Today, 27 November 2003

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    9 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday November 27,2003* mita (P)002/11/2002 TODAY todayonline.com
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    Lock icon UK judge's US bashing
    574 1 Slams Al Qaeda detentions, fans old debate THE delicate balance between fighting terror and civil liberties was challenged yet again this time with wide-ranging implications when a top British judge attacked the US treatment of 660 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The prisoners mostly linked to Al
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    Should those accused of molest be named before verdict?
    750 1  -  Joy Frances News Comment by. joy@newstoday.com.sg THE hearing is over and the verdict of guilty or not will only be heard in January. But as far as the public is concerned, former television presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar's name will forever be
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      45 1 NEWSXM/lEWS sars fallout China investigates bone degeneration in former patients/2 trade wars Japan and others prepare to retaliate if US does not back down/4 big boost Spores manufacturing output rises 1 9.3 per cent in October/12 DURAN DURAN ISNT BACK They never went away /36
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      Lock icon Sars fallout
      472 2  -  Lee Ching Wern China grapples with bone disorder but Spore clean by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg CHINA has set up a group of experts to find out why many former Sars patients are now suffering from bone degeneration. The condition, known as avascular necrosis, causes severe damage to the bones and
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      Make a living off e-gaming
      542 3 News Comment/Shobha Tserevg Bhalla It's a respectable sport in other countries and brings in big money too SEOUL It was a moving experience, watching thousands of wistful young faces straining for a glimpse of the World Cyber Games flag in the fading light of a
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      Lock icon Might out of Middle Earth
      54 3 Reuters Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left), who is on a six-day visit to New Zealand, chatting with Weta Workshop director Richard Taylor and a Lord of the Rings character "Lurtz" yesterday. Weta Workshop was the special effects company involved in the Lord of
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      Woman in Grand Hyatt rape demands $1.5m in damages
      244 3  -  -Joy Frances A FLIGHT stewardess, who alleged a Malaysian man raped her in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, was accused in High Court yesterday of exaggerating her ordeal to get higher damages from the hotel. Mr Subhas Anandan, counsel for 28-year-old Suresh
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon HK govt denies Antony Leung report
        57 4 Reuters The Hong Kong government yesterday denied the report that lawyers had advised the Justice Department there were grounds to prosecute former financial chief Antony Leung. The South China Morning Post reported that lawyers from Hong Kong and Britain had found grounds for prosecuting
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        Lock icon S Korean opposition leader on fast
        46 4 AFP South Korea's main opposition leader, Mr Choc ByungYul, yesterday launched an indefinite hunger strike in Parliament to protest against the scrapping of an independent probe into corruption charges which have snagged three of President Roh Moon Hvun's former aides.
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        Lock icon Filipino John Wayne to challenge Arroyo
        46 4 AFP Filipino movie star Fernando Poe Jr said yesterday he would challenge President Gloria Arroyo in next May's presidential elections. He is lionised as a local version of late Hollywood star John Wayne and known as "The King" or "FPJ".
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      Tit-for-tat economics
      536 4  -  Elisia Yeo Japan joins anti-US trade sanctions in protest against steel tariffs by cli sia@newsto day, com. sg WASHINGTON is facing a series of retaliatory sanctions from countries unhappy over its protectionist steel import tariffs. Japan yesterday made a list of US products to be penalised with retaliatory
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      Lock icon Want to try out the orgasmatron?
