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Airlines to face headwinds in 2012

Singapore Airlines shares with Singapore Business Review next year’s outlook for the airline industry.

Airlines to face headwinds in 2012

Singapore Airlines shares with Singapore Business Review next year’s outlook for the airline industry.

M1 delays launching of LTE nationwide

Tagged as the first in South East Asia but is no longer due for launching by Q1 next year as earlier announced.

2011 may be another shoebox units record sales year

A total of 1,867 shoebox units were transacted in the first 3 quarters of 2011 which is near the 1,999 record high the previous year.

Will smartphones be outsmarted by tablets?

Tablet PCs are hot but smartphones remain way sexier, notes an expert.

Rise in building vacancy signals risky year ahead for the non-residential property

With the expected economic slowdown, it seems that persistent falls in building vacancy is a certainty than a possibility, warned an expert.

D’Weave at Geylang almost sold out in just an hour during Nov 11 launch

Only two out of the 71 units of the “mickey mouse” apartment are left unsold to-date, said property agents at Huttons Real Estate Group.

Mobile-only operator: you're doomed for extinction

Hello M1: if you have any ambitions to become a ‘total communications provider’, then you can’t be mobile-only, an expert said.

Benchmark for monthly ‘healthy’ or ‘robust’ home sales needs redefinition

A 1,000- to 1,500- unit monthly take-up may no longer be an appropriate quantifier for a still "healthy" sales activity.

What will become of Singapore’s commercial property market over the next 5 years?

With rents of high-tech office space seen to rise by 10%, will Singapore remain one of the busiest commercial hubs in Asia?

Private residential purchases by ‘Company’ moderates in 2011

The story of moderation was even more discouraging if purchases by en bloc collective sale buyers were taken out of the equation.

Hello, investors: Forget residential, if you want better ROI turn to commercial property

The growth potential of the commercial and industrial sector is expected to be in the range of 5% to 10% for 2012 - sounds interesting, eh?

What secrecy? Transparency is the way to protect your wealth

Looks like confidentiality has gone obsolete as wealthy families may just place a greater emphasis on proper tax planning than on banking secrecy.

Asia Square to be fully leased by mid-2012

So if you plan to rent a space in the ‘human building,’ you better be quick.

Is Singapore’s over dependence on gas a boon or bane?

Experts believe that gas will account for almost 90% of total electricity produced by 2020, but is Singapore prepared to face various supply risks?

Silk Air confirms dates of deliveries for three new Airbus 320 aircraft next year

The regional wing of the Singapore Airlines also said that nine other aircraft are expected post 2012.

Worst case scenario: Residential vacancy rates and unsold stocks may shoot up next year

Looks like a valid reason to worry about the growing imbalance in residential supply and vacancy rates, don’t you think?

Are shophouses getting their grooves back?

At face value, it appears so but wait until you see its pre-crisis levels.