Today, 7 April 2004

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    10 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday* Apni7,2oo4* mita(p) 002/11/2002
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    Qantas consortium flies into S'pores crowded budget sky
    891 1  -  Chan Chao Peh Temasek takes 19% stake in joint venture airline TWO'S company, three's a crowd. What happens when there are four? Undeterred by the growing concerns about the size of the market for budget airlines, a Qantas-led consortium yesterday said it
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  • HOT NEWS
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      It's strictly for charity
      408 2  -  Tor Ching Li NKF says 'it never did and never will' release donor data LOVE them or hate them, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is here to "help the people of Singapore" and the high-profile, non-profit dialysis provider "never did and never will" release the private
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        LaSalle-SIA accredited by UK's Open University
        133 2 LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts has received accreditation from The Open University, the largest university in the United Kingdom, for a five-year term. Students who complete the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Arts degree programmes written and designed by LaSalle-SIA, and validated
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        Lock icon Suria adopts Mercy Relief
        73 2 Channel News Asia MediaCorp TV's Malay-language channel Suria has adopted local humanitarian agency Mercy Relief as its charity next year. Suria will produce documentaries and dramas based on experiences of Mercy Relief's volunteers. It said the collaboration reflected its efforts to go regional, as Mercy Relief
        — Channel News Asia  -  73 words
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        Road safety for World Health Day
        58 2 To commemorate international World Health Day today, the Home Affairs and Health ministries will hold a seminar on road safety as well as an exhibition at Ngee Ann City later this month. This is the first time that the World Health Organization has adopted
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        Asthma, arthritis info online
        83 2 The National Arthritis Foundation and the Asthma Association of Singapore have teamed up to set up a website that provides patients information on health, their legal rights and questions to ask when they see the doctor. "Doctors provide medical advice and care, but may not always
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      Everything but a passion for arts
      905 3  -  Lee Han Shih |\lEWS£2!£!££S^_ That's what the proposed arts school will offer, if changes are not made to its approach and curriculum THE first school to specialise in arts education at the secondary and pre-uni-versity levels will open its doors in 2007. In true
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      Lock icon Delays and violations mar Indon elections
      522 4  -  Ruddy Gobel Problems in 3 regions taint otherwise successful polling AS THE slow process of vote counting for Indonesia's legislative election continued yesterday, doubts about the ability of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold the election on time were dispelled. Most regions completed
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      Lock icon Diplomatic fire ahead of Malaysia-Thailand talks
      340 4 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR A war of words appears to have broken out between Thailand and Malaysia after Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra accused Malaysia of harbouring Muslim separatist terrorists. Malaysian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that his country has
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Mission 'aerospace battlefield' set to take off
      380 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Aerospace sector works with WDA on ways to enhance competitiveness JUST 20 hours after Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke to the Singapore Airlines management and unions on the challenges ahead, the closely-related aerospace sector announced a partnership with the Workforce
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      Priest took away books of second account: Secretary
      270 6  -  Wong Fei Wan FOR 17 years, Michael Goh managed two bank accounts for St Teresa's Church until parish priest Joachim Kang took away the books for one of the accounts. It was in 1994 that parish secretary Goh surrendered the cash book,
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      A good measure of pain
      328 8  -  tedchen@newstoday.com.sg SGH is Asia's first hospital to introduce the system PATIENTS at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) are being slapped with a pain ruler. But far from being a painful experience, this pioneering pain management system will help the hospital treat its patients according to
