Today, 8 June 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday June 8,2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Feedback cynics and the vital loop
      711 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Dr Wang on why it's crucial to provide sincere responses chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DOES the Government listen to feedback? Or are Singaporeans' comments to the Feedback Unit dutifully filed away and forgotten? Yes, the Government does listen, says the man who has often
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda warns of attacks on airlines
      160 1 Reuters DUBAI A statement purportedly from AI Qaeda militants in Saudi Arabia warned of new attacks on US and Western airlines, installations and areas frequented by Westerners. "All compounds, bases and means of transport, especially Western and American airlines, will be a direct
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      Changes to Iraq draft pave way for UN vote
      117 1 UNITED NATIONS The United States and Britain offered changes this morning to their draft UN Security Council resolution on Iraq that could now win the support of France after earlier snubbing a French request diplomats told AFP. The revised version pledges
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      Lock icon US stocks surge
      75 1 Reuters NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 148.26 points, or 1.45 per cent, at 10,391.08. The Standard Poor's 500 Index closed up 18.03 points, or 1.61 per cent, at 1,140.53. The technol-ogy-focused Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 42.00 points, or 2.12 per cent, to 2,020.62.
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      34 1 ATHENS 2004 999 /A=diaCorp NEWSrVIEWS Hub status Changi takes priority over SIA, says PM Goh/2 Home truths Constance Singam on why families should dine together/3 Eric Teo Hong Kong's summer of discontent/1 9 ±*tjfEmm
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore, M'sia join hands on straits
      252 2  -  Tor Ching Li Three measures to boost maritime security:Teo chingli@newsto day, com. sg IN A show of unity yesterday, Singapore and Malaysia jointly affirmed their close cooperation in safeguarding the Malacca Straits from terrorist attacks and piracy. Flanked by fellow defence ministers from Malaysia,
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      Hub status takes top priority: PM Goh
      216 2  -  Kevin Tan THE Government will not protect Singapore Airlines (SIA) at the expense of Changi Airport's hub status, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. He told an airline industry conference here that Singapore's connectivity and hub status were of higher national priority.
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      Home is where the hearth is
      925 3  -  Constance Singam NEWSS !L. Go home and have a nice meal with your family tonight. It is more important than you think WHEN is a kitchen not a kitchen? When it is not used for cooking like in so many Singapore kitchens. When is
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      Lock icon Bush not bound by torture laws
      351 4 Agencies Findings part of report by top civilian, military lawyers on interrogation methods NEW YORK A top secret Pentagon report last year concluded US President George W Bush was not bound by laws prohibiting torture and that US agents who might torture prisoners at
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      Lock icon US to recall 12,000 troops from S Korea
      198 4 Agencies SEOUL The United States is set to pull out a third of its troops from South Korea by the end of next year despite security fears of a nuclear-armed North Korea. "The United States informed us of its plan to pull
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      GLOBAL roundup
      100 4 Filipino watchdog Namfrel shows Arroyo won 39% of votes A quick count by an independent Filipino watchdog Namfrel, showed President Gloria Arroyo won 39 per cent of the vote in last month's presidential elections, BBC reported yesterday. Namfrel's count gives Filipinos and foreign investors a clear idea of
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      113 4 Winning I Magic Minutes I Fr i, 4 June, 13:22 I Sat, 5 June, 09:11 I Sun, 6 June, 23:25 I ■*****************A^ Highlights (PM 4-6) 9 Because of World-Shakers, Over 100 -J-^ FYTPflnrHinan/ Makeyour chapters in tA KMO' am a ry own sotonjc JSSt- things happen Drink revision early create
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Boy survives fall off hotel ledge
      258 6  -  Jose Raymond A SCHOOL field trip to Malaysia last week ended with a student falling mysteriously three-storeys from his hotel room balcony after dinner. The Changkat Changi Secondary Four student, a soccer school team player, survived the fall, but suffered multiple fractures to his
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      Lock icon Taking the lead
      299 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye graduates Spores young need to learn to take on challenges and prepare as future leaders waye@newstoday.com.sg AS SINGAPORE prepares itself for a major political leadership transition this year, the timely question of what it means to be a successful leader dominated a forum at the
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      Lock icon Route to challenge
      71 6 TREVOR TAN As part of Play! Singapore, a Nature Ride was held for cyclists of every age in Sentosa last Sunday. Participants of the fun cycling event had to cycle over natural terrain and go round obstacles, like trees and boulders, without ever putting their feet on
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      SP students get a break in business
      228 6  -  FROM July, final year Business Administration students in Singapore Polytechnic (SP) will be able to specialise in entrepreneurship and set up their own businesses as part of the diploma course. A small pioneer cohort of 20 students will be selected after a round
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      209 7 IS* LONG LIVE DREAMS 5,000 free KrisFlyer miles the first time you use the Card. 50% more KrisFlyer miles all the way*. People who carry the American Express* Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Credit Card get to places fast. Hardly surprising when you learn that they earn 50% more KrisFlyer miles,
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  • LETTERS
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      Physicians and medicines
      165 8  -  EVERY few months or so, one reads of complaints about doctors overcharging patients for medicines that could have been bought cheaper from any pharmacy. I fear these complaints, and the news of doctors over-pre-scribing addictive medicines, are just the tip of the iceberg. Back in 2000, when
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      Lock icon Benefits for elderly or commercial gimmicks?
