More than 110,000 people have been confirmed as killed in Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, making it the deadliest on record in the Americas. The ministry put the toll from the disastrous January 12 quake at 111,499, a major increase from the government’s
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SPH climbs to 1-month high on earnings: Update
January 14th, 2010 |
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Shares of Singapore Press Holdings, the nation’s biggest newspaper publisher, climbed to their highest level in a month after reporting higher first-quarter profit.
Singapore Press rose 2.5% to $3.75 as of 10:35 a.m. local time, heading for its highest closing level since Dec. 8. The stock has advanced 2.2% so far this year, compared with a 0.5% gain for the benchmark Straits Times Index.
Cosco Singapore climbs most in 5 months on ship delivery
December 29th, 2009 |
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Cosco Corp. Singapore, the shipbuilding unit of China’s largest shipping company, gained the most in five months in Singapore trading after it delivered a new vessel.
The China-based shipbuilder that also operates bulk carriers added 6.1% to $1.21 at 2:48 p.m. in Singapore, the most since July 28. The company said its Zhoushan shipyard delivered a bulk carrier to a unit of China Cosco Holdings Co., according to a Singapore stock exchange statement yesterday.
STI climbs 0.6% to close at 2,841.56
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index climbed 0.6% to 2,841.56 at the close of trading in Singapore, rounding off its first back-to-back gains in two weeks. Seven stocks rose for every two that fell among the 30 companies making up the index.
Boustead Singapore (BOCS SP), an engineering company, advanced 1.3% to 76 cents, the highest since Oct 21. Its subsidiary won a contract valued at $107 million to design and build a manufacturing and support Facility, Boustead said.
STI climbs 0.6% to 2,841.56 at closing
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index climbed 0.6 percent to 2,841.56 at the close of trading in Singapore, rounding off its first back-to-back gains in two weeks. Seven stocks rose for every two that fell among the 30 companies making up the index.
Boustead Singapore (BOCS SP), an engineering company, advanced 1.3% to 76 cents, the highest since Oct. 21. Its subsidiary won a contract valued at $107 million ($76 million) to design and build a manufacturing and support Facility, Boustead said.
STI climbs 0.5% to 2,838.15 at the break
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index climbed 0.5% to 2,838.15 at the 12:30 p.m. break in Singapore, poised for its first back-to-back gains in two weeks. Almost two stocks climbed for each that fell among the 30 that make up the measure.
CNA Group (CNA SP), a provider of information technology and other related services, added 1.5% to 34 cents after saying it won $18 million of new contracts in Vietnam.
STI climbs 0.5% to 2,836.35 as of 9:23 a.m.
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index climbed 0.5% to 2,836.35 as of 9:23 a.m. in Singapore, poised for its first back-to-back gains in two weeks. Seven stocks climbed for each that fell among the 30 that make up the measure.
CapitaLand (CAPL SP), Southeast Asia’s biggest developer by sales, climbed 0.7% to $4.18, set for its first back-to-back gains in two weeks. CapitaLand said it agreed to sell its entire 50% stake in Chengdu CapitaLand Zhixin Wenjiang Co. for 172.3 million yuan ($35.5 million).
Pakistan navy suicide bomb toll climbs to two: official
December 3rd, 2009 |
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A security official injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a naval complex in Pakistan’s capital has died, taking the death toll from the attack to two, a spokesman said Thursday. A young man on Wednesday walked up to a security checkpoint outside the compound, which houses
Swiber climbs to four-week high on $106m Myanmar contract
November 26th, 2009 |
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Swiber Holdings, a provider of offshore engineering services to the oil and gas industry, climbed to its highest level in four weeks after winning a $77 million contract in Myanmar.
Death toll climbs in Russian dam accident
August 20th, 2009 |
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Some 60 workers were still missing on Thursday three days after a flood engulfed a Siberian hydroelectric power station as the death toll climbed to 15 in the latest calamity to hit the Russian energy industry. Teams of divers and even robots were plunging into the near freezing waters of the