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      495 9 •J _J1 wSEM custom to order invent On jacks and connectors THERE are many jacks and connectors at the back and front of your PC. They are of different colours, shapes and sizes. Ports that have a MMC /SO U PS7S There are three con The connectors °nd single-hole connecting
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      Security will cost
      262 10  -  Paul Tan Beng Hwee But effectiveness of measures is the vital question I READ with some incredulity the letters suggesting that commuters should not have to pay for increased security measures on public transport One would imagine that after the terrorist bombings using planes in 911, buses
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      For a safer environment, higher taxes likely
      220 10  -  Lim Kong Hiong THE issue of passing on the cost for tighter rail security involves a much larger picture than just the rail infrastructure and the lives of commuters. If an attack occurs, investor confidence in Singapore will be shaken. Trading partners and
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      Treat our beauties like top athletes
      205 10  -  Jeffrey Loke Sin Hun THERE is no lack of pretty and intelligent women to represent Singapore in the Miss Universe contest The question is how to attract them to come forward. As I recall, last year's Miss Singapore Universe, Miss Bernice Wong, even had
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        This time, it's so personal
        92 10  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong I refer to the letters, "Why not offer the winner $500,000?" and "Take criticism positively, Sandy", by Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming and Mr Jason Ng respectively (TODAY, Apr 6). Mr Loh's suggestion of $500,000 as the top prize is enticing,
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        Just rely on interpreters
        74 10  -  Narayana Narayana One way to solve our contestant's disadvantage in the Q&A segment of the Miss Universe pageant is to let her answer in the language she is most comfortable with. Interpreters are available at the pageant to help the girls out. If all else fails,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon TPV profit jumps 36% to $117m
      113 12 Dow Jones SINGAPORE and Hong Konglisted TPV Technology's fiscal 2003 net profit jumped 36 per cent, as it shipped more computer monitors amid a global demand recovery for computers and peripheral equipment The world's second-largest maker of computer monitors said that net profit for
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      98 12 Bloomberg The Urban Redevelopment Authority has released, for bidding, two reserve sites near the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. These 99-year leasehold sites situated at Handy Road, cover 1,1 81.4 sq m and 3,562.2 sq m, respectively. They are residential sites, but the ground floors could be for commercial use.
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      SPH Q2 profits down 53.2%
      374 12  -  Kevin Tan It says that broadcasting unit will continue to post losses SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) announced a 53.2-per-cent fall in net profit for its fiscal second quarter from the year-earlier period. Net income for the three months ended Feb 29 fell to $89.3 million,
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      Lock icon DBS sells its Wing Lung stake
      91 12 -Dow Jones DBS Group Holdings will sell its 10-per-cent stake in Hong Kong's Wing Lung Bank to Wu Jieh Yee Company for $265.4 million. "With the completion of the merger of our Hong Kong banking licences Dao Heng Bank, Overseas Trust Bank and DBS
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Straits Times Index-1881.67 -8.53
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        World markets
        57 12 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.70 *****.97 3456.00 6635.54 Pis +121.38 +155.21 +2.80 -47.19 +1.02 +1.22 +0.08 -0.71 Korea Comp 906.19 +22.50 +2.55 KLCI 884.16 -5.44 -0.61 SET Index Jakarta Comp 709.89 771.54 +16.77 +20.89 +2.42 +2.78 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1516.81 311.66 +26.76 +5.57
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        SGX most active
        61 12 By volume May 27 Bio-Treat Interra Unified UnitedTAC DatacrftUSS UniFiber CH Offshore Horizon Chartered Speedy-Tech Close 1.130 0.275 0.575 0.955 1.400 0.160 0.415 0.160 1.710 0.650 Change +0.030 +0.010 -0.005 -0.030 +0.020 +0.005 +0.005 -0.005 -0.050 -0.015 +2.7 +3.8 -0.9 -3.0 +1.4 +3.2 +1.2 -3.0 -2.8 -2.3
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        SGX top rises
        71 12 By$ IMH400USS 11.500 +0.501 >hangAsia2kHKS 7.950 +0.351 jealive50 18.600 +0.301 F&N 14.300 +0.201 \?i Breweries 7.400 +0.151 Fortune ReilHKS 5.200 +0.151 :iTYDEV 6.350 +0.101 XBC4.5XNCPS10O 101.600 +0.101 iPHlOO 19.300 +0.101 By percentage Fastyfood 0.085 +13.: Over&Gene AS 0.090 +12.: Iwinwood 0.050 +11. VGO Corp 0.150 +11. Penguin
