The Straits Times, 9 August 2006

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  • 24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 146 PAGES IN SIX PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 2006 •^A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 573 1  -  Tan Hui Yee By RAMPS will replace some steps or added where needed m all public housing estates m the next five years to make it easier for the elderly and disabled to move around. To ensure that this ease
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  • 64 1 Thousands braved bottleneck traffic to watch the 15-minute firework? spectacle at Marina Bay on the eve of National Day last night. The show was the Singapore team's contribution to the Singapore Fireworks Festival. An Italian display kicked off the festival last Saturday, and teams from
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  • 610 1  -  Peh Shing Huei Audrey Tan PM'S NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE Full-year growth forecast being raised to between 6.5 and 7.5°/o as a result By THE economy grew 9.4 per cent m the first half of the year, announced Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last
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  • UPFRONT
    • 969 1  -  Arti Mulchand By SECRETARY Lucy Tan's mouthwatering description of her favourite popiah had already been picked for My Singapore, The Straits Times' National Day special supplement. But that was not good enough for her. She did not want anyone taking her word for
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    • IN A FLASH
      • 50 2 Water blockade lifted Tamil rebels released water from a disputed reservoir m Sri Lanka, ending a 19-day blockade. PAGE 6 Taiwan losing out Taiwan's loss of diplomatic ally Chad to China shows the island is losing out m the zero-sum diplomacy competition against the Asian economic giant. PAGE 9
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      • 34 2 Horror rape They played cards, hit golf balls and drank whiskey at a checkpoint as they devised a plan to rape and kill a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slay her family. PAGE 24
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      • 17 2 A global city Singapore's history m embracing globalisation is key to its continued success. PAGE 28
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      • 24 2 An interfaith hub Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo shares his thoughts on why Singapore is an ideal venue for interfaith dialogue. PAGE 28
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      • 77 2 Neighbour from hell A man put his neighbour's address on his IC and used it to borrow money from a loan shark, causing much grief to the unsuspecting party. PAGE HI Fewer cabs on the road Spores taxi population is retreating for the first time m 20 years, largely
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      • 19 2 Be thankful. S'poreans Reader m Afghanistan reminds S'poreans how lucky they are as they celebrate National Day. PAGEHI4
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      • 25 2 Top players for Spore Michael Campbell, Fred Couples and Ernie Els will tee off at the US$3 million Barclays Singapore Open next month. PAGEHI7
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      • 63 2 MAS gets tough The MAS fined EDBV Management $7,500 for failing to properly disclose its dealings m ACCS shares. Temasek Holdings, which indirectly owns EDB VM was given a warning. PAGEH24 Rosy economy ahead Analysts are optimistic that Spores economic growth will hit the upper range of the new
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  • PRIME
    • 799 3  -  Zakir Hussain Chang Ai-Lien Top mandarins Lim Siong Guan, Philip Yeo head National Day awards list By Heading the list THE ORDER OF NILA UTAMA (FIRST CLASS) Lim Siong Guan, 59, Permanent Secretary, Finance Ministry Philip Yeo, 59, chairman, A*Star THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
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    • 596 4 Deaths of two teens bring toll to 44injustayear, raising fears of a pandemic Jakarta INDONESIA has become the country worst-hit by bird flu, after tests concluded that a boy and a girl, both 16 and from the outskirts of Jakarta, succumbed to the HSNI
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    • 290 4  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA yesterday confirmed that its first human case of bird flu occurred m November 2003, two years earlier than was previously reported. This suggests that there could be more human bird flu
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  • ASIA
    • 280 6 Colombo A VAN carrying a former Tamil lawmaker opposed to Tamil Tiger rebels exploded m the Sri Lankan capital yesterday, killing an occupant and a girl walking past, police and military said. Mr S. Sivathasan of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), which bitterly
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    • 588 6 Tamil Tigers say they have ended blockade but govt denies claim and responds with artillery fire COLOMBO TAMIL rebels yesterday released water from a disputed reservoir m Sri Lanka, ending a 19-day blockade that had sparked the worst fighting between government troops and guerillas m four
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  • CHINA
    • 882 9  -  Goh Sui Noi Loss of ally Chad shows Taipei needs new ways to create international space By Senior Correspondent TAIWAN'S loss of diplomatic ally Chad to China over the weekend is further evidence that the island is losing out m the ze-ro-sum diplomacy competition
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    • Article, Illustration
      98 9 Pregnant women are radiant and full of fun that's what the organisers of this belly-painting contest would have people think. A hospital m the city of Haikou m Hainan province held the contest on Monday to debunk the image of pregnancy as a chore to be endured. It
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    • 330 9 Beijing CHINA'S preparations for the 2008 Olympics are on schedule and going smoothly, Games officials said yesterday, as the clock ticked down to exactly two years before the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony is set for Bpm on Aug 8, 2008, reflecting the number eight's status
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  330 words
    • 602 10  -  Vince Chong Some homes and shops heed call for 3-minute protest but city's nightly laser show goes on By Hong Kong Correspondent THE lights went out over some parts of Hong Kong last night as a display of public protest against rising
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 559 12 Japanese leader says his campaign pledge is still valid, despite protests from Beijing and Seoul Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday gave the clearest indication that he will visit Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender next
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    • Article, Illustration
      64 12 REUTERS Rong Cheng is more than a pretty face; the 300,000 yuan (Sss9 y 000) robot can dance, bow, respond to 1,000 Chinese words and greet people. Dubbed as the first Chinese "beauty" robot, she was assembled at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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    • 443 12 Jakarta JAPAN will maintain its pacifist policy of having a military without the ability to strike enemies overseas despite North Korea's missile tests last month, Defence Agency Chief Fukushiro Nukaga said yesterday. Mr Nukaga made the comments after a meeting with Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono
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    • 285 12 Seoul NORTH Korea has not been listening to China m recent days and its recent missile launch led to friction with Beijing, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said m an unusually blunt criticism of its ally. China, the impoverished North Korea's main
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 92 12 TOKYO: Foreign dignitaries and Japanese politicians attended the funeral of Japan's former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday. Some 140 nations, including China, were represented at the funeral for Mr Hashimoto, who died of multiple organ failure on July 1 at the age of 68. A crowd of 4,600
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      • 139 12 KUALA LUMPUR: The Asean chief yesterday hailed Japan's plans to propose a 16-nation East Asian free trade zone and said it can be achieved by 2020. However, Asean Secretary-Gener-al Ong Keng Yong urged the 10-mem-ber grouping to accelerate its own plans to ruse into a
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      • 80 12 BEIJING: Up to 300 armed villagers rioted m central China m what seemed to be a clan dispute and soldiers were deployed, residents said yesterday. Between 200 and 300 people from Yanglinzhai township marched into Xiangyin county, Hunan province, on July 25, carrying knives, clubs and
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      • 89 12 BEIJING: Chinese police have arrested dozens of people and seized 34 million yuan (556.7 million) m a crackdown on black market currency trading, state media said yesterday. The illicit operations handled funds amounting to 10.4 billion yuan, mostly m foreign exchange conversions and money transfers, Xinhua news
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
    • 440 14 Hundreds dead and hundreds of thousands of people homeless Hyderabad RESCUERS are racing to get food and clean water to hundreds of thousands of Indians left homeless m three flooded states, officials said yesterday as the death toll m the latest monsoon mayhem
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    • 99 14 TROPICAL storm Maria powered north towards Japan yesterday, while Taiwan kept a wary eye on the movements of two other storms, one of them at typhoon strength. High winds and heavy rains were forecast for central and western Japan. Up to 300 mm of rain is expected m
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  • SOUTH EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA
    • 503 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh In run-up to polls, he says lawmakers will debate giving aid to farmers By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok FACING an election that his party is likely to win, but with his own political career still m the balance, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
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    • 290 15 PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA yesterday welcomed the lifting of a war-risk insurance rating on the Malacca Strait and urged countries using the busy sea lane to help foot the cost of keeping it safe. The London insurance market revealed on Monday it had removed its war-risk
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    • 253 15 Air quality worsens in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur AIR quality deteriorated yesterday m Malaysia's capital after it was hit by haze, the country's Environment Department said. The air pollution index m Kuala Lumpur rose from 69 on Monday evening to 83 yesterday morning, the department said. A reading between 101
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 623 16  -  Carolyn Hong He hits back a day after Abdullah denies being influenced by son-in-law By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuaia Lumpur A DAY after Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi went on television to refute allegations about his son-in-law's influence, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad again targeted the
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    • 131 16  -  CAROLYN HONG TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he had shot down the proposal for a high-speed train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore because it was not suitable at that time. "It was proposed during my time, but it was not yet suitable. Maybe now,
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  • WORLD
    • 774 18  -  Ravi Velloor Preferred trading partners m Asia such as Thailand fear that exports to US may be hit By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi "One of the concerns that Congress has raised is that GSP benefits go largely to a few countries,
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    • 361 21 Police also seize explosives and propaganda leaflets from group led by a former convict Rabat MOROCCO has arrested 44 people suspected of planning attacks m the north of the country. The suspects, who included five former soldiers with explosives expertise, were tracked down
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 64 21 MADRID: Police have arrested four men suspected of starting forest fires raging across north-western Spain that have killed three people, officials said yesterday. Yesterday, 64 fires were still active and five were burning out of control, fire officials said. Nine out of 10 fires
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      • 66 21 LOS ANGELES: A computer system that guides planes to a runway at the Los Angeles airport failed on Monday, delaying numerous flights m the United States. Arriving flights were held up for about lVi hours, while some planes at other airports had to remain on
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      • 93 21 HAVANA: Cuba's allies have urged the United States not to interfere with the communist country during Mr Fidel Castro's absence from power, while the US increased its TV transmissions to the island and encouraged anti-Castro activists to push for change. Cuban Parliament Speaker Ricardo Alarcon
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      • 83 21 MAKHACHKALA (Russia): A prosecutor m Russia's Dagestan region was killed yesterday by a car bomb, and shots were fired at the republic's Interior Minister when he arrived to investigate, the ministry said. A parked car exploded as prosecutor Bitar Bitarov was passing by. Dagestan Interior
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    • MID-EAST CRISIS
      • 637 22 Israel calls offer interesting but wants to see 'action on the ground' first Jerusalem LEBANON offered yesterday to deploy 15,000 troops for a peacekeeping force m southern Lebanon after Israel pulls back, an offer that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said is "interesting"
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      • 606 22 Tyre (Lebanon) AFTER a bomb hits, the remains of a life are modest. That's what fisherman Ghazi Samra learns, after his wife, one of his daughters and a granddaughter were killed m an Israeli air strike last month. Since then,
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      • 206 22  -  Maria Almenoar By LEADERS of various religious groups gathered at the Raffles Town Club yesterday to pray for peace m the Middle East. The hour-long gathering began with representatives dressed m their traditional outfits observ- ing a minute's silence. They also issued
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    • MID-EAST CRISIS
      • 623 23  -  Jonathan Eyal Chance of getting out of diplomatic isolation if Assad plays his cards right By For The Straits Times AS WORLD governments scramble to achieve a ceasefire m the Middle East, Syria Lebanon's only immediate Arab neighbour is keeping quiet. But
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      • 166 23 Geneva THE new United Nations Human Rights Council will convene m a special session later this week m a move initiated by an Islamic organisation to condemn Israel for its military offensive m Lebanon, officials said yesterday. The council, which m a similar
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      • 138 23 JAKARTA: A hardline Islamic group from Indonesia, Islamic Defenders Front, claimed yesterday that 20 of its members had arrived m Lebanon to join the fight against Israel. Group spokesman Soleh Mahmud said the men left Indonesia five days ago and are now undergoing training m Lebanon
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      • 131 23 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday that Muslim nations should consider supplying arms to Hizhollah amid anger and frustration over Israel's offensive m Lebanon. Malaysia currently chairs the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference, and Datuk Sen Syed Hamid said Israel
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  131 words
      • 164 23 UNITED NATIONS: Israel's deadly attack on the Lebanese village of Qana could be part of "a pattern of violations of international law" m the Israel-Hizbollah war, UN chief Kofi Annan said m a report. The UN Secretary-General highlighted the heavy civilian toll m Lebanon and
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    • 513 24 Iraqi teenager raped and entire family shot dead m March attack, military hearing told Baghdad AMERICAN soldiers played cards, hit golf balls and drank whiskey at a checkpoint as they devised a plan to rape and kill a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 229 25 FOR a rebel leader whose status is closer to myth than man m his native northern Uganda, Joseph Kony looked surprisingly nervous. It was, after all, his first news conference, held m Nabanga alone the Sudan-Congo border. Cloaked m obscurity since he began his
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      • 145 25 JAPAN'S Princess Kiko, who is experiencing complications m a pregnancy mat could give Japan a male heir, is expected to give birth around Sept 6 by caesarean operation, reports said yesterday. She is expected to give birth to her third child "around Sept 6",
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      • 148 25 A dad at 88 and he wants more kids AN 88-YEAR-OLD Indian farmer, who has never heard of Viagra, has become the father of a baby boy. He has sex daily and wants more kids, The Times of India reported yesterday. "I don't want to live to 100 but, as
        REUTERS  -  148 words
    • 573 26  -  Neo Hui Min Link to heart disease prompts call to either ban the substance or list it on food labels By 9 Straits Times Europe Bureau In London HAWKERS are serving up carrot cake or char kway teow without the lard these
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    • 371 26 London A NEW "tuk-tuk" service introduced m Brighton and due to be rolled out m cities across Britain could be putting passengers at risk, said a report on motoring news website Motor Torque. That's the view of Taxiwise, the nationwide campaign for the
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    • 448 26 BRUSSELS EUROPEAN unions and even anti-smoking campaigners are fuming at the European Commission for its perceived tough stand against smokers seeking jobs. The European Union's executive arm, which has long fought against smoking, sparked the outcry after it said over the weekend
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    • 429 27 Buses, banks and police stations among targets of nearly 80 hit-and-run attacks Sao Paulo POLICE m Sao Paulo have been placed on high alert after suspected gang members unleashed a new wave of violence against police and civilian targets m South America's biggest
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AFP  -  429 words
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  • REVIEW
    • 382 28 FORTY is a milestone age, a time of blossoming; an age that provides a vantage point from which to take stock of past achievemerits. But as Singapore turns 41 today, a different kind of reflection is called for. It is time to look forward. To that end,
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    • 1048 28  -  Mafoot Simon CELEBRATING OUR DIFFERENCES By Senior Writer FOREIGN Minister George Yeo is a staunch Roman Catholic. So it was perhaps understandable that he should have been asked, by a fellow Catholic, why the Government allowed the screening of the controversial movie The Da Vinci
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    • 1239 28 In May, Foreign Minister George Yeo met two prominent Sunni Muslim scholars Sheikh Dr Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi of the renowned Islamic university m Cairo, Al-Azhar, and Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, the spiritual mentor of Islam Online, a popular Islamic website. He fondly recalls the meetings "MY MEETINGS
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    • 1251 29 PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG'S NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE AFTER the past few years upgrading and restructuring our economy, Singapore is m a much stronger position than before. Our strategies are working, and our economy is growing and creating jobs. For the first half
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    • 1569 29  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer DE-COMPRESS. De-colonise. De-escalate. These are my birthday wishes for my country today. First, let us de-compress our lives. You might say we already enjoy a five-day workweek but it entails very long hours since Saturday's workhours were ploughed back into the
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    • 201 28 Birthday wishes Andy Ho's birthday wishes for Singapore: de-compress lives, de-colonise minds, de-escalate politics. PAGE 29 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE IOOOToa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice- President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor In-Chief (English Malay
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  • HOME
    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 2006
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    • 454 1  - Man used false address to get illegal loan Elena Chong His innocent neighbour became target of loan sharks By A MAN who gave a false home address to a loan shark to escape harassment at loan repayment time was yesterday jailed for two weeks. Ng Kirn Hock, 33 and jobless,
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    • 249 1 PI's car scratched: Bedok man charged A 48-YEAR-OLD businessman was charged with mischief m court yesterday for scratching a private investigator's car. Wong Cheong Kuan is said to have scratched 36-year-old investigator Dennis Lee's silver SUV, which was parked outside Wong's three-storey semi-de-tached house m Eastwood Road, at about 5.30
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    • 491 2  -  Chong Chee Kin FAMILY IN $1.2 M INHERITANCE SQUABBLE Judge chides her: Statements 'do not make sense at all 1 By THE woman at the heart of a $1.2 million inheritance dispute suffered a serious blow to her credibility m court yesterday when
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    • 116 2 MORE than 40 years ago, anaesthesia was given as drops of ether through a mask, and a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff were the primary tools to monitor how far the patient had "gone under". Today, doctors have a better understanding of how anaesthesia affects individuals.
