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Access control gates for the casino at Resorts World. Note segregation between foreigners and Singaporeans/Permanent Residents (PR).
Gambling   Genting   Photos   Resorts   Sentosa  
 The Star 
Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
| hungyee@thestar.com.my | PETALING JAYA: Genting Singapore PLC, which has been issued a licence for its casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), is expected to open its doors this week. | Managing dire... (photo: Creative Commons / Jpatokal)
Singtel  -  Singapore Telecom Company (ps1)
Asia   Business   Photos   Singapore   Telecommunications  
 m&c 
Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent
| Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent,... (photo: WN / patricia)
Soft Drinks - Soda - Beverages  National Post 
Weekly pop may double pancreatic cancer risk
 By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 8, 2010 4:08 AM   | Drinking two or more soft drinks a week may nearly double a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer, researchers are warnin... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Cancer   Drinks   Pancreas   Photos   Researchers  
Thai Airways International  New Straits/Business Times 
Thai Airways’ poor service baffling
| 2010/02/08 | GANENDRA INPARAJAH, Ampang I AM a Malaysian based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and I travel back once every two months. I travel Ashgabat-Bangkok via Turkmenistan Airlines (T5) and Bangko... (photo: Public Domain / Mattes)
Airlines   Passengers   Photos   Thailand   Turkmenistan  
Top Stories
Medicines - Pharmacy - Drugs Inquirer
DOH to release new list of drug price cuts
| MANILA, Philippines—A new round of drug price reductions would be announced soon, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said. | Cabral said the Department of Health would r... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Drug   Law   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas  - LPG Inquirer
11-kg LPG price drops by P6 on Tuesday
| MANILA, Philippines – Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailers are slashing prices by 50 centavos per kilogram effective 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday (February 9) due to the de... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Lpg   Manila   Philippines   Photos   Price  
Fishes - Food - Staple Inquirer
Madrigal draws jeers over red egg and staple fish
| MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate Senator Ma. Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal got jeers from the crowd after failing to provide the correct answer to the question,... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Breadwinner   Fish   Manila   Market   Photos  
Philippine National Bank - PNB - Bank - Signage Inquirer
PNB doubles net income to P2.2B in '09
| MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Tycoon Lucio Tan's Philippine National Bank doubled its net income in 2009 on the back of higher earnings from lending and treasury busines... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy)
Income   Investment   Philippines   Photos   Profits  
Rice Crop  -  Farming  -  Agriculture  -  Rice Paddies m&c
Insects devastate Thailand's rice crop, institute says
| Bangkok - Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides and other poor farming practices have led to an insect plague in Thailand's rice fields that was predicted to redu... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Agriculture   Chemicals   Insects   Photos   Thailand  
Peso - Philippine Peso - Currency Malaya
TO AVERT PRICE HIKES --> Exporters begin to feel pinch of strong peso
BY IRMA ISIP | Sergio Ortiz-Luis, president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc., said small and medium-sized exporters are already thinking of ceasing to take ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Inflation   Peso   Philippines   Photos   Price  
Banking & Credit Currency & Market
- Nikkei hits 2-mth low as exporters fall, Toyota dips
- Fourth contract to company with one specialty: default!
- NA passes amended banking companies bill
- Govt may set Rs1,711bn revenue target next year
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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- G7 to continue stimulus until global economy on track
- Rupee depreciates by 8 paise against dollar
- CNNMoney.com Market Report
- European stocks take a breather from debt fears
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+
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Economy & Stock Finance & Investment
- Front-runners differ on plans to fix huge budget deficit
- Islamic finance offers London a chance it must not miss
- Filipinos among those planning for more savings in H1 — poll
- ‘We don’t want surprises,’ UK exec says on RP rules
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes the troops upon arrival in Legazpi city, Albay province, 500 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 to oversee readiness for possible eruption of the restive Mayon volcano. Tens of thousands of evacuees are expected to spend Christmas in different evacuation centers after the country's most active volcano began spewing ash last week coupled with continuing lava flow. (AP Photo/Mike Alquinto)
Arroyo launches 'super region' project in Batangas
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- Philippine bond yields inch up on global jitters
- A simple gift from the heart
- Islamic finance offers London a chance it must not miss
- PNB profit doubles to P2.2B last year
PNB - Philippines National Bank PGH - Manila
PNB profit doubles to P2.2B last year
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Industry Trade
- Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
- Sime Darby will consider good tie-ups
- Drop in number of foreign workers, says Hisham
- Make effort to hire more locals, oil palm players told
Access control gates for the casino at Resorts World. Note segregation between foreigners and Singaporeans/Permanent Residents (PR).
Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
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- Philippine bond yields inch up on global jitters
- Experts share views on second day of Science Congress
- Good response to Indonesia bonds
- Biking bond between nations
People walk past a luxury apartment under construction at the Central Business District in Beijing, Thursday, July 9, 2009. China's bank lending in June more than doubled from the previous month as Beijing's stimulus drove a surge in credit that has prompted concern about the possible impact of such a rapid increase.
China's bank shares set to perform best
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