The Straits Times, 23 June 2005

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Total Pages: 106
1 24 The Straits Times
  • 21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGKwGiSfei^TS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 THURSDAY, JUNE 23 2005 •flf*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
    21 words
  • 312 1  -  David Boey By AEROPLANE buff Adam Kwek, 34, knows exactly where he will be this Saturday and the next six Saturdays as well, if it is all fine with his wife. The call of the Padang is strong for the Pasir Ris resident, as
    EDWIN KOO  -  312 words
  • 525 1 Promise of closer economic and military ties made to Hanoi leader Washington VIETNAMESE Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, now on a landmark visit to the United States, has won promises from US President George W. Bush to bolster economic and military ties between
    ASSOCIATED PRESS; WASHINGTON POST; REUTERS  -  525 words
  • 495 1  -  Tanya Fong Chong Chee Kin By FOUR men were arrested yesterday in the ongoing corruption probe into waste recycler Citiraya Industries, and more arrests are expected. They worked for Citiraya's clients STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific, Seagate Technology International, 3M Singapore and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
    495 words
  • UPFRONT
    • 1051 1  -  Sandra Davie By SINGAPORE Management University student Serina Teo and her boyfriend Ignatius Koh, both 23, chose Bugis Street when they decided to open a shop selling Tshirts and needed a good location. Their parents were surprised. To many older Singaporeans, the place
      NG SOR LUAN  -  1,051 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • IN A FLASH
    • 42 2 Paid surrogate mums Rich Chinese couples are paying women to bear their children so wives can skip the labour pains and keep their shape. PAGE 6 Haj controversy Indonesia's V-P denies using state funds for his pilgrimage to Mecca. PAGE 12
      42 words
    • 37 2 Chinese eye US firms China companies buying over US assets to expand their global reach. PAGE 16 KKK mastermind Mastermind of the killing of three civil rights activists in Mississippi 41 years ago convicted. PAGE 18
      37 words
    • 13 2 Protect women Singapore's law should safeguard maids and pregnant women. PAGE 23
      13 words
    • 71 2 No cake on birthday Two-year-old boy with rare congenital disease cannot eat anything but a special kind of milk. PAGE HI Treating liver cancer Singapore General Hospital will start a new liver cancer treatment by 2007 after successful human trials. PAGE H2 Dead NSman's inquiry Uncle of dead soldier
      71 words
    • 27 2 Atropine eyedrops safe The Singapore Eye Research Institute says Atropine eyedrops used to treat myopia were tested and found to have minimal side effects. PAGE H9
      27 words
    • 50 2 Wimbledon cat fight Defending champ Maria Sharapova renews hostilities with precocious teenage star Sesil Karatantcheva in today's 2nd-round tie. PAGEHII FA sex scandal English Football Association's executive director David Davies has been named as the third man in a sex scandal which also implicates England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. PAGEHI3
      50 words
    • 51 2 Aussie dollar on a high The Australian dollar surged to a 16-month high against the Singapore dollar but analysts warn that its bull run is grinding to a halt. PAGEH2O 3M suesCitiraya Troubled Citiraya has been sued by 3M Singapore for $3.4 million the biggest lawsuit against it todate.
      51 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 184 2 Get $60 FREE CASH With UOB CashPlus! j^^^^^HP^MOH^^^^^K- Take Up Our Personal Line of Credit For Larger Living Today. '^^^^^BP^^^^^ Wjth UOB CasnPlus y° usl! have cash of U P t0 $1 20,000* to live out Jj Ifc Jl your dreams. Apply now and you'll receive: 4^ i. ii Up
      184 words
    • 38 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-13 World 16-22 Review 23-25 FYI 26 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H8 Forum H9 Sports HlO-Hl4 Obituaries Hl5 Money Hl6-H22 LIFE! Buzz L2,L10 News L3 Books L4-L5 Arts..... L6 Events L8 Horoscopes TV L9
      38 words

  • PRIME
    • 201 3 Veteran diplomat Tommy Koh and Yemeni Industry and Trade official Salem MohamedA. Salman kick up their heels as the inaugural Asia-Mid-dle East Dialogue ends and delegates take time out to unwind. It was a well-deserved break at Kampong Gelam's Restoran Tepak Sireh, a chance
      DESMOND WEE  -  201 words
    • 575 3  -  Kelvin Wong Rachel Chang By Card giants say most people only had non-sensitive information stolen WHICH BANKS AND HOW MANY CARDS LESS than 1,000 of the 20,000 Singaporean credit card holders affected by a security breach in the United States could have
      575 words
    • 535 4 Now, Howard suggests airline merger His comments on SIA and Qantas echo idea mooted by trade minister Sydney JUST two days after both Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Qantas reacted coolly to an Australian minister's suggestion that they should consider merging, the idea took off again. This time it was Australian
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  535 words
    • 487 4  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent ANGGI and Anjeli, the conjoined Indonesian twins separated in Singapore last month, are sitting up and moving their legs. Doctors, who had feared the girls would not be able to use their legs, are pleasantly surprised at
      FRANCISONG  -  487 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 549 3 Advertisement Slimming Goes Coffee! Wouldn't it be great to enjoy Studies Confirm Weight Loss the coffee you love and lose With Slimming Coffee I weight at the same time? DR ERL(NG THOM ph D was delighted by the results £T^A THIS is the exciting promise made by a new of
      549 words
    • 248 3 Hj^ -m*r isrij'fr your/ problem! at 4fljt m m m m m m m w <• I Hair Growth Cycle W'~ Hm^S ANAGEN STAGE (Growth) I J The hair growth period of a hair follicle. w /f9^\ CATAGEN STAGE (Transitional) I y*m^ 1 air sto P 5 growing but does
      248 words

  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 345 4 1 i' action community for H^H^H^B^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Bl^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^^H^H^^H^H^H^B^H^H^B^H^HlH§ 74 July 2005, Thursday B I U e S k V 8.30 am to 5.30 pm IHHIMIPPW finance forum Raffles City Convention Centre, Level 4 u|ii||jj^UMg|3&j|j|Uft|jl Looking for financing for your business? Want to know the options available? I The BlueSky Finance Forum is
      345 words
    • 50 4 The art of the land deal Read about a clever strategy that the owners of Jurong Point mall used to clinch a piece of land next door Ghostly People flock to Bukit Batok flat after rumours of ghosts Ghastly Gawkers harass family, constantly knocking on door at midnight, making noise
      50 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 270 5 I ■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■^■V I Vl^ BAN K I 111 A B&£ B^B^B^fl BH K m B^L^B^B^L^BP^i^^i^B^B^B^B^iß^B^B^B^B^BVßHl b^D^b^b^b^b^bl btLvl a^ b^bVb^b^KH^^b^b^bl b^b 4 uuijijm b^3 BBb^BI jA^B^B^B Bki^^^fl b^^7 f ~^b^b^bT b^V^^bl -t^^B^B^Bv i m BB &29s B^B^^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B I^B^B^B^B^Kl v*' _a^^f it*^S& 88l I a8 1 1 K%2 «8 1 Bh Bb
      270 words

  • ASIA
    • 706 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh Southern Thailand unrest By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok A 59-year-old 1 Buddhist plantation worker found beheaded on June 6 in a fruit orchard in Yala province. A 65 -year-old retired 2 Buddhist schoolteacher found decapitated on June 15 in a district of Pattani
      APP  -  706 words
    • 208 6 Beijing RICH couples in China are paying pretty and well-educated women tens of thousands of yuan to be surrogate mothers so that the wives would not have to endure labour pain and can stay in shape. Female executives are also turning to surrogacy
      208 words
    • 469 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Koizumi denies his trips to shrine are reason for anger in Seoul and Beijing PRIME Minister Junichiro Koizumi insisted yesterday that his visits to the Yasukuni war shrine were not the cause of his country's frazzled
      469 words
    • 51 10 There's a new twist to the business of selling pencils in China, as this shopkeeper in the eastern city of Nanjing shows. The pencils do not break when twisted to form, for example, hair ornaments. They are about 40cm long, with a 2B lead. PHOTO:
      XINHUA  -  51 words
    • 451 10  -  Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul NORTH Korea raised hopes yesterday that its controversial nuclear issue will be resolved through dialogue. At the start of two-day interKorean talks here, North Korean chief delegate Kwon Ho Ung said Pyongyang's ultimate goal
      451 words
    • 153 10 Tokyo VANDALS are not behind thousands of sharp metal pieces found jutting out of roadside guardrails, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. Investigators said preliminary findings showed that the shards resulted from contact with passing vehicles, the Asahi Shimbun said. The discovery of these mysterious
      153 words
    • 595 11  -  P. Jayaram By India Correspondent In New Delhi Population wilts as farmers turn to 'folklorie 1 ways of ushering in rains BUSINESSMAN B. S. Rastogi collapsed at New Delhi's main bus terminus after a trip to Sambhal in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state. He
      XINHUA  -  595 words
    • 154 11 A SCORCHING heatwave has rolled across parts of Europe and Asia, claiming at least 31 lives and raising farmers' fears of a historic drought. In Pakistan, 30 people died and hundreds fainted in temperatures as high as 48 deg C. Record temperatures of up to 35.7 deg C have
      XINHUA; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  154 words
    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 84 11 SEOUL: South Korea's defence minister yesterday offered to resign over a deadly shooting rampage by a soldier guarding the border with North Korea, officials said. Mr Yoon Kwang Ung expressed his willingness to quit but President Roh Moo Hyun has yet to decide whether to
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  84 words
      • 96 11 TOKYO: Japan, which is seeking to expand its tourist arrivals, will loosen its rules to make all Chinese on group tours eligible for a visa despite political strains between the nations, an official said yesterday. Japan currently issues group tourist yisas only to Chinese
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  96 words
      • 97 11 MANILA: A former justice department investigator who claims to have audiotapes showing election fraud by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo failed to show up at a public hearing into the affair yesterday. Mr Samuel Ong, ex-deputy chief of the National Bureau of Investigation, said through his lawyer
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  97 words
      • 67 11 BANGKOK: A lawmaker from Thailand's ruling party died yesterday after apparently falling from his lOth-floor flat here, police said. The body of Mr Attapol Sanitwongchai, a 39--year-old member of the Thai Rak Thai party, was found on the ground outside the Lamerzon condominium,
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  67 words
      • 105 11 SHANGHAI: China and the US will hold talks in Beijing this month to try and reach an agreement on how to stem a surge in Chinese clothing exports, worth about US$2 billion (553.3 billion) a year. The date has not been fixed. China wants
        BLOOMBERG  -  105 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 279 6 I Jusuf denies wrongdoing Indonesian Vice-President is alleged to have used money from a haj fund to pay for his pilgrimage to Mecca in 2002. PAGE 12 -j /**tvj»«y r s#*^i ''t* JJWCB^CTHBS^iwBKEf 6(fe C^*4&iBts3J^SA^Sß^T^^s WANK^BHKSOK^i^SyHMR^^BfIIBfIHBVBIBIBVBVBfiBHKBBMiB^^JIdBI Sun. *o TK «»tr«» Svstem LX39OOSA .1 m-h. ocn BBBBV j PhHip* Home Tn««*«*
      279 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 243 7 **********************************************************************888 b^BBBB; i^BBBBBBx B^^Tt^t^H I Br b- BgCi>gi|tsiCitß V Ell B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^blb^B^B^B^Biß^Bb •I K^ B^^Bjf^^^n^^S^K^S^KfWM^rTSTSff^^^^^^^^^Svß^B] ■Üb^MB»V If BlMi^flKß^ilßßßßaHHil n^B^Bißr >W I Br^nPavflPViyHSlVSvliHmffll ■sF wS^^k^ BJBBMMBMBMMiEiIHiiMBMiBi BR^^ktTmß BBBj I Wt' ff B^^ b^BbBBBBBBM 't^Bßj "^> fj^Btflti J tHfi f WlliWiriO^B^B^B^B^BT^^B^B^Br :j^BßßNl*i*J_|_|BßßßM BBBJ .^^Br B^^^. B^B^BvB^BBBK '^^^Rj .t^-^BiBvBBBBBBBBB^BBBBBBBBBBPBBBBBj-w^^BBBB .^BBBBI BBBBBBBBBBBBBH BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB^^^ BBBBBBBBBBBBBM BBL^K.\#kVSIII#tSI#BIHMI#|ISK>Sik*ASS«i9T«IIBI
      243 words

  • CHINA
    • 488 8  -  VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent Entry passes for the highly anticipated theme park available online from July FORGET long queues entry passes to the highly anticipated Hong Kong Disneyland will be available online starting next month, two months before the theme park
      488 words
    • 365 8 Xinji (Gansu) THE teacher always sent a girl to buy his cigarettes. He left the class unsupervised and waited in his office. When the girl returned to class with flushed cheeks and tousled hair, the other students said nothing. For nearly three months
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  365 words
    • 369 8 Beijing FLOODS and landslides triggered by torrential rain killed more than 40 people in southern China and forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 in a mountainous region. In response to the rapidly worsening situation, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for an
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  369 words
    • 232 8 HK activists plan rally against selection of new chief executive Hong Kong ACTIVISTS who organised two huge protests that helped topple Hong Kong's former leader said yesterday that they would stage a march to denounce the selection of the territory's new chief. The Civil Human Rights Front, part of a
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  232 words
    • 106 8 336 hurt in blast at China explosives store Beijing A BLAST ripped through a warehouse in China where explosives seized by police were stored, injuring 336 people, reports said yesterday. The blast occurred on Tuesday morning in a warehouse at Xinan explosives company in suburban Taiyuan, in Shanxi province, Xinhua
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  106 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 182 8 ■■-•IB <^l _m DW /A aw a^p Ia^B^B^B^HB^HHHHI k V'^^B am B^^ A YV 1 ft ?J K BM^^BB B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B kW Lam^l ■■■■■■■bvi I Ik^ B^Bk V >^Bl B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Bh! i IBBBk B^B^ B^Bv l ■By BT SHHHHbT m. i n| jbi |HHHHHV b^^ b^b^b^b^b^b^blbb va^B^a^ m vL- ■■■W ""^H BHW
      182 words
    • 156 8 ST. FRANCIS ACADEMY M^k A division of St Francis Methodist School presents STUDY IN USA RENDEZVOUS Professor Lance Masters (PhD) <^^ I^H A Renowned Educationalist from America will be in Singapore to speak on the following topics and more iH^H General scholarships/Tmancial aid selections process in American Colleges and Universities
      156 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 806 9 i __i i _h h BiH bBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBKBBBBBBBB^bBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB^ \3&'" _K «w bßt _fr _^bBI l y>L_. aBBBBBBBBBBBm tbC bW _flP* I x& bybybybybß i f bBBBBBBBBBBBBv v i bBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBk' -v i' *i^ j_^t Vfl BB^^^ S b¥bl B t B¥ -JbBI^bBBBBBv 1 BL___BB^BBii^-Biaß<M ""_^^^b_bw_pp mi^^f m^'wm*mmbip bm^-bmb-w MW^SWBw^BMBBi^g^wWBBBBBJi^BBpBB^^^BMBiWBBWjWJWJWJWJWJWJBBBBV j^r bb^_k"^.^^bVJ wAV
      806 words

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 500 10 P-flj^M OLYMPUS Mid Year Sale j^B Snap up these Olympus cameras and walk away with freebies. V Hurry, extended till 30 lunc 05. 5.0 Megapixel 3x Optical 4x Digital Zoom 2 0" TFT LCD r rflft Olympus 128 MB Card Af\t\ Worth $69 n LVSLHIiV^fIPVLPPr^fVVBPHIiaHHiIHL^LIi^L^LHHLHIHHi^L^L^LHHLHLHLHLIHL^H JBf^^Tl^v i b^L^Lb I //[mju:]
      500 words

  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 477 11 Connecting People 3 j^t !JF J* J 9 w9s ■i% Flki *^H f^^^sg|fc-., I BW4VA^Mfcv^^^w^Bi K^iPv f 9* V^aßs BBBBBB^BBBBBBBB^BBBBIBBBI^B^HfII^^^K' "q <*^J§FsH^i 3to B»L^^ r j* J f B td. 1 1 1 M iSBbI w* 1 9 g jj/fc"*' W^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K^^^^U^B&SBi 3 St i S^ta^"'""- blbbbbbb^^^^^^Vb^M'*^ bbbblbHbbbbl IbbbS bBI Wn
      477 words

  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 557 12  - Jusuf denies acting wrongly in haj case Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In lakarta Former minister claims V-P f s pilgrimage was paid for with state funds INDONESIA'S Vice-President Jusuf Kalla yesterday denied any wrong-doing over his pilgrimage to Mecca three years ago, after a former religious minister told police
      557 words
    • 272 12 Banda Aceh TWENTY-SEVEN convicted gamblers will be caned in public this week, marking the start of the enforcement of punishment for criminal cases under Aceh's Islamic law. The 27 Acehnese were convicted in April by the religious court in Bireuen, about 160km from here, but
      SALIM OSMAN  -  272 words
    • 57 12 Tears flow as Banda Aceh resident Muhammad AH is reunited with his 15-year-old daughter Sri Handayani He was sure his child had died after the tsunami hit on Dec 26 last year, but the Indonesian authorities and foreign aid agencies helped to trace the girl and
      RUTUERS  -  57 words
    • 107 12 Bangkok THAI police launched a pre-dawn raid yesterday on an illegal gambling den allegedly owned by a prominent politician, arresting hundreds of people in the biggest such sweep in a decade, officials said. After a two-month investigation, more than 200 police officers stormed the
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  107 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 386 12 Wyeth Nutrition The First Steps in jtUTlMfipil For Your Inquisitive Child Wyeth promises big nutrition for your little ones- right from the start. Specially formulated with our unique Wyeth Biofactors System to provide a combination of essential nutrients needed to complement a child's diet, Wyeth Promil Gold promises to support
      386 words
    • 62 12 I THE MATTRESS CENTRE I pillow fl *Mattr*ss Protector iTirnTTHHS *D«llv«ry A Disposal i^pi*A*Sfii k nut wiiimi [cg^- > Wy^ I 9188 L" l ?l King B^3j $1995/Sing>es229 Queen s2Bo $380 Cl^^JT I*lll^***1 111^*** Dlvan I ISleeDlOniC Pocketed Mat^ fcsgpr^^ uueen ising Q ue en Kinq L^^Js299 ***** $499 $stf9
      62 words
    • 33 12 Vision Exercise HHM|HHppHpiVM[|NHp^H Apparatus New Vision JDX-800 Pr/ce SS43B I9OUT OF fO PEOPLE WHO USED JDX-800~ 'I I SHOW IMMEDIATE RESULTS. I WS/Sf 0/V THE ORIGINAL! LOOK OUT FOR "NEW VISION" TABS. J
      33 words

  • MALAYSIA
    • 558 13  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Censure for angry exchange in Parliament that proved provocative A DEPUTY minister has been suspended for three months after a heated parliamentary debate over the quality of the country's medical graduates threatened to turn
      ASIA NEWS NETWORK; THE STAR  -  558 words
    • 356 13 Missing baby abducted by relative? Sungai Petani (Kedah) THE search for the missing newborn stolen from a Kedah hospital has taken a new turn. Police now believe that the child may have been abducted from Sungai Petani Hospital by a relative. This follows exhaustive checks and interviews with 20 people,
      NEW STRAITS TIMES; THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  356 words
    • 183 13 Kuala Lumpur THEY may be behind bars, but 23 members of the infamous "Mamak Gang" are still running their crime empire. Sources told The New Straits Times that gang members in the detention centre at Simpang Renggam near Kuala Lumpur were using "messengers" to
      NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  183 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 641 13 XEROX DIGITAL ABLE CANON ANALOG/ 3321/3401/DC4OO/55ICP/ DIGITAL COPIERS 605CP/707CP egfc* NP6030/NP6035/NP4050/NP4145/ Copy speed of 32-70 ■■jjj*^^^ GP 215/405/605/IR6OOO co^ es^' n R/ E* VHHBHr 4 from-loacing cassettes flexibility in copying/' features^ L^-** r;-< MULTI-FUNCTIONAL B/W UNIPHONE KEY TELEPHONESYSTEM ud-K3owi6Ajd-h2oo RICOH 1232L Jwi*^. Flexible Function Kevs tor J -4&to Netvwxk ready
      641 words

