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Title Section31 2003-12-31 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 W6QII6SQay Decembeijm, *Ni P a fl3 in six P arts MITA p 033/03/2003 •ApA Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents31 words
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487 2003-12-31 1 MARY KWANG - MARY KWANG But WHO and China's central government health officials are being more cautious and have yet to make an announcement Brj HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT GUANGDONG health researchers yesterday jumped the gun ahead of the national health authorities in confirming that a patient in487 words
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Article182 2003-12-31 1 TAIPEI Taiwan's first Sars patient in five months left Taipei Municipal Hoping Hospital early yesterday, nearly two weeks after he tested positive for the virus. Identified only as Lieutenant-Colonel Chan, the 44-year-old military scientist was discharged after tests showed he was free of Sars, said a hospitalAP - 182 words
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Article, Illustration546 2003-12-31 1 CHONG CHEI KIN - CHONG CHEI KIN liu CRAFTY, cunning, pretentious and guilty, said the judge, when he ruled yesterday that former TV presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar had indeed molested a 30-year-old woman after a party last year. District Judge Victor Yeo described the 37-year-old bachelor as a "hunting wolf inLAU FOOK KONG - 546 words
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NEWS FLASH
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Article144 2003-12-31 2 COHDO DEVELOPER FIRST AGAIN FORTUNE Development will be launching the first condominium project of the year, for the second time running. The Arthur 118 project, off the East Coast Parkway, is being launched on Friday and will have an average price of $710 psf, making it more expensive than144 words
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Article103 2003-12-31 2 U.S. MAD-COW MEAT SAFE? BULL! MEAT from the animal diagnosed as America's first case of mad-cow disease has entered the food chain, but the US says that's OK as "muscle cuts" are safe. Judging by the undiminished demand for US beef here, many people seem to agree, but Andy103 words
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Article73 2003-12-31 2 SMALLER DOESN7 MEAN CHEAPER THE rise of budget airlines in the region has led to talk of upgrading Singapore's Seletar Airport to cater for them. But a reader warns against the misconception that smaller airports are cheaper. He points out that the cost of maintaining facilities and emergency services73 words
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Article60 2003-12-31 2 COOL FERRY DOCKING AT SUNTEC DESCRIBED variously as the "coolest living Englishman" and "one of the most iconic and influential singers of all time", Bryan Ferry is making Singapore the only South-east Asian stop on his Greatest Hits Tour. He will be playing a mix of solo numbers and60 words
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Article84 2003-12-31 2 Parmalat boss diverted $lb CALISTO Tanzi, founder of Italian food giant Parmalat, has made a surprise admission that he funnelled around 500 million euros (551.07 billion) of funds into other companies. Already under arrest, accused of embezzling more than 800 million euros from his food conglomerate over the past84 words
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Article77 2003-12-31 2 Smuggling gels harder THE Immigration and Checkpoints Authority is employing an increasingly sophisticated arsenal to ensure that drugs, weapons and counterfeits do not make it across Singapore's borders. Among their tooß*a fibrescope with a miniature camera at its tip lets officers probe even the tiniest spaces in vehicles, while77 words
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Article106 2003-12-31 2 Crash officer put on the spot THE prosecution in the RSS Courageous trial turned up the heat yesterday, grilling Chua Chue Teng, 24, the trainee officer of the watch on the bridge at the time of the collision. She was slammed for not making use of all the navigation106 words
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Article76 2003-12-31 2 BUMPER YEAR FOR STOCK MARKET THE Singapore stock market has gained 46 per cent in total market value over the year, on the back of buying stimulated by expectations of an economic turnaround coupled with new listings. The number of companies in the "billion dollar club" swelled to 5076 words
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Article84 2003-12-31 2 $15 TRILLION PRICE TAG ON THE UK ANYONE with a spare $15 trillion burning a hole in the bottom of his pocket might like to consider an unusual property purchase the United Kingdom. That's the price tag the Office for National Statistics has put on Britain and Northern Ireland84 words
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Article165 2003-12-31 2 WILD WORLD OF TAIWAN POLITICS MUDSLINGING, U-turns, shouting matches and China bashing is the order of the day when it comes to Taiwan presidential election campaigning. When the battling parties are not accusing each other of corruption and being "the source of social distress", they happily attempt to win165 words
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Article66 2003-12-31 2 GUNNERS SHOOTING FOR MAN U ARSENAL'S away victory over Southampton, coupled with the chinks appearing in Chelsea's armour, sets the stage for a battle royal with Manchester United for the top of the Premiership table. The one-nil scoreline didn't accurately reflect the ease of the win, and Arsene Wenger66 words
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Article, Illustration748 2003-12-31 3 FOONG WOEI WAN - FOONG WOEI WAN By FOR the second time this year, Hong Kong's entertainment world has been plunged into sorrow following the death of Anita Mui at the age of 40. The singer-actress, hailed as the Madonna ofReuter; AP - 748 words
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Article, Illustration499 2003-12-31 4 EU bodies in Belgium are asked to be vigilant to mail sent from Bologna, as investigators probe Italian link to attacks BRUSSELS The European Commission has tightened security following a spate of letter bombs targeting EU institutions as investigators probe an Italian linkAFP; AP; International Herald Tribune; Reuter - 499 words
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Article, Illustration417 2003-12-31 4 SELEVA LUM - SELEVA LUM By FORMER national football team manager, grassroots leader and senior lawyer Tay Soo Wan yesterday admitted in a district court to misappropriating over $118,000 of nis clients' money. The 50-year-old sole proprietor of S.W. Tay Co was convicted of one charge417 words
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Article, Illustration50 2003-12-31 4 EPA 6AS"WELL BLAST CLEAIrIIP! A week after poison fumes from a gas well explosion led to the deaths of more than 230 people, the clean-up continues, with Chinese soldiers burning some of the thousands of dead animals in Kaixuan, Chongqing. The explosion formed a 25 sq km zone of death.EPA - 50 words
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Article, Illustration541 2003-12-31 6 US ready fora dialogue with Iran, says Powell Encouraging moves foster new interest in diplomacy from US, but Iran says no, not without profound change in US attitude WASHINGTON Against a backdrop of a rare United States aid effort for Iran, Secretary of State Colin Powell says the Bush administrationWashington Post - 541 words
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Article378 2003-12-31 6 Four days into rescue, relief workers still find survivors BAM (Iran) A girl saved from the rubble, shroudwrapped men left for dead by mistake, and children rescued by the chirping of canaries. Small miracles are happening in this ravaged Iranian city, even as the death tollAP; AFP; Reuter; Washington Post - 378 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration405 2003-12-31 10 The price of Britain £5 trillion that's the value of the country's capital assets, according to a study by government statisticians LONDON Want to buy a largish island off France? Slightly used, with annex. Rains a bit. Trains often late. Nice gardens. Food dubious, but lots of places to drink.405 words
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395 2003-12-31 10 BAGHDAD Saddam Hussein has given his US captors information on hidden weapons and as much as US$4O billion (Ss6B billion) that he may have seized while he was Iraq's president. "Saddam has started to give information on money that has beenAP; Reuter - 395 words
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539 2003-12-31 14 300 Saudi women petition for greater rights They list eight demands, including the rights to education and jobs without needing permission from a male relative MANAMA (Saudi Arabia) More than 300 Saudi women have petitioned Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for greater rights. Mostly professionals with university degrees, theyAFP - 539 words
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Article, Illustration34 2003-12-31 14 EPA CATCH OF THE DAYI Tins 1 m-long squid displayed by a waiter at a restaurant in Malaga, southern Spain, weighs a whopping 13kg. It was found on nearby Spider Beach at the weekend.EPA - 34 words
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338 2003-12-31 14 CAIRO The sheikh of Al-A--zhar, Sunni Islam's top spiritual authority, said yesterday that France had the right to ban Islamic headscarves in state schools. The veil is a divine obligation for a Muslim woman... No Muslim, whether ruler or ruled, canAFP - 338 words
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317 2003-12-31 14 MEXICO CITY As the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) turns 1O tomorrow, supporters and detractors are assessing the treaty and its impact on free trade. Each member country the United States, Canada and Mexico envisionsAP - 317 words
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242 2003-12-31 14 Pregnant woman shot dead; foetus taken from womb HOLDENVILLE (Oklahoma) A woman who had convinced her husband she was pregnant and was even thrown a baby shower killed a pregnant acquaintance and cut the foetus from her womb, the authorities said on Monday. Prosecutor Linda Evans said she planned toAP - 242 words
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Article, Illustration417 2003-12-31 14 SAN FRANCISCO Mr Davis Baltz shops for organic food and tries to live as healthily as he can. So he was shocked to learn about pollutants collecting inside his body: pesticides, flame-retardants and other nasty, man-made chemicals. They turned up in a recent test.AP - 417 words
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Article, Illustration645 2003-12-31 16 Mad-Cow Disease White House fears political and economic fallout as Democrats join call for wider testing and prices plunge on Chicago cattle trading market ONE OF THE THM6S WE ARE LOOKING AT IS ADDITIONAL TESTWG.AU OPTIONS ARE ON THE T ABLE ANDReuter; AFP - 645 words
