Today, 21 December 2004, Afternoon Edition

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      29 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Constance Singam The story of Christmas/3 From sea to air Star Cruises buys into Valuair/1 8 impact PAGES 24, 25 Infotech The dark side of IT/29 m\ '^1
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Bush vows Iraq polls to go ahead as planned
      218 1 -AFP NAJAF (Iraq) United States President George W Bush vowed yesterday that Iraqi elections would go ahead as planned despite the impact of insurgent attacks, as Iraqi authorities announced more than 50 arrests in the wake of devastating car bombings. Speaking
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      Lock icon Wall Street mixed as early rally fades
      101 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks finished mixed yesterday with investors pondering whether the traditional "Santa Claus" rally was over or has yet to come. After an early rally fizzled, the Dow Jones Industrial Average clung to a gain of 13.30 points (0.12 per
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      The Reit approach
      942 1  -  Val Chua val@newsto day. com. Sb SO THE world's largest initial public offering this year didn't quite happen after all, no thanks to a feisty old woman in Hong Kong who showed that no amount of money and power could stand in the way of civil rights.
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      THE REIT STUFF*
      82 1 A-Reit (Usted in Nov 2002} •Techplace 1 &2 Honeywell Building Science Park Properties Capita Mall Trust (Usted in July 2002) •Plaza Singapura •Junction 8 Fortune Reit (Listed in Aug 2003, properties in Hong Kong) •The Metropolis Mall •Ma On Shan Plaza Capita Commercial Trust (Listed in May)
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      Optus linked to porn trade
      572 2  -  Jaime Koh Partners claiming US$l3 million in unpaid commissions A CONTRACTUAL dispute has revealed that SingTel's wholly-owned subsidiary, Australian telecommunications provider Optus, has been involved in the Internet porn trade. The three-year-old dispute, which is being heard in the New South Wales Supreme Court, pits
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        The story of Christmas
        666 3  -  Constance Singam Festive season elicits love, hate and a wish for all I LOVE it I hate it Christmas, that is. I love the family gatherings, the giving and receiving of gifts, the cooking and baking and the joy in the children's faces as they open
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      Lock icon Yukos new owners? Baikalfinansgroup
      331 8 -AFP Obscure firm suspected of being shell for Russian govt-controlled gas giant Gazprom MOSCOW Excuse me? Did you just say Baikalfinansgroup This was the incredulous question the anchor on Russia's NTV television asked his reporter after Yukos fell to the obscure company on Sunday, destroying Russia's
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      Lock icon No woman in men's football, rules Fifa
      214 8 THE football world's governing body, Fifa, has ruled that a leading Mexican woman footballer is not eligible to play for a professional men's club, the BBC reported. Ms Maribel Dominquez signed for Mexico's second-division club Celaya this week a move that would have
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Malaysian bride jilted via SMS
        87 8 A jilted Malaysian bride was left waiting on her wedding dais after her groom called off the engagement via a mobile phone text message, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. But Ms Norlida Abdul Rahman, 23, put on her wedding dress on Friday night and
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        Push for 'Santa-free Zones'
        70 8 A group of Germans are wanting to get rid of Santa saying he has become a symbol of the commercialisation of Christmas, ananova.com reported. Thousands of stickers have been printed declaring whole areas in Germany and Austria "Santa-free Zones" and pamphlets have been handed out on
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        'Cure' found for snoring
        64 8 Doctors in Norway say they have invented a cure for snoring, ananova.com reported. The cure involves stiffening the palate to stop the vibrations that cause snoring. The process involves inserting three tiny threads made from Dacron a tough polymer used in the clothing industry into the
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        Case of the smelly courts
        62 8 Romanian authorities are facing a legal challenge from some of the country's top lawyers over courtrooms they say smell like stables, ananova.com reported, quoting local daily Adevarul. The lawyers' bar in Lasi in eastern Romania city is demanding the equivalent of $3.2 million from the
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      Lock icon Good news for Kalla, but bad for SBY?
