The Straits Times, 25 August 2005

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 2005 «JPa SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Dengue cases hit record high
    484 1  -  Radha Basu Weekly average of 322 surges to 414; Govt acts with series of measures By DENGUE cases hit an all-time weekly high last week, spurring authorities to introduce a series of new measures to help fight the disease. After an average of about 322
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    Lock icon Here come the mosquito busters
    215 1 JURONG Town Council is leading the way in the effort to fight dengue fever at community level. Cleaners at the town council regularly double up as mosquito busters, spraying potential breeding areas with chemicals to kill the insects' larvae. Trained by the National Environment Agency
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    Lock icon Reports: Myanmar strongman Than Shwe ousted
    330 1 Bangkok RUMOURS swirled in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand yesterday that junta strongman, Senior General Than Shwe, has been ousted by the country's powerful army commander. Reports suggested General Maung Aye, the junta's No. 2, and a group of military leaders forced Gen Than Shwe
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    Lock icon Schools join the mediation movement
    253 1  -  Ken Kwek I »UPFRONT By THEY were playing in the schoolyard when things took a turn for the nasty and one boy hit the other. The two Secondary 1 boys were not sent to the principal, but introduced instead to their older schoolmate, Ashvinder Singh,
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    Lock icon Schools join the mediation movement
    842 2 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE mended setting up mediation centres, and the first opened in Marine Parade in 1998. "There is a place for the courts say, for big company disputes or defamation suits if a person wants to clear his name," Associate Professor Ho told
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  • IN AFLASH
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      Lock icon » ASIA
      39 2 ASIA China challenge for US An increasingly assertive China makes for complex ties, says top diplomat Condo leezza Rice. PAGE 6 Oiling energy bids India proposes joining hands with China to bid for oil and gas assets. PAGE 9
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      54 2 FORUM Baby Bonus blues Second, third or fourth child born between January and March 2001 cannot enjoy the government funding accorded to those born between April and December that year, a parent points out. PAGEH9 No problems in scan Tan Tock Seng Hospital says patient's first CT scan did not
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      42 2 SPORTS Record bid for Owen Newcastle has offered more than $45 million for Michael Owen, so all eyes are now on Liverpool to respond. PAGEHIO S'pore golfers trailing Singaporean teens give lacklustre performance at SLGA Open as Thais lead the field. PAGEHI3
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      38 2 WORLD Plane crashes in Peru Peruvian jet goes down during fierce storm, killing at least 40 people. PAGE 14 Italy's Islamic dilemma Court verdict allowing Muslim women to wear Islamic burqa fuels political dispute in Italy. PAGE 20
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      25 2 REVIEW Prisoner transfers Some countries allow foreign offenders to be moved to a jail back home but Singapore does not have this scheme. PAGE 21
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      19 2 MONEY $40m in losses Cellphone distributor Global Tech reveals full-year net loss has worsened because of intensifying competition PAGEH2I
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      Lock icon » HOME
      74 2 HOME Expat's ordeal ends US executive gets stern warning after prosecutors withdraw charges of possessing obscene films. PAGE HI Electronics superstore Low-price retailer Audio House replaces Daimaru as anchor tenant of Liang Court. PAGEH3 Members no more Four of those who sued Raffles Town Club have had their memberships terminated
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon SEPT '06: D – day for good service
      478 3  - SEPT '06: D day for good service Leslie Koh Raymond Lim wants to work towards that date, when IMF meet rolls into town By THE man spearheading the national push for better service, Mr Raymond Lim, has a deadline in mind: September next year. That's when the International Monetary Fund
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      Lock icon WIPs and the TV3 girls
      474 3  -  Carolyn Hong Another personality from Malaysian TV station makes headlines By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuaia Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Home Affairs Minister will soon wed the country's "Most Beautiful Malay Woman", former TV3 personality Normala Shamsudin. The stunning Ms Normala, 41, a divorcee with three children, is
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      Lock icon Visit to US will be a test for Hu Jintao
      518 4  -  Analysts watching if he can further ties on personal and official levels By Roger Mitton US Bureau Chief In Washington i Chua Chin Hon China Bureau Chief In Beijing PRESIDENT Hu Jintao will make his first visit to the United
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      Lock icon RESCUED FROM SURGING WATERS
      117 4 In a dramatic rescue in southern Austria, rescuers save a 12-year-old woman whose car had been perched for two hours at a 45-degree angle in surging waters. As the water rushed past her windshield, a firefighter lowered by a helicopter climbed onto the rear window of
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      Lock icon On night shift? Risk for breast cancer up
      270 4 London THE 24-hour economy is placing women at a higher risk of breast cancer. A major study by Harvard researchers points to an increased risk among women who work regular night shifts, with the risk rising with the amount of time spent
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      51 4 I z «»w 1 Motor town S'pore Singapore is stepping up its drive to become a major regional automotive hub. Find out what it means for suppliers and manufacturers. B l* tm W I m*i 1 5 i i'C'B iTr^T^B He's 1 7... Parents send him to gambling seminar AmAma
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    8 6 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2005
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    979 6  - CHINA HEADACHE Eugene Low AMERICA'S Ties are complicated but there's no denying Beijing's clout: Rice By] US Correspondent In Washington A RISING China, and one which is increasingly assertive, presents a major challenge for the world and especially the present dominant power, the United States, said Secretary of State Condoleezza
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    Lock icon US downplays Sino-Russia drills
    133 6 US downplays Sino- Russia drills Washington US DEFENCE Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he did not consider the first Chinese- Russian military exercises significant, noting that other countries also engaged in such manoeuvres. "Countries do that," he said on Tuesday. "We are obviously observing what takes place but didn't see anything
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      105 6 j Campaign hots up Three new parties, including one by Nagano governor Yasuo Tanaka, could wrest seats from Japan's ruling party. PAGE 8 '-m^m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\ mmmmmmX A^m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\ m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^mmmmmmmmmmmWmm^ P^^^^fl Bl i| mmW _^bm BB^^ Bu^. I Bk m\T fl^fl Bfl B^. I hfl r ni bb^l WiK fllßfl B fl BfeJ^
