The Straits Times, 19 August 2005

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 2005 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Auditor is held liable; will have to pay $1.25m
    526 1  - Auditor is held liable; will have to pay 1.25 m K.C. VIJAYAN By AN AUDITOR will have to pay about $1.25 million m compensation to a client, now that the Court of Appeal has ruled m a landmark judgment that he is liable for the company's inaccurate returns to the
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    10 1 S' pore firefighters arrive in Riau PHOTO: TERENCE TAN »Staf|rinASlAWls
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    Lock icon NKF board calls in police
    581 1  -  Theresa Tan By Help sought to look into 'matters of grave concern' SINGAPORE'S white-collar crime-busters are investigating the National Kidney Foundation, after the charity's interim board came across "certain matters of grave concern" m the course of its work over the past month. In a
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    Lock icon Contraband cat and mouse game
    1029 1  - Contraband cat and mouse game Arti Mulchand |»UPFRONT I By Smoked out: Where Customs found some hidden stash WHEN cigarette prices go up, smugglers get busy. Or so it would seem, from what s been happening recently. In the first six months of this year, 291 people were charged with
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    324 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-18 World 20-25 Review 26-29 Insight 30-31 FYI 32 SECTION TWO Home Hl-Hll Forum H14 Sports H16-H19 Obituaries H20 Money H21-H26 UFD Buzz L2 Mailbag L4 Fashion L6 Music L8-L14 Events L18 Horoscopes TV... LI 9 »AS1A Malaysia's water woes A water
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Music-swopping chatrooms close
      573 3  -  Natalie Soh Leung Wai-Leng Arrest of three youths prompts the sites, which had been watched, to shut down By SOME music-sharing Internet chatrooms have shut down following the arrest of three youths accused of illegally distributing songs online. One popular site musiczone. per.sg posted a notice on
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      Lock icon DANGER CONTAINED
      115 3 Singapore Customs officers unload barrels of dangerous "chemicals" from a container as part of a 13-nation exercise. The five-day Exercise Deep Sabre, which ends today, is part of the United States-led Proliferation Security Initiative, aimed at containing the illegal export of weapons technology. Deep Sabre saw military, coastguard
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      Lock icon When downloading songs is illegal
      385 3 Q. What actions are illegal on the Internet? What penalties will I face? A. Downloading, distribution and sharing of any copyrighted song without permission is illegal. From Jan 1 this year, if anyone downloads, shares or distributes extensively, even if they don't profit from any
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      Lock icon JAVA BLACKOUT
      528 4  -  Devi Asmarani Power failure lasts for hours, disrupting life m Jakarta and elsewhere By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta ELECTRICITY was cut to homes, businesses and trains m parts of Java and Bali yesterday, bringing life to a standstill for some 100 million people m Indonesia. The blackout hit
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA FACING WATER CRISIS
      658 6  - MALAYSIA FACING WATER CRISIS Reme Ahmad Prospect of water rationing looms as severe dry spell causes dam levels across the country to drop drastically By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur A WATER crisis is looming m Malaysia, with Johor being among the worst hit of several states facing a
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Police keep Guangzhou petrol queues in order
      228 8 Hong Kong THOUSANDS of police have been sent to keep law and order at petrol station queues m Guangzhou city, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported yesterday. It said the authorities fear the latest fuel shortage could spark social instability. "Several thousand public
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      Lock icon Russia and China begin war games
      586 8  - Russia and China begin war games Clarissa Oon The first-ever joint exercise is seen as a dress rehearsal for war m the Taiwan Strait By China Correspondent m Beijing CHINA and Russia kicked off their first-ever joint military exercise, which will include a mock invasion, yesterday morning m the Russian
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      Lock icon Paper scraps bid to peg pay to govt praise
      196 8 Beijing A LEADING state-run Chinese newspaper has scrapped a controversial appraisal system linking reporters' pay to government approval after a high-profile protest by a veteran editor, sources said yesterday. Mr Li Datong, a senior editor at the China Youth Daily, launched
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      Lock icon Wrinkles remain in US-China textile talks
      566 10 Negotiators may need another round to iron out differences San Francisco THE United States and China have moved closer to a broad textile trade pact to deal with surging imports from China. However, they are likely to need another meeting to reach an agreement,
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      Lock icon China rushes approval for Taiwan flights over airspace
      312 10 Shanghai CHINA said yesterday that it will rush approval of applications by Taiwanese airlines to fly over Chinese airspace, potentially moving the two sides closer to ending a 55--year break m direct air links. It was the first indication by the General
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      Lock icon US exec detained in Chengdu for spying
      328 10 Beijing CHINA has arrested a New Jerseybased business executive for spying m what appears to be a deepening investigation into Taiwanese espionage on the mainland. Mr Xie Chunren, 56, who migrated to the United States about six years ago, was arrested on May
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Koizumi's party out to woo swing voters
      692 11 Policy blueprint includes tax perks, child benefits and key postal reforms TOKYO JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has made postal reforms the core issue of next month's general election, wants to reach out to unaffiliated voters with pledges on tax incentives.
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY IN MYANMAR
        156 11 yangon: Former Indonesian foreign minister AH Alatas yesterday arrived m Myanmar as a special envoy of the United Nations (UN), which two years ago appointed him to push for the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Alatas, the first special envoy allowed
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        Lock icon KOREAN PILOTS' STRIKE AVERTED
        109 11 SEOUL: Korean Air and its pilots' union reached a last-minute agreement yesterday to avert what would have been the second airline strike m the country m two weeks. The planned strike by the union was over a demana for increased rest hours at overseas destinations. Fifty
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        Lock icon S. KOREA MOOTS FARM IN NORTH
        119 11 SEOUL: South Korea yesterday proposed building an unprecedented joint-venture farm m North Korea to help ease the impoverished North's food shortages. South Korean officials put forward the plan during the first-ever two-day talks on agricultural cooperation m the North Korean border city of Kaesong.
