Today, 31 December 2003

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    24 1 TODAY Wednesday December 31,2003* mita (P) 002/11/2002 todayonline.com INFOTECH A fortnightly supplement by Today Dec 31,2003 Jan 13,2004 Vol 2 No 10 todayonline.com Tbiw
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    Lock icon The guilt of a 'wolf'
    1169 1  - The guilt of a 'wolf Joy Frances TODAY IS SINGAPORE'S 2ND LARGEST CIRCULATING DAILY NEWSPAPER! Shankar Aiyar to be sentenced on Tuesday by j oy@newstoday.com. sg A MAN who once used to quiz high-flyers and newsmakers on television and put their reputations to the test was yesterday branded a "hunting
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    Lock icon Johor signs former S-League footballer, despite Asian ban
    511 1  -  Stanley Ho Today Exclusive by stanleyCSnewstoday.com.sß HE WAS banned from playing football in Asia for life, after being convicted in a Singapore court for match-fixing related charges. But somehow, 29-year-old Mirko Jurilj has slipped through the net to sign a contract with
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      30 1 NEWS£yWWS infotech Our 16-page supplement is inside watzup? goodbye To Lil Megan, Bennifer, Wimp Bizkit et a 1/20 double boost NTUC Income and Yeo Hiap Seng to co-sponsor S-League/37 KrX
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Big Sis of Cantopop loses battle to cancer
      643 2  -  Tor Ching Li Serene Foo Anita Mui is mourned by industry still reeling from losing stars like Leslie Cheung and Blackie Ho by and chingli(g>newstoday.com.sg AFTER a 40-year struggle with a life of trials and tabloid tribulations, Cantopop icon Anita Mui Yim
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      Lock icon Yes, it is Sars
      218 3 Agencies China official confirms case BEIJING Even as a hospital yesterday discharged Taiwan's first Sars patient in five months, a mainland Chinese official confirmed that a 32-year-old freelance journalist had contracted the disease. In Taiwan, a 44-year-old army lieutenant-colonel was allowed to go home after it
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      Untitled
      33 4 Party-goers revelling in the foam in Sentosa last year. The Nation's Countdown 2004 at Tanjong Beach in Sentosa is one of the venues offering you a little extra as you bid 2003 goodbye.
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      Bid 2003 adieu
      227 4  -  Janice Lee And why not do it covered in foam? IT WILL be a countdown to the New Year with foam, fireworks, stars and the nation's hottest beach bods as revellers will bid 2003 goodbye this evening at The Nation's Countdown 2004 at Sentosa's Tanjong Beach. Hosted
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    • Singapore Snippets
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        Temasek and Victoria JCs to adopt IP from 2005
        176 4 Temasek and Victoria junior colleges (JCs) will implement the Integrated Programme (IP) from Jan 1, 2005. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said this was part of its efforts to encourage greater diversity and choice in the education landscape. Announcing this at
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        Ngee Ann Poly chairman
        57 4 Mr Tan Hup Foi, chief executive of Trans-Island Bus Services and deputy president of SMRT Corp, will take over as Ngee Ann Polytechnic's council chairman today. He replaces Keppel Offshore and Marine chief Choo Chiau Beng, who held the post for nine years. The council is
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        Electricity charges to rise
        50 4 Electricity charges will go up by about 0.17 cent per kilo-watt-hour next month. Those living in a four-room HDB flat currently pay about $52 per month. With the increase, this will go up to about $52.70. SP Services said the adjustment reflected changes in oil prices.