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    • 284 2 A JAPANESE man found guilty of molesting a hotel employee was yesterday sentenced to five months m prison. A three-day trial ended with Takeyoshi Ogawa, 61, convicted of using his hand to brush against the private parts of a 25-year-old supervisor at a lounge
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    • 442 2  -  Tan Hui Yee DAMAGED LIGHTS IN POTONG PASIR By NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday accused Mr Chiam See Tong of raising "petty, non-relevant issues" instead of getting down to work to serve his Potong Pasir residents. He made the comment m response
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    • 712 4  -  Christopher Tan So consider foreigners and those under 30, say taxi companies By Senior Correspondent AFTER some 4,000 new taxis were added to the fleet m the past two years when the industry was opened to competition, Singapore's taxi population is retreating for the
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    • 576 4 THE idea of selling his skills, and doing a job where it did not matter if a client was m the right or wrong, did not appeal to Mr Lee Kuan Yew as a young lawyer here. Recalling those times m the
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    • 94 6 President S R Nathan led a National Day observance ceremony at the ceremonial plaza of the Istana yesterday morning. He was flanked by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tone at the ceremony, which was organised by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
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    • 126 6 Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar led more than 900 public officers m a short ceremony yesterday to mark Singapore's 41st National Day. He was joined -by six other ministers at the observance ceremony held at The Treasury. They were Mr Teo Chee Hean, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam,
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    • 498 6  -  Daryl Loo NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONIES It's a positive trend, but labour chief Lim Boon Heng wants more to be hired By LABOUR leaders yesterday spoke out strongly for the cause of older workers at various ceremonies to mark National Day today. Quoting official figures,
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    • 300 6  -  LEE HUI CHIEH A NEW union for staff of private educational institutions aims to double its membership to 10,000 m three years. The four-month-old Education Services Union (ESU) also plans to help members improve themselves through training and skills upgrading. It will get
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    • 509 7  -  LIM WEI CHEAN ZAKIR HUSSAIN NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONIES Move to further relax rules but flag must be treated with dignity: Boon Yang THE Government is prepared to look into further relaxing rules for how Singaporeans can use and display the
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    • 146 7 RI REMEMBERS RAJARATNAM IN MOSAIC This image of the late Mr S. Rajaratnam, one of Singapore's founding fathers, is made up of 10,800 pieces of mosaic. Unveiled yesterday at Raffles Institution as part of the school's National Day celebrations, it is the work of 42 students who took nearly two
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    • QUICK NEWS
      • 182 7 CATCH A FREE BUS RIDE TOMORROW COMMUTERS on 13 bus services will ride for free tomorrow, courtesy of a local company that has picked this way to mark National Day. The buses offering the free rides can be recognised by the big panel advertisements for Silkpro haircare and bodycare products
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      • 77 7 SINGPOST will issue a set of four new stamps today. Following the National Day Parade theme Our Global City, Our Home the stamps feature Singapore's skyscrapers, container ports and cultural dances. Each set consists of stamps m denominations of $1, 80 cents, 60
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    • NATIONAL DAY AWARDS
      • 2266 9  -  Chang Ai-Lien Top two award winners speak about their public sector careers By Science Correspondent AN ILLUSTRIOUS public service career spanning 36 years has seen Mr Philip Yeo building industries, attracting billions of dollars of investments and creating hundreds of
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      • 392 9  -  Zakir Hussain N-Day award winner tells young officers to 'take care of others, lead by example' By TWO forces drive Mr Lim Siong Guan, a man who never stops to dwell on the low moments m his life. One is "being m lime for
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      • 306 10 ONE is a former senior civil servant who is now flying the Singapore flag m Australia, while the other is a corporate leader who helped a Singapore icon to sail through choppy waters three years ago. They are Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia,
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      • 382 10  -  GRACE CHUA IN HIS 50 years as a poet and academic, Professor Edwin Thumboo has played a leading role m placing Singapore on the international literary map. He has published four collections of poetry, taught literature to generations of undergraduates and edited many anthologies
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      • 238 10  -  JEANETTE WANG SWIM star Joscelin Yeo has received her second National Day award. The undisputed queen of the South-east Asia Games pools was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. "This is a pleasant surprise," said Ms Yeo, 27, who is currently training m Brisbane for
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    • NATIONAL DAY 2006
      • 594 12  -  Tan i a Tan Marcel Lee Pereira Much work to ensure today's NDP goes like clockwork By &I LIKE anyone attending a grand celebration, Mr Udaya Prakash wants to look his best for the nations 41st birthday. From getting a haircut and washing his
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      • 470 12 Fun pack All spectators at this year's parade will get a sling bag with 26 items, such as a cap, plenty of water and drinks, a battery-operated fan and a pair of inflatable clappers. It also conies with a souvenir programme booklet and
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      • 282 12 AT RAMAKRISHNA Mission Boys' Home tonight, more than 10 boys will get to watch the National Day Parade (NDP) live, while the others will catch it on TV during dinner, and then sit on the second-floor terrace to watch the fireworks light up the
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      • REVELRY ALL AROUND
        • 212 12 IT HAD everything but the fireworks. To celebrate the nations 41st birthday,* Singapore Polytechnic held its very own version of the National Day Parade at the school's Clementi stadium last Wednesday. The traditional flypast consisted of a remote control helicopter carrying the Singapore
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      • 350 12  -  By Marcel Lee Pereira THE first illegal bookie to be caught at a Singapore football match was caught red-handed at the National Stadium m 1978. The man who arrested him detective sergeant K. Subramaniam was then part of the Gambling Suppression
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      • 270 12 TO THE National Day Parade 2006 theme "Our Global City, Our Home", one might also add "Our Global Citizens". Some 100,000 to 150,000 Singapore citizens are estimated to be working, studying or living abroad and many are holding their own National Day
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      • 110 12 PHOTO: A stroll down stadium lanes "Replicas of the four big floodlights should be moulded into the new stadium as that would serve as a great memorial of it." MR GOH BOON HUA, 39, maintenance executive 'The breeze on the face at the finishing line is different from any other
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    • FORUM
      • 464 14 AS NATIONAL Day rolls around once again, Singaporeans, residents and visitors alike can look forward to celebrating Singapore's birthday. Beyond the pomp of the parade at the National Stadium, and celebrations at multiple locations, we can look back at the marvellous
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      • 201 14 DESPITE the Go the Extra Mile for Service campaign, I found staff at the Land Transport Authority office m Sin Ming Drive wanting. I was there one Saturday morning to submit an application form for a PA bus (a mini passenger van). The
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      • 190 14 I WOULD like to assure Mr Yap Swee Hoo ("Phase out 'Grade C hawker stalls"; ST, Aug 2) that the National Environment Agency (NEA) has systems m place to ensure a high standard of food and personal hygiene m our hawker
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      • 298 14 I THANK Mr Jack Teo Cheng Chuah for his feedback, "Indicate on table top where smoking allowed" (ST,Aug2). We are heartened to know that he supports the smoking ban. In relation to the smoking ban at hawker centres, the National Environment Agency (NEA)
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      • 682 14 HOME, SWEET HOME The bittersweet experience of life m the US has made me realise that no matter where I live, Singapore will always be the place I call home. THIS year, Aug 9 holds an entirely different meaning for me. More than
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      • 146 14 SINCE its introduction, the electronic road-pricing (ERP) scheme had often been cited as a mechanism to regulate traffic on certain roads during busy periods of the day. While this can work as a quick fix, I am sure the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is looking
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      • 160 14 I CAN agree that electronic road-pricing (ERP) rates for the morning peak hours should be increased to ease traffic jams so as to prevent productivity loss. However, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has not provided any good reasons to impose evening ERP
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    • SPORTS
      • 688 15 THE CAPTAIN SPEAKS Liverpool skipper says pre-season losses due to training fatigue Liverpool UKE a good ship captain, Steven Gerrard was Liverpool's voice of calm m the storm. Gerrard has told Liverpool supporters not to panic, after the Reds lost their tnird successive
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      • 301 15 THEIR country is at war, their city is bombarded by rockets, their friends are called up to the Israeli reserves. However, the Maccabi Haifa players are expected to play the game of their lives today. Maccabi Haifa face Liverpool m the qualifying round
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      • 414 15 Milan VETERAN defender Alessandro Costacurta believes AC Milan can cope with the threat posed by Red Star Belgrade's giant striker Nikola Zigic m today's crunch Champions League qualifier. Zigic is 2.02 metres tall and was voted Serbia and Montenegro's Player of the
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      • 481 15 ROME THE match-fixing scandal m Italian soccer has widened, with Serie A club Reggina now having been indicted. The side is the fifth club to be charged with corruption m a scandal that has already resulted m penalties or relegations for four of Italy's top
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      • 642 16 SOCCER Manager feels they need seven matches to tune themselves for top-class play Los Angeles GOOD news for Chelsea's rivals: They are not ready for the start of the season. The English Premiership champions may be filled with stars
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      • 446 16 London FRANK Ribery will be an Arsenal player by the end of this week. The Gunners are expected to tie up the signing of the Marseille and France midfielder m a deal that is expected to cost the London side a minimum
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      • 158 16 ENGLAND defender Sol Campbell is expected to sign with Portsmouth after he arrived at the club yesterday after undergoing a medical check-up. "We have been talking to Sol. Hopefully, he will join us," manager Harry Redknapp said. "It's not done yet, but hopefully it will
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      • 499 16 PHOTO: London OLE Gunnar Solskjaer's return to form has become a two-edged sword for Manchester United. United manager Alex Ferguson has been celebrating the return of the experienced forward, who has missed two years due to a serious knee
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      • SOCCER SHORTS
        • 68 16 LONDON: New England manager Steve McClaren has had his second rejection. Sammy Lee turned down the offer of coaching England's Under-21 team. Earlier this month, former England striker Alan Shearer snubbed McClaren's offer to join his backroom staff. McClaren asked Lee to be full-time
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        • 93 16 PARIS: Fabien Barthez, 35, wants to play for two more years, ana hopes to play for France until he retires. The goalkeeper, who helped France reach last month's World Cup final, is looking for a club after his contract at Marseille expired. "In the
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        • 77 16 LONDON: Aston Villa, which are being stalked by potential buyers, said their fiscal full-year loss widened after falling attendances at league matches and higher pay for players hurt revenue. The Birmingham-based club lost £8.9 million (Ss27 million), or 78 pence a share, m the year
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        • 92 16 MILAN: Inter Milan striker Obafemi Martins has reacted r to the signing of Hernan Crespo by asking for a transfer. The Nigeria international is already faced with competition from Adriano, Julio Cruz and Alvaro Recoba for a place m Inter's starting 11. And the return
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        • 69 16 LONDON: Paul Scholes has slammed talks of an international return to England. The 31-year-oldmidfielder retired after Euro 2004, claiming he wanted to spend more time with his family. However, it had been suggested new manager Steve McClaren was ready to attempt to talk the Manchester
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        • 70 16 LONDON: Jared Borgetti will join Bolton on their pre-sea-son tour of Spain, after failing to agree personal terms with Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad. Manager Sam Allardyce has called on the 32-year-old Mexico striker as he is lacking m numbers. He told Soccernet: "Jared is still
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        • 45 16 LONDON: West Ham have signed Northern Ireland defender George McCartney from Sunderland, with Clive Clarke heading m the opposite direction. The total deal is worth £1 million to Sunderland, with West Ham paying £600,000 plus Clarke for the 25-year-old defender.
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      • 648 17  -  Marc Lim GOLF Campbell, Couples join Els m a field studded with professional stars By Sports Correspondent THE more Major winners, the merrier. That seems to be the motto of the organisers of this year's US$3 million (554.74 million) Barclays Singapore Open.
