Today, 19 May 2004, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Fake abuse photos: British soldier held
      366 1 Agencies Trial begins in Baghdad of US military policeman LONDON At least one British soldier has been arrested over the fake Iraqi abuse photographs published in the Daily Mirror newspaper, Britain's Ministry of Defence said yesterday. "At least one soldier has been arrested today
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      Arnie sues firm for making toy illegally
      68 1 CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie company, Oak Productions, has sued a toymaker for allegedly exploiting him by peddling "bobblehead" dolls (picture), bearing his nodding likeness, i his lawyer said yesterday in Los Angeles, California. The lawsuit was filed against Ohio Discount Merchandise Inc,
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      Lock icon Stocks regain some lost ground
      94 1 Agencies NEW YORK Struggling Wall Street shares regained some lost ground yesterday as investors put aside jitters about high oil prices and violence in Iraq, sparking a modest rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.60 points to 9,968.51, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 21.18
      — Agencies  -  94 words
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Wage increase for civil servants
      330 2  -  Lee Ching Wern 0.5 month mid-year Annual Variable Component part of package chingwern@newstoday.com.sg A DAY after the National Wages Council (NWC) recommended that companies reward employees with moderate wage increases, the Government unveiled goodies to raise the aggregate wage of the entire civil service by
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      Lock icon Bush to re nominate Greenspan,78
      180 2 -AFP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush will re-nominate Mr Alan Greenspan, 78, as Federal Reserve chairman, White House spokesman Scott McClellan announced yesterday. "Alan Greenspan has done a superb job as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system, and I
      -AFP  -  180 words
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      Lock icon Chaos as Gandhi declines to become Prime Minister
      337 2 Agencies NEW DELHI Indian Congress party president Sonia Gandhi yesterday declined to accept the job of Prime Minister. "The post of PM has never been my aim," she told the party's newly-elected MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi.
      — Agencies; AFP  -  337 words
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      Lock icon $244m robbery bid: Seven charged
      131 2 -AFP LONDON Seven men have been charged over one of Britain's biggest robbery attempts, after being caught trying to snatch cash and gold bullion worth nearly £80 million ($244 million) from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport, police said yesterday. The seven have been charged with
      -AFP  -  131 words
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      Youth's deafening silence
      711 3  -  Dharmendra Yadav They are under attack, but perhaps they would rather let their actions speak IN March, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong reflected about the "bo-chap" (can't be bothered) attitude of young Singaporeans. He told a newspaper "They think Singapore is the centre of the world They
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      No mention of Abu Ghraib in US report on human rights abuses
      202 4 WASHINGTON Amid the uproar over its troops sexually humiliating and abusing detainees in Iraq, the United States released a report criticising over 100 countries for human rights violations. The report, entitled Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The US
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      Lock icon US hit for 'recklessness'
      464 4  -  Loh Chee Kong Ex-Australian PM accuses Washington of seeking global dominance THE United States should stop running the world on its own and recognise that it can only be run through cooperation, said former Australian prime minister Paul Keating. In Singapore as the keynote speaker at
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      Lock icon Detainees ask M'sia to probe alleged prison torture
      255 4 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Pressure mounted on the Malaysian government yesterday to investigate claims of the torture of prisoners, which human rights groups have likened to the abuse of Iraqi detainees by Untied States troops. A group of 31 detainees, held under Malaysia's
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  • HOME NEWS
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      The American attraction
      772 6  -  Derrick A Paulo More private schools tie up with American universities as demand for US degrees here rise GIVEN Singapore's Commonwealth links, Australian and British degree courses have been the mainstay of private and commercial schools. Of late, though, some schools seem to be looking to the
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Police Week's $250,000 charity target
        72 8 Raymond Andrew A highlight of this year's Police Week celebrations (May 26 to June 17) will be a 24-hour "Charity Adventure" billed as a local version of the US reality show, The Amazing Race. For a donation of $8,888, 18 companies will send three members,
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        Lock icon Everitt Road row goes to court
        77 8 The public nuisance trial involving retiree Chan Cheng Koon and his neighbours on Everitt Road Newsßadio 93.8 opened in the Subordinate Court today. The 68-year-old is alleged to have behaved in an insulting manner to housewife Teo Suan Moy last April and to have
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        Road tax renewal at post offices
        33 8 In a tie-up between the Land Transport Authority and Singapore Post, motorists will be able to renew their road tax at 42 post offices island-wide from Thursday.
