Today, 2 September 2003

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Tuesday« September 2,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Khaw's prescription
    669 1  -  Tor Ching Li Tan Hui Leng No-frills public healthcare in the offing? by and chingli@newstoday.com.sg JUST one month into his new job as Acting Health Minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan (picture) has dropped enough hints to suggest that public healthcare will change dramatically. While the focus has been
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      31 1 NEWSX^/IEWS ■shobha tsering bhalla Suicide bombing versus non-violent protests/3 col kwan set to quit SSC CEO to step down in 3 to 6 months/47 WHY THAT r^M FUNNY BRIDGE, DRM? /20
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      39 1 <r i PURE BRIDE H iUI3 INDULGENCE DRESSER n A 4r#r-JslHl I Sydney is the city for LUNI^L «V, W those who want to be 50 years ""^Brr f pampered/32 into bridal K.f wSi TRA\ELLEr| I desi«n/22 I ,__^j^^
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Fresh housing plans unveiled
      565 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Lower-income families, downgraders targeted by derrick@newstoday.com.sg AS THE Government continued to explain its "retuning exercise", Parliament heard yesterday about more Housing Development Board policies that would take effect from Oct 1. First, the Public Rental Scheme. Although the Government raised the monthly income
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      Lock icon Questions over maid's hunger claim
      183 2 WAS Indonesian maid Sundarti Supriyanto starved by her employer for three days? And was there a pattern of ill-treatment by murder victim, Ms Angie Ng? These questions lingered yesterday during Sundarti's trial for murdering Ms Ng in Bukit Merah last year. The defence continued to
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      Lock icon New low-cost PPPs on the way
      89 2 Newsßadio 93.8FM THE Central Provident Fund board is working to implement low-cost, privately-managed pension plans (PPPs). Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen told Parliament these will be an additional option under the CPF investment scheme. Dr Ng said the PPPs will give CPF members
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      Seeking justice
      764 3 News Comment/Shobha Tsering Bhalla Contrasting styles of Palestinians and Tibetans THE horrific bomb blasts in Mumbai last week and the suicide bus bombings in Jerusalem the week before are two reminders that suicide terrorism is a growing trend in the fight for political "justice". In the Mumbai blasts,
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      M'sian power back on
      106 4 KUALA LUMPUR Electricity supply was restored yesterday to several states across Malaysia after more than four hours of blackouts which plunged hotels, airports and other buildings into darkness and disrupted traffic, authorities said. The power outage hit the northern states of Perlis, Perak, Kelantan, Kedah including
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi not on hunger strike
      209 4 AFP Myanmar dismisses US claim YANGON Myanmar's junta yesterday called a US claim that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) was on a hunger strike as "quite odd", days after the regime unveiled a plan to shift the country towards "democracy". The government
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      DIY grocery checkout debuts
      158 4  -  Madeleine Chong EXPRESS queues have taken on new meaning at Tanglin Market Place, which is owned and managed by Cold Storage. Launched yesterday, "Self Check" a $250,000 do-it-your-self (DIV) checkout system is touted as the first of its kind in the retail food scene here. Two
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      Firms cited for illegal imports
      153 4  -  Lee Ching Wern TWO companies have been summoned on charges of importing and exporting sodium cyanide illegally, a chemical that can be used to make nerve agents and chemical weapons precursors. On Aug 18, the Singapore Customs served a summons on International Scientific for allegedly
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      Medical fees still too high
      113 8  -  I REFER to the report, "No fee hikes" (Today, Sept 1). Singaporeans will be pleased to hear that the Ministry of Health (MOH) will not support any requests for fee hikes. The MOH said last year's hike in fees at most public hospitals was needed
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      Whither our Tamil poets?
      335 8  -  Arcot Baskaran Arun Ganesh Withholding of prizes a blow to morale I WAS disheartened to learn that no first or second prize was given in the Tamil poetry section at this year's NAC-SPH Golden Point awards, which is the same thing that happened in 2001. It
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      Passion 99.5FM victim of limited resources
      235 8  -  KohPekHoon WE refer to Mr Marc Ha's letter, "Passion 99.5FM helped raise awareness of the arts" (Today, Aug 28). We wish to thank Mr Ha for being a loyal listener of Passion 99.5FM and for supporting the station's arts and cultural programmes. The decision
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Flexible premiums?
