BANK INDONESIA RATE CUT DRIVES STOCK INDEX UP

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Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - A decision made by the Indonesian central bank to cut its rate caused the Jakarta Stock Exchange index to close 1.07 percent higher on Thursday.

MAS AIRFARE NOT EXPENSIVE, SAYS MINISTER

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat has scoffed off
at talk that Malaysia's national carrier, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) airfare is
expensive.

E-Land Group to take over Esquire

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SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- E-Land Group, a South Korean fashion conglomerate, said
Friday that it has signed a preliminary deal to buy the entire stake in the

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