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190 2003-12-31 16 SAN FRANCISCO A federal appeals court has upheld a Utah artist's right to make nude photos of Barbie dolls being menaced by kitchen appliances. Noting the image of Barbie dolls is ripe for social comment", a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit190 words
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459 2003-12-31 16 PORTUGAL'S CHILD-SEX SCANDAL LISBON Ten people, including an opposition lawmaker, two popular television personalities and a former ambassador, have been charged in Portugal in connection with a muchpublicised scandal involving the sexual abuse of children from a staterun institution. Attorney-General Jose Souto Moura toldAFP - 459 words
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PEOPLE
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Article47 2003-12-31 18 Quoteworthy 'Milosevic is otherwise engaged in The Hague, so I think that pretty much answers that. US State Department deputy spokesman Adam Krt-li. dismissing the election of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic to parliament in a Serbian election last weekend. Milosevic is being tried for war crimes.47 words
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Article164 2003-12-31 18 America's most admired BUSH AND HILLARY TOP POLL WASHINGTON Political opponents George W. Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton are finally on the same ticket being named the most admired man and woman in America. The Republican President and the Democratic senator from New York and former first lady came upAP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration97 2003-12-31 18 STOCKHOLM Former United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has won the US$5O,OOO (S$85,000) Olof Palme Prize for his work in trying to stem the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The award is endowed by the family of the slain Swedish prime minister andAP - 97 words
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Article94 2003-12-31 18 COLLEGE PARK (Maryland) Mr Gus McLeod took off on Monday with hopes of becoming the first person to fly over the North and South Poles in a singleengine plane. More than 100 friends and well-wishers turned up to see the Gaithersburg pilot take off. The 49-year-oldAP - 94 words
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Article76 2003-12-31 18 LONDON A drug baron who masterminded a £10 million (5530.4 million) drug smuggling operation has absconded. Roderick McLean, 59, escaped two months ago from Leyhill Open Prison in Gloucestershire a minimum-security jail, the BBC reported. He had served only six years of his 21-year sentence76 words
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Article68 2003-12-31 18 Noted linguist and author Charles Berlitz, whose book sparked interest in the Bermuda Triangle and whose grandfather founded the language schools that bear the family name, has died in Florida at the age of 90. Osyp Firishchak, an 84-year-old Chicago man who allegedly worked for a Nazi police unit that68 words
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458 2003-12-31 18 An armed fight in mid-flight will endanger both passengers and crew, they say, and suggest focus should be on ground security LONDON Airlines and pilots have protested against US plans to place armed guards on flights. The International Air TransportAFP; AP; Reuter - 458 words
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336 2003-12-31 18 WASHINGTON A small bomb exploded in a security officer's car in Riyadh but caused no casualties or damages. It appeared to signal a new effort by Al-Qaeda-linked militants to destabilise the Saudi government by assassinating top security officials. According to news reports from Riyadh, theNew York Times; Reuter - 336 words
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122 2003-12-31 18 GERMAN police said yesterday that they had received a tip-off that Islamic extremists had planned car bomb attacks on a military hospital in Hamburg, prompting them to shut off several streets around the building in the suburb of Wandsbek. Hamburg police said the authoritiesAP - 122 words
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152 2003-12-31 18 BRITAIN said yesterday it had closed its embassy in the Peruvian capital of Lima for unspecified security reasons and would keep it closed today. A spokesman for Britain's Foreign Office said the concerns which prompted the closure related only to the embassy andReuter - 152 words
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155 2003-12-31 18 FBI: Look out for almanac-toting terrorists AMID heightened indications that Al-Qaeda operatives may be planning catastrophic attacks in the United States, the FBI is warning police about a new potential tool for terrorism: almanacs. An FBI intelligence bulletin sent to law-enforce-ment agencies last week warned that "terrorist operatives may relyWashington Post - 155 words
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170 2003-12-31 18 NEW YORK The family of the boy who has accused Michael Jackson of child molestation is not motivated by money, their lawyer said in response to charges by the pop star that the parents are manipulating the boy. The lawyer, Mr Bill Dickerman, told ABCAFP; Reuter - 170 words
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COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration2756 2003-12-31 20 GWYNNE DYER - A year defined by one war GWYNNE DYER Hu ASFSDGF 2003 was a year defined by one war. It wasn't the biggest war of the year (that honour would go to Sudan or Congo), nor the fastest growing war (that prize goes to Nepal), and it was certainly not the2,756 words
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596 2003-12-31 20 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2003 Sars is not all gloom AT THE time of writing, China's national health authorities were equivocal about a clinical finding made yesterday by health officials in the southern city of Guangzhou that a man taken ill with Sars symptoms indeed had the disease.596 words
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Article, Illustration974 2003-12-31 21 U.S. SUUGHTBHOUSES STUN COWS BY DOTING tOOHONG BOITS WTO THE* HEADS... THESE STMNNEB CAN FOKE BUM TISSUE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND MEAT... AFTU THE STUNMNG, VmXEKSWIELDABANDSAWTO CUTTHECAWASSUP...THE SAWING, HOWEVER, CAN SPRAY THYPARTKUSOFSPHAICORD TISSUE RITO THE AftWUCH THEN SETTLE DOWN SLOWLY ONTO CARCASSES LYMG AROUND.974 words
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753 2003-12-31 21 PAUL KRUGMAN - What boom? It's more like reality TV PAUL KRUGMAN By THE NEW YORK TIM KS HUMS TO A WEAK LUOUR MARKET, EMTIOYDS HAVE FELT NO PRESSURE TO SHARE PRODUCTIVITY CAINS. CAICUUTWNSSHOWKAL WAGES FOR MOST WORKERS FUTORFAIUKEVENAS THE ECONOMY EXPANDS. IT WAS a merry Christmas for Sharper Image and Neiman Marcus,753 words
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737 2003-12-31 22 SPACE CRUCIAL ON LONG FLIGHTS I COMPLETELY agree with Ms Jan Uhde's comments in her letter, "Forget the champagne, leg room matters more" (ST, Dec 27). More airlines are introducing new long-haul non-stop routes, such as Singapore Airlines' new 18-hour route from737 words
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Letter, Illustration208 2003-12-31 22 I REFER to the article, "s2som upgrade for Changi Terminal 1" (ST, Dec 27). It is about time that Terminal 1 gets a major facelift, especially in view of the stiffer competition from other airports in the region. While much has been done to turn208 words
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243 2003-12-31 22 1 REFER to Mr William Wee Liang Thian's letter, "SLA should ensure Auckland incident is the last in series" (ST, Dec 25). I read with interest his questions about why the pilots were not doing cross-checks and possible inadequacies in their training. Singapore Inc243 words
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253 2003-12-31 22 Road rage offenders not always banned from driving I REFER to Mr Retnam Thillainathan's letter, "Overdue justice" (ST, Dec 18). We acknowledge that there was a delay in the investigations into this case. The investigation officer has been duly reprimanded. In cases involving road rage, Section 42(1A) of the Road253 words
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568 2003-12-31 22 Other risks in bonds besides borrower defaulting I REFER to the letter, "Bonds suit risk-averse investors" (ST, Dec 27), by Mr Narayana Narayana which attempted to refute Mr Leong Sze Han's letter, "Safer than equities but bonds risky too" (ST, Dec 16). Mr Leong cited an example where a bond568 words
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Article488 2003-12-31 H1 TANYA FONG - 'EVE' TECH TANYA FONG Anti-smuggling war goes To fight terrorism and keep Singapore secure, checkpoints are equipped to scan and sniff out contraband and explosives *L THIS year, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) added a stethoscopelike instrument to its antismuggling tool kit. The $22,000 fibrescope, which has a miniature488 words
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Article, Illustration29 2003-12-31 H1 FibreSCOpe: The $22,000 device helps officers peer into the smallest hidey holes in vehicles. Mobile gamma-ray scanner The $6-milHon tool scans for illegal immigrants under vehicle floorboards.29 words
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Article173 2003-12-31 H1 Guns and sex toys: Between July and September, the ICA's Air Cargo Command found 116 items of controlled and prohibited goods, including 20 lighters shaped like rifles, 15 gun replicas, 37 gun accessories and a stun gun. During a routine X-ray screening in August of incoming parcels, an173 words
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629 2003-12-31 H2 BEN NADARAJAN; WONG SHER MAINE - BEN NADARAJAN WONG SHER MAINE SHIP COLLISION TRIAL By and THE cross-examination of one of two navy officers charged with negligence and causing their ship to collide with a container vessel turned into a heated affair yesterday. The prosecution tore into Chua Cnue Teng, 24,629 words
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Article, Illustration115 2003-12-31 H2 Prosecution's question I Do you agree that by doing that, it poses a hazard to innocent users of the highway even though the BMW patrol car is doing its duty?' Deputy Public Prosecutor ll a m iclu l Ha«j, comparing the RSS Courageous to a BMW police patrol115 words
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Article501 2003-12-31 H2 VIVIZAINOL - VIVIZAINOL Primary i Registration All didn't register by September: 3 will be starting school next year; children's society trying to persuade families to enrol 2 others but last 2 can't be located AT^LEAST seven children were "missing" when the primary school registration exercise for501 words
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Article89 2003-12-31 H2 THE Small Claims Tribunal (North) in Ang Mo Kio will stop operating from tomorrow with its return to the Small Claims Tribunals headquarters at Apollo Centre in Havelock Road. All appointments made for after Wednesday at the Ang Mo Kio office will be transferred to89 words
