The Straits Times, 25 January 2006

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    Lock icon Contest the next poll? You bet, says MM
    688 1  -  Peh Shing Huei Khaw Boon Wan may move to lead another GRC; Mr Lee expects at least 20 new faces By In Abu Dhabi Fighting fit "You are keen to see me back off, are you? In that case, I must disappoint
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    Lock icon Family of five rescued from their burning flat
    671 1  -  K.C.Vijayan Lim Wei Chean By Pre-dawn blaze m Tampines MrsGeraldine Prabhakaran, 33, her 10-year-old twins Sharwin and Shaswin, and seven-year-old son Pirawin are m stable condition m hospital. Husband Richard, 35, was m intensive care and still unconscious last night. Police suspect
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    Lock icon Beginning of a political future for Hamas?
    262 1  - Beginning of a political future for Hamas? John R. Bradley UPFRONT By Senior Writer ELECTIONS today m Gaza look set to usher m a new era of Palestinian politics. Fatah, the Palestinian Authority's main political movement that has enjoyed a monopoly on power for almost four decades, appears likely to
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Beginning of a political future for Hamas?
      802 2 Beginning of a political future for Hamas? > > CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE elected President, the parliament controls the Palestinian Authority. It has been 10 years since the last parliamentary election. The Palestinian Authority has repeatedly argued that the Israeli occupation and security situation made elections impossible. Initially, Fatah registered
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      462 2 SECTION ONE WFs 'poisons' Prime 3-4 The Health Minister says Asia 6-12 the PAP has a duty to World 1 4_2 1 point out dangerous Review'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.' 22-25 P«>po»als in WP's py, «c manifesto. I YI D PAGEH4 SECTION TWO Home H1-H7 Better welfare care Forum H8 Welfare homes will step
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon GUILTY
      780 3  -  Elena Chong Constance Chee caused Sindee's fall, says judge. He convicts her of kidnap and culpable homicide By Fatal obsession CONSTANCE CHEE Cheong Hin began a fling with ex-karung guni man Neo Eng Tone that rapidly turned into an obsession. Chee had already lent the former Geylang pimp around
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      Lock icon Diesel hits new record high of $1.23 a litre
      316 3  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent DIESEL has shot up to a new record level of $1.23 a litre. In the second increase this year, American oil giant ExxonMobil the biggest pump operator here raised the retail rate of the fuel by
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      Lock icon Royal thumbs-up for Singapore rifle
      357 4  -  Li Xueying By THE King of Malaysia slipped off his beret and put on a helmet. And with Singapore Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean sitting with him, King Syed Sirajuddin steered the Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle over 2km of rough terrain. An hour later, he
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      Lock icon Qatar keen on port and dock tie-ups
      587 4  -  Peh Shing Huei LYNN LEE Spore asked to manage new US$3-billion port and develop a yard By In Abu Dhabi ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE wants to be involved m Qatar's development for the long haul and things are likely to get
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      166 4 MGSM7;C3/GA Gayle Avery is what we m the academic world call a global applied leadership expert. So it is hardly surprising she leads her students to the world's top boardrooms. Her students have networked with the leaders of BMW, Allianz, Munich Re-insurance, Novartis and ÜBS, all on their home turf.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Loosen the reins, Bush tells Beijing
      1439 6  -  Roger Mitton President relates how he has pressed Chinese leaders to grant more freedom By] US Bureau Chief In Washington The President up dose and personal UNITED States President George W. Bush wowed fans and critics alike with unscripted remarks that covered everything from
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      Lock icon Chinese President to visit Washington in April
      541 6  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINESE President Hu Jintao will visit the United States m April, US officials confirmed yesterday. However, they declined to give details, such as whether it will be a state visit. Mr Hu had planned
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Taiwan gains from cross-strait trade: China
      542 8  -  Clarissa Oon Respect Taiwanese people's wish for better ties, Beijing tells Taipei govt By China Correspondent In Beijing 'The Taiwan authorities should know better than anyone that the huge surplus has driven its economy, created employment and raised incomes." TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE SPOKESMAN LI
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      Lock icon Why adults are wearing diapers on crowded trains
      344 8 Beijing THE NEW YEAR RUSH A young Chinese girl takes a nap among the family luggage as her relatives wait for a train at Fuzhou m south-eastern China's Fujian province. As the annual travel boom for Chinese New Year holidays peaks, officials
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      Lock icon Infighting leads former head of DPP to quit Taiwan party
      449 8 Taipei A RESPECTED former chairman of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) quit the party yesterday, saying infighting and lack of rational debate had led to social instability and widening differences among the island's ethnic groups. The announcement by Mr
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      Lock icon A smoke-free Hong Kong by July 2009
      253 8 Hong Kong HONG Kong is set to join a growing list of world cities that have banned smoking m bars and clubs. Officials said yesterday that the two-step ban will begin at the start of next year, when all indoor workplaces, restaurants and
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      Lock icon HK chief executive reshuffles Cabinet in re-election move
      360 8  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent CHIEF Executive Donald Tsang reshuffled his top aides yesterday, naming a trusted and experienced official to be his right-hand man as he prepares for his re-election bid next year. Commerce Secretary John Tsang, 54, will become
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Songhua River water safe to drink: Official
      538 9  -  Tracy Quek Environment chief says food supplies and farms along its banks are free of benzene By China Correspondent In Beijing TWO months after a chemical plant explosion dumped 100 tonnes of toxic benzene into the north-east-ern Songhua River, China has declared the
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      Lock icon Beijing keeps mum over copter purchase
      189 9 Beijing keeps mum over copter purchase Beijing BEIJING kept tight-lipped yesterday over a raid by Japanese police on Yamaha Motor over sales of small helicopters to China that Tokyo says could have military uses. "The spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry will not comment on a specific contract from a foreign
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon FALLOUT FROM STEM CELL FRAUD
        118 9 SEOUL: Prosecutors yesterday raided the home of a key researcher accused by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo Suk of undermining his work, local media reported. Prosecutors searched the home of Mr Kirn Sun Jong, whom Professor Hwang has accused of maliciously switching some of
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        Lock icon KOIZUMI DEFENDS BEEF DECISION
        93 9 TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister yesterday denied his government caved m to pressure from the United States when it resumed American beef imports last month, rejecting criticism spurred by the discovery last week of banned cattle parts m a meat shipment. The discovery prompted Japan to ban
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        Lock icon TENTH BIRD FLU CASE IN CHINA
        98 9 BEIJING: A 29-year-old woman was m critical condition yesterday after becoming the 10th person m China to contract bird flu, as the authorities warned of higher risks during the upcoming Chinese New Year. The woman, who worked m a market that sold poultry m
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        Lock icon JAPAN PUTS SATELLITE IN SPACE
        62 9 TOKYO: Japan launched a rocket carrying an advanced land-observation satellite into space yesterday, m a boost for a space programme that has strived to overcome a spotty record. A Japanese-built H-2A rocket was launched successfully from the Tanegashima Space Centre m Kagoshima m southern Japan.