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      Wetland splendour
      902 5  -  Gurmeet Singh Immerse yourself in the rich flora and fauna in Sungei Buloh by news@newstoday.com.sg THE garden city of Singapore hides another precious parcel of land replete with native plants, flowers, fauna and an intricate network of mangroves. Spread over 1 30 hectares, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve was
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      On the Kranji Nature Trail
      207 5 READY to hit the trail and discover nature growing and living wild in modern Singapore? Pick up a pair of good walking shoes and and head out to Singapore's latest nature trail. Officially opened to the public in September this year, the Kranji Nature Trail
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Somerset's last song
      257 6  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Top jazz club closes, new club to open at premises by sho bhaWnewstoday. com.sg Swissotel's executive assistant manager, Mr Murray L Aitken, said the space occupied by Somerset's will be leased out for retail use. He said the yet unnamed new club will be
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      122 6 W2MM m fmr.!* mmmm I w^Tanff s presents 1 II Bid in our online charity auction for your favourite Peranakan Barbie. All i£ proceeds will be donated to Tangs' adopted charity for Christmas Dover Tjf Park Hospice, a voluntary charitable organisation providing care for the jK terminally ill and emotional
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      148 6 C Shabu Shabu MPANCSeSTfAMSOATS GRILL The newest and hottest delicacy m t0wn..... Top grade Japanese Shabu Shabu, Sukiyaki Grill Come, enjoy it!! New Year Special for 31 Dee'o3 Ol Jan'o4 Open till lz:ooam for New Year Countdown on 31 Dec'o3 9 courses menu served with a glass of sparkling wine
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  • LETTERS
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      A'green man'ignored
      134 8  -  Michael Chua Kheng Hwee I REFER to Yak Chin Hua's letter, "Put traffic safety ahead of saving a little time". (Today, Dec 29). I agree with the writer as I have almost been hit by vehicles many times at the T-junction of Übi Ave 1 and Übi Ave
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      Family's no-show SIA flight
      148 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming WHILE on an SIA flight from Sydney, my family was seated four-in-a-row with personal video screens. However, three screens had no video output, despite being reset So my children could not watch their favourite shows during the six-hour flight The fourth screen
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      Bodydestroying?
      384 8  -  Philip Lee Risks and dangers of bodybuilding should be made known EVEN though local bodybuilder, Jo Jo Sinclair, was caught using muscle-enhancing drugs and banned for life in 1995, the dangerous practice among local bodybuilders does not seem to have stopped. The fact that we now have very young
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      80 8 psBBBBBSBBH "A Carmelite heritage, tradition devotion" isssssssssssi Come, the Holy Infant Jesus is Waiting The more you honour me, the more I will bless you for you Special New Year Novena Ist January 2004, 5.30pm 6.00pm, followed by Mass Feast Day of the Infant Jesus of Prague 11 January 2004,
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      215 8 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, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@news today.com.sg saHyo GREAT FESTIVE BUYS SANYO is the world's biggest maker of digital cameras, and most of its cameras are
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      152 9 &e/e/watin& With 35 stores atnj^^l^w^atmv opened just this year, daVlk^jH H we are the No.l W^K^kWw^kKW convenience store stores and more_ in Singapore. ~t* r j..*^^*. ■■7—; j PdVdW-*&lt;=iH*~? &lt;*"* _-l»J i^^B m "~^/e ■'JT Ih^&bl r^ -TB' vJ sVdV Bi Bm. "^R jBBB^ f dßfl t~\ .jO TdBW dfl
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon US-S'pore FTA to start
      262 10 -AFP Singapore to benefit from some $170m in tariff savings A LANDMARK free-trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and the US is set to take effect tomorrow, giving the Republic over US$lOO million ($l7O million) in tariff savings, the Government said in a statement yesterday. The Singapore-US
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    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        59 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.64 Change Pis +176.02 +1.68 Hang Seng Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.46 3301.30 5866.75 +58.17 +14.90 +61.86 +0.47 +0.45 +1.07 Korea Comp 810.71 +18.27 +2.31 KLCI 792.43 +4.63 +0.59 SET Index 764.21 +17.40 +2.33 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B vlumbai Sensex 687.01 1442.37 274.11
