The Straits Times, 26 October 2004

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    21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 124PA&_W-h3tcPARTS MITA (P) 048/03/2004 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 2004 a—\ m SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Bird flu kills thousands of fowl in Java
    240 1 Jakarta THOUSANDS of fowl have died of bird flu m a district m Indonesia's main island of Java m the past month, the state Antara news agency said yesterday. The outbreak m Pandeglang district has prompted local authorities to order the vaccination
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    Lock icon Violent rioting in S. Thailand
    495 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thaksin flies to Muslim South after six killed, up to 400 arrested By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok DOZENS of people have been injured m clashes between Thai security forces and hundreds of protesters who tried to storm a police station m Muslim southern
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Jewellery retailers see sparkling future
      1092 1  -  Lorna Tan By ACCOUNTANT Pamela Ng studies her reflection m the dressingtable mirror of her Chai Chee flat. Will she wear her classy white-di-amond earrings? Or the coloured gemstones that go perfectly with her number-cruncher suit? The sassy single calls herself "diamond crazy" and has
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  • IN A FLASH
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      52 2 Casino bad luck... A casino will bring addiction, crime, domestic abuse and resentment to Singapore, so just say no, urges Dr Toh Keng Kiat. PAGEH9 ...problems not new Gambling and social problems already here, and Singaporeans should be allowed to make their own choices, says Mr Cheong Wing Lee.
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      Lock icon SPORTS
      50 2 90 minutes from glory S-League.club Geylang United are a match away from making history by reaching an Asian club championship final. PAGE Hil RJC top m sports Raffles Junior College has marked the end of its 20-year stay at Mount Sinai with a record haul of sports trophies. PAGEHI2
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      Lock icon MONEY
      44 2 Online banking battle Many banks are working on their websites as security improves and customers lose their fear of Internet banking. PAGEH22 SPC strikes Viet oil Singapore Petroleum Company subsidiary SPC Vietnam has struck oil and gas with its first exploratory well. PAGEH22
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      34 2 S'pore-lndia pact close Singapore says that it is close to finalising a trade pact with India. PAGE 7 Business nightmare Indonesia ranked one of the world's hardest places to do business. PAGE 10
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      31 2 Explosives disappear About 400 tonnes of powerful explosives have gone missing m Iraq. PAGE 12 Muslim school success British education, Islam and cultural diversity a recipe for success. PAGE 13
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      27 2 Hope amid violence Violent attempts to impose versions of Islam on Indonesia have gone on for 200 years, but there is reason for hope. PAGE 19
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      67 2 Three dead m crash A Singaporean mother and her two sons were among the dead m a crash m Malaysia on Saturday. PAGE HI Better shock tactics Medical specialists are trying to find the ideal strength of electric shock to jolt a stalled heart back into action. PAGE H6
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 'So hip' NUS the choice for most JC students
      682 3  -  Sandra Davie Almost two-thirds of 833 polled say they will opt for it, over SMU and NTU By .Education Correspondent THE advertisements would have you believe that the new kid on the university block is hip and appealing. But first-year junior
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      Lock icon Jakarta: We'll get them in 100 days
      496 4  - Jakarta: We'll get them in 1 00 days Devi Asmarani Yudhoyono's govt promises to nab the two fugitive bomb-makers soon By Indonesian Correspondent JAKARTA Making security its top priority, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government has promised to nab top bomb-makers Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohamed Top within 100 days and
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      Lock icon The terrible duo
      71 4 AZAHARI HUSIN Indonesia's most- wanted, once a lecturer m Malaysia Police believe he had key role m Bali, Marriott and Australian embassy attacks Gave bomb-making classes to JI militants NOORDIN MOHAMED TOP Azahari's top lieutenant Highly successful m recruiting suicide bombers A Malaysian, he trained m Afghanistan
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      Lock icon Powell urges China to keep 'open mind'
      351 4  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Correspondent In Beijing US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell yesterday urged top Chinese leaders to keep an "open mind" to possible cross-strait talks with Taiwan. Speaking to reporters here after meeting top Chinese leaders like President Hu Jintao
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Protest triggers deadly riot
      417 5 Protest triggers deadly riot Six Killed after hundreds try to storm police station 5 Bangkok ra. am* SOUTHERN Thailand's latest spate-jf violence erupted yestei dajjwhen hundreds of people gathered to protest against the detention of six Muslims. ThBV had been charged with Steely reporting the theft of a sfiall number
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      Lock icon Situation seems to be slipping out of Bangkok's hands, observers say
      166 5 ORDER m strife-torn southern Thailand seems to be slipping out of Bangkok's hands despite Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra' high-profile declarations to end the violence, observers say. Yesterday, at least six more lives were added to the list of more
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      Lock icon THAILAND RIOT
      95 6 "I want to tell the Thai Muslims...that I know about everything that goes on m the south, and I will absolutely not allow the authorities to harass the public. But when the authorities set up laws, they have to be respected." PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN SHINAWATRA, who nr.«*de an
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      Lock icon 'I saw soldiers fire at protesters'
      259 6 'I saw soldiers fire at protesters' "I decided to stop the demonstration by firing water and tear gas against them because I could not allow the violence to happen." LIEUTENANT-GENERAL PISARN WATTANAWONGKIRI, a senior military commander "The government always talks about using peaceful methods but it acts the opposite." MIMANASE
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      Lock icon S'pore, India close to finalising trade pact
      475 7  -  Ravi Velloor Agreement first step for India's greater economic ties with Asean, says DPM Tan By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi "Free trade agreements always have their difficulties, but I don't see siny showstoppers with regard to the process." DEPUTY PREMIER Tony
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      Lock icon Reports on F-16s 'understandable'
      260 7  - Reports on F- 16s 'understandable David Boey By SINGAPORE'S Defence Ministry distanced itself yesterday from Indian media reports which claimed that fighter aircraft from the Indian air force had out-per-formed Singapore's F-16 jets the same aircraft used by its neighbour Pakistan. Following the staging of the first joint air exercise
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      Lock icon Powell wants China to pressure N. Korea
      504 8 He tells Beijing that he wants country to take bigger role m nuclear stand-off Beijing US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell has urged China to push North Korea harder to secure a breakthrough m the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula. His remarks
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      Lock icon Typhoon kills four in Taiwan
      234 8 Taipei TYPHOON Nock-ten hit north-eastern Taiwan with powerful winds and heavy rain yesterday, killing at least four people, leaving another two missing and disrupting road and air traffic. Among the dead was TV cameraman Ping Chung-cheng, who was trapped by a flash flood on the
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      Lock icon Japan Post split faces delay
      272 8 TOKYO JAPAN Post believes it will be difficult to meet the government's target of splitting the postal corporation into four entities by April 2007, the Asahi Shimbun reported. It will cite the need for more time to install new computer systems, sources said. Last month,
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon N. KOREANS ATTEMPT TO SEEK ASYLUM
        103 8 BEIJING: A group of North Korean men, women and children seeking asylum helped each other climb a wall into the South Korean Consulate grounds m Beijing yesterday, but most were caught by Chinese guards or fled. Some were zapped with an electric cattle prod
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        Lock icon FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN CHINA
        107 8 BEIJING: An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease hit a major livestock producing prefecture m north-west China's Xinjiang region this month, but has been contained, according to local sources. China does not report outbreaks, and central government and provincial officials would not comment, but local government offices confirmed
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        Lock icon PORN SMUGGLER GETS 19-YEAR TERM
