The Straits Times, 28 December 2004

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  • KILLER WAVES
    • THE AFTERMATH
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        946 2  -  Siva Arasu "Death came from the sea. The waves just kept chasing us. It swept away all our huts. What did we do to deserve this?" SATYA KUMARI, a construction worker living m Pondicherry, India Countries brace themselves for outbreak caused by lack of sanitation By Assistant Editor
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    • S'POREAN CASUALTIES
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        Lock icon Man loses wife, daughter missing
        777 3  - Man loses wife, daughter missing Tanya Fong GLENYSSIM "I could only watch helplessly while I heard my son screaming for help. Then he was underwater and I never saw him again." A sobbing Ms Rosita Wan, 30, telling reporters m Penang that she saw waves carrying away her five-year-old son,
        TERENCE TAN; REUTERS; ST  -  777 words
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        Lock icon Disaster Veteran' keeps cool head
        330 3  -  TANYA FONG EVEN giant waves could not rattle Singaporean Michael Yip, 37, on Sunday morning. It is little wonder as the senior consultant with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has survived two other disasters m the past 10 years. The first was when Hurricane Floyd
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    • THE GRIEF
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        Lock icon Heartbreaking wails and tears...
        670 4 Grieving kin across stricken region struggle to recover and bury bodies "lam hoping there art enough coffins available." MR MUSTOFA, mayor of Aceh's Bireucn regency CUDDALORE (INDIA) IN A SCENE repeated across tsunami-hit Asia yesterday, weeping and red-eyed parents here buried more than 150 children m
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  670 words
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        Lock icon Thousands dead and missing in worst-hit areas
        304 4  -  Ravi Vblloor IN INDIA By India Bureau Chief In Chennai INDIA'S Andaman and Nicobar chain of islands, closer to South-east Asia than the subcontinent, bore the brunt of Sunday's tsunami and the death toll there may run into thousands or may never be
        GRAPHICS  -  304 words
    • THE DEAD
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        Lock icon Children's bodies laid out in rows
        339 5  -  Robert Go IN SRI LANKA By For The Straits Times m Colombo THE death toll from massive waves that struck Sri Lanka's coastline leapt to more than 12,000 yesterday as thousands of soldiers and families searched for bodies. About 200 tourists are believed to
        JALEHA HASHIM  -  339 words
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        Lock icon Rotting corpses in the streets
        345 5  -  Devi Asmarani IN INDONESIA By Indonesia Correspondent In Lhokseumawe INDONESIA'S battle-scarred Aceh province is almost numb to death but Sunday's earthquake and the subsequent tsunamis were something else. Vice-President Jusuf Kalla told reporters that the toll could be "up to 20,000". Tens of thousands are
        AFP; JALEHA HASHIM  -  345 words
    • IN MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon SMS warnings not to use Penang Bridge
        734 6 "I honestly thought this is the worst way to die I thought I'm not meant to die like this." WILLIAM ROBINS, a professional golfer from California who was honeymooning with his bride Amanda on Thailand's Phi Phi island. His collarbone was broken and
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; BERNAMA; ONG CHIN KAI  -  734 words
    • IN THAILAND
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        Lock icon Thai King's grandson among dead
        528 7 "Our paradise turned into he11... We saw a massive wave coming towards us and our waitress freaked out. She told us to run for our lives. So we just turned and ran for about a mile up the hill." AMERICAN TOURIST MOIRA LEE, who was
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; TERENCE TAN; AFP  -  528 words
    • RELIEF EFFORTS
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        Lock icon SAF on standby to send medical team to Indonesia
        906 8  -  David Boey Spores assistance counts as part of big global effort to help victims By How to make a donation SEND your cheques to Singapore Red Cross Society, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore *****6. Please indicate "Tidal Waves Asia" behind the cheque
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      • Article
        Lock icon Entire villages vanish in Somalia
        98 8 Nairobi (Kenya) HUNDREDS of people died and entire villages and towns disappeared when tidal waves hit Somalia's coast along its central and northeastern regions, a Somali presidential spokesman said yesterday. The "human loss is m the hundreds m the central and north-east-ern coastal area. Entire
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        Lock icon Maldives airport reopens to flights
        109 8 Male (Maldives) MORE than 100 people were reported dead or missing yesterday as the airport reopened for hundreds of foreign tourists desperate to flee. The death toll is expected to rise as the full extent of the carnage on remote atolls becomes apparent. Government officials
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  109 words
    • ECONOMIC IMPACT
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        Lock icon Singapore-run hotels suffer minimal damage
        391 9  -  Yap Su-Yin By SINGAPORE-RUN or owned hotels and resorts m the tsuna-mi-hit areas escaped with minimal damage, and clean-up operations to clear the mud and debris are under way. A check with a dozen establishments owned or managed by the Banyan Tree Group, Angsana Resorts
        TERENCE TAN  -  391 words
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        Lock icon Growth in 'won't be hit badly'
        378 9  - Growth in 'won't be hit badly' Audrey Tan Thailand could be worst affected as its tourism sector may suffer, say analysts By ECONOMISTS believe Asian economies will not be affected badly by the disaster because the huge waves did not strike any major financial or industrial centre. Manufacturing giants Samsung
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        Lock icon Travel-related stocks dented
        208 9  -  Goh Eng Yeow By TRAVEL-RELATED stocks took a hit on fears that tourism may decline, as the impact of Sunday's tsunami disaster swept across South-east Asian markets. Among the worst hit were airlines such as Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines, and resort operators like Club Mediterranee SA.
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    • THE DANGERS
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        Lock icon Warning of more to come
        302 10  -  SANDRA LEONG Text: Indonesia and India warn of more giant tidal waves by fresh tremors Jakarta AFTERSHOCKS and fear of renewed tidal waves continued to terrorise residents of South and South-east Asia yesterday. An Indonesian weather expert, Mr Fauzi, warned on local radio m Jakarta
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; LEE CHEE CHEW; ANGELINA CHOY; TIEN CHUNG PING  -  302 words
    • GOVT INACTION
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        Lock icon We failed to warn, admit govts
        386 11 No early detection systems m place and they are too expensive, say Asian countries Jakarta ASIAN officials conceded that they failed to issue broad public warnings immediately after the massive undersea earthquake m Indonesia, which could have saved countless lives from the subsequent giant
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  386 words
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        Lock icon Most S'pore travellers cancel plans
        336 11  -  Karamjit Kaur Glenys Sim Jane Ng By PHOTO: A SINGAPORE-BASED British couple are going ahead with their wedding m Phuket tomorrow, even as hundreds cancel bookings to beach resorts nestled m the tsunami-hit coastlines encircling the Bay of Bengal. Motoring consultant Marc Singleton, 43, and
        TAN SUAN ANN  -  336 words
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon China will crush any independence move
      619 12  -  Jason Leow LAWRENCE CHUNG IN TAIPEI White Paper affirms resolution to stop Taiwan from splitting away By China Bureau Chief m Beijing ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DECLARING cross-strait relations "grim", China said yesterday that its armed forces and people would crush any "major incident of
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      Lock icon Supporters welcome Lee Teng-hui in Japan
      281 12 Nagoya TAIWAN'S former president Lee Teng-hui arrived m Japan yesterday for a family trip, with his aide saying the purpose of the visit was to set a precedent for future trips. Mr Lee, his wife Tsen Wenhui and two other relatives landed m the
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  281 words
    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon JAPAN TO REVIEW ROYAL SUCCESSION
        105 12 TOKYO: Japan will set up a panel to study ways to ensure a steady royal succession to the throne, the government said yesterday, amid intensifying debate on whether to allow a woman to succeed to the throne. Currently, Japanese law bans women from ascending to
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        Lock icon CHINA PLANS TEXTILE EXPORT TARIFFS
        137 12 BEIJING: China will impose tariffs on exports of 148 textile products from Jan 1 a move that may ease trade frictions over an expected flood of Chinese goods on world markets next year, according to a government newspaper. A decades-old quota system limiting Chinese textile
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        Lock icon SEND-OFF FOR EX-TAIWAN FIRST LADY