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        Commodities
        22 10 Gold uss/oz 416.800 Silver uss/oi 5.960 Platinum uss/oz 808.000 Rubber centsAg 216.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 805 Brent crude uss/borrel 29.65
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        SGX most active
        57 10 )y volume &gt;unningdale IEM-EVER iGX irilliant llliedTedi ieyonits chartered &gt;ingpu :uYu Close 0.450 0.240 1.690 0.620 0.365 0.270 1.320 0.745 0.700 Change +0.040 +0.030 +0.060 +0.045 +0.015 +0.010 +0.030 +0.005 +0.035 '000 +9.8 75,662 +14.3 61,779 +3.7 52,229 +7.8 44,828 +4.3 37,906 +3.8 37,281 +2.3 34,378 +0.7
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        SGX top rises
        41 10 By$ Thai Prime200USS Close 11.500 Change +0.600 Venture 20.500 +0.600 Creative 50 17.900 +0.400 Bukil Sem 15.800 +0.300 F&N 12.600 +0.300 DBS 14.800 +0.200 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 105.800 +0.200 OCBC 12.100 +0.200 SPH 19.000 +0.200 SPH100 18.900 +0.200
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        SGX top falls
        38 10 By$ OCBC4.55SNCPS100 Close 101.300 Change -0.200 TAG 200USS 1.800 -0.040 GreenWor 0.345 -0.035 Cathay Org 0.165 -0.020 CIH 2.380 -0.020 CSA 1.190 -0.020 DesSludio 0.565 -0.020 GPBal 3.740 -0.020 Innovalu 1.800 -0.020 Noble 3.280 -0.020
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        ST Index: 1,763.87 +22.86
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        Lock icon Singapore
        77 10 Agencies SHARES closed higher yesterday on year-end windowdressing. With blue chips spearheading the charge, the ST Index rose 22.86 points, or 1.3 per cent, to end at 1763.87. Gainers led losers 215 to 101. Market volume rose to 849.1 million shares or $734.8 million from Friday's 607.4 million. Index-linked
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        41 10 SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.5873 UK£ 0.3309 Yen 62.840 HK$ 4.5594 RM 2.2321 Euro 0.4701 Rupiah 4971.4 Baht 23.270 Peso 32.6227 A$ 0.7891 Indian Rs 26.764 Won 703.58 C$ 0.7686 Yuan 4.8621 NZ$ 0.9014 NTS 20.005 Information provided by
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      Digital cable delay
      215 11 StarHub is using the lag time to improve programming STARHUB will delay the introduction of its digital cable television services until next year to allow more time for the enhancement of programming. The telco which had earlier planned to spend $16 million to upgrade its cable TV
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      Lock icon corporate briefs
      178 11 Bloomberg Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has won an order to make chips for ZTE Corp, China's largest publicly-traded maker of phone equipment. Chartered said it will manufacture chips for switches and routers for ZTE, with production to start in the first quarter next year. Chartered did not disclose finnnrinl
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      No breach of listing rules
      249 12 SGX replies to Sias' concerns over NatSteel THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has responded to concerns raised by the Securities Investors Association (Sias) over the financial disclosure of NatSteel during the steel-maker's takeover tussle last year. In a letter to the SGX earlier this month, the
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      121 12 Dow Jones Dow Jones ST Engineering said yesterday it has sold the lease on its Dalfort Aerospace facility in the US for U556.49 million ($1 1 million) to Virginia Aerospace. The Dalfort maintenance and repair facility in Dallas had been making losses and was shut down in October.
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      259 10 ELECTRICITY TARIFFS The electricity tariffs from 1 January 04 to 31 March 04 will be as follows: Usage Charge EXISTING REVISED EXISTING REVISED EXISTING REVISED per kWh) Peak Period 12 25 1208 1220 1527 1544 (7.00am-11.00pm) P!'^^ 6.31 6.64 6.43 6.76 15.27 15.44 (11.00pm-7.00am) Reactive Power Charge k w h/aow
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      10 11 The Wacky DUCK is JBfe,. splashing in the Night! "^jp^
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      57 11 -I A Ig Join SIM as a member today and learn from some of the best minds in business management. Exchange ideas and build contacts at a host of subsidised membership and interest group communities, forums and workshops. So, get into the network that matters. To make the right connections,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
      79 14 DBS Vickers Chartered ($1.70) Buy Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is collaborating with ZTE Corp, a leading telecoms equipment maker and network solutions provider in China, to produce chips for switches and routers. Capacity utilisation will be boosted if production for ZTE commenced as planned in 1 QO4.
