Today, 29 April 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY Tv c s d ay A Prn 29 2°° 3 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Promotions and a goodbye
      734 1  -  Rahul Pathak Derrick A Paulo by and rahul@newstoday. com. sg UESFIIE the Sars attack, the economy in some pain and the threat of terrorism in the backdrop, the Prime Minister still went ahead to announce some significant Cabinet changes yesterday. Earlier this month, he said he
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      Lock icon Stock rise sparks optimism
      87 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks rallied at midday yesterday as solid results from leading companies such as McDonald's and Procter Gamble bolstered hopes that corporate profits are poised for a rebound. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 150 points, or 1.81 per cent, to 8,456, setting off
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      Lock icon The surprise phone call
      374 1 -AFP NEW DELHI Pakistan's Prime Minister telephoned Indian leader, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, on Monday in the first high-level contact between the enemy countries since they came close to war last year. Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali invited Mr Vajpayee to Islamabad and said he would
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  • HOT NEWS
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      NAC boss Choo quits
      429 2  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newsto day, com. sg Report 2000 which delineated the vision of Singapore as a world-class city for the arts. Speaking to Today, Mr Choo was his usual jovial self as he debunked speculations of controversy behind his impending departure. In fact, he will
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      SHANGHAI, SHENZHEN EXCHANGES CLOSED
      57 2 China has ordered the country's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen to close May I to May 9 because of Sars. It may extend the closures to May 19. The exchanges are crowded places where traders often spend the whole day. The country has reported 3,106
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      OTHER SARS UPDATES
      198 2 The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the Sars outbreaks in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Canada may have peaked. These countries were reporting fewer cases every day. In China, however, the virus appears to be spreading. A 77-year-old man died of Sars yesterday. He had accompanied his
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      Lock icon Madonna rant backfires
      419 3  -  Janice Lee Queen of Pop angers fans with decoy downloads, website defaced by j anice@newstoday. com.sg THE combination of her loud-mouthed antics and in-your-face attitude has contributed to her success, winning over fans who have spent zillions buying her records. But it hasn't worked this time, honey.
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      Militants raid Thai bases
      118 3 BANGKOK Four Thai soldiers were killed and three wounded when Muslim militants, who had crossed into Thailand from Malaysia, raided two bases and stole 31 automatic rifles, officials said yesterday. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra blamed the attacks in Narathiwat and Yala provinces on foreign-backed militants.
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      After the tears ...
      776 4  - After the tears Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg ONE after-effect from the emotional outburst in Parliament by veteran MP Tan Cheng Bock (picture) last week can be put down in terms of dollars and cents, if you are clinical about it A day after the 63-year-old doctor nearly broke down in
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      Lock icon Geylang market gets ready for clean-up
      160 4 WHILE the major spring cleaning and disinfecting exercise for all food centres and wet markets got underway yesterday, Geylang Serai Market will be carrying out its clean-up later. Geylang Serai Market will begin its clean-up on the day the others finish the anti-Sars move
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      Lock icon Air India suspends protesting pilots
      172 4 Agencies NEW DELHI The fear of Sars has developed into a tussle at Air India that has led to a cancellation of flights and the suspension of protesting pilots. The pilots said they will not fly unless the gov-ernment-owned airline issues health certificates stating that
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      Hng Kiang on his departure as Health Minister
      339 4  -  Lee Ching Wern SOME have likened the announcement of Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang's departure from the Health Ministry to an army changing its commander in the middle of a fight. Mr Lim will leave for the Prime Minister's Office when "the
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      265 6 With the outbreak of SARS, it is important for all of us to maintain a healthy lifestyle and build up our immune system. It is also important to have peace of mind that we are financially protected against the adverse effects of SARS. We would like to reassure our one
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Payback time ...