  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1406 14 \wK^ l j yr^BMlMr^i— 1 5 S IS—i 112L— 1_ —I _r~ |MMMMMMM|||>inQAporg^lvgi^jsw^ J BH^LWb.— __^a_VIMK. a\. 1 _^BHw>^BjMt_Bj^^^Bß^Baj^B^B^B^BWßH a MBjWB_L .———^—k, fl^^B JH_H .^B^^^^^^Lbl B a^HßßllifllHl^HHHM^ ri^^^^^ b__^ b___l LwH m aVifTlii a BABY DRAGON ■__71J__J _-S ■^a^Ba^M—^—MH— l^H— H__—____^^B| 7S* fiLSID I Western Ham IP?snSß^_i^_nfa^^^^ _V _|l RED
      1,406 words

  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1378 15 y&uu& 2OOS '..:t\ 'A g|jp buli LM t FRENCH FRIED POTATOES '■■Bbb^l^^ Lb^PlLb U.P. $8.50 .^aa^B^BW^a\ W'^m\ QUAKER r J^a^a^aW PT LOW Fat BIHB^BII r'®^'^® v* A* A MM *T^* M WL Instant Coffeemix B a^BSSßHaaVaa^Ba^Bal 880 BSaa^Ba^BLSLI w ..--■■a^p^iW m <o±<to\ aaL^^^a^H Orchard Beauty &L^k|flMß^ S W> WmM B
      1,378 words

  • WORLD
    • 616 16 Oil firms and other top brands targeted as Beijing extends influence Los Angeles FLUSH with cash and a strong desire to expand their global reach, Chinese companies have stepped up a shopping spree for US assets. Their moves are in the limelight after reports
      LOS ANGELES TIMES; AP  -  616 words
    • 239 16 MAINLAND Chinese investments in the United States have been relatively small so far, attracting little attention, but analysts predict China's growing visibility could spark a backlash reminiscent of anti- Japan sentiments that arose two decades ago. This would be more so given concerns
      LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  239 words
    • 403 17  -  Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Philadelphia Western firms fear sharing research with China and India, says report CHINA and India are poised to spearhead Asia's push into biotechnology, but concerns over the protection of intellectual property in both countries could hamper
      403 words
    • 174 17 THE Ernst Young report highlights Singapore as a good example of an Asian country gaining prominence on the global biotechnology stage. "With a long tradition of openness to trade and investments in technology, Singapore is well on its way to achieving its goal of
      EUGENE LOW  -  174 words
    • 342 17 Copenhagen A PLANT chemical found in soya, tofu and legumes could potentially damage sperm and affect male fertility, a British researcher says. Professor Lynn Fraser of King's College, London, has shown that eenistein, which can mimic the effect of the female hormone oestrogen,
      REUTERS  -  342 words
    • 539 18 PHOTO: The verdict brings a late closure to the infamous murder of three young civil rights activists Philadelphia THE killings of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney in the summer of 1964 transfixed America and galvanised the civil rights movement. On Tuesday, District
      LOS ANGELES TIMES; AP  -  539 words
    • 162 18 THE Ku Klux Klan, a violent, racist organisation that massed as many as two million members in the *****, casts a long shadow over US history. Founded in 1866 in Tennessee state, it grouped a small number of apologists for US slavery. Their rituals featured flaming
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  162 words
    • 234 18 Jerusalem AN UNPRECEDENTED summit between Palestinian and Israeli leaders broke up in Jerusalem amid bitter arguments and recriminations over continuing violence, yielding few tangible results. Palestinian officials said Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon began the two-hour summit with a humiliating 20-minute lecture to Palestinian President
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  234 words
    • 461 19 Top migrant destinations United States (35 million) Russia (13.3 million) Germany (7.3 million) Ukraine (6.9 million) France (6.3 million) India (6.3 million) Top migrant exporting countries China (35 million) India (20 million) The Philippines (7 million) Study says fears of migration's effects on jobs and welfare costs
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  461 words
    • 179 19 Baghdad A US Air Force U-2 spy plane has crashed in south-west Asia, killing the pilot, the US military said in a statement released yesterday in Baghdad. "The pilot had completed flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  179 words
    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 105 19 LONDON: A controversial British Bill that would outlaw inciting religious hatred survived a key vote in the House of Commons on Tuesday. After a second debate, an opposition bid to block the Bill was defeated. It will now go to a legislative panel. If it passes without
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  105 words
      • 96 19 WASHINGTON: There is I 70 per cent risk of an attack somewhere in the world with a weapon of mass destruction in the next decade, arms experts predicted in a survey released on Tuesday. They also said up to five more countries may acquire nuclear
        REUTERS  -  96 words
      • 100 19 WASHINGTON: The US Senate has approved a measure to encourage voluntary industry curbs on emissions of heat-trapping gases in trie first such vote by either House of Congress. The step was introduced by Senator Chuck Hagel and is part of a broader energy Bill. The
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  100 words
      • 102 19 UNITED NATIONS: Organised, premeditated sexual attack has become a preferred weapon of war in conflict-stricken parts of Africa, with rapists going unpunished, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland said governments were resisting foreign efforts to
        NEW YORK TIMES  -  102 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 205 22 Berlusconi insults Finnish food again ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi repeated one of his most famous diplomatic gaffes by insulting the cuisine of Finland, which Italy beat to host the new European Food Safety Authority (Efsa). "I've been to Finland and I had to endure the Finnish diet, so I
        REUTERS; AP  -  205 words
      • 263 22 AFTER a four-day search by about 3,000 volunteers, an 11-year-old Boy Scout has been found, dazed and dirty, on a trail about 2.4km from where he was last seen in the Utah wilderness. Brennan Hawkins was "a little dehydrated and weak,
        NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  263 words
      • 143 22 CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity has plunged to its lowest point so far, following his decision to call a referendum to ram through disputed reforms, a poll has showed. A survey conducted this month by the non-partisan Field Poll showed that the former action star's once-towering
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  143 words
      • 148 22 AILING Christian evangelist Billy Graham, acknowledging that his life's work is near its end, has said that his upcoming revival meeting in New York "will be the last in America, I'm sure". The 86-year-old said he is still considering an invitation to preach in
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  148 words
      • 125 22 FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, 89, was struck by a mild stroke and was reported "stable" in hospital, a day before a court considers whether he may be tried for abductions of opponents to his regime. Pinochet, who also suffered a stroke on May 19, lost
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  125 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 271 16 KKK mastermind guilty 80-year-old was mastermind behind the 1964 lynching of three activists depicted in Mississippi Burning. PAGE 18 No Slimming Machines, No Dieting, No Pi115.... 41 4 100% SLIMMING I^/jSfr Introducing a natural ancient M "hands-on" slimming methodology LYMPHATIC SLIMMING MASSAGE i^^^A was introduced in the U.S. in the
      271 words
    • 56 16 iHvtftMsiiT in a ufljrrai You are speciaDy invited to <wr Investment Property Exhibition on Introduction to Investing in Koh Samui and Krabi «t GRAND HYATT SINGAPORE Sir Henry Keppel I Ballroom on2stk&26thjuneos from 11 a.m- 7 pm. If arty queries, you can email us at infoQasiantropicalhomes. com or call us
      56 words
    • 163 16 b^b^b^LV^b^H MeM laMjfclfMa^at b^MßmSmm a^4%MelaMßk W^M Ng wetgni uaining whito (Tg) '"^-^1 An Effective All-Natural Herbal I SSSSSSS Wel 9 ht Gainingsoiution BbBbOBV J Suital r V»9«tarians as well ■■lam Wu Qiuhui. a47 ytart old ,^^flfl|BH^^BL. mother of three children I went Ng Weight Gaining Centra rweive^fl ytart ago and
      163 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 218 17 IUt'MB BM Br*" 1 -^JMB [SKI; *:b|^^^H^B"SZ^^^^X > wuHBMB^B»ISFMr~ W m I<<^!^« fc wP^WWBB BW^^^^^^^U ijjTi t^ B !*L-^— -^^^^^^^^L^fflMl^^Bfii jm 111 7 '< y j'TtTi**' Ib *r< I fIViAM^ l—^"™"*™"*^^ < *"^^*^^bll^^^^^^^BH^^^^Bbbßßl Bit -r* 188 1 1 .N nfu.i"i 1 1 W" 1 1 1 BBB"^ vfc^!**^^^^P^^^B^^^^^Bilt BB^^BB 3Sh«^^^^^^lv^^^^^l
      218 words
    • 410 17 The Eye Institute c Intralase LASIK The all-laser solution to myopia astigmatism correction 25 June 2005. Saturday, 1.30pm 4.30pm Theatrette, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Level 1) Programme: 1.30pm Registration 2.00pm The No Blade, All laser LASIK The Advantages of Intralase Are You A Suitable Candidate? LASIK Customised Wavefront LASIK The
      410 words

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 322 18 I A place you remember long h after you leave Enjoy great bed and breakfast rates with US$2O credit* off your bill. Simply book by Ist July 2005 Unwmd completely on your next well-deserved vacation at Westin hotels in Asia and Australia. Selection of great rates (from US$): ...if**'*?*' Australia
      322 words
    • 38 18 Let the Largest Oldest Law School provide you with The Edge £±£mk PHMI pNFOTALK ftftSfffflHS I Friday. 24 June at 7pm I r^l i SWGAPORE Institute r k3xv^ o/ Commerce I I^LJ£E°K www.«k.«du.»9 CII: 6337 8000 I OO
      38 words

  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 1122 19 START YOUR CAREER AS A BEAUTY SPA THERAPIST ON A STRONG FOUNDATION ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AT COSMOPROF Awarded By the British Association ot /£c\ Beauty Therapy Cosmetology:- Voca/ CIBTAC AESTHETICS TREATMENTS DIPLOMA (UK) Achieve an international qualification in Aesthetics Therapy. CIBTAC BODY MASSAGE DIPLOMA (UK) CIBTAC ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY DIPLOMA (UK)
      1,122 words

  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 662 20 Guest of Honour OfflPIPlI OnPn nn OT MrMahßowTan VmXIIIV^IwAI V/k/V/l 111 I^^ Vy I Minister for National Development Animal Plant Health Centre aSSR 2006 National guardian of animals and plants I M I1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
      662 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 638 21 ApirnalSi Plant Safeguarding the health of animals and plants r^J ££fjbi HEALTH CENTRE -^^^-> Authority of Singapore Hft-^| %________Pl^| f______________________Bs_||f' -i B -||*^^_p ___B t Kbbbl ______sl_____________________________^_________l K ___^__H____|_______________________| ____B|___________j ■B^BB^E^BbK BB^^f^Bß 88-^BB^B^^^S BK^^W^^H SSbbßbß-L- 0 BbbßbbW^vH ____________________^^^^^^B HBsiflHi _____^___J______l _______o______i _____h^_________________________________l bbLx*9hbbMbßbßbbbßbil I'l Hi 111 1 I*^ "^^B I
      638 words

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1274 22 Award Health Beauty Special Advertising Feature Breakthrough diet formula helps you lose weight naturally and fights cholesterol... plus optimizes your overall health. Award Slim can g 'Cholesterol Fighter' More than weight help you keep away I .bi.W^o'nt* loss.Other longthose fatty bulges, m f SS!S?.SS' B ?a, d c Mii: lasting
      1,274 words

  • REVIEW
    • 379 23 VIETNAMESE-American reconciliation was never considered complete until a ranking leader of the old adversary set foot in the United States. This has happened. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai capped an important visit with a call at the Wliite House on Tuesday. For American people, most of
      379 words
    • 958 23  -  John McBeth INDONESIA'S WAR ON TERROR By Senior Writer In Jakarta IT IS perhaps understandable that anything that smacks of a retreat to the days of President Suharto's New Order regime draws a sharp reaction from political activists wary of losing their newly won
      958 words
    • 586 23  -  Burton Ong By For The Straits Times WHAT do foreign maids and pregnant Singaporean women employees have in common? Both categories of workers have been in the news over a lack of legislation to safeguard their interests. Domestic workers are "transferred" at the
      586 words
    • Article, Illustration
      1 23
      1 words
    • 1296 24  -  Jean-Pierre By Lehmann DROWNING OUT THE MAJORITY In globalisation, as in any economic transition, there are winners and losers. The sad reality is that the political field has been captured by the small and privileged minorities that stand to lose
      AFP  -  1,296 words
    • 1004 25  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer LEVEL PLAYING FIELD As consumers become more aware of the link between diet and health, market competition between dietary supplements and conventional foods offering health benefits may also be growing. If so, it is important that regulation ensures a
      TAN SUAN ANN  -  1,004 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 203 23 Remedial action The Health Products Bill being drafted should include a special category for medicinal herbs. PAGE 25 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English
      203 words
    • 225 23 AT FREIGHT WAREHOUSE NEAR CHANGI AIRPORT SHORT NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION LIQUIDATION OF HIGH VALUE AIR CARGO CANCELLED EXPORT ORDER STOPPED IN TRANSIT Urgent Auction Disposal Guaranteed Genuine Authentic Handmade FINE PERSIAN EASTERN RUGS RUNNERS CARPETS Connoisseur A Decorative Items of highest Exhibition calibre exclusively selected for S.E. Asia wealth market
      225 words

  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 252 24 Get 4%" p.a. dividends from the fund which captures the world's hottest investment properties. Invest and enjoy: (m?7 Regular Income with projected annual dividends of 4% 1 (Aj Tne ex P ertlse of leading fund managers: Straits Lion Asset v^/ Management, one of Singapore's largest fund managers, and gT^ The
      252 words

  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 137 25 Performance Versatility Features Reliability Ease of use t 'irSluß S^bS I i^L^B a— 3— ""SB '<■ i»i^" JJSS S a^B^B^BH B^B^B^Bb bbb^b^Li gjjssj '^■PV^Li dsß B ***** 'y B b^L^Lb SS SSS Shb^BbbM 4j[3**^B B^B^B^H k~«B bHezEE, II I b fT ir^w^Bl B B^B kV^*B afl 8K B^^^^a n bvl.l
      137 words

  • 8 26 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2005
    8 words
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 141 26 Singapore today Hazy, with predawn and morning showers with thunder over many areas. 500 flights per week 41 destinations 23 countries 1 airport l^^^^B 4*3 "~^^^^^^HQ|^^^ra^D^^y^S^^DjSES|BQ|lS^^^^^^^^B Austrian Airlines, the No. 1 carrier to Central h Eastern Europe, connects you via Vienna International Airport j^^^^^H Europe's fastest and most comfortable transfer
      141 words
    • 38 26 CROSS BREED Researcher puts wild rice gene into commercial strains IN HOME TSUNAMI PIER L T Foreign Minister George Yeo to open Meulaboh Pier in Aceh IN HOME CHART TOPPER Fans snap up Oasis' new album IN LIFE!
      38 words
  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 477 26 ASIA WORLD WEATHER W^^^pjjj^ iti^^% Fair .^tf I B^ 1 CUIMCUAI t drwn<infl> Partly MB^p^-^^ jHr"**». .^^^^^^^KJ^* 3f Cloudy t PIHL HON9KONG Wndv Hb*. Rain !^T BAY OF BENGAL lß^^^ SOUTH CHINA SEA lß*iiii» J^ ->^_^S^^^^^B Hh MANILA V CHENNAI V S^ N^ f J *§JV JdQ^ T>, CHI MINH
      477 words
    • 272 26 USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP PowerGrid (to report power failure) 1800-778-8888 6778-8888 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure and leakage) 1800-752-1800 Transport lines City Cab 6552-2222 Comfort Cablink 6552-1111
      272 words
    • 285 26 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Volunteer to help support the families of those who have gone missing, as well as gather information for unsolved crimes. Call 6293-5250 or visit www.crimelibrary.com.sg for more information. 2 Board an MRT train with your child for a story-telling session as you travel
      285 words