      394 9 IPS, AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be smiling at the moment after his deputy won the leadership of the powerful Golkar party. However, some analysts wonder how long the President's joy would last. Wealthy businessman Yusuf Kalla was chosen
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      Lock icon Unexploded bomb found near Jakarta hotel
      182 9 -AP JAKARTA An unexploded grenade was found near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta early yesterday, police and hotel officials said, just days after Australia warned that terrorists may target the international hotel chain in the South-east Asian country. Australia's warning last week was unusually
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  • singapore news
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      Credit reports at SingPost
      429 4  -  Val Chua Credit Bureau also lowers report fee to $5, plans an online service CONSUMERS who have been lamenting the difficulty of getting their credit report will have something to cheer about. From Jan 15, they can obtain their credit reports from any Singapore Post branch,
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      Overseas students can sit for tests for international PSLE
      190 4  -  Ng Shing Vi SINGAPOREAN children studying in overseas schools will be able to sit for an International Primary School Examination (iPSLE) to help their chances of admission into a secondary school here. To be launched next August, the iPSLE will help
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        Tiger Airways' low-fare offering
        85 4 From tomorrow, budget carrier Tiger Airways will offer 1 0,000 low-fare seats to Phuket and Hatyai for travel in January. A one-way ticket will cost $48.88. Next month, the airline will put two new Airbus A-320 jets into service to Bangkok and Phuket. Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines
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        Lock icon KL police investigate murder
        83 4 Channel News Asia Malaysian police have sent four officers to Singapore to investigate the slaying of Ms Patricia Wong, an IBM consultant murdered in her hotel room in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. XL police Chief Mustafa Abdullah said they needed to gather information from her colleagues
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        Lock icon Chee meets deadline on lawsuit
        68 4 Channel News Asia Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan has met a Dec 20 deadline to file documents to back his counterdefamation suit against Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Dr Chee filed an affidavit on Saturday to verily the list of documents. He filed
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        Lock icon Pain pill still being sold here
        55 4 Newsßadio 93.8 The Health Sciences Authority is monitoring reports on painkiller Celebrex but has no plans to take the drug, used in the treatment of arthritis, off shelves, despite it being linked to increased heart attack risks in a US study. Another study, however,
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        Lock icon More hawker centres upgraded
        40 4 Channel News Asia Thirteen more hawker centres will be upgraded in the next two years under the Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme. To date, 33 centres have een upgraded while work is in progress at 25 others.
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        Japanese is 8 millionth visitor
        44 4 Mrs Tomika Kondo, 62, from Nagoya, Japan, became Singapore's eight millionth visitor yesterday, exceeding this year's target of 7.6 million visitors. She touched down at 3.55pm on SQ 981 to a surprise red-carpet welcome by the Singapore Tourism Board.
