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Clinical testing of Singapores first influenza vaccine starts
Singapore's first healthy volunteer has been given a dose of the H1N1 influenza vaccine developed by Singapore's A*STAR and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG in a clinical ...
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Buying a TV in Singapore Think again
Samsung and Panasonic plan to limit their support and service backup for imported models that are estimated to account for almost 20% of the Indian flat television market. With LCD and LED televisions in markets such as Thailand, Dubai and Singapore being 30-50% cheaper than in India, most people returning from such destinations carry flat televisions. There is no duty on goods up to 35,000. ...
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SE Asia Stocks-Thai index up on MSCI Singapore Airlines weak after results
BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results. The Thai SET index ended up 0.62 percent at 1,627.96 as shares in telecom group Shin Corp and hotel firm Minor International both rose more than 7 percent. Maybank Kim Eng ...
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Rinehart urges Australia to take lessons from Singapore
Gina Rinehart told a mining conference in Melbourne on Thursday that Australia could learn from the successful economic policies of Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed ...
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Fitch SP Ausnet on RWN and Singapore Power on RWP on Planned Stake Sale
Fitch Affirms IDRs of 12 Global Trading and Universal Banks Fitch Ratings has concluded its periodic review of 12 Global Trading and Universal Banks, which resulted in Affirmations of all 12 banks' Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). All of these banks' Viability Ratings were also affirmed, with the exception of Bank of America, whose viability rating was upgraded to ...
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Government to build more senior care facilities within communities
Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong (centre) talks to senior citizen Mdm Ong Yet Tee, after the launch of the new senior care facility at Jalan Batu, (from his Left) Namrata Sadarangani, Head Therapy Services, Kim Biow Chuan, MP for Mounbatten. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday, May 17, 2013, revealed that the Government is looking for more places to build senior care facilities. -- ST PHOTO: ...
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Evidence shows Shane Todd died by hanging not strangulation HSA pathologist
Mrs Mary Todd, mother of the late American researcher Shane Todd, who was found hanged in his apartment near Chinatown in June 2012, showing reporters a picture of Shane on her iPad. The pathologist who supervised American researcher Shane Todd's post-mortem examination told the court on Thursday that all the evidence pointed to death by hanging and not to strangulation. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ...
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Singapores export performance improves
Singapore, May 17 : Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, a key gauge of the trade hub's export performance, fell by 1 percent year-on-year in April, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said ...
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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