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      Lock icon Livedoor names new head after Horie's arrest
      493 10  - Livedoor names new head after Horie' s arrest Kwan Weng Kin Online conglomerate picks 60-year-old veteran to guide firm through crisis By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo WITH its charismatic founder arrested on suspicion of violating securities regulations, beleaguered Internet services firm Livedoor yesterday named a new president to keep the
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      Lock icon Koizumi and LDP roasted for backing Livedoor boss
      432 10 Koizumi and LDP roasted for backing Livedoor boss Tokyo PRIME Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have come under fire for having supported Mr Takafumi Horie m last year's general election. Mr Koizumi tapped the now-disgraced IT entrepreneur as one of his so-called "assassin" candidates against
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      Lock icon Horie blogsite deluged
      254 10 JAPANESE deluged the blog site of the arrested chief executive of Internet company Livedoor yesterday with messages saying everything from "hang m there" to "you pig". Mr Takafumi Horie, who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of having spread false information, covering up losses and inflating stock
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  • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Congress vows to reform economy
      482 11  - Congress vows to reform economy P. Jayaram Party assertive and upbeat as nationwide poll shows its popularity among voters By India Correspondent In New Delhi IN A rare show of assertiveness, India's Congress party, which heads the coalition government, has vowed to pursue economic reforms despite opposition from its Communist
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      Lock icon Pakistan PM warns against arms race
      280 11 Pakistan PM warns against arms race Washington SURROUNDED by giants India and China and amid concerns over neighbouring Iran's nuclear ambitions, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has warned against a regional arms race. "As a nuclear weapons state, we adhere to the doctrine of minimum credible deterrence and are opposed
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      Lock icon OUTDOOR LESSON
      96 11 It may be bitterly cold and snowing but these Kashmiri earthquake survivors are not passing up the chance to go to school. Classes m this Neelam valley district are often held m the open because many school buildings are still not safe. More than two million people have
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      Lock icon Vow to block screening of Indian film in Pakistan
      166 11 Lahore ISLAMIC hardliners pledged yesterday to protest against Pakistan's plans to screen an Indian movie for the first time m 40 years, accusing Bollywood films of spreading "obscenity and vulgarity". Film fans and the movie industry reacted with delight after officials
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      10 11 INDIANS LOOK FOR THE BASICS IN GLOBALISATION, REVIEW PAGE 22
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Non-Malays still fret about religious rights
      615 12  -  Reme Ahmad Syariah court's m ling m Nyonya Tahir case seen as one-off affair By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THE landmark decision by an Islamic court to allow a Malay woman to be buried as a Buddhist has not reduced the anxiety
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      Lock icon Botox: A damaging jab against Islam?
      215 12 Botox: A damaging jab against Islam? Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian Islamic authorities will study whether botox injections, used for cosmetic and medical treatments, are acceptable to the religion, news reports said yesterday. If the government's National Fatwa Council finds the chemical m botox to be "unclean" by Islamic standards, it
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      Lock icon Bumiputera privileges to stay, says KL
      373 12 Kuala Lumpur NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION "There is no shift m terms of what we want to achieve, which is a more balanced and equitable growth m this country." DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB RAZAK MALAYSIA said yesterday it would maintain its preferential treatment policy
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      Lock icon Veteran diva to continue singing her cause
      328 12 Veteran diva to continue singing her cause Kuala Lumpur IN THE end, even the courts could not settle an ugly cat fight between an older pop star and her young rival m a case that has captured the attention of Malaysians these past 14 months. In a sign that the
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      Lock icon George Yeo calls on Cambodian king
      250 12 SINGAPORE Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo yesterday called on His Majesty King Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior leaders on the second day of his official visit to Cambodia. Both King Sihamoni and Mr Yeo reaffirmed the longstanding and close ties
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      Lock icon Death sought for 'Bali Nine' leader
      276 12 DENPASAR INDONESIAN prosecutors sought the death penalty yesterday for an Australian charged with heroin smuggling, the first capital punishment demand against nine Australians on trial m a high-profile case. Earlier, the prosecution had shied away from seeking the death sentence and sought life m
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      322 12 The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) Skills Training Award Scheme helps low-income Chinese workers who are Singaporeans or Permanent Residents to attend the following skills training courses. J _1l 1 k__L j_QT_[lsxsJß Upgrade yourself m Personal Effectiveness Skills W C °AC is collaborating with the Singapore National Employers Federation 9
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon EUROPE SHIVERS
      831 14  -  Derek Scally Coldest conditions for 50 years cause death and havoc across continent By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Berlin THE great freeze has pushed further across Europe, claiming dozens more lives as temperatures plummet as low as minus 38 deg C the coldest m half a century.
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      Lock icon MM briefed on UAE's investment strategy
      578 15  -  Peh Shing Huei MM LEE IN UAE Investment goals have one constant: Boosting Abu Dhabi's growth By In Abu Dhabi ONE m four people m the United Arab Emirates is diabetic and the country is struggling to control the disease. The problem is also
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      Lock icon Attacks by insurgents in Iraq up 30% last year
      282 15 Washington INSURGENTS m Iraq mounted more than 34,000 attacks last year, a nearly 30 per cent jump from 2004, according to the United States military. But it said the figure should not be seen as evidence that the militants were gaining
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BOMBS KILL EIGHT IN SOUTHERN IRAN
        85 15 TEHERAN: Bombs ripped through a bank and a government building m the southern Iranian oil city of Ahvaz yesterday, killing eight people m a region that has seen intermittent bombings and rioting since April. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been due to visit the
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        Lock icon KUWAIT VOTES TO OUST AILING EMIR
        101 15 KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's parliament yesterday voted unanimously to depose the ailing Emir and handed power temporarily to the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah. Parliament Speaker Jassem al-Kharafi said that the legislature had taken the unprecedented vote only moments
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        Lock icon HOWARD RESHUFFLES CABINET
        64 15 CANBERRA: Prime Minister John Howard reshuffled his fourth-term Cabinet yesterday, promoting Education Minister Brendan Nelson to Defence Minister following the resignation last week of Robert Hill. Mr Howard also announced several changes to minor Cabinet portfolios m his administration while keeping key ministers m their jobs, including
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        Lock icon FOREIGN TROOPS JOIN KENYAN RESCUE
        67 15 NAIROBI: Israeli and US troops yesterday joined frantic efforts to dig survivors from the ruins of a building that collapsed m the Kenyan capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 100. Rescuers said an unknown number of people trapped m the rubble
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        Lock icon SADDAM TRIAL POSTPONED AGAIN
        70 15 BAGHDAD: The court trying Saddam Hussein cancelled the resumption of his trial yesterday, delaying the session for five days, after some judges opposed the appointment of a new chief judge. The trial has already been marred by delays, assassinations and chaotic courtroom outbursts by Saddam. This
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      Lock icon Forget the stars, it's business first at WEF
      646 16 Hot topics at Davos forum include oil and the rise of China and India. Geneva AFTER drawing political heavyweights and flirting with Hollywood stars, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will return to its roots today by giving business
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      Lock icon Conservative party to form minority government in Canada
      401 16 Ottawa CANADIANS have elected their first Conservative government m 12 years but have given the party a far-from-decisive mandate to push through its agenda of tax cuts, extra military spending and better ties with the United States. The Conservatives, led by Mr
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      Lock icon 'Sharon's condition worse than reported'
