The Straits Times, 19 July 2005

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 1 14 PAfcw&JiftVE PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 TUESDAY, JULY 19 2005 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Surprise $1.7 b Raffles deal
    614 1  -  Daryl Loo Flagship Raffles Hotel and other hotels m the stable to be sold to US investment fund By RAFFLES Hotel is changing hands as part of a $1.72 billion deal and its new owners are American. The buyer, US-based investment fund Colony Capital, said
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    Lock icon Govt confident about economy
    618 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia By LUCKY SERVICEMAN If not for his colleagues pictured here, air force technician William Tan, 27, (left) could be lying m a coma, or worse, dead. He collapsed while running for a physical fitness test m May at Tengah Air Base. They rushed him
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Flipside of low-cost threat from China
      980 1  - Flipside of low- cost threat from China Jason Leow By China Correspondent In Shanghai China's export bonanza Export volume (m biSons of US$) 2001: 226.1 2002: 325.6 2003: 438.4 2004: 593.4 2005: 218 (up to April) Sources: China Customs and National Bureau of Statistics AT 10 to 20 per cent
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  • IN A FLASH
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      50 2 No more Mr Nice Guy Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has done a U-turn on his previously softer approach. PAGE 6 Auto bombshell By releasing the names of businessmen receiving lucrative permits to import foreign cars, Malaysian PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has revealed a long-held state secret. PAGE 14
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      23 2 Pre-empting attacks The British authorities are planning to give police stronger powers to pre-empt terrorist attacks, after the London bombings. PAGE 16
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      37 2 The NKF saga Donors should be enabled to make informed choices. PAGE H8 Follow NCSS model If NKF follows the model of National Council of Social Service, it would not need an extraordinarily high-powered CEO. PAGEHB
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      48 2 More to come Golf's No 1 Tiger Woods says he is only expecting to reach his prime after he turns 30 m December. PAGEHII Show must go on Manila is going ahead with the SEA Games, despite the exile of chef de mission Jose Miguel Arroyo. PAGEHI2
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      19 2 Man m the hot seat Mr Gerard Ec begins his stint as head of the NKF. PAGE HI
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      21 2 An imperial America The West should include m its goals the promotion of economic liberties m Islamic nations. PAGE 23
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      30 2 Oil boom helps trade First-half trade climbs on rising oil prices. PAGEHIB Name change bid Nat Steel says it is legally obliged to change its name to NSL. PAGEHI9
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      405 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-14 World 16-20 Review 21-23 FYI 24 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H7 Forum H8 Sports H9-Hl2 Obituaries Hl3 Money Hl4-H2O LIFE! Buzz L 2, Ll2 Travel L6-L7 Arts LB-L9 Events TV. LlO-Lll Barriers come down The LTA has removed bicycle barriers from pedestrian walkways after last
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Jabs kept on Pakistan madrasah visits
      635 3  -  David Boey Singapore monitors its citizens who make such trips By THE Government is keeping watch on Singaporeans who visit Pakistan's Islamic religious schools, or madrasahs, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan told Parliament yesterday. This follows British reports that two of the four suspected
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      Lock icon Mob rampages through teapot commune
      359 3  - Mob rampages through teapot commune Leslie Lau By Malaysia Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR A mob of attackers firebombed a rural commune of Malaysia's bizarre teapot cult at dawn yesterday, as its leader Ayah Pin disappeared amid a manhunt for him. The 30-strong group, armed with Molotov cocktails, parangs and sticks went
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      Lock icon TYPHOON BATTERS TAIWAN
      133 4 TYPHOON BATTERS TAIWAN The most powerful storm to hit Taiwan m five years pounded the island with heavy winds and rain yesterday, injuring at least 34 people. Packing winds of up to 184kmh, with gusts hitting 227kmh, Haitang dropped more than 300 mm of rain across northern Taiwan. More than
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      Lock icon Drink driver loses '18-m only' plea
      555 4 Distance is irrelevant, says G, throwing out businessman's appeal against one-year ban YOU have a few drinks. Then you drive. Not far, just 18m about one and half times the width of a tennis court from the side of the road where you left
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      833 3 To Our BuJ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA GRADUATES Doctoral Graduates Muang May Lay Katheryn Jia Li Li Elaine Yeo Ida Rina Binte Ahmad Dr Ang Guan Hoe. Andrew Soon Hwee Ling Lindy Ko Chin Heng Yu Lei Kalpana Rani d/o Jayabalan Dr Benni Ben-Ari Tan Ek Boon Lloyd Koh Yee
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      38 4 SME Spotlight A focus on small and medium-sized enterprises I m Singapore. ii:iL»:»7.viKfsuimi How a boutique property developer differentiates itself from the competition China Paper A Singapore-listed paper maker that is anything but lightweight Mum's the star attraction
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Worsening crisis
      523 6 2004: Re-emergence and response >> Jan 4: Some 100 well-armed men stormed a military camp m Narathiwat shortly after 2am, stealing over 300 assault rifles and killing four soldi rs. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Martial law was declared m eight districts across the three provinces of Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani,
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      Lock icon Thais back 'iron fist' in south
      883 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh Weary of the violence, most support state of emergency By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok "The violence has claimed both Buddhists and Muslims, and a lot of it is not related to separatism, that much is also acknowledged. The primary factor is that
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      Lock icon Mistrust of govt will grow, warns ex-PM Anand
      297 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok THE man tasked by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to find a peaceful resolution to the insurgency m the south fears that the new emergency powers will deepen mistrust of the government. In his first comments since the decree was
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      549 6 Aceh peace deal Despite the agreement m Helsinki, political representation by Aceh rebels remains a sticking point. PAGE 13 ffTAjiy^ "My results jumped from Cs and D's to IPSrraight A's r within 6 months!" Reml People! Real Result*! "My grades have improved tremendously since graduating from the camp. I used
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Job market looking bright in Hong Kong
      518 8  -  VINCE CHONG Employment level is up and salaries are rising by at least 1 0 per cent By Hong Kong Correspondent MORE jobs, higher pay. The employment situation m Hong Kong is looking its best m years, with observers noting average wages are
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      Lock icon New KMT leader assures China of its cooperation to promote ties
      531 8 Taipei THE newly elected chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) told Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday that his party could work with the Communist Party of China to promote peaceful cross-strait ties. "I hope that both the KMT
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      Lock icon CHAIN OF RELAXATION
      96 8 Twenty-seven "floaters" forming a human chain m Jinshawan Park of Shiyan city, central Hubei province on Sunday. Fifteen of the floaters managed to stay afloat, without moving, for 35 minutes. Those with more experience could continue floating for several hours. The quiet and relaxing sport of floating
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      Lock icon US studios sign China anti-piracy deal
      256 8 Shanghai A TRADE group led by top Hollywood studios such as Time Warner's Warner Bros has signed an anti-piracy pact with China, making a small but significant advance m a long-running battle against endemic piracy m the country. Piracy has been a perenni- al
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      Lock icon China braces itself for powerful typhoon
      280 8 Beijing CHINA was on high alert yesterday for a powerful storm which was expected to lash its southeastern coast today after battering Taiwan. Meteorological authorities forecast that Typhoon Haitang would make landfall between the southern part of Zhejiang and the central regions of Fujian,
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon US warns of pullout if N-talks make no progress
      436 10 It threatens tough measures against Pyongyang if talks stall, says report Tokyo THE United States has warned that it plans to pull out of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme if there is no progress m the upcoming round
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      Lock icon Day a playful panda came to town
      315 10 Day a playful panda came to town Beijing A WILD panda that strayed into a Chinese city scaled a fence, hopped from roof to roof, swam m a river and napped m a tree before its urban adventure ended. The panda led residents of Dujiangyan m Sichuan province on a
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  315 words
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      Lock icon Support for polls if postar reform fails
      316 10 Support for polls if postar reform fails Tokyo A MAJORITY of Japanese polled would sufljkn Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi m disscHfcg the Lower House of Parliament and callingaKc tions if lawmakers reject his plan to privatiflne postal system, a Mainichi newspaper sifl^y showed yesterday. About 53 per cent of those
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      410 12 Five million tourists expected with more flights and hotel rooms New Delhi INDIA expects about five million overseas visitors this year, up 49 per cent from last year, as more flights and hotel rooms m key cities and vacation destinations fuel a
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      Lock icon TESTING TIME FOR JOB-SEEKERS
      82 12 Indian youths taking a written exam m hopes of getting a job with the Madhya Pradesh state police department There were so many candidates for the 1,500 vacancies that the entrance exam on Sunday had to be conducted at a sports stadium m Bhopal. The Madhya
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      Lock icon Japanese firms looking to invest in India
      290 12 TOKYO A GROWING number of Japanese companies are eyeing India as the next crucial investment destination. Their aim is as much to cut back their reliance on China as it is to tap into India's huge market potential. Concerns about China losing competitiveness
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon No Aceh peace yet despite agreement
      609 13  -  Salim Osman Law on political for BAM remains Sticking point By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta tWILL still be a long haul bere peace arrives m Aceh despite the accord reached by rebels and the Indonesian government m Helsinki on SunAlthough both sides have reached
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      Lock icon PRECIOUS WATER
      67 13 An Indonesian woman painstakingly scooping up water from a river bed yesterday. She is among the villagers living near the town of Boyolali m central Java province who say that they have to walk about 3km just to get drinking water. Their village has been suffering from drought
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon NO BIRD FLU COVER-UP: YUDHOYONO
        113 13 JAKARTA: Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed there would be no "cover-up" m the country's battle against a suspected outbreak of bird flu that has killed three people, local media reported yesterday. Last week, Indonesia announced it suspected the deadly HSNI strain of the bird
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        Lock icon ARROYO FACES IMPEACHMENT THREAT
        96 13 MANILA: Opposition groups seeking to oust President Gloria Arroyo on vote-rigging allegations said yesterday they will consider impeachment when Congress convenes next week, as two more of her close aides announced their resignations. Eleven Cabinet members have quit during the sev-en-week crisis and former allies have
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        Lock icon CHINESE BUDGET AIRLINE TAKES OFF
        98 13 SHANGHAI: China's first private low-cost carrier, Spring Airlines, launched its maiden flight yesterday, becoming the newest player m the country's increasingly sophisticated travel industry. Spring is also China's second privately owned carrier, following the launch of Okay Airways m March. Like Okay, Spring avoids the
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        Lock icon PAKISTANIS 'NOT A SECURITY THREAT'
        110 13 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said yesterday it is confident that Pakistani workers who began arriving at the weekend to plug a critical labour shortage do not pose a security threat. Home Affairs Ministry secretary-general Aseh Che Mat said the Pakistani authorities had carefully screened the workers
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Yangon likely to give up Asean chairmanship
      271 14 Jakarta MYANMAR'S junta is expected to use a regional meeting m Laos this month to announce it will skip its scheduled chairmanship of Asean next year, a top official said yesterday. Such a move would pave the way for the Philippines to take
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      Lock icon THREE DEAD IN SABAH DOWNPOUR