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Article64 2003-12-31 H2 A 41-YEAR-OLD pedestrian died after being knocked down by a car in Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, on Monday. Mr Chua Teck Chye, a Bukit Batok Street 52 resident, was crossing a junction at about 11.10pm when the accident nappened. He suffered head injuries and64 words
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296 2003-12-31 H2 SHARMILPAL KAUR - Electricity cost rises for homes and small firms SHARMILPAL KAUR By HOMES and small businesses will pay more for electricity from tomorrow. SP Services' tariffs will go up by 1.1 per cent on average. This means a family living in a fourroom flat will pay an average of 42 cents296 words
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Article, Illustration1153 2003-12-31 H4 Contradictory testimonies of what happened at the housewarming party, during the taxi ride and in accused Vidya Shankar Aiyars home were heard during the nine-day trial CHONG CHEE KIN reports on what district judge Victor Yeo had to say about those occasions. AT THE1,153 words
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Article, Illustration303 2003-12-31 H4 Hostess of the party Ynja Bjornsson What Shankir's lawyers say: "She confirmed that she observed some level of affection or intimacy between Shankar and the woman." What the judge says: "She saw the woman sleeping in Shankar's lap and he was stroking the woman's hair... She also303 words
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Article, Illustration408 2003-12-31 H7 VLADIMIR GUEVARRA - VLADIMIR G UEVARRA Quick to launch this year, Fortune is launching another project on Friday amid growing developer confidence AFTER becoming the first developer to launch a condominium project this year, Fortune Development will launch next year s first condominium project too on Friday408 words
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TECH & SCIENCE
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537 2003-12-31 H8 LYNN LEE - LYNN LEE From 2005, both will enrol Secondary 3 students to take A levels straight. Door not shut on other schools, says minister *L TWO more junior colleges have jumped on the integrated programme bandwagon, bringing the number of JCs which offer this course537 words
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Article, Illustration308 2003-12-31 H8 THE Sixth Principals' Appointment Ceremony ended on a sombre note yesterday as Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam paid an emotional tribute to the late Tan Shook Fund, the Fairfield Methodist Primary School principal who drowned in Krabi, Thailand. "Mrs Tan was an inspiring leader. She308 words
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Article, Illustration920 2003-12-31 H10 CARL SKADIAN - CARL SKADIAN An end to spam and an Apple iTunes store in Singapore would go a long way towards making the world a better place WELL, it's that insane time of year again, when normally sane people "celebrate" the end of the glorious holiday920 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-12-31 H10 China-EU space blast-off CARRYING the first high-altitude orbiting satellite Probe No. 1 to study the Earth's magnetic field and to track space storms, a Chinese rocket was launched at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province yesterday. The satellite was sent into orbit by a Long March 2C/SM carrierAFP - 63 words
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139 2003-12-31 H10 BOSTON A small group of molecules has been shown to inhibit a deadly toxin associated with inhalational anthrax, a discovery that could lead to new ways of treating the disease, researchers said on Monday. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CentreReuter - 139 words
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Article113 2003-12-31 H10 TOKYO Japan's top carmaker Toyota will develop a humanoid robot designed to help factory workers and provide assistance in nursing care and rescue operations, a newspaper report said yesterday. Toyota is expected to announce details of the project next month and plans to unveil theAFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration658 2003-12-31 A1 LAWRENCE CHUNG - LAWRENCE CHUNG Bv Candidates are pulling out all the stops to win votes in the presidential election 'As it is a 50-50 scenario for the two camps, they would do whatever is needed to win more supporters. Anything other than the election is secondary, be it riskyReuter - 658 words
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469 2003-12-31 A2 The deadly spread of the epidemic earlier this year exposed the country's decrepit health system and shocked it into putting a response system in place BEIJING With the threat of Sars again hanging over China, the world's most populous country once moreAFP - 469 words
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Article95 2003-12-31 A2 The government will spend 11 billion yuan (552.3 billion) on new aid centres and hospitals for infectious diseases both in the cities and the countryside. A nationwide system will help control and prevent Sars from spreading. It provides 24-hour online monitoring and consultation about the disease and95 words
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Article, Illustration56 2003-12-31 A2 WITH the Sars virus still haunting China, hundreds of people queue in Hangzhou for free bowls of a herbal broth said to boost the human immune system. A master herbalist (left) was among medicine shop staff who spooned out more than 2,000 bowls of the traditional broth,AFP - 56 words
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346 2003-12-31 A2 BEIJING One of China's top point men on Taiwan and a rising political star has been demoted quietly, triggering speculation on why. China's state media have not mentioned Mr Zhou Mingwei's departure, which comes weeks after Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian ignored a US warningReuter - 346 words
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199 2003-12-31 A2 HONG KONG Men caught visiting prostitutes in Shenzhen could be locked away for 15 days under a new rule to curb the rampant sex trade in this southern boomtown, it was reported yesterday. Apart from reining in prostitution, local police said the new ruling was199 words
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Article27 2003-12-31 A2 (iuhimlm director of i CNfSI VtSuraf B prostitute. Ht was fined wtf tot** ftrS days. arrtst, a fcusintss ptrtmr icrippod their deal after leenrißo of his27 words
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147 2003-12-31 A2 SHANGHAI A woman killed one of her daughters because her neighbours were making snide remarks about the fact that she had three children, state media reported yesterday. Wang Wenjun, 33, a mi- grant to the city's Fengxian district, had two daughters and aAFP - 147 words
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318 2003-12-31 A2 BEIJING A huge blast ripped through a north-east-ern Chinese fireworks factory yesterday, killing at least 35 workers and putting 19 others in hospital, local officials and state press reported. The explosion tore through two factory buildings at Changtu Safe Environment Colour andAFP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration564 2003-12-31 A4 South Koreans lift official ban on recordings of Japanese songs in a move to put aside their historical animosity TOKYO Japan and South Korea are set to ring in the new year on a harmonious note with Seoul easing restrictions on Japanese cultural exports inAFP; Los Angles Times - 564 words
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Article, Illustration304 2003-12-31 A4 SEOUL About 2,000 South Korean farmers demonstrated for a second day yesterday in a tense stand-off with riot police outside parliament over a free trade agreement (FTA) with Chile. The rally followed Monday's violent clash between police and thousands of farmers that left 10AFP - 304 words
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138 2003-12-31 A4 Trekker, 78: 7,000 peaks and counting TOKYO Come rain, hail or shine, a 78-year-old avid mountain trekker in central Japan would scale a peak a day and he has been doing so for 7,000 consecutive days. Mr Narao Higashiura's passion for mountain trekking dates back to 1960 when he conquered138 words
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371 2003-12-31 A4 SEOUL The United States military yesterday returned a prime chunk of Seoul real estate to the South Korean government, the first such handover of land to its Asian ally as part of American plans to consolidate bases and realign forces worldwide. The handoverAP - 371 words
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Article63 2003-12-31 A4 MORE than 1,000 employees of a fishing company in the Chinese municipality of Chong3 ing were forced to have heir appendixes removed before they could start work, the Beijing Youth Daily reported yesterday. A company spokesman said the practice was necessary in case they suffered63 words
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Article55 2003-12-31 A4 A CHINESE tycoon has been executed for corruption in the city of Haikou, Hainan province, after being convicted of amassing a huge fortune while his state-owned investment company went bankrupt, Xinhua reported yesterday. Li Yaoqi, former chairman of the Hainan International Investment Group, committed the crimesAFP - 55 words
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Article55 2003-12-31 A4 THE United States has urged Sri Lanka's leaders to end a political standoff so they can revive a stalled peace bid with the Tamil Tiger rebels. US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armi- tage said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Chandrika Kumaratunga mustReuter - 55 words
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Article46 2003-12-31 A4 AT LEAST 34 Indian soldiers were wounded in Kashmir when militants detonated a bomb in a shop as the troops' bus passed by, police said yesterday. The blast took place on a highway in the Lawaypora area, near Srinagar. ReutersReuter - 46 words
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57 2003-12-31 A4 LIFE SENTENCE FOR POISONING WATER A 27-YEAR-OLD man who admitted dumping pesticide into a reservoir in China's Ruyang county, Henan province, in order to boost sales of his water purifiers has been sentenced to life in prison, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Around 130 people were poisoned in the OctAFP - 57 words
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Article44 2003-12-31 A4 THE United States on Monday reacted coolly to a signal by North Korea that it was now ready to join delayed six-nation nuclear crisis talks. The second round of talks is expected to be held next year. AFPAFP - 44 words
