Hedge Fund Loss at Merchant Snaps Seven Gains in 'Ugly Year': Commodities - Bloomberg


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Hedge Fund Loss at Merchant Snaps Seven Gains in 'Ugly Year': Commodities
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They were bullish at end-2010 before prices dropped in February and March and they became bearish before the commodity rallied in June and July, he said. A wager on rising vegetable-oil prices also soured as yields in Malaysia, the second-biggest ...

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Water bills to rise in Rangoon - Mizzima News


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Water bills to rise in Rangoon
Mizzima News
Until July 2005, the development committee collected 3 pya per gallon and from August 2005 to March 2012; 25 pya per one gallon for non-commercial use and government offices; and 35 pya for commercial use. Starting from April 1, it will collect 40 pya ...

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Singapore Appoints New Ambassador to China - CRIENGLISH.com

Singapore Appoints New Ambassador to China
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He was previously Singapore's trade representative in Taipei, China, from July 2007 to April last year. His earlier diplomatic postings include being counselor at the High Commission in Malaysia and deputy chief of mission of the embassy in the United ...

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MFA names China Ambassador, Bangladesh High Commissioner - Channel News Asia

MFA names China Ambassador, Bangladesh High Commissioner
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Between 1997 and 2000, he served as First Secretary and later Counsellor in the Singapore High Commission to Malaysia. In 2000, he was appointed as Deputy Chief of Mission of the Singapore Embassy to the United States of America.

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Dissecting Mahathir's grand design — Liew Chin Tong - The Malaysian Insider

Dissecting Mahathir's grand design — Liew Chin Tong
The Malaysian Insider
Barely four months after the October 1990 election, Dr Mahathir unveiled his Vision 2020 and the concept of “Bangsa Malaysia” in February 1991 which set the tone for the next 14 years until July 2005. The strategy was to supplement the declining Malay ...

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/2 - VietNamNet Bridge

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/2
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Despite the declining rate of inflation from July to late 2011, great pressure continued to bear upon businesses as they had to struggle with high production costs. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI), by September 2011, ...

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Life must go on - New Straits Times


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Life must go on
New Straits Times
At that time, there was no university in my hometown, so I had to go to the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, where I later graduated with a degree in Applied Science. Hiking and outdoor adventures were my favourite sports.

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