Singapore

Southeast Asia withstands debt crisis with enough reserves

Moody's gives “mostly stable” outlook to the region behind dependence on China banks than Europe.

Southeast Asia withstands debt crisis with enough reserves

Moody's gives “mostly stable” outlook to the region behind dependence on China banks than Europe.

Malaysia and Singapore trim PLUS Expressways toll

Both governments are optimistic that a cut will promote expressway use while analysts see reduction in operator’s profit.

Asian millionaires equal European counterparts in number

Merrill Lynch reports a 26% rise of individuals with $1mln of investable assets to 3mln in 2009.

Casino-related crime rising warn analysts

Asia’s most livable city’s 684 per 100,000 per-capita crime rate may surge with casino openings.

SGX lists Treasury China Trust

TCT is the second China-focused trust in SGX with a market capitalization of $430mln.

Launching: The Scala at Serangoon Avenue 3

HDB upgraders are expected to be the majority of buyers, while price is pegged at an average of $1,100 psf.

Singapore trailed behind Australia in transparency report

Australia is Asia Pacific region's most transparent real estate market while Singapore ranked only 3rd in the 2010 Commercial Real Estate Transparency Index.

Vitol and TransMarket clinch pact with SMX

Global trading firms Vitol Group (Vitol) and TransMarket Group LLC (TMG) signed up Tuesday as Trade Members of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX).

Barclays to amplify operations in South and SE Asia

Barclays Wealth is set to quadruple assets and increase bankers in Singapore and other parts of the region.

Sembcorp loosens up for Cascal

The company's 26,741,487 shares were tendered into and not withdrawn from the offer as of Friday.

A*STAR unveils Singapore's first social robots

Social robots OLIVIA and LUCAS will be displayed at Robocup 2010 for the benefit of future generations.

Marina Bay Sands holds grand opening celebration

The $5.5 bln Marina Bay Sands is set to have its Grand Opening Celebration on Wednesday, 23 June 2010.

Tiger Airways slashes fares in 48-hour madness promo

“Small Prices, Big Pleasures” promo offers 200,000 seats at mega discounts for 16 destinations.

SMa creates committee to boost SMEs' productivity

Productivity and Innovation Function Committee tasked to identify gaps and offer solutions.

EDB raises $100mln for urban solutions

Singapore-based 'living labs' to address urban challenges and to facilitate private and public sector tie-ups.

MTI's Lim calls for R&D investment

Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang urges industries to lay down their money on investments that will strengthen companies' R&D capabilities.

NTU expands collaboration with Israel's top university

Partners launch offering of NTU-Technion Joint PhD degree programme wherein five students can get US$13,000.