      138 14 Villagers collecting their belongings outside their damaged house after a 12-hour downpour hit Sabah on Sunday night. Two men and a 13-year-old girl were killed, while schools, houses and roads were damaged when the heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides. Some bridges were washed
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      Lock icon Abdullah names special car import permit holders
      663 14  -  Reme Ahmad Move seen as an attempt to ward off criticism when Umno meets today By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi dropped a bombshell yesterday when he made public a long-held state secret less than 24 hours before
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      Lock icon Corruption battle takes centrestage
      567 14  -  REME AHMAD Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi will present his report card on his first-year as Umno president on Thursday, cementing his image as Mr Clean with bold moves to rid the party and country of corruption. What the report card will most likely say
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon VISITS TO PAKISTAN
      41 16 PHOTOS: The Pakistani authorities logged the passports and photographs of bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, and Shehzad Tanweer, 22, after they arrived at Karachi last November. Another London bomber, Hasib Hussain, 19, visited the country last July. AFP
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      Lock icon Silencing Britain's 'preachers of hate'
      831 16 What new laws would do Outlaw "indirect incitement" of terrorism, including praising those who carry out attacks a new offence designed to counter extremist Islamist clerics blamed for radicalising pockets of disaffected Muslim youth m Britain. Make it an offence to receive training m terrorist
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      Lock icon Muslim feelings
      447 17 Substantial drop m support for violence but problems remain AT LONG last, some good news. After years of gloomy news about terrorist attacks, an extensive survey of public opinion published last week indicates that support for violence may be evaporating m parts of the Muslim world. The report
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      97 17 EIE survey by the Pew Research Centre examined public inion m six predominantly Muslim nations: Morocco, kistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan and Lebanon. It also examined views m nine North American and European untries as well as m India and China. In all, more than 17,000 jjpeople were questioned,
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      Lock icon SUICIDE BOMBINGS
      41 17 There has been a distinct drop m support for suicide bombings m the Muslim world. But the carnage could be colouring perceptions among non-Muslims about the faith. Jonathan Eyal of The Straits Times Europe Bureau reports PHOTO: FGFG AP
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      Lock icon European feelings
      491 17 Support for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden Indonesia: 35 per cent from 58 per cent. Morocco: 26 per cent from 49 per cent. Turkey: 7 per cent from from 15 per cent. Pakistan: 51 per cent from 45 per cent. Islamic extremism is a source of concern Russia:
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon LIVES 'AT RISK' IN UK MATERNITY WARDS
        103 18 LONDON: Overcrowding, dirty toilets and a shortage of midwives are putting the lives of mothers and babies at risk on British maternity wards, a health watchdog said yesterday. The Healthcare Commission said bad management rather than lack of money was at the root
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        Lock icon G-4, AFRICAN UNION WRAP UP TALKS
        150 18 UNITED NATIONS: Brazil, Germany, India and Japan wrapped up talks with an African Union (AU) delegation on Sunday and agreed to press on with negotiations to overcome remaining differences on how best to secure permanent membership of the UN Security Council. The G-4 foreign
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        Lock icon WARLORD CONVICTED OF TORTURE
        82 18 LONDON: A British court yesterday convicted Afghan warlord Faryadi Zardad of torture and hostage-taking m Afghanistan. Zardad, 41, who lived m south London and had denied the charges, is due to be sentenced today. Zardad is the first person to be tried under a law allowing
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        Lock icon TURKISH POLICE HUNTING BOMBER
        75 18 ISTANBUL: Turkish police were reported to be hunting for a man m his 20s after a weekend bomb at a coastal resort killed five people. Security remained tight yesterday at resorts across Turkey and m the popular Aegean town of Kusadasi, where the bomb tore apart
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      Lock icon Indian PM fails to get US backing for UN bid
      578 18  -  But this is the only hiccup as Indian leader is feted at White House By Roger Mitton US Bureau Chief In Washington INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President George W. Bush for what the US leader called "a frank
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      Lock icon State visit in all but name
      258 18  -  ROGER MITTON PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh is not the head of state of India. That honour belongs to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. That means Dr Singh cannot be granted a full state welcome on his current visit to Washington. But President George W. Bush
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      Lock icon India-US ties gain momentum
      429 18  -  P. Jayaram By India Correspondent In New Delhi THE talks between US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh m Washington yesterday reflect the remarkable transformation m ties between the world's largest democracies. It was the visit by then US president Bill Clinton
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Rowling $60m richer over the weekend
        280 19 AUTHOR J.K. Rowling added another US$36 million (Ss6o million) to her fortune over tiie weekend only 24 hours after the sixth Harry Potter book went on sale. By the end of the first day on Saturday, two million copies of Harry Potter And The
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        Lock icon Take a holiday, advises Pope
        130 19 POPE Benedict XVI, who has been on vacation m northern Italy's Aosta Valley since Monday, has sung the praises of taking a holiday. "A vacation makes it possible to devote time to prayer, reading and meditation on the profound meaning of life," he told thousands
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        Lock icon Hiroshima survivor recalls the 'hell'
        145 19 HIROSHIMA bomb survivor Shigeko Sasamori wants her scarred body and gnarled fingers to put a human face on the suffering caused by the atomic bomb, a weapon that was first tested 60 years ago m the New Mexico desert. She was m New Mexico yesterday
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      Lock icon Former British PM Heath dies at age 89
      488 20 Conservative was one of Britain's most controversial statesmen Washington SIR Edward Heath, 89, the venerable Conservative Party politician who was British prime minister from 1970 to 1974, died on Sunday at his home m Salisbury. The Guardian said he had pneumonia. Sir
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      284 24 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Bring art into the classroom by volunteering with Art Outreach, where you will receive training to conduct art appreciation lessons for primary and secondary school students. Tel: 6873-9505. 2 Retirees can find out more about volunteer work, staying active and getting involved m
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      Lock icon Getting to know staff like a 'first date': Gerard Ee
      689 1  -  Theresa Tan FIRST DAY AT WORK FOR NEW NKF CHIEF Donor cancellations reach 1 5,000, but about 1 00 have a change of heart By MAKING A FRESH START "I hope the staff can accept me And together as a
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      517 2  -  Chong Chee Kin HUANG N A MURDER TRIAL By A DARKER side to the close friendship between murdered eight-year-old Huang Na and her alleged killer Took Leng How revealed itself as far back as 2003, a court heard yesterday. On day six
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        151 2 THE Indonesian maid accused of killing her employer m Sembawang has been remanded for a psychiatric assessment. Rohana, 20, has been m police custody since she was charged on July 4 with the murder of businesswoman Tan Chiang Eng, 39, at her five-room flat at
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        144 2 FOUR people were injured m two separate road accidents on Sunday and have been warded m hospital. At about 9.50 am, a motorcyclist was seriously hurt when a motorist lost control of her car at the slip road leading from Bukit Timah Expressway to
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        55 2 A MOTORIST m his early 30s had his car insurance papers filched from his vehicle on Saturday. He had left his vehicle m a carpark m Marsiling Crescent around 11pm. When he returned about 45 minutes later, he found a car window smashed and the
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      547 2  -  K.C.Vijayan It is reviewing use of frames which were put up at walkways By DESIGN FLAWS "There're some fundamental flaws m the design. ..l am glad LTA is looking into a more suitable design." MP ONG KIAN Ml N, who is also chairman
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      356 2 CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers raided Sparks Disco m Orchard Plaza at about 1.45 am yesterday, nabbing some 80 patrons, m the biggest drug bust at a nightspot this year. They swooped m with a team from the police, minutes after one of the
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      467 2  - 19 -year- old stripped and beaten by girl gang Selina Lum By FOUR girls who slapped a 19-year-old, hit her with a fishing rod and stripped her of her blouse and bra m Punggol Park nearly three years ago face possible reformative training. On Oct 4, 2002, the group of
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      386 2  - 60% surge in number of people taking HIV tests Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent THERE has been a surge m the number of people being tested for HIV m recent months. Action for Aids (AFA), which provides anonymous testing for the human immunodeficiency virus at its Kelantan Lane clinic, said
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      951 3  -  Maria Almenoar Jennie Chua to stay on as chairman; US buyers say hotel's legacy will be protected By OWNERSHIP of one of Singapore's most famous landmarks may be changing hands, but the legacy of Raffles Hotel will remain safe m the hands of
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      652 3  -  Krist Boo By THESE days, people who fly economy have a lounge of their own at Changi Airport where they can kick back and sip a coffee, just like those who fly business and first class. Soon, they may have a choice
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      434 3  -  Sandra Da vie By Education Correspondent THEY may study locally, but Singapore's university students will be trained to "think globally", through overseas exposure. By 2008, half of the undergraduate student population at the three local universities will head overseas on exchange programmes, or
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      261 3 WHEN the who's who of the blog world and their fans, totalling more than 200 people, met for the first time at a blog conference last Saturday, it was only natural that the authors of some of the better-known blogs were accorded movie-star treatment. Avid
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      364 3  -  Arthur Poon By QATAR Airways announced yesterday it will fly non-stop daily from Singapore to Doha m Qatar, as well as use a larger-capacity aircraft. The airline introduced the service m response to growing demand from both business and leisure travellers since Singapore
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        745 4  -  Joyce Teo Amount capped at 1 0°/o of fund and $5,000 per flat; penalties for abuse By TOWN councils got the go-ahead yesterday to upgrade lifts m their precincts using up to 10 per cent of their sinking fund to pay
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        568 4  -  Lynn Lee By JOBS, JOBS and more jobs. This is not the only focus of a ministerial committee that is looking at how to improve the lot of Singapore's poorest citizens. The committee, made up of top government officials and MPs, will
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        401 4 Disney- style training likely for IR staff THE types of jobs and skills needed to work m the two upcoming integrated resorts (IRs) are being examined by policymakers to prepare Singaporeans for these positions. Foreign trainers like those from Disney, famed for its brand of cheerful customer service m its
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        846 4  -  LAUREL TEO OPPOSITION MP Low Thia Khiang yesterday criticised plans to allow town councils to upgrade lifts using part of their sinking funds. His attempt to hammer home two points involved a protracted debate, first with Minister of State (National Development) Heng Chee How,
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        196 4 Steps to allow new housing scheme PROPOSED changes to the Housing and Development Act to allow private developers to design, build and sell public flats were tabled m Parliament yesterday. The so-called Design, Build and Sell Scheme was announced m March this year. Under it, private developers can tender for
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        265 4 COPYRIGHT rules for technology and the Internet have been fine-tuned again, just eight months after the previous revision. These were spelt out yesterday when Deputy Prime Minister and Law Minister S. Jayakumar took MPs through the changes that were being made to the Copyright Act. Much of
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        437 5  -  Christopher Tan RISE IN OIL PRICES By Senior Correspondent THE petrol price war has suddenly become complicated. Instead of a simple, roadside battle, oil companies now offer extra discounts at the cashier's on top of the 5 per cent advertised at station entrances.
