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Singapore hotel room revenues up 27.8% to S$2.6b

But which sector was the top performer in terms of RevPAR growth?

Where will Scoot scoot next?

Scoot will operate five non-stop flights a week from mid-2012 - but to where?

Global commercial real estate markets weather economic uncertainties

Prime office rents rose for the 8th consecutive quarter in 4Q11 and vacany is edging down to the lowest point.

What to expect from Ascendas’ acquisitions of 3 science parks

OCBC Investment Research cites three main reasons why the acquisitions are yield accretive.

This will be a challenging year: DBS

The emphasis is expected to be on reinforcing the productivity drive.

Banks' earnings growth to be subdued in 2012

But without a global financial crisis scenario, the bleak outlook in 1H12 should revert positively in 2H12.

Singapore is currently one of world's Top 10 growing airports

Which four other Asia Pacific airports made the cut as of the month of February?

Fashion or beauty: Which gets cut first in a recession?

70% of Asian women including Singaporeans will sacrifice fashion purchases before beauty spending.

Bursting of real estate bubbles to pose threats to Singapore

A sharp downturn in property prices remains to be a risk in the near future.

CapitaGreen in Singapore CBD to be completed by 2014

CapitaLand expects a 20% saving in construction time in reducing the normal completion period of 39 to 40 months to 32 months.

Where have all the female directors gone?

More than 70% of boards in 5 countries, including Singapore, have no female independent directors - what happened to diversity?

Is your office connected to the Next Gen NBN?

If the answer’s no, then you’re not among the over 19,000 commercial buildings and offices which already are.

Sembcorp secures first drillship order for Brazil

But management admits that the $792.5m-worth of drillship contract won’t have any material impact for FY2012.

Meet the slacker arm of Singapore Airlines

SIA Cargo will continue to bleed profits this year and weigh down the troubled airlines, says PhilipCapital.

SGX securities trading jumps 47% to $1b in January

SGX starts the year on a good note, with growth in its commodities, clearing and fixed income activities last month.

Real estate lending to pose threats to 2012 transactional volumes

But despite ‘debt threats,’ Jones Lang LaSalle still estimates volumes to be stable at around $400b.