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        SGX top falls
        68 12 By$ 5IA2OO 11.200 -0.301 >IA 11.200 -0.201 Fhai Prime200USS 11.300 -0.201 JOB 13.400 -0.201 ISH500USS 5.350 -0.151 DBS 13.900 -0.101 SreatEast 12.100 -0.101 KepCorp 7.400 -0.101 /enture 21.000 -0.101 By percentage Strike W*****5 0.015 -25.1 WaDekor USS 0.060 -14.: BBR 0.030 -14.: DBS CL eCW*****8 0.100 -13.1
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        Lock icon Singapore
        120 12 Dow Jones Shares here ended lower after early gains were trimmed on profittaking. The ST Index dropped 8.53 points, or 0.45 per cent down, to close at 1881.67. Decliners outnumbered advancers 222 to 1 00, as 802.3 million shares were traded. Singapore Airlines opened higher after Senior Minister Lee
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        Your S$1 buys
        34 12 UK£ fen HK$ m Euro Rupiah Baht Peso 4$ Indian Rs Won C$ ftjan NZ$ NTS 0.3269 62.467 4.6368 2.2623 0.4954 5116.9 23.308 33.545 0.7895 26.009 679.62 0.7824 4.9276 0.9145 19.617
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        Lock icon Commodities
        25 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by 5old us$/oz 417.51 iilverus$/oz 8.1! 'latinum us$/oz 878.01 (ubber oVkg 232.51 'aim Oil RM/tonne 2020.51 irent crude us$/barrei 30.4'
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      Lock icon Mobile download market set for 'significant growth'
      405 14  -  Chan Chao Peh Upsurge expected to be in tandem with demand for features-rich cell phones WITH mobile handsets offering an ever-increasing number of features, the market for mobile downloads which is already vibrant is expected to grow in tandem with the demand for
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      Lock icon UOB eyes 23% stake in Indonesia's Bank Buana
      133 14 Agencies UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's secondlargest bank, is seeking to buy a 23-per-cent stake in PT Bank Buana Indonesia. The stake is worth 804 billion rupiah ($157 million) at the current market price, according to Bloomberg data. The Singapore lender said
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      Lock icon Asean currencies could be left to rise against US$
      620 16 Bloomberg Global economic rebound should let them sustain appreciation FINANCE ministers from Asean countries meeting in Singapore today may agree that their economies can withstand stronger currencies as the greenback weakens. At the meeting, Second Minister of Finance Lim Hng Kiang
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3193 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Rajapakse's big off-screen role
      369 18 Agencies New Sri Lanka PM seeks to put together govt COLOMBO Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister, Mr Mahinda Rajapakse, is a part-time film star, but his new role requires a major balancing act to keep a minority government from collapsing in a hung parliament following Friday's
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      Moqtada rejects Shia appeal for peace
      217 18 BAGHDAD Young firebrand cleric Moqtada Al Sadr yesterday raised the stakes in his militia's ongoing battles with the US-led forces by turning down an appeal by Iraq's powerful Shia Muslim establishment to renounce violence. Mr Moqtada stuck to his guns as the US military
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      Lock icon M'sia to carry on with NS despite violence
      160 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Despite the outbreaks of violence at training camps, Malaysia said it will not suspend the newlyintroduced national service programme. The two-month old scheme has been in the news with reports of fighting, riots, extortion, gangsterism and sexual harassment at
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      Lock icon Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong
      359 22 Agencies New law gives it final say on political reforms in the territory BEIJING In a blow to Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners, China yesterday tightened its political grip on the territory by ruling that Beijing must have the final say on any political
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      Lock icon Pakistan, US in spat over terror groups
      191 22 -AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistani forces are doing a better job in hunting Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in tribal areas than the US forces ever could, a Pakistani minister said yesterday. "We can do our job, we know our job and the Americans don't
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon China rebel Zhao Ziyang to remain under house arrest
        71 22 Reuters Former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, who was ousted for opposing the army's crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, is unlikely to be freed from house arrest despite failing health, a former top aide said. Current Chinese leaders