        97 8 BEIJING A man has been sentenced to 19 years m jail for trafficking m pornographic DVDs m a case described as the biggest of its kind m China. The man, sum a mcd Chen, was handed the sentence m the southern city of Guangzhou last
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        Lock icon RECORD FOR RUNNING BACKWARDS
        103 8 KUALA LUMPUR: A 22-year-old Malaysian electronic engineer has claimed a national record for running backwards, saying he "wanted to do something meaningful m life". Mr S. Moganasundar won a place m the Malaysia Book Of Records after running backwards for 30km, the Bernama news agency reported
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        Lock icon ZAMBOANGA WON'T HOST MONITORS
        142 8 MANILA: The mayor of a southern Philippine city yesterday refused to host a peacekeeping team monitoring a ceasefire between the government and Muslim rebels, fearing their presence could invite violence. The refusal prompted officials to look for other bases for the 60 peacekeepers from Malaysia and
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        Lock icon WALL AROUND SCHOOL BROKEN DOWN
        94 8 JAKARTA: Indonesian officials yesterday knocked down a brick wall erected by a hardline Islamic group to block access to a Catholic school it accused of converting local Muslims, police and school officials said. The Sang Timur Catholic school to the west of Jakarta was closed
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        Lock icon MONKS GIVE UP VOCATION FOR LOVE
        100 8 PHNOM PENH: Two Buddhist monks abandoned their vows after they fell m love with a pair of teenage girls who sold beer across from their temple m Cambodia. The two monks Mr Nang Pong and Mr Vom Vong, both 19 gave up their monastic
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Yangon's leaders talk tough on corruption
      381 9 Yangon MYANMAR'S new hardline prime minister vowed to strive for a clean and just government even as one of the ruling junta's top leaders warned that no one is above the law. The directive, meant for others m the military regime, follows the ousting
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      Lock icon India welcomes Myanmar ruler
      662 9  -  Ravi Velloor The historic visit reflects New Delhi's eagerness to upgrade ties with Yangon By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi IGNORING pro-democracy activists, India rolled out the red carpet for Myanmar ruler Than Shwe as New Delhi moved to upgrade ties with Yangon during the
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      Lock icon Myanmar 'keeping Asean in the dark'
      218 9 Myanmar 'keeping Asean in the dark' Kuala Lumpur ASEAN would be better prepared to defend Myanmar internationally if the country updated members on the unexpected replacement of former prime minister Khin Nyunt, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said. Myanmar should also inform other Asean nations on
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      Lock icon Indonesia's business climate among the worst
      460 10 Study blames red tape, corruption, legal uncertainty and security issues Jakarta INDONESIA has been ranked as one of the most difficult places m the world to do business m, according to a new report from the World Bank Group. The report, titled Doing Business
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      Lock icon INFORMANTS' PAYOFF
      97 10 Deputy chief of the US Embassy m the Philippines, Mr Joseph Mussomeli, handing over a briefcase containing US$l million (Ssl. 67 million) to three masked Filipino informants as a reward for information that led to the killing of a leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group m the southern Philippines.
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      Lock icon Anthrax-hit Jakarta region isolated
      174 10 Jakarta INDONESIA has ordered the isolation of a district south of Jakarta after six people died from eating goat meat infected with anthrax. "The (agriculture) minister ordered that Babakan Madang be put under isolation with no livestock allowed to leave or enter," said spokesman Hari Priyono
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      Lock icon Arroyo vows to curb army graft
      356 10  -  Luz Baguioro By Philippines Correspondent In Manila PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo has vowed to cast the graft dragnet further and wider within the military establishment after a general's alleged unexplained wealth demoralised the rank and file and fanned fears of a fresh mutiny. "I have
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      Lock icon Militants plan more club raids
      96 10 Jakarta A MILITANT Indonesian Muslim group plans more raids on clubs selling alcohol this week after trashing a nightspot frequented by foreigners over the weekend, a spokesman for the organisation said yesterday. No foreigners were inside the club m Jakarta when a mob attacked it
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Money politics cloud Umno meeting
      460 11  - Money politics cloud Umno meeting Leslie Lau Supreme Council needs to tackle talk of vote-buying after upsets m recent party election By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Umno Supreme Council meets today for the first time since party polls last month, quite eager to deflect widespread perception of vote-buying
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      Lock icon Police report against Samy Vellu
      72 11 Kuala Lumpur THE chief of the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) Youth wing yesterday filed a police report against Works Minister S. Samy Vellu over defective government projects. Mr Salahuddin Ayub also urged PAS Youth members to lodge similar reports alleging misconduct by Datuk Seri Samy
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      Lock icon BREAKING FAST WITH YOU TIAO
      107 11 Deep-fried dough sticks commonly known as you tiao are now a popular food for breaking fast m Malacca. At the Ramadan bazaar stall of former nurse Rohaya Jalil, customers wait for her daughter to fry up the traditional Chinese snack. Ms Rohaya, who paid RM2,000
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      Lock icon Muslim food stores told to open after 3pm
      204 11 Kuala Terengganu FOOD outlets here owned by Muslims will be allowed to open for business only after 3pm during the annual Ramadan fasting period which ends m the middle of next month. If they disobey the ruling, their licences will be withdrawn,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Iraq explosives cache goes missing
      532 12 US fears the material could be used m major bombing attacks Baghdad NEARLY 400 tonnes of powerful explosives which could be used to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads or detonate nuclear weapons have gone missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations. The
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      Lock icon Sunni clerics to boycott poll if US raids Fallujah
      425 12 "This condition has already been breached as occupation forces have struck the town since the (clerics') conference, and it is now possible to take this decision." MR MOHAMMED AL-FAIDHI spokesman for the Muslim Clerics Association Baghdad A POWERFUL group of Sunni
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      Lock icon Guerillas posing as cops pulled trigger on recruits
      446 12 Guerillas posing as cops pulled trigger on recruits Baquba (Iraq) THE 49 Iraqi army recruits heading off on leave probably took comfort at the sight of policemen at a roadside checkpoint at night. Minutes later, it was obvious the unarmed young recruits would never see their families again. The men
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      Lock icon Major Israeli raid in Gaza leaves 14 dead
      368 13 Gaza City FOURTEEN Palestinians have been killed during a major Israeli offensive m the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and security sources said yesterday. Another 70 Palestinians were injured and two Israeli soldiers were badly wounded m the raid that began late
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      Lock icon British school's unique Muslim culture
      445 13 British school's unique Muslim culture A mix of British education, Islam and cultural diversity has produced academic excellence London IRISH-MOROCCAN or Egyptian-English, with headscarf or without, the diverse students at Britain's first state-funded Islamic school are at the vanguard of a trend towards a distinctly European Muslim culture. The Islamia
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    • Seven more days to go
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        Lock icon The President's sound-bite expert
        258 14 Washington MS KAREN Hughes, presidential hand-holder and a former most-powerful-woman-at-the-White House, is making one last campaign fly-around with US President George W. Bush. People wonder what exactly it is that she does for Mr Bush. Well, all you have to do is listen to him. At
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      • Article
        Lock icon Money makes the campaigns sing
        249 14 Washington MONEY, and lots of it, remains the essential ingredient m US political campaigns despite numerous attempts over the years to reform the cashhungry election system. Spending on the 2004 presidential campaign will top US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion), smashing all spending records, according to a
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        Lock icon Koizumi controversy
        113 14 "I don't want to interfere m another country's election, but I'm close to Bush so I'd like him to do well," Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has told reporters. But Japan's government swiftly denied declaring its support for US President George W. Bush m the Nov 2 election.