      291 8  -  Wan Slew Kay Very few concessions come without attached conditions I READ with interest Mr Murali Kumar Sharma's letter, "Let's entice foreign retirees to visit Spore" (Today, June 5). In Singapore, besides discounts to some theme parks and leisure attractions, very few perks are
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      Latiff should be axed
      130 8  -  Justine Tan I REFER to your report, "I'm being targeted" (Today, June, 7). Ahmad Latiff should have been axed a long time ago. His "prima donna" antics have been a constant thorn in the side of all coaches. This sort of unrepentant player should never have
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      Public transport or Cinderella's pumpkin
      93 8  -  Narayana Narayana SINGAPORE resident senior citizens enjoy concessionary travel on public transport only during selected hours much like Cinderella's magic coach, which reverts to being a pumpkin at the stroke of midnight. After many years, the only additional concession is that "happy hours" for local
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      Competitive law should not have selective application
      241 8  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the report, "Temasek Holdings calls for clearer competition law" (Today, June 4). Temasek has said the law "should focus on sectors such as telecommunications, media and energy, where there are natural monopolies and businesses have a large
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        101 10 -AFP Shares ended higher yesterday as oil prices continued to drop, easing concerns about damage to the economic recovery. The ST Index ended up 26.30 points, or 1.5 per cent, at 1,81 8. Gainers led losers 264 to 66 and 135 stocks closed unchanged. The volume rose to 442.8
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        SGX most active
        60 10 By volume SingTel HTL Int Bio-Treat Chartered UTAC Informatics Interra AsiaPharm Cosco Corp NOL Close 2.220 1.070 0.915 1.420 0.785 0.330 0.180 0.435 0.775 2.130 Change +0.040 +0.050 +0.025 +0.060 +0.030 +0.020 +0.005 +0.005 +0.015 +0.020 +1.8 +4.9 +2.8 +4.4 +4.0 +6.5 +2.9 +1.2 +2.0 +0.9 'OOO
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        Lock icon SGX top rises
        79 10 se oep -=-e By$ failure Close i 18.300 Change +0.800 By percentage DBS CL eCW*****8 Close i 0.125 Change +47.1 rhaiPrime200USS jealive 50 DBS 10.000 17.400 14.700 +0.450 +0.300 +0.300 Sunlight W*****4 NeoCorp DBS DB eCW*****1 0.025 0.030 0.100 +25.0 +20.0 +17.6 iPH 100 iTIETFlOO 20.900 18.500
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        SGX top falls
        77 10 By Close Change By percentage Close Change OCBC4.55SNCPS1OO 101.800 -1.400 El-Nets 0.015 -25.0 BukilSem 13.200 -0.100 Inno-Pat 0.025 -16.7 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 106.100 -0.100 STIDBePW*****1 0.235 -14.5 F&N 13.400 -0.100 AsianMic 0.065 -13.3 IMH 400USS 10.900 -0.100 Shining 0.100 -13.0 JurEng 2.450 CerebosPac 3.140 -0.050
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.92 Change Pis +311.87 +2.80 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries *****.85 3484.00 +304.21 +16.30 +2.53 +0.47 Taiwan Wtd 5935.82 +210.93 +3.68 Korea Comp 809.45 +28.71 +3.68 KLCI 815.73 +12.91 +1.61 SET Index 625.83 -0.64 -0.10 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 700.78 1517.17
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        Commodities
        21 10 Sold us$/oi 393.800 Silver us$/oi 5.885 'lotinum us$/oi 832.500 Rubber cents/kg 233.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1548.5 Brent crude us$/barrel 35.16
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 us$ 0.5849 UK£ 0.3178 Yen 65.0358 HK$ 4.5602 RM 2.2225 Euro 0.4762 Rupiah Baht 5521.28 23.8105 Peso 32.6831 A$ 0.8406 Indian Rs Won 26.3869 680.655 C$ 0.7904 Yuan 4.8438 NZ$ 0.9407 NTS 19.6415
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      US jobs report lifts Asian stocks
      135 10 ASIAN stocks surged yesterday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index recording its biggest jump this year. Toyota Motor and Samsung Electronics led gains after a US jobs report bolstered hopes of a surge in consumer spending in the world's largest economy. The US, the biggest