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      12 years on the run ...
      288 8  - 12 years on the run Wong Fei Wan Man pleads guilty to $8.4 m cheating charge FOR 12 years, he was on the run moving from Thailand, to Indonesia and Malaysia. Yesterday, the law finally caught up with Mohd Al-Faisal alias Kow Eng Seng as he pleaded guilty to the
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      Lock icon S'porean may get life sentence
      107 8 -AFP A SINGAPOREAN man arrested in Thailand could face a life sentence after being accused of trafficking the drug ketamine to teenagers in Bangkok's nightlife districts, Thai police said yesterday. Seah Kah Seng, 43, was arrested on Monday by Thai immigration police who seized 130
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      Acts of extremists worse than those of Abu Ghraib guards
      200 10  -  Kareem Sudhakaran I REFER to Mr Karim Raslan's commentary, "US not practising what it preaches" (Today, May 18). The abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison pales in comparison to the atrocities being committed by the extremists in Iraq. The
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      Lock icon HSA set to boost controls on health supplements
      534 10  -  Jeannie Thng [Ms] Losing weight must involve lifestyle changes I REFER to your report, "Slimming pill craze" (Today, May 10), and Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming's letter "Can HSA clarify these terms?" (Today, May 11). The report mentioned that "Xando and Extrim
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      Efforts underway to increase subsidised clinic appointments
      176 10  -  A/Prof Roy Chan I REFER to Mr Neil Wilkinson's letter, "Are there too few subsidised clinics?" (Today, May 17). The National Skin Centre operates an average of 30 clinic sessions at the subsidised clinics every day. This is twice the number of clinic
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Oil prices ease slightly after record high
      316 12 Agencies Regional stock markets recoup some of Monday's losses OIL prices retreated on profittaking in Asia yesterday, a day after reaching a record high in New York. New York benchmark light crude slipped 28 US cents, or 0.7 per cent, to U5541.27 ($71.21)
      – Agencies; BLOOMBERG  -  316 words
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      117 12 Robinson and Co reported its net profit rose 212 per cent to $14.57 million, or 17 cents per share, for its third quarter ended March 31 on a year-on-year basis. Revenue rose 5.6 per cent to $92.93 million, helped by good response to the Robinsons and John Little warehouse
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index—1,722.80 +22.47
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 10,711.09 Pis +206.04 +1.96 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI 11,072.39 3,372.500 5,557.68 741.99 783.27 +104.74 +23.000 +74.72 +13.01 +2.22 +0.95 +0.69 +1.36 +1.78 +0.28 SET Index Jakarta Comp 582.51 676.152 +0.90 +7.675 +0.15 +1.15 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,476.08
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        SGX most active
        53 12 By volume ChinaCast SingTel PanpacMed Informatics Bio-Treat Ipco NOL UniFiber Cosco Corp FibreChem Close 0.400 2.130 0.140 0.350 0.790 0.085 2.010 0.150 0.730 0.380 Change -0.025 -0.010 +0.020 -0.015 -0.005 +0.060 +0.005 -5.9 -0.5 +6.1 -1.9 -5.6 +3.1 +0.7 '000 50,215 37,904 29,529 23,907 14,584 14,189 13,670
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        SGX top rises
        75 12 By Close Change iPH 20.300 +0.500 >IA 9.800 +0.400 SIA200 9.800 +0.400 JOB 12.800 +0.400 XBC4J9HNCPS*****2.500 +0.300 iPHlOO 20.200 +0.300 IMH400USS 10.100 +0.250 jealive50 16.300 +0.200 /enture 16.400 +0.200 3P Bat 2.950 +0.150 By percentage Close Change El Nets 0.020 +33.3 rtldlron 0.020 +33.3 JM Data 0.105
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        SGX top falls
        81 12 By Close Change QBSBk6% NCPS10 105.700 -0.200 feoHS 2.750 -0.180 5TIETF100 17.760 -0.140 Haw Par 4.760 -0.100 Fhai Prime200USS 8.900 -0.100 :apitaComm 1.010 -0.090 :apitaComm 100 1.010 -0.090 FatalAuta 0.620 -0.090 :iH 2.500 -0.040 MatSteel 2.120 -0.040 By percentage Close i Change KLWW*****6 0.035 -22.2 Star lech
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        Lock icon Singapore
        124 12 Agencies SHARES rose yesterday on bargain-hunting in blue chips, snapping a four-day slide that had sent the market plunging to lows not seen in more than a year on Monday. The ST Index closed up 22.47 points, or 1.32 per cent, at 1,722.80, off an intraday high of 1,730.80.