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon China varsities to cut fees for Taiwanese
      441 7  -  Clarissa Oon Students from island will pay same tuition charges as mainland classmates By China Correspondent In Hi him STARTING next month, Taiwanese students enrolled at Chinese universities will have their tuition fees slashed by more than half, paying the same fees as
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      Lock icon New system to curb online game addiction
      428 7 Beijing CHINA has introduced an "anti-online game addiction system" intended to prevent players from spending too much time in front of their computers. The system, which will encourage players to play less by cutting the benefits they gain in online games, is to
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Cabinet to try new tack on US arms deal
      310 7 Taipei TAIWAN'S Cabinet yesterday withdrew a special budget for a massive US weapons package, part of a political manoeuvre aimed at getting the opposition-controlled legislature to pass the longdelayed package. The move came before the Parliament reconvenes next month. For
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Splinter groups threaten Koizumi's smooth run in polls
      640 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin Three new parties aim to draw votes against postal Bill and unseat PM By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THREE new mini political parties that have emerged in the run-up to Japan's general election on Sept 11 are threatening to
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      Lock icon Japan Post a linchpin for lavish spending by government
      580 8 Kobe RED-and-white loading cranes loomed like steel sentinels over an empty wharf on a recent afternoon here. Capable of unloading shipping containers at a rate of almost one a minute, these computerised towers often stand frozen for days at a time
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      Lock icon Neighbours to press N. Korea to accept nuclear offer
      306 8 Tokyo JAPAN, China and South Korea agreed yesterday that North Korea should give up its nuclear arms programme based on the proposal already on the table, days before sixnation talks resume in Beijing after a three-week break. The chief negotiator from
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      Lock icon Little love between Chinese and Japanese but trade ties strong
      277 8 Beijing THE first thing that comes to mind when most Chinese talk about Japan is the 1937 Nanjing massacre, a new survey shows, illustrating the dire state of relations 60 years after the end of World War 11. The second
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      36 8 BLOODY TRAIL: Two bodies lie on the roadside where the school bus, reportedly with a new driver at the wheel, is said to have jumped on to the crowded sidewalk after swerving to avoid a bicycle.
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      Lock icon Bus ploughs into pavement, killing 19
      213 8 Bus ploughs into pavement, killing 19 Shenzhen A SCHOOL bus, swerving to avoid a bicycle, crashed on to a pavement crowded with snack vendors, workers on their way home and couples from an outdoor dance floor, killing 19 people and injuring 16. The accident, the worst in the history of
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon India to seek bids with China for oil assets
      386 9 India to seek bids with China for oil assets India wants to join forces with China after losing bid for oil producer in Kazakhstan New Delhi INDIA wants to bid jointly with China for energy resources in other countries after losing out to its giant neighbour in a bid for
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      79 9 India: It imports nearly 70 per cent of its oil needs and last year consumed a little over two million barrels a day. A government paper has forecast that by 2025, India will consume 7.4 million barrels a day. China: Beijing relies on foreign producers for one-third of
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      Lock icon India to certify back-office employees
      228 9 India to certify back- office employees MUMBAI FACED with a shortage of suitable employees in its booming back-office sector, India's industry body has launched a competence-testing programme. Tbe idea is to help companies cut recruitment costs and to enable job-seekers to identify their own weaknesses. The National Association of Software
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      Lock icon STEPS TO DEMOCRACY
      59 9 Pakistani Election Commission volunteers carrying ballot boxes PHOTO: for the second round of voting in the municipal elections to be held today. The polls to elect councillors and mayors are the military-ruled country's first in three years and are being held under tight security amid reports that
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      Lock icon Indian state to set lions after bandits
      125 9 Lucknow (India) ROBBERS in India's Uttar Pradesh state had better be hoping for the luck of Daniel. A pride of lions is to be unleashed in a bandit-infested part of the northern state in what is reminiscent of the Biblical tale in which
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      4 9 EDITORIAL, REVIEW PAGE 21
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Jakarta eyes $49b windfall with tax amnesty scheme
      439 10 Immunity offer for individuals, firms that declare unpaid taxes since 2001 Jakarta INDONESIA is tempting tax evaders to come clean with a new amnesty programme that may net the state up to 290 trillion rupiah (Ss49 billion). Both individuals and companies are
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      Lock icon Howard calls Australians carrying drugs in Asia stupid
      272 10 Sydney PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday described Australians carrying drugs in Asian countries as stupid and warned that they should not expect help from the government. His comments came as 12 young Australians faced execution or long prison sentences in Indonesia for
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      Lock icon HOT CHILLI CAMPAIGN
      64 10 Filipino model Isabel Roces takes a stand on animal rights by posing in this advertisement for Peta, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Roces, who has just been named Fashion Model of the Year by MTV Philippines, is campaigning for people to turn vegetarian,
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      Lock icon Thai Cabinet plastic surgery culprit at large
      256 10 Bangkok THE Thai Prime Minister is reportedly trying to ferret out a minister who allegedly had a penis enlargement procedure, saying that news of it is affecting the Cabinet's reputation. "Who did it? Tell me," Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told his ministers at
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Race to be first Malaysian in space begins
      432 11 894 astronaut hopefuls fight for a week-long stay in space in 2007 Kuala Lumpur THE chosen one will get to stay six to eight days at the International Space Station in the second half of 2007. In the race to become the
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      Lock icon Strict requirements
      56 11 To qualify as Malaysia's first astronaut, a candidate must at least be: Above 21 years old. A degree holder, unless he is a professional pilot. Able to run 3.5km in under 20 minutes. Otherwise physically fit and be able to feel "at home in space". Conversant in Russian.