      182 4 Reuters LONDON Wanted: Women to test a new orgasm machine. An American surgeon has patented a device that triggers an orgasm and has begun a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration. He is looking for female volunteers. "I thought people would
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Just a year old and very active
      291 6  -  Ted Chen NUH's 'I Can' programme for asthmatic children is a success by 4-^ J ted@newstoday.com.sg A PROGRAMME that helps children afflicted with asthma or childhood allergies here, will celebrate its first anniversary on Sunday with very reassuring findings. The "I Can!" programme
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      Lock icon Pinups for market profits
      55 6 Reuters photo Potential pinup stars pose for photographers at their media debut in Tokyo yesterday. Entertainment firm Japan Digital Contents is trying to entice discouraged investors to put their money on pinup girls, asking for investments in 500,000 yen ($7851.18) lots, for financial returns depending on
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      Sodomy accused claims impotence
      213 6  -  Jose Raymond A MAN charged with seven counts of having unnatural sex with underaged boys is now trying to prove that he couldn't have done it because he has erection problems. Lim Cher Foong, 25, yesterday applied to the High Court for a transfer from Queenstown
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      Where families get corporate perks
      462 8  -  Tor Ching Li Ex-actress Jamie helps Suntec with its pro-family plans by chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE pursuit of a "work-life balance" is like yoga for the corporate body, and just as beneficial. After all, happy employees are known to be more effective workers. Suntec Investment and its
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      Cash found in crashed Mercedes
      185 8 IT READS like a Hollywood movie script A loud bang during rush-hour, a luxury car mounts a kerb and hits a tree, and a car boot full of cash. This was the scene of an accident at Cecil Street yesterday. Police said that at around
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      SPH Media Works fined for TV programme
      157 8 SPH Media Works has been fined $10,000 for an episode of its Channel U programme, Ok No Problem! The episode was deemed to have promoted and justified illegal gambling. In a statement, The Media Development Authority (MDA) said that it had received feedback
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      A message for life
      274 10  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong Drive to end violence against women timely I REFER to Ms Dana Lam's commentary "Maid to order, made to suffer" (Today, Nov 25). I agree with Ms Lam that female foreign domestic workers are more vulnerable to abuse compared to Singaporean females.
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      Is it right for molest accused to pay for charges to be dropped?
      247 10  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to media reports about the molestation case where a man had to pay a maid $2,500 to drop charges against him. The practice of the accused paying sums of money to complainants
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      Let's keep track
      111 10  -  Eugene Tan I REFER to the recent reports on UK Shyam and the Athletes Career Training (ACT) scheme for our elite sportspeople. In the interest of transparency and accountability, the Singapore Sports Council should publish the names and the amount of funding given to the 30 athletes
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      The PA is concerned
      161 10  -  Or Beng Hua I REFER to the letters "Pasar malam roof killing roadside trees" (Today, Nov 19) and "Be mindful of the greenery" (Today, Nov 22) by Mr Landon Chai Juin Wei and Mr A M Khan respectively. Mr Chai said that at the Bedok site,
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      130 10 "IT Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full (name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, I Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg Deutsche Post |Qf World Net MAIL EXPRESS LOGISTICS FINANCE You can now transport heavy goods swiftly and securely to
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      Lock icon Manufacturing up 19.3% in Oct
      216 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector rose last month at its fastest pace this year as pharmaceutical and electronics companies spurred production. Manufacturing, which accounts for 25 per cent of the economy, rose 19.3 per cent from that of a year earlier after gaining a revised 6.2
