Today, 27 March 2007

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    14 1 TODAY /?«r we set you thinking MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Tuesday March 27, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon M'sia jittery over S'pore F1 roar
    738 1  -  JOSE RAYMOND But while Sports Minister worries, others say both countries will gain jose@media corp.com.sg WHILE Singapore has been caught up in the excitement of trying to bring Formula 1 (Fl) racing to its shores, there has barely been a squeak on the subject
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      Lock icon A micro superhero that could save lives
      343 2  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp. com. sg WERE the dreaded flu pandemic to hit the region, a tiny chip the size of a fingernail (picture) could critically bolster Singapore's first line of defence its airports, seaports and land border crossings. The lab-on-chip, built by
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      MILLIONAIRES HELPING OTHERS BE UNEMPLOYED
      327 2 TRUE wealth starts with you firing yourself from your current employment. The wealthiest individuals to the likes of Bill Gates, Li Ka Shing and Sim Wong Hoo have all created fortunes. They are able to retire young and rich by choosing the path less travelled
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      Lock icon $350 million for clean energy
      283 2  -  IT COULD create 7,000 new jobs here by 2015, generate $1.7 billion in value-added and help save the earth. That's how developing the clean energy sector, which includes solar power, fuel cells, biofuels and carbon trading, could pay off for Singapore. And to this end,
      KOH MUI FONG  -  283 words
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      D-Day for Durai
      303 2 Former NKF chief's fate hinges on witness testimony The new Clean Energy Programme Office will implement and coordinate the various programmes. It will help lure research, manufacturing and headquarters activities here, nurture local companies and spur the development of clean energy technologies through funding, building worldclass research
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      Lock icon Thaksin's wife charged
      436 3 -AGENCIES Tax evasion case is first legal strike against ex-PM's family since coup BANGKOK The wife of ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was charged yesterday with evading millions of dollars in taxes, opening the first corruption case involving the ousted leader's inner circle since the September coup.
      -AGENCIES; AFP  -  436 words
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      Terror link to quarry blasts?
      296 3  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp. com. sg THEY are certain that foul play was involved. Now, Indonesian authorities are trying to establish whether the blasts that hit a Singapore-owned granite quarry in Karimun, Riau, last Friday had anything to do with terrorists. The blasts came at a
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      340 3 APMI KAPLAN) At APMI, we say YES. Asia pacific management institute Get a wor d c ass education that will equip you for the career you desire. FOR GCE 'A', 'o', 'N' LEVELS AND ITE GRADUATES SDF grant approval-in-principle (for part-time diplomas only) DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION This course will
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      New media, new regulations
      397 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG MDA to revise competition code to manage electronic media, offer better services cheekong@media corp. com. sg WITH the island wiring up and a flurry of entrants into the lucrative Internet pay-TV market regulators are making sure they will not be left behind. The Media Development
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      GETTING A GRASP ON NEW MEDIA
      163 4 riuin ntu\i iiiuiiui, a new uuunun win look into the far-reaching effects social, ethical, legal and regulatory of the interactive and digital media sector on society. The Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society (Aims) will recommend to the Government how
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      Crossed rail signals
      234 4 A MALAYSIAN newspaper, citing an unnamed source, reported yesterday that the Malaysian and Singapore governments had given the green light for the construction of a bullet-train service to Kuala Lumpur. According to the New Straits Times, Malaysian company YTL Corp and Siemens AG were expected to commence
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon BUDGET TERMINAL ON THE UP
        80 6 -938UVE Singapore's Budget Terminal last month handled 130,000 passengersup 80 per cent from a year ago when it first opened. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said the terminal, which is used by Tiger and Cebu Pacific Airways, has received more than 1.36 million passengers
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        CLEAR IMMIGRATION IN 16 SECS
        63 6  -  -LEONGWEEKEAT The new identification system installed last month at the Woodlands Checkpoint for motorcycle riders has cut clearance times from one minute to around 16 seconds. About 18,000 riders have signed up for the Biometric Identification of Motorbikers System. Singapore citizens, Malaysians who are Singapore
