norodom Sihanouk left for Beijing where he will undergo medical checks but remains m good health, his son Prince Norodom Ranariddh has said. The 82-year-old former monarch, who was succeeded by his son Norodom Sihamoni after abdicating m October, has regularly travelled
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      • 133 17 BUCKINGHAM Palace criticised a newspaper report that shows Queen Elizabeth ll's son, Prince Andrew, spending large amounts of public money on travel. The Mail on Sunday published details of a government report on Prince Andrew's travel costs, which included nearly £3,000 (559,240) for a brief
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      • 168 17 THE chairman of the public-fund-ed Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK) is expected to resign today after a series of scandals including a report that the network bowed to political pressure to tone down a programme on Japan's wartime atrocities. Mr Katsuji Ebisawa is
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      • 146 17 MS ROSE Mary Woods, who as private secretary to former president Richard Nixon figured prominently m the case involving the Watergate tapes, died m Ohio on Saturday, a funeral home said. She was 87. Ms Woods had said she was transcribing a 1972 audio
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  • REVIEW
    • 378 18 THE need for a reliable system of tsunami warnings m the Indian Ocean and South China Sea regions is being demonstrated almost daily after the Dec 26 disaster. Yesterday, a 6.2-magnitude quake m Indonesia's Sulawesi Island sent residents fearful of ocean waves rushing to high
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    • 1216 18  -  Ken Kwek Rousing the youth from apathy means creating a culture of discussion By For The Straits Times Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, And human love
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    • 799 18  - Never retire just change career William Safire By THE Nobel laureate James Watson, who started a revolution m science as co-discover-er of the structure of DNA, put it to me straight a couple of years ago: "Never retire. Your brain needs exercise or it will atrophy." Why, then, am I
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    • 867 19  -  David Fullbrook With the Net and media, people are more informed and eager to donate By For The Straits Times In Shanghai CHINA is now fast-emerging as a charity superpower following the Andaman Sea tsunami, the first foreign disaster given saturation coverage
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    • 1190 19  -  Goh Sui Noi FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: CHINA By China Correspondent In Beijing An angry man who was stopped shouted at the security men: "Do you have any shred of human feelings at all?" This was a question asked by many Chinese
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    • 1456 20  -  Anthony Paul Iraq is holding its first polls since regime change m 2003. Are Iraqis ready? By Senior Writer IN HIS inaugural address last Thursday, United States President George W. Bush offered during his second term to light "the darkest corners of the world"
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    • 805 21  -  SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY Nothing will stop the bloodshed except a sovereign homeland for Palestinians By For The Straits Times CRUX OF THE MATTER Other issues are negotiable. Not the West Bank where Palestinians live, work, are born and die. SLEIGHT OF HAND? Palestinians fear
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    • 474 22 Singapore today Fair and occasionally windy. SINGAPORE WORLD W t/\I HtlC Clear i :^cr j «WH'f «~~9li^Hi SINGAPORE Far I? •Sjjil OUTLOOK V-r "a|;>" Afternoon partly 1^ jl H two days Cloudy JHfc w i^Fv£'2i AIR QUALITY |j*T H iq^KUiaMWIIM^J PSI: 34 (G00d) Ram rS9 K^.ff#lil^ 24-hour reading I&jIPW B
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    • 293 22 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY ILet a heritage guide help you follow significant parts of the Thaipusam procession, m which devotees pierce their skin with metal implements as a leap of faith. 5.30pm. Fees: $15, $10 (concession). Tel: 6332-4075 for venues. 2 Jazz up your lunch break with blues
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    • 928 H1  -  Rlena Chong Teh Joo Lin Two who attacked scrap car dealer found guilty of robbery with hurt By IN HIS final hour, scrap car dealer Bock Tuan Thong, 56, failed to keep his word to his wife. Instead of giving m,
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    • 500 H2 Govt looking at how firms can identify, improve weak areas THE Government is beefing up Singapore's defences to thwart attacks on computer networks and commercial buildings by identifying how businesses can spot and strengthen weak links. Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan
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    • 117 H2 A 52-year-old man died after the car he was driving mounted the kerb and slammed into an LRT viaduct column m Punggol East yesterday morning. PHOTO: It is believed that the driver, Mr Tan Cheng Kirn, got out of the car after it crashed, and walked 50m
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    • 301 H2 THE Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the life imprisonment sentence imposed on a young Indonesian maid who strangled her employer's mother-in-law. Purwanti Parji, 19, was given life behind bars after she admitted to causing Madam Har Chit Heang's death on Aug 4, 2003, and
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    • 367 H2  -  By Arthur Poon CONFINED to a wheelchair after a gang fight three years earlier, Easudas Jason was bent on revenge. So when some friends spotted someone they suspected to be one of his assailants, he decided to act. Yesterday, Jason was sentenced to 1 j
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    • 455 H2  -  Chong Chee Kin NICOLL HIGHWAY INQUIRY By THE inquiry into the collapse of Nicoll Highway on April 20 last year entered its final phase yesterday, with the testimonies from a team of four engineering experts engaged by insurer Aviva. The collapse, caused
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    • 132 H2 PEOPLE are returning to online shops after staying away for three years due to the poor economy, according to cyber merchants. They put the renewed interest down to the wider range of goods offered on the Net, which these days includes oddities, such as haunted
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    • 447 H3  -  Lynn Lee Malay/Muslim co-op has helped 656 find work since last June By At her wits' end, she signed up with the Social Enterprise Network Singapore cooperative (Sense), a body launched by the Malay/Muslim community, which offered her a job frying and selling Old
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    • 447 H3  -  Asad Latif By THE end of MediaCorp's "debilitating competition" with Media Works will help it focus on quality programmes that will give viewers the choice they want, its chairman Ho Kwon Ping said yesterday. Speaking to members and guests of the Singapore Press Club, he
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    • 218 H3 FORMER Syariah Court president Abu Bakar Hashim, 70, died yesterday at Raffles Hospital after a one-year battle with stomach cancer. He leaves a wife and six children. The graduate of Egypt's Al-Azhar University headed the court which handles Muslim divorces and division of property after divorce
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    • 524 H4  -  Alexis Hooi RSS landing ships return safely after mission to Aeeh By GRAPHIC: AS SOON as he spotted the ship bringing his dad home yesterday, nine-year-old Andrew Fong called his father on his mobile phone to welcome him back. He and his younger brother Nicholas,
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    • 549 H5  -  Salma Khalik Hospitals' staff will treat patients and train nurses there By Health Correspondent MEDICAL teams from two Singapore hospitals are planning to stay on m the devastated town of Banda Aceh to help its hospitals cope with the large number of patients and
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    • 479 H6  -  Shefali Srinivas Drug-coated device proves more effective than bare metal ones m Germany trials By A SINGAPORE-MADE device which helps prevent repeated artery blockages m heart disease patients could soon gain a foothold m a global market estimated to be worth US$6 billion (Ss9.B billion).