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        ST Index —1,688.41 +21.48
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        Lock icon Singapore
        181 12 SGX, Bloomberg Dow Jones SHARES ended higher yesterday for a second straight session, lifted by upbeat United States and local economic numbers. The ST Index closed up 21.48 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 1,688.41, but was off an intraday high of 1,707.53. Gainers outnumbered decliners 283 to 64,
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        SGX most active
        55 12 By volume Chartered NOL Parkway KXD SingTel L&M SingPost BeautyChina AsiaDekor USS DatacrftUSS Close 1.510 2.090 0.930 0.375 1.780 0.020 0.680 0.360 0.045 1.090 Change +0.070 +0.070 +0.020 +0.025 +0.040 +0.005 -0.005 +0.060 +4.9 +3.5 +2.2 +7.1 +2.3 +33.3 -0.7 +5.8 'OOO 41,310 23,007 20,598 18,951 17,322
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        SGX top rises
        77 12 By$ Close Change DBS 13.900 +0.400 SIA 11.900 +0.400 Creative 50 17.500 +0.300 SIA 200 11.800 +0.300 STIETF100 17.150 +0.300 GP Bat 4.020 +0.160 APB Breweries 6.100 +0.150 Noble 2.590 +0.150 TAC200USS 1.350 +0.150 CITYDEV 5.650 +0.100 By percentage L&M Close Change 0.020 +33.3 Mayfran Sunlight W*****4
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        SGX top falls
        81 12 By$ Close Change OCBC4.5%NCPS 100 102.300 -0.400 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 105.200 -0.300 SPH 19.200 -0.200 C&C 5.900 -0.150 SPH 100 19.300 -0.100 PFood 0.970 -0.090 CMPacific 0.505 -0.070 JSH 500USS 3.800 -0.040 CraflP 0.100 -0.030 HDBn3.215M*****10k 1.010 -0.030 By percentage CraflP Close Change 0.100 -23.1 Galdlran 0.025
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp Value 10,144.83 12,086.67 3,198.70 5,860.61 782.65 Change Pis +184.63 +78.60 +1.30 -0.57 +14.54 +1.85% +0.65% +0.04% -0.01% +1.89% KLCI 784.47 +7.26 +0.93% SET Index 627.62 +22.59 +3.73% Jakarta Comp 617.08 +11.28 +1.86% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,344.36
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        Commodities
        22 12 Gold us$/oi 394.300 Silver us$/oi 5.340 Platinum us$/oi 757.700 Rubber centsAg 208.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 844.50 Brent crude us$/borrel 28.32
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 us$ 0.5811 UK£ 0.342 Yen 63.5666 HK$ 4.5135 RM 2.2081 Euro 0.4928 Rupiah Baht 4949.3 23.1849 Peso 32.267 A$ 0.8077 Indian Rs Won 26.686 698.97 C$ 0.7613 Yuan 4.8096 NZ$ 0.9113 NTS 19.820
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      Lock icon Food firm to expand
      247 14 Dow Jones Investment will boost plant production capacity by 60% MAINBOARD-listed People's Food Holdings will spend 508.1 million yuan ($105.8 million) to expand its facilities and boost its capacity next year. The company, which produces and distributes fresh, frozen and processed meats in China, will spend
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      390 14 Bloomberg AFP Bloomberg Bloomberg Creative Technology Ltd said it will pay an annual regular cash dividend of 25 cents per share on Dec 23 to holders of record Dec 1 0, with the stock trading ex-dividend from Dec 8. Hyflux reported a net profit of $3.25 million, or
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      Shop and get cash
      241 17  -  Chan Chao Peh HSBC and retail giant Dairy Farm to launch debit card jointly by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg HONGKONG and Shanghai Banking Corp has sidestepped the hotly-contested credit card market by joining hands with retail giant Dairy Farm to launch a new debit card. Dairy Farm operates supermarkets
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      Lock icon Flextronics, Beckman have until Monday to settle $1.6b lawsuit
      193 17 Agencies FLEXTRONICS International, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, and Beckman Coulter have been given time until Monday to settle a lawsuit or let a judge rule on the size of the award. In September, a jury in Orange County, California,
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      Lock icon Vodafone goes 3G alone
      211 18 Dow Jones But Aussie unit of mobile phone operator may partner SingTel's Optus,Telstra Corp later SYDNEY Vodafone Group's Australian unit has decided to start the first phase of its third-genera-tion (3G) services without a partner after discussions with the country's two largest telecommunications companies fell through.
