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AMONGST SOUTH-East Asian governments, Singapore’s has the reputation of being most eager to haul critics to the courts. The People’s Action Party, which has ruled the city-state since 1959, has as its motto: “To build a fair and just society where the benefits of progress are spread widely to all.” Its logo is a blue... 

(24 Jul) - Singapore's Tiger Airways Holdings reported a wider loss in the quarter ended June, hurt by one-time costs related to the shutting down of its Indonesian venture. Tiger said yesterday its first-quarter net loss rose to S$65.2 million (HK$408 million) from S$32.8 million a year earlier. The share of loss at Mandala... 

McDonald's Restaurant (25 Jul) - McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) said it halted sales of all products that use chicken meat that originates in China on Friday, switching its sourcing completely to Thailand. McDonald's Japan had already stopped selling items that used meat sourced from Shanghai Husi Food Co, a China-based...