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        Lock icon India wants to see Bush voted back into office
        793 14  -  Ravi Velloor Pro-Democrat m the past it now feels comfortable with Republicans By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi IF ASIA COULD VOTE... Whom does Asia want to see as the next American president? Will it make a difference to the
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        Lock icon Action intensifies as Nov 2 draws near
        603 15 Bush and Kerry trade verbal punches as Clinton prepares to stump for Democrat Dover (New Hampshire) DEMOCRATIC presidential challenger John Kerry yesterday branded the disappearance of nearly 400 tonnes of high explosives as one of the "great blunders" of the Iraq war, and
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        Lock icon WHERE THE CRUCIAL VOTES ARE
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        Lock icon Bush and Kerry narrow fight to just 11 states
        375 15 Bush and Kerry narrow fight to just 1 1 states Fort Myers (Florida) THE United States presidential race has come down to just 11 states, and both sides have laid out plans for a barrage of visits and television advertisements across this final battleground between now and next Tuesday. Both
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        Lock icon NEWEST VOTER BLOC: GRANDPARENTS
        96 15 WASHINGTON: Candidates for the White House now have yet another potentially influential bloc of voters to court, with the rounding of a political interest group for grandfathers and grandmothers. The new group, GrannyVoter.org, said it would hold an official press conference announcing its unveiling today. "There
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        Lock icon KERRY PICKS UP ENDORSEMENTS
        135 15 WASHINGTON: A raft of US newspaper endorsements largely supporting Democrat John Kerry were published on Sunday a little more than a week before the US presidential election, many from the dozen or so remaining swing states expected to decide the outcome. Of the leading newspapers m
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      479 H1  -  K.C. Vijayan Natalie Soh Car bound for Muar wedding skids and collides head-on with lorry Boys' grandma and driver also dead; aunt critical m hospital By THREE Singaporeans were among five people killed m a fatal crash m Malaysia last Saturday night. Madam
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      651 H2  -  Aussie varsity says it will step up marketing to convince students fees are worthwhile By Sandra Davie Education Correspondent THE University of New South Wales (UNSW) has a cachet among many junior college students here but they are loath to
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      443 H2 PRACTICAL equals boring for some people, but not for Pioneer Junior College student Lim Zi Kin, who says she would pick Nanyang Technological University (NTU) because its courses are oriented around practising what you learn. The 18-year-old science student who wants to study mechanical
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      739 H2  -  Sandra Davie NEWS ANALYSIS By Education Correspondent THE rules of the competitive marketplace have come to higher education. Where a one-size-fits-all approach used to be sufficient, increasingly the student has become the consumer who decides what educational product suits him best. Traditional universities,
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      657 H3  - Growing interest in study of Arabic Asad Latif More Singaporeans learning the language for religious reasons or to help them do business m the Middle East By PRIVATE tutor Iskandar Abdullah is a busier man these days, dividing his time between students whom he teaches at mosques, and classes at
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      584 H4  -  Ben Nadarajan Wife of 'dead' man tells court that husband's brother orchestrated scam By A PROMINENT businessman and Ceylon Tamil community leader went on trial yesterday for allegedly taking part m an insurance scam 16 years ago, involving his brother's fake
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      260 H6 THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the Government to reveal findings of investigations into the recent case of insider trading involving three Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) employees. The case was the first court action against market misconduct
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      395 H7 "These emerging technologies will push the boundaries... I think Singapore is on track to be at the forefront of this surge." MR HENG, on the growth of wireless technology A NEW facility to support the development of wireless products m Singapore has
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      419 H8  -  Yap Su-Yin His is among six start-ups funded by NUS' Student Enterprise scheme By MR ZHOU Zhiying, 27, is feeling triumphant. The National University of Singapore post-graduate student has not only completed his doctorate thesis m electrical computer engineering m three years, he
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      254 H8 RARE treasures of the Tang dynasty, recovered from an ancient shipwreck, will go on show m Singapore. Sentosa Leisure Group confirmed yesterday it has acquired rights to exhibit the 60,000-piece collection, with an option to buy it. It plans a major public exhibition of
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        142 H8 KING Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway will be m Singapore for a two-day state visit from Thursday. During the visit, the royal couple will meet President and Mrs S R Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. They will
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        47 H8 A MARKET and food centre at Block 511, Bedok North Street 3, has reopened after a $2.43 million facelift. It has a new fire alarm system and better ventilation. The place was selected for upgrading m August 2002 under the Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme.
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        102 H8 FOUR Cabinet ministers teed off for a charity golf event at Sentosa last Friday and helped to raise more than $300,000. The money is for children, youths and their families who do not yet qualify for aid from existing charities. Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister m
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        397 H9 THE CASINO ISSUE I AGREE with Mr Ngiam Tong Dow ("Why Singapore should never have a casino"; ST, Oct 21) that Singapore should not have a casino. The main moral argument against having a casino is that easy access to it fosters
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        239 H9 LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE Singapore society has evolved to a higher level and the people should be allowed to act independently. MR NGIAM Tong Dow's views on the casino issue ("Why Singapore should never have a casino"; ST, Oct 21) are too idealistic.