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        Lock icon JAKARTA VOWS TO STOP RUPIAH SLIDE
        90 11 JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday said steps must be taken to stop the rupiah 's slide, including cutting costly subsidies without hurting the country's poor. Mr Yudhoyono made the remarks following a meeting with the central bank governor after the rupiah lost
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        Lock icon S. KOREA'S BIRTH RATE LOWEST IN WORLD
        88 11 SEOUL: South Korea's birth rate dropped to the lowest in the world last year, officials said yesterday. The country's birth rate of 1.16 is a record low. The figure was down from 1.19 a year earlier, the National Statistical Office said in its
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        Lock icon 'SHOPLIFTER' TORTURED BY GUARDS
        139 11 SHENZHEN: A Chinese woman who was five-months pregnant lost her baby after being beaten and tortured tor two hours by security guards at a Shenzhen mall, who accused her of shoplifting. Ms Luo Shuixiu, 21, also needed a skin graft on her back, which was bruised
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        Lock icon CHINA ALLOWS UN RIGHTS INSPECTIONS
        85 11 GENEVA: China has agreed to allow a fact-finding mission by a top United Nations official mandated with investigating allegations of torture, the UN human rights agency said. Mr Manfred Nowak, a Vienna law professor, will visit China from Nov 21 to Dec 2 to meet
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        Lock icon STRONG TYPHOON HEADING FOR JAPAN
        87 11 TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is heading for Japan and may hit the densely populated capital later in the week, although with weakened force, Japan's meteorological agency said yesterday. Typhoon Mawar could make landfall in or slightly west of the Tokyo region tonight or early tomorrow,
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      Lock icon Johor crime rate lower than S'pore's, says menteri besar
      327 11 PHOTO: Johor Baru SAFE FOR BUSINESS JOHOR'S crime rate is lower than that of Singapore, says Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman. He said this on Tuesday in response to Singaporean investors who expressed doubts about conducting business across the Causeway.
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      Lock icon 'Love at first sight' for Brunei Sultan and second wife
      306 11 Kuala Lumpur IT WAS love at first sight for Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, who married a former TV3 personality despite their 32--year age gap, the Utusan Malaysia reported on Tuesday. Close friends of Ms Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, 26, told
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    8 14 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2Q05
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    Lock icon Peruvian jet crashes in jungle, killing 40
    508 14 Pi lot tried to make emergency landing during heavy storm Lima A PERUVIAN passenger jet crashed during a severe storm in Peru's north-eastern jungle on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, police said. State-run airline TANS said its Boeing 737-200 with 100 people
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    88 14 QUICK GETAWAY "I prayed and we got away from there. You could not see a thing just fire and lots of smoke, plus torrential rain. We got away as fast as we could because someone said that the plane could explode." SURVIVOR YURI SALAS PHOTO: BUILT IN 1983: The TANS
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    Lock icon Nothing but fire, smoke and heavy rain
    245 14 Lima MR YURI Salas, one of 52 people who survived Tuesday's crash with 100 aboard in Peru's muddy Amazon Basin, crawled from the burning wreckage of a Boeing jetliner. The home appliance salesman told Radio CPN: "Up to the end, everything was dark
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    Lock icon A month of heavy losses
    201 14 PHOTO: FOUR crashes this month have made August the worst for aircraft losses in more than three years, according to a major insurance broker. The string of crashes has caused the loss of aircraft with a total insured hull value of more than US$l7O million
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      231 2 POLICE are looking for a man who allegedly slashed and stabbed an acquaintance five times in Telok Blangah Crescent on Tuesday night. The victim, a 36-year-old technician who wanted to be known only as Mr Chua, needed 30 stitches. Mr Chua was chatting
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      352 2 But less than a week before he was due to depart, he molested someone again. The judge, acceding to his lawyer's plea "not to shut the door" for Shahul Hameed to go overseas, imposed a $4,000 fine. Court documents obtained by The Straits Times
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      554 8  -  Lee Hui Chieh Mass walk-a-jog on Sept 9 to launch this year's Healthy Lifestyle Campaign By SOME 20,000 Singaporeans will take a few hours off work to exercise at the launch of this year's National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, which will focus on
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      372 8 Local weblog to boost Asia- Latin America ties By Ken Kwek YOUNG political leaders from Latin America and Asia, meeting for the first time in Singapore, have agreed to use the Internet to bridge the physical distance between the two regions. A weblog, hosted by Singapore, is to be set
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        233 9 I REFER to the letters, "Ash flying everywhere" (ST, Aug 21) and "Appease ghosts and still keep place clean" (ST, Aug 24). The National Environment Agency (NEA) would like to assure readers that we are working with the town councils and management agents in