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    • 163 H6 SINCE New Year's Day, Mr Vikneasvara Perumal (right) has been praying and following a strict vegetarian diet. Today, at Bam, the 21-year-old businessman will carry a kavadi to seek blessings for a restaurant he plans to open m Australia m December. He is among thousands
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    • 396 H6  -  Salma Khali k PROPOSALS FROM FEEDBACK GROUPS By Health Correspondent NOT enough attention is paid to managing chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease, even though 60 per cent of deaths here result from such ailments, reports the Health Feedback Group. One reason,
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    • 421 H6  -  Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) need more government help to alleviate their No 1 problem: getting banks to lend them money. One solution, said the Economic Development and SMEs feedback groups yesterday, would see the Government
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    • FORUM
      • 320 H7 CONDO DEFECTS I READ with concern the article, "Defects: Condo MC to appeal" (ST, Jan 15). I find it hard to understand how a seller who profited from a transaction could just walk away when the product proves to be faulty. In this case,
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      • 131 H7 I WAS shocked to read about the verdict m the condo-de-fects case involving Season's Park. I am a resident of the condominium, being the third owner of a unit. I was not aware that once a developer farms out work to various
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      • 399 H7 I REFER to the article, "Accident fund helps just 3 people m 4 years" (ST, Jan 24). The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) would like to clarify a few points m the report. The Traffic Accident Fund is not a financial handout
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      • 423 H7 AS A volunteer at the Singapore Red Cross for the past three weeks, I was glad to read about the appreciation for helpers like myself ("Red Cross grateful for disaster support"; ST, Jan 18). However, there is a group of people who were
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      • 72 H7 PLEASE include your full name (as m IC), your address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree to
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      • 103 H7 I AM writing to enquire if the CPF Board has the right to take my parents' entire Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) allocations. We received a letter from the board saying that their entire ERS allocations had been credited into their Medisave accounts. My parents are
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      • 81 H7 I READ with interest the proposal to "reserve" jobs for the elderly. My father is still working and will turn 62 this year. He told me that his salary was cut by 10 per cent when he turned 60. The reason given to
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    • SPORTS
      • 535 H8  -  Marc Lim SOCCER But only 1,450 fans at Jalan Besar to sec S-League club beat Perak 4-2 By AIDE Iskandar, S. Subramani and Indra Sahdan Daud lifted their second football title m a fortnight at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. But while 55,000 fans cheered
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      • 375 H8  -  Tan Kim Han By In Kuantan S-LEAGUE and Singapore Cup champions Tampines Rovers were humbled 1-4 by Malaysian Super League champions Pahang m the return leg of the FAM-FAS League Champions Cup last night. The first leg had ended 1-1. It was a
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      • 191 H8 Bhijing CHINA'S top footballers angrily denounced former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson yesterday for alleged racist statements insulting Chinese women. Atkinson apparently told an audience m Sheffield last Wednesday: "The Chinese people have the best contraception m the world but I can't understand why there's so
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      • 473 H9 SOCCER PHOTO: LONDON NOTHING seems to go Arsenal's way these days. Sure, the reigning Premiership champions beat Newcastle United 1-0 to return to second spot m the standings but then the same newspapers which reported their victory also carried a story on Jermaine
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      • 1213 H9  -  James Lawton THE LAWTON REVIEW One disastrous week and pundits are all but ready to write him off By In London SUDDENLY well, perhaps not that suddenly, it has taken a whole week m the life of Liverpool Football Club Rafael Benitez is
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      • 444 H9 Madrid REAL Madrid are seven points behind runaway league leaders and arch-rivals Barcelona, but their coach Wanderley Luxemburgo insisted yesterday the Spanish giants could still finish the season as champions. Real Madrid have had a perfect record m the league since Luxemburgo's
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      • 172 H9 P _W_ D L f APts Barcelona 20 15 3 2 39 14 48 Real Madrid ....20 13 2 5 35 15 41 Valencia 20 10 6 4 30 16 36 Sevilla 20 10 5 5 23 19 35 Espanyol 20 10 4 6 24 18 34 Real
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      • 169 H9 P W D L F A Pts Juventus 20 14 5 1 36 11 47 AC Milan 20 12 6 2 35 13 42 Udinese 20 10 4 6 28 20 34 Inter Milan 20 6 14 0 39 27 32 Sampdoria 20 9 4 ***** 31 AS
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      • 324 H9 Bellamy in fall-out with manager Souness Newcastle CONTROVERSIAL Welsh international Craig Bellamy's future at Newcastle was thrown into doubt on Sunday, after a public falling-out with manager Graeme Souness. The manager revealed after Sunday's 0-1 away defeat by Premiership champions Arsenal that Bellamy had been left out because he did
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      • 288 H9 London SOBERING defeats last week by Burnley m the FA Cup and Southampton m the Premiership will ensure Liverpool line up desperate to make amends m their League Cup semi-final second leg against Watford today. The Championship contenders performed courageously m the first leg
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      • 171 H9 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 24 19 4 1 48 8 61 Arsenal 24 15 6 3 53 25 51 Man United 24 14 8 237 14 50 Everton 24 13 5 6 28 25 44 Liverpool 24 11 4 9 36 25 37 Middlesbrough 24
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      • 570 H10 »GOLF His game is far from polished as he secures hard-fought victory La Jolla (California) IF HIS critics will call it winning ugly, it is still fine with Tiger Woods. He had gone 15 months without an official stroke-play victory on
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        • 50 H10 SINGAPORE cyclist Samuel Yang won the orange jersey for the top South-east Asian rider at the Tour of Siam, which ended on Sunday. He was 11th out of 107 riders m the general classification. The five-stage event was won by Japan's Shinichi Fukushima.
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        • 61 H10 OVER 50 cyclists and in-line skaters will be taking part m the Charity Bike 'n' Blade 2005 on March 12 to raise funds for the new St Andrew's Community Hospital m Simei. Participants will embark on a 420-km journey from Singapore to Desaru and back.
