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...

