The Straits Times, 18 July 2006

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  • 612 1  -  Azhar Ghani xpected to rise as many are still missing; magnitude 7.2 undersea quake triggered killer wave By Indonesia Bureau Chief \KARTA TRONG undersea earthquake off the southern coast of Indonesia's Java island sent tsunami waves crashing some lkm inland yesterday, killing at least 86
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  • 565 1  - Two -day flu pandemic readiness drill this week LeeHuiChieh By ANYONE visiting a public hospital between 11am and 3pm on Friday or Saturday will have his temperature taken and will have to fill up a form on his contact details, travel history' and whether he feels unwell. Those visiting hospital
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  • 1149 1  -  Tschang Chi-Chu By China Correspondent In Beijing WEEKENDS mean house-hunting for Beijing native He Jun and her fiance. They are looking to buy a 1,100 sq ft apartment near her office and her parents' home before they many. Taking their time has cost
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    • 503 2 SECTION ONE »HOME prjme 3 4 Guilty of killing wife Asia 6-12 The ex-caretaker who World 14-19 battered his wife to death Review 20-22 with a variety of PY| 23 household items has *VC Tf ON TU/n pleaded guilty to 2>fcC I lON I WO manslaughter and will be Home
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  • PRIME
    • 74 3 BishantoPaya Lebar Now: 13-35 nuns When Circle Line is ready: 17 mins ►I Bishanto Buona Vista Now: 34 inins When Circle Line is ready: 19 mins •> Serangoonto Paya Lebar Now: 13 mins by BBS by bus When Circle Line is ready: 12 mins PHOTO: MORE FEATURES:. Unlike
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    • 582 3  -  Christopher Tan One reason for this: Commuters need not travel to city interchanges By Senior Correspondent COMMUTERS complaining about long travelling times were yesterday assured that the MRT Circle Line will shorten these trips "'quite sharply". lourney from Bishan to Paya Lebar, for
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    • 598 3  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE'S factories have been churning out exports at break-neck speed, easily beating official and market expectations in the first half of the year, with more strong growth expected spelling more jobs for Singaporeans. Total two-way trade, which includes imports,
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    • 688 4 Proposal from Britain, UN premature, says Tel Aviv; fighting enters sixth day Beirut ISRAEL bombarded Lebanon for a sixth day yesterday and dismissed as premature a proposal for an international stability force to help end the worst fighting across the Israeli-Lebanese border in more than
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  • ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      137 6 The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake that occurred at 7.58am local time on Dec 26, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Originally recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was upgraded to between 9.1 and 9.3. At this magnitude, it
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    • 98 6 The earthquake struck at 3.19pm local time with the epicentre in the sea off Pangandaran on Java island, Indonesia. »Indonesia's seismology centre recorded the magnitude of the earthquake as 7.2 on the Richter scale. Waves between 2m and 6m lashed several coastal towns and villages in West Java.
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    • 608 6 Buildings and roads damaged, but no devastation in tsunami's wake I xkarta THOUSANDS of people fled to higher ground, some climbing trees or crowding into inland mosques to pray as a powerful underwater earthquake sent a two-metre-high tsunami crashing into a
      REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; EPA  -  608 words
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    • 479 6 Textbook defence Malaysian minister Mustapa Mohamed defends the description of history in new Ethnic Relations textbook as accurate. PAGE 12 HowTo Start Your Business J9H With Little Or No Moneyl i^fj bu have been thinking of becoming your own boss but you do not know where^— §p|^ pital. Or you
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  • CHINA
    • 580 7  -  Tracy Quek Sober survey findings come amid criticism of China's university education system By China Correspondent In Beijing THEY may have proven their intellectual mettle by beating millions of other hopefuls to university, but tour in 10 of China's graduates believe that "guanxi"
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    • 432 7 Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shuibian yesterday cancelled a meeting with senior members of his ruling party and lawmakers, which was aimed at fending off mounting calls for him to step down over a string of financial scandals. Pressure on Mr Chen is building
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 841 9  -  ChuaChin Ho.n NEWS ANALYSIS N. Korea upset by China's support for UN rebuke over its missile tests By China Bureau Chief Heijing CHINA'S ties with North Korea sank to their lowest point in recent years after Beijing supported a United Nations resolution condemning Pyongyang
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    • 365 9 United Nations BRIT A I N and France helped to broker the unanimous passage of a UN Security Council resolution, ending a 10-day diplomatic deadlock that pitted Japan and the United States against Russia and China. By bridging the gap between both sides
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    • 189 9 Tokyo JAPAN is considering further economic sanctions against North Korea, including the suspension of cash remittances and freezing of assets held by the North, following Pyongyang's rejection of a UN Security Council resolution, Japanese media said yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
    • 502 10  - PakistanIndia ties 'will need new pathways' Ravi Velloor Bilateral talks suspended, but both sides unlikely to revert to mutual insults or massing of border troops By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi THE slow-moving peace process between India and Pakistan may lose momentum after last week's terrorist attack on trains
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    • 340 10 MUMBAI INDIA demanded a ''firm commitment" from Pakistan on reining in terrorists, whom they believe had a role in last week's deadly train bombings, while investigators said yesterday they expect a breakthrough soon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday that India's two-year-old
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    • 273 10 Suspected communist rebels kill 25 villagers in raid Raipur (India) HUNDREDS of suspected communist rebels attacked a govern-ment-run relief camp and two police stations in eastern Chattisgarh state yesterday, killing at least 25 villagers while losing four fighters. The attack took place in Errabore village of Dantewada district, 550km north
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 207 11 Thai King to have spinal surgery Bangkok THAI King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 78, will undergo spinal surgery on Thursday and is expected to take "a long time" to recover. The palace said in a statement yesterday that a problem detected in the King's spinal canal three years ago had become aggravated
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    • 63 11 A Filipino stallholder walking away after salvaging what he could of his belongings after a fire PHOTO: razed a market in Taguig, south of the capital Manila, yesterday. The blaze, which is thought to have been caused by firecrackers, destroyed about 800 stalls in the suburban market.
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    • 541 11  -  Salim Osman 1 8 other lawmakers warned as Jakarta cracks down on rampant unethical conduct By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA'S Parliament yesterday took the unprecedented step of expelling a legislator for alleged touting and cheating. It also issued a stern warning to 18 others
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    • 225 11 Haze returns to Malaysia and Thailand Kuala Lumpur HAZE, which has troubled South-east Asia from July to September every year since 1997, seems to be making a comeback, with northern peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand yesterday reporting low visibility. Malaysia's air pollutant index (API) rose to the moderate level yesterday.