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        350 H9 THE impression I get from media reports is that the casino planners are trying to create an instant Monte Carlo, probably to be located m Sentosa. It's part of their grand picture of a playground of hotels, waterfront villas and marinas tailored to attract
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        Lock icon Put issue to the vote at the next election
        130 H9 HAVING been brainwashed by the economists earlier, I was fully m favour of having a casino m Singapore because of its economic benefits but, after reading Mr Ngiam Tong Dow's well-argued case, "Why Singapore should never have a casino" (ST, Oct
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        283 H9 I REFER to the letter, "Structured deposits: Safeguard consumers" (ST, Oct 21). Our member banks welcome and are supportive of the Guidelines on Structured Deposits issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to be implemented on June 1 next year. We would like to highlight
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        196 H10 FA charges Ruud with foul play London MANCHESTER United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was charged yesterday with serious Foul play by the English Football Association. The Dutchman, who could be banned for up to three games, was charged after he appeared to stamp deliberately on Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole during
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        1442 H10  -  James Lawton SOCCER: PREMIERSHIP REVIEW No angels m Red Devils' win over Arsenal, including incompetent ref By ON THE raw, rain-streaked night, it was easy to be most taken by the idea that Manchester United had risen up and challenged successfully
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        Lock icon Soup thrown at Fergie as things come to a boil
        378 H10 Manchester ARSENAL are almost certain to find themselves back m disciplinary hot water after their latest ill-tempered encounter with Manchester United ended with a cup of pea soup being thrown over Alex Ferguson as rival players clashed m the tunnel
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        Lock icon Still two more weeks for Vijay to breach USslom mark
        523 H10 »GOLF Lake Buena Vista (Florida) VIJAY Singh will have to wait a little longer to become golf's first 10-million-dollar man. The world No 1 would have breached the US$lO--million (5516.7-million) mark m prize money had he won the PGA Funai
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        Lock icon A match away from $250,000
        558 H11  -  Marc Lim Geylang need just a 0-0 draw against Syria's Al-Wahda to reach inaugural AFC Cup final By Match details Time: 8.30pm (late kick-off to cater for the breaking of fast) Where: Bedok Stadium Ticket prices: $5 for adults, free for schoolchildren on presentation of
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        169 H11 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 8 7 1 0 17 3 22 Sevilla 8 5 2 1 10 5 17 Valencia 8 4 2 2 16 9 14 Espanyol 8 4 1 3 9 5 13 Atletico Madrid .8 4 1 3 8 5 13
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        Lock icon Owen and del Piero celebrate Euro rebirth
        547 H11 SOCCER Madrid SUPERSTAR strikers Michael Owen and Alessandro del Piero were hailed as players reborn after they put their critics firmly m their place with match-winning performances over the weekend. England star Owen, following up on his Champions League winner against Dynamo Kiev,
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        165 H11 P W D I F A Pts Juventus 7 6 1 0 15 2 19 Lecce 7 4 2 1 18 9 14 AC Milan 7 4 2 1 11 6 14 Chievo 7 3 4 0 7 4 13 Inter Milan 7 2 5 0 14 11
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        Lock icon Al-Wahda promise to win for their supporters
        249 H11  -  Chia Han Keong By SHOCKED by Geylang United's 1-1 draw m last week's AFC Cup semi-final first leg against their beloved club, AlWahda fans wanted an apology from the players. The team apologised and promised to beat the Singaporean club at Bedok Stadium
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        Lock icon Emotional Montoya dedicates win to boss Williams
        369 H11 MOTOR RACING Sao Paulo Brazil JUAN Pablo Montoya dedicated his Brazilian Grand Prix win to boss Frank Williams as he departed the Formula One team on an emotional high. The Colombian recorded Williams' first victory of the season with a perfect strategy at
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        193 H11 DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP I Michael Schumacher (Ger) 148pts 2 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) 114 3 Jenson Button (Gbr) 85 4 Fernando Alonso (Esp) 59 5 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) 58 6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) 46 7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) 45 8 Takuma Sato (Jpn) 34 9 Ralf
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        611 H12 SPORTSPEOPLE Sydney THEIR stories were the stuff of romantic fairy tales, but there was to be no fairy-tale endings. Instead, the demise of their relationships were a tabloid writer's dream. Lleyton Hewitt was dumped by fiancee Kirn Clysters over a telephone and
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          Lock icon GOPICHAND TO GO THROUGH QUALIFIERS
          111 H12 FORMER All-England champion P. Gopichand will start badminton's Aviva Open Singapore from the qualifiers. Gopichand used to be one of the most exciting players on the world circuit, but he has struggled with injuries for the last two years after winning the All-England title m
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          Lock icon JUNIORS 15TH AT WORLD TEAM TOURNEY
          95 H12 SINGAPORE'S badminton players beat Peru 3-1 to finish 15th at the World Junior Team Championships m Vancouver early yesterday morning. Chew Swee Hau beat Sebastian Salazor Numez 15-2, 15-0 m the men's singles, while the men's doubles pair of Aaron Tan and Derek Wong
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          Lock icon BODYBUILDERS WIN IN ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
          93 H12 SINGAPORE'S bodybuilders tasted success m Bangkok yesterday, winning one gold, two silvers and a bronze at the Asian Masters for Men, Women's, and Juniors Bodybuilding Championships. Veteran Augustine Lee got the gold m the masters tournament's category for above 50 years old, while Vincent Ng
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          Lock icon SHOOTERS TAKE PART IN REGIONAL MEET
          44 H12 SINGAPORE'S shooters will take part m the 28th Southeast Asia Shooting Championships m Bangkok this week. The 31-strong contingent, which departed yesterday, will compete m four categories at the tournament: air rifle, air pistol, small-ball rifle and pistol.
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        Lock icon RJC looks to greater success at Bishan
        501 H12  -  Alvin Foo SPORT IN SCHOOLS The move next year will see the top JC m sports enjoying new and better facilities By Eight of the best In the Singapore Sports School from athletics to table tennis. Read about them m your Straits Times
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        Lock icon Taufik to vie for S'pore Open crown
        427 H13  -  Peh Shing Huei BADMINTON Olympic champion's entry gives event a boost after Spores Susilo withdraws By TWO years after flirting with the idea of becoming a Singapore citizen, Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat will return to the Republic next month as the reigning Olympic champion.