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        Lock icon ACADEMIC AID FOR SOLDIERS
        60 6 -938UVE The Defence Ministry will help its specialists and warrant officers upgrade themselves academically by pursuing a degree. Currently, outstanding specialists and warrant officers are only sponsored for certificate or diploma courses. But from next month, that will be expanded to include full-time or part-time degree
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        BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE VISITS
        83 6 Visiting Crown Prince of Bahrain Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa called on President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday, and was hosted to lunch by Senior Minister Goh ChokTong and to dinner by Mr Lee. The Crown Prince expressed interest in
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      Electricity tariffs down
      94 6 THE electricity tariff will be reduced by an average of 5.73 per cent or 1.14 cents per kWh for the period April to June. This is due to lower fuel oil prices of U5542.60 per barrel compared to U5548.16 per barrel for the previous quarter, said SP
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      Abuse keeps wife-killer's sentence short
      497 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Leniency called for, says judge who metes out same sentence as before weekeat@media corp. com. sg PHYSICALLY abused by his wife, he lived in constant fear avoiding her by locking himself in his flat Even after her death, deliveryman Lim Ah Seng was still
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      HP's $70,000 IT carrot
      260 8  -  GRACIA CHIANG IF YOUR company has IT, Hewlett-Packard wants it The technology solutions provider is launching its inaugural HP Total Care Challenge today, in which small and medium businesses (SMBs) are invited to submit their ideas on how technology can be used to enhance their company's
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      Lock icon $227m jab on S'pores side
      553 8  -  TAN HUI LENG Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly will inject that much over 5 years huileng@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN as outgoing Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A* Star) chairman Philip Yeo continues to be embroiled in public debates about Singapore's biomedical initiatives, the country's economic drive in
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      370 7 K9 y SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY r Beyond information technology A transformative business education Practice Professor Steven Miller s Dean, School of Information Systems m 3 Mm\ W /aB^P W W jj <«4l J'' VA SIS Graduate i^B Vr- Bk awAmma MWrMm Associate Consultant W^^r W| Hi Fujitsu Asia Mm>aaa. f
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      226 8 "I was very impressed by the rich experience of the lecturers who made comprehension of Psychology easy. Having a good grasp of the discipline |9S Bkl has helped me to understand my students I better and accelerate learning amongst them." f Ong Yong Chok, Lecturer mm^-~*mWl Infb-comm Technology mt "The
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      289 8 fI yt Money makes money is an age old saying. In a recent newspaper article, r"^ "f*"! |"1 itwas highlighted that the rich is getting richer whilst the lower income A.A.\S A. X%«/X.l. group is struggling along. This is because the lower income group is gj "1 competing with workers
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      GIVING THE SCIENCES A HUMAN TOUCH
      761 10  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI again placed its bets on a high-im-pact area that will not only create breakthroughs and raise the profile of a country keen to make its mark in cutting-edge research, but also generate the jobs and attract more money. It is clear that science
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  • world news
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      Lock icon So sorry, Abe tells sex slaves
      219 11 -AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for his remarks on World War II sex slaves, yesterday apologised again to so-called comfort women, saying he stood by a landmark 1993 statement Mr Abe, questioned in Parliament by a leftist lawmaker on whether
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      Lock icon Tamil Tigers in daring airstrike
      580 11 —AGENCIES 3 security personnel killed after Sri Lankan rebels target air force base in first air attack COLOMBO Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first air raid yesterday, bombing Sri Lanka's main air force base in a daring night-time mission that forced the closure
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      Lock icon Standoff over bird flu vaccines
      477 12 —AP WHO suggests plan to stockpile the drug for developing countries, who want a better deal JAKARTA The World Health Organization might guarantee that poor nations get access to stockpiles of bird flu vaccines in the event of a pandemic, the world body's top flu
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      Lock icon Pirate-busting dogs face new obstacle
