Singapore
High base effect stumps trade growth
Total external trade may have expanded year-on-year by 12 percent in the first quarter of 2011 but the government said trade growth decelerated.
High base effect stumps trade growth
Total external trade may have expanded year-on-year by 12 percent in the first quarter of 2011 but the government said trade growth decelerated.
Asia Pacific Breweries launches S$80mn brewery in Guangzhou
The company intensifies premium brand strategy as it further extends advancement in South China.
Tiger Airways profit before tax nearly tripled to $57mn
Profitable results driven by revenue improvement and cost containment as the group underwent re-allocation of capacity in current financial year to capitalize on robust Asian economy.
Jones Lang LaSalle appoints Martin Hinge managing director
Hinge succeeds Albert Ovidi who takes on the role of COO, Asia Pacific.
Broadcasters shun 3D programming
More than half of broadcasters polled by research firm Ovum rated creating 3D programming as “not an important business consideration”.
Guess how much a private jet from Singapore to Bali is going to cost?
Would be rappers or barons of industry can now find out with the launch of Chapman Freeborn’s “Private Jet” booking iPhone app.
Tiger pounces on Mandala airlines
Tiger Airways today announced its acquisition of a 33% stake in Indonesia's PT Mandala Airlines. And as Mandala undergoes a financial restructuring process, it plans to adopt the Tiger Airways business model.
KSH bags $78.7 million to construct Ardmore Three project
It’s a sweet deal that brings the building contractor’s order book up to S$245 million.
7 out of 10 corporate communications target global market in the next five years
But guess which industry does the most global PR, and its not banking.
Rents to remain stable and occupancy high says Moody's
Actual debt service coverage ratios (DSCR) were above 3x, while appraisers' loan-to-value ratios were in the 20-32% range.
Club Med ditches Touch Communications and reappoints WOM as its PR agency
After losing the Club Med account to TOUCH Communications for five months, WOM rehired from May 1.
M1 to roll out 4G early 2012 on 2012
Chinese maker Huawei has nabbed the $280 million contract to bring LTE, or 4G to M1 customers.
Some M1 Customers still ranting over service disruption today
A major mobile service outage affected some M1 users here yesterday, May 18, but full restoration was already made overnight, according to M1. Complaints from some user however still flood Twitter trends.
GDP numbers in line with expectation: DBS
The sequential growth figure suggests that underlying growth momentum has remained fairly robust, according to DBS.
Irate? Call the hotline if you can.
Communication services of M1 were disrupted yesterday, leaving frustrated customers no choice but to rant elsewhere.
SingPost takes full control of DataPost
For S$6 million, SingPost acquired the remaining 30% stake in DataPost to further develop its hybrid mail business in the region.
M1 to release iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G
The new model will be offered with tariff plans on a two-year contract starting May 20.