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        128 9 I REFER to Mr Glenn Mohan Jothy's letter, "Queries on Seventh Month way ang" (ST, Aug 19). Seventh Month celebrations such as wayang and getai are currently exempted under the Public Entertainment and Meetings Act (Exemptions) Order. While there are no regulations concerning the location and
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      797 10 I'll be happy to go back to Liverpool, says Owen Newcastle make club record offer of more than $45m for Owen, but Reds are still silent LIVERPOOL NEWCASTLE called Liverpool's bluff yesterday by agreeing a fee of more than £15 million (Ss4s million) for Michael Owen. "Newcastle have met Real
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      757 11 SOCCER Small Swiss outfit get spot in Champions League, top clubs have been warned Berne TINY Swiss club Thun were relishing potential trips to the Bernabeu stadium, San thro or Old Trafford after clinching an unexpected place in the Champions League on Tuesday. "I would
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      245 11 London MARK Viduka is back to his best, according to his manager Steve McClaren. The back-from-injury Australian striker's two goals, his first this year, inspired Middlesbrough to a 3-0 English Premiership win over Birmingham on Tuesday. In the 14th minute, he drilled a rising shot into
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      400 11  -  Alvin Foo By WHEN Jeremy Chiang, 20, was younger, he was usually last to be picked in social soccer matches. At Yishun Secondary, he was mocked for being the worst player in the school team. Yesterday, the Paya Lebar Punggol midfielder was named by
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        42 11 SINGAPORE finished first in the team event at the Asean Optimist Sailing Championships in Port Dickson yesterday. The Republic's representatives in the five-nation competition were Jovina Choo, Justin Liu, Sean Lee, Timothy Seet and G rise Ida Khng.
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        79 11 WONG Yi Yao shot a 72 on the second day of the Singapore National Amateur Golf Championship at Sembawang Country Club to top the 41-man field with 148 strokes. Choo Tze Huang was second with 149. The top- 16 golfers then advanced to a four-round
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        35 11 SINGAPORE bowler Jasmine Yeong Nathan shot a perfect game yesterday at the Indonesian Open Under-23 Masters in Jakarta. She finished third. Team-mate Cherie Tan won the title, while Stanley Ong finished seventh.
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        44 11 WOODLANDS Wellington beat Sinchi FC 3-0 in an S-League soccer game at the Jurong Stadium yesterday. Woodlands led through a Sun Minghan own goal (29th minute), before sealing the win with goals from Azmi Mahamud (55th) and Jonathon Angelucci (88th).
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      601 12 SOCCER He says Ranieri was the big spender, while Wenger criticises Chelsea's caution London THE cost of Chelsea's bench in the English Premiership match against Arsenal last week was staggering. The substitutes cost the English champions nearly £70 million (Ss2lo million) Michael Essien (£24.4
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      440 12  -  Abdul Hafiz ABDUL HAFIZ FAIR GAME By TEXT: WHEN a professional footballer hits 35, it is time for him to think about getting a coaching licence, being a match commentator or coming to Singapore for the SCC Sevens, where beer and not boots matter
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        75 12 THE HAGUE: PSV Eindhoven's South 'Korean defender Lee Young Pyo said yesterday that he wants to leave Holland and sign for English Premiership soccer club Tottenham. But the 28-year-old said PSV had rejected Tottenham's bid. There is only one week of the transfer window left. "I
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        49 12 MOSCOW: Latvia captain Vitalijs Astafjevs has denied reports that he said players and team officials were offered bribes to throw last week's World Cup soccer qualifier against Russia, which ended in a 1-1 draw. He blamed the scandal on a reporter from Sporta Avize. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        61 12 NEW DELHI: India's sports officials yesterday denied reports that they want to parade tigers and elephants at the closing ceremony of next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia. Melbourne 2006 Games chairman Ron Walker had been quoted as saying that India, host of the subsequent Games in 2010,
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      445 13  -  Nicholas Fang "HOCKEY By THE Four Nations hockey tournament, which kicks off in Singapore today, will give local players a much-needed taste of international competition. After all, Singapore's internationals have been deprived of a shot at glory at both the 2003 and this
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      534 13  -  Alvin Foo "GOLF Young Thais forge ahead, with three top-5 slots after first day of event By AS EXPECTED, the young ones dominated the first day of the SLGA Open yesterday. What was less expected, however, was the relatively poor showing of Singapore's teen
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      311 13 Ashes a must-see in region CRICKET Nottingham THE titanic battle for the Ashes has not only sparked interest in England and Australia but has also re-ig-nited the passion for cricket across the Asia-Pacific. Millions will be hungry for news of developments as the fourth and penultimate Test in the Ashes
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      288 13 CYCLING Paris TOUR de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc has turned on Lance Armstrong amid allegations that the seventime champion used a performanceboosting drug. Leblanc accused him of deceiving the sports world and demanded that the American give fans an explanation over new doping allegations which have