      185 12 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Movie pirates are spraying chemicals on their bootleg DVDs to confuse two United States-loaned dogs who this month helped Malaysian authorities sniff out nearly one million illegal discs, an official said yesterday. The two female Labradors have been trained to detect polycarbonate
      -AP; AFP  -  185 words
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      Lock icon 1,000 arrests fail to halt Pakistan protests
      178 12 -AFP ISLAMABAD Thousands of opposition supporters held fresh protests yesterday against President Pervez Musharraf's removal of Pakistan's top judge, despite the arrest of about 1,000 people in a police crackdown. Military ruler Musharraf is facing the most damaging political crisis of his eight
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      Lock icon Smith died of accidental drug overdose: Police
      170 12 -AP FLORIDA-Play-boy model Anna Nicole Smith (picture) died of an accidental drug overdose after she was found unresponsive at a hotel, Florida authorities said yesterday. "We found nothing to indicate any foul play," said Chief Charlie Tiger of the Seminole, Florida, police department
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      Lock icon Iran takes tough stand despite new UN sanctions
      232 14 AGENCIES TEHRAN Iran has said it would limit cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog and vowed not to halt its atomic programme following new financial and arms sanctions. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday dismissed the new sanctions imposed by the United
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      Lock icon BLAIR CONDEMNS IRAN'S DETENTION OF SAILORS
      132 14 AGENCIES Britain kept up pressure yesterday on Iran over the plight of 15 arrested British naval personnel as the country's ambassador to Tehran met officials again to "press hard" for their release, the Foreign Office said Mr Geoffrey Adams was assured that the group
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      Lock icon Myanmar denies rights abuses
      221 14 AGENCIES NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar) Myanmar's junta used its first major press conference in its new capital yesterday to declare that it could soon finish drafting a new constitution that would pave the way for a general election. A military-appointed forum called the National Convention is tasked to
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      Lock icon Howard slams failure to oust Islamic leader
      317 14 AFP Controversial mufti could harm image of Muslims, says PM SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday criticised the country's Islamic clerics for failing to oust a leader who has caused widespread outrage with his remarks about women. A decision by about 60
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MADRASAHS^ COUNTER THE TALIBAN
        99 14 -AFP Afghanistan's government is setting up its own madrasahs (religious schools) to counter the Taliban's use of education as a "weapon of terrorism". Education Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar said. The Taliban were students at madrasahs in Pakistan before the government there helped them to seize power
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        Lock icon JUDGES TO GET 24-HOUR HELPLINE
        62 14 -AFP Stressed British judges will be able to make use of a 24-hour helpline that will offer them "practical and emotional support" from next month. The Times of London reported. The helpline will be available to all 1,400 full-time judges. Those who use the helpline
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        Lock icon LONDON GAMES MAY COST £15 BILLION 40 PER CENT MORE THAN ESTIMATED
        168 14 BLOOMBERG London's 2012 Olympic Games will cost at least £15 billion pounds ($29 billion), or 40 per cent more than the latest government estimate, according to two opposition members of the city's legislative assembly. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell
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        Lock icon MUSLIM REBEL LEADER KILLED
        59 14 -DPA A rogue commander of the largest Muslim separatist rebel group in the southern Philippines and his companion were killed over the weekend by unidentified gunmen. Pakil Ayunan, a former commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and a bodyguard were meeting with a group of
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  • Voices
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      isay ARE WE SPARTA OR ATHENS?
      882 16  -  LIM CHENG TJU IF YOU haven't watched 300, the movie adaptation of the Frank Miller comic book about the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, go watch it. And I'm not saying this simply because I'm a comic book fan. 300 tells the
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      Lock icon A need for re-examination
      323 18  -  HO KONG LOON Test papers should be moderated to cater to slow and average learners Letter from I SHARE Mr Raymond Ng's concerns in the letter, "Standardise school examinations" (March 24-25). Mr Lawrence Low dismissed Mr Ng's concerns summarily in his letter, "One size fits all?
