Article: BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - SEPT 24, 2009.

Business in Asia on Sept 24, 2009. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities:

PROFIT SURGES FOR AUSTRALIA'S WASHINGTON H SOUL PATTINSON

SYDNEY - Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd's (ASX:SOL) full-year profit surged 12-fold to over A$1 billion (US$868.45 million) as the diversified conglomerate benefitted from the sale of a coal project in Indonesia. Net profit rose to $1.03 billion for the 12 months to July 31 compared with $90.83 million in the prior year, Sydney-based Washington H Soul said in a statement on Thursday. The company's ...

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