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Local HP employees concerned about jobs
SINGAPORE - local staff at Hewlett-Packard are concerned about their jobs after the technology giant splits into two listed companies.The United States company on Monday said it would separate its...
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Home Protection Scheme: Start coverage once payment is made
The Home Protection Scheme is a compulsory mortgage insurance scheme for those using their Central Provident Fund savings to pay for the mortgage instalments of their HDB flats.One of the problems with...
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$50m plan to fight cyber attacks takes shape
WASHINGTON - Singtel will join forces with global cyber security firm FireEye in a $50 million campaign to tackle online attackers.Their aim is to reduce the time taken to fight attacks to minutes...
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HP redefines itself by borrowing recipe from its past
SINGAPORE - The origins of Agilent Technologies offer a significant pointer to the latest corporate split to hit the technology scene.Agilent is the test and measurement group that was spun off from...
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Mailbox: Help those affected by old resale levy
Property rental and sale prices have fallen since the middle of last year.Developers have slashed prices and offered discounts; owners who faced difficulty renting out their apartments have been forced...
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Mailbox: Help those affected by old resale levy
The resale levy is certainly an obstacle to retirees buying a home from the HDB for the second time ("Waive resale levy for elderly flat buyers" by Mr Francis Cheng; Sept 29).There is another group of...
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STI and peers get boost from US Fed
Optimism that weaker global economic growth will keep interest rates low gave the local market a much-needed boost yesterday.The benchmark Straits Times Index rose 1 per cent, or 32.54 points, to...
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HDB resale prices still down, more deals struck
Although Housing Board resale-flat prices continued an eight-month fall last month, more flats were changing hands, according to SRX Property preliminary figures released yesterday.HDB resale prices...
View ArticleApple,Google brands worth more than US$100b each
Paris - The US Apple and Google brands which have become household names around the globe are worth more than US$100 billion each, and top a ranking of the world's biggest brands, consultancy...
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Inside Alibaba's 'kung fu' culture
As Alibaba's record-breaking IPO grabbed the world's attention last month, Western media raced to spotlight the creative, irreverent - even cool and possibly cultish - atmosphere that spawned China's...
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S'pore fails to place in property ranking
Singapore, with its softening property market, has fallen out of a ranking of the top 20 cities in terms of the volume of global real estate investment.The Republic, along with Toronto, Moscow and...
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Reverse mortgage not a popular option, but will be further studied
An ongoing study into reverse mortgage schemes in other countries has shown that their take-up rates are low, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday.Still, the Government will...
View ArticleG20 optimistic on global economy
WASHINGTON - Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 economic powers said Friday they remained confident about the global economy, despite renewed weakness in areas like the eurozone.Meeting in Washington,...
View ArticleAfter gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gender pay gap, male culture
SEATTLE - A well-known picture in tech circles, taken in 1978, shows the first 11 employees at Microsoft. Two are women. One of them left two years later after a pay dispute.Almost four decades later,...
View ArticleHome, sweet home for young couples
A new Youth Housing Scheme has been set up by the Government to help young couples, whose household income does not exceed RM10,000 (S$4000), buy their first home.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun...
View ArticleEmployment Act and other Malaysian laws to be reviewed
Workers in the private sector are in for improved terms and conditions of employment, appointment and dismissal once the Employment Act 1955 and related laws are reviewed.Also to be included in the...
View ArticleChildren's luxury market booming
Thirty-one-year-old housewife Kim Jin recently bought her 2-year-old daughter a winter coat from Moncler for just over 1 million won (S$1200).She knew her daughter would probably wear it for no more...
View ArticleAdorning mini-me
Ahn Hyun-ji, a 34-year-old office worker, recently received an unexpected request from her 3-year-old nephew as his birthday gift ― a BMW. He was referring to the BMW 3 Series convertible kids' car...
View ArticleSamsung chairman's eldest daughter files for divorce: report
Lee Boo-jin, Hotel Shilla president and daughter of Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, has reportedly filed for divorce from Im Woo-jae at a local court.It was not immediately known when Lee...
View ArticleLINE to branch out before public listing
Free messaging app provider LINE Corp. said it plans to enter new businesses such as music distribution and online bill payment services.The company also disclosed for the first time its monthly number...
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