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Article, Illustration703 2003-12-31 A5 MRMAL GHOSH - MRMAL GHOSH Thailand's dynamic premier is on a roll with the economy surging and himself voted Person of the Year By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK With 82.5 per cent of respondents in a recent poll naming Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Person of the Year in Thailand, it is clearAFP - 703 words
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Article416 2003-12-31 A5 King Bnumibol Adufyatfej: Now in his late 70s, the king is keeper of the nation's conscience, a constitutional monarch who is revered by his subjects. The alacrity with which the Royal Thai Police acted when he advised a frank and open investigation into killings related416 words
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Article39 2003-12-31 A5 A TODDLER kidnapped for 28 days was rescued yesterday and one of his captors arrested by a Philippine antikidnapping taskforce. Gunmen had demanded a 50-million pesos (Ssl.s million) ransom for two-year-old Gian Jethro Chua. AFPAFP - 39 words
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77 2003-12-31 A5 THE Philippine authorities are set to deport two American brothers arrested for suspected links to terrorism and tor allegedly meeting charity groups believed to be Al-Qae-da fronts in the country. One of the men, Michael Ray Stubbs, worked as a technician at a majorAP - 77 words
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Article90 2003-12-31 A5 THAILAND'S Health Ministry said yesterday it feared a higher death toll on its roads over the New Year period compared to a year ago as commuters began travelling home for a four-day break. The ministry said in a statement that 287 people were killed inAFP - 90 words
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52 2003-12-31 A5 ANOTHER American has been arrested in Cambodia for having sex with underage boys, the second US national arrested on child-sex charges in as many weeks. Blake Alan Respiny, 47, was arrested on Monday when his Battambang hotel room was raided after a tip-off from child-protectionAFP - 52 words
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68 2003-12-31 A5 FORMER Khmer Rouge president Khieu Samphan, 73, has acknowledged for the first time that mass killings did take place under Pol Pot's 1975-79 regime. No Khmer Rouge leader has ever faced credible justice for the estimated 1.7 million people who died in the genocideReuter - 68 words
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201 2003-12-31 A5 JAKARTA Indonesia's police chief yesterday warned that Islamic militants may be planning terror attacks to coincide with New Year's Eve celebrations in the world's most populous Muslim nation. There are signs that terrorists on our wanted list may launch attacks on New Year's Eve,"AP - 201 words
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Article166 2003-12-31 A5 JAKARTA As the first of more than 200,000 Indonesians left Jakarta yesterday for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the government promised a refund to 30,000 other haj hopefuls who could not go because of a government mistake. Religious Affairs Minister Said Agil Al Munawar madeAP; AFP - 166 words
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466 2003-12-31 A6 LESLIE LAV - Business Editor to take over as The Star chief Datuk Wong Sulono will take over the helm of the top-selling paper from tomorrow; few policy changes expected LESLIE LAV By IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S top-selling En-glish-language daily, The Star, will see changes to its top editorial positions in the new466 words
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Article, Illustration222 2003-12-31 A6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian deejay Maverick Teh has been taken to hospital after claiming a new world record for spinning discs non-stop for 79 hours and five minutes. He collapsed just one hour short of passing an unofficial 80-hour record set earlier by AmericanTHE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 222 words
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168 2003-12-31 A6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday unveiled plans to become a medical hub for Muslims, with promises of halal meals at hospitals and doctors who pray before performing surgery. The government will launch a publicity campaign in the Middle East early next year toAP - 168 words
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Article392 2003-12-31 A6 $90M VOUCHER SCHEME KUALA LUMPUR The government will introduce a tuition voucher scheme next year to help primary school children from poor families get coaching in four subjects, Datuk Sen Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. The Prime Minister said that RM2OO million (about Ss9o million) wouldBernama - 392 words
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170 2003-12-31 A6 PENANG A 12-year-old girl was gored in the cheeks and chest by an elephant at a funfair in Sungai Nibong in Penang on Monday. Ho Xing Lee and her neighbour, also 12, were believed to have sneaked into the elephant pen around 4am toNew Straits Times - 170 words
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Article56 2003-12-31 A6 MALAYSIA'S top school official blamed mobile phone text-messaging for a decline in the number of students who passed English exams this year. Many students were "economising words and phrases" in tneir answers in the same way they sent messages on their mobile phones, Director-Gene-ral ofAP - 56 words
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Article45 2003-12-31 A6 A BABYSITTER and a boy under her charge were stabbed to death by a man who went to her apartment in Klang yesterday, Selangor police said. The motive for the murder and the identity of the killer are not known. BernamaBernama - 45 words
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Article72 2003-12-31 A6 THE national campaign to encourage organ donation since 1997 nas failed to achieve its target of 80,000 donors, said the organisers. The Organ Donation Public Awareness SubCommittee's chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, said the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) crisis this year was one majorBernama - 72 words
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Article59 2003-12-31 A6 EIGHTEEN fowls made a brief appearance in a magistrate's court yesterday as exhibits in the case of 42 people charged with gambling in an open area in Negeri Sembilan. Forty of them, including three women, pleaded guilty while two men claimed trial. They were arrestedNew Straits Times - 59 words
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Article35 2003-12-31 A6 FOUR workers at a shipyard in Terengganu were injured, two oithem seriously, when the fuel tank of a Royal Malaysian Navy boat they were working on exploded yesterday. BernamaBernama - 35 words
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85 2003-12-31 A6 THE state-owned television station, RTM, will air video clippings of speeches 01 opposition leaders after every news bulletin to prove to viewers that what is reported in the media is not concocted. Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin said: "We will rescreen the pictures andBernama - 85 words
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Article, Illustration808 2003-12-31 A7 SOCCER ArsenaTs form suggests they are capable of overhauling United for title LONDON Arsene Wenger may have been left scratching his head at how Arsenal have gone half a Premiership season unbeaten but still trail Manchester United by a point. But after Monday's 1-0AFP - 808 words
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Article759 2003-12-31 A7 MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson's immediate reaction to the eigth-month ban against Rio Ferdinand was one of wrath, but his feelings of iniustice will not fill a £3Q-mil-lion (Ss9O million) hole in the Manchester United defence. Bookmakers have already responded by reducing Arsenal's odds for the title759 words
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477 2003-12-31 A7 LONDON As players and fans react furiously to Monday's claim that German Otto Hitzfeld has been lined up to be the next England boss, the Football Association reaffirmed its commitment to Sven Goran Eriksson yesterday. Adrian Bevington, an FA spokesman, said: "Sven is the477 words
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Article294 2003-12-31 A8 SOCCER Real Madrid team-mates wish they still have Makelele in midfield MADRID David Beckham has had an unexpected taste of criticism from his Real Madrid team-mate Ivan Helguera. The Spanish defender believes that the England captain will never fill the boots of former team-mate Claude Makelele.294 words
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Article, Illustration192 2003-12-31 A8 TENNIS NEW YORK Cutesy courtside couple Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters announced their engagement last week, but it was different nuptial news that really knocked the tennis socks off many sport insiders. Blonde baseliner Ashley Harkleroad (above), 18, dubbed the "American Anna Kournikova" for her resemblanceAFP - 192 words
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Article81 2003-12-31 A8 ROBERTO Baggio, who won the European and World Player of the Year awards in 1993 and played in three World Cups, plans to retire from football soon, after 16 seasons in Serie A. The 36-year-old, in his fourth season with Brescia, admits he81 words
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Article50 2003-12-31 A8 FORMULA One driver Michael Schumacher, who won a record sixth World Championship this year, has been voted the world Champion of Champions by French sports newspaper L*Equipe for the third year in a row. The German beat out cyclist Lance Armstrong and swimmer Alexander Popov. APAP - 50 words
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Article47 2003-12-31 A8 PORTLAND finally claimed their first National Basketball Association victory on the road this season with a 91-87 win at New Jersey. Rasheed Wallace scored 16 points, Zach Randolph added 14 and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Mclnnis chipped in with 13 points. APAP - 47 words
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Obituary, Illustration201 2003-12-31 A9 Ws *l have fought the good flght, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." I 2 Timothy 4:7 a NEO SENG HAP FRANjKIE Age: 52 called home to be with the Lord on 29 December 2003, dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: LJm201 words
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Obituary, Illustration123 2003-12-31 A9 LIM YEW JOO AGE: 78 passed away peacefully on 30 Dec 2003 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Ang Kah Luang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Urn Peow Peng, Mike Lim Peow Hong, Darien Tan Beng Geok Lim Peow Kwang, Ivan Ong Bee Bee, May Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Siam Nai, Cheryl Leek Tea123 words
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Obituary, Illustration54 2003-12-31 A9 WONG FOOK HONG Departed 31 Dec. 1989 dince ine day you lef/, our near is are sore I OJs time yoes 6y we miss you more }Jour wise advice and aen/fe face J(jo one can ever fill your vacant place 1 §sfe, Always remembered by MlSffi Jgfejj^ Your loving wife54 words
