Today, 24 March 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday March 24,2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon New Hamas leader warns Israel
      131 1 GAZA CITY Hamas firebrand Abdulaziz Rantissi, 56 (picture), said upon taking over from slain leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin yesterday that Israelis "will not know security". Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Israelis "will not know security. We will fight them until the liberation of
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      Lock icon Stock prices fall again
      70 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks ended lower yesterday, falling for the fourth straight session as worries about geopolitical events offset positive corporate developments. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index fell 8.10 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 1,901.80, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.11 points, or
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      Lock icon Why Osama escaped being killed
      450 1 Officials feared civilian toll, not confident in intelligence WASHINGTON The national commission investigating the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States said yesterday that the former Clinton Administration had several opportunities to try to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (picture). None
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  • Hot News
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      Lock icon Ex-parish priest and his goddaughter
      341 2 Newsßadio 93.8 Archbishop testifies in $5.1 m cheating trial THE trial of Catholic priest Joachim Kang Hock Chai opened yesterday with not only his use of church funds being questioned, but also the nature of his relationship with goddaughter Mabel Chia. Kang, 55, pleaded not
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    • S'POREsnippets
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        Lock icon Pedigree maker says sorry for tainted dog food
        69 2 -AFP Effem Foods, the maker of Pedigree dog food apologised yesterday for poisoning pets in South-east Asia with contaminated product and blamed toxins caused by mould at its Thai factory. Earlier this month, the United States-based multinational recalled Pedigree and Whiskas dry
        -AFP  -  69 words
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        Lock icon Paying Malaysian traffic summonses in Singapore
        68 2 Channel News Asia From April 1 till June 30, Singapore motorists can check and pay traffic summonses issued in Malaysia at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore, in Singapore dollars. After the three-month period, checking and paying of traffic summonses can only be done
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      Lock icon OCBC makes $119m bid for Indonesian bank
      221 2 Agencies MARKING its first major foray into Indonesia, OCBC Bank yesterday announced a $119 million bid for a stake in the country's 12th largest bank. Singapore's smallest local bank has signed a sales and purchase agreement to acquire a 22.5-per-cent stake in PT
      – Agencies  -  221 words
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      See the tiny organs of a foetus with Philips' new ultrasound system
      239 3  -  Diana Neo A MOTHER-TO-BE can now see the tiny organs in her foetus from as early on as the second trimester. Even the chambers of the heart can be seen in real time. This breakthrough, made possible with
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      Lock icon Plot to 'kill German President'
      218 3 Reuters BERLIN German President Johannes Rau cancelled a visit to Djibouti today after German security services said there was a plot to kill him, his office said in a statement The statement last night said the security services had received information that an Islamist group
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      Schooled in the US way
      510 3  -  Tay Tsen-Waye SMU's new head and a broad-based, liberal education FAMILY, friends and colleagues call him "Woody". But officially, students of the Singapore Management University (SMU) will refer to its institute's new president the third since 2000 as "Professor Howard Hunter". Prof Hunter, 57, succeeds
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      Lock icon Many new faces likely in M'sia Cabinet
      390 4 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Bolstered by a landslide victory, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will overhaul his Cabinet and restructure the Finance Ministry this week, government sources said. The leader, who made slight changes in January to the Cabinet he inherited from his
      Agencies; AFP  -  390 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan recount could start tomorrow
      332 4 Agencies TAIPEI Taiwan headed closer to an election recount yesterday, after President Chen Shui-bian moved to break the impasse over his controversial poll victory. Mr Chen sought to amend the presidential election law to allow a candidate to demand a recount within seven days of
      — Agencies; AFP  -  332 words
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  • Home News
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      Spectacular spas
      451 6  -  Ted Chen These Tourism Award nominees make relaxation their business A PLETHORA of quality stressbusting enclaves is fast turning Singapore into the spa capital of the region. A well-known one is St Gregory Therapeutic Spa, one of a select group of spas picked as this year's Tourism Award