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      Lock icon Easter Island comes to town
      90 6  -  Alejandro Pakarati. Singapore's newest resident is a famous and mysterious Moai sculpture from Easter Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The sculpture is a gift from the Republic of Chile to the Apec Secretariat in Singapore and was presented by Chilean Ambassador Mario
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      Lock icon More ducks next year
      327 6 Channel News Asia, Newsßadio 93.8 Exports from Perak could be allowed back into Singapore DUCK exports from Perak could be allowed back into Singapore early next year. Imposed after an outbreak of bird flu in Malaysia, the ban had disrupted the supply of chickens, ducks and
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  • world news
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      Lock icon African Union struggles to save Darfur talks amid renewed reports of armed fighting
      290 10 AFP ABUJA (Nigeria) African Union (AU) mediators battled to breathe life into Darfur's peace talks after Sudanese government's belated bid to call off an offensive against rebel positions in the western region was marred by renewed reports
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Pinochet to face charges: Court
        69 10 AFP An appeals court in Chile yesterday refused to drop charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, clearing the way for his prosecution on criminal charges dating from his 17-year rule. Pinochet, 89, was recovering from a stroke he suffered on Saturday. Critics have denounced
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        Lock icon Mystery chemical on Tokyo train
        58 10 AFP Authorities yesterday stepped up security on the Tokyo subway as they investigated an incident in which a passenger was slightly burned by a chemical in a train. A woman complained on Sunday morning that a chemical on her seat had gone through her clothing
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        Lock icon Thaksin govt a 'dictatorship'
        65 10 AFP Thailand s main opposition Democrat Party leader Banyat Bantadtan has called on voters to bring down the "dictatorship" of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the elections planned for next February. At a party convention in Bangkok on Sunday, he voiced the harshest criticism yet of
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        Chaos at Mandela party
        60 10 A children's Christmas party given by former South African President Nelson Mandela was thrown into chaos after thousands turned up for free gifts, the BBC reported. Police fought to hold back up to 75,000 children and adults attempting to get into the venue in Mr Mandela's
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      Lock icon Hu hails Macau, flays HK leaders
      610 10 AFP MACAU President Hu Jintao yesterday hailed the gambling haven of Macau as an economic and political success story, but gave a public dressing-down to Hong Kong's leaders. At ceremonies to mark the fifth anniversary of the return of the former Portuguese colony of
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      Lock icon Royal snub for summit
      112 12 AFP MANAMA Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has opted out of the annual Gulf summit as his oil-rich kingdom found itself outnumbered by smaller partners bent on forging free trade deals with the US. Defence Minister Prince Sultan bin
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      Lock icon Car bombs kill 66
      322 12 Agencies Extremists launch attacks to derail elections NAJAF (Iraq) Iraq braced for more vicious attacks ahead of next month's historic elections after 66 people were killed and over 200 wounded in twin car bombings at the Muslim holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. Authorities have detained
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  • Voices
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      Focus On The Family
      262 14  -  Dr James Dobson < Behavioral researchers are telling us that extra-marital affairs are more common now than ever before. People who ought to know better, such as ministers, physicians, and politicians are risking their marriages, their careers, and their children for dalliances of one sort or
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      ISA has a national role to play
      316 14  -  HO JOE-HAN It should stay till the world can put up a united front against terrorism THE article, "Why no change, Mr Abdullah" (Dec 18-19) comments on the Internal Security Act (ISA) and its continued presence in Malaysia. Yet, despite the overwhelmingly negative
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      SGX discrepancy?
      92 14  -  DENIS DISTANT THERE is an apparent discrepancy in the SGX procedures for buying in shares where there is a shortfall. For instance, where a sale is for 5,000 shares whereas the seller has only 4,333 in the CDP account, the buy-ing-in should be for 1,000 shares and not
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      Public wants interaction with the disabled
      311 14  -  GERARD EE i ,"1 i m WE REFER to the letter, "Hiding our disabled not a healthy option" (Dec 16). The writer stated: "In Singapore, we hide our handicapped, as if there's something to be ashamed of." We thank the writer for raising this
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      Unbearable stench in Rivervale area
      244 14  -  LAM MING SING WE MOVED to the Rivervale area about four years ago because of its serenity and natural surroundings. What we didn't expect was the bad air quality on most days. Since we moved in, we have experienced a sulphurous or "rot-ten-egg" smell twice
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      Lock icon 'SLAMMING' TUDE
      656 16  -  Surekha A Yadav She's a maverick who shocks, inspires and cares deeply SHORTLY after the earth-shaking events of 911, Singaporean Greta Georges and her mother sent out more than 200 letters to prominent groups and individuals all over world from rock band U2 to United States President George
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      Mainstream shouldn't impose its Values' on others
      270 16  -  MiMdl&lWl WHILE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has a point in saying that the Snowball Party is about "balancing norms" (Dec 20), one also needs to be aware that Snowball is a ticketed event. People who are offended by same-sex intimate behaviour need
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      Lock icon Star Cruises buys into Valuair
      372 18 Agencies Sees cruise business rising in line with expansion in budget air travel MALAYSIA-BASED Star Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise line operator, will buy about a fifth of Singapore-based budget carrier Valuair for an undisclosed amount, a move that allows it to expand in the
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        Lock icon Singapore
        89 18 Dow Jones SHARES recovered from early lows to closed mixed in subdued trading yesterday. The ST Index fell 1.74 points, or 0.1 per cent to 2,056.24. It tumbled as low as 2,040.79 in the morning. On the broader market, gainers led decliners 1 84 to 162, while volume traded
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        ST Index: 2,056.24-1.74
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        World markets
        60 18 Index Value hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,103.42 14,214.04 3,998.40 5,985.94 884.31 Pis +25.1 +221.60 +3.10 -23.38 +9.18 +0.23 +1.58 +0.08 -0.39 +1.05 KLCI 909.61 +6.61 +0.73 SET Index Jakarta Comp 675.71 966.81 +6.25 -6.54 +0.93 -0.67 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,786.25
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.6081 UK£ 0.3117 Yen 63.395 HK$ 4.7302 RM 2.3106 Euro 0.4545 Rupiah 5,657.9 Baht 23.771 Peso 34.146 A$ 0.7958 Indian Rs 26.693 Won 643.21 C$ 0.7455 Yuan 5.0315 NZ$ 0.8466 NTS 19.694
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 443.70 Silver uss/oi 6.86 Platinum uss/oi 840.50 Rubber centsAg 198.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,389 Brent crude uss/borrel 43.25 Information provided by
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        SGX most active
        53 18 By volume Close UniFiber 0.240 Horizon 0.080 China Petro 0.455 SuntecReit 1.110 SingTel 2.400 KepCcrpSGAeOM)***** 0.230 LeongHin 0.280 Chartered 0.945 Capitaland 2.010 KepCcrpDBeOM)***** 0-205 Change +0.035 -0.005 +0.020 +0.010 +0.015 +0.030 +0.010 +17.1 -5.9 +4.6 +0.9 +7.0 +12.0 +5.1 'OOO 77,511 15,424 14,596 11,855 11,287 11,079 9,717
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        SGX top rises
        78 18 By$ GrealEasI Close Change 13.000 +0.300 Haw Par 5.350 +0.200 IMH 400USS 16.400 +0.200 [AC 200USS 3.500 +0.160 STI ETF 100 20.800 +0.110 DBS 16.300 +0.100 F&N 16.200 +0.100 Shang Asia 2kHKS rhai Prime200USS 10.600 +0.100 12.000 +0.100 By percentage Close Easycall 0.110 Ul Engg 0.050 [aslyfood
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        SGX top falls
        77 18 By$ Close Change Creative 50 23.000 -0.200 Jardine C&C 10.200 -0.100 OCBC 13.400 -0.100 SIA 11.400 -0.100 UOB 13.700 -0.100 GPBal 2.340 -0.070 Ml 1.820 -0.070 KepCorp MHO 8.450 -0.050 1.810 -0.050 CITYDEVW*****0 4.400 -0.040 By percentage Close Change L&M 0.005 -50.0 JKTech 0.070 -30.0 STIDB ePW*****1
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      Legal route Very difficult': Sias
      375 20  -  Val Chua Best hope for retail investors is that CAO can restructure and its shares resume trading RETAIL investors looking to sue China Aviation Oil (CAO) over its ongoing debacle were advised by experts that taking the legal route would be "very difficult". About 600
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      New Lakeside may have understated loss
      173 20 CHINA-based apple concentrate maker New Lakeside said yesterday that a stock count revealed that the Sesdaq-listed company might have overstated its closing inventory for the period ending June 30 by 2.8 million yuan ($555,000), which might result in a corresponding understatement of the 9.4-million-yuan
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      75 20 Dow Jones Bloomberg US-based Lone Star Funds plans to sell a 45-floor office building in Seoul to The Government of Singapore Investment Corp for about 900 billion won ($1.4 billion), the Maeil Business Newspaper reported. SembCorp Marine won a US$32-million ($52.7-million) contract to build two tankers for a unit
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      Lock icon HKto devise new reit plan
      351 22 Agencies Scuttled Link property trust listing not seen hurting territory's image in the long term THE Hong Kong Housing Authority said bankers would devise a new plan to sell a record US$2.7-billion ($4.4 billion) real estate investment trust (reit) through an initial public offering after
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      Lock icon Keppel wins deals worth $60m
      103 22 Bloomberg KEPPEL Corp, one of Singapore's two biggest offshore marine engineering companies, said yesterday it won two shipbuilding contracts worth $60 million. The contracts were awarded by Perenco UK, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and the New York City Department of Environmental
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      469 24  -  Ted Chen Loss of HSBC, Ikea accounts a huge blow to international ad agency MORE than 50 per cent of the work at international advertising agency Lowe may have been lost This has been the talk of the industry lately and was also
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      672 25  -  Gregory A. Waldron We understand Asia better than anyone else, says its Singapore chief AMONG the small posters on the wall in Dentsu Singapore is one that reads "the customer is not always right... but he is the customer". Advertising people have long
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        94 25 PAINT manufacturer Nippon Paint (Singapore) opened a Lifestyle Paint Gallery late last month, the first of its kind in Singapore. Located at Block 72, Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, the Lifestyle Paint Gallery is a one-stop shop that provides useful information about paint, painting
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        Mizuno set to launch concept stores
        81 25  -  Ted Chen JAPANESE sports brand Mizuno announced last month that it was launching concept corners at three World of Sports retail outlets. It is also planning to launch its first concept store (picture) at the Paragon next month. The concept corners can be found
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      332 25  -  Ted Chen COSMETICS company M.A.C. (Makeup Art Cosmetics) opened its third store with a big bang at Isetan Scotts last Thursday. To catch people's attention, M.A.C. collaborated with crystal company Swarovski to use curtains that were specially adorned with about
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        556 27  -  Seah Siew Hua Demand for all-in-one, multi-function office equipment to rise I WITH the relaxation of govI ernment regulations on home offices and the development of a culture of entrepreneurship in Singapore, Mr Tetsuo Watanabe, Brother International's managing director (Singapore), sees a rise in demand for
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        765 28  -  Ariel Tarn in Tokyo High-speed, high-capacity data transmission can revolutionise our lives, at home and in the office THE continued advancements in I broadband technologies are shaping the way we work and live. Fat pipes hold the promise of faster data transmission, high-capacity
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          Symantec, Veritas to merge
          94 28 Symantec and Veritas have entered into an agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction, valued at about US$l3.5 billion ($22.2 billion). The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of next year, will create the world's fourth-largest software company, after Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. The
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          AT&T opens IDC in Singapore
          68 28 AT&T has opened an Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Singapore to offer managed hosting services to businesses in the South-east Asia region. The centre is AT&T's sixth in the Asia-Pacific, and its 26th worldwide. These centres provide businesses with hosting solutions that include security, stor-
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          IBM extends RFID reach
          78 28 IBM has launched the Asean/South Asia RFID (radio frequency identification) Solution Zone which will allow clients to construct RFID systems, conduct simulation tests and provide support for system design, development and installation. It has simultaneously launched an RFID facility in collaboration with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) the
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          Projections of growth
          74 28 InFocus and TCL will form a 50-50 owned joint venture named South Mountain Technologies (SMT) to develop, manufacture and sell rear- and front-projection engines and projectors. Each company has committed to invest US$l 0 million ($1 6.5 million) to the venture. SMT will manufacture and sell projection
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          Don't Pass on Lexmark's printing solutions for industries
          64 28 Lexmark has opened its Printing Solutions Showcase (Pass) facility, focusing on printing and solutions for the healthcare, manufacturing, finance, securities and insurance industries. As part of the launch, Lexmark is offering corporate customers a free consultation service, in which the company will