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      • 382 H10  -  Peh Suing Huei By THE usual boring routine of baggage check-in and Customs clearance at Changi Airport was broken for some travellers yesterday as Britain's two top golfers took centrestage at the transit area. Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood posed for photographs and signed autographs
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      • 107 H10 Caltex Singapore Masters When: Thursday to Sunday Star players: Colin Montgomerie (Sco), Paul Lawrie (Sco), Lee Westwood (Eng), Thomas Bjorn (Den), Zhang Lianwei (Chn), Arjun Atwal (Ind). Prize money: US$l million (551.63 million) Where: Laguna National Golf and Country Club (Masters Course) Tickets: $15 (Thurs and Fri), $25 (Sat and
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      • 312 H11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Pittsburgh TOM Brady passed for a pair of scores as the New England Patriots earned their third trip to the Super Bowl m four years with a 41-27 victory over Pittsburgh m the AFC championship game on Sunday. Patriots, the defending champions
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      • 462 H11 TENNIS Fans celebrate two days ahead as Hewitt and Molik reach q-finals Melbourne AUSTRALIA Day came early for the fanatic home fans as Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik reached the quarter-fi-nals of their national tournament for the first time. But, as Australians celebrated, the Russian juggernaut
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        • 85 H11 SACRAMENTO: San Antonio Spurs emphatically snapped the Sacramento Kings' six-game winning streak with a 103-73 victory yesterday morning (Singapore time). Tony Massenburg had a seasonhigh 16 points against his former team-mates, and Tony Parker added 13 points and eight assists to help the Spurs
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        • 88 H11 LONDON: Former undisputed heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis has dismissed reports he will return to fight Vitali Klitschko for £21 million (Ss6s million). "I want to reiterate what I said when I retired that I will be one of the few heavyweight champions to
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        • 81 H11 WELLINGTON: A World XI put their humiliating weekend drubbing behind them yesterday to beat New Zealand by three wickets m the second one-day cricket match of a series to raise money for tsunami victims. New Zealand had the Man of the
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        • 53 H11 BEIJING: Seventeen Chinese athletes tested positive for drugs from more than 4,000 doping tests last year, antidoping officials said yesterday. Of the 17 drug users, five were bodybuilders, four weightlifters, three track and field athletes, two footballers and one each from wrestling, shooting and
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      • 628 H11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL Conference C'ships National Conference: Philadelphia 27 Atlanta 10. American Conference: New England 41 Pittsburgh 27. Philadelphia and New England advance to Super Bowl XXXIX on Nit. BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 103 Charlotte 92. Dallas 95 Denver 93, Milwaukee 101 New York 96, Miami 97 New Orleans 68.
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      525 H11 r Director of NEOBUILDERS PTE LTD SUNNY NEO CHOO HU Age: 71 Was called home to be with the Lord on 24 January 2005. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Lily Neo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ricky Neo Chee Teck Selene Choo Peng Sian Stanley Neo Chee
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      687 H12 I M DM CHOI KAM YOONG I I (Beloved wife of the late Choo Ah Van) 1 I Passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2005, I I leaving behind loved ones to mourn her loss. a I Children Spouses: Grandchildren Spouses: M I (Choo Kam Lien Lee Yut
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      • 531 H14 Central banks' action makes it tougher for Washington to fund current account gap London CENTRAL banks are moving reserves away from the United States and towards the euro zone m a move that looks set to deepen the Bush administration's difficulties m financing
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      • 64 H14 Thirty per cent of the respondents forecast a growth m employment over the next six months. No change m staffing was expected by 56 per cent. PHOTO: Overall, the job market remains positive, with 27 per cent saying employment was rising, compared to 11 per cent who said
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      • 432 H14 Washington BUSINESSES m the United States expect strong economic growth to continue m the first half of this year and most plan to boost capital spending this year, though the outlook for hiring has dimmed, a survey showed yesterday. In a survey of 104
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      • 39 H14 Yesterday's close: 11.289.49 (+51.12 points) Japanese share prices closed 0.45 per cent higher, on a technical rebound supported by foreign investors, but the market overall was waiting for key Quarterly results from the blue-chip companies. AFP
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      • 31 H14 Yesterday's close: 13,386.99 (-94.03 points) Hong Kong stocks closed 0.7 percent lower, as profit-taking hit counters like China Unicorn following a weak performance on Wall Street. REUTERS
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      • 37 H14 Yesterday's close: 1,255.78 (+21.3 points) Chinese share prices closed 1.7 per cent higher, as the central government agreed to reduce stamp duties for stock trading, m an attempt to spur investors' buying appetite. AFP
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      • 33 H14 Yesterday's close: 4,044.8 (+0.9 point) Australian share prices closed virtually unchanged, with some support coming through trom gains m heavyweight resources stocks, such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton AFP
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      • 36 H14 Yesterday's close: 923.33 (-6.39 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.7 per cent lower m cautious trade, as concerns over likely interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve dampened local buying interest. AFP
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        36 H14 Yesterday's close: 6,106 (-77 points) Indian stocks fell. The decline was paced by L&T, the country's biggest construction company, which posted a fiscal third-quarter profit that lagged behind estimates of some analysts. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 29 H14 Yesterday's close: 1,030.71 (-5.03 points) Indonesian share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower, on foreign-led profit-taking focused on telecoms stocks and car dealer Astra International. AFP
