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Tiger Airways increases Thailand flights
To serve growing demand, Tiger Airways will double the current frequency of flights to Krabi and Hat Yai in Thailand.
Tiger Airways increases Thailand flights
To serve growing demand, Tiger Airways will double the current frequency of flights to Krabi and Hat Yai in Thailand.
Temasek is not selling its stakes: Shin Corp
Shin Corp Executive Chairman Somprasong Boonyachai clarified Temasek's stakes in the telecoms group and satellite unit Thaicom are not up for sale.
FormFactor opens facility and global business centre in Singapore
Nasdaq-listed FormFactor opened its new wafer probe card manufacturing facility in the city-state to reduce product cycle times and diversify supply of its product components.
SGX will offer Nifty options
Singapore Exchange has obtained licensing rights and expects to provide S&P CNX Nifty Index (Nifty) options and related products.
Tiger Airways passenger volume up 90% in February 2010
Compared with February 2009, passenger volume almost doubled as Tiger served a total of 437,000 passengers in the previous month.
Caux Round Table appoints Chiang as Vice-Chair for Asia
Banyan Tree Co-founder and Senior Vice President Claire Chiang is the first female Vice Chair on the Global Governing Board.
MAS survey says economy may expand 6.5% in 2010
Surveyed economists also predict a 9.7 percent increase in manufacturing after a 4.1 percent drop in 2009.
REIT markets post double digit positive returns
Attributed to the REIT model’s resiliency, real estate investment trusts are what's giving the property investment sector its way out of the economic downturn.
Lian Beng Group secures $144mln condominium deal
Awarded by UOL Development (Dakota) Pte Ltd, the design-and-build contract covers the construction of 616 apartment units.
Budget for health subsidies up 10% to $2.2bln
The Finance Ministry also topped up Medisave accounts, Medifund and Eldercare Fund by $710mln.
Lippo raised OUE stake via S$957mln deal
Lippo Group has raised its effective stake in Overseas Union Enterprise from 44 percent to almost 89 percent after buying out Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan.
Shell and others to shut gasoline units for maintenance
Unless there is unexpected demand during the shutdown, traders believe the market is unlikely to be affected as refiners normally stock up sufficient buffer.
Singapore employers forecast healthy headcount growth
Survey shows the most robust hiring prospects are in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector, where the Net Employment Outlook is +37%.
Qingmei launches IPO in Singapore at S$0.31/share
A total of 184 million shares, with net proceeds of approximately S$44.1 million, are part of Qingmei’s IPO in line with its proposed listing on the SGX Mainboard.
Manufacturing index up 0.5 points in February
Compared with January 2010, Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index expanded and was at 51.9 points in the previous month.
Government introduces $250mln package for construction sector
The incentives will cover Workforce Development, Technology Adoption and Capability Development.
STB launches $5 million iDigital Scheme
The Singapore Tourism Board introduced the scheme to enable tourism businesses to be digitally-ready and build capabilities in e-commerce.