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      SMU aims to produce biz-IT professionals
      202 6  -  Raymond Andrew INFORMATION technology is now so interwoven with business that hardly any business changes take place without IT being involved. And in response to that, the Singapore Management University School of Information Systems' Career Choice seminar series this Saturday is themed "The New
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  • Letters
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      Adequate safeguards to block illegal access of CPF accounts
      356 8 WE REFER to the letter by Mr Cheong Chee Mun, "How could clerk access CPF information?" (Today, March 18). Upon admission or after consultation at the clinics, the hospital would advise the patient on the estimated bill charges and the amount
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    • Article
      Bravo MDA for M18 rating of The Passion
      257 8  -  Joel Nicholas Chua Decision will have positive impact on many young lives I WOULD like to commend the Media Development Authority (MDA) for its enlightened approach in assigning the "M 18" rating to the film, The Passion Of the Christ. If the
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      Film ratings must be more open
      198 8  -  Yong Kuan Loong I APPLAUD the Media Development Authority's timely implementation of the MlB rating (MlB marks coming of age, Today, March 23). However, I am concerned that the issues of transparency and consumer involvement have still not been addressed. Censorship decisions are rarely
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  • Business News
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      Lock icon Temasek's annual report to go public
      319 10 Bloomberg It will be doing so for the first time in 30 years TEMASEK Holdings, Singapore's investment holding company, will make its annual report public for the first time since it was set up 30 years ago, before it proceeds with a sale of
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Indes- 1,818.41 +6.25
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        Lock icon Singapore
        242 10 Agencies SHARES ended slightly higher yesterday on bargain-hunting after hitting an 1 1-week low on Monday, but traders said the gains remain fragile, given geopolitical tensions in Taiwan and the Middle East. The ST Index inched up 6.25 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 1,818.41. Gainers led losers 164
        — Agencies  -  242 words
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume Intend ChinaAvOil Bio-Treat Chartered Cosco Corp L&M UnitedTAC Close 0.310 2.650 0.855 1.530 1.010 0.020 0.845 Change +0.030 +0.300 +0.005 +0.040 +0.035 +0.005 +0.010 +10.7 +12.8 +0.6 +2.7 +3.6 +33.3 +1.2 'OOO 40,258 30,831 27,419 26,709 21,219 20,313 17,577 NOL 2.110 -0.020 -0.9 17,469 SingTel
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        SGX top rises
        78 10 )y$ Close Change By percentage Close i Change IhinaAvOil 2.650 +0.300 SeeHS W*****0 0.160 +60.0 jreatEasI 11.600 +0.200 KLWW*****6 0.065 +44.4 iPH 18.500 +0.200 L&M 0.020 +33.3 )BS 13.700 +0.100 SeeHS 0.290 +31.8 :&N 14.000 +0.100 Goldtron 0.025 +25.0 XBC 11.700 +0.100 PDC Corp 0.085 +21.4 iPH
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        SGX top falls
        82 10 )y$ Close Change By percentage Close Change DBS Bk6% NCPS10 108.000 -0.200 OKP 0.100 33.3 IMH 400USS 10.400 -0.200 Hiap Hoe 0.020 -20.0 Breweries 6.800 -0.150 ChipEngSW*****1 0.025 -16.7 Fortune Reil HKS 5.000 -0.150 El-Nets 0.025 -16.7 lurCem 0.900 -0.100 BBR 0.030 -14.3 Robinson 8.050 -0.100 North
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        World markets
        59 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.09 Change Pts -37.42 -0.33 Hang Seng Ordinaries *****.36 3388.00 +37.45 -11.50 +0.30 -0.34 faiwan Wtd 6172.89 -187.03 -2.94 Korea Comp 866.17 +2.48 +0.29 KLCI 897.87 -11.09 -1.22 SET Index 679.22 -2.12 -0.31 lakarta Comp 736.44 -6.47 -0.87 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1418.73 291.77
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        Lock icon Commodities
        19 10 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 7.500 7.640 Rubber centsAg 228.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 2006.50
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        Your S$1 buys
        32 10 UK£ 0.3205 fen 63.2565 HK$ 4.6139 m 2.2491 Euro 0.4802 Ftupiah 5072.3565 FJaht 23.3465 Peso 33.4172 4$ 0.7858 Indian Rs 26.6905 Mn 686.8693 C$ 0.7896 fuan 4.8992 NZ$ 0.8952
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      91 12 Channel News Asia New Lakeside Holdings, a China-based apple-juice concentrate maker, said the public tranche of its IPO was about 254.5 times subscribed. Trading starts today. Disaster management specialist Asiatic Group Holdings has secured contracts worth about $9 million from Singapore-based semiconductor manufacturers including STMicroelectronics. Consumer product distribution and
      — Channel News Asia  -  91 words
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      Lock icon The private banking trap
      324 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Over-recruiting to beef up the sector can backfire, warns expert PLAYERS in the booming private banking market here should learn from the lesson of their European counterparts who experienced a similar growth spurt in the last decade, an industry expert cautioned. When the
      BLOOMBERG  -  324 words
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      Lock icon China Aviation Oil may buy stake in Emirates Oil unit