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          Lock icon RED SOX TWO WINS FROM CHAMPIONSHIP
          90 H13 BOSTON: Despite stitches m his ankle, Curt Schilling tossed six innings to help the Boston Red Sox pound the St Louis Cardinals 6-2 to seize control of the 100 th baseball World Series on Sunday. The series shifts to St Louis for the next
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          Lock icon SACHIN'S BACK, BUT HARBHAJAN DOUBTFUL
          104 H13 NAGPUR (India): Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is doubtful for today's third cricket Test against Australia because of fever, adding to India's fitness worries as they try to square the four-Test series. Harbhajan, who has taken 51 wickets m seven matches against Australia, missed practice yesterday although
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          48 H13 LONDON: England striker Darius Vassell has broken an ankle, English Premier League soccer club Aston Villa confirmed yesterday. Vassell, 24, suffered the injury during Saturday's Premiership match against Fulham, and Villa said he would now be out for an "extended period". AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          Lock icon JAIL JUVE OFFICIALS, URGE PROSECUTORS
          51 H13 ROME: Prosecutors have called for two top officials at Juventus to be jailed for their part m alleged doping at the Italian soccer champion club. Club doctor Riccardo Agricola and general manager Antonio Giraudo are accused of supplying illegal substances to players from 1994-1998. AGENCE
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        799 H13 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Baltimore 20 Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 34 Cleveland 31 (OT), Kansas City 56 Atlanta 10, Minnesota 20 Tennessee 3, Tampa Bay 19 Chicago 7, San Diego 17 Carolina 6, Jacksonville 27 Indianapolis 24, Miami 31 St Louis 14, Detroit 28 NY Giants 13, New England 13 NY
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      Lock icon OBITUARIES
      780 H13 All the way my Saviour leads me Oh the fullness of his love Perfect rest to me is promised ln my Father's house above TAN KHENG NEO DORIS (MRS CHAN SIEW KIAM) Age: 96 was called home to be with the Lord on 25 October 2004, leaving behind her
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      Lock icon OBITUARIES
      1029 H14 'Surety goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the LORD forever.' PS 23:6 PATRICK VIM KHAI ONN was called home to be with the Lord on 25 Oct 2004 leaving behind loved ones. Mac Vim Wan
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        Lock icon SEC likely to ask hedge funds for more data
        461 H16 "Hedge funds were central figures m the late-trading and market-timing abuses that left long-term mutual fund investors financially disadvantaged and more distrustful of our markets." MR WILLIAM DONALDSON, chairman of the SEC, on the need for hedge funds to be regulated
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        Lock icon US$ may slide farther against major currencies
        522 H16 Dollar bears The euro rose to U551.2821, its best showing since Feb 18, when it hit a record high of U551.2930. The yen strengthened to 106.24 per dollar, its highest since April. The greenback also floundered against commodity currencies, hitting 12-year lows against
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        48 H16 Yesterday's close: 12,818.1 (-197.1 points) »*> Hong Kong stocks fell, dragging the Hang Seng Index to its biggest drop m a month, amid concerns that record-high oil prices would raise fuel costs and crimp company earnings. Airline stocks including Cathay Pacific Airways slid. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        Lock icon Tokyo Nikkei 225
        46 H16 Yesterday's close: 10,659.15 (-197.98 points) Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.82 per cent to a five-month closing low as a sudden rise m the yen's value against the US dollar and worries about high oil prices hit exporters including Kyocera Corp. REUTERS
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        43 H16 Sydney S&P /ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 3,681.6 (-28.3 points) Australian stocks fell 0.8 percent, led by mining companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as a lower US dollar crimped export profits and by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp ahead of a crucial vote. REUTERS
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        41 H16 Yesterday's close: 1,311.15 (-18.2 points) China shares ended down 1.37 per cent as a selling spree among car, steel and petrochemical blue chips offset any positive impact from Beijing's decision allowing insurers to invest premiums m securities. REUTERS
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        40 H16 Yesterday's close: 850.95 (-2.93 points) **> Malaysian shares ended lower, snapping a two-day advance, on concerns that high oil prices would slow economic growth while debutant PECD, a construction firm, closed below its initial public offering price. REUTERS
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        52 H16 Yesterday's close: 5,581.49 (-59.57 points) Indian stocks weakened, with the Sensitive Index tailing for a third day. State Bank of India led banks lower on concern that losses on government bonds as yields rise may crimp profit. Five stocks fell for every one that rose m the index.
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        Lock icon Jakarta Composite Index
        44 H16 Yesterday's close: 846.635 (-4.1 39 points) Indonesian share prices closed 0.48 per cent lower as investors tracked falls on regional markets amid continuing concerns over high oil prices. Declines led advances by 82 to 34, with 69 stocks ending unchanged. AFP
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        19 H16 Friday's close: 659.05 (+9.78 points) The Thai Stock Exchange was closed yesterday tor a national holiday.
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        241 H16 Oct 25 Stock Name Wt Close Change Alfgreen 50c 0.29 1010 -0.030 BILIntIUS2Oc 0.47 0.980 -0.005 Capita Land 1.27 1.840 -0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.8? 1.050 -0.050 CityDevsoc 208 6.200 -0.150 ComfortOelgro 25c .1.90 1.390 +0 010 Cosco Corp 20c 0.31 1.040 -0.020 CreativeT2sc 0.76 19.600
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        72 H16 Oct 25 Bio Treat HK40c 15,339,000 HorizonEduc 5c 14,177,000 PSC Corp R 12,980,000 UniFiber 10c 12,927,000 ShanghaiAsia 2.5c 12,577,000 ChinaAvOil 5c 11.361,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 10.500.000 SingTel 15c 10.404,000 Fung Choi HR25C 9,347.000 Datacraft 10c 7,019.000 Norelco 5c 6,946,000 SPH DB OCW*****8 6,874,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 6,436.000 MVentures
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        147 H16 Oct 25 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar ***** ***** Can dollar 1 3480 ***** Euro 2.1090 2.1340 HZ dollar 1 1520 1.1770 Sterling pound ***** 3.0710 US dollar ***** ***** SINGAPORE
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        1340 H16 Bonds. Loans Warrants: TRMSMTIOH O»Tt OCTOBER 75 ?004 SI-WEB HI CMOCT UST MUM MY UST WUH HUB Uw CTW HMPAJfT TIAKO MIC 4OT- WP WW LOW BUT tx SiUI AMIIOO6I3S Z ST 25 11 3/79 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol 11 us 14 15 0 5 3697 Aetna W041 116 05 05
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        Lock icon Affluent more worried over economy
        240 H16 Affluent more worried over economy New York WEALTHY Americans are becoming increasingly worried about the country's economic outlook, and their reluctance to spend and invest is hurting growth, a survey showed yesterday. As oil prices boil to new records and Iraq continues to appear unstable, McDonald Financial Group's Affluent Consumer
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        Lock icon Oil prices hit new high as Norway adds to supply concerns
        295 H18 Oil prices hit new high as Norway adds to supply concerns OIL prices scaled another record high above US$55 a yesterday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production m the world's third- biggest exporting nation stoked fears of a supply crunch this winter. US light, sweet crude
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        Lock icon CEO Charles Prince apologises for fiasco
        113 H18 Tokyo CITIGROUP chief executive officer Charles Prince bowed and apologised at a press conference m Tokyo yesterday to discuss the company's business m Japan. Japan's Financial Services Agency on Sept 17 ordered Citigroup to close its private-banking business after it failed to make proper
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        Lock icon World trade to grow 8.5% this year
        574 H18  -  Narendra Aggarwal WTO report says oil spike offset by robust growth m China, Latin America and Africa By Economics Correspondent GLOBAL TRADE SHOOTS UP Leading exporters and importers m world trade last year, excluding trade within European Union (15) DESPITE sharp rises m
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        Lock icon Citigroup to close trust bank unit but will not exit Japan
        364 H18 Tokyo CITIGROUP said yesterday that it would close its trust banking unit m Japan, Cititrust and Banking Corp, m a year as part of a review of its Japanese operations, but ruled out any complete pullout from the country.
