Today, 12 May 2003

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    27 1 TODAY M on d ay M *yi2 2°° 3 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 TODAY We d n c s d ay Ma yi2 2°° 4 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    One man and a hospital's image
    758 1  -  Lee Ching Wern A Today EXCLUSIVE How a single patient tarnished SGH's premier status by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE setting up a task force to combat Sars, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) stunned the public when it was hit by an entire cluster of Sars cases. SGH
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    Lock icon Ex-MPs go about putting things right
    224 1  -  Tor Ching Li SUNDAY. A day of quiet rest and relaxation for most But for Singapore's Members of Parliament (MPs), Sunday is when they take a drive, feel the ground and work with grassroots leaders to put things right Yesterday, around 30 former MPs
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      51 1 Carrefour <f4 Singapore \*r DON'T MISS TODAY'S OUTSTANDING SIPERBUV! CHECK INSIDE! SGH CEO Professor Ong BELATED ACTION? SGH is preparing a threestorey building with 39 isolation rooms and 100 rooms in containers in adjacent areas to cater for the increased need for isolation. Its 1 80 isolation rooms are almost
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Shell joins Sars fight
      93 2 A SYMBOL of Singaporeans' fight against Sars, the Courage Fund is still drawing generous contributions. Starting today, Shell will donate five per cent of petrol sales at all its 74 Shell retail stations to the Fund. Shell customers will also get five per cent discount off
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      Lock icon Yaacob: Selective naming?
      143 2 Channel News Asia TO NAME or not to name those who have been served Sars home quarantine orders is an issue that the Government is mulling over. And one idea being discussed is to reveal names only to grassroots leaders, said Dr Yaacob Ibrahim (picture), Minister for
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      Mami loses fight
      328 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Nurse is 2ndTanTock Seng healthcare worker to die of Sars by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Sars-stricken Madam Hamidah Ismail saw her children via video link-up last Tuesday, she was too ill to talk. But the message of love she sent across was clear. The 44-year-old nurse
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      Taxi drivers to get Sars battle kit
      277 2 WHEN the Sars crisis struck, taxi drivers were badly hit as they cruised empty streets. But even now, helping hands are continuing to reach out. A campaign to arm 20,000 cabbies will be armed with a Taxi Sars Battle Kit will be launched
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      Lock icon Powell's new thrust
      431 3 Agencies to bridge Middle East distrust JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Colin Powell (picture) launched a fresh round of talks yesterday aimed at persuading wary Israeli and Palestinian leaders to start implementing a USbacked "road map" for Middle East peace. Mr Powell, leading the high-est-level US peacemaking
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      Lock icon US shake-up in post-war Iraq
      167 3 Reuters BAGHDAD A senior American official in charge of running Baghdad is returning home in what the Washington Post described as part of a broad shake-up of US post-war operations in Iraq, a US official said yesterday. Ms Barbara Bodine, the US coordinator for central
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    • Redefining performance
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        Cash course
        527 3  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com .sg THE next time you pay for your groceries at NTUC Fair Price, you might consider taking a closer look at the person behind the counter. If the cashier is wearing a badge, you have just met someone who is officially recognised as
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      Lock icon She gives to live
      768 4  -  Tor Ching Li Former Mother of the Year Queenie and her 'expensive hobby' by chingli@newstoday.com.sg FOR the ordinary person, notions of charity normally lie dormant in one's mind till a cut-ting-edge stunt or soppy advertisement triggers a response usually calling up a donation hotline. But Mrs
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      69 3 Organisations committed to the NSRS constantly redefine work performance. Ana recognise their people to scale new heights. More than 5,000 companies are implementing the NSRS. More than 100,000 have been trained, assessed, certified. And recognised for achieving f DniN I/"" Per'ormance standards. The NSRS or National Skills Recognition System is
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Are we tough enough?