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA
    • 504 12  -  Caroiyn Hong Some are unhappy with the way events are described Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur IS THE history of Malaysia being retold accurately in textbooks? Some Malaysians do not think so, and are upset by the way certain events have been de- scribed
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    • 236 12 KUAIA I.UMPUR EIGHTY skinheads and punks were arrested in a crackdown after a gang attacked and robbed a 13-year-old student, police said yesterday. "We have a special team to nab them. It is quite a big group. Next week we are going to launch
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    • 235 12 KL may allow entertainment outlets in housing areas PUTRAJAYA THE Federal Territories Ministry is mulling over a proposal to allow entertainment outlets to open in residential areas. The plan may form part of the new entertainment policy now in the final stages of drafting. Federal Territories Minister Zulhasnan Rafique said
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    • 129 12 STARTING YOUNG AT BULL RUN PHOTO: This boy jockey has concentration written on his face as he takes his pair of bulls across the finish line at a bull race in Indonesia. On the island of Madura, the traditional bull race known as "karapan sapi" is an annual affair. The
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 102 12 BEIJING: Beijing's Silk Alley, an indoor market repeatedly accused of selling counterfeit foreign-branded goods, is mulling a plan to punish customers who buy fakes, state media reported yesterday. The market's management said it was considering charging some customers who have a track record
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      • 156 12 LEGASPI (Philippines): The Mayon volcano south-east of Manila is showing signs of increased activity with tremors and a massive lava flow sparking fears of an eruption, volcanologists said yesterday. A continuous stream of lava from Sunday night until early yesterday and increased seismic activity indicated "heightened
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      • 118 12 TAIPEI: The United States has agreed to sell Taiwan 66 advanced fighter jets to counter China's continued arms build-up, the China Times reported yesterday. A Taiwanese delegation proposed the procurement of the fleet of F-16C/D fighters during an annual military meeting with Washington early
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      • 88 12 TOKYO: One man died and two other people were hospitalised yesterday after inhaling fumes at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district, Tokyo fire officials said. The incident occurred around mid-afternoon, sending all three to area hospitals. Mr Daiki Mori, the 31--year-old restaurant owner, was later
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  • WORLD
    • 497 14 Syria fears refugee crisis as Israel continues to bomb Hizbollah strongholds Damascus MORE than 90,000 people have fled Lebanon tor Syria since the beginning of the Israeli bombardment, leading some Syrians to worry about a possible refugee crisis. Syria is already a temporary home
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    • 309 14 PHOTO: Beirut FOREIGN nationals are rushing out of Beirut to escape the escalating conflict yesterday as Israel indicated it may provide windows in its campaign of aerial bombardment to facilitate safe passage. France and Britain which together have some 30,000 passport-holders in Lebanon are sending warships
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    • 655 15  -  Abraham Rabixovich 'These acts will pull the whole region back to years ago, and we cannot simply accept them." SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUDAL-FAISAL, on Hizbollah's attacks on Israel Decision for Hizbollah to fire long-range missiles rests with Iran, say Israeli officials By
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    • 645 15 Beirut AS THE battle between Israel and Hizbollah rages, key Arab governments are taking the rare step of publicly blaming the muma. underscoring their growing fear of its main sponsor, Iran. Saudi Arabia, supported by Jordan, Egypt, several Persian Gulf
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    • 408 16 Shi'ite lawmakers protest against attack blamed on Sunni extremists Baghdad DOZENS of heavily armed attackers raided an open air market yesterday in a town south of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding 90, police and hospital officials
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    • 316 16 Baghdad THE head of Iraq's North Oil Company has been kidnapped in Baghdad, the second high-profile abduction in the capital in two days. Gunmen seized Mr Adel Qazaz from his car in northern Baghdad on Sunday as Iraqi police continued to search for the
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    • 323 16 Baghdad AS SECTARIAN violence soars, many Sunni Arab political and religious leaders once staunchly opposed to the American presence here are saying that they need US troops to protect them from the rampages of Shi'ite militias and Shi'ite-run government forces. The pleas
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    • 190 17 Cape Canaveral (Florida) DISCOVERY landed safely in Florida yesterday, completing a 13-day mission considered critical for the United States space programme's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster. The space shuttle landed on schedule under overcast skies at the Kennedy Space Centre at 9.14am after what the
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    • 465 17 Airbus unveils updated A350 at airshow Rival Boeing discloses new orders for larger jumbo even as production woes hit Dreamliner I A R\ BOROUGH (ENGLAND] AIRBUS yesterday unveiled a long-awaited revamp of its mid-sized A350 while Boeing revealed new orders as the two aviation rivals went head-to-head at the start
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    • 299 14 Gunmen attack Iraq market Armed attackers raid an open air market in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and injuring 90. PAGE 16 PUBLIC FORt J V SCOLIOSIS: THE "CROOKED" SPINE I g Date: 23 Juiv 2006, Sunday j U jSf J I Time: 9am 11.50am r
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  • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
    • 273 19 A FORMER teacher in Tennessee, who had been jailed for having sex with a 13-year-old student, was sent to prison again for more than six years. She had violated her probation by sending the boy nude photos and videos of
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    • 137 19 FORMER US vice-president Dan Quayle took time out from participating in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nevada, to attend John Mellencamp's concert only to run into a political statement. MercuryNews.com reported that he then made a statement of his own
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    • 186 19 AUSTRALIAN who claimed he simply wanted to surprise his girlfriend when he tried to smuggle six bird eggs out of the country in his underpants has been fined A525,000 (S$30,000). Wayne Floyd, 56 was boarding a flight from Sydney to Bangkok last November em office! frisked
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    • 110 19 THE chairman of Hooters of America, Mr Robert Brooks, has been found dead at his home, officials said. Mr Brooks, who made his fortune selling chicken wings served by scantily clad waitresses, was 69. It was unclear how Mr Brooks died, but the Horry County Coroner's
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  • REVIEW
    • 391 20 AXUMBER of propositions can reasonably be made about the deteriorating Middle East situation. On Israel's side, there will be no let-up in its bombardment of Beirut 1 southern Lebanon to disable the Hizbollah forces' command structure well as supply and reinforcement lines. Israel's original mission was to
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    • 1063 20  -  John Mcßeth By Senior Writer In Jakarta IT BEGAN as a hastily conceived way to cushion the impact of last October's massive fuel price increase. But whether by accident or simple evolution Indonesia's surprisingly successful unconditional cash transfer (UCT) programme now looks
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    • 754 20  -  Michael Vatikiotis By The new Gallic dynamic could make life awkward for the US in Asia and a little easier for China. France has a reputation for being more than a little objective when it comes to US global interests. FRANCE has decided, without
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    • 970 21  -  Barry Hi ng By For The Straits Times THE Canberra government's recent decision to boost funding to regenerate the country's most important waterway has refocused public attention on the ailing Mur-ray-Darling river system, often referred to as Australia's biggest environmental problem. More broadly, the
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    • 600 21  - Share bird flu genetic data now Robert Glasser By For The Straits Times ONE of the key tools available to the international scientific community to combat the emergence of a deadly avian flu pandemic is being undermined by national, bureaucratic and individual self-interests. Countries, institutions and individual scientists are hoarding
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    • 766 22  -  Martin Gaypord B\ AS THE world wishes Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn a happy 400th birthday, it is worth asking just what it was that made him so special. Here is an out-of-left-field explanation: Rembrandt was the first great artist to adapt fully to the
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    • 694 22  -  Peter Singer By WOULD you be happier if you were richer? Many people believe that they would be. But research conducted over many years suggests that greater wealth implies greater happiness only at quite low levels of income. People in the United States, for
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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    • 266 23 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Single parents can share their experiences at a support group with trained social workers and counsellors. Moral Family Service Centre, Block 139 Petir Road, #01-448. 7pm-9pm. Fees: $10. Call 6767-1740 to register. 2 Help youngsters with cancer by buying items from an online
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    • 16 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 18 2006 MONEY THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 18 2006
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    • 701 1  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By Crime Correspondent He flung an alarm clock at hei face Punched her Threw an 8.5kg fan at her Yanked her by the hair Hit her over the head with ironing board FIRST he flung an alarm clock at her face, then
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    • 466 2  -  Teh Joo Lin Accused lived alone but 'gave impression family was with him' By THE 48-year-old allegedly started raping his maid the very night he brought her from trie maid agent's home to his flat. He is said to have
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    • 379 2 suICIDE verdict was recorded yesterday on the death of a 66-year-old man who was found burnt beside his father's tomb in Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery in late May. Goh Song Suan, a provi-sion-shop owner, was motionless and in a crouched
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    • 452 2  -  STEPHANIE YAP A SINGAPOREAN Islamic leader and his sister-in-law were killed when the car they were in hit a wild boar on Malaysia's North-South Highway last Saturday. Mr Syed Ahmad Semait, 73, and Madam Fatimah Mahamad, 58, who were seated near the
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    • 439 2  -  Judith Tan By THE squeeze on beds at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has stabilised. The hospital's chief executive Lim Suet Wun told The Straits Times that the situation at the wards and the emergency department was "slowly returning to normal". He noted that the
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    • 465 2  -  K.C. VIJAYAN HIGH COURT RULES: By Crime Correspondent A HIGH Court judge has made a case for shorter, rather than longer, deterrent jail terms for offenders who are unlikely to offend again. Justice V.K. Rajah made the point when he explained the
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    • 407 2  -  Kelvin Han By PREPARATIONS for September meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) stepped up a gear yesterday when the first load of construction material arrived at Suntec City. Deliveries of steel beams and columns and other items amid
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    • 460 3  -  Maria Ai menoar 40 members come up with $790,000 fund scholarships B\ THE international school to be set up by St Joseph's Institution (SJI) already has a council to guide its development, ahead of a final nod from the Ministry of Education
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    • 280 3  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By SOME came because their schools sent them. Others volunteered. But the 64 students from 15 top secondary schools across Asia all had one thing in mind to meet fellow top students from other countries. They joined 16 students
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    • 522 4  -  Goh Sui Noi But Donald Tsang says he won't copy policies blindly as HK has its own characteristics By Senior Correspondent WHAT most impressed Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang about Singapore is that this is a place where things
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    • 87 4 Exercise Sparrowhawk II Prepared for a flu pandemic? How ready Singapore is to deal with a flu pandemic will be put to the test in a two-day exercise on Friday and Saturday, which will involve more than 1 ,000 staff across several government ministries, hospitals, polyclinics, immigration and airport authorities,
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    • 229 4 LOOKING forward to a sumptuous supper of bak kut teh, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang literally had the door shut on him when famed Ng Ah Sio Pork Ribs Soup Eating House refused to open on Sunday evening. The Rangoon Road restaurant opens from 6am
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    • 464 4  -  Ken Kwek By THE Workers' Party (WP) last night appointed its newly elected central executive council (CEC) members to specific positions in the party leadership but with one significant departure from past practice. The posts of first and second assistant secretaries-gener-al were left vacant.