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        Lock icon KMT MEMBERS TO VISIT MAINLAND
        113 11 TAIPEI: Members of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) will visit the mainland to work with the Chinese Communist Party later this month m the wake of a historic meeting between leaders of the longtime rivals, a KMT official said yesterday. The first group of KMT
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        Lock icon RESCUED TIGER CUB MISSING
        174 11 KUALA LUMPUR: A tiger cub that was saved from a Chinese restaurant's cooking pot has gone missing from a zoo m the state of Malacca and officials believe it may have been stolen. "The tiger cub has been missing since late Wednesday. We conducted an extensive
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Dozens held after wave of bombings in Bangladesh
      416 13 Detainees linked to banned group of Muslim extremists, according to police Dhaka BANGLADESHI security forces have arrested almost 90 people m connection with a wave of simultaneous bombings that police said yesterday were linked to a banned group of Muslim extremists. About
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      Lock icon Pakistanis vote in first elections in three years
      271 13 PHOTO: Islamabad PAKISTANI voters went to the polls yesterday for local elections that are being seen as a test of President Pervez Musharraf's fight against Islamic hardliners and his commitment to women's rights. Security was high with tens of thousands of troops
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      Lock icon Cheers to new vitamin-rich beer
      148 13 New Delhi AN INDIAN company has launched a vitaminrich beer which it says protects the body from the harmful effects ot alcohol. Ladybird Bio Beer contains aloe-vera extracts and the normal ingredients of barley malt and hops, said its inventor B. Srinivas Amarnath. He said
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon INDONESIA: Power suppliers struggling to cope
      508 14  -  Devi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In lakarta POWER-GENERATING companies m Indonesia are living on the edge the supply they generate is barely enough to meet demand. Any sudden surge or failure plunges Java and Bali into darkness, as was the case yesterday. Demand m
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINES: Arroyo seeks fuel rationing powers
      432 14  - PHILIPPINES: Arroyo seeks fuel rationing powers Luz Baguioro By Philippines Correspondent In Manila CONSERVATION CALL "If we do not conserve, we will reach a point where the oil bill of the country is going to threaten the foreign exchange reserves." ENERGY SECRETARY RAPHAEL LOTILLA, who says a mandate for conservation
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      Lock icon Thaksin flies south again for battle of nerves
      507 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai leader out to boost morale of locals threatened by Muslim militants By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok PRIME Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left for the country's restive south late yesterday m a bid to boost morale among local residents, officials and
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      Lock icon S'pore firefighters arrive in Riau
      307 15  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Pekan Baru (Sumatra) A TEAM of Singapore firefighters arrived here yesterday to help Indonesia fight the raging forest fires m Riau province that have sent choking smoke to Malaysia and Thailand. The team, comprising 54 men from the Singapore
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      Lock icon Thai PM 'must win trust of southerners'
      479 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar By THAILAND'S troubles m the south are unlikely to blow over soon or yield to tough handling, said the country's opposition leader. Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party, which swept all the parliamentary seats m the south during the general
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Winning over the new Chinese Malaysian
      702 18  -  Leslie Lau MCA looking to new generation, which doesn't think m terms of ethnicity By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuaia Lumpur REMOVE all the bluster of this weekend's hotly contested -Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) polls and one trend becomes clear. (The new leaders of the
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      Lock icon Rural postings mooted as NS for new teachers
      99 18 Rural postings mooted as NS for new teachers Kuala Lumpur NEW teachers m Malaysia's public schools may be required to teach m remote rural classrooms as a form of "national service". The teachers are usually reluctant to serve m the country's interior because some areas have no electricity or running
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      Lock icon BANKING ON FAMOUS NAME
      79 18 BANKING ON FAMOUS NAME PHOTO: Hot and Spicy Bangsar Cuisine is making a name for itself, but banking giant HSBC was initially not amused by the acronym. Hie bank's management visited the restaurant when it opened m 2001 and sent the owners legal letters asking lor a name and logo
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      Lock icon $2m libel award helps clear name, says Anwar
      265 18 $2m libel award helps clear name, says Anwar Kuala Lumpur DATUK Sen Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that a RM4.5 million (Ss2 million) award for damages over a book that led to his sacking as deputy prime minister had cleared his name and proved he was the victim of a conspiracy.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon F for Britain's A levels
      613 20  -  Neo Hui Min With record number of passes, it's no longer a good gauge of ability, say critics By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London CONTROVERSY surrounded the release of this year's A-level results m Britain, with critics calling for the examination to be scrapped
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      Lock icon Singapore A-level exam different from Britain's
      327 20  -  Jane Ng By THE A-level examinations m Singapore is different from that offered m Britain and the way the papers are graded is also different. Since 2002, the Education Ministry (MOE) has had greater control over the examinations here although the A-level certificate still
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      Lock icon London police chief bombarded by calls to quit
      1002 22 What documents and photos show DOCUMENTS andphotograpbs presented to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and leaked to ITV News suggested that Mr Jean Charles de Menezes was walking calmly into Stockwell subway station before going down an escalator and P> board a
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      Lock icon Woman slits priest's throat during prayers
      345 22 PHOTO: Paris CHURCH leaders and politicians joined an outpouring of sorrow over the killing of Brother Roger, the founder of a French ecumenical community who had his throat slit by a woman during evening prayers. Hie way he was killed drew reactions of shock
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Jacko fined for no-show at court hearing
        194 23 POP star Michael Jackson has landed m trouble again m court. An irate judge, miffed by his failure to be represented at an earlier hearing m a federal civil case m New Orleans, fined the singer US$lO,OOO (5516,500) on Wednesday. Jackson was a
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        Lock icon Solomon Islands PM trapped in lift
        142 23 SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza and his wife had a scare when a lift they were m dropped suddenly and trapped them for almost an hour. Sir Allan and Lady Kemakeza complained that they and two bodyguards were m the lift at an
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        Lock icon Bush to do some heavy reading
        163 23 WHEN he is not biking up hills or slashing overgrown brush, US President George W. Bush has 1,500 pages of reading material to fill his free time this month. The White House said Mr Bush took three heavy books with him on his fiveweek
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        Lock icon Japanese-American to get diploma—after 63 years
        180 23 Japanese- American to get diploma after 63 years PHOTO: MS HELEN Isa is about to receive her high school diploma more than six decades after she was supposed to graduate. The 82-year-old Japa-nese-American was sent to a US internment camp m 1942 three months before graduation. She spent the rest
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      265 24 Riyadh SAUDI security forces yesterday killed the leader of the kingdom's Al-Qaeda group m a clash m the holy city of Medina, according to the Interior Ministry. Saleh al- Awfi, who was believed to have taken over leadership of the terror outfit m Saudi
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      387 24 Withdrawal from Palestinian areas ahead of schedule, say Israeli officials Neve Dekalim (Gaza Strip) ISRAELI officials yesterday said the Gaza withdrawal would likely be completed m double-quick time even as troops encountered stiffer resistance from defiant Jewish settlers. Hundreds of unarmed soldiers
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        118 25 LONDON:The cost of posting letters m Britain will depend on their size and shape as well as weight under new rules coming into force next year, regulator Postcomm said yesterday. From August next year, Britain's state-owned Royal Mail will charge less for posting
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        96 25 KABUL: A Lebanese engineer kidnapped by the Taleban last week was released yesterday after his company agreed to pull out of Afghanistan. Unconfirmed reports quoted Taleban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi as saying that the hostage had been released near a US base. He said the Turkish
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      450 25 Soft- drink makers to curb sales in US schools In Singapore DRINKS with sugar content of more than 10 per cent have been banned from school tuckshops and canteens by Singapore's Ministry of Education since 1992. Sugar content has since been capped at 8 per cent. The rules were brought
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      359 25 Washington VERY young children who eat french fries frequently may have a much higher risk of breast cancer as adults, according to a study by American researchers. The study of nurses found that one additional serving of fries a week at
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      418 26 ISRAEL'S moving of Jewish settlers and soldiers out of Gaza is not of the order of the 1982 withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula under a negotiated deal it reached with Egypt. The Israelis will still have control of Gaza's air and sea space, and of people
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      1042 26  -  Tan Sai Siong ELECTION OF PRESIDENT NATHAN By For The Straits Times THAT President S R Nathan was returned unopposed on Wednesday for another sixyear term didn't surprise me. What else could it be when the Presidential Election Committee (PEC) had issued just one
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      865 26  -  Ali Faisal By For The Straits Times Visualise them m their teens. A tanned Singaporean Indian youth reaches out his hand and says: "Hi, I'm Ali Hitchcock." In school, his peers are free to call him "Ah cock" for short. Sorry son, I
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      1376 27 BEWARE OF PITFALL It will be a grievous mistake for non-Muslims to tar all Muslims with the brush of international terrorism. A hundred years ago, the historic voyages of Zheng He, a Muslim admiral from Ming Dynasty China, would not have been commemorated at
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      1312 28 Just as they have so many times before, the realists have come m after an election to offer some adult supervision and tidy up the joint. By Gideon Rose SEVEN months into US President George W. Bush's second term, it is clear that whatever
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      899 29  - Aussie balancing act with US, China Hugh White By For The Straits Times A CHALLENGING FIXATION Most Americans believe that only countries that share US values can legitimately exercise such power. Power and values are so deeply intertwined m American thinking that they cannot be separated. "Obsessed" might not be
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      196 26 Idealism gives way The second-term Bush team fronted by Dr Condoleezza Rice takes pragmatic stance PAGE 28 THE STRAUS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North. Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English Malay
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      20 29 Hugh White is a Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute and Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University.