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    • Letter
      Driver stops at gantry, causes accident, scoots off
      276 18  -  PEH CHENG HOON Letter from ON MONDAY morning, I was involved in a motor accident that was caused by an inconsiderate and irresponsible motor car driver. My husband and I were travelling on the rightmost lane along the Nicoll Highway towards the
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    • Letter
      Critical mass of local-born babies
      278 18  -  NGYAKEN Letter from POPULATION expert Saw Swee Hock's article, "What it means to have 6.5 m population" (March 23) projected an influx of 2.65 million newcomers should our population reach 6.5 million by 2050. The projection was based on the assumption that our total fertility
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    • Letter
      LTA supports environment-friendly initiatives
      361 19  -  NALEEZAEBRAHIM Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Ramchand Ramesh's letter, "Rein in CO2 emissions" (March 20). The Land Transport Authority has always been supportive of initiatives that enhance our environment Our policies in promoting public transport and managing the
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    • Letter
      What the old need
      136 19  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from READING the article, "Job fair for older workers a big draw" (March 24), I was heartened by the increase in the number of companies that are offering jobs to mature workers. But while employers are able to attract older workers,
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    • Letter
      Label food, so consumers can balance their own diet
      333 19  -  HO CHUN KEONG Letter from IN HIS letter, "Let's not oversimplify the trans fats issue" (March 24), Mr Richard Seah had pointed to trans fat's link to a variety of diseases (diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc). While this is true, it is
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      240 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON CARING FOR ELDERLY PARENTS It's not easy knowing how to deal with the elderly. I received a copy of a letter recently written by an 80-year-old grandmotherto the members of her family. This is what this quiet lady named Mom Keltner wrote on
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      Shocking anti-smoking ad gets the right message across
      254 20  -  CHIAKUMMENG Letter from RECENTLY, the vivid anti-smoking campaign by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) entered the limelight for its "shocking images". I want to give two thumbs-up to the HPB for their daring and clear message to the public about the horrific
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    • Letter
      Good safari, bad bus links
      490 20  -  DAVID KHOO Simple things such as bad bus services can ruin a good experience Letter from I APPLAUD Singapore's efforts and zeal towards ensuring tourism diversity and service excellence in every field. Perhaps some organisations need to realign themselves to this one goal. After hearing
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon S'pore production up 9.4% in Feb
      440 23 -DOW JONES But electronics continues to drag manufacturing down SINGAPORE'S manufacturing was surprisingly strong last month as transport engineering offset weak electronics output but economic growth will remain modest through the first half, analysts said. According to the Government, manufacturing output rose by 9.4
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      Lock icon ICICI stakes nod for Temasek, GIC
      169 23 BLOOMBERG TEMASEK Holdings and Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) will get approval to each own as much as 10 per cent of ICICI Bank before June, said India's Commerce Secretary G X Pillai. The Reserve Bank of India had initially raised objections because
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Helpline for Mideast trade
        427 24  -  NG HUN WEI Group to hold trade missions and business-matching, networking events hunwei@media corp.com.sg A BUSINESS group to assist Singaporean companies looking to do business in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) was jointly launched yesterday by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and the Crown
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      • Article
        Lock icon CORPORATE BRIEFS
        190 24 -BLOOMBERG AGENCIES -AFP Keppel Corp said its unit, KS Investments (a unit of Keppel Offshore Marine), will invest US$23 million ($35 million) for a minority interest in a US$45O-million shipyard project with Qatar Gas Transport Co. The Singapore firm will own 20 per cent of Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine,
        -BLOOMBERG; — AGENCIES; -AFP  -  190 words
      • market watch
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          SGX most active
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          SGX top rises
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          SGX top falls
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          Lock icon SINGAPORE
          119 25 -DOW JONES SHARE prices closed mixed, with the full valuations of blue-chip stocks keeping buyers on the sidelines despite gains in regional markets. The ST Index closed down 1.27 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 3,204.55 points In the broad market, gainers led losers 360 to 316 as 1.4
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        414 25  -  CHOW PENN NEE More under-30s apply for credit cards pennnee@mediacorp.com.sg MORE young adults in Singapore are clamouring for "plastic" with a growing number of them applying for their first credit card last year. Figures from the Credit Bureau of Singapore (CBS) reveal that the percentage of adults aged