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    • 174 4 HOW Singapore's Malay-Muslims retain their identity and religious values in a secular state was among several issues dominating two days of discussions that leaders from Britain's Muslim community held with their counterparts here. At a dialogue held yesterday, the final day of their visit,
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    • 476 5 Feeding thousands needs a lot of planning, as Tania Tan discovers in this third instalment of our weekly behind-the-scenes coverage IN 1998, a truck delivering some 1,600 packets of food broke down, leaving National Day Parade (NDP) participants hungry. Since then, organisers have made sure
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    • 155 5 IN THE next few months, the Government is expected to cast light on the futuristic "experimental" and "beacon" schools it plans, which were first mentioned in its iN2015 (Intelligent Nation) infocomm masterplan last month. They will use the most advanced forms of IT, which is already
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    • 151 5 OU»CLOS«l CITV ouff Home 2OOG UNABLE to get tickets for this year's National Day Parade? Now you have a second chance. This month, The Straits Times will give away tickets weekly for the NDP Dreview on July 29 and the actual parade on Aug9. Just
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    • FORUM
      • 516 6 MYOPIA in primary-school children now is worse than in the 1960s -70s when I was in primary school. \lv eldest daughter's eyesight gets worse with each year in school. Despite my advocating good reading habits and her having eye-relaxa-tion exercises in class,
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      • 197 6 WE REFER to Mr Heng Cho Choon's letter. "'Tunnel better than overhead bridge at Bukit Batok Ave 6" (ST, June 27). We would like to assure Mr Heng that HDB had taken into consideration the needs of senior citizens be:eciding to
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      • 572 6 MY LATE mother was a diabetic who also needed renal dialysis three times a week. On April 5, her right ankle was grazed by a trolley while she was doing the marketing. The cut appeared to be minor but her pain soon
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        • 385 6 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, News Centre, 1000 T oa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we, take it that you
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      • 567 6 I REFER to the letter, "Islamic Centre condemns recent actions by Israel" (ST, July 10), from the Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS). Emotionally, I am on the same side as the Palestinians. I feel the heart-stabbing sadness of reading about and
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      • 188 6 COMMENDABLE COVERAGE I would like to compliment The Straits Times and its team for the commendable coverage of the recent Mumbai train blasts and for the candidness, impartiality, visual coverage and analysis. AS A visitor to Singapore and a senior citizen of Mumbai,
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    • SPORTS
      • 422 7 SOCCER lOXDONI OXDON IT MAY be tagged the Great Italian Sale but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not tempted. The manager said that, despite the flood of quality players into the transfer market because of the Italian match-fix-ing scandal, they are still too
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      • 893 7 Ruud to Real Madrid? Striker reportedly set to complete $34 million move to Spanish giants today Cannavaro to Capello: I want to join Real JUVENTUS' World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro is set to join Spanish giants Real Madrid, the Spanish sports daily AS reported. The 3.2 -year-old Italian skipper is
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      • 303 7 SO, IS he staying or leaving? Depending on which British newspaper Manchester United fans pick up, Cristiano Ronaldo could be headed for Spanish giants Real Madrid or he could remain at Old Trafford. The Portuguese winger had initially been reluctant to return
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      • 513 7 LONDON PAUL Gascoigne used to abuse his former wife almost every day, claims his former step-daughter. Bianca Gascoigne, whose mother Sheryl was married to the former England international in 1996, spilt the beans on their marriage on national TV. The 19-year-old is a contestant
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      • 659 8  -  Jeanette Wang ATHLETICS Throwers say the incentives, worth at least $50,000, come with huge pressure By STRESSFUL "It's very stressful. We want to take away some pressure by not taking any salary." DU XiANHUI PRESSURE 'Tax payers ask why Singapore is
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      • 394 8  -  Chan Vi Shen SOCCER By iIS accomplished displays at the World Cup last month suggest, nothing much escapes Shamsul Maidin's eyes during a football match. But in his 11 years of international experience, the Singaporean referee has not sent off a player for
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      • 246 8 Know the Laws of the Game contest winners SHARON Lee knows next to nothing about football, but she is one of the winners in The Straits Times' Know the Laws of the Game contest. "I managed to find out the answers from my boyfriend, who watches
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      • 205 8  -  Melani K. Kishor LETTERS THE World Cup final was exciting and controversial. It was nice to read a neutral and fair review of the events by The Straits Times' correspondents, especially Marc Lim. It would have been easy to get carried awav by the near-God
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      • 260 8 Accra (Ghana) RATOMIR Dujkovic resigned as coach of Ghana's national soccer team on Sunday, after guiding the Black Stars to the round of 16 in their first World Cup appearance. He cited his poor health for quitting, the Ghana Football Association said on its website.
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      • SPORTS WORLD
        • 82 8 KUALA LUMPUR: Two Australian club football teams will compete in the AFC Champions League next year, taking the places of Thai and Vietnamese teams. It is the first time Australia, which switched over to the Asian Football Confederation last January from Oceania, will participate in
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        • 88 8 SYLVANIA (Ohio): Kim Mi Hyun rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on the third play-off hole to beat Natalie Gulbis and win the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic on Sunday. It was the South Korean's second victory of the year. The three top finishers at
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        • 89 8 MANILA: Former China international Yao Jie, playing for Europe, wore down Asia's world No 1 Zhang Ning to pull off a shock victory as Team Europe won the US$lOO,OOO (*****,600) MVP Badminton Cup on Sunday. Yao's 21-19, 18-21, 21-11 win over China's Zhang completed Europe's
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        • 110 8 BRUSSELS: Kim Clijsters powered Belgium into their second Fed Cup team final on Sunday with a comfortable 6-0, 6-1 win over American teenager Vania King. They will host Italy, who beat Spain 3-1, in the Sept 16-17 final. Playing without French Open champion Justine
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        • 11 8 CYCLING: Tour de France: Stage 15 (Live, Ch22, 10.10pm).
