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Ad Blitz: 52% of Singapore companies raising their marketing spend

And Twitter just pushed LinkedIn out of second spot as preferred choice.

Government blocks sale of Marina Bay Sands mall

Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd is not allowed to sell, transfer or dispose of its estate interest in Marina Bay Sands within the exclusivity period of 10 years.

No letters to Canada for now

But if you have items already with SingPost, they will deliver as soon as Canada Post resumes its operations; the question is when.

Policy risks remain, warns analyst on property

This amidst supposed pressures to adopt a more ‘promasses’ approach following the elections.

Ahoy Seamen: You now have rights in Singapore

With the ratification by Singapore of the Maritime Labour Convention, 13 International Labour Organisation member States have now ratified this important Convention.

Condo sales up 49% in May

Three developments accounted for half the market, find out which ones they were.

Signs point to lower property sales in June: OCBC

And they say policy overhang remains a concern.

SIA’s load factor to continue dipping, warns analyst

And blame it on high air fares due to fuel surcharges.

Expect homebuyers to be more selective and cautious: Colliers

This as they are said to be becoming increasingly price-sensitive amid strengthening prices.

Take-up of new homes will be lower, warns advisor

And to use CB Richard Ellis’ words, “there is some degree of apprehension” amidst the planned release of HDB flats and land for private homes.

Food & beverage sales up 5.4% in April

The Department of Statistics said all major segments reported higher turnover in April 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

Retail sales up 8.1% in April

But retailers of furniture and household equipment were not sitting pretty with sales dropping 1.4% compared to April 2010.

Singapore-based Facebook founder Eduardo Saverin joins board and invests in Singapore start up ADZ

Is this the next multi-billion dollar post facebook company that looks like it wants to kill Google’s ad business?

Is your boss trying to buy you off with free days off instead of cash for overtime ?

If so, you are not alone with companies employing this and other tricks to avoid paying employees more, read to see what else they are doing.

58% of Singaporeans with financial plans have more retirement assets

They have more than twice the amount of assets than those without financial plans.

Monthly sales of residential units slump by 12% to 1,575

Sales volume decreased significantly in the Core Central Region (CCR) with a 43% drop in May following April’s increase of 14%.