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        Lock icon Europe to suspend trade sanctions against US
        248 H18 Brussels THE European Union (EU) yesterday moved to lift millions of dollars m punitive tariffs on United States goods following the repeal m Washington of corporate tax breaks that had been ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). But EU Trade Commissioner
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          79 H19 To promote their Razr cellphones, Motorola has tied up with airlines to feature their ads at check-in counters as well as high-end retailers to showcase the phones m window displays. It also gave the phones to 40 influential people, including celebrities and prime ministers across Asia, hoping
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          Lock icon Motorola back on the cutting edge
          651 H19  -  Grace Ng Cellphone maker is plotting a resurgence with ad campaign that lures young customers By AFTER languishing m Nokia's shadow for years, Motorola is fighting back m the Asian region, by significantly lifting its marketing expenditure to launch a blitzkrieg of advertising campaigns,
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          Lock icon Sing Tel calls back Y&R with $30m deal
          268 H19  -  Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor AFTER an intense round of pitching that lasted three months, SingTel has awarded its $30 million-a-year advertising account to incumbent Young Rubicam (Y&R). The creative agency beat five others Leo Burnett, DDB, DNA, Ogilvy Mather and
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          Lock icon Standard of TV ads must climb a notch
          593 H19  -  Nicholas Fang By SMALL BUDGETS, BIG IDEAS "People have to realise that not having a big budget can sometimes be the greatest catalyst for top-notch creative ideas." MR ADRIAN HOLMES, Lowe Partners Worldwide's chairman and chief creative officer SINGAPORE is on the
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        Lock icon Raffles Medical to buy Penang hospital for $48m
        454 H20  -  Azhar Khalid Acquisition is part of health-care provider's overseas expansion drive By HEALTHCARE provider Raffles Medical Group (RMG) has stepped up its overseas expansion drive with a RMIIO-million (5548.4-million) deal to buy a leading 240-bed private hospital m Penang, Malaysia. RMG's executive
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        Lock icon Overseas earnings boost KepLand's gains
        390 H20  -  Daryl Loo By Looking ahead, the company expects stronger demand for new private-housing units m Singapore, and is preparing to launch new projects here like the 486-unit Park Infinia m Wee Nam Road and the 62-unit TheTresorin Duchess Road PROPERTY group Keppel Land (KepLand) yesterday
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        Lock icon Nets makes Astute business decision
        372 H20  -  Arthur Poon By CARD and electronic payments firm, Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore (Nets), is diversifying into a new business area through the purchase of a majority stake m a Singapore-based company which provides payment technology solutions. Nets announced yesterday that it has acquired an
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          Lock icon BIO-TREAT BAGS $58M CHINA DEAL
          76 H20 810-TREAT Technology has clinched a 288 million yuan (5558.4 million) project to build, own and operate a 200,000 cubic metre per day wastewater treatment plant m Xianyang City, m China's Shaanxi province. When the plant is completed, Bio-Treat will operate it for 25 years, during
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          Lock icon GK GOH IN DRIVER'S SEAT IN BOARDROOM
          84 H20 GK GOH Holdings said yesterday that it has spent $18.9 million to buy 41 million shares m Boardroom, raising its stake m the provider of corporate secretarial, share registration and accounting services to 29.7 per cent. It previously held 1.3 million shares m
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          Lock icon FIBRECHEM SALES, EARNINGS SHARPLY UP
          89 H20 CHINA-BASED chemical fibre maker FibreChem Technologies yesterday reported net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30 grew 17 per cent to HK526.7 million (555.85 million), despite a one-off loss of HK$2.7 million from the sale of assets and a higher effective tax rate. Sales
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        Lock icon Osim's profit growth cools down to 11.5%
        288 H20  -  Erica Tay By AFTER a period of high earnings growth, healthy lifestyle group Osim International yesterday reported moderate growth m its net profits for the third quarter of 11.5 per cent to $7.3 million over the same period last year. After registering 28.9
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        Lock icon HK discmaker Anwell hopes to raise $60m from share offer
        315 H20  -  Bryan Lee By MAINBOARD aspirant Anwell Technologies yesterday launched an initial public offering of 235 million shares which it hopes will raise $59.5 million for the Hong Kong-based company. At 38 cents apiece, the shares are priced at 10 times
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        466 H21  -  Goh Eng Yeow 21% tumble follows special audit report revealing problems with units' accounts By CHINA-BASED apple juice producer New Lakeside's share price plunged as much as 25 per cent yesterday, after its independent directors expressed serious concerns over the financial management of its
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        Lock icon Qian Hu slips into the red with $682,000 loss
        381 H21 ORNAMENTAL fish-breeder Qian Hu Corp yesterday reported a net loss of $682,000 for the three months ended Sept 30, reversing a net profit of $2.1 million a year ago. It had shocked the market last Friday with a warning that it
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        Lock icon Wee Poh AGM set for showdown
        424 H21  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent BATTLE lines have been drawn between two suspended directors of Wee Poh Holdings and the rest of the board ahead of the construction company's crucial annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday. A dispute over missing property appears to
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        Lock icon Renewed oil concerns plague S'pore market
        372 H21  -  Goh Eng Yeow "TAKING STOCK By THE Singapore market started on a weak note for the week yesterday, pressured by another spike m crude oil prices as investors agonised over its impact on corporate bottom lines. Fuelling the selling pressure on heavyweights like DBS
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        262 H21  - DIRECTORS' TRADES AZHAR KHALID ACE DIRECTORS BEEF UP STAKES ACE Dynamics chairman and chief executive Steven Tham Weng Cheong has been building up his stake m the industrial equipment and hardware distributor since the company returned to the black m the first six months of this year. He made his
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        188 2 TOKYO They came, they saw, they spent. Last Saturday, about 500 handpicked customers spent 400,000 euros (S$85 1 1 00) on clothes, handbags, jewels and perfumes after Christian Dior Couture's largest Asian store opened officially on Friday evening m Tokyo's chic Ginza district. It is Dior's third
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        200 3 TWO new members have been appointed to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra's high-powered board of directors. They are Mr Robin Hu Yee Cheng, Singapore Press Holdings' executive vice-president of Chinese newspapers and newspaper services, and Mr Neo Gim Kian, National Trades Union Congress' director of corporate communications.
