In Focus

Industrial production, for instance, experienced in April and May the first back-to-back decline since 2009.

The Ministry of Finance is conducting a public consultation on the draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2011 until the first of August.

Reiterates that campaign expenses are limited to 30¢ per registered voter or $600,000 whichever is the greater.

This amidst the delisting or suspension of more than one in ten Chinese firms listed in Singapore since 2008, yet executives are safe back home.

That is if a focused cancer-controlled health care policy is not put in place.

DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam said cities around the world, including Singapore, will have to contend with issues in the context of urbanisation.

The DBSS site at Bendemeer Road will be withdrawn from the market as well.

The Head of State is stepping down as he nears turning 87.

This following two years of decline and amidst private sector total wages climbing 5.5%.

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam is confident about the appointment and is keen on reforming the international monetary system in the long term.

There is seen a continued drop in overall average occupancy rate for Grade A office space in the CBD, and supply just keeps coming.

These are part of the agreement that had Malaysia giving up its control of railway land in Singapore.

Sharp drop in pharmaceutical output caused the 17.5% decline in manufacturing.

Blame it on higher costs of housing, transport and food.

And the island country awaits as headline inflation data for May is due today.

Europe's troubles saw Asian executive salaries overtake European Averages last year, but by 2013 executives in Asia will also be paid more than their American counterparts.