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      • 294 17  - Entries for Open qualifier exceed 100 mark MARC LIM HOPES of making the Barclays Singapore Open a "truly open Open" were given a boost, after sign-ups for the tournament's qualifying round exceeded the 100-golfer mark. With more than a week to go before the Aug 17 registration deadline, more than
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      • 569 17 Jacksonville (Florida) IT IS the one time Tiger Woods can be accused of setting the bar too low. After he became the youngest player to win 50 times on the US Tour on Sunday, he said it
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      • SPORTS WORLD
        • 55 17 GOTEBORG (Sweden): Merlene Ottey made her European Championships athletics debut yesterday at the age of 46. The Jamaica-born sprinter, who now lives m Slovenia and competes for her adopted country, advanced to the semi-final m the 100 metres. She clocked 11.41 seconds and finished third
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        • 76 17 COLOMBO: Television broadcaster Ten Sports has apologised for racist remarks made by cricket commentator Dean Jones against South African batsman Hashim Amla. The former Australian batsman turned expert was fired immediately after referring to Amla as a terrorist during what he thought was a commercial
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        • 71 17 TORONTO: Jose Acasuso of Argentina and Bjorn Phau of Germany tied the men's tennis record for the longest singles tie-break during their first-round match at the Toronto Masters Series yesterday. Acasuso beat Phau 7-5, 7-6 (20-18) m a match lasting just over two hours. He secured
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        • 47 17 LONDON: David Coulthard has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him with Formula One team Red Bull through the next year. It will be the Scotsman's third season with the team, whom he originally joined as a test driver m 2004. REUTERS
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      • 499 18  - Fazrul, 21, to miss China game Marc Lim SOCCER Spore striker can't get time off for Asian Cup qualifier due to basic NS training By Sports Correspondent SINGAPORE'S striker woes were dealt another blow when Young Lions forward Fazrul Nawaz was dropped from the team that will face China m
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      • 392 18 BASKETBALL Guangzhou CHINA'S young basketball players were licking their wounds and anxiously awaiting the return of National Basketball Association All-Star Yao. Ming after a 73-119 loss to the United States on Monday. Yao has been out of action with a broken foot since April,
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      • 481 18 SHOOTING By Jeanette Wang THE Republic's Asian Games-bound shooters were not on target at the Singapore Open Championships, which ended at Safra Yishun yesterday. Melbourne Commonwealth Games silver medallist Zhang Jin, 17, beat 56 others to win the men's 10m air-rifle event.
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      • HOME SPORTS
        • 88 18 SIXTEEN teams will compete m the Indian Association six-a-side business houses cricket tournament at Balestier Road today. The day-long event will be sponsored by leading paper manufacturer PaperOne. Said organiser Harnam Singh: "We've worked hard for six years to make this an attractive event. More
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        • 72 18 GEYLANG United coach Atthaphol Puspakom left the S-League club by mutual consent yesterday. Both parties came to the decision after a two-hour meeting. Atthaphol felt fully responsible for the team's disappointing season m the S-League. After 19 games, the Eagles are 10th out of 11 teams.
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      • 856 18 ATHLETICS European Championships m Gothenburg, Men's Shot put: 1 Ralf Bartels Ger) 21. 13 m 2 Andrey Mikhnevich iBle) 21.11 3 Joachim Olsen (Den) 21.09 Women's 10,000 m: 1 Inga Abitova (Rus) 30mm 31.425 ec 2 Susanne Wigene (Nor) 30:32.36 3 Lidiya Grigoryeva (Rus) 30:32.72. BASEBALL MLB: Toronto 8
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        540 19 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 LOCK YOKE KUAI Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 August 2006, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Winson Ho
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        622 19 Athma Shanti Pooja We, the family of the late SARAVANAN RATNAM (GANESH) wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to clearest relatives, loving friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind distance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement Karumathi prayers will be held on 10/8/2006 (Thur)
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        475 19 "Surely goodness and mem shall follow me all the days oj my I life; and I will dwell m tlie house of the lx>rdfnrei<er." I'salm 23* I IOWGUFKKIAW Age: 54 was called home to be wii h the Lord on 8 August 2006 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Cieorgie Quek
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      • 472 21 Google wins bid to tie up with MySpace It will provide search services and ads exclusively to the popular Web portal New York GOOGLE has won a bidding war to provide exclusive search services and advertising to MySpace.com, the social networking phenomenon, and other websites owned by News Corp. The
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      • 571 21 New York LONG before Madonna and Donald Trump, Malcolm Forbes strode across the world stage creating his own brand, embodying the magazine he published and the lifestyle it represented. In large measure, the late Mr Forbes succeeded by combining a savvy ability
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      • 248 21 AugB Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.28 1.260 +0.010 Ascendasreit 0.98 1.930 -0.010 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.43 1.470+0.040 Capita Land 3.97 4.280 +0.040 Capita Mall 0.76 2.260 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.82 1.070 +0.010 Cityoevsoc 2.54 9.200 ComfortOelGro 25c .1.61 1.600 +0.040 Cosco Corp
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      • 69 21 Wilmar 49,995,000 Advanced Hldgs 36,127,000 STX P0 KWIOO 22,698,000 China Milk HK5Oc 22,409,000 Thai Beverage 19,561,000 Sing Tel 15c 18,704,000 China Sun HK25c 15,913,000 Mediaßing 10c 12,750,000 UTAC USl5c 11,563,000 IPCO 5c 10,489,000 JUigB Magnus 5c 9,567,000 MvanceSCTsc 8,360,000 PacificCenturyiOc 7,599,000 Biosensors USO.OIC 7,580,000 Chin Sky NRSOc 7,312,000
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      • 140 21 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS AugB SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Sailing Aust dollar 1.1950 1.2090 Can dollar 1.3980 1.4150 Euro 2.0060 2.0290 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4291 0.4298 HZ dollar 0.9750 0.9970 Storting pound 2.9820 3.0150 US dollar 1.5650 1.5830
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      • 254 21 Productivity in US rises at 1.1% pace Washington BUSINESS productivity m the United States rose at a faster-than-expected 1.1 per cent annual rate m the second quarter, government data showed yesterday. The US Labour Department data also revealed that unit labour costs increased at their fastest pace since the fourth
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      • 529 22 Market forces set to be key factor m share sales, not govt decrees Shanghai CHINA'S mutual funds, regarded as a US$64 billion (Sslol billion) piggy bank by government companies seeking to sell stock, did something unusual this week: They baulked at an
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      • 161 22 The cool reception to Air China's offer may signal that fund managers are no longer willing to channel investors' cash to state coffers without regard for profit or growth potential. That may bode well for the development of China's US$4l9 billion (***** billion) stock market. "For the
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      • 447 22 CHEAP LENDING Borrowing costs m Japan, currently near 0.25 per cent, are the lowest among the 6-7 countries Tokyo JAPAN'S bank lending rose 2.2 per cent, the fastest pace m a decade, signalling that demand for credit will help spur growth
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      • 307 22 Beijing THE Ministry of Commerce has published draft rules that would allow foreign firms to invest m China via share swaps but tighten acquisition criteria to protect China's economic security, the official China Securities Journal reported yesterday. For the first time, the new
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      • 499 23 It is likely to list trust for part of its $3.7 b investments m hotels: Sources HONG KONG developer Cheung Kong (Holdings) may list a property trust m the territory for some of its HK$lB billion (553.67 billion) m hotels, according to sources
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      • 389 23 Stanchart lifts interim gain by 15% London ASIA-FOCUSED British bank Standard Chartered (Stanchart) narrowly beat analysts' forecasts with a 15 per cent rise m half-year profits, and is prepared to make major acquisitions where it sees value, it said yesterday. The London-headquartered bank reported an operating profit before tax of
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      • 565 24  -  Azrian Asmani Five firms to pay a total of $73,500 m enforcement blitz; Temasek gets warning BY THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a $7,500 financial penalty on govern-ment-linked company EDBV Management for breaching local corporate disclosure rules. The regulator
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      • 344 24  -  Lorn a Tan By Lindeteves-Jacoberg said m a statement to the SGX that it did not have the funds to keep production levels at its factories at an optimal level during the quarter ELECTRIC motor maker Linde-teves-Jacoberg has reported another dismal
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      • 291 24  -  Chua Kong Ho By BEAUTY China, a cosmetics and skincare products distributor, said net profit for the three months ended June 30 rose 30.4 per cent to HK526.7 million (555.4 million) from HK$2O.5 million a year ago. Sales rose 41 per cent
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        • 68 24 SUPER Coffeemix's net profits for the six months ended June 30 fell 15 per cent to $10.8 million. Revenue rose 16 per cent to $99.3 million. An interim dividend of 0.6 cent per share was declared. Earnings per share were 2.18 cents compared with 2.57
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        • 75 24 AEI'S INTERIM PROFIT DROPS 13% TO $2.9 M AEI Corp reported that net profit for the six months ended June 30 was 13 per cent lower at $2.9 million on higher raw material costs. The aluminium extrusion firm said revenue rose 32 per cent to $36.1 million. Net asset value
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        • 74 24 EUROPTRONIC Group recorded a 22 per cent nse m net profit to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30. Revenue was also 18 per cent higher at $42.1 million. The maker of electronic components said that net asset value per share
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        • 81 24 THE maker of optical disc manufacturing equipment Anwell Technologies sank into the red witn a loss of HK$3O.4 million (556.2 million) compared with a profit of HK$l9.9 mUlion earlier. Revenue fell 80 per cent to HK$3B.9 million as market demand for equipment slowed. Net asset
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        • 33 24 THE private equity unit of Standard Chartered Bank (Standchart) invested $72 million m a 3.6 per cent stake via a placement issue by palm oil giant Wilmar International.
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      • 412 24  - Parkway gears up for expansion with $500 m loan Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent HOSPITAL operator Parkway Holdings yesterday finalised a loan of $500 million, its biggest m years a move some analysts see as preparation for further regional expansion. The deal is also one of the largest non-property
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      • 121 25 LOOKING ahead, Mr Clontz said broadband competition may remain intense for the rest of the year, but the overall market still has much room to grow. As for cable TV, subscriber and average spending figures will likely come down a little with the end of the
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      • 513 25  -  Bryan Lee Full-year revenue now projected to grow at least 10% after robust showing m first half By Telecoms Correspondent STRONG growth across Star Hub's mobile, broadband and cable TV businesses propelled the telco's quarterly profit up 44 per cent to $75.7 million.
