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PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - May 4

Sun May 3, 2009 9:08pm EDT
SINGAPORE, May 4 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories.

THE STRAITS TIMES

- Laboratory tests on a Singaporean undergraduate, who had a running nose after he returned from an exchange programme in Mexico, showed that the student had not been infected by any Influenza A virus.

- A survey by a think-tank has found that eight in 10 Singaporeans prefer to rely on themselves than on the government in these difficult economic times.

- Thermal scanners went up at Singapore's two land checkpoints on Sunday, as health checks at the borders became tighter.

BUSINESS TIMES

- The combined first-quarter profits of 81 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange fell 39.5 per cent year-on-year to S$1.15 billion ($781 million), a reflection of weaker demand amid a slowing global economy.

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