Singapore
NParks provides incentives for 'Sky-high' greenery
NParks provides incentives for 'Sky-high' greenery
National Parks Board will fund 50 per cent of installation costs and increase prize money for Skyrise Greenery Awards.
Government issues $2.5bn worth of SGS bonds at auction
This will be the largest 5-year SGS bond issue in 3 years.
TV commercial for Filial Piety bagged Gold award for Viewers' Choice 2010
The Top 3 Local and Top 3 International TV Commercials were announced last Friday, 25 March.
Changi Airport welcomed inaugural Zhengzhou-Singapore flight
The inaugural flight arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 1 yesterday afternoon.
Average resale price of leasehold condominiums inched up by 0.8% in Q1 2011:DTZ
The average resale price of freehold non-landed condiminiums in the prime districts of 9, 10 and 11 rose by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter.
COSCO subsidiary to build two drilling rigs worth US$525mn each
A letter of intent has been signed by COSCO Nantong Shipyard with Sevan Drilling Rig V and Sevan Drilling Rig VI in respect of 2 turn-key EPC contracts.
Manufacturing growth forecast at 6% in 2011:OCBC
OCBC retains their forecast for 2011 manufacturing growth despite the 3.1% yoy decline last month.
JTC launches tender for site at Fusionopolis Link
The site covers 30 hectares in one-north, according to JTC Corporation.
OCBC launches RMB200mn offshore certificate of deposit
The issue was fully taken up within the day of its launch, said OCBC.
Mapletree Logistics acquired Hiroshima Centre for $114.2mn
The major logistics centre in the Chugoku region has a total GFA of abour 43,600 sq m.
Only 19% of Singapore boards consult HR in matters relating to board compensation:Aon, USC
This is compared to the 44% of U.S. respondents who consult the HR, according to the survey conducted by Aon Hewitt and University of Southern California.
SPRING provided $20mn worth of assistance last year
The money was used to assist 69 start-ups through various programmes.
Government suspends import of fruits, vegetables from Kanto Region in Japan
Radioactive contaminants have been detected in another two samples of vegetables.
Changi Airport sees 3.4M passengers sent off in February
Changi Airport saw 3.4 million passengers pass through in February. This is a 9.1 per cent increase from the same period last year and is attributed to the long Lunar New Year weekend. This puts the total passenger movement for the first two months of the year at 7.2 million.
Singapore economy to slow down in 2011:HSBC
HSBC believes Monetary Authority of Singapore will remain in tightening mode.
Singapore's manufacturing output up 4.8% in February 2011
Engineering industry expanded 30.7% y-o-y in February 2011, according to EDB.
The Hanging Gardens of Singapore: 6 Battery Road gets a Babylonian makeover
Named the “Rainforest Rhapsody”, the vertical garden of about 2,000sq ft is populated by a rich array of about 120 plant species.
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