      300 10  -  Val Chua Insurers mulling measures for policy holders hit by CPF cut by val@newstoday.com.sg INSURANCE companies here are prepared to offer more flexible arrangements to policy holders who have difficulty meeting premi%£'Fortune sml said Life Insurance Association's (LIA)'/~/ president Raymond Kwok yesterday. To cushion the impact of the
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      Jaya Holdings boasts record earnings
      128 10  -  Lee Yew Meng BUOYANT offshore marine business and replacement of ageing supply vessels have lifted net earnings of mainboard listed Jaya Holdings to a record of $32.9 million for the financial year ended June 30. The 31 per cent jump in net profit was achieved
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        92 10 SINGAPORE'S shares closed higher yesterday, led by a rise in property and technology stocks. Gains on Wall Street on Friday and on many regional markets yesterday also boosted the local market The ST Index rose 6.35 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1,605.6 points. The September MSCI Singapore futures
        . —Dow Jones  -  92 words
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 10,670.18 10,903.40 3,212.10 5,691.79 +326.63 -5.59 +9.20 +40.96 +3.16% -0.05% +0.29% +0.72% Korea Comp 764.11 +4.64 +0.61% KLCI 743.30 -3.19 -0.43% SET Index 545.23 +7.52 +1.40% Jakarta Comp 534.337 +4.662 +0.88% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,201.92
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 JS$ JK£ fen _K$ _M luro (upiah Saht 0.*****4 0.*****5 66.5208 4.***** 2.***** 0.*****6 4,830 23.3642 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 31.3456 0.*****8 26.1456 670.364 0.*****9 4.***** 0.*****8 19.4478
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 10 SGX BLOOMBERG Gold uss/oz 376.255 Rubber centsAg 188.25 Silver uss/oz 5.***** Palm oil RM/tonne 1410.5 Platinum uss/oi 702.268 Brent crude uss/b_rrel 29.84
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        ST Index: 1,605.6 +6.35
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume Septl Chartered Juken Tech Cosco Inv MultiVis JurTech Goodpack SingPost SingTel TPV DatacrftUSS Close 1.140 0.395 0.450 0.335 0.790 0.710 0.750 1.740 0.735 1.060 Change +0.020 +0.025 +0.010 +0.045 -0.005 -0.020 +0.040 +0.030 +1.8 +6.8 +2.3 +6.0 -0.7 -2.6 +2.4 +4.3 '000 62,445 49,147 30,510
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        SGX top rises
        78 10 )y$ Sept 1 Close Change )CBC4.5%NCPS *****1.900 +0.400 By percentage Sept 1 Close Change ChuanSHW*****0 0.030 +100.0 >IA 11.600 +0.400 .ingamasC 2kHKS 4.100 +0.375 »IA 200 11.600 +0.200 KingWan W*****4 0.020 +33.3 Koh Bros W*****6 0.040 +33.3 BBR 0.025 +25.0 (epCorp 5.400 +0.150 lerebosPac 2.870 +0.110 WeePoh
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        SGX top falls
        83 10 By$ Sept 1 Close Change Venture 19.800 -0.400 By percentage Sept 1 Close Change L&M 0.010 -33.3 DBS 12.500 -0.100 SPH 18.600 -0.100 El-Nets 0.015 -25.0 Goldtron 0.025 -16.7 SPH 100 18.600 -0.100 NatSteel 2.450 -0.090 JSH500USS 3.320 -0.080 C&C 4.620 -0.060 DairyFarm 900 USS 1.300 -0.050
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      Lock icon AHIL sues Starwood
      252 12 Agencies Channel News Asia $93m suit for breaching 2001 agreement ASIA Hotel Investments Ltd (AHIL) is suing Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide Inc and a subsidiary for damages of at least US$53 million ($93.12 million), claiming breach of a confidentiality and non-circumvention agreement AHIL, incorporated in the Channel
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      Lock icon corporate briefs
      221 12 Bloomberg Bloomberg Bloomberg Capita Land Ltd sold five per cent of homes or 1 0 units, at a 1 87-unit downtown residential project over the weekend amid concerns that CPF cuts will hurt sales of apartments. Shares of Capita Land rose four cents to $1.40 yesterday. JP Morgan
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      Lock icon Cosco shares up 8%
      156 14 SHARES in Cosco Pacific Ltd rose 70 HK cents, or, eight per cent yesterday, to HK$9.4O ($2.11) following news that the company will take a 49 per cent stake in a venture with PSA Corp. They signed a preliminary agreement signed on Saturday to manage and
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      Lock icon Indian banks get 'stable' S&P rating
      321 14 Bloomberg Efforts to reduce bad loans, boost profits prompts outlook upgrade STATE Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd and other Indian lenders had their outlook raised to stable from negative by Standard Poor's (S&P), which cited their efforts to reduce bad loans and boost
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      Lock icon Hard disk supplier optimistic