      194 12 Bloomberg CHINA Aviation Oil, which supplies a third of China's jet fuel, may buy a 20 per cent stake in a fuel-storage unit from Emirates National Oil to help guarantee supplies from the Middle East China Aviation said it will
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      Lock icon Microsoft hits out at EU ruling
      334 13 -AFP Software giant set to appeal aaainst orooosed fine of $1 billion BRUSSELS Software giant Microsoft said European Union (EU) regulators were unjustified in proposing a record fine of 497 million euros ($1 billion) in connection with an expected ruling that the company abused
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      Lock icon Canon sets up regional headquarters in Singapore
      98 13 Bloomberg CANON Inc, the world's biggest seller of digital cameras, has set up its regional headquarters in Singapore that will oversee sales of US$l.2 billion ($2 billion), according to media reports, citing director Yoroku Adachi. Canon, which employs 750 people in Singapore, last
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      Lock icon Kookmin Bank denies it is selling stake to Temasek
      165 13 Bloomberg KOOKMIN Bank, South Korea's biggest lender, denied it is selling an equity stake to Temasek Holdings, Singapore's investment holding company. The Financial Times yesterday reported Temasek is considering buying 9 per cent of Seoul-based Kookmin Bank to expand its Korean
      – Bloomberg  -  165 words
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      1202 12 NEW LAKESIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 27 September 2002) (Company Registration Number: *****8395H) Invitation in respect of 42,000,000 Shares of $0.05 each comprising 32,000,000 New Shares and 10,000,000 Vendor Shares, as follows: (a) 4,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.32 each by way of public offer; and
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      155 13 This announcement appears as a matter of record only March 2004 NEW LAKESIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 27 September 2002) (Company Registration Number: *****8395H) Invitation in respect of 42,000,000 Shares of $0.05 each comprising 32,000,000 New Shares and 10,000,000 Vendor Shares, as follows: (a) 4,000,000
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  • Savvy Investor
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      Mystic twist to making money
      678 14  -  Andy Mukherjee It could happen as trading systems mimic human brain to analyse markets news@newstoday.com.sg TONY Teo was given a diamond-studded gold watch recently by a grateful client All that the Singapore-based investment consultant did to earn the $23,000 timepiece was to introduce the client
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2148 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Enquiries: Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy Call
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      Lock icon Inspire Interface Innovate
      29 17 SBI E2-Capital CEO Choo Chee Kong says this is a good year to get listed as the market is due for another bull run. TREVOR TAN
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      Launching an IPO is like falling love
      874 17  -  Tor Ching Li IPO managing firm CEO shares tips on how to go public SO the last few years haven't been the best for businesses. But why feel listless when your company can still get listed? Said Initial Public Offering (IPO) manager, SBI
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  • Compaq Custom-to-order
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      The right stuff
      76 19 Customised PCs allow you to buy only the parts you need but you must know what you need first COMPAQ'S new Custom-to-Order PCs ensure the computer system you buy will suit you as you have a wide variety of components to choose from. Here are some tips
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      Processors
      65 19 The processor is the brain of the computer. If you are using your PC for simple tasks like email and word processing, a 2.6 GHz Intel Celeron processor is powerful enough. The higher the clockspeed in GHz, the faster the computer will be able to complete a task. To
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      Operating System (OS) and productivity software
      72 19 The OS is the basic software on which all other applications run. Microsoft's Windows XP has two versions Windows XP Home for home users and Windows XP Professional for the business or power user. For office productivity software, get Microsoft Office 2003 if you
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      Memory and hard disk
      103 19 When you open a stored on your har disk, the data has to be moved from the hard disk to the temporary m ory or RAM to be processed. If you have too little memory or RAM, some programs won't run even if you have a
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      Graphics card
      43 19 If you plan to play highly-realistic 3D games smoothly, splurge on a 128MB ATI Radeon 9200 or nVidia GeForce FX5600. If you are happy with simple games such as Pinball and Solitaire, then the built-in Intel Extreme Graphics chip is sufficient
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      Optical drives
      58 19 If you are only going to run applications or read data from CDs, then a CD-ROM drive is enough for your needs. If you want to read DVDs, you will need a DVD-ROM drive. On the other hand, if you also want to "burn" CDs or DVDs, you
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      Monitors
      55 19 There are two types of monitors CRT and LCD. CRT monitors are cheaper but bulkier while LCD monitors are more expensive but slimmer. It is important to note that an LCD screen has a larger viewable area than a CRT monitor does, so a 15-inch LCD screen is comparable
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      3 FREE Custom-To-Order PCs up for grabs
      71 19 DURING our three-part advertisement campaign in three issues of TODAY, we are giving three lucky buyers of our Custom-To-Order PC systems their PCs FREE! Every two weeks, one lucky buyer will get a full refund on his Custom-To-Order PC. To be eligible, you
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  • World News
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      Lock icon Israel to continue killings
      415 20 Top officials agree on liquidation policy but analysts say scheme will backfire JERUSALEM A day after Israel killed Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Israeli Defence Minister Shaoul Mofaz was quoted as saying yesterday that Israel will continue its policy of "liquidating terrorists". Israeli army radio said
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        Lock icon Don't give in to terrorism, urges Spain's PM
        92 20 Reuters Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar (above) said on Monday his successor was making a mistake in planning to withdraw troops from Iraq, describing the move as a concession to terrorism. In his first interview since his party's defeat in the
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        Lock icon Thai bomb blast signals defiance
        79 20 -AFP A 4kg bomb exploded across the road from where Thailand's new interior and defence minister were meeting officials from the southern Narathiwat province to discuss violence in the area. The government which is battling to curb the unrest that has claimed more than 50
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        Lock icon Muslim army chaplain gets off light
        44 20 Agencies A Muslim army chaplain at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre was reprimanded on Monday for adultery, downloading pornographic images onto a US government laptop and mishandling of classified data. He had been charged with espionage and mutiny.
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        Lock icon M'sians to check MILF camps for terrorists
        81 20 -AFP A Malaysian team monitoring a ceasefire between the Philippines and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will look into allegations that foreign terrorists are present in rebel camps when it visits them on the southern island of Mindanao this week. The
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      Lock icon Top US officials take the stand
      195 20 -AFP MASSACHUSETTS The United States administration continues to be in the spotlight as several top officials make their first public appearance this week before an official inquiry into the 911 attacks. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and their counterparts from
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      Lock icon China angered by US 'inerference'
      177 20 Agencies BEIJING China yesterday expressed its dissatisfaction with Washington's decision to seek a resolution condemning its human rights record at a key United Nations meeting in Geneva and called in the US ambassador for a dressing down. "The US decision to raise an antiChina resolution
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  • News Analysis/World News
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      Battle for Peninsular M'sia
      762 22  -  Ong Kian Ming AT STAKE in the recently-concluded 11th General Election in Malaysia were 219 parliamentary and 505 state seats. But right from the start, it was obvious that the main battleground would take place in Peninsular Malaysia where the Barisan Nasional (BN), and especially the
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      Lock icon It will take a miracle to topple him
      80 22 A display of statues of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee whose Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition is expected to defeat the Congress-led opposition in the elections with a campaign based on good governance, strong economic growth and development, with no mention of
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Malaysia to review hunger strikers' cases
        65 22 AFP Sixteen alleged Islamic militants detained without trial have ended their hunger strike after 1 9 days when the Malaysian government promised to review their cases, a rights group said yesterday. The men embarked on a hunger strike at the Kamunting detention centre in
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        111 22 AFP US animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) took aim at legally-besieged pop diva Diana Ross and domestic guru Martha Stewart, putting them at the top of an annual worst-dressed list for wearing furs. "Prison is never
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        73 22 AFP The killer of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh was sentencea to life in prison for murder, a Stockholm district court said yesterday. Twenty-five-year-old Mijailo Mijailovic attacked Ms Lindh while she was shopping last year and stabbed her in the stomach, chest and
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      134 28 Agencies LOS ANGELES After three consecutive weekends atop the North American box office, the reign of The Passion of the Christ has come to an end. Dawn of the Dead supplanted The Passion, which has raked in U*****.5 million ($500.3 million) to date,