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      • 437 25  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent WATER treatment company Hyflux has reported that half-year profits fell 45 per cent to $12.6 million, mainly because one-off gains inflated profits m the same period last year. The group, which uses membrane technology to treat water
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        • 255 25  -  GABRIEL CHEN INTEGRA2OOO chairman and chief executive Kwok Kah Kie has increased his stake m the human resource technology company after he exercised 12.5 million warrants. According to filings to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday, Mr Kwok is now left with a direct interest of
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      • 347 25  -  BRYAN LEE A NEAR monopoly of the live broadcast rights for the recent Fifa World Cup Finals turned out to be no golden goal for Star Hub. Despite giving a hefty revenue boost to the telco's cable TV business, the
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      • 424 25  -  Chua Kong Ho TAKING STOCK By NO FIREWORKS lit up the local bourse yesterday ahead of the National Day celebrations, as traders awaited the United States Federal Reserve decision on interest rates early this morning The cautious mood could be summed up by
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      • 84 25 Top Rises Aug 8 CENTS Venture Corp25c 1170 60.0 5.4 B Sembawang 1740 30.0 1.8 Jardine CIC 1080 20.0 1.9 OaefaNav MUSIc 2520 20.0 0.8 JSHUS5c500 1140 15.7 0.9 Asia Water W101 220 60.5 15.5 34.4 Creative T 25c 865 15.0 1.8 Unisteel 5c 207 12.0 6.2 DBS 6rp 1880
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      • 852 26  -  Audrey Tan Erica Tay Many analysts say it will easily hit the upper end of the new official 6.5%-7.5°/o estimate By STRONG SHOWING OCBC economist Selena Ling notes that the excellent first-half growth shows that both the manufacturing and services sectors have growth
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      • 236 26  -  GRACE NG MUTUAL AGREEMENT INVESTORS of Australia-listed companies will no longer be able to trade the shares through the Singapore Exchange (SGX) from October. SGX has finally pulled the plug on its trading link with the Australia Stock Exchange (ASK). SGX announced
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    • 8 1 Life THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 2006
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      • 1187 2 Snakes On A Plane plays on tenor on multiple prongs the fear of flying, the fear of confined spaces and the fear of slimy things that, as one of the reptiles is set to exhibit m the movie, can bite a person m the eye
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      • 8 3 TOP 5 CLICHED CREATURE MOVIE SCENARIOS PHOTOS: CORBIS
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      • 73 3 Scary creature movies WHICH movie scares the living daylights out of you? Log on to Stomp at www.stomp.com.sg to cast your vote. >Orca (killer whale, 1977) > Anaconda (snakes, 1997) > Jaws (shark, 1975) > Lake Placid (crocodile, 1999) >Cujo (dog, 1983) > The Birds (birds, 1963) > Pet Sematary
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        • 134 4 KING KONG (2005, above) Stars: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black Plot: A giant ape on a remote island connects with a blonde beauty before being transported to New York City. B-movie component: Low. Big budget (about US$2O7 million or ***** million), big special effects, big-name cast
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        • 66 4 PLANET OF THE APES (1968, above) Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell not: A crew of astronauts crash-lands on a planet m the future where apes rule as the dominant species and humans are oppressed slaves. B-movie component: Low. Convincing make-up, attention to detail and a clever story referencing
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        • 54 4 THE FLY (1986, right) Stars: Jeff GoldWum, Geena Davis Plot A crazed scientist puts himself into a transporter machine and mutates into a horrible man/fly hybrid. B-movie component: Low. Both the 1958 original and this remake by director David Cronenberg explored the dissection and disintegration of man
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        • 52 4 JURASSIC PARK (1993, above) Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum Plot: Cloned dinosaurs m a theme park island run loose and attack the folks stuck there. B-movie component: Non-existent. Steven Spielberg's direction and Michael Crichton's novel ensured that this ground-breaking creature adventure is one to
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        • 97 4 CAT PEOPLE (1982) Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell Plot: When a female Cat Person mates with a human, she turns into a black panther. B-movie component: Non-existent. This moody rendition of a sexual awakening of the most ferocious kind is more arthouse than B-house. WOLF
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        • 166 4 JAWS (1975, right) Stars: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw Plot A huge Great White Shark terrorises a coastal community m New England. B-movie component Non-existent. Expected to go B, director Steven Spielberg's dedication to craft and superb acting from his leads, even under
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        • 104 4 SLITHER (2006, above) Stars: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks Plot: An alien plague infects rural townsfolk, turning one guy into a squid thing and a woman into a big, exploding' ball of slime. B-movie component: Sky high. Low-rent actors, cheap sets, insane plot, high camp, a few laughs,
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    • 306 6 Vehicles fjjjf FOR SALE SI2K PAI 1/'O4 E2OOML. Black/ beige. 1 owner. Low km. 65% PARF. C&C warranty. Cash rebate/100% loan avail. *****928 5/-03 ClBO KOMPRESSOR. Stylish dark blue. Lowest price m the mkt. C&C maintained. View to believe! Call *****704 Roy 1/'B9 200 E. NEW 10 yrs COE. 10/'9l
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    • 241 6 J E^n MINI FOR SALE CASH REBATE UP to $10K. 8 mths old Cooper S Cabriolet. 1 owner. Low km. Agt warranty. High trade m/ 100% loan. 9221-8432 i 12/'O4 COOPER CVT. Red. face! I ifted with sunroof. Immaculate j cond. Call: 9696 5395 7/'O4 COOPER S. 1.6 M with
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    • 1166 7 f*\ NISSAN IPS NISSAN ilj\ NISSAN IRS NISSAN HjS NISSAN Wff\ NISSAN IRS NISSAN Bh NISSAN |ej^r FOR SALE ||£/FORSALE Hj/FORSALE fjf^ FOR SALE BJfFORSALE \jff FOR SALE \J§) FOR SALE \jjjf FOR SALE A V6-powered Journey In Modern Luxury BBBBB^^^^H^^^ 4bBBBbI BBBBB^aBBBBaI BBBBbP^BBB^^ •>■■■■■ BBBBBBBBBBBaI BBBBBK BBBBBBBW^LbW. L^L^li^^R^Ll^^S'av! H^nSaavVa^^affi
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    • 432 8 PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA Ii^FORSALE IpPfORSALE IP FOR SALE \jjjjf FOR SALE (aW FOR SALE IP FOR SALE |P FOR SALE ||p FOR SALE I I aa^^^ aa^^^rf ar^r"^^r^.^aa aa^^^^^^^^a^^/^ aa^^^^ai BBIIhC^V H S^^BaHlaaal a^'l^r^B iaaaaa^Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^. p>qj *'',^B
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    • 216 8 < J Ph TOYOTA IP? FOR SALE [mi huhti |Lot 50 Commonwealth Carmall Arriving boon Suzuki --^^«J SX4 1.51 'T* '--> $54,800 *T^*y MIT i MIVEC_^SJ (6 Gt«d*) $45,800 j Hondo Stream^agJ |UkN $62,800 -Kflfl Swift Sport $54,800 tZ£_4 TOYOTA WWiXE 59.800 WishVßX 61.800 W>llX $63,800 EstkM_4X $87,800 Harntf24G $85,800
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    • 825 9 D TOYOTA Iftk TOYOTA PK TOYOTA PK TOYOTA Ph TOYOTA FORSALE |||/FORSALE |||fFOASALE |||F FORSALE \jjjjf FORSALE Other latest modds ai M a^mn» 1 »ailf| P^ C»r Resources Pn»»te Limited '^^^^^^^^^^^jJ^H^Bßi^'^^^^^""^^ P"^^ fi 1 fP(*C Homa accessories worth $1 OK >0 y •Nportnms and t\re upgrade TrCCm (yCWI F^C&CIZC alcantara/leather
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    • 472 9 1 0WNER 7/-04 Camry 2.4A. 3-yrs Borneo warranty. Black. A1 cond. 567.8 K. 9765-3938 12/'O4 CAMRY 2.0A. Leather, s/rims. Easy loan. OMV $*****. Ask $67.5 K. 9764-3266 Jason 1/'O4 ESTIMA 2.4A Power suction dr. leather seats, s/ rims, excellent cond $*****. *****858 HIGEST OFFER SECURESIII Repossessed Reg 20/3/2003 Toyota Corolla
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    • 1329 9 Vehicles >TT Wh OTHER MAKES PH OTHER MAKES PK OTHER MAKES PK OTHER MAKES Ipr FORSALE 10 FORSALE ||^FORSALE ||pf FOR SALE i C>SsAisiG>t)NG msSa Sj The Premium Korean Marque Years Extended Warranty A} Month HP Installment Rebate JP Year. Free Vehicle Servicing ff 7-Seater Sports MPV SSeater MPV Turbocharged
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    • 522 9 ©LORRIES FOR SALE BRAND NEW MITSUBISHI Canter. 1 yr free insurance. 9 times free servicing, 3 years warranty *****180 *****676 100% LOAN AVAIL! Brand New Toyota 10ft. G/ V plate. CD player. 3 yrs. warranty. High trade-in Low cash dnveaway. 9068-3033 V PLATE! DIESEL 8/'OO Cabstar 10 ft. $364 x
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    • 739 10 PK DOl-08 [3 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST |P PTEAPTS-RENT "KERRISDALE 3+l Mrws. 1270 sqft. High fir. Full/ p/furn. Excel ent view. Near Farrer Park MRT. Call 9028 6826 D.07 BULINGTON SO. 2 bdrms High fir Immed. Near amenities/ MRT/ SMU. Very convenient. Molly *****788/ *****029 C2l TIONG BAHRU 3-BDRM. P/furn. Landmark
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    • 594 10 ■bX DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ til) TANGUN/ HOLLAND |F PTEAPTS-RENT Ardwori Pfc Blk 15. High fir. 2885 sqft. 4+l SIS.XX Granocrord 3+l. 1750 sqft. High fir. Beautiful 57.5K AvahM 1500 sqft. 3+l S6.BK NassiM Pfc 4+l. 2000 sqft. Resort facilities. Pool view $6K Nassim Pk 2500 sqft 3+l *01.. $6K Nassim
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    • 818 10 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ QD TANGUN/ HOLLAND |y PTEAPTS-RENT ROBERTSON 100. 893 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. F/ furn. Full facilities. Avail immediate. $3800 neg. *****889. www.joproperty.com I leXt^schoicel BEL-AIR 4+l+l, 3220 sgft. High fir. P/furn. Beautifully renovated. Bright Spacious. Facilities. Near Tanglin Mall. Zai 9186-0103 SPRINGVALE CONDO 3+l. F/aircon. P/furn. $2100, Dynasty
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    • 722 10 BDII 821 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT NEWTON MRT! SEE to impressed! Newton Euroasia 1066 sqft, 3-rm. New! Beautiful designer decor. Well furn. Facilities. Plasma TV. Ouiet. View: www.viviantan.com SYMPHONY HGTS 2-RM Furn $I.BK Hillview Green 3+l Furn SI.BK Hume Pk 4+l pool Furn $2.5K Pare Palais 3+l+patio 1800 sqft
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    • 729 10 ■aY 012-14 BALESTIER/ ELD MACPHERSON/6EYLAN6 PTEAPTS-RENT ASTORIA PK 1-MIN to MRT. 950 sqft. 2+l. F/facilities. Available early Sep. F/furn. 9181-1138 3+l STARVILLE HIGH floor. Immed. $2K up/ 1-rm. Service Apt at Balestier. $IK. 9853-4720 GROSVERNOR VIEW Brand new! 4+1. 1539 sqft. Pool view. MRT. F/facilities. Quiet. 9091-1717 STARVILLE NEW 4+l/
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    • 812 10 iiffV Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST Uy PTE APTS -RENT I THE WATERSIDE 4 BDRM. 2400 soft, pool view, very spacious, p/furn. Move m cond. mins to CBD. Avail 1/09. $5.5K neg. THE ATRIA 1400 sqft/ Pebble Bay 1800 sqft/ The Makena 1160 sqft. All 3 bdrms. F/facilities. Partial/ f/furn.
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    • 625 10 ■X D 22-24 yQ west JJf PTEAPTS-RENT MAYSPRINGS 2+l, approx 850 sqft. High fir. Full condo facilities. P/furn. Near LRT/ Bt Panjang Plaza/ amenities. *****771 C2l REGENT HEIGHTS. 3+l. Newly renovated. F/furn. Pool view. Spacious. Amenities. Immed. neg! Call Rahim 9090-3777 ERA REGENT HGTS 2+l rms. 1023 sqft. Pool view.
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    • 836 10 Properties MS HOUSES FOR RENT CHOICE D.lO NAMLY SEMI-D. 3600 sqft. 3+l+l. Spacious living. European kitchen. Near Holland Village. P/furn. $7.5 K. 9380-3800 NEW! SOUTH BOUNA Vista/ Pasir Panjang Hill. 3-storey townhse. 3200 sqft with huge terr. Panoramic view/quiet. *****929 PW 0.16 THE SPRINGFIELD. 3-Storey Cluster hse. 4+1. 2400 sqft.
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    • 1132 10 HUDC/ HDB tiff APTS FOR RENT i MUST RENT! EXEC Apt Blk 635 I Woodlands. #05. 141 sqm. Aircon rms. Renovated. Near MRT/ amenities. $1200. Thong *****499 2+l BLK 202A 138 Ponggol. Well furn. Near MRT. Immed. All races welcome. Call *****923 or visit: www.andy-teo.com LOW RENTAL APPROVED 3+l Blk
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    • 1025 10 *»fl ift| SERVICE UfcV APARTMENTS STUDIO/ 1/ 2/ 3 bdrm apts m No vena/ Dover area. Short/ long term. Svc *****884/ *****309 or visit: www.isapartments.com tb\ ROOMS FOR RENT \Uf (PRIVATE) S5OO-S9OO MASTER/ common rms Mt Sinai, Pandan Valley Jurong. Include pub. no owner Immed. Lisa 9297-1732 ERA MASTER i.
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    • 692 11 PK DOl-08 LLJ CITY h SOUTH-WEST IF HOUSES- SALE RARE! SENTOSA COVE terrace. 2 storey. Brand new. 4+l s/dooi. 2500/ 3600 sqft. S3.KM foreigners enable. 9767-60*2 HCNG MUI KENG I hold brand new Ounglw. Approx 4900/4000 sqft 52. 5 M dean Lap pool. *****335 D.03 OUEENSWAV NEW 3' .-storey Basement
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    • 910 11 LID CITY a SOUTH-WEST CD CITY a SOUTH-WEST I* I I TOP Obtained I Immediate Occupation Full condo facilities 5 mins walk to Farrer Park MRT Near SMU and future City Square Mall 38/R (Spacious Layout) from SS9OK |IGOOD •I'ijp Investment F'HOLD. TREASURE PLACE. 5 mins. to Pasir Panjang MRT.
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    • 879 11 DDOI-08 CfTYaSOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-SALE iEsnScArioN CITY SO STIHHO 570 sq.ft. F'hold. TOP '09/ 3 bdrm. 1216 sq.ft. Near amenities/ shpg. Stylish design. Call for apt! neg! 9853-5569 D.Ol EMERALD GDN condo 2 rms. 980 sqft. Pool/ gym. Tenanted. Continental 6356 5766 BURLINGTON SO. 82 sq.m. 99 yrs lease. High fir. Unblocked.
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    • 647 11 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Qkj TANGUN/ HOLLAND (Stmi-D's Btst Pricing Today) 6C King's Rd 2'^-storey. F'hold 5 rms ensuite. Selling at Unbelievable Price. Calling 0n1y....* $I.KM. Nanyang Seldom at this location, you will get one at this price today? 3600 sqft. Value 52.5 M. Allamanda Big m size 3800 sqft. Absolutely
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    • 699 11 ffk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Qy TANGUN/ HOLLAND ■Sffmtft j Good Cuss H Bungalow fj^m F3RD AYE *****/ 7500 sqft. 2 storey Contemporary Design, I luxurious interiors. Tenanted SBM+. Selling soon!! *****009 BIN TONG PK. Hilltop tropical. 2Vx storey bunglw. 8400/ 5500 sqft. 5+2. Top quality finishes. Pool. Lush greenery. $6M+! 9099-1108
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    • 631 11 Ifh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ IJK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ IfK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ i|y TAN6UN/ HOLLAND MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND hrn TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS- SALE JBbVv X lirrMTaTßHit3J»i^^B ■■■^^■■j ■■■■p^^iaj lltßf BjkajMxKL^^B^^iaßl Be ajp^M LwcNMft. JsMrrJ9 LTbbV Caß^Ciii HB To experience an extraordinary lifestyle, visit our showflats from 11 am to 6pm dally
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    • 388 11 Properties Four Stasons Pk 2260 sqft, 4+l. Good tenancy S3JCM Four Seasons Pk 2874 sq.ft. S4.XM Four Seasons Pk 3821 sqft S7 M Ardmore PL 2885 sqft. High/ low fir. Unblock/ Pool view $S J(M SommirvNli Pk Ttwahiai+l 52.4 M Lmcom Modtrn 2800 sq.f t S3 JCM Spring Gr 2
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    • 423 11 D.09 PREVIEW! FROM $480K up! Value for money! Register early! Opp UE Sq. F'hold. TOP 2008. 1/ I+l/ 2/ penthse. with facilities, j Buyers/ agts welcome *****618 NfJBJNJBJBJBJBJBJ -riHpjJRFI Urn, Buy YI-FA 9090-3366. CALL now!!! D.lO Dynasty Gdn II (Sixth Aye). Cosy. F'hold. 2+1. 1108 sqft. Face pool. Tenanted till
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    • 466 11 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APIS-SALE BELAIR 3200 SOFT 4+l New decor St Regis 2153 sqft poolview $5MTrevose Pk 1938 sqft 3+l nice Summerville Town hse *****777 ULTRA CHIC! SEE to believe! 3175 sqft Regency Pk. Tasteful, peaceful, all new. Greenery, isabelredrup.com $4m *****055 no agt THE REGALIA 3*l F'hold.
