Today, 28 April 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday April 28, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Fierce battles in Fallujah
      259 1 -AFP 64 insurgents also killed in Najaf FALLUJAH Fierce gun battles rocked this flashpoint city late yesterday, as the US-led coalition said 64 insurgents were killed in the other strife-torn town of Najaf. "Anti-Iraq forces attacked marines in defensive positions in Fallujah shortly after 10 pm,
      -AFP  -  259 words
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      Lock icon Play fair, Gusmao tells Australia
      95 1 -AFP LISBON East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao has accused Australia of robbing his impoverished nation of badly-needed oil and gas revenues from a disputed maritime area in the oil-rich Timor Sea. Mr Gusmao said in an interview with the Portuguese newspaper, Publico, that Australia wants
      -AFP  -  95 words
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      Lock icon Stocks end mixed
      67 1 NEW YORK US blue chips rose slightly yesterday, lifted by positive earnings reports and a batch of encouraging economic data. However, gains were tempered by fears of higher petrol prices and interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 33.43 points at 10,478.16, the S&P 500
      – Reuters  -  67 words
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      17 1 NEWS£\VIEWS Lee Han Shih Are HDB owners being overtaxed?/3 'Killer' instincts Toh Hai Leong, the enigmatic film-maker/36
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      102 1 TOIAY EXOUSIVK School principal steps down Wiinj* hVi Wan m f ,|rr,,-i V j I £|fl7l' the ik»m u( s„ v,,,, opnort lodgeo dya <kmT ift<r *dinjllinn iv ti:U. H^r n Hint h^ofrrnlio^iW 01*™™'wry ~iJ ukodfettufay. c^^*fr««lft«' m*t* niiaaiciit.'wMUt-: t™Ttl» ls'> tc" wl Th««W^ imnfei mm into j comite:;: Tics*.-*
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Malaysia against foreign patrols
      199 2 Agencies MALAYSIA yesterday ruled out Singapore's suggestion to engage foreign help in policing the Malacca Straits, but is open to holding talks to address specific concerns. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Najib Razak said that allowing foreign forces in the straits undermines Malaysia's sovereignty. "The
      — Agencies  -  199 words
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      Rules and the question of discipline
      657 2  -  Loh Chee Kong TWELVE days ago, he hit a female student with a soft-cover book. Little did principal Ng Lee Huat know that the momentary "loss of temper" would force him out of his job and put him squarely in the midst of a
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      Are HDB owners being overtaxed?
      886 3  -  Lee Han Shih n c wssfinunsni Iras' method of calculating market value overlooks the law of supply and demand THE bigger surprise arising from the Government's sudden decision to raise the property tax on HDB flats was t not its curious timing, but the possibility
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      Lock icon China accuses UK of double standards
      314 4 Agencies London, Washington told to stop meddling in HK BEIJING China hit back at Britain and the United States yesterday after they criticised its decision to rule out direct elections for Hong Kong in 2007. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing made clear that what China
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      Lock icon Powell on handover: An Iraqi govt, yes; full sovereignty, no
      225 4 Agencies WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell (above) said on Monday the still-undefined Iraqi government due to take power on July 1 would have to give up some of its sovereignty to allow the US-led coalition to help it
      – Agencies; REUTERS  -  225 words
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      Lock icon Racial drift worries PM Abdullah
      229 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday expressed concern that Malaysia's ethnic groups were drifting apart, with Malays, Chinese and Indians choosing to attend separate schools. "The current level of racial integration and understanding is of great concern. Schools are becoming more
      -AFP  -  229 words
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      Lock icon China quarantines 600 suspected of Sars
      172 4 Agencies BEIJING More than 600 people in Beijing have been isolated as the Chinese capital races to prevent another Sars outbreak ahead of the annual May Day holidays. Tens of millions travel the country during this time, making them vulnerable to the highly-contagious disease.
      – Agencies  -  172 words
    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Food plea for train blast survivors
        41 6 Reuters The United Nations yesterday appealed for 1,000 tonnes of food urgently to feed survivors of North Korea's deadly train explosion. A South Korean delegation was holding talks with Pyongyang over how to deliver relief.