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      1570 30 The District 111 I Uefa Champions League 2004 (Live) I Film Art I Light of Million Hopes I Get Real .^rsu Last Waltz Chelsea vs Arsenal Mon-Rak Transistor j channel B,7pm j channel News Asia, 8.32pm Channel 5, Thursday, lam j Channel 5, Thursday, 3.35 am j Arts Central, 10pm
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    435 32 To be a successful entrepreneur one has to think beyond dollars and cents Many people think that entrepreneurship is about starting a business with the sole objective of making lots of money. While making money is important, what many people fail to realise is that going into
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      581 36  -  KOH WEI LING Aide controversially dismissed as referee is booed off the pitch NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Home 2 Albirex 2 DID controversial refereeing cost Home United a victory in last night's match-of-the-season against league leaders Albirex Niigata at Bishan Stadium? The defending champions did manage to
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      Lock icon Henin-Hardenne's absence in Florida irks Federer
      319 36 -AFP TENNIS Masters Series INDIAN WELLS, California World No 1 Roger Federer bemoaned the fact that his female counterpart, Justine Henin-Hardenne, has chosen to skip this week's Masters Series tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida. "I'm surprised she won't play because to me it seems
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      Lock icon India, Pakistan seek Test edge in final game
      398 36 -AFP ONE-DAY CRICKET Pakistan v India LAHORE Cricket rivals India and Pakistan were gripped by big-match jitters, as they prepared for today's decisive fifth one-dayer that most experts said would be too close to call. With the series locked 2-2, the day-night
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      Lock icon Asian Tour reeling over rival series
      298 37 -AFP THE cash-rich European PGA Tour was condemned by Asian golfers and officials yesterday, after an announcement that they were backing a rival series to the player-led Asian Tour. A leading executive of the European Tour, recently seconded to help the new Asian Tour
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      Lock icon All eyes on Warne
      160 37 -AFP COLOMBO The Shane Warne show is threatening to overshadow today's third and final Test here between Australia and Sri Lanka, as the star spinner begins his assault on the world bowling record. Warne needs just nine more victims to surpass retired West Indies paceman Courtney
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        335 38 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL Porto 2 Lyon 0 PORTO Deco Souza (picture) struck the opening goal and created the second to inspire Porto to a commanding 2-0 win over Olympique Lyon in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The Portuguese side, still
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        637 38 Defending champions crush Deportivo with four-goal blitz CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL AC Milan 4 Deportivo 1 MILAN AC Milan showed their determination to keep hold of the Champions League trophy with an emphatic 4-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna in a gripping quarterfinal first leg tie this morning. The
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      BATTLE OF TWO STARS
      893 39  -  LEONARD THOMAS ROUND 1: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, Q INAL £3tcimf cii'cl I3riclcjce C3.C3C3cim, Kh ta £5. r2Zi Duff and Henry will decide outcome of this heavyweight contest FOR the visitors, a magical treble is the dream. So stylish has their art beei that the football purists are
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      41 38 spm-lam Cricket India v Pakistan sth ODI, Ch 26 (pay-per-view) 8.30pm Football Olympic Qualifiers, Malaysia v Korea, Ch24 Uefa Champions League, quarter-finals, first leg 3.30 am Football Chelsea v Arsenal, Ch 5, Ch23 3.30 am Football Real Madrid v Monaco, Ch24
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      414 44 Brocade gets top ratings among switch vendors for product quality BROCADE CommunicaI tions Systems was the most "fulfilling" vendor, according to a survey of 150 companies in the Fortune 1000 list conducted by ThelnfoPro. Brocade, a provider of infrastructure solutions for SAN (storage area networks), was rated highest
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      Enjoy broadband without the fuss
      251 44 INTERNET users who seek a flexible I broadband access plan can sign up for Star Hub's Max Online FlexiSurf 1500 service, Singapore's first pre-paid broadband service. The service allows residential users to enjoy always-on, unlimited broadband Internet access (up to I.sMbps of download speed) without
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      To build S'pore as a digital media distribution hub
      237 44 I AS PART of its effort to create I awareness of Singapore as a centre for advanced digital media technologies, a roundtable on "Building Singapore as a regional centre of excellence for digital media technologies and content" was organised by Singapore
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      Automated round-the-clock virus protection for SMBs
      230 44 SMALL and mid-sized busiI nesses can get the same level and quality of Internet security as that of major organisations when they sign up for an automated protection scheme from Network Associates. Network Associates, the company that sells the well-known McAfee antivirus software, is
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      Not just a toy...
