Appointment of New Chief Executive, ACRA with effect from 1 February 2013 1. The Minister for Finance has appointed Mr Kenneth Yap Yew Choh as the new Chief Executive (CE) of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) with effect from 1 February 2013. He will also be appointed as a board member to the ACRA Board in ex-officio capacity, with effect from 1 February 2013 to 31 March 2015. Mr Yap ...
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[caption id="attachment_2709" align="alignleft" width="280"] The KSLV -1 launcher stands on the launch pad at Khrunichev on Oct. 24, 2012. The third attempt to launch the rocket will take place some time no earlier than Jan. 30, 2013. The first two tries failed.CREDIT: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center NEWS: iNewsToday.net[/caption] South Korea's KSLV-1, or Naro, rocket will make its thi ...
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As Chinese and Japanese surveillance ships and aircrafts shadow each other around Senkaku/Diaoyu islands tension is rising. But both the powers are also engaged in smile diplomacy to woo India, creating diplomatic openings for the country. Preoccupied with territorial disputes with Japan and its Southeast Asian neighbours, and concerned about the US pivot China is showing unusual warmth towards India. Coinc ...
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It's the tallest thing on the planet, and I can't see it. Admittedly, I'm bamboozled by the 1200 shops I've just negotiated in the Dubai Mall behind me, including a walk-through aquarium with sharks, an ice-rink populated by small boys in robes pushing plastic penguins, and a four-storey waterfall complete with bronze divers - but still. I look across the wide aqua sparkle of the man-made lake, ignore the p ...
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"There is a lot of stuff [that counts]. Like organisation, the way the grounds are maintained, the facilities provided for the players to practice, and also how the entire tournament progresses over the four or five weeks," Shah said. "I think everything seems to be in place here. It is organised and it seems good, so hopefully that will go on for the whole month." Owais Shah has appeared in 11 Twenty20 lin ...
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