The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 17 May 2003
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Title Section25 2003-05-17 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, May 17,2003 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subsription only MITA (P) 090/03/200325 words
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633 2003-05-17 1 SALMA KHALIK - Alarm at Institute of Mental Health, but group there probably had flu, not Sars; S pore on track to receive WHO all-clear tomorrow By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE looks to be on the brink of being declared Sars-free tomorrow. This, after a633 words
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Article, Illustration120 2003-05-17 1 STAFF whooped and cheered as the Millenium Hilton Hotel, owned by Singapore’s Hong Leong Group, yesterday became the first luxury hotel in New York’s financial district to reopen its doors after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. All 300 peoplePictures: CDI - 120 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement63 2003-05-17 1 Business Price Tag Of Marina: $ll Ponggol Marina, which cost more than $5O million to develop six years ago, has been sold for 11m a price some consider a bargain 55 PAGE 6 Road safety Lorry Load Limit Since last month, pick-ups and trucks have had to display a disc63 words
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PRIME
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Article, Illustration879 2003-05-17 2 NEO HII MIN - Digs around Civic District uncover evidence to disprove notion island had just a sleepy fishing village before Raffles By NEO HII MIN EXCAVATIONS in Singapore over 20 years have lent weight to the theory that a thriving overseas Chinese settlement existed here about 500 years beforeGraphics: G. CH AND RADAS Photos: JOYCE FANG and SINGAPORE HISTORY M USE ITM - 879 words
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483 2003-05-17 2 HUGH CHOW - HUGH CHOW DBS Bank hopes a new password system will banish memories of a damaging breach of its Internet banking security last year, when a hacker stole $62,000. The system aims to thwart hackers and reassure DBS customers of the safety of its483 words
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Article, Illustration626 2003-05-17 3 GRACE SUNG - Chancellor says he did not cancel his trip to South-east Asia as the region is Very important’ to his country fit GRACE SUNG INSTEAD of smiling Singapore Girls, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder got an unusual welcome when he arrived at Changi Airport on Tuesday.AZIZ HUSSIN - 626 words
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293 2003-05-17 3 CHEONG SUK-WAI - By CHEONG SUK-WAI CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT THE curry puff chain Old Chang Kee plans to open 13 more outlets by the end of next year, and it prefers to hire people who have lost their jobs. Profit isn’t the priority, said its chairman,293 words
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491 2003-05-17 3 TRACY QUEK - It’s dine-with-your-family day on June 6 Staff to be told to leave for home early Ba TRACY QUEK EXECUTIVES working late into the night, eating instant noodles at their desks while yearning for a home-cooked meal, will get a break on June 6.491 words
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WAR on SARS
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Article, Illustration598 2003-05-17 4 ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - He is impressed by their inner strength in dealing with crises of recent years, he says, at the end or four-day US visit ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM POLITICAL EDITOR WASHINGTON Singaporeans may have been hit by crisis after crisis but Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said here that598 words
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Article192 2003-05-17 4 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew is confident Singapore can lick the Sars outbreak, and says the critical factor is its ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances. The swift mobilisation of resources against the virus gave global players confidence in the Republic192 words
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Article159 2003-05-17 4 A NEW television channel dedicated entirely to the Sars issue will start next week in a firsttime partnership between three local media rivals Media Corporation of Singapore (Media Corp), Star Hub Cable Vision and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). It is also a first in local television159 words
