Singapore

MediaCorp appoints Ong Lay Hong as MD at Singapore Media Academy

The appointment will be effective from 1 January 2012.

MediaCorp appoints Ong Lay Hong as MD at Singapore Media Academy

The appointment will be effective from 1 January 2012.

‘Tis the season to be...working?

62% of Singaporeans will work during the holidays this year, but is it worth squandering the festive season?

Fears spread as private home prices face downside risks in 2012

Prices are expected to fall due to weaker economic outlook and rising new completions - but by how much?

SMX appoints Vaidyalingam Hariharan as Chief Executive Officer

His new role will take effect from 12 December 2011.

Sembcorp opens first industrial water reclamation plant in China

The S$21.5 million facility is capable of producing up to 20,000 cubic metres per day of industrial water.

How much salary increase will you be getting in 2012?

Don't expect too much as salary increases are expected to remain stagnant at 4.4% next year.

How will Singapore telcos fare in 2012?

OCBC expects them to put in a decent performance, as growth will be driven by an increase in mobile data usage.

Office sector to suffer from rising headwinds in 2012

DBS expects rents to drop by 10-15% as office demand will be adversely affected by the faltering economy.

97% of Singaporean executives fear an imminent recession

Concern is second highest among AsiaPac nations, above even Hong Kong's and China's.

Manhattan Resources appoints Lee Hui Gek as Chief Financial Officer

She will be respomsible for overseeing the overall financial activities of the Group.

Global semiconductor spending bleaker for 2012

What made Gartner revise its projections downward to only $309 million?

What Singaporeans talked most about in 2011

Why did transport, housing and immigration dominate online chatter sent to government?

SingXpress Land sells 80% of Charlton Residences

The development site sits on a 34,154 square-foot freehold plot, the former site of Foh Pin Mansion.

Analyst warns investors to ‘stay selective’ on property stocks

With stocks trading at -1.5SD, DBS expects property stocks to continue to trade range bound on lack of catalysts - so which companies are the top picks?

Lower contract wins for Keppel in the next two years

UOB forecasts a mere S$4billion per year for the group as an economic slowdown is just around the corner.

2011 may be another shoebox units record sales year

A total of 1,867 shoebox units were transacted in the first 3 quarters of 2011 which is near the 1,999 record high the previous year.

Are the odds against Singapore exports in the coming months?

It seems so as the electronics industry is still in a slump with hardly any lift from the festive season demand.