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        Lock icon Guns for teachers in Thai south
        51 6 Reuters To help allay fears about their safety, teachers in Thailand's troubled Muslim south were given permission to carry guns in classrooms following a series of attacks on schools and public buildings. All schools in the three provinces bordering Malaysia will also receive military
        — Reuters  -  51 words
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        Lock icon Hamas plans death campaign
        46 6 Agencies Following the assassination of two top Hamas leaders, the Palestinian group said it may launch a campaign to kill collaborators who help Israel. Israel meanwhile identified Mr Mahmoud Zahar, a 53-year-old physician, as the new Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip.
        — Agencies  -  46 words
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        Lock icon Former diplomats rap Blair
        42 6 -AFP Fifty-two former British diplomats have written to Prime Minister Tony Blair criticising his policy towards Iraq and the Middle East. They said he should stop backing the "doomed" US policies there if he could not influence them.
        -AFP  -  42 words
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      Lock icon 80,000 could have been killed
      408 6 Jordan: Foiled attack was chemical and deadly AMMAN Just how destructive the foiled chemical attacks on Jordan could have been, will, thankfully, never be found out. But the amount of chemicals seized by the Jordanian authorities in recent raids was enough to raise the question
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  • HOME NEWS
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      ICA looks into eye of future
      354 8  -  Raymond Andrew Biometric passports, iris recognition next in line at Spore checkpoints SINGAPOREANS could be travelling with biometric passports in one to two years' time, Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) Commissioner Lock Wai Han said at the ICA Workplan Seminar yesterday. A biometric passport
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    • SINGAPORE snippets
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        Spore police in Jordan
        29 8 Singapore will send a policetraining team to Jordan to help train Iraqi officers as it continues to lend humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the country.
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        Help N Korean victims
        48 8 The Singapore Red Cross is appealing for funds to help victims of last Thursday's train accident in North Korea. The accident left more than 1 61 dead, 1,300 injured and several thousands homeless. The Government has committed more than $84,000 to kick-start the campaign.
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        Lock icon Tourist arrivals up
        54 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Singapore had 625,603 visi- tors last month, al2 per cent rise over the same period last year. Indonesian, Japanese and Chinese tourists made up 37 per cent of the number. Hotels had an average occupancy rate of 80 per cent, a boost of 9-percentage points
        – Newsßadio 93.8  -  54 words
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        Lock icon Cleaner robbed by teens
        53 8 Newsßadio 93.8 A cleaner was beaten up and robbed by a gang of teenagers on an overhead bridge in Bedok at 6.20 am yesterday. Mdm Lee Hang Mai, 64, lost $60 cash and cheques worth $400. If you have information to help the police, call 1
        – Newsßadio 93.8  -  53 words
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      Injunction freezes Kang's assets
      203 8  -  Wong Fei Wan ST TERESA Church donor Emily Chan has obtained a court order blocking disgraced priest Joachim Kang from selling his property. Yesterday, Ms Chan, through her lawyer, was granted a Mareva injunction to prevent the priest from disposing of $1.5 million in assets. The
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      Former NMP Chuang acquitted
      171 8  -  Wong Fei Wan FORMER NMP Chuang Shaw Peng was acquitted of two charges of corruption yesterday after the judge found evidence by a witness against him to be inconsistent. Mr Chuang was accused of bribing businessman Peter Pan Say Kew to have someone take the rap
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      Maintaining the exhibitions edge
      677 12  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Number of expos held and attendance growing, but industry players say more big players needed IN TANDEM with the rejuvenating economy, the exhibition industry in Singapore has started off the year on a promising note and growth projections are positive, industry officials said.
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      Lock icon Dialysis on high seas and around the world
      465 12  -  Lee Ching Wern HE SAT back, with the dialysis machine churning away in the background. But one hardly noticed the machine. Bright-eyed, animated and all smiles, Bill Peckham's overwhelming love for life just jumps out at you. The 40-year-old rattled off the
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      15 8 Kash, Kondo, Klub, Kredit Kard, Kar? S /s ICubes/ have lots of little breaks (w&&)
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  • LETTERS
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      Area near collapse site safe: BCA
      258 14 WE refer to Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming's letter, "Prepare us for the worst" (Weekend Today, April 24). Assessments of building stability take into account various factors, including soil movement, type of building foundation (eg type of piles used, depth of piles), the building's
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      Principal's resignation sends troubling signal
      429 14  -  Lim Kong Hiong Discipline could deteriorate as teachers tread cautious line I REFER to your report, "School principal steps down after admitting he hit female student" (Today, April 27). The Ministry of Education's acceptance of Nan Chiau High School principal Ng Lee Huat's resignation may
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      Lock icon No new plans for trishaw shelter
      200 14 WE thank Ms Florence Tan for her letter, "Trishaw riders, Singapore's tourism icon, deserve a sheltered park" (Today, April 19). Like Ms Tan, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) places a great importance on the positive image of Singapore's trishaw tours. Trishaw riders are tourism
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      246 15 r r^l A 4 ft if 1 W'eas* of l lfet In Singapore, more than 600 people are All non-Muslim Singapore Citizens and currently waiting for an organ transplant. Permanent Residents between the ages Help these people to experience the gift of 21 and 60 years are included under m\
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Too powerful in Victoria?