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Article, Illustration169 2003-05-17 4 SOUTH View Primary 2 pupil Goh Jia Sheng (above) and his classmates try out the new fever strip thermometers, which have been distributed to about 1(X),(XX) pupils in Primary 1 and 2. The thermometers were introduced as they are easy to use andWONG KVVAI CHOW - 169 words
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Article, Illustration123 2003-05-17 5 Wedding pictures with a cool twist THIS was one wedding dinner where the happy couple did not want a warm reception. So newlyweds Ng Boon Choon, 34, an engineer, and Jesling Goh, 27, a planner with computer company IBM, decided to hire a “thermal camera’ to scan their dinner guestsDF.SMOND WEF. - 123 words
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478 2003-05-17 5 KRISTBOO - Pasir Ris alternative for those who want to stay away from home and free family of hassle; $25 a day covers meals too KRISTBOO PEOPLE ordered to stay home can opt to spend their quarantine period at a beach resort in Pasir Ris built478 words
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157 2003-05-17 5 A SPECIAL lottery to battle Sars was launched on Monday, to help raise up to $2 million. The “Free Singapore From Sars” draw, with a $1 million first prize, will also have a “scratch and win” game whose top prize is $50,000 in cash.157 words
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Article356 2003-05-17 5 NICHOLAS FANG - NICHOLAS FANG TRANSPORT RFPORTKR SINGAPORE Airlines announced another round of flight cuts on Wednesday but, like Hongkong’s Cathay Pacific, said recent ticket sales were encouraging. An SIA spokesman told The Straits Times on Wednesday that the airline's decision at the end of last month to offer356 words
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HOME
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Article460 2003-05-17 6 Bti VLADIMIR GUEVARRA; Leong Pik Yin - Analysts see encouraging signs as eight out of 10 units offered in the first phase of Singapore's tallest condominium are sold Bti VLADIMIR GUEVARRA PROI'KRTY REPORTER Additional reporting by Leong Pik Yin THE number of flats bought in new developments over last weekend, particularly in Singapore’s460 words
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475 2003-05-17 6 MAFOOT SIMON - BIL MAFOOT SIMON SINGAPORE’S top Muslim body, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), is likely to have a new president in September. He is Mr Alami Musa, currently a deputy director with the Public Utilities Board. Mr Alami is a familiar475 words
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Article, Illustration496 2003-05-17 6 KELVIN WONG; and SOH WEN LIN - By KELVIN WONG and SOH WEN LIN PONGGOL Marina, which cost more than $5O million to develop six years ago, has been sold for $ll million, a price some consider a bargain. The marina, which sits on a 3.4 ha plot of496 words
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Article, Illustration573 2003-05-17 7 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Read the label... CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT HOW many people can a pick-up carry? The answer is now plainly visible on the back of the vehicle. After much public debate, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has stepped in to determine how many canCHEW SENG KIM - 573 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 2003-05-17 7 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written Word1,061 words
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COMMENT
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Article598 2003-05-17 8 TUESDAY May 13, 2003 WAR is one thing, peace-time management is another with that statement, French President Jacques Chirac signalled his willingness to go along with a proposed draft resolution the United States has presented to the United Nations Security Council, calling for the lifting of598 words
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Article587 2003-05-17 8 THURSDAY mnmmmmnmnMMMimuw May 15, 2003 TERRORISM experts and Saudi government sources think the Al-Qaeda network was behind Monday night’s well-ordinated bombing attack on foreign workers’ quarters in Riyadh. They cited these signature marks: sophisticated planning and execution, evidence a fortified target had been under surveillance, use of powerful587 words
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Article, Illustration830 2003-05-17 8 fiCHUALEE HOONG - SATURDAY With fiCHUALEE HOONG HOW time changes things. Two years ago, Malaysia looked askance at the free trade agreements (FTAs) that Singapore was negotiating, in particular those with Japan and the United States. Today, there is still residual animosity in some quarters but, by andNOEL ROSALES - 830 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration998 2003-05-17 9 LYDIA LIM - THE WAY I SEE IT By LYDIA LIM FOR some time now, I have been trying to prepare myself for the day when 1 will be jobless. The day when I will wake up to realise that I don’t have to scramble out of bed toLUDWIG ILIO - 998 words