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      911 C8 ■|k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 2 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wf PTEAPTS-RENT 53.2K! UE SOUARE. 2000 sqft. 4+l/ all attached bath. 806. Condo facilities. New cond. Don't miss! L.G. 9007 4038 HSR m mmmm m I M |Taf iMT^F LEEDON 2. 773 sqft. 2+l. F/furn. Next to Holland Village. neg. lmmed. Cobroke welcome. Pls
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      787 C9 Wfk Dl 7-1 8 CHANGI/ QQ PASIR RIS WW PTEAPTS-RENT m mmwm m I nTj^r LIGHTHOUSE. 1200 sqft 3 rm $1.6 K. 1800 sqft. 2+l+ roof terr Sea view $2.3 K. Gym/ 28m lap pool/ 880. Tracy: *****711 i IMMED. EASTPOINT GREEN. Near Simei MRT/ shpg. 3+l. High flr. i
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      886 C9 Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Lly TANGUN/ HOLLAND W_f HOUSES -SALE MT SINAI 2' 2-STOREY Semid 4+l+ attic. Face SW. Quiet. Ikm to Henry Pk. Serious seller. $I.BM only. HB 9852 7944 Andrew MING TECK PK/ Sixth Aye. 2 sto rey semid 4200/ 2500 sgft 4+l Renovated. $I.xxM 9478-3223 OFF BT
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      782 C10 BSv DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ 1 TANGUN/ HOLLAND f PTEAPTS-SALE TO SELL DRAYCOTT SPACIOUS 3+l. High flr. Almost immed. Walking distance to Montessori. Raffles Girls' Orchard. Call *****662 DON'T I Miss L-J D.IO HONOLULU TWR. Huge penthse. Pte s/pool. 10,300 sgft. F'hold. F/facilities. Bank's sale. View to offer. Call 9006-3380 D.09
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      806 C10 Mk Dll Et 21 NEWTON/ Li-J BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI WW HOUSES -SALE 2 NEW SEMI-D &1 bunglw Novena s+l Unblocked. MRT/ amenities. Must view! Angela 9852-9991 NEWTON VICINITY BRAND new sem-d. 2600/ 5300 sqft. s+l. lst class finishing. Amenities/ MRT. Pk 2 cars. Agt 900 11 885 CHANCERY VICINITY. APPROX
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      932 C10 P^V Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST WW HOUSES SALE FRANKEL 4300 SOFT 4+l. $1 68 M. Tosca Brand new hse 4+l $I.BM. T. Kurau 6700/ 4700 sqft $2M 4200 sqft s+l $1.5 M. *****890 •••S7XXK! OFF DUNMAN Rd. 2 storey inter terr. Fhold. 1896 sqft, 3+l bdrms. Orig. Ouiet. Near
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      758 C10 BS Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ j THOMSON f HOUSES -SALE GORGEOUS CORNER TERR. Kenq. Land 2800 sq.ft. Big kitchen. s+l. Charming gdn. Wide frontage. Daniel 9842 2233 OT D.19 KOVAN 3-STOREY Terr 1600 sq.ft. Huge 4+l rms. All attached. Excellent cond. MRT/ shpg mail. SI.OBM View now! *****323 ERA FULTON HILL
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      851 C10 lf*S D22-24WEST |jjr PTEAPTS-SALE 0.23. THE JADE Bt Batok MRT. 2 rms. Balcony. Ouiet. Asking 5525 K. Adhome 6225-2220 Wffi 025-28 NORTH y-y PTE APTS SALE PropNex pbpH ORCHID PK. TWR 7. Mid flr. 3+l. 1147 sqft. Newly renovated. F/ facilities. Near MRT/ amenities. Must sell S4XXK neg! 9386-4500 FR
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      1055 C10 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) SISOK UP! 3-RM Lift level 534 Bedok N. Mid flr, unblocked. 100% move m. Face NS. Sheng Siong, food ctr, mkt. Roy 9023-0033 BEDOK! SUSAN 9182-9100 PN New 2-rm Blk 2 East Coast Rare. 3 1 2-rm 401 #11. Lift level. neq 3
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      1022 C10 Wfk HDB APTS FOR SALE IHA (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ WW t EIOK BLANGAH) 4 'A' BT Merah Blk 139. Very high flr. 8 yrs. only. Marble. Orig. View to offer. Call *****552 McR 5 'A' CORNER Queens Cl 21 #08+ 5 T Corner Redhill 68 #18+ MRT 5 T Boon Tiong 2C.
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      944 C10 PPK HDB APTS FOR SALE |P (CHOA CHU KANG) 6 EXEC APT Blk 163 Teck Whye. High flr. 142 sgm. 4 A' Blk 278 CCX. Bright. Renovated near amenities/ sch. neg. *****708 BELOW VALUATION! Exec apt corner blk. 555 CCX. 4 bdrms. Spacious. Near MRT, sch. *****564 EXEC APT 657
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      786 C11 Wfh HDB APTS FOR SALE WWW (JURONG) TOH GUAN 287 D. 5 mm MRT/ IMM Exec Mais high flr well renovated Jurong 335. 332. 115, 216. 407, 6658. 687, 708, 2888 *****444 LINA 9851-0213 PN SELL/ BUY 3 T ♦1 211 Corner Boon Lay. Grab! 3 'A* 928/ 929/ 459/
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      619 C11 BK HDB APTS FOR SALE Ipr (JURONG) 4 'A' 2Bo Corner Toh Guan. neg 4 A' Dr to dr. 412/ 413. High floor. i 3 T 172/ 3 NG' 301. *****681 4 'A' 307 JURONG E. High/ lift level. Unblocked. Windy. Move m. MRT/ mkt. Cheap! *****323 PN 4 'A'
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      662 C11 Wfh HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) llli.aal laHaaaaad M i AAiaaM ■IFfIIWIMM ITOpvny MVTMfi EXEC APT 540/ 782. Designer units. Only $428 K. 3+l+ balcony. Big hall. Vacant. Face fishing pond/ shpg ctr. Kelvin *****186 EXEC APT BLK 210. High flr. NS facing. Renovated. Bank valued S37OK.
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      685 C11 Wfh HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) W ALL IN TAMPINES W 3'A' Blk 219. Mid flr. Good facing. Simple. Below HDB value! $180K will consider 3'A' Blk 225. High flr. Lift level. Blk 201 Neighbourhood Ctr. 2 yrs $45K renovation tt Corner 5-rm Blk 498 M Design Build.
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      848 C11 Wffi HDB APTS FOR SALE Hir (WOODLANDS) PropHexihttfej CALL JOHN ONG 9386 4500 PN. 4'NG' 339. 92 sgm. Corner. Rare! 5-room 6828. Mid floor. Al decor 5 'I' 11. Pt blk. Upgrade fees paid. Exec Mais 650. Near MRT/ park. Exec Mais 527. Mid flr. Low ANCYKOH W 1 9819
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      1004 C11 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE IKf (WOODLANDS) 5 'I' CORNER Blk 790 Marble, unblocked, near MRT, movein cond. Ask 5295 K. 9238-7951 DTZ 5 T CORNER blk 704. Renovated. Granite flr. 805. MRT/ shops. Unblocked. Causeway Pt. *****701 ffh HDB APTS FOR SALE W_\W (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 846
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      699 C11 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE yU (SENGKANG/ WW PUNGGOL) I _W^ -_a, H I A____~*m. M^Mm+M WW \W~w___~w \W' 9m c v m RIVERVALE PLAZA/ LRT/ mkt/ sch 5 T Corner Blk 145 810. Lift flr. i Unblocked. Nice layout. Simple. I neat cosy. All races. $260K+. r™^2^~iT*'^!^n m m^m.