      74 44 THIS cool babe has two feet and lots of features smart enough for use at universities and research institutes, says Mr Hisashi Taniguchi, president of Japanese robotmaker ZMP. The humanoid robot, Nuvo, is 39cm tall, weighs 2.5 kg and can understand what you are saying. It
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      147 46 EPSON P EPSON Enhances Your Business I i k Production Statistics I o a o As Asia's top selling brand in 2002*, EPSON encompasses integrated imaging solution AcuLaser colour A printer. Our award-winning technologies will now empower you with full benefits of high quality colour. t- ii- j W^K^l^M **B
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      Lock icon INFORMATION OVERLOAD
      679 47  -  Francis Chin Automated ILM is the answer to rising data storage needs I INFORMATION does not live forever, I at least not in the business world, or we will be paralysed by mountains of data. There must be a lifecycle to manage the information to access it easily
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      162 47 Pwr^ Splendour. Pure Vision. Over a Billion Colours in Rich Detail, in 11 n r Gracious living has always had a great image. But never as splendid as that of Pioneer Pure Vision. lIJ H B I Producing pictures over 1.07 billion colours rich. Smartly wrapped in beautiful ultrathin frames.
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      Customer-centric focus is key
      305 48  -  Glenn Parker CRM (customer relaI tionship management) is in vogue again. A research firm recently predicted that the compound annual growth rates for CRM solutions from 2003 to 2007 will reach a high of 23 per cent The CRM sector is in the midst of massive
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      All about address management
      250 48 What is address management? Address management is the ongoing process of ensuring that addresses in your customer database are up-to-date and accurate. How does address management work? It ensures all address information captured, whether entered by a customer via the company website or internal portal, or
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      BUY, BUILD OR LEASE?
      440 48  -  Pallab Saha Albert Tan Will packaged enterprise applications outnumber custom-built ones? INCREASED competition, I new technologies and a shift in power from seller to buyer have put disruptive pressure on organisations to improve the efficiency and productivity of their business operations. Standalonetype functional processes are giving
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      Why do CRM projects fail so often?
      498 48  -  Goh Beng Yeow WE HAVE heard about the I high failure rates of CRM (customer relationship management) projects, with studies by reputable research companies claiming that more than half of CRM projects fail to deliver on business advantages and expected savings. Why do
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      Light up your life with X66
      167 49 Latest Handsets PANASONIC'S latest handset, the X 66, is a compact clamshell camera phone that fits neatly in the palm of your hand. The 82g phone louses a 65,536-colour screen that displays MMS messages clearly. With the 110,000-pixel CMOS camera, you can take photos
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      Windows on a cellphone
      128 49 I WINDOWS is getting I smaller and smaller from the desktop to a laptop to a three-inch PDA screen and now, to a 2.5-inch cellphone, the Motorola MPx2OO. The phone combines the power of a desktop personal information manager with the "always at hand" convenience of
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      1.3-megapixel gem of a phone
      158 49 I SONY Ericsson's S7OO I camera phone has a unique 180-degree swivel design that offers a three-way communication style: Photo shoot; browse and talk; and text and email. With the phone closed, you can view messages, browse menus and make calls via soft keys and
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      THE RETURN OF THE WALKIE-TALKIE
      602 49  -  Ariel Tarn Push-to-talk over cellular networks looks set to invade Asia-Pacific soon JUST when you thought the days of the walkie-talkie are over, mobile phone manufacturers are advocating the use of push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) solutions a direct method for instant one-to-one or one-to-group communications.