  • HOME
    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2005
      8 words
    • 819 1  -  Tracy Sua Needs intravenous feeding Twice at death's door Disorder never documented: US doc By MUM: I'LL KEEP GIVING 200% "I'm giving 200 per cent no matter what, even though I know some day we have to face it that he may not
      DESMOND WEE  -  819 words
    • HOME
      • 528 2  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent Larger trials to follow; new method could be available within 2 years or so THE new liver cancer treatment spearheaded by Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is on track to becoming available to patients by 2007. The
        528 words
      • 166 2 OVER the past two days, aspiring young reporters at The Straits Times Media Club Camp lapped up advice dished out by the paper's journalists. Yesterday, the 105 youngsters from 31 schools had the chance to put their new-found skills to the test, interviewing neuroscientist
        TAN SUAN ANN  -  166 words
      • 93 2 A SINGAPORE Armed Forces regular serviceman, Second Warrant Officer (2WO) Teh Kok Lian, 39, collapsed during a routine run in Jurong Camp yesterday morning. Medics immediately attended to him and he was moved to the National University Hospital where he later died. Mindef said it was
        93 words
      • 327 2 THIS year's Primary 1 registration exercise will be held from July 5 to Aug 30. It is compulsory for parents to register any Singaporean child born between Jan 2, 1999 and Jan 1, 2000. PHASE 1: For a child with a sibling in
        327 words
      • 255 2 SINGAPORE'S young bilingual elite have gathered under one roof to learn about all things China at a camp that started yesterday. More than 200 Secondary 3 students from Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls' High and Dunman High are attending the three-day camp at the
        255 words
      • 458 4  -  Krist Boo By Eight in 10 tourists will return, giving hotel rates a boost SINGAPORE'S integrated resorts (IRs) will entice eight in 10 visitors to return again, from the current repeat visitor rate of six in 10. They will also allow
        ST GRAPHICS  -  458 words
      • 297 4 PHOTO: THE tourism sector appears well on its way to recovery as visitor arrivals, tourist spending and hotel revenues all recorded significant improvements last month. Visitor arrivals in May rose 7.3 per cent to 708,496 compared to the same month last year, according to
        NG SOR LUAN  -  297 words
      • 142 4 PARTS of Singapore were shrouded in haze yesterday and the condition is expected to persist over the next few days, the National Environment Agency said. Conditions should improve when the wind direction changes "later in the week", it said. Around 4pm yesterday, the 24--hour
        142 words
      • 2 4
        2 words
      • 546 4 ARTS AND LEARNING HUB CUSTOMER SERVICE "Some come to find out where they can go wakeboarding or take lessons. Sometimes whenSharin takes over, I even go wakeboarding or diving with my customers." MS NAH (left), on those who visit the shop she
        WONG KWAI CHOW; NC HAN CUAN; ST GRAPHICS  -  546 words
      • 288 4 Streetwear boutique's milk box packaging a hit with customers A MILK BOX is streetwear boutique Pure Milk's winning formula, according to its owner. Hundreds of customers keep coming back to buy the clothes because they love this packaging for their purchases, said managing director Tiew Wee Kee. He conceived the
        288 words
      • 296 4 SURFER girl Adeline Nah spent six years in the shipping industry before she decided to follow her heart and start a business selling bikinis and surfwear. The 26-year-old mass communications diploma holder, a keen scuba diver and wakeboarder, realised a few
        296 words
      • 446 5  -  Lee Hui Chieh SOLDIER'S INFECTION DEATH By Uncle says discussion 'meaningless' as it was in English and questions not allowed SPEAK only English, no translation provided, and don't ask questions. That's what administrators at National University Hospital (NUH) told a Mandarin-speaking family when they
        446 words
      • 418 5  -  Yap Su-Yin By IF YOU can't beat them, join them. Swiss couple Patrick and Anne Diethelm, who were unsuccessful in getting National Day Parade (NDP) tickets three times, got lucky in their sixth year in Singapore by taking part in
        BRYAN VAN DER BEEK  -  418 words
      • 206 5 BARELY a week after petrol firms slugged it out in offering discounts, ExxonMobil and Caltex yesterday raised their pump prices. ExxonMobil, which has the largest network of 77 stations, moved first to raise its pump prices for petrol by nine cents, ana for
        206 words
      • 88 5 A GANG of four, wielding a parang, forced a youth to hand over a mobile phone and CD discman worth $350 in a lift. On Monday at 9.30pm, the 19-year-old was walking along a carpark near Tampines Street 21 when four men, aged between 24 and
        88 words
      • 611 8  -  Asad Latif By Whafs next for Amed THERE was no shortage of recommendations as Asia-Middle East Dialogue (Amed) participants explored how the two regions could interact more closely. These proposals will now be considered by three working groups which will meet before the
        611 words
      • 253 8 THE sizeable turnout from Asia and the Middle East for an inaugural conference on the two regions reflects the deep interest both sides have in strengthening ties, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was speaking when the heads of delegation from 39 countries
        STEPHANIE YEOW  -  253 words
      • 350 8  -  Azhar Ghani BY THE Asia-Middle East Dialogue (Amed) provided a useful platform for Thailand and China to dispel what their officials saw as negative perceptions of developments in their countries. With some 20 Muslim-majority countries represented, Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon touched on the issue
        350 words
      • 112 8 After two days of meetings, just what do participants at the inaugural Asia-Middle East Dialogue feel they are taking away from the experience? And how do they see the process moving forward? A POWERFUL COMBINATION "This meeting has brought together a potentially powerful combination. Asia is developing fast
        112 words
      • 91 8 "This time around, we heard a lot from countries in the Middle East. I would like to have heard more of the East Asian views on issues, and how they see things in our region. I hope everyone will take an active part in projects that result
        91 words
      • 89 8 "Amed was long overdue. But it has started and I am confident it will make progress. There has been a certain amount of knowledge, a certain amount of ignorance and that gap is being bridged and understanding is being promoted. Hopefully, more cooperation will result from
        89 words
      • 47 8 "It is not just about politics, foreign affairs and what we think about culture and religion and national development. It's also about bringing away understanding, contacts and common interests." DR MOHAMMED J.K. ALGHATAM, board of trustees chairman at Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research
        47 words
      • 116 8 "After this conference, we should not put very high tasks for ourselves and then feel pessimistic that we did not achieve them. But neither should we be modest and set too low a target for ourselves. I'm not exaggerating when I say I've taken much away. I came
        116 words
      • 66 8 "All our countries have bilateral ties but Amed is now a forum that we have, where we can come together as a group to talk about how to improve these ties with each other. We should continue attending meetings and maintaining our relations in the
        66 words
      • 94 8 OMAN'S Foreign Minister Yousuf Alawi Abdullah met Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong for talks yesterday that included discussions on how the private sectors in both countries can work more closely together. During their meeting at the Istana, they also reviewed the geopolitical situation in Asia and
        94 words
      • 89 8 HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng is on a working visit to Hong Kong and Macau from today for meetings that will include discussions on casino-related law and order and regulatory issues. A ministry statement yesterday said that during the four-day trip, he will
        89 words
    • FORUM
      • 535 9 WE REFER to the letter, "Atropine eyedrops have worrying side effects" (ST, June 18), by Ms Bridgette Yeoh. We thank Ms Yeoh for raising safety issues concerning atropine eyedrops for treatment of myopia. However, as she was not involved with the Atropine in the
        535 words
      • 314 9 IN THE article on the whiteboard and myopia (The Sunday Times, June 19), the Ministry of Education (MOE) j spokesman was quoted as saying that lighting in classrooms has been brightened and that new schools have classrooms with windows that are at
        314 words
      • 846 9 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that
        846 words
      • 303 9 I REFER to the letter, "Let MediShield cover the mentally ill" (ST, June 20), and would like to voice my concern for I am in a similar situation. I have a younger sister who has suffered from mental illness for more than 10 years.
        303 words
      • 251 9 THE Singapore Association for Mental Health fully supports Mr Raymond Anthony Fernando 's appeal to the Ministry of Health for the MediShield scheme to cover persons with mental illness ("Let MediShield cover the mentally ill"; ST, June 20). Mental illness is treatable
        251 words
      • 203 9 Locals lose out in race for hostel rooms I AM appalled at the way the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) allocates hostel rooms to students. Local students need at least 70 points tt> be able to get into a hostel of their choice in the first round of allocation. In order
        203 words
      • 401 9 IN THE article, "Prudential declines Case's offers to mediate" (ST, June 17), Mr John Lockyer, the executive director of the Life Insurance Association (LIA), was quoted as saying "Case shouldn't set itself up as a competing organisation in the mediation process". The Consumers
        401 words
    • IOC SESSION
      • 530 10 CHOOSING HOST CITIES Rogge says some candidates may not be ready because of organisational logistics Madrid THE logistics of organising the modern Games makes it impossible to rotate the Olympics between continents as "we could find candidates who are not ready", said the Olympic boss.
        530 words
      • 451 10  -  Marc Lim THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DIVIDE By lAN THORPE and Grant Hackett may be team-mates on the Australian national swim team. But when it comes to backing the potential host of the 2012 Olympics, their loyalties lie with opposing camps. Superstar Thorpe will be in Singapore
        AP  -  451 words
      • 212 10 New York lan Thorpe (Olympic swimming champion, Australia) Nadia Comaneci (Olympic gymnastics champion, Romania) George Weah (Former Fif a Footballer of the Year, Liberia) Francoise Etone (Olympic triple jump champion, Cameroon) Gao Min (Olympic diving champion, China) Vitaly Scherbo (Olympic gymnastics champion, Belarus) Oksana Baiul (Olympic figure
        212 words
      • 112 10 CELINE Dion has dedicated her new song to the Paris 2012 cause. The Canadian singer recorded a new version of the song A Paris to mark Music Day in the French capital on Tuesday. The song describes how people from all over come
        112 words
      • 236 10 PEOPLE AND FACES RUSSIAN swimming great Alexander Popov (right) has four Olympic gold medals and five silvers. He won back-to-back golds in the 50 metres and 100m freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Next month, the 50m freestyle world-record holder will be in
        LIN WUI LIANG  -  236 words
      • 240 10 IT MAY be only a five-day event but for G. K. Vani (right), work began three years ago even before Singapore was awarded the hosting rights for the July 5-9 117th lOC Session. The senior sales manager (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) at Swissotel The
        CHEAH SIN ANN  -  240 words
    • SPORTS
      • 511 11 TENNIS Wimbledon IF Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had to name her best friends in tennis, Sesil Karatantcheva would definitely not be on the list. Last year, the precocious Bulgarian teenager notoriously said she was out to get the Russian and threatened to "kick her butt
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  511 words
      • 766 11 Federer' s having an easy time Defending champ cruises into third round with a win over Czech Minar Wimbledon DEFENDING Wimbledon men's champion Roger Federer coasted into the third round yesterday with a routine 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 win over Ivo Minar of the Czech Republic. The top seed was in
        REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AFP  -  766 words
      • 89 11 MARIA Sharapova beat her own Wimbledon record with a grunt topping 100 decibels on Tuesday. The women's singles champion set a new personal best of 101.2db. That is a whisker short of a grating police siren and I.2db over her previous record. The Sun's "Gruntometer" went into meltdown
        89 words
      • 920 11 Wimbledon Second-round results Men: Roger Federer (Sui) bt Ivo Minar (Cze) 6-4 6-4 6-1, Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) bt Lee Hyung Taik (Kor) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3, Marat Safin (Rus) bt Mark Philippoussis (Aus) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, Justin Gimelstob (USA) bt
        BLOOMBERG  -  920 words
      • HOME SPORTS
        • 37 12 HOME United crashed 0-3 to Albirex Niigata in an SLeague soccer match at the Bishan Stadium yesterday. Niigata's goals came from Kosei Nakamura (second minute), Issey Farran Nakajima (37th) and Norikazu Murakami (90th).
          37 words
        • 51 12 SINGAPORE'S women basketballers lost 52-53 to Malaysia in their final group match at the Asia Championship in Qinhuangdao, China, yesterday. The defeat means Singapore have failed to qualify for the semi-finals of Level Two. They will instead play off for the fifth to eighth positions
          51 words
        • 72 12 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC players and their fan club will sing for charity tomorrow from 11am to noon at IMM. The effort is part of a 48-hour singing marathon to raise funds for the Singapore Disability Sports Council. Midfielder Ali Imran Lomri will sing Everything I
          72 words
        • 49 12 THE Singapore national rugby team will leave for Colombo today for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka. A victory will seal the team's passage into the second qualifying round. Have any news on the Singapore sports scene? E-mail stsports@sph.com.sg or fax 63 19-8287
          49 words
      • 309 12  -  Clement Tan SWIMMING By THE initiation ritual for rookies on the national swim team jumping off a 10-metre diving platform is something that Marcus Cheah does not look forward to. Last night, the 17-year-old clocked 4min 4.665ec at the National Swimming Championships to go
        ALBERT SIM  -  309 words
      • 277 12 MOTOR RACING Angry fans say event was not a race as advertised, want money back Washington THREE lawsuits have been filed by Formula One fans seething over the decision to stage the United States Grand Prix with only six cars. A class-action lawsuit
        REUTERS  -  277 words
      • 227 12 GERMAN car maker BMW announced yesterday that it had bought Swiss Formula One team Sauber and that a BMW-managed team will contest the Formula One World Championship as early as next year. Sauber and Credit Suisse bank sold a majority interest in Sauber Holding to BMW
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  227 words
      • 405 13 Park set to be first Korean in Premiership SOCCER Seoul MANCHESTER United have signed South Korean World Cup star Park Ji Sung from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, his agent said yesterday. He is the first South Korean player signed by an English Premier League club. "Negotiations on the transfer of
        405 words
      • 255 13 Birmingham NEWCASTLE United midfielder Lee Bowyer turned down a move to Birmingham City because he feared being targeted by the city's Asian community. Even though he was found not guilty of attacking an Asian student in Leeds in 2001, the 28-year-old is still
        255 words
      • 555 13 Ex-secretary claims she was sexually harassed by FA's executive director London FARIA Alam, the former secretary suing the English Football Association over alleged unfair dismissal, said on Tuesday she had been sexually harassed by her boss, David Davies, the association's executive
        REUTERS  -  555 words
      • 416 13 Nuremberg (Germany) BRING on Brazil. We want to play them. The call was made by Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann on Tuesday after his team twice threw away the lead in a 2-2 draw against Argentina in the Confederations Cup. He said Germany prefer
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  416 words
      • Article, Illustration
        292 13 TRAINER John Meagher has plenty of firepower in the $150,000 Singapore Derby Trial (1600m), 2nd Leg Singapore Four- Year-Old Challenge on Sunday at Kranji. Meagher, currently third on the trainers championship at the halfway point, sent Derby trial contenders Irish Lad and Recast out for separate trials on
        292 words
      • 279 13 On FA executive director Da vie s "It was an ongoing form of harassment that started very early on in our working relationship. On occasions in his office, he would attempt to hug me or put his arms around me. "On several occasions when we were alone
        279 words
      • 159 13 NEW Zealand jockey Leith Innes, 26, will be back riding at Kranji for one day after being granted a Visiting Jockey's Permit for the Singapore race meeting on Friday, 1 July 2005. Currently licensed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Innes was Champion
        159 words
      • 164 13 WITH the $100,000 Juvenile Championship (1200m) coming up on 29 July there will be plenty of youngsters on show in Saturday's Restricted Maiden for Two-year-olds only over 1200m. Lim's United has shown a forward appearance since arriving in Singapore and displayed great speed on debut only
        164 words
      • 270 14 »GOLF Cherry Hills (Colorado) ANNIKA Sorenstam, halfway to her goal of a women's golf Grand Slam, will try to collect her third Major of the year starting at the US Women's Open today. Like her friend Tiger Woods, the men's world No 1, she
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  270 words
      • 326 14 It goes to Game Seven BASKETBALL Detroit hold off San Antonio to force winner-take-all game in NBA Finals San Antonio (Texas) CHAUNCEY Billups, Richard Hamilton and the Detroit Pistons were not ready to concede their National Basketball Association title, and San Antonio were not quite good enough to earn it.
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  326 words
      • SPORTS WORLD
        • 70 14 HONG KONG: A former goalkeeper in Hong Kong's national soccer team was jailed for five years yesterday for raping his Filipino maid, local media reported. A court convicted Lau Tung Ping of raping the 25--year-old woman at his home, local television network TVB reported.
          ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  70 words
        • 64 14 SEOUL: Sports officials from the divided Koreas will hold talks next week on integrating their rival international taekwondo associations, the Seoulbased World Taekwondo Federation said yesterday. The talks follow a meeting earlier this month between the WTF and the North's International Taekwondo Federation. Taekwondo's future in
          ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  64 words
      • 1014 14 BASEBALL MLB: Boston 9 Cleveland 2, Baltimore 9 Toronto 5, Cincinnati 11 St Louis 4, Atlanta 5 Florida 0, NY Mets 8 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 11 Washington 4, Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 1 Chicago Cubs 4 Milwaukee 2, Houston 6 Colorado 5, NY Yankees 20 Tampa Bay
        1,014 words
    • OBITUARIES
      • Obituary, Illustration
        363 14 will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Psalm 91 :2 DAWN GOH SENG CHUAN Age: 84 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 June 2005. Deeply missed and always remembered by loved ones. Husband: Tan Jok
        363 words
    • OBITUARIES
      • Obituary, Illustration
        690 15 /)ove fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 KAUAHJEE Age: 95 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 June 2005 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Phua Sin Foo, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Phuan Cheng Tiong, deceased) Lim Chey
        690 words
      • Obituary, Illustration
        544 15 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Ps 23:6 LEE SWEE ENG AGE: 71 was called home to be with the Lord on 21 June 2005, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Toh Hai
        544 words
      • Obituary, Illustration
        112 15 Managing Director of Jackson Supplies Pte Ltd I I Sole-Proprietor of Hwa Marine I I SEAH KOK HUAH (PBM) I I Departed on 21 June 2005 I I The Management Staff of I I JACKSON SUPPLIES PTE LTD I I HWA MARINE I I Wake is held at 39 Eng
        112 words
    • MONEY
      • 703 22  - 3M sues Citiraya over gold worth $3. 4m Goh Eng Yeow By The claims US tech group 3M claims it was never paid for US$2.Ol million (553.37 million) worth of gold extracted from electronic waste, as well as $793.24 for recovery of copper from the material. In a related development,
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  703 words
      • 6 22 June 22, 2005
        6 words
      • 25 22 300 MIL 400 MIL 500 MIL 600 MIL 700 MIL 800 MIL 900 MIL I BIL 667.48 million shares <£ worth $847.21 million
        25 words
      • 23 22 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2930 1.3090 Euro 2.0230 2.0460 Sterling pound 3.0380 3.0720 US dollar 1.6610 1.6790 Yen (100 units) 1.5316 1.5483
        23 words
      • 8 22 UP DOWN Gainers: 277 Losers: 163 Unchanged: 530
        8 words
      • 205 22 EYEWEAR MAKER'S $1 B DEBT THE financial troubles of Hong Kong-listed Moulin Global Eyecare are expected to hit OCBC Bank, which reportedly extended it a HK$l5O million (5532.4 million) credit line. Moulin, the world's third-largest eyewear maker, was hit with a winding-up petition in
        GRACE NG  -  205 words
      • SGX SECURITIES
        • 6195 16 TRANSACTION DATt JUNE 22 2005 RIM LOW WvOc LUMrM HAOtU jmLE 00V OfOT LOW OCT o*^o* 12 3 5716 Ist Software 5c 4.5 unch 312 4.5 4 18.2 34 5 13 5 3148 BTelecom US2c 15 5 -0.5 946 16 15.5 26 6.6 74.2 48 23 5
          6,195 words
        • 1851 16 70 57.5 SC2O Food June 8c 66.S -OS SO 66 5 66.5 SON 10.4 80 35.5 23 2303 Fuji Olf»et2Oc 33 +1 301 33.5 32 25N 13 3 16.5 14 5 9 5825 Futuristic 10c 115 156 18 6.5 5153 GKElntsc 9 unch 200 9 8 5 10
          1,851 words
        • 72 16 SMKU m OMKKT Uff T*l MY MS *7 UW Ml tit CM HMr MM uu tw mi im m% p/t vm ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USIOISO 6095 IS DJ US Tech US374oxd 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO USB27oxd ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USII2OO 2307 1840 6235
          72 words
      • 467 17 It orders agency to review consequences of requiring chairmen to be independent Washington A UNITED States federal appeals court panel on Tuesday told the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider a rule that would have required mutual fund board chairmen to
        LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  467 words
      • 1741 17 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE JUNE 22. 2005 UWEB TO. CURRENCY lAST VOLUME DAY LAST MOTE HISH UIW CMC COMMNY TRUED SALE +O«- 000 WISH LOW WYE* SEUEK 4 0 5 4073 A-Sonic W051 230 15 ~l 241 8 5 6 ArianeCorpWO9l229 6.5 -0.5 161 6.5 50 26.5 4064 AscendasMßLeCWosl2l6
        1,741 words
      • 278 17 New York CITIGROUP is close to an agreement to swop its assetmanagement unit for Legg Mason's brokerage, plus stock and cash, in a transaction valued at about US$4 billion (556.72 billion), people familiar with the talks said. Citigroup, the world's biggest bank, would
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  278 words
      • 48 17 HK Hang Seng Index UK Hang beng Index Yesterday's close: 14,161.02 (+181.67 points) Hong Kong's key share index surged to its highest level in nearly four months as investors snapped up blue-chip stocks following a breach of the psychological 14.000 level. The index closed 1.3 percent higher. REUTERS
        REUTERS  -  48 words
      • 38 17 Yesterday's close: 4,277.9 (-22.2 points) Australian stocks clcsed 0.52 per cent lower as profit-taking dominated the market following a recent record-breaking run and ahead of the end of the financial year on June 30. AFP
        AFP  -  38 words
      • 339 17 New York BARCLAYS president Robert Diamond ruled out replacing Morgan Stanley chairman and chief executive Philip Purcell, who is retiring after a public battle with dissident former executives and shareholders. Mr Diamond, 53, "told a regularly scheduled meeting of managing directors that he's not
        BLOOMBERG NEWS; TAN SUAN ANN  -  339 words
      • Article, Illustration
        45 17 Yesterday's close: 7,145.34 (+68.82 points) Indian stocks closed almost 1 per cent higher to a third straight record high as overseas funds invested in benchmark index firms. Overseas investors have so far bought $3.67 billion worth of Indian stocks this year. BLOOMBERG NEWS
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  45 words
      • 36 17 Yesterday's close-. 686.57 points (-3.07 points) Thai stocks closed 0.45 per cent lower as investors booked profits following gains the previous day. But gams in the banking sector helped sustain the index. AFP
        AFP  -  36 words
      • 80 17 June 22 UniFiber 1 0c 38,037,000 China Sun HK25c 10,017,000 SingTel 1 5c 30. 1 19.000 SembMar 1 0c 9,856,000 Accord Customer 2.5c 23,133,000 Interra 25c 9,327,000 Biosensors USO.OI c 19.385.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 8,880,000 Pearl Energy USI2.SC 14,484.000 Datacraft 5c 8,113,000 People's Food HK5Oc 13,511.000 BeautyChina HKIO
        80 words
      • 150 17 June 22 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT Indian rupee 3.600 4.000 OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Indonesian rupiah 0.*****. .0 ***** Buying Selling Japaneseyen 1.5316 1.5483 Aust dollar 1.2930 .1 3090 Korean won 0.1630 0.1700 Can dollar 1.3470 1.3630 N Taiwan dollar 5.140 5.390 Euro 2
        150 words
      • 207 17 Tokyo SONY will unveil a new strategy by the end of September that refocuses resources on its strongest areas, the company's incoming chief executive (CEO) said yesterday. Sir Howard Stringer, who was scheduled to become CEO later in the day, made the comment at
        207 words
      • 36 17 Yesterday's close-. 1,102.03 (+0.55 point) Chinese stocks closed flat with banks snapped up by a positive outlook on the sector and infrastructure firms driven higher on optimistic hopes for their revenue growth. AFP
        AFP  -  36 words
      • 34 17 Yesterday's close.--1,134.69 (+1.36 points) Indonesian stocks closed 0.12 percent higher with the benchmark index supported by gains in select commodity and cement stocks, while market leader Telkom extended its losses. AFP
        AFP  -  34 words
      • 236 17 June 22 Stock Name Wt Close Change Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreensoc 0.29 1.140 -0.030 Ml 20c 0.67 2.180 +0.030 Ascendasreit 1.04 2.150 MOL 1.08 3.580 +0.040 BIL Intl US2OC 0.51 1200 Noble Grp HK25c 0.81 1.420+0.020 CapitaLand 1.47 2.300 -0.010 OCBC 9.56 11.700 -0.100
        236 words
      • 34 17 Yesterday's close: 11,547.28 (+58.54 points) >» Japanese stocks closed 0.51 percent higher on expectations that the central bank's quarterly tankan survey due next week will show that business sentiment is improving. AFP
        AFP  -  34 words
      • 34 17 Yesterday's close: 903.33 (+7.02 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.78 per cent higher as window-dressing by local funds in blue-chip stocks helped lift the benchmark index above the key 900-point level. AFP
        AFP  -  34 words
      • 561 18 Bone of contention "I think anything that points in the way of closing down trade, interfering with trade, isolationism and protectionism, those are all the wrong way to go." US TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW (left), denouncing the Bill "One of the
        REUTERS; AFP  -  561 words
      • 278 18 Beijing CHINA may raise the limit on foreign ownership in its banks, state media reported yesterday, signalling a new opportunity for lenders such as Bank of America which are craving a slice of the market. Mr Li Fuan, the vice-director of the
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  278 words
      • MONEY WORLD
        • 87 18 JAKARTA: Exxon Mobil has agreed to cut its share of revenue from Indonesia's largest untapped oilfield, ending a four-year dispute with the government that has jeopardised the nation's status as a net oil exporter. Exxon will get 6.5 per cent of the revenue
          BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  87 words
        • 60 18 SEOUL: South Korea's Posco said yesterday that it has signed a deal for a US$l2 billion (Ss2o billion) Indian steel project, the biggest foreign direct investment in the country. Under the agreement, US$3 billion would be invested initially between 2007 to 2010
          REUTERS  -  60 words
        • 64 18 TAIPEI: Semiconductor supplier United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) has challenged Taiwan prosecutors to indict its chairman Robert Tsao or drop a probe into the firm's expansion in China. Prosecutors questioned Mr Tsao on June 9 about allegations that the company breached Taiwan's
          BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  64 words
      • 719 19  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent HEADING ABROAD: SBI is on the lookout for suitable banks in Asia and Africa, says its chairman, Mr Purwar. It currently holds an offshore banking licence in Singapore but hopes to upgrade it to qualifying full bank status,
        719 words
      • 430 19 Shanghai TSMC, the world's biggest maker of made-to-order microchips, plans to start building a second US$2 billion (553.36 billion) factory in Shanghai around 2007 when its current plant nears full capacity, a source close to the firm said yesterday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
        REUTERS  -  430 words
      • 340 19 Sydney SINGAPORE Power, Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Infrastructure and rival power distributors in Australia's Victoria state face tariff cuts of as much as a quarter under a regulator's ruling. The five distributors in Australia's second most populous state will have to reduce their
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  340 words
      • 247 19 London STANDARD Chartered (Stanchart), a British bank that generates about two-thirds of its profit in Asia, said it made "strong progress" this year with income rising across its consumer and corporate banking units. "Standard Chartered has continued to make strong progress," the London-based lender said
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  247 words
      • 501 19 Tokyo A DECLINE in exports to China and the rest of Asia are casting a shadow over Japan's growth prospects, with its trade surplus shrinking in May for the fourth time in five months. Japan's trade surplus with Asia plunged 40.2 per
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  501 words
      • 188 20 New Delhi INDIAN ministers have approved changes in the bid documents for the sale of the country's Mumbai and New Delhi airports, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said. The government will issue revised documents for bids in two weeks, the minister told reporters in New
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  188 words
      • 603 20  -  Audrey Tan RIDING HIGH DOWN UNDER By Assistant Money Editor But analysts expect bull run, fuelled by strong metal prices, to tail off shortly SURGING commodity prices have driven the Australian dollar to a 16-month high against the Singdollar, but some analysts warn the
        BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG NEWS; ST GRAPHICS; TIEN CHUNG PING  -  603 words
      • 573 20  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent "Buy term and invest the difference so that you can avoid paying the commission payable to agents." MR TAN (above), suggesting that term insurance without any investment component may be a better option. INSURANCE cooperative NTUC Income's chief
        ARTHUR LEE; BT  -  573 words
      • 82 21 Subject to regulatory approvals, Jardine Strategic will pay Royal Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA) US$lB5 million (Ss3l2 million) for a 20 per cent stake in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings (RCH). The sale is part of RS A's policy to dispose of non-core investments and focus on general insurance, said RCH
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  82 words
      • 263 21  -  Grace Ng By MAINBOARD-LISTED Jardine Strategic Holdings is buying a 20 per cent stake in a unit of global banking giant Rothschild for US$lB5 million (Ss3l2 million). Jardine Strategic, a holding company within the Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson Group (JMG), announced yesterday
        263 words
      • 465 21  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent CES director James Hong's offer may cause board to withdraw bid for judicial management SHARES in Greatronic could resume trading soon if negotiations by a potential white knight to buy a controlling stake
        465 words
      • 237 21 DIRECTORS' TRADES WEE FAMILY CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN GRIP ON UOL UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman Wee Cho Yaw and his eldest son, Mr Wee Ee Cheong, have continued to tighten their grip on property group United Overseas Land (UOL). Singapore Exchange filings yesterday showed that the elder Mr Wee raised
        AZIZ HUSSIN  -  237 words
      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 89 21 BUSINESS park developer Ascendas announced yesterday that it has teamed up with Dalian Software Park 'in a joint venture to develop a 35ha information technology (IT) park along the Dalian coast in China. It said that it will invest US$62 million (Sslo4 million)
          89 words
        • 93 21 MAINBOARD-LISTED Giant Wireless Technology inked a four-year, HK$39O million (SsB4 million) term loan and revolving credit facility with DBS and a consortium of nine banks on Tuesday. The Hong Kong-based firm said yesterday that it intends to use the funds primarily to finance an anticipated
          93 words
        • 113 21 MAPLETREE Investments is set to list its real estate investment trust (Reit), raising about $200 million in its initial public offering (IPO) next month, a source familiar with the deal said. The Reit, Mapletree Logistics Trust, is expected to give a yield of
          REUTERS  -  113 words
      • 232 21 Seoul STX SHIPBUILDING, South Korea's seventh-largest shipbuilder, will sell shares in a bulk-carrying unit in an initial public offering (IPO) next month in Singapore making it the second overseas share sale by a South Korean company this year. STX Shipbuilding plans to sell
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  232 words
      • 422 21  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By YESTERDAY, the clouds began to clear as traders returned to the market to pick up bargains. This followed two days of selldown as fears gripped the market that near-record oil prices may choke off economic
        422 words
      • 90 21 Top Rises June 22 CENTS Keppel Corp sOc 1260 40.0 3 3 Hyfiux 5c 426 22.0 5.4 HyfluxDßeCWoslol7 l3B 210 17.9 Creative T 25c 1290 20 0 16 JardineClC 1380 20.0 1.5 SIASOC 1140 20.0 1.8 Hytlux CA eCW*****5 138 190 16.0 HSI *****D8eCW*****9 122 18 0 17 3 Hyfiux
        90 words
      • 81 21 Top Rises June 22 CENTS luron|TechCAeCWos 21 1000 10 5 Venture DBePWOSI 2I 2 6 50 0 2 0 JurongTechOßeCWQS 20 481 6.5 JurTechMßL eCW*****3 22.5 40.6 6 5 Teledatasc 3.5 40.0 1.0 Digilsnd7.sc 2 33.3 0.5 JurTechOßeCWosl227 18 5 27 6 4.0 CreativeMßLeCWo6oll3 2.5 25 0 0.5 SwingMediaWo6o2l3 2.5
        81 words
      • 81 21 Top Falls June 22 CENTS Great Eastern SOc 1400 40 0 2.8 JSHUSSCSOO 1030 33.4 19 OCBC 4.S%NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 DBSGrp 1410 10.0 0.7 DatacrftCAeCWOBOII? 37 10.0 21.3 OCBC 1170 10.0 0.8 HLFin 330 8.0 2.4 AVJennings A2sc 145 7.8 4 0 Hartford 5c 40 7.0 14.9 SingamasHKlOc
        81 words
      • 90 21 Top Falls June 22 CENTS Goldtronsc 1 50 0 10 A-SonicWosl23fl 1.5 40.0 10 SunlightSrp 10c 5 33.3 2 5 KPlas7c 55 26.7 2 0 DBS M6L eCWOSO7II 1.5 25.0 0 5 LHTHIdgs 10c 3 25.0 1.0 lonics PSI.OO 3.5 22 2 1.0 TAC SGA eCW*****0 3 5 22 2
        90 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 275 2 m^£r \Wfißffi\ Get Your Quality American Education from American Masters/PhD Degree in Psychology Masters Specialization: t^§f!9ffß9fl!f!lf^ General Psychology ■MlJHHyp|ji|ji|fl Health/Behavioral Plv^FfMi Psychology I^U^H|&Um Industrial/Organizational Psychology Family Therapy Combined Masters PhD program available |S£pSiUfl All accredited degree ■I^BllilllßMffil^H graduates are eligible for I Masters in Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
      275 words
    • 56 2 Treetopy A ratios Phuket BOOK NOW FROM JUST > *)f>O* Includes: >OTO Return Airfare on SillcAir A 2 nights accommodation in Benjamart Suite room <^^^on!HM^^^_ Daily breakfast ''Jl^^22jSi2^^^^BC»' Complimentary Limousine transfer •^■SSSmSuE^^^' Package for sale from now till 24 Jun 2005 and for rrove! by 31 Aog 2005 "^^^BKS^SBnJ^^ Airfare
      56 words