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      Lock icon Meiban is one of 2003's best stocks
      400 14 Agencies Contract manufacturing for Dyson sees stellar gains MEIBAN Group's contract to make vacuum cleaners for the UK's Dyson Appliances helped drive a five-fold rise in its shares this year, ranking it the best performer among the 325 companies in the Singapore Equities
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  • World News
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      Lock icon Angry pilgrims
      337 16 -AP Indonesian government bungles haj plans of 30,000 JAKARTA The hopes of tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims to make their pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca were dashed when a government bungle caused lastminute cancellations. The first of more than 200,000 Indonesians left Jakarta yesterday for
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      Lock icon D'oh! Bush takes fall
      82 16 AFP LONDON More people would rather skydive with Homer Simpson than with US President George W Bush, suggested a poll conducted for a British charity. Twenty per cent of the poll's respondents said they would trust a tandem skydive with the daft cartoon dad, compared with
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      Lock icon Car bomb explodes in Riyadh, no casualties
      151 16 Agencies RIYADH Saudi Arabia said on Monday a small bomb exploded in a parked car in the capital Riyadh but caused no casualties or damage. Security sources said the blast appeared to be an assassination attempt against a major in the security forces.
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Girl, 7, killed by mum
        49 18 -AFP A woman killed her daughter because her neighbours made snide remarks about her having three children, in a country that abides by a one-child policy. The Shanghai Morning Post said that she flung her youngest child, a seven-year-old, into a river in August.
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        Lock icon Time for the bereaved
        75 18 Reuters Iran has turned its full attention to the plight of tens of thousands left bereaved and homeless by last week's devastating earthquake in Bam that killed up to 30,000 people. International search and rescue teams have begun to wind down their activities and pull out
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      • Article
        Sars reports must be accurate
        65 18 In a statement issued yesterday, the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director-general Richard Stirland voiced the widespread concern of the aviation industry about potentially misleading statements on Sars. He said: "Reports which accurately convey the known facts are welcome Unfortunately, the dictates of brevity anc
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        Lock icon Suicide over his dead fish
        60 18 AFP A 23-year-old Malaysian hanged himse after the deaths of his three prized flower-horn fish, The Star reported. His grandmother said Ching Kin Fei had not been his usual self ever since hi three pets died days earlier. She said he had confided that ne
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        Lock icon Qantas tickets not available here
        57 18 AFP Australian police are investigating two websites purporting to sell international and domestic flight tickets, following a warning by Qantas Airways which said it has nothing to do with the sites. Qantas warned its customers against using the websites, www.jetflights.net and www.domesticflights.org, which are purporting
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        Lock icon 2 Americans with Al Qaeda 'link'
        71 18 AFP The Philippines said yesterday it will deport two American Muslim converts who were arrested on suspicion of involvement with alleged Al Qaeda linked groups. The two brothers were detained in Tanza town, south of Manila, on Dec 13 following intelligence reports that they
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      38 18 Things that aren't so merry together this Christmas. Shaver Santa Getting Sick Party Of The Year mm Drinking Driving [DRINKING DRIVING 1 Mercedes-Benz SINGAPORE v^f lC l*~J Comfort DrivingCentre automobile ASSoamoN of Towards Community Singapore Purpose and Benefit
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      165 18 Located on the Southern tip of Malaysia, just 17 miles from Singapore, Senai Airport benefits from a modern rail and road network, a world class IT infrastructure, and a lower cost of operations, j l It All Adds Up Asia's GDP is projected to grow by 6% per annum. How
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  • COMMENTARY
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      THE VoIP REVOLUTION
      963 19  -  Choo Ai Leng by news@newstoday.com.sg ACROSS the US, a growing number of businesses and individuals are making the switch to Internet-based phone services in a trend that is expected to radically alter the telecommunications industry within two decades. Welcome to the world of VoIP, or Voice over
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  • WATZUP?