        102 12 TAIPEI: Taiwan paid its final respects to Mrs Chiang Fang-liang, the widow of former president Chiang Ching-kuo, at a funeral service yesterday. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-President Annette Lv attended the funeral service held at Taipei's Veterans General Hospital, where Mrs Chiang, 90, had
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        Lock icon CHINA, RUSSIA TO HOLD JOINT DRILLS
        82 12 MOSCOW: Russia and China are set to hold unprecedented joint military manoeuvres on Chinese territory involving both nations' air forces and navies, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said, according to the Interfax news agency. Mr Ivanov said the exercise, which is expected to be
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Aceh chief 'used salary funds to buy copter'
      468 13  -  Salim Osman Governor also did not reflect purchase m budget, court told By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta ACEH governor Abdullah Puteh used funds earmarked for salaries of civil servants to buy a Russian-made helicopter two years ago, Indonesia's anti-corruption court was told
      AP  -  468 words
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      Lock icon Why Johor should shut out RSAF: Paper
      479 13 Kuala Lumpur A MALAY-LANGUAGE newspaper m Malaysia has published an article explaining why the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will not be affected if its jets are not allowed to train m Johor's airspace. Berita Harian Malaysia ran the article last Saturday
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      Lock icon Web crusader against bank fees
      259 13 Tanjung Malim (Perak) A SMALL village m Perlis seems an unlikely birthplace for a big consumer rights campaign. But by using the Internet, secondary school teacher Rizam Zamri gathered nearly 20,300 signatures m an online petition against bank charges. He had e-mailed friends three weeks
      NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  259 words
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      Lock icon Bashir's group sets up branches across Indonesia
      334 13 Bashir' s group sets up branches across Indonesia Medan AN ISLAMIC extremist group led by Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who is facing charges of terrorism, has set up dozens of new branches m at least eight provinces across Indonesia. The branches of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) will help
      JAKARTA POST; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  334 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Orange camp victorious in Ukraine polls
      744 14 Orange camp victorious in Ukraine polls Exit polls show clear win for Yushchenko but PM Yanukovych has not conceded Kiev (Ukraine) OPPOSITION leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated his apparently decisive triumph m Ukraine's protracted presidential contest yesterday, thanking protesters who spent weeks camped out m the capital's frigid streets for securing
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      Lock icon Jobs to keep youths away from terror
      490 14 ARAB COUNTRIES' EMPLOYMENT DRIVE Islamic group's overseas mission frozen THE Saudi authorities have halted the overseas operations of a government-linked Islamic charity amid a United States-inspired clampdown on sources of funding that may have been abused by militant groups. The action affects the
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Estrada leaves for knee surgery in HK
        200 15 DEPOSED Philippine president Joseph Estrada left the Philippines for Hong Kong yesterday for knee surgery but vowed to return to continue his fight against President Gloria Arroyo. Flanked by family and supporters, Estrada, who is being tried on corruption charges, denied speculation that
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        Lock icon Powell to lead Times Square party
        136 15 NATIVE New Yorker Colin Powell will celebrate New Year's Eve m Times Square as the guest of honour at the 100 th anniversary of the world-famous festivities. He will push the button to begin the New Year's Eve ball's descent as an expected 750,000
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        Lock icon Artist's show angers Swiss politicians
        164 15 NO ONE paid much heed last year when Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn stopped showing his work m Switzerland to protest against a right-wing populist's entry into the government. Now, m a new exhibition m Paris, a biting critique of Swiss democracy, Hirschhorn has provoked stormy
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        Lock icon Drug firms gear up for Moore attack
        135 15 AMERICA'S pharmaceutical industry is putting out an advisory about the latest potential health threat: Michael Moore. Moore, the film-maker whose targets include President George W. Bush (Fahrenheit 9/11), has set his sights on the health-care industry. At least six of the nations largest
        LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  135 words
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Random fury of nature
      393 16 SUNDAYS deadly tsunamis that laid waste to a coastal arc from the Indian sub-continent to South-east Asia will prompt recriminatory questions, and not for the first time. Could the carnage have been reduced? Was prevention a viable thought? Estimates are that more than 22,000 perished on
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      Lock icon Disaster a clarion call to set up early alert systems
      1050 16  -  Michael Richardson By For The Straits Times AS THE death toll m many Asian countries continues to rise from the giant waves triggered by the undersea earthquake off Indonesia early on Sunday, the survivors all tell a similar tale of
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      Lock icon Man-made fears vs forces of nature
      689 16  -  Michael Vatikiotis By For The Straits Times THE tragic aftermath of Sunday's massive earthquake m the Indian Ocean is a reminder that the biggest threat to human security is not ourselves, but the environment we live m and for the most part take for
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      Lock icon Politics flounders in wake of nature s fury
      867 17  -  Ooi Kee Beng By For The Straits Times THE tsunamis that brought tragedy to coastlines throughout South Asia on Sunday left a trail of death and destruction that no terrorist venture short of a nuclear attack could have imagined. However, this disaster
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      Lock icon When China and India contend for Mid-East oil
      1519 18  - When China and India contend for Mid- East oil Anthony Bubalo Mark Thirlwell Their energy needs set to make them active players m the Middle East By AND SHAPING POUCY The need to secure future energy supplies has already begun to shape China and India's policy approaches to the Middle
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      Lock icon What China holds for southern Africa
      863 18  -  Peter Draper By CHINA and southern Africa have received growing international attention m recent years, but for very different reasons. As a rising, rapidly modernising power, China already a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is now on the verge of a
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      Lock icon Simplicity sets the tone for cellphone industry
      1226 19  -  Nicholas Negroponte By RECENTLY a manufacturer of mobile phones advertised one of its products as having the feature of "no camera". Is this the beginning of a trend? You bet it is: Less will soon be more. The continued packaging of yet one
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      Lock icon An educational experience
      1004 19  -  Ravi Velloor FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: INDIA By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi "DID you have to wear such a dull tie!" my wife asked. "Did you need to paint your lips so red?" I responded. Huddled together as we waited for our appointment before the school
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      8 20 GFK THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2004
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2004
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      Lock icon US teachers get lessons on S pore maths
      733 1  -  Ho Ai Li About 10 US varsities now offer courses on teaching maths using Singapore textbooks By AT FIRST... "Many people m the US didn't even know where Singapore is, let alone know that it has a good maths programme written m
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      Lock icon Ministry to fund hospitals, clinics by new method
      552 2  -  Salma Khali k Block grants, not piece rate, will encourage hospital chiefs to cut waste By Health Correspondent THE Ministry of Health is changing the way it funds hospitals and polyclinics m an attempt to stop over-treat-ment of patients. As part of
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      Lock icon Cut waste in system, not corners
      778 2  -  Salma Khalik NEWS ANALYSIS By, Health Correspondent SOMETHING is wrong with the health-care system here, and the authorities know it. Giving subsidised treatment to anyone who wants it inevitably drives up demand. Rewarding doctors and hospitals for the number of patients they treat encourages
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      Lock icon Second batch of build-to-order flats launched
      394 2 THE Housing Board has launched its second batch of flats this year under the build-to-order scheme. The new projects are The Anthias m Punggol, which will have 134 three-room and 600 four-room standard units; and Coral Green m Sengkang, with 655 fourroom premium flats.