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 745 3 Bm I I ■^Mbhbl b^ I BQ J| yi MONTAGUT AMO fashion bras. li^* P A Jfl polotee. Usual $19.90 -$24.90 each W% M SJ B^™^^ Usual $39.90 Q MpV 3 Jj $10 each I '^^^BbT^ Bote > 'B***^* Bm I'm bW bbw. N ?^^^Bll w^ry B^ H7 ,7 a
      745 words


  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 185 5 > -V BB :r \^m^^^^^^^ $0-20 I 1 HBh^ B I iH BTT7f9nT^T7/P9yH&!^ HIBBII| i Br ra^ flavoured Stick I IB B^^SS^B^^B lP^ yp 3J<4Creach i^& bb .^^^k. bi^b I iH Wmm W- M IWf BB^ H UHT Whole Milk Distilled Water Jfc u g n ln 011/In Bnne I
      185 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 898 6 AB^ UrtN L/MILY Ml /MiVi I Great Value •7am Morning Freshness* •Convenience •Great Value ♦7am Morning Freshness* Convenience BTHb^BI BTb^^ I flfc m^m^m p 'i£i2B^K '^bYbTt fIH „sWbTbHBHBbTbTbTbTbTbTbTbT^^ jrffl^. BTBlßv^ttflßßßfll BflBBW&. JmKfrk IB BVfl 3S^^r Hb« v^Pf^. .<^b^b^bbHl^b^b^b^b^b^bf >s^" B bK^BbB Bbß*^^^^ Ik C fc. 1 1 C LJ A
      898 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 979 7 I EVERYDAY BASKET BIG SAVINGS jbo R^H T^rr^^^^SlPU BBBBBBBBBPJ*^U*KP^I*^L^|V4LI*MILHML^IWaiiaiL2J^JM L. J N. ..r^i I B BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBMVVBMJ9IHHPIMITIM|pnuHHHBVViHV*wBtVMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB^L f B HOUSE Drinks (Chrysanthemum Tea/ Vegetable Oil am I Thai Crystalline Rice Sua.ar Cane/Mango/Soya Bean) 3kg fljl^ WB^Bkj^ k y w^m 2^21^3 1 b« ws b^bib^bl vm i/Vk B -^r: > N. m
      979 words

  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 202 8 wrsf mt A < f& mr^m\ pen ing up //jc world of oppor/uni'/ies. JflrsfJm^mW t (Seize tne oppor/uni/t/ /o win //je cooe/ed -<&mmmmwk Franchising and Lk Dud to launch the FLA Award 2005 to accord recognition to outstanding local and oversea* frihchisors operating from Singapore. The event will provide a
      202 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 59 9 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stf orum@sph.com. sg I As >^^^^& I >|^ H Zaobao HZ~\ I NK^walves payment for j I I 4ctimi» worth of
      59 words

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 194 10 A DIFFERENT MATTER "We cannot do it the hsame way as Fifa." JACQUES ROGGE, saying the Olympics is not like football's World Cup Finals r^^ K=E3=^iiiii CONTENT CONVENIENCE S. League SAFFC Paya Lebar Thu, 23A)6/OS 7.30pm I i S League Tampines Sinchi Tho. 23/06/05 730pm IllCd 111 THE STRAITS TIMES
      194 words
    • 5 10 SINGAPORE 2005 117th lOC SESSION
      5 words


  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 324 12 THE SUNDAY TIMES CLASSIFIED LIANHE ZAOBAO CLASSIFIED NDAY 26 UNE 2005 10AM 5PM MARINA SOUTH CAR PARK B W Join us for a wet and wild da V out! GIFTS WITH PURCHASE** 1 111 Get soaked by the sexy Cool Gals walking X Buy a new or pre-owned car and
      324 words

  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 61 13 UteJ Draw No. 2025/2005 Group T Prii* $1,438,000 Group 2 Prix* $339,000 DRAW VENUE: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, #0101, Parodiz Centre, Singapore 1 ***** Time 6.30 pm PH....,..Visit our website at www singaporapools com ig No person under the age of 1 8 years shall be allowed
      61 words

  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 69 14 TV times BASEBALL Philadelphia v NY Mets (Live, Ch23, 7am) GOLF: French Open: Day 1 (Delayed, Ch22, midnight). US Women's Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, sam) TENNIS: Wimbledon C'ships: 2nd rd (Live, Ch24, 7pm) Events BOWLING: National C'ships (Cathay Bowl, Safra Tampines, 9am) POOL: National 8-Ball tournament Boys' U-23
      69 words


  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 24 16 Auction sale of office furniture and equipment, digital products and other items. See this and other notices in The Straits Times CLASSIFIED Notices section.
      24 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 315 18 GALLIARD HOMES PRESENT TWO OF LONDON'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES! KB/ i) a o ppyiiiH rSoIKK& LONG TERM NEn e.npMng aver 3^oo sKrffl Q|JARANTEED Guaranteed Arsenal Many with these Season Ticket ""t^ZTmn INtOWlt! Minu^s fram rheC-y Exceptional long term an d West End letting locaHon^ FULLY FURNISHED* Limited availability
      315 words


  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 168 20 i\3 HL WANT BEHER ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION? SZS""" Enjoy secured access and greater control of your data with everything stored in one place. The Windows Small Business Server 2003 is part of a comprehensive package that includes a centralised back-up and disaster recovery system, password protection and built-in firewall.
      168 words
    • 170 20 Mirriam MacWilliams is the National Director of Education I Mirriam MacWilliams I of the US Investors Club with 1 4,000 members. She teaches In 9 strategies used by professional money managers. r* I DNoNeedToßeATecho*ca»Anafysti K^SttiWl I I O No Need To Be A wjndamental Analyst! K^*TByeiAiP^ I Io No Software
      170 words
    • 46 20 June 22 2005 FIRST 6341 SECOND 6982 THIRD 5582 STARTERS 9871 1593 0647 8846 6617 1876 0992 0307 0007 7777 CONSOLATIONS 5207 9234 1090 2812 9840 4164 6884 0852 1462 8784 J S I The Straits Times Recruit TUc first Moor to your world of opportunities
      46 words
    • 20 20 Art lessons, anyone? Paint your own story by drawing out an art lesson or two from Class 21 today! C.A.T.S.
      20 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 155 21 Seminar on Global Investment Outlook at New Age Office, Central Programme Global Investment Outlook Mr Glenn Lee, Associate Director, UOB Asset Management Outlook on Commercial Property Sector Mr David Neubronner, Executive Director, Savills Singapore Update on Central development at Clarke Quay Mr Liang Thow Ming, Senior Manager, Far East Organization
      155 words

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1039 22 Commodity currency Strong metal prices boost Aussie dollar to 16-month high against Singdollar, but analysts expect bull run to end soon. PAGE H2O I I Ban Leong Technologies Limited Registration Number *****3898C (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 18 June 1993) Invitation in respect of 28,800,000 ordinary shares of
      1,039 words
    • 139 22 JK B^*^ B£9 W&r 777/s announcement appears as a matter of record only June 2005 Ban Leong Technologies Limited Registration Number *****3898C (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 1 8 June 1 993) Invitation in respect of 28,800,000 ordinary shares of $0.04 each comprising 25,000,000 New Shares and 3,800,000
      139 words

  • life!
    • 8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday June 23 2005
      8 words
    • Article, Illustration
      67 1 FLAT NEW WORLD mtngjmtgQMgmngjm£mmiQj^mgM^^^T^^^^m nTjT^jniii«^mu^rHgTTTMt^^nwj He was in a bad mood at the Initial D press conference because everyone started without him, says Hong Kong actor Edison Chen. page In Thomas Friedman's new book, The World Is Flat, he proposes that the world is now so inter-connected, it is ta-da!
      JASTER NGUI; LIANHE WANBAO  -  67 words
    • Life!Buzz
      • 153 2 THREE lucky readers of Urban will get a chance to win a Soo Kee Jewellery Brilliant Rose (R) Mistletoe (TM) necklace worth $749 each. Turn to Page 21 of today's issue for details. This edition of Urban zooms in on jeans, the must-have item that has
        153 words
      • 389 2  -  Teh Su Ching FIRST, there was 15. Now Royston Tan has named his latest film 4:30 which, incidentally, is the time when he began to start writing the script. That was during the final few days of shooting 15, his critically-ac-claimed movie about Singapore's marginalised youths,
        389 words
    • Life! News
      • 616 3  -  Mak Mun San The trip was not a scientific but a religious one 1 Mr Yuen, on the discovery which has not been verified by experts Two Hong Kongers claim they have discovered the biblical vessel and a film on their encounters will be shown here
        616 words
    • Life!Books
      • 1366 4  -  Kristina Tom 'I tell my girls: "Girls, finish your homework. People in China and India are starvina for yourjoos' Thomas Friedman New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman offers optimistic views on globalisation INSPIRATION for Thomas Friedman's latest book struck in what he calls an "Oh my
        AFP  -  1,366 words
      • 406 4 WE ASKED Thomas Friedman for a quick overview of the ideas behind his book. Here is his version of Globalisation 101: The three eras of globalisation: > Globalisation 1.0 (1492-1 800): "This shrank the world from size large to size medium. It was driven by countries globalising
        406 words
      • Article, Illustration
        628 5 A Muslim woman explores sexual freedom in her novel The Almond PARIS An erotic novel written under a pseudonym might normally struggle to find a mainstream publisher and a wide readership. Not so, it seems, when it is penned by a Muslim woman living in a traditional
        NYT  -  628 words
    • Life!Arts
      • Article, Illustration
        99 6 The only thing Michael Jackson is guilty of is being weird. Fortunately, being weird is not a crime or half the population of California would be in prison' Reader Judy Price in a letter to the Los Angeles Times People told me I would get lonely, but the world
        CHOPARD; WIREIMAGE  -  99 words
      • 532 6 THE UNTOUCHABLE Like the instalment he invented, the protagonist ultimately remains an enigma and untouched THEATRE THEREMIN ETHER MUSIC AND WORLD HISTORY/Hotel Pro Forma Victoria Theatre/Tuesday Clara Chow ARTS REPORTER PLAYING with aural-effects boxes and electronic sounds, Denmark's Hotel Pro Forma pieced together a compelling portrait of an inventor and
        ASHLEIGH SIM  -  532 words
      • 187 6 HONESTLY, Ms FP has been in a most forgiving mood with local audiences lately. Apart from a woman who rummaged through her bag for change during 12 SMS Across The Mountains, the modern dance collaboration between Arts Fission and Dance Theatre CcadoO last week, the festival
        187 words
    • Life!Buzz
      • 372 10 INITIAL D star Edison Chen was a changed man on Tuesday evening. In a U-turn from his bad-boy behaviour at the press conference that afternoon, the Hong Kong actor-singer was all smiles when he hit the red carpet at the movie premiere hours later. Several of the
        THE NEW PAPER; LIANHE WANBAO  -  372 words
    • 252 10 ONE dollar per three-minute episode that is how much Ml subscribers will need to pay to download an idol drama on their 3G mobile phones. Called P5...1 Luv U, the 30-episode series will be launched next Tuesday, the first time that such content has been
      Aaron Goh  -  252 words
    • 118 10 CHICAGO Billy Corgan said he wants to reunite his band, The Smashing Pumpkins. "For a year now, I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep," he wrote in a fullpage advertisement published on Tuesday in Chicago newspapers. "But now I want
      AP  -  118 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 57 1 m As long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. mcL <&1* As long as she captures viewers, she's a star A^ Taiwanese TV hostTsai Kang-yung on complaints fIUr^HHL that his co-host Chiling Lin (left) is wooden mondaypeople tuesdaytravel wednesdaymid-life! ♦movies thursday books arts f rid ay music saturdaymotoring
      57 words