      302 7 Payback time Agencies US to reward supporters of Iraq war TO THE victor belongs the spoils. And supporters of the US in its war on Iraq are poised to receive a share of the rewards as Washington draws a line in the sand between friends and those who it thinks
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      The young and the 'sexless'
      369 7  -  Clement Mesenas SINGAPORE men as young as 30 are having difficulties in bed with their partners. In fact, more than half of all men above 30 are experiencing such difficulties, a recent survey indicated. While age was the predominant factor in erectile dysfunction (ED) or
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      NKF winners to share their prizes
      261 7 MS PEK Chiau Ling was thinking of the welfare of kidney patients when she made a hotline donation recently. And now that she is the secondprize winner in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 10th Anniversary Charity Show, her thoughts have turned to her sisters'
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  • LETTERS
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      Move it, please
      271 8  -  Lim Boon Hee Fast, prompt action needed to combat Sars WHILE Singapore has been held up as a model for our anti-Sars measures and has received praise from the American Chamber of Commerce here, improvements can be made to contain Sars. First, doctors are taking too long
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      That old bzzz has returned
      146 8  -  Ching Heng Hoe, David THE attention on Sars control, while necessary, must not detract from the fight against other dangers such as dengue fever, malaria and Aids. The death of Dr Alexandre Chao highlights the inter-rela-tionship among these diseases. Dr Chao was misdiagnosed as having
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      It's in the saliva
      149 8  -  See Leong Kit BESIDES practising good hygiene, we can do our part in curbing the spread of infectious diseases such as Sars by not dipping chopsticks and spoons into a common dish. In 1994, the Health Ministry (MOH) published a report that said we are likely
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Factory production up 9.5%
      164 10 SINGAPORE'S factory output was surprisingly strong in March despite war in Iraq but analysts expect production to slow in coming months as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) pummels consumer spending. Official data yesterday showed factory production up 9.5 per cent from February, more than double market
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      Lock icon SembCorp Marine's profit falls
      85 10 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Marine's first-quar-ter profit fell 37 per cent after a one-time gain inflated last year's earnings. Profit fell to $18.5 million, or 1.3 cents a share, from $29.4 million, or 2.08 cents. It booked a gain of $14.3 million in the same period last year
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      Strategic move
      238 10  -  Satyam opens global solutions centre in M'sia by Chan Chao Peh chaopeh@newstodav.com.sg TWO months after boosting its presence in Singapore with the establishment of a data back-up centre, Satyam Computer Services has upped its stake in neighbouring Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) with the opening of its Global
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        90 10 THE Straits Times Index advanced for the first day in four on optimism the economy was rebounding after manufacturing production on the island rose last month. As shares of some of the country's largest companies gained, the index added 11.9 points, or one per cent, to 1,241.04. Singapore Airlines
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        World markets
        53 10 Index Value Change Pts NIKKEI 7607.88 -91.62 -1.19 HANG SENG 8435.04 26.03 0.31 ALL ORDINARIES 2934.70 -27.00 -0.91 TAIWAN WED 4139.50 -94.04 -2.22 KOREA COMP SET 569.02 368.99 2.39 0.46 0.42 0.13 JAKARTA COMP 430.92 -4.13 -0.95 PHIL COMP 1036.29 -13.10 -1.25 SHENZHEN B 216.00 5.33 2.53 MUMBAI
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5624 0.3524 67.6470 4.3860 2.1370 0.51 4912.27 24.1565 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 29.7492 0.9082 26.6316 687.634 0.8126 4.6547 1.0097 19.6505
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oz 333.8 Rubber cents/kg 171.75 Silver uss/oz 4.60 Palm oil RM/tonne 1436 Platinum uss/oz 630 Brent crude uss/barrel 26.36