      210 14 DESPITE global economic uncertainties, Singapore hard disk drive supplier Norelco Centreline Ltd believes its core business will fare better in the second half of the year, after a disappointing first half. "The second half will have upside in the hard disk drive segment," said Norelco's executive
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      G FORCES AT WORK
      525 16 Good geomancy makes you more confident in pursuing your dreams CHINESE geomancy, or simply, G, for ease of reference, is not just the stuff of fuddy-duddy businessmen with no sense of logic or reason. It is not a hex or a curse that some ignorant individuals
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      SCIENCE OF FENG SHUI
      120 16 WORLD of Fortune was formed by a group of young Australian professionals who believe that G is a science and has a strong, yet subtle, influence on one's environment. Today, its website is one of the most comprehensive online directories specially dedicated to educating consumers about
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      147 16 ■fflfflffJfiSHßs?Sl3^^Effim^H«^Hff^S9 Attend stand a Do you want the environment to work for you? Cliance tO Win a Let our seminar speakers show you how to achieve that through Modern Feng Shui. speakers: Geomancy Master Vincent Koh A Geomancy Master Tan Khoon Yong m dates: 6th Sep 2003 (Sat) -in English
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Osama's Saudi links revealed
      310 19 Drug-induced confession detailed in book: Time NEW YORK A book has revealed that a top aide to Osama bin Laden told Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents, in a drug-induced confession, about connections between the Al Qaeda leader and top officials in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Time
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon S'porean charged with planning terrorist attacks
        77 19 Reuters Thailand will file formal charges today against four Thais and a Singaporean suspected of belonging to the Jemaah Islamiyah and blamed for the Bali bombings. The five are to be charged with planning attacks on foreign embassies and tourist spots. The Singaporean, Arifin
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        Lock icon Saddam tape denies Najaf bombing
        56 19 Reuters Aljazeera television yesterday aired an audio tape purportedly from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in which he denied any role in last week's bomb attack in Najaf that killed a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Reuters could not verify the authenticity of the recording, which
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Why that funny bridge?
      845 20  -  Kirn Quek It'll be a 'crooked' monument to Dr M's quarrels with Singapore by news@newstoday.com.sg HAS it occurred to Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture) that while he may not mind the "crooked halfbridge" over The Straits of Johor, Johoreans may be very worried of the harm that
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Designing brides
      742 22  -  «ene Foo Sylvia Kho on 50 years of decking out the rich and the ostentatious THIS bridal couturier has given in to incredulous demands from wealthy brides-to-be, designed wedding gowns for ministers' wives and even paved the way for some bridal trends after more than 50 years in
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      THE SYLVIA KHO BRIDAL FUND-RAISER
      94 22 THE Zonta Club of Singapore will be holding "The Sylvia Kho Bridal Fund-Raiser" a charity tea-reception and sale of designer bridal gowns and laces in aid of the St Luke's Hospital for the Elderly on Sept 20. There will also be a weeklong exhibition of
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      Lock icon The beauty of confidence: Qi Qi
      448 24  -  Serene Foo She takes Angelina Jolie, Simon Yam, the paparazzi, fashion and SK-II in her stride by serene@newstoday.com.sg IT is clear that with international model Qi Qi, her beauty is not just skin-deep. The 1.8-metre tall headturner radiates exuberant confidence. When her husband, Hong
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      A fitting tribute: Graduates live up to Pao Kun's legacy in Tartuffe
      526 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg FOR a group of actors who are nearly done with training, their final projects have to be tests that would stretch them and hone their skills. More than two years ago, theatre doyen
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    • HEALTH
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        Lock icon Going easy on the skin
        494 26  -  Lynette Leong Eczema can be kept at bay with healthy lifestyle and proper skin-care by news@newstoday.com.sg DO you have dry, itchy skin, cracks behind the ears, rashes on the cheeks, arms or legs? If you do, rest assured that you're not alone. The symptoms described
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        Reach for the top