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        612 5  -  Goh Chin Lian Parliamenttold how 1 st Sgt was revived after heart attack By AIR force technician William Tan suffered a sudden heart attack and blacked out during a run two months ago. The 27-year-old survived with no brain damage because
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        725 5  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Intensive health checks Thorough screening Every SAF serviceman is given a medical examination before he enlists. It includes a resting electro-cardiogram, chest X-ray and blood and urine tests. Those whose immediate family members died before 40
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        288 5 DESPITE the rise m oil prices, the cost of electricity today is the same as m February 2001, when a barrel of oil cost a lot less. What keeps the cost down is competition m the power generation sector, said Trade and
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        845 5  -  Chua Mui Hoong FROM THE GALLERY By YOU see an unattended bag at Raffles Place MRT station. What do you do? Chances are, most of us will do nothing. Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan recalled seeing an incident on television where
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      555 7  -  ArlinaArshad Leaving after successful surgery, Anggi and Anjeli will be back for follow-up treatment By DRESSED m pink frocks and matching pink booties, Indonesian twins Anggi and Anjeli, who were conjoined, checked m yesterday at the airport for their flight home m separate strollers.
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      377 7 THE Straits Times' subscribers are being offered more deals by the morning daily m celebration of its 160 th ryTomorrow, more than 250,000 of them will receive a special four-page lift-out invitation from Best Denki m their copy of the paper, inviting them
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      463 7  -  Ho Ai Li E fourth of a series on People at the Parade, The Straits Times s to the only female tank commander of this year's ation at the Padang, who has special tasks at the event By WATTiR sports
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        521 8 THE NKF SAGA THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) saga has uncovered disconcerting facts not previously known to the public and raised several concerns about the way charitable organisations are being run. Effective charitable organisations are major assets to the society through channelling spare resources
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        451 8 IT HAS been shown that if NKF sticks to its original mission of helping kidney patients, only $30 million is needed each year for its 2,000 patients, of which $8 million is used for subsidising patients requiring help. The governance of NKF, as
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        291 8 MS HO Ching called for calm reflection on the NKF saga ("Charity still saving lives and still needs support"; ST, July 18), providing a counter-bal-ance to those who might have over-reacted m their criticism of the former CEO and management board.
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        175 8 IN THE light of the revelation of the huge reserves of NKF, the Government should consider introducing regulations to limit the reserves of charitable organisations. Perhaps a cap should be put on the quantum that each organisation can have and that is
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        153 8 IN 1987, I was asked to be a volunteer chairman for the Fundraising Marketing Task Force of the Community Chest, because donations were on a downtrend. As a pioneer m the credit- and charge-card business, we used the latest direct-marketing techniques, such as direct mail, telemarketing and
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        81 8 WHEN the Red Cross raised funds for tsunami victims, the amount required was estimated and an appeal was then made to the public. When donations exceeded the target, it requested the public to stop giving. It did not need the hype of a
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        176 8 I REFER to the letter, "Pitfalls of credit-card balance transfers" (ST, July 7). The schemes are actually useful for those who want to reduce their debt burden ultimately and who suffer from mounting interest payments. Some banks offer 3.88 or 1.88 per cent per
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        211 8 IT HAS been almost three weeks since the Consumers Association of Singapore asked the Life Insurance Association (LIA) to substantiate its stand that regu-lar-premium investment-linked insurance policies (ILPs) are suitable for older people. Straits Times correspondent Lorna Tan has also written a commentary urging
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        869 9  -  Chan Yi Shen SEA GAMES RELAY RUNNER SHOWS SPORTS AND STUDIES CAN MIX Ivy League university offers him scholarship under its financial aid programme By COME September, national sprinter Shafiq Kashmiri will follow m the footsteps of John Nash, Albert Einstein and John von Neumann
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        610 10 New York EVEN Pele, the man who coined the phrase "The Beautiful Game", admits there are a few ugly blemishes on the face of modern-day soccer. Although he supports rule changes to counter cynical tackles, blatant time-wasting, diving, barely concealed shirtpulling and
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        529 10 Chelsea manager targets Lyon midfielder Essien a day after signing Wright-Phillips London AND now for Michael Essien. A day after England midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips is set to join Premiership champions Chelsea, manager Jose Mourinho declared he has one more "space" to fill. The man to fill
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        504 10 London LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is determined to avoid any nasty surprises when the holders take on Welsh outsiders Total Network Solutions m today's Champions League qualifier. Despite being 3-0 up after last week's first leg of the first qualifying-round tie,
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        233 10  -  Terence Lim »S LEAGUE By GEYLANG United will play a friendly against a Thailand All-Star team to raise funds for the family of teenage footballer Atiff Tahir, who died last Friday. The match will take place at Bedok Stadium next Thursday. The 18-year-old Eagles Under--18
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        151 10  -  CLEMENT TAN ATHLETICS RAFFLES Junior College's Abdul Hakeem smashed his own record for the second time m four days when he clocked 14.23 seconds to win the A boys' 110-metre hurdles at the Schools National Track and Field Championships. He said: "The record is a surprise because of
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          34 10 BODYBUILDER Abdul Halim Haron finished fourth m the bantamweight final at the 2005 Duisburg World Games on Saturday. He was also the fourthhighest qualifier out of eight contestants on Friday.
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          45 10 KEN Smith emerged the winner of this year's iyngapore Tennis AssoiQmon men's singles tournament last Sunday, beating Andrew Kam 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. In the women's singles final, Lee Wei Ping scored a resounding 6-0, 6-1 win over Tamsyn Tong.
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          41 10 THE National Football Academy Under-17 team maintained their unbeaten streak m the Football Association of Singapore Centre of Excellence Under-18 League, beating Balestier Khalsa 1-0. Ruzaini Zainal scored for the leaders' 12th victory m 16 matches.