  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 447 2 An exquisite evening not to be missed! ff L| "Many soloists today have masterly technique, but few Ij^^^^-^^^^^^^BJg^Jl^B^Hi^Hßi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ conjure such searing intensity" P^ /Vew York Times -.1 1J PCI "The Silken purity Of her tone defies the IaWS Of physics" FoTsay M,ng Wo//a Chan We- Shing Cello Bemam.n Lo Los
      447 words


  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 131 4 ■^■^■^■^■^■^1 .^H iff Iml 111 I^9 1 i M Ji^i^. WAm^P I M 1 O Kit a wwwif\|JlOwJfc 1 B m i V 1 I >*^ F L-^ji I |fc^ Insist on the i^^^mm^mmmmmr^ Q-bite Stuffed Wings <p jß^^^^^^^^^H iiiiiiM'JTflti^Mßßi^* in>c vour teeth into the new i tllte Stuffed Wings.
      131 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 627 5 LJfeSbestsellers Fiction 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 2. Angels And Demons by Dan Brown 3. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown 4. Deception Point by Dan Brown 5. The Rule Of Four by lan Caldwell and Dustin Thomason 6. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 7. The Zahir
      627 words
    • 285 5 ISt prize (2 winners) A trip for 2 to Warner Bros. Movie World Gold Coast, Australia, Consolation prize (100 winners) Ml A limited edition BATMAN BEGINS™ FM Scrolling Radio. complete with belt clip and earpiece. Epga^j^^fl n M Rules Regulations Name. 1 This draw is open to all residents of
      285 words

  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 254 6 NONSEQUITUR BIZARRO STONE SOUP tvfTtß for. I You're I^^ Even rjkoudi lk Jelivcnrtf: l [^om^wm W| I APT^RTDMPiepiHAP I I anpoo II iMazeA^ I I nmat^^) jB iweY MoT i^WCl^r IT »fe Q^o<iw W&MM'Wm 11 l ri PICK«<SW^CA(2e^ Ji -IDPO&OMeTHJA^.XWJ IDUP 1 PlWfrmV TH^ PU)^ 1|; PAY Fb^ To Pll
      254 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 2095 7 B*Bl»BU:riTTTrr7l:f!T:iliL^L*JirJiill^^JJii^^ vj >*~ «J m f* A B k B B^^B^r^PV B^P^^PBJHJBiJ9BiBL^B bmbH WmA >o^' ~M mB atCv Kb> Bv «Bh Bl- 1 111 I Jt« ll■Bm I B^ aTt JkTJ I |Bj JI IiJB fl B 1 at I I lift ItiB^BBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSSKm* "&Nsr .^1 L^r _BJ bV?^I aT^'^J^T^^'^^BßT^P^a^r^P^T^^T^T^^TrST^l^B B^^*
      2,095 words

  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 468 8 I 0 1 900 912 1 234 Q www.gv.com.sg 3S «^BS a^k^k^k^k^k^k^kK^ iff H I H H H H Bm. .^kl I HHkr B^L^L^L^B^L^Bk^ I > I I I B^L^i^h B^k^i^H I II PATRON 6 GOLDEN VILLAGE W^BMwWiTlfflMMfnmffl 600, 000 th IIBWW WWlfßi It winner Ill^y^y^^^^^^^jj^flflgl*^^ Announced a wonderful movie.
      468 words
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 991 8 LifeEvents ARTS FESTIVAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA "MOSCOW *M^ \±l\ VIRTUOSI" OUTDOORS Esplanade Concert Hall, Last day: 7.30pm, aV m. Am 'aal Tickets: $32 $82, Tel: 6348-5555 aawf^^af JUST JAZZ CONCERT One ofthe top chamber orchestras in the world. 9k f^^ _AM The 15-strong Thomson Big Band will play this outfit is
      991 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 187 9 124-HOUR PLAYWRITING COMPETITION SPH NEWS CENTRE ThoatrcWorKs Writ. fc^^^fci DATES 24-HoiiT P -v: J -|V 16 UJ'V ?OU:> 4 pm to Competition return I,' July 200 fS -l pm> Btn me the I ice at the youth category nerve ccnt r o of Singapore f 1 5 1 8 years
      187 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 500 9 Life! Horoscopes March 21 April 20~^^" k It's all about priorities right now, and your friends, family or sweetheart may be none too pleased if they're not No. 1 Try some serious multitasking you're good at that. Taurus Gaf* April 21 -May 21 r^* Make plans business or social short-term
      500 words
    • 2140 9 LifelTV pj I I I HJk ML *'4fcc jfl |n *.^^^j^MßjHMMOTJ™™*^jAmM^ rnmnptitinnc in rpppnt *v^. l' LJ «C^ i^MMMMfiflk C~ jj uuinpciiiiuiio in ici/vin i a iHv/yrnfi D Sjett ■VaVaVaVaVaVl^^^^B^^^l^'^l^ aVJfIM'BJIMJPByaI CUDPDCTAD Ml 1 > mi bak Llrt Z Wftm vS'^^v9m\ OUrtnolAn \Ui B^mmmmm Star World Tragedy (D) Star World
      2,140 words

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 75 10 B* s Exclusive Hallmark Of wt/jPi 5* IN 6 PROFESSIONALISM, f" I AM V JQ Effective RESULTS. B^ f rJlmk w$ Latest Exclusive Treatments: J^ Jf rjffi M SPL Face Lifting/ J £< /*ifl B DrM g Charm Spa. M B^ M* J? W ■^^Hi v Bra i^^m .^^fl X
      75 words

  • The Straits Times Classified
    • 11 1 The Straits Times Classified THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday, June 23, 2005
      11 words
    • THE STRAITS TIMES Recruit
      • 996 24 can conflict be good? i Here are 7 constructive ways to respond to conflict WHAT creates conflict in your organisation? Different views on business decisions and strategy? Disagreement about tactics? Poor relationships and personality clashes? Conflict occurs for many reasons. But, by changing how you respond to conflict, you can
        996 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 925 1 ff^^^l Great Pyramids of Cheops, Rock of \^|L^| 1 Ml P^ jE Gibraltar, Trojan Wooden Horse... M U «jkl i3 PAGE C4 Awe-inspiring monuments such as these, w ll Pff T as well as breathtaking landscapes, are the \l) J^^^i^B Hor-iHr^ir-1^ u t M typical highlights of a Mediterranean holiday.
      925 words

  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2064 2 11 CATERING Ne E>^S /BMIN6 D^^ TING H ggj^RSHK D KSeNTS g| PETS/ P E T CARE g| PETS/ PET CARE Q AIRCONOrTJONERS, M w_l-i» CASH HIGHEST offer for FLAVOURS N SPICES ISU.REIWSAVEIHJ i -^w Miss Kim *****680 your used pianos. All brands/ 1— f^^ ufMiM mmm, sslEiiiiii- f uawtAfi
      2,064 words
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 2137 2 BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT 4^ Call Us! Meet Us! Our Rates Advertising Terms m^ Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 6.30pm NEWS CENTRE RUN-ON 1. While care is taken in processing your order, to decline, suspend, change, position/ repositior or |f|/|/| Cl Bl#m ■m«m«BH» «-m Deadlines spm for next
      2,137 words
    • 3 2 m i^^ii iy^
      3 words

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1701 3 I SPECIAL FOCUS I CATS •uyR.SeIK.FMIt r- 1 nf?Wfffff?fß| I TH£ ULTIMATE MACHINE HAS ARRIVED! I HHiy ATTA kimi I C/TI/IKll I n H li^Mag W 7 mr^mimmwimUM vitwttuve lAIN LULLtLIIUIN Rf^tfYlilAtl ÜBIIUMBU B IIUMB T < r or KHiMil'llil'HM Smtec ConvenUon and Great a miiM IIF s^^^ %f IMT
      1,701 words

  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 597 4 Vr zs Class 80: Pleasure Boats/Sea Sports Written by Condicc um Dangers of dehydration Dehydration is dangerous to divers because it causes the heart to pump out less blood per minute, which means less blood flow to muscles and tissues You'll tire more easily and also clear nitrogen levels more
      597 words
    • 303 4 PJ| CURTAINS 9487-4887 DORIS. CURTAINS, Blinds, etc. 9 Factory prices! Free site measurement quote. Jealdo Curtain I*o2-13 Kovan Ctr. FTY SALESI WOODEN Blinds, Bamboo Chick, Roller, Vertical Blinds Sin Yick Seng 6221-2071 Add: 23 Yong Siak Street WINDOW FILM 6744-6988 Supply and Install Avail Home/ Office/ Vessel www.llumar.com (S) Distributor
      303 words
    • 348 4 POWER FAILURE. 6744-3847 (24 hrs). Kah Lian Elect Co. No. 3 Lor. 24A Geylang. Lie. 7-***** 11/'O6 HM REWIRING $15 Light Pt, $17 Power Pt. 306 Woodlands. *****718 Lie 7/*****0 exp 6/07 POWER BLACKOUT! 6894-6310. Elect. Wiring (24-hrs) 140 Bukit Timah #03-15. (7/*****3 05/05) Tf!h GARDENING/ \UJ LANDSCAPING t7^M^^B B^L^^^AAAblbi
      348 words
    • 886 4 HOME FURNISHING HOME FURNISHING r Found cracks, unevenness, stains, hollowness, efflorescence, loss of shine on your flooring? lea y uture is your ultimate solution to rejuvenate and revitalise your exquisite stone finishes. From granite, homogeneous and marble polishing to epoxy treatment, colour enhancement, stain resistant, £)scence protection and a lot
      886 words
    • 1322 4 IfK HOUSE RENOVATION/ lll\ HOUSE RENOVATION/ HK HOUSE RENOVATION/ UkW DECOR Up DECOR ÜbV DECOR PRESTIGE i iMAGig^n&^T^ Vl-No^encostl HDB Llc«nc«: HB-08-2126D BUIIO Pfe LIQ RADAC .>..^ NO Condition J QJ ||B^ MMIIBiWIWMlBBBBBBBBBBBBB?rTTBTFrBBBTlTBi PROMOTION Heevy Duty Ceramic (SpaM Italy) $690 $1590 $2590 Homogeneous (imported) $1790 $2790 $3790 j; j S^"^
      1,322 words
    • 394 4 IflS DOMESTIC HELP Ifh DOMESTIC HELP Ij^/ AVAILABLE AVAILABLE Indonesian. Filipino. Indo-Chinese maid Mt^HHH^MtH!fM Home cleaning l J^^BBavCvSStW (Pa r t-tirn6) m in 1 yisiUj Confinement V«/ Renewal work A A nannies STs?ts- 2^ U s££r4 5 permit only $<fQ ■■■■■^aB Good Business Prac; ce PTGG 12 Months Unlimited iKI"
      394 words
    • 673 4 rLPVIEW-} Agency Fee fr $XB3 Personal interview Full documentation Good backup service Home leave/ticket booking 6 mtns/1 yr free replacement s FILIPINO/ INDON MAIDS (speak Mandarin) just arrive, more than 100 biodatas online <? www.gpg.com.sg. Grand Pacific. *****901/ *****089/ *****733/ *****398 Lie. no: C*****1F FILIPINO/ INDONESIA (MANADO/ Flores/ Java). Casetrust
      673 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 1421 5 fP\ DOMESTIC HELP ff^ DOMESTIC HELP ff^ DOMESTIC HELP ffK DOMESTIC HELP Ifh DOMESTIC HELP I .AVAILABLE VaV AVAILABLE AVAILABLE Uw AVAILABLE AVAILABLE X ~"'Zm JBk "Quality Maid, Quality Life 4Ug Vr-iffl IV I/\"T I J^N IV I •*s* aaiiFl y b c 7) li 3Clffl <r^ IM AT I
      1,421 words
    • 606 5 1 iK PRIVATE Hi/ INVESTIGATORS ORPORATE INTELLIGENCE (CM) I lanage by ex-Police Officers I trong Network Worldwide 'hd, DPSSM, CSFSM ince 1984 •337 3377 (24hours htlpllne) 337 7006 Dr J* Can (08-30 Peninsula Plaza lANGER INVESTIGATION Securiy Services Pte Ltd. Trusted and stablished name. Reasonable fates. Sincere attitude. Absolute :onfidentiality.
      606 words
    • 444 5 Wfk INTERNET j ipf WEBSITES I I ASY CMS WEBSITE allows a Nonr personnel to add, edit or upate webpages, through any web rowser (IE). Free Demo. Call 742-5001. www.fivecube.com KYDIO PTE LTD Reliable Hosting, ell Online. Business Broadband. >o skydio.com Call *****056 REAT Webhostinq.com.sg Sale! 00MB, Siteßuilder, Cheap >omains.
      444 words
    • 506 5 EffK BUSINESS f*\ BUSINESS F*\ BUSINESS BUSINESS ypV OPPORTUNITIES |«V OPPORTUNITIES Kp/ OPPORTUNITIES |jpY OPPORTUNITIES i I era I |^^^^ffl^JJj]^^]J^J| We'll show you how at ERA Success Seminar Meritus Mandarin Hotel, Mandarin Court A, 4th Level Grand Tower, 333 Orchard Road Jm Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 7.30pm f LsSmhH Call
      506 words
    • 886 5 [PERSONAL* BUSINESS^ KELVIN TAN J 9027 7250^^ A WOWI JOIN THE No.l Team Leader (ECG). Best profit sharing plan for Team Manager, new experienced Agts. Free training leads WEEKEND BAZAAR Garden Bridge above Chinatown NEL. Latest fashion apparels and accessories. Call *****478. PROFITABLE BAKERY SHOP for takeover! Opp. Jurong East
      886 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 3715 6 Wftk HYUNDAI Wffi HYUNDAI ffft HYUNDAI liP FOR SALE UP FOR SALE %jjf FOR SALE |n«w F"«£ijfr_^ißr£j^Bß mJlßt^i d\» *J WWL J lmm^ilotr^Tij||BWßßpSJ iJjf 1 1 1; if./</I T j H.ghTto(»«ln sLJUK/L j Prompt S«rvlc«i fl HMMBJfJeV^PH^B^gE^ag^M>« Sll*" j visa Acc#pf»d ■e™H^^""^Bb^ flat BUSINESS Ely FINANCING/ LEASING W S2OK to
      3,715 words
    • 343 6 rBUSINESS^VEHICLES" r<&> H YURORI BT *****81 1 Open Daily: 9am 9pm w 'JfcuX Attractive MOL fhK^^^ Promotion getz^p^^'^ No Obligation 'V^^tucson Test Drive m^J»£a+ Convenience <^^C^Btoj^ 'Terms i Condbons Apply 2irTelokKt7außd»ol-218 (oft East Coast RoadH MOTOR PTE LTD _Mmßm 61 Übi Ave 2. #01-06 Auto Mobile Megamart *****98 Authorifd Dealer
      343 words
    • 246 6 Highest Trade-in Lower Prices Immediate Registration J Doorstep Service VISA Accepted Accent Getz Matrix Santa FE Sonata Tucson Coupe Trucks IMI Iwot ItrtMiH Itai IMMEDIATE REG V DON'T MISS OUT ON A FANTASTIC DEAL! ;I- I I i' D&HMOTORWAYS IHIN LUNGI 1^*****48^ I OPEN TILL 9pm I LATEST ARRIVAL! $0
      246 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 887 7 ifJV HYUNDAI fffo HYUNDAI RK HYUNDAI fffi HYUNDAI I iiPFORSALE U^FORSALE W FOR SALE U^ FOR SALE 1 TjTaliA Results of June 2005 M) W^Pa^ 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE I^MJ Buy It. Sell It. Find It. 1 COE pric» Quota Bids i Cars (1 600CC and below) A
      887 words
    • 566 7 WtK MERCEDES 12/'O2 MERCEDES BENZ Al6O. 1 owner. Blue. Economical reliable. Excellent cond. 6475-4484 '03 E240/ E320 ADV Panoramic. High options. Like new. Nice no. *****km.1 owner. *****002 ST SDRIO3U E2OO 03/'O2 1 owner. Selling by tender. Call UOB 6351-6081 5/'O3 MERCEDES E240. 1 owner. Silver. OMV $58K. C&C warranty
      566 words
    • 443 7 9, fff\ MITSUBISHI p \tjjj FOR SALE r di 11/'O3 GRANDIS 2.4 auto, black. C&C. Leather, rims, VCD. New tax. OMV $29K. Call *****005 t|( '03 LANCER I.6CLX (M). Black. Full bodykit/ accessories. Tax 12/'05. 1 owner. neg. *****846 N Mb^bk it ED FOR^E S II Si AI|S|«IwTaTIoTI a! SUNNY/
      443 words
    • 587 7 !WS NISSAN 4if FOR SALE OWNER 1/'O4 Nissan Cefiro .OJK black. Low mileage. Agt warranty. Showrm. *****888 OWNER 5/'O3 Sunny I.6LE auto. < IMV $*****. COE $*****. Tax ew. Beige. Orig. 9627-7779 OWNER 3/'O3 Sunny 1.5A. PARF > 9K. Tax 3/'O6. Leather. Agt rarranty. Sell $43K! 9695-2834 UNNY SPECIALIST! 1/'O3
      587 words
    • 563 7 ffh PERODUA K*V PERODUA RH PERODUA RH PERODUA RK PERODUA BJfFORSALE IijFFORSALE HP FOR SALE fjif FOR SALE UJ/ FOR SALE /pmWgps^ #450* Driveawav BBBBBBBBBBk^ BRUBHaI ll^jHl^^»3^WS B«^BBB^^ S X bbbbl^^ I.l] I AII I L^ bbblbbbV^ ffVm .^bbbbbK a^m^^^^^^ m _-vB bbbbV bbbbbbbbbbbbt t^mtm\ mm\ J IHkVaaßßi BBBBfTfIBBI BBBBk^^_Bßl
      563 words
    • 1038 7 r vehicles' ©TOYOTA Rh TOYOTA |JK TOYOTA Ph TOYOTA FOR SALE HJ/ FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE I P W P^. P^. WG %.^9 v| VHfk LUJ i K ££S^^^ W^^BWPffJCj^yijPP^^y^r^B Toyota ISIS Honda Fit 1.3 <& i Honda Edix 1.7X W^^ W^^^^B^-^^j-r-^^^^^BWBm *mmWm*K <*>' £^r IK 9 m
      1,038 words