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      $2.9b offer final: OCBC
      301 10  -  Val Chua Bank buys in open market, raises stake in Great Eastern to 72.84% val@newstoday.com.sg OCBC said it would not increase its $2.9-billion offer to take Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) private. In a letter sent to Great Eastern shareholders yesterday, the bank made clear its position
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      Lock icon Marco Polo to shell out $345 million for Scotts
      331 12 Dow Jones It will be redeveloped as condo-cum-commercial space PROPERTY developer Marco Polo Developments has agreed to buy Scotts Shopping Centre for $345 million from the Ascott Group. Marco Polo which expects to complete the transaction within three months plans to
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      Lock icon If oil prices stay high, airlines face another grim year 1.07b contract for Jurong Shipyard
      461 12 Dow Jones GLOBAL aviation could see another year of losses if oil prices remain stubbornly high, but airlines can still shave costs by adopting measures such as selling electronic tickets. The industry last year survived
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      Lock icon CORPORATE briefs
      320 13 -Bloomberg Armarda Group, a service provider to the financial sector in China, has clinched three service contracts worth around HK$B million ($1 .75 million). The company was also awarded an IT consulting services contract from the China Construction Bank and the Bank of Communications. Raffles LaSalle's all cash
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      Lock icon Oil prices continue to fall in Asia trading
      332 13 Agencies But dealers say fear factors will limit drop in rates OIL prices fell in Asia yesterday amid continuing optimism over the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) last week, to raise its output ceilings. In late morning
      — Agencies; BLOOMBERG  -  332 words
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Koda's two vital breakthroughs
      633 14  -  Lim Say Boon Increased production in Vietnam lowers firm's costs, raises its profit margin news@newstoday.com.sg WOOD-based furniture maker Koda Limited is in the process of breaking through a difficult spell one that was marked by a long period of stagnant revenues and volatile earnings. Beyond the
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2318 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Indian govt unveils agenda of economic reforms
      238 16 -AFP NEW DELHI India's new leftleaning government unveiled yesterday an agenda of economic reforms to help fight poverty and new laws to protect religious minorities in its first policy statement to Parliament President Abdul Kalam, reading a speech on behalf of the government,
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      Lock icon Sharon's fight has just begun
      170 16 Agencies Coalition shaky after Gaza pullout vote seie Palestinian militants were to pull off further major attacks in their resolve to prove they had forced an Israeli retreat. This could harden Israeli rightists against carrying out the plan. The possibility of more violence is real,
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Memorial hall being built to honour Deng
        66 16 AFP Late Chinese patriarch Deng Xiaoping is getting a memorial hall in his honour. Over 1,000 workers are preparing it in time for the 1 00th anniversary of his birth on Aug 22. After a long revolutionary career, Deng survived to mastermind China's
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        Lock icon Security tightened ahead of Olympics
        46 16 AFP Greek security chiefs kicked off a nation-wide tour to mobilise security forces and border officials ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. Preparations for the Olympics, the first since the 91 1 attacks, have been dominated by security concerns.
