Saturday July 05, 2008

Business

Stocks slip again, euro weakens to 1-week low

05/07/2008
WORLD stocks slipped back towards this week's five-month low yesterday as steadying oil prices failed to erase concerns...


Austria bankers convicted

05/07/2008
IN ONE of the biggest-ever legal cases in Austria, a court yesterday convicted the former chief executive of BAWAG bank...


Is there a wrong tomato?

05/07/2008
AN INTERNATIONAL standard for tomatoes has been adopted, ending about seven years of intense debates between countries...


MAS offers low fares again

05/07/2008
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) is offering its Wave 4 Everyday Low Fares (ELF) for travel to destinations in Malaysia and the...


Manila inflation hits 14-yr high

05/07/2008
PHILIPPINE inflation surged to a 14-year high in June on the back of a relentless rise in food and fuel prices and the...


'Asia currency crisis unlikely'

05/07/2008
MANY emerging Asian economies are facing balance of payment challenges but their currencies are unlikely to come under...


Asia 'highly vulnerable' to oil surge: ADB chief

05/07/2008
ASIA'S emerging economies are "highly vulnerable" to skyrocketing oil prices, making inflation the number one...


Not just another directory

05/07/2008
IF BY accident you walk into the offices of MediaPro Publications Sdn Bhd, you wouldn't guess that the firm is...


BUSINESS BRIEFS

05/07/2008
Biofuels blamed for food price crisis LONDON: Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 per cent far more...


G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete steps elusive

05/07/2008
G8 LEADERS aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit...