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COE price for small cars plunges by 30%
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:16:44 +0000COE price for small cars plunges by 30% By Maria Almenoar CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices for small cars plummeted 30 per cent yesterday to $9, 501, hitting their lowest levels in over a year. The fall follows months of softening demand which dealers say has been driven by soaring inflation. They blamed rising prices [...]Tang jailed for a day, fined $17, 000
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:14:02 +0000Tang jailed for a day, fined $17, 000 By Khushwant Singh and Sujin Thomas Ailing retail magnate Tang Wee Sung (left) walking out of Queenstown Remand Prison with his lawyer Cavinder Bull. Tang’s sentence for his attempt to illegally purchase a kidney included a day’s jail, but he was released after a few hours. ST PHOTO: [...]Singapore Charities Act to be tightened with proposed amendments
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:02:21 +0000Singapore Charities Act to be tightened with proposed amendments More power for Commissioner to query fund-raisers and IPCs By JAMIE LEE THE government is tightening up on fund-raisers and institutions of a public character (IPCs) with more proposed amendments to the Charities Act. The amendments, which follow an earlier round last year, would empower the Commissioner of Charities [...]Singapore Temasek, GIC dominate world’s largest SWF deals
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:54:12 +0000Singapore Temasek, GIC dominate world’s largest SWF deals The S’pore units invest a combined US$9.1b, 47% more than a year ago By CONRAD TAN (SINGAPORE) Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) have been involved in five of the 10 biggest deals involving sovereign wealth funds on record, according to the latest estimates by [...]Record $5b earnings for Mice - Singapore
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:10:21 +0000Record $5b earnings for Mice - Singapore Singapore also ranked top city for business meetings, conventions By Jessica Cheam Mr Anthony Chong’s Kingsmen Exhibits wins the service excellence award for the second year. THEY are the mice that roared. Business travel and events earned over $5 billion for Singapore last year - a new [...]Tourism will pick up by 2010 - Singapore
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:07:59 +0000Tourism will pick up by 2010 - Singapore Opening of integrated resorts and Gardens by the Bay will give boost By Lim Wei Chean STB chief Lim Neo Chian, who said last week that he was stepping down, feels that the goal to draw 17 million visitors to spend $30 billion by 2015 [...]Platform doors for elevated Singapore MRT stations
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:05:23 +0000Platform doors for elevated Singapore MRT stations THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will spend more than $126 million to install platform screen doors at elevated MRT stations to prevent track intrusions. The 1.5m-high doors will go up first at Yishun, Jurong East and Pasir Ris MRT stations by the fourth quarter of next year. By [...]Singapore Labour law to cover more workers
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:03:11 +0000Singapore Labour law to cover more workers Proposed changes to benefit confidential staff and lower-paid workers By Goh Chin Lian A LABOUR law which has not been changed in 13 years will soon be amended to keep it up to date with today’s labour market conditions. The Manpower Ministry is tabling for public [...]A medieval battle in Bangkok - Thailand
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:01:11 +0000A medieval battle in Bangkok - Thailand Thailand Correspondent Nirmal Ghosh was one of only two foreign newsmen present when clashes broke out at Government House early yesterday morning. He blogged about it on www.straitstimes.com. For readers who missed the blog, these are excerpts of his eyewitness account, posted on The Straits Times website at 8.01am [...]Developers starting to preview Singapore projects
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:46:20 +0000Developers starting to preview Singapore projects With Hungry Ghost month over, condo projects being launched to test market By Fiona Chan, Property Reporter An artist’s impression of Reflections at Keppel Bay. Units in a new tower block there were released for sale over the weekend. NOW that Hungry Ghost month is over, property developers are starting to line up [...]Waiver aimed at lessees of state land - Singapore
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:37:15 +0000Waiver aimed at lessees of state land - Singapore What is a building premium? It is a charge payable by an owner when he extends the lease on state land. The amount is determined by the chief valuer but not disclosed as it is computed into the land premium. The premium is calculated based on the building’s condition. Lessees [...]Part of lease extension levy waived - Singapore
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:35:40 +0000Part of lease extension levy waived - Singapore Building premium waiver will boost upkeep of ageing property By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent The ruling is likely to benefit certain groups of building owners, such as those owning conservation shophouses. — PHOTO: URA A LEVY that property owners had to pay the Government when they extended a lease on state [...]Thai army pledges restraint - Thailand
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:32:07 +0000Thai army pledges restraint - Thailand Samak’s emergency decree puts Bangkok’s security under general By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent ‘Our methods will be to improve understanding among Thais and make everyone aware that there can still be a peaceful solution through negotiations, ’ Gen Anupong said yesterday. — PHOTO: AP BANGKOK: Thailand’s powerful army chief yesterday assumed charge for security [...]Singapore Construction sector growth expected to slow over next 3 to 4 quarters
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:44:24 +0000Singapore Construction sector growth expected to slow over next 3 to 4 quarters By Ng Baoying, SINGAPORE : The construction sector has been a pillar of Singapore’s economy over the past two years, supporting it with on-year growth of close to 20 per cent every quarter. But the sector’s pace of growth has slowed from the 24 per [...]Singapore ranked top global city for meetings
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:39:45 +0000Singapore ranked top global city for meetings But MICE industry faces short-term challenges: Iswaran By NISHA RAMCHANDANI FOR the very first time, Singapore was ranked the world’s top international meeting city - in 2007 by the Union of International Associations (UIA). Honoured: Prof Feng Pao Hsii of the National University of Singapore received the Business Events Ambassador award Singapore climbed [...]
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