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      Guards from Temasek
      85 18 TEMASEK Holdings, the Government investment agency, is setting up a company to provide armed security services in a venture that will break the monopoly enjoyed by Cisco, Channel i News reported yesterday. The yet-unnamed company will take over some 2,000 armed security officers from various agencies, including
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      Lock icon Jobs ahoy
      350 22  -  Chan Chao Peh A pillar of the economy, the maritime sector is set to be a major employer by chaopeh@newstoday.com.s; NOT only is the maritime sector crucial to Singapore's economy, it is also likely to be a major source of jobs in the months ahead. "There is good
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    • What The Experts Say ...
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        Lock icon Capita Land ($1.53) – MARKET PERFORM
        135 26 Capita Land ($1.53) MARKET PERFORM OCBC Investment Research Capita Land's refocus from being a company with diverse asset holdings to that of an asset light, multi-location entity has lowered its exposure to a still lacklustre Singapore commercial sector, reduced punitive interest costs and revived balance sheets. But its residential projects
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        Lock icon People's Food (97 cents) – FULLYVALUED
        166 26 People's Food (97 cents) FULLYVALUED DBSVickers Securities People's Food reported a third-quarter net profit of RMBIOI million ($2l million), a 55 per cent decline year-on-year.While this was better than the second quarter net earnings of RMB22 million, it pales in comparison with United Food's robust RM8143 million figure for the
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      272 28 AFP JAMMU (India) The guns fell silent in Kashmir yesterday as nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan reached the first cease-fire in their long running conflict over this disputed region. Underscoring the unprecedented breakthrough, members of India's Border Security Force (BSF) were to hand over sweets
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        64 30 Reuters Yemeni security forces on Tuesday detained a top Al Qaeda suspect who had evaded arrest for nearly two years. Mohammad Hamdi Al Ahdal, also known as Abu Asem Al Macci, surrendered to police after they surrounded a house in Sanaa where the Islamic militant,
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      276 30 Neil Bush questioned on Asian deals and sex romps HOUSTON It was a deposition he gave earlier this year as part of a divorce from his now ex-wife. But the court statement of Neil Bush, the younger brother of US president George W Bush, has revealed lucrative
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      755 34  -  Choo Ai Leng Wa I-Mart's huge success is due in part to its ability to source from China by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the US stock market tumbled recently, I went shopping for shares of Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer. It was an opportune moment to buy the
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      177 34 AFP LONDON Street robberies in London soared by 20 per cent during last week's state visit to Britain by US President George W Bush as thousands of extra police officers ditched normal duties to help oversee an unprecedented security operation, newspapers reported
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      629 36  -  Jeanine Tan Truth be told, Duran Duran never really went away HEARING Duran Duran bassist John Taylor talk, it's as if the 80s band never went away. Sounding confident over the phone with his laid-back English accent, Taylor told Today why the band hasn't lost its
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        363 36  -  Katrina Karim INDULGING in sundaes and hot dogs once in a while is like taking a flavourful journey into fast-food paradise. These days, fast food companies strive to provide better quality food and larger portion sizes. They also come up constantly with new fast food recipes made
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      842 37  -  Koh Chieng Mun Fair Price at Junction 8 draws crowds with its prime location and vast product range by eatout@newstoday.com.sg THE Fair Price supermarket at Junction 8 is popular with residents in Bishan and the surrounding areas. This outlet is easily accessed via public transport as
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      236 38 -AFP PARIS Movie fans who are curious to visit Amelie's cafe or the little Paris bistro where Audrey Hepburn and Walter Matthau grab a bite to eat in Charade, can do so now with a new tourist guidebook. Paris Vu au Cinema (Paris,
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      88 38 Reuters PHOENIX (Arizona) Country music singer Glen Campbell, who was arrested on Monday at his Phoenix home on suspicion of extreme drink driving and leaving the scene of an accident, issued a public apology on Tuesday for his conduct Campbell, 67, said he had learned a lesson