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        Lock icon Control your children, or risk being punished
        81 22 -AFP Thai parents risk being jailed or fined if they allow their children to throw dirty water or use talcum powder as an excuse for sexual violation at next week's Songkran festival. Throwing water and talcum powder in the streets is a major
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        Lock icon Date rape test kit launched in UK
        90 22 Reuters Matchbox-sized "Drink Detective", a detector of the main drugs used to spike drinks, was launched in London on Tuesday to reduce the soaring number of drug rape cases. It tests for benzodiazepines, including Rohypnol, GHB and ketamine the main drugs used in
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Why the United States got rid of Saddam
      1057 24  -  William Pfaff PARIS The problem United States President George W Bush's administration has with the questions of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks comes down to the simple issue of who is telling the truth about what happened in the White House
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      Strength to go on
      364 26 Afterthoughts from Toh Su Fen, MCDS director for communications and international relations, who was one of the project leaders of the Fabric of the Nation. The project's exhibition will be launched tomorrow at Toa Payoh Hub by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. HOW can I,
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      Hong Kong's film upstarts
      655 26  -  Serene Foo They're young and dabble in alternative roles TONY Leung, Anthony Wong, Andy Lav and the like are the mainstays of Hong Kong's film industry, dominating movie marques and awards lists Lav was just named best actor at Sunday's Hong Kong Film Awards, by the
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    • incinemas
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        Chen Hanwei isn't over 'The Hill' yet
        194 30  -  Choo Ling Lan THE buzz on actor Chen Hanwei has been brought to a halt The artiste has made his decision and has a new contract But, no, it's not with SPH Media Works, as was reported in other newspapers yesterday. Hanwei, 34,
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        Hellboy storms its way to the top
        214 32 LOS ANGELES A comic book character topped the North American box office on Sunday as Hellboy emerged from the fiery depths to take the lead. Hellboy based on Mike Mignola's comic book series of the same name sold U5523.17 million ($38.91 million) worth
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      Lock icon Arnie won't be back
      634 37 Reuters Golf legend will say goodbye at last Masters appearance GOLF US Masters AUGUSTA, Georgia All good things eventually come to an end and Arnold Daniel Palmer, at the second attempt, will close a memorable chapter at this week's US Masters, which starts tomorrow. Four-times winner
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      247 37 -AFP SYDNEY Australian swimming superstar lan Thorpe (picture) said yesterday that defending Olympic champions should be considered for automatic qualification to the next Games if their performances are up to scratch. Thorpe made the comment in the wake of his disqualification last week
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      Lock icon Paradorn to report for national service
      241 37 -AFP BANGKOK Thai tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan will report for military service today after years of avoiding conscription by arguing he works as a teacher at a Bangkok school, officials said yesterday. His father and coach, Chanachai Srichaphan, insisted Paradorn was legally exempt from
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      361 38 Agencies LONDON It was another forgettable day for David Beckham yesterday. As his wife, Victoria, made attempts to downplay accusations that he had an affair with former assistant Rebecca Loos, further tabloid stories indicate the scandal has barely begun. In Britain, The Sun alleged that Loos
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      Lock icon Hoping fora miracle
      497 38 Reuters Deportivo striker Pandiani believes history can repeat itself CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS, 2ND LEG Deportivo v AC Milan (Ist leg: 1-4) MADRID Deportivo La Coruna will be looking to the history books for comfort as they set about the daunting task of overturning a 4-1 deficit against
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      Pakistan on top
      93 38 LAHORE, Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq struck his 19th test century and opener Imran Farhat his second as Pakistan took control of their second Test against India yesterday. Inzamam, 34, cracked 14 boundaries in his 118 and Farhat (101) also hit 14 as Pakistan ended the second day at 355
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      Zico to be sacked?