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        93 25 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering said its aerospace unit won two contracts totalling $393 million from the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Singapore Technologies Aerospace will upgrade the avionic systems of 10 C-130 transport aircraft for seven years, ST Engineering said in a statement yesterday. The
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          367 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO Coke launches new campaign here, reveals 'secret' ingredient joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg THE cat is finally out of the bag the secret ingredient in Coca-Cola is "Happiness". Coca-Cola's award-winning "The Coke Side of Life" advertising campaign has finally made its way to Singapore
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          184 26 —JOSEPH YADAO RARELY does one see an advertising campaign spanning almost a decade, but Fed Ex's "We Live to Deliver" campaign looks set to achieve that milestone. The campaign focuses on the commitment of the FedEx staff who are shown going the extra
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          367 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO IN WHAT is the first of its kind in the region, a lifestyle magazine that caters to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), is being launched by a new Singapore media company, which aims to make Singapore the global media hub for NRIs. To be
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        1413 28  -  Lynette Koh A FEATURE ON THE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC INITIATIVE MAKING A DIFFERENCE The CMS and the Robinsons Group show that good service is about developing service values and staying flexible to customers' needs CHANGI AIRPORT A DESTINATION FOR ALL An annual turnover exceeding $1 billion would be impressive
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          510 30  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Microsoft introduces an application that makes management of digital identities easier, safer hedirman@media corp. com. sg AREN'T you tired of remembering different user names and passwords for every online service that you use? In the physical world, our wallets contain credit cards and
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            115 30 Singapore now houses Borland's only global Enterprise Quality Center (EQC). Borland is a provider of open application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions and it helps customers to manage quality assurance in the software delivery process. The EQC will act as a global
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            150 30 AT&T, Ericsson, France Telecom, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony and Telecom Italia have formed the Open IPTV Forum to define an interoperable end-to-end specification for the delivery of Internet protocol television (IPTV) services. IPTV refers to the delivery of multimedia services over an
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        76 31 m2:l MIX IT UP Vary your passwords between different computers and online accounts. If one of your accounts has been stolen, it'll be harder for the thief to break into your other accounts. CAREFUL, NOW Be wary of opening any file or content if you're not able
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        399 31  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Home users are most prone to hack attacks: Symantec hedirman@media corp. com. sg I NETIZENS, you'd better I watch what you're up to online because popular activities like gaming or file sharing could leave you open to online threats. According to Symantec's latest security
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        89 31 POLYCOM WOO The Polycom V7OO (U552,999) all-in-one video conferencing system has an integrated 17-inch liquid crystal display, camera, microphones and speakers It allows full-screen video conferencing at 30 frames per second and displays TV-like visuals at bandwidths up to 768 kbps. You can share multiple video channels over the
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        141 31 In a fix over IT matters? Bugged by software glitches? Send your questions to infotech@newstoday.com.sg SYSTEM RESTORE ERROR Recently, my notebook showed this message: "System Restore Tool is Missing". Is there any way to recover the function? Or should I reformat the hard disk? Chin Wei When System Restore
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      1106 34  -  Zul Othman Punk pop quartet Good Charlotte insist they don't fit in with other celebrities and are the same regular Joes that they were in 2000 TODAYEXCLUSIVE ON STAGE, identical twins Joel and Benji Madden the driving force behind punk pop behemoths Good Charlotte may revel in playing
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      65 35 IN THE competitive punk-pop world, the only constant is change. Good Charlotte seems to realise this and have since the start of their career crafted albums that are both energetic and a cut above the punk-pop pack. But are they any good?
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      56 35 Sounding like a cross between Green Day and Smash Mouth, Good Charlotte's debut lets the riffs fly fast and furious but is radio-friendly enough to appeal to the twee-punk set. The songs' subjects range from abusive dads to girlfriends who'd rather date jocks than the Madden
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      49 35 The band's sophomore effort rehashed their debut's best bits to the sound of ringing cash tills. While some critics blasted this by-the-numberstake on rock, ditties like Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous and The Anthem remain, well, anthems with the punk-pop faithful.