      305 16 Jerusalem ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health problems were more serious than doctors let on after he suffered a minor stroke last December, the Haaretz newspaper reported yesterday. He also had a large aneurysm (blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel^in the septum (a thin membrane
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      Lock icon Chirac's nuclear stance may fire 'rogue' states
      930 18  -  Jonathan Eyal NEWS ANALYSIS Iran, N. Korea may decide pre-emptive strike policy gives them similar rights By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London rrance s nuciear migni Estimated warheads: 350 M45 sea-launched ballistic missiles and new TN75 warheads, based on the nuclear-powered submarines
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      Lock icon 44 killed in Montenegro train crash
      292 18 Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro) AT LEAST 44 people were killed and more than 180 injured after the brakes failed on a packed train which derailed and plunged into a ravine m mountainous Montenegro, officials said yesterday. Hospital director Miodrag Djoruvic said at least five
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      Lock icon 'Evidence of US outsourcing torture'
      281 18 Strasbourg (France) A EUROPEAN investigator said yesterday that there was convincing evidence that Washington sent detainees to third countries to be tortured but no "irrefutable evidence" of the existence of secret CIA prisons m Europe. "There is a great deal of coherent, convergent evidence pointing
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      Lock icon Jailed Palestinian likely to be next PM
      1005 19  - Jailed Palestinian likely to be next PM Abraham Rabinovich A life prisoner m Israel, Barghouti tops Fatah's poll candidates By For The Straits Times m Jerusalem Main candidates PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party is m a tight race with the Islamic militant group Hamas m today's Palestinian polls. Some 1.3
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Singapore-born British peer Lord Chan dies
        460 21  -  By Neo Hui Min Straits Times Europe Bureau In London LORD Chan of Oxton, the first ethnic Chinese appointed a peer m Britain and who was born m Singapore m 1940, has died of complications from acute pancreatitis. Lord Michael Chan Chew Koon, a
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      303 14 Chirac fuels nuclear debate His speech on French willingness to use nuclear weapons may egg on "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea. PAGE 18 A i el WSm --1 Certificate No: 1022 Cetrfkate No 6269 Certificate No 6269 Certificate No: 1070 Cef-fkate No 1 070 j|K«^ _J_c___R__!_____fi^ u_r
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      388 22 ELECTIONS are not the only test of democracy. A more valid way of judging whether or not a country is a democracy is to look at what kind of government its elections produce: Can it function effectively? Does it respect the rights of minorities? Which prevails
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      784 22  -  William Pesek Jr By IMAGINE planning a celebration years m the making, and with the entire world watching you make your grand entrance and horrors you're naked! That's Japan today. With the Tokyo Stock Exchange's latest meltdown, change-resistant Japan Ine pointed the finger
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      714 22  -  SUNANDA K. Datta-Ray By For The Straits Times WHEN he reminded Indians that globalisation was not "gobble-isation", Singapore's Senior Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, was addressing a concern that most Indians regard as more important than the currently fashionable international game of comparing
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      1128 23  -  Ooi Kee Beng The separation of civil and religious administrations has been blurred by Islamisation over the past 20 years By For The Straits Times A MUSLIM, NOT ISLAMIC, STATE Malaysia is a Muslim state m that it has a national religion, but
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      974 24  -  Andy Mukherjee By TWO recent lists show just how wide the gap is between Bangladesh's promise and its performance. In October, Berlin-based research organisation Transparency International declared Bangladesh to be the most corrupt nation m the world, along with Chad. Then last month, Goldman
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      1084 25  -  Anthony Paul 2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for an intense battle m the next US presidential contest, which promises to be a fierce and expensive fight By Senior Writer MY WIFE, a gemmologist whose skill is m identifying and evaluating
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      224 22 Curtain rising The Draft Rice movement is one sign that political passions are already rising ahead of the 2008 US presidential race. PAGE 25 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http:/ /straitstimes.asial .comsg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive
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      91 22 ___u_ii_jJi' i S Invitation To ESfSffl kd%n Singapore Food Tt£ls&s£/ Festival 2006 ANOTHt b uNKaus-v^inoaixTTV tvtNi 111 vJ LJ wII y L_J I I v_r 111 l y Date 7th February 2006 Time 2pm 4pm Venue STB Auditorium- (Level 2) Tourism Court, 1 Orchard Spring Lane Representatives from Shopping Centres,
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      599 24 mm^ m^ m f Safes Hours mid Draw r^ J__s Times During Lunar Ts/ew Year (i) Sales Hours During Lunar New Year the Hongbao Draw i f All Branches Selected Retailers open bll 9.00pm 27 Jan 06 Fri Day Before Lunar New Year's Eve Branches with live Tote dividends open
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      269 26 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Listen to oral history interviews on subjects such as vanishing trades and Chinese dialect groups at the National Archives. 1 Canning Rise. Free. 9am-5.30pm. Tel: 6332-7909. 2 Want to quit smoking? Female smokers can call a hotline managed by an ex-smoker who will
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      681 1  -  Tracy Sua Court hears how schizophrenia caused ex-stewardess' life to spiral out of control BY Chee was a quiet schoolgirl, an attractive air stewardess and a karung guni man's lover. Now... FROM the glamorous life of a flight stewardess to
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      436 2  -  Khushwant Singh Licence revoked for ill-treatment; critics unhappy directors can still be m business By MAID advocacy groups are aghast that the law allows directors m agencies ordered to close to continue operating m another. The Straits Times found that two directors of
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      Lock icon Manager pawned shops' jewellery worth $400,000
      349 2  -  Chong Chee Kin By THE manager of two upmarket jewellery stores pocketed several valuable pieces from his stock and pawned them off to feed his gambling habit. In just two months last year, he squirrelled away $400,000 worth of jewellery and pawned them for
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      Lock icon Picture-perfect fish at Underwater World
      384 2 WHEN you enter Underwater World Singapore (UWS) at Sentosa this Chinese New Year, feast your eyes on the aquarium's latest exhibits two traditional paintings of koi and arowanas. Venture closer and you might see the paintings come to life literally. On loan from Qian Hu
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      Lock icon Thai woman jailed for taking drugs at party
      280 2  -  CHONG CHEE KIN A THAI woman one of 14 foreigners arrested dur- ing a drug bust last month was jailed for 10 months yesterday after she admitted to drag-taking during a party at an apartment m Oxley Walk. But she may be
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      Lock icon Barge tank death: MOM to press charges against potential culprits
      479 2  -  Ben Nadarajan By ONE day before marine engineer Joseph Ho Swee Hee suffocated m the tank of a barge he was inspecting at North Shipyard m Tuas, he had been turned away from the vessel and told it was not
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      Lock icon Smuggled cigarettes worth $l.lm seized
      210 2 CUSTOMS officers seized 12,200 cartons of contraband cigarettes yesterday, with a market value of $1.1 million, the largest single haul this year. The cigarettes were hidden m a warehouse at the Airport Logistics Park m Changi. Investigations revealed thousands of cartons had been smuggled m
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      Lock icon Khaw likens WP's four proposals to poisons
      621 4  -  Leslie Koh WORKERS' PARTY MANIFESTO By BAD MEDICINE FOR STORE? "A party manifesto is like a doctor making a prescription. It is a prescription for the country, how we want to run a country, what kind of society do you want to create
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      Lock icon GRC shift? It's news to Health Minister but he's ready to do his best
      440 4  -  LESLIE KOH PARTY bosses have not told Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan whether he is moving on and heading another GRC at the next General Election, but he says his priority remains unchanged. It is that
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      Lock icon Electoral register checked by 41,412 already
      427 4 Electoral register checked by 41,412 already A TOTAL of 41,412 Singaporeans have checked to see if their names are m the register of electors, and 565 abroad have registered as overseas voters, according to the Elections Department. The register which lists names of eligible voters aged at least 21 and
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      Lock icon Two-year trend reversed — jump in workers going for training
      970 4  - Two-year trend reversed jump in workers going for training Aaron Low ESTHER FUNG But less-educated, older workers get less of it than young, more educated ones By Higher pay as toilet cleaning goes high-tech SPIFFING up hawker centre toilets m the central region of Singapore will be cleaners trained to
