News from elsewhere on the web (28 August 2012)

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Spot rubber gains on short covering The Hindu Business Line (India)

Thailand plans $476 million more for rubber intervention Business Recorder (Pakistan / Tokyo)

Rubber smallholders may see 30pc rise in income New Straits Times (Malaysia)

Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia to discuss natural rubber pricing mechanism Platts (Singapore)

'Price of rubber may go up next month' New Straits Times (Malaysia)

3 major rubber producing nations to meet to establish mechanism for stable rubber price Borneo Post (Malaysia)

Democrat MPs want Govt to tackle falling rubber price Pattaya Mail (Thailand)

Chairman pleased with Titan Tire's progress NW Tennessee Today (US - Tennessee)

Firestone plant to take long holiday weekend off DesMoines Register (US - Iowa)

Yule Catto lifts half year profit Sharecast (UK)

Sameer's H1 profit jumps 62 per cent The Star (Kenya)

TAYLOR: Michelin still mum on possible plant expansion Herald Business (Canada - Nova Scotia)

Kenyan tyre maker Sameer's H1 profit jumps 62 pct Reuters (Kenya)

Pirelli - Beyond Tires AutoSphere (Italy)

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South Korean Air Force to equip its F-16 Turkish tires Petlas Above story auto-translated into English (from Russian)

MRF to sponsor motor sport events outside India The Hindu Business Line (India)

MRF sees rubber shortage, may look at captive estates The Hindu Business Line (India)

Goodyear plans radial tyres, retail push for tractors mydigitalFC (India)

Tyre firms' margins under pressure as crude-linked input prices rise LiveMint (India)

Rubber imports to jump 10-15 percent on falling prices Economic Times (India)

MRF set to sponsor motorsports outside India Car Trade (India)

MRF looks at captive rubber plantation to cut raw material cost Business Standard (India)

Rubber processors mull plants in Indonesia Economic Times (India)

EPF buys land for RM2.3bil to build iconic township The Star (Malaysia)

RM6.69 Million Extra Allocation Approved For Penampang Rubber Project Bernama (Malaysia)

Rubber industry calls for strict enforcement of reduced exports Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

Interest rises on rubber farming The Himalayan (Nepal)

Ford exits 3-way tie-up to expand in China Shanghai Daily (China)