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Obituary, Illustration54 2003-12-31 A9 MRS ALIMAH VEERASAM Y Departed 31.12.88 15 poignant years hsve pasted. We recall your departure wtth utter distress and remember the Grace In your steps. Heaven In your eyes. Dignity and Love In your gesture. You ware Indeed a Goddess. I Fondly remembered devotedly revered by beloved I husband, children,54 words
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Obituary, Illustration94 2003-12-31 A9 Br The Family of the Late I SHARON LEE KENG YOKE Departed on 24 Dec 2003 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Pastor Richard Wong, elders and94 words
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Obituary, Illustration18 2003-12-31 A9 rffM .Tend .Honor** 6f\ CELINE ANG U-MIN Departed 31st Dec 1985 Satdly remembered by Mummy Daddy ■r te18 words
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Obituary, Illustration56 2003-12-31 A9 rlst Anniversary C^tNH In Loving Memory Of JOTCE TAM BEN6 NEO Departed: Dec 31, 2002 Peacefully sleeping, resting at last. The world's weary troubles and trials are past. In silence she suffered, in patience she bore, Till God called her home to suffer no more Lovingly remembered and miaacd by56 words
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Obituary, Illustration160 2003-12-31 A9 HP" ~Mr Poh Teong Joo, Mr Poh Peng HoeT^H WT Mr Poh Phlen Seah, Mr Poh You De, j Mr Poh Yew Kwan Jimmy, Mr Poh Kwee Hong [I j Directors of Pioneer Districentre Pto Ltd Pioneer Systems Engineering Pte Ltd PH Containers Express (S) Pte Ltd PH f reigh160 words
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Obituary, Illustration81 2003-12-31 A9 N. G. R. SUBBIAH AGE: 77 YRS passed away peacefully on 30 Dm 2003. leaving behind Balovtd Wife: Rajalakshimi Sons: Daughters-in-law: Santhirasekar Kannagi G Dorairaj Jeyasudha K Tharmaraj Murugeswari R Grandchildren. S. Vinodhan D. Sumithra S. Sandhiya D. Shanthini S. Balaguru T. Ashwari relatives friends. Cortege leaves Blk 143, Potong81 words
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Obituary, Illustration100 2003-12-31 A9 THEKUNGAL THOMAS THOMAS (T.T. THOMAS) Departed 11 October 2003 Our loved ones never leave us For in our hearts they stay.... A part of us forever That never fades away. Dearly missed by wife Ruby, son Terrence, daughters Shirley, Sharon Sheena, sons-in-law and grandchildren. A memorial service will be held100 words
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Obituary, Illustration23 2003-12-31 A9 13th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Mother SIANG LAU BOON (MRS ARULAPPAN) Departed on 31.12.1990 Always remembered by all loved ones23 words
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Obituary, Illustration117 2003-12-31 A9 4th AnnlvtrMry I In Lovlnf Mtmory Of I MARY CHIANG NCO NY A (AH MA) Dttwtttf M 31 Dtc 1999 In our home she is fondly remembered. Sweet memories cling to her name; Those who loved her in life sincerely. Still love her in death just the same. Dtarty missed117 words
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Obituary, Illustration205 2003-12-31 A9 I We, the family of the late fVEN GERALD KHOO SOON LEE called home to glory on 15 December 2003 offer our adoration and praise to the Most High God for being our stronghold and tower of strength. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to all relatives, Mends and colleagues205 words
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Obituary, Illustration73 2003-12-31 A9 w m In Loving Memory Of JIMMY KOH CHEE TAT Departed on 31 December 2000 His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him, Some day, we know not73 words
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Obituary, Illustration63 2003-12-31 A9 I IN LOVING MEMORY OF JIMMY KOH KIAN LOCK Departed on 31 December 2002 We will always love you for the things you did, the way you qave our lives special meaning and filled them with unforgettable joy and happiness. In our hearts we will always treasure fond memories of63 words
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Article65 2003-12-31 A10 p«cao chance HONGKONG. Hanq S«o<j *****.74 +62.4S MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 792.72 *4.92 CHINA: Slwufwn B 274.11 *0.48 AUSTRALIA: Sydney AN Ord 3301.30 »14.90 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.64 +176.02 THAILAND: SET lnd*« 764.23 _.*17.42 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 691.90 -1.13 PHILIPPINES: MaoHa Comp 1442 37 8 33 SOUTH KOREA. Seoul Comp65 words
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Article31 2003-12-31 A10 Hi-P 5C 69.349.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 46.227,000 L*ntroVis2c 42.273,000 BewtyChln* HKIO 30.446.000 KXO Dnjital 4.5c 27,723,000 UOBDBS«CW*****0 22,383,000 Dit*cr«ntOc 21,646,000 AslaCnvSc 20.504.000 Vlkjy Ind 5c 16,374.000 Honggoo USI.SC 15,636,00031 words
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Article143 2003-12-31 A10 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Pn Unch Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 13 I 3 0 0 0 13 I 3 Manufacturg 64 33 36 14 9 21 78 42 57 Commerce 27 6 21 7 6 4 34 12 25 Tpt/Stof/Com 13 9 7 1143 words
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Article41 2003-12-31 A10 Chain* Straits Times Indci ...-.1763.87 *22 86 BT 08/05 1800 -99.00 BTCADI ***** 00 *95.00 BT 10 day MA -*****.00 »2.00 UOB Stsdaq 108.67 *0.45 UOBBIu»Chip 637.70 *7.69 STI Futures 1767 +29 MSCI Singapore 216.04 *2.97 SiMSCI Futures .216.50 *3.0041 words
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Article106 2003-12-31 A10 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ln SJq Toil M«tn Sag Toti Mult.lnd 23.227 23.227 35,345 35.345 Manufacturg 341,128 51.528 392.656 310.579 12.555 323.134 Commerce 94 602 2,930 97,532 54,782 1,006 55 789 Tpt/Stor/Com 56.488 556 57.044 91 819 410 92 229 Finance 21,956 21.956 151.241 151.241 Construction 19,500106 words
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Article5109 2003-12-31 A10 MM.TI MHO) INT S2-Wk T«l Currency last voi Day Gri x.t m c*p mc* car m+t *m *w in \m m% Hi |3 13.5 4.5 1000 AcmaSc 9.5 unch 632 10 9.5 74.2 1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 SUSP 95 32.5 6 VO2 Asia FoodiProp 26 *0.55,109 words
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Article1594 2003-12-31 A10 52-Wk T*l Currency U*t Vol D.y Cfs N.t M C.p U» Ut, C— MM HI Ui W g MANUFACTURING 42 12.9 m APOiISc .31 769 32 30.5 21N 13.6 32.6 46.5 10 HOI AS Auto 10c 32 -1 283 33 32 -H 43 55.5 10 HOZ ASTIIOc 431,594 words
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Article80 2003-12-31 A10 EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 52-Wk Tel Currency last 'Vol O»y Grt Nat MCo 8780 2000 4065 Diamonds U***** I T 6095 I£DJUST»ch _..U***** «097 ISMSCISpor*...._ U5555 6101 ISSiPSOO U***** 9650 9650 6170 SPORS ...U***** 1816 1230 UK STIETFIOO- 1772 *2 5 1776 1770 1840.1 1214.4 6236 STIETFIOPV 1780.3 *22.8 1787.780 words
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Article423 2003-12-31 A11 Conference Board index is down from 14-month peak; mid-west production gauge and existing home sales also falter NEW YORK Consumer confidence in the United States slipped in December from the highest level in 14 months, while business activity in the US mid-west expanded but at aReuter; Bloomberg News - 423 words
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Article, Illustration335 2003-12-31 A11 Parmalat founder admits diverting $lb in funds FRAUD SCANDAL MILAN The founder of the Italian food giant Parmalat, at the centre of a massive fraud scandal, has admitted to misappropriating hundreds of millions of euros of company funds, one of his lawyers said on Monday. Mr Calisto Tanzi, under arrestReuter; AP - 335 words
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Article, Illustration140 2003-12-31 A11 c»w» en— ciw>m» ct— Bank 0« China MK 14.55 -O.K) I HK Electric 30.90 0.20 Ban* Of East Alia 23.70 -0.20 HSBC Hdgs 121.50 oso Cathay Pacific 14.60 0.05 H Whampoa 56.75 0.2S Cheunq Konq 61.50 0.50 Johnson Elect 10.00 0.05 ChKong Infra 17.55 0.10 Legend 3.33 0.03 China140 words
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Article, Illustration129 2003-12-31 A11 I Company Clot* Company Clos*> AMMB Holdings 3.10 0.11 Malayan Banking 9.65 -0.15 B Am*r Tobacco 43.50 0.75 Malaysia Airports 1.69 0.03 Berjaya Sports 4.00 0.02 Malaysia Mining 2.22 unch Commerce Asset 4.12 0.06 MAS 4.70 0.10 Digi.com 3.50 0.10 Nestle Malaysia 21.90 unch Oamuda 6.25 unch Patronas129 words
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Article118 2003-12-31 A11 ASDFSGFJ RuM»r Futures (Closing pricM) RSS 1 IS ctnts/kq) nmi u» sit vi o—nint J«nO4 217.25 F*t>o4 218 SO M«r 04 219.75 Apr/JunO4 222.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) m—l MH> L— i S«tt Vd Op—mt J«nO4 125.50 125.50 125.50 300 800 F»bO4 126.00 2450 Mir 04 126.75 4525118 words
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Article67 2003-12-31 A11 SRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crud«/Pro«uct wHi* Ch»n« Prtc« (US$) BBL Cm— /Product >— nth* Clung* Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Fee ♦0.13 29.38 29 43 Mines F#t> unch 30.85 30.95 T«n Interm F«b *0.25 32.44 32.48 Naphtha CIF Jap ♦425/+5.00 318.00-326.50 Dubdi Fated F«b -0.12 27.5V27.56 Naphtha «O.TO 35.50-35.60 Tapis Blend67 words
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Article595 2003-12-31 A11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURU MarO4 98 775 98.775 98 765 98.770 1997 ***** JunO4 98.570 98.570 98.550 98.555 3585 ***** SepO4 98.240 98.24S 98.230 98.230 3475 ***** DkO4 97.835 97.840 97 825 97 825 2507 ***** MarOS 97.425 97.430 97 405 97.410 1087595 words
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Article, Illustration159 2003-12-31 A11 HHEE3I Company Cl—» Company C1o»» Anhui Gujinq 0 B 4.42 -0.01 Livzon Pharm 6.62 0.01 Beijing Or Elec B 7.41 0.04 Luthai Text B 5.94 0.10 Benganq Steel B 3.74 O.OS ShdonqCh Papcrß 7.08 0.28 Ch Int Marine 14.84 0.10 Shjzhuanqßaoshi 2.65 -0.05 China M Shekou B 7.79 0.09159 words
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Article126 2003-12-31 A11 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Dec 30) Buytm s*»» Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2590 1.2740 Canadian dollar 1.2940 1.3090 Euro 2.1140 2.1380 NZ dollar ***** 1.1230 Sterling pound 3.0040 3.0370 US dollar 1.6930 1.7130 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Chinese126 words
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Article, Illustration130 2003-12-31 A11 I Camttm y O— C— m"f Om I Canon Inc 4990 ISO MiNea HMqs *****00 ***** Denso Corp 2110 15 Mizuno Hkigs n?000 0 East Japan Rail SOSOOO 5000 Nissan Motor 1224 S Fanuc Ltd 6420 60 Nomura Hldgs 1825 40 Fuji Photo Film 3460 40 NTT Data Corp130 words
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298 2003-12-31 A11 NEW YORK The average pay for chief executive officers (CEOs) at 200 of the largest United States companies held steady this year at about US$ll.3 million (Ssl9-36 million), while fees paid to corporate directors jumped as much as 15 per cent,Bloomberg News - 298 words