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      Lock icon NKF cuts fees again, tightens admission criteria
      774 5  - NKF cuts fees again, tightens admission criteria Radha Basu It won't accept any new patient who can afford private care. Dialysis cost to go down from $162 to $150 a session By RESOURCES ARE FOR THE NEEDY "Patients who can afford to co-pay their dialysis fees but refuse to do
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      Lock icon Blood bank collection up, but supply still low
      283 5  -  Elaine Young By THE people at the blood bank are no longer feeling the blues, but they are not quite jumping for joy yet. More than 1,831 units of blood about 5 i days' supply have been collected since the appeal for
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      Lock icon Region's surgeons to be trained in colorectal ops at SGH
      226 6  -  Elaine Young By ASSOCIATE Professor Eu Kong Weng will no longer have to travel around the region to train colorectal surgeons, following an agreement signed last night for him to train them at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The agreement
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      Lock icon Tembusu Home tightens rules, hires one more nurse
      641 6  -  Theresa Tan Tania Tan New moves m place to avert repeat of cases like drug allergy death By THE welfare home where a destitute resident died after being fed a drug he was allergic to now has one more nurse and tighter
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      Lock icon Mental illness — myths exposed
      133 6 Mental illness myths exposed IT IS human nature to fear that which we do not understand. Consequently, mental illness is feared by many and carries a stigma. Mind Your Body launches a series on the myths about mental illness. The series kicks off with a look at borderline personality disorder,
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      Lock icon Life's good at Sree Narayana
      273 6  -  TANIA TAN NO FAMILY, no money, but life is good. Seventy-year-old Mr Ong 800 Hai describes his life at the Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged Sick as "senang" (Malay for comfortable). "All my needs are taken care of. The staff are like my
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        Lock icon $11,000 WORTH OF GOODS, CASH STOLEN
        87 6 VALUABLES and cash totalling more than $11,000 m value were stolen from a private apartment m Telok Kurau and a private company at Seletar Airbase West Camp on Monday. In the apartment break-in, the resident had gone to bed at 2am after packing some
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        Lock icon WOMAN FLEES FROM ARMED ROBBER
        100 6 AN ARMED robber was forced to flee empty-handed when the woman he tried to rob m a lift at Block 225, Serangoon Avenue 4 on Monday afternoon, got away. The woman, m her 20s, had entered a lift with the man, who was m his
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        Lock icon DRUG BUST NETS 173 SUSPECTS
        75 6 NARCOTICS officers caught 171 suspected drug offenders and two suspected drug traffickers m a 24-hour operation on Monday. A 23-year-old unemployed man was arrested at Block 180, Boon Lay Drive at about Bpm after he sold three Ecstasy pills to an undercover officer. About three
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      Lock icon POLICING THE PARK
      121 7 About 100 members of the Police Intelligence Department (PID) got all dirty m a clean-up operation at Macßitchie Reservoir yesterday. The PID has "adopted" the reservoir under the PUB's "Our Waters Programme" and will monitor water pollution and keep the reservoir park clean for at least the
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      Lock icon Spanish fashion label opens first Asian outlet here
      349 7  - Spanish fashion label opens first Asian outlet here Lorna Tan Flagship store opens at Liat Towers m Orchard Road; two more stores opening soon By SINGAPORE'S climate might favour Tshirts and shorts but fashion chains are flocking here, with Euro-trendy Massimo Dutti the latest label to rack up a presence.
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      Lock icon Qala is third telco to reveal wireless broadband plans
      412 7  -  Alfred Siew By BROADBAND users can soon go online wirelessly with a high-speed Internet service from Qala Singapore, the third telecom operator to announce such a service m recent weeks. The company, whose customers are mostly corporate users now, is targeting
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        398 8 ACHIEVING THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL Most scholars have the maturity to challenge themselves to achieve their fullest potential. I AM writing m response to the many letters on the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star)'s requirement for scholars to maintain a Grade
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        Lock icon Police probing incidents of fallen flower pots
        296 8 WE REFER to Ms Christina Wong Foong Chei's letter, "Flower pots falling again at block where girl killed" (ST, Jan 10). We share Ms Wong's concern and police are investigating the recent incidents of fallen flower pots at Block 54, Kent Road. HDB
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        101 8 I REFER to the letter, "Wider use of Medisave lauded" (ST, Jan 19). We wish to clarify that KKH's Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery is equipped with different technologies and equipment that can be used to treat patients with both cosmetic and
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        Lock icon Preparing yu sheng at home? Take note
        189 8 FRESH IS BEST Raw fish should be eaten fresh as the freezing and thawing process carries much risk. EATING yu sheng, a dish containing raw fish, at home during the Chinese New Year has become more and more popular, with many of the
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        344 8 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to the Forum page, we XaksjiA that you agree at no charge to allow us to archive, resell or
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        Lock icon Wi-Fi phones a safer alternative for hospital
        203 8 I AM writing m regard to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)'s decision to implement the use of cellphones by its medical staff ("TTSH: Bye pagers, hello cellphones"; ST, Jan 23). Although TTSH says that a study found that cellphones had no adverse effect
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        Lock icon Lifting of ban on US beef has doc worried
        318 8 Lifting of ban on US beef has doc worried I REFER to the article, "Spore lifts ban on US beef" (ST, Jan 18), which stated that the authorities banned US imports m 2003 after a case of mad-cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE) emerged m Washington state. I have my
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        Lock icon School transport association explains recent fare hike
        397 8 I REFER to the letters from Miss Gloria Cheng Hui Mm ("No hikes please, school bus fares high enough"; ST, Dec 31) and Mdm Howe Ei Leen ("School bus fares: More transparency needed"; ST, Jan 5). Miss Cheng said she pays $80 for
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        502 9 Take your £3 million and go! Cany on till the World Cup, Sven, then... Eriksson insists that, tired of media intrusion, he had already planned to quit after World Cup a year ago London EVEN before the "fake sheikh" scandal, Sven-Goran Eriksson wanted to quit after the World Cup. He
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        Lock icon The last straw: His allegation that clubs are corrupt
        1328 9  -  Rob Hughes By In London Sven's results England's record under Eriksson: All Matches: Played 59, won 34, drew 15, lost 10, 111 goals for and 57 goals against. Competitive: Played 33, won 23, drew seven, lost three, 63 goals for and
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        661 10  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Denmark coach rates other team's World Cup chances ahead of England's By Sports Correspondent Chinese New Year goodies for fans THE first 10,000 paying fans to tomorrow's Tiger FC Internationals match between Singapore and Denmark will get a chance to win S-League
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        Lock icon Be brave, Hughes tells players
        449 10 London BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has a warning for Manchester United: He will tell his players to act as though they own the place when they go to Old Trafford. He takes his charges there for the second leg of their League Cup semi-fi-nal,
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        Lock icon Henry has deal with Barca: report
        704 10 London Premiership Top scorers 16 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 1 3 Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 12 Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Middlesbrough) 1 1 Darren Bent (Charlton Athletic) an Q 10 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Marlcgi Harewdoa (West Ham United) \A 9 Hossam Ahmed
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        Lock icon Nigeria edge Ghana
        159 10 Cairo A PLACE m the World Cup is no guarantee of success m the African Nations Cup. Ghana, one of the five African qualifiers for June's World Cup Finals m Germany, slumped to a 0-1 defeat by Nigeria on Monday. A late strike by Taye Taiwo gave
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        Lock icon Justine digs deep for slot in semi-finals
        786 11 TENNIS Belgian shows she s over injuries with ouster of Davenport m Australian Open Melbourne JUSTINE Henin-Hardenne restored her_,self-belief after two injuryplagued years when she fought back from a set down to beat world No 1 Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open yesterday.