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      796 13 ATHLETICS Grand Prix meet in Linz, Austria Men's 100m: 1 Dwight Thomas (Jam) lO.OOsec 2 Jason Gardener (Gbr) 10.09 3 Aziz Zakari (Gha) 10.10. 200m: 1 Aaron Armstrong (Tri) 20.38 2 Chris Williams (Jam) 20.46 3 Jacey Harper (Tri) 20.65. Two miles: 1 Mike Kigen (Ken) Bmin 20.095ec 2
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      897 14 K)W GEOK CHOO Age: 89 issed away peacefully on 23 August 2005 eaving behind loved ones. y is resting at Emerald Room, Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender Street. Tel: 6293-4388 Cortege is leaving on 26 August 2005 (Friday) at 2.00pm for Mandai Crematorium, Hall 3 for cremation at 3pm. In
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      469 15 FU NAM CHIONG Departed on 24 August 2005 From Management Staff of Kuo Group of Companies "In His arms He'll take and shield thee, thou wilt find a solace there. With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to William Fu and Handson Fu and family on the demise of their
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      592 16 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late Phoon Lee Chaeng Departed on 22 August 2005 Fondly remembered by friends and colleagues from Prime Minister's Office (Public Service Division) I With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences To The Family Of Our Late Executive Director I
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      424 18 A deal worth up to $840m would mark strategy switch for US group in China Hong Kong CITIGROUP is in advanced talks to raise its 4 per cent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to about 20 per cent in a
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      267 18 Hong Kong SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings may more than double its investment in China Construction Bank (CCB) as part of a plan to expand overseas and reduce holdings in Singapore's slower-growing economy, people familiar with the proposal said. Singapore's US$56 billion
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      265 18 August 24 Stock Name AltgreenStc m ...0.31 Close Change 1.250 -0.010 2.220 -0.010 1.230 -0.020 2.870 -0.010 2390 -0.030 1.170 -0.020 8.850 1580 -0 020 2.430 -0.020 12.000 15.500 3.080 -0.020 0.975 -0.025 16.000 0.845 14.800 3.300 -0.020 5.050 -0.050 3.280 -0.040 16.900 0100 10.100 -0.100
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      150 18 August 24 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (SAM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT Of FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2550 1.2690 Can dollar 1.3850 1 4010 Euro 2 0270 2 0500 Malaysian rinfjit* NZ dollar „ Sterling pound US
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      268 18 PHOTO: San Francisco MS CARLY Fiorina, the ousted chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) and once the most powerful woman in business, is writing a book. Her as-yet-untitled memoirs will include her views on what makes a leader, how women
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      329 18 Washington ORDERS for US-made durable goods tumbled 4.9 per cent last month, making it the biggest drop in 18 months, the US Commerce Department said yesterday. The drop in big-ticket items expected to last three years or more surprised analysts,
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      633 19 Over 1 ,300 firms can now convert their non-tradable shares, says regulator Hong Kong CHINA has extended a programme to make US$27O billion (*****.5 billion) in mostly stateowned stock tradable, the biggest shake-up of ownership since the nation's exchanges opened
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      338 19 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S economy grew in the second quarter at its slowest pace in more than three years, as factories cut production of semiconductors and building materials. South-east Asia's third-largest economy grew 4.1 per cent in the three months ended June, compared with a revised
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      327 19 Shanghai AIG, the world's most valuable insurer, has become the first foreign firm to win joint control of a Chinese fund management company, underscoring a revival of overseas interest in the nascent US$4O billion (Ss67 billion) industry. AIG Global Investment., an arm
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      476 20  -  Kelvin Wong By OCBC Bank is pioneering a new structured deposit that offers the certainty of a fixed deposit but with potentially Higher returns of up to 5.5 per cent. The product, which is linked to foreign currencies, defies convention by having a term of
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        86 20 DIVERSIFIED group Second Chance Properties, which has interests in property, fashion, securities and gold, announced a 12.8 per cent rise in net earnings to $10 million for the year ended June 30. Revenue rose 8.3 per cent to $39.1 million, primarily due
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        97 20 KIAN Ann Engineering reported a 63.4 per cent surge in net earnings to $6.8 million for the year ended June 30. Sales declined by almost 3 per cent to $112.4 million, due to the disposal of a subsidiary in December last
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        61 20 NEOCORP International is to pay Standard Chartered Bank more than $1.7 million after it lost a judgment in the Court of Appeal. "Consequently, the company will be liable to the bank for the judgment sum of $1,712,938.36 with interest accruing at 5 per
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        62 20 SINGAMAS EARNINGS UP2 ½TIMESTO $56M SINGAMAS Container Holdings reported a more than doubling of interim net profit for the six months to June 30. Net profit jumped 155.8 per cent to U5533.2 million (5555.8 million) over the same period last year with turnover up 67 per cent to U*****.8 million.