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        838 11  -  Spencer Robinson »GOLF Woods warns his opponents that he is not the finished article By At St Andrews DON'T expect Tiger Woods to start resting on his laurels any time soon. In the wake of his ultimately emphatic and deserved victory m the 134 th British Open at
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        467 11 St Andrews COLIN Montgomerie was putting on a brave face on Sunday, after Tiger Woods had scorched his dream of ending his Major drought at St Andrews. The big Scot finished run-ner-up for the fourth time m what was his 55th attempt at a
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        702 11 His rivals melt like ice cream cones m the Scottish summer St Andrews SO MUCH for all that talk about a Big Five m golf. It is still Tiger Woods and everyone else. Woods' so-called rivals Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen were supposed to
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        315 11 St Andrews FOR all the talk about the younger generation challenging Tiger Woods for honours, it was the older golfers whose names ended up on the leaderboard. For finishing second was 42-year-old Scot Colin Montgomerie and m joint third were a couple of "golden oldies"
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      446 12  -  Alvin Foo SEA GAMES Manila goes ahead with SEA Games preparations despite the exile of chef de mission Arroyo By NO CHANGE "Preparations are going according to plan, and they have not been affected by Mr Arroyo's exile." STEPHEN HONTIVEROS, PNOC secretary-general (above) NOVEMBER'S South-east
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        117 12 MONTREAL: China pulled off a golden double on opening day of the World Swimming Championships on Sunday, capturing the women's 10-metre platform and men's threemetre springboard synchronised diving events. The men's three-metre platform was won by Wang Feng and He Cnong with 384.42 points. Germans Tobias Schellenberg
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        91 12 HAMMOND PLAINS (Canada): South Korean rookie Meena Lee won her first LPGA golf title after Scot Janice Moodie's collapse m the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday. Lee, fifth when the day began, fired a three-under-par 69 for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Katherine Hull. The
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        131 12 SYDNEY: The odds are firming that Dutchman Guvs Hiddink will become Australia's new football coach after one of the main contenders for the job moved elsewhere. The United Arab Emirates football federation announced on Sunday that Dutchman Dick Advocaat, who had been linked with the Australian
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        554 12 LIM CHIN SENG Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 17 July 2005 (Wife: Tan Kirn Tin, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Johnny lim Tion Bing Nelly Vow Chwee Kirn Daughters: Sons-in-law: Alice lim Ai Choo Chan Kok Wah lim Ah Siew (Tan Kirn Hong, deceased) Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Leon lim Gee Yiong Chan
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        180 12 The Family of the late ONG LAI Departed on 14/07/05 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their attendance, condolences, prayers, donations and kind assistance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to doctors, nurses and staff of SGH and XX Hospital. 13th Anniversary
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        382 12 7 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Tim 4:7 CHANSOO Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 17 July 2005, leaving behind loved ones. Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ho Hung Yong, Lily Cheng Chai Mann Ho Mci Yeung, May Norman Jones Ho Kit
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        246 13 Psalm 23:1-3 MDM. KANG PHECK HIA Was called £ome to Se wit£t£e Bordon 18 julu 200 J. vearw missed and always rememoered ou loved ones. \S yj (Husband: Tan Poh Chor, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Tan Song Hin Beh Boon Kiang Desmond Lim Yu-Ling Christina Ng Ywh Shiuan Tan
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        176 13 TANSAILIAN Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 17 July 2005, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: lim Ah Kit, deceased) Sons: Spouses: lim Eng Kok, Robert Lim Eng Tong, Philip Irene Tok Lim Eng Soon Pun Aa Yang Lim Eng Guan, Peter Gayle Diana Harris Lim Soon Guan, Johnson Cecilia Wong
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        23 15 Friday's close: 11.758.68 (-5.58 points) Japanese stock markets were closed yesterday for a national holiday. Trading will resume today. REUTERS
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        41 15 Yesterday's close: 14,567 (+62.71 points) Hong Kong stocks posted their fourth consecutive day of gains, ending up 0.4 per cent and led by a fresh rally for bluechip property stocks ahead of the upcoming earnings season. REUTERS
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        36 15 Yesterday's close: 1,012.10 (-14.02 points) China's stocks shed 13 percent as investors sold counters expected to post dismal first-half earnings, but blue chips rallied after China allowed companies to issue warrants. REUTERS
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        37 15 Yesterday's close: 4,298.4 (+6 points) Australian stocks closed modestly higher as investors took encouragement from gains m New York last week following a continuing flow of positive economic data m the United States. AFP
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        724 15 It could set off politically sensitive takeover fight against Haier Group New York WHIRLPOOL offered on Sunday night to buy rival Maytag for about US$l.4 billion (552.38 billion) m cash and stock, an> unsolicited proposal that could set off a politically sensitive
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        138 15 ALTHOUGH experts have said that Haier Group's offer for Maytag has no national security issues, dealing as it does with washers and dryers rather than oil and gas, the offer does present some of the same tough questions about trade relations between the United States and China
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        31 15 Yesterday's close: 915.08 (-1.76 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.19 percent lowpron profit-taking m selected blue chips, shrugging off the positive lead set by Wall Street last Friday. AFP
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        41 15 Yesterday's close: 7347.10 (+75.56 points) The Indian Sensex rose to a record, led by software major Tata Consultancy Services. The firm reported better-than-expected profit and said sales may grow by up to 26 per cent this year. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        31 15 Yesterday's close: 1,128.44 (-3.02 points) Indonesian stocks closed 0.27 per cent lower on extended profit-taking after last week's gains, with market mover Telkom among the heaviest hit. AFP
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        256 15 July 18 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.28 1.120 -0.020 Ascendasreit 1.08 2.270 -0.030 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.52 1.240 -0.010 Capita Land 1.50 2.390 Capita Mall 0.82 2.500 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.98 1.430 +0.040 CityOev 50c 244 8.100 -0.050 ComfortOelGro 25c .1.74 1.550
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        142 15 July 18 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2570 1.2720 Can dollar 1.3740 1.3900 Euro 2.0210 2.0440 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4441
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        413 15 Frankfurt IN THE latest of a string of high-level bribery affairs gripping Germany, Infineon's memory chip boss resigned over allegations of corruption a day after prosecutors raided Infineon's offices and executive homes. Infineon's supervisory board accepted Dr Andreas von Zitzewitz's resignation on Sunday, leaving
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        509 16 Sovereign sells SK stake to end 2 -year spat Dubai-based investor pulls out after it fails to get convicted chairman removed Seoul SOVEREIGN Asset Management sold its entire US$9OO million (551.53 billion) stake m SK Corp, South Korea's largest oil refiner, ending a two-year battle for control that helped lift
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        396 16 Citigroup 's $9b profit falls short of estimates New York CITIGROUP yesterday said second-quarter profit more than quadrupled, but fell short of analysts' estimates, hurt by rising interest rates and a difficult environment for fixed-income trading. Net income for the world's largest finarw& services company increased to US$5.O7 biUMn (SsB.6
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        489 17  - Everyone's changing the way they fly... and sell Karen Tee MEDIA MARKETING Trains with resort theme, selling 'UFOs' just part of budget carriers' new ad blitz By EVER noticed the UFOs stationed at the top of bus stops along Orchard Road with the tagline "Everyone's changing the way they fly"?
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          79 17 M&C Saatchi Singapore's founding member, Ms Shirley Yeo, has joined DDB Singapore as general manager. She will manage the agency's client, United Overseas Bank, as well as focus on growing DDB's business m Singapore. With 15 years of advertising experience, Ms Yeo spent
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          76 17 MARKETING services firm 141 Worldwide has topped the awards count at the Promotional Marketing Awards of Asia, together with its sister agency. Bates Asia. The two agencies picked up 14 awards m total for work alone m China, Singapore, the Philippines and Indochina.
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          96 17 BMW Asia's head of corporate affairs, Mr Ramesh Divyanathan, will be posted to the company's Munich headquarters, leaving his post of regional corporate affairs manager to Mr Michael Lim Teck Hau from Aug 10. Mr Divyanathan, a former journalist who has steered
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          112 17 MEDIA giant WPP Group has merged three of its existing brands RMG, RMG David and Results into a new regional agency called David. David has 10 offices located through the region, with plans to open more later this year. It will be
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          78 17 M2B WORLD LAUNCHES BRANDING CAMPAIGN BROADBAND media company M2B World launched its first-ever branding campaign with three consecutive days of full-page colour ads m The Business Times last week. M2B hopes that the campaign will build awareness and interest m its broadband TV-on-demand services, the Singapore company said. Besides providing
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        351 18  -  Grace Ng By MALAYSIA'S third-largest bank RHB will soon unveil a slew of firsts for the Singapore market, such as a secured overdraft using securities as collateral. RHB may also set up dedicated Islamic banking counters at some or all of its seven
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        12 18 PHOTO: GRAPHICS: LAU FOOK KONG TIEN CHUNG PING
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        548 18  -  Erica Tay IE Singapore lifts full-year forecast tolo°/o-12%,fr0m 7°/o-9°/o previously By IT'S been a tale of two sectors for Singapore's exports this year a surge for petroleum but a slump for electronics and other non-oil goods. The end result overall trade m
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        450 18  -  LornaTan By Finance Correspondent The survey by OCBC and SMU found that Singaporeans do not start saving until they are married and invest too little and too late SINGAPOREANS are poor money managers, according to a new survey that examined the financial planning habits of
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        538 19  -  Goh Eng Yeow By Markets Correspondent THE rush by Chinese firms to join the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has created a booming business for a firm of corporate sleuths charged with routing out "hidden nasties" among the listing hopefuls. International Risk (IR) has
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        574 19  -  Lee Su Shyan Company now says it is 'legally obliged 1 to do so aspartofdealtosell its core steel business By Companies Correspondent NATSTEEL is making another bid to drop the "steel" from its name, with a proposal to change its name to
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        366 19  -  Bryan Lee By MAPLETREE Logistics Trust launches its initial public offer (IPO) today, pledging to return 100 per cent of its income to investors for this year and the next. The real estate investment trust (Reit) aims to pay out an annual distribution yield of
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        657 19  -  AZRIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK By A SET of less-than-impressive Singapore trade figures yesterday paved the way for local investors to take profits from recent gains on the bourse. The Republic's non-oil domestic exports for last month came m below market expectations when they rose
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        220 19  -  AZRIN ASMANI WARRANT WATCH SHARES of water treatment firm Hyflux are boiling hot and yesterday, they hit an all-time high of $5.05, up 17 cents. The stock has risen more than 83 per cent this year alone. Analysts, such as those at
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        595 20  -  Kelvin Wong ASSET MIX Sale of hotels is at 64% premium; special 40c-a-share dividend proposed By IT WAS a surprise, but a very pleasant one. Market reaction was glowing to Raffles Holdings' proposed sale of its entire hotel operations including the venerable
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        241 20  -  LEE SU SHYAN OPEN MARKET TRANSACTION BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong sold 22 million shares of takeover target BIL International last Friday on the open market at a profit likely to run into millions of dollars. The sale came a day after
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        8 20 UP DOWN Gainers: 206 Losers: 230 Unchanged: 550
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      7 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday July 19,2005
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      804 6 $388 DRIVEAWAY '93 Corolla I.6GLi A/M Corona CD M. COE 8/11 New paint, tax, s/rims. leather, loan fr 3.95%. 6453-5535 8/-02 COROLLA 1.6GL1. Elegant. 1 owner. Done 45,000 km. Tax 02/'O6. Scrap $48K, ask $49.5 K. i $0 deposit. $698 pm. *****358 I UNITS '03 Corolla 1.5 1.6. Excellent cond.