      361 16  -  Val Chua Aussie regulator may be concerned about Singapore Power's dominance SINGAPORE Power's (SP) planned $6.3 billion acquisition of TXU Australia may hit a regulatory snag over concerns of anti-competitive behaviour, Australian media reported yesterday. According to The Australian daily, Australia's competition regulator whose approval is
      BLOOMBERG  -  361 words
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      'First come, first serve' too risky
      180 16  -  Val Chua DBS Bank has suspended its firstcome, first-served (FCFS) ATM share application system for initial public offerings (IPOs) amid customer concerns over security. The bank said the suspension was prompted by concerns over customers using multiple ATM cards and sharing their Personal Identification
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      Lock icon Keppel Corp Q1 profits up 39%
      98 16 Dow Jones KEPPEL Corp yesterday reported a net profit of $131.5 million, or 17 cents per share, for its first quarter ended March 31, up 39 per cent from the year-earlier period. Revenue fell by 49 per cent to $896 million on the de-consolidation
      – Dow Jones  -  98 words
    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        81 16 Agencies SHARES closed mixed yesterday in light trading. The ST Index closed up 4.2 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 1,853.58, helped by bargain-hunting in selected blue chips. In the broader market, however, decliners outnumbered advancers 1 55 to 140. Volume totalled 473.7 million shares valued at $497.5 million.
        — Agencies  -  81 words
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        ST Index —1,853.58 +4.2
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        World markets
        60 16 Index Value -hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp 12,044.88 12,154.91 3,452.30 6,646.80 915.47 Pis -119.01 +22.23 -3.10 -63.90 -4.27 -0.98 +0.1 f -0.09 -0.95 -0.46 KLCI 868.32 -1.80 -0.21 SET Index 680.89 +13.28 +1.9! Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 818.159 1,596.93 279.60 +6.414
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 16 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 398.00 Rubber centsAg 232.00 Silver uss/oi 6.265 Palm oil RM/ionne 1,960 Platinum uss/oi 844.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 33.77 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 16 US$ 0.5898 UK£ 0.3294 Yen 64.445 HK$ 4.6052 RM 2.2436 Euro 0.4968 Rupiah 5,091.6 Baht 23.045 Peso 32.853 A$ 0.8041 Indian Rs 26.098 Won 680.34 C$ 0.7951 Yuan 4.8818 NZ$ 0.9354 NTS 19.505
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        SGX most active
        54 16 By volume Bio-Treat PanpacMed UniFood NOL L&M FibreChem Wee Poh Close 0.955 0.150 0.490 2.080 0.015 0.515 0.020 Change -0.005 +0.005 -0.060 -0.070 +0.015 -0.5 +3.4 -10.9 -3.3 +3.0 '000 21,562 19,980 14,569 14,252 13,831 13,540 12,682 Asia Env SingTel UniFiber 0.435 2.390 0.155 -0.005 +0.005 -1.1
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        SGX top rises
        78 16 By Close Change jealive50 17.700 +0.300 KepCorp 7.200 +0.200 iPH 20.800 +0.200 lardine C&C 7.200 +0.150 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.100 +0.100 IMH400USS 10.600 +0.100 >IA 10.900 +0.100 SIA200 10.900 +0.100 iPHlOO 20.700 +0.100 /enture 19.900 +0.100 By percentage Goldtron Close i 0.025 Change +25.0 ChfpEngS W*****1
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        SGX top falls
        74 16 Close 0.710 Change -0.205 [hoi Prime200USS 11.000 -0.200 JOL 1.790 -0.130 >p Land JOLW*****1 3.760 0.475 -0.120 -0.105 :&N 13.500 -0.100 jreatEast 11.800 -0.100 XBC 11.900 -0.100 JOLA 1.790 -0.090 WL 2.080 -0.070 )y percentage >unlight W*****4 Close 0.025 Change -28.6 \SJ 0.710 -22.4 El Nets 0.020
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      AsiaPharm, Jishan launch IPOs on SGX today
      192 18 TWO China-based companies, AsiaPharm Group and Jishan Holdings, will launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) to list on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) today. Pharmaceutical firm AsiaPharm is offering investors 105 million shares at 28 cents each to raise about $21.4
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      Manhattan offers to buy out Links Island
      387 18  -  Chan Chao Peh Dredging company a good fit for Spore-based firm SINGAPORE-based Manhattan Investments which is offering to buy out main-board-listed Links Island feels that the marine dredging company is a good fit into its existing Indonesian business centred around coal mines in
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      Lock icon United Test and Assembly Center
      127 18 Dow Jones said it swung to a net profit of U552.39 million ($4.05 million) or 0.33 cents a share in the three months ended March 31 from a loss of US$5.Bl million or 1.07 cents a year ago. Revenue rose 44.6 per cent to U5536.16
      — Dow Jones  -  127 words
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      Lock icon Virgin Blue in talks to set up discount Asian carrier