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      • 40 H14 Yesterday's close-. 695.92 (-0.93 point) Thai share prices closed 0.13 percent lower, as investor concerns grew over oil price rises amid a lack ot fresh leads. The fall was mainly led by Kasikombank and Bangkok Bank. AFP
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      • 227 H14 Jan 24 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.110 -0.030 BIL Inti US2Oc 0.49 1.070 -0.020 Capitaland 1.44 2.210 +0.070 Chart SemiCond 2Sc 071 0 960 Ch>Devsoc 2.14 6.650 -0.150 ComfortDelgro 25c 196 1.520 +0.010 Cosco Corp 20c 0.37 1.300 +0.010 Creative T 25c
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      • 69 H14 Jan 24 MFSTech 10c 77,350,000 PacificCenturyiOc 20,714,000 Beauty China HKIO 20,709,000 Capita Land 20,003,000 Sing Tel 15c 15,392,000 China Sun HK25c 12.876.000 STATSChP 25c 12,657,000 Noble Grp HK2SC 1 1,896.000 Star Cruises 10c 11,016,000 Zhonghui 5c 10.206,000 UniFiber 10c 9,627,000 Norelco 5c 9,287,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 7,643,000 Bro8!lway 20c
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      • 155 H14 Jan 24 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY I Source: HSBC Bank USA. S pore Branch PM'sian nnggit: Interbank rate by OCBC) Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2520 J .2670 Can dollar 1.3290 ***** Euro 2.1190 2 1440 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4296 0.4300 NZ
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        • 89 H14 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian banks have been told to write off property-related loans that are more than 10 years old, The Edge magazine reported yesterday. The central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, has asked lenders to adopt the policy this year to reduce the
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        • 119 H14 AMSTERDAM: Three leading European airlines are m exclusive talks with two British private equity funds to form a*new company to buy out all of Spain-based travel bookings company Amadeus for 4.34 billion euros (559.27 billion). Air France-KLM, the world's largest airline by sales,
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        • 85 H14 LONDON: Goldman Sachs plans to raise a US$7 billion (5511.5 billion) private equity fund, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation. If successful, the fund would be among the largest ever raised by an investment bank. No one at Goldman could
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      • 392 H15 $34.3 b of investments ploughed into nearly 2,900 deals as market sentiment improves San Francisco US VENTURE capitalists reversed three years of funding declines, investing US$2O.9 billion (5534.3 billion) into 2,876 deals last year, according to a new survey released late on
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      • 296 H15 MBA grads weather downturn SOURCE: GRAPHICS: London THEY were the lost generation of business school graduates. High-fliers whose hopes of cashing m on blue-chip MBAs were scuppered by an economic downturn exacerbated by the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But according to MBA 2005, the Financial Times' (FT) annual ranking
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      • 472 H17 Security concerns over IBM facility m North Carolina may scuttle deal New York REGULATORS m the United States are raising national-security concerns over IBM's pending US$l.25-billion (552.05-billion) sale of its personal-computer (PC) business to China's Lenovo Group, people familiar with the matter
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      • 456 H17 PHOTO: RALLYING oil prices climbed to within a dollar of US$5O a barrel early yesterday as a blizzard enveloped the United States north-east, boosting demand for heating oil. Uncertainty ahead of Sunday's Iraqi elections and Opec meeting also kept prices near
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      • 447 H18 Beijing halves stock- trading duty to revive ailing markets But investors are lukewarm, fearing return of IPOs may drain away money Shanghai CHINA halved the duty on stock trades yesterday m a long-expec-ted attempt to lift Asia's worstperforming bourses off five-year lows, but investors' early reaction was lukewarm. The move
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      • 427 H18 Two China banks shelve NYSE listing plans Beijing TWO of China's big state-owned commercial banks seeking listings as part of broad reform efforts are no longer considering flotations on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a local newspaper reported yesterday. Citing sources close to the exchange, the Economic Observer said
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      • 914 H19  -  Bryan Lee COMMENTARY Affordable, fast and widespread access key to Spore migrating more services online By BIG-TIME Internet users, who like to download movies and other data-heavy material, had their thumb-twiddling time drastically cut last week. They are the big beneficiaries
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      • 217 H19 Shanghai TEMASEK Holdings, a US$54 billion (SsBB.B billion) Singapore investment company, has completed the purchase of a 4.55 per cent stake m China Minsheng Banking, China's first privately owned lender. Temasek bought 236.1 million shares from state-owned shareholder China National Coal Group, after getting approval
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      • 325 H19  -  Karamjit Kaur By Transport Correspondent INDONESIA-BASED budget carrier Awair says it will abort plans to fly to Singapore if it does not get an indication soon on when it will obtain regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
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      • 423 H20 GIC RE and Wuthelam will take stakes m HDB unit to cater to huge demand for housing GIC Real Estate (GIC RE), HDB Corp and privately-owned Wuthelam Holdings are joining forces to develop township projects m China with an eye on the huge
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      • 322 H20  - CPG bags Chinese airport design deals worth $1.9 b Tan Hui Yee By SINGAPORE-BASED building consultancy CPG Corp has just bagged contracts to design two airport terminals m China worth a total of US$l.l4 billion (551.87 billion). Its subsidiary, CPG Consultants, beat leading design companies from seven other countries including
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      • 283 H20  -  TAN HUI YEE Df VELOPER Capita Land is set to gain about $50 million from selling its stake m a company which owns a prime Shanghai office building, currently under construction. The money, it said, will be used to generate
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      • 177 H21 THE stock exchanges of Singapore and Jakarta will work towards a closer relationship by developing the channels of communications with each other. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Jakarta Stock Exchange yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signalling an alliance that will provide the
