Singapore
UOL’s profit jumps 32% to $728m in 2011
As revenue for the group’s hotel operations surged on the back of strong tourist arrivals last year.
UOL’s profit jumps 32% to $728m in 2011
As revenue for the group’s hotel operations surged on the back of strong tourist arrivals last year.
Uh-oh! Coscos books another S$74.7m -worth of loss provisions in 4Q
The amount which is as huge as the previous 9-month provision of S$75.7m has analysts worried.
ST Eng’s marine arm saw revenues drop by 68% in 4Q11
Blame it on the terminated Ropax ferry contract, says DBS.
UOB’s FY11 net profit disappoints market expectations
But the corporate banking business is seen to drive UOB’s growth in FY12.
Production to be dented by the Lunar New Year effect: DBS
Industrial production index is seen to have contracted by 0.7% in January.
2012 will be the ‘inflection point’ for Capitamalls Asia, says spokesperson
Find out what the spokesperson exactly means.
Carlton Hotel Singapore launches English High Tea
The three-tier English High Tea is offered at Gravity Bar.
What can companies do in a downturn to ensure survival?
The economy for the past year hasn’t been at its best, and it’s just been one piece of bad news after another from various parts of the world.
Shifting Singapore’s success
Singapore is an ever-changing landscape of global and local forces. And as the skylines changes, the daily lives of Singaporeans are changing to now focus on a new perception of what it means to be successful.
Card skimmers attack DBS Singapore
DBS reports a total of SGD23,000 worth of unauthorized withdrawals last Sunday, Feb 19.
Smart pricing: 5 steps to effectively improve profitability
It will be difficult to find any Singapore retailer nowadays that does not make influ encing consumers’ price perceptions a priority on its agenda.
Asia’s resilience drives salary growth in Singapore
Singapore’s workforce can expect an average salary increase of between three and six per cent this year. That’s one key finding from our 2012 Hays Salary Guide, out this month.
COE premiums’ dissipating low base effect drives easing inflation
Transport CPI inflation moderated sharply from 10% to 3.5%.
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South East Asia is a unique and vibrant region, culturally diverse and historically rich – the 10 countries of ASEAN consistently amaze and never fail to enchant.
Singaporeans could expect a 15-20% salary increase in 2012
Employees in Singapore, amongst those in Asia projected to receive high salary increases.
Chart of the Day: Headline Inflation and Main Components
Headline inflation in Jan fell below the 5% level, the first time in eight months.
Sembcorp Marine's net profit 8% above OCBC's expectations
But the analyst expects lower margins for SMM going forward.