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        Lock icon Stop squealing please, Maria
        335 11 MARIA Sharapova's highpitched squealing and grunting during points is illegal and the referee should tell her to shut up, said tennis great John Newcombe. The Australian former world No 1, who has won seven Grand Slams, has urged opponents to demand the Russian keep quiet. He
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        405 11  - Singapore team net Fisher Paykel LEE YULIN NETBALL SPONSORS do not often seek out a women's sport to allocate their funds to instead of one dominated by men. But Fisher Paykel made a canny move when the company threw its lot m with the Singapore national netball team for the
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          53 11 PARIS: European soccer's governing body Uefa plans to look into doping allegations, made by former Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie, before the 1993 Champions League final. Eydelie had said he and several of his teammates had received injections before the game against AC Milan. Marseille won the
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          44 11 ROME: Moroccan tennis player Younes El-Ay-naoui has tested positive for cannabis during last month's Italian team championships. If a second test confirms the initial finding, he will have to appear before the anti-doping commission of the Italian Olympic Committee. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        1071 12  - When 8 1 points are just not enough Chia Han Keong IN THE HOOP The Lakers can't be title contenders while they remain a one-man show By T-Mac drops 41 TRACY McGrady scored 41 points, including 14 straight m the fourth quarter, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 90-87
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        372 12 WONG HOW UN AGE: 88 passed away peacefully on 24 January 2006, leaving behind loved ones. WlfetLauAhMui Sons: Daughters-in-law: Arthur Wong Ah Chye Loh Mci Ling Joey Wong Cheong Kong Sally Au Tom Wong Hon Kwong Chan Mci Yoong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Margaret Wong Ah Looi Jenny Wong Lai Chan John
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        149 12 JEGAN KRISHNAN 6 June 1978 to 18 January 2006 Things will never be the same without you around Dearly missed by Dcvi James Kumar Kavitha Latchu Mages Praba Subash Suresh m Vimal IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of SARDARI RANJIT KAUR W/O LATE PURAN SINGH > Departed on 01.02.2005 m
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        39 13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to hMdm Koh Soy Moy and her family on the demise of her beloved Father KOH PENG CHENG From The Board of Directors, Management Staff of SEE HOY CHAN SDN. BERHAD GROUP OF COMPANIES
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        433 13 "Surely goodness and love shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 YIP KUAN HOI Age: 80 Departed on 23 January 2006 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Chow Mon Vow, deceased) Sons:
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        439 15 New rules imposed on local rating agencies m the wake of 2 sudden defaults Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA announced measures yesterday to strengthen regulation of its bond market, following sudden defaults that rocked investor confidence and prompted calls for tighter controls of local ratings agencies.
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        558 15 Dearborn (Michigan) WITH Ford Motor's sweeping cuts announced on Monday, the Big Three United States carmakers have axed nearly 140,000 jobs since 2000, about one-third of their North American payroll, a rollback to a workforce size not seen since the end of
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        129 15 Shanghai TRA VELOCITY, a United States online travel agent, has bought Asian counterpart Zuji for US$34 million (5555.6 million), boosting its presence m the fastgrowing Asian region. The purchase gives Travelocity, owned by travel specialist Sabre Holdings, additional operations m Australia, Hong Kong, South
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        145 15 January 24 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Source HSBC Bank USA. Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Buying Selling Aust dollar 1*2130 1.2280 Can dollar 1.4020 1 4190 Euro 1.9820 2.0050 Malaysian ringgit*
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        35 15 Yesterday's close: 15,648.89 (+288.24 points) Japanese stocks closed 1.88 percent higher boosted by Wall Street gains, with investors shrugging off the arrest of an IT entrepreneur and searching for good bargains. AFP
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        29 15 Yesterday's close: 4,824.8 (+12.7 points) Australian share prices closed 0.26 per cent higher as diversified miners benefited from a strong rise m base metals prices. AFP
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        33 15 Yesterday's close: 1,207.22 (+7.09 points) Indonesian stocks closed 0.59 percent higher, helped by firmer regional markets and easing oil prices as investors focused on banking, mining and construction stocks. AFP
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        32 15 Yesterdays close: 9,549.92 (+85.02 points) Indian stocks closed higher amid gains m ci, lal goods, technology, i ar and pharma stocks. However, oil and banking stocks lost ground, reported moneycontrol.com.
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        33 15 Yesterday's close: 745.95 (-4.33 points) Thai stocks closed 0.58 per cent lower, with energy stocks under pressure and investors taking some profits rather than following gains m regional markets. AFP
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        31 15 Yesterday's close: 906.98 (+4.47 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher m line with gains m major regional bourses, with select blue chips m focus. AFP
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        578 16  -  Grace Ng TEMASEK'S ACQUISITION OF SHIN CORP Analysts divided, with core telecoms business, AIS, facing uncertainty By ANALYSTS say Temasek Holdings surely had its eyes wide open to the risks of buying into a diversified behemoth like Thailand's Shin Corp, but
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        549 16  - Thaksin fends off criticisms on tax-free gains, control Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday defended his family's sale of its controlling stake m Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings amid criticism over the 73.3 billion baht (Ss3.l billion) deal. Concern has erupted on
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        429 18  -  Narendra Aggarwal NOL propels to No. 1 spot m ranking of top 100 companies with global operations By Economics Correspondent "By recognising the success of these leading international players, we hope that their combined experience will serve as a key source of
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        298 18  -  Grace Ng By SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector enjoyed a bumper year for employment last year, with a total of 16,700 new jobs m the pipeline, thanks to fresh investments of $8.5 billion, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). This was an impressive 42 per
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        349 18  - Economic integration in Asia set to gather pace Kelvin Wong By ASIAN integration and the sometimes bumpy relations between countries have to be carefully managed to ensure growth and prosperity are sustained m the region. In making the point yesterday, Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim said
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        549 19  -  Christopher Tan Group posts earnings of $30m m third quarter as impact of fare increase kicks m By Senior Correspondent LISTED transport operator SMRT Corp has received an interim reimbursement of $4.4 million from the Government for a delay m the Circle
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        362 19  - Demand for industrial land hits 10 -year high Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent THE take-up of vacant industrial land that is ready for firms to develop their own facilities on shot up 153 per cent to hit a 10-year high last year, reflecting strong demand from local companies. Singapore's largest
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        197 19 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T), which designs and upgrades cable networks, saw its net profit for the full year ended Dec 31 rise by 6.5 per cent to $38.96 million from the $36.59 million it reported m 2004. This was despite a 37.3
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        613 19  -  Azrin Asmani TAKING STOCK By CRASH one day, come back the next. That was the story yesterday as regional markets rebounded with bargain hunters m the fray after Monday's massive sell-off. As well as the prospect of some quality stocks on the cheap, the
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        195 19  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GOH ENG YEOW F&N'S MICHAEL FAM EXERCISES OPTIONS BEVERAGE giant Fraser Neave's (F&N's) executive chairman, Mr Michael Fam, has been tidying up his portfolio of shares m the company, prior to retirement. In a flurry of announcements to the Singapore Exchange, F&N said Mr Fam had exercised 100,000
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        761 20  -  Goh Eng Yeow Software developer acquired by rival; no rollout schedule yet, says exchange By Markets Correspondent Paving the way THE software developer hired by SGX to develop the new trading system, India-based SDG Software Technologies, was acquired by Mumbai
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        224 20  -  LEE SU SHYAN DELAYED ANNUAL REPORT CHINA Aviation Oil's (CAO's) now-suspended boss, Chen Jiulin, was paid $2.16 million m 2004, down from the $4.6 million reported for 2003, it was revealed yesterday. But CAO's other directors did not receive a single cent m
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        1002 4  -  Arnold Gay It's great to be a hero to your son. But don't spend enough time with him, and you'll quickly become a zero fatherhood YOU have no life, a fresh-faced intern m my department blurted out last week after learning of my daily routine as
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        1126 5  -  Mak Mun San Now that Chinese New Year is not seen as the big occasion it used to be, midlifers no longer bristle at the thought of their family not being around during the festive period Instead of wasting it playing mahjong, we'd rather spend quality
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        953 5  -  Cheong Suk-Wai Rachel Simon learns about life through bus rides together with her mentally retarded sister life'sjourney WHEN her father died some years ago, American creative writing professor Rachel Simon found herself the sole guardian of her mentally retarded elder sister, whom she calls
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        1411 6  -  Ong Sor Fern Jack Neo's movies have populist appeal and are very successful, but does it mean he is a great film-maker? MOVIE CORRESPONDENT II ACK is quick. But can he be nimbler? I That is the question I want to ask ac- I tor-director-writer Jack Neo.