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      525 30 people a POLITICS Lost weekends, late nights. And after years of dedicated service as grassroots leaders, some of them receive National Day Awards. This is the period for joy and envy. Aaron Low brings you the agonies and ecstasies of some award-winning grassroots volunteers EACH
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        243 30 GO TO Hong Kan Secondary School and you will find the King Koil Scholarship. It is thanks to Mr Peter Liong, 52, the chief executive officer of King Koil, which makes mattresses. The scholarship, worth a total of $20,000, is one of the
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        257 30 AT 33, Mr Patrick Tay is one of the youngest recipients this year of the Public Service Medal given to some active grassroots volunteers. But he's no newbie. The head of industrial relations at the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union
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        326 30 39 years' service and still raring to serve at 89 PHOTO: AFTER serving for 39 years m Joo Chiat grassroots organisations, Mr Foo Kee Seng still wants more. At 89, most people would want to stop. Not Mr Foo. "I'll serve till I die," he declares. He has served at
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      1011 31  -  Thio Li-ann FRIDAY MATTERS By IN 1991, a novel constitutional experiment took place when the office of the President was transformed from a ceremonial head of state, like the Queen of England, into one charged with additional executive functions. This stemmed from a
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      919 31  -  Lynn Lee THE POST-6 5ERS By A NEW BREED Singapore needs more leaders who, while being upright citizens, exemplify an alternative, even unconventional, path to success. LISTENING to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech last year, it struck me
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      132 30 Good governance The Presidential Election Committee's decisions are not subject to judicial challenge. Who then guards these unelected guardians? Page 31 Around the dock double g«ad •eairity safeguarded^bytrusl^^epalese Gurkha guards 'M^^^f*® '^^fftfßgSP^ '^^^■■^^^■||^^^H beautiful holiday homes with attractive financingSMJMf Kence .^^^^m*&- ~^H^^^^^^^^^S|^^^^^^^B I '^Ba B^^BBBi^k B^B^B^B^Bm. _^Bl Conveniently located 45
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      46 30 "The awards are prestigious and a way of saying thank you to us. It is about hard work and the desire to serve. There shouldn't be any competition, if s not a sport." MR S. PUHAINORAN, who has won fiwi awards, including the Public Service Star
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      283 31 Dr Thio Li-ann is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. The views expressed here are her own. &3&k J^lfc*. sMKSa&lafe Hlb^L. -jfl^Hßr Ibb^b^bW^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^H JBr^ -.a. >: »k <.^. mmi^M. aM*J« «J^ii f■% \HHLt»f^ r^^^^^^^T^^Bj^B* B^B W W V "•••1. r«^"O^t»^p»^^^^B^t|^"| _^Hi^ aB w-^. BbJt^"
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      40 32 SOCIAL SERVICE AWARDS President Nathan honours top volunteers IN HOME A MUST WATCH 'H g rfWAE nl Why Perth hits home as a Spore movie IN LIFE! HOW HIGH A BAR? Should criteria for presidential candidates be reviewed? IN INSIGHT
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      256 32 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Watch March of the Penguins, a documentary about the mating rituals of the Emperor penguin. Jurong Bird Park, 2 Jurong Hill. 7pm. Tickets: $12 $10. Tel: 6265-0022. 2 Enjoy an evening with composer and ethnomusicologist Alex Dea who delves into South-east Asian culture,
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      706 1  - Ceiling leaks? HDB flat owners must still split bill Tan Hui Yee Even owners of private homes can't kick bill upstairs if they want to avoid legal wrangle By ROOM FOR ABUSE? "If the owner above pays for everything, he may drag his feet on the matter. That's why people
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      645 2  -  Vivi Zainol Front-line officers attend seminar to learn of risks the old face of being cheated By AFTER being bedridden by a stroke and a weak heart, Madam Ho (not her real name), a widow m her late 60s, opened a joint
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      134 2 HAJAH Aisah Haji was shocked when she found out m January last year that she and her bedridden mother (above) might be evicted from their home of 38 years. The 69-year-old retiree never expected her adopted sister would take advantage of their senile foster mother,
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      438 2  -  Krist Boo By INSTEAD of spending three years m India, Singaporeans who want to be experts m the Tamil language can stay home to pursue their degrees from next year. Singapore's fourth and newest university, UniSIM, will offer the programme m Tamil
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      143 2 A MOTORCYCLIST died after he and his motorbike went up m flames early yesterday m Woodlands Drive 64. It is not known how the fire occurred. Police and firefighters were called to the scene around 1.55 am after residents nearby heard an explosion, according to
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      422 4  -  Selina Lum Case is the first time that the taxman has charged someone for non-registration By A HIGH-SOCIETY jeweller sent to jail three weeks ago for tax evasion was hauled back to court again yesterday by the taxman. Francis Foo Kia Loang,
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      306 4  - Bomb hoax suspect looking at possible 5 years in jail Chong Chee Kin By THE 42-year-old man who allegedly left a package of empty food cans and empty packets of instant noodles m Hougang MRT station hoping it would be mistaken for a bomb faces up to five years m
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      489 4  -  Lee Hui Chieh SOLDIER'S INFECTION DEATH By A SIMPLE glance at Corporal Chua Ya Ta's file and blood test results could have given him a fighting chance of survival, the state counsel yesterday told a coroner's inquiry into the national serviceman's death. In
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      297 4 A 28- YEAR-OLD housewife accused of a staggering 80 separate charges of abusing her Indonesian maid appeared m a district court yesterday. In what is believed to be the highest number of maid abuse offences ever recorded against one person, Sazarina Madzin's case
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        53 4 POLICE are searching for the next of kin of a 72-year-old man who died at Banyan Home m Pelangi Village on Sunday at about 7am. Mr Lean Sing Fun had been a resident of the home since 2002. The next of kin can contact the
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        150 4 FORMER television actress Tracy Gao Man Hua, who is accused of inflicting injuries on her maid, will return to court on Sept 1 when her case is mentioned again. Gao, now a 42-year-old housewife, is charged with five counts of abusing 19--year-old Yahya Herin
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        105 4 THE trial of alleged murderer Took Lens How moved into its final stage after the prosecution and Took's lawyers exchanged documents summing up their arguments yesterday. Took, 23, a vegetable packer from Malaysia, is accused of murdering eight-year-old Huang Na, a Chinese national. However,
