Malaysian Muslims Go for Gold, But It's Hard to Make Change Wall Street Journal By JAMES HOOKWAY | KOTA BHARU, Malaysia—Umar Vadillo bounds into a hotel room here in northern Malaysia with several stacks of gold and silver coins in his hands and slaps them down on a coffee table. "This," Mr. Vadillo says, "is what it means to be free." | A quarter century ago, this Spanis...
Southeast Asia drinks sector sparkles The Guardian * Kirin says now is time to focus on SEAsia, not China * Coke, Pepsi, Danone could step up in SEAsia after quiet yr * Analysts say more mergers, regional tie-ups likely * Watch Unilever Indonesia, Malaysia's Mamee-Double Decker By Dhara Ranasinghe and James Topham SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) -...
Malaysian Muslims Go for Gold, But It's Hard to Make Change Wall Street Journal By JAMES HOOKWAY | KOTA BHARU, Malaysia—Umar Vadillo bounds into a hotel room here in northern Malaysia with several stacks of gold and silver coins in his hands and slaps them down on a coffee table. "This," Mr. Vadillo says, "is what it means...
Malaysia Ringgit Up on Central Bank News The Street Malaysia's central bank kept rates steady at 2.75%, as expected, and the nation's currency, the ringgit, is logging gains against the dollar. | After surprising the markets back in March by being the first in Asia to begin hiking rates with a 25-basi...
Bids roll in for Carrefour's S.E. Asian stores Breitbart | Shoppers are seen near an outlet of the French supermarket chain Carrefour ... | Shopping trolleys are seen outside an outlet of supermarket group Tesco in ... | British and Japanese retail giants along with local operators are in an auction battle...
Southeast Asia drinks sector sparkles The Guardian * Kirin says now is time to focus on SEAsia, not China * Coke, Pepsi, Danone could step up in SEAsia after quiet yr * Analysts say more mergers, regional tie-ups likely * Watch Unilever Indonesia, Malaysia's Mamee-Double Decker By Dhara Ranasinghe an...
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Japan Hits 15-Month Low Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG And MATTHEW ALLEN | SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday with Japan dragged down the region with the Nikkei Stock Average slumping to a 15-month low a...
Strong Yen, U.S. Jobs Drag Asia Down Wall Street Journal By MATTHEW ALLEN And LESLIE SHAFFER | SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street tumbled on data indicating the U.S. jobs market remains bleak, ...
Yen Still Hurting Tokyo Stocks Wall Street Journal By SHRI NAVARATNAM And LESLIE SHAFFER | SINGAPORE—Most Asian stock markets traded slightly higher Tuesday, but sentiment remained fragile as investors continued to fret about...
Tokyo, Tech Stocks Hit Hard Wall Street Journal By SHRI NAVARATNAM And WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE—Asian stocks were dragged lower Tuesday by slumping technology shares and a big drop in Tokyo shares as investors continued to fret about the yen's strength. | In Tokyo, the stubbornly strong yen t...
Tokyo Morning Highs Fall on BoJ Measures Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG AND WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE--Asian stock markets were up Monday, but Tokyo shares were off their morning highs as traders were disappointed with the Bank of Japan's new easing measures aimed at addressing the country's anemic economic rec...
Gambling hard for the money The Star | Singapore is winning big thanks to the new casinos in the city-state. But the high-rollers are also losing large amounts of money, causing consternation among the public. The gambling habit, it seems, has become deeply entrenched. | SIX months ago,...