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          Iron-clad email
          62 28 Cipher Trust has introduced Iron Mail security appliances designed for SMEs. With prices starting from U555,995 ($9,870), the Iron Mail S-class features Cipher Trust's anti-spam, anti-virus, policy enforcement and secure email gateway capabilities. Similar to the enterprise-class Iron Mail, the S-class is an easy-to-install appliance that provides a
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          Gateway anti-virus launched
          80 28 SonicWalT has launched Gateway antivirus, a scalable, high-speed anti-virus solution that provides enterprise-class unified threat management. This is the first solution on the market that uses a per-packet scanning engine, allowing it to handle large file sizes and concurrent downloads. Gateway anti-virus delivers intelligent, real-time scanning and
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        269 29  -  Jimmy Wu FROM Jan 1, it will be a criminal offence for businesses in I Singapore to use unlicensed software of any kind. Here are some steps that will help a company maintain a healthy software environment Also, many IT vendors are offering services that
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        450 29  -  Jimmy Wu Many companies are inadvertently using unlicensed software I YOU would be hard pressed to find someone who questions the extensive role computers, and the software we load into them, play in our day-to-day lives and businesses. But what lurks in your company's computer
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        Audits can be a good thing
        54 29 Software asset management audits are not only about protecting a company from prosecution. Performing a software audit can provide companies with additional information to help them better manage software costs and employee productivity. Software audits make it easier to spot out-of-date licences and standardise
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        Getting legal is cheap, peace of mind is free
        135 29 Software audits are not difficult to undertake. The process is usually the same auditors work with an organisation to review information on IT assets and purchases, reconcile the results and make recommendations. Under a scheme organised by the Business Software Alliance
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        291 29  -  Juan Add a date/time stamp to digital photos Q: My Canon camera comes with software that imprints the date on the photo printouts. However, the original images are not imprinted with the date. Hence, if I were to send the images for professional printing, the dates will not
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      504 30  -  Jeanine Tan Liang Ni Meet Liang Ni (left) and i Serene Loo, Channel U's Mandarin news anchors for 2005 THE two new faces fronting Channel U news next year, Serene Loo and Liang Ni, aren't fazed by the prospect of filling the shoes of the celebrity newscasters who have
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      81 30 HERE'S what you've been listen- and May. (Last survey's position 5 (5) Gold 90.5FM ing to, according to a biannual in brackets.) 6 (8) Warna 94.2FM survey done by Nielsen Media 1 (1) Y.E.S. 93.3FM 7 (7) Perfect Ten 98.7FM Research between September 2 (2)
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      345 32  -  Jeanine Tan Matrix DVD set was seven years in the making THE producers of the new Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD box set are in an editing suite filled to the brim with film reels, the result of seven years spent documenting the making of the three Matrix
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      190 32 AFP PHNOM PENH Cambodia banned a popular love song about a monk quitting his orders for love from its airwaves yesterday, saying it was disrespectful to monks and Buddhists across the country. Leaving the Monkhood for Love, by popular singer Heng Bunleap, was released last month
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        447 34  -  Yong Shu Chiang Star also expresses interest in working with Stefanie Sun COUNT veteran funnyman Stephen Chow, along with Johnnie To and Andy Lav, among those interested in helping local songbird Stefanie Sun embark on an acting career. In fact, Sun a fan of Chow's revealed recently
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        481 36  -  Jacqueline Tan Try Yamuna Body Rolling for muscle relief MOVE over, physiotherapy. There's a new kid on the block that's being touted by adherents as the new wave in fitness. Yamuna Body Rolling (YBR) is a gentle workout with the unhurried vibe of yoga and the core-strengthening
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        253 36 Angelia Teo New workouts are a dime a dozen and fitness enthusiasts are spoilt for choice when it comes to workouts. TODAY takes a look at the new favourites. Ashtanga Yoga The rigorous cousin to Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga is more suitable for those who know
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        334 36 AFP THERE was the Scarsdale Diet... the Atkins Diet... and now: the Diet of Pig Whipworms. The parasite known as Trichuris suis has been given the OK in an unconventional experiment to tackle inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ailment that is on the
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      400 41 AFP Aussie coach Buchanan says allconquering cricketers will not sit still PERTH Test cricket rivals have to catch up with the all-conquering Australians, rather than Ricky Ponting's team marking time, coach John Buchanan said here yesterday. There is concern that Australia are proving just too
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      206 42  -  STANLEY HO National coach happy with his world-beaters and now plots a SEA Games path IF YOU spot Sheik Alau'ddin on the street over the next few days, you'll find him with a shiny bald head. Tease him if you want, for the head coach and technical
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      372 42  -  Stanley Ho SILAT could make its Asian Games debut in Guangzhou in 2010, it was revealed yesterday. According to Singapore's national coach and technical director Sheik Alau'ddin, a proposal was presented at the International Silat Federation (ISF) congress in Singapore last Friday. "This is something that the
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      Aiying to meet Indonesian in semis
      274 42  -  TANYO-HINN BADMINTON Cheers Youth International Championship SINGAPORE'S top female junior is through to the last four of the Cheers Youth International Badminton Championship. At the Singapore Badminton Hall yesterday, top seed King Aiying overcame Taiwan's Hsieh Pei Chen 11-4, 11-4 in the quarter-finals of
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      No new stadium at St Andrew's, yet
      190 42  -  Tan Yo-Hinn IN SEPTEMBER, the St Andrew's group of schools said they would team up with top local hockey club Chenab to build a stadium. The proposed hockey stadium was to have been built at the $80 million St Andrew's Village currently under
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      579 43  -  NFL AP Ravens hold Colts to oneTD to keep Marino's record alive INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning tried to focus on winning, but the home crowd seemed unwilling to accept anything less than a record-setting game. Manning threw his 47th touchdown (TD) pass of the season to move
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      333 43 -AFP SYDNEY Respected Australian tennis coach Tony Roche (picture) has knocked back an approach by Roger Federer to be the world No l's new full-time coach, reports said here yesterday. The world's supreme player, who is here training with Roche ahead of next month's Australian
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      469 44 Wenger says busy festive period will separate the men from the boys ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 1 PORTSMOUTH Over the last week, we have heard Jose Mourinho predict his Chelsea side would reach 90 points for the season, to lift the Premiership title. Then, along came
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      167 44 LONDON Liverpool are believed to have tabled a £3.5 million ($ll million) bid for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes (picture) yesterday. Boss Rafael Benitez wants Morientes to strengthen his team, with Djibril Cisse out for the season with a broken leg. BBC Sport reported that Liverpool have
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      97 44 AFP ZURICH Fifa have targeted player burnout in the run-up to the World Cup in 2006, setting a May 14 cut off for all major competitions including domestic cup finals, in the season before football's showpiece. "Major competitions in the 2005/2006 season, including cup finals, must
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        693 45 -AFP Ronaldinho is named 2004 Fifa World Footballer of the Year ZURICH Brazil's Ronaldinho was named 2004 Fifa World Footballer of the Year this morning to cap a fine 12 months for both club and country. His club Barcelona are racing away at the top of the Spanish
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        357 45 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Charlton 2 Fulham 1 LONDON Charlton headed into the Christmas period seventh in the Premiership table after a 2-1 win against London rivals Fulham at The Valley this morning. Jerome Thomas delighted the home crowd by putting Alan Curbishley's underrated side
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        227 45 -AFP LONDON Jose Antonio Reyes was ruled out of Arsenal's Christmas matches after twisting a knee in training. Spanish striker Reyes missed Sunday's gruelling 1-0 win at Portsmouth, which put the champions back in second place within five points of leaders Chelsea. Reyes will also
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        129 45 -AFP LONDON Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker has broken his foot and will be out of action into the New Year, a statement on the Premiership leaders' official website said yesterday. Parker, signed in January from Charlton for £10 million ($31.95 million), has struggled to
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