In a letter to The Straits Times yesterday, the committee said it had asked Dr Keith Goh, one of the neurosurgeons who separated the twins in 2001, to submit a detailed treatment plan and associated costs.

When contacted yesterday, Dr Michael Tan, chief executive officer of East Shore Hospital - where the treatment will be carried out - said a plan would be submitted to the committee early next week.

Read Salma Khalik's full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.