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      447 5  -  Jane Ng Eligible home owners can buy flats without usual 30-month wait By THE Housing Board has offered to help residents forced to move out of the Paya Lebar building made unsafe by excavations. The board agreed to allow eligible home owners m
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      283 5 Joint 'chemical' inspection exercise DONNING gas masks and protective suits, soldiers and customs officers yesterday inspected a shipment of "chemicals" that could be used to make nerve gas. The demonstration was part of a 13-nation exercise, held here under the United States-led Proliferation Security Initiative aimed at containing the illegal
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      442 8  - SAF can use Aussie facility until 2009 Lynn Lee Signing of agreement m Perth will be highlight of Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee meeting to be held next week By THE Singapore Armed Forces can extend its use of a massive military training area m Queensland where it has held exercises
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      161 8 PHOTO: Brunei's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Prince Mohomed Bolkiah (left), called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday on the first day of a three-day visit. During their talks, both leaders reaffirmed the dose ties between Singapore and Brunei, Mr Lee's press secretary, Mr
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      255 8 TO MARK Singapore's first flight to India by a low-cost airline, Jetstar Asia yesterday flew 25 business leaders of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) here to Kolkata. The move is to underline Jetstar's ambition to be a partner m helping to build business
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      254 8 YOUNG Asian leaders meet here this weekend to discuss critical issues affecting Asia and forge closer ties. Politicians, businessmen and academics from six countries will gather for the Sixth Asian Statesmen's Forum to speak about challenges faced by the region and
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      242 10 THE feud at SA Tours began over a $2.2 million share purchase m ttvo Malaysian companies owned by the company's major shareholder, 67-year-old group executive chairman and director Ng Kong Yearn (right). Taiwanese Fred Kung Fan Chin, a director, took out a writ of summons to wind
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      588 10  -  Tanya Fong It says news of court case may have been leaked out by rivals ahead of travel fair By NO IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS "Our finances are robust, and we have assured our customers that their tours are on." "It's business as
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      421 11  - Idol Taufik prefers women who don't smoke Tracy Sua The singer, HPB's smoke-free ambassador, hopes to influence Malay women to kick the habit By SINGAPORE Idol Taufik Batisah is hoping his star appeal will help convince the increasing number of Malay women taking up smoking to quit the habit. The
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      405 11  -  Marcel Lee Pereira By STUDENTS at Victoria School have been signing petitions to voice their objections to the prospect of girls being allowed into the school. According to some students, two or three large pieces of white mahjong paper were found stuck on
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        292 1114 I AM compelled to respond to Mr Rosli Abdullah's letter, "Made to feel out of place" (ST, Aug 15). We are a culturally diverse nation and inclusion of all ethnicities is key to continued cohesiveness. This applies not only to high-profile events like National
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        301 1114 CONCERTS BY THE BAY I REFER to the letter, "Made to feel out of place" (ST, Aug 15), by Mr Rosli Abdullah. UnUsUaL Productions was the main organiser of Concerts by the Bay and the Singapore Fireworks Festival, both part of Carnival@Marina. The
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        278 1114 I REFER to the article, "Turn Istana into a public park?" (ST, Aug 8). We regret that our original intent has not been conveyed m the article, and that the phrase "the President should move house" has set a negative tone for
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        225 1114 THE recently-concluded Carnival@Marina was extremely enjoyable. Kudos to the organisers. I was particularly impressed with the Total Defence Showcase. Who would have thought that military and civil-defence hardware could provide almost as much fun as the rides m a carnival? The kids certainly enjoyed going
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        238 1114 I REFER to the letter, "Stallholders m wet marts need help" (ST, Aug 12). National Environment Agency (NEA) records show that the majority of elderly stallholders are "first-generation" stallholders paying subsidised rent. These rentals are much lower than the prevailing market rent or
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        122 1114 AS A secondary-school teacher, I notice an increasing number of students working part-time. There is no cause for alarm if they are working during the school holidays. But tins is not the case. According to reliable sources, quite a significant number of students
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        147 1114 More are working to upkeep extravagant lifestyles expensive phones, MP3 players and trendy clothing. WHY THEY WORK attend school after doing shift work. Or, if they are m school, they fall asleep m class. And it seems that most of them are employed by fast-food chains which are only too
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        136 1114 I REFER to the article, "McDonald's goes 24-hour" (ST, Aug 9). I would like the Housing Board to explain why McDonald's outlets m HDB estates are allowed to operate 24 hours while HDB coff eeshops have to close by 11pm on weekdays
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        182 1114 WHILE I respect the sovereignty of Indonesia and the people's right to do whatever they want m their own backyard, two issues come to mind. Firstly, the smog they caused m neighbouring countries is a serious cross-boundary problem which Indonesia must face up to
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        153 1114 I REFER to Mr Desmond Yeo Peng Chong's letter, "Let's consider residents" (ST, Aug 15), on the Bukit Batok National Day Dinner and Variety Show. Mr Yeo commented that heavy vehicles were parked along the roads, blocking the views of others. We would like to
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        51 1114 I REFER to the report, "Earlier start to N-Day Rally" (ST, Aug 17). Could MediaCorp consider a "voice-over" of the Prime Minister's speech m English for Tamil-speaking Singaporeans? It is so unreal when a minister delivers the PM's speech m Tamil after the event. Retnam
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        53 1114 ARE there regulations concerning the location and proximity to residential dwellings of Seventh Month wayang and other religious/social events? Are permits required for such performances? Are wayang and other tents allowed to be erected on open space between residential blocks marked out for fire-engine access?