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        • 10 8 SOCCER: S-League: Geylang United v Balestier Khalsa (Bedok, 7.30pm)
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      • 526 10  -  Leonard Lim GOLF Huge response forces organisers to close the registration one hour after it opens By IT TOOK just 30 minutes yesterday to fill up the 252 slots available in this year's HSBC Golf Challenge. Because of the overwhelming response for the
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      • 865 10 Liverpool TIGER Woods and Jack Nicklaus shared a private moment three years ago in South Africa during the President's Cup. They swapped stories about winning Majors, dealing with scrutiny and staying on top in the face of constantly evoking competition. "The one
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      • 492 10 London Owen loans luxury mansion to Woods ENGLAND football star Michael Owen has loaned Tiger Woods his £3million (SsB.7 million) mansion after the golf hero failed to find a suitable hotel to stay during the British Open. Owen is being treated in the United States for his
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      • 407 10 Silvis (Illinois) NOT everyone was enamoured with Michelle Wie playing in the John Deere Classic last week. PGA Tour veteran Jeff Gove slammed her slow play and said he was pleased the teenage star withdrew after 27 holes, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. American Gove
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      • 734 10 BASEBALL ML3: Kansas City 9 Detroit 6, NY Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 4, Florida 9 Houston 3. Toronto 4 Seattle 3(11 innings), Cincinnati 6 Colorado 4, Baltimore 4 Texas 0, Washington 8 Pittsburgh 4 (11 innings), Oakland 8 Boston 1, Minnesota 5 Cleveland 2. St Louis 11 LA
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    • OBITUARIES
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        481 11 LIM LEE CHOW Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 17 July 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: (Tay Chin Kiat, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Great Grandchildren: Tay Tiang Hong Tan Wan Yiu Tay Kok Ye Jeremy Tan Wee Kiat lay Thiam Seng Soh Soo Tiam Tay
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        597 12 TAN POH Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 1 7 July 2006, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Ang Kim Leng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: A^g Yew Lian Simon YapSokTin Ang Diam Beng Michael Ang Cheng Lian Ang Lian Hwa Andrew Glen Chan Poh Choo Serene Ang Nam Wan Chia Shiah Lian
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        298 12 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 STANLEY FOONG THONG KHUEN Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 July 2006 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Jessie
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        308 12 77/ love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death, And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath MDM PANG FONG WAH Age: 74 Was called home to be with the Lord on 16 July 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lee Jit
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        334 12 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA The familv of the late KAMACHI S/O MEYYAPPA THEVAR Departed on 4 Ju! 06 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on
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      • SGX SECURITIES
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        • 69 13 52-WfIEK TEL CURRENCY US! "VBL OAT 6RS WT CAP HIEH LOW CODE COMPANY TSADEB SALE -t-OR DM HIGH LOW DIV P1 $Ml ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USIOISOcd 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** 6170 SPDRS USH2OO 2744 2253 6235 STI
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      • 541 14 Wireless data chip can store up to 1 00 pages of text, say researchers sw Francisco RESEARCHERS at HewlettPackard (HP) have developed a tiny wireless data chip that can store up to 100 pages of text and could ultimately be used in
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      • 209 14 Washington INDUSTRIAL production in the United States rose significantly last month, reflecting advances in manufacturing, mining and car production. The United States Federal Reserve reported yesterday that output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities jumped bv 0.8 per cent last month following
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      • 18 14 Friday's close: 14.845.24 (-252.71 points) The markets were closed yesterday for a national holiday. AFP
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      • 42 14 "▼1 Yesterday's close: 16,064.82 (-70.89 points) Hong Kong stxks fell 0.44 per cent to its lowest close in two weeks as investors worried about the Middle East conflict and the prospect of more cooling measures in China. REUTIRS
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      • 33 14 Yesterday's close: 1 .682.89 (+17.68 points) Chinese stocks closed tp 1.06 per cent, extending gains on bargain-hunting after last week's sell-off. with -nvestors xkmg up energy and property stocks. AFP
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      • 36 14 Yesterday's close: 4.956.2 (-9.9 points) -^srraiian stocks closed 0.20 per cent lower, with sentiment remaining negative at the escalation in the Middle East conflict and the possibility of an interest rate hike. AFP
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      • 35 14 Yesterday's close: 902.7 (-10.93 points) Malaysian stocks closed 1.20 percent lower in line with weak regional markets as investors fretted about high oil pnces and escalating tensions in the Middle East. AFP
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        33 14 Yesterday's close: 10,293.22 (-385 points) Indian stocks plunged more than 3 per cent on concerns over inflation because of rising global oil prices and increased tensions in the Middle East. AFP
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      • 28 14 Yesterday's close: 1,283.94 (-19.63 points) Indonesian stocks closed 1.51 percent lower on concerns over rising oil prices amid increasing tensions in the Middle East. AFP
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      • 38 14 w\_ Yesterday's close: 653.02 (-8.57 points) Thai stocks closed 1.30 per cent lower as investors shifted money from the stock market to gold, a safe haven, due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. AFP
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      • 264 14 July 17 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.29 1.210 -0.040 Ascendasreit 1.02 1.900 -0.010 BIL Intf US2Oc 0.44 1.420 +0.020 CapitaLand 4.03 4.100 -0.180 CapitaMall 0.76 2.130 +0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 1.08 1.320 -0.030 CityOev 50c 2.49 8.500 -0.300 ComfortDelGro 25c .1.58 1.480 -0.020
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      • 65 14 July 17 Thai Beverage 43,267,000 China Sun HK25c 26,437,000 UTAC USISC 24,961,000 MDR2.SC 21,481,000 ChinaMilk HK5Oc 21,135,000 Celestial US6c 17,914,000 SingTel 15c 15,924,000 PacificCenturyiOc 15,303,000 MediaßingiOc 13,744,000 Luzhou 12,925,000 CapitaLand 12,827,000 FHTK Hldgs 0.5c 12,812,000 Cosco Corp 10c 12,531,000 Biosensors USO.OIc 11,700,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 1 1 ,3
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      • 142 14 Jul 17 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1880 1.2020 Can dollar 1.4000 1.4160 Euro 1.9950 2.0180 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4313 0.4321 NZ dollar 0.9790 1.0010 Sterling pound 2.9030 2.9350 US dollar 1.5800
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      • 151 14 INTEL is set to introduce today a long-delayed chip model codenamed Montecito that is the first in its Itanium chip line to have the equivalent of two electronic brains on a single piece of silicon, the Wall Street Journal said on its website yesterday. The
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      • 1957 14 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRWtSACTIO* DATE JULY 17 2006 SM£St 10. CMRBKT UUT VRJMK m m hk mum mm uu mo 34 5 8 3779 ASI Marine WOSO4OI 14 -2 5 179 7.5 3 »ria«eCorpWoBl229 5 unch 975 68.5 19 MBl Asia Water W*****0 45 -1.5 8.5 1 3795 AutronWo7o6o3 1.5
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      • 398 14 Run-up in loans 'raises credit risk' New York LEADING investment banks have dramat cally expanded their lending to leveraged buyouts in recent months, increasing their potential exposure to a bursting of the "credit bubble". Goldman Sachs' commitment to extend credit to non-investment grade companies soared by 60 per cent to
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      • 445 15 investors seeking safe havens to prevent erosion of wealth as oil prices keep rising GOLD prices hit an eight-week peak yesterday, oil futures traded near record highs and the US dollar advanced against the yen and euro as investors sought safe havens from