  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 337 8 PK SPORTS/ COUPES/ fj^ CABRIOLETS Integra "w»^^^^^6MT(22obf!pj\ Accord Eure R 6UT(22obhp) I Accord 24S SA T(72obnp) mHHSHHHHH RX-8 4AT'iUT(7lot>np)] wiiH'i iHinrraiiinFn HI E«9GSRiHKS220 B icU9t MTCMMpjI Ew»GT(nKSaDPiDlyiHpwwll)S^(2l(l^|| 7TBT; \:wi A'iW I J «iT7Tl^pi 35OGT 35OGT Prwwurr SA T/6MT(2tObty) lin.i.i'iHilliT-UVf^WBM 'DumgWmorOKT iATinot*»&n(2tOuv)\ For— or STi ff*w Uodtl) BUT (265M MRS Rowttar
      337 words
    • 591 8 1% VEHICUS FOR Ur hire WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT PRICE CHAN'S CAR RENTALS. We've cars from $50 p/day. Trucks/ vans from $38 p/day. Call 6753-2536 or visit www.chans.com.sg •••MPV SPECIAL PROMOTION. Auto Car $50/ Mthly $I.IK Nett Payless- Short/ Corp/ Long-term Tel: *****500/Roxy Sq 02-69 KOFA: RENTAL CAR. MPV. pick-up.
      591 words
    • 548 8 Pft VEHICLES IflS VEHICLES U? WANTED fjjjf WANTED VEHICLES WANTED Double Check Your Price Before Selling Your Vans, PA/ PB Bus, Doublecab Pickup fc 10/ 14 ft Lorries Best Price For Hyundai HlOO van Toyota Liteace, Hiace, Dyna, Nissan Cabstar Special Price For 14 Ft High Deck Lorry Isuzu NHR69,
      548 words
    • 513 8 $300 OFF For Normal Package The only film has Front 95% ft Rear 98% IR Heat Harmful UV 100%blockout. No unsightly cut around at ERP. No corrosion or discolouring etc Lifetime warranty by 3M Package frWOO FREE JMCarmart ft Cartel Cam* frwiim Turf City -MHZ UM-Mk 3161 fti-m UM M
      513 words
    • 932 8 IfK OTHER COMMERCIAL P^ OTHER COMMERCIAL PH OTHER COMMERCIAL B% OTHER COMMERCIAL W&l OTHER COMMERCIAL Pfc OTHER COMMERCIAL \iiP VEHICLES FOR SALE |jj^ VEHICLES FOR SALE \U? VEHICLES FOR SALE \jif VEHICLES FOR SALE fc|*7 VEHICLES FOR SALE \jjjj VEHICLES FOR SALE ISUZU rfca Tru€k Specialist. H I fj- -9
      932 words
    • 502 8 I m mm I I Pick'up Double Cab #^3^^BpSj^J^^^^^^^^SHiW^«B I H Single Cab Low Bed fl -i«- H Single Cab Flat Bed Pr^^ H With its strength, dependability and reliability, the Nissan Rckup has been Singapore's favourite since the 1 9705, I making it the best seller in its class
      502 words
    • 189 8 Wbk VANS FOR SALE LOW DOWNPAYMENT. ALL new Kangoo 1.5 manual diesel turbo/ 1.4 auto petrol with ABS brake. Free accessories. Low interest rate. Immed delivery. 6443-3535 BRAND NEW KANGOO I.sdci/ 1.4 auto. Free Ist yr insurance, immed regn. $0 downpayment. 3 yrs warranty. Anthony *****130 2000 KANGOO ASKING $15,800
      189 words
    • 284 8 ■03 CITROEN BERLINGO Van 6-dr. 1 owner. New paint tax. Tip top cond. Price neg. Call *****985 1 OWNER '01 Toyota Liteace 2.2 New paint/ tax. A1 cond. $800 can driveaway *****551 Lance I OWNER '04 Toyota Hiace. Low mileage. Like new. 100% loan or High trade-in avail. 9386-8400 4/'O3
      284 words
    • 190 8 PJk VANS FOR SALE 6/'O2 CITROEN BERLINGO 1.9 Diesel. 1 owner. New tax. Well kept. Selling $20.8K. Call 9852-2828 6/'99 HYUNDAI GRACE HlOO Die sel. 2 owners. Silver. Well kept. Selling $11.5K. Call 9852-2828 6/'O4 KIA PREGIO 2.7 diesel. 1 owner. Passed inspection. Orig make. Price ono. *****510 BUY/ EXPORT
      190 words
    • 119 8 VEHICLES I l!% MOTORCYCLES/ U& SCOOTERS NEW CLASSIC BIKE ROYAL ENFIELD Since 1901 Bullet 500 c.c. Beautiful Vintage look Affordable Price Guarantee to attract Admirer Universal Motors Pte Ltd 356 Alexandra Rd Tal: *****126 1006 Bukit Merah Lane 2 ttOl-04 Tal: *****029 WANTED: COE CERT, high cash for all motorbike,
      119 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1405 9 PK DO l-08 Ilk DO l-08 im Cin a SOUTH-WEST IM CITY ft SOUTH-WEST W PTE APTS RENT W PTE APTS RENT I H 2 3 Dedroom apartmefrt suites [«HBpt Hext to Hartxxjrf rort MRT i JftrJ^&llil lI J >> nUteS to m I '^vateif! to each apartment suite jH[u||il
      1,405 words
    • 1722 9 ■k 009-10 ORCHARD/ Hk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Wfk 009-10 ORCHARD/ E2 TANGUN/ HOLLAND CCi TANGUN/ HOLLAND EJj TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT W "E APTS- RENT P^K^^^JJ^ Jv JLife of oluxuru \Jjou. ■M^^^l^^^^^Pr' Prestigious address in district 10 5-min walk to Orchard Road MRT Station C^»§^ acn a P artment
      1,722 words
    • 802 9 ■k Dll a2l NEWTON/ laV Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ QLIJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI [13 BF TIMAH/ CLEMENTI W TO APTS RENT W PTE APTS RENT Panoramic view of the Nature o e Le «i n g Agent: reserves and city skyline on 30 Kniaht W+ floor Frank ftV4 571 3
      802 words
    • 754 9 I B 1 ML NOVENA STUDIO 2 rms. New listing. Behind United Square amenities. Part/ f/ furn. Pool view. Immed. Mandy *****557 BIRMINGHAM MANSION 9 Novena 3-rms. F/furn. Pool. Top cond. Convenient location/ amenities. Reasonable rent! Call *****198 THE TREVOSE 3+l rm, 1528 sqft, 801/ patio. 2200 sqft, high ceiling.
      754 words
    • 1445 9 Wk D l2- 14 BALESTIER/ Bk Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ L^J MACPHERSON/GEYLANG CIJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG U PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT ;!*Ej3' S CONVENIENT LUXURIOUS ;!»BjS 1 LIVING at AFFORDABLE RENT ''fIS^E affl Brand new 2/3 bedroom apartments I'jl ni C penthouses with breathtaking view "§i j2* S Swimming pool. Jacuzzi, sauna,
      1,445 words
    • 773 9 E j ;fa U;|JU^| Wfk Dl 7-1 8 CHANGI/ un pasir ris jj PTEAPTS-RENT DAHLIA PK. 3+1. 1227 sqft. F/furn F/facilities. lmmed. Neg! Hurry! Don't Miss! Call Now! *****433 WOW! POOL VIEW! Ballota Park. 3rm. F/furn. Well kept. neg. Don't miss! 9003-1988 BEST! EASTVALE 3+l. Near MRT/ Whitesands Shpg. High
      773 words

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 452 10 iffV MIXED DISTS Usy PTE APTS RENT $650 UP! I*l Bishan/ Spottiswoode apt/ 2-rm Hong Leong apt NUS/ 3-rm Keng Lee Ct, Novena MRT/Alessandrea. *****046 THE MAKENA 3*l unfurn, aircon. Palm Gdn 3+l f/furn. Immed. neg. Pis call 9006-5883 fl£\ HOUSES FOR RENT KILLINEY ROAD CONSERVATION HOME 3 bedrooms Private
      452 words
    • 398 10 HOUSES FOR RENT EAST COAST BUNGLW. Like new! Land 4500-6600 sqft. Builtup 4000-7000 sqft. 2'j storey. 6+l. Pk/ Sea $6K-SIOK pm. *****985 NEAR SUNSET LOVELY detached 2/storey. 3+l+l. 3800/ 7500 sqft. Patio. Gdn, Renovated, deck pool. 57.5K. Sam 9691-8737 WATTEN BUNGALOW 4500 sqft 7+l rm. 6 ensuite. Spacious layout, quality
      398 words
    • 454 10 ffh HOUSES FOR RENT 0.10 REBECCA 13.000/ 7000 sq.ft. 7+l. Designer decor. Nice patio/ pool. Avail July '05. 9238 5700 D.20 FULTON AVE 21 storey terr. 3+l rm. P/ furn. Aircon. Move-in cond. *****514 CGR 2 .STOREY CHANCERY LANE Bunglw. 4500/ 4000 sqft. Good layout. Immed. $10K. 9436-8088 ACT FASTI
      454 words
    • 520 10 HUDC/ HDB Iff? APTS FOR RENT Studio Ptarlbank (Outram MRT) I*l Btdok Rts 614 $650 2*l Tamplnts 274 Worktrs Can 2*l Stngkang 122/ 121 $700 2*l Btdok N 530 $850 2*l Btdok Rts 74,' Worktrs Can 2*l Eunos 22 $900 2*l Circuit Rd 61 For 3 Mths Only 2*l Yishun
      520 words
    • 440 10 PE}V HUDC/ HDB fUf APTS FOR RENT 2+l C'wMlth MRT 29 $800 2+l Circuit Rd 93 $850 2+l Yishun MRT 148 $850 2+l Tack Why* 116 $750 2+l CCK 704, 688 $800 2+l Bt Panjanq 482 Nlct $800 2+l Woodlands MRT 625 $850 2+l+l Tionq Bahru MRT 129 $1K 3+l
      440 words
    • 1023 10 HIS HUDC/HDB Iff? APTS FOR RENT 2*l TAMPINES 109. High fir. 200% move in! Mins amenities 2+l Pasir Ris 450. 202% move in! Lift level. Immed. *****270 PASIR RIS BLK 504 Exec Apt. 3 bdrms. 1571 sqft. Spacious living/ dining. Unblocked. Mins to MRT. P/furn. Call 9836-5072 Sole Agt BLK
      1,023 words
    • 619 10 PIH SERVICE fff\ SERVICE |fpf APARTMENTS |fpf APARTMENTS s^s^T^^^^^B^fc^fc^r ~w*>£!^*~**mm >M^* a > *^y g p^L^ .jl JrTuiiyfurnishtdiSt2 ta^ j*o&*^tafit* i "Njk'^jt &d«wn aparmunn with I T Week To Long Term Leases Avoilobla Panoramic views of the sea and city skyline Conveniently accessible to downtown financial, shopping districts and Changi
      619 words
    • 411 10 PiH ROOMS FOR RENT Hif (PRIVATE) ORCHARD MRT. NO 6, Balmoral Rd. F/furn. Aircon studio/ master/ common rms. *****660 OPP ALJUNIED MRT. 4-storey apt. F/furn, aircon master/ common rm *****550. Owner *****990 BT TIMAH FURN, aircon room sharing $200 each. Cooking, free carpark. Any tenant. 9008-7012 KEMBANGAN MRT TERR. Hse.
      411 words
    • 656 10 ffh ROOMS FOR \jjf RENT(HDB) BEDOK/ RES/ CHAI Chee. Old Airport/ Tampines/ Siglap/ T. Kurau Changi/ M Parade. SMS *****511 TOA PAYOH MASTER Rm. F/furn. Aircon. 1 min to MRT. Convenient. For male. Call 9005-3035 MY NEAR MRT $300-$4OO. immed rms for single only. Long/ short term. F/furn. 9196-7228. No
      656 words
    • 840 10 PROPERTIES 1 ■k DOl-08 ILU CITY a SOUTH-WEST IT PTEAPTS-SALE jL HEAL ESTATE Ui(H. 1' WESTBAY 3 RMS. 1300 sqft. High fir. Breezy nice. Sell at value 2 rms. 950 sqft. High fir. Well kept. Also for rent. 9798-3002 ANCHORAGE RARE POOL view unit. 1,464 sqft. 3+l Renovated. Tenanted. Opp
      840 words

  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1189 11 ■LV DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wfk. DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Lia TANGUN/ HOLLAND CQ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND V HOUSES SALE W HOUSES SALE For a token sum. I can refurbish your home to a stunning standard and get the best V possible returns on your investment. yr"' "^^B Call me now at rv §L
      1,189 words
    • 777 11 ffh 009-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND IV PTEAPTS-SALE i gpjjpjgpjyajpjjjig S4XXK UPI SPECIAL PREVIEW. SOHO at Martin. F'hold, 560 936 sqft. Near MRT/ amenities. View by apot, pis call *****881 I k^HkVaIHHkVHIHk^BH D.09 MARTIN EDGE F'hold SOHO Apt. Near Mohd Sultan. 1-bdrm. 560 sqft. Fr $425K! Good investment. Penthse avail
      777 words
    • 820 11 ■aV Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ EjBT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI W HOUSES -SALE GOLDHILL 2-STOREY INTER terr 2300/ 2200 sqft. 3+l. NE. 100% move in. Walk to ACS. F'hold. 51.68M. Sole Agt 9852-7944 D/STOREY MODERN BUNGLW <S> Raffles Pk *****/ 5800 sqft. 6+l Pool. View to offer *****317 agt ONE PAIR OF
      820 words
    • 498 11 Hk Dll a2l NEWTON/ LSI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI IBHSHSBI KKwI'EKIT \J \J I V C PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL M m I Aft \a. c o 81 v' n »^m 15 °*W 02,/' -^Si* I CAXS. I N^ 010 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. A City South West 01-21 1-8 402,440,441
      498 words
    • 455 11 ■k Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ [HI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI ■LK Dl2-14BALEST1ER/ [Sj MACPHERSON/GEYLANG JJ PTE APTS -SALE AVON PK PENTHSE. Panoramic view- 3400 sqft. 21 storey. 5 bdrms. F'hold. Rare! 9027 2797 CARMI MANSION. 3+l rms. 125 sq.m. F'hold. Asking SSOOK neg. Call *****854 Hamsani/ PN 5395-S4XX PSF. F'hold condo.
      455 words
    • 1007 11 r PROPERTIES^ RJk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk 01 1 ft 21 NEWTON/ Mk 01 1 ft 21 NEWTON/ JBk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ I2| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI El BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI til BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE W PTE APTS SALE W PTE
      1,007 words
    • 482 11 fftl Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST W? PTE APTS SALE ■■■M afc D'MANOR 5 MINS Walk to MRT/ mkt. Ouster hse. F/facilities. 3storey with basement carpark. 4 yrs. 100% move in. 2723 sqft. International Property Advtsw* D.15 S79BK. DUNMAN PI. F'hold. New fully done up. Showunit 1292/ 1324 sqft. 3*l
      482 words

  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 697 12 ffhOl 5-1 6 EAST COAST IUF PTE APTS SALE S4BOK NEGI CHANGI Green 870 sqft. 2+l (all attached batn) No noon sun. F'hold. HB *****848 MANDARIN GDN. 2 rms. High fir. Sea view. Bright. 1001 sqft. 1 only unit. $460K. 9852-2227 JKL WALK TO MRT. Huge 1800 sq.ft. 3+l. Shpg/
      697 words
    • 704 12 ■k Dl9-20SERANG00N/ UQ THOMSON 9F HOUSES SALE liifoiiiulkMHil Property Advisors MAYFLOWER PLACE 3-STOREY semi-d. 5 yrs old. 3400/ 4900 sqft, 6+2 rms. S facing. Very serious seller. Jeffrey Sim 9815-8318 CORNER TERR 19 Poh Huat Dr, 2'vstorey. 999 yrs. Land 2960/ 2400 sqft, 4+l rms. Good cond. Face N. Quiet.
      704 words
    • 768 12 Pfe Dl9-20SERANGOON/ Un THOMSON U PTEAPTS-SALE FAR HORIZON 2-RMS. 1150 sqft. Split living/ dining. Renovated. Unblocked Hurry! LDC *****514 KENSINGTON PK CONDO. High fir. 1649 sqft. 3+l/ attach. Renovated. Pool view. *****758 agt SUN ROSIER CONDO 1324 sqft. F'hold. 3+l. F/ facilities. LRT/ Maris Stella $6xxK neg. *****129 NEAR MRTI
      768 words
    • 840 12 fffo D25-28 NORTH yfc/ PTE APTS -SALE Pro ftoxMppl SELETAR SPRING 3+l. Resort liv t ing. Well kept. Nice layout. Must sell! Any offer consider! Grab! Bring cheque! CAII 9001-7752 SUNRISE GDN. SERIOUS seller. 2 bdrms. Approx 980 sqft. Pool view. No noon sun. View to offer. Act fast! Call
      840 words
    • 806 12 PfjS HDB APTS FOR SALE PH HDB APTS FOR SALE IflK HDB APTS FOR SALE IpS HDB APTS FOR SALE PIS HDB APTS FOR SALE f&\ HDB APTS FOR SALE lIP (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fj/f (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |fjr (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |fc/ (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |g/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) HDB ESTATES S Buy It. Sell It. Find
      806 words
    • 620 12 g|pf (BlsnANj NEW LISTING! 3'S' 4o3 #12. Renovated. Lift landing. HDB valued SI66K. Unblocked. Open Hse 13pm by appt. Call 9459-5396 BLK 210, 4-RM. High fir. Beautifully renovated. Near amenities. Serious seller. Price neg. Just bring luggage! Daniel 9488-5556 DW EXEC MAIS GROUNDrfIr. Sin Ming Ave 404. Ideal layout. Best
      620 words
    • 683 12 3T BLK 506 Move in. Aircon. Sch/ MRT/ shpg ctr. 4'S 1 corner Blk 359. Below value. Near MRT/ amenities. 9067-4466 ERA 3'S' 508 new list beautiful mrt 4'A' 623 beautiful sole agt mrt 4A 112 161 4NG 134 173 254 422 Exec Apt 287 288F 354 *****171 '4 'A'
      683 words
    • 597 12 4 'A' CORNER 129 Clarence Lane. New list! 100% pte! Spacious living! Rare! Nice decor. Mins to City/ MRT/ mkt. *****689 ERA 3 'I' CORNER Blk 28/ 30. High fir. 3 "I 1 +1 upgrading fees paid. Blk 13. Unblocked. All Teluk Blangah. Call *****288 BELOW HDB VALUEI 5T Blk.
      597 words
    • 505 12 4 'S' 8LK.226 Pending Rd. High fir. Well kept. At value. All races. Mkt/ sch./ LRT. 9752-2045 5T 511 CORNER Jelapang. High fir. Granite flooring. LRT/ Amenii ties. S27OK neg. 9455-2022 McR 5 'I' CORNER Blk 652 Senja. Mid fir. Renovated. Valued. Quiet. No noon sun. LRT. 9028-2515 PN EJHHk
      505 words
    • 618 12 aasdfasdfsdfasdfasdfsdf RtS HDBAPTSFORSALE fa*/ (CHOACHUKANG) Inttfnationol Property Advtwrs 5 'I' CORNER Blk 505. Top fir. Beautiful reservoir view! Renovated. 4 rms balcony. 129 sqm. Sch/ MRT. neg. 9100-2888 DTZ 4'A' BLK 658 CCK Crescent #03 Design build. 5 mins to MRT. 4'A' Blk 159 Teck Whye Lane #14 Renovated. 9021-4055
      618 words

