Brunei Darussalam so far has bagged one silver and two bronze medals in the SEA games. Sim Chuang Hiang secured the silver in the Karate Do Kumite event after defeating B.V Bang of Vietnam. Dayang Farah Waheeda Haji Bujang was awarded the bronze in the Tae Kwan Do Bantam weight category. While Tong Kit Siong [...]
Archive for November, 2005
SEA Games: Brunei Bags 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals On Second Day
Singapore Firm Finds Commercial Spin-Offs For Facial Recognition Technology
It was a technology developed to enhance biometric security but now there’s another spin off. A local company is developing the potential of face recognition technology into other business opportunities and having fun at the same time. XID Technologies is in the serious business of enhancing security by giving its customers cutting-edge biometric technology solutions. [...]
Crushed By The Murdoch Juggernaut
Crushed by the Murdoch juggernaut By Mike Marqusee Sport, including cricket, plays a special role in the News Corp empire, serving, in Rupert Murdoch’s words, as a “battering ram”. HIS SMILE TELLS IT ALL: Rupert Murdoch’s aim is to corner markets and make consumers dependent on his services. PHOTO: AFP LAST summer’s engrossing Ashes series [...]
Comedy That Fails To Be So
Comedy that fails to be so Shaadi No.1 Shaadi No. 1 Genre: Comedy (attempted) Cast: Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Sharman Joshi, Esha Deol, Soha Ali Khan, Ayesha Takia, Sanjay Dutt, Aarti Chhabria, Sophie Chaudhary, Riya Sen Director: David Dhawan Storyline: Three married guys try to make their extra-marital affairs work. Bottomline: David Dhawan tries too [...]
Bowler Remy Ong Is Singapore’s Flag Bearer At Manila SEA Games
SINGAPORE : Bowler Remy Ong will have the honour of leading the Singapore contingent at the coming SEA Games in Manila. Chef-de-Mission Oon Jin Teik handed the flag to Ong, Asian Games triple gold medallist, at a presentation ceremony at the Novena Square atrium on Wednesday. Fencer Ruth Ng led the athletes in taking the [...]