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      666 20  -  Lee Su Shyan In terms of new listings by value, big local player Allen ft Gledhill is top By Companies Correspondent A SURVEY of Singapore initial public offers (IPOs) over one year to June has turned up some surJ>rises among the
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      561 21  -  Lorn a Tan It blames intense competition in Asian cellphone markets for its poor results By TROUBLED mobile handset distributor Global Tech Holdings, which sacked its external auditors a month ago over differences over the status of debts, has sunk deeper
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      399 21  - Disk- drive demand powers MMI to record profit Narendra Aggarwal By MAINBOARD- LISTED MMI Holdings has reported an 89 per cent surge in its full-year net profit to a record $38.5 million, fuelled by strong global demand for hard disk drives (HDDs). The electro-mechanical contract manufacturer's fourth-quarter performance was even
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      241 21  - DIRECTORS' TRADES Hl-P BOSS' OWN 86,400 SHARES FOR EMPLOYEE THE boss of plastic componentmaker Hi-P International has once again dipped into his own pocket to give a substantial bonus to a "key employee". A filing with the Singapore Exchange yesterday disclosed that Hi-P executive chairman Yao Hsiao Tung had transferred
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      310 21  -  Erica Tay By SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) has invested in a joint venture to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Cambodia. This is the mainboard-listed oil refiner's first exploration foray in the Gulf of Thailand, an area
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      404 21  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By SOMEONE must have said something at lunch; how else to explain yesterday's frenzied afternoon sell-off following a morning of relative calm. Once the action kicked off after the break, a cascade of selling orders sent investors scrambling for
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      68 21 Top Falls August 24 lardine CAC CENTS 1180 600 200 200 200 168 168 134 13.0 10.0 100 100 100 48 1.6 2.1 1.3 06 1.0 25 54 64 0.8 99 18 Keppel Corp 50c OUE 1210 955 Venture Corp?sc 1540 JMH US25c 401 1690 ISHUSScMO 1010 TAC BtlO 200
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      653 22  -  Audrey Tan Wages not pushed to uncompetitive levels despite tight job market By Assistant Money Editor FRESH OPPORTUNITIES "There are also new companies coming into the region and with some larger ones, there is interest in bolstering or even
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      224 22  -  STRAITS TIMES INDEX Bflfl STOCK TRADING VOLUME MANAGEMENT CHANGES INFORMATICS Holdings announced yesterday that chief financial officer (CFO) Raymond Quek has resigned and will leave on Sept 15. His duties will be covered by Ms Cecilia Tong Chiu Fai, 37, who has been group financial
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      1789 10 WK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ WK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ WfK DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ CJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND LOI TANGUN/ HOLLAND QB TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTt APTS -RENT PTE APTS RENT SmmJi aLife of cLuxuru vjom Prestigious address in district 10 5-min walk to Orchard Road MRT Station Each apartment has a private lift
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      1573 10 At DllEt 2l NEWTON/ JMK Dll 821 NEWTON/ I QJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LEj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI L pte apts -rent I muumummmmmmmmummmmmmmmmumummumummmu c I »y^B m mWtaA mZ WWm.^M.^M iM X^ B 3+l rms 1*1,475- 1,873 sqft) I L^ Full condo facilities g Nearby amenities:- Near fe^^t Singapore Science
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      536 10 At Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ I LLB MACPHERSON/GEYIAN6 fl f^ PTE APTS- RENT ENTRAL GROVE/ WATERINA 3+l. I ear MRT/ Papilow Condo at Bal- I stier 2+l. furn. 9488-3871 fff\ 01 5- 16 EAST COAST I Wm PTE APTS -RENT •2/3+l rms (947- 1582 sqft) H Walking distance to Kembangan MRT.
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      817 10 asfdasfasdfasdf BJiDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST if PTE APTS -RENT MMk\ PHIUPFANG A -im 9622 7560^ I KATONG GDN 4+l, 1950 sqft, ext to shops/ eateries 52.2K Amber Pk 3+l l744sqft next to arkway, nice, good cond. S2.IK. .15 TEMBELING RD. 3 bdrm lalk-up apt. Unfurn. Convenient, ent at $1000.
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      1647 11 P£\ HOUSES FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT I Suntise Avnue $2,200 East Coast Tettace 53,000+ Misttal Park §3,000+ (Jalan Angin/Harvey Avenue) Bedok Ria $3,300+ Jalan Pari Dedap $5,200+ (Bungalow Pari Dedap) Kok Cheng 9844 8364 Tonl Er 9758 6887 Paul Poh 9066 0702 Alvin Q» 9843 0781 'STOREY PERANAKAN CON-
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      1380 11 ©APARTMENTS Q) APAJRWENTS Q A T; JMfSAmmmmA *^^l m jMASS\/iT^^ m \\\\\w jf- m^^^Km Wm\m\m\m\m\m\M^^^t^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A^lH '7 P^l fl tviil Bs^Js^fl fll m ma /B For further enquiries Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence and viewing, please call: in Singapore with 34 storeys Toi K*****RP Minimum lease period of 1 week; long
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      896 11 ©SERVICE IP\ SERVICE I APARTMENTS APARTMENTS The Tango p/ I ...in a space ll^l I of luxury Wh I For enquiries, call 6732 2212 I Indulge in the luxury of Le Grove Serviced I Apartments, possibly the most generously-sized I ones in the prime residential area. I 5 mins to
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      562 11 G&srs R 706 TAMPINES MASTER rm/ 325 AMK, 113 Woodlands, 24 Bedok S I common rm, amenities. *****120 ROOM FOR RENT. Common rm Blk i 39 Circuit Rd. Aircon. F/furn. Prefer ladies. Immed. *****096 j PASIR RIS COMMON room. Beautiful lift landing. Suitab'e for stew- ardess. No owner. Call *****375
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      843 11 PK DOl 8 HD CITY ft SOUTH- WEST \m PTEAPTS-SALE NEW F'HOLD APT. Low maintenance fee. Beside Farrer Park MRT. Good price *****705 HARVEST MANSION 958 sq.ft. 2 bdrms, amenities MRT, s/pool. At Value S4BOK. CBRE *****721 NEW LEASE OF life! En-bloc potential. Normanton Pk. 1300 sqft. neg. Cheng 9710-1320
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      879 11 MfK 009-10 ORCHARD/ Lllj TANGUN/ HOLLAND YW HOUSES -SALE I BUNGLW i> MONGOLIA Rd *****/ I 8000 sqft, 6 rms, ideal for reI built. $6.xxM. 5 mins to Orchard. I Don't miss! Call Edwin 9100-1188 I Klnq's Road 2/storev semi-d I 3500/ 3845 sqft. Tenanted I Sixth Avenue 2/storey semi-d.
