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Condo rents fall again, but prices of units sold edge up
Rentals for condominiums slipped further last month, although there was some respite for those trying to sell their units.Fresh estimates from the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX) yesterday...
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Watson's launches online shopping portal
THE Watson's chain will launch an Internet site soon that will allow customers to buy many of its products online.The site will offer 30 per cent to 40 per cent of store offerings, with the number of...
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What does your desk say about you?
Let's face it: It's easy to fall into a comfort zone once you've been with your organisation for a while.However, believe it or not, you are constantly being either consciously or subconsciously...
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S'pore shares lacklustre again
SINGAPORE - Singapore shares again drifted sideways yesterday, with the Straits Times Index closing a mere 4.33 points, or 0.13 per cent, lower at 3,338.63.The market has been in the doldrums for...
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Outlook for Singapore's economy less rosy
SINGAPORE - Forecasters are less optimistic about the Singapore economy than they were three months ago, according to the latest quarterly survey by Singapore's central bank.The 22 private-sector...
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DBS is Asia's safest bank for sixth year running
SINGAPORE - Singapore's largest bank DBS has won top honours, winning the title of Safest Bank In Asia, its sixth consecutive win.Trade publication Global Finance bestowed it with the bragging rights...
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Ensuring no HDB town is left behind
SINGAPORE - Housing Board upgrading programmes got a boost yesterday.The Government announced fresh moves to spruce up more neighbourhoods, touch up ageing flats and replace old lifts.These...
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HDB towns to employ smart technologies
SINGAPORE - A new framework announced on Thursday will see these technologies employed across four fronts: town planning, maintaining environmental conditions, estate management and creating digital...
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Jetsons-style homes for the heartland?
SINGAPORE - Housing Board flats of the future could be going the way of homes in the Jetsons science-fiction cartoon.They might come with energy sensors that monitor consumption, as well as motion...
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Markets dragged down by China data
SINGAPORE - Singapore shares made only small gains yesterday as most investors continued to sit on the sidelines.The benchmark Straits Times Index rose just 8.65 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 3,347.28...
View ArticleDon't set ceiling when climbing corporate ladder, women told
KUALA LUMPUR - Women must not set a glass ceiling for themselves when climbing the corporate ladder, said a corporate trainer.Brandt International Sdn Bhd CEO Munirah Looi (pic) said that one main...
View ArticleIndia’s love affair with gold may be over, as prices slide
India - Kiran Laxman Salunkhe used to buy jewellery during religious festivals, but sliding gold prices have led the young Indian farmer to break with his family's traditional investment.This year...
View ArticleGIC, others invest US$700m in XPO Logistics
SINGAPORE - Singapore's sovereign fund GIC is joining PSP Investments and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in together investing US$700 million (S$884.8 million) in XPO Logistics Inc, the US company...
View ArticleAsian bond sales smash 2013 record
SINGAPORE - With more than a quarter of 2014 remaining, Asian issuers have already sold more bonds in dollars, euros and yen this year than ever before, taking advantage of easy monetary policies to...
View ArticleAsian shares ease as global sentiment sinks
HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mostly weaker in early trade Friday, as investors awaited the release of Chinese economic statistics and global sentiment was dampened by the upcoming Scottish...
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Singapore remains top in Asia for protection of intellectual property: WEF...
SINGAPORE has retained its ranking as top in Asia and second in the world for intellectual property (IP) protection for the fourth straight time, the latest World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global...
View ArticleDBS, UOB added as managing agents for Child Development Accounts
SINGAPORE - Parents will have more choices and greater convenience under the Baby Bonus Scheme from mid 2015.DBS Bank Limited (DBS) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) have been appointed as managing agents...
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