Singapore Tourism Board Welcomes IIFA Back To The City of Lions!

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

Eight years after showcasing Bollywood's wonder in Singapore, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is heading