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        55 1114 I WAS informed by HDB that my toilet floor was leaking and quoted a price for repairing the flooring. I asked for a breakdown of the cost but was told that this was not available. If this was so, how did the staff arrive at the
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        101 1114 AS PART of National Day celebrations, OG Department Store advertised a non-stick frying pan at a "special price" oi $23, compared to the "usual price" of $79. This "special price" comes with some conditions attached OG Card members need to spend a minimum of $40
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        Lock icon England, one-trick phonies
        874 1116 SOCCER RESULT BODES ILL "If we play football again like we did m the second half, we will not even qualify for the World Cup." SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON (above) Scorer Rooney is only bright spot as World Cup pretenders are mauled 1-4 by Danes Copenhagen A SEASON that
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        Lock icon Zidane feted in dream comeback
        299 1116 MONTPELLIER (FRANCE) TALISMANIC midfielder Zinedine Zidane (right) made a triumphant return to the international stage here on Wednesday, lifting France to a 3-0 win over Ivory Coast. Zidane, lured out of retirement to help France's ailing World Cup campaign, added style and substance to Raymond
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        Lock icon Robben's two goals fail to tame Germany
        295 1116 Rotterdam HOLLAND were left to rue a string of missed chances as arch-rivals Germany came from two goals down to secure a flattering 2-2 draw m a friendly here on Wednesday. A clutch of fans created trouble before the match and 22 supporters
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        Lock icon Parreira not happy with strike duo
        287 1116 Parreira not happy with strike duo Split (Croatia) BRAZIL coach Carlos Alberto Parreira was satisfied with the 1-1 draw against Croatia on Wednesday, but was unhappy with the performances with his two star strikers, Ronaldo and Adriano. The hosts took the lead m the 32nd minute through Niko Kranjcar, with
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        Lock icon Rooney's tainted past returns to haunt him
        408 1116 Rooney' s tainted past returns to haunt him London THERE was more frustration for Wayne Rooney after England's 1-4 defeat by DenmarK. His brothel days are back to haunt him. The Manchester United and England striker is likely to be called as a witness m a libel trial launched by
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        Lock icon Chelsea crack: Carvalho blasts Jose
        666 1117 Chelsea crack: Carvalho blasts Jose SOCCER NO REASON TO AXE ME "It is totally incomprehensible." RICARDO CAR VALHO (above), on being dropped YOU NEED TO SEE A SHRINK "He probably needs to see a doctor." JOSE MOURINHO (left), on Carvalho's public complaint He breaks ranks and publicly asks why manager
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        Lock icon Arsenal crack: Campbell wants to leave
        492 1117 London SOL Campbell wants out of Arsenal. The revelation was made by French defender Philippe Christanval, who spent the pre-season training with the Gunners, after cancelling his contract with Marseille earlier m the summer. He claimed that the only reason Arsene Wenger did not
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        Lock icon Owen's return to Liverpool imminent, say English papers
        434 1117 LONDON THE English press had a lot to say about Michael Owen yesterday. The stories conflicted each other m some of the details, but most agreed that the Real Madrid striker's move to Liverpool is imminent. Some reports claim that a loan
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        Lock icon Spurs put in $25m bid for Kuyt
        296 1117 TOTTENHAM will make an £8.5 million (Ss2s million) move for Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt, after selling Frederic Kanoute to Sevilla for £4.4 million on Wednesday. Head coach Martin Jol has identified Kuyt as the ideal partner for Jermain Defoe. But they may have
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        Lock icon Let's welcome it when refs admit their mistakes
        817 1117  -  John Dykes FOOTBALL FOCUS By GRAEME Souness and Fifa may disagree, but Steve Bennett did football a favour this week when he admitted to having rashly sent off Newcastle's Jermaine Jenas at Highbury. His admission may have come too late to save
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        Lock icon adidas to spice up S'pore marathon
        268 1117 "ATHLETICS SPORTS apparel company adidas will Wing five worldclass runners from their stable of athletes to this year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Dec 4. The company announced this yesterday after inking a deal to co-sponsor the annual race. The three-year deal, the biggest
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        Lock icon Kendrick shot down by Dane
        508 1118  -  Chan Yi Shen BADMINTON Republic's last men's singles hope humbled but Li Li goes through By KENDRICK Lee crashed out of the World Championships m Anaheim, California, going down 2-15, 2-15 to Denmark's Kenneth Jonassen m the second round yesterday morning (Singapore time). Lee, Singapore's
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        Lock icon ACS(I) shatter Saints' double dream
        442 1118  -  Chan Yi Shen SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By ANGLO-CHINESE School (Independent) beat arch-rivals St Andrew's Secondary School 16-12 m the Schools National C division rugby tournament at Yio Chu Kang Stadium yesterday. It was the ninth consecutive C division title for ACS(I) And though they may
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        Lock icon Turkey's heat to give Iceman Raikkonen the edge
        306 1118 MOTOR RACING ISTANBUL MCLAREN "Iceman" Kimi Raikkonen can turn the heat on Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso m Sunday's first Turkish Grand Prix. The two rivals are separated by 26 points with six races remaining, still a comfortable margin for Spaniard Alonso,
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        1246 1118 BADMINTON World Championships m Anaheim, California Men's singles, 2nd rd: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Kennevic Asuncion (Phi) 15-1 15-3, Kenneth Jonassen (Den) bt Kendrick Lee (Sin) 15-2 15-2, Peter Gade (Den) bt Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) 15-4 15-6, Bao Chunlai (Chn) bt Agus Hariyanto(Hkg) 15-7 15-4, LeeChongWei (Mas) bt
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          51 1118 LONDON: Irish international striker Clinton Morrison is set to move from Premier League Birmingham City to Second Division Norwich City after the clubs agreed on a fee. Morrison, 26, has only a year left on his contract and travelled to Norwich yesterday to discuss personal terms.
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          Lock icon RODDICK ADVANCES IN CINCINNATI
          66 1118 CINCINNATI: American Andy Roddick fought back from a set down to overcome Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 and reach the third round at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday. Earlier, world No 1 Roger Federer, third seed Lleyton Hewitt and No 4 Marat Safin all
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          98 1118 SEOUL: South Korean football fans want to reward coach Jo Bonfrere with the sack for steering the country through to the 2006 World Cup finals. Fans shut down the South Korean Football Association's website with angry messages after the 0-1 defeat at home to
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        Lock icon Tze Huang joins two Filipinos at the top
        313 1119 »GOLF SINGAPORE'S Choo Tze Huang heads into today's final round of the Singapore Open Amateur Championship m a three-way tie for the lead. The national serviceman's even-par 71 yesterday at the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit Course sees him level with the
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        Lock icon More big guns for S'pore Open
        576 1119  -  Marc Lim Line-up bodes well for future golf events m the Republic By DARREN Clarke, Nick O'Hern and Craig Perry will join Adam Scott and Lee Westwood to lead the cast of the US$2 million (553.3 million) Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club.