      413 19 Bloomberg Asia is the next big opportunity, says its chief Brett Godfrey VIRGIN Blue Holdings, Australia's second-biggest airline, has held talks with Asian carriers including Malaysia's Air Asia, Singaporebased Valuair and Thai Airways International to set up a discount air
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      Lock icon Fed speaks with one voice
      697 20  -  Caroline Baum Bloomberg Commentary and it is the one that belongs to chairman Alan Greenspan THE Federal Reserve under Chairman Alan Greenspan is a collegial place. The chairman seeks consensus among the members of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). While dissents are allowed,
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    • Market BUZZ
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        Bernard Ong snaps up an Audi TT Roadster
        154 20 THE recent Fujifilm Grand Lucky Draw was organised by Fuji Photo Film (S) Pte Ltd as part of a year-long promotional campaign which took place from April last year to March this year. With every $100 spent on Fujifilm products, customers were
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        A carnival of food and fun
        137 20 At the road shows of the annual Get More with Nestle campaign, visitors get to soak in the carnival atmosphere and try Nestle products such as Milo, Nescafe and Nestle Omega Plus. Attendance at the first two road shows in this year's series, which
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      Lock icon Analysts glad Novartis dropped Aventis bid
      344 20 -AFP ZURICH Swiss analysts said that they were relieved after the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis pulled out of talks on a takeover of French-German rival Aventis, leaving the way clear for a Sanofi-Synthe-labo bid. The market returned to long-standing speculation about Novartis' thinly-veiled interest
      -AFP  -  344 words
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      Lock icon Opec may raise its target price for oil
      277 21 Bloomberg Funds to be used for exploration, security ORGANIZATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the group may raise its crude oil price target by at least US$4 ($7) a barrel, after some members said they need more revenue
      — Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG  -  277 words
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      355 22 Dow Jones Positive forecast comes amid expectations global chip cycle may be peaking ST ASSEMBLY Test Services (Stats) is expected to post a modest profit in the first quarter as the company tested and packaged more chips for mobile phones, computer gear and other
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      160 22 Dow Jones LOGISTICS services provider Richland Group expects to raise about $5.6 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange launched yesterday. The company is offering 33 mil- lion shares priced at
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        93 22 Chip Eng Seng (15.5 cents) Buy Kirn Eng Securities Chip Eng Seng's earnings are projected to grow at an average 23 per cent over the next three years. Higheryielding residential development contributions will boost net margins to an estimated 77 per cent by 2006. The One Fort and Grandeur 8
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        67 22 United Food (49 cents) Buy Dow Jones UOB KayHian keeps a "Buy" rating on United Food, saying net profit is expected to rise 46 per cent in fiscal 2005 although fiscal 2004 net profit forecast has been cut by 21 per cent to 441.2 million yuan ($9O million) due to
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      277 24 Beware, it may be a worm if the sender is Annie, Jessie, Christina or SecretGurl WHEN you receive an email from Annie, Jessie, Christina or SecretGurl, asking to socialise with you, don't open it It's a WORM_BAGLE.X malicious program first sighted in France,
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      175 24 BLOCK out viruses, worms and pictures of naked women in your employees' PCs using a newly-launched Managed Email Security Service from Star Hub. The service is open to all businesses in Singapore, which have their own domain name, and are independent of the ISP email
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      These chips track cows, baggage
      335 26  -  Francis Chin Infineon optimistic about wider adoption of its RFID applications DON'T wait till the cows come home. Keep track of them using a tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) chip tag. Last week, an RFID Demo Centre was opened in Kallang to showcase this new
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      122 26 BUSINESS intelligence (BI) software is now increasingly being used by industries, particularly in manufacturing and healthcare. According to a survey by research firm IDC, the market for BI software analytical tools to make sense of complex business data in the Asia-Pacific is expected to expand
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      Keyboard and case at $9.90
