Singapore

Double trouble: Yanlord Land slapped with negative outlook twice

Both Moody’s and Standard & Poor's have revised their outlook on Yanlord Land from stable to negative.

Double trouble: Yanlord Land slapped with negative outlook twice

Both Moody’s and Standard & Poor's have revised their outlook on Yanlord Land from stable to negative.

Good news from Down Under: Tiger Airways Australia gets approval from CASA

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia said the airline can now operate a maximum of 32 sectors per day.

Benchmark for monthly ‘healthy’ or ‘robust’ home sales needs redefinition

A 1,000- to 1,500- unit monthly take-up may no longer be an appropriate quantifier for a still "healthy" sales activity.

Private home sales drop 20% in October

As the number of transactions dipped to 1,638 from the record high of 2,064 in September.

Informatics Education’s COO resigns

Ortega Valentine Philip steps down.

Samko Timber appoints Johan Yanto as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Yanto will replace Untoro Angkawijaya, who had been given a new responsibility in the Group to oversee/develop a new business unit.

DHL appoints Kelvin Leung as Asia Pacific CEO

Mr Leung will be tasked to steer Asia Pacific region for its Global Forwarding unit.

Fraser & Neave profit up 7% to $620.6mn

Yet Dairies unit’s profitability down 48% as it continued to be weighed down by high input costs.

YTL Land and Development appoints Kemmy Tan Peck Mun as CEO

With the leadership change, YTL aims to become the leading property developer in Singapore and the region.

Singapore Exchange lists Libra Group to Catalist

The listing of the established mechanical and engineering solutions provider adds to SGX’s strength in the manufacturing sector and investment choices for our global investor base.

The eyes have it: Asians ditch glasses rapidly for contact lenses

GfK reports that the contact lens industry grew by 15% to USD615m.

Who lost S$2.8m in Olam’s commodity financial business?

It recorded a quarterly loss of S$2.8m versus 1QFY11’s S$4.4m profit.

Tax talks: 75% of companies worldwide shocked by more aggressive tax audits

Better beware as 97% of tax administrators say they will increase focus to scrutinize tax transactions in the next three years.

Akamai appoints Frederic Moraillon as marketing VP for Asia Pacific Japan

He will be reporting to Sanjay Singh, Vice President for Asia Pacific Japan .

LTA reduces ERP rates for December school holidays

Revised Electronic Road Pricing rates will apply from 19 November to the end of 2011.