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Article, Illustration128 2003-12-31 A11 Comyny Cl— Company Cto— AMP Limited 4.99 -0.06 Qantas Airways 3.30 0.01 AN2 Bank Crp 17.57 0.04 Rio Tinto 37.54 0.55 Brambles Ind 5.28 unch Spore Telecoms I.SS 0.03 Broken Hill Prop 12.25 0.09 St George Bank 19.62 -0.08 Coles Myer 7.54 0.02 SunCorp-MetWay 12.28 0 09 CSL 17.62128 words
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255 2003-12-31 A11 Late shopping may nave lifted sales NEW YORK Retailers may have received a boost from a late surge in holiday spending, but it is unclear whether this was enough to salvage a shopping season that was marred by heavy snowstorms in parts of the country. Discount retailer Target on MondayReuter - 255 words
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Article637 2003-12-31 A11 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 52- Wk t*i L.st Vat .My Last Ouott Hfcjn LO» C— 1 C— IM*y Silt 'POO Hfcjh L— Buyer S«— r 37 2 3498 ASTIWO4O62I 26 -1 235 26.5 26 25.5 26 4.5 0.5 3697 Acma W*****6 t unch 76 t 0.5 0.5 1 142 48 3602637 words
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Article, Illustration454 2003-12-31 A12 TANHUIYEE - Net allocation turns positive this quarter for first time in 15 months, led mainly by large corporations, say property experts 5a TANHUIYEE FOR the first time in 15 months, take-up of JTC Corp's industrial space has registered overall growth in the current quarter, newly454 words
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Article, Illustration363 2003-12-31 A12 BRYAN LEE - BRYAN LEE ZHEJIANG CONTRACT The 140-sq-km deal is one of the largest bagged by local firms thus far £y A CONSORTIUM of small and medium-sized local firms has won a U*****,000 (U*****,25) contract to develop a masterplan for a new township in Zhejiang, China,G. CHANDRADAS - 363 words
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Article91 2003-12-31 A12 Net allocation of JTC's industrial facilities hit 14,771 sq m in the current quarter, compared to negative 23,492 sq m before. Net take-up of business park space surged by more than 15 times to 16,195 sq m. Net allocation of standard factory space stood at 3,500 sq m,91 words
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194 2003-12-31 A12 THE Singapore dollar hit a 44-month high against the US dollar yesterday on optimism about the local economy. The Singapore dollar touched 1.70 per US dollar, a level not seen since April 2000. Dealers said some foreign funds had been bidding the194 words
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Article, Illustration471 2003-12-31 A12 HONG KONG China may next year end the yuan's de-cade-old fixed exchange rate to the US dollar, allowing its currency to strengthen and slow export-led economic growth and inflation, analysts and economists said. Seven of 11 currency analysts surveyed by Bloomberg471 words
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419 2003-12-31 A12 SAN FRANCISCO Micron Technology may admit it conspired with competitors to manipulate computer-chip prices. It would be part of an agreement to win amnesty from prosecution by the United States Justice Department, people familiar with the probe said. Micron, the world's No.Bloomberg News - 419 words
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258 2003-12-31 A12 FTA with US will save S'pore $300m a year SINGAPORE'S landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States will come into effect tomorrow and is likely to produce tariff savings for the Republic of up to $300 million a year, the Government said. The US-Singapore FTA (USSFTA) was signed258 words
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Article, Illustration478 2003-12-31 A13 Camfield unaware of milk sales made to Cuba through the firm here; Parmalat accountant admits sales were phoney A SINGAPORE company linked to a fraud investigation at Italian food conglomerate Parmalat has no knowledge of selling millions of dollars of theReuter - 478 words
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363 2003-12-31 A13 By LEE SU SHY AN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday put an end to a protracted volley of correspondence on the NatSteel takeover involving the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) by saying that it now "considers the matter closed".363 words
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621 2003-12-31 A13 AZHAR KHALID - AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK Bu MARKETS COKHh:SPO\I)h:XT MOST regional markets had an earlv cheer to the new year yesterday after sterling overnight gains on Wall Street encouraged Asian investors to chase stock prices higher. Renewed optimism of improved corporate earnings in the United621 words
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Article, Illustration357 2003-12-31 A13 NICHOLAS FANG - NICHOLAS FANG HEALTH-CARE FRANCHISEE Bu GLOBAL Active, the sole franchisee for the GNC health-care group in Singapore, is pushing ahead with its plans for a listing on the mainboard after having repeatedly delayed its initial public offering (IPO) over the past year. The357 words
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Article341 2003-12-31 A13 HUGH CHOW - HUGH CHOW in THE first baby born in Singapore next year will be a first in more ways than one. OCBC Bank will give the child the first $1,000 pay-out as it unveils a $l-million year-long promotion to reward existing and new customers. If341 words
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379 2003-12-31 A13 NEW MAP PSA reorganised its operations into four regions: Singapore, Europe, China, and tne rest of Asia and the Middle East. PSA Europe is responsible for Italy, Portugal and Belgium. PSA Corp has reportedly appointed Mr Pierre Timmermans, former executive board member ofNicholas Fang - 379 words
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179 2003-12-31 A13 Ipco's half-year loss narrows to $8.6m INFRASTRUCTURE and turnkey engineering provider Ipco International yesterday announced a narrowing of its interim net loss to $8.6 million from $91-8 million previously. Turnover for the half year ended Oct 31 was up 58.5 per cent at $3.8 million. The bottom line showed a179 words
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334 2003-12-31 A13 BRYAN LEE - BRYAN LEE H,j_ CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing said yesterday that it has secured an order to make chips for leading Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp, making further inroads into the fast-growing China market. The mainboard-listed com- pany, which is the fourth-larg-est chip foundry334 words
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733 2003-12-31 A14 AZHAR KHALID - AZHAR KHALID Bumper year has it all: 31% rise in STI, a flurry of listings and big movers in the billion-dollar club By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE Singapore stock market has racked up a stunning year as total market value surged by733 words
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Article350 2003-12-31 A14 I ItaMc* Ifertrtc* \%*mm MtacM «Jal ««urW «W »W c# 1 SINGTEL 34.767.96 22,104.01 57.3 2 DBS 6ROUP 21.755.31 16.157.18 34.7 3 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK 20,588.78 18,544.91 11.0 4 OCBC BANK 15.488.56 12,451.38 24.4 5 SINGAPORE AtRUNES 13,643.21 12.425.07 9.8 6 JAROINE MATHESON 9.555.76 6,808.54 43.1 7350 words
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330 2003-12-31 A14 NEW YORK Key United States stock market indexes slipped back in early trading in New York last night after notching up spectacular gains and hitting key milestones on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite Index had burst past the 2,000 milestone on Monday, but 40 minutes afterNew York Times; AP; Bloomberg News - 330 words
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Article, Illustration1048 2003-12-31 L2 TEE HUN CHING - TEE HUN CHING Doctors here say that Anita Mui could still be alive today if she had sought treatment for her cancer earlier and rested well SSL WHEN Associate Professor Lim Fang Kan heard news of Anita Mui's death yesterday, his first reaction was: "What a waste."1,048 words
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Article, Illustration728 2003-12-31 L3 FOONG WOEI WAN - FOONG WOEI WAN Anita Mui never married, but she died surrounded by her family members and more than 50 celebrity friends FORTUNE-TELLERS, it has been said, told Anita. Mui that hers would be the life of a "lone star" and that she would neverTHE SUN HK - 728 words
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Article, Illustration71 2003-12-31 L4 GOODBUY, ANITA TRIBUTE FROM SINGAPORE FANS Tve had the chance to speak with Mui and I really admire her character. MsCanies V\on^, 36, a piano technician We have lost another great star.' Mr Peter Ho, 53, an IT consultant THANK TOO FOR THE MOrSIC (from I6fl)l Mui at her recent71 words
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532 2003-12-31 L4 JOHN LI - JOHN LI *L WHEN housewife Eva Ong heard from a Hong Kong journalist friend that Anita Mui bad died at 2.50am yesterday, she could not sleep. Ms Ong, 40, said, sniffling: "I knew she was going to leave us sooner or532 words
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Article, Illustration888 2003-12-31 L5 It 5 hard to always play the nice guy when your sons enter that age where they become rebels without a cause THEY strike at all hours of the day, and night. They are not afraid to leave incriminating evidence behind. So I find cups of888 words
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Article, Illustration504 2003-12-31 L5 ONG SOR FERN - ONG SOR FERN GOLDEN CHICKEN 2 (NC-16) 100 minutes Opens tomorrow *L IN LAST year's Golden Chicken, comedienne Sandra Ng channelled an entire career's worth of experience playing the ugly duckling/underdog into her starring role as Ah Kum, the prostitute with a heart of gold. The504 words
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Article, Illustration893 2003-12-31 L6 ONG SOU FERN - ONG SOU FERN When a comedian strikes a chord with young musically-gifted actors, the result can be profoundly harmonic SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG) 108 minutes Opens today in SHORT CUTS By Tay Yek Krok JU-ON2:THEFINAL(PG) 95 minutes Opens today IHHrCrd THE creepy boy and the long-haired woman893 words
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Advertisement1189 2003-12-31 C7 1 a DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pfjfl 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND mi TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS RENT {I I the tomlinson 20 Cuscaden Road Singapore 29 brand new exclusive apartments •4+1,5+1 bedrooms and Penthouse 2400, 3700 and 9700 sq ft Partially fully furnished Within walking distance to Orchard1,189 words