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      GOOD/BYE
      1323 20 Elisa Chi a, Janice Lee, Serene Foo and Yong Shu Chiang on the good of the past year and what we can't wait to say 'bye' to ah bengs on the world stage FINALLY, local film-maker Royston Tan's 15 which takes an uncomfortable look at disenfranchised youth in Singapore
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      Artful twist to the New Year
      698 23  -  Amanda Koh Begin 2004 with unique, fun and enriching activities at NHB's museums by news@newstoday.com.sg AS the year 2003 comes to an end, it is time to wrap up the past year with Aula1 Lang Syne. Celebrate the New Year with a host of
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      What's happening at the museums on New Year's Day?
      231 23 Asian Civilisations Museum, Armenian Street 9am 7pm 39 Armenian Street Tel: 6332 3015 1 1 am 2pm Peranakan Greeting Cards The Printed Word 2pm spm Kerosang Fun •ACE Backpack is Back! Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place 9am 7pm 1 Empress Place
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        Lock icon Return of the King keeps its crown
        234 25 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES During the biggest Christmas weekend in cinematic history, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King retained its crown at the North American box office with a haul of US$5O.6 million ($86.23 million). The last film in
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  • SPORTS
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      Double sponsor for new S-League
      331 37  -  Stanley Ho NTUC Income and Yeo Hiap Seng likely to join forces By stanley@newstoday.com.sg GOING into its ninth season, the S-League is set to receive a double sponsorship boost Local insurance co-operative giant NTUC Income the S-League title sponsor for the past three seasons is
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      Lock icon Real's Queiroz wants United in Euro final
      180 37 Reuters MADRID Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz said he hopes to end his first season in charge by seeing his team meet his former side Manchester United in the Champions League final in May. "It would be a dream final," Queiroz told Spanish
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      Lock icon Waugh hopes for victorious farewell
      301 37 -AFP Cricket Australia v India, third Test Aussies level the series at 1-1 MELBOURNE -Australia defeated India by nine wickets to level the series 1-1 and set up an emotionally-charged farewell for skipper Steve Waugh in this week's final Test. Chasing 95 runs to win
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      Owen set to return
      96 37 LONDON Michael Owen could return for Liverpool's FA Cup third-round tie at Third Division Yeovil on Sunday. The England striker has been suffering from various leg injuries and has not played since Liverpool's 1-0 Uefa Cup win over Steaua Bucharest on Nov 27 when he tore
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      First win on the road
      93 37 NEW JERSEY Rasheed Wallace scored 16 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers win their first National Basketball Association road game this season, a 91-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Zach Randolph added 14 points and 13 rebounds
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      Beckham v Makelele
      67 37 MADRID -Real Madrid's Spanish international defender Ivan Helguera believes that England midfield star David Beckham will never fill the boots of former team-mate Claude Makelele. "Beckham doesn't match the defensive level of Makelele whatever anyone says," Helguera told the Futbolista magazine. "He's not as defensive. But he
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      Coulthard to be axed
      66 37 LONDON David Coulthard will be dropped by McLaren at the end of the next season, leaving Kimi Raikkonen to partner Juan Pablo Montoya in 2005, BBC Sport Online reported yesterday. McLaren has yet to confirm who will partner Montoya, who will join from Williams at the
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      The year's MAJOR headlines
      598 38  -  lan De Cotta compiled by ATHLETICS Marathon record (April 13) Paula Radcliffe broke her own world record in the London Marathon in 2:15.25. Surprise 100m win (Aug 25) Kim Collins from StKitts and Nevis won the 100m at the Paris World Championships, ahead of Britain's Darren
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    • A YEAR IN SPORTS
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        Lock icon UNSAVOURY SEASON