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      • 243 H21  -  AZHAR KHALID WARRANT WATCH INVESTORS bailed out of the six structured warrants issued on Creative Technology yesterday m line with the sharp drop m the price of the underlying shares. A slew of sell recommendations by analysts on Creative's shares triggered the selldown m the call
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      • 261 H22 Jan 24. 2005 2,074.24 -11.15 I UP DOWN Gainers: 92 Losers: 397 Urv: hanged 341 MAYBANK MOVE MAYBANK yesterday launched a new instant funds transfer service to Malaysia which gives recipients immediate access to the funds. The service the first of its kind is expected
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      • 397 H22  -  Suki Lor By Assistant Money Editor ELECTRONIC waste recycler Citiraya Industries last night shocked the market with an announcement that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is probing possible irregularities by certain employees. Citiraya, a favourite among investors, said it has been asked to assist
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      • 59 H22 CITIRAYA Industries yesterday appointed Mr Nicky Tan's NTan Corporate Advisory as its independent investigator and financial adviser "to carry out a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the transactions m question". The electronic waste recycler said that the company and its staff are cooperating fully with the CPIB,
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      • 320 H22 Malaysian tycoon 'in talks to buy stake in Valuair' Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN tycoon's airport management company is m talks with Singapore's Valuair over acquiring a stake m the budget airline, a news report said yesterday. Malaysia's Senai Airport Terminal Services, or Sats, has agreed to sign a preliminary non-binding
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    • 752 C9 f*k SUNDAY PHOTO-PIC br special RENOVATED FABER CREST. 3+l 1700 sq.ft. Direct river view. Ground fir. $3.8 K. 9488-3303 < i PUk DOl-08 EQj city a south-west PTE APTS RENT I Aptm with Servlc&s Convenient amenities 5-min walk to Bugis MRT/Seiyu 2/3 bedrooms (with balcony/garden) tastefully furnished Full condo facilities
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    • 832 C9 Pk DO l-08 Ujj city a south-west IP PTE APTS RENT SEAUTIFUL SEA VIEW. New 2 rm, Caribbean. Next to MRT/ shpg/ eateries. neg. CM *****256 HERITAGE VIEW. UNFURN. 3+l. Twr A. High fir, S2.BK neg. Avail Feb. All races. MRT *****003 PN RIVER PLACE. OPP Robertson Quay. I+l storeroom,
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    • 652 C9 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ |0k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Wk. DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ 111} TANGLIN/ HOLLAND t^J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND B^ PIE APTS -RENT PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RF.NT Bltf^B^B^^^BH Bj^M^^a^B^Bi B^B^^BH^^^^^^ta^ M I Bj Io^^BkP^i BXi^3l Bmfl^^^P^BrV^P^B^Br^Baß^Plß^^. T~~ W fl ■^V jjm Ir* Prestigious address at Leonie
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    • 217 C9 Duchess Crest $2.5K 2 bedrm+patio, Showrm s+l Twnhse, 4100 sq.ft $10K Chateau Le Fame $3.5K 3+l bedrm, mais Gif borne Light $2K 2 rms. Furn. Balmoral Twnhse $10K 4+l bedrm, 7700 sq.ft. Owners Renting Welcome 9003 0696 RAY INTERNATIONAL PETER PONG *****866 DTZ Peterson Twr. 4 rms 53.5K Mm to
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    • 646 C9 I Gl CHARLESTON 2*l 3+l. Pte lift, Cl security, pool. Part/ f/furn. Avail 01 mid Jan. Near Gt World/ Orchard. m Owner *****952 office hrs DUCHESS CREST Low rise resort-like condo 3+l/4+l/4+l+family 1346/ 1496/ 1561/ 1711/ 1744/ 2088 sqft Patio/balcony Choice of furnishing/ flexible lease terms 553,500 onwards neg! B
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    • 761 C9 Ik DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ GD TANGLIN/ HOLLAND P PTEAPTS-RENT Expat s I l Choke S3 NJAI CREST 3 storey cluster c basement roof terr 3035 .ft. 4+l+l, $SK. Full condo faciles 9387-6499 rSjTf^ Choice VER WALK Apt. 3+l+ balcony. ?4. 1615 sqft. All rms+ kitchen. 1 Boat Quay view. Near
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    • 987 C9 Mfc DO9-10 ORCHARD/ I Gjll TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO LE MARQUE 1604 sqft 3+l. Hi Well kept. Avail, immed. 52.5 K. 2 CBRE *****686/ *****755 li\ 261 ASPEN HGTS. 4+l bdrms. 1582 sqft. P/furn. Balcony. Low fir. b Sandy CBRE 9388 8660 v SSS.SK CUSCADEN RESIDENCE. 3+l rms. 1.485 sq
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    • 800 C9 |k 009- 10 ORCHARD/ 1|I) TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W PTE APTS -RENT OLLAND RD 90. Condo facilities. H rms. Nice interior. Spacious /ing. High fir. Agt 9701 5398 OOOWOOO GDN. BRANO new! Off almoral. 4-rm. 2150 sqft. Pte nblocked view. 6841-1966 1 TAMAN SERASI. Furn. Renoated. 3+l Spanish Village. Furn. icely
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    • 675 C9 ■kk Dl lft 21 NEWTON/ pk Dll H2l NEWTON/ LLIj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI L^j BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI I? PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT ~|JHHH3G2SSBS I^gt^KT mm ""^yT*fi>fc v con do facilities |:\lgjg Near MRT 54\^^5 •2. 3& 4 bedrooms aL. r 958 sq ft 2637 sq ft SpHE* j^^J?*
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    • 749 C9 FGFGFGF fff\ D l 16 EAST COAST lit/ PTE APTS RENT Expat's Choice THE MAKENA 3+l pool view, immed/ King's Mansion/ Mandarin Gdn/ Laguna Pk/ Ocean Pk/ Villa Marina. Tenants call *****916 Intemoiionol Property Adviserj WATER PLACE/ COTE D Azur/ Landbay/ Pebble Bay 21 3/ 4 rms. Sea/ pool view.
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    • 667 C10 rrri uis-i6tAbi coAbi U|i/ PTE APTS RENT MANDARIN GDN. SEA view, high fir. 1572 sqft. 3+l. F/facilities. Turn. Gates *****751 BAYSHORE PK. NICELY renovated. 936 sqft. 2 rms. Brand new fitting/ greenery $1.6 K. *****146 NEW! COUNTRY PK Bedok Rd. 1323 sqft. 3+l. P/furn. Modern facilities, bright. HECKS *****220 MAKENA
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    • 503 C10 mm D 22-24 Qli WEST |V PTE APTS RENT JADE 3*l/ 4*1. 1 mm to Bt Batok MRT. Very high fir. Fully/ P/furn. F/faciHties.lmmed *****402 agt SI.IK! DAIRY FARM 2+1, 1350 sqft. i 2 balcony, furn, condo facilities. Cold Storage. 6764-1562 Agt THE WARREN 2*l brand new (CCX MRT) Hign
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    • 712 C10 rm HOUSES FOR RENT Sunrise Avenue •Bedok Ria Lentor Walk •Jin Angin Laut With mature gar Daphne Low 9423 2927 Tanl Er 9758 6687 SUNSET PLACE 3-STOREY bunglw. with pool. About 7000 sq.ft. srm/ 3 baths. P/furn. F/aircon. Ouiet. Amenities. 9817-1937 I■ 1 A MMMloMlPraptdyAdvlifn ORCHARD RD 2 storey terr.