      177 28 but only when you buy theTungstenT3 next month IF YOU buy the best-selling $718 palm One Tungsten T3 personal digital assistant (PDA) next month, you need pay only $9.90 more for a wireless, foldable keyboard valued at $99 and a deluxe leather keyboard case worth
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      73 28 Blow your trumpet when you have technology that enhances the good life. That is what this humanoid robot from Toyota Motor seems to be saying, at the company's headquarters in Aichi, central Japan. Toyota, the world's secondbiggest carmaker, has announced plans to spend US$35 million
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      147 28 A FULL working day's battery life is what you get from Toshiba's nextgeneration lightweight notebook, the Tecra M 2. Packaged in a sleek silver magnesium chassis, the Tecra M 2 features a 14.1-inch XGA display and a choice of different graphics configurations a 32M8 NVidia
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      557 30  -  Shanoo Maharaj Exit polls show a BJP-led alliance win possible but only with a razor-thin margin, say analysts HALF way through the mammoth three-week-long Indian elections, pollsters and analysts are predicting a tantalising outcome, with the expected winner barely managing to breast
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      576 32  -  Anton dv Plessis NEWS£fiS£S£2— Nation fetes decade of democracy since end of apartheid SOUTH Africa's transition from apartheid to a constitutionallyentrenched democracy is hailed widely as one of the miracles of modern-day history. Many doubted that a peaceful handover of power was possible and some
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      904 34 AFP But despite limitations, there is opportunity for change and Hong Kong should make the most of it This editorial first appeared in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. THE restrictions imposed by Beijing on political reform yesterday leave Hong Kong with
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      542 35  -  LCay Looking after your new pup is a breeze with a little bit of preparation and effort NOW THAT your pup is home, you will be surprised at the amount of time and attention that he will demand from you. Like a baby, a puppy requires as much
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      751 36  -  Felix Cheong Felix Cheong is baffled by the enigma that isToh Hai Leong film-maker, librarian, 'serial killer' IN another life, Toh Hai Leong, the selfprofessed film critic and director of the mockumentary Zombie Dog, must have been a love guru. Because that's all he talks about
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      475 37  -  Yong Shu Chiang Election Day playwright comes to the rescue when lead actor falls sick TWO weeks before his latest production opened, theatre director Huzir Sulaiman received some troubling news. The lead and only actor in his Checkpoint Theatre play Election Day, Remesh Panicker, had
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      160 37 Cannot tell you about ELECTION BAY REMESH Panicker (picture) is done talking. On stage, anyway. The award-winning actor, last seen in The Odd Couple opposite Adrian Pang, has a pesky nodule on his vocal chord an affliction singers are known to develop and will be taking the rest of the
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      400 38 7PM PRINCE Perth (Singapore); 102 mins Dir: Djinn Semi-retired security guard Harry Lee dreams of migrating to Perth. Needing more money to achieve his goal, he begins to work as a driver ferrying hostesses to clients and unwittingly becomes entangled in the underbelly of Singapore's
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        198 39 LOS ANGELES Denzel Washington's new thriller, Man on Fire, beat fellow rookie 13 Going On 30 narrowly for honours at the North American box office. Man on Fire, in which Washington plays an alcoholic bodyguard who lays waste to large swathes of Mexico
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        127 39 Reuters LOS ANGELES A website meant to promote the to-be-released film drama Godsend is stirring controversy among people who oppose human cloning and want the site shut down because they think the site is real, the film's makers say. One problem is that the site, www.godsendinstitute.org,
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      Lock icon Hot Vijay cashes in
      568 43 World No 2 holds steady to bag second Houston title in three years GOLF Houston Open HOUSTON Fiji's Vijay Singh fired a bogey-free four-under-par 68 here on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to win his second title in three years at the rain-plagued PGA Houston Open
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      Lock icon Thorpe grateful for 400m reprieve after Stevens' withdrawal
      402 43 Reuters SYDNEY Olympic and world champion lan Thorpe will defend his 400 m freestyle title at the Athens Olympics in August, after the withdrawal of team-mate Craig Stevens. Thorpe told a packed news conference at Sydney's Olympic pool yesterday he was relieved
