Singapore

DTZ appoints Chua Chor Hoon as Head of Asia Pacific Research

Prior to this appointment, Chor Hoon was DTZ’s Head of South East Asia Research.

DTZ appoints Chua Chor Hoon as Head of Asia Pacific Research

Prior to this appointment, Chor Hoon was DTZ’s Head of South East Asia Research.

AsiaPac companies lead wage increases in 2011

And guess what was the highest paying sector this year?

ACCC gives go signal for SIA and Virgin tie-up

Customers will be able to earn and redeem frequent-flyer miles on SIA and Virgin Australia flights by the end of the year.

You’re hired: Employment rate jumps to 78% in 2011

There were a whopping 2.08 million residents in the labour force as of June this year.

Singapore’s growth to plummet in 2012

UBS warns GDP growth will be negative in the first quarter of next year.

Ion Orchard and China UnionPay extend partnership deal

The deal will enable ION Orchard tenants to provide access the over 2.7 billion UnionPay cardmembers worldwide.

1,830 homes up for grabs in November

Three residential sites at Mount Vernon Road, Jalan Lempeng and Kovan Road / Simon Road are up for sale by public tender.

Manhattan Resources appoints Low Yi Ngo as CEO and Managing Director

Mr Low has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since 2006 and is familiar with the business of the Group.

Singapore aggressively axes expat job perks

No more fees for country clubs plus housing and car allowance for you - too bad.

Scorpio East appoints Teo Chee Shi as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Teo will be tasked to head the full spectrum of the group’s financial and accounting functions.

55% of investors wary of board’s effectiveness

Managers say the board is accountable to investors - but do the investors say the same?

Global Palm’s expansion to slow down in 2012

OCBC says not to expect much as GPR has further lowered its new planting target for 2012 to just 770 ha.

SIA Engineering to babysit Singapore Airlines' new Airbus fleet

For six years it will be taking care of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul needs of SIA’s additional fifteen A330-300 aircraft.

Goal!: StarHub wins exclusive UEFA Euro 2012 rights

The only downside is that it will have to offer SingTel subscribers the same price that it will charge its own subscribers.

Is your business prepared for a disaster?

If not, then you’re among the 40% of Singapore firms that do not have an IT disaster recovery plan to ensure systems are up and running within 24 hours.

Looking for jobs? You might not find them on the classified ads

Analyst says recruitment ads, which typically account for about 40% of classified ad revenues, are showing steep declines.