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    • 909 C10 ffj HOUSES FOR RENT ....s3ooo+ ...s3ooo+ ....s3ooo+ den landscape. Brandon Teo 9682 8032 I Drainno Yeo 9368 7949 D.05 PASIR PANJANG Rd. 2sto rey semi-d, 3+l rms. Near amenities. SBS Realty 6880-0607/5 HOLLAND SEMI-D 4+J. Spacious living. Beautiful kitchen/ patio. Quality finish. TRS 9450-9389 D.05 SPRINGWOOD CORNER terr 3+l. $2K/
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    • 905 C10 PW\ HUDC/HDB tiff APTS FOR RENT NEAR MRT 2/ 3*l APPROVED Woodlands MRT. '$65O. Bedok Blk. 36/ 42 Jurong 633, designer decor. Marine, Yishun 153, MRT. *****106 2*l Woodlands 608. Unfurn... $700 2+l Marsilinq 2/ 12 $700 2*l CCX 689A/ 691A $800 2*l Bedok Res 772 $800 2*l AMK MRT
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    • 1044 C10 fl{\ HUDC/HDB \jjj APTS FOR RENT 3-RM HOLLAND DR Blk 16. 5-rm Jurong W Blk 437. F/furn. Near amenities, mkt. View to appreciate. Immed 9451-5673 ROOF 2*l CIRCUIT Rd 47/ T.Payoh 98. Bt Panjang 126, 163/ Bedok 420. I+l Bedok 84/ Aljunied 121. MRT Teban Gdn 96. Call 9021-474 1/2*
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    • 465 C10 ¥ff\ SERVICE fffi SERVICE PJK SERVICE |ftfc? APARTMENTS \j& APARTMENTS Ufrf APARTMENTS I For further enquiries -Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence g£\ and viewing, please call: m Singapore with 34 storeys fil Tpl K*****RR Minimum lease period of 1 week; long term Iff c ■R7997nni tenancy rates available rax: 67ZZ7001 Choice
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    • 647 C10 Long/she t term lea?e I avaiiable ffrtn 1 month) 3 bedrooms 1 utility Housekeeping service available 1 Sam Poi 9632 8288 Melvin Poh 9666 6764 SINGAPORE SVC APT: 60 Gilstead Rd. Near Novena MRT. Resort setting, facilities. i/2/3bdrm apt avail. Call 9827-2115 fff\ ROOMS FOR RENT |j§j7 (PRIVATE) AIRCON ROOM
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    • 808 C10 FGDFGFD if}V ROOMS FOR Ifjir RENT (HOB) COMMON RM FOR rent near Queenstown/ NTuC. Furnished Pis call: *****716 ALL AREAS RMS Bishan, Pasir Ris, Tampmes, S'goon, Bedok Woodlands, etc. 9009-7762 agt fff\ SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION DO9/10. BT TIMAH studio with cooking $900. 1 2 bdrms spa cious apt. $1.3K up. Pte
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    • 875 C11 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LI3 TANGUN/ HOLLAND f& HOUSES -SALE Mt Sinai Rise 2 -storey semi-d. 3550/ 3000 sqft. 4+l SI.BBM Duchess PI 3-storey semi-d. 3300/ 3800 sqft. s+l 52.28 M Greenwood Aye. 2-storey semi-d. 3300/ 2800 sqft. 4+l 52.18 M New Duke's 2 -storey semi-d. Roof gdn/ pool. F'hold S2.XM
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    • 858 C11 Ifh 009- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND |P PTEAPTS-SALE PropNox B^BBB WHARTON VALE. (SOPHIA Rd) High fir. 624 sq.ft. 2-bdrm. F/aircon. Convenient. Prime location. Bernard Wu 9741-4176 PN Grange Residcnct Brand New. 2582/ 2583 sqft $3M up Four Seasons 2260/ 2874/ 3800 sqft $2.8 M/ $4.1 M/ $4.9 M Regency Park
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    • 679 C11 ■Ik Dll tt 21 NEWTON/ flfe D ll tt 2l NEWTON/ IL% Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ flfe Dl l ft 2l NEWTON/ PJk Di 1 ft 2l NEWTON/ jHfc Dl l ft 2l NEWTON/ Lll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LSI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LIM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI $7 PTE APTS SALE
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    • 366 C11 ■fe Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ E£j MACPHERSON/GEYLANG ■F PTE APTS SALE 100% NEWI 200% urgent sale! Waterina F'hold. 3+1. 1130 sqft. 3 mins MRT/ Suntec. F/facilities. Offer me now! 9388-9339 Mark Simon Goh 9488 1110 BRADDELL REGALIA. BRAND New. 11 units. F/furn Apt. 1315-1345 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. Short walk to
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    • 480 C11 ffr\ Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST mW HOUSES SALE JLN LIMAU 2 storey semi-d. 3500/ 3000 sqft. 4+l rm. Good cond. Near Amenities. Nice layout/ Quiet. Sylvia 9667 1882 D.15 OLD BUNGLW. F'hold. Katong. Prime Land 12,760 sq.ft. Short frontage. Can build 2 bunglws. 54.75 M neg. 9506-6666 ERA ONAN
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    • 566 C11 I"J\ Dl 5-16 EAST COAST IoP PTE APTS SALE Near 111 Mrt EAST MEADOWS 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l. Flamingo Valley/ Astoria Pk. 3+l. Pool view. Full condo facilities. MRT. Call Magdaiere 9109 8087 ARTHUR MANSION. OFF Meyer Rd 3+l. Cosy 1227 sqft. ECP/ Parkway Parade. High fir. Sea view. Facilities. For
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    • 353 C11 FGFGF i"f| Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST |pt? PTE APTS SALE PEBBLEBAY 2667/ 2745 sqft. Renovated/ Lagoon View, renovated. Sole agt *****606. THE BAYSHORE. 2*l rms, high fir/ 4+l rms high fir, sea view. i> neg. immed. Call 9799-6633 PW. F'HOLD. CASA SARINA. 3+l Ground fir. Face 0001. Foreigners eligible.
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    • 736 C12 ■k Dl9-20SERANGOON/ Lfij THOMSON Jj HOUSES -SALE D.19 F'HOLD! 3-STOREY Inter Terr Sunshine Terr. Good size. 4+l. Park 2 cars. Marble/ Parquet. MRT/ schs. neg. 9270-8122 PN D.19 PARRY GREEN. 5 yrs. 3-Sto rey terr. s+l. 2 master rms. Easy access/ MRT. Leasehold $768K only! Landßidge *****797 BEST LOCATION! SUNSHINE
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    • 762 C12 IVH D 25-28 NORTH Ulr 1 PTE APTS SALE PropWexUpHM SELETAR SPRINGS. 4 bdrms mais. F/furn. Full condo facilities with Minimart. Tight security. 99 yrs. Convenient. SMS 9436-8018 PN HUDCAPTS rnn CAf C Upr rUH oALt APT BLK 110 Potong Pasir. 1700 sqft. 3+l. Spacious layout. MRT/ St Andrew's Sch/
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    • 718 C12 IRK HOB APTS FOR SALE PRS HDB APTS FOR SALE IRS HDB APTS FOR SALE f&\ HDB APTS FOR S ALE Pt*V HDB APTS FOR SALE IP*V HDB APTS FOR SAI F tUf (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) fctj/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) fcg) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) Q) (BEWCHAI CHK) Q/ (BeSoTcha^HE) Is D L O I r\
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    • 640 C12 Uj^^r I BUM I DA lUX J BEAUTIFUL! 5T CORNER 291E, Bt Batok. Condo layout! #05. Coun- try decor/ aircon/ amenities. Must see! Azahar *****215 PN 1 EXEC APT 222 362 tip top recess 5 'A' 111 170 beautiful view lift fir. 5 T 289 D 291 C 325 514
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    • 560 C12 ■It HDBAPTS FOR SALE lllA (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ IF TELOK BLANGAH) 3 T 167 Stirling. Upgraded. 802. 100% move m. Positive/ Exec Apt 149. 816. MRT. 9029- 3988 3 T BLK 171 Stirling Rd. High fir. Windy. Unblocked. Amenities. All races. Jireh 9144-2389 3 T BLK 86 Redhill Cl. High fir. Unblocked.