      81 38 TOKYO Japan may sack Brazilian legend Zico as coach of the national side ii the Asian champions keep struggling in their World Cup qualifiers, a newspaper report said yesterday. The Sports Nippon said the Japan Football Association's technical committee were secretly lining up former Yugoslavia coach
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      Viduka 'a bit silly'
      92 38 LEEDS Leeds United boss Eddie Gray accused Mark Viduka of being "a bit silly" in getting sent off in the vital 3-2 win over Leicester City on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Australian, sent off for a second booking for kicking the ball away in
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      529 39  -  STANLEY HO Japanese side destroyed by Korean striker's hat-trick NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2004 Woodlands 3 Albirex 2 IT IS remarkable the difference one result can make. Just over a week ago Albirex Niigata were hailed as the team to beat in the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League and considered to
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      409 39  -  STANLEY HO AFC CUP, GROUP E Negri Sembilan v Geylang United HIS side might be weakened, but Scott O'Donell knows Geylang United must win the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup clash against Negri Sembilan tonight The Eagles' bid to defeat the Malaysian Premier League
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      Susilo to improve mental game
      266 39  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg MENTAL tenacity has been seen as a weakness of Ronald Susilo's game. It has improved, as seen at the prestigious Yonex All-England Open last month, where he lost in the semi-final to eventual winner and world No 1 Lin Dan. But the
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      Protectors snatch a point
      125 39 IN A great Causeway battle, Home United earned a valuable point from their Asian Football Confederation Cup Group D clash against Perak in Ipoh last night. The S-League and Singapore Cup champions held the M-League champions to a 2-2 draw. Home were 2-0 up at half-time,
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      35 37 Tomorrow 2.30 am Football Champions League Quarter-final #3: Deportivo v AC Milan, Chs 23 2.30 am Football Champions League Quarter-final #4: Lyon v Porto, Ch24 7.30 am Baseball New York Mets v Atlanta Braves, Ch23
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      40 41 _gji j jMt— l rom #TV-.. GAMING X IT OFFICE m w workhorses Nokia has the )^> entire spectrum of I /^*»^-^o—~\ w mobile offerings \JL covered, says \/f Ms Kitty Fong, V \y I h |v/_ Singapore general DAVID YEO
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        EXAM FEVER
        298 44 LCCI holds courses, tests on MYOB NOW you can sit for I an MYOB exam and not just read about the accounting software in Info Tech. The exam, held by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), tests your proficiency in the use of MYOB, the most
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        Web hosting from $8.88 a month
        224 44 I SINGAPORE'S small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) can take advantage of low fees and almost zero downtime with USONYX, a local broadband Web hosting service provider. USONYX, which caters specifically to SMBs, has announced three Web hosting plans for the small office and home
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        Seminar on enterprise network security
        105 44 Interested in learning about the threats your organisation's network faces and the complications that may arise in the event of network attacks? How do you cope with such devastating situations? The Total Network Defence Security Seminar 2004, organised by SiS Technologies, will show you how
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        NO MORE MANUAL DATA INTEGRATION
        292 46 NTUC Fair Price deploys Oracle 11 i to consolidate finance systems BACK-OFFICE finance I processes at the NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain have been integrated and upgraded to the Oracle e-business suite Hi. The modules in the suite include General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed
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        SingTel upgrades STiX
        228 46  -  Chan Chao Peh SINGTEL has bought I Internet equipment from Juniper Networks, which will double the telco's regional network capacity to more than sGbps by early next year. The purchase "is to cater to the expansion of our network," said Mr Chang Wai Leong, SingTel's director of
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        Lock icon Your PC may be a tool of fraud
        373 46 -AFP I INTERNET security I experts are warning that the creators of some of the latest software viruses were using computers infected by the bugs to run online scams to get credit card information from unsuspecting buyers. "There is an operation of
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        Lock icon Roll up your keyboard
        59 46 AFP TS ELIOT once wrote about "rolling up the burnt edges of the day". Now, with this Roll Keyboard from Taiwan, seen at a Taipei computer show early this month, you, too, can "roll" up your work day before you leave the office. About 200 electronics
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        Simplify email management and cut storage costs
        207 46 ON AVERAGE, a business executive gets close to 100 email messages a day, many with large file attachments. If the rate of incoming email messages continues with little effort to manage and organise them intelligently, companies will run out of server capacity and