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      Lock icon Steps to avert Thaipusam jam
      311 2 ORGANISERS of the annual Thaipusam festival have taken steps to prevent a repeat of last year's congestion, which had caused some Hindu devotees to faint during the procession. For the coming event on Jan 25, restrictions will be put m place so devotees going between
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      Lock icon S'pore in new 3-way air pact
      274 2 S'pore in new 3 -way air pact SINGAPORE, Brunei and Thailand signed an air pact yesterday which Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong hailed as "highly significant" for freeing up the transport sector m Asean. By signing the Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalisation of Passenger Services, the three countries have achieved
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      Lock icon Breakthrough in sea horses
      704 4  -  Tracy Quek Scientists at NUS institute develop know-how to breed them m hatcheries By RESEARCHERS here have successfully developed the technology for breeding sea horses and giant clams m hatcheries that's good news for hobbyists, Singapore's ornamental fish trade and environmentalists. The breakthrough means that these
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      Lock icon Maid who hit boss' mum jailed
      252 4 AN INDONESIAN maid who wanted to quit her job' when her employer's mother scolded her, ended up hitting the 57-year-old woman's head with a glass pot cover during a scuffle. Desi Yanti, 19, who also admitted that she lied to the police about being
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      Lock icon When high-tech goes high-class
      194 4 A VERTU mobile phone has all its 400 mechanical parts hand-assembled and cased m precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver. Not only that, the phone has a hard sapphire crystal face and highfidelity speakers. A Vertu phone starts at about $8,000, while the top-of-the-line
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      221 4 TWO women partying at the Devils Bar m Tanglin Road were molested by the same man on Sept 18. Yesterday, sales executive Han Kwan Siew, 33, was jailed for two weeks after he admitted touching the buttocks of the women. He was
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      502 5  - New rules for firms seeking flexible hours AZRIN ASMANI The guidelines ensure fair deal for workers and stress consent by majority of workers By COMPANIES that want flexible work hours to suit fluctuating business cycles or market demand must now meet several conditions first. These include ensuring that the majority
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        144 5 AN ELDERLY woman had $800 stolen from her flat while she was m her kitchen on Sunday afternoon. At about 3pm, she walked out of the kitchen m her flat at Block 263, Waterloo Street and saw a man coming out of her bedroom. She shouted when
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        169 5 IN SEPARATE incidents on Sunday morning, two men who fell asleep m Orchard after a night of drinking woke up to find they had been robbed m their sleep. In the first case, a 37-year-old man had gone drinking with his girlfriend m Lucky Plaza at
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        131 5 IN SEPARATE incidents over the weekend, two men who left valuables m their cars returned to find their car windows smashed and belongings stolen. In the first case, a 30-year-old man left his car m the open-air carpark at Block 203, Bedok North Street 1 at
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        2447 6 How to have fun for FREE It's not always pay and pay all the time here. Theresa Tan scouted around for what's going for nothing and came up with this list MAKE A BIG SPLASH An attraction that made big waves decades back, Big Splash at East Coast Parkway is
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        457 7 KNOW YOUR DRUG ALLERGIES All with drug allergies should be clear as to which specific drugs they are known to be allergic to. I REFER to the letter, "Pharmacists, take care when you give advice" (ST, Dec 24), by Ms Ng Hui Hoon. I agree
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        319 7 I WAS surprised to read that there is a lack of takers for the scholarships offered for the health-science courses at Nanyang Polytechnic ("Not enough health workers to take over Irom docs"; ST, Dec 25). At the beginning of this year,
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        141 7 I REFER to the article, "Not enough health workers to take over from docs" (ST, Dec 25). I have friends m their 30s and 40s looking to make a career change. They are interested m health-care work and are working as therapists' as- si
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        655 7 I REFER to the article, "Woman aims to reopen Lasik claim" (ST, Dec 13), about Ms Doris Ong's predicament, and the letters, "Monitor long-term effects of Lasik surgery" (ST, Dec 13) by Mr Michael Heng and "Lasik surgery safe and effective" (ST,
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        89 7 SINGAPORE has one of the toughest laws on drink-driv-ing, with fines of up to $30,000 and a jail term of up to three years for repeat of- fenders. Recalcitrant offenders can also have their driving licence revoked for a year. Additional harsher
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        324 7 I REFER to Mr Ben Leong Wing Lup's letter, "Think costs here are high? Try living abroad" (ST, Dec 22). I wish to put some of the things he says into context. I agree that it would be good for the
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        171 7 I REFER to the letters by Messrs Tan Chin Hwee and Heng Yeck Boon on receiving SMS jokes (ST, Dec 10 and 23). The SMS4Joke service is provided by Emexus, a mobile-service provider with operations m The Netherlands and Malaysia, to mobile subscribers m
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        150 7 SELF-GOVERNING Singapore's first Minister for Culture and independent Singapore's first Foreign Minister, Mr S. Rajaratnam, said that Singaporeans know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This broad statement, made decades ago, is apparently still valid, as seen from the views expressed
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        173 7 I BELIEVE many readers would like to know why PAP grassroots adviser Sitoh Yih Pin gave a hamper to the Patino family when the more deserving recipient was the old woman who had helped the Filipino girl who went missing. On one
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        197 8 Birmingham LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez was happy to see his side claim three valuable points at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, but admits it was not a tough game. After watching his side crush a hapless 10-man West Brom 5-0, Benitez acknowledged that it was
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        566 8 SOCCER London CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has challenged his side to pull further away from their rivals as they face two tricky ties ahead of them. The English Premiership leaders visit in-form Portsmouth today and then liverpool on Saturday. Portsmouth beat Crystal Palace 1-0 away
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        507 8 London TOTTENHAM coach Martin Jol was full of Christmas cheer after watching his side claim a fifth straight English Premiership win, then best run m a dozen years. Spurs left it late before scoring twice m four minutes to beat
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        1000 8  -  James Lawton Rooney's shove was outrageous, Fergie backing sends out a disturbing message By In London WAYNE Rooney will come under maximum scrutiny at Villa Park today when Manchester United seek to score their seventh victory m eight Premiership games. This should be a statement
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        550 9  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Cheras stadium will have 10,000 Myanmar fans cheering team on By In Kuala Lumpur YANGON may be a threehour plane ride away but, for two hours tomorrow night, the Singapore team can be forgiven if they think the Myanmar
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        504 9 Jakarta FANS at Jakarta's mammoth Senayan Stadium tonight will be bracing themselves for a cracker of a match when Indonesia host Malaysia m the first leg of their Tiger Cup soccer semifinal. And there can be no denying that the expected full house of
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        477 9 Tiger Cup semi-final second leg Singapore v Myanmar (National Stadium, Sunday, 7.30pm). Pre-match sales at Jalan Besar (North Entrance): Wednesday: lpm-6pm. Thursday: 9am-6pm. Tickets also available on match day from spm onwards at the East (gallery tickets) and West (grandstand tickets) entrances of
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        425 9 Madrid REAL Madrid and I will bounce back, declared David Beckham. The England captain has admitted that he has failed to live up to expectations over the year but is convinced that both he and his club will return to their
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        756 10 YEAR IN REVIEW: SWIMMING He misses seven-gold target but still records one of the greatest feats at the Olympics Paris TEENAGER Michael Phelps entered the realms of stardom m an action-packed week at the Athens Olympic pool. The 19-year-old was the focus
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        734 11 YEAR IN REVIEW: QUOTES ASIANS JUST AS FAST AS WHITES OR BLACKS "My victory has proved that athletes with yellow skin can run as fast as those with black and white skin." CHINA'S LIU XIANG, on winning the Olympic Games 1 10 metres hurdles
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        644 11 BASKETBALL Cavaliers win as James 1 passes set up scoring for Mclnnis m a 47-second spell m final minutes Cleveland JEFF Mclnnis gave Leßron James all the credit for setting up his shots during a late scoring spree. "I just love playing with
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        883 11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Indianapolis 34 San Diego 31 (OT), Pittsburgh 20 Baltimore 7, Detroit 19 Chicago 13, New Orleans 26 Atlanta 13, Cincinnati 23 NY Giants 22, Houston 2 1 Jacksonville 0, Buffalo 4 1 San Francisco 7, New England 23 NY Jets 7, Seattle 24 Arizona 21, Carolina
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          56 11 NEW YORK: Peyton Manning made National Football League history with two touch-down passes on Sunday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win against the San Diego Chargers. He broke Dan Marino's record of 48, set 20 years
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          105 11 SYDNEY: New Zealand super maxi Konica Minolta and its Australian rival Skandia were m a dead-heat at the front of the yacht fleet yesterday, exactly 24 hours after the start of the gruelling Sydney to Hobart bluewater race. The two 29-metre racing giants were neck-and-neck m
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          125 11 SYDNEY: Tennis great Martina Navratilova will compete m the Australian women's hardcourt championships on the Gold Coast early next month, organisers said yesterday. The winner of 58 Grand Slam titles, she will partner Nathalie Dechy of France m the doubles. Navratilova played m last year's
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        1431 12 "He sees himself m the heart of all beings and he sees all beings m his heart. And when he sees me m all and he sees all m me, then I never leave him and he never leaves me. (Bhagavad Gita) G M SOMASUNDRAM Age: 66 Respected veteran stage,
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        Lock icon Most tech firms face another trying year
        387 14  - Most tech firms face another trying year San Francisco iPod success means Apple is among the few that will post robust growth AMONG the world's big technology companies, only a meagre few are likely to shrug off sluggish industry growth next year to record the sort of rapid expansion that
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        Lock icon Apple of consumers' eye
        96 14 The iPod digital music player's amazing success is set to leave Apple as the only tech company with annual revenues exceeding US$lO billion (5516.5 billion) and a growth rate of more than 20 per cent, says an FT analysis. Rivals without such a hot product are
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        Lock icon US retailers pin hopes on post-Xmas spree
        454 14 New York RETAILERS m the United States kicked off the annual post-Christmas selling frenzy on Sunday, hoping shoppers would flood stores to hunt for bargains or redeem gift cards. "There is still a chunk of holiday shopping left to go," said Mr Scott
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        41 14 Yesterday's close: 11,362.35 (-3.13 points) Tokyo's Nikkei average dipped a shade, as strength m bank shares helped offset losses m chip stocks and m travel firms, which were sold after Sunday's devastating earthquake and tsunami m Asia. REUTERS
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        24 14 Friday's close: 14,194.9 (-40.4 points) The Hong Kong stock market was closed for a public holiday yesterday and re-opens today.
