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Singaporeans complain more about work life balance than rest of Asia.

This and other shocking revelations about the state of global aviation were made at IATA's annual chinwag.

SC global CEO Simon Cheong spent $3 mn buying up shares in his own company last week.

No surprises that the other four in the top 5 were Japanese airlines.

DOS’ latest Hawker Food Price Survey revealed only 32 surveyed stalls raised prices in April compared with March 2011.

Analyst says the targets set at the Jurong Gateway site require somewhat vigorous occupancy rates in the first year to attain the desired 6% yield.

First it was rising fuel costs, now it’s the consistent fall in shipping rates that’s causing trouble to the company that lost $10 million in the first quarter.

Jurong Lakeside regional hub is expected to grow up to 2.5 times that of Tampines regional hub.

Mandatory voting by poll proposal for meetings in Singapore.

SingMood.com determines Singaporeans' collective mood through data gathered from tweets of the day.

SMRT will be in talks with China-based BYD to sell and distribute electric vehicles for better air quality, says DMG, citing a report in the Business Times.

Blame higher oil prices.

Whilst Tiger is still waiting for regulatory approval to start its budget operation with Thai Airways called Thai Tiger, Thai Airways is already busying itself with another budget carrier launch Thai Wings which may threaten Tiger’s new business.

Clout Shoppe is positioned to serve the fast-growing market of internet-savvy consumers.

It was bought for just US$214 million in 2006, but now the German owners are expected to put it up for sale next week as commercial real estate prices push record highs.

Protectionist measures amounted to $1.6 trillion, or 10% of all world trade in 2008 alone, according to Global Trade Alert.