The Washington Post writes today:Human Rights Watch confirmed several cases of undercover police loyal to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime committing acts of violence and looting in an attempt to stoke fear of instability as demonstrations …
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Tunisian PM replaces 12 ministers, holds his post
January 28th, 2011 |
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Prime Minister of Tunisia Mohamed Ghannouchi has appointed 12 new ministers in an interim government, none from the ruling party. Their presence in the government initiated several-days long street protests in the country.
Singapore Post names CEOs for postal & corporate, international
January 27th, 2011 |
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Singapore Post named Ng Hin Lee chief executive officer of postal and corporate services and appointed Wolfgang Baier as international CEO.
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Man shot in face during post office robbery
January 25th, 2011 |
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An armed robber shot a man in the head on Monday evening as he and another thief stole money from a post office in New Belgrade.
The 31-year-old victim was shot “directly in the face” and seriously injured as he tried to prevent the robbery, said reports.
Forecast Apple iPad 2011 Posted By : maxikosr
January 25th, 2011 |
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The post is going to forecast the tendency of apple iPad in 2011, according the past and current circumstance.
K-REIT +0.7% in low volume post 4Q; $1.47 Cap N/T
January 21st, 2011 |
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K-REIT Asia (K71U.SG) is up 0.7% at $1.45 after posting 4Q results with distribution per unit of 1.71 cents, +17.9% on year and +1.2% on quarter.
But trade amounts to just 223,000 units changing hands, with investors’ interest subdued as the units are currently at their highest level since January 2008, while the market’s upbeat view on Singapore’s office sector has seen the units rise fairly steadily since K-REIT’s October announcement of an asset swap with Keppel Land (K17.SG) involving the acquisition of one-third interest in MBFC Phase 1.
WBL Corp’s Multi-Fineline Electronix expects to post net sales of $241m for 1Q
January 10th, 2011 |
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WBL Corp’s unit Multi-Fineline Electronix (MFLEX), the provider of high-quality, technologically advanced flexible printed circuit and value-added component assembly solutions to the electronics industry, says it expects to report net sales in the first quarter of $241 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended Dec 31, 2010, an increase of 5% from net sales of $229.5 million in the same quarter last year.
Gross margin during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 is expected to be 14.2%, compared to 15.9% for the same period in the prior year.
German lawyer resigns from FIFA post
January 10th, 2011 |
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A German lawyer has stepped down from FIFA’s ethics committee claiming that it is not making an effort to investigate alleged corruption within its ranks.
Guenter Hirsch, the former president of Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, resigned with immediate effect in a letter to committee chairman Claudio Sulser.
Washington Post: U.S. should feel betrayed
January 8th, 2011 |
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Americans should feel betrayed by the contents of the Council of Europe’s report on organized crime in Kosovo, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
The article titled “U.S. must seek the truth about wrongdoing in Kosovo†adds that Kosovo is a country that owes its existence to the U.S.
Envoy post to remain after Holbrooke death
December 15th, 2010 |
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The State Department said the post of U.S. envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan will be continued following the death of Richard Holbrooke, VOA reports.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Holbrooke as an indispensable colleague.
Liz Hurley calls Arun Nayar a â€great father†post split
December 15th, 2010 |
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Elizabeth Hurley took to Twitter to praise estranged husband Arun Nayar for being a ”great father”. On her Twitter page the 45-year-old wrote, “Painful, sad days. Arun & I separated for private reasons but FTR (for the record) he has been a great father to our son Damian & will always be in his life,” [...]
How to repair corrupt Access 2000 database post ’35012′ error Posted By : laren daniel
December 8th, 2010 |
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Microsoft Access database is a relational database management system, which comes wrapped in MS Office suite of applications.
Singapore Post – Corporate moves
November 25th, 2010 |
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Bill Chang York Chye has been appointed non-executive director wef Nov 15
Work experience: Executive VP (business), Sing Tel; chairman, Grid Communications Pte Ltd; MD, Cisco Systems’ Advanced Services Group
Mercator unit buys gearless Post Panamax dry bulk carrier for $59.3m
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Mercator Lines (Singapore) says it has agreed to purchase a gearless Post Panamax dry bulk carrier for US$45.5 million ($59.3 million) through its newly incorporated 100% subsidiary Chitra Prem. The vessel, built in 2010 has a capacity of about 92,500 dwt.
The vessel is due to be delivered in December 2010/January 2011 which will expand the company’s owned fleet to 14 vessels with an aggregate capacity of 1.3 million dwt. This acquisition is proposed to be financed through a mix of internal accruals and debt.
The vessel comes with an attached charter for a period of 6 years, which would bring in revenues of about US$47 million.
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NASA images reveal cosmic snowstorm post comet encounter
November 19th, 2010 |
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Images captured by NASA’s spacecraft after the recent encounter with Comet Hartley 2 revealed a cosmic snow storm created by carbon dioxide jets spewing out tons of golf-ball to basketball-sized fluffy ice particles from the peanut-shaped comet’s rocky ends. “This is the first time we’ve ever seen individual chunks of ice in the cloud around [...]
Singpost says US-bound mail may be delayed due to checks
November 16th, 2010 |
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Singapore Post, which runs the city-state’s post offices, said today that its mail and Speedpost services to the United States may face delays as a result of heightened aviation security in both countries.
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PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments, Revenues Post Modest Q3 Gain: Report
November 11th, 2010 |
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Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues rose modestly in the third quarter, according to IDC. – Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (3Q10) increased 2.1 percent and 2.5 percent respectively, compared to 2Q10, according to the latest PC processor study from IT research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Compared to 3Q09, worldwid…
Focus on SingTel’s Singapore ops post NBN – Goldman Sachs
November 10th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs says focus in SingTel’s (Z74.SG) 2Q11 results will be on performance of SingTel’s Singapore, Australian businesses, as key associates have reported September-quarter results (Bharti Airtel today reported 27% on-year drop in 2Q net profit); tips 2Q net profit at $934 million.
Says, Singapore currently tracking ahead of guidance with 1Q11 sales +9.9% (vs guidance of mid-single-digit growth), EBITDA +2.7% (vs guidance of low- to mid-single-digit decline).
A history of parcel bombs: Going postal
November 4th, 2010 |
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Sending explosives through the post has a long and murky history
PRINTER cartridges and air freight may be new, but lethal missives are not. The Bandbox Plot of November 4th 1712, foiled by Jonathan Swift (author of “Gulliver’s Travels”), was an attempt to kill Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Lord Treasurer. A hatbox left at his door was configured to fire cocked pistols when the lid was lifted.
On January 19th 1764 a Danish diarist, Bolle Willum Luxdorph, described perhaps the first successful parcel bomb. A Colonel Poulsen received a box by post. “When he opens it, therein is to be found gunpowder and a firelock which sets fire unto it, so he became very injured.” …
DMG keeps DBS at Neutral, reviews target post 3Q
November 4th, 2010 |
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DMG keeps DBS (D05.SG) at Neutral after bank’s 3Q results. Notes DBS reported slowest sequential loan growth among peers, while net profit +28% on-year at $722 million, excluding 2Q’s one-time goodwill charges of $1.02 billion, core net profit +1% on-quarter.