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5795 UK£ 0.3284 Yen 66.075 HK$ 4.5225 RM 2.2038 Euro 0.4833 Rupiah 5,260.1 Baht 23.662 Peso 32.375 A$ 0.8455 Indian Rs 26.359 Won 687.21 C$ 0.8087 Yuan 4.7927 NZ$ 0.9688 NTS 19.512
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 378.60 Silver uss/oz 5.72 Platinum uss/.i 800.50 Rubber censAg 235.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,814 Brent crude uss/borrei 37.58 Information provided by
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      Singapore Technologies' telecoms unit plans IPO
      269 14  -  Chan Chao Peh Tele Choice lodges preliminary prospectus for mainboard listing TELECHOICE International, a regional distributor of telecommunications equipment and a service provider, has lodged its preliminary prospectus to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Last
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        Buy towels by weight at Carrefour
        106 14 YOU are accustomed to buying fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, cheese and small goods by weight. Now, you can do the same with towels. For the first time in Singapore, you can buy assorted bath, hand, face, kitchen and floor towels at only $1.20 per
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        Sex survey in Singapore
        133 14 THE annual Durex Global Sex Survey is back and hopes to attract more participants to join a poll that is designed to understand the changing sexual attitudes and behaviour of people across the globe. Singaporeans can now log on to www.durex.com to take part in the
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      Lock icon Fuel levy for SIA's Australia, NZ flights
      147 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines will add a US$5 ($8) fuel surcharge on tickets for flights to Australia and New Zealand. The fee, which will apply to tickets issued from Monday, will also be levied on flights from the two countries connecting in Singapore to
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      Datacraft plans a capital reduction
      109 14 DATACRAFT plans to implement a capital reduction by cutting its share premium by $75.7 million. This will wipe out $45.7 million in accumulated losses while the remaining $30 million will be transferred to a special reserve an accounting practice where retained profits can be placed
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      Lock icon Sats handled more flights and passengers
      89 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services, the catering and ground handling unit of Singapore Airlines, handled more flights and passengers last month, compared to the same period last year. The number of flights that it handled last month rose 17 per cent from the same
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      Lock icon Buying power
      471 16 Dow Jones SembCorp Utilities eyes stake in rival electricity companies SEMBCORP Utilities is interested in buying stakes in local power generators if Temasek Holdings is prepared to sell at the right price. The utilities firm sees the possible stock acquisition of power companies as a strategic fit to
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      Lock icon Domestic demand drives Japan's brisk growth
      344 18 AFP GDP up for Bth straight quarter on sales of cars, IT products TOKYO Japan's economy grew a faster-than-expected 1.4 per cent in the three months to March as the export-led recovery spread to domestic demand, the government said yesterday. The eighth consecutive quarterly
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      Lock icon India keeps key rate unchanged
      170 18 Dow Jones MUMBAI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6 per cent at its annual policy announcement yesterday, saying domestic factors point to stability in local interest rates even though international rates are expected to rise. The RBI
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      Lock icon Asia's travel bookings surge
      124 18 -AFP CONSUMERS in Asia drove regional travel bookings 90 per cent higher year-on-year in March and 74 per cent higher than those of 2002, a major booking service said yesterday. More than three million travel bookings were made with Abacus, the region's largest air ticketing and
      -AFP; BLOOMBERG  -  124 words
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Israel kills 13 Palestinians in Gaza refugee camp raid
      222 20 Agencies RAFAH (Gaza Strip) Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza's Rafah refugee camp yesterday morning in a raid and in defiance of an international outcry. The assault by tanks and infantry, said to be one of the biggest since the
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      Lock icon Deadly sarin-filled shell found on Iraq roadside
      328 20 Find revives questions about production of WMD there BAGHDAD The discovery of a roadside explosive containing the deadly sarin poison gas in Iraq could have serious repercussions for the embattled US-led coalition. An American official said that the artillery shell containing the toxic
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Thai rehabilitation centre for militants
        49 20 The Thai government will set up a rehabilitation centre in the southern province of Yala for the 15,000 young militants it expects to surrender, The Nation reported yesterday. The centre will offer occupational training and instruction in citizenship said Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.