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      597 38 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter The Rolling Stones' fc )ur-disc set gives a new meaning to music DVDs LOS ANGELES The Rolling Stones' new music DVD is full of cutting-edge technologies and features, making it a showcase for what is possible in the medium. The DVD is the latest
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      630 40  -  David Ngiau The four-disc Two Towers set is a must-have The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers special extended edition Alliance A S WE all know by .TAjiow, writer-director Peter Jackson's three The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) films aren't just movies. They are a work
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      252 42  -  Cams Tan RUMMAGING in the dark? Need help? You wouldn't need to carry a torch around if you're wearing the Victorinox Swiss Army Night Vision watch. Integrating an ingenious lighting design by the Emissive Energy Corporation makers of high-quality LED lighting equipment into
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      338 42  -  -CamyTan WHAT does a credit card company have to do with fashion and youth culture? The vision will come to light tomorrow at Zouk when the nine finalists of the Citibank Clear Card Graduate Fashion Show 2003 meet in a showdown. The contestants are graduates
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        480 43  -  Camy Tan Flower Diamond unveils its Precious Garden Collection by camy@newstoday.com.sg m WHERE do affluent, trend-set-ting ladies go to add some sparkle to their wardrobe? They head to the Flower Diamond boutique. Founder and managing director Belinda Chua epitomises what the store stands for. She has a penchant
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        527 44 Reuters Lethal Weapons director defers to his wife in private at least IT ISN'T easy being married to a big-time Hollywood producer, with her long filming schedules and location shoots far away from home. But it sure helps if you are a big-time Hollywood director. Especially if
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        325 46 AFP Judge bars sale of racy 1992 pictures of Charlie's Angels star LOS ANGELES Hollywood star Cameron Diaz won her modesty back on Tuesday when a judge blocked the sale of topless photographs taken of the actress before she became famous. Los Angeles Superior Court
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        195 46  -  Serene Foo THE digital cinema era is well and truly upon us. Cathay's Orchard Cineleisure has become the first cinema here to host a digital movie for a commercial run, with Russell Crowe's sea epic, Master Commander: The Far Side Of The
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        224 48 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros sells close to $2billion worth of tickets LOS ANGELES For the third consecutive year Warner Bros Pictures will sell more than US$l billion ($1.71 billion) worth of tickets at the annual US box office during the Thanksgiving holiday season. As of last
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        741 50  - Land of smiles and sanuk Justine Moss It's an indulgent holiday of shopping and eating in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket by traveller@newstoday.com.sg THAILAND has always been one of my favourite destinations in the region. The first time I set foot on Thai soil was in 1990. Each time I
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      386 54  -  Ariel Tarn Besides offering great bargains, Sitex 2003 is a platform to learn about the latest infocomm technologies by ariel@newstoday.com.sg SITEX 2003, a lifestylecentred computer and IT exhibition, aims to attract more than 300,000 visitors with exclusive bargains and special-focus pavilions for visitors to learn about the
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      152 54 Personal Digital Assistants Palm One Tungsten T3 THE Tungsten T3, targeted at business professionals, is equipped with a 400 MHz X-Scale processor, 64M8 of RAM and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, giving mobile professionals the ability to access wireless content on the move. Its 320x480
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      Maximise mobile productivity
      187 54 HP iPAQ h4150 THE HP iPAQ Pocket PC h4150, reportedly the thinnest and lightest Pocket PC on the market to include integrated WLAN access and Bluetooth wireless technology, allows users to stay connected while at work, at home or on the go. By adding memory cards, wireless
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      253 56 Digital Cameras Kodak Easy Share DX6490 THE four-megapixel DX6490 Kodak Easy Share DX6490 zoom digital camera is equipped with low-light precision auto-focusing and multiple shooting modes for optimal creative control. With Kodak's integration of the Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lOx optical zoom lens, the Kodak Colour Science
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      226 56 Get faithful colour reproduction, sharp contrast and consistent clarity Nikon Coolpix 3700 DESIGNED for today's mobile lifestyle, the slim and compact Coolpix 3700 weighs 130g without a battery and an SD card and slides comfortably into the average shirt pocket The simple, functional form of the