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Advertisement1007 2003-12-31 C7 Wifl 011 &21 NEWTON/ ■IOJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS RENT 19 SHELFORO 2 bdrm. 1000 sqft. Patio. Pool view. Ouiet 9106-0887 MAPLEWOOOS/ STERLING. 1808/ 1500 sqft. 3+family+l/ 3+l. $3K yet neg! Cheapest! 9022-3236 ESSEN APT, 2-BDRMS. F/furn. Nicely renovated. Opp MRT/ Novena Sq. Low Call 9488-3948 i $1350 NEG. THOMSON1,007 words
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Advertisement805 2003-12-31 C7 $850 STUOW/ SIK 2 rm/ $1.5K 3 rm Unfurn/ furn. Facilities. Long/ short term. *****114/*****558 CENTURY GREEN 4 bdmrs. Brand new 5 star hotel finishes. High fir. neg! 9152-1938 Vn 017-18 CHANGI/ mulM pasir ms PTE APTS -RENT i ELIAS GREEN 3+l high fir/ p/furn. Aircon. Condo facilities. Mins to805 words
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Advertisement946 2003-12-31 C7 ffffl HOUSES FOR RENT 2-STOREY SEMI-D. BAUNESE inte nor (new). 3+l+l, partial fur- nished at Coronation Rd West Avail 1/2004. H/p 9818-9313 GEYLANG LOR 3. O/storey. 1500 sqft. Unfurnished, near Kallang MRT. View to offer. Immediate *****369 PN D.TI SWISS CLUB area beautiful s/storey link bunglw. Nice patio. Big gdn.946 words
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Advertisement1107 2003-12-31 C8 APTS FOR RENT APPROVED) 3 f Blk 645 Yishun/ 3 T Whampoa Blk 74/ 4 NG' Blk. 82 Bedok N7 Blk 122E Sengkang. F/furn. Amenities. *****795 PN J 3 RMS MEI LING BLK 160. Newly renovated Upgraded 1 rm. High fir. Nice view. Ouiet cosy. Unfurn. MRT/ mkt. 9007 31171,107 words
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Advertisement1001 2003-12-31 C8 mtWMM "www "up m| APTS FOR RENT AMK BLK 417, 2+l. $900. Bedok blk 108, 2+l, $900. Tampines blk 936. 2+l, $800. *****715 agt APPROVED 5-RM 470 CCK/ 246 j Jurong E. Unblocked. Near mkt/ MRT. $900 $I.IK. 9109 6218 3*l CLEMENTI 413. Very well furn. 10 mins clementi MRT.1,001 words
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Advertisement780 2003-12-31 C8 HOUGANG ST 11 Near S'goon MRT. F/ furn aircon rm. $400 neg. 9384-8445 $260 TIONG BAHRU, Bishan, Kal lanq, Tampines, Lavender, Wood lands. Toa Payoh. 9238 3000 ■Tfl SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION ORCHARD 1 BDRM studio. New renovation. Gym, sauna, pool. Cosy, near MRT. $1.3K51.8K mthly. Festive Offer: $500 a week. 9853-4855/780 words
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Advertisement706 2003-12-31 C8 \l\rt-\\i UKV.MAKU/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE Ardmort Park. 2885 sqft. 4+l. Very high fir. 54.7M Mid floor. S4.IM Pool view. 54.5M Four Seasons Park 2260/ 2874/ 3821 sqft. S2.BM/ 54.5M/ $5.3M Beverly Hills 3800 sqft. 4+l. $3M Rtgtncy Park. 2260/ 3175/ 3650 sqft $1.9M/$2.7M/$2.9M Vonq An Ph. 3200/ 4600 sqft. 4+l.706 words
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Advertisement505 2003-12-31 C8 RWI Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ KCiJ MACPHERSON/GEYIANG I PTE APTS SALE ALMOST SOLD! Dl4 Sims Pt. 1227 sqft. 3+l. High fir. MRT. City view. Windy. F'hold. 9708-6615 agt. D.14 CASA EMERALD/ Wing Fong/ Lor 33 Geylang. 1150 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. S4OOK. Agt 9408-1668 GUILIN MANSION. F'HOLD. 1238 sqft. 3+l. Mid floor. Foreigners505 words
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Advertisement418 2003-12-31 C8 Wffi Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE PARADISE PALMS. SEA/Pool view I F/ facilities. F'hold. 21 3+l rms. i High fir. Agts welcome. *****150 PARKSHORE, GROUND FLR. 3+l. 1324 sq.ft. Quiet. F'hold. Below i value. 1992 price! *****808 BM THE BAYSHORE. HIGH fir. 4+l. 1432 sq.ft. Good cond. Partial sea418 words
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Advertisement399 2003-12-31 C8 ■TJI 019-20 SERANGOONV lyAj THOMSON HOUSES -SALE SIN MING EST. (Few units) Like new! D/storey terr. Land 1200/ 1600 sqft. Beautifully renovated. 3-rm. Dont Miss! 9666-0033 CBS D.19 2 STOREY terr. Lor Paya Le- bar. 1648 sqft. 4+l. IKm Maris Stella. F'hold. $7xxK. *****888 aDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS -SALE399 words
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Advertisement404 2003-12-31 C8 WtK 025-18 ■dij NORTH HOUSES U^salT BRAND NEW MIMOSA terrace phase 3 for sale. 2906/ 1615 sq.ft. Asking $1.28M. TOP 4/2004. Good investment! 9169-1954 IDA JLN KEMUNING F'HOLD SEMI-D. 4000/ 2800 sqft. Near Chong Pang. Wide frontage. Nice land shape. Hurry! 9666 0033 CBS TUNG PO AVE 2 Storey Semi-D.404 words
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Advertisement869 2003-12-31 C9 EXEC APT CORNER Hougang 853 Central. VIP blk. High fir. Condo layout. 8-yr. 101% move-in. Vmin MRT/ interchange. 900-***** LOR AH SOO 4 rm Blk 139/ 142/ 242. Hougang 4-rm Blk 319/ 698A/ 337. 3-rm 247/ 307. 5-rm 699/ 975. Mary 9389 4291 DTZ Associate A__ m Excellence Li^MlL^k— MAIS869 words
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Advertisement1036 2003-12-31 C10 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (NOU6ANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 4'NG'/ 4'A'/ ST Blk 155/ 546/ 971 I Hougang. High/ low fir. Renovated. Call Shaik 9100-3161 NCPL 4'NG' CORNER 706 Hougang #03. Amenities Sch. Well kept. Move- in. Face N.S. Call 9857-7088 4 'NG7 5-RM. Corner 307 S'goon/ 373 Hougang. High fir.1,036 words
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Advertisement926 2003-12-31 C10 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUUPONG) 3 'NC' BLK 244 Jurong East. 4th fir. Original condition. Early move in. Can contra. Diana *****298 Re/Max 3 'NG' 205. Breezy. Unblocked. MRT. 4 'A' 853 High fir. Renovat ed. Unblocked. 5 T 230. S26OK up. Good buy! Call 9100-7332 PN 3/ 4/926 words
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Advertisement935 2003-12-31 C10 Ea f /°h^, AT HDB VALUE! 4'A 1 Blk 746. Reni ovated. Move in cond. Lift level. Next to West Plaza. Amenities. I Motivated seller! *****297 PN BELOW HDB VALUE! SO cash! 4 A' Blk 560. Mid fir. Designer decor. 4 aircons/ wardrobe. Face greenj ery. MRT/ sch. *****146 PN935 words
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Advertisement1113 2003-12-31 C10 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE m (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 4 'A' CORNER 899A #07. lift level. 100% unblocked. 5 A' 922/ 114. 134sgm. High fir. Designer decor. Simei 4'S' 133. 5T 113. *****066 4 'NG' BLK 812. #03. Renovated. Malay owner. All races eligible. Near amenities. Must View! Call Mimi Hamid1,113 words
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Advertisement1045 2003-12-31 C10 a HOB APTS FOR SALE (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 5 T BLK 14A Toa Payoh. Feel the sensational cool breeze on this high fir. Near Pei Chun sch many conveniences. 9873-0489 5 T BLK 82A T Payoh. 820. Unblocked view. Marble fir. Well renovated. HDB value 5495K. M below value.1,045 words
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Advertisement973 2003-12-31 C10 ■Jffl HOB APTS FOR SALE Kill (WOODLANDS) BELOW VALUATION 5270K1! 5 yrs. 5 T Blk 541. Corner. Unblocked High fir. Cosy. Sports Complex. Mdm Choonq 9685-1339 C&H JM.m4Bi BLK 145, 4 'NG' corner. High fir Marble, nice house. Unblocked Blk 152. 3 'A' high floor, windy. Hurry! Don't miss! 9066-2626973 words
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Advertisement1042 2003-12-31 C10 ■551 HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' CORNER Blk 666. High fir. Simple, move in. Mins to Admiralty MRT. Rare! Hurry! 9238-8680 4'A' BLK 370. 104m5q. HDB value S23OK. 5 mins Causeway Pt/ MRT. Sneg. Owner *****423 4'A' CORNER 681A Woodlands. Design build. High fir. 100% move-in. Mins1,042 words
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Advertisement877 2003-12-31 C10 Iflfl HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'A' 312. 4 NG' 144. 5 T 309. F/renovated. Well kept. Neat. Near amenities. Must View! Call Mimi Hamid 9066-2900 NC PN 4-'S' 279/ 437/ 662. Lift level. I Early move-in. 4-rm 129. 211, 264, 323, 820. Below value! Buyer no i commission. 9608-7621877 words
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Advertisement747 2003-12-31 C10 Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE Kiy (SENGKANG/ JJ^UNGGOL) S4SK BELOW HOB value S2B9K only! ST 144 »09. Al decor. Al view. LRT/ shops. *****135 ERA 4 'A' 223A/ 206A low fir. Opp MRT/ Compass Point. Move-in. HDB Value 5242K. 9026-9195 4 'A'/ 5 T Blk. 226A/ 123E Sengkang. High fir.747 words
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Advertisement748 2003-12-31 C10 RTI FACTORY SPACE DETACHED WAREHSE/ FTY. Tuas Fully tenanted. Good returns. 4 yrs old. 60 yrs lease. TOP 1999 Max 6m ceiling. *****405 PN BT BATOK UNITY Ctr. Brand new Ramp-up fty. 2228 sqft At tached toilet. Good price. Near PIE. Ricky *****326 Re/Max BANKS SALE. PENJURU Close Part 21748 words
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Advertisement120 2003-12-31 CT5 In addition to the great gifts, spend a minimum $100 and get a chance to guess and win a Panasonic Dream Home! So hurry down to your nearest Panasonic dealer today or log on to www.panasonic.com.sg/guessnwin for more details. Because the best Ideas In life are f^|y •Source GfK Singapore120 words
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Article, Illustration493 2003-12-31 CT6 All eyes are on the telecom companies next year as they introduce their 3G network and applications. For the first time in Singapore, Computer Times tests the much-vaunted sendee. ¥-C "3G" to a mobile J— phone user and you may hear things like "do I need it?" or493 words
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Article480 2003-12-31 CT7 The 3G phones you get here are likely to support both 3G and 2G. In other words, where there's no 3G coverage, you can still make calls with GSM and surf with general packet radio service (GPRS). The 3G flavour that is chosen by480 words
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Article, Illustration449 2003-12-31 CT8 ALFRED SIEW - ALFRED SIEW Be ready for change 2004 may be the year of the smartpnone, which offers the best mix of a cellular phone and a personal digital assistant in one handy device. Compared to other phones, Windows Mobile phones have tightly integrated POP mail access. With449 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-12-31 CT8 PDA trends for the year Large colour screens, multimedia playback, wireless access and endless expansion options. These features are offered by devices which are somehow still called personal digital assistants (PDAs) today. So much technology has been thrown into the once-humble PDA that one wonders what this Swiss Army knife477 words
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Article, Illustration461 2003-12-31 CT9 swap SingTel and Ml SIM cards and the phone would automatically get hooked up to each GPRS network without even a touch of the button. Nifty. If there's a minus point for Microsoft-based phones, it's the "multi-task-ing" feature that is a carry-over from Pocket PC PDAs. Even if you press461 words
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Article, Illustration528 2003-12-31 CT10 What s in the pipeline for graphics cards next year? AARON TAN finds out by checking out two of the fastest cards available. A gaming PC combines a fast processor, plenty of memory and a video card with the latest pixel-manipulating features. Just as Intel and528 words
