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ACRA sharpens focus on errant directors
SINGAPORE - The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) will push out more initiatives with the view to strengthen the competencies of company directors, said Deputy Prime Minister and...
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Popiah King turns emotional at Singapore Business Awards
SINGAPORE - When his father died at age 90 some months back, food tycoon Sam Goi rummaged through the old man's cupboard. There he found clothes that he had bought his dad, lying unused and still...
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KUALA LUMPUR - The Perfect Livin' exhibition at Putra World Trade Centre is bigger and better than ever, with more booths, exhibitors and great deals for customers.With a projected turnout of 140,000...
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FRANKFURT - Regular meetings of the world's leaders and central bankers have little short-term impact on financial markets, despite extensive media coverage, according to research published by the...
View ArticleSingapore targets investment in 'disruptive' technologies
SINGAPORE - Singapore is hoping that building expertise in high-tech niches such as 3D printing and robotics will let it sustain a large manufacturing sector despite the exit of many labour-intensive...
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Investor stymies UIC's SingLand takeover bid
SINGAPORE - A key investor has sold a large tranche of its shares in Singapore Land yesterday in a strategic bid to hinder moves by United Industrial Corporation (UIC) to privatise the firm.Global...
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Pteris Global director wants to oust half of firm's board
SINGAPORE - A major shareholder and director of loss-making Pteris Global wants to oust over half of the board before a proposed reverse takeover of the former market darling happens.Mr Winston Tan...
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'Do more to promote insurance industry'
SINGAPORE - Singapore is on track to become an insurance hub by 2020 but even more can be done to promote the industry, according to a reinsurance executive.Mr Moses Ojeisekhoba, Asia regional...
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Food, hotel show to attract 3,000 firms
SINGAPORE - The Food and Hotel Asia trade show, starting here next Tuesday, is set to be bigger than ever.About 3,000 companies from 64 economies are expected to take part in the four-day event being...
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'Reality check' as growth in S'pore factory activity slows
SINGAPORE - Factory activity turned slightly sluggish last month from February as new orders and production levels dipped, much in line with other key Asian economies such as China and India.While...
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Police probe trades in three penny stocks
SINGAPORE - The police's white-collar crime unit has started investigating the trading activity of three penny stocks which suffered a share- price meltdown last October.The Commercial Affairs...
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24 things we say to ourselves in a job interview
Going for a job interview is often nerve-wracking even for the most experienced job candidate of us all.Aside from having to prepare a resume, a job candidate will also need to do some background...
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Ascendas on track to beefing up presence in Japan
Property firm Ascendas Hospitality Trust is a step closer to boosting its presence in Japan's fast recovering property market.The trust raised $50 million on Tuesday via a private placement of about...
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Tokio Marine eyes bigger slice of life insurance pie
SINGAPORE - Insurer Tokio Marine is accelerating its growth plans to catch up with the bigger boys in the industry and grab a larger slice of the life insurance pie.The firm was the seventh biggest...
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Probe into penny stock scandal widens
The investigation into the penny stock scandal that wiped out $8 billion in share market value has been widened to include the top management of at least three more listed companies.News broke...
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S&P affirms OCBC ratings
SINGAPORE - OCBC'S planned $6.23 billion takeover of Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank has prompted mixed reactions from credit rating agencies.Standard & Poor's (S&P) was the first to issue its take...
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Innovation the link for award-winning businessmen
SINGAPORE - As life-changing decisions go, the one food tycoon Sam Goi made in leaving the fields of his hometown in China to find a better life in Singapore would be hard to beat.The move gave him the...
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More contenders expected for award to recognise top brands
SINGAPORE - An annual award recognising outstanding local brands has been tweaked in the hope of attracting more contenders.The Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA) is jointly organised by the...
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Bosses see steady hiring this year
SINGAPORE - Most Singapore employers are expecting hiring activity to remain steady this year, a new report says.Consultancy Michael Page, releasing the report yesterday, also said salary increases...
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