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      209 56 Canon Digital Ixus i THE Digital Ixus i is a small and lightweight camera that incorporates Canon's Digic imaging processor for enhanced picture quality, fast processing speed and extended battery life. Its Pictßridge capability allows users to connect the camera to a printer that is Pictßridge-compli-ant and
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      387 58  -  Richard Khoo Digital Cameras Price is not the only consideration in choosing a digital camera by news@newstoday.com.sg WITH digital cameras becoming commonplace today, it is easy for consumers to be confused by the different brands and models available. Spoilt for choice, what should consumers
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      114 60 Printers/All-in-Ones Brother MFC-3220C THE MFC-3220C all-in-one from Brother International Singapore is a colour multi-function centre that acts as a colour printer, colour fax, colour copier, colour scanner and PC fax. It delivers inkjet printing at up to 14 pages per minute (ppm) for black text and 12ppm for
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      400 68 Agencies Astonishing Henry, simply the best footballer on the planet Champions League, Grp B Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 5 Italians humiliated by the Gunners LONDON France may have been dumped out of the Rugby World Cup by bitter rival England. And in Jonny Wilkinson, the
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      418 68 AFP Uefa Cup 2nd leg Liverpool v Steaua Bucharest Live, tomorrow, 3.55 am Ch 22 LIVERPOOL Four-time European champion and 18-time English league winner Liverpool faces the stark reality of its decline as a soccer superpower today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) as it tries to
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      491 68 -AFP ATHENS Roy Keane was left out of Manchester United's trip to Panathanaikos (played this morning, Singapore time) because Alex Ferguson was unwilling to risk being without him for Sunday's massive Premiership summit meeting with Chelsea. A hamstring strain resulted in Keane being left at
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      973 70  -  Rohit Brijnath Events in Australia and S Africa prove the power of sport by news@newstoday.com.sg SOME days watching sport goes beyond pleasure and becomes a privilege. When men assume an almost supernatural dimension and to not watch is unthinkable. When the action grips you by the throat
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      97 70 Reuters INDIANAPOLIS Ron Attest had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists to power the Indiana Pacers to an easy 98-75 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA yesterday. The Pacers (12-2) won their sixth straight game as they got dou-ble-figure scoring from
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      95 70 AFP JOHANNESBURG Springbok skipper Come Krige said yesterday players were taking legal advice over images screened around the world showing South Africa's national rugby team naked at a military-style "boot camp". The photographs were printed on the front page of every major newspaper here,
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      599 72  -  Tim Horan A final to savour, with the best player in the world Today Exclusive by news@newstoday.com. sg WHAT a game to end a magical tournament. Just like Geoff Hurst's hat-trick for England in the 1966 football World Cup final, everyone will remember where they were when
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      220 72 -AFP SYDNEY Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that retiring Australian captain Steve Waugh sets the standards for other cricketers to follow. Waugh, the most successful Test skipper in the history of the game, announced his retirement from Test cricket yesterday. Waugh, the
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      513 74  -  Stanley Ho Chef-de-mission Niam targets last SEA Games haul by stanley@newstoday.com.sg WITH the under-23 football team set to take on Myanmar on Saturday and the Dec 5 opening ceremony of the XXII SEA Games in Vietnam just days away, talk has inevitably turned to the tally of
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      237 74  -  Tan Yo-Hinn OWNERS and trainers of Singapore-based horses will soon have less to worry over ownership and maintenance costs. Yesterday, the Singapore Turf Club (STC) announced several new initiatives to help this group. There will be an increase in prize money for Classes 3, 4, 5
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      413 74  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newsto day. com. sg MANY of Singapore's SEA Games athletes will be blooded for the first time on the international stage in Vietnam. Youngsters like 18-year-old Xv Van (table tennis), 21-year-old Darryl Ec (waterpolo) and 14-year-old Bernadette Lee (swimming) will
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