        1073 38 AFP Man United's domestic excellence aside, it's not been a vintage year for the Premiership LONDON This was the year when the English Premiership's bubble almost burst On the field it was business as usual for English football in 2003. Off it, it was anything but. This was
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        The year in (really daft and silly) words
        564 39 She did sing "Who Let The Dogs Out?" to me and there's no need for that. Like I always say-she's got all the money in the world but it can't buy you looks. She's just a footballer's wife now, isn't she? Jordan,
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    an integrated approach
    38 41 SMBs should use IT as a tool to streamline their business, says Mr Stanley Chew, managing director of Oracle Singapore. And, it is a myth that implementing e-business applications is costly and difficult. up close/6
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    WHAT'S HOT
    56 41  -  WONG KHING CHONG Gaze into the IT crystal ball of 2004 __n_ews/_s_l It's broadband on wheels! |o_cu^:_mo_bM^/B_J 2003: The year in review focus: trends/10 I Hi-tech living, Jetsons-style focus: cool tech/11 I A biological safety cabinet to protect researchers from viruses science tech/12 I Rugged, reliable tools for
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  • INFOTECH
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      • NEWS
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          Lock icon The rise of websites in China
          87 44 AFP, Reuters THE Internet continues to be promoted heavily in China, as seen by this illuminated advertisement for a website at a subway station in Shanghai. The number of Web surfers in the country was expected to hit 78 million by the end of
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          Lock icon VICTORY FOR DVD JON
          261 44 AFP photo Reuters Piracy charges cleared by appeal court I DVD JON has been cleared by an I appeal court of DVD piracy charges. The 20-year-old Norwegian, Mr Jon Johansen, popularly known as "DVD Jon" among computer hackers, was cleared last week by an Oslo court
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          Lock icon Download Bollywood movies online
          133 44 Reuters I FANS of Bollywood movies, rejoice. I Indian film makers are offering Internet movie downloads on website Kazaa in a move that could lower costs and boost revenues. Some 35 producers will be able to sell movies using the popular file-sharing program owned by Australia's
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          GEARED FOR GROWTH
          393 45  -  Oo Gin Lee but recovery in ICT market will not create more jobs in S'pore, says Gartner by inf otech(s&gt;newstoday. com. sg SINGAPORE'S computer and telecommunication market is expected to grow by five to six per cent but it will not create more jobs. This is the
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          The IT crystal ball
          214 45 Prediction 1: Linux makes headway Linux continues to make headway in enterprise servers at the expense of the traditional and more expensive Unix systems. By 2006, Mr lan Bertram, vice-president of Gartner Asia-Pacific, predicted that Unix will be driven into a niche market. Microsoft-based servers will
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    • UP CLOSE
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        Lock icon AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
        575 46  -  Francis Chin SMBs should use IT as a tool to streamline their business, says Oracle by francis.ctunCs'newstoday.com.sß I SINGAPORE is a I mature and competitive market, said Mr Stanley Chew, managing director of Oracle Singapore. "The piece of cake is only that big," he said, referring to
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        Affordable, easy to install, easy to use
        353 46 I TO REMAIN competitive I and keep up with bigger trading partners, small and mid-market companies must progress their business practices and supporting systems to e-business standards. However, the perception that e-business software is costly and difficult to implement has stopped SMB executives
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        An eye on grid computing
        272 46 ONCE upon a time, in the days of the Internet boom, there were four companies that could do no wrong: Database provider Oracle, network device maker Cisco, storage gear supplier EMC and high-end computer maker Sun Microsystems. Those heady days are over and all four