      527 6  -  Clement Mesenas SM Lee worries whether S'poreans today can endure suffering by clement@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE being the senior citizen that he is, Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew (picture) still believes in doing things fast Singapore, he said, has to be quick to respond to changed circumstances,
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      Lock icon Tanker blaze claims one
      117 6 Channel News Asia A 30-YEAR-OLD Chinese national died after an explosion and flash fire on a tanker in Singapore waters yesterday. A Maritime Port Authority (MPA) spokesman said the man was one of 22 crew members on board the vessel. The crew was made up of
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      Blooming success
      486 8  -  Val Chua Young social entrepreneurs show their skills in fund-raising by val@newstoday.com.sg GOT a good business idea that can help society? If so, the government is willing to lend a helping hand with capital, said Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister of Community Development and Sports. "We're looking for projects
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      Lock icon Curtains fall on arts mag
      123 8 Channel News Asia EVEN as Singapore strives to be a Renaissance City, the irony is that a leading local arts magazine will soon bow out of the scene because of funding woes. Launched amidst much fanfare in 1997, The Arts Magazine grew to become the
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  • LETTERS
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      Give us a break
      414 10  -  Yong Yit Kuen Commuters cannot afford further transport fare hikes I REFER to the letter, "Where's the balance? North East Line fares too high in these difficult times" (Weekend Today, May 10-11). It seems as if the Public Transport Council (PTC) has not taken to heart
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      More driving too fast
      88 10  -  Catherine Lim Yen Ling I HAVE seen an increasing number of motorists who drive too fast and do not yield to others. They fail to signal when changing lanes and zoom ahead the instant the traffic light turns green. I hope some action will be taken
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon The Sars paradox
      240 12 Reuters Deflation in Asia, WHILE the killer virus, Sars, is set to depress prices across Asia, it could have the reverse global effect and so help allay growing fears of deflation in the United States and Europe. Anecdotal evidence suggests the spread of Sars has so far
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      Lock icon World's tourism heads to meet
      158 12 AFP LISBON The world travel industry, which was still reeling from the security fears sparked by the Sept 11 terrorist attacks and the Iraq war when the deadly Sars virus delivered another punch, will gather in Portugal later this week to discuss the crisis pounding
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      Lock icon One last hurdle for Temasek Holdings
      88 12 -AFP IF ALL goes well, a Singapore Government-linked consortium will soon take majority control of Indonesia's fifthlargest bank, Bank Danamon. A consortium led by Temasek Holdings has one final hurdle to overcome in its US$35O million ($607.67 million) bid to acquire a 51 per
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        89 12 AFP EASING Sars fears and a slew of earnings releases should perk-up the Singapore stock market this week, dealers said. The STI closed at 1,309.60 on Friday up 10.38 points or 0.79 per cent from the previous week. Volume surged past the one billion-share mark as investors snapped smaller
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        37 12 SGX us$ 0.5736 Peso 30.024 UK£ Yen HK$ RM 0.3578 67.280 4.4738 2.1797 A$ Indian Rs Won C$ 0.8898 27.067 688.49 0.8013 Euro Rupiah Baht 0.4994 4871.5 24.399 Yuan NZ$ NTS 4.7478 0.9956 19.948
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 12 PUBLISHER Gold us$/oz 348.55 Rubber centsAg 167 Silver us$/oz 4.80 Palm oil RM/tonne 1460.5 Platinum us$/oz 634.10 Brent crude us$/barrel 27.72
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      Lock icon S Korea to open microchip talks with US
      165 14 AFP SEOUL The United States and South Korean officials will hold talks this week over allegations that memory chipmakers here have received state subsidies. The talks are to begin on Tuesday in Paris. South Korea has proposed an agreement to suspend US
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      Lock icon Foggy future
      338 14 .-AFP But US firms post better-than-expected Q1 results NEW YORK US firms beat first-quarter hopes, but the strong showing belied the country's fragile economic recovery. "It's the best quarter we've seen in a long time," said Mr Chuck Hill, president of First Call information services. According to Mr
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      Lock icon Oei's at it again
      938 15  -  Lee Yew Meng Will he do with BIL what he did with Nat Steel? by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg A TAKEOVER battle appears to be brewing between Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan and Singapore businessman Oei Hong Leong (picture) for the investment firm, BIL International, which succeeded recently in