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        34 14 Yesterday's close 1,280.27 (-4.76 points) Chinese share prices closed 0.4 per cent lower m quiet holiday business, with investors finding no fresh lead or reason 'to trade aggressively, dealers said. AFP
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        30 14 Friday's close: 4,048.6 (+22.7 points) The Australian stock market was closed yesterday and will be open only tomorrow and Thursday, with a half-day session on Friday. AFP
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        38 14 Yesterday's close: 906.89 (-0.31 point) Malaysian share prices closed flat, as selling pressure was limited by year-end window-dressing m index-linked stocks. Travel-related stocks came under some pressure after Sunday's earthquake and ensuing tidal waves. AFP
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        42 14 Yesterday's close: 6,513.03 (+14.97 points) Indian stocks rose to a record for the second day, led by Tata Steel. Reliance Industries, the nations biggest private company, fell as vice-chairman Anil Ambani opposed its move to buy back shares. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        45 14 Yesterday's close: 997.52 (+ll.Ol points) Indonesian share prices ended 1.1 per cent higher to finish just short of the key 1,000- point level as window-dressing activity, particularly m blue chips such as Telkom. helped offset the impact of Sunday's devastating earthquake. AFP
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        53 14 700 550 July S«pt Nov Dec 04 Yesterday's close-. 663.86 (-6.49 points) Thai share prices finished nearly 1 per cent down, coming off an early sharp downturn on news of the heavy loss of life and damage to southern Thailand and other Asian nations, after Sunday's earthquake
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        238 14 Dec 27 Stock Name wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.080 BIL Intt US2Oc 0.46 0.990 +0.010 Capita Land 1.43 2.160 +0.030 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.72 0 960+0.015 Cityoevsoc 2.26 6.950 +0.050 ComfortDelgro 25c 195 1.490 Cosco Corp 20c 0.33 1.170 +0.010 Creative T 25c 0.87
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        77 14 UniFiber 10c 177,923,000 Global Voice 5c 1 16.194,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 24,831,000 China Sun HK25c 21.005.000 China Petro 4c 20,712,000 Bio-Treat HMOc 18,861.000 IPCO 20c 17,431,000 DMX Tech US5c 1 1 .052.000 Capita Land 10.450.000 CHT HK6Oc 9,910.000 FibreChem HKIc 9,384.000 Jumna Rmbo.2 9,1 15.000 LantroVis2c 9,020,000 Zhonghui
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        1546 14 Bonds, Loans Warrants: TRANSACTION DATE DECEMBER 27 2004 SJ-WHJ TIL CMKKY LAST VBUIW DAY LAST QUQH HISH LOW CMC COUPMT TVABEB SALE +M- 000 HISH LfN BUYER SEILE*. 25 11 3779 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol 13 5 +15 U5 13~5 126 71 3602 AmtekWoso6lo 81 -I 81 80 845 89 18
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        276 14 Japanese companies losing confidence Tokyo JAPANESE firms felt markedly less confident about business conditions m October to December, as exporters fretted over the yen's rise and weaker global demand, a government survey showed yesterday. However, the survey also showed firms boosting their capital spending plans for the full business year
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        Lock icon Storyline ads have a sting in the tale
        241 15  -  Joyce Hooi Rachel Chang MEDIA MARKETING Such 'soap opera' campaigns can be wildly successful, but agencies here have yet to fully harness them, say experts By STORYLINE advertising is starting to make a mark m Singapore, but local marketing experts reckon there
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        378 15 Sing Tel made good use of a storyline campaign several years ago that centred on the suspenseful outcome of a woman and a marriage proposal. Star Hub's campaign featuring Sparky, its Jack Russell mascot, was well-received. Vida show-flat to catch the guilty pair. The minisoapie ends with Sue
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        81 15 FRONTING Heineken's sparkling new global campaign is a TV ad called Sampling, which follows a lead character as he meets strangers and fellow Heineken drinkers, and begins to join m their experiences, which include trying different dance styles. Heineken says it chose to unveil the campaign m
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        Lock icon Singaporeans first to taste Heineken's new global campaign
        284 15  -  Nicholas Fang By SINGAPORE consumers have become the first m the world to see beer maker Heineken's sparkling new global advertising campaign. The Dutch group lifted the lid on the campaign, featuring television commercials, print and outdoor ads and other promotional activities,
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          Lock icon CHINESE CENTRAL BANK WILL MAINTAIN YUAN'S 'BASIC STABILITY'
          97 15 BEIJING: The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, reiterated yesterday its intent to maintain the basic stability of the yuan's exchange rate at "rational" and "balanced" levels. The monetary policy committee of the central bank, m its fourth-quarter regular meeting,
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          Lock icon CREDITORS THREATEN TO LIQUIDATE LG CARD
          108 15 SEOUL: Creditors of LG Card threatened to liquidate the country's top credit card company yesterday after former parent LG Group refused to join a proposed 1.2 trillion won (551.92 billion) bailout. Analysts still did not expect creditors to allow the ailing card firm to
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          Lock icon SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SPENDING $460M ON LCD PLANT
          110 15 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SPENDING $460 M ON LCD PLANT SEOUL: Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of flat panels used m television sets and monitors, said it will begin constructing its newest liquid crystal display (LCD) plant m anticipation of rising demand for LCD TVs. The Suwon, South Korea-based company plans
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        458 16  - DBS 'keen to KL bank AMMB Grace Ng Malaysian paper The Sun says Spore bank and ANZ have started discussions By Crossing the Causeway While The Sun reported that DBS and ANZ are m the preliminary stages of talks to acquire a stake m Malaysia's fifth-largest lender, it did not
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        Lock icon Star Cruises to pay $869m for new ship
        297 16  - Star Cruises to pay $869 m for new ship Nicholas Fang By Transport Correspondent STAR Cruises is planning to buy a new 1,188-cabin luxury passenger cruise vessel for 389 million euros (SsB69 million). The Hong Kong- listed cruise operator said m a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last
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        Lock icon Citigroup wins key awards in Asia again
        328 16 BANKING giant Citigroup has repeated its 2002 feat, making a clean sweep again this year of the three institutional awards presented by regional publications to banks. Citigroup's Asia-Pacific Global Corporate and Investment Banking Group has been named Bank of the Year 2004 by
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          Lock icon ZHONGHUI UNIT WINS $9M HENAN DEAL
          113 16 ZHONGHUI Holdings said yesterday a subsidiary has clinched a contract worth 45 million yuan (Ss9 million) m China's Henan province. China-based Zhonghui said the subsidiary will provide consultancy services, design, install and commission a 360--tonne-per-day solid waste incineration treatment plant m Shanmengxia city. The
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          Lock icon THAKRAL TEAMS UP WITH JAPANESE GROUP
          115 16 THAKRAL Corp yesterday announced a tie-up with Japan's Suns Corporation, which makes and sells consumer electronic products and home appliances under its own brand, Sunstech, as well as distributes products of other brands. Suns will take a 51 per cent stake and Thakral a
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          Lock icon ACHIEVA TAKES 70% STAKE IN AUSSIE FIRM