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      747 11 a fdasf dasf das f B\ 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND f PTEAPTS-SALE AGNES TENG Bv^U 9730 1472HVV I HHL^H 90 HOLLAND TOWNHOUSE Fhold. 2'/i storey 3+1 1765 sq.ft Balinese resort living. Below bank value 5% cash 5% CPF Ask 51.05M LOCATION KIM YAM HGTS Condo High fir 1142 sqft F'hold.
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      920 12 WfK 009- 10 ORCHARD/ mm TANGUN/ HOLLANO L FOUR SEASONS PK. Low/ high flr NC 2260/ 2874/ 3800 sqft. Well Vil kept. Tenanted/ Vacant. 4/ 6*l. La S3.IM S6 5M Peter 9025-9823 Fn HI rrmmjmwk^\\\a\mmwmmwmmm* sq 1 1 'Tffii^iTiGliFffllMil ljnlg*Vß* M 4Nlf** fla *4q«i I mm ft^^V ALL HIGH-END F*
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      729 12 Bk 01 1821 NEWTON/ j BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI El f HOUSES-SALE O I AZANAMFM *W ?839 9972^>T^ :W1 999 YRS leasehold Cashew lias Semi-Ds Terrace. Approx ind/ Built-up 3500/ 4200 sqft om $1.9M. View by apptment. JA GUAN CRCS semid. 4050 |ft. 4 bdrm. Face playground/ i. Convenient to public trpt/
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      2993 12 ■t Oil a2l NEWTON/ |lk Oil ft 21 NEWTON/ l|k 01 1 ft 21 NEWTON/ |lk 011 ft 21 NEWTON/ |lk Dl Ift 21 NEWTON/ |lk Oil ft 21 NEWTON/ 1 LM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LM B I TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Lll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI {SM
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      860 12 ■Mil'liHilliyi fIK Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ H UDJ PASIR RIS fm HOUSES -SALE H 1.06M NEG! 999 yrs. 2-storey I err 9 Pasir Ris View. 2653/ I 200 sqft. 4+l Renovated. Mins I o Elias Mall/ MRT. *****993 i.17 CHIN TERR f'hold s/storey in- I er terr, 2050/ 1650 sqft. Move-
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      656 12 {Wk 019-20 SERANGOON/ lUI THOMSON ROSYTH RD F'HOLD 3-bdrm apt fr SS6IK, Penthse fr $734k, set amidst residential enclave, TOP end 2006. 9006 8289 Savills Dl9 PALM GROVE Condo. Resort style living. 3+l bdrms. 1378 sq ft S69OK. Viewing call Edward *****955 3-RM. 1350 SOFT. Kingsgroove. Greenery. Near Tai Hwan/
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      1170 13 WfK D2 2-24 WEST f^S HDB APTS FOR SALE WfK HDB APTS FOR SALE IflS HDB APTS FOR SALE fl*S HDB APTS FOR SALE ffl* HDB APTS FOR SALE Pftv HDB APTS FOR SALE fflS HDB APTS FOR SALE WMK HDB APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE mlf PTE
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      803 13 HOT PROPERTY M 4'A7 fT BLK 35 MfM ed High fir 3- rm Blk 330/ 301 I Near MRT 4'NG' Blk 323. Reno- I vated Senous seller *****980 H NEAR MRT I 4-RM CORNCR 440. Renovated. I unblocked. Marble flr/ Aircon H Breezy, quiet Walk MRT/ Pk/ Sch I Central
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      665 13 yjS y^ m^ f^ a^ mam mm* m*Mr Mk\. B^ HDB ESTATES S f Buy It. Sell It. Find It. aW V WocdUA^i a^^^^ M .afr 1_ i^^^^O^^ j ArWaka^ lJm S trvlnn J m f '^AJy"^*. 512 V West t mt+>m*mf* 0m IiTV km i Cnai Chee £t M
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      563 13 BhHDB APTS FOR SALE I Up? (BUKIT BATOK) L •CRA»Proven Bt Batok Specialist* •••Samuel Wee 6471-3446 CRA»*» •••ERA No 1 Top Producer 'Ol— Exec Mais 524 88/ 82. Greenery. Corner. Al decor. Min MRT.' Low Exec Mais 2890 810. Rare! SISOK A1 decor! A1 view. 165 sqm. MRT Exec Apt
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      614 13 ■|k HDB APTS FOR SALE I LH) (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ I Wm TELOKBLANGAH) S 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 S 5 SO CASHI 3'i' Oueens Cl Blk 23A. 5 Extra utility rm. PRs eligible. Lift/ 8 high flr. Value SI7SK. *****844 I View virtual: www.caseylim.com C I Bl' 5-RM
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      543 13 ffh HDB APTS FOR SALE mm (BUKIT PANJANG) ••A, Call 6316-6006 Steven (Roof) 3'A' 230 High flr. Unblock 4'A' Corner 616, 471 Nice. #16 4'A' Corner 177... Very high flr. #16 4'A' Corner 128, 227 Top flr. 4'A' Corridor 516, 505.. Renovated 4'A" Corridor 235, 450 High flr 4'S' 218