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        399 6  -  Ong Sor Fern I NOT STUPID TOO (PG) 1 29 minutes/Opens tomorrow •k-kirir-Ct IF THE existence of a film industry is measured by the production of com-mercially-minded mediocrity, then Singapore can certainly claim to have one. A Jack Neo-produced movie has become de rigueur
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        497 7  -  Tay Yek Keak This gongfu epic seems to be a taste of Jet Li to come when he gives up action films FEARLESS (NCI 6) 103 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* **<n> THIS historical gongfu epic, billed as Jet Li's last martial arts movie is he seriously going
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        364 7  -  Ong Sor Fern ZODIAC: THE RACE BEGINS (PG) 90 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* •&'£<•&•& BESIDES I Not Stupid Too, also eyeing the Chinese New Year box office is homegrown animation company Cubix International's Zodiac: The Race Begins. Touted as Singapore's first feature-length 3D animated feature, this Chinese
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        290 7  -  Douglas Tseng ANTHONY ZIMMER (PG) 90 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* -k-k-Cr-Ci ANTHONY Zimmer is an elusive money launderer wanted by both the French police and the Russian mafia. Their only hope of finding him is to follow his mistress Chiara (Sophie Marceau). To throw their scent off, Chiara randomly selects, on
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        568 10 A treasure trove of related books and artefacts of the Chinese classic from a private collection are on show EXHIBITION THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER EXHIBITION National Library Board and Chinese Literary Society National Library, Level 9 Promenade Hong Xinyi ARTS REPORTER RICH with
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        220 10 HONG KONG Slow down and improve quality that is the advice to the city's prolific entertainment industry from Eason Chan, the newly crowned king of Hong Kong's pop music awards season last year. On Monday, he won the Four Electronic Media Syndicated Award, an honour for
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        105 10 MANHATTAN (Kansas) Asked his opinion of the movie Brokeback Mountain, President George W. Bush hemmed and hawed. "You would love it. You should check it out," a man m the audience told Mr Bush on Monday during a question and answer session at Kansas State University.
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        56 10 HONG KONG F4 is back. The Taiwanese pop idols have confirmed three concert plates at the Hong Kong Coliseum from March 24 to 26, three years after taking a break from the band for solo projects. Apple Daily says the boys will go to Hong Kong
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        65 10 NEW DELHI Mumbai police might want to check out this movie. Little-known director Nabh Kumar Raju is making a Mafia-themed film whose entire cast will consist of criminals or people who say they have at least attempted a crime, The Times of India reported. About 3,000 hopefuls
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      60 6 Vffi MERCEDES Up/ FOR SALE rrgg where dreams become REALITY (l)lmmtis) Mercedes E2BO $172 888 Mercedes CLX 280 Cjtn*t-»wlGrt 4km* $210,888 Mercedes S-Ctess (Nm 2006 B| $293,888 Ccedes ML 350 V 6 $228,888 61 Übi Aye 2 #02-16/17 Automobile Megamart E: sales@vincar.com. sg For export 9749 1119 BIDDED NO.'IO'. 7/'O3
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      439 7 P^ VOLVO FOR SALf DONE 36.000 KM. 1 own< Mid 2003 XC9OT6 2.9. Fi service by SM. PARF 65< COE $*****. Call 6778-2233 1 OWNER. MID 2003 Voh S6OA. OMV $***** x 65 PARF. COE $*****. Full se vice by SM. Like new! 6778-22; ITfk OTHER MAKES |i^/ FORSALE Toyota
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      397 7 Wff\ SPORTS/ COUPES/ fjff CABRIOLETS N". FULL SPEC EVO-9 GT. White. LiM Showrm piece. Sale for CNY! 3 days delivery. 9761-9075 •92 CTR RX7. (FC) Turbo II 1.3. '0 COE till '2012. New racing clutch. *> Many extras. $36.8 K. *****456 rri3 -aaaaaaa Iff? 4- WHEEL DRIVES j 12/-03 JEEP
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      383 7 Q)wS ALL TYPES OF Vehicles, makes models. Best Don't besitati Pis call Hp: 9852 2000 BEST PRICE FOR your car. A models. Professional friendl svc. Call: 9001 7900/ 9276 554 HIGHEST OFFERI EXPORT/ use cars: Japanese continental. Vie at your door step. 9845-9000 BEST DEAL) SELL/ buy offpeak normal cars.
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      414 7 Vehicles I YONG CHUAN MOTOR TRADING 50 UPP CHANGI ROAD EAST Tel 6345-1777/ 9666-7137 Mr Ong Buy/ sell/ lease used new vehicle '04 Mitsubishi 10' Box '04 Mitsubishi 10' Freezer Low box '03 Isuzu 10 ft diesel Y-plate '01 Toyota Dyna 10 ft Diesel '00 Fuso lOton 20' freezer tailgate
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      258 7 CmaTir SSANGYONG MUSSO 2.9 D Mer cedes Benz licence engine 5- I seater Cabin. Free Ist 3 servicing, i j www.streetsmart.sg 6465-4466 flfr| VANS FOR SALE AmW mS BRAND NEW FIAT Doblo Cargo. $0 downpayment. Free Insurance, servicing glass window plus seat. Special financing package. Call Chartered Motor *****811 BRAND
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      390 7 VANS FOR SALE '91 TOYOTA HIACE. V Plate. COE 2011. Good condition. Selling SB.BK. *****870/ *****144 09/02 MERCEDES BENZ Vito 110 CDI 5-dr diesel. 1 Owner. Tax j 9/06. Call 6468-2200 2/'O4 LITEACE DIESEL 4 dr. Auto. 1 owner. Low km. Al cond. Cheap! Loan avail. *****435 '00 MITSUBISHI L3OO
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      642 8 mj CITY a SOUTH-WEST W PTEAPTS-RENT THE PEARL Mt Faber. 3 bdrms. Partial/ f/furn. Approx. 1400 sqft. Big balcony. Facing greenery F/facilities Zane 9021 4055 RIVER PLACE TOP AGENT (Transected over 300 units) 1/I+l (800 sqft) $2300 up 2+l (1033 sqft) $3200 up 3+1(1300 1800sqft) $4000 up a 4+l (2000
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      443 8 ■aY DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ BaY 009- 10 ORCHARD/ L^i TANGUN/ HOLLAND LXI TANOUN/ HOLLAND I iPHPPIPPPPPPIiI j For Lease by Developer J 188 2HHE? ji~a I F u condo facilities f tß^^^k fjflßjß i 3 bedrooms L I 1,313 sqft to 2,573 sqft R I Partially fully furnished B term
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      473 8 m^mmmmmW^^^Am^rwmmm LEONIE GDN 2540 sqft 4+l. High fir. F/facilities. Pool view. Opp OFS. Good layout. Immed. 2 units View to oiler. DTZ 9738-4034 STUDIO 3 9 River Valley. Brand j new. 1 bdrm. Full glass, high fir, j city view. Immed. Gym/ pool, j $2.2 K. Call Nicholas *****008 I
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      704 8 ■LX DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ tii) TANGUN/ HOLLAND CHOICE BALINESE PENTHOUSE BRAND new <* Holland Village. Cozy interior, outdoor roof terr, jacu*7i 1700sqft 2+l. $4300. *****210 iEXPArsaioi(^ LUCKY TOWER NOl. 3500 sqft. 4 maid+patio. Greenery. Spacious. Renovated. F/facilities. Tanglin Mall. Immed. $7K. 9100-9099 TANGLIN PARK 3+1. 1335/ 1600/ 1765 sqft. Face
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      798 8 ■k 009-10 ORCHARD/ QQ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND D.lO BRAND NEW Belmond Green 2+l. 970 sq.ft. High fir. Excellent view. $4.2K neg. BBT 9205-8453 D.lO D'GROVE VILLAS 2702 sq.ft. High floor. Panoramic view. 4+l+l. P/furn. Chang *****425 ALLSWORTH 1959 SOFT. 3+l. Ren ovated. Upgraded facilities. Resort like. 53.8K neg. *****667 PENTHSE NEAR
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      694 8 ■k Dll &21 NEWTON/ Bk Dl 1 821 NEWTON/ Ely BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Dlj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT I V I L L E fc I ißfiS aaW_»BB-____________________M M m^^^^F m^l m W m m^^^ Full condo facilities j^^B In* I Near MRT 841*'/ 1/3 bedrooms Pfc u»ifo' 936 2,594
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      809 8 BS Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST If PTEAPTS-RENT VILLA MARINA 3+l. Resort living coqdo. Nicely turn. Siglap Ctr/ eateries/ beach. neg. Immed. Welcome enquiries: 9800-0086 NEPTUNE COURT, 3-RMS. $1450. Sea view. F/ aircon. Fully furnished, immediate! Bright Windy. Charissa 9271-6099 OT PEBBLEBAY STUDIO/ 3+l+l F/furn Bay/ river view. 850/ 2357
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      636 8 Properties ■k 19-20 SERANGOON/ yli THOMSON W PTEAPTS-RENT AMK CONDO. 3+l Castle Green. 2+l Far Horizon Gdn. Newly furn. Both near MRT. F/facilities. Nice Cosy. *****684 Can Co broke LAKEVIEW MACRITCHIE/ THOMSON Plaza. Greenery view. 2 units per fir. 1616 sqft. Covered car park/ security. $1800. *****948 BRAND NEW DEVT!