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        Lock icon Smoking ban at Manly Beach
        71 20 -AFP One of Australia s most famous surfing beaches, the Manly Beach, will become the first seaside area outside Los Angeles to crack down on smokers, after its town council voted on Monday to ban smoking on the beach. The decision also covers the town
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        Lock icon Murdered Iraqi council chief snubbed coalition protection
        81 20 -AFP Ezzedine Salim, the murdered president of Iraq's interim Governing Council, had employed relatives as bodyguards and snubbed coalition protection, the US-led authority said. Coalition spokesman Dan Senor said records showed that "none of (Salim's) personal security details has ever participated in any
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon 'Squirrel-cage' for US forces in Iraq
      811 21  -  William Pfaff Tribune Media Services International Choice is to cut and run now or prolong the agony PARIS Both the Bush administration and John Kerry, George W Bush's Democratic challenger, are committed to continuing a course in Iraq that few in the American policy
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      JET PROPULSION
      768 22  - J ET PROPULSION Zul Othman Its percussion-driven Are You GoingTo Be My Girl on the iPodTV ad has propelled Jet from relative obscurity to overnight sensation LONG before you knew who rock 'n' roll upstarts Jet were, you probably heard them. And thanks to the iPod TV commercial, which they
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      Lock icon It's not just about 'let's get rid of Bush', says Fahrenheit 9/11 director
      482 23 Reuters/Hollywood Reporters CANNES Two years after his eventual Oscar-winner, Bowling for Columbine, got a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, Michael Moore was the toast of the festival again on Monday as his latest documentary, Fahrenheit
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        Lock icon Not enough films tackle politics, says Penn
        218 24 Reuters CANNES The Cannes Film Festival has been overshadowed by politics, but actor Scan Perm still thinks there are not enough filmmakers tackling current events. On Monday, American director Michael Moore unveiled his antiBush documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, one of a slew of films
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        Lock icon A heart, for others
        286 24  -  Wendy Cheng FeiYu-Ching holds charity concert to mark 49th birthday TAIWANESE singer Fei YuChing turns 49 on July 17, but he's not about to slow down or stop helping charities. And it's all out of the goodness of his heart. Fei will be celebrating his birthday
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        251 25 Reuters Troy tops a lethargic North American box office weekend LOS ANGELES The lucrative summer movie-going season is getting off to a shaky start in North America, with the first two big-budget offerings, Van Helsing and Troy, failing to stimulate overall sales. Troy Warner Bros' US$2OO million ($345
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      416 29 -AFP Howard, Mahindra criticised over Murali's doosra SYDNEY World cricket chief Ehsan Mani has told Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Sri Lankan counterpart Mahindra Rajapakse to stay out of the Muttiah Muralitharan controversy. Howard entered the fray last Friday when he said
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      Lock icon Smith to be a Red Devil?
      326 30 Agencies Boss Blackwell defends striker's possible move to arch-enemy LONDON Alan Smith's agent, Alex Black, has refused to comment on speculation that the Leeds striker is in negotiations with Manchester United. Reports yesterday claimed Smith was close to agreeing a transfer to the Red
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      Lock icon Heskey signs for Birmingham
      228 30 BIRMINGHAM Birmingham yesterday signed Liverpool striker Emile Heskey for an initial fee of £3.5 million ($9.9 million), which could rise to £6.25 million, reported BBC Sport. The striker, who is in England's squad for Euro 2004, has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at
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      Lock icon MASTER COACHES
      626 31 Agencies UUeui Stadium, Gothenburg Live, tomorrow, 2.30 am, Ch 23 Benitez's men confident, while Anigo turns to fit-again ace Drogba GOTHENBURG, Sweden The two .men who will try to mastermind a win I for their respective clubs in tonight's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Defa Cup final are hardly
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      Lock icon Thaksin says Liverpool have approved bid
      264 31 Reuters BANGKOK Thailand's billionaire prime minister said yesterday his country's bid for a stake in English soccer side Liverpool had been approved in principle by the club's board. Thailand's cabinet also backed a plan to fund the 4.6 billion baht ($195 million) deal through
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      275 32 Reuters MADRID A Spanish businessman vying for the presidency of Real Madrid has criticised the club's policy of signing big-name stars, or "galacticos", which he said had driven debts to 352 million euros ($726.7 million). Carlos Gonzalez launched his bid for July's election at a time
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      Lock icon West Ham meet Palace in playoff final
