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The good, the bad and the ugly at Resorts World opening

2010 salary survey reveals who is earning what

Aviation industry to recover from the bad year

Staff Reporter | 2 hours 37 min ago

"The international aviation industry was badly affected by the economic downturn last year, but Changi fared better than we anticipated," said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua. Read ››

Singapore Commodity Exchange to start trading gold

MARKETS & INVESTING

Singapore Exchange unit SICOM will begin trading its gold deferred settlement contract on 30 March 2010 to attract new investors. Read ››

By Staff Reporter | 2 hours 56 min ago

CapitaMalls Asia will join the Straits Times Index

MARKETS & INVESTING

With the half-yearly review done, CapitaMalls Asia will be replacing Cosco Corp Singapore as a constituent of the Straits Times Index (STI). Read ››

By Staff Reporter | 3 hours 9 min ago

Fortis to acquire 23.9% stake in Parkway Holdings

HEALTHCARE

Estimated to be about S$959.4 million, the deal between Fortis Healthcare and TPG Capital will enable the Indian firm to be Parkway's major shareholder. Read ››

By Staff Reporter | 3 hours 29 min ago

URA receives application for Woodlands Avenue 12 site tender

BUILDING & ENGINEERING

Made available for sale through the Reserve List system on 8 December 2009, the land parcel will soon be up for public tender for a minimum bid of S$25 million. Read ››

By Staff Reporter | 19 hours 55 min ago

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	MPA extends port dues concession
	SHIPPING & MARINE \| 19 hours 41 min ago
	Port dues concession, originally only until 31 March 2010, will be extended for another six months or until the end of September. Read ››


	FormFactor opens facility and global business centre in Singapore
	MANUFACTURING \| 23 hours 42 min ago
	Nasdaq-listed FormFactor opened its new wafer probe card manufacturing facility in the city-state to reduce product cycle times and diversify supply of its product components. Read ››

Shell and others to shut gasoline units for maintenance
ENERGY & OFFSHORE \| 10 Mar 10
Unless there is unexpected demand during the shutdown, traders believe the market is unlikely to be affected as refiners normally stock up sufficient buffer. Read ››

Ascott brings Citadines brand to Kyoto
PROPERTY \| 05 Mar 10
Citadines Kyoto Karasuma-Gojo is situated near business districts, tourist belt and UNESCO heritage sites. Read ››

Singapore Polo Club opens retail shop "The Polo Loft"
RETAIL \| 02 Mar 10
The Singapore Polo Club celebrated its one year anniversary of their retail shop 25 February with the unveiling of the new name of its equestrian themed shop. Read ››

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PROFILE		PEOPLE

Pan Pacific's Patrick Imbardelli talks branding Patrick Imbardelli, CEO of Pan Pacific Hotels Group explains the group’s big year in 2009. Read›› Interview with Jackson Yap Interview with Ho Kwon Ping		Manulife Singapore appoints Robert Elliott as SVP and CDO Formerly the Vice President, Agency Operations of Manulife (International) Limited, Elliott is now Senior Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer for Singapore. Read›› Caux Round Table appoints Chiang as Vice-Chair for Asia Actis appoints Lionel Soh as Singapore office director

FEATURE		ANALYSIS

Black, white but no red ink The black ink continued to flow over at SPH, albeit not as quickly as last year as the downturn in advertising bit into revenues. Read›› Down and out in the CBD Why ban the financial institutions now?		Ship owners crushed by new supply and bad rates Now that the cash flows are disappearing owners are now left with spare capacity, what will it do if rates do not recover asks KMPG? Some estimates are that up to 10 percent of the world fleet is currently laid up. Read›› The view 2010

OPINION		POPULAR

Opinions on Budget 2010: Corporate Tax As Singapore shifts its focus from achieving mere industrialisation to becoming a world class economy in the next decade, tax measures which encourage high value-adding activities and greater intensification of industrial land use are called for to support the progressive restructuring of the economy. Read››		The good, the bad and the ugly at Resorts World opening This correspondent made the trek to Resorts World Sentosa to bring you the first business review of the new casino. Read››

EVENTS CALENDAR

	The 3rd Interactive Advertising and Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference, Asia Date: Thursday, 3 Jun 2010 Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre
	Effective Problem Solving & Decision Making for Managers Date: Thursday, 20 May 2010 Venue: Singapore
	Understanding VOC: Looking Beneath the Tip Of The Iceberg Date: Friday, 16 Apr 2010 Venue: Singapore

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AVIATION Aviation industry to recover from the bad year Tiger Airways increases Thailand flights	AGRIBUSINESS Wilmar profits up 23% on higher volume and prices China Fishery's application for Oslo listing approved

BUILDING & ENGINEERING URA receives application for Woodlands Avenue 12 site tender Government introduces $250mln package for construction sector	PROPERTY Lian Beng Group secures $144mln condominium deal URA launches tender for Yishun Avenue 6 site

LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT OCBC Cycle Singapore raised over $35,000 for charity SuperBowl profits up to $6.4 million on stable property rental and bowling earnings	HOTELS & TOURISM Lippo raised OUE stake via S$957mln deal STB launches $5 million iDigital Scheme

FINANCIAL SERVICES Manulife Singapore appoints Robert Elliott as SVP and CDO StanChart profits up 4% to $3.38bln on strong wholesale banking	ENERGY & OFFSHORE Shell and others to shut gasoline units for maintenance Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex to start up 2nd unit

FOOD & BEVERAGE Heavy drinking Vietnamese help Asia Pacific Breweries post $25.3 million profit Fraser and Neave profits up to $267m on F&B and properties	HEALTHCARE Fortis to acquire 23.9% stake in Parkway Holdings Budget for health subsidies up 10% to $2.2bln

HR & EDUCATION Singapore employers forecast healthy headcount growth Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City to house a training centre	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Server shipments fell 3.8% in APAC in 2009 82% of ICT companies expect growth in 2010

MANUFACTURING FormFactor opens facility and global business centre in Singapore Qingmei launches IPO in Singapore at S$0.31/share	MEDIA & MARKETING MotorMuse launches online car portal Companies must use social media or die, says survey

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Caux Round Table appoints Chiang as Vice-Chair for Asia Sino-Environment appoints Sam Chong Keen as Exec Director/CEO	RETAIL Singapore Polo Club opens retail shop "The Polo Loft" Latitude Tree profits up to S$11.5 M on higher sales

TELECOM & INTERNET GlobeCast establishes Singapore content acquisition and distribution division SingTel customer base up by 23%	TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS Samsung C&T inks deal on Singapore's first LNG terminal ST Kinetics inks US$20.9M arms contract with Brazilian Navy

ECONOMY MAS survey says economy may expand 6.5% in 2010 Registers of Electors open for public inspection	MARKETS & INVESTING Singapore Commodity Exchange to start trading gold CapitaMalls Asia will join the Straits Times Index

SHIPPING & MARINE MPA extends port dues concession Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard secures S$130mln conversion contract	UTILITIES Latitude Tree profits up to S$11.5 M on higher sales Hyflux ventures to the Dark Continent

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