Singapore

Energy boost: Additional S$195m allotted for energy sector R&D

It will help the Energy Innovation Programme Office accelerate the growth of Singapore’s clean energy industry.

Energy boost: Additional S$195m allotted for energy sector R&D

It will help the Energy Innovation Programme Office accelerate the growth of Singapore’s clean energy industry.

GDP growth results “likely to disappoint”

This is according to OCBC following a contraction in manufacturing momentum.

Where have the ads in SPH gone?

Print ad revenue fell by more than $3m, and blame goes to the property and vehicle sectors.

Singapore growth at a standstill

Industrial production, for instance, experienced in April and May the first back-to-back decline since 2009.

Tiger Airways passenger load up 18% to 6.2mn

While its Australian operations are suspended, the airline’s Singapore arm add services between Singapore and Cebu, and from October 2011 will reintroduce services between Singapore and Bangalore.

ST Engineering unit to provide MAN buses to SMRT

The deal with SMRT Buses is its first city bus contract as Singapore’s exclusive distributor of MAN Truck & Bus.

SPH third quarter profit up 17% to $115mn

Yet the group’s profit attributable to shareholders for the nine months ending May 31was down 30.8%.

Global shipping industry to see rough seas over the next 12-18 months

Oversupply of vessels continue to drive the negative outlook for the industry.

Testing times: Massive natural catastrophes trigger US$265b economic losses

Worse, the loss amount worldwide was more than five times higher than the first-half average for the past ten years.

Singapore ranked 8th most expensive city in the world for expats

The city placed third in Asia, just behind Tokyo and Osaka.

Hello, smartphones: Voice and SMS under pressure with massive take-up of iPhones

Consumers are now shifting towards alternative communications, and it’s not so good for the telcos.

Charge it: Spending of MasterCard users in Singapore up 49%

A total of US$676.6 million was spent over the first month of the Great Singapore Sale.

ICAP appoints Mark Price as chief operating officer

He will have overall responsibility for Risk, Compliance and Human Resources and provide management oversight of ICAP’s Information Technology infrastructure.

ASTD-STADA Asia Pacific Conference to deliver innovative HCD solutions

ASAP 2011 will be held from 16th – 18th November at the Marina Bay Sands Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore.

Temasek hires Png Chin Yee as managing director investment

Png is co-head of UBS's Asia financial institutions group.

Peace Centre/Peace Mansion up for collective sale

Tender closes at 3pm on 3 August 2011, so hurry.

What you need to know about the new OCBC Wealth Panel

You now have 6 leading financial experts to address your investment dilemmas.