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597 2003-05-17 9 CHRISTOPHER TAN - CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IF YOU’RE new in the food business and you have just opened a new sushi restaurant on a stretch where there are already some established Japanese outlets, how will you price your tuna roll? Logic dictates that597 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1753 2003-05-17 10 All's fair in Sars info war even dialect The recent easing of rules to alloic the use of dialect on television underlined the determined effort being made to tackle Sars on the public information front. mimmand NEOHUIMIN of the Political Desk look at the Governments new abroach and what it1.011 | MINN - 1,753 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2003-05-17 11 CHUAMUI HOONG - Govt's Sars action swift but shows up lack of checks THINKING ALOUD By CHUAMUI HOONG YOU know these are extraordinary times when measures that would normally attract protests draw nothing but sustained applause. Consider this: The Government issues an order that says you must stay home for at least 101,032 words
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832 2003-05-17 11 ANDYHO - fly ANDYHO THE ongoing recall of herbal and health supplements and non-prescrip-tion drugs made by a wayward Australian manufacturer, called Pan Pharmaceutical, has re-ignited the debate between the proponents of conventional medicine and those who support alternative medicine. The former warn that supplements832 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration540 2003-05-17 12 ftmw mm wmgmm 1945: Indonesia declares independence from the Netherlands. 1949: The Dutch recognise Indonesian independence. Aceh province is established and Teungku Daud Beureueh is elected governor. 1950: Indonesia's Council of Ministers divides Indonesia into 10 provinces. Aceh incorporated into province of North Sumatra. Decree on establishmentSowc* CNN OHUMt, 88l ONI INI; C. CHANDKADAS Photo: REI TEHS - 540 words
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596 2003-05-17 12 ROBERT GO - Arrests threatens to scuttle peace negotiations in Tokyo, seen by many as last chance to avert further bloodshed By ROBERT GO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Yet another hurdle to peace in Aceh emerged yesterday following the arrest of five members of596 words
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533 2003-05-17 12 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s long-awaited package of measures to boost an economy hit by waning global confidence and to prop up businesses decimated by the Sars virus will be presented next week. Government officials told The Straits Times that533 words
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MONEY
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642 2003-05-17 13 THE feeding frenzy in penny stocks eased this week as professional punters took the opportunity of the Vesak Day holiday to go off on a long weekend. The Straits Times Index slid 4.7 points on the week to 1,304.91 as average daily turnover tumbled642 words
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Article125 2003-05-17 13 WEEK S TOP RISES Cents Volume VentureCorp25c 1510 30.0 2.0 2,185,000 DBS Grp 940 25.0 2.7 22,214,000 B Sembawang 1030 20.0 2.0 2,000 OUE ..590 15.0 2.6 275,000 BIL Inti US20c .80.5 11.0 15.8370,697,000 People's Food HK50c. .84.5 10.0 13.4100,558,000 TIH 50c 150 10.0 7.1 86,000 UOB 1060 10.0 1.0125 words
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Article137 2003-05-17 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Goldtron NCCPS 5c 4 100.0 2.0 220,000 El-Nets 1c 1.5 50.0 0.5 25,295,000 KianAnn W*****7 1.5 50.0 0.5 100,000 Colorland HMOc 5 42.9 1.5 50,000 Tri-M 30c 19 31.0 4.5 3,000 Reed Grp 5c 11 29.4 2.5 30,213,000 TMC Int 5c 20.5 28.1 4.5 1,675,000137 words
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Article132 2003-05-17 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume SPH 1660 -40.0 -2.4 2,983,000 GreatEast 50c 875 -35.0 -3.8 543,000 SPH 100 1660 -30.0 -1.8 63,900 SIA 50c 935 -25.0 -2.6 16,626,000 OCBC 925 -20.0 -2.1 16,339,000 SIA 200 940 -20.0 -2.1 146,800 JMH USZ5C 400 585 -17.3 •1.7 358,800 TAC BtIO 200 79.5132 words
