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PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - April 13

Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:35pm EDT

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SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories.

THE STRAITS TIMES

- Singaporean were advised by the foreign ministry to delay their travel plans to Thailand after the Thai government declared a state of emergency following violent protests in the country over the weekend.

BUSINESS TIMES

- Hundreds paid their final respect to the chief executive officer of Singapore's DBS Group (DBSM.SI), Richard Stanley, who died on Saturday after battling cancer.



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