      190 32 Reuters LONDON West Ham United will face Crystal Palace in an all-London first division playoff final at the Millennium Stadium this month after a 2-0 win over Ipswich Town yesterday put them through 2-1 on aggregate. West Ham have the chance to bounce
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      Standoff over botched tour
      481 32  -  TAN YO-HINN Nigeria's Saro FC want reimbursement, but agent insist expenses incurred their own fault Today Exclusive two months ago and Robinson was introduced to Swen, 27, believed to be a licensed Fifa agent, by a mutual friend. Robinson claimed the club paid Swen r U5514,139
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      Lock icon Sutee set for Korea move
      530 33 S-League champs Home accept offer from Busan Icons for Thai star Today Exclusive STANLEY HO stanley@newstoday.com.sg HOME United midfielder Sutee Suksomkit is on the verge of completing a move to K-League side Busan Icons, it was revealed yesterday. The Protectors have accepted an offer from
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      Lock icon Lethargic Geylang move into last eight of AFC Cup
      310 33  -  Stanley Ho GEYLANG United booked their spot in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup quarter-finals last night, after a narrow 1-0 win over Island FC of Maldives at Bedok Stadium. The hero of the night was former national midfielder Rudy Khairon,
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      Big guns to clash in Singapore Cup
      233 33  -  Stanley Ho THE local sports media had a hand in setting up the most exciting season of Big Trumpet Singapore Cup quarter-finals yet, pitting four top S-League sides against each other. Journalists were given the honour of conducting the draw at the Football
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      Home look ahead
      214 33  -  Koh Wei Ling THERE is still one match remaining for Home United in Group D of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup competition, but coach Steve Darby has already set his sights on the quarter-final stage and beyond. Darby's team will walk out onto the Bishan Stadium
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      93 35 I CATCH vampires and other monsters via this $599 magic box from HewlettPackard. With the DC4OOO DVD movie writer, you can convert VHS videotapes in VHS, Hi*, Digital 8 and Beta Max to DVD as long as the tape player has analogue output jacks. The converted DVD
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        BETTER IT SKILLS
        332 38 100 residents graduate from free Microsoft Office course RESIDENTS in the I Central Singapore District have an opportunity to learn IT skills for free, thanks to an initiative organised by Microsoft and Central Singapore CDC. Early this month, 100 residents graduated from the LearnIT! programme, receiving their
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        Lock icon Microsoft, EA: Playmates again
        220 38 j.- j.- j j.- Reuters THE world's largest software I company and the world's largest video game producer have put aside their differences to promote the Xbox Live game console. Electronic Arts (EA) will release more than a dozen games this year for Microsoft's console, both
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        Cisco picks lucky 13 for training attachment
        70 38 THIRTEEN students from Ngee Ann and Singapore Polytechnic have been chosen for training attachment in Cisco Systems' Networked Solutions Integration Test Engineering labs. Nine from Ngee Ann will be sent this month to Cisco's labs in North Carolina, US, and Reading in Britain.
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        Smart contactless cards for speedy, secure, convenient access
        496 38  -  Ariel Tarn THE global smart card market is I booming. With the imminent rollout of 3G networks in many countries, the demand for high-end SIM (subscriber identity module) cards for secure mobile transactions is rising. And the threat of terrorism means that
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        BLOCK THAT E-MAIL
        410 40  -  Francis Chin Brightmail to help ISPs, merchants filter junk messages US-based anti-spam solution I provider Brightmail is setting up office in Singapore to target Internet service providers (ISPs) and business corporations. No, it is not going to "spam" the ISPs and companies about its anti-spam products but
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        Lock icon Phishing takes its toll on banks, credit card firms
        442 40 Reuters I FRAUD e-mails that dupe I Internet users out of their credit card details or bank information topped the three billion mark last month, according to one of the largest spam e-mail filtering companies. The authentic-looking e-mails, masquerading as messages
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        iRiver makes a splash in S'pore
        403 40  -  Ariel Tarn THERE is a new digital I entertainment player in town and it promises to give consumers music machines that boast superb audio quality, a broad selection of music formats and multimedia features like built-in cameras. ißiver, a developer and manufacturer of digital
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        Batteries not included
        60 40 Who's human, who's IT? The pretty one on the left is called Actroid. She's 7 .58 m tall, weighs 30kg and is bom in the factory of Japanese robotic venture, Kokoro. Actroid was seen at the Rebotrex robot exhibition in Osaka early this month. If you are
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        Lock icon START SMALL, GO FOR PACKAGES