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      • 408 15 Hong Kong INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's top lender, aims to raise as much as USS2I billion (SS33 billion) in what would be the world's biggest initial public offering (IPO) in a dual Hong Kong and Shanghai listing
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      • 336 15 Beijing CHINA'S Minsheng Banking, part-owned by Singapore's Temasek Holdings, plans to raise funds in the Shanghai stock market after a US$l billion (SSI. 6 billion) Hong Kong listing plan failed, senior executives at the Chinese bank told Reuters yesterday. The decision underlines
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      • 229 15 Washington THE United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to a newly published paper by a researcher for the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis. A ballooning Budget deficit and pension and welfare time bomb is growing into a U5565.9 trillion (*****.2
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      • MEDIA & MARKETING
        • 573 16  -  Cai Haoxiang Their spending power is one of 10 major trends that will shape markets: MasterCard By The elderly market will be a significant one in Singapore, where a low fertility rate and high life expectancy will add to the number of
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        • 104 16 ACCORDING to the report titled 10 Dynamic Trends Shaping The Future Consumer Markets Of Asia by Dr Yuwa, economic adviser to MasterCard Worldwide in Asia Pacific, the 10 trends are: Rise of the China market Rise of the India market Rise of women consumers
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        • 303 16  -  Grace Ng By TELCO Ml used flower power to launch a new publicity blitz over the weekend. It showered Singaporeans with almost 5,000 sunflowers which its logo is based on as part of an islandwide outdoor marketing campaign. "The sunflowers epitomise the characteristics
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      • 489 18  -  Lee Su Shyan Rigby admits selling shares when he knew of firm's huge trading losses, due to be sentenced today By Companies Correspondent THE former deputy head of trading at scan-dal-hit jet ruel supplier China Aviation Oil yesterday pleaded guilty to
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      • 500 18  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent TWO developers have each picked up a prime freehold site in District 9, but it was the record-busting deal made by 'heelock Properties for Habitat One that stole the limelight. heeiock paid Si Bo million -or $1,228
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      • 369 18  -  Gabriel Chen By Surbana will provide the architectural design and various consultancy functions like engineering and project management A SINGAPORE architecture company has beaten a range of international rivals to win a $148 million contract for a luxury hotel and residential project in
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 113 18 MAINBOARD-LISTED Hotel Negara said yesterday that the portion of its shares held in public hands has fallen to 7.55 per cent below the 10 per cent threshold required under local laws for it to continue with its listed status. The hospitality group, which is
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        • 65 18 DEVELOPER Keppel Land has exercised its pre-emptive rights to increase its stake to 64.63 per cent in a joint-ven-ture vehicle that owns the 28-storey Equity Plaza in Raffles Place. The firm said yesterday that it will acquire the additional 29.26 per cent from its
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        • 91 18 ORNAMENTAL fish breeder Qian Hu yesterday said that its first-half net profit rose 17.4 per cent to $1.1 million for the first six months ended June 30. Group turnover also surged 13.9 per cent during the same period to $36.4 million, driven by robust
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      • 200 18 NOBLE Group, a supplier of raw materials from coffee to ethanol, halted talks on an iron ore marketing agreement with Fortescue Metals Group. "We had fruitful discussions with the Fortescue team, but were unable to reach an agreement with respect to certain elements
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      • 102 19 Top Rises July 17 CENTS )SHUSScSOO .1090 31 8 1.9 STI 2SOOSSAePWOBO92B 108 22.5 26.3 SIMSCI29SMBUPW6O929 .131 200 18.0 SIMSCI23OOBePW6'>OO2 61 17 0 38.6 5T1 2600 DBePWO6t 22B 149 17 0 12.9 SI MSC I2BOMBLePWSI 229 .109 16IMHUS2SC4OO 1770 15 9 0.6 CapitalandOßePW6loo9 645 13 5 26 5 SIMSCI27OMBUPW6O929 5
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      • 98 19 Top Rises CENTS MultiVisWoBo4l7 3 5 75 0 1.5 Rowsley WOBlll7 1.5 50.0 0 5 Venture QBSeCWO6I O27 3 50 0 1.0 CapitalanSGAePW6loo9 II 47 8 5.5 CapitalandCAePW6o9lB 3 5 40.0 1.0 SIMSC!2BOOBePW6IOO2 51 386 170 QBSCAePWO6IO2O W 36 4 2.0 Inno-Pac 1c 2 33.3 0.5 CapitalandDßePW6loo9 64.5 26 5
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      • 490 19  -  Chua Kong Ho Gains of funds here only 0.6% after recent dive in equities: Report By Markets Correspondent China-focused unit trusts came up tops, gaining an average 19.13 per cent on the back of a bull run that started last June WEAK
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      • 90 19 Top Falls July 17 CENTS 3 Sembawang 1500 60.0 3.8 QBSGrp 1690 40.0 2.3 CapitalanSGAeCW6oB2l 95 39.0 291 CityDev 50c 850 30.0 3.4 lardineC&C 1000 30.0 2.9 StA 200 1200 30.0 2.4 UOB 1490 30.0 2 0 Spore Land 605 25.0 4.0 CapitalanSGAeCW6o92s 43 23.0 34.8 Pine Agntech 10c 215
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      • 92 19 Top Falls July 17 CENTS KepLandßNP eCW*****5 1.5 70.0 3.5 StarHubSGA aCWOSO9IB 11.5 54.0 13.5 CityOev DB eCW*****3 1 50.0 1.0 STATSChPOBeCWO6fI92S 15 50.0 1.5 StarHubMBUCWO6O9I3 6 45.5 5.0 HylluxoßSeCWo6lo27 4.5 43.8 3.5 Cit>DevSGAeCWo6o9lB 2 42.9 1.5 KeplandMßLeCWo6oBo7 8 42.9 6.0 CapitaianSGAeCW7ol22 ...9.5 42.4 7.0 DBSSSAeCWO6IIO6 5 41.2 3.5 CapitalanOßSeCWBo9oB
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      • 540 19  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent TRADERS scrambled for the exit yesterday as escalating tensions in the Middle East sent crude oil prices to record levels. China plays which have been among the heaviest traded stocks recently as they staged something
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      • 488 19  -  AZRIN ASMANI By Under scrutiny AUSTON received the summons last Friday, the latest development in a legal process that began in December 2004 when the company told the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) that it had found possible discrepancies in its
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      • 276 19  - Put warrants on indexes continue gains CHUA KONG HO WARRANT WATCH PUT warrants on stock indexes have returned to the fore in the last week, continuing to hog the top gainers list as the Straits Times Index (STI) fell for the third day in a row yesterday. The STl's fall
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      • 647 20  - MediaRing lifts PacNet stake from 4.8% to 26% It now wants two seats on PacNet board after $43m buying spree By Lee Su Shvan Goh Eng Yeow SINGAPORE'S Mediaßing has just gone on a US$27 million (SS43 million) buying spree of shares of Nasdaq-list-ed Pacific Internet (PacNet) despite the failure
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      • 23 20 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.1880 1.2020 Euro 1.9950 2.0180 Sterling pound 2.9030 2.9350 US dollar 1.5800 1.5970 Yen (100 units) 1.3592 1.3741
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    • 1529 5 ffft HYUNDAI lft| HYUNDAI ffh HYUNDAI ifh HYUNDAI y|# FOR SALE UP FOR SALE |P FOR SALE g^ FOR SALE Kflfiß Results of July 2006 I Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600cc and below) Taxi $10,201 2,216 2,867 Cars (1 601 cc and above)
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    • 511 5 HJS NISSAN Wj? FOR SALE $0 DRIVEAWAY! IMMED Approve! No need guarantor and payslip. Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 yr insurance and road tax. 97 March 1.0(A) new COE $18.8K. 97 March 1.0(M) new COE $18.8K. 97 March 1.0 sdr 1 owner $18.8K. Mthly $196 x 8 yrs.
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    • 391 5 Vehicles j£h SUZUKI Wfh SUZUK! (fh SUZUKI 11^ FOR SALE |p FOR SALE Jjff FOR SALE S|Shb| .'■fiiiiiiiiiii instaifment up to L 10 months or Jm r^lr 2^^^^*^' SuzukiSwifts P orts 6 KJB 5 Speed Manual HfrjliroSpy^nes Bucket Seats 16' Alloy Rims Cash Rebate up to $9000* Bwlr^WaTOnty Immediate Delivery*
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    • 144 5 ©TOYOTA ffh TOYOTA FOR SALE H0 FOR SALE ROADSHOW ©Tampines Central Linkway HSA^Wi 17 to 23 July Leather J> 50 Driveoway Hl 9 h Trade-in Guarantee COE/ Lowest pricing for alt Toyota and Honda models r-^tSr^raders C£CC 9QQI Where everyone gets a greater oea %M^m%M %M b%M%M m 210 Turf
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    • 190 5 ISIS 1.8, IST 1.3 Cash back $2K $4K. Honest deal, you buy we deliver. Alvin *****023 3 DAY DELIVER! New Toyota Wish $62,988 with immed COE! MP3, alarm, reverse sensor. San Hup Bee Tel: 6741-7989 9728-8717 2 UNITS '03/ '04 Camry 2.0. 1 careful owner. High OMV $28K+. New tax.