          66 16 MAINBOARD-LISTED Achieva has bought a 70 per cent stake m Australian company Astone Holdings for A5140,000 (*****,220). Astone is currently dormant but looking ahead, it will develop and market a wide range of innovative lifestyle products, consumer electronics products and personal computer peripheral
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        Lock icon Take a loan from Indian Bank to travel to Singapore
        493 16  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent AN INDIAN bank has teamed up with Air India and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to offer holiday loans to people keen to enjoy a dream break m Singapore. The pioneering move by Chennaibased Indian
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        Lock icon F&N to set up $56m Thai glass-making venture
        366 17 F&N to set up $56m Thai glass -making venture Factory will start supplying bottles at its breweries by March 2007 By Grace Ng BEVERAGE giant Fraser Neave Holdings (F&N) is making sure there will be a ready supply of bottles for its Thai brewing operations. It has entered into a
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        Lock icon Air China has no plans to bail out CAO
        225 17 Beijing FLAG-CARRIER Air China has no plans to help bail out the embattled Singapore arm of the country's biggest jet fuel supplier, China Aviation Oil Holding Co (CAOHC). "We have no plans and will not m any way help restructure or
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        Lock icon Total Automation ties up with Cosco
        268 17  -  Lee Su Shyan By TOTAL Automation said yesterday that it has inked a contract to set up a joint venture company with Cosco Shipyard Group m China that will design, make and service instruments and control systems used m the shipping industry. The mainboard-listed
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        Lock icon Unifiber dives 22% after UOB's trading controls
        455 17  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By UNITED Fiber System's (Unifiber's) relentless rally was turned into a sharp slump by Singapore's largest broking house, UOB Kay Hian, which tightened its controls over trading of the stock yesterday. But while Unifiber fell 22 per cent,
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        76 17 Top Rises Dec 27 CENTS JMH US2SC 400 1540 32 8 U Vsnture Corp2sc 1570 20 0 13 UCBUO 200 356 13.1 2 3 FtN 1590 10.0 0 6 Haw Par Corp 525 10.0 19 JardineC&C 1070 10.0 0 9 DatacrattiOc 107 9.8 5.9 Spore Land 472 8 0 17
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        85 17 Top Falls Dec 27 CENTS Creative T 25c 2310 20.0 0.9 DBSGrp 1590 20.0 1.2 OCBC 1360 10.0 0 7 SIA 200 1140 10.0 0.9 SIASOC 1150 10 0 0 9 UOB 1360 10 0 0.7 AmteKWoso6lo 81 8 0 9.0 UniFiberiOc 22 5 6 5 22.4 Keppel Corp 50c
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        83 17 Top Falls Dec 27 CENTS UniFiberiOc 22 5 22 4 6 5 CapitalandDßePWOS 8 20.0 2.0 MAEEngg 4 20 0 1.0 Colorland HMOc 6.5 18.8 1.5 Plato 3c 3 14.3 0 5 Metal Comp 10c 16 13 5 2.5 Auto Touch 2.2 c 21 12 5 3 0 CapitalanSGAePWos 8
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        Lock icon Setting the cork on a spicy brew
        128 17 F&N'S new glassworks firm, Siam Malaya Glass (Thailand), which will also sell glass products overseas, is a three-way venture formed by: Malaya Glass Products: The wholly owned F&N subsidiary will take a 70 per cent stake. Thai Asia Pacific Brewery: An associate company
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        Lock icon Aztech wins $33m of N. American orders
        270 17  -  Arthur Poon By SESDAQ-LISTED Aztech Systems, a multimedia products and computer peripherals manufacturer, announced yesterday it has clinched orders worth US$2O million (Ss33 million). Under the contracts, Aztech will sell its flagship ADSL product, a device used for Internet broadband access, m the
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        252 17  - DIRECTORS' TRADES SUKI LOR ASIAN MICRO BOSS PICKS UP MORE SHARES PURCHASES of Asian Micro Holdings shares by chief executive and managing director Victor Lim have continued unabated. The clean room precision tray washing and recycling company said yesterday that he picked up 130,000 shares on the open market on
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        Lock icon Biomedicals help drive up industrial output by 13%
        476 18  -  Erica Tay Electronics segment disappoints, with a mere 3°/o growth year-on-year By MANUFACTURING REPORT CARD SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output grew a sterling 13.2 per cent last month from a year earlier, with strong growth m pharmaceuticals offsetting a faster-than-expected decline m the key
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        8 18 Dec 27. 2004 2,050.99 -4.57
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        23 18 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2570 1.2730 Euro 2.2090 2.2340 Sterling pound 3.1420 3.1770 US dollar 1.6330 1.6520 Yen (100 units) 1.5738 1.5916
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        229 18 SLOWDOWN COMING TOO SOON? THE electronics industry, once a manufacturing sector darling, performed below expectations last month, sparking fears that the forecast industry slowdown has arrived sooner than predicted. Electronics production, which made up almost a third of manufacturing value-added last year, grew only 3 per
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        Lock icon Greenback sinks to new all-time low against euro
        706 18 Tokyo THE US dollar fell to a record low against the euro for a third day yesterday on speculation that the United States and Europe will not take measures to halt the currency's decline. The US currency is headed for its third
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      218 12 The family of the Late WINIFRED SHEPHERDSON Departed 19 December 2004 wish to thank priests and religious, staff of Wd. 35 Changi Hospital and All Saints Home, family, relatives, neighbourhood prayer groups and friends for their attendance, support, condolences, prayers, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. GOD LOVE YOU
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      19 18 Crossing borders DBS Bank trains its sights on AMMB, Malaysia's fifth-largest lender, as the country relaxes capital controls. PAGEHI6
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        74 2 PHOTOS: APPLE DAILY There were few losers attne Metro Radio Hit Awards m Hong Kong on Sunday as a record 104 awards were handed out. Andy Lav (left), Joey Yung and Andy Hui won the most, with seven each. Jolin Tsai (above), who was
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        243 2 LOS ANGELES An American actor accused of drug smuggling returned home to Los Angeles on Sunday after spending nearly three years m a Pakistani prison before a judge commuted his sentence. Erik Aude (right), 24, who had minor roles m the film Dude, Where's My Car?
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        99 2 LONDON A blue band made for a British government-backed campaign against school bullies has become the latest must-have accessory for celebrities. Footballers such as Steven Gerrard (below), Frank Lampard and David Beckham and singer Bono are supporting the Beat Bullying drive by wearing the plastic wristband, says
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        56 2 THE Stephen Chow comedy Kung Fu Hustle has set a new record for an opening weekend for a Chinese film m Singapore, with $1.89 million. Distributor Columbia TriStar says the movie has outgrossed m one weekend the entire run of Chow's 2001 hit, Shaolin Soccer. That film's
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        102 2 LONDON The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is killing off Homer m an upcoming episode. Groening says he will send the bumbling cartoon character to Heaven to argue with God, reports the Ananova news portal But Homer will come back after deciding he misses his family. Groening
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        1260 8 A first-time visitor to Tokyo contemplates a land of startling contradictions Beverly Beyette I WOKE with a start about sam, my elbow knocking against a plastic wall as I turned over. Why, I wondered, was I sleeping m an MRI machine? I wasn't. I was m Capsule 2052