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      Lock icon Oilmen slip up
      263 16 -AFP Squabbling Petrovietnam chief, deputy sacked HANOI The general director of PetroVietnam and his deputy were sacked by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai. The sackings came because of factional in-fighting over the construction of an oil refinery, industry sources said yesterday. Mr Nguyen Xuan Nham and Mr
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      Lock icon PCCW to face probe
      182 16 AFP HONG KONG Leading telecom firm PCCW is to face a stock exchange inquiry over conflicting statements it made about its abortive takeover bid for Britain's Cable and Wireless, The Standard newspaper reported on Saturday. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which runs the stock exchange, said
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      Lock icon Big debut seen for insurer
      105 16 -AFP SYDNEY Insurance provider Promina Group debuts on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges today in what is believed to be the world's largest share market float this year. Despite falling global equity markets, Promina reported strong demand ahead of its dual listing and
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      Lock icon Saudi oil chief empowered
      104 16 -AFP NICOSIA Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al Nuaimi has been given full authority to swiftly conclude the multi-billion dollar Natural Gas Initiative with foreign oil majors, the Middle East Economic Survey reported. On May 6, the Minister requested senior-level meetings with the lead companies, ExxonMobil and
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      Lock icon New term for KL bank chief
      86 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz has been re-appoint-ed as Malaysia's central bank governor for another three-year term, a report said yesterday. Mrjamaluddin Jarjis, Second Finance Minister, told the Sunday Star newspaper that the government had recommended Dr Zeti's re-appointment and King Tuanku
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      SRS tax benefits
      763 18  -  Vasu Menon Much to be gained from retirement planning news@newstoday.com.sg THE Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) met with lukewarm response when it was launched in April 2001. But the tide appears to be changing, as more Singaporeans take retirement planning seriously and see the benefits of the tax
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      IDividends Declared by SGX Companies
      586 18 Telekurs Financial Web: www.telekurs.com.sg Tel: 6333-380S Aberdeen Asset Management PLC C Ord F GBP 2.IS Net *****2 *****3 Arntek Engineering Ltd C Extra F SGD4.00 *****2 *****2 Arntek Engineering Ltd C Ord F SGD 1.20 0512G2 *****2 Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd C Ord F SGD
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      Strength in numbers
      462 19  -  Carmen Lee These blue chips offer high dividends, sound fundamentals by news@newstoday.com.sg THE recent overwhelmingly strong response to Sing Post's initial public offering reflected investors' keen interest in higher dividend yielding stocks with defensive earnings. In view of this, below is a short list of fundamentally sound
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Queen E says 'no' to victory parade
      223 20 AFP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II has made it known that she is not in favour of a victory march for British troops returning from Iraq, a British newspaper has reported. "The Queen will be prepared to lead the nation at a commemoration service
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      Lock icon Uproar in Australia
      237 20 Agencies Governor-General steps down temporarily over rape allegation SYDNEY-The unprecedented decision by the Queen's Australian representative to step down from office temporarily, while the courts deal with an allegation that he raped a woman in the *****, has plunged the nation into one of its greatest constitutional
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      Lock icon Infosys settles suit
      104 20 -AFP BANGALORE The leading Indian software firm, Infosys Technologies, announced yesterday it will pay US$3 million ($5.2 million) to a former employee to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. Mr Narayana Murthy, the Infosys chairman, said it will contribute US$l.5 million, while the other half will be paid
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      Lock icon Hopes blasted
      320 29 Rebel attacks shatter Philippines' chances for peace MANILA If the chance for peace in the Philippines needed one more nail in the coffin, it just got 13. Thirteen people were killed and 26 others wounded Saturday when two bombs, suspected to have been planted by Muslim rebels, exploded
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      Anwar's supporters hurt in detention
      237 29 KUALA LUMPUR Two supporters of jailed former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim were injured in a confrontation with officers at a detention centre, a top human rights group official said yesterday. Ms Cynthia Gabriel, executive director of rights group Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), called
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      Lock icon Cop in a million?