  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 5052 13 FWS HDBAPTS FOR SALE |y/ (JURONG) SI2K BELOW VALUE! *****052. 4 'A' Blk 180 Yung Sheng. Lift. Exec apt. 115 Ho Ching. Mkt/ MRT SI3K BELOW VALUE 4'NG' Jurong E Blk 112 #11. Lift level, near MRT/ amenities. 9766-1155 Sole Agt 3 'A' JURONG W blk. 501 walk-up.. 3 'NG'
      5,052 words
    • 652 13 fff\ HDB APTS FOR SALL UP (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 3'NG' TAMPINES 201D. Good cond. Aircon. Amenities. Unblocked. Gocd price. 9851-1599 CNG. 4'A' MUST SELL! See to believe! Tampines Blk. 213. Renovated/ aircon. MRT/ sch. 9022-2766 OT 4'A' 8LK.490A HIGH fir. Near cimenities. Early movein. Lift lev«l. Valued. Must sell! 9009-9123 4 'NG-
      652 words
    • 642 13 aasdfasdfsadfasdasdfsdfasdfasd fffi HDB APTS FOR SALE \Uf (WOODLANDS) JUMBO/ EXEC SPECIALIST 4'S' 350 910 Very nice view. 3 yrs decor. MRT. Malay eligible 5 T 522 806 full hqt windows Nice view/ unit. Malay hse. MRT s'A' 821 807 138sqm MRT S26sK"Exec Apt 788E 811 Best unit Very cosy. Show'iat!
      642 words

  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 861 14 fftk HDB APTS FOR SALE Uff (WOODLANDS) 200% RENOVATED. URGENT! 5T 516 Design Build. Ground fir/ 623 #12. Near MRT. neg. Parry 9637-4450 CB CORNER 5T 8LK.622. Woodlands. High fir. Renovated. At value Vacant unit. 8125-0007 Conme DON'T MISS 4 'S' 350 Mid fir. 90% Loan. Valued $175K MRT/ Causeway
      861 words
    • 859 14 RtS HDB APTS FOR SALE flljt (YISHUN) ffil Below' yjjjj Valuation 5T 5255K best corner unit. Blk 173 Ave 7. High fir. No blocking. Spacious 121 sqm. Near amenities sch. Max 9026-4477 ERA PropNox MUHH 526 EXEC APT. Near MRT 4 bdrms. Low fir. Move-in. HDB valued 5326K. Selling $IOK
      859 words
    • 563 14 ■k HOB APTS FOR SALE HD (SENQKANG/ WF PUNGGOL) if CORNER BLK 2618. Sengkang. High fir, opp MRT/ Compass Pt. Very good cood. 5 yrs. *****600 5 T CORNER Blk 253 Compassvale. High fir, renovated. Compass Pt/ sch/ MRT. 9639-7308 5T ANCHORVALE 306A high fir. Nicely renovated, LRT/ amenities Palms
      563 words
    • 698 14 BH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE \Hf FOR RENT fjif FOR RENT r HIGH-TECH SPACE mm 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 I Ideal
      698 words
    • 666 14 CHANGI FTY CUM warehse/ office. 8300-15,000 sqft. High ceiling/ power supply Good image. Suits most trades. 9106-9686 Agt SCIENCE PARK, HI Tech Facility. Conducive R&D Environment. Suitable for Infocom activities. Call KF 9693 4126/ 9112 2063 D.03 HENDERSON IND Pk. 3-sto-rey terr. Warehse/ fty/ office. 8414 sqft. Ample parking/ loading.
      666 words
    • 554 14 ©FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE ffti FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE ftif FOR SALE \jt? FOR SALE OWN FROM tyTJi^ $0.80 from 1 ,300 sq ft onwards Brand new freehold Affordable can use CPF Special release limited units available Ideal for office/factory/warehouse Ground floor warehouse units available Ample parking/goods loading unloading
      554 words
    • 206 14 Rh OFFICE SPACE Ur FOR RENT Centre MRT access Column-free layout Lift lobby frontage with seaview cityview Fitted bare units Raised floor -?uiig Centre Excellent location Next to Raffles Place MRT Station Panoramic seaview Prestigious tenants that include major international banks and corporations Furnish Office With Air-con •From 300 sqft
      206 words
    • 347 14 ifcK FOR RENT Next to Clarke Quay MRT Accessible location Area: 474 and 603 sf Fitted Units Ample carparking lots Proximity to F&B outlets shopping centres •Attractive rental Contact us at 6428 8670 6428 8252 Area: 2,000 sfto 10,000 si at Attractive Rental Near Raffles Place Minutes walk from Raffles
      347 words
    • 790 14 Jth OFFICE SPACE H* OFFICE SPACE fttf FOR RENT Jjjj} FOR RENT PREMIUM OFFICES -I HARBOURFRONT TOWER TWO Regular floor plate of ***** sq ft Impressive views of sea and Mt Faber Column free layout, raised flooring with full height glass windows 5 mins' drive to CBD Covered Access to
      790 words
    • 488 14 r PROPERTIES! BESTVALUE CHEAP! NOEL BLDG office/ warehse. 1300 sqft. Partition d> $800. 600 sqft renovated office 3> $IK. Free carpark. 9452-3257 $1.00 PSF/ 1703 sqft/ Kallang. $2.20 PSF/ 1300 sqft/ Novena. Shenton/ Robinson/ Raffles. 600-5000 sqft. Fit/ Bare. D.07 MIDLINK PLAZA (Middle Rd) 1562 sqft. Near MRT. Renovated. Partitioned
      488 words

  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 833 15 Rh OFFICE SPACE \jjjf FOR RENT CONCORDE SHPG CTR 300sqft $i.ik neg. Private rm, tip top. Best facing. *****783 WALKING DISTANCE FROM Raffles MRT. Offices from 94 sq.ft. Call 6568 3189. JOO CHIAT/ DESKER Rd. 4/ 2-sto-rey. Shop/ office/ tuition/ entertainment/ fashion. 9730-8709 PAYA LEBAR others. Fitted office. 100-300 sqft.
      833 words
    • 466 15 RH OFFICE SPACE fjlf FOR SALE SUNTEC CITY TWR 2 4500 sqft. Mid fir. Facing sea. Vacant. $1450 psf. 9302-1530 OFFICE FOR TAKEOVER. Corner unit <?> Hougang St 21. Low takeover fee. Pis call 9627-1276 R£l SHOP SPACE Hir FOR RENT UE SQUARE SHOPPING MALL SHOP SPACE FOR LEASE Along
      466 words
    • 1864 15 ©SHOP SPACE ftfi SHOP SPACE Ifjv SHOP SPACE FOR RENT |ftjr FOR RENT \jjf FOR RENT For Lease Siglap Shophouses Details of Properties: Four units of 2-storey shophouses (48A, 50A, 52A, 54A Burnfoot Terrace each 3046 sq ft) Location: At Burnfoot Terrace, off Siglap Road, surrounded by the Frankel and
      1,864 words
    • 710 15 BISHOP SPACE Bf FOR SALE 89 ROWELL RD conservation shop hse. F/ conserved/ reconstructed 2-storey attic. Approx 1100/ 2100 sqft. Mr Khoo 9633-8439 KATONG SHPG CTR. 360 sqft. AMK/ Houqanq Shophse. 3-rm residential upstairs. All For Sale! Selling <3> Fair Price! 9452-5543 G'TEED RENTAL RETURNS!!! Excelsior Shpg Arcade. 5 units.
      710 words
    • 1025 15 ■It WAREHOUSES/ Ife WAREHOUSES/ EfiJ STORAGE EB STORAGE JJ SPACE FOR RENT Wf SPACE FOR RENT PREMIUM WAREHOUSE TANJONG PAGAR DISTRIPARK Central Location just outside CBD Direct Access to PSA Port Terminal, ECP and AYE Flexible sizes of 5200 sq ft upwards High ceiling of 6 metres Heavy floor loading
      1,025 words
    • 1086 15 jj'iiUJ»uijLji 'Krywjfc (fIS OTHER Pr^V OTHER REAL ESTATE |ga>/ REAL ESTATE AUCTION 29 Junt 2005, Wed, Amara Hotel Connection 1, Level 3, 2.30pm 24 Lucky Vlaw 016 2-storey semi-d, 3352 sq ft, 3+l, F'hold 275 Upp East Coast Rd Dl6 2-storey terr 3284 sqft. s+l. F'hold 26 Westwood Walk D22
      1,086 words

  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 2462 16 Pft TOURS gji TOURS W| TOURS Wk TOURS WJ| TOURS WV TOURS Wk TOURS ffjk TOURS Wl TOURS ffj| TOURS wKa9^ WBr wtr WaWaWr WaWaWr WaWaW^ WaWaWr WaWaWr WKaW* MaWr /\^J STR/VI-I /K where youii find aihhejun^& excitement! pjiHlllUiifi^llJlfTr^T^^f^T^^ CYnUCYff CIIDDniIMnC #z.m FUN IN GOLD COAST (6D)(agfe) GOLD COAST/SUNSHINE COAST
      2,462 words
    • 1 16 TRAVEL
      1 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 2566 17 g| TOURS TOURS Q TOURS gj^ TOURS TOURS TOURS g^ TOURS g) TOURS g^ TOURS g) TOURS r^n|H Best Prices, Most Savings, Book Now! UiuIIIHSHBI fc Save Up To 1 200 Per Couple* FREE Choice Of Luxurious Spa Indulgence* FREE Refreshment mBI 7DF!orai SS? 6Ds P .endidKorea/ SDS^nic msMsaa ncggraA
      2,566 words
    • 294 17 r TRAVEL 1 2D Kuala Lumpur fr $79 2D Malacca fr $79 2D3N Genting 3rd/4th pax fr 559 2D3N Cameron U $99 3D Sunway Lagoon frSl3B SD2N Pangkor Island frl 228 3D4N Redang Island fr! 228 2D Bintan Lagoon frl 118 3D Taipei fr! 528 3D Bali fr! 349 3D2N
      294 words

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 622 18 I OZ AOSTRAUA I FREE EASY fTff I L'F I 3N Adelaide/Cairns/Darwin/Perth/ W Gold Coast'Melbourne/Sydney/Tasmania I Package includes Airfare. 3N Hotel Stay with daily ABF, I Return airport transfers jl Melbourne DeWghts.^^^ A. I <^Jth Night *irz> IB^l!l!f 4N Somerset Apartments I Melbourne Snow Package is available 7D DOLPHIN WHALE
      622 words
    • 477 18 BJk LANGUAGE HH LANGUAGE Uif COURSES Utf COURSES I Speak A New Language in just 2 mths! Cambridge Languages] 111 North Bridge Road #26-04 Peninsula Plaza 6896 *****6786 4966 135JurongEastSt13,IO»3i| Stmei, EastpoinC Mai, #o^oB www.cambrldgt.com.tg Italian Indonesian Dutch Vietnamese Mandarin Hindi Spanish Japanese French Tamil Malay English German Thai Korean
      477 words
    • 543 18 ED™ 1 ID™ 1 'Reuben has been failing his Math for his entire primary 5 and primary 6 exams and even for his schools prelim, he only managed 36/100. BUT when he received his PSLE results, he scored a grade B for Math!" What did he do during those 4
      543 words
    • 512 18 "Datplta having ragular prlvata tuition since Primary 3, my daughter got only t C tor her Maths In PSLE. Attar utlng your program, the scored t 'B' in Sac 1 and an 'A'lnSteZ" MdmKaong Yl* Ping (mother ofJußuSec 3 Expnss) "In Primary school. I never even once past my Matht,
      512 words
    • 683 18 gj) TUITION EX COLLEGE LECTURER with Mas ter Degree teaches Maths/ Physics/ Chemistry at pte residence Marine Parade *****750 WORRIED PARENTS?? CALL Us! Home Tuition By Experienced Tutors. All levels/ subjs./ areas. Sidus Gateway *****889/ 8545 EXPERIENCED TEACHERS SPECIALISE in Pri, Sec, JC Chinese Composition, Hanyu Pinyin, Kl, K2, Adults
      683 words
    • 468 18 g) TUITION EXPERIENCED MATHS TEACHERS conduct group tuition for Sec JC levels at Hougang. *****333 NUS MATHS GRAD Sch Teacher provides home tuition especially for weaker students. 9423-5108 1 TO l private home tuition by experienced teachers/ ex-teachers Results g'teed. Call 9187-4373 ■LV OTHER CAREER Un DEVELOPMENT/EDUCA|pT TIONAL PROGRAMMES Be
      468 words
    • 387 18 TRAVEL* EDUCATION ©SPORTS/ PHYSICAL EDUCATION OUALIFIED FEMALE SWIMMING instructor gives group/ individual lessons to ladies/ children. Pis call: 9022-3804 FEMALE/ MALE COACHES. Swim ming, tennis, badminton, squash, roller blade, cycling. 9021-4095 RJ\ HAIRDRESSING/ UpV BEAUTY COURSES Professional Nail Technician Course Student KitWorth $800 Int'l Trained jpP/V* Wholesaleaf^A Nail Produ S«Mfcl^--TAMARIS
      387 words
    • 169 18 Ifh PROGRAMMES lipV FOR THE YOUNG Have the better /"NW EDGE! On your spoken English! y Register for ,4% Speech ft DramajH Term 3 Starts M b<& 'J Bronze Stage: 5-8 Yrs/ Day Sat/ 1 1 30am Location 1: Novena Sq Shopping Mall (above Novena MRTI) Call: 6358 0444 or
      169 words

  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 3833 19 HHl^^^l^^lRS^^^^^^^^l^^^Lmhhh APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE OF TITLE THE LAND TITLES ACT NOTICE Pursuant to Section 43 of the Land Titles Act, an Application will be made to the Registrar of Titles within the next fourteen (14) days from the date hereof by LIM TECK CHEONG (NRIC No. *****527/C) and LAI
      3,833 words

  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 3026 20 HMBJ^^^^^H l l||hT|T|S^HHß ffo ENGINEERS ENGINEERS Plastic Injection moulding company in Woodland looking for experience candidates: •k Capable to interpret mechanical drawing, ISO audit. First Article inspection Diploma in Quality Engineering Mechanical Engineering Min 2 years experience, proficient in measuring equipment Nitec/Higher Nitec in Tool Die Making, or Diploma in
      3,026 words
    • 712 20 Rh LECTURING/ HfK LECTURING/ y^ TEACHING \jff TEACHING i) Centre Principals Requirements I Diploma in Pre-School Education (Leadership! I 2 years' relevant supervisory experience In a 1 A childcare setting r Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills 49 2) Teachers (English/Chinese) Requirement: Minimum Certificate in Pre-School Teaching 03) Teaching cum Admin
      712 words
    • 375 20 fffi NURSING/ \jgf HEALTH CARE CLINIC ASST/ REGISTERED Staff Nurse. English Chinese speaking <3> Mt Elizabeth. 9830-0677 PART-TIME DENTAL Asst required in North/ West areas. Bilingual in Eng/ Mandarin. Call 6779-3215 EXPERIENCED CLINIC ASSISTANTS required at Telok Blangah. Call 6273-3603 before 2pm. CLINIC ASST REQUIRED IN Tarn pines. Experienced. Malay
      375 words
    • 585 20 W*i MARKETING/ m? COMMUNICATIONS HAACH We are recruiting the following people for our new Holistic Spas Marketing Executives Minimum Diploma holder Candidates must have at least 1-2 years of sales experience Responsible in establishing relatxxisriic servicing corporate clients Highly sales driven, able to value add meet sales quota Energetic confident
      585 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 722 21 H^i SALES ffh SALES Swarovski the worlds leading manufacturer of cut crystal, was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski It has since developed into an international group, with numerous subsidiaries and approximately 14.000 employees in 40 countries and a consolidated sales turnover of 1.672 billion Euros Ate you a team
      722 words
    • 467 21 f An established trading I company requires: Min. 2 years in industrial component sates experience j Diploma in mechanical < engineering preferred Bilingual m Eng. and Mandarin i Must possess own car I Female working environment j J Basic Salary Comm I Allowance Interested, please email M resume with expected
      467 words
    • 520 21 rSTijKAL ESTATE AGEMTS No experience required! Practical Training, H^^ Personal Coaching. Free property leads w to Sell/ Lease'. gfotL t?^?Mis(ißSel?S Our New Agents earned < v $10Kormow p/mtn J j Calling all 0' Levels Diploma Holders Secure your financial future < SALES CONSULTANTS Min 4 "0" levels it Min. 21
      520 words
    • 856 21 B™ SALES COORDINATOR NEEDEC with basic accounting knowledge preferred able to start worl' mmediately. Pis email resume tc 3ccount@singardc.com.sg POH KIM VCD requires Sale! *ssts <S> Thomson Plaza 801-96 Fel: 6451 3133 Tiong Bahru Pla la BBHO. Tel: 6274 8638. Set education. M'sians welcome. FULL-TIME SALES PROMOTERS foi sag luggage
      856 words
    • 633 21 PBK CUSTOMER flh CUSTOMER U^ SERVICE yjt/ SERVICE Do you feel that you have the following personality s Customer oriented, Determined, Eager to learn, Communicate well in both English S> Chinese? Join us as a customer service agent in an established media organisation. ('A' level Diploma holders are welcome) 1
      633 words
    • 464 21 lUSTOMER SVC CO-ORDINATOR/ ixec. 1 yr experience. Good spoen written Eng. PC literate, iood tel etiquette. Able to work n fast moving environment. Call: J293-3303 (66 Home Rd) :USTOMER SERVICE OFFICER cum idmin requires. Able to work on Sunday PH, good command Enjhsh Malay, M'sians welcome. J*****36 .AUNDRY CUSTOMER SVC
      464 words
    • 807 21 rCLASSIFIED JOBSI WK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ IfJV HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Wh HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ \jjJ LOUNGE hlr WUNGE LOUNGE I GALLERYHOTEL I I The Hotel that Inspires Write-In Positions Walk-In Positions 1. Guest Services Manager 1 Guest Services Officer A n u 2. Reservations Executive 2. Reservations Manager Officer 3. Banquet Sales 3. F&B Administrative Manager
      807 words

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 955 22 FPjN HOTEIJRESTAURANT/ Wh HOTEI7RESTAURANT/ Ml? LOUNGE Itfj? LOUNGE I The Scarlet, a new and lavish 84-room boutique I A I hotel seeks dynamic, results oriented individuals to l^fl I join out team While experience in the hospitality I^V industry is a plus, we are seeking individuals who Vfl are creative
      955 words
    • 725 22 fff} HAIR/ BEAUTY Rft HAIR BEAUTY mm FANCL HOUSE I Senior beauticians With at least 3 years' experience in facials Good beauty knowledge Good communication skills and working attitude m Independent and confident Preferably bilingual in English Mandarin Able to start work immediately beauty Advisors Honest and cheerful, with pleasant
      725 words
    • 602 22 RK ADMINISTRATIVE/ f lilr 9 CLERICAL I Vacancies for Willing to work retail hrs 9 Min 1 yr customer svc experience Min 'N7 '0' levels Ability to speak AI Mandarin is desirable Mi Proficient in MS Word i gi Excel re Interested, pis email: qsflrst9maqlx.com.sg tor call 6296-0068 IN J
      602 words
    • 722 22 fh ADMINISTRATIVE/ Itf CLERICAL IMMEDIATE DMIN CLERK REOUIRED at Ang 0 Kio. 3 yrs experience. Bilinjal in English Mandarin. S'po>an or PR. Tel: 6481-5171 ACCOUNTS ASST 1 Able to start work immed '0' level above ft Min. 1 yr on similar working experience 'Is email full resume with ■ecent photo
      722 words
    • 692 22 Wh ADMINISTRATIVE/ Up? CLERICAL HR OFFICER. (LISTED IT Co.) Degree/ Dip 1 yr as HR Journalist. Near Bedok MRT. (C*****1F) yvonne<?iachievecareer.com SI.6K-SI.9K A/CS ASST (listed Co.) "0' levels LCCI 2 yr full sets. Pasir Panjang. (C*****1F) yvonne<?>achievecareer.com SI.6K-S2.IK. A/CS ASST. (Listed Co.). Poly Dip 1 yr full sets. 5 days.
      692 words
    • 783 22 rCLASSIFIED JOBS! FPK TECHNICAL f&\ TECHNICAL **"["""> Immediate employment > Diploma holders or minimum ITC/NTC electronics > Possess class 2 or 3 driving licence, preferably with own transport > Must be proficient in Mandarin English I> 1-2 years' experience > Salary 1,400 Si, Boo p.m. transport allowance (possess own bike
      783 words
    • 524 22 Pgv TECHNICAL I Engineering Co. in t l<?s < I looking for. 3 Min 3- yrs expe r ience m Electrical/ Mechanical Qualifications: NTC/ Dip. holder "I Computer literate an advantage T 5-day week "l Transport provided from MRT station "> Able to start work immed Fax full resume to
      524 words