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    • 649 C12 IflS HDBAPTS FOR SALE lit/ (CENTRAL/CITY) lixJ Location 4 T BLK 233 Bain St. Well kept. Panoramic view. Near MRT/ sch. i 5 T Blk 54 Kent Rd. High fir Move-in. 9732-5161/ 9005-5175 I I m m B Im. M mmmmmmM IM 1 W gr'. 7 .T*-i;:'.'.vl 4 117 Beach
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    • 601 C12 ■t HDBAPTS FOR SALE ED (CLEMENTI/ §J WEST COAST) 9878 8521^ M SEARCH NO MORE, here's your dream home! 3T Corner Blk 8 Holland Aye. Balinese decor. Open concept. Former showhse. Motivated seller! Hurry! f' New >iye*r, New House ALMOST SOLDI 3 NG' Clementi West. Blk 351/ 731 Mid fir,
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    • 571 C12 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE t2l (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ U YIO CHU KANG) 4 'NG' BLK 111 S'goon N./ 5 T blk j 513 Hougang. High fir/ corner. MRT. Renovated. Choice units, t Don't miss!! Dcv 9004 2000 ERA i i 1 i I" "1 v *oS m i 4 'NG' BLK. 317
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    • 1279 C12 fWS HDB APTS FOR SALE it£r (jurong) BERNARD WU 9389-3139 PN 4 'A' 685 C, 6848 High fir. Corner 4 'A' 835. 518, 718 Lift level low 4 'NG' 480 811. Lift level Simple 3 T 3 T 167 Boon Lay. Low 3 T 211 Boon Lay. Renovated 3 'A'
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    • 848 C12 NMNBGH Wfk HDB APTS FOR SALE h»? (JURONG) SURE GOOD BUY! $185 K. 3/ 4 A Jurong W Blk 543/ 423. Simple, well kept. Grant. 6278 6969 URGENT S2XXK NEG! s*l* Pt Blk 219A Jurong E (118 sqm) Face SE Move-in. All races. 9681-8830 3 'NG' JURONG W 484 High
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    • 945 C13 Bfi HDB APTS FOR SALE i||/ (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) ■H ERA L^4J EXEC APT 327. High floor. Lift level. Renovated. Bright breezy. Near Tampines Mart/ amenities. Strictly view to offer. CYNTHIA CHUA 9683-5333 PN 3 S' 844/ 3 A' 205, 845... MM fir 3 'A' 263, 444, 469 High/lift fir 3
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    • 900 C13 ■fk HDB APTS FOR SALE hill (TOA PAYOH/ IP POTONG PASIR) 3T 193/ 51 Toa Payoh Upgraded. 4T Dr to Dr. 219 mid fir, new renovation. Call 9382 5283 3'NG' 120 POTONG Pasir. Mid fir. Unblocked. 101% move-in. All races. Call Samuel 9771-9752 PN 3^l 8LK.194 KIM Keat. high fir.
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    • 906 C13 fffi HDB APTS FOR SALE (iff (WOODLANDS) $3888 REWARD! BANK sale price Exec Apt 8938/ 789. Cheapost l ST 415/ 602/ 772. *****405 4 'A' 554 Woodlands. Ground/ high fir. Brand new. Move-in. 90 sqm. Price neq. *****500 KF 4 'A' 8LK.521 Ground fir. Designer build. 100% move-in. Near MRT.
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    • 655 C13 fff\ ROOMS WANTED \j}) (RENT) ALL AREAS RMS wanted m HDB/ condo/landed property. 3+l/2+l/I+l. *****809. 24 hrs ALL AREAS! NEAR MRT! HDB/ condo/ landed common master rms. Owner pis call *****707 All AREAS! ROOMS wanted m HDB/ condo/ landed property/ 3+l/ 2+l/ I+l. *****775. 24 hrs. LOOKING FOR ROOMS around
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    • 1064 C13 Rf| FACTORY SPACE BH FACTORY SPACE R*| FACTORY SPACE fftk FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE UP FOR RENT fHf FOR REN I \Jjt FOR RENT fjjf FOR RENT \j£}f FOR RENT Space for your growing business... Bm SSWUB Flatted Factories at: ]Hr 532 512, 514 ChaiChee Lane jgß^^^P ■^■m^Higyy^l 16
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    • 327 C13 70C P.S.F. UP. Fr 1000-100,000 sq.ft. Ground/ upp fir at Pasir Panjang, Tagore, Defu, Jurong, Eunos, Changi. 9062-4145 PN CHIA PING 7800 sqft. with open space office. Suits motor accessories, tyre service, storage of general goods. *****686 agt BT BATOK BLK 2022. 1100 sqft. Partitioned office workshop. F/aircon. 60 amp
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    • 453 C13 fffi FACTORY SPACE Hi? FOR SALE DON'T Ml^S BRAKD NEW. SALE/ rent. Kaki Bo kit area. 4316 sqft. High ceiling. Own parking lots. For viewing, call 6471-2611 EUNOS TECHPARK 3712 sqft 60 yrs pte straight lease. Easy access to PIE/ Eunos MRT. Good rental returns. Serious seller AUCTION SALES, Thur
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    • 728 C14 Hh FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE R^ FACTORY SPACE ISf^FORSALE |p?FORSALE fi^FORSALE m^u^flj^^B Sale from $185 psf Lease from $0.90 psf (from 1 ,000-7,000 sq ft) Your \/ery own frontage ISPiiRiHITiffIRPI RK OFFICE SPACE Hh OFHCE SPACE \jJHf FOR RENT Up FOR RENT 1 1 1 j fiSTI QDEQN TOWERS
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    • 405 C14 ffh OFFICE SPACE fff\ OFFICE SPACE ft*i OFFICE SPACE y#? FOR RENT H)j7 FOR RENT jjp FOR RENT Lf s ukit lj Po B Raffies tf ?AH <. fif f Place MRT p ct MRT c? Tanjong g MtFaber J^ .< Bus Interchange/ M 3? Food Centre Keppel <£? A°
