Philippine President Joseph Estrada may have only made things worse for his pal Dante Tan when he quashed talk of a cover-up at BW Resources, of which Tan is a major shareholder.
Unconcerned, Tan says he is actually pleased prices have come down and is looking for bargains.
Tan says he has caught the football bug and often travels to the UK in his private jet to watch matches.
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Much of that is owed to Vincent Tan which he says he will convert to shares but will only do so once the Langston debt is dealt with.
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He is fit and tan from surfing, which he does any day there are half-decent waves.
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He spoke to Gillian Tan in Sydney about what he sees on the horizon for investors in Asia.
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But Tan critics say he is partly to blame for his carrier's parlous state.
That's not an issue for Tan, but he does face competition from other foreigners.
Bathed in the headlights, coming on, he seemed tan-skinned, maybe one of those Portuguese up from Gloucester.
He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist.
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It didn't elaborate on how Mr. Tan is assisting police or whether he has been detained.
Officials declined to elaborate on how Mr. Tan was helping police or whether he had been detained.
Or he might have a tan uniform on, a company logo on the back, an oval name patch on the front.
Mr. Di Martino said he suspected Mr. Tan lived in Singapore.
Recently, he spoke with Gillian Tan and Enda Curran in Sydney about his views on the role of boards and what Australia can learn from the rest of Asia.
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Many in Singapore are also doubtful as to whether Dan Tan really is quite as important as he has been made out to be.
Tan has been following his instincts since he stumbled into the food business while still in college at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.
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He was wearing skinny fit tan chinos, a slim fit T-shirt which was light coloured with a logo on the front and a medium-blue zipped hooded top, which was open.
When Tony Tan Caktiong looks back at his childhood, he remembers tasting things.
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He denied that he had extended favours to Lucio Tan, the owner of the tottering national flag-carrier, Philippine Airlines.
Tan, of course, will say that he has no choice but to close PAL - and given the carrier's abysmal arithmetic it is a hard case to counter.
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He is not of the opinion that fake tan will ever be regarded as sophisticated.
He is suspected of working for Singaporean businessman Tan Seet Eng, also known as Dan Tan, who is also wanted by Italian authorities.
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Chairman Samin Tan survived a vote to remove him but informed the board he was stepping down.
As for Tan, with the All Asia Airways franchise in hand, he can always go ahead and start his new airline.
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan must have felt the winds of change blowing his way when he cooked up Project Fiona, now known as the Razer Edge.
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