Singapore
Ascott appoints Tan Boon Khai as Regional General Manager for Singapore and Malaysia
He is responsible for driving the company's growth and ensuring operational effectiveness to enhance Ascott's presence in both markets, said Ascott.
Ascott appoints Tan Boon Khai as Regional General Manager for Singapore and Malaysia
He is responsible for driving the company's growth and ensuring operational effectiveness to enhance Ascott's presence in both markets, said Ascott.
Hyflux gets a boost, upsizes CPS offering to S$400mln
The company's management has allocated S$200m to the public tranche as a result to the "overwhelming response" for the company's recent 6% CPS.
71% of Singaporeans say Singapore properties are too expensive
Majority of consumers also believe that the government can do more to manage property prices.
Delivery of Boeing 787-9s and Airbus A350-900XWBs to Singapore Airlines delayed
EXCLUSIVE: The first batch of the 20 orders of Boeing 787 Dreamliner by the national airline of Singapore will no longer be expected this year as originally scheduled due to the manufacturer’s production technicalities. Deployment of the 20 Airbus A350-900 XWB aircrafts was likewise postponed to 2013 instead of next year, according to the management of Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Pace of job creation to remain firm in 2011
Services will account for more than three quarters of total employment gains this year.
Opposition to contest 82 of the 87 parliament seats
Only the slate of 5 PAP candidates led by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Tanjong Pagar district will run unopposed.
Food prices to reach record high in 2011
The demand for meat, oilseeds and grain may drive global food prices to reach 4.4% to a record by the end of the year.
TrustSphere named as a "Gartner Cool Vendor" for 2011
Gartner identified TrustSphere as one of the few highly innovative technology providers working on the mission-critical issue of protecting enterprisers' and end users' sensitive data.
Singapore remains best seaport in Asia
For the 23rd time, Singapore won the 'Best Seaport in Asia' award at the 25th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards.
Siemens/Samsung consortium takes over Island Power combined cycle power plant site
The 800MW plant to house Siemens’ most sophisticated gas turbines and is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.
a-iTrust 2010 profit down 4% to S$70.6mn
Yet the company’s revenue growth continued in FY2010/11 to S$121.5mn or 1% increase behind a steady performance from its basic portfolio.
Singapore's 2009 overseas investment up to $736.5bn
The country’s direct investment contributed 48.8% to total investment abroad while 28.3% and 22.9% were attributed to portfolio investment and other foreign assets.
SGX lists Mapletree Commercial Trust to the Mainboard
The latest listing comes after two earlier REIT sponsored listing of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd on SGX after Mapletree Logistics Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust.
Retention of heavyweight ministers key to market stability
The market is not seen to react adversely should 1-2 GRCs be lost and vote share falls to between 58-61% in the General Elections, AmFraser said.
Economy's surge in Q1 set the stage for broad-based growth in 2011
After the surge in Q1, there could be a temporary pullback in economic activity in Q2, said the MAS.
MasterCard appoints new senior executives
Ari Sarker, Neel Nilakantan and Ruben Salazar were appointed as Group Head, Global Network Products, Regional Head of Prepaid Products, and Head of Consumer Credit Products, respectively.