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    • 124 C14 Prestigious business address -Calls answering forwarding -Mails packages handling -Email notifications -6 months free subscription* Level 28 Gateway East, 152 Beach Road *****2T) 6827-9777 Near Clarice Quay MRT station SERVICE OFFICES Excellent for start-ups Conference/meeting room facilities Total secretarial support Recreational facilities OFFICE From 399 to 560 so n Attractive
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    • 388 C14 < INTERNATIONAL BUILDING 360 ORCHARD ROAD Area: 452 to 1,953 sq.ft. Next to Shaw House/ Isetan Scotts L Outside CBD Near Orchard MRT Bare/ Fitted unit Immediate occupation Hong Fok Group 6390 2477/ 6292 8181 ORCHARD TOWERS j J Immed available 958 sq.ft./ 818 sq.ft. High floor/ Good view I
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    • 533 C14 D OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Attractive Rental Close proximity to Tanjong Pagar Raffles Place MRT 1176 1381 sqft Immediate occupation %ygi\t^t A \y^^Ji »Vllj l» UNfi ANN ASSOCMTNW BLO6 141 CECIL STREET 1 Prime location, walking distance to Tg Pagar MRT 1 From 883 to 4166 sqft Partial fitted/ bare
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    • 714 C14 HK OFFICE SPACE fpr FOR RENT PAYA LEBAR RD. (Infront Cisco Ctr) Walking distance to Paya Lebar MRT. Various offices from 1140 to 4424 sqft. Showrm. (1 unit) 1400 sqft. neq. 6259-1111 1 J Hf .1 ■HkT^T^IBH^F 1 jhb^ D.Ol ASIA INSURANCE Bldg 23, 452, 659, 872. 1317, 1705 sqft.
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    • 855 C14 Wfi OFFICE SPACE Up FOR RE NT Low Rental PENINSULA/ INT'L PLAZA. 991/ 1400/ 2357 sqft. Fitted/ bare. High fir. Good view. MRT. Immed. Fr $2.30 psf up! 96-981-981 CBS MRT/ MAIN RD shophse East, good layout, spKious. suits office, studios, spas. Free parking. Low Immed. Eman *****825 BUGIS VICINITY
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    • 700 C14 ■j;nijj;iiia^ HK OFFICE SPACE Up FOR RENT IDEAL LOCATION! MANHATTAN Hse. Fr 250-2500 sqft. Fitted, furn. Outside CBD. 9105-0903 ORCHARD PLAZA. 625 sqft. With partitions. Aircon. Carpeted. $1500 Only! Immed. 9856-9055 PRIME LOCATION CHINATOWN area. 1000 sqft/ 1500 sqft. Interested call/sms 9151-4784 ORCHARD PLAZA. 489 sqft. Avail immed. Rent $1.6K
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    • 570 C15 ff^SHOPSPACb fPfv SHOP SPACE UP FOR RENT Hff FOR RENT SHOWROOM CUM OFFICE AT THE PLAZA Size ranges from 305 sq ft to 1,023 sq ft (level 1 2) Suitable for art galleries, curtains, carpets, travel agency, lightings, bathroom accessories, soft furnishings, interior designing or other services. Outside CBD, next
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    • 541 C15 HfV SHOP SPACE [fir 9 FOR RENT URGENT! AMK BLK 226A I shop. Good location. Rent mcl PUB $2200 (Offer before Chinese New Year 2 Feb!) All trade. Heavy crowd. Near mkt/ Toto. 4D. Immed. SMS 9436-8018 PN ■ftJS WOODLANDS 806! M shop. Foot Reflexology, Chinese Physician h/p accessories. Rent
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    • 788 C15 RfJV SHOP SPACE \tlf FOR RENT JURONG WEST 498 shop. Suit all trades. Excellent crowd! Very reasonable rent! Near NTUC, 24 Coffesshop. Call 9436-8018 PN JURONG WEST 498. Whole unit for rent! Besides NTUC.£xcellent location. Suits al' trades. Good crowd. Hurry! SMS *****018 PN YISHUN 414 WHOLE unit for sale/
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    • 760 C15 HtS shop space ftijf FOR SALE ADELPHI «81/«3 217 442 sqft/ Balestier 801/ «02 484 280 sqft/ Far East #03/ #05 312 377 sqft/ Katong «01 390 480 sqft/ Odean Katong «02 347 sqft/ Pearl Ctr 802 334 412 sqft/ Sim Lim 802/83 410 sqft STEVEN UU I ZL~ M
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    • 455 C15 ■k RESTAURANT/ Ky LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT DAY/ NIGHT CROWD. 1300 sqft 400 sqft. Fully fitted 3> $10K takeover fee. *****238 agt TAKEOVER OF COFFEESHOP Kallang. 10 +1 stalls. 667 sqm. Contact *****223 PANDAN GDN. BLK 416 newly renovated restn. for takeover. 860 sqft. Convenient. 9323-6234 IDA APPROVED ALJUNIED BLK
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    • 641 C15 PJk WAREHOUSES/ Mk WAREHOUSES/ In STORAGE Kf) STORAGE Jf SPACE FOR RENT ff SPACE FOR RENT AIS Industrial Building 95 103 Kallang Avenue Central Location Located on ground floor Accessible 24 hours a day Various sizes Individual temperature control (from -20 to 5°C) Agents welcome Swee Cheng Management Pte Ltd
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    • 452 C15 WV LAND Jeffrey Sim *****318 1) FLORENCE ROAD 12,000 sq.ft. 2) Geylang Lorong 25, 9100 sq.ft. 3) Wareham Road 7477 sq.ft. 4) Telok Kurau 8100' sq.ft. 5) Sennet Road 8000 sq.ft. DEVELOPMENT LAND. MINBU area i 14,000 sqft. Plot ratio 2.8 For high rise. Convenient location. Must sell! Call 9745-3186
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