Singapore
Burned: Tobacco retailers suspended for selling to underage youth
Licences of the errant tobacco sellers will be suspended for six months starting 1 September 2011.
Burned: Tobacco retailers suspended for selling to underage youth
Licences of the errant tobacco sellers will be suspended for six months starting 1 September 2011.
7th President to be sworn in 1 September 2011
Before welcoming the President-elect, a 96-strong guard of honour will first send off President S R Nathan on Thursday evening at the Istana.
URA revises development charge rates for property sectors
Average rates for industrial properties increased the most at 31%.
The great divide: Companies’ sales teams unhappy with marketing
And it's not a one-way discontent, as 45.4% of marketing teams in Asia believe that sales teams need to improve in their follow up on leads.
Maven Lab to help develop mobile websites for businesses
Moobify offers quick and simple tools for businesses, particularly those in the retail, and food and beverage sector.
Nanyang Polytechnic and IBM launch Business Analytics Innovation Centre
This is the first on-campus IBM Software Centre of Excellence in the ASEAN region.
Singapore bank loans grew 2% in July
75% of the S$7.5b rise in loans came from the business segment.
Wing Tai Holdings’ $649.1m revenue in FY11 within expectations
The 21% YoY revenue slump was due to lower development revenue mainly from Helios Residences.
M1 launches new mobile broadband plans
The plans will be provisioned at 7.2 Mbps or 21 Mbps theoretical download speeds.
Derailed: SMRT loses Downtown Line tender
LTA had dismissed speculation that SMRT's recent security breach had affected its bid.
Holding all the aces: Gaming revenue in Singapore to reach double-digit growth
This is helped by limited competition, says Moody's.
Four newly released residential sites to receive ‘so-so’ bids
Developers are on the whole increasingly cautious and realistic as there is no urgency to acquire land since the majority had re-stocked their land inventory in the past 1.5 years, says an analyst.
On track: ComfortDelGro’s subsidiary clinches Downtown Line contract
The Downtown Line is projected to have daily ridership of more than 500k upon full completion in 2017.
Ascott expands in China with two serviced residences in Chegdu and Beijing
The two properties, namely the Ascott Financial City Chengdu and the Somerset Wangjing Beijing, are scheduled to open in 2014 and 2013 respectively.
Food segments drive Olam’s resilient earnings
Net contribution per ton rose 12.4% to S$145 in FY11.
Price pressure: Companies worldwide lose 25% of profits on battling price wars
And 83% of managers blame their competitors for triggering the price wars.
Serangoon Garden Way site awarded to Sunmaster Holdings and Garden Estates
The successful tenderer bid $105m for the 28,401 sqm residential site.