Fri, 30 Jul 2010  Asia nudges ahead
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74...
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| Asia nudges ahead
| Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while, although it seems to have established a support in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index chart a little unde... | Incentive Programme For Athletes To Be Enhanced - DPM
| KUALA LUMPUR:The incentive scheme for back up athletes who are still in school would be enhanced to inspire them further in their quest for success. | Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the incentive would not be in cash, but in other forms, like awardin... | Singapore Airlines to introduce electronic magazines
| Singapore Airlines said Friday it is to introduce an electronic version of its inflight magazines as part of its plans for paperless planes. | The carrier said it had engaged SmarttPapers Aviation Ltd to convert three magazines -- SilverKris, KrisShop and KrisWorld --... | Baby-for-sale: 2 Indonesian sisters out on police bail
| KUCHING: Two Indonesian sisters, the last suspects held by police over the baby-for-sale racket, were released on police bail Friday. | Court registrar Dayang Roselind Awang Mahdini released the two sisters, aged 22 and 19, this morning. | The duo were picked up at a ... | Proton Satria Neo S2000 Wins Race Against Helicopter
| KUALA LUMPUR: Australian rally driver Chris Atkinson driving a Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 won the �Rally Car vs. Helicopter Race' held at the Sunshine Coast airport in Queensland, Australia recently. | The race between a Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 car and a... | No Decision On Six-Month Notice Of Election
| KUALA LUMPUR: The PKR-DAP-PAS pact has denied a report that its leaders in Selangor will issue a six-month notice of election. | PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) vice-president and Selangor PKR chief Azmin Ali said the matter was never raised for discussion among the pact'... | PM: Govt To Set Up Felda Investment Cooperative 2
| KUALA LUMPUR: The government will set-up Felda Investment Cooperative 2 (KPF2), with an initial fund of RM10 million, to assist the new generation of settlers to be involved in the business activities and development of Felda's companies. | At present, the new generat... | Singapore's reputation on the line as British author fights on
Alan Shadrake gives the victory sign as he arrives at court in Singapore. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters | Singapore's long-serving administration has won some time to ponder how it will deal with yet another self-inflicted blow to its global branding. | The reprieve... | Groom chasing unheralded Siddikur
| Unheralded Siddikur of Bangladesh gave himself a shot at a historic victory after taking a two-shot halfway lead at the Brunei Open on Friday. | Siddikur, who is the first Bangladeshi to play on the Asian Tour, posted a four-under-par 67 for his career's best two-day ... | |
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