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    • 679 12 ff^ DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE I BJ Bk V S^BV M '^^^'^■^ajj^B^i^^^ UC SQUARE 2*t 1195 sqft. F/ con- do facilities. Mins to town Orchard. Edge on Cairnhill 4+l 2142 sqft 9022 2270/ 9009 8038. D.W CHATELET, SB3OK only. Pool view. Nicely Renovated. High Floor. Also available
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    • 838 12 ffh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Hy TANGUN/ HOUANO PTEAPTS-SALE I OPEN I "-^l linAlviaEj NASSIM MANSION. ALMOST Sold! 3477 sqft. Showflat cond. 4+l+ balcony. Privacy/ greenery/ town. Sell below value! 9681-3731 GOOD DEAL! BEVERLY Hill 3778 sqft/ Regency Pk 3649 sqft/ As- i trid Meadows 3658 sqft/ Arcadia Gdn 3735 sqft. neg!
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    • 738 12 Wk. Dlia2t NEWTON/ IHJ BT TIMAH/ OBftNTI NEW LIST! 3-STOREY semi-d Evelyn Rd. F'hold. 2225/ 2500 sqft. 4*l. All en-suite. Good schs/ mall/ MRT. *****168/ *****803 OWNER MIGRATING! NEAR Royal Hotel. Rare! 4100 sqft. 3-storey Townhse. 4*l. Good investment! Enbloc potential. 9066-2766 D.TI OFF NOVENA 3-storey semi-d 4*l. all attached.
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    • 429 12 ■It D 11&21 NEWTON/ Bk Dll 821 NEWTON/ Ik Dl lB2l NEWTON/ till BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI ED BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI QD BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI flP^B^^Bjfl Artist's Impression B^B^B^B^L^^ B^B^^owß#Bß™B^B^r^^^^fc^^B^Wfc«M»Ow J^LB^Bwiß^B bStm Ik Ic^i i I^P'WBBBWB *»3 3J? CaroLsCc TZjhul r. C«llu»»t: C//cV"6#£x 6448 1788 res i d ce y 9799 0009 8howfl»l op«l»» dally
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    • 113 12 IserJousselTm THE HILLSIDE 1776 sqft. 4+l. F'hold. Hilltop/ pool view. Renovated. Cosy. Full condo facilities. Asking S97OK neg. Ray *****000 F'HOLD. TESSARINA. 2+l bdrms. with pte enclose area. 1313 sq.ft. Tenanted. Quiet facing. Serious seller. 9023-5325 Savills HIGHGATE 1485 SOFT. 3+l. Ouiet. Exclusive living. Beautiful renovation. Move m. Nice pool
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    • 194 12 D.21 SIGNATURE PR. 1701 sqft. 4+l rms. High fir. Good move m cond. Bright breezy. F'hold. View to offer! Agt Yeow *****262 2-BDRM SHERWOOD Condo (Jin Jurong Kecil) F'hold 900 sqft. High fir. Nice decor. F/facilities. Price neg! Eric 9005-3888 DTZ SOUTHAVEN I. 1109 sqft. 2+l bdrms. Direct pool view.
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    • 721 12 P|t Dll a2l NEWTON/ |fell BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APIS-SALE 1 L^A£_ uriir IMb nitw PHOLD PENTHSE 4+l, 2616 sqft with pte s/pool. Quality finishes. MRT. TOP '08. Priced to sell 9 955 psf only. Act fast! *****266 STRATA 2-RM LOFT. 1066 sqft. TOP soon!! Lincoln Modern 3-bdrm Loft. 1410
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    • 494 12 Properties ■IK Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ Wfk Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ y±J MACPHERSON/6EYLANG Q£] MACPHERSON/GEYIANG JJ HOUSES -SALE 10am -6pm Daily 3 l( Good schools: 28,^.25 Cedar/Mans Stella, St Andrew Landfrom 3420/4300 sqft MRTs: GFA6+lrms Potong Pasir Woodleigh [B^"! [frin[ll[iilJiE[?ti[:ll i BUTTERFLY AYE 2-STOREY semi-d. Land 3450 sqft. N/S facing.
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    • 612 12 ■k 012-14 BALESTIER/ LSj MAXWEBON/GEYIANG BRAND NEW. SUNVILLE 2/ 3 bdrms. Good view. St Michael's Rd. Attractive S. 9159-4138 GROSVENOR VIEW til Almost sold Fantastic city/ sea view. Fhold. 2+l Bring cheque! *****214 ECG CASA SARINA PHOLD. 1300 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. SSBOK. MRT/ mkt/ sch/ amenities. Agt *****927 CENTRAL GROVE
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    • 680 12 ifK Dl 5-16 EAST COAST |pf HOUSES -SALE S4XX PSF yet neg 1 Motivated seller! Below value! Siglap vicinity. F'hold 3'^storey detached 5919 sqft. Near amenities. 9337 2724 Best F^ Value LJ D.15 WILKINSON RD 2 storey semid. Appro* 4300/ 3300 sqft i 4+l+ maid's. South orientation. Windy, bright. Move
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    • 982 13 f^l Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST P^V D l 16 EAST COAST hHT HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE MOUNTBATTEN BROADRICK Bungalows ONLY 4 UNITS! Each Uniquely Designed with Swimming Pool and Landscape Land Size 5574 6064 sq.ft. Built up Area 4984 5593 sq.ft PR Eligible 6100 2323 marketed by SC Global
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    • 542 13 PWk 015-1 6 EAST COAST Pli Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST iRk D l 16 EAST COAST f&k D l 16 EAST COAST Uf PTEAPTS-SALE PTE APTS SALE |y| PTEAPTS-SALE PTE APTS SALE iu^mlPßl^^i^^^ *fj| a^iW S,• ■H**^^^^»«»-flfc ik^iS i. I»-^^HI I-, iilßl I"^Stw -ifc "sttiVS& at>. -,»^sltH I. ™1
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    • 367 13 SSSOFT LAUNCH!!! PHOLD apt!! 2/3 rm/ Penthse. Pool/ Gym/ 880. 1 km to Tao Nan/ Parkway Parade. Deferred 9387-2036 PropN#x RpNppj THE TAIPAN JLN Hajijah 2 bdrms open terrace. 1173 sqft. Pool view. F'hold. Cosy living for young couple. Call *****727 THE SUNNY LEGEND Brand new 3 rm penthse roof
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    • 567 13 WATERPLACE 99 YRS. 1227 sqft. 3 rm. Pool/ bay facing. Mins to Circieline. Selling with tenancy. Good investment. *****383 i 1-KM TO TAO Nan. 2+l. $600 K. Brand new preview. Pool, gym. i Roof gdn. Mins to amenities/ > park. F'hold. Call 9383-6132 PARKSHORE TG Rhu .(f'hold) Showflat unit. 100%
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    • 369 13 ■Jk Dl 7- 18 CHANG*/ Ea PASIR RIS ■F HOUSES-SALE CHANGI GROVE BUNGLW d> Mariam vicinity. F'hold 6350 sqft 4+l Serene. Mins Amenities, highways $2.x5M. Boeing 911 77 747 MARIAM WALK Inter Terr. 4 bdrms. Airy. Bright. Very well kept. Spacious front backyard. View to Believe! Call 9451-4117 LOYANG RISE
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    • 817 13 ■ft*. 17-1 8 CHANGI/ PkV 17-1 8 CHANGI/ [Mj pasir ris lMj pasir ris ro APTS SALE mm PTE APTS SALE Defer payment scheme available Hf^Vfl^V^ •36 luxurious units of 2. 2 study, P^jfQ^H^T. 3 rooms and penthouses fcfv3i^^ •753t*****5qft KlP^- SS4XXK onwards HAhM Resort style living P^fQJC? 1 Direct
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    • 426 13 Properties ■t\ Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ LSj THOMSON J/f HOUSES-SALE SERANGOON GARDENS Contemporary Tropical Bungalow it 2>/rstorey Spacious s+l+l bdrms. Top quality finishes Lap pool, Jacuzzi, Koi pond 999 yrs. 4005/ 5000 sq.ft. Near S'goon Gdn. countryclub/ convenient Beautiful! Call 9792-8913 Savills CLASSY S'GOON/ KOVAN SEMI-DSI For Sale By G. Girie
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    • 547 13 ■k 01 9-20 SERANGOON/ DD THOMSON JJ HOUSES -SALE SERENE GOH 1 g 9101 5000 y *jT 1. LEITH RD. 3-STOREY Semi-D 2200/ 3000 sqft. Cosy 4+l+l rms 2. Lim Ah Pin Rd 3-Storey Inter Terr. 2000/ 2254 sqft. 4+l Nice TO SELL ST NICHOLAS VIEW M storey m ter-terr
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    • 823 13 Wfk Dl 9-20 SERANGOON ED THOMSON ■F HOUSES -SALE DONT MISS S'GOON GDN, OLD hse good for rebuilt. 4200 sqft. $I.xxM/ 2' k-StO rey detached, 4200/ 3500 sqft. 6+l, 52.45 M. Kathy 9633-8495 S'GOON GDN CHEAP SSS! Going now $275 psf only 1 F'hold 2 storey semi-d. 4500 sqft. Huge
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    • 446 14 ■k Dl9-20S£RANGOON/ Wtk Dl9-20SERAN6OON/ UU THOMSON LHJ THOMSON ■F PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE RAFFLESIA 2*l/3*l $580K-S79OK i 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l SSOOK up! Seasons View 2+l/ 3+l S4SOK up l Compass Hqts 3*l. S6OOK up! Other areas avail 1 Call 9742 "M5l mi PropNcx 1 1 |[i EDEN VIEW
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    • 687 14 FLAMETREE PK. HIGH/ low fir F'hold. 3*l. Fr 1600-1860 sqft. 3 units. Panoramic reservoir view. Good cond. F/facilities. Sole Agi ■Mill *r*^ 5376K EVERGREEN PK. Pool view $435K Rivervale Park view. S46BK Rivervale Pool view. S47BK Rivervale 1365 sqft. BELOW $490 PSF! Palm Gr Condo. 3*l. Unblocked. Windy. NS facing.
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    • 506 14 PfrS D 2 5 "28 tin NORTH HOUSES n 2-6PM. SB MENG Suan Rd. Brand new 3/storey semid with roof terr. TOP issued. 999 yrs. 2592/ 3553 sgft. s*l. Pk 2 cars. S neg. 1% to co-broke agts. 9666-1614 SUNRISE WAY INTER Terr. 1700/ 2600 sgft. 2-storey with basememt. E
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    • 652 14 BHDB APTS FOR SALE Ifjh HDB APTS FOR SALE Wfi HDB APTS FOR SALE IRV HDB APTS FOR SALE IRV HDB APTS FOR SALE IRv HDB APTS FOR SALE IRv HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANG MO KIO) \jjlf (ANG MO KIO) \jjjj (ANG MO KIO) \Sf (ANG MO KIO) \Sf
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    • 296 14 fftk 022-24 WEST y|r PTE APIS -SALE REAL EST CHAMPION *****888 Floravale 1270 sqft High floor. Floravale 1420 sqft high fir. MRT. Summerdale 1206 sqft. S3BBK. Mayfair 1389 sqft. 4+l rooms. View: www.casstio.com WARREN 3+1. 1195 sqft. High fir/ golf view. Near MRT. SSIOK neg. Hilltop Gr 3+1. 1248 sqft.
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    • 250 14 Wffk 022-24 WEST HI/ PTE APTS -SALE GUILIN VIEW/ POOL view. 1572 sq ft. 4+l. Walking distance to Bt Gombak MRT. Full condo facilities. $neg. Nancy *****633 ERA Wf CHANTILLY RISE, BIG. 4+l, 1733 sqft. Best cond. Better don't miss! Co-broke welcome. www.choyBBB.com 9692-8798 THE FLORAVALE PENTHSE 4+l. Approx 2842
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    • 282 14 D 022-24 WEST PTEAPTS-SALE THE MADEIRA 3-RM. 126 sqm. High floor. NS facing. $650K 4-rm sky gdns. 247 sqm. S9SOK. All price neg. 9108-8385 SUMMERDALE 1195 SOFT. High fir. 3+l. Unblocked. Mkt/ Pare Oasis 1507 sqft. 4+l. Skylight/ greenery. MRT Must view! *****898 9146 ***** PARKVIEW APT. 3*l. High fir.
