SingTel Optus sued for misleading advertisement
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 5:00 pm
SINGAPORE - SingTel Optus, the Australian unit of Singapore's largest phone operator, is said to have misled Australians with advertisements touting the company's broadband speeds and data plans.
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Monkey business wins the day at SPH Ink Awards
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK advert showing an orangutan posing as a teacher in class took the Grand Prix at this year's SPH Ink Awards, which honours Singapore's best in print advertising.
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Power demand slips in line with economy
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
MIRRORING signs of a second-half slowdown in the economy here, Singapore's electricity demand started slipping in June, with the slide continuing through July and August, Energy Market Company figures showed. Recent cooler temperatures here, however, may have been a prevailing factor, officials said.
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S'pore, Hunan can benefit each other: PM Lee
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
THERE is much scope for Singapore and China's Hunan province to work together even as both sides continue to get a better feel of each other's needs and abilities, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.
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UK's Barclays looking for a home here?
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
(SINGAPORE) Senior executives at British bank Barclays have discussed contingency plans to move its headquarters to New York or Singapore, if its home regulators force the bank to break up, the Financial Times reported yesterday.
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Great Eastern joint venture making great strides in China
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
AFTER stamping its mark on western China over the last four years, Singapore's leading life insurance group Great Eastern Life now wants a greater footprint in the country by expanding across the central and eastern regions.
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New head for Asia-Pacific region
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
MAERSK LINE will have a new Asia-Pacific region head - Thomas Knudsen - from the start of November this year. Mr Knudsen, who will be based in Singapore, will report directly to Hanne Sorensen, Maersk Line's chief commercial officer.
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Logistics hubs small on space, big on efficiency
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
(SINGAPORE) Both Singapore and the Netherlands have to bank on efficiency to compete as logistics hubs in their respective regions, Camiel Eurlings - the Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management - told BT yesterday.
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More S'poreans flocking to e-tailers more often
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
WITH up to 40 per cent of Singaporean online shoppers buying their products through retailers' websites, businesses should make e-commerce a priority, according to a new research paper.
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UOA sets up S'pore office at Suntec City
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
MALAYSIAN property developer UOA Group has set up a customer service centre and property sales gallery at Suntec City as it looks to grow the proportion of Singaporeans and other foreigners who buy its high-end commercial and residential developments.
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Export city planning skills: ex-URA chief
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
SINGAPORE should actively export its city planning expertise to other Asian cities, said Liu Thai Ker, chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities advisory board.
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'Worrying' if S'pore population goes beyond 6.3 million
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
SINGAPORE should be able to handle a population of slightly more than six million, but a number beyond that would be 'worrying', the chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities advisory board Liu Thai Ker said yesterday.
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Gaw Capital Partners eyeing S'pore
Posted on 8 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm
HONG KONG-BASED private equity fund manager Gaw Capital Partners hopes to break into the Singapore market with its bid to buy the historic Capitol Theatre and surrounding properties at City Hall.
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Bats Considers IPO of American Exchange Operator, International Expansion - Bloomberg
Posted on 31 Aug 2010 at 9:50 am
Bats Considers IPO of American Exchange Operator, International ExpansionBloombergBats may introduce a market that competes for stock trading in Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Singapore or China, Ratterman said. ...and more »
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GIC eyes property assets IPO - Financial Times
Posted on 22 Aug 2010 at 3:04 pm
GIC eyes property assets IPOFinancial TimesAt the top of the range, the IPO would rival Singapore's biggest IPO, the initial listing of Singapore Telecommunications in 1993, which raised S$4bn. ...Dispatches: GIC eyes up IPOeFinancialCareers Gulfall 7 news articles »
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