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      230 43 Reuters LONDON Ferrari have added Briton Jenson Button's name to their list of candidates to take over from Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. "One day Michael's going to stop and you've got to look around and see who's the best at that stage," Ferrari technical
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        519 44 Agencies English champions consider plans for bust of Frenchman LONDON Arsene Wenger, the first Arsenal manager to win the championship three times, could find himself immortalised, alongside another Arsenal great, Herbert Chapman, at the club's new stadium. A plan to recognise Wenger's achievements is
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        220 44 Reuters LONDON France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez (picture) has signed a two-year contract to stay at Olympique Marseille until 2006, the Ligue 1 club said on their website yesterday. The 32-year-old World Cup winner joined Marseille on loan from Manchester United in January and the
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        207 44 -AFP LONDON The United States could withdraw from August's Olympic Games in Athens over fears of terror attacks, American Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz claimed yesterday. The seven-time gold medallist at the 1972 Games which was overshadowed by the massacre
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        226 44 Reuters BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona (picture), in his first public statement after 10 days in intensive care with heart and breathing problems, yesterday thanked fans for their support and wished Argentina luck in their friendly against Morocco today. In a letter read out
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      Lock icon Jos makes waves, smashes fly record
      306 45  -  Koh Wei Ling WEE TECK HIAN i THE 50m butterfly may not feature in the Olympic swimming programme in Athens, but two national records were smashed in the event last night. Singapore's swim queen Joscelin Yeo (picture) bettered her personal best and national record
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      Lock icon Scuffle mars Albirex triumph
      276 45  -  ALVIN CHUA NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Albirex 1 Tampines 0 THE beer flowed in the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League last night, and so did Albirex Niigata's celebrations. The Japanese side recorded their first win in five games when they edged out Tampines Rovers 1-0 at the Jurong East
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      503 45  -  STANLEY HO SGA president confident of securing sponsors for 2004 IT WAS one of the premier golf events on the Singapore calendar since 1960. But after 41 successive tournaments, the Singapore Golf Association (SGA), citing a lack of sponsors, dropped the Singapore Open in 2002. A similar
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      570 46 Reuters All eyes on Baggio as managers look to finalise squads for tournament in June FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Italy v Spain MILAN Roberto Baggio's return for Italy after a five-year absence and the climax to the domestic seasons around the continent threaten to overshadow today's (tomorrow
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      307 46 MANCHESTER Roy Keane has dismissed media reports that his Republic of Ireland comeback could spark a move from Manchester United. Yesterday, The Sun newspaper claimed Sir Alex Ferguson did not want Keane to play in the friendly against Poland tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore
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      155 46 LONDON France coach Jacques Santini, unhappy at not being offered a new deal until after the Euro 2004 championship, is interested in taking over as manager at English Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur. The 52-year-old has guided France to Euro 2004 with a 100 per cent record. He
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      138 46 NEWCASTLE England defender Jonathan Woodgate could be ruled out of Euro 2004 with a torn thigh muscle, his club said yesterday. The Newcastle United centre-back suffered the injury in Sunday's 2-1 home win over Chelsea and he will miss the club's bid to finish fourth in the
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      739 47 Agencies Rivals simply cannot handle Henry's speed, skill and tenacity LONDON Thierry Henry won the English Premiership for Arsenal. That's not to denigrate the contributions of his team-mates, but if the talismanic Frenchman had not featured for the Gunners, there would be no silverware in
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      325 47 Agencies LONDON Considered the best club in England, Arsenal will now go all out to conquer Europe next season. According to The Sun, Arsene Wenger is lining up a £35 million ($lO6 million) double swoop for Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard
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