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      449 7 Mk DOl-08 |fk DOl-08 Ea cm a south-west Da city a south-west JJ PTEAPTS-RENT i 3+l rms (1,475 -1,873 sqft) ik^ Full condo facilities g 1^ Nearby amenities:- Near I Singapore Science Park, toj Bij| j **t*Jal Alexandra Distripark and F^UBjLH International Business Park, L^Laß Harboorfront, Ginza Plaza, HB^ f
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      546 7 NEAR MRT $1800. TIONG BAHRU Pte Apt. MRT/ mkt/ amenities. 2 units. 3 bdrms. Well renovated. Spacious. Pets allowed. 9006-2057 DOVER PARKVIEW 3+l, near MRT Mid fir, unblocked, f/furn, nicely renovated. Shuttle to MRT/ Holland Village. Immed! *****340 [EXPOTSCHOICeI BRAND NEW! DREAM Home! Low S 2 bdrm #> Caribbean. 893
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      740 7 BaTYaS)UTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT CARIBBEAN PENTHSE. FULL sea view! 4+l+ roof terr. Luxurious! Immed! 59.3 K. DTZ 9007-2722 D.Ol RIVER PL. Exclusive resort like. 1/2/3 rm. F/facilities. Mins to F&B strip. 52.2 K. DTZ 9007-2722 BLUE HORIZON 3*l bdrms. Mid fir. Unblocked. No west sun. Windy. $2200 neg. Immed. 9009-9669 HERITAGE VIEW.
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      634 7 Pk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Hk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ HaY DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ til] TANGUN/ HOLLAND kLj TANGUN/ HOLLAND QLU TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT Wpt'jj/& laW Prestigious address at Leonie Hill Road I ofl 'l ■"^■dl "^V^b^bV"" Spacious 4+ l apartmentsy penthouses I Mmil *m £afl Sni/iH- Ensuite bedrooms balcony airlaTrHaV laA laV
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      359 7 DONTAMISS CHARLESTON 3+l/ 2+l. Pte lift, security, pool. Part/ f/furn. Near Gt World/ Orchard. Owner *****952 office hrs BEAVERTON COURT 2054 sqft. 3 bdrms, renovated and furn. F/facilities. Asking $5250 neg. Pis call 9 *****803 (owner) I#©Pl PsH Miss W CHAR YONG GDN. Walking distance to Orchard. 1249 sqft/ 3+l
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      630 7 SEVEN HOLT ROAD, 4+l, 2250 sqft. c/w: balcony, mins to Orchard/city. Facing greenery. Avail immed. Appt *****633. THE TENERIFFE/ BINJAI Crest 3143/ 3777; 3035/ 3777 sq.ft. 3 storey cluster hse. F/facilities Part or f/furn 10 unit 9387-6499 vHOKI Lk^b GLENTREES BRAND NEW 2/3 rm/ gdn loft/ 3 storey terr. Low
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      964 7 ■It DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ELI] TANGUN/ HOLLAND JJ PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO 38 DRAYCOTT, 1445 sq.ft. Well maintained. 3+l rms. CBRE *****093/ *****266 BUCKLEY MANSION, RENOVATED with balcony. 3 bdrms. $2300. Call *****408 *****818. 7 DRAYCOTT DR, private lift, 3+l, 1507 sqft. Big master. Owner: *****408 *****818. EXPAT PENTHSE/ APT $3KS2OK Condo 4+l
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      574 7 ■aY DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LQJtANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT D.lO HOLLAND PEAK. 1600 sqft. 3+l. N«»w kitchen. Balcony. Near mkt/ facilities. $3.2K 9664-8832 ROSEVALE, 3+ PATIO. 1500 sqft. Showflat. Furniture fittings. MRT mall. $4.5 K. 9007-3987 D.09 MIRAGE TOWER. 3+l bdrm, 1500 sqft. Nicely furn. F/facilities. $4K. 9021-6556 Agt QUAYSIDE $SK/
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      903 7 ■aX Dll a2l NEWTON/ ELiJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT |ExB*TSCHOIS BLOSSOMVALE 3 BDRMS 1322 sqft Clean beautiful F/ furn. Face pool. Immed. Near MGS/ NJC/ Poly/ British Club. 9834-6202 SPRINGDALE 3+1. 1130 SOFT. High floor. F/furnished. Greenery. Ouiet. Tip top condition. Immediate. 9731-6184 Roof. THE ANSLEY. 3+l. High
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      556 7 HJGHJG Plh Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST U^ PTE APTS -RENT 2/3 1 rms (947- 1582 sqft) Walking distance to Kembangan MRT. East Coast Park and public children playground Quiet and serene surroundings for Expat community Minutes to Changi Business Park. Changi Airport and Singapore Expo Easy access to City/
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      836 8 P!hD1 5-1 6 EAST COAST liy PTE APTS- RENT MAKENA MEYER RD. 1658 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. Sea view. F/facilities. Near East Coast park. Immed. Also for sale. *****270 THE BAYSHORE 824. 2+l. Well furn. Cote D'Azur/ Alpha/ Sante Fe. 3+l Designer furn. Near ParK*ay. SI.7K up. 9637-6635 FT VILLA MARINA/
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      705 8 ■■■I RESORT DAIRY FARM. 2*l Mais. F/furn/ renovated. F/facilities. $1.2K/ 3+l Hazel Pk. F/furn/ facilities. High fir. SUK. Johnny 9389-8708 SUK OHLYI MAYSPRING 3+l. (Petir Rd). High fir. Furn. Full condo facilities. Opp LRT/ Bus-Inter-change. Convenient. 9680-1081 APT FOR RENT 9 CCX North. Yew Mci Green. High fir. 3 bdrms.
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      752 8 lg\ HOUSES FOR RENT HJjV HOUSES FOR RENT Wood Grove Luxurious bungalows with in-ground I swimming pool or spa P Oo i m 1 /gW^P LWaw I "*5- Near to the Singapore American School Minutes to major expressways and Marsiling MRT station Proximity to shopping and leisure facilities at Woodlands
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      759 8 35 LOR 27A Geylang. 3015 sqft. Corner S/storey hse. Immed. Asking $2000. Call *****309 ALL NEAR MRT. $1200-$3 BOO Holland/ Shelford/ S'goon/ Novena/ East Coast etc *****732 NEWTON 5 MINS MRT. Landed furn corner terr. 5 rms. Facing big park. For rent. 9789 4013 MT ECHO/ LEEDON Pk. s+l. Well
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      991 8 ©HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT 2*l Buklt Batok 227. MRT. Furn 2+l Chinatown 9. MRT. P/ furn 2+l Eunos 828 MRT. Furn. Aircon 2*l Ghim Moh 11. MRT. Furn, aircon 2*l Houqanq 413. MRT. Furn aircon 2*l Tampliws 721. Furn. Nlct 2*l Whampoa 32. Furn. Aircon 2*l Woodlands 340, 751, 688.
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      934 8 ©SERVICE ffh SERVICE ffh SERVICE APARTMENTS W APARTMENTS W APARTMENTS Wkr-mTm- —gm W3L AmmmmT^kmmmW~' i^t L^^B 1 EX fwMr mmm -fl L^H Wtm, ii| B__ —Amm fMW&M ts *Cm I'yl^ kmWm kW WM /7T? W ■'B 9 I /'flfip Is trn k £Eu HHHByi For further enquiries -Tallest Serviced Apartment
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      454 8 Ir|oine. W%m^' JL furniShtd 1*• i \fi^^ Jtf^^^mj/ttf aL^H^IP PtaToam aparTmtnn wtth HM|MHW ggHffi)o^n^^lblx3nglermlt^ I Panoramic views of the sea and city skyline Conveniently accessible to downtown financial, shopping districts and Changi International Airport Centrally located at Beach Koad, near major expressways Bugis MRT Station Housekeeping and security services Swimming
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      797 8 lift ROOMS FOR RENT W (PRIVATE) BUGIS SVC APT. Best rm with TV, DVD, Fridge, Sofa, Internet, Utility. Cleaning. $1-SI.2K. *****696 PASIR PANJANG. NEAR NUS. F/furn, aircon rm at pte hse. neg. Cail owner 8105-8036 CENTRAL, FURN, AIRCON, master bdrm. Speaks Chinese. $550. Call *****870/ *****255 CCX LOOP (THE warren)
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      729 8 HJGHJGJG ff*i SHORT-TERM U*> ACCOMMODATION (Serviced Residence) Near Balmoral Plaza Mins from Orchard Road/ CBD 2100 sq.ft. F/furn/ 3+l utility Fully equipped Kitchen Vacancies until Mid December 2005 Housekeeping Services Attractive Rental For enquiries Tel: *****411 email: bepholdg@balmoral2l com.sg EAST COAST STUDIO apts/ 2/3 bdrms. S/pooi. Easy parking. Fr $900.