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    • 438 14 Properties LAKEHOLMZ PENTHSE 4+l. 2142 sqft terr. Pool view! Tip top! Mins to MRT. $BxxK. *****861 D.23 GUILIN VIEW 3+l balcony, 1292 sq.ft above #20 overlook- j ing Guilin, no noon sun. *****218 LAKEHOLM2 NEW BLK 88 1582 sqft, 4+l, pool view. F/facilities. MRT/ amenities. *****273 •IK D 25-28 NORTH
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        • 77 2 Madam Tan Ai Boon, 50, housewife Ms G.L. Yapp taught me when I was m Primary 2 and 4 at Raffles Girls' Primary m 1964 and 1966. She was 17. fresh out of teachers' college, but extremely competent and caring. She was willing to interact with us
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        • 77 2 Thirumagal Balavelayutham, 10, Primary 4. Rulang Primary My form teacher, Mr Bernard Chan, teaches me English and mathematics. Lessons are always fun and interesting. For example, when he was teaching us about weight, he brought a scale to class and showed us how t r weigh
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        • 226 2 Abigail Chew, 13, Secondary 1, Raffles Girls' School This year is a crucial one for me as it marks the beginning of my secondary school education. Initially. I was filled wttfrtrepidation. Had I made the right choice of sciwol? What would the teachers
          WANG HUI FEN  -  226 words
        • 84 2 Zeng Xuyun, 16, Secondary 4, Catholic High Mr Tristan Fernandez was my English teacher last year. When he speaks, students listen. When students speak, he listens. His English lessons are a joy because he teaches creatively. Instead of just giving the typical comprehension and composition
          ZHANG HONG YONG  -  84 words
        • 104 2 Anchal Gupta, 15, Secondary 3, Peicai Secondary Three months ago, literature was the subject I dreaded most. But now I really like the subject. Miss Valeric Cher, my literature teacher from mid- January to April, made this possible. A trainee on her teaching practicum, she made
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        • 237 3 Raynard Yu. 10. Primary 4, Anglo-Chinese Junior Ms Jane Porter, my art teacher from Little Art Bug Workshop at Monk's Hill Terrace, is fun. I am currently learning still-life drawing from her. She jokes a lot with us and tells us stories when we are
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        • 159 3 Atough act to follow Justin Chow. 20. who is waiting to enter the Singapore Management University My most inspiring teacher is Mr John Lofthouse. who was my theatre studies and drama teacher at Victoria Junior College (VJC). He's funny but often wears a deadpan expression. And there's always a script
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        • 114 3 Mr Richard Scan, 5 1 freelance write and photographic artist Mr Leo Remedios was an unforgettable teacher for many students of St Gabriel's School during the 1950s and *****. Even those not taught by him could not help but notice him. He was distinguished looking
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        • 10 3 He's still teaching me KGJG KGJG PHOTO. WANG HUI FEN
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        • 192 3 Ms Shenny Wong, 30. help -desk administrator My grandma. Madam Lee Lan Fua, is my role model m life, my most inspiring teacher. I look up to her because of the way she manages her life. She is 71 years old but is still active
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      • 127 4 Tiffany Chong, 15. Secondary 3, Springfield Secondary My favourite corner is m my bedroom, between the window and my bed. A big fluffy cushion makes it a comfortable spot for playing Game Boy and reading. It is also my lucky spot. When I'm there and I call
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      • 50 4 Mr Jeremy Nonis, 33, sales manager My 22-month-old son Robert loves playing under the dining table m our Yishun flat. The table legs are m the shape of two swans and he sits on a swan, pretending he's flying through the sky on it. PHOTO: JEREMY NONIS
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      • 64 4 Ms Sharon Gan, 40, freelance trainer My favourite corner m my Serangoon Gardens home is this Peranakan daybed. which I bought m 2001 m Malacca. It is where I read, listen to music and watch Hollywood and Hong Kong classics. When friends come over (Ms Gan
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      • My corner at home
        • 176 4 Mr Titus Singam (below), 38, hip-hop eejay at Attica, a club m Clarke Quay have a DJ console m the living room of my three-room apartment m Siglap. It is where I practise my deejaying, listen to records and come up with ideas for club mixes.
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        • 88 4 Ms Lai Wai Mun. 36, self-ernpaoyed My children- (from left) Jeneli six, Joiryn, four, and Javier, eight -love to take baths m the master bathroom tub of our five-room HDB flat m Boon Keng. They love playing In the water and bring their toys along. If
          LAI WAI MUN  -  88 words
        • 108 4 Madam Magdalene Tan. 52, h In land-scarce Singapore, I consider it a great privilege and blessing to nave a garden m my maisonette m Lorong Chuan. The small garden is outside our ground-floor flat and was started by my husband, Ignatius, when we moved m 20 years
          MAGDALENE TAN  -  108 words
        • 54 4 Yang Wen Long, 15, Secondary 3, St Patrick's School My favourite spot is the leather sofa at home. It's a place to sit down and relax after a hard day at school. It's also where my whole family gathers to chat or watch television.
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        • 88 4 Ms Florence Wong, an administrator m her 50s My favourite corner is where the massage chair is, m the living room of my five-room HDB flat m Bukit Purmei. The chair was a Christmas gift two years ago from my daughter Karen, a 28-year-old civil servant. I
          FOO HWEI WEN  -  88 words
      • MY
        • 325 6 Miss Katrina Karim, 40, who runs her own public relations company, has an Indian father and Chinese mother. She has lived m Tiong Bahru all her life and still patronises a small grocery shop m the neighbourhood. My family has been living m Tiong Bahru Tiong
          WANG HUI FEN  -  325 words
        • 247 6 Sports club supervisor Christopher Chua, 48, who lives m Bedok. laments the closing of a sundry goods shop m Geylang Serai Market. The area is being redeveloped and the market will be relocated to Changi Road m late 2008. I chanced upon this shop several years
          CHRISTOPHER CHUA  -  247 words
        • 157 6 Ang Mo Kio resident Benjamin Chew, 2 1 a second- year National University of Singapore arts and social sciences student, loses track of time m his favourite comics shop. Located m the heart of Ang Mo Kio Central is Tenchi International, where hundreds of comics and gaming fanatics
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        • 114 6 Joy Lee, 12, Primary 6, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary, knows just where to go to satisfy her sweet tooth. I discovered Chocolat 'N' Spice m Shunfu Mart at Block 320 Shunfu Road, when my family and I went to the market for breakfast. I was curious
          WANG HUI FEN; MAGDALENE TAN  -  114 words
        • 134 6 Retiree Lim ChorTee,7s, son of Pulau Übin's headman, Mr Lim Chye Joo. talks about his favourite shop on the island, which has fewer than 100 inhabitants. PHOTO: Low Vat Hong used to be one of the biggest grocery stores around here. Back m the *****, we could
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        • 66 6 Madam Low Xiao Rong, 49, director of a childcare centre, shops at this supermarket m a restored shophouse three times a week. This Cold Storage at Cluny Court is just around the comer from Farrer Road, where I live. When I shop there, it's like I'm shopping m
          LOU FOOK KONG  -  66 words
        • 74 6 Mr Ng Wei Kiang, 32, a history teacher at Presbyterian High My favourite shop is at Sun gei Market m the Bugis area. I go there once every couple of months. Some years back, I bought squarish colonial coins from the 1930s there. The makeshift
          NG WEI KIANG  -  74 words
      • MY singpore idol
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          82 8 KIKKS CHANG ZHONGQI. TWO Madam Shirley Ang, 35, clerk I had trouble getting pregnant so when I finally did, I was really happy. We nicknamed my son Kikks because my husband is a soccer fanatic and because he kicked a lot when I was pregnant with him. He
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          204 8 MADAM PHOON SAI MOOI. 50. COFFEE SHOP HELPER Full-time national serviceman Lee Fu Gen, 22 She's a cook, an electrician, a caregiver, an ATM machine, a nurse, a financial planner and a plumber but. above all, she is my mother. She works hard. In the morning, she does
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          258 8 MR MOTI MELWANI IS KNOWN AS THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED LEWS JEANS TO SINGAPORE IN 1964. AT 17. HE TOOK OVER A TEXTILE BUSINESS FOUNDED BY HIS GRANDFATHER AND TRANSFORMED IT INTO A RETAIL AND WHOLESALE I GIANT. MR MELWANI DEED IN 2003. AT i THE AGE OF
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        • 600 8 MR LEE. 82. WAS SINGAPORE'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER HE LED THE PEOPLES ACTION PARTY TO WIN THE 1959 GENERAL ELECTION. TO FORM THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF SELFGOVERNING SINGAPORE. HE ALSO STEERED THE NATION THROUGH THE ANXIOUS YEARS FOLLOWING INDEPENDENCE ON AUG 9. 1965. UNDER HIS
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        • 145 8 Dr Tony Tan, former Deputy Prime Minister DR TAN. 66. SPENT 26 YEARS IN POLITICAL OFFICE AND SERVED UNDER THREE PRIME MINISTERS. HE STEPPED DOWN AS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR. AND IS CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS. Mrs Yvonne Chew, 45, teacher at Pei
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        • 156 8 PROF UM. 72. FOUNDED THE SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE IN 1990 AND IS RENOWNED IN HLSPIELD. HE HAS WRITTEN OVER 30 BOOKS. INCLUDING HIS 1999 MEMOIRS. FROM A DOCTOR'S DIARY. IT INSPIRED DICK LEE'S MUSICAL, MAN OF LETTERS. WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED FOR THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS
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        • 152 8 MRS CHOY. 96. WAS IMPRISONED AND TORTURED BY THE JAPANESE MILITARY POLICE DURING WORLD WAR H FOR HELPING BRITISH PRISONERS- OF- WAR. IN RECOGNITION OF HER VALOUR. SHE WAS AWARDED THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1946. SHE WAS ALSO THE FIRST AND ONLY
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        • 165 8 LIN. 25. PENNED HIS FIRST POP TUNE AT 17 AND WAS DISCOVERED AT THE AGE OF 19 DURING A TALENT SEARCH ORGANISED BY RECORD LABEL OCEAN BUTTERFLIES. THE SINGAPOREAN HAS RELEASED FOUR ALBUMS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. AND WRITTEN SONGS FOR THE UKES OF TAIWANESE SINGER
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          86 8 MR KHALID MUHAMMAD NOH. 49. AIRPORT OFFICER, AND MADAM NORANIAH NORDIN. 46. SCHOOL CANTEEN STALL HELPER PHOTO Masturah Khalid, 15, Secondary 3, Bedok Green Secondary I was born two months premature and had to be m the intensive care unit for a few months. My parents spent much
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          152 8 MR GILBERT GAN. 34. REGIONAL SALES MANAGER MsTng Ping Ping, 32, manager for international policy at Spring Singapore My Singapore idol is neither the goodnatured Taufik Batisah nor the rebellious-looking Sylvester Sim. It is the man who has promised to take care of me for the rest of
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          77 8 NATIONAL SAILOR ROY TAY JUNHAO. 23. HAS WON SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS FOR SINGAPORE IN THE SEA GAMES AND THE PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIA 470 CHAMPIONSHIP. Joanne Tay, 16, Secondary 4, Singapore Sports School My brother Roy has inspired me m both my sailing career and my life. He may
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          154 8 KUMAR THE DRAG QUEEN PERFORMS REGULARLY AT THE THREE MONKEYS CAFE IN ORCHARD TOWERS. Stand-up comedian and drag queen Kumar, 39 My Singapore idol is my drag persona, a diva who is direct, daring and distinctively beautiful, and who emerges three times a week at the Three
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      • MY favourite spot
        • 52 10 Tan Ec Lynn, 20, undergraduate The Bugis Junction fountain is always occupied by children playing. Looking at their jubilant little faces. I feel my day brighten instantly. I wish I could join m but I never remember to bring a change of clothes with me. PHOTO TAN
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        • 103 10 PHOTO: Joanne Liew Shi Ying. 16. Secondary 4. CHIJ Katong Convent My parents took me to Parkway K9P9 Parade Shopping Centre when I was little, mainly for shopping and family time. It is still my favourite haunt. After school, I go there for a meal or
          WANG HUI FEN  -  103 words
        • 95 10 Rooted in gardens Geraldine Toh (above). 18. second-year student, Anderson or College The Botanic Gardens starts its day earlier than most other places. I love the swaying taiji movements, the dewdrops on leaves and unfurling morning glory flowers not to mention the freshest air m the area. As the day
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        • 93 10 Nut Hidayah Sudarsono, 13, Secondary 1, Naval Base Secondary My favourite spot m Singapore is the Woodlands Regional Library. I always go there alone to borrow books when I'm free. On the ground floor, there is a cafe next to the magazine section for people to
          WANG HUI FEN  -  93 words
        • 91 10 Miss Cass Lirn, 24, interior designer I chanced upon the old Supreme Court during Chinese New Year, when my friend and I walked down from Marina Bay to get a cab. I never really take a close look at my sur- roundings. But this building grabbed
          WANG HUI FEN  -  91 words
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          55 10 Madam Lena Chew, 33. housewife On Saturday mornings, my three-year-old daughter Melody, my husband Raymond and I spend time at Upper Peirce Reservoir. Our favourite activity there is enjoying nature. Melody hunts for caterpillars and feeds them leaves. Windy days are a bonus: We catch and count the
          LENA CHEW  -  55 words
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          61 10 Madam Norhafiani Abdul Majid, 34. teacher Birds, butterflies and mudskippers entice my family and I to go twice a month to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. My two boys Hamzah (above), four, and 21 -month-old Hazwan will search for creatures big and small. One morning, about 50 egrets
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        • 67 10 Mr Tay Lin Joe, 34, a radiographer at the National Neuroscience Institute This was my son Tenzin's first visit to the zoo. I've been going there since I was a student. I brought my wife there and now I bring my son. It's wonderful for a child to
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          80 10 Madam Nelly Yanty, 36, housewife Once or twice a month, we ride to Lower Seletar Reservoir on our bicycles. My husband and the children (from left, Samuel, six. Danielle, 10, and Emmanuel. 1 1 have spent many weekends there. You can try your luck at the jetty and
          TAY LIN JOE; MELLY YANTY  -  80 words
        • 242 10 Ms Tan Su Yin. 44, IBM marketing manager I go to the East Coast Park at least twice a month, mostly m the early mornings after dropping my daughter off at school. My favourite spot is on the elevated grounds overlooking the sea. Sitting on
          TAN SUAN ANN  -  242 words
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          66 10 Lim Shiqi (m black), 13, Secondary 1, Bedok North Secondary You may think I am mad but my favourite spot is my tuition centre. Cleverland m Marine Parade. I thought the other students would look down on me because my school is not as good as theirs but
          WANG HUI FEN  -  66 words
        • 78 10 PHOTO: Noormunirah Mohd Arsad, 16, When I go out with my friends (pictured with best friend Ng Hui Shan. 16). I head for the underpass leading towards Fullerton Hotel it's a great place to take photos. Each time I'm there. I see something new. Once, I saw some
          NOORMUNIRAH MOHD ARSAD  -  78 words
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          53 10 Mr Matthew Leong, 30, engineer The 10 to 20 minutes I spend m the toilet every day is when everything quietens down and I get some time to think. Once I step out of the toilet, it's back to the hustle and bustle of life. CANON PHOTO CONTEST
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        • 44 10 Krmond Koh, full-time viceman I discovered this spot along the Singapore River last year while I was walking around the area. There usually aren't many people here, so you can enjoy the peace while watching the bumboats chug along.! PHOTO: RAYMOND KOH
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        • 69 10 Mr Koh Kay Wah, 36. an IT technician m between jobs My favourite spot is the One Fullerton area. It always makes me think of National Day, the most important day of our homeland. And it also happens j to be my birthday! On other days, if
          KOH KAY WAH  -  69 words
        • 103 10 Steffi KohMinXuan, 13, Secondary 1 Dunman High The East Coast Park has given me many "firsts" my first sunrise, my first chalet gathering, my first family picnic (Steffi, right, with cousin Wynne Yang and Wynne's dog Momo m last year's family outing) and many more. My first
          WYNNE YANG  -  103 words
        • 1087 10  -  ONG SOH CHIN PEOPLE AND PLACES BY AS I WRITE THIS NATIONAL DAY essay about the places which make Singapore special to me, bombs are raining down on Beirut and Haifa and a tsunami has just devastated parts of Java. As I attempt
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      • MY hot wheels
        • 313 12 Ms Jaelle Ang (above). 26. runs an art school. She drives a 1966 1 .3- litre Volkswagen that she bought m 2002 for $45,000. My aqua blue and tan Volkswagen was restored m my own garage. It took nine months, with the help of my
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        • 120 12 Ms Lorna Nur Natasha Ow, 25, a member service officer at the American Club, rides a Honda Super Four bike that she bought six months ago. Singapore roads are one of a kind, Compared with others, ours are just fine. With traffic lights Just metres apart.