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      853 8 IgV HOUSES FOR RENT ■ii _______d_B m Jnli Miftn aHMHMwMKHaafe I TWO UNITS NEW Semi D. Holland Pk s+l bdrms. Pool, Landscape. < Showroom turnishing, Autogate. i Alarm, Immed move m. Land i 3042/ 3458 sqft. Built up 4371/ 4762 sqft. Rental S$l3K. mini- mum 2 yrs. Contact 9799 9208
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      875 8 fff\ HOUSES FOR RENT tt.ll OLIVE ROAD. 45.280 sq.ft. storey detached. CBPf b 326 1686 rERRACE HSE FOR rent at No. 5. 7, 9 Ava Rd. Z units. Interested 3ls call *****788 STEVENS RO BEAUTIFUL bunqa ow with pte pool services Co's ease only. Call *****477 8.14 GEYLANG. OFF Loronq
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      748 9 Wffi SERVICE P*\ SERVICE fffi SERVICE tiff APARTMENTS tmW APARTMENTS \fff APARTMENTS f (Premium ibeations Sought-after locations m the city centre at Queen Street, or an address to brag about m the prestigious Bukit Timah area whichever you choose, you'll get quiet and relaxing surroundings that are truly set apart.
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      568 9 f^i ROOMS FOR RENT tiff (PRIVATE) D.B NEAR FARRER Pk MRT. Large bdrm with balcony, f/furn/aircon. Can cook. $500*. *****973 HIV onrtMC cno URGENT) MASTER/ COMMON rms Yishun, Sembawang, Bishan, Bt Batok, CCX. F/furn. MRT/ ameni- ties. neg. Call Parry *****450 Common rm 43 Bendemeer. $300 Common rm 192 Bishan
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      676 9 EAST COAST STUDIO 2 bdrm apts. S/pool, easy parking. $900SI.2K. *****H4/ *****558 BEAUTIFUL TRELLIS TOWER 3+l. 1600 sqft. Furn. 29/1-7/2. $1200 (mcl utility) neg. IDO 8200-5757 HK DOl-08 LfIJCiTY a SOUTH-WEST HOUSES-SALE 2-STOREY BEAUTIFUL PERANAKAN conservation shophses <?> Ev- j erton Rd. Life-style living. Taste- j fully renovated. 3500 sqft.
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      753 9 ■_k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ QQ TANGUN/ HOLLAND W HOUSES-SALE BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL HOMES Park Vale vicinity d/storey 6500 sqft resort. Few years old. 4+2 ensuites. Pool. Spacious layout/ design. Immaculate! Just bring luggage! 500 m to RGPS!... $4.Xml Stevens Rd vicinity quiet 2Yi storey resort. 7000/ 5500 sqft, s+l. World class finishes.
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      502 9 IfK DOS-10 ORCHARD/ My TANOUN/ HOLLAND J i-M ill l* 1 BL____Bj W+i r2/3/4 Badrooma From BBOK. TOP soon!! Full Facilities Mins to Dhoby Ghaut Showflat Raady PNMsecaH man NitanMWm I A PHvert* OttMS 9 Orchawcl THE PIER Robertson. TOP soon. 1-bdrm 753 sqft. High fir. $7XXK 2-rm 1044 sqft.