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Article134 2003-05-17 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume ASTI W*****1 4.5 -74.3 -13.0 145,000 NewWave W*****1 ...6.5 -35.0 -3.5 7,768,000 Benefun20k HKIc 1 33.3 -0.5 34,180,000 Yongnam 20c 2 33.3 •1.0 6,406,000 ITE Elec 20c 11 -29.0 -4.5 553,000 Adroit 10c 5 -28.6 -2.0 4,284,000 Asia Dekor HK15c 2.5 -28.6 -1.7 9,862,000 Cyber134 words
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Article75 2003-05-17 13 Straits Times Index The Straits Timas Index tall 4.7 points on tha week to t,304.91. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1.327.42 (♦17.8) 1.3b (663.81m) Tuesday 1,323.16 (-4.3) 1.0b (629.46m) Wednesday 1,311.00 (-12.2) 515.26m (447.62m) Thursday Vesak Day Market closed Friday 1,304.91 (-6.1) 525.77m (469.70m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI75 words
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Article, Illustration298 2003-05-17 13 BRIAN LEE - Survey shows charges in at least three local leased circuit products to be lower here than in US, Britain and Hongkong Reply To Global Telcos’ Complaint By BRIAN LEE CHEAPER, and in some cases massively so. That was the responseSource: lOC SURVEY; LIM YONC and C CHANI)RADAS - 298 words
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540 2003-05-17 14 LORNATAN - PROTECTION AGAINST SARS §IL LORNATAN COMPANIES affected by the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) cannot hope to make good their losses by making an insurance claim because conventional busi-ness-interruption plans do not include infectious diseases in their ambit. Worse, those540 words
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507 2003-05-17 14 LEE SlT SHY AN - LEE Sl T SHY AN COM PAM IKS CORRESPONDENT LESS than two months after it announced a five HK cent dividend per share, luxury hotel group Shangri-La Asia on Monday did an about-turn by saying that it would reconsider the payout in the light507 words
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Article, Illustration510 2003-05-17 14 AUDREYTAN - Counter ends at 64 cents for a 6.7% premium as investors scramble for the stock which promises high dividend yield ssl AUDREYTAN SINGAPORE Post (Sing Post) shares made a bright debut on the stock market on Tuesday, rising 6.7 per cent, as investorsDESMOND !•()() - 510 words
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Advertisement27 2003-05-17 13 Log on to check prices Readers who want to see the latest stock-price and unit-trust listings can log on to the following websites: business-times.asial.com.sg www.asial.com www.fundssupermart.com www.singaporeexchange.com27 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration612 2003-05-17 15 EVEN before the war on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) has been won, Ms Chua Mui Hoong (“Govt’s Sars action swift, but shows up lack of checks”; ST, Page 11) is asking if victory would come at too high a price, at612 words
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270 2003-05-17 15 I AM writing to thank the Prime Minister and his team for fighting the good fight in the battle against severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). Yes, we have not defeated the bug. Far from it. But I am thoroughly impressed by the270 words
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Article528 2003-05-17 15 A MID the gloom brought about by the crisis over the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), valuable lessons have been learnt and opportunities have arisen for us to come out of it a stronger nation. First of all, we must be thankful for the excellent response528 words
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Article, Illustration717 2003-05-17 16 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - Republic regains ranking in revamped survey by Swiss institute; however, the impact of Sars has not been factored in By By NARENDRA AGGARWAL KCONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE has shot back to second spot in a closely watched survey of the world’s most competitive economies, butTIEN CHUNG PING; Photo: TERENCE TAN - 717 words
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481 2003-05-17 16 GIMME TEO - By GIMME TEO THE majority of Singaporeans are clean, neat and hygienic, but there is a small group of people about 3 to 5 per cent of the population who are downright anti-so-cial. And Singapore employs a battalion of about 10,000 cleaners,481 words
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Article195 2003-05-17 16 Reuters, AFP SINGAPORE'S swift handling of the Sars outbreak has helped win it a triple-A rating the highest level from global financial ratings agency Fitch. London-based Fitch said the Republic's strong public finances and a proven ability to cope with recent economic shocks such as– Reuters,; AFP - 195 words