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3 hrs ago | The Straits Times

More than 340 arrested in islandwide anti-crime blitz

As part of a four-day islandwide anti-crime blitz, the Singapore Police Force, together with several law enforcement agencies, have arrested 343 people in a string of operations which started on Monday and ended late Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Drugs

7 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

Eight youths arrested for rioting over staring incident

Police have arrested eight young men aged between 15 and 20 years old, who are believed to be involved in a case of rioting.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News,

12 hrs ago | Weekend Balita

DOF: Profitable hotels should pay income tax

There is no need to grant an Income Tax Holiday incentive to hotels and resorts in the country's hottest tourist destinations, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said in response to the open letter to the president of the Philippine Hotel Federation, Inc.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, Philippines Travel, Asia Travel, Philippines, World News, Manila, Philippines Travel, Indonesia

Thu May 23, 2013

The Journal of Commerce Online

Maersk to Hike Rates in Asia-Caribbean Trade

From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Colombia and Puerto Rico, the hike will be $980 per 20-foot container and $1,400 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container.

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The Toronto Star

Canada's international reputation rising: Survey

Fifty-six per cent of about 20,000 respondents view Canada favourably, up from 53 per cent last year.

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, Indonesia, World News,

Anna.aero

Garuda Indonesia adds two domestic destinations to its offering from Jakarta

Garuda Indonesia commenced operations on two domestic routes last week, as it connected its Jakarta base with Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra, and Tanjung Pinang , the second-largest city of the Indonesian Riau Islands located 40 kilometres off the Singaporean shore.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia,

Suria

Scientist's family seeks US Congress,...

The parents of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year said Thursday they will seek a US congressional inquiry and tap a celebrity Thai pathologist to prove their son was murdered.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia, Suicide

Suria

Music therapy, art signifciantly reduces...

A 10-year study on ageing that aims to reduce rates of depression and dementia through activities like music and art therapy is underway in Jurong.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Indonesia, World News,

Stranger in Paradise

Around the Region

In Singapore last month, Tante Betty got to meet her two favourite creative geniuses: artist-filmmaker extraordinaire Julian Schnabel and fashion maestro Christian Lacroix.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Pop/Rock, Rebecca

Wed May 22, 2013

The WHIR

Is Singapore Asia's Hosting Hub?

In the last few years, Asia has become a hotbed for many tech startups. With a population of 4.1 billion, it is clearly a lucrative market for companies.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Science / Technology, Internet

VentureBeat

Fashion & beauty startup Zalora scores $100M investment to grow in Southeast Asia

Zalora , the Zappos-like fashion and beauty store for Southeast Asia, announced this morning that it has closed a $100 million financing round.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia, Internet, Science / Technology

PR-inside.com

Singapore Infrastructure Report Q3 2013 - New Study Released

Despite the upward revision, we continue to expect this decline in construction activity to extend until 2020, with real growth for Singapore's construction sector forecast to average 3.7% per annum between 2014 and 2020.

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Stock Market Review

Singapore stock market and companies daily report (DBS, Keppel Corp,...

DBS Wins Approval For Smaller Stake Than It Had Sought For Danamon Singapore's largest bank, DBS Group , has met with a mixed bag of success pertaining the year long effort in view of its takeover bid of Indonesia's PT Bank Danamon .

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Related Topix: Indonesia, REIT, Personal Finance

Tue May 21, 2013

Business News

What Most Asian Entrepreneurs Get Wrong

The economic boom in Asia over the past two decades has inspired people to take risks, develop new businesses and tread on unbeaten paths.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Asia News Network

Museums go places

The mixed media work Electricity by Singapore artist collective Phunk and Indonesian artist Arahmaiani's Crossing Point at the Welcome To The Jungle exhibition at the Yokohama Museum of Art.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia, China

Business Times

Singapore home for Asian economic research bureau

SINGAPORE will play host to several of the world's prominent finance and economics experts as they come together to form Asia's largest economics research organisation here, aimed at giving an intellectual boost to the local financial industry.

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Business Times

StanChart employee to be charged with CBT

AN EMPLOYEE of Standard Chartered Bank will be charged in court today for criminal breach of trust involving $500,000, BT understands AN EMPLOYEE of Standard Chartered Bank will be charged in court today for criminal breach of trust involving $500,000, BT understands.

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MediLexicon

The Specific Role Geoscientists Can Play In Disaster Risk Reduction

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters often showcase the worst in human suffering - especially when those disasters strike populations who live in rapidly growing communities in the developing world with poorly enforced or non-existent building codes.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Health

Today.Az

SOFAZ keeps intention to expand real estate ownership abroad

By AzerNews The state oil fund SOFAZ -- an entity that accumulates and manages Azerbaijan's oil and gas revenues -- has announced that it is still interested in property acquisitions in prime business districts of major cities around the world.

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Asia News Network

SINGAPORE: Retailers in Singapore forced to make tough decisions amid labour crunch

With no respite expected for the tight labour market, some retail ers in Singapore are shutting their least profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans and even cutting opening hours.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia, Travel, Asia Travel, Singapore, Malaysia Travel, Malaysia Travel