AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices rose above $103 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending a 37 percent rally during the last six weeks, according to AP.
Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 67 cents at $103.26 a barrel at late (...)
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has a rare nerve disease that makes walking difficult, his daughter said Sunday, according to AP.
Lee, who led Singapore from 1959 to 1990, has been diagnosed with (...)
AlHijjah 8, 1432, Nov 4, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices hovered above $94 a barrel Friday in Asia amid signs the U.S. economy may be improving, AP reported.
Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 22 cents at $94.29 a barrel at late afternoon (...)
AlQa'dah 29, 1432, Oct 27, 2011, SPA -- Singapore's growth was likely to stall over the next few quarters as global economic conditions deteriorate before it
picks up in the second half of next year, dpa quoted the city-state's central
bank as (...)
AlQa'dah 29, 1432, Oct 27, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices jumped to above $92 a barrel Thursday in Asia after European leaders agreed on a plan to reduce Greece's debt burden, according to AP.
Benchmark crude for December delivery was up $1.95 at $92.15 a (...)
AlQa'dah 28, 1432, Oct 26, 2011, SPA -- Singapore on Wednesday urged citizens visiting
Bangkok to hasten their return from the Thai capital as the swelling
river in the heart of Bangkok threatened to flood the city centre, dpa reported.
"We (...)
AlQa'dah 1, 1432, Sep 29, 2011, SPA -- A fire at a refinery in Singapore intensified Thursday but was still contained within the offshore site,
dpa quoted authorities as saying Thursday.
The fire at Royal Dutch Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery, (...)
Hijjah, 1431/Nov 26, 2010, SPA -- Oil prices hovered below $84 a barrel Friday in Asia as traders mulled how much economic growth in China may slow next year and drag down demand for crude, as AP reported.
Benchmark oil for January delivery was up (...)