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Mayday Mayday: Global airlines made just 0.1 % return over the last 4 decades

This and other shocking revelations about the state of global aviation were made at IATA's annual chinwag.

Mayday Mayday: Global airlines made just 0.1 % return over the last 4 decades

This and other shocking revelations about the state of global aviation were made at IATA's annual chinwag.

Simon Says: I'm buying my stock, you should too

SC global CEO Simon Cheong spent $3 mn buying up shares in his own company last week.

Singapore Airlines third best on-time airline in Asia

No surprises that the other four in the top 5 were Japanese airlines.

Cheap Cheap: 98% of hawker stalls maintained prices in April

DOS’ latest Hawker Food Price Survey revealed only 32 surveyed stalls raised prices in April compared with March 2011.

Is the Jurong Gateway development too ambitious?

Analyst says the targets set at the Jurong Gateway site require somewhat vigorous occupancy rates in the first year to attain the desired 6% yield.

NOL sinking along with shipping rates

First it was rising fuel costs, now it’s the consistent fall in shipping rates that’s causing trouble to the company that lost $10 million in the first quarter.

Capitaland's Jurong site to strengthen property values in the west

Jurong Lakeside regional hub is expected to grow up to 2.5 times that of Tampines regional hub.

SGX vetoes voting by show of hands

Mandatory voting by poll proposal for meetings in Singapore.

How does Singapore feel today?

SingMood.com determines Singaporeans' collective mood through data gathered from tweets of the day.

The wheels on the bus go round and green: SMRT to develop electric buses and taxis

SMRT will be in talks with China-based BYD to sell and distribute electric vehicles for better air quality, says DMG, citing a report in the Business Times.

Tiger’s JV with Thai Airways still up in the air

Whilst Tiger is still waiting for regulatory approval to start its budget operation with Thai Airways called Thai Tiger, Thai Airways is already busying itself with another budget carrier launch Thai Wings which may threaten Tiger’s new business.

SingPost launches online luxury store

Clout Shoppe is positioned to serve the fast-growing market of internet-savvy consumers.

Would you pay $737 million for this building?

It was bought for just US$214 million in 2006, but now the German owners are expected to put it up for sale next week as commercial real estate prices push record highs.

“Keep markets open” ICC urges G20 leaders

Protectionist measures amounted to $1.6 trillion, or 10% of all world trade in 2008 alone, according to Global Trade Alert.

Lanxess to invest S$350mn in world's largest 'green tire' plant

The German chemical maker plans to build a plant that will annually produce over 140,000 metric tons of synthetic rubber.

Government to spend S$1.1bn on infocomm projects

Some of the projects include a Flexi Immigration System for smoother clearance and a service portal for foreign workers.