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Advertisement323 2003-12-31 CT11 Efl '1' When more DirectX 9.0 titles are released, the deciding factor will rest on how the cards perform in upcoming games like Doom 3. Pro and Nvidia GeForce Next year, the compeFX 5900 Ultra may not tition is set to build up TEST SYSTEM feel compelled to get the323 words
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Article, Illustration500 2003-12-31 CT12 CROSS OVER TO EASY PRINTING Pick a Pictbridge-enabled digital camera and printer, and printing your digital photos directly is a snap. Here and on the facing page. With Pictbridge technology, you don't need a PC. Just hook up your digital camera to the printer even iff they are not from500 words
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Article, Illustration501 2003-12-31 CT13 With the help of several Pictbridge products from four manufacturers, I tested the direct printing process. I connected the digital cameras to the printers separately, and attempted to print several photos on plain A4sized paper, and 4x6 inch photo paper. Connection The physical connection was easy plug the501 words
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190 2003-12-31 CT13 The table contains the test observations from testing the digital cameras with the inkjet printers. Canon i560 printer Epson Stylus Photo R3IO Canon Powershot ABO Can choose size and Need to set paper size type of paper, and and type on printer, borderless feature before printing190 words
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Article, Illustration521 2003-12-31 CT14 technology waccn ARE YOU GAME? Expect Xbox live in mid-2004 The two biggest events that are are greatly anticip held gamers next year are the arrival of Xbox Live entertainment device. Xbox Live is developed by I wants to dethrone incumbent Sony from the pede business. Its Xbox is one521 words
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Article193 2003-12-31 CT14 Barely two years after the Xbox made its global debut, details albeit scant on the hardware for future versions of Microsoft's game console have already emerged. Websites such as Wired News (www.wired.com) and Techweb (www.techweb.com) recently carried reports of a statement jointly issued by IBM and193 words
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Article83 2003-12-31 CT15 ted by console and hand- Microsoft promises more as it brings Xbox to the online world. Sony, on the ind the Sony PSP handheld other hand, is not standing still. It is announcing its PSP using its new [icrosoft who naturally Universal Media Disc format which, among other83 words
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Article, Illustration607 2003-12-31 CT15 I^^^^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l w games and devices. >V etld-2005? y Look out, PlayStation 3 is cominq! point calculations per second PS3 Insider also claims that Sony faster than any standard processor has licensed a new type of memory currently available. chip for the PS3, with aFILE - 607 words
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Article, Illustration360 2003-12-31 CT16 Next year, you can look forward to faster and more reliable internal and external hard disk drives. true plug- ami-play SATA hard disk drives a reality. Besides benefits from SATA technology developments, enterprises will also benefit from speedier 15,000 rpm (revolutions per minute) hard disk drives,360 words
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Article, Illustration424 2003-12-31 CT16 BILLY TEO - BILLY TEO MBy The gaming community is abuzz with excitement at the eoming launch yet to be determined of a new console. Developer Infinium Labs has provided some tantalising hints on the specifications of its would-be console beater. Apparently, it will be loaded with processors as424 words
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Article, Illustration558 2003-12-31 CT17 CHUA HIAN HOU - CHUA HIAN HOU Radio frequency identification technology is going to change the way you shop. As you cart your purchases to the cashier's counter for payment, the air is momentarily charged with invisible radio waves. A split second later, an electronic cashier adds up the total,558 words
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Article, Illustration325 2003-12-31 CT17 BILLY TEO - BILLY TEO MBy Digital video buffs will be familiar with the FireWire (lEEE 1394) serial connection that links a digital video (DV) camera to a computer. The Emmy award-winning FireWire (now referred to as FireWire 400). with its maximum transfer speed of 400 megabits per second (Mbps),325 words
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Article, Illustration1040 2003-12-31 CT18 DAVID BERNSTEIN - DAVID BERNSTEIN MBy A new technology may soon allow you to view images in the air, without a physical screen. Imagine a touch screen on which the elements of the image displayed can be moved around with a fingertip. Now imagine the same scene without1,040 words
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Article, Illustration1074 2003-12-31 CT19 DAVID POGUE - DAVID POGUE MBy Static-free reception, digitally perfect sound, no commercials high-tech has restored radios magic, via satellite. Radio is awesome, isn't it? It's free, it s on whenever you want it, and you can choose from among eight or 10 stations. About the only people who could possiblyReuter - 1,074 words
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Article, Illustration628 2003-12-31 CT20 Computers, televisions and DVD players will morph into a single digital entertainment hub as the defining smart home trend of 2004, reports RADHA BASU. Here and on the next page. Mr Chai (main picture) gets to bask in the sunshine as he surfs the Web wirelessly while others who took628 words
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Article155 2003-12-31 CT20 A smart home of the future may consist of the following applications and services: Servers: A home server can store resources like digital photos, music files and e-books centrally. Members of the family can then access these resources via any device in the house. Interactive155 words
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Article, Illustration430 2003-12-31 CT21 Smart homes will be getting even smarter in 2004, thanks to research on intelligent computer systems. Imagine you have a plane to catch in the morning. You set a wake-up alarm on your home computer system. It rains heavily overnight, throwing morning traffic430 words
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Article, Illustration751 2003-12-31 CT22 Launched in November, the National Grid is fulfilling its promise to help bring scientific and research computing to a higher level. More projects are already in the pipeline. But although grief computing promises to become mainstream in 2004, it is progressing at a snails pace, reports RADHA751 words
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Article, Illustration181 2003-12-31 CT22 ROLLS-ROYCE IHPC GRID COMPUTING PROJECT above shows how RollsI Royce (RR) plans to use grid JL. computing for collaborative research. Users RR engineers or partners will first access the grid infrastructure through a web-based grid portal, where they will submit "jobs" or tasks that they expect the grid resources to181 words
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Article213 2003-12-31 CT22 One of the biggest benefits of grid computing is that it allows for collaborative work involving scientists and researchers located at opposite ends of the globe. One such collaboration is already under way between the Institute for High Performance Computing (IHPC) and Rolls-Royce in England. The project213 words
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Article, Illustration324 2003-12-31 CT23 More enterprises are adopting a pay-as -you -use computing model to achieve better cost and resource utilisation. Come 2004, more companies may turn to a utility computing or on-demand model, similar to a water or electricity billing structure, to maximise the use of every spending dollar. Technology324 words
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Article486 2003-12-31 CT23 EILEEN YU - EILEEN YU MBy Why pay more and for resources that your company is not utilising? Businesses here are beginning to recognise a pressing need to reduce the level of waste and underused components. That's why, next year, many will turn to a utility computing or on-demand model, similar to a486 words
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Article, Illustration438 2003-12-31 CT24 CHUA HIAN HOU - Anti-fraud countermeasures will reduce problems like online credit card fraud and card cloning. ÜBy CHUA HIAN HOU Next year, there will be some respite from electronic fraud and card cloning syndicates. In online shopping, developments in online credit card payment systems are expected to cut credit card disputes438 words
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83 2003-12-31 CT24 The winner is Mr Lin Swee Ching of Hougang Ave 10, who sent in this entry: Amateurish video shooting, m fWftt is what I've got to show. II dh^^i But with Ulead Mediastudio, ffl Mr Lin wins one set of the Ulead Mediastudio Pro 7 video-editing83 words
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Article, Illustration663 2003-12-31 CT25 EILEEN YU - EILEEN YU An emerging standard, Internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI), is tipped to make headway next year in the realm of enterprise storage. MBy Technology usefulness Provides better cost efficiencies Great for remote data access Enterprises that used to find storage networks too663 words
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292 2003-12-31 CT25 sites across geographical boundaries. Added Mr Matze: SI is great for back-up and recovery, and for moving data to and from remote locations. A large enterprise, for example, may have workgroups or a division that needs its292 words
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Article214 2003-12-31 CT25 According to Mr John Matze, chief technology officer of Overland Storage, organisations can start deploying iSCSI by building a separate network that is isolated from normal local area network (LAN) traffic. This is done for performance and security reasons, he said. "What organisations do also really depends on214 words
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Article, Illustration909 2003-12-31 CT26 ANICK JESDANUN - ANICK JESDANUN The Internet has wired the world, but how many people are actually benefiting from it? Wkßy Technology challenge Develop a multilanguage and multi-racial Internet Mr Rahul Dewan typed "India" into the search box of an online stock photo service, hoping to find digitalAP - 909 words
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Article, Illustration335 2003-12-31 CT27 ALFRED SIEW checks out some hot selling items which will attract buyers in 2004 and hazards some predictions. Like cars here, most tech products depreciate in value the moment you pay for them. The good news, at least with IT goods, is that you can get more335 words
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