http://business-times.asiaone.com/viewsopinions/0,4571,,00.html? The Business Times Online Edition - Singapore en-us Copyright 2007 Business Times Online. 24 Nov 2009 SGT 24 Nov 2009 SGT 60 http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/static/image/images/topmastheadsmall.gif http://business-times.asiaone.com http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360829,00.html? MALAYSIA'S central bank released data on Friday to show that the country's economy - in GDP terms - contracted by 1.2 per cent year on year in the third quarter. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360825,00.html? ONE of America's long-running political stories is the economic assault on the young by the old. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360845,00.html? IF YOU have been checking what America's right-wing bloggers and radio talk-show hosts have been saying about US President Barack Obama's just-concluded trip to the Asia-Pacific, you would be under the impression that Mr Obama was not treated with the respect and deference due to the leader of the world's only remaining economic and military superpower. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360837,00.html? SRI Lanka is at a major crossroads in its economic and social development. It has secured a US$2.6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bank is looking at a US$300 million loan. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360842,00.html? A FUNNY thing happened on the way to a new New Deal. A year ago, the only thing we had to fear was fear itself; today, the reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be: 'Be afraid. Be very afraid.' Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360783,00.html? THE STI is likely to head higher this week buoyed by the underlying strength in local bank stocks which, despite their recent price uptick, continue to trade below regional peer valuations. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360892,00.html? SCI announced that it clinched the Salalah independent water & power project (IWPP) in Oman, worth US$1 billion. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360844,00.html? WE refer to the article, 'SGX: Public rap for misconduct is enough' (BT, Nov 20). Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,360802,00.html? (LONDON) The dollar fell broadly yesterday, hitting a six-week low against the yen after dovish comments from a US Federal Reserve official reinforced the view that US interest rates would stay low for a long time. Views & Opinions 24 Nov 2009 04:00 SGT