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 10 By volume Apr 28 StarCrusUSS Hiap Hoe JK Yarning Hint MediaS Medtecs Chartered Close 0.190 0.010 0.305 0.160 0.005 0.205 0.650 Change +0.020 -0.035 +0.005 +0.005 +0.005 +11.8 -10.3 +3.2 +2.5 +0.8 '000 39,596 24,955 24,235 19,614 15,583 13,957 11,993 LeongHin ACCS Capitaland 0.065 0.405 1.010 -0.010
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        SGX top rises
        82 10 By$ Apr 28 Close Change SIA 8.850 +0.550 By percentage Apr 28 Liang Huat Close Change 0.030 +50.0 SIA200 8.850 +0.500 Econ 0.020 +33.3 OCBC 9.100 +0.250 NH Ceram 0.130 +30.0 STIETF100 12.890 +0.230 DBS 8.500 +0.200 Penguin GMG USS 0.145 +26.1 0.025 +25.0 CITYDEV 3.300 +0.160
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        85 10 JTU YTUTYU By$ Apr 28 JMH 400USS Close Change 5.450 -0.200 By percentage Apr 28 Close Change L&M 0.005 -50.0 GreatEast 9.300 -0.150 Koh Bros W*****6 0.015 -40.0 C&C Fuji Offs F&N IDT 3.880 -0.120 0.200 -0.100 7.900 -0.050 1.200 -0.050 Fup Offs 0.200 -33.3 Twinwood 0.025
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      East Asia gets a wallop
      278 12 Sars-hit China market to hurt region HONG KONG A weakening of China's economy by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) health scare could weigh down on the rest of East Asia. This is because of China's growing importance as a key export market for its
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      ADB cuts 2003 outlook for Asia
      274 12 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday cut its growth forecast for the region this year to 5.3 per cent from the 5.6 per cent it expected in December, due to the impact of Sars and an uncertain global economic recovery. But assuming the
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      Savings on home loans
      302 14  -  Lee Yew Meng StanChart relaunches scheme that allows borrowers to offset payments due by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg STANDARD Chartered Bank expects private home loan refinancing here and in the region to rise as the Sars outbreak force borrowers to look for ways to save on their loans. Hence,
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      Lock icon SGX puts off June fair
      86 14 Reuters THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that it has postponed a three-day fair for retail investors scheduled for June due to the poor investment climate and the spread of Sars. An SGX spokesman told Reuters that the event, which was to be held here
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      Lock icon Raffles hotels' occupancy rate at 40%
      173 14 Bloomberg RAFFLES Holdings Ltd, owner of Singapore's 116-year-old Raffles Hotel (picture), said occupancy at its hotels in the city-state is at almost 40 per cent as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak dampens tourist arrivals. That's better than many of its rivals because
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      PacNet launches Net phone service
      111 14  -  Chan Chao Peh REGIONAL Internet service provider Pacific Internet has launched an Internet-based voice service aimed at business users, promising to undercut current long distance telephone charges. The Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, called PacNet Voice, will ride on PacNet's existing regional network, consisting of
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      169 14 Reuters AFX-Asia AFX-Asia ESMART IPO: Esmart Holdings said yesterday that it plans to list its shares on the Singapore Exchange to raise funds partly for its overseas expansion. Esmart is a designer and supplier of intermediate products for electronics manufacturers. In a draft prospectus, the company said proceeds
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    • CPF Business Bulletin
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        E-submission
        280 16 saves time for Sizzler Mr Ang Chor King, Chief Operations Officer of Sizzler Steak Seafood Salad (S) Pte Ltd, read about the Board's e-submission service on Business News and decided to convert. He shares with us his reasons for doing so. He said, "When I read about e-submission, I
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        mPAL wows employer
        525 16 The mPAL is a trial service that allows employers to submit CPF contributions using a mobile phone. Specially designed for employers with one to 10 employees, it allows employers to submit their CPF contribution details in three easy steps. Payment will also be deducted electronically, through GIRO.
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      • CPF changes in brief...