      167 30 -AFP CAIRO A police officer turned down a bribe of one million Egyptian pounds ($294,000) from smugglers to allow them to steal pharaonic artifacts from a southern Egyptian town, the official Al Ahram newspaper said. Instead, the smugglers, who thrive in Egypt and whose ill-gotten goods
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      Lock icon Mum, we love you
      38 30 -AFP photo A mother and her children walk through a flower carpet entitled "Mother's Love" in Shinjuku Island shopping mall in Tokyo. The mall is holding the three-day flower festival starting on Mothers' Day.
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      Lock icon Last chance
      354 30 Reuters 11th-hour efforts to save Aceh pact BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) Four Aceh rebel leaders held by Indonesian police as suspects in bomb attacks were released yesterday, a move that may offer a glimmer of hope for last-ditch efforts to save a crumbling peace deal. Indonesia has said if
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon When ignorance is not bliss ...
      994 31  - When ignorance is not bliss Shaun Scow The Sars virus may not have hit San Francisco but the fear of it has by news@newstoday.com.sg SAN FRANCISCO (California) Time was, and it was not that many months ago, when you knew you had entered one of the reputable restaurants in Chinatown
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon It's never only about a virus, is it?
      1018 32 Some tips for Sars-inspired film to star Gong Li An open letter to the producers at the Senwei Audio-visual Company SO you've decided to jump on the bandwagon even as it's moving, to leave your cinematic imprint while the impact of Sars
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    • Features
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        House is a spiritual thing
        503 33  -  Asif Ansar The Africans knew that beat, now the Project brings it to Spore by asiKgnewstoday.com.sg PRODUCER and DJ Eddie Amador once said: "House music is a spiritual thing. It's a body thing. It's a soul thing." Those simple words, from his 1989 underground classic
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        Hong's blocks of intense love
        479 34  -  Sian E Jay Artist plays with ideas of perspective by news@newstoday.com.sg THOSE familiar with the detached architectural abstractions that Hong Sek Chern has become known for, may be surprised by her latest collection of art works on display at Utterly Art on South Bridge Road.
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    • LIVING & LEARNING
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        Lock icon The doctorate is in
        520 35  -  Jason Chong Why more Singaporeans are pursuing PhDs Today art by by news@newstoday.com.sg THE formula used to be simple: Get a degree first, then find a job. But more students are revising this formula as the appeal to go for further studies is stronger nowadays. Take
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  • IN CINEMAS
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      Lock icon Catfight at Cannes?
      101 36 -AFP CANNES This week's Cannes Film Festival could be the scene of a catfight. Australian star Nicole Kidman (picture), who won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours, is expected to turn up at the festival to talk about Danish director
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      Lock icon Bullet time for fest
      437 36 AFP Arnie, Keanu blockbusters to gatecrash Cannes CANNES (France) Hollywood is planning to gatecrash the Cannes film festival in a big way this year, after being largely left out of the high-profile event's official competition. The Matrix Reloaded and Terminator 3, the long-awaited instalments in the
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      Gutsy performance but ...
      629 37  - Gutsy performance but Yong Shu Chiang Give us some money, says film festival director FRESH from a job well done, Philip Cheah (picture) is characteristically poker-faced. The director of the recentlyconcluded Singapore International Filr Festival (SIFF) often has a deadpan demeanour, well-suited to his dry humour, but you'd think the
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      Lock icon A British twist to Bollywood
      142 37 AFP LOS ANGELES Hollywood's Miramax studios has bought the US and Latin American distribution rights to the next film of director Gurinder Chadha. The studio snapped up the rights after the UKraised Indian director's football comedy Bend It Like Beckham became a hit Her next
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      256 45 Reuters DAMBULLA New Zealand completed an emphatic seven-wicket win against Pakistan in the second match of a one-day international tri-series yesterday. Chasing a paltry 117 after a fine display by its bowlers, New Zealand cruised home with 22.3 overs to spare. Chris Nevin, the
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