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        Lock icon Woods'gamble
        110 1119 Woods' gamble WORLD No 1 Tiger Woods admitted that he went home to watch the final holes of the weather-hit PGA Championship despite being m contention to make a play-off. After a two-under-par 68 m the final round left him two shots behind the lead when play was suspended on
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          Lock icon YOUNG LIONS' CLOSE SHAVE FOR A CAUSE
          70 1119 SEVERAL members of the Young Lions will be parting company with their hair tomorrow to raise awareness of the plight of children with cancer. In conjunction with the Children's Cancer Foundation's annual fund-raising event on Sept 4, the national Under-23 footballers will be
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          Lock icon WOMEN'S SOCCER 7s EVENT ON SUNDAY
          55 1119 THE Football Association off Singapore will hold its annual Women's 7s on Sunday at th Singapore American School. The event starts at 9ai with the final at 1.20pm. Prizes for the FAS Inte Secondary Schools Girls ai Inter- JC Girls 7s League w also
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        990 1120 SOO KIT HENG Age: 93 (Founder of Hong Huat Hardware Co) Passed away peacefully on 17 August 2005. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Kam Tin look, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kam Wing Seng Kong Soo Kum Wing Onn Chia Kum Mvi Daughter: Son-in-law: Kam Sau Cheng Tham
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          6059 1121 TRANSACTION DATE AUGUST tl. 2005 SMim m cuMEact ust m Mr arc net hup HIGH iM COOf CBMPMY TU» SAlt +M MB Mi 1M Ml M. Ml 10 3 5716 Ist Software 5c 3 unch 150 3 3 12.1 30 10 3148 BTelecom US2c 105 +0.5 2840
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        Lock icon US leading index points to further growth
        445 1122 But 0.1% rise last month suggests pace of growth will slow due to energy costs New York THE index of leading US economic indicators rose 0.1 per cent last month after surging a month earlier, the first back-to-back gain this year and further
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        Lock icon Lachlan Murdoch sets up firm in Australia
        273 1122 Sydney MR LACHLAN Murdoch has set up his own Australian company, called Illyria, after resigning last month from executive roles at News Corp, his father's media empire. According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the younger Murdoch started the process of setting
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        Lock icon HK Hang Seng Index
        43 1122 Yesterday's close: 15,148.09 (-301.49 points) Hong Kong blue chip stocks suffered their biggest one-day percentage drop since April, down nearly 2 per cent as investors cashed m after a recent rally and on worries over oil price volatility. REUTERS
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        43 1122 Yesterday's close: 4,442.9 (-24.9 points) Australian stocks closed down 0.56 per cent, as investors took gains m resource and energy stocks after metal and oil prices retreated. Volume was 1 09 billion shares, worth A53. 73 billion (Ss4.B billion). AFP
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        30 1122 Yesterday's close: 7,811.33 (-48.2 points) Indian stocks fell 0 61 percent on profit booking by overseas funds, after the markets touched a record high during morning trade. AFP
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        36 1122 Yesterday's close: 872.02 (+4.53 points) Thai stocks rose after crude oil had its biggest drop since April, easing concern that economic growth will slow. Siam Cement, the country's biggest cement maker, led gains. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        Lock icon Morgan Stanley to keep credit card unit
        442 1122 New York IN A reversal of a strategic decision made during a time of management turmoil this spring, Morgan Stanley said that it would not spin off its Discover card business. Mr John Mack, Morgan Stanley's new chief executive (CEO), announced the reversal
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        60 1122 Global Voice 5c 51,204,000 Capita Land 49,906,000 LJM USO.OI c 33,558,000 CapitaJandDß«CWoso«26 32,269,000 Bio-Trwt H«4oc 30,457,000 CapitalanMßLtCWM3lB 21,638,000 SincT«llSc 20.137,000 STX M KWIM 19,013,000 UTACUSISc 17,295,000 AirocMflsc 16.601.000 MmwiutsUSlJlc 14,287,000 CapitaiMMßLeCWM2oB 12,983,000 STATSCkP 29c 12,784,000 Smmmmn 11c 12,728,000 CaprtalanßNPtCWW2lo..... 12,660,000 Star Cruises 10c 12,296,000 Uniflbtf 10c 11,899,000 Chart
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        138 1122 Augustiß FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (MM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*Msian nnggit Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS ■ywjn» Sttlini Aust dollar 1.2540 1.2700 Can dollar 1.3600 1.3760 Euro 2.0250 2.0480 Malaysian ringgrt* 0.4406 0.4410
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        39 1122 Yesterday's close: 12,307.37 (+34.25 points) The index rose 0.28 per cent to finish just below a four-year closing high marked this week, on hopes Japan's economic recovery will keep luring foreign investors to the market. REUTERS
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        33 1122 Yesterday's close: 923.64 (-2.74 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.3 per cent lower due to profit-taking m selected blue chips. Volume was 359.58 million shares, worth •RM558.04 million (***** million). AFP
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        Lock icon Google to sell $6.7b of stock
        274 1122 Google to sell $6.7 b of stock Washington INTERNET search company Google yesterday filed with regulators to sell up to 14.16 million shares of class A common stock, which would be worth US$4.O4 billion (556.7 billion) based on last night's closing prices. Its shares fell as much as 4 per
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        231 1122 Augusts Stock Name Wt Close Change »BfTßtns«c 0.31 1.250 -0.010 tecMtenft 1.06 2.270 -0.040 lUMIIS2IC 0.52 1.250 -0.010 CapttaLand ....1.82 2.880 +0.010 CaprtaMaN 0.83 2.570 -0.010 Chart SOTiiCondMc 0.80 1.190 Crtyoevsoc .2.60 8.750 +0.150 ComfortDelGro »c 176 1.590 +0.020 Cmc« Corp 2k 0.71 2.440 -0.020 CrMti»«T2sc
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        39 1122 Yesterday's close: 1143.04 (-44.8 points) Chinese stocks closed sharply lower, giving up 3.76 per cent on across-the-board profit-taking with Shanghai-based firms and banks hit, m particular. The slump is the biggest decline m 10 months. AFP
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        36 1122 Yesterday's close: 1,100.29 (-13.52 points) Indonesian stock closed 1.21 percent lower, after recouping almost half of their early losses on a late rebound. But sentiment was still weak over oil prices and the rupiah. AFP
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        Lock icon DBS 'keen on minority share in Guangdong lender
        445 1123  -  Audrey Tan It is part of multi-million-dollar deal with other foreign investors: Reports By Assistant Money Editor DBS Bank may be close to buying a stake m China's Guangdong Development Bank as part of a multi-billion-dollar deal, according to reports m both
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        Lock icon Qantas, Virgin Blue warn of oil price impact
        452 1123 Sydney QANTAS Airways, Australia's biggest airline, yesterday posted a better-than-expected 18 per cent rise m annual profit after slashing costs, but warned the soaring cost of fuel would lead to a lower profit this fiscal year. Meanwhile, its only domestic competitor, Virgin
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        Lock icon British bank, investors eye 10% stake in Bank of China
        427 1123  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU By China Correspondent In Beijing THE Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and two silent partners are investing US$3.l billion (555.6 billion) to buy a 10 per cent stake m the Bank of China and secure a vital
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        Lock icon GuocoLand earnings fall 37% to $76m
        395 1124  -  Dennis Chan By Deputy Money Editor DEVELOPER GuocoLand yesterday reported a 37 per cent fall m full-year net profit to $76 million as it did not have the benefit of a significant, one-off asset sale that it enjoyed m the corresponding period last year.
