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Malaysian cyber-paper at vanguard of media revolution |
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A Malaysian newspaper that exists only in cyberspace has inspired a torrent of online debate since its launch a decade ago, in a phenomenon that has shaken up the nation's media and political scene.
The pioneering website Malaysiakini and the thriving political blogosphere it helped spawn have been key to the rise of the opposition which after decades of obscurity now has a real chance of gaining power.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Texas Instruments cuts 3,400 jobs
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Texas Instruments Inc. announced on Monday it was cutting 12 percent of its global workforce, or about 3,400 jobs, as the weak economy dragged down profits.
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Nokia's luxury brand Vertu to launch mobile services in Japan
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Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu, owned by Finnish cellphone giant Nokia, will this year begin offering mobile services in Japan, it said in a joint statement with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN).
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IBM to cut more than 2,800 jobs: union
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US computer and software giant IBM Corp. is planning to cut more than 2,800 jobs, a labor union representing the firm's employees said Monday.
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E-GOVERNMENT
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Japanese firm in Bataan, Cebu lays off 4,400 workers, asks others to retire early
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Labor group also sees Texas Instruments shedding more jobs here
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A large Japanese firm with operations in Bataan and Cebu has laid off 4,400 of its staff, and asked the rest of its workers to retire early as it scales down production amid plunging global sales of personal computers, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reported Tuesday.
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TECHSTUFF
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MSI announces new GT627 gaming notebook
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Features NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS, MSI's Turbo Drive Technology, Blu-ray Player, and Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
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MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Gaming Notebook Series – GT627.
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DIGITALLIFESTYLE
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Western Digital WD HD Media Player
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This week, Tech Times brings you two multimedia devices that would
perfectly blend with your digital lifestyle: the Sanyo Xacti
VPC-GC9—a pocket-sized flash-based video camera that is also a 9MP
digital still camera, and the WD TV...
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