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          Deferring the CPF restoration
          78 17 To help Singaporeans save their jobs, the current CPF contribution rate of 36% will stay for another two years. As companies are assured that their business costs are not going up, they are less likely to retrench workers or move out of Singapore. They may even
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          Lower salary ceilings
          111 17 The salary ceiling will be reduced in two phases over the next two years. The current salary ceiling of $6,000 for private sector employees will be lowered to $5,500 in January 2004, and further to $5,000 in January 2005. This change is not meant to be a
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          Lower CPF contribution rates for workers aged 50-55
          109 17 The employee contribution rate for workers aged 50-55 will be lowered from the current 20% to 18% in January 2004 and further to 16% in January 2005. The employer contribution will be maintained at the current level, to boost the long-term employability
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          Higher contribution rates to Special and Medisave Accounts
          184 17 To ensure that Singaporeans have enough savings for retirement and healthcare, the contributions to the Special and Medisave Accounts will be increased. To make this newsletter useful to you, we invite your feedback on the information you would like the Board to
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      Lock icon 'Pathetic' package
      284 18 Reuters Regional carriers disappointed by relief concessions from HK Airport Authority HONG KONG An emergency relief package granted by the Hong Kong Airport Authority to airlines to ease the impact of Sars is "pathetically inadequate", a regional group of carriers said. Last Friday, the authority announced that airlines
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4115 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com riiinTriiiii rivanifMiinniiMiiMßn Cathay Pacific planes sitting at Hong Kong's airport as Sars has caused a reduction in air traffic. AFP photo Date FdName NAV/Bid Offer Price Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 24/4 Aberdeen American Opportunities 0.588 0.618 24/4 Aberdeen Asian High field 1.275
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      108 16 Save when you e-submit! E-submission is a simpler, faster and more secure way of submitting CPF contributions. More importantly, you will save yourself the processing fee when you e-submit. Employers with 100 or more employees will have to pay a processing fee of $7 per employee per month if they
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Precious works of art stolen
      124 19 Reuters LONDON Thieves have stolen drawings worth more than £1 million ($2.8 million) by Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Paul Gauguin from a British gallery in a well-organ-ised heist, police said on Sunday. Van Gogh's The Fortification of Paris, Picasso's Poverty (picture) and Gauguin's
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      Lock icon Huffing and puffing...
      85 19 -AFP JAKARTA Female cigarette vendors in mini-skirts have been banned from one local government office in Indonesia because work comes to a halt when they make an appearance. The women have been forbidden to enter the office in Tangerang, west of Jakarta, because male employees stop working
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      Jail me, says teenager
      179 19 SYDNEY The "lost-and-found" Australian teenager, Ms Natasha Ryan, said she deserved to go to jail for what she had done, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. In an interview with Channel Nine's 60 Minutes, Ms Ryan, now 18, said she did not have the guts to
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      Lock icon N Korea deal in the offing?
      313 19 Agencies It may scrap nuke plans in return for incentives SEOUL Mixed signals seem to be the only certain sentiment one can have of the three-day inter-Korean talks in Pyongyang which end today. Media reports from South Korea yesterday said North Korea had expressed
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      Lock icon Let's not bicker over Iraq, urges Blair
      247 19 Agencies LONDON In one of his first comments on the debate of the transatlantic drift, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (picture) yesterday said he did not want a Europe which saw itself as a rival to the United States as that would be
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon As Abdullah steps into Dr NTs shoes
      1085 20  -  Michael Backman how will KL-Singapore ties fare? THE countdown is on. The Mahathir era is due to end in October. So, what will Malaysia be like under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi? And what will it mean for Malaysia-Singapore relations? Mr Abdullah, who
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Beauty in a stream of radiance
      531 22 THERE'S beauty in art and recently the two came together in a photography competition to launch SK-ll's latest product "We wanted a novel approach that would bring out the character and mood of (the SK-II Whitening Source) and we felt that photography would add
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      Lock icon SEARCH FOR AN ASIAN IDOL
      297 22  -  Elisa Chia by elisa@newstoday.com.sg SIMON Cowell, he is not But Xu Nailin (picture) is probably the closest we have got to the American Idol judge in this part of the planet The celebrated Taiwanese host is here at MediaCorp's biennial talent-scouting event Star Search, to
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    • IN CINEMAS
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      287 29 NBA playoffs Lakers 102 Timberwolves 97 Shaq delivers big numbers LOS ANGELES Shaquille O'Neal had 34 points and 23 rebounds and Kobe Bryant (picture) scored 32 and made 16 of 17 free throws as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-97 to
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