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        A fan of LOTR books
        188 48 READING Tolkien's Lord of the Rings [LOTR), playing golf and engaging in N-Gage are some of Ms Kitty Fong's leisure pursuits. "I am a fan of LOTR. I've read all the books and now, I'm reading the Silmarillion (the final add-on to LOTR)," said the
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        Lock icon A MOBILE PHONE FOR EVERYONE
        611 48  -  Francis Chin Nokia has the handset spectrum covered, from gaming tools to office workhorses LIFE goes mobile. While I this has been true in the past for vice-presidents and other top corporate managers, it is now possible for the rest of us the junior executives,
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        9500 Communicator to come with enterprise applications
        366 48 I NOKIA is working with a numI ber of heavyweight IT partners to develop vertical applications for its 9500 Communicator, said Mr Tony Boatman, the company's regional head of product marketing and business development The Communicator, since its launch a few years back,
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        IT infrastructure, services that respond rapidly
        391 49  -  Val Chua IMAGINE a day when your digital music and photos are managed by a third party and delivered to you as a service. That could well be a possibility and Hewlett-Packard may lead the pack. "Some say ITSM (IT service management) isn't sexy,
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        Lock icon OPENVIEW UNIFIES SHIPPING SYSTEM
        515 49  -  Val Chua HP's IT service management solution helps Coscon consolidate global network WHAT do container ships I have to do with technology and service? Plenty, if you happen to be working for Cosco Container Lines (Coscon), the shipping unit of the China-based Cosco Group. In 2000,
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        Supply chain planning: Go for projects that deliver value quickly
        554 49 I ASK analysts why IT and software I spending was way down last year and you would probably hear excuses about "moderate" to "huge" revenue drops. At the same time, you might also hear about "great opportunities" for products in
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        Lock icon LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS
        607 50  -  Francis Chin Engage external providers to take over your supply chain burden ALL businesses from oneI man shows to multinationals have supply chains of varying degrees, depending on the complexity of the set-up and the type of service or product manufactured. In manufacturing, the company
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        SCM outsourcing to boom
        96 50 OUTSOURCING of supply chain services has shown significant growth, according to a market survey by KPMG. From 1 999 to 2005, the outsourcing of international transportation, warehousing, distribution and value-added services is expected to grow by 40 per cent. Expect even higher growth at 1 00
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        Tracking across oceans
        194 50 INCREASING globalisation in recent years has I changed the demands made on logistics and transport companies. Customers want to know precisely how and where their freight is. Consignment data can be important for shippers, especially manufacturers that depend on raw materials from many different sources. Global mover
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        Network approach for supply chain integration
        418 50 I TRADITIONAL business-to-I business integration (B2Bi) approaches are complex, unwieldy and require substantial resources to maintain large numbers of point-to-point connections between trading partners. Adoption is limited to the largest and most technically savvy trading partners usually about 20 per cent of a company's
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        Lock icon Bluetooth plays Cupid to lonely (hi-tech) hearts
        268 51 AFP I THE person of your dreams could be a heartI beat away, thanks to a dating game that alerts you when a love match comes within a few feet of your mobile phone, New Scientist journal reports. Using Bluetooth wireless technology (with
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        TRACK YOUR FRIENDS VIA SMS
        585 51  -  Ariel Tarn Location-based service in the palm of your hand THESE days, it's hard to I imagine anyone not having a mobile phone. Parents are known to buy mobile phones for children to check on their whereabouts and workers are requested to keep their handsets
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        Glam clam with a twist
        165 51 Latest Handsets I LG Mobile's latest I offering is a slim and sleek camera phone that combines user-friendly and sophisticated features. Weighing 99g (including battery) and measuring 88x45x21.5mm, the LG G7120 fits comfortably in most handbags or pockets. The external LCD doubles as a handy
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        Sleek models, fat pixels
        286 51 SIEMENS Mobile unveiled a stable of I sleek phones recently at CeBIT 2004, hoping to draw consumers with sophisticated form factors and advanced features such as 1.3-megapixel photo-taking capability. For outdoor action The M 65 is an outdoor tri-band GSM handset designed for consumers with an
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        ENSURE ZERO DOWNTIME
