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Archive for June, 2007

SGX Watch: – July 2006 Archive

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

ESPN.com – LAS VEGAS — The news was not that legendary T.J. Cloutier was named to the Poker Hall of Fame this week. Nope — the news was that he hadn’t been inducted already. I mean, come on . The guy owns six World Series of Poker bracelets, has won more than
Sign [...]

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Saturday, June 30th, 2007

He uses deposit slip carbon copies to steal $13,500Electric New Paper – On 28 Dec 2004, Mahesh carried out his plan for the first time, at OCBC’s branch in The Adelphi. He took two bank deposit slips. Each slip comes with an attached carbon. On the first slip he wrote down $75 for a deposit [...]

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SGX Watch: – Middle East investors eye Asian property, capital markets

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Turkish Daily News – CapitaLand, Southeast Asia’s largest developer by market value, set up a division two years ago to grab a share of the estimated $400 billion in funds deployed by Islamic investors based mainly in the Middle East. CapitaLand also has a shariah

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SGX Watch: – Healing Garden takes root

Friday, June 29th, 2007

MaineToday.com – Mark Johnson, a landscape architect with SMRT, said he used the concept of “bringing nature in” to help create and nurture a healing environment in more than 4 acres of garden on the 117-acre site. “The garden’s path is laid out to follow the land up
GIS on gridComputerworld – Developed [...]

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SGX Watch: – Students don’t seek mental illness help

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Earthtimes – Eisenberg, working with with doctoral students Sarah Gollust and Ezra Golberstein, conducted the Web-based survey in an attempt to quantify mental health service use and factors associated with whether or not students seek help. University of Michigan
Bank of Scotland takes a stake in LSHEdinburgh News – In addition to Mr [...]

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Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Taiwan defies Asian equity weaknessFinancial Times – Higher-than-expected inflation in May hit Singapore’s property stocks. Allgreen Property fell 4.4 per cent to S$2.15, while Capmall Trust shed 3.7 per cent to S$4.12. Chinese stocks suffered their biggest daily decline in three weeks after the Source: www.ft.com

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SGX Watch: – SunTrust Chief Risk Officer Robert H. Coords To Retire; Thomas E

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Forbes – ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) today announced that Robert H. Coords, who is 64, will retire as the Company’s Chief Risk Officer on July 1, 2007 following a 34-year career. Succeeding Mr. Coords as Chief
New Issue-SunTrust Bank sells $2 bln in floatersReuters – June 28 [...]

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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

DirecTV, EchoStar Cancel Merger PlansTwice – EchoStar scrambled to present an alternative proposal that called for it to give key satellite frequencies to Cablevision’s pending Rainbow DBS venture to preserve competition. But the offer was viewed by opponents as too little, too late. Explaining Source: www.twice.com
Talk of AustinAustin American-Statesman – texas will win [...]

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SGX Watch: – Groundswell seen for Asian water stocks, but it’s still a murky sector

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Marketwatch – Asian companies, such as Bio-Treat Technology ( SP:BIOT : news , chart , profile ) and Hiflux Ltd. ( SP:HYEL : news , chart , profile ) , two of the 35 pure-water-related companies listed in Singapore, are emerging as important players in

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SGX Watch: – Jun 15, 02:15 PM

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

INS News – Corwin Brown, who had been the New York Jets DBs coach, takes over for Rick Minter, and will institute a change from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4. It’s a smart move since the club has lost three starters from 2006. The back seven, led by super
Hong Kong Inflation [...]

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