        574 41  -  Francis Chin Customised solutions are not always better, says CEO of NEC Solutions Asia-Pacific I VISION and objectives must I be clear before a company deploys e-business solutions for its back office processes. "You can't follow others because each business is unique," said Mr Tomohiro
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        215 41 SYSTEMS integration (SI) has been the core strength of NEC Solutions Asia-Pacific. The company, which was involved actively in Singapore's early years in IT, has developed customised solutions in retail and supply chain management, procurement, hospital information systems and other enterprise applications for the public
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        He's not plane-weary
        212 41 As CEO, Mr Tomohiro Vagi travels every week for business. Unlike many plane-weary executives, he enjoys travelling. "When I travel, I have more opportunities to gain insights that I can perhaps apply to business," he said. "I meet people of different cultures and they have different perspectives
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    • FOCUS: WEB SOLUTIONS
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        EYE ON WEB SERVICES
        365 42 Nanyang Polytechnic offers industryoriented IT courses THE IT job market in Singapore is I now focused on Web services, security and project management The star is Web services, which require the ability of the IT worker to develop Web-based applications that allow a seamless exchange of
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        DIVERSE APLICATIONS
        189 42 INSURANCE virtual dollars on the Web, voice-enabled PIM (personal information management) on mobile handsets and medical imaging on PDAs are some of the projects completed by Nanyang Polytechnic's Centre for IT Innovation (Citi). An example of a Web solution that Citi created was a flexible employee benefit insurance
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        Web portals: The need for dynamism, collaboration, personalisation
        576 42  -  Dr Robert Firth I A PORTAL is an entry to a place, I usually, a place that people want to visit, such as a museum, an art gallery or a library. Within this place, the visitor will find knowledge. Not information, not
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        525 43  -  Francis Chin Web-based system for continual dialogue with respondents I KNOW your customers' satisfaction I and your market by getting them to say what they think of your products and quality of service. The traditional way is to hire a market survey firm, where for about $25,000,
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        Untested e-business applications: Main cause of downtime
        278 43 WHEN your system crashes, do not I blame them on intrusive attacks or viruses immediately. Most downtime is not caused by malicious attacks but by e-business applications that have not been tested for quality and rigour. To overcome this situation, a software quality
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        Shop smart and save a bundle on expensive software
        583 43  -  -John Lvi BUYING software for your small I business? You would be surprised at how many ways a smart shopper can save a buck. The smallest businesses may not need anything more than a couple of notebook PCs loaded with Microsoft
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        722 44  -  Michele Soon Buzz City survives dot-corn implosion to offer innovative wireless applications I BUZZCITY has been there, I done that and is still around and thriving. Set up in January 1999 by a bunch of engineers to ride the Internet boom, it had the
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        Tally your corporate accounts
        146 44 RESTAURANT chains, trading companies and mid-sized enterprises that operate from several locations may want to get the Server Edition of Tally ees6.3 ("ees" stands for "extended enterprise system") to centralise their accounts and inventory. India-based Tally Solutions is one of the largest accounting and inventory software
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        Chat with a robot, start a moblog on Gamma
        207 44 USE your cell phone to do instant messaging, surf the Web, make a date and create "moblogs" (mobile-type Web blogs). Buzz City, the former dotcom company that became a mobile services vendor, offers you Gamma, an integrated application that works on
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        GETTING VAMPIRES TO FLY
        479 45  -  Francis Chin CGI plays lead role in Van Helsing I HOW do you produce nightmares, besides overeating I before bedtime? Use computer technology and a large team of animators, of course. In the vampire and monster movie, Van Helsing, visual effects teams from the famed Industrial
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        Shrek2 characters come alive with animation breakthroughs
        352 45 AN evening of computer animation I enjoyment may require up to 3,000 CPUs to produce, as in the case of Shrek 2, the fairy tale comedy sequel that opens on May 21. The huge number of processors was in a "render farm", a
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        MOBILE SERVICES GET DATA-CENTRIC
        554 46  -  Ariel Tarn Demand for non-voice applications set to rise, with gaming and music as killer pieces THE mobile phone has ceased to I be a mere tool for making voice calls. Demand for non-voice services, such as the übiquitous SMS/MMS, ring tone, logo and game downloads