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        128 8 WHERE TO STAY > Park Hyatt Tokyo, 3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku; 3-5322-1234, www.tokyo.hyatt.com. Doubles from US$4B5 (Ss7Bs). > Hilltop Hotel, 1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda; 3-3293-231 1 www.yamanoue-hotel.co.jp. Doubles from US$2O5. > Ryokan Sadachiyo, 2-20- 1 Taito-ku, Asakusa; 3-3842-643 1 www.sadachiyo.co.jp. Doubles from US$ 1 84. (Japanese breakfast,
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        337 8  - Welcome the Rooster year in Hong Kong Tay Suan Chiang drhols We'll get the experts to answer your travelling queries. Send them to stlife@sph.com.sg I'm thinking of visiting Hong Kong during Chinese New Year. Will it be a good idea or will the city be quiet? Chinese New Year is
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        500 12  -  Hong Xinyi Crooning Idols and men m heels were all part of the effort to raise funds for the Singapore Heart Foundation during Sunday's Affairs Of The Heart chanty show THE Affairs Of The Heart 2004 charity show, which was broadcast live on Sunday
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      74 8 Best wishes for a Happy Mew Year and a Memorable Holiday m India. ''^Bfi^T Adventurous, exhilarating, V *$r!Fj daring, thrilling, stimulating, J»4; challenging, or should we just B^^l m* s ca u> Wrl ole experience f^BP^V Bf^BßKSP^^^'^K^ /^ftml incredible! "^"—iiMiii i"^ z^Jg^SiSSm"' ■V'l $j9JM&\i'Jm For further information please contact. Indiatourism
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      781 9 ■k DOl-08 L^J CITY ft SOUTH-WEST BF PTE APTS RENT QUEENS 2-RMS $2.2K/ 4+l rms $3.6 K. High floor. MRT. Pool. Central Green 3+l. Hp: 9667-1210 2*l RMS EMERALD Gdn. F/furn. High fir. Resort-living with style m the heart of City. 9009-7912 CENTRAL GREEN 2-RM. Designer decor/ Heritage View. 3
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      1696 9 flk 009-10 ORCHARD/ flk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Rfc 009- 10 ORCHARD/ Ell TANGUN/ HOLLAND LLIJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND tLj TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT PtP^uT^vPhß \zL3E^HP^^ y^o n d o t c I Wl^ X SSi Prestigious aodress at Leonie Hill Road I rTI Stfflli'' I
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      971 9 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LLJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND U PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO HERMITAGE 2 rms. Top quality. F/furn. Near Newton MRT. Pool, gym. $2500. Agt *****767 $1350! GOING CHEAPI Himiko Ct. Near Holland Village. 2+l. Huge living. F/facilities. TMP *****399 TANGLIN REGENCY. 3+l. Furn. F/facilties. MRT. Near Orchard. $2.2 K. CR 9489-2677
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      811 9 ■k Oil ft 2l NEWTON/ Pk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ EEj bttimah/clementi IKj bttimah/clementi f^ Leasing Enquiries: J 6469 3313/9 0\ 6339 4031 AMARYLLIS VILLE 9388 2527 .^^B ji J- t- i vs. Prime units at Newton Road for Lease by Developer Full condo facilities 1259 sq ft 2637 sq
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      637 9 I PLk 012-14BALESTIER/ IIM MACPHERSON/GEYLANG IV PTE APTS -RENT ASTORIA PK. SIMS Ville. 21 3+l. Beautiful view. F/furn. Facilities. SI.2K-SI.BK up. *****465 ER iff! DI 5-1 6 EAST COAST li^ PTE APTS -RENT fIUEAR fj\ Mrt LbJ EAST MEADOWS 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l. D'manor 4+l. Pool view. Full condo facilities. Near
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      651 10 Ml 025-28 NORTH UP PTE APTS RENT $1200 ONLY. NIM Gdn. 1830 sqft. Spacious 3+ 1. F/facilities. Furn. Feeder bus to MRT. *****616 ORCHID PK. $1200. 2+l/ 3+l High fir. F/furn, f/aircon. Facilities. MRT/ mkt. Immed. *****938 CX ■k PTEAPTS/HOUSES Liy FOR RENT U BELOW SI.2K/MTH fgv HOUSES FOR RENT
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      1901 10 ffo HOUSES FOR RENT P^ HOUSES FOR RENT Sunrise Avenue $2000+ Bedok Ria $3000+ Lentor Walk $3000+ Jin Angin Laut $3000+ With mature garden landscape. Daphne Low 9423 2927 Brandon Teo 9682 8032 Tani Er 9758 6887 Dralnno Yeo 9368 7949 f|J\ HUDC/ HDB Off APTS FOR RENT l+lCltnMmtl4o3 $650
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      1223 10 jffl HUDC/HDB \iff APTS FOR RENT CLEMENTI 304. APPROVED 2+l Mid fir. Nice, f/furn, aircon. Immed. 5 mins to MRT. Rental $850. No agt pis. 9697 5688 APPROVED 3-RM. JURONG E. 253 Exec Apt. Hougang 577. Unfurn f/furn. High fir. Cosy, amenities! immed. $700 up! *****855 C2l APPROVED SIMEI 119,
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      820 11 ff*l D l 16 EAST COAST W PTE APTS SALE TELOK KURAU AT Villa Indah, 3+l bdrm, 1668 sqft. Spacious layout. Peaceful quiet. No sun. Asking SSSOK. $350 psf neg. *****500 D.15 THE MAKENA Blk 121. 1292 sqft. 3+l. Windy. Breezy. Also for rent. Freehold. Full condo facilities. Call Ling
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      670 11 f|t D 22-24 Wffk D 22-24 DQ WEST HOUSES DD WEST HOUSES ■7 SALE jj SALE 4 iyHLj| Simon Goh 9488 1110 GRAND REGALIA NEW Apt. with s/pool. 3+l rms. 1213 sq.ft. Walk to Kovan MRT. Last 2 units! Grab or regret SS3OK! Don't miss! THE ONLY! BEST! New, Sunglade.
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      870 11 ffti D 22-24 WEST \Uf PTE APTS SALE BANK'S AUCTION 25/1/05 Regent Gr #14-10 99yrs. 1162 sqft. 3+l. Bank's Sale Hillbrooks. F'hold. 1399sqft. 3+l+patio/ Regent Hgts 1163sqft. 3+l. *****477 CKS REGENT GROVE «16. 1475 sqft! Cheaper than auction! 4+l+l face North panoramic view all the way to M'sia! $545k!! *****000
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      917 11 PR\ HDB APTS FOR SALE |U? (ANG MO KIO) 3 'NG' AMK 533. #04. Unblocked. Windy. Renovated. Move m. Near MRT/ shop/ sch. 9638-2716 BL 3 'NG' 153 AMK High fir. Facing park. Windy. Next to corner. Only SISSK. Early move m. *****601 3'NG' 8LK.417/ 471 high fir. Low 5V
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      1064 11 fff\ HDBAPTS FOR SALE i^S HDB APTS FOR SALE I IV (BISHAN) (BISHAN) j LaVCLr i|h HDB ARTS FOR SALE \jff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) Propfax|jßfl| 3'NG' BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED Blk 124 Bedok N. High fir Unblock. Windy. NS facing. Near sch/ mkt. Must view. *****233 Sole agt. 3»2 'NG' BEDOK N. 549. High
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      1025 11 i S 'I' CORNER 182 lift fir, big living/ i dining, unblocked, HDB $355 K. Hurry! Call LandPLUS 9069-9120 5T BLK 444. Corner, high fir, windy, tasteful, 200% move m. j Bring luggage!!! *****267 Rick. s 'l' 9 Sin Ming Aye Blk 408. High fir. Great view of reservoir. Renovated.
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      1045 11 fP\ HDBAPTS FOR SALE ItHf (BUKIT BATOK) 4 'A' $195K Only! Well renovated. Zorner recess. Sq hall. Face NS. Amenities. 9185 4371 Sole agt 4 'NG' BLK. 322. #07. Corner. Bt. Batok W. St. 33. Windy. Unblocksd. Amenities. 9186-8833 ERA 4'NG' BLK 262, Corner. MRT. Spa :ious. 96 sqm. Unblocked,
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      988 11 i^V HDB APTS FOR SALt \j^ (BUKIT PANJANG) Exec Apt 542. ...Very high fir. Near Park/ shppg/ interchange 529,528 #16.5360K 408 High fir. $320K 452, 453 High fir Exec Mais 135 Move-in #06 239 High fir. $0K 411,422 S33OK 5T Corner 173 High fir 165,166 #18 up 608,179 Renoavted 518,513
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      975 11 fl*S HDB APTS FOR SALt Ipf (CENTRAL/CITY) 4 T BLK 3358 Smith St (Chinatown) Recess area. 200% renovated, Nice kitchen. S2BBK up 3 T 536 Upp Cross St. High fir. Ist owner. Well kept. *****080 DW WATERLOO. FACELIFTED. 3 T Lift. Renovated. Move-in cond. Unblocked. Bright. MRT/ amenities. Must buy!
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      1072 11 f^\ HDB APTS FOR SALt ti^T (CHOACHUKANG) 5 T 665 high fir. 124 sqm. Very nice. 5275K neg. Motivated seller 4 'A' 670A #14. Only S22BK neq. 4 A' 551 renovated 9185-2266 544 4 'A' Low fir. Good buy! Movein cond/ 566 5 'A' high fir, lift level, unblocked. View
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      951 12 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE EB (CLEMENTI/ Wf WEST COAST) 3'NG' CLEMENTI 319. #09. lift lev el, unblocked, 100% move m. 5 mins MRT/ amenities. *****477 3'NG' 703 WEST Coast. High fir lift level, next to corner, unblock ed, windy, move m. *****631 agl 3 'NG' BLK 710. Clementi. Renovated.
