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Due to continued escalation in the price of jet fuel, SilkAir will increase its fuel surcharge for all tickets issued on or after 17 March 2011.

S-REITs are forecasted to deliver FY10-12F DPU CAGR of 5.5% - 9.2%, which is above inflation.

Singapore must not normalise gambling in Singapore and must not make it a badge of honour, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

The Q2 Manpower Employment Outlook saw the net employment outlook improve from 27 per cent to 30 per cent.

 These three programmes support initiatives by local companies to raise productivity and promote innovation.

Shanghai overtook Singapore as the world's busiest container port in 2010 but Shanghai's pole position was not achieved at Singapore's expense.

Global companies are increasingly seeking an Asian home base from which they can manage their pan-Asian operations.

The foreign reserves rose US$3.77 billion last month, according to OCBC.

The MOE will increase the quantum and extend the coverage of existing bursaries to benefit Singapore Citizens from two-thirds of all households in Singapore.

The budget is almost double from a decade ago and is 10% more than last year.

While 20% of companies in Singapore have 1 female independent, there are no companies in Singapore with 3 female independent directors.

USA ranked first as 18 percent of the respondents chose USA while only 5 per cent chose Singapore.

12-13 million visitors are expected to arrive this year in Singapore compared with the 11.6 million visitors last year.

From 143,500 in 2009, demand for infocomm manpower in Singapore, which includes those employed and job vacancies, grew to 157,400 in 2010.

It is also expected that IRs will create 50,000 to 60,000 economy-wide jobs.

IATA believes passenger yields will be stable in 2011, said HSBC.