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      A phone that tells you your weekly fortune
      209 49  -  Ariel Tarn I THE C 62 is a step in I the right direction for Siemens, combining contemporary looks with fun and functional features. The Siemens C 62 offers a host of features in a trendy chrome-like package, including GPRS, MMS, games,
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      Lock icon UNIFYING YOUR BUSINESS PROCESS
      324 50  -  Francis Chin Web-based software to manage enterprise data DR IVAN LEE is putting his I money where his mouth is. The research scientist from the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SlMTech) and two other partners have developed an innovative Web-based software and are starting a company
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      Smart, fuss-free accounting system
      255 50 I ONE transaction I entry is all you need if your company is using the Fact accounting software. The system will update the relevant book entries automatically, said Mr Arvind Agarwalla, the man who developed the software 10 years ago. Fact software has since been used
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      Barcode-enabled PDF forms for fast processing
      307 50 I TO SAVE time and effort in processing informaI tion, Adobe Systems has launched a feature to help organisations to create PDF forms that include 2D barcodes. Once distributed to customers or business partners via the Web, email or CD-ROM, the forms can be
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      HP brings IT solutions to SMBs
      284 50 I SMALL and mid-sized businesses I (SMBs) deserve to have their full complement of IT systems and cost should not be a barrier, according to Hewlett-Packard, which is working with reseller partners to bring IT to SMBs. The HP man in charge of the
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      IT OUTSOURCING BLUES
      817 51  -  Tan Min-Liang Ambiguities in the contract can cause disputes between vendor and client I OUTSOURCING is one of I the latest buzzwords in the IT industry. Suddenly, everyone's doing it Security, IT, payroll, billing and telecommunications functions are being passed to external agencies in a bid to
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      Lock icon UNBREAKABLE?
      396 52  -  Francis Chin Scientist invents device that spots defects in glass panes quickly and easily WINDOW crashes are not always Microsoft's fault, at least not for windows made of glass. Sometimes, it is because of corroded hinges and occasionally, because of the presence of particles. According to senior scientist Fang
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      Lock icon A way to keep cool in the face of Sars
      225 52 I JUST a tube with holes strapped I around your body and connected to a scuba-diving compressed air tank will keep you at a comfortable 25 degrees Celsius when you don a protective gown and helmet to work in a
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      Of water-cooling modules and TV PCs
      408 52 NEC Corporation has developed I the world's first slim-sized water-cooling module for notebook PCs that employs a piezoelectric pump driving method. The module is reportedly the slimmest model in the world. When installed in a notebook, the thickness of the device is minimised. In
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      Lock icon Connect your TV to the Internet
      339 52 Reuters I DESPITE the best marketing I efforts of big technology companies, personal computers have never felt much at home in the living room. But a new technology makeover by the likes of Intel and Gateway could soon give the home computer a central
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      WHEN 6 MEGAPIXELS ARE NOT ENOUGH
      273 53 Olympus unveils high-end digicam in a compact body I WHILE we are still drooling over the fiveI and six-megapixel digital cameras, Olympus is selling an eight-megapixel wonder, and it's not even an SLR. The Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom boasts other features that send a
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      MP3 music for your vehicle
      260 53  -  Francis Chin I YOU have hands-free kits I for mobile phones so that you can talk while driving. Now, there is a "ear-free" MP3 player so you can enjoy music in your car without plugging earphones into your ears. The Elson D'Cube player, a slim
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      Notebopk-PDA hybrid for mobile computing
      251 53 DON'T give your sales and field support I people an office desk. Give them a rugged, high-capacity and easy-to-handle notebook instead. Most laptops, while good enough for working in a cafe or airport lounge, may not be tough enough for the bump and tumble of
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      Conspiracy caper set in stylised comic-book world
      469 53  -  Dawn Ong I EVER wanted to be a character in I a graphic novel about a twisted conspiracy? XIII from Übisoft Studios lets you live that out Adapted from an obscure comic book series from Belgium, XIII is a FPS (first person shooter)
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      VERSATILE AND SPACE-SAVING
      247 54 This scanner comes equipped with a 200-page swivel automatic document feeder I INCORPORATING functionI ality with style, Fujitsu's fi-5750C is reportedly the world's first 180-degree rotational ADF (automatic document feeder) scanner, allowing users to adapt the device to specific space requirements. The fi-5750C scans 55 pages per
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      NEC offers IP platform for unified communications
      163 54 A PURE Internet-based I architecture that unifies voice, data and video onto a single network is what NEC bills its new platform, Univerge. Offering universal convergence, Univerge is an open and standardsbased IP architecture for unifying multimedia networks while enabling reliable business solutions.
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      Integrated security appliance that scales easily
      229 54 SMALL and mid-sized busiI nesses will benefit from the Watchguard Firebox X line of integrated security appliances. It is the first to enable customers to upgrade to a higher model by applying a software licence key. Combining firewall, VPN, application layer security, intrusion prevention
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