Singapore

Location location: Singaporean staff won't work in ulu offices

A survey conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle yielded that real estate affects a company's talent pool and employee retention rate.

Location location: Singaporean staff won't work in ulu offices

A survey conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle yielded that real estate affects a company's talent pool and employee retention rate.

STI set for weak open amidst 'economic despair' in Asia

The STI ended on 1 June 2012 at 2745.7, down more than 9% on its March high.

Industrial, retail S-REITs ranked best performing

REITs from these sectors delivered the best rates of return and are the best picks moving forward, says Maybank Kim Eng.

Chart of the Day: Loan pace turns sluggish

Loan growth in Singapore banks is projected at 12% for 2012.

Crumbling office rents take a breather in Q2

Grade A office landlords are holding fast to their rent prices and has helped arrest continued steep declines.

Formula One IPO delayed by "volatile market conditions"

The estimated $2 billion IPO gets postponed in what has been a trend of IPO rescheduling after the Facebook dud.

Sakari Resources staggers from brutal coal prices

The coal company is in danger of missing revenue and earnings targets, and is facing a prolonged share price drop.

Do yoga after shopping with Carlton Hotel & Mastercard

Be at the heart of the Marina Bay shopping area for the Great Singapore Sale and enjoy fabulous deals from Carlton Hotel and Mastercard.

Scoot's first two aircraft now have names

Wonder why it has to be "Goin’ Scootin" for the first aircraft and "Barry" for the other?

Sengkang Square tender attracts few offers

The site only had five bids compared to the 12-party contest for Tuesday’s tender for the condo site at Jurong Gateway.

Sky-high credit card rates pose bigger threat to the banking industry

Bank loans and deposits moderated in April but It's the credit card charge-off rates now inching closer to their 10-year average of 5% that concern analysts more.

Chart of the Day: What you need to know about loan growth in Singapore

Driven by business loans, loan growth continued to moderate as expected.

First in Asia: Tiger launches direct flight to Colombo

Tight budget need not to stop you from traveling around Colombo.

Sembcorp Marine loses in court over breach of contract

It now seeks legal advice regarding appealing the decision in the case against PPL Holdings.

Getting past the economic blame game

Economies need to go through the three phases of crisis before enacting the mandate for change. But where does Singapore and its micro economy stand in these phases?

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels say "Salam" to Saudi Arabia

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, a subsidiary of City Developments, will soon be in charge of 11 luxury hotels in Saudi Arabia.

No spring in CitySpring's steps

Population growth slowdown to 1.7%, bad timing in fuel cost increase, and a cool weather is making the future look bleak for CitySpring.