Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew retires as Chairman and Director of GIC

He will be appointed Senior Advisor to the Board.

Lee Kuan Yew retires as Chairman and Director of GIC

He will be appointed Senior Advisor to the Board.

Rotary Engineering hit by middle east turmoil

Too much exposure to the unrest in the region has seen Rotary Engineering’s shares decline 21% this year.

Travel ad that says 'Singaporeans drink recycled sewage water' generates outrage

"It is insulting!" said a number of Singaporeans over ZUJI's latest advertisement which says “In this dot, citizens drink recycled sewage water”.

CapitaLand acquires stake in Vietnamese firm for S$7 million

Subsidiary CapitaValue Homes will lead the development of an approximately 9,000-square metre piece of land in Ho Chi Minh City.

COSCO-ATP $114mln deal now effective

COSCO Nantong Shipyard will construct Octabuoy Topside Module for delivery in 2013.

Sembawang Road / Jalan Sendudok site awarded at $192mln

Hao Yuan Investment submitted the highest bid for the 27,665.5 m² residential site.

URA accepts joint tender by CapitaLand et al

The Jurong Gateway site located at Boon Lay Way was awarded at S$969 million.

We’re being paid: COSCO

The shipbuilder clarified their vessel building contracts were entered into with subsidiaries of Sevan Drilling and not with its financially struggling parent Sevan Marine.

Singapore dental service provider aims to list China business in 5 yrs

Singapore-based service provider Q&M Dental Group has set a five-year target to list its China business once it achieves a combined profit of US$12.3 million to 13.9 million.

Drinks on us: Services sector sees sales jump 8.2 per cent over the year

On a year-on-year basis, all service industries experienced positive growths, except for education which reported an 11.5 per cent decline in turnover.

Mobile health trials underway to allow remote monitoring

Guess which disease killed a third of Singaporeans in 2009 ?

Optimus Prime: Robots exterminate foreign worker jobs in Singapore

Wheel washing robots and other labor saving devices are helping construction companies to reduce the number of foreign workers and remain profitable as worker levy starts to bite.

Experts warn of ‘perfect property storm’ in 2014

With owners now waiting 25 years to recover their property investment through rent, there is only one way this market is heading, argues DTZ.

Taking the p***: Singapore's water recycling industry adds $590 million to GDP

And a walloping $8.4 billion worth of overseas projects is behind this significant success in the industry, says the government.

Whats up with SGX's 27% share price slump in April?

Looks like the merger with ASX wasn't any good, as SGX's stock price falls to a $7.50 level compared to its 52-week high of S10.26 in October 2010, but where to from here ?

Fibre broadband take up shockingly low in Singapore

With adult content banned in Singapore, perhaps there isn't as much "in home" high speed demand as forecast.

Dear Boss: 61% of your staff are ready to walk out the door right now

Singaporeans again top the wanna-be job hoppers poll, remaining the most disloyal employees in Asia.