At least 14 people riding on the roof of a train died and 16 were seriously injured Tuesday after they were swept off as the train passed under a low over-bridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahajahanpur district, police said. The accident took place before the train entered Rosa station in Shahjahanpur, 190 km from Lucknow. The [...]
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14 dead, 14 injured as train roof-riders fall off
February 2nd, 2011 |
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BRC Asia posts 52% fall in 1Q net profit to $3.3m
January 31st, 2011 |
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Mainboard-listed BRC Asia, one of the largest prefabricated steel reinforcement providers in Singapore, says net profit for first quarter ended 31 December 2010 (1Q2011) fell 52% y-o-y to $3.3 million due to rising steel costs and intense market competition which halved gross profit margin to 9.2% in 1Q2011 from 18.8% in 1Q2010. Revenue for first quarter ended 15% higher y-o-y to $72.4 million due to higher sales volume amidst buoyant construction activities in Singapore.
Sri Trang Agro-Industry shares fall 5% in Bangkok
January 31st, 2011 |
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Shares in Thailand’s Sri Trang Agro-Industry (SRTA.SI), the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter, fell 5% on Monday on the Thai stock exchange.
Longcheer posts 60% fall in 2Q net profit to $3m
January 27th, 2011 |
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Longcheer Holdings, the leading designer of mobile phones from China, says net profit attributable to shareholders fell 60% to RMB15.6 million ($3.03 million) for the three months ended Dec 31, 2010 (2QFY11).
Revenue declined 3% to RMB1 billion due mainly to decline in average selling prices although total shipment volume increased 40% from 5.76 million units in 2QFY10 to 8.04 million units in 2QFY11.
Jimmy Buffett Stage Fall Sends Singer To Hospital With Head Injury
January 26th, 2011 |
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Man Down! Singer Jimmy Buffett is nursing a bloddy head injury after he fell off stage during a performance in Australia this week. AC_FL_RunContent(‘codebase’,'http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0′,’width’,’485′,’height’,’350′,’title’,'Video Player’,'src’,'http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010′, ‘FlashVars’, ‘embedCode=Z4NmQwMjqg_ZLtv-YbTOOLUdUzVpDpog’, ‘quality’,'high’, ‘play’, ‘true’, ‘loop’, ‘true’, ‘allowFullScreen’, ‘true’, ‘pluginspage’,'http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash’,'movie’,'http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010′ ); Witnesses say the “Cheeseburger in Paradise” singer, 64, may have been temporarily blinded by flashing lights when he stumbled [...]
Osim International 4Q net income doubles, sales fall
January 26th, 2011 |
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Osim International said its fourth-quarter net income more than doubled to $17 million from $8 million a year earlier.
Sales in the quarter declined 6% to $133 million from $141 million, the company said in a statement to the Singapore stock exchange today.
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Russian, Afghan presidents meet
January 22nd, 2011 |
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The Afghan and Russian presidents have taken steps to restart economic and political ties that have been almost nonexistent since the fall of the Soviet Union.
The meeting between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was highlighted by the signing of an agreement that could pave the way for Russia to participate in “priority economic projects” – including ones left unfinished after Soviet forces pulled out of the country in 1989, following nearly a decade of war.
Stocks down at midday on palm oil stocks; may fall
January 20th, 2011 |
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Palm oil stocks led Singapore shares lower at midday on Thursday as analysts expect crude palm oil prices may have limited upside in the near term following a strong rally.
Caution has also returned to the Singapore stock market with investors looking for cues from company results, which are likely to be announced in the next few weeks. Sentiment was also hit as Asian stocks fell due to poor earnings from Wall Street giants.
Singapore’s bankruptcies fall to lowest since 1996: Update 1
January 17th, 2011 |
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Singapore’s bankruptcy applications last year fell to the lowest level since 1996 as the city- state’s economy rebounded, posting the world’s fastest growth after Qatar.
