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 China Daily 
China Eastern to raise over 15b yuan
(China Daily/Agencies) | Updated: 2008-05-15 09:15 | China Eastern Airlines, the most indebted of the country's big three airlines, aims to raise at least 15 billion yuan for new planes and training t... (photo: creative commons / flickr)
Singtel  -  Singapore Telecom Company (ps1)
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 The Star 
SingTel beats forecasts with 9% rise in profit
| SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), South-East Asia's largest phone company, beat market forecasts with a 9% rise in quarterly profit, thanks to rapid mobile user growth led by India,... (photo: WN / patricia)
 Singtel, Singapore telecom, satellite communications, wireless, broadband, dish antenna, telecommunications (td1)  The Australian 
SingTel may go alone in $4.7bn internet bid
| SINGTEL will consider lodging its own bid for the federal Government's $4.7 billion national broadband contract, potentially putting the Singapore-government owned telco in competition with the G9 g... (photo: WN / Tara)
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Cyclone Nargis' infrared image  International Herald Tribune 
Aid at the point of a gun
| : | More than 60,000 people may have died as a result of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, and at least 1.5 million are homeless or otherwise in desperate need of assistance. | The Burmese military junta, ... (photo: NASA / JPL)
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An aerial view of the Potomac River with a section of National Airport in the foreground and Washington, District of Columbia in the background. The Pentagon is at left center. 		 		%lt;table Infowars
Wayne Madsen Interrogated, Harrassed At Airport After DC Madam Controversy
| In Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's world of an "Israelized" America, the terms SPOT (Screening Passengers by Observation Technique) and BDO (Behavior Det... (photo: US DoD)
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 President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, one of 14 recipients of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005 in the East Room of the White House.  ula1 Infowars
Greenspan Says Oil to Keep Rising on Capacity Limits
| Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said oil prices will keep rising as energy companies have invested too little in production and infrastructure to cope wi... (photo: White House by Shealah Craighead )
Asia   Business   Energy   Investment   Oil   Photos   Prices   Singapore  
Bank of China / wam2 The Times Of India
Asian economies holding up: Merrill Lynch

|     SINGAPORE: Asia's strong economic growth will persist despite an ailing US economy as the region diversifies its export markets and a new breed of young a... (photo: GFDL / Mailer diablo)
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Changi Airport - Flight - Aviation - Airlines. (ps1) TravelDailyNews
Changi airport bags two awards
| Singapore Changi Airport bagged two awards in Singapore and London yesterday (13 May). Changi Airport continued to remain a favourite and maintain its strong lead in th... (photo: Public Domain / -)
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Singapore Airlines The Star
SIA profit fall not as bad as feared, warns of slower demand
| SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA), the world’s second-biggest airline by market value, saw quarterly profit yesterday fall a less-than-feared 21% and warned of slower... (photo: Creative Commons / Terence Ong)
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 A Qantas 747 passenger jet disappears into a thick blanket of fog as it approaches Sydney Airport, Tuesday, April 6, 2004. The fog, which was not forecast, forced Sydney ferries to cancel some services, along with nine international flights, mostly from The Australian
Qantas jet blows two of its tyres
| A QANTAS jet blew two of its tyres during take-off yesterday, less than two months after a similar incident involving a Qantas jet in Los Angeles. | The 747-800 jet's f... (photo: AP Photo )
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Asia to Get iPhone Later This Year Business Week
Asia to Get iPhone Later This Year
| SingTel in Singapore, India's Bharti Airtel, the Philippines' Globe Telecom and Australia's Optus said they will bring the popular device to their respective countries ... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Singapore Airlines (SIA/SQ) Airbus A380 (9V-SKA) landing on 20C at Singapore Changi Airport. The Star
Singapore Airlines' Q4 profit falls to US$385 million
| SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore Airlines Ltd. said Tuesday its January-March profit fell 21.4 percent due to a one-time gain a year earlier and higher fuel costs. | Singapor... (photo: GFDL / Terence Ong)
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 A Hong Kong-registered tanker spills oil into the sea after an accident near Mallipo beach, South Ko Seattle Times
Singapore-based shipping line pays $27,500 for oil spill
| Seattle | A Singapore-based shipping line has paid a $27,500 fine for a 2006 oil spill in Seattle's Elliott Bay, the state Department of Ecology said Monday. | The fine... (photo: AP Photo)
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Singapore Dollars - Sing Dollars - SGD - Currency - Money. (ps1) The Times Of India
Asia mostly down, but Singapore dollar rises
|     SINGAPORE: Most Asian currencies fell on Tuesday amid worries about a global slowdown, but investors bought the Singapore dollar on expectations it would ... (photo: WN / patricia)
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