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Stats for stay-at-home dads rising
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.
Government gives in to booming private residential demand
The teeming amount of private residential land in the new 2H12 GLS programme should sate the hunger of home purchasers, said Colliers.
Private residential sites dominate 2H12 GLS programme
About two-thirds of the programme consists of private residential sites with the rest a mix of commercial sites, white sites and hotel sites.
Chart of the Day: Inflation rose in April after easing in Q1
CPI-All Items inflation came in higher at 5.4% in April 2012.
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