        771 52  -  Rob Kelly Provide a secure and resilient environment to minimise risk I TODAY'S businesses I depend on their ability to manage, transmit and protect data. Any interruption to services causes inconvenience, loss of income and has potentially catastrophic consequences for long-term business reputation and viability. In response
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        Cut cost, complexity of IT infrastructure with autonomic Linux-based OS
        564 52  -  Ariel Tarn MOST companies, regardless of size, I require a reliable IT infrastructure. But set-up costs can be daunting and SMBs may not be able to afford the investment Canadian-based Net Integration Technologies, Inc (NITI) and its newlyappointed Asia-Pacific operating
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        Compact, light and cool to use
        168 53 I NIXON'S Coolpix 4200 and 5200 I are easy-to-operate digital cameras with a selection of useful functions. The 4200 and 5200 offer 4-megapixel and 5.1-megapixel resolution, respectively. Superior image quality begins with a newly developed 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens with a focal range of 7.8-23.4
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        HOT KISSES SOLD OUT
        427 53 Canon's EOS 300 D lures buyers with low price I KISSES have run out in Japan and I Singapore. Romantics need not worry though, as these are the Canon EOS Kiss digital SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras that were snapped up in the past few months. Canon
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        Seasons of the sea
        60 53 DROOL over these beauties at Epson's gallery, Epsite, on Level 3 of Wheelock Place. Catch the stunning display of poster printouts of the underwater world by Japanese photographer Ikuo Nakamura. The displays are printed using Epson inkjet printers. The gallery is open every day (9am to
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        Instant shutter, minimal noise, rich colours
        116 53 I CASIO'S 5-megapixel digital camera, the QV-R5l, is designed to give rich colours and natural gradations. A high-speed 3x optical zoom lens produces high-quality images with little distortion. Casio's digital imaging technology allows the camera to deliver a release time lag of 0.01 seconds.
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        High-resolution imaging phone
        136 53 I WHAT good are your I digital images if you cannot categorise them properly for quick retrieval? Call Nokia to come to your rescue with its Image Album portable hard disk device. The 20GB Image Album can store photos, video clips and phone messages. View the files
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        Painless shots
        88 53 I SHOOT like a pro but without the I fuss, with BenQ's 5-megapixel C5O digital camera. The C5O allows you to capture all your pictures at top-notch quality without the usual complexity of digital photography. You can adjust lens aperture and shutter speed manually or glide through the
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        Share those moments
        133 53 I KODAK'S $699, I 4-megapixel Easyshare L 5743 digital camera offers image quality and smart features and is easy to use. The Automatic mode allows only the most recent favourite pictures to be stored, while on Manual mode, pictures can be selected. These pictures can be shared
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        LARGER-THANLIFE PRINTOUTS
        273 54 LARGER-THAN-LIFE PRINTOUTS Invest in an A3-sized printer to get maximum mileage I IF YOU can afford it, get an A3-sized I printer. After all, it costs only $200 to $300 more. In return, you get the flexibility of having A 4 printouts for your normal work documents and A3 printouts
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        Supercomputing within 1U rack
        336 54 I FOR less than $6,000, your I business can install the newest and most powerful server from Apple the dualprocessor Xserve G5 that offers more than 30 gigaflops of processing power, about 60 per cent more than that of the PowerPC G4-based Xserve. The Xserve G5
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        Affordable, scalable NAS server
        268 54 INCREASING data I storage requirements of small businesses, corporate workgroups and branch offices can be addressed with Dell's new Power Vault 745N, a network attached storage server. The server provides up to 4TB of external SCSI-attached storage and ease-of-use features that are critical to the entry-level
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        Relational database for small office, home office
        201 54 SMALL offices and home offices should consider FileMaker, the database program that was once popular with Apple Mac users. The new version, Pro 7.0, with important relational features and productivity tools, is now available for Mac and Windows operating systems. FileMaker Pro 7
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        Enough storage for a trip to the desert
        205 54 IF YOU need to carry a laptop to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, you will need the Targus Urban II backpack, which is as capacious as a camel's hump. The bag has a specially-made, padded partition that can house a notebook, with
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        DR PC
        1157 55 How to uninstall Windows XP? Q: My computer is installed with Windows 98 and Windows XP. I prefer to use Win9B and want to uninstall WinXP. I tried uninstalling WinXP but failed. Is there any way to remove WinXP from my computer? extinctjuuorld A: If you have upgraded
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