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      637 13 W&l HDB APTS FOR SALE tipP (CHOA CHU KANG) C j* 3'l 4 5 'I j Bu \m $v 98 EXEC APT CORNER 556 #03. 4 bdrm. 100% move in. S33OK only 3 5 T corner 641 #06. Unblocked. rei Condo layout. 5 bdrms. No Cash! I fa\ J'l fir
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      563 13 5 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ 1 I WEST COAST) E Ifl 3 'NG' 427. High flr. Renovated 5 3 'NG' 701. Original. Unblocked. 4 NG' 410. Mid floor. Renovated. 5 T 342 corner. 9387 2036 Agt. EN BLOC HOLLAND 3-rm Blk 16. 4-rm Blk 14. Eligible for new
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      1054 13 das fdas fdasf adsf 3 'NG' CASSIA Cres 54. #12. NS facing. Lift landing. Unblocked I view. Serious seller. Mins to City. I Amenities/ MRT. *****285 DW 4'A' CHCAPCST IN Lenqkong Tiga! I 5-rm 116/ 109 move-in. S4OOK I Exec Mais 106, sell 9 5-rm price. I Windy. Buyers call
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      965 13 Jurong 8-1111-222 Robin Goh 3T 35,3 Teban Gdns SI3BK 3T 113 810 Tao Ching SI3BK 3T 167, 168. 171 Below 3T 186, 185 811 Corner Below 3T 211 (2 units combined).. S2s3K 3'S' 352, 417 Below 3'NG' 47, 48 Teban Gdns.... SI4OK 3'NG' 211 802, 527 804.. SI6OK 4T 217
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      689 14 WK HOB APTS FOR SALE \mm (jurong) p^,Q SISK BELOW VALUE' I 616 Exec Apt 407 High fir. Vacant 5T 816 Corner High flr 4 rms 4'A' 657A High fir Renovated 5 T BLK 6648 High floor Reno vated. Shpg Ctr/ MRT Good view breezy 5300K Senous seller Patrick 9660-9630
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      525 14 ff^k HOB APTS FOR SALE I 11*/ (KALLANG/ WHAMPOA) STELLA TEO I A 9067 3334 J AM < 3'NG' BLK 8 St George Lane Mid fir Fully renovated Near ameni ties Mms to MRT/ city Indian eligible Serious seller View today c Excellent Location 4-RM CORNCR MCNAIR Rd Blk ll<
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      731 14 fff\ HDB APTS FOR SALE j mf (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) IT PASIR RIS 740 Mid flr. Only 1 neighbour Ouiet peaceful, iimpie cosy unit Sell below val- je' West Plaza/ JC 9004 7428 ILK 212 5 f Corner 127 sqm. 4- ms High flr Bright. Nice layout Ao noon sun.
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      944 14 BiSSSSSSf ACC TEAM MARKETING (ATM) A PROVEN TAMPINES SPECIALIST DARREN 9450-9457 PN Mewl 3'A' 235 MRT Serious seller Hew! 4 'A' 887/ 725 All races, lift New! 4 'S' 841 high flr. Mkt/ sch Newl Exec Apt 147/ 737/ 49SC mrt Hew! Exec Mais 335/ 426 Lift flr 3'NG' 25B
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      1048 14 PfK HDB APTS FOR SALE H mif (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) •A' 466 TAMPINES, high flr. Well I ept. Mkt/ school/ amenities. I neg. Serious seller. 9128-3828 I •A 469 Unblocked. Opp Fair- I rice. High flr. Cosy serene. I Veil kept. Move-in. 9455-2119 •A' TAMPINES 916. Simple/ orig. I lear Town
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      729 14 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE mlf (WOODLANDS) MUST SELL I URGCNT! SCLL BCLOW HDB value! I 200% renovated. s'l' Blk 623 I #12. Walk to MRT/ amenities. SSS I neg. Call Parry 9637-4450 C2t VALUCD 5255K! S'l' Marsiling Pt I Blk 35 High/ lift flr. Terrazzo/ parquet flr. Full Johor/
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      858 14 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE I Htr (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK. 6T56 0638 H 9 646 Yishun 801-3689 H Jumbo 664, 633, 605, 618 Exec Apt 628, 723 MRT. 9 value H Exec Mais 326.325, 364, 361. SOK 5'A' 848. 4 bdrms. S2SK below H IT 935. Lift flr MRT. At
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      912 14 I'A' BLK 302 Urgent sale! 108 I >qm. Value SI97K. Unblock. Mins I 0 MRT/ Northpoint. *****885 I 1 'NG' CORNER Blk 123. Mid flr. I Renovated. Near MRT/ sch/ mkt. I ilalay owner. 9730-0176 SRS IS' YISHUN BLK 655. Lift level. I Mear Safra Club/ Pk. Near MRT. I
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