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      824 9 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Cj TANGUN/ HOLLANO HOUSES-SALE Tanglin/ Holland '5000-***** sqft 30 Plots $300+ psf New Listing) Cluny *****/ 6000 sqft. Beautiful land. 5 mins to Botanic Gdn. Rare! $7.KM Dalvey ***** sqft. S/ storey Bunglw. Flat land Owry $6.5 M Holland ***** Square Land. Wide ''ontage. Nice n0... $300++
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      745 9 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE CALL NOW PINEWOOD GDN LOW nse *03. 1658 sqft. Lovely 4+l. Perfect squarish layout balcony. Unblocked. 51.07 M up. 9012-5138 EXPAT'S CHOICE RIDGEWOOO CONDO. 1740 sqft, High fir. bright. Unblocked. Newly renovated. 3 brms, spacious hall/ balcony. P/furn. *****056 a^B^a^B^ a^aV^l PRIME LOCATION S9OOK ONLY!
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      825 9 9ff\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ |iU TANGUN/ HOLLAND V PTEAPTS-SALE THE LEGEND (YUPPIES Choice!) Panoramic view high ceiling 1480 sqft 2rm f'hold $Bxx *****548 YONG ANN PK 3434/ 3229 sqft. 4+l. Beautiful. High fir. City view. Move m F'hold $2.xM *****669 PALM SPRING. 2828 sqft. 4+l+patio. Lovely greenery. Tenanted. $700 psf. Good
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      542 9 DDII ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ ||k Dll 821 NEWTON/ |lk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LHI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LSI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI El BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI ESI BTTIMAH/aEMENTI Lll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE J/f PTEAPTS-SALE W PTEAPTS-SALE j PTEAPTS-SALE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
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      331 9 IfISDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST IJipr HOUSES -SALE NEAR ST STEVEN/ MRT. 2-storey bunglw attic basement. S/pool, koi, water features. 5100 sq.ft, 9+l+ 6 attach bath. *****243 PECKVILLE AYE SEMI-D 2-storey. Land 3000 sqft. 3 bdrms. 3 bathrms. No noon sun. F/aircon. Amenities. 51.19 M. 9387-7776 BOURNEMOUTH BUNGLW 4700+ sqft.
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      1033 9 IR| Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST fj&k Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST Wfh Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST HJF PTEAPTS-SALE \jjlf PTE APTS SALE \j§f PTEAPTS-SALE i m iSSSI jBSS Br a nd new 1 346 s Q- ft law 12^53 2^5 two bedroom freehold apartments m -mmmfSSS from ss7s
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      389 9 ■LX Dl9-20SERANGOON/ DQ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE S9SOK 2 '2-STOREY SEMI-D with basement. 3600 sqft 4+l+attic. New cond! 99 yrs. 9068-1933 D.19 S'GOON GDN Alnwick Rd s/storey semi-d. 4789 sqft. 3 rms Spacious frontage EM *****321 CHEAPI 3-STOREY SEMI-D. Sunn Rd. 2300 sqft. s+l (attach bath), MRT/ NTUC. Movein. 9002-8660 SOLID
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      778 9 NMNMN ffti D22-24WEST |i|f PTE APTS SALE THE PETALS, FREEHOLD 21 3/ 4 bdrm apts penthouses, 1,044 4.403 sq.ft. Choice developer's units. Show flats avail. Immediate move-in. Call *****319 HILLVIEW GREEN 3*1*1, 1582 sqft 999 yr. High fir. Airy. Renovated 4-1-1 (rent). Unfurn. Avail immed. Montrosa 2+l, 88 sqm. 999
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      715 10 ©HDBAPTS FOR SALE PIS HDB APTS FOR SALE ffci HDB APTS FOR SALE IflS HDB APTS FOR SALE IR^ HDB APTS FOR SALE Wti HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |pf (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \jsf (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |fP (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) tjjjf (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |pf (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 'hdb estates a Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classification Codes
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      551 10 IPV HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjjjt (BISHAN) 4'A' BLK 225. #10. Lift level. Windy. Face Pk. Selling at HDB value! Urgent! *****084 ERA 4'NG' CORNER BLK 306 Shunfu. Walk-up #02. Renovated recess. Future MRT. Agt *****939 4 'S' BLK 145 High fir. Well kept. Near Sch/ amenities/ shops. Valued 5255
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      665 10 Wk, HDB APTS FOR SALE LEB (btmerah/q-stown/ W TELOK BLANGAH) 3'S 1 BLK 37 Tanglin Halt. #07. Upgraded with toilets. 57 sq.m. C'wealth MRT. Valued $145 K. 9762-0058/ 9062-0835 asp 4'A' BLK 638 Lengkok Bahru. High fir. Windy. Redhill MRT. Near mkt city. Move m. i *****510/ *****806 PN 4
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      585 10 PtN HDB APTS FOR SALE |pf (BUKIT PANJANG) 5 'I' CORNER Blk 622. Senja Road. 5 T Corner Blk 523. Jelapang Panoramic view. 9857-9893 PN 3T BLK 4 Sago Lane (Chinatown). High/ marble fir. Renovated. NS facing. Breezy. Sell at value. Hawkers ctr. *****555 ERA 4'A* CORNER PT Blk 634
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      565 10 B HDBAPTSFORSALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3*l* UPGRADED 8LK.13 Holland Dr. > High fir. No noon sun. Move-in cond. Upgrading paid. Near amenities/ MRT. Aris 9108-7363 3 W BLK 327 Clementi. Next to MRT. Nice renovation. 1 bdrm. Low fir. Valued. *****008 agt. 34-1 BLK 9 Holland Blk 19 Ghim Moh
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      790 10 S7K BELOW! POSITIVE sale. 3T Blk 7 Hougang, simple renovaj tion. Hurry! Hp: 9878-0077 3 'A' HOUGANG 671. Lift level. Unblock. Renovated. Valued $172 K. Don't miss! Julie 9101-1288 DJ IT S'GOON N. Blk 105. 3 'S' Blk 151. Near mkt. Early move-in. $0 cash. 9450 4599 Agt I 357
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      850 10 Fffi* HDBAPTS FOR SALE UNA 9851-0213 PN Sell/ Buy 3T 209/213 #10 Boon Lay SI4OK 3 rm 168 87 Boon Lay mkt *> value 3 'NG' 229, 3 "A" 516 MRT neg 4 'A' 177 #2 Yung Sheng value 4 'A' 689 #09 Jurong Pt A1 decor 4 'A l
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      897 10 HIS HDBAPTS FOR SALE fiiP (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) 4'A 1 BLK 640. #01. 110 sq.m. 4'A' Blk 741. #03. 104 sq.m. 5T Corner Blk 763. #02. 126 sq.m. 5T Corner Blk 138. #05. 127 sq.m. 9270-8377/ 9062-0835 asp EXEC APT 584 High fir. 146 sqm. Unblocked, Balcony, Rustic design! MRT/ Pk/
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      994 10 Wh HDBAPTS FOR SALE UP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) EXEC MAIS BLK 856 D Tampines. High fir. Well renovated. Near MRT/ central. 9436-8088 Chris GOOD BUY!! NEG!! JC *****415 All high floor. 5-rm 370 Corner/ 4 'A' 319/ 3 V 405. Can contra OWNER *****723 4'A' BIK 347 Tampines, Beautiful! Unblock! #9
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      893 10 JKKJK fftk HDBAPTS FOR SAli UP (WOODLANDS) JUMBO MARSILING 119 high flr.lift landing, renovated, MRT. 5336K only. *****839/ *****235 agt WAY BELOW VALUE! 5 T corner Blk 169/ 672/ 35. F/renovated. Sea view. Near MRT. 9027-044' 4 'A' 740. 6288 Vaiued 5227K 5225K/ 728, 739 S2IOK neg/ 5 T 682
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      607 11 THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday, July 19, 2005 ■k HOB APTS FOR SALE QD (SENGKANG/ B^ PUNGGOL) AAA Patrick Nq *****088 (Roof) Exec Apt 189 C Urqtnt, below value! 4'A' 131 Unblock 100% move-in 817 4 A 1888. 96sqm. Mall. A1 cond 4'A' 203 C Corner MRT Fact NS 4'A 1
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      276 11 FOOD TERR FTY Senoko/ Quality Rd, f/equipped, whole unit/ office. ***** sqft. *****173 PN NEED A FACTORY Space? Please call Tel: 6866 3076 Hh FACTORY SPACE lit? FOR SALE 1,184 sqft to 5,630 sqft k! Sale or lease 2 Centrally located S Parking m front of unit 5 Loading at
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      329 12 Winsland House lkl iBj lstance 1 ,348 10,000 sq ft """J Bare fitted units Park Mall Proximity to food 460 9, 1 33 sq ft courts, shopping centres, banks Burlington Square Ample parking 635 4,900 sq ft Attractive rents P WATERFRONT OFFICES HARBOURFRONT CENTRE 5 mins' drive to CBD Direct
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      894 12 RK OFFICE SPACE \JO FOR RENT GEYLANG NEAR MRT. 7 mins to CBD. Fr 190 sqft. Nice bldg with lift. Immed. Fitted, spacious. Moving fast! 6743-0357 t^j il^ j k r^^^^lO Hi] EDUCATIONAL HUB Middle Rd. 4500-10,400 sqft. F/fitted. For sch/ offices. Avail Ist Oct. Near Bugis MRT. neg. Keith
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      850 12 Hh OFFICE SPACE iIP FOR RENT F/RENOVATED, F/AIRCON OFFICE <?- Hougang St 21 for takeover Contact 6284 9422 PAYA LEBAR others. Fitted office. 100-300 sqft. MRT/ amenities. Fr $380 p/mth *****610 CLUB ST. FULLY Fitted office. 2nd 3rd fir. 1710 1400 sq.ft. Immed. neg. Kenprop 9819-2668 0.11 GOLOHILI CENTRE 1300
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      252 13 L COOD RENT BEDOK RESERVOIR RD. 775 sqft. Partitioned. F/aircon. Attached toilet. Suits office cum storage, i Also for sale! 9029-5060 WOODLANDS POINT Roady S«t-up Education Studio for rtnt 630 sqft to 5900 sqft Ideal for Kindergarten, Childcare, Before/ After School Care, Dance/ Fine Arts, Music School, Tuition Centre related
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      472 13 Wk RESTAURANT/ E£] LOUNGE Wt SPACE FOR RENT M.PARADE CENTRAL EATING hse. 1500 sq.ft. 2-storey. F /equipped. I Facing rd. No takeover. SS7.SK. Immed 9487-6218 Steven. FAMILY RESTN/ COFFEESHOP Blk 164 Bt Batok. Very affordable $7K neg. High traffic of custom- ers. About 1100 sqft. *****909 BOAT QUAY RIVER front
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      305 13 WAREHOUSE CUM OFFICE. 1850 sqft. $1850. Immed. 85 Genting Lane. Easy loading. 9684-2588 GOLDPINE IND. BLDG. 1400 sq.ft. Ground fir. unit. Easy access to PIE/ CTE. $I.BK. 9856-9598 HBA KAKI BUKIT 2200 sqft warehouse cum office, free parking/ 24-hrs security. High ceiling. 9618-2096 UNITY CTR/ LAM Soon Bldg. 800/ 1100
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      272 17 A fast growing Executive Search Firm invites you to join our motivated team of professionals. HEADHUNTERS Search assignments provided. Training provided. Matured candidates welcome. Good commission. No basic. Requirements: Must be on full-time basis. Professional integrity honesty are essential. Good communication skills. Mgmt experience essential. Call 6737 3003 for details/
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      479 17 fffl ART/CREATIVE gv ART/CREATIVE Asia City Publishing Group, the publisher of /-S Magazine and Where Singapore, is looking fee a highly motivated, smart and fun candidate to fill the position of Art Director Requirements: 'At least five years of print media expenence 'Excellent visual/art direction skills and conceptual ability 'Photographic
