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Poor in rich Singapore
This is probably the third time I saw the old granny, probably in her seventies, searching and taking out drink cans and old newspapers scraps from the rubbish bin and putting them in her large nylon bag, while on my way to my office in the morning.
Six ideas for Chinese New Year in Singapore
Not sure of how best to see in the Year of the Snake? Make like a local, and try these ideas for Chinese New Year 2013, Singapore-style.
Growth of foreign workforce crashed by almost 50% in 2012
That’s amidst the stiffer employment rules.
Job vacancy in manufacturing sector plunges 84%
Just 600 people were taken in.
Changi Airport's 2012 passenger movements hit 31-year high
It crossed the 50 million mark.
ST Engineering's marine arm reveals US$1.1b orderbook
That's exclusive of the latest 8-vessel contract.
Signs that you are sick of your job in Singapore
It's all too familiar. In Singapore, you are one of the many people experiencing these signs.
Why China could be Ascendas Hospitality Trust's saving grace
79.5% portfolio occupancy was disappointing.
Singapore loses to China as world’s most trusting country
But trust levels rose impressively in Singapore.
Halcyon Agri pops the champagne on robust demand for IPO
It is now valued at S$104.4m.
Singapore banks profits to jump 16%
But here is the catch.
Chart of the Day: This is how 2050 will look like
Without immigration, that is, and at current birth rates.
Singapore dollar trades at $1.2358
FX markets stabilised.
AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT's property income slid 3%
Blame it on loss of rental income.
STI up 0.8%
The index overcame the 3280 resistance.
Singapore Airlines terminates contracts of 76 pilots
It was a ''difficult decision" to make.