  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 604 23 rtCHNICAL OFFSET MACHINE OPERATORS (Gestetner) Paya Lebar MRT. Air- con environment. Call 6841-1297 WOODLANDS TECHNICIAN. MAINTENANCE. 0A Engr. 6289-2025/ simco@pacific.net.sg AIRCON TECHNICIAN/ INSTALLER with class 3 lie. Experienced. Interested pis call: 6741-8567 WK PETROLEUM/ ypf CHEMICAL Chemical Company at Tuas requires 1. CHEMIST Effluent waste management department. Analysis, treatment formulations,
      604 words
    • 1027 23 R^l GENERAL GENERAL \AW PRODUCTION Uf PRODUCTION 1. SUPERVISOR NITEC in Press Tool or its equivalent Experience in the metal stamping Industry •Able to read and interpret engineering m designs Strong interpersonal and leadership skills I Able to work long hours in a fast-paced I environment I For Post 1,
      1,027 words
    • 761 23 SECURITY Wf\ SECURITY PfS SECURITY I •I'll l-i-l-l i .'I 'i mkw wat Mr PICO GUARDS Wjf^ IMMEDIATE $200* CASH V^9. NSRS Exempted (Conditions Apply) Training Provided for Untrained Guards PROTECTION OFFICER SUPERVISOR RELIEF SPECIAL SQUAD (With own m/bike) Changi Jurong Town Ang Mo Kio Benefits we otter: Good Salary
      761 words
    • 442 23 m^ OWNERS SUPERVISORS For Hotel Kitchen Cleaning 11pm-Bam $1200 CLEANERS AT TUAS 8.15am-5.45pm $700 5-day week HOUSEKEEPING CLEANERS Near Bt Timah 3pm-11pm $800 Malaysians may apply Call: 6438-2886 Mk 531 Upper Cross St »03-38 Near Chinatown MRT Exit E. SUPERVISOR CLEANERS required at NUS, (Pick-up point at Bouna Vista MRT)
      442 words
    • 596 23 A logistics Company urgently requires PRIME MOVER DRIVER Valid Class 4 licence with min 2 yrs of driving experience Physically fit With PSA Certification (Prime Mover Driving In the Port) Must be willing to work 12 hrs rotating shift Attended PSA Familiarisation Course in PSA CITOS will be an advantage
      596 words
    • 604 23 P"h PART-TIME/ lifV TEMPORARY Bookworm Club, an established publisher in S'pore (21 years) requires (I) Sales Promoters (weekend) (II) Operation Asst Promote children publications Salary $40-$7O a day Plus attractive commission 9am to spm Training provided 'A'/ Poly/ Undergrads Speak English Mandarin Interview 10am 3pm at 621 Aljunled Rd 806-06
      604 words
    • 686 23 JOBS] PfJ\ OTHER OTHER l^\ OTHER Singapore m A JP^ Jt workforce 1/1/ 1 I#% development V W W^T m agency Job opportunities in the Biomedical Sector Position Available (Many vacancies) Medical Device Sewing Specialist (East area) Secondary education Able to understand, read and write simple English Physically and medically
      686 words
    • 388 23 Bookworm Publishing requires DESPATCH cum OPERATION ASST Income $50-$6O a day Class 2 3 With own bike 5 day week Training provided Walk-in Interview 10am-3pm at: 621 Aljunied Rd. 806-06 Lipo Bldg Pest Control Company requires Pest Technician Staff <> With experience and Class 3 Driving Licence 0 GCE'N 1
      388 words

  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 582 24 Executive Appointments: TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 l/f Purple Sage, I llP^f a creative catering company, is T 1^ g W" g f" VVTr currently recruiting: M S KP^O K I II T r^l^QTllK^ rflPI IC I B JFm^ JilBl&l I ■itV.lillL I v.ClLtllv. I U\_U*> g Young energetic,
      582 words

  • URBAN
    • 15 1 URBAN O o <N O CN CN Q- < THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JUNE 23 2005
      15 words
    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 169 1 ■■■■■Vf bb I aBH V aBIB rfsdi Bft bVBBBJ BBBBBj BJ L^^Bl Br K 1 1 BBK^^^ B^^^^ bbbbbVbbVbV^'^ B? ■HBBFfBBJK ■B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B B^^^^^^B B Bhl B^v i 'X "t v > BBr^fl' Si u A /^^^v I II r^v X X*^v I I f^ AXX K^ mm b^ a^M Jygff
        169 words
    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 645 2 %^^^^S^^^H|^^^p^^H^^^^^ H9Bll!^^^9l!^P^^^r .^B^B^BttHMBH V \V\ a-J fm I p MJss Singapore >\\^V > 9 Jeans have come a long vyay, baby. Once considered "^^BBißßiß^^ r^W^^ scruffy outerwear, denim is now the fashion world's y^i/v^-money-spinner and the most-trusted sartorial option F^Sl^r^S >s 14 Not all denim jeans are created equal, saySleong
        645 words
    • 464 3  - THE THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE to life's awkward moments Zalina Ariffin I'm not on good terms with some colleagues in the office but because I have to work with them closely, we're all superficially nice to each other. What can I do to make my working life better? While many of
      464 words
    • 257 3  -  Who: Liz Quek, 29 Spotted: Sipping champagne at the annual Mercedes Charity Ball at The Oriental hotel last Saturday Fave activity: Dancing, reading, travelling and shopping. My clothes: My dress was tailor-made by Heng Nam Nam, and my jewellery was done by a personal jeweller. I'm also wearing
      257 words
    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • 95 3 Jl^S^^^H Chiang Rai, untouched Chiang Mai, tourist-infested Thai k Thai mountain paradise mountain spot pSH-- I^*!*! P^a x U, Films based on manga, Rims on superhero comics, !%^S^^k^/S^^^ |s-< e Initial D (left) like Batman Begins (right) l£ iF Pl "oJ ect SuperStar, the new Singapore Idol, passe adaptation of
        95 words
    • 378 4  -  Lionel Seah URBANISTA orever blue jeans, Neil Diamond ib— once sang. Urbanista seconds, thirds and fourths that. Denim may have, at times, been exiled to the fashion wasteland, but I've never found a reason not to own another pair. Many may consider my 20 pairs mostly Levi's excessive. But
      378 words
    • Article, Illustration
      176 4  -  Dylan Boey Evelyn Hin B'ELLE MACPHERSON: She may belong to the extinct tribe known as The Supermodel, but Elle MacPherson's cool, downtown fashion sense lives on. Nothing demonstrate the art of omission louder than a white T-shirt. Its clean aesthetic represents unpretentious chic. Wh/te top by Mango, 529, Snow
      176 words
    • Article, Illustration
      251 4  -  Magdalen Ng Yeo Szemin, 22, psychology student at the National University of Singapore: I don't have much experience with make-up and I want to try something new with my hair. Randy Ong, creative director of Kelture at Shaw Centre: Szemin has really thick hair and quite a big face,
      251 words
    • Page 5 Advertisements
      • 78 5 ,^r :^9 fm S^ I S'r I'm II m >4Siil^^^^99r B^kl Wr W m M m mm m sM m \J P% X affmu cares drifting away .^^^^^9 at peace with museff *#P^v^ soafedmthescentofsofitude i s^ v :^^i^^Bßß^l^^^^^^^^^^^^B :->' %r :■>.:■•■: S^^B :ox J^mmm m 91 1 flB B iBH
        78 words
    • SHOPPING
      • Article, Illustration
        429 6  -  TAN MINYING TAY SUAN CHIANG Text: Photography: 2 Wedges, slippers or jeans? These shoes are all three. Pair this hybrid with capris or a skirt for a funky look. $39.90, from U.R.S. inc., 81-53 Ngee Ann City. 1 Hats cut from lightweight cloth are great for keeping
        STEVEN LEE  -  429 words
      • Article, Illustration
        495 8  -  TAN MINRING TAY SUAN CHIANG PRADEEP PAUL Photography: Text: 1 Patchwork's not just for clothes and quilts. Tough Jeans' belts feature tarnished buckles, crazy stitching and deliberately rusted grommets. Your Mum probably won't like it. $29, from Hound's Tooth, 01 -56 Far East Plaza. 3 Lightweight, durable
        STEVEN LEE  -  495 words
    • Page 7 Advertisements
      • 441 7 BBBBLtHHBHBHBBHHBBBBBBLBKBpH^ m 7 TiM f r ■W Till bW^Bß^HbWJbbbWlbsbß fl JB^a I ft^BBB\^BSBBB3^BBBBBB9 How do I decipher washing instructions on K \cJ. *he labels in my clothes? Are there standard symbols that are understood by professional cleaners? A You should thank your lucky stars that professional cleaners are more together
        441 words
      • 95 7 I NEWLY LAUNCH II the Hearts Arrows diamond II 0.1 3cts onwards I from $379 ii \zjtzurs II -The EXCELLENT CUT DIAMONDS' BEST VALUE OR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE RECOGNISED INTERNATIONAL Hearts Arrows Certification fcxclus vely only at r DMEYSON L --,-JL AVAILABLE A) vV £ma At-;a #01-31 Centiepoint #02-54 Parkway
        95 words
    • FEATURES
      • 411 9 Ever since Brooke Shields cooed nothing ever came between her and her Calvins, and Nick Kamen stripped off his Levi's in a laundromat, denim has had a wonderful spin. After the white tee, blue jeans are easily the fabric phenomenon of our times: Everyone owns one; everyone wears them; and
        411 words
      • Article, Illustration
        562 9 t's cool, it's hot, it's iconic. Denim will never go out of style, says LIONEL SEAH m DRESS IT UP ADELINE CHiA tells you where to haye your jeans dyea, aged and personalised Haut 07-07 A-Maze Shopping Mall, Le Meridien Opening hours: 2 to 7 opm, tel: 9723-4084
        BRYAN VAN DER BEEK  -  562 words
    • Article, Illustration
      686 10 CHERYL TA Y, 24 P Miss Singapore Universe 2005 Number of pairs owned: Fifteen, from Levi's, Lee and many other brandless jeans bought from small shops in Sydney. Longest period of wtar: About two to three weeks, depending on how often I wear that pair. I rotate between six
      686 words
    • Article, Illustration
      668 11 KHAIRUDIN SAHAROM, 29 Music Movement artist Number of pairs owned: More than 1 0. 1 have five from Levi's in different cuts, and a few from Quiksilver and Billabong. I have them in black, khaki and dark blue. Longest period of wean Up to two weeks as they get.s9fter
      BRYAN VAN DER BEEK; STEVEN LEE; EDWIN KOO; NG SOR Luan  -  668 words
    • 1127 13 ACULT ABOVE THE REST ACULT ABOVE THE REST0 EDUN Fashion meets social responsibility. EDUN is by Irish rock group U2 f rontman Bono and his wif and Rogan Gregory (see Rogan). Made with organic cotton by non-sweatshop labour, inside each pair of jeans is the statement "We carry the story
      1,127 words
    • 530 14 STILL GOT THE BLUES Whatever your body shape, whatever your problem areas, you can still wear jeans. LEONG SU-LIN qives tips Lim Lin Li (left), 24, an assistant TV producer, wears Habitual jeans, $399, from Inhabit, Bl -03 Palais Renaissance. Denim woe: Petite As I'm 1 .49m tall, I've never
      530 words
    • DISTRESS SIGNAIS
      • 61 14 There's nothing a man loves more than a woman in uniform. The Ruston Pant by Dutch brand G-Star looks rugged yet feminine. The jeans are cut to push up the butt. Undo the zippers at the bottom and it transforms from straight-cut to boot-cut. Price: $249 by G-Star, 02-32
        61 words
      • Article, Illustration
        55 14 If you love details, you'd love these jeans exquisitely embellished with sequins and beads. Designed locally by store-owner Mimi Luk of MaZZario and handstitched in Hong Kong, these jeans are worth every penny for their immaculate workmanship. Price: $200 by MaZZario, 03-124 Far East Plaza Ideal for: Women who
        55 words
      • 56 14 These Elwood Safety Plus jeans are inspired by motocross racing. Hence it has reinforced knee pads and fire-retardant fabric on its belt-loops. But don't try playing fireman just yet; they're merely there for aesthetic purposes. Price: $319 by G-Star, 02-32 Paragon Ideal for: Men who fantasise about being
        56 words
      • Article, Illustration
        59 15 Some may disagree, but white jeans are versatile. Pair them with a T-shirt for the casual look, or a button-down shirt for something more formal. But don't bother with white if you're one of those who attract dirt. Price: $248 by Energie, 02-01 The Heeren Ideal for: Anyone who
        59 words
      • Article, Illustration
        67 15 Whoever said jeans had to be blue? If you are bold, daring and want to be different, try this pale yellow low-waisted number by Miss Sixty. You'll need oodles of style and confidence. Short of them, you'll be mistaken for an Ah lian or Ah Beng. Price: $248 by
        67 words
      • Article, Illustration
        55 15 This pair of torn jeans is worn-out but only because it is second-hand. To avoid looking like a hobo, wear loads of attitude to compensate for all the missing cloth. Price: $99 by Collage, 04-138 Far East Plaza Ideal for: All Singaporeans the slashes and holes make for good
        55 words
      • 69 15  -  MELISSA PANG I dr. Distressed does not always have to mean denim that has been chewed up by an Alsatian. Italian brand Gas has jeans which have a "used" look due to its stone bleach treatment. The front has been sand-papered for a rough texture. Price: $259
        DESMOND WEE; STYING; AP  -  69 words
    • Article, Illustration
      522 16 HANG LOOSE Cream tunic, $99, Island Shop; Drawstring pants, $59.90; Bracelet, $29.90; Seashell necklace, $1 6.90, all from Re:, The Heeren; Newport sandals, $540, Tod's Wrap chiffon tunic, $1 69, Fcuk; Peasant skirt, $69, Seed; White floral wedge, $59.90, Substance; Blue wooden bracelet, $1 4.90, Cactus and Pine at The
      522 words
    • Article, Illustration
      715 17 The New Man eschews tradition and wants to look and feel good k A acho man is an I t\ endangered I species, with \i 1 today's male more likely to opt for a pink flowered shirt and swingers' clubs than the traditional role as family super-hero, fashion industry
      AFP; REUTERS  -  715 words
    • Article, Illustration
      839 18  -  EUNICE QUEK Eating chocolates is just one way to indulge. Urban shows you how to wallow in your chocolate fantasies. CHOCOLATE SPA Chocoholics Anonymous at Spa Haven at Amoy Street is a delightfully sinful but calorie-free treatment for all chocolate fans. You start with a Hot Chocolate
      NYT  -  839 words
    • BEAUTY
      • Article, Illustration
        213 19 The most common aromatherapy experience is to heat oils in a burner. By adding essential oils to its Aroma Sun protection range, Decleor goes a step further and ensures that you smell good while basking in the sun, even as the essences soothe and calm your senses. A
        213 words
      • Article, Illustration
        4 19 PRETTY POUT BEAUTYLICIOUS i^gsoV
        4 words
      • Article, Illustration
        330 19 Being Chinese guarantees me a few things an Asian last name, almond-shaped eyes and jet black hair. I While the first two have remained unchanged, the colour of my hair has gone through pretty much every shade of the Pantone chart since I bought my first D.I.Y hair
        330 words
    • FITNESS
      • Article, Illustration
        613 20 SOLID PROOF THAT BIKE SEATS CYCLISTS WHO NUMEROUS AAANUFACTURERS MAKE SEATS PIACED Cycling gives the body a great low-impact workout, but if you are not properly settled into your bike, you could be risking injury I eemed like when we were kids, V^. everyone rode a bike -to
        Washington Post  -  613 words
    • Article, Illustration
      620 21 ARTS WITH A SONG IN MY HEART- RANI SINGAM Treat yourself to the warm, lusty vocals of homegrown jazz diva Rani Singam in her inaugural concert, which is part of the Late Nite@Esplanade series. Buy an early-bird ticket and snag a free drink and snack. Esplanade Recital Studio. 9.30pm
      620 words
    • Article, Illustration
      487 21  -  Jason Hahn Rome Before you dismiss Rome as a doddering dowager with nothing but ruins for company, know that the city is hot. Fresh from a major clean-up and an aggressive overhaul, the Eternal City is enjoying, literally, a second renaissance. The key to enjoying Rome is to do
      487 words
    • Page 21 Advertisements
      • 19 21 ARTS BOOKS Kristina Tom INTERNET Sandra Leong MOVIES Ong Sor Fern MUSIC NIGHTLIFE Sujin Thomas SHOPPING Tay Suan Chiang
        19 words
      • 157 21 URBAN SOO KEE JEWEU&Y i Jewellery WIIM IriKct I DIAMOND PENDANTS i I WORTH $700 I rAvH Are diamonds really a girl's u best friend? Give us your views fL 111 I rrf* T and the three most interesting replies will each win a Soo Kee Jewellery Brilliant Rose (R)
        157 words
    • FOOD
      • CHOC & ROLE
        • Article, Illustration
          218 22  - POSH NOSH Tan Hsueh Yun k A Y boss is mad as hell. I\ Why do you want to write about this, she wants to know. Why do 1 you want hordes of people buying I Y 1 everything up? She has a point, but I like to live dangerously.
          218 words
        • Article, Illustration
          141 22 I have visions of making cornbread from scratch, with stoneground cornmeal, fresh eggs and buttermilk. Oh please, who am I kidding? When I want some of this golden yellow quickbread, I just get a can of Marie Calender's cornbread mix. You just add water, stir, pour the batter
          DESMOND FOO; SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  141 words
        • 173 22 Have you noticed how there's a huge range of sparkling wines available now? Australian winemakers seem to be putting a sparkle to everything cabernet, shiraz, merlot and chambourcin. Thank goodness the results are so delicious. The Rivercafe at Robertson Quay has brought in more than 20
          173 words
        • Article, Illustration
          99 22 This mildly spicy, fresh-tasting sauce is really versatile. Use it as spread for chicken sandwiches, brush it on a fish filet before grilling or mix it with some sour cream to make a quick dip for crudites. It also makes a great sauce for grilled chicken breast. My
          99 words
    • THEBAGPAGE
      • 289 23 British pop-gospel singer Lucie Silvas shows up for Urban's interview in a Song Kelly 21 dress. The 25-year-old had actually planned to limit her shopping here to "presents for my friends and family, since I get to travel, and they don't". But she couldn't resist buying the summer
        289 words
      • 442 23 8 THINGS IN HER BAG I My record company recently got me this to answer e-mail. I've become quite an addict. If I go somewhere and it doesn't connec to the Internet, I start to panic. 4 Hermes wane This has got some funn stains on it probably chocolate, since
        ALAN LIM  -  442 words
    • Page 24 Advertisements
      • 223 24 Hf^^Bf v Life needs a protected zone. fl Lv a^flP^fl I fl That's why Samsung Silver Nano i f /c///s up fo 99.9%* of bacteria ev^en /n co/d wafer. r -^-''t -V.-.. Human sweat is odourless, but add bacteria JbWB bW Hl24sA(lokg) J1255(8kg)/ WAI2RAN (10kg)/ WA9IFA (7kg) flHf. IS, ■JkL^™
        223 words