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      448 18 Leep _>rt Leeport (Slnqapore) Pte Ltd is a member of the listed company, Leeport Holdings Limited based m Hong Kong. In line with our business growth and expansion plans, we invite committed, capable mature individual to join the company. Responsibilities: c To prospect, call, identify sell company products to new
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      476 18 Sidefame Singapore, a well-established retailer o? niche international fashion labels, seeks highly motivated dynamic individuals for its sales team. RETAIL ASSISTANTS Pleasant friendly disposition Strong communication skills m English Mandarin Excellent sales customer service abilities Fashion sales experience preferred Package includes basic salary, sales commission, uniform allowance other fringe benefits.
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      426 18 RESALES ■r CD Shop requires Able to speak English Chinese/ Perm position Female environment S'porean/ PR 6278-5208 133 New Brlgde Rd 801-29 Chinatown Pt 1. RETAIL INVOICING CLERK Computer literate Female environment Good command of English Starting salary $1000-si3oo 2. INDOOR SALES ASSISTANT Working m Chinatown Efficient independent Starting salary
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      508 18 ,M.,MN g\ SALES IMMEDIATE USED CAR CO looking for Sales Exec Asst Purchaser. Basic commission. Interview at 21 Jasmine Road. Call: 9180-1333 Alan IMMEDIATE EXPERIENCED SALES/ TELESALES Personnel to promote exciting new biz products. SMS name/ age to: 9658 4303/ 9671 8878 SALES PROMOTERS TO sell electronic gadgets at dept
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      314 19 AOMIN CLERK required In Sembawang area Singaporean/ PR/ Malaysian with SPM Form 5 Cert welcome Computer knowledge preferred Interested applicants pitas* WALK-IN for interview at 10 Admiralty Street «06-19 Northlink Buildng Tel: 6853-2345 Feeder Bus 962 from Sembawang Sun Plaza Looking for MinGCE'O 1 level PC-literate with good knowledge of
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      324 2  -  Hellen Tan If you want to see how a gigantic organisation was brought to its knees, just go online and check out the numerous blogs, or online diaries, on the National Kidney Foundation. There was no chance for the NKF public relations machinery to launch any counter measures
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        588 3 BARFFIE IS GETTING MARRIED Ms Ang Li Tin or Barffie The Whine-pire Sayer revealed that it was through blogging that she met the man of her dreams, whom she found through a link on her friend's blog. "I left some comments on his blog, he read mine, we
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        320 4 There wasn't just one but two bloggers' conferences held last Saturday the first Bloggers' Conference held at DXO Chib at the Esplanade, and a seminar on introduction to blogging organised by the National Library Board (NLB). Prominent local bloggers Wendy Cheng, Lee Kin Mun
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        54 4  -  Melisse lwee FDF MICHAEL GOH Ms Janice Tan aka Sassyjan (http://sassyjan.blogspot. com). Mr Lee Kin Mun aka Mr Brown (http://mrbrown.com) and Mr Benjamin Lee (left) aka Mr Miyagi (http://myveryown glob.blogspot.com). Ms Wendy Cheng (http://xiaxue. blogspot.com). SSSSrSSZ-* Mr Kenny Sia who won Malaysia's annual blog award called Project
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      601 6 PHOTO: Book deals, product endorsements and column-writing just some deals celebrity bloggers get as a result of their online diaries, writes SERENE LUO Singapore blogger Sarong Party Girl snagged two book offers when her blog (http.7/sarongpartygirL blogspot.com) became famous overnight for the nude pictures of herself
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      486 8 Masked or otherwise, being responsible is best. Clear-cut defamation laws apply to the bloggers too, say lawyers. STEPHANIE YAP reports B loggers should not have the mindset that blogging is a relatively new technology with few laws to govern it. "Tliere are clear-cut
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      204 8 All you need is "some chutzpah", says Mr Biz Stone who works at Google on Blogger, which posted a help chapter for their users on how to snag a book deal with their blogs. Here are three tips from them for blog-to-book success: *1
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        938 10  - G@me match Chua Hian Hou live IT Online games may be places to meet, but I have my doubts on whether a relationship built on an experience of destruction has a good foundation. Gaming can be a common experience to draw them together, but they'll need much more to maintain
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        587 11 Slim, pretty, vivacious and a hardcore gamer to boot part-time-model Sharon Seetoh (not her real name) is every hot-blooded male gamer's dream girl. And she digs gamers too she met her current and three ex-beaus while gaming online. Before gaming, she met her boyfriends "the usual
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        635 12  -  EDWIN KOO live IT photo-. Singaporeans are finding smarter ways to snag online buys, including how to get them shipped cheap. SERENE LUO reports Online shopping is a boon to anyone looking for unusual items that can't be found m Singapore, or to get a better deal
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        120 13 It started as a school project. But after he won a prize for it, and at the encouragement of his professor from Brigham Young University m the United States, Mr Terence Urn, 22, decided to start his own online shopping middleman service, Net Shop Inc (www.netshopinc.com). "Some smaller
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        69 14 star tech Jamie Yeo, Perfect 10 DJ and Courts ambassador, admits to being clumsy with her gadgets. "I have dropped my phones and Jkmeras quite a lot, and even my old iBook," she said. "When the ißook drafted, my heart broke. a After that it kept shutting
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        639 16 key player With a little help from my Friendster Two weeks ago, I was headed to a conference m New Orleans, Louisiana. It'd been a long two weeks. I'd been working pretty hard, taking care of my users m Singapore, on the phone late at night and
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        1082 17  -  ROBIN CHAN »netizens If you want to read real-world, uncensored reactions to the National Kidney Foundation saga last week, check out these Singaporean bloggers. Some of them don't mince words, writes Singaporeans apathetic? The NKF saga has changed this perception. Blogs on the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
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        347 18 how it works ■MHnUpMHiiflHiH G. CHANDRADAS looks at the technology of Imax, the world's most powerful and immersive movie experience WHAT IS IMAX? j Imax (for Image Maximum) is a film projection system that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution
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        441 19  - Users copy, DEVELOPER GETS SUED CHUA HIAN HOU apply IT ■■I 111* Local tech companies must watch that their mass-usage products don't run foul of copyright laws, writes Singapore companies should take a good look at their marketing and products to ensure they are not seen as encouraging intellectual property
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        410 20 WIRED UP for the parade apply IT PHOTO Organisers of the National Day Parade give ALFRED SIEW an exclusive pre-show tour on technologies used to wire up this year's mega show When dozens of YIPs, hundreds of performers and thousands of Singaporeans converge at the National Day Parade (NDP) next
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        383 21 WI-FI NETWORKS The two command centres (right) are mation whenever they need it. packed with PCs, telephones, military This network is encrypted and phones and the same Wi-Fi wireless only specified users are allowed m. network technology used at many Anti-virus software and firewalls are
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        499 22 apply IT Digital paper is here, but is yet to find a killer application It looks like paper, reads like paper, even rolls up like paper, but it's not the type made from wood pulp. It is digital paper made from organic, coloured particles which respond to
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        361 23 Here are some ways m which digital paper products can be used, although these applications are unavailable m the mass market. TIME DISPLAYS Citizen's curved clock, a world first, uses an E Ink electronic paper display. It does not need backlighting to display, and there is
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        684 24  -  GRACE CHNG digital edge By Creative Technology has to think of new ways to beat the competition Creative Technology's shares last week saw a dramatic pick-up. Trading at around $10.90 last month, it jumped to $13.10 last Friday. This surge came hot
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        148 25 »geek notes A weekly round-up of information technology news from around the world Forget the video game console: your TV could already have the brains to play those games. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates hinted recently that his company might license the software underlying its Xbox
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        164 25 Wireless Microsoft keyboard for Media Center PCs Microsoft will offer a wireless keyboard designed for computers running the home entertainment version of the Windows operating system, the world's largest software maker said. The Microsoft Remote Keyboard, which features a mouse and remote control functions for operating Windows Media Center PCs,
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        173 25 Apple Computer saw sales jump 75 per cent m its latest quarter and net income more than quadruple as sizzling sales of iPod music players led the company to what chief executive officer Steve Jobs called its best quarterly
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        117 25 WiMax technology was showcase last week m Vancouver, Canada, and Malaga, Spain. During the WiMax Forum quarterly members' meeting m Canada, several application demos ranging from Xbox wireless console gaming over WiMax to WiMax-based streaming media were shown. hi Spain, the WiMaz Forum Certification test lab
