• Singapore bond market gets boost with Markit indices

    First time Singapore corporate bonds tracked. In a release, Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, announced the launch of the Markit iBoxx SGD, a family of bond indices designed ...

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    By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday to its lowest level since a 15 percent plunge in mid-April, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would ...

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    By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels on Thursday as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia obscured skies over the wealthy city-state and parts of Malaysia and disrupted some businesses and travel. In Singapore, air traffic controllers gave more time for aircraft between …

  • Singapore Struggles With Haze

    Smog so dense you can hardly see and people walking around with face masks on: scenes often associated with polluted Beijing actually describe Singapore, where the air quality has reached "hazardous" ...

  • Singapore’s smog level reached a fresh all-time high today, as officials head to Jakarta to discuss ways to stem the pollution caused by forest burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

  • (Corrects final paragraph to show Singapore's previous reading was 61, not 63) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Optimism among Asia's top companies gathered momentum in the second quarter despite lingering ...

  • Singapore Smog Hits Record @ The Wall Street Journal

    Smog intensified in Singapore to a record level, as smoke from fires in neighboring Indonesia blanketed the island country in one of its worst air-pollution crises.

  • The government has extended over S$1 billion worth of grants to help low-income households acquire their first HDB flat, according to local media.

  • Singapore urges Indonesia to divulge names of errant companies

    Who may be involved in illegal burning. According to a joint press statement, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam telephoned Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Marty Natalegawa ...

  • Plans for the proposed Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will connect Johor Bahru and Singapore are still under discussion, according to Iskandar Region Transportation Corp Chairman Datuk Abdul Latiff Bandi.

  • Singapore employees who complete WDA training see wages rise

    Those with WSQ saw wages rise 5.3 % over those with none. An independent Longitudinal Study initiated by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) in 2012 found that individuals who achieved (SOAs) ...

  • Singapore firms paying debts more promptly in 2013

    As economy makes a nascent rebound. The Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau noted that there has been a strong rebound in payment promptness of local firms from 2011’s two-year record low. "Following ...

  • Standard Life is expanding its Asian operations, and expects to add up to 33 jobs in Hong Kong and Singapore by the end of this year, with further planned as the business spreads its wings across the region. ...

  • Daily Briefing: 50 things successful people do; Demand for face masks rockets amidst haze

    And more Korean labels flock to Singapore fashion scene. Here are 50 tips on how people become successful.  Even demand for air purifiers surge as haze worsens. Find out more here . Korean fashion fix ...

  • Singapore's high net worth individuals now worth a combined $489 billion

    Impressive 11.5% increase from last year. Aside from the strong jump in wealth among Singapore high net worth individuals (HNWIs), the super-rich cohort also saw a strong increase in population as they ...

  • SIA Engineering to benefit from rising engine repair demand

    One joint venture has stellar potential. SAESL, a joint venture by Singapore Airlines (SIA), is expected to receive a huge amount of maintenance work orders from two emerging trends, said Maybank Kim Eng ...

  • (Corrects final paragraph to show Singapore's previous reading was 61, not 63) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Optimism among Asia's top companies gathered momentum in the second quarter despite lingering ...

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    By Kevin Lim and Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Singapore, a major financial centre, will send …

  • Local services listings startup OneFlare revealed today that it has raised $500,000 from three Australian angel investors: Les Szekely from Grand Prix Capital, Garry Visontay of Principal Sydney Seed Fund, ...

  • Understanding Singapore’s COE System

    Singapore has as much road space as Greece has optimism. Just check during rush hour: The roads degenerate into one giant parking lot. Kids stare out the car windows, and get a kick watching nearby snails ...

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