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        Point your phone at music source to get song information
        318 46  -  Ariel Tarn Ml, the second-largest telecom I operator in Singapore, has unveiled the nation's first music recognition mobile service, Point, in collaboration with Limeworks, a music entertainment services company based in Australia. When you are at a restaurant or pub
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        Light up your life
        194 46 Latest Handsets I WITH a distincI tive external loop antenna, clean lines and a matte chrome finish, the CF62 is Siemens Mobile's latest clam shell phone. The tri-band model has two LCD screens, including the 65,536--colour main display, and weighs 85g. Flip the phone open and
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        Large colour screen, 4x digital zoom
        152 46 I THE latest handI set by LG Mobile the G7050 comes with a sliding keypad that reveals part of a 1.89-inch screen and a rear-mounted VGA camera (320k pixels). The 89g handset displays the caller's identity, time and date of the call, even when
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        610 47  -  Francis Chin Get a smart office with minimal equipment outlay I THERE are so many SOS I (not "save our souls" but "secret of success") formulas to make a small business thrive and grow. Working smart, not just working hard, is one of the first things that any
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        LCD screen for professionals
        225 47 TARGETED at corporate I users, NEC's latest 19-inch MultiSync LCDI9BOSX monitor delivers crisp images and text with a native resolution of 1,280x1,024 at 60Hz. Equipped with NEC's NaViSet software, the MultiSync enables professionals to adjust display settings with a mouse and keyboard instead of using the
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        Record off-the-air movies
        178 47 A CINEMA on your PC I is what the Nvidia Personal Cinema FX 5700 offers. The pack includes an integrated TV tuner/graphics card with support for digital (DVI) and analogue (VGA) monitors, a remote control (with USB receiver), a media hub to connect to audio and video
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        Copy files to floppy disk, media cards
        142 47 I WHAT will they think of next? The lomega seven-in-one card reader is an external 3.5-inch floppy diskette drive with slots for other media cards. The Floppy Plus 7-In-l is designed for portable convenience. At 2.54 cm thick and smaller than a CD
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        Watch multiple cable channels on your PC
        109 47 I YOUR desktop PC is more than a I workhorse or a game station. If you are a subscriber of Star Hub's MaxOnline Internet service, you can convert your PC to a movie screen. The service, i.View, offers broadcastquality movies from four cable
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        AS GOOD AS DIGITAL SLR
        450 48  -  David Ng Camera Review: DiMage A 2 Eight megapixels, sharp viewfinder, superb design I AN eight-megapixel resolution, 7x I optical zoom, image stabiliser and detailed settings make the DiMage A 2 Konica Minolta compact digital camera almost as good as a digital SLR. It is
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        Winning form, simple to use
        117 48 GOOD design and ease of use I have won a Singapore digital camera the Best Buy commendation from PC Magazine. The Shiro SX33O digital camera has a neat form factor with a simple silver and gold design. The controls are fairly easy to operate, said
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        Budget-friendly colour handhelds
        130 48 I TWO new, affordable Zire handhelds I from palm One offer almost every capability you need on the road. For students, the Zire 31 a multimediacapable colour handheld is a worthwhile choice at $278. The $528 Zire 72 is Bluetooth-enabled and comes with a built-in 1.2-megapixel digital
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        MP3 player, text-to-speech reciter in one
        211 48 I LOCAL company Huaqi I Information Technology has launched a credit-card -sized MP3 player with giant capabilities. The aigo P2OO, with full-colour display, is an MP3 player, an FM radio, a voice or sound recorder, a portable storage, an e-book, a photo album and
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        Smoother video playback, faster response
        146 48 INTEL has shipped three I new Intel Pentium M chips that promise faster clock speeds, design enhancements and more on-die cache memory. Formerly code-named Dothan, the processors 735, 745 and 755 are built on the company's 90-nanometre manufacturing technology and use strained silicon technology to
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        DR PC
        1083 49 IE home page hijacked Q: I am using Internet Explorer 6 and recently, my home page was hijacked. I tried to revert it to the original website by using Tools>lnternet Options. However, every time my PC is rebooted, it changes back to the invader's address. My operating system
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      64 35 WHAT'S HOT Microsoft and Electronic Arts: Playmates again news/4 ißiver makes a splash in the local music player market news/6 Nanyang Poly offers industryoriented IT courses focus: web solutions/8 Get software discounts and freebies focus: web solutions/9 HowßuzzCity survived the dot-corn implosion myob/10 Singapore's first music recognition mobiTe service mobile/12
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