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        578 26  - Zoom lightly M.K. Wong, »test »canon powershot S2 is By Despite the telephoto lens, this camera is light and small FIRST LOOKS Traditional thinking would have the age-old telephoto lens classified as a bulky piece of equipment designed to be used only with single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras and, for most
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        302 26  -  Melvin Seah »ricoh caplio r2 By $699 Available at authorised Ricoh dealers FIRST LOOKS Digital cameras have been getting smaller, but the Ricoh Caplio R2 bucks the trend, measuring 100 x 25.8 x 55mm. Still, it's an attractive five-megapixel camera with a 4.8 x optical zoom
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        470 27 »test »polar CS2OO Bicycles with accessories can help you keep tabs on your fitness levels, KOH BOON PIN finds out as he bikes into the brave new world of cycling computers FIRST LOOKS A little stopwatch-like gizmo attached to your bicycle is all you need to keep
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        142 28 Protect your NETWORK book reviews Learn about security solutions for your 802.ii Security By: Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck Publisher: Sebastopol, CA O'Reilly, 2002,C2003 Call no: 005.8 POT -[COM] Available m NLB libraries Wireless networking has become part and parcel of our modern life. This book provides readers information on
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        176 28 Gotta have it! ALFRED SIEW/Pick Of The Week Until recently, there was no such thing as a powered-to-the-max PC that also ran quietly. Now, of course, you have smart cooling fans that turn on when the heat gets too much for the components. The same principle works with
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        440 29  -  Chester Chen, »test »seagate barracuda 7200.8 By With 400GB of storage on top, this drive can chew up a lot of data FIRST LOOKS If you have seen one 3.5-inch hard disk drive, youVe seen them all or so you think. The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8
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        393 30 »games »kirby canvas curse MNM Everyone's favourite pink hero rides on rainbow lines drawn with a stylus on the Nintento Dual Screen m Kirby Canvas Curse. And SIM CHENG KAI finds gold at the end of this rainbow PLOT Kirby, pink puffball and star of 19 Nintendo
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        306 30 MNMN UM3 S^C lflSif lffUSr W 3RIAC head And use frag grenades llter^ 2niSt«t colt'" unction with detonates a bout a second alter ft To finish off the enemy^hen his shield is down, aim slightly j above the head, especially when Footwork!* more Important than aiming m Battle
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        434 31 games ma pie story Maple Story eschews current massively multiplayer online role-playing game standards to return to a more traditional playing experience. And it's turned out to be great fun, says EUGENE NEUBRONNER PLOT Maple Story is clearly aimed at a younger audience, distinctly avoiding the overuse
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        120 31 free from www.maplesea.com Bored because your buddies aren't online playing Maple Story? Try these tricks for some fun Here's a recipe for an instant lynch mob. Pose as a mushroom. Tell passing newbtes they'll get a i-up for ioo mesos. See how many believe you. Then run
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        236 32 buy IT CAMERAS Big shot People who don't fancy popular camera models from Canon, Nikon or Sony can check out DigiMaster's new HappyCam 5010. The eight-megapixel camera is encased m a slim frame and offers a 2.5-inch screen for quick previews before a shot. This screen, according to the manufacturer,
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        202 32 SudekifbrthePC -•■he popular Sudeki game, first released I for the Xbox last year, is coming to aPC I near you. Typhoon Games will distribute the PC version of the game here from next month. The role-playing game (RPG) promises bigger worlds, and sexier heroines and more powerful heroes,
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        324 33 STORAGE On the cards Imation, known for its recordable CD media, has come up with flash memory cards, which the company says are robust enough to store your precious photos and videos. Imation adds that its Compact Flash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and other cards can take pretty "extreme" shocks of
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        264 34 Ql have problems accessing the contents of my USB plug-and-play device, particularly when I plug m my portable MP3 player or digital camera. My computer detects the removable disk but when I double click on the drive, it prompts this message: M G:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function". This problem
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        722 34  -  Canice Pang morning. Have any questions you want answered? Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sphxom.sg Include your full name and contact numbers QTwo of my office Microsoft Outlook local folders Inbox and Sent Items (at local drive) are missing after I emptied
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      392 35 »tech me The Singapore Gamers Association is a registered society founded by gamer Chris Soh to further promote the gaming lifestyle and the games industry m Singapore. So devoted is he to the cause that he has spent his own money, he tells LEUNG WAI-LENG CLAIM TO
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      60 2 So far, 1 2 stations on the hew MRT Circle Line have been named, with nine suggested by members of the public. So prepare to alight at Esplanade, Promenade, Stadium (obvious where they are) and Dakota, near the old Kallang airport and named after an aeroplane. There are
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      72 2 Talk about love and devotion. When Madam Tess Lim, 35, lost her hair to alopecia, her husband William Chaing decided the best thing to do was to join her. So Mr Chaing, 34, shaved off all his hair out of love for her, and now works m a
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      423 2  -  ANDREW DUFFY BY This means a mix, with a bit of everything thrown m, like rojak. Not many from JCs, then. Either that, or they're too busy studying, or they take themselves too seriously to rock, or else they just haven't got the groove. ■'j^^K^Hßj^^^jpfS^^^^
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      113 2 BIRTHDAY BONUS Singapore badminton player Li Li scored a stunning victory over world No I China's Xie Xingfang, m the first round of the Malaysian Open. It was a sweet victory for Li, who hasn't been m top form since 2002. And as an extra, it was her
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        89 2 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOf Serene Goh Benjamin Tan LiawWy-Cin,Mardiana Ismail, Lin Zhaowei, Kelvin Goh CONTRIBUTORS Alison De Souza, Andrew Duffy, Ellen Whyte fi^D CIRCLE TEACHERS Soo Kirn Bee, Adeline Wong, Violet Yip, Michelle Kwek, Nick Chan, Jumat B. Baba, Leow Pei Ling, Ying Pik Tho, Hing Mvi Hong, Lee
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      606 3 Although this event did not occur here, it made the front page of The Straits Times. Here are the 5Ws and an H of the bomb attacks m London WHO PLANTED THE BOMBS? A group calling itself the Secret Organisation Group of the Al-Qaeda Jihad m Europe said
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      190 3 There's no specific threat to people living m Singapore, but police patrols here were stepped up just to be on the safe side. Elite Special Operations Command officers armed with sub-machine guns patrolled MRT stations, the business district and Orchard Road. The rarely activated Gurkha contingent was
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      157 4 The 1 1 7 th lOC Session, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore What's it about Singapore hosted the 1 1 7 th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session from July 2 to 9. This is the first time m Singapore's sports history that a meeting for the highest
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      107 7 Cost and revenue The cost of running your business is the amount of money you spend on buying or making your products. It also includes the money you spend on rent and workers' salaries. Revenue refers to the total takings from selling your products. Profit and Loss If revenue
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      200 10 1965 2 INDONS KILLED, 2 CAUGHT IN A NEW PROBE SINGAPORE -Two Indonesians were captured and two were killed when an Indonesian motohsed sampan shot it out with the Royal Navy patrol boat m Singapore waters off Raffles Lighthouse. 1975 •GO
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      91 11 Denise Chia, eight, a Primary 2 pupil from Singapore Chinese Girls School (Primary), won the Kids Triathlon (Girls aged seven to nine category) at the Osim Singapore Asian Triathlon Championship 2005, held at East Coast Park on July 2. She had to swim 1 00 m, cycle skm
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      46 11  -  Ephraim Tan, by 12, AiTong School Seven silly sharks swimming m the sea How do you expect me to catch them all for tea? Always hunted for its fins Real delicious as a Chinese dish! Keep your fingers crossed that sharks will not become extinct
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      139 11 by Luqman Al-Hakim (right) and Md Haziq Husni, both 1 1 Woodlands Primary School When you are sad, I will dry your tears When you are scared, I will comfort your fears When you are worried, I will give you hope When you are confused, I will help you
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        72 13 mount a surprise attack hit the enemy while he is off guard made a pact to enter into an agreement, often with a handshake. coalition of forces a combination of people from different groups, united for a common goal barricaded to block off or stop with an object
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      386 16 CREATURESBIGANDSMALL If you were to visit a haunted house, would you do so on your own or with your friends? Most of us are likely to invite our friends to join us on the adventure. Being m a group makes us feel safe someone is there
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      50 16 Rock hyraxes live m colonies that comprise some 25 individuals each. These close cousins of the elephant cannot control their body temperature and therefore need to bask m the sun to keep warm. On cool days, the group has to huddle together for warmth and comfort.
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