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        Lock icon Malaysia's Southern Bank buys Asia General for $918m
        512 1124  - Malaysia's Southern Bank buys Asia General for $9 18 m Lee Su Shyan It will acquire 100% of company, which is the parent of Asia Life, Asia Insurance By Companies Correspondent MALAYSIA'S Southern Bank has become the second company m as many days from across the Causeway to snap up
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        Lock icon Boutique firm offers full suite of financial services
        493 1124  -  Goh Eng Yeow By THE man behind the company that became gung-ho IPO manager Westcomb Financial Group has opened a new boutique financial services outfit. Mr Wong Sin Just is unfazed by any rivalry, or even recent rule changes m China shrinking
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        Lock icon Investment sales, Hawaiian unit boost kl's profits 165% to $57m
        424 1125  -  Lorna Tan It expects purchase of Helm Holding to 'positively impact 1 results next year By Like last year, the group did not recommend a dividend. However a special net dividend of one cent per share and a dividend of
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        Lock icon Point-of-sale machines boost GES earnings
        441 1125  -  Goh Eng Yeow By FOUR-YEAR DRIVE PAYS OFF "GEShas charted continuous growth over the past 1 2 quarters when we first embarked on our strategy." MRYEONG.onthe group's focus on becoming a significant original design manufacturing player CONTRACT manufacturer GES International is reaping the benefits of
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          Lock icon UNITED FOOD EXEC RAISES STAKE IN FIRM
          244 1125 THE executive vice-chairman of United Food Holdings, Mr Wang Tingbao, has been snapping up shares of his company m a big way recently. In the space of two weeks between Aug 4 and Wednesday this week, he bought a total of 3.46 million
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        Lock icon WBL calls Wearnes offer 'more than fair'
        346 1125  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent WBL Corp came out yesterday to defend its offer price for subsidiary Wearnes International which it plans to delist amid distant rumblings that some shareholders do not rind the figure that great. The offer price of $1.35
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        Lock icon Telekom stake puts Ml in the spotlight
        367 1125  -  AZRIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK By MOBILE operator Ml yesterday took centre stage m a market where local gains were kept m check by heavy selloff s in the region. Ml added nine cents, or 4.3 per cent, to close at $2.19 after Telekom
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        55 1125 Top Rises August 18 CENTS HyfhuCAtCWKONS 195 21.0 12.1 Jirdin.CM 1220 20.0 1.7 Venture Corp2sc 1500 20.0 1.4 CityOav 50c 875 15.0 1.7 HyfluxOßeCWoslol7 192 15.0 8.5 CKyOtvWNKII 620 10.0 16 CrutiwTZSc 1190 10.0 0.8 SreitEast«rnsoc 1470 10.0 0.7 Hrflu»MSltCWosl22B 62 10.0 19.2 KICKS* 625 10.0 1.6 SIASOc 1150 10.0
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        61 1125 Top Falls August 18 CENTS HSM3BOODBeCWOSW29 273 65.0 19.2 JSNUSScSM 1020 33.2 1.9 HSCEftimKWKNa 55.5 22.5 28.8 OatacrflKUCWSlttl 34.5 17.5 33.7 JMN US2Sc 4H 1760 166 0.6 S«mb CorpHSUCWOSOS 84.5 10.5 11.1 DBSSrp 1550 10.0 0.6 FIN 1620 10.0 0.6 Keppel Corp 50c 1250 10.0 0.8 OUE 955 10.0 1.0
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        61 1125 Top Falls August 18 CENTS NOl DB «CWOSOS2« 1 60.0 1.5 RotyWMMM 15 40 0 1.0 DatacrftMUCffKU 34 5 33.7 17.5 SIAMIIeCWWOSK 2 33.3 1.0 SwinfNrtiaWlM2l3 1 33.3 0.5 HSCEISIMOfaCWKMa 55.5 28 8 22 5 UOBMIIrtWHMIZ 11.5 28.1 4.5 HuaKokliC 1.5 25.0 0.5 Jade Tactile 1.5 25.0 0.5 ChartereOMUCWISM 13.5
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      Lock icon Shipping firms impose fees on Asian-bound containers
      680 1126  -  Lorna Tan Freight industry costs set to rise further after fuel surcharge from Oct By "...Ocean carriers have been on the receiving end of multiple inland charges as diesel prices have gone up. That's not a sustainable situation." MR ALBERT PIERCE, executive director
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      25 1126 400MH. 500 ML 600 MIL 700 MIL 800 MIL 900 MIL 1 BIL 1.1 Bit 1.04 billion shares A worth $1.07 billion
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      8 1126 Am 18, 2005 2,282.7 +2.47
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      29 1126 Gainers: 242 Losers: 278 Unchanged: 507 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2540 1.2700 Euro 2.0250 2.0480 Sterling pound 2.9820 3.0150 US dollar 1.6510 1.6670 Yen (100 units) 1.5009 1.5167
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      Lock icon SPH acquires FiRST Movie Magazine
      191 1126 SPH acquires FiRST Movie Magazine THE periodicals arm of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has added a movie magazine to its stable of glossy publications. SPH Magazines (SPHM) yesterday announced that it is acquiring FiRST Movie Magazine from Sterne and Lears Singapore. SPHM, which will take over the publishing of FiRST
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      62 2 WOMAD is going to the heartlands for the third year running. A fringe show of the world music festival will be staged m the field next to Compass Point m Sengkang tomorrow at 6.30pm. Award-winning Sri Lankan puppeteer Nalin Gamvary, Zimbabwean dancerdrummer Anna Mudeka and Irish singersongwriter
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      75 2 TAIPEI Tony Leung Chiu Wai is heading for Hollywood. The Hong Kong star told the Taiwan press on Wednesday that he has signed up with a Hollywood agency. Award-winning mystery author Lawrence Block is said to be writing a movie with Leung m mind. "Hollywood's been
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      69 2 Monday's Issue of Life! is themed on people, and torn next week, we launch The Monday Interview where woget up dose with movers and shakers In the world of arts, entertainment andlfestyte. In our launch Interview, MedlaCorp Raintree Pictures' chief executive officer Daniel Yun (betow) repies to