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        • 80 12 Dr Lee Ser Yee, 29, who is training to be a surgeon, drives a 10-year old Ferrari F355 he bought two years ago. Owning a Ferrari was my childhood dream. People may think it's silly to buy cars here, especially expensive cars, as they're overpriced. It's true
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        • 189 13 MP cycles even to the office Mr T.?o Ser Lucl 57. 1 retary m the Ministry o{ Community Development, Youth and Spo:t- is an avid cycli a I picked up cycling five years ago as an alternative to running and swimming, and it has turned my lifestyle upside down. I
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        • 271 13 Getting rocky mountain high irpnse lay mmy ago They take theß* lar dens twice eek lo ride it. I have never, fallen down I love it iseK down the slope Cherene Hia. seven, a pupil at Rulang Primary Mr Soh 18 .i :u1 year mechatromcs student at Nanyang Polytechnic, rides
          WANG HUI FEN; CHRISTOPHER HIA  -  271 words
        • 185 13 To Thailand and back Mr Jack Sim, 52. assistant head of operations at an offshore oil and gas company, rides a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. which he bought m 2001 My Harley means everything to me. It is a larger-than-life kind of ride. Even though it's a basic bike, it's
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        • 235 13 Mr Kenny Seaw. 32. owns Future Scootering. a scooter servicing shop m Kallang. He rides a Piaggio F9. bought m 2004 Life has not been the same since I got Nemo. He's my scooter. He has found me friends and. on weekends, my friends and
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      • MY favourite pastime
        • 293 14 Leap of faith, leap of fun Rohit Roshan, 19, is waiting to enlist m national service. My interest m parkour came from watching a French film called Yamakasi m January. It's about a group of young men who raise money for a child's heart transplant by stealing from the rich.
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        • 296 14 A varied uniform collection Mr Aaron Chiong, 51 renovations project executive My favourite pastime is collecting military uniforms. I'm intrigued by the various combinations of patterns and colours. I started collecting them 1 5 years ago and I've amassed 300 uniforms from all over the world since then. Through collecting
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        • 172 14 Singing with two strings MrEddieChua.29, administrative staff The erhu is a Chinese musical instrument that looks like a violin with two strings. I've been playing it for 13 years PHOTO: j!^^ now, after taking lessons m junior college. I think this instrument comes the closest to the sound of people
          WANG HUI FEN; EDDIE CHUA  -  172 words
        • 158 14 Mr Rackin Poh, 42, real estate agent On weekends. I'm usually at my PHOTO favourite but very secret spot at Changi Beach, lying m my hammock. I bought it for $1 0 at the Beach Road market and hang it from two trees
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        • 171 14 First Sergeant Kenny Heng (centre), 23, Republic of Singapore Navy Cycling is the best way to explore Singapore while getting some exercise. My friends and I enjoy leaving the noise and rush of the city behind by taking off to Pulau Übin with our bicycles. It's
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          127 14 Associate Professor Tan Khee Giap, 49, teaches banking and finance at the Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Business School. I have been a bibliomaniac since I was a child. I have well over 1 ,000 books, most of them from second-hand bookshops. My collection ranges from books on
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        • 77 14 Annabella Chia, 15, Secondary 3, Pei Cai Secondary When I write, I can be anyone I want to be a murderer, a rich "tai-tai" or a detective. I enjoy writing short stories although I also aim to write a book. My interest began last year, when
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        • 52 14 Mr Benjamin Lee, 3 1 IT consultant Our family loves swimming, even my son Caleb, who is 14 months old. My wife Genevieve and I took him swimming when he was just seven months old. He loves wearing his float while Genevieve makes him chase me around
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          71 14 Ms Clarissa K0h,21, arts and social sciences student at the National University of Singapore Whenever I feel stressed, I go for a walk to clear my mind. The pathway leading to my PHOTO: PHOTO school, lined with tall shady trees and wide patches of green grass, is the
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        • 121 15 Riding reins supreme Ms Clara Mok, 33, freelance teacher My daughter Tse Teng, three, loves to i ride. I take her once a month to the Gallop Stable at Pasir Ris Park, which is just five minutes away from our home. Whenever we pass the stable on our way to
          CLARA MOX  -  121 words
        • 178 15 Dancing in line for years Mr Artg Kian Chuan. 56. company director Dancing is an activity my wife and I both enjoy. We've been doing ballroom dancing for over 10 years now. We also do line dancing, which is easy to pick up. You don't need a partner and that
          WANG HUI FEN  -  178 words
        • 184 15 Amanda Koh, 17, Nanyang Polytechnic student Over the years, I have experimented with different forms of art and my latest passion is designing stickers. Like all sticker artists, I started by creating a trademark character. The brown, cartoon-like character appears In different scenarios or shows
          WANG HUI FEN  -  184 words
        • 180 15 Joyce Koor. 18, student at Anglo-Chinese Junior College I like exploring places such as Little India, Chinatown and Arab Street. My best friend Samantha (above right, with Joyce at a toy shop m Arab Street) and I love how vibrant these places are. We often stumble
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        • 194 15 Linda Sim, 19, Temasek Polytechnic student Twice a week. I visit my grandmother. I bake while she cooks. The two of us spend a leisurely two or three hours m the kitchen, baking, cooking and chatting. It's a great way to relax because you don't have to
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      • MY shurjest mak
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          379 16 who: Mr Gerard Ee. 57. chairs the National Kidney Foundation and Public Transport Council what: Wanton noodles whew: Hock Sing Hin Coffee Shop. 128 Tembeling Road Every Saturday. I go to Tembeling Road with two very close friends for my weekly serving of wanton mcc. The stall
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        • 114 16 who: Mr Rizman Putra. 28. artist and lead vocalist of local rock band Tiramisu what Kaya fondue where: Roti Kaya Fondue. insutra Gluttons Bay. -0115 Esplanade Mall If I were to choose a local food as inspiration for a song, I would write about kaya fondue.
          WANG HUI FEN  -  114 words
        • 171 16 who: Mr Thomas Kong. 22, finance undergraduate, University of Michigan what Bak chor mcc. or minced pork noodles Where: Tai Hwa Bak Chor Mcc, Block 466, Crawford Lane. #01-12. Tai Hwa Eating House My shiokest makan is bak chor mcc. It's the combination of pork
          RACHEL UM  -  171 words
        • 106 16 who: Ms Boey Meihan. 29. fitness consultant what: Kaya toast and coffee where: Shan Quan Cafe. #01 -28. Holland Village Market and Food Centre At 6am on Sundays. I cycle from my home m Bukit Timah to Holland Village as part of my weekend workout. At
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        • 103 16 Each plate costs $2.50 and the chilli is not too hot. suitable for people like me. who cannot eat very spicy food. What's also great is that the cockles are very fresh and not fishy at all. I never get sick of eating this dish. who:
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        • 101 16 who: Ms Lucy Tan, 48, secretary whatPopiah where: Kway Guan Huat, 95 JooChiatßoad Get the best popiah In Singapore here. KwayGuanHuatis a family-run business which was started m 1938. As a girl I used grandmotherto have popiah there. Every weekend, travel all the way from
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          67 16 who: Ms Lee Sui-Lynn, 31 freelance writer what Nasi padang where: Yanti Nasi Padang, 45 Keong Saik Road I like Yanti Nasi Padang because the dishes there are like home-cooked food. The curries taste just right and the owner and chef. Mr Jeff Chua. always makes you feel
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        • 99 16 who: Ms Lam Yiru, 24, piano teacher what: Suan pan zi (Hakka abacus beads) where: Jie Le Coffeeshop, 217SyedAlwiRoad I have been eating suan pan A, or abacus beads, since I was a child. This Hakka speciality is made by kneading yam and flour into round pieces
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        • 217 16 who: Mr Andrew Ng, a make-up artist and grooming consultant m his 40s what: His own garlic rice I like coming up with my own recipes. The idea for garlic rice came about one night when I was hungry and had leftover rice m the fridge. The
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        • 178 16 Spice of my Ufa PHOTO: who: Miss Gwendolyn Kam, 21. third -year finance student. University of Sydney what South Indian food Where: Komala Vilas. 76-78 Serangoon Road When I'm away m Sydney, there are so many different local dishes that I miss. So whenever I'm back for holidays. I go
          GWENDOLYN KAM  -  178 words
        • 504 17 Hungry after reading about other people's shiokest makan? Just log on to www.dabao.sg and you can have hawker food delivered to your doorstep. This food delivery service was started m January by two friends Mr Luke Ng (left), 29, who co-owns a cafe, and civil servant Max Lim,
          WANG HUI FEN  -  504 words
        • 266 17 who: Mr Edward Voon, 31, chef de cuisine of Dolce ta restaurant le Oriental apore hotel Hainanese ken rice Five Star lanese iKen rtice, 191 East Coast Road I am a sucker for chicken rice. In fact, after a hard day's work, any of the local dishes
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        • 106 17 who: Yang Sue Ann, 20, second-year business major, National University of Singapore what Braised duck rice When: He Ji Braised Duck, Block 726 dementi West Street 2. #01-136 My boyfriend Clement brought me to this braised duck rice stall. The duck is soft and tender and the
          YANG SUAN ANN  -  106 words
        • 144 17 who: Jeremy Lim, 16, a Secondary 4 student at Catholic High School who surfers from brittle-bone disease what: Hainanese flour ball where: Hainan Second Street Coffeehouse, 16 Purvis Street. Each ball costs $25 and has to be ordered at least five days m advance. The
          JEREMY LIM  -  144 words
        • 57 17 who: Ms Man Lan See, 33, accountant what Ron' prata where: Thasevi Food, 237 Jalan Kayu I usually order the plain prata or roti prata kosong. I tell the vendor to use less oil to fry the prata and he gladly obliges. Dipping the prata into the curry
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        • 91 17 I who: Eugene Sng, 1 6, student at the Singapore Sports School what: Hokkien mcc where: Singapore Fried Prawn Mee. I Stall 147, Block 77 Lorong Limau Temporary Food Centre I don't get to eat Hokkien mcc as often as I'd like to because I stay at the
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          764 17 They spend their work days surrounded by food. But what do Singapore chefs like to eat when they 're not cooking? Who: Mr Steven Low, 5 1 former chef at Chatterbox, Meritus Mandarin. Now runs Mr Chicken Rice at Downtown East What Fried Hokkien mcc where: Serangoon
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      • NS18 MY COMMUTE
        • 75 18 Mr Wong Chong Hung, 2 1 full time national serviceman This shot, taken last year, captures Orchard Road at its busiest during the Christinas season. While waiting at the bus stop opposite Wisma Atria to head home to Bedok, I watched the traffic whizz by and took this
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          103 18 Mr Koh Ah Leek, 55, lifeguard People spend a lot of time travelling and waiting for the bus or the train. This picture shows just that. I took it at the Toa Payoh bus interchange at Bam one day to capture what people do while waiting. Some
          KOH AH LECK  -  103 words
        • 79 18 Ms Linda Lee, 28, copywriter This picture was taken at 9pm on a Sunday at the Jurong East station. I was returning home to Choa Chu Kang from Bedok. A lone commuter is on the platform. He had run to get on the train but missed
          LINDA LEE  -  79 words
        • 151 18 Bring your own seat MrHengKaiLe. 26. teacher at Yishun Junior College This picture (right) was taken on a north-bound train. I didn't think anyone would be bold enough to bring a f oldable chair on the train just to take a nap. Most people would be too self-conscious, embarrassed about
          HENG KAILE  -  151 words
        • 130 18 Lim Wen Juin, 19, full-time national serviceman A bus journey is not always a waste of time. It gives us the chance to get some rest as we nod off to the rhythmic movement of the bus. I'll take the old, non-air-conditioned buses over the slick
          WONG KWAI CHOW  -  130 words
        • 92 18 Mr Wong Chek P0h,45,1T consultant I really enjoy taking photos and was at the Tampines MRT station one morning when I snapped this picture (left). The young woman was rushing to get on the train before the doors closed. I was inspired to capture this one scenario, which
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          153 18 Traffic blight MrTayVonKian, 33, accountant I was travelling from Raffles City to my home In Orchard two years ago when I took this photo. It conveys the gloomy mood that rainy afternoon. The bus was stuck m a traffic jam for an hour due to some road works. The rain
          TAY VON KIAN  -  153 words
      • My work space
        • 380 20 Staying on top of things Mr Karamjeet Singh, 24, restaurant team leader and senior waiter at the Equinox restaurant, on the 69th floor of Swissotel The Stamford When you're working right at the top overlooking Singapore you're motivated to always be m tip-top condition. Here at the Equinox, we have
          WANG HUI FEN  -  380 words
        • 307 20 Scenery's in the cab. not outside Taxi driver Koon Lock Khion. 56 When passengers get into my taxi, we almost never ride to a destination m silence. Most of the time, they are immediately interested m asking about all the toy animals and the other knick-knacks I've used to dress
          WANG HUI FEN  -  307 words
        • 178 20 Not a cubicle but a crane cabin Mr Goh Chin Kiat. 37, PSA container equipment spe. I cant be afraid of heights m my job as a quay crane operator my work space, the cabin of a crane, is 10 storeys off the ground. It can be lonely sitting up
          WANG HUI FEN  -  178 words
        • 178 20 Ms Eng Ting Ting, 41, self-employed When I tell people I sell shipping containers for a living, they are usually taken aback. Most people have not heard of this trade. The containers are used for transporting goods on ships. I sell them to other container traders or
          WANG HUI FEN  -  178 words
        • 166 20 Safety starts with a bowl of cereal Mr Fauzie Omar Altway, 61 safety officer at Nat Steel Asia I start my day with a bowl of cereal at my desk it's become a habit to have breakfast at work. The rest of the work day is spent conducting training sessions
          NATSTEEL  -  166 words