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    • 438 6 TOYOTA FOR SALE 8/'Ol 1.6A COROLLA saioon. Sil ?e. OMV $19.5K 9666-0824 07/MJ4 HARRIER 2.4 --8132 BRAND NEW T CAMRY 2.4 auto. Hs'.v model Keyless enl 5/'O4 CAMRY 2.4 Auto. 1 owner 'UV $*****. COE 6472 2222 7/'O4 ALTIS 1.6 Auto. Deluxe 1 tax. OMV $*****. *****0. 6472 2222 6/'O4
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    • 208 6 Jff^l OTHER MAKES FOR SALE CHENG YONG CREDIT 1993-2005 1000 units VARIOUS MODELS European. Mercedes, Japanese Commercial Vehicles Allused cars wanted 12/03 SSANGVONG REXTON 320A. 1 owner, black, OMV $31,400 tax IVO6. Selling cheap. 9733-0782 Wh CLASSIC/ IISP VINTAGE CARS 1983 BMW 628CSi A COE 01/2013 Probably the best in
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    • 360 6 U^A VEHICLES FOR PPSfk VEHICLES FOR lfj| VEHICLES yip! HIRE &jf HIRE igp WANTED YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF I THESE FOR UNDERR'pJj! §2 &C-¥ Per Da)-* I 3 Days 7 Days Per Day* 3 Days 7 Days SELLING YOUR CAR? We have $60 IS 165 $350 «RO «17"; *4QO
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    • 560 6 WELLCOME NEW cars, 10 ft. Lorry, Pickup, Vans and Trucks 289 Tanjong Katong Rd. 6344-4012 K&V CAR RENTAL Pte Ltd. Sin Ming. Lorry/ car/ van. Attractive rates. $40 above. Call 6458 1111 NEW VANS/ PANEL Van/ Double Cab with aircon. Daily/ Wkly/ Mthly. *****777 *****832 EASTERN :AR RENTALS 347 Sembawang
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    • 433 6 ■1970-7004 SCRAP Cars Specialist! High price for all models. Cash deal! Call Alan 9876-7898 CONFIRM HIGHEST OFFER! New/ used cars/ commercial. Buy/ Sell/ Export. Mr Ng *****261 ALL VAN PICKUP Lorry 10/ 14/ 24ft. PA bus. Any make/ model wanted. Call Tan 9669-2966 WANTED SCRAP CARS/ Export. '93 2004. Eligible
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    • 695 6 Wh OTHER COMMERCIAL PK OTHER COMMERCIAL ffh OTHER COMMERCIAL PH OTHER COMMERCIAL f^\ OTHER COMMERCIAL lift? VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE J^ VEHICLES FOR SALE |gj? VEHICLES FOR SALE fgp VEHICLES FOR SALE new p A l\| TCQ ZI/jC? jETTrip to JAPAN with your /flj Wkm MJii^"\ iwJ^^MSPi nter
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    • 671 6 YONG CHUAN MOTOR TRADING 50 UPP CHANGI ROAD EAST Tel 6345-1777/ 9666-7137 Mr Ong '05 Y-Plate Nissan 10 ft Box i '04 Nissan 10 ton Canopy T/gate '03 Isuzu 10 ft diesel Y-plate '02 Hino 10 ton 24' Lorry Box j '00 Nissan 15 ft low bed wooden i '98/'96
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    • 494 6 RPIFPf^ ImHI^H Insurance 5 MONTHS INSTALLMENTS 1 e adlo u^JKjJl^^ 1 Year Free Sole Distributor: K I AutO Pte Ltd Ng>'*V Defu Lane 6383 0036 Lavender 6457 8484 frmmeituU Ueiudu ift LORRIES fgr FOR SALE 10 YRS. COE Toyota Dyna with Perfect Engine. Easy loan/ trade-in. Mthly $350+ *****932 7/'OO
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    • 476 6 Vehicles O CYCLE CARRIAGE FULCO mm Get an GOO van fort 27 999 and you might drive home the second one §fwo cash prizes of H^raTOfffflJl* 7,000 each to be womWtk notion ends 18 July 2000 SHOWROOM: 22 Übi Road 4, Fulco Building TEL: 6746 3000 Vehicle worth $21,000 (excludes
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    • 304 6 7/'O3 NISSAN URVAN 5 dr, diesei. Low mileage, l owner. Selling $26,800. Call 9299-6236 1/04 PEUGEOT PARTNER 1.9 Diesel 6-door. Seldom used. Low mileage. $23,800. Call 9299-6236 NEAR '04 DAIHATSU Extol 5-dr. 1 owner. New paint. Al cond. 100% loan/ trade-in 9764-6004 Ng '97 TOYOTA HIACE 5-dr. P/win- dow/steering. New
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    • 481 7 2 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST Jff PTEAPTS-RENT CAMGUN view 1 rm Beside MRT %}K to 57.5K QUEENS 2 4 Penthouse srm $3K to S6 5K Beside Queenstown MRT CARIBBEAN 3 study/4rm 53.5K to Jll K Seafp"*nt Condo Vince 9022 0008 9105 8662 NEAR OUTRAM MRT, 2698 Outp apt. $1.5K/ 3 Ddrm.
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    • 370 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ 3& DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND tljl) TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT $$F PTEAPTS-RENT SKY SUITES SKY VILLA II LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS WITH CONCIERGE SERVICES w* 9 Prestigious brand new apartments for lease -Sizes (1,200 -4,069 sqft) 2 4 bed r ooms with balcony Singapore's largest clubhouse FuH commission for agents THE
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    • 147 7 Exclusive development off Stevens Road Overlooking the gardens of I Shangri-La Hotel 2.777 sf inclusive of roof garden I 3 Ddrms, private lift lobby Available in August I Tel: ***** 026 Botanic On Lloyd 2600 sqft Mais. 4+l. 2 balconies. Breezy 511.5K Casa Cairnhill :600 sqft balcony Dairy Farm 2200
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    • 778 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT LUXURIOUS APTS EXPAT'S CHOICE ORCHARD/ CITY VICINITIES Brand New Draycott 8 Blk 10, 2896 sqft 4+l. Awesome view! No noon sun. Class A Club h'se. Vacant. Concierge Svc $17. 5K Ardmore Pk 2885 sqft 4+l $14K up Nassim Mansion 2900 sqft...s9.sK Four Seasons Pk 2260
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    • 754 7 Pfe DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ £E3 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND pF PTEAPTS-RENT KIM YAM HGT 3 rm immed $2.9K Eber Gdn 3 rms/ Grangeford 2/ 3 rms Elizabeth Hgts 3 rms/ Jervois Jade 2 rms/ Mill Point 2 rms. j www.clivegum.com 9857-0043 CHOICE BRAND NEW d> The Imperial 2/ 3/ 4+l. Superb city
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    • 929 7 |Rt DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Ml TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HP PTEAPTS-RENT Seldom M&t Available f THE PIER River View. Brand new 2 bdrm River Valley, prime location. Mins to shopping, eating and city *****653. FOUR SEASON. LOW/ high fir. 4/6+l. 2260/ 2874/ 3821 sq.ft Avail soon $9.5K/ $13K/ $16K. Peter 9025 9823 AP
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    • 796 7 Mk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Lli| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |P PTEAPTS-RENT WOOLLERTON PARK/ BOTANIC Gdns view. 3+l bdrms. Beautifully j renovated. Call 6465-4139 Agt DRAYCOTT 8. 2863 sqft 4+l. Pool view. Balcony. Superb facilities. Immed $16K Landplus *****572 MELROSE PK 4+l $6.7K. Valley Pk 2rm $3.8K Spring Gr/Sheares Ville,3+l $4.3K/$5.4K *****963 BEVERLY
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    • 764 7 Properties WBk Dl2-146ALEST1ER/ LEJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG HP PTE APTS -RENT UstCallQ 52.5K!!! ROCK BOTTOM price! Brand new 3 bdrms penthse. 1500 sqft. F/furn. All bdrms city view. MRT. Pool/ gym. *****151 2+l TRELLIS TWR. High fir. F/facilities. 710 sqft. Aircon. Face pool, j View Mon-Fri after Bpm. Avail 31st Aug. 52.4K.
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    • 717 7 Wk Dl7-18CHANGI/ IB PASIR RIS gg? PTE APTS RENT SIMEI MRT 2/ 3-RM Condo. High fir. Pool view. F/furn. Like new. Spacious living rm. Eastpoint Mall. Immed. neg. *****966 MUST RENT AVAIL IMMED! SPECTACULAR 3+l Tropical Spring. 1600 sqft. Pool/ City view! Furn. Bright. F/facilities. MRT. 9022 6222 EASTPOINT GREEN.
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    • 800 7 f^ HOUSES FOR RENT 3 Storey corner terrace •4+l utilin 4 108 sqft' Near Kembangan MRT Station Call 6235 2411 Adrian Wong :f7M42SI Angle Var :«W2f2l Duchess Avenue cosy 2-storey home, 3+l+l. Patio/ pool $11K Maryland Drive. Spacious ground. s+l. Pool SI7K Kingsmead Rd Tropical Bungalow. Great ambience. s+l+l. Pool.
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    • 888 8 WffS HOUSES FOR RENT INTER TERRACE I -last Coast. 3 oof terr. 2350 sqft. patio. Designer decor. $2200 nett. 9838-7500 INTER TERR 3 bdrms unfurn, airranah Merah MRT. 2 Ddrms. $1.3K. Near *atong Mall. Call 902 WOOLLERTON 3ALINESE design 270C 6500 p ool. S24K. Avail :t;on 9669-0282. D.05 FABER PK.
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    • 759 8 P*J\ HUDC/HDB jjjf APTS FOR RENT 2-' C'wealth 55 WOO C:ementi3O3 $950 Bedo* Res ?&6 $900 Bt PanjanflacQ $800 Holland-: 16 $1000 Punqgol o-i 3 -$1200 S'goon Central 334 $1300 Bt Panjang 217 Unfurn $800 3+l Woodlands 776 $1000 Geylanq Lor 17 (workers). $1.3K 3+l Ch«n<ji G*n_ $1600 Kovan Terr
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    • 706 8 fij\ MUDC/ HOB fjjf APTS FOR RENT 2+l tfO«G BAHHU MRT. Blk 14 Taman Ho Swee/ 2+l Blk 134 Jin Bt Mtrah/ I+l Chinatown. All aircon, furn. lmne-1 Call *****952 Onq SEN6KANB3O3B 3+l P/furn $900 Toa Payoh BOA 4+l MRT. SI.4K. Yishun Odd Blk 715 4+l. $1.2K/ 632. 2+l SM.