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        382 13 COOL CONTENT (from left): Black Ice Extreme radiator, Danger Den UV water tubes, Mitron reservoir and distilled water. WATER BLOCK The most important component m the set-up. Most water block mounts are custommade, so make sure there's enough space to fit one
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        772 24 apply IT THE honeynet members here meet bi-weekly to discuss their reports, which will go into a quarterly publication for members and even organisations. According to principal investigator Steven Sim, the duty analyser checks the previous day's logs daily and submits a report by 9pm.
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        358 25 HONEYPOTS to dot Singapore and act as sensors for any virus or hacking attempt. That is what Sig A 2 is aiming for —to get a thorough status report of the nations network security. There are no such systems m place now. Last year, the idea
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          176 28 A weekly round-up of information technology related activities that occurred throughout the world A mobile phone with a state of the art five-megapixel camera that's what Samsung Electronics announced last Wednesday. The SCH-5250 is quite a breakthrough, as most camera-phones have less thanone megapixel cameras. The SCH-5250
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          125 28 Microsoft is launching a desktop application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and In-ternet-based calling. Microsoft plans to debut the product, code-named "Istanbul", sometime m the first half of next year to compete with efforts by rivals like IBM
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          97 28 A new keychain gadget that lets people turn off most TVs anywhere from airports to restaurants is selling at a faster clip than it would take most people to surf channels m the United States. There are hundreds of orders for the U5514.99
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          94 28 Miniature mobile phones, which already double as cameras, Internet devices and music players, are poised to merge with the largest of home appliances the television. The cellphone industry is working to build phones capable of receiving highdefinition television signals over the air, even though HD television
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        506 28  -  ALFRED SIEW digital edge By The technology for cheap, and possibly free, overseas calls is already here. Whether we get to enjoy them here is a question of wills SS If you can send an e-mail message halfway around the world to the United States for free, why
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        144 29 for free I DDs world upside down and Singapore, as a connection point for the Net, cannot be left behind with old technology. In the US, even "old" operators such as AT&T are offering Net telephony services. In Singapore, the sooner IDA comes out with interconnect rules, the more competitive
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        376 30 Fit to print »test Following the latest trends, the RBOO is encased m black and silver plastic. Its useful features more than make up for its bulk." Epson's Stylus Photo RBOO prints on anything paper, CDs, DVDs and even panoramic pictures, says ADU YASHIR FIRST LOOKS It's hot and it's
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        373 31 »test Besides the usual slew of high-tech features, Sony Ericsson's Pcnoi has something you just have to get your hands on the qwerty keyboard, says TONY LIM. FIRST LOOKS Think of the Sony Ericsson P9loi as the P9OO its flagship phone with a facelift. What's
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        686 32  -  DR PENG CHUNG MIEN »test Yes, there are some set-up glitches. Other than that, the Nokia 9500 Communicator is a super phone and a great device. So said two reviewers a thoroughbred geek and a gizmo-loving doctor whom Digital Life tasked to turn it inside out m week-long
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        133 32 PLAYBOY magazine calls it a contradictory beast suited to both productivity and procrastination. To me, the Tapwave Zodiac simply gives me the best of both worlds: Work and play m my palm. With a 3D graphics processor m a handsome shell, you can't help
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        652 33  -  NEBOJSA NOVAKOVIC BY ALONG time hardware geek since the first Sinclair ZXBI and the early "laptops" with character-based LCD screens, I liked what I saw m the first Nokia Communicator. My big fingers, which loathe texting on a tiny keypad, loved its keyboard which made typing
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        546 34  -  ANDREW LIM games And may the force be with you as you fight frontline m the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. And Darth Vader doesn't get killed, says GAME GEAR A PC with a Pentium 111 iGHz processor or higher 256M8 RAM 64M8 3D card 8x speed
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        284 34  -  Chan Chi-Loong THE fun m playing Sims 2 is being able to play God with the power to determine the fate of your characters. After you have helped them rise to the height of their careers, raised a big successful family and fulfilled all their
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        445 35 Get a lif e games In Vital Sign, the more lifepoints you have, the longer you get to stay alive and play. CHAN CHILOON G gets an exclusive test opportunity PLOT Vital Sign is advertised as a massively multi-player online first-person shooter (MMOFPS), but this Korean title is no such
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        123 36 buy IT Big sound from small speakers that's what the Bose Lifestyle 38 and 48 home entertainment system promises to deliver. Each system has five speakers that work m concert with the Acoustimass I subwoofer for a complete cinema experience. It even analyses your living
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        152 36 Want a digital camera and camcorder as well as a web camera all rolled into one? And possibly have the same device function as a digital voice recorder, flash storage and play games too? Users with such demands can look to the Shiro
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        119 36 The ißook, the budget notebook from Apple, now comes with more room to let you play with music and photos on the go. What's most impressive is the price at $1,848 for a model that comes with 802. ng wireless networking, the
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        96 37 The upcoming plasma TVs from Pioneer the fifth generation of them promises even better quality. Coming to shops soon (Pioneer says third week of this month), the 43-inch PDP-435HDG Is the plasma TV that videophiles are expected to be gawking at m the electronics shops.
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        146 37 The McGear Range Extender Indoor Antenna 1 boosts the power of the Wi-Fi base-station so you can access Internet connection from almost all corners of your home. The MGR-DS-06A model is a directional antenna, so you can even point it towards your bedroom. It covers up
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        108 37 If you want the fastest PC around, the chip you need now is AMD's recently launched Athlon 64 FX-55. Offering 200 MHz more clock speed than its predecessor, the FX-53 processor, the FX--55 squeezes out marginally more performance (about five per cent, according to
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        136 37 Companies that want a "configure-and-foi*get" way to tighten up their IT security can look to McAfee's latest hardware appliance. Built to fight all malicious activities on the Net I it has anti-virus, content scanning, anti-phishing and anti-spam protection at the Internet gateway, says McAfee the Web
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        616 38 /^Vls it possible to rip music, either m V^MP3 or WMA format, from a DVD as you rip tracks from a musical CD? Phua Kok Heng Yes, you can. Digital Life found two easy software solutions that do exactly what you want to do.* DVD Audio Extractor
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        514 39 Driven by gadgets »tech and me Mr Gerard Ec, 55, is president of the Automobile Association of Singapore and the National Council of Social Service, and a partner at accounting firm Ernst and Young. The former Nominated Member of Parliament (1997-2001) is a father of two. UCars aren't the only
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