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Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including litter.
M1 blames sour gains on burgeoning demand for Android phones
Net profit fell some 19.5% to S$33.1m.
September property sales spike just a month-long blip
Expect a lull from October onwards due to new cooling measures, says PropNex Realty.
Keppel REIT distributable income up 94% to S$51.7m
Ocean Financial Centre contributed strongly in latest 3Q12 results, noted Maybank.
Asian companies growing more competitive and aggressive: E&Y report
Developed-market counterparts running scared at how Singapore firms, others in region are expanding.
M1 profit crashes 14.1% to S$108.6m
Blame it on higher handset subsidies.
Check out the biggest loser among new launches in September
It has the cheapest price of $849 yet 146 units were unsold.
Here's why you can't buy a home with just $1,000psf
Launches below this amount are becoming rare.
SPH's worsening newspaper print ad revenues slip 5% in 4Q12
Classified ads also dipped by 9%.
Singapore economy to grow by up to 2.5% in 2012
The economy grew by a mere 1.3% in 3Q12.
Fast food outlets beat restaurants with a 5.6% increase in sales
Sales of restaurants declined 0.8% in August.
Here's how retail sales in Singapore fared in August
Retail sales increased 3.2% compared to a year ago.
This is the biggest property investment sale yet in 2012
The deal was worth a whopping $825m.
Check out why there may be less Grade A offices available for rent
Occupancy rate climbed to the highest level in five quarters.
Why job hunters need to be extra careful with FB, Linked In profiles
Nearly half of Singaporeans using social media for recruitment reject candidates based on what they see from their profiles.
What you need to know about Tiger Plus
Tiger Plus is among the new services Tiger Airways has rolled out since its move to Changi Airport Terminal 2.
Singapore's pension system in need of reforms
Singapore only scores 54.8 out of 100 in global pension Index value, way below top rank Denmark.
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