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      Lock icon Superbug is cause for alarm
      134 18 -AFP SYDNEY Australian doctors have identified a deadly new antibiotic-resistant superbug, related to a post-opera-tion infection, which has caused at least one death and numerous infections. Medical authorities were alarmed as the virus was spreading within the community rather than being contracted in hospital, as
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      Lock icon State funeral for Reagan
      391 18 Agencies Mourners cut across political lines as five-day farewell begins SIMI VALLEY (California) Political differences were cast aside as throngs of mourners headed to California to pay their respects to Hollywood actor-turned-US President Ronald Reagan yesterday, beginning a grand, but sombre, five-day farewell that will end
      Agencies; AFP  -  391 words
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon HK's summer of discontent
      918 19  -  Dr Eric Tea China takes two-pronged approach to diffuse tension THE "Hong Kong controversy" began with the massive July 1 demonstrations by some 500,000 people on the streets of Hong Kong last year, but crystallised around the debate of constitutional changes, namely, direct universal suffrage for
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      Breaking the mould
      545 20  -  Serene Foo serene@newstoday.com.sg NO MORE damsel-in-distress or the obligatory love-interest movie roles for her. Hong Kong actresssinger Kelly Chen is determined to break out of her string of feckless and forgettable roles. She wants to become a serious actor, or even a female action star. Already, the
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        Lock icon Who needs the Oscars when you've got this?
        239 21 Reuters LOS ANGELES The MTV Movie Awards gave their annual send-up to Hollywood on Saturday in a show filled with sex, jokes, action, and even a full moon from Eminem all the elements of a good summer flick. Well, except for the
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        Monks who'll make you go gaga
        239 21  -  Wendy Cheng TWENTY-EIGHT fluorescent orange-clad monks and four afrohaired break-dancers. It's a strange combination that promises some agile acrobatics and, perhaps, some pretty different headstands. Coming together for the play 13 Shaolin are 28 ordained monks from Shaolin and four dancers from local group
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    • health
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        Toilet training troubles?
        235 22 CHICAGO Children who resist toilet training tend to have more difficult temperaments, but constipation may be the source of the problem and treatment could ease the transition, researchers said yesterday. In two studies published in the journal Pediatrics, several factors were cited as contributing to delayed toilet
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        Lock icon It's getting hot in here
        335 22  -  Lynette Leong Heat stroke is a serious life-threatening condition news@newstoday.com.sg The symptoms include a feeling of confusion and agitation, hyperventilation, a racing pulse, lethargy, convulsions and, eventually, the loss of consciousness. "Usually, the risk of permanent damage or death is directly related to the length
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        BEAT THE HEAT
        76 22 Drink adequate fluids before, during and after exercising. Exercise only in the cooler hours of the morning or evening. Wear loose-fitting and lightcoloured clothing. Avoid alcohol before, during and immediately after you exercise because alcohol can cause you to lose more fluids than you consume. Use common
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      553 27 Agencies LA superstars humbled at home by underdogs from Detroit NBA FINALS, GAME 1 Lakers 75 Pistons 87 (Pistons lead best-of-seven series 1-0) LOS ANGELES Trying to work out exactly what happened in Game 1 of the NBA Finals was difficult. The Detroit Pistons defeated the
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      288 27 DUBLIN, Ohio Ernie Els, putting brilliantly down the stretch, fired a final-round six-under-par 66 on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to win the star-studded Memorial tournament by four strokes. "Right now I feel like the best player, if you beat
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      391 27 AFP TENNIS French Open, men's singles final PARIS He is the king without a crown, the man who had it all and let it fall from his grasp. One hour into the French Open final on Sunday, there looked no way the new
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      367 28 No sex? No sweat for Portugal LISBON Going without sex during Euro 2004 is no big deal and could mean a winning team, according to Portuguese winger Simao Sabrosa. "You can take it, it's really nothing extraordinary," Sabrosa said yesterday. "If we had to stay here a month
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      412 28 Agencies ROME Fabio Cannavaro is determined to erase the memory of Italy's heartbreaking defeat to France in the final of Euro 2000 by leading the Azzurri to glory in Portugal this summer. Italy were seconds away from winning the trophy four years ago,
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