Ian Timberlake
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/ 28 December 2006

Internet chaos shows system’s weakness

The chaos in Asia’s internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region’s cable network is too fragile and overly reliant on connections to the United States, industry observers said on Thursday. Millions of people across Asia were enduring a second day without full internet services after a 7,1-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan late on Tuesday.

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/ 12 October 2006

Casino bid to proceed despite Kerzner’s death

Kerzner International’s bid for a Singapore casino licence will proceed despite the death in a helicopter crash of the firm’s chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday. ”The company is fully committed to continuing its bid for the integrated resort in Sentosa,” Kerzner said in a statement after the death of Butch Kerzner (42).