Friday March 28, 8:03 AM
PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - March 28
SINGAPORE, March 28 (Reuters) - The following are stories
from Singapore newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified
these stories.
THE STRAITS TIMES
- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong may be about to announce a
cabinet reshuffle.
- Singapore's economic growth could slow to 3 per cent this
year if a recession hits the United States in these few months,
economists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said.
- A man who was caned three times more than what he was
sentenced to by the courts has sued the Singapore Prison
Service and the Home Affairs Ministry.
- Singapore's Foreign Ministry said it has noted Taiwan
President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's wish to resume talks regarding a
free trade agreement with the city-state, but says it has not
been approached officially.
THE BUSINESS TIMES
- Fresh from a rebranding exercise, RBS Coutts, the private
banking arm of Royal Bank of Scotland is gearing up to
expand in Singapore.
- Temasek Holdings' fund management unit says investors
have passed "the point of maximum fear" amid the global credit
squeeze. Fullerton Fund Management sees the U.S. Federal
Reserve's decision to rescue Bear Stearns as a turning point in
the crisis.
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