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      1260 12 ■LV HDB APTS FOR SALE EJ (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ WW Y| CHU KANG) Ijjjl Valuation 5-RM S'GOON N. 505. Lift level. Spacious. IKM to Rosyth Pri Sch/ mkt/ food ctr/ Chomp Chomp/ stadium. Valued $290K *****311 HOUGANG: 4 'S' block 686/ 317... 5 T blk 958 Mid fir. Renovated S GOON: 4
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      1284 12 W&k HDB APTS FOR SALE |ti? (JURONG) BERNARD WU 9389-3139 PN 3 T 213, 172, 167, 169 Boon Lay 3-I*3 'I' 167 Sell HDB value! 4'A'6BsC#l2Corner. $255K neq 4 'A' 625, 6848 Mid fir $235K! 5 'A' 107, 734 Move-in... Low price! 5 'A' 553 mid fir renovated, sneq 5
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      1118 12 W&\ HDB APTS FOR SALE |ftj/ (JURONG) 4 'A' BLK 602 #09. Corner. Marble flooring. A1 decor. Unblocked. Windy. Near MRT/ shpg. Excel- lent. 5263K neg. *****430 4'A' 679 C. HIGH fir. Windy. Squarish hall. 100% move-in. Renovated. Vacant. Jurong Pt view. neg. Serious seller. 918-22-027 4'A' 707 «5, 109
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      896 12 Hfl HDB APTS FOR SALE Ur (MARINE PARADE) ap^aa^aA^^^^Br B^B^ fcf. v^ I _r _V_~ J_ Intomatlonal Property AcMttn 4 T+l BLK 18 Marine Terr. Upgraded. Renovated. Unblocked. 4V corner Blk 54 beautiful hse. Value for Lift level. 9003 1666 I T BLK 59 Marine Parade. High fir. unblocked. Renovated.
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      876 12 F9*i HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) IT CORNER BLK 771/ 196. Above #15. Superb view. Very pte. 100% move m. Low *****887 McR 5-RM CORNER BLK 626 Pasir Ris mall. #08. 100% unblocked. Privacy. Renovated. 9748-3984 5-RM BLK 747 Pasir Ris. high fir. corner, mins to West Plaza/ sch/
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      840 12 Iffl HDB APTS FOR SALE §0/ (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 9169 0096^, 1 EXEC MAIS 245. Beautiful view. Exec Mais Blk 894. Unblocked. Exec Apt 895A. Corner. Marble 5 T Corner 717. Poi Ching School 5 T Blk 298. Dr to dr. Town ctr 5 T Blk 136. Simei. High fir. PropNax i^^^P]
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      1170 12 RK HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) EXEC APT TAMPINES Blk 314. ttO7. Corner. 1650 sqft. Spacious. 4bdrms. Privacy. 9101-3566 RMPC EXEC APT 497 D Corner. Marble. i Vacant. Early move m! S36BK!! Exec apt 495E Low *****283 EXEC APT CORNER Tampines 737 Unblock. Sq hall. Spacious. 100% move-in.
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      964 12 ■Ik HDB APTS FOR SALE yy (toa payoh/ |P POTONG PASIR) SISXK ONLY! 3 std Blk 71. Low fir. Ist owner cond. Amenities. Mins to T.Payoh central. 9145-0688 3 T 1 rm. Blk 59/ 61 T Payoh. ttO6/ ttO4. Upgrading fee paid. MRT. neg! Ms Koh *****879 3-RM BLK 73
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      1041 12 [PROPERTIES] iftl HDB APTS FOR SALE i||r (WOODLANDS) ProptaxUtMH 5-RM BLK 6828. Design build. F/ renovated/ aircon. Near MRT/ sch. Open view. Urgent sale. S3I2K. Call 9477-0947 PN CndyOwHiQ *****464 3 T 6 »09 Upgraded. Lift $135K 4 A' corner 620 tthigh. $230K Exec Apt 681 C/ 8938 MRT. tthigh
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      952 13 fffv HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 846 Yishun #01-3689 Jumbo 664. Low fir. Malay hse Jumbo 652 Condo layout S3BOK+ Jumbo 645 High fir Gdn view. $0K Jumbo 605 2 master rm. Al decor Jumbo 666,650 All race. S36OK+ Exec Apt 828 High fir MRT/ NTUC
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      811 13 Rf. HDB APTS FOR SALE UfcJ (YISHUN) 4'NG 1 BLK 210 Yishun ctr. #05, lift level. Unblock. Amenities. Serious seller. $185K! *****621 4 'NG' BLK 136. Corner. Mid fir. Move m. MRT/ Northpoint/ Chong Pang. 9388-5865 agt 4'NG' BLK 210 Yishun ctr. «05, lift level. Unblock. Amenities. Serious seller. $185K!
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      817 13 J9fk FACTORY SPACE ar FOR RENT I Mtmaflonol Property Advtotn '.ROUND FLOOR 2600 sqft Mac'herson. Excellent frontage cum :orporate image. High ceiling.. )irect loading. *****460 Industrial/ Warehse 730 -4,000 sqft Office space: 200 630 -2 100 sqft Kmtech Building/ NTUC Income Henderson Industrial/ Slnq ndustrlal/ Übi 55 Convenient amenities. carparking
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      168 2 COVE R STORY 4 Ferrari notebooks If you can't afford the car, get the notebook and camera with the famous prancing horse logo Designer gadgets High-tech gizmos that look classy DIGITAL II VI NO 6 What's m store for 2005? Gamers, teenagers, outdoor lovers... find out what's hot for
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      275 2  -  HellenTan DIGITAL Life wishes all its readers a Happy New Year, and we hope you've had a great time opening your Christmas presents. Especially if you have received tech toys as gifts. If you've been doing the rounds of the tech shows and the tech malls, you will
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        109 2 T%iii^fl I^X. V^^ B 1^" 1~1. f B Bb Jt^--^-' The Digital Life team wishes all its readers a Happy New Year. SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Grace Chng ASST NEWS EDITOR Hellen Tan WRITERS Aaron Tan Alfred Siew Billy Teo Chan Chi-Loong Chua Hian Hou Ho Ka Wei
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        343 3 Mass-produced tech toys don't appeal to everyone. The cognoscenti demand mobile phones that cost more than $8,000, Prada cases for their iPods... SHARON DE CRASTO finds out the details MOST people can't afford it and even if they could, they wouldn't buy a $8,000 Vertu mobile phone.
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        377 4 ADUNHILL or a Prada case for your iflod music player or a notebook that starts up to the unmistakable roar of a Ferrari, a mouse designed by Philippe Starck luxury branded accessories and designer products are now entering the high-tech world. The Ferrari's cavallino rampante
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        407 5 1. Microsoft Optical Mouse designed by Philippe Starck Microsoft's first designer mouse is as attractive as it is functional. It owes its good looks to renowned designer Philippe Starck, who believes that products should not be created as "throwaway artifacts" only surviving for as long as they
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          456 6 The past year has been great for technology: Many new digital cameras, cheaper plasma and LCD TVs, the MP3 player battles, the availability of 3G services... In this special Digital Living section, Digital Life looks ahead and predicts what you can expect m 2005. From here
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          229 8 Feeling good and looking great with high-tech gadgets STYLE and design will be big things m 2005. Consumers and manufacturers alike will want to distinguish themselves m a market that's quite saturated with MP3 players, mobile phones and digital cameras. For example, the latest MP3 player from Sony is
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          223 8 WITH smart phones like the O2 Xda II mini that are no bigger than business cards, it's likely that sales of these hybrid PDA-phone devices will outnumber the traditional PDAs. In fact, technology reasearch firm Gartner has predicted that m two years, the sales of smart phones
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          373 10  -  Aaron Tan It's all about things with speed A S PROCESSOR speeds hit the ZA wall, Moore's Law, which JL states that computer chips double m speed every 18 months, no longer seems sustainable. Expect dual-core chips, which essentially pack two processors into one, from Intel and AMD,
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          401 10 In 2005 WHY get a single-function device when you can have multiple functions m one device, saving you money and space? Seekers of value-for-money digital cameras can always look to brands like Shiro.Amconics and Creative. These gadgets take pictures, and record video, and also function as a voice
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          306 11  -  Sharon de Castro Aaron lan More versatile mobile gadgets rT^ECH-SAWY teenagers on top of the I technology curve should be pleased with JL more camera-phones of at least one megapixel next year. Nokia, for instance, is throwing m phones with 64,000 screen colours or more. Half of its phones
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          110 11 Student Sam Shu Hui, 20 (left), presents a weekly broadcast show called Nanyang Spectrum for the Nanyang Technological University. The undergraduate from the School of Communication and Information is holding up the Sony U-Series VGN-UBG ultra-portable notebook that weighs just 550g. Under its diminutive exterior is a full-fledged
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          339 12 In 2005 More wearable MP3 players More high-tech devices for the health-conscious More weather-proof devices for outdoor use More sporting gadgets WHO wants long trailing messy earphone wires that get tangled with your clothing when you're doing that yoga sun salutation routine, or when you're trying
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          116 12 The dream IT equipment of Dr Robert Goh (right), 39, an avid mountaineer, is a portable, robust, all-in-one device. It should provide multiple functions: music, time, communications through GPRS location services, and special functions like altitude and weather Long wires are a no-no, as "they get tangled
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          465 13 More choices, capacity and colours are m store THE coming year will see music lovers singing a happy tune what with the glut of choices of MP3 players to choose from. It won't be just a question of getting the Apple iPdd or Creative Zen Micro. It'll be
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          644 14 Home improve ments Prices of home theatre systems are going down, so take your home cinematic experience to the next level. While at it, you might want to cut loose and turn your home into a wireless one and even get a robot to vacuum the house. BILLY TEO and
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          85 14 Here' s looking at you, babe First-time parents Chua Chee Wai, 38, and wife Susan, 33, want to keep an eye on their four-month-old Justin when A web camera aimed at Justin would send a video feed via the 3G mobile network to their 3G mobile phones, thus freeing the
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          144 14 PARENTS can check m on their newborns via an Internet-based surveillance system. But with the coming of the 3G high-speed mobile network, it is only a matter of time before they use a phone-based system to view real-time video of how their newborn is coping at home.