        729 27  -  Chan Sect Fun The heights that can be achieved in spite of diabetes by news@newstoday.com.se f ORE AN m^f weightlifter I^^^ Kirn Tae Hyun, won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998-the year he discovered he had diabetes. "When I was first
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        Diabetes Symposium
        105 27 MR Mus Mujiono and Mr Kirn Tae Hyun are spokespersons for Johnson Johnson's "OneTouch® Heroes" programme, which is part of the organisation's regional "No Limits" initiative. "No Limits" highlights well-known Asian personalities who have diabetes. By sharing their experiences, these heroes show that it is possible for people
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    • BUSY COOK
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        Delicious, cold or hot
        329 28  -  Pauline DLoh Oven fried chicken, grilled pineapple and a guacamole dip SKINLESS chicken does not have to be tasteless, although some swear that the most flavourful bit of the bird is in its skin. Maybe it's true, but the bottom line is, you have to count
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        COOKING BASICS
        216 28 PINEAPPLES South-east Asia has a great selection of tropical fruit. We grew up with guavas, mangoes, coconuts, rambutans, mangosteens and pineapples. Pineapples were eaten raw, dipped in sweet, thick black soya sauce and sliced red chilli or served in lurid yellow sugared water with a few pieces of
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        RECIPES
        275 28 HERBED ROAST CHICKEN AND GUACAMOLE Ingredients (serves four): 12 chicken drumsticks (skinned) I tablespoon crushed chilli flakes I tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped 1 teaspoon sea salt 2 ripe avocados 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 4 cherry tomatoes, finely chopped 2 honey pineapples paprika and salt Method: Prepare
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        Lock icon Helping flipper
        570 29  -  Val Chua in Florida Humans, nature cooperate in Florida Keys by val@newstoday.com.sg IT used to be a bar where naked dancers kept patrons happy with their sizzling-hot gyrations. But since it closed in 1993, a nobler mission involving animals has taken over. The neon lights have been taken
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        THE FLORIDA KEYS AND MIAMI
        273 29 STRETCHING more than 161 km into the open ocean, the abundance of coral reefs, sport-fishing, eco-tours and beaches makes the Florida Keys a vacation paradise. Driving from mainland Florida, visitors to the Florida Keys (www.fJakeys.com) enter Key Largo, described as the diving capital of the
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        Win a vacation to Florida
        94 29 CITIBANK and Today are giving away a SD/3N free-and-easy vacation for two to Miami, Florida, with an option to celebrate your wedding underwater in the Florida Keys. Just answer two simple questions at www.citibank.com.sg. Under its new Ready Credit "Great Adventures" programme, Citibank has also
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        Lock icon Tough guy no more
        261 31 -AFP Charles Bronson dies at 81 of pneumoni LOS ANGELES Charles Bronson, a former coal -miner who became the "tough guy" star of action movies such as The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Death Wish (1974), died at 81 of pneumonia on Saturday. Bronson was one of
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        Lock icon Boos for Banderas
        93 31 -AFP VENICE Critics dismissed British director Christopher Hampton's screen treatment of Argentineans who "disappeared" in the 1970s with a chorus of boos and cries of "disgrace" as his film, Imagining Argentina, screened at the Venice film festival. Hampton, whose film is set amid Argentina's political upheaval in
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        Lock icon Pure indulgence
        380 32  -  Pauline DLoh Sydney constantly re-invents itself as a city for those who want to be pampered VACATION time is when you want to hang loose, chill-out and be as laid back as a blob of bubble-gum on a hot side-walk. But what do we know about bubble-gum, yes?
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        FLAVOURS OF SYDNEY
        323 33  -  Wee Teck Hian For breakfast, it has to be bills at Darlinghurst or bills 2 at Surry Hills. Ask for Bill Granger's hot chocolate and ricotta pancakes. Quay at Circular Quay West (picture previous page) is where you rub shoulders with the deci-sion-makers of Sydney at lunch.
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      412 42 Reuters AUCKLAND New Zealand's All Blacks made a huge impression when they assembled yesterday to begin their final training camp for the World Cup as budding artists. Instead of hitting the practice field, the world's most feared rugby team spent
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