News
Long-term unemployment increased in Q1
Long-term unemployment increased in Q1
The Ministry of Manpower says 14,000 or 0.7% of the resident labour force had been looking for work for at least 25 weeks in March.
Costs of environmental impact on business double once in every 14 years
If companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their production, they would lose, on average, 41 cents for every US$1 in earnings, says KPMG.
Asia Pacific bucks downtrend in public relation investments
Firms worldwide cut spending in corporate communications, except for Asia which grew by 17%.
Stats for stay-at-home dads rising
Singapore culture is yet to catch up with the new-age parenting concept of staying-home dad and breadwinning mothers.
Hotels poised for lackluster performance in 2Q
April tourism figures less rosy than 1Q’s while channel check shows weaker 2Q, says OCBC.
Why CapitaMall Trust is catering to necessity shopping
73.1% of its malls' gross revenue came from this market segment in what is clearly a defensive strategy versus the downturn.
Chart of the Day: What you need to know about Singapore’s monetary policy
MAS says a calibrated adjustment in the policy stance will ensure price stability in the medium term.
Developers expected to be cautious in bidding activities
Investors’ risk appetite in the near term will remain low due to external volatility, says DBS.
14,200 residential units to be up for grabs in 2H12
These units include 3,100 executive condominiums, so take your pick.
Genting Singapore mulls on operating a casino Down Under?
Crown’s billionaire owner James Packer may be planning to build a new A$1bn luxury casino at Barangaroo in partnership with Genting.
Facebook beats Twitter and YouTube as marketers' top choice for campaigns
No wonder we see more companies on Facebook than on Twitter and YouTube.
Students won't settle for less than $3K salary for first job
But good thing is almost half of them wanted to work locally.
Students prefer university scholarships over government and private grants
National Technological University dislodged the Public Service Commission from the second position of the most popular scholarship providers.
Tourist arrivals could grow 7% y-o-y
Thanks to a slew of events and attractions in the coming months.
Nearly 7 out of 10 consumers in Asia-Pacific tagged call center agents 'ill-equipped'
They'd rather search through the internet to find answers for more complex queries than call contact centres, a study revealed.
Asia's cruise market is slow to set sail
Singapore’s own cruise market grew at a snail pace of 3.6% CAGR from 2002 to 2011.
SGX links Asia to Chicago and London via BT
Singapore Exchange will use BT Radianz services to provide access and connectivity for its new hubs in Chicago and London.
Commentary
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