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    • 1407 8 fff\ SERVICE fffi SERVICE fffi SERVICE liy APARTMENTS fjjj^ APARTMENTS jjjjjj APARTMENTS \f*+-^m JPli Ililli %H 1 Ifffl >/'<"* fiHBl :^H'^: 1 Ideally located near Orchard Road's Perched in the prestigious enclave of shopping and entertainment belt Leonie Hill Short walk to Newton MRT station Within walking distance to TakasWmaya
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    • 582 8 DDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE rw Singapore reside n t i a l Properties Pte ltd MOONBEAM TERRACE Beautiful 2 1 '2-storey Baiinese Semi-D Totally rebuilt. 5 years old Land 3700 sq ft. Built up 3750 sq ft Spacious Living Dining Room 4+l bedrooms family Quality fittings fixtures Sale
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    • 443 8 Properties Wfk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ EijJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND SP HOUSES -SALE HOLLAND RD 2'i-storey bunglw *****/ 7500 sqft. 6+3 rms. Enbloc potential. Value 9 56.5M. Closing soon. Call *****833 33/ 33A BINJAI Pk. Good deal! New modern tropical bunglw s+l basement. 4500 sqft. TOP 12/'O6. $4.XM. *****233 APPC AMIDST GREENERY
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    • 692 8 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE LUXURIOUS RESIDENCES Orchard/ City vicinity Resort Living Balconies Penthse. 4200-9700 sqft. Excellent view. With superb furnishings. Bright Neg Ladyhill 3800sqft 5+1....56.35Mup Tanglin Res Townhse 4900 sqft. s+l. Pool/ Gym $6M Ardmore Pk 2885sqft 4+lss.3Mup Grange Residences, Gorgeous 2669/2852sqft 4+l $sMup Cairnhill Crest. 3/ 4
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    • 494 8 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE PRIME FREEHOLD PROPERTIES BOTANIC ON LLOYD 3-bdrm. 1593 sq.ft. Mins walk to Orchard. TOP obtained! NATHAN PLACE 3/ 5-bdrm. 1679/ 2486 sq.ft. Exclusive. TOP soon! BOULEVARD RESIDENCE (BLVD) 3-bdrm. 2034 sq.ft. Superb quality Orchard view. 9006-8289 Saviils Residential PETER FONG 9695-8866 DTZ Cairnhill Crest
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    • 589 9 §009- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN; HOLLAND T APTS -SALE NEW PROJECT PREVIEW Launch! 9 f'hold projSuperb loca- ;s this great invest-9009-1990 F'HOLD NEW LAUNCH f r S4BOK facilities. Excellent investment Can 9842 4856 Kenny Tan 9627 4241 EDGE ON CAIRNHILL. Brand V.v I bdrn Mais/ 2131-4478 sqft. Mins Paragon/ Scotts/ MRT.
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    • 770 9 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE D.lO TANGLIN PK 1600 sqft. 3+l. With balcony. Face pool. Ouiet. With tenancy. neg. 94 7 ***** D.lO FONTANA HGTS High fir. Renovated. 3400 sgft. 4+l. Facilities. F'hold. 53.15M Agt 9383-9548 LEVEL2 BEAUTIFUL I+l. F'hold High fir. Ouiet facing. Mins to Orchard. S73OK. Ram
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    • 2100 9 SSk 011 a 2l NEWTON/ Pk DH a 2l NEWTON/ Mfefc Dlia2l NEWTON/ fife Dll 821 NEWTON/ |f§k Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ flfe Oil a 2l NEWTON/ yll BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI 13m BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI |M| BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Lftl BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LMJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Z3m BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI §f PTE APTS SALE BBaSllßg P R OPE RTY QUID E
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    • 292 9 Properties ■k 17-18CHANGI/ EEtfPASIRRIS 9 PTE APIS -SALE PINEVALE (TAMPINES) 3+l, 1280 sqft. Mid fir. Unblocked pool wew. F/facilities. 9007-4466 PN Jfk Dl9-20SERAN600N/ UW THOMSON (P HOUSES -SALE Moving house? Fun music will create a positive mood when packing and unpacking. DONmMISS UEWLY BUILT 2-STOREY attic semi-d. 4200/ 5200 sqft.
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    • 568 9 Wk Dl9-2OSERANGOON/ L2|| THOMSON 0F PTE APTS -SALE GRANDEUR 8 PENTHOUSES Walking distance to MRT/ Bus Terminal Shops, Food Centres, Markets Panoramic View 2 bdrms roof terrace/ patio. 3 rms patio 1,647/ 1,582 sq.ft. Attractive Pricing For Enquiries Appointments Call 9455 6721 Neo CB Richard Ellis LOCATION BEST SUNGLADE. S'goon
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    • 649 9 fftk D22-24 WEST yjl PTE APTS SALE CHESTNUT VILLE MAIS. 3 rms, 1700sqft. 999yrs. Greenery, quiet. Near good schs. 9853-8964 3+STUDY. 1280 SOFT. New aircons. Tip-top cond. Opp Jurong point. Best returns. 9666-1868 GUILIN VIEW 2-ROOM. 861 sqft/ 4+l 1701 sqft. Spacious. High fir/ MRT/ mkt. S73BK. 9667-1210 f&f\ D25-28
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    • 3083 10 HOB APTS FOR SALE fIK HDB APTS FOR SALE BK HDB APTS FOR SALE Wffk HDB APTS FOR SALE P%* HDB APTS FOR SALE PK HDB APTS FOR SALE fjjl^ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) |§£r (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) PROPERTY GUIDE BUY JT.Se.LST -FIND !T Sembawang y< f 513 r Woodlands ru v
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    • 596 10 lfl\ HDB APTS FOR SALE Htr (TAMPINES/ S(MEI) PropNex f| m AZHAR JOHAR jS&. 9112 4464«8M s'l" 8LK.703 TAMPINES. High fir. Renovated. All races. Mosque. s" l' Blk 864 Tampines. Mid fir. Renovated. Motivated sellers. 5T CORNER SIMEI Blk 123, St 1. MRT, lift level. 123 sqm. Spacious. Unblocked. Move-in.
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    • 794 10 HJ|i FACTORY SPACE |fh FACTORY SPACE Wtk FAQORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACL i^f FOR RENT FOR RENT UP FOR RENT FOR RENT j^^^^^^ Flatted Factories at: J|J™SKOZ3 2 Loyang Lane Mi SltKMl^^^ ®*BiiiiS| 30 Loyang Way 'U IftilUw X 164, 171 Kallang Way 'HKi^Hl Hi>^' i 211 Woodlands Ave 9
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    • 733 10 Properties HfK HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjjf (YISHUN) Seller/ Buyer Welcome 3 'NG 1 111 Move in. All races 3 NG 1 127 MRT, sch, shops $128K! i 3 'NG' l5l. Move in. All races. MRT I 3'NG' l52 Corner 84 sqm. MRT 3 'A' 273. Simple. All races. $144K
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    • 573 10 Wh ROOMS WANTED Mr RENT •"ROOMS ALL AREAS wanted by students/ professionals/ cou- pies. Call *****849 MASTER ROOMS WANTED in AMK Tampines, Woodlands, Semba wang. Near MRT. 9108-5878 Bh PRIVATE APTS fjjjjj WANTED (RENT/ BUY) [221 Now PROFESSIONAL TEAM! ELECT us as your real estate agt. We have ready clients/
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    • 464 10 3.5005f Fully air-con fitted office space Ideai for IT, logistic, testing, product design and development businesses Short walk to Kallang MRT Ample parking 5 mm. drive to CBD E2Z*****11 Industrial/ Warehse 517 -6,50C sqft Office Space: 175-1 ,156 sqft I Newly Refurbished Bldg Office, industrial spaces 470 30,000 sqft *****9677«1^e
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    • 1223 11 JH FACTORY SPACE Wh FACTORY SPACE PJh FACTORY SPACE It)? FOR RENT |g|f FOR RENT |||r FOR RENT WBftBK FOR LEASE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL SPACE TECHPLACE I il tag Me Hk km *D A 5 TECHLINK, Kaki Bukit Rd 3 A-Z BUILDING Pa>a Lebar Rd TECHVIEW. Kaki Bukit
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    • 526 11 JflV FACTORY SPACE Wfi FACTORY SPACE Wfo FACTORY SPACE FACTORY SPACE Jfjv FACTORY SPACE Rfv FACTORY SPACE |fc? FOR SALE UP FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE |jJ7 FOR SALE jjjjjf FOR SALE M mH *^iHt^ L-l ILCI LM lOC UIIC a\ V ■-ftfflra I i^Ml»ll 3 Come Visit the
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    • 301 11 i WK OFFICE SPACE Wh OFFICE SPACE HJK OFFICE SPACE \jjjj FOR RENT Ipf FOR RENT |jp FOR RENT eha^aOf^aß^^f^^^ft. k Show,uK^^.^,win fl now. Pri.oe locahon witfi sheltorsd access to Orchard MRT station. j <• Next to Mt ElizabeM Hospital, 5-itar hotels and famous shopping malls. I JHJWBffl^ffl^B HPa^T~^^l Services
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    • 28 11 Is^sfpeflmtiil fyiRTUAITOFFICEI I Business Address I Dedicated Office no to Hp VoiceMail Box Email Address Fax No. 24hrs Business Club Hi-Tea I 'Table space also avail $50/mth I
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    • 143 11 Prime office space Near Tanjong Pagar MRT 900 sf to 1 5,000 sf (whole floor) Enquiries please call: 6433 7721 (Tricia) 6433 7564 (Pamela) Prestigious business address Convenient location close to city Well appointed office suites Friendly and professional staff Business Concierge Service 24/7 card key access with security system
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    • 243 11 Properties HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE \tjjj FOR RENT fjjjj FOR RENT I" PREMIUM OFFICE SPACE PSA BUILDING Office 8 mins drive to CBD Panaromic seaview Column free layout, raised flooring Flexible size up to' 16,0005f/flr Retail Shop Choice shop unit available Size: 500sf onwards Good anchor tenants in
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    • 173 11 Serviced Offices Large Rooms Fully furnished Very LOW rates Prime Location NO Hidden costs Virtual Offices Registered Address UE SQUARE SHELL HOUSE OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Along Clemenceau Ave Just outside CBD Shuttle bus service provided from City Hall MRT Areas: 5,400/ 9,774/ 20,000 sqJt available Column free, excellent view
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    • 706 11 Bh OFFICE SPACE fatf FOR RENT SERANGOON PLAZA Opp. Farrer Park MRT Area (approx) 337 to 360 sq.ft. in a newly renovated building Central air-con, lift security Shopping, restaurant Offices under ONE roof Ampie parking lots for cars Owner 6223 7712 THE GATEWAY Outside CBD Easy access to financial districts,
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    • 582 12 p"A OFFICE SPACE HJK FOR RENT GOOD RENT r :um warehouse I 30/ Ofer 550 sqft. $1200. 0808/ 9028-9080 TEMPLE ST PRIME office space -7ft. Lift/ aircon/ timber points) Immediate. Call Owner *****688 "EAST COAST 1000-2000 sgft. :r Valley 600 mmed takeover. neg. 9184-7071 DTZ D.15 PARKWAY CENTRE 1410 sqft.