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      814 9 ffh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ tm TANOUN/ HOLLAND THE PIER c Robertson Ouay. 2 rms lovely balcony. 990 sqft. TOP soon. Freehold. Quality finishing. neg. WUAN 9670-5550 'RARE' JERVOIS vicinity 1033 sqft. renovated 2+l, pool, security, car park, lift, only 5 yrs. Greenery. F'hold. $7xxK. Call 9767-6012 GRANGE RESIDENCE. EXCLUSIVE! 2583 sqft,
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      784 9 ■bY Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ |HJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI jff HOUSES-SALE OPEN HSE: WATTEN Dr. 4-6pm to day. d/storey inter. 2200/ 250( sqft. Sell by CNY! Agt *****521 OFF CHANCERY (ENBLOC) 630 C sqft 2-storey bunglw 6+l Move m F'hold. Ouiet. 53.9 M. *****999 RAFFLES PK. 2-STOREY Bunglv Elevated. *****
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      656 9 Properties ■Lk Dll 821 NEWTON/ BaY Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ I Lyl BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LSI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT JB PTEAPTS-SALE if- Freehold, Defer 5+5% fOA E^?K§^ iv I 1/2/ 3+l/ Penthouse f^"^^ gJSSSTW^tS 1 i Near Newton/Novena MRT |J] JjjT JL amenities/ United Square frn^am rn^m^L Attractive price/ Quality
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      529 9 iffkDls-16EASTCOAST tiff PTE APTS SALE BUTTERWORTH LANE. F'HOLD TOP End '06. Exclusive Yet Con venient. Good Schs. 3 bdrms Penthse. Good layout. MRT. N.S Priced To Sell! Call 9889-0022 I aar^J mm |BES^)HtK)N PEACH GDN 2766 sqft 4+l Hacienda 3229sqft 4+l. $I.5xM i Casa Meyfort 1765 sqft. 3+l $I.xk Amber
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      769 9 aa___________at— ■cV Dl 7-1 8 CHANGI/ 1 L^J PASIR RIS Jff HOUSES-SALE LOYANG VILLAS CORNER terr. 4+l 2152/ 2560 sqft. Emerald desio^ Inter terrs. 2031/ 2526 sqlt. Nice ly renovated, ny /c m 9144-6688 $780K LOYANO CORNER terr (Emerald Design). 2900 sqft. Huge 4+l all attached. Inter also avail 9
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      623 10 iKWs ■F-SALE FREEHOLD NIM GREEN 3-STOREY Inter terr 4+l+l. 1938/ 3338 sqft approx. Face NS. Fully renovated. Move m cond. Call Terry 9001-1118 DONT MISS DESIRED DREAM HOME! ***** sq ft. Colonial style bunglw. 999 yrs. Pool/ 880 pit/ huge gdn/ serene vicinity. 4+l rms. Ann 9666 8428 D.27 SPRINGHILL
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      814 10 lffVD25-28 NORTH tiff PTE APTS -SALE _____________________Hr __i______J' a, lit 111 BiTIM'KJ 1 1^ W4 ANG POW DISCOUNT! Resort living The Calrose <?> YCK. F'hold. TOP '07/ '08. 21 3/ 3+ roof terr/ Duplex/ 4-rms/ Penthses. Ikm fr St Nicholas Girls'. Near YCK MRT. EUPHONY GDNS #03. Blk 5. 1442
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      836 10 ©HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3' .-RM CORNER BLK 134 Bedok N. MRT/ Central/ Mkt. 82 sqm. Wellkept. $0 cash! 9028-7070 ST 772 BEDOK Res. Rd. Mid fir. Breezy. River view. Valued $315K neg. Hurry! 9619 5915 ERA 5T 506 PT Blk/ 765 Bedok Res View. Low/ high
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      972 10 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE tili (BTMERAH/Q-STOWN/ Wff TELOK BLANGAH) 3T 8LK.86 C'WEALTH Close. Upgraded. Near amenities/ MRT/ mkt. Renovated. Low fir. Immed regn. M.Perdaus 9450-3444 PN 3 V C'WEALTH Dr blk 89. Low/ lift fir. Renovated. Upgraded paid. Move-in cond. Near MRT/ mkt. View to offer! 9797-1775 3-RM T.BLANGAH
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      1028 10 Jfk HDB APTS FOR SALE tliij (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ B MACPHERSON) LISTING 3-RMS UPGRADED BLK 53. Sim; Place. High fir. Unblocked. 3 min< to MRT. Orig./ mkt/ amenities Buyers/ agts welcome *****14 C 5-RM BLK 10, 2nd level, Jin Batu Spacious. Approx 129 sqm. Cosy Mkt/ Suntec. Must sell!! Any offei considered!!!
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      896 10 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) MUTHU **Z] 9796 2202 \ffr± 5-RM CORNER JURONG 658. #14 i I Unblocked. S6OK renovation. 5 Granite fir. HDB value 5325 K. 4'A' 940/ 909. Lift. Move m. LINA 9851-0213 PN Sell/ Buy 3T 185 Corner #11. Below HDB 3T 186 #13, 187 #13,
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      803 10 IflV HDB APTS FOR SALE tiff (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC APT 8LK.648 Pasir Ris High fir. Beautifully renovated, movein cond. Near park/ Elias Shpg Mall. Sell 9 value. 9455-0260 SEAVIEW! 5T BLK 629 High fir, 4-bdrms, corner! Renovated. Mins to mall/ sch/ beach. Low Grab now! Others avail! *****772 UNIT!
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      847 10 Properties liX HDB APTS FOR SALE tiff (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) Pm May aafl *B r i vpfiaX W^ j CATHBINE KWANG mjtrmi 9099 5555 '■^i^ 3NG 822 WALKUP tt4 value $166k 4NG 290 #03 simple $225k up 4A Corner 878 #03 lift, move m ExecApt 429/431/495E S35OK+ NORTH FACING-COZY. A House
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      802 10 ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE tiff (WOODLANDS) Dream Home 4'A' BLK 727 Corner. A paradise on Earth. High fir to count the stars upon the sky. A rustic cosy i den to steal a kiss. *****870 BLK 689E WOODLANDS Drive 7 #16. 5-rm. Brand new unit, f/aircon. 10 mins walk
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      859 10 HfS HDB APTS FOR SALE tiff (YISHUN) UilMiWiaii-im^ IWwii -mlii A_4»_4*_______> tIIMI_UIH_MMJ ITOpwny AOVIMfS 3 'NG' BLK 710. #10. Valued SIS4K. »12. Valued $157 K. Sim pie. Early move m. Malay owners MRT/ mkt. neg. 9386 4500 NEW LIST! 3'A' Bik 303 Yishun Central. High fir. Ur-blocked. 5 mins to
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      666 11 RH FACTORY SPACE ffK FACTORY SPACE tiff FOR RENT tiff FOR RENT ~B^^^t_jjfjai-^Pilar *"B 2 15 OQO t -***_ft_lls*y r^^ fitted office space i !i i <**i T l °gKfc. ■•'Ji jl |l I Ij li testing, product design 'I i a I I m m. and development ,i -IWfIE
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      469 11 TYRWHin RD LEVEL-1 Shop. 1450 sqft. Level 3 Factory/ Office 2450 sqft. Owner 9662-8357 600 KALLANG PUDDING. 590/ 1453/ 1593 sqft. Fitted/ aircon/ ceiling lights. Owner 9616-5957 LOYANG DR, 3000 sqft office cum warehouse for rental. Call owner Mr Yeo 9 *****154. No agt pis HEAVY VEHICLE PARKING licence available
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      486 11 ffh FACTORY SPACE HH FACTORY SPACE PRY FACTORY SPACE R(V FACTORY SPACE FftV FACTORY SPACE tiff FORSALE Iff? FORSALE jjff FORSALE \jff FOR SALE fjff FOR SALE Tech no L tnk ■WW^WWlr^^^lP^^B^^ Every Unit Enjoys I p«- J **rs' L____*^^\^\ Ground Floor Convenience I [> JM mrtm, am**''' *M W^^
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      224 11 APEX TOWER Area from 409 4144 sq.ft. Near MRT Ample parking space Enquiries 6338-2628 20 JOO CHIAT ROAD «02-05 attic) 1800 sqft $4,500 802-07 680 sqft $1,700 *03-01 660 sqft $1,450 *03-03 732 sqft $1,600 *03-04 660 sqft $1,450 587 GEYLANG ROAD UO2-01 670 sqft $1,005 63A Temple St 954
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      504 11 i MustNotWk Missf LAST CHANCE TO own a F'hold Furn office by paying rental for j 18-28 yrs w/o bank borrowing. I Co-broke *****681/ *****978 !^Jt i'HMIM™ .^li TllffiEl 1 A_3 SUNTEC CITY. 1000/ 1486/ 3498/ 5188 sqft. Panoramic view. Fitted/ bare. Suitable for MNC, IT firms etc. Andrew Tan
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      643 11 ©FORRENT 108 ROBINSON RD. GMG Bldg 1600 sqft 9 $2.50 psf neg. Tenancy till 31/1/06. Call: 6324-1131 TG PAGAR REALTY Ctr 1000/ 1200 sqft. MRT. High fir, carpark. Vacant. $2.60 psf. Tan *****618 201 D TAMPINES ST 21/ Chai Chee/ Hougang. Aircon, carpeted. Amenities. 6784 9650. (No agents) RAFFLES MRT.
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      328 11 Ilk OFFICE SPACE tiff FORSALE NEW LIST. HIGH St Plaza. Newly i upgraded. 2 units. 96/ 325 sqft. 3 i mins walk to MRT. *****210 PEACE CENTRE 1500 to 5000 sqft. Full window view. Please call 6259 9937/ 8161-6661 SIMS AYE CTR. F'hold. Renovated. 1108 sqft. Convenient. Bank sale. $405
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