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          239 15 THE combination of wireless home networking and consumer electronics, affordable mobile phone subscription costs, as well as the upcoming 3G network means new home owners can throw out the traditional wired home network and telephone cables, allowing you to set up a sleek an almost-wireless home.
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          103 15 Businessman Andrew Tan's Nuovo new three-bedroom condominium m Ang Mo Kio is "almost wireless" except for power cables. His only regret: The wired back speakers for his $1,500 sound system. The rock music fan who purchased four U2 music discs on impulse recently, later found that wireless
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          660 16 There's no letting up from virus writers, so companies and home users have to be on guard against fastspreading bugs, reports CHUA HIAN HOU NO TIME to react that's the effect that virus writers are aiming for when they attack cyberspace. TTiey send out a
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          314 17 Outsourcing will take off next year, but for smaller, specific projects SINGAPORE will likely see more discrete, selective outsourcing rather than total outsourcing next year. This means most outsourcing projects will tend to be smaller, worth between about $10 million and under $100 million, and
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          129 17 WITH 3G services available m Singapore next year, the explosion of new content will lead to a need for more storage solutions. According to Mr Graham Perm, director of storage research at IDC Asia, there was a 77.4 per cent year-on-year increase (comparing third quarter results) of
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          556 18 Even your parents could be using more open source software next year, says AARON TAN WHILE open source software such as Linux gained greater acceptance this year among cashstrapped companies and government organisations here, its adoption has largely been restricted to corporate servers for the longest
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          691 19 Don't watch the clock PC buff NEBOJSA NOVAKOVIC says that pure clock speed is not the main item on the drawing board m next year's processor race THIS year will be remembered by techies as an uneventful year for PC processors, at least m terms of advances m clock speed.
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        638 20  -  »digital edge THE fine print on the licence plate of my Toyota Corolla reads "still waiting for 3G". It's been there for the past four years. But now with 3G phones appearing m the shops, I'm finally thinking of taking down the protest message. I carry m
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        147 20 »geek notes A weekly round-up of information technology news around the world The Swiss Army knife has gone high-tech with a new model that includes a memory chip that can store up to 512M8 of data. This season, Victorinox the biggest maker of the knives
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        190 20 One of the Web's most popular file-sharing sites has shut down less than a week after Hollywood announced a flurry of lawsuits against operators of such Internet servers. A note posted on Suprnova. org, which facilitated sharing among users of the Bit Torrent program, said the site
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        565 21 »test »sony cybershot dsc-t3 Packed into this tiny yet charming device is a 5.1-megapixel camera that's a fast shooter, says AARON TAN FIRST LOOKS The pocket-sized Cybershot DSC-T3 is Sony's slimmest camera to date. It oozes lots of charm with nifty features such as a flip-up
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        330 21 nimcard express FIRST LOOKS The ritual of exchanging business cards can result m a towering stack that needs sorting out and filing. To ease the process, get the Nimcard Express, a dedicated scanner and software package that scans, sorts and stores your business contacts. The package
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        563 22  -  Tony Lim »test »siemens sk6s -By an IT executive If you like the Blackberry but not its size, try the Siemens SK6S phone you can subscribe to the service and read your e-mail messages on it FIRST LOOKS Some people like the Blackberry's function of automatically "pushing"
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        417 22  -  M.K. Wong »openoffice -By an entrepreneur FIRST LOOKS Open Office is a free office productivity suite comprising a word processing, spreadsheet, graphics presentation and drawing software tools. Sharing a common code base with Star Office, the community of Open Office developers has listened to the feedback of
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        146 22 Gotta have it! AARON TAN/Pick Of The Week Meet the revolution m personal sound for the desktop with JBL Encounter 2.1. Connect it to your desktop, iPod, MP3 player or other music sources for astonishing bass and clear, accurate sound. Just a touch increases or lowers the volume
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        416 23 Lord of the games »games »battle for middle earth There's no Lord Of The Rings movie this year, but there is a game. CHUA HIAN HOU has the details PLOT Lead Aragorn and the armies of Rohan and Gondor into battle against the Ore hordes of Sauron and Saruman m
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        306 23  - It's a job for the Incredibles Angelena Lim »the incredibles: when danger calls -By PLOT The Incredibles: When Danger Calls by THQ is the second CD-ROM spun off from the latest Disney /Pixar animated movie. Unlike the first game released a few weeks ago which is based on the film's
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        604 24  -  Alvin Lai »games »axis and allies -By. a freelance writer. Resources like money, oil and ammo are infinite, but you need to build oil and ammo depots or capture cities and towns for more income. Take charge of your regiment, and see how they fare m a real-time
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        424 24  -  »Atlantis evolution Top game play PLOT Atlantis Evolution is set m 1904, with its protagonist, photo-journalist Curtis Hewitt, caught m the vortex of a terrible storm. He lands m New Atlantis and the goal of the game is to help him find his way
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        117 25 buy IT Designed for digital enthusiasts, the 3C Motorola ElOOO mobile phone (at $648 with two-year plan) brings cutting-edge mobile entertainment technology m a compact shell. With a 262,000 colour display, a 1.2-megapixel camera, video streaming and MP3 musk playback, early adopters can gain easy access to
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        102 25 Parents concerned about their children accessing undesirable websites can sign up for Star Hub's filtering service for Max Online. Called Star Hub Safe Surf, it filters out undesirable websites at Star Hub's end, so you do not need to buy third-party web filtering software. There are no additional
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        123 25 Put a Beemer on your deskt p with the BenQ x 730 keyboard and mouse set, a combination of the unique X-Structure key technology and design from BMW Group Designworks. Its sleek profile and high-quality black frame provides three adjustable angles for the most comfortable positions. The
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        80 25 Good news for cash-strapped companies: Dell is lowering prices across its range of Power Edge servers, OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks, Precision workstations, as well as entry-level flat panel monitors, the 15E, EIS3FP and 17E EI73FP. Discounts for servers range from nine per cent to 29 per cent, based
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        44 25 MSN Hotmail users will get real-time protection against viruses, trojans and worms when they send and receive e-mail attachments with Trend Micro's scanning and detection services. In addition, Trend Micro offers other products and services to individual consumers. Log on to www.trendmicro.com
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        66 25 Imation's new range of blank media conies m thematic designs selected from the winning entries of the Imation CD-R design contest held m May. One of the designs, i-Ball, appeals to those who love ball games. This series features five popular ball games m Singapore: football, baseball, football,
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        79 25 The second version of the Ulead High Definition Plug-in for MediaStudio Pro 7 is now equipped to handle highdefinition video (HDV) content shot with the new Sony HDR-FXI and HVR-Z1 Handycam camcorders. Hie add-on gives videographers a way to natively capture, edit and output high-resolution HDV without
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