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      572 12 ■IV Dl9-20SERAN0O0N/ QDthomson .'THE FLORIDA 3+1. 1227 sqft. Mid fir. Pk view. F/facilities. Serious seller. $430 K. 9383-1747 Agt. THE FLORIDA. 3+l. 1321sqft. High I fir. Windy. Nicely furn. Full condo facilities. $1600. 9066-9666 D.19 FORTUNE PK. F'hold. 1290 sq.ft. 3+l. High fir. Unblocked. Near MRT. Call 9408-4922 MIP FLORIDA
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      393 12 025-28 NORTHHOUSCS i -SAtE T D.28 JLN TARI Piring inter terr. 1816 sqft. S/storey. 3+l rms. S69OK neg. 9026-8468 C&H STRATTON F'HOLD 3 storey corner terr. 2 yrs old. 2600/ 3300 sqft. s+l. $I.3xM. 9829-3067 JH JLN SENDUDOK 2 Vi- STOREY bunglw. Unique! Face greenery. S2OOK below value! 9667-7772 THE
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      575 12 D22-24WEST FHAfTS-SALE AMYTH 97t*****^V^ SERIOUS SELLERI S4OOK neg! Mayspring Condo. 3+l. High fir, Unblocked, Windy, Bright. LRT/ Bt Panjang Plaza. Bring cheque!! BELOW DEVELOPER'S PRICE. New List. The Lakeshore condo. 2 txlrms. High fir. F/facilities. MRT/ amenities. Dennis 9238-4038 rEW MEI GREEN. 1432 sqft. 3+study+2. High fir. Beautiful. No loon
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      488 12 Ifh 022-24 WEST HIPPIE APTS -SALE S% CASHI S3XXK. Mayspring 2rms. High fir. LRT, shpg mall. Pool view. *****915 Texan PALM GONS. 4 bdrms. Mid fir. Pool facing. Designer decor. Sq layout. $sxxK neg!! 9009-9669 PARC OASIS. GROUND fir. 3+l. 1400 sqft. F/facilities. Near MRT/ Amenities. 9002 2088 Agt PARC
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      483 12 DD2S-28 NORTH PTE APIS-SALE 5399K1 WOODSVALE BLK 9. High fir. F/facilities. Nice! MRT. North Oaks Blk 28. 9765 4270 B HUDC APIS mamt rvnamx OWNER OVERSEA MUST sell! HUDC Blk 350. Hougang Aye 7. Designer decor. 100% move-in S3ISK up. 9006-0617 ROOF CORNER MAIS 716 Hougang. High fir. Unblocked. 1700
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      675 12 BHDBAPTS FOR SALE I (ANQMOKIO) I 5 T CORNER blk 249 AMK Aye 2. High fir, unblocked, spacious. Rare layout, renovated, good amenities. Call 9023-1280 FT AT VALUEI s'A' corner 176 #07 Unblocked. Huge master bdrm. Renovated. Move-in. 9620-8387 BELOW VALUE 3 'NG' AMK 212. Unblocked. Simple, near shop. 1
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      550 12 SDF BHDBAPTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 111 I t 'NG' 8LK.554 Bedok N. High fir. .ift landing. Designer's decor. Jnblocked. Face park. Near amelities. HDB valued. Don't miss! I'A' CORNER 762. Very high fir. 05 sq.m. Desirably designed. !onvenient! Sheila 9001-8354 vww.goviewing.com/a0436 I 'NG' BLK 549 Bedok N. Aye
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      916 13 BHOiAWSWHSAIE (MMOTMMMNQ) 3'S 1 114. VALUEO $136 K. Renovated. 3'A' 113. Lift fir. s*l' 452. 624. Exec Mais 239. 9518-7203 FA 4 'A' 148 Corner. Valued $190 K. Exec Mais 528. move-in, low 5 T 177 Corner. Plaza *****009 ■SOST CHINATOWN 4-RM PT Blk 334 Corner. Orig. Very high fir.
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      892 14 ■bY HOB ArTS FOR SALE lifl (HOUGANQ/S"GOON/ [MOTIVATED SELLER S3K TO AGTS or buyer. *****126. 4 'A' 545/ 512 S'goon North. *07. A1 decor. Lift flr. $220K up. Exec Mais 350 Hougang S3OBK FflmW'W'TiTiM'T'Vatl 4'A' BLK 231 Hougang. corner. High flr. MRT/ central. All races. 5T Blk 945 Hougang, corner.
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      839 14 A PROVEN TAMPINES SPECIALIST JOSEPH 9424-5244 PN New! 3 A" 235 MRT. Serious seller Newt 4 'A' 164 100% move m MRT Mtwt 4 841 hiah fir. Mkt/ sch 3 116' 258 MRT/ Ctr... Bttow vetee 3 'A' 924 Hiah fir. Mkt $168K* 3 'A l BB5/884 renovated unblock 4
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      1027 15 Rti HOB APTS FOR SALE I fllf (WOODLANDS) BELOW VALUE 5 'I' corner Blk 682A Simple renovation. Mins MRT/ amenities. neg *****635 BLK 620 4 'A' UnblocKed. High flr. Move-in cond. Valued at $205 K. Call Victor 9835-6780 BLK 577. 4'A 1 Corner #06 Renovated. Unblocked. Malay hse. Lift level.
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      845 16 ©OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FURNISHED SSIK P/M. PARKLANE Shpg Mall. Office use only. Newly decorated. Free broadband. Approx 300 sqft. P/furn. Owner 6333-1180 HIGH ST OFFICE. 800/ 2800 sqft. $2.50 psf mcl aircon maintenance. Renovated, designer fitted. Partition. MRT. -*****257 SHUN LI IND Pk. <?> Kaki Bukit. 2000 sqft. F/fitted
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      801 16 ©OFFICESPACE I FOR RENT D.19 HIGHLAND CTR, 3 units. 247/ i 1 290/ 420 sqft. Central aircon. i Easy access. MRT. *****072 agt j I BT BATOK, NEW, classy full glass, PIE 555/ 1110 sqft. wide open view, free parking *****282 GOLDEN MILE OFFICE with pantry, j < toilet reception.
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      662 16 1 1 aRaBaa\ted1JBjiduayUHa^sBBBBU WH OFFICE SPACE it/ FOR SALE rOH GUAN CTR. F/fitted with 2 meeting rms, pantry attach toiet. Approx 1230 sqft *****888 SUNTEC CITY OFFICE 10,000 sq.ft. Whole fir. or Half-fir, or Onehird. *****-128 HORIZON SROUND FLR. 850/ 1012 sqft. MRT A/intech. Furn. 24hr security Zheap. PIE/CTE/KPE. 9061-8866
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      914 16 RV SHOP SPACE Q^Pr rUR HcNT SPORE SHPG CTR. 430 sq.ft. <3> j $1,700. Good frontage. Suits all trades. Near MRT. Immed. Not to be missed. Hurry call now!!! ]Bwssssssssi ACE LOCATION! AVAIL Immediate! Orchard P\aza 180-510 sqft $spsf Katong Mall 570 sqft. Face rd/ Cold Storage. Cheap! 9022-6222 T
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      616 16 flfek SMOPSMCE AUIJ fTrflVMf >5 mil |k 2 yrs *^^(|iPr^' J ■louse I *****57 HOUGANG/ AMK/ BT Batok/ Tampines. Human traffic. Near hawker/ MRT. (Tg Katong f'hold for F&B). Diana *****915 Texan BEACH RO D/STOREY conserved shophse 999 yrs. 1362 sqft. Outside CBD. Gd location. Gd investment! Call Jay 9006-2902
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