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    • 742 12 Wh OFFICE SPACE §g£r FOR RENT •••PARKWAY PARADE 1593 Renovated/ Partition. High fir. Avail 'Aug. Land* *****676 1,200 SOFT. NEAR 'a Pagar MRT. New bldg. Good rental. Immed. Call 9185-5135 Sole Agt 10,000 SOFT WHOLE fir can be Jed. Near MRT. F/fitted. aircor* -755-8998 D.03 JLN BESAR Plaza 803. 560
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    • 402 12 ffh SHOP SPACE Wfi SHOP SPACE jfl£f FOR RENT Hsf FOR RENT UNITED SQUARE Shopping Mall The Kids Learning Hub Ist storey New kid's annex of about 30,000 sf Sizes from 90 sf to 500 sf 75% leased Available in mid October 2006 Suitable for children's related trades apparels accessories,
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    • 505 12 PRI SHOP SPACE W& SHOP SPACE |0r FOR RENT §y? FOR RENT Riverside View Located at Robertson Quay Units from approx 350 sf to 760 sf On the ground floor Suitable for F&B establishments Attractive rental For lease, please call us at *****308 *****340. JTI Ear East Organization Pacific Plaza
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    • 497 12 j CHANGE ALLEY AERIAL Plaza shop space of 204 sq.ft. up for I lease at attractive rentals. Short term leases. Call *****340/ *****419 RETAIL SHOP 1883 sqft. Prominent frontage. Heavy human traffic. Suitabl. .or high i fashion, lifestyle products, wine I tasting, Cafe. Doris *****139 STAMFORD COURT Ideal location I
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    • 807 12 fflfk SHOP SPACE IH? FOR RENT REFURBISHED CONSERVATION SHOPHSE @> S'goon Rd. Near Farrer Pk MRT. Reasonable rental. High traffic. Francis 9144 7488 354 CLEMENTI. 700 sqft. Prime location! Suits clinic dental, Chinese medical, beauty hair salon or any retail. 9199-6882 NEAR ALJUNIED MRT ***** sqft. Facing road. Renovated, aircon.
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    • 703 12 Properties Rh SHOP SPACE U^ FOR SALE BANK/ OWNER SALE Race Course Rd 4200/ 6000 sq.ft. F'hold... $I.XXM/S2.XXM Orchard Plaza 334 sqft. 99 yr Salon. MRT Auction 20/7 Automobile Megamart 2 units #04/ #O2 Auction 20/7 Blk 342 Übi. Shop quarter. 1345 sqft. 77 yrs $499K Blk 510 BedokN 1453
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    • 815 12 PH. WAREHOUSES/ Wfk WAREHOUSES/ Kil STORAGE fclij STORAGE 8f space for sale |f space for sale Single-Storey Warehouses Tuas Located along Tuas South Ave 3 Unit sizes from 70.000 to 330,000 sq.ft Floor loading of 25KN/m2 Floor height of up to 8.7m Close proximity to Second Link, Jurong Port food
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    • 686 13 (ih OTHER PN OTHER f0 REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE area iiVfrj.t «f M^MMSSM Bik 303 King George's Ave #02-178, HDB shop, *****f. 83yrs wef 1995 Blk 22 Woodlands Link #01-36. jTC Factory. *****f, 30yrs wef 1997 Blk 20 Woodlands Link #04-05, JTC Factory, *****f 30yrs wef 1997 6 Jalan Gelam,
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        • 433 6  -  Karen Tee By Students produce high-definition short film with the digital media arts club at Innova JC Some people record their holiday thoughts in travel journals, while others snap away with cameras in an attempt to freeze every Kodak moment. The members of Innova Junior College's
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        • 588 4 Crescent Girls School is the first school here to completely use tablet PCs for all its lessons at school. KAREN TEE has the update Atypical classroom scene at Crescent Girls School (CGS) goes something like this: The teacher's tablet PC is hooked up to a projector.
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      • 1009 18 Mr Marshall Brown, an Internet entrepreneur, dreams of the day when all major cities in the world are covered by an Internet umbrella, there is world-pervasive computerisation and people get all content all the time People ask me, 'Why the heck are
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        725 20 Digital cameras need supplements. TAN CHONG YAW sorts out the extras that will improve your digital imaging experience With digital photography, there are many accessories you can add to ensure sufficient storage and sharper images. Here is a list of the extras that should complement your digital camera.
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      • 422 22 I PRICE: $85.90 GENRE: Robot simulation PLATFORM: Xbox36o Chromehounds Barely three minutes into the border skimish, the silence first broke. Just as my 5,000-tonne bi-pedal robot (known as a "hound") secured the communications tower located at grid F-4, two long-range missiles whizzed past. I
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      • 416 22 59M PRICE: $39.90 GENRE: Puzzle/brain training PLATFORM: Nintendo DS Big Brain Academy So you have been called pea-brained and a no brain! Do not worry, Nintendo's second title in the brain training series is here to the rescue. Dr Lobe, the squiggly, bespectacled
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      • 438 23 A thrilling historical adventure ts Of Da Vinci: The bidden Manuscript Like an Inquisitor, I was prepared to condemn this game based on the title alone The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript. Read, a cheap cash-in on the Da Vinci Code phenomenon. But there are no cultish monks
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      • 327 23 Lots of X-tion, little substance $46.90 Third-person X-Men: The Official Game It's not easy being a mutant. It's even harder to make a good game based on a movie based on a comic. With a title like X-Men: The Official Game (TOG), you expect a collector's item. Instead, it limits
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      • 116 27 Sun Microsystems unveiled a group of new products, including some high-capability servers. One of them is the Sun Fire X4500 server, a hybrid data server which uses AMD Opteron processors. The Sun Fire X4500 server is designed to deliver storage density that is up to. five times
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      • 376 28 Thais lead in mobility readiness Bangkok was tops in being ready to use mobile applications, followed by Singapore, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai and New Delhi. CHECKING THEIR E-MAIL while caught in the city's notorious traffic jams has partly put workers in Bangkok at the lead of an Asian mobility readiness
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