        • 1076 20  - Racing ahead but by the rules IGNATIUS LOW LIVE, WORK, PLAY BY ITS IRONIC THAT I AM WRITING this essay about how Singaporeans live, work and play m the year that I have spent the most amount of time away from home. London. Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington,
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    • 3 WHAT WE SHARE
      • My Singapore icon
        • 78 21 imad Hanif. 17, Secondary 5, Commonwealth Secondary The Merlion is one of the best known icons of Singapore. It is half -fish and half-lion, which may remind people of the story of Indonesian prince Sang Nila Utama. who saw a lion while hunting here and
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        • 82 21 CANON PHOTO CONTEST WMMERB Mr Oh Cheng Yu, 23, National University of Singapore student If not for Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Singapore would not have become the success it is today. Raffles, who founded Singapore as a British colony m 1819, had the foresight to set up
          OH CHENG YU  -  82 words
        • 78 21 PHOTO: Full-time national serviceman Jonathan Lim Wen Zhi, 20 The smooth running of Singapore's transport system, particularly the Mass Rapid Transit, reflects how the country is run. You do not get frequent disruptions m service or staff strikes as you do with public transport
          JONATHAN LIM  -  78 words
        • 175 21 -\ng Lay Seng, 60, ed policeman Now that I have retired, photography has become my hobby and one of my favourite buildings to photograph is the "Durian" (right), or the Esplanade. Theatres on the Bay. The "thorns'" on the building look very nice against
          ANG LAY SENG  -  175 words
        • 67 21 Full-time national serviceman Keith Lee Kai Chuan, 20 The Vanda Miss Joaquim, Singapore's national flower, is found almost everywhere, including at the Botanic Gardens, government agencies and even on $1 coins. It is resilient and able to bloom all year round here. I think, m this
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        • 52 21 PHOTO Lim. Secondary 1. Greertview Secondary My Singapore icon? Its many races living together m harmony. Schools all over Singapore celebrate Racial Harmony Day so the young can understand each other's cultural traditions better and never have reason to fight among themselves. KEITH LEE KAI
          LEE KAI CHUAN  -  52 words
        • 92 21 PHOTO Miss Jennifer Ng Siew Mci, 32, teacher The Singapore River is the true icon of our nation as it has been part of the country from the time it was a small fishing village to the busy and prosperous city it is today. The
          JENNIFER NG  -  92 words
        • 85 21 Mr Lee Wai Meng, 31 an engineer based m BruchsaL Germany Singlish it is truly unique and instantly recognisable to other Singaporeans no matter what country we are m. Our ability to slip m and out of different languages English. Malay. Tamil and the Chinese dialects
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      • My fondest memory of Singapore Past
        • 416 22 Mr Tan Chee Lay. 33, and his wife, Ms Liz Ng, 32, both graduate students I was leaving Liz's place one night m 1 997 when she handed me a cassette tape. We were living at opposite ends of Singapore then she m Sembawang, me m Bukit
          TAN CHEE LAY  -  416 words
        • 560 22 :er potter Iskandar Jalil. 66, a Cultural Medallion winner, fondly remembers the outdoor village cinemas of the 1950s The grass field right outside my house m Kembangan used to be my favourite spot m Singapore. Today, children play soccer there. But back m the *****, it used
          LUDWIG ILIO  -  560 words
        • 192 22 Retired stockbroker Narayana Narayana. 78 It was 1931. maybe 1932. 1 was three or four years old and lived along Cuppage Road, off Orchard Road, m a shophouse. The area was nothing like it is today it was full of shophouses and sparse fields. I remember distinctly
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          195 22 Kstaurateur nstance igam, 69 I was a funny sort of teenager, musically speaking. In the *****, everyone swooned over Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Elvis Presley and others like them. But as a 16-year-old, I was absorbed by older musicians. Older as m Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Purcell. Of
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        • 260 22 Ms Tan Vi Ling, 28, a curriculum planning officer with the Ministry of Education, remembers the Singapore Chinese Girls' School, when it was at Emerald Hill. My school moved to Dunearn Road m 1994 but old SCGS girls like me will always remember
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        • 194 22 Design director Alfred Wong, 76, of Alfred Wong Partnership The earliest piece of architecture I rememr>er was a minaret m the Bidadari Cemetery. When I was a young boy. my father and I would cycle from our home m Tiong Bahru to his friend's place m Upper Serangoon
          ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL  -  194 words
        • 369 23 PHOTO Retired shipping businessman Lee Kip Lee, 84. talks about growing up m Kampong Amber. My parents' home was a single-storey bungalow on stilts, sitting on the fringe of Kampong Amber, m the Tanjong Katong area. It was on the seafront and the ES^t Chinese
          STEPHANIE YEOW  -  369 words
        • 279 23 A few months before it was demolished m 1986, system engineer Soh Choon Siew, 27, then just seven, got his first, and last, glimpse of the National Theatre. I remember standing m front of the National Theatre m early 1985. It was a Saturday afternoon
          SOH CHOON SIEW  -  279 words
        • 483 23 Ms Geraldene Lowe -Ismail, who is m her 60s. visited Chinatown regularly as a child. Those visits inspired her career as one of Singapore's famous tour guides. I might have lived m Katong as a child but where I really grew up was Chinatown, thanks to my
          NATIONAL ARCHIVES; WANG HUI FEN  -  483 words
        • 397 23 Retiree Wan Fook Kwang, 64, used to take trolley buses to school when he was younger. They were replaced by a motorised version soon after he graduated. When I was In secondary school m the early *****. I travelled to school by trolley bus. These
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        • 233 23 LIBRARY CARDS Hotel executive Emily Lim, 35 I went to the old National Library with my dad on many Saturdays throughout the 1980s, when I was m primary school. In those days, each library member was alloted four paper library cards and you could borrow a book for
          EMILY LIM  -  233 words
      • MY best NDP
        • 285 24 Ms Vernice Loy's father. Mr Loy Tat Kirn, 55, attended his first National Day Parade two years ago. The 27-year-old housewife says she has never seen him so proud of the country he calls home. Our family of six Mum, Dad, sister, brother, husband
          VERNICE LOY  -  285 words
        • 152 24 CANON PHOTO CONTEST WINNER After years of not being able to get tickets for the National Day Parade, Mr Lee Tee Loon, 39, who owns an indoor air quality control company, got lucky m 2003. Since 1999, 1 have queued, balloted and joined contests but
          LEE TEE LOON  -  152 words
        • 288 24 Footballer Nazri Nasir, 35, captain of the Tampines Rovers Football Club and former captain of the Singapore national football team, was among the pledge-takers at the National Day Parade m 2000. Six years ago tonight. I was standing on a stage at the Padang with my
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        • 368 24 Production operator Normila Adrian. 33, and sailor Sulaiman Anan, 44, fell m love while rehearsing for the 2004 National Day Parade. They plan to tie the knot soon and will be dancing m a People's Association item m this evening's parade. When I first met Sulaiman
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        • 334 24 Mr George Suppiah, 77, a former teacher, soccer coach and a referee at the 1974 World Cup, left Singapore on Aug8. 1965, as a Malaysian. Twenty-four hours later, everything had changed. uunuy o, i &w, i was one of the team officials who led a combined schools
          NORMILA ADNAN  -  334 words
        • 251 24 Mr Royston Thong Keng Sia, 25, an undergraduate at the National Technological University's School of Engineering, took part m the parade every year from 1999 to 2003. I was pretty shy as a teenager (below, back row on the right), so when I applied to
          ROYSTON THONG  -  251 words
        • 219 24 In the 1 996 National Day Parade, police officer Norman Jalal, 30. dressed up as a 1960s policeman attempting to keep the peace amid racial riots. When my grandfather was alive, he used to tell me about his experiences during the 1 964 race riots,
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        • 147 25 Aviles. 36. an IT analyst programmer, has worked here since 2000. Born m the Philippines, he became a Singapore permanent resident two years ago He took this it one ol the rehears)T this year's parade. He was a young boy. maybe four or five years old.
          MARC AVILES; LILLIAN NG  -  147 words
        • 261 25 Ms Sharon Cheong 32, a coriculai activities music officer at the Eviration Ministry, is conducting the combined schools choir at the parade today She remembers the 2004 parade, when she had to get the choir m shape for the big day. Dealing with one teenager is difficult
          RICHARD WAN  -  261 words
        • 255 25 If the words of Sing Our hes are m your memory. have Mr Richard Wan m Wah to thank for it. The old song writer, who his own music produc;ny. penned it for The moment I sat down to write the National Day song for the 2005
          WANG HUI FEN  -  255 words
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          273 25 Lt-Colonel Jaspal 'Jazz" Sidhu, 44. the "Mother Goose" or head pilot for this year's parade, recalls the 1995 one, when he flew the lead plane for the first time m a formation of four F-5 fighter jets. I sat m my plane, watching Singapore m the distance, the
          WANG HUI FEN  -  273 words
        • 212 25 Lt Colonel Bernard Yeo, 41 chairman oi logistics and finance and deputy chairman of sponsorship tor this year's parade, gets to decide what will go into this year's NDP fun pack. Like having a baby, putting together the fun packs takes lots of love and attention, and I
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        • 143 25 Housewife Lillian Ng, who is m her late 30s, found a vantage point to watch last year's National Day Parade with her children, Jonathan, eight, and Audrey, six. We were lingering m the Equinox Restaurant at Swissotel The Stamford, trying to prolong our high
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        • 211 25 When the National Day Parade was held at the Padang last year, OCBC Bank executive Gei Lira, 47 and his colleagues watcher from the 50th floor ten oftheOCßC Centre Each year on National Day, we have a big party, usually at a chalet or m
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        • 318 25 PHOTO: When Mr Samuel Tan, 39, who calculates financial risk for a living, couldn't get tickets to last year's National Day Parade, he and his wife decided to find another way to see it "live". After failing for four years to get tickets, my wife
          SAMEUL GAN  -  318 words
      • MY NS days
        • 358 26 Popular blogger Benjamin Lee, 36. who uses the pseudonym Mr Miyagi. created an online journal called Days Were The Those (www.singaporearmy stories.blogspot.com) to blog about NS. He served m an armoured reconnaissance unit from 1988 to 1991 I remember when news broke that a Singapore Airlines
          BENJAMIN LEE  -  358 words
        • 170 26 Mr Dennis Foo, 53, who owns Devil's Bar, was a combat engineer at the Gillman Barracks from 1974 till 1975. NS was probably one of the most memorable periods of my life it was really exciting. I was a demolition instructor and taught NSmen how
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        • 530 26 Colonel Ramachandran Menon. 66, was among the group of men commissioned as the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute" s first officers m 1 967 It was one month before the pioneer batch of 900 Singaporean men enlisted for national service He and his colleagues are producing a
          RAMACHANDRAN MENON  -  530 words
        • 130 26 Mr Lee Ren Jie, 23, student at the National University of Singapore In this photo, my father is fixing on the jockey cap for my younger brother, Ren Ylh. It was taken during his Basic Military Training Passing-Out Parade In June a proud family moment. All
          LEEREN JIE  -  130 words
        • 390 26 Mr Fandi Ahmad, 44, a former national footballer, enlisted m the arm" y in September 1980. And as a celebrity storeman, autograph signing was de rigeur, even back then. When I was really young, back In 1967, all the boys used to run out to the
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      • MY favourite Singapore joke
        • 254 27 PHOTO Tank driver Ng Yong Vi, 20, who will complete his national service m four months, recalls the high point of his service days a military exercise m Central Queensland. Australia. Exercise Wallaby 2005 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area m November was probably one of my
          NG YONG YI  -  254 words
        • 139 27 There was a barber m New York City. One day, a florist went to him for a haircut. But when he tried to pay the barber, the man said: "I'm sorry. I can"t accept money from you as I'm doing community service." The next morning, the barber found
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        • 34 27 Ah Beng calls the telephone operator. Ah Beng: "Can you tell me the time difference between Singapore and New York?" Operator: "Just a minute..." Ah Beng: "Thank you." Ah Beng hangs up.
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        • 46 27 At a bar m New York, a man sat next to Ah Beng and told the bartender: "Johnnie Walker, single." His companion said: "Jack Daniels, single." The bartender turned to Ah Beng and asked: "And you, sir?" "Tan Ah Beng. married."
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        • 222 27 Second lieutenant Zhang You Hong, 19 In March, the Midshipmen Sea Training Deployment took the midshipmen of the 55th batch away from home for a full month so that we could put what we had learnt m theory to practical use. During that month, we went to
          ZHANG HONG YONG  -  222 words
        • 427 27 PHOTO: Actor Hossan Leong, 37, was a storeman at Mindefs Gombak Base from 1991 to 1993. Usually, people try to get as far away as they can from the army the minute their two years is up. So I imagine most people will think I am crazy
          WANG HUI FEN  -  427 words
        • 84 27 FAMOUS CHINESE POET U BATS POEM The Chinese version Chuang qian ming yue guang yi shi di shang shuang ju tou wang ming yue titousiguxiang The refined English version Moonlight is pouring down on my bedside like white frost spreading on the ground. I raise my head to look
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        • 1131 27  -  CHUA MUI HOONG WHAT WE SHARE BY HEAD DOWN, EYES AHEAD, A foolish grin on my wet face. I pedalled through the rain. On my left, rows of tall casuarinas swayed m the breeze. In the distance, the sea beckoned, grey-green. I had spent a
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      • 362 24 NOP FACTS FIGURES The first Nanonal Day Parade was held in 1966 at the Padang. the first year after independence Some 23 000 people took part in the marching contingents and mass displays In 1976 the parade was held for the first time at the newly completed National Stadium Since
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