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Latest feedback from Singapore government leaves RWS management hopeful of obtaining junkets licensing sooner rather than later.

According to a release, Friday night saw the first blogshop fashion show ever staged in Singapore. Hosted by LiveJournal.sg, the event attracted over 200 guests including top bloggers and blogshop owners as well as local celebrities, online business executives and the media. Blogshops that showcased clothes and accessories in the fashion show inside the nightspot Butter Factory included DressaBelle, My Glamour Place, Momoteapot, Wonderstellar, FashPash, and Rashonal.

But Resorts World Singapore is losing out rapidly to Marina Bay Sands.

It seems like the economic outlook for the fourth quarter won’t be pretty.

Standard Chartered expects retail sales to have remained strong as credit-card spending was up 10.3%.

SBS Transit profit down 16.4% to $10.7m

However, this sector still accounted for the highest share of 48.6% in total investment sales.

GAR profit for the first nine months more than doubled to US$520m, thanks to the recovery of palm products output.

Japan could potentially legalize casinos by end-2012, says DMG OSK.

The last three months had a massive blowout in provisions for doubtful debts which soared to $57m as VIP gamblers keep out of their bills - that's a fact.

3,000 cancelled room nights by October for Thailand, booyah!

The group recorded a net gain of S$15.9m from the 50% sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Value Vantage.

Olam will acquire 100% of equity interests in hazelnuts exporter from Turkey.

Retail sales in Singapore rose by 7.4%, resulting in an average rental increase of 3.2% in 3Q11.

Alliance offers greater banking convenience to customers of both companies.

A survey revealed that 43% of Singapore consumers don’t want to engage with brands via social media.