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      59 35 Album No 3 dumped the punk cliches for some truly groovy moments. It's not as immediate as earlier efforts but I Just Want To Live a blend of disco beats and power riffs might just be the best thing they've done. And
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      52 35 Their latest album sees Good Charlotte moving even further from the punk-pop mould: Sounding a lot like a punky Coldplay mixing it up with Duran Duran. While much of the album is melancholic and epic-scaled, it is also curiously short on charm. That could be
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          120 36 The View THOUGH it's tempting to question his judgment, drug-addled perennial bad boy Pete Dohertywas justified in inviting The View to join his band Babyshambles' British tour. Sure, they may seem like another in a long line of hyped-up guitar bands from the United Kingdom,
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          119 36 Simply Red FOR many of us, the arrival of a new Simply Red album is about as inviting as the sight of Mark Lee in Speedos. Like Jamiroquai, Simply Red main man Mick Hucknall prides himself on flogging a smug pastiche of soul and funk. Still, there's no shortage
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          125 36 Brett Anderson LIFE post-Suede hasn't been too kind to former lead singer Brett Anderson. His band The Tears slid down the dumper soon after their first album was released while his solo debut was thrashed for being hammy and over-the-top. Granted, the 39-year-old is not one for subtlety
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      841 38 There is currently no cure for the bleeding disorder, haemophilia. What is it like to live with the condition? JOANNE YAP (joanne@mediacorp.com.sg) finds out WHEN Daryl Lim (picture) was three months old, his mother noticed that he had the tendency to bruise easily. Concerned that he
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      267 38 -MCT DUKE University Medical Centre scientists have recruited humble fat particles as soldiers in the war against cancer. Researchers have transformed microscopic fat cells into cancer "smart bombs" by packing them with chemotherapy drugs. Then, they turn the blobs loose on
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      611 43 -AGENCIES England need their best player to smile, 'cos the scowl's dragging the team down LONDON It is very easy to find scapegoats when a team is doing badly. The harder part is to understand why players are underperforming and, in Wayne Rooney's case,
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      266 43 LONDON England manager Steve McClaren believes he still has the backing of his players, despite the dismal 0-0 draw in Israel. "I am absolutely 100 per cent convinced the players are still playing for me," said the under-fire McClaren, who reportedly was involved in
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      492 44 -AFP American makes up for Olympic loss to leave Japanese ace frustrated SWIMMING 12th Fina World Championships MELBOURNE Brendan Hansen won his battle with arch-rival Kosuke Kitajima yesterday to take the 100 m breaststroke world title. American world record-holder Hansen, beaten by Kitajima at
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      346 44  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@media corp.com.sg SHE IS feeling confident and will use her time between now and the 50m butterfly final on Friday to stay in rhythm. Tao Li (picture) may have only just missed out on the 100 m butterfly final at the world
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      820 45 Eating right, staying fit could save you headaches and money- long term BETWEEN the age of 65 and 75, Mr S Mahaindra went through a total of four surgeries to have stents inserted into his blocked arteries.Ten years before this string of
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      525 46 -AGENCIES t>At(> ißfll fIKTnMWIiIB GOLF WGC CA Championship MIAMI The legend grows and the records just tumble, it seems. Tiger Woods became only the fourth man to win the same elite event six times, winning the US$B-million ($l2 million) World Golf Championships (WGC) CA Championship here
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      479 46  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Balestier Khalsa 2 SAFFC 4 darren@mediacorp.com.sg PLAYING the captain's role, Mohd Noor Ali inspired SAFFC to a thrilling 4-2 win over a spirited Balestier Khalsa at Toa Payoh Stadium last night as they moved
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      580 47 —AFP Host nation's batting superstar says his men are up for the fight against rampant Australia Australia v West Indies ST JOHN'S, Antigua West Indies captain Brian Lara insists his team will not crumble when they face defending champions Australia in the opening match
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      333 47 -AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's foreign ministry yesterday asked the international media to avoid "speculation and rumours" about the murder of cricket coach Bob Woolmer at the World Cup. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said rumours swirling around Woolmer's death were increasing the trauma
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