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    • FOCUS: WIRELESS/MOBILE
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        ENTERPRISES GO MOBILE
        539 47  -  Jennifer Huang and Businesses in every industry are deploying mobility solutions to help them stay ahead by Venky Shankararaman infotech@newstoday. com.sg IN RECENT years, with the I maturity of mobile and wireless technologies, enterprises are deploying mobility solutions for their customers and their mobile workforce. To the
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        Sales force automation: Key to an effective roving sales force
        607 47  -  Goh Beng Yeow j_. _i_ j_ i by infotecniffnewstoaay. com.sg THE evolution of mobile I technologies is creating new opportunities for businesses to reinvent their business processes while exploring new ways to interact with customers. Accessibility is especially critical in
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        Lock icon BROADBAND ON WHEELS
        361 48  -  j:\riel Tam Motorola unveils its first 3G phone in Singapore by ariel@newstoday.com.sg I THE future of mobile data communicaI tions, with the advent of 3G technology, is soon becoming the present US mobile phone maker Motorola has unveiled its first 3G phone the A835 to the Singapore
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        Packed with GPS and video phone capabilities
        255 48 THE Motorola A835 promises the latest in multimedia entertainment, advanced messaging and gaming and video phone capabilities. A high-resolution video camera with two-way lens enables person-to-person video-conferencing, video streaming, capture and playback on the large display screen that can support up to 64,000
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        Samsung eyes bigger slice of the handset market
        354 48  -  Chan Chao Peh I SAMSUNG is aiming I to grow its handset market share to 25 per cent next year, as it stepped up on the launch of new models aimed at the mid to high-end range. The South Korean electronics giant
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        Digital zoom included
        127 48 THE Siemens STSS I mobile phone (picture) is one of the first integrated cameraphones with digital zoom, allowing you to capture images in greater detail. With a 65k colour display, MMS technology, an integrated VGA camera and five-way joystick for ease of use, the STSS is designed
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    • FOCUS: SMB SECURITY
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        A SAFETY FIREBOX
        363 49  -  Francis Chin This appliance provides intrusion detection and protection and firewall security by francis.chints'newstoday.com.sg FOR less than what you would I pay a night watchman's annual salary, you could have a combined firewall and virtual private network (VPN) appliance. With the appliance, which USbased WatchGuard Technologies call
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        Avoid multiple log-ins with federated ID management
        743 49  -  Richard Turner by infotech(s&gt;newstoday.com.sg WEB services have led to I an increase in e-business activity. While it has enabled electronic transactions never before dreamed possible, it has also created new challenges. E-business initiatives reach throughout and beyond an enterprise, requiring users to move
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    • FOCUS: TRENDS
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        Lock icon 2003: YEAR IN REVIEW
        940 50  -  Tan Min-Liang Our Legal Speak writer revisits the technology law predictions he made at the start of 2003 and sees how they have panned out by infotech@newstoday. com.sg I IN MY first Legal Speak column I in InfoTech in 2003,1 made some bold predictions as to
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        Become 'e-technology-focused professionals', not just code writers
        442 50  -  Sol E Solomon THE last few years have seen the IT I sector and its practitioners riding on some rough patches, going through events such as the dotcom bust and falling demand for IT products. So, those not yet in the field might
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    • FOCUS: COOL TECH
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        FUTURISTIC FANTASY
        677 51  -  Francis Chin i_:._ j_ i HP's Cool Town gives you a glimpse of hi-tech living, Jetsons-style by fraiicis.ciiiiiwiiewsLuuay.cum.sy WAKE up, brush your hair in I front of a wall-sized "smart" mirror and check your day's schedule on a computer screen display projected on a corner of the mirror.
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        Seamless mobile communication with Nokia's Intelligent Edge
        672 51  -  Christian Fredrikson by infotech@newstoday. com.sg SURF the Web, watch a movie trailI er, share files and play games with friends, all on your mobile phone. These services are not yet available because of the complications involved in the switching from one content provider
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    • SCIENCE & TECH
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        FEAR NOT VIRUSES
        255 52  -  Francis Chin Work safely with Telstar's biological safety cabinet by francis. ctunWnewstoday. com.sg WORK safely with virus, bacteria and I other infectious materials without fear of the germs getting out into the air, with the Spanish-made Telstar biological safety cabinet (BSC). The Agri Food and Veterinary Authority's
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        20,000 inventions, 100,000 patents from Philips
        280 52 I THE compact disc, DVD, JPEG image format, MPEG video and projector lamps are just some of the 20,000 inventions (covered by 100,000 patents) by Philips Electronics worldwide. In Singapore, the Philips Innovation Campus in Toa Payoh is responsible for some 600 patents and
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        An intelligent plasma screen to brighten your home
        333 52 YOU can show off your I complete collection of Impressionist paintings in a stunning display that will leave visitors gasping. No, there's no need to buy flat-looking print reproductions. Instead, use a large plasma screen, tilt it vertically and cover the edges
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    • WHAT'S NEW
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        MARCH ON, ROAD WARRIORS
        527 53  -  Francis Chin Rugged, reliable tools for those on the move by francis.ctun(g&gt;newstoday.com.sg BESIDES offering PIM (personal I information management) tools, a pocket electronic assistant should allow the user to write reports, enter data in a spreadsheet and send and receive e-mail and fax messages. Now, few
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        Smart phone with touch-sensitive PDA screen
        245 53 WHICH is more useful to a I road warrior: A PDA that doubles as a handphone or a handphone that has some PIM functions? It depends on how often and how far the executive has to trudge and how much other stuff he is
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        Tour Singapore via handhelds
        291 53 SOME road warriors were I seen using PDAs to explore Singapore and learn about its flora and fauna. Two weeks ago, 25 of them went on a "PDA tour" at Pasir Ris Nature Trail, each equipped with a GPS-enabled PDA. The event was organised by Aboutwe
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        Nifty portable with the works
        121 53 IBM'S ThinkPad laptops I have consistently won praise for its ruggedness, portability and convenience from road warriors. (An example is the tiny lamp on the screen top that enables insomniacs to continue working in a dark airplane.) The latest ThinkPad T4O offers one of the
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        Of mice and keyboards
        166 53 I MICROSOFT'S six new I wireless mice and desktop combinations showcase a new scroll wheel for side-to-side scrolling and wireless optical technology for extended battery life. The products are the wireless IntelliMouse Explorer, wireless optical mouse, wireless optical desktop Elite, wireless optical desktop Pro, wireless optical
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        Speedy, wide-format printing
        269 54 MORE companies are I doing wide-format printing in-house rather than getting a professional graphics firm to do it To meet this demand, Canon offers a fast, 44-inch wide-format printer the BJ-WB2OO that can produce an AO poster in less than two minutes (an AO page is 16
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        SHIELD YOUR PC FROM HACKERS
        339 54 and filter spam and objectionable online content DO YOU ever wish I that when you check your e-mail or surf the Web, your screen would be free of unwanted advertising, salacious messages and trojan horses lurking in the background? And if you're a businessman with
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        For 108Mbps wireless networking
        115 54 SMALL businesses and offices can I enjoy 108Mbps wireless networking with two Super G products from data communication provider, Aztech Systems. The Net Access NAB3OO combo router provides users of an existing ADSL or cable modem a convenient way to boost broadband connectivity. The device is
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        So near, so big projection
        152 54 IS YOUR board room too small to use a projector for your business presentation? NEC has the projector to overcome the squeeze the WT6OO that uses the company's patented lensless mirror design to attain the shortest throw distance of any front projector to date. The
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    • HELP DESK
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        DR PC
        992 55  -  Freddy Chen I WANT A PAID E-MAIL SERVICE PROVIDER Q: I am a subscriber to cable TV and its Internet connection via cable. As such, I do not have the normal kind of e-mail service that SingNet offers. So, for my personal e-mail needs, I use Hotmail and
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        CD-RW CREATED BY ONE WRITER CANNOT BE WRITTEN BY ANOTHER
        303 55 Q: I bought an lomega Hotburn CDRW drive. I also have an older HP CDRW drive. Both are external units. I took a blank, new CD-RW disc and used it on the lomega drive. I put files onto it and
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      153 44 §JJk MOTOROLA see more with 5-minute video capture. i\ intelligence everywhere' control more with voice command. _l\RvrTn\ express more with handwriting recognition. ff I\ create more with freehand sketchpad. I the motorola aIBO fl| I \\™ft )&gt; you can't get more moto. I ftaa\^^ see it for yourself at I
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