News
Government to shell out $260m for active seniors enhancement scheme
130,000 households will benefit.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI to open flat
But index still on track to test the 3320 key peaks resistance.
Chart of the Day: Here's proof that NODX is still struggling to go up
It shrank 4.2% in 4Q12.
Daily Briefing: Singaporeans flocked to Ikea for meatballs; Singles refuse to date
And why Singapore doesn't have to be No.1 in everything.
MAS explains the need for new super-stringent vehicle loan restrictions
And why they're stricter than past ones.
HK beats Japan, Singapore as most mature wine market
Hong Kongers drink more than twice as Singaporeans.
Jardine Strategic unfazed by tanking economic environment, posts $1.59b profit
But take note of its weaknesses.
Jardine Matheson profit remains virtually the same at $1.48b
Just a tiny 1% decline from 2011.
Raffles Education expands university chain to emerging market Sri Lanka
Raffles University Sri Lanka to cost S$25m.
HDB flats with $12,000 yearly value to get $80 tax savings
They won't be badly hurt by new tax rules.
MAS inks new bilateral currency swap deal with China
Swap facility size will be doubled.
Developers' new sale units pegged at 12-14,000 in 2014
It'll be another tough year.
How SMRT's revamped wage scheme could hurt 2013 earnings
Incremental cost is a whopping ~S$25m.
Singapore total demand growth dipped to just 2.4% in 2012
Very disappointing compared to 2011's 4.2%.
Why shoe-box units are big winners in new tax scheme
Yearly rent is below $55,000.
Hopes of a profit surge in 2H13 fade for tech companies
Dream on, said analyst.
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