Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:47 +0800 5 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/mastheads/ma_nws_1.gif 30 140 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-quake-aid-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-quake-aid-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:47 +0800 May 16 - The death toll from the most devastating earthquake to hit China in three decades is expected to rise to more than 50,000 in Sichuan province alone. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-zylog-acquisitions-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-zylog-acquisitions-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:40:33 +0800 NEW DELHI, May 16 - Software services firm Zylog Systems will buy a Dubai-based peer in a week's time, and is close to acquiring a Singapore-based firm as it seeks to reduce dependence on North American revenue, top officials said. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-horse-racing-singapore-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-horse-racing-singapore-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:00:16 +0800 SINGAPORE, May 16 - Cosmo Bulk has the chance to keep the S$3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup in Japanese hands on Sunday when the galloper returns for another crack at one of Asia's richest horse races. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-quake-developers-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-quake-developers-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:00:13 +0800 BEIJING, May 15 - The huge earthquake that radiated destruction from its epicentre in southeastern China on Monday will lead to further consolidation in a fragmented property sector, analysts predict, as safety concerns become paramount. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-singapore-economy-exports-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-singapore-economy-exports-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:11:16 +0800 SINGAPORE, May 16 - Singapore's non-oil exports unexpectedly rose in April, easing fears that Asian exports would plummet as the continent's key U.S. market teeters on the brink of recession, but economists said the outlook was still cloudy. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-thaibev-oishi-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-thaibev-oishi-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:26 +0800 BANGKOK, May 16 - Thai Beverage PCL , the country's largest brewer and distiller, plans to take over Thai green tea and sushi maker Oishi Group PCL for 6.94 billion baht . Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-singtel-erricsson-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-singtel-erricsson-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:41:12 +0800 SINGAPORE, May 16 - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said on Friday that it is investing S$220 million in its second- and third-generation mobile network expansion and enhancement programme and has awarded the contract to Ericsson Telecommunications . Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-singapore-people-lee-wife-06f3cb7.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_sg/tap-singapore-people-lee-wife-06f3cb7_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:07:00 +0800 The 87-year-old wife of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew is in "serious condition" at a hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this week, the government has said. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-quake-singapore-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-quake-singapore-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:00:15 +0800 SINGAPORE, May 16 - Singapore is sending a team of 55 rescue workers to China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, where more than 50,000 people may have been killed, the government said on Friday. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-commodities-energy-asia-price-06f3cb7.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_sg/tap-commodities-energy-asia-price-06f3cb7 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:47:00 +0800 World oil prices rose in Asian trade Friday amid tight global supplies and as investors continued to buy into the commodity which has given better returns than bonds and equities, dealers said. AFP