The number of bankruptcy filings dropped 20% to 2,202 in 2010 from a year earlier, according to data on the Ministry of Law’s website. Bankruptcy applications last year were less than half of the 5,404 cases at the peak in 2003.
Video Game Sales Fall in 2010, but Bright Spots Emerge: Report
January 15th, 2011 |
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Strong sales of Microsoft’s Kinect platform couldn’t keep video game industry sales from slumping in 2010, NPD reports. – Video game sales were flat for 2010, according to The NPD Group, whose research
showed that total consumer spending on gaming content in 2010 was down by as
much as 1 percent compared with 2009.
The preliminary estimate for total consumer spending on gaming content including
new physical video a…
Singapore Press Holdings posts 29% fall in 1Q net profit to $102.3m
January 14th, 2011 |
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Singapore Press Holdings today reported net profit attributable to shareholders for the first quarter ended 30 November 2010 (1Q 2011) fell 29.3% y-o-y to $102.3 million.
Profit from the Newspaper and Magazine segment improved by 10.0%, driven by the increase in print advertisement revenue.
Singapore property developers could fall 10% N/T – Morgan Stanley
January 14th, 2011 |
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Singapore property developer stocks with a residential focus could fall about 10% near-term if past reactions to property curbs are anything to go by, says Morgan Stanley.
“What is different, however, is that we think a recovery is less likely this time round-as we think physical prices will also come under pressure.”
Qian Hu posts 64.8% fall in 4Q net profit to $0.6m
January 12th, 2011 |
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Qian Hu Corporation, the Mainboard-listed integrated ornamental fish service provider, says it posted a net profit fell 64.8% year-on-year for the fourth quarter ending Dec 31 (4Q2010).
Group revenue dipped 6.8% to $22.2 million with Ornamental Fish sales declining 8.8% y-o-y to $10.2 million, Accessories by 7.4% to $9.1 million while Plastics grew 2.7% to $2.9 million.
Wall Street stocks fall slightly on mixed jobs report
January 8th, 2011 |
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US stocks fell slightly Friday, after the US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 19 months, but the number of jobs added in December still fell below expectations. The Labour Department said the jobless rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent in November, partly caused by people who stopped looking for work. [...]
Monday Crumbs: Toni Braxton Reality Show! Mystery As Thousands Of Birds Fall From Arkansas Sky; “American Idol†Gets New Bandleader
January 4th, 2011 |
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-Actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, was rushed to the hospital over the holiday weekend complaining of pain from a severe blood clot that’s prompted doctors to consider amputating the lower half of the dame’s right leg. Though she’s battling the onset of gangrene, MDs are trying their best to save Zsa Zsa’s leg. [...]
Dead blackbirds fall from U.S. sky
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Officials are investigating why more than 1,000 birds – most of them dead – fell out of the sky in the US state of Arkansas on New Year’s Eve. The Arkansas Fish and Game Commission (AFGC) said it began receiving reports of the falling birds at about 23:30.
Tokyo stocks fall on stronger yen
December 24th, 2010 |
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Japanese shares were down in Friday morning trading as the yen rose against both the dollar and the euro. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 73.52 points, or 0.71 percent, to trade at 10,272.96 while the broader Topix index was down 4.60 points, or 0.51 percent to 901.18. A stronger yen makes exported products [...]
Ray LaMontagne: Live – Fall 2010 EP
December 15th, 2010 |
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5 SONG EP OUT EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES DECEMBER 21
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Dogs‘ will release Live – Fall 2010, a five song EP, exclusively through iTunes on
December 21, 2010. Live – Fall 2010 will include three songs from the Grammy nominated, God Willin’
& The Creek Don’t Rise. Today, VEVO will premiere a two song
performance of “Beg Steal Or Borrow” and
“Henry Nearly Killed Me” from their upcoming appearance on the new season of Live from The Artist Den. Click here to check it out.
Track Listing:
For the Summer
Beg Steal or Borrow
You Can Bring Me Flowers
Like Rock & Roll and Radio
Henry Nearly Killed Me
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