Singapore, Malaysia Travel News

“I could earn 259 Singapore dollars [190 US] a month as a new accountant in India. Here I earn four times that”

SINGAPORE: T. Junardhan is helping to install the plumbing at a luxury shopping and residential tower rising in Singapore's prime Orchard Road tourist belt. via Manila Times

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“You protect me from the terrorists, Ali, and I'll take care of the air conditioning”

NOTHING IF NOT PRACTICAL These are incredible times .... in Singapore stockbrokers hurl themselves from windows, invisible for the haze ; a timber baron's bulldozers are miraculously turned back after attempts ... via Stranger in Paradise

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Visiting Singapore is just like visiting 3 Asian destinations. Experience Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures at Singapore's ethnic quarters. via Buzzle.com

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“All schedule flights for May have been temporarily suspended for technical reasons. We may start in June”

Mihin's last aircraft, an Airbus A321 taken on lease, was reclaimed by its Bulgarian owners at the end of April, as the airline was unable to make payments, an airline industry source, who declined to be named, ... via Gulf Times

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“Australian team to follow these reforms and send suggestions back to senior management", said a source with knowledge of Huaneng's plans. "The precondition is that Huaneng's existing businesses are going well enough”

CHINA'S largest power company has its eyes on NSW Premier Morris Iemma's $15 billion sale of electricity assets, as part of a strategy to buy Australian power, coal and even uranium assets. via The Age

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“Passengers booked to travel are now being transferred to other airlines until Mihin finds another aircraft.”

The global industry added yet another carrier to the already long list of airlines no longer operating this past week. via Aero-News Network

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“I am grateful that my wife and son are safe. I must admit that it was a scary experience”

Tajikistan News.Net Sunday 4th May, 2008 An Indian family touring Malaysia had a rough train ride when their coach turned turtle and fell into a river. via Tajikistan News.Net

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MISSING MONEY: US$30 million was sent to a bank account in Singapore to be used to establish ties with Papua New Guinea in 2006. via Taipei Times

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Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has requested a special court to release his passport and grant him permission to travel abroad on an official visit in May, official sources close to him said here Wednesday. via India Gazette

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“More than anything, both sides are eager to make up for lost time.”

Exactly 15 years ago, cross-strait ties took a historic turn when envoys from China and Taiwan met for the first time in Singapore, but the thaw did not last. via Asia News Network

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