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India Is Investment-Friendly, Singapore PM Told

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his wife welcoming Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong and his wife at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi on 11 July 2012. Premier Lee is in New Delhi on a two-day state visit to strengthen bilateral ties between Singapore and India. Photo courtesy ptinews---NNN</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">NEW DELHI (NNN-Bernama) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that India is an investment-friendly country. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lee, who is on a three-day visit to the country, had earlier described the business environment in India as "complicated" for investors who sought policy stability, Press Trust of India reported.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During Lee's visit, India and Singapore inked three pacts including one in the field of defence and security following discussions on international, regional and bilateral issues between the two prime ministers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Singh, who said Singapore was not only India's foremost trading partner in ASEAN but also a major source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, said at a press event: "We agreed to expedite the conclusion of the ongoing second review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement that would further facilitate trade in goods and services and investment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>"In this context, I assured Prime Minister Lee of India's commitment to reinforce its status as an investment-friendly country and expressed my hope that Singapore companies would look at India as a valued investment destination in the current scenario." <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In a meeting organised by the business chambers earlier, Lee said: "I think India's environment is complicated. When investors make a decision they want stability and reliable partners. They look at the prospect and possibilities. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That's the way all businesses happen."<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

India Is Investment-Friendly, Singapore PM Told

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his wife welcoming Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong and his wife at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi on 1...

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">  </span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">SINGAPORE (NNN-BERNAMA) -- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has underlined two priorities for the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in its effort to improve the socio-economic performance of the Malay-Muslim community in Singapore. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Addressing the 3rd National Convention of Singapore Muslim Professionals here Saturday, Lee noted that the Malay-Muslim community had done well and achieved what it had achieved in a meritocratic system through its own efforts, individually, collectively and also hand-in-hand with the government. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He said that going forward, in a new position with a new environment, it was timely for the AMP to have a rethink, to reconsider what the strategies and approaches were. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"I would like to suggest two priorities for AMP. First, to continue to focus on improving the socio-economic performance of the community. The key to this is the fundamentals - education, strong families, and financial skills. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"(If) you get those right, everything else will follow - in the job market, in terms of social economic attainment such as housing and in terms of leaderships," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The second emphasis, he said, was to help all segments of the community, from the most successful to those who were most in need. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He said that for those who were doing badly, it was hoped that the AMP would help them to get out of trouble, and for those who were doing average, to help them become above average, and for those who were doing above average, to try and excel. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The convention, held every 10 to 12 years, aims to provide a platform for Muslim professionals in Singapore to convene and discuss issues facing theMalay-Muslim community in the next decade. -- NNN-BERNAMA <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

S'PORE: PM Underlines Priorities to Improve Livelihood of Malay-Muslim Community

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dubbele-com-Singapore-Street-Map/dp/B00512KIH2?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Singapore Street Map" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B00512KIH2&tag=glob036-20" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan has won Singapore's presidential election after a recount of the vote gave him a razor-thin margin of victory.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Election officials said Sunday that Mr. Tan won by just 7,269 votes out of more than two million cast.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Singapore-Encounter-Joshua/dp/1741796784?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lonely Planet Singapore Encounter" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1741796784&tag=glob036-20" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Singapore-Encounter-Joshua/dp/1741796784?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741796784" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Officials ordered the recount after Saturday's vote because there was less than a<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741796784" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> percentage point difference between Mr. T<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00512KIH2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />an and his top challenger, medical doctor Tan Cheng Bock.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The election was seen as a referendum on the ruling People's Action Party – PAP- which has led the city-state since 1959.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Singapore-Travel-Guide/dp/1741046645?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lonely Planet Singapore (City Travel Guide)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1741046645&tag=glob036-20" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Singapore-Encounter-Joshua/dp/1741796784?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741046645" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741796784" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />The newly-elected president was backed by most of the political establishment, while Bock is a former ruling party lawmaker who openly courted the opposition.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the PAP did not officially endorse Mr. Tan, but Mr. Lee praised him last month.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mr. Tan said after the results were announced Sunday that he plans to work for all Singaporeans whatever their political affiliation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Singapore's presidency is largely a ceremonial position, but Saturday's election attracted four candidates.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Current President S.R. Nathan won two 6-year terms unopposed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Singapore's ruling PAP holds most of the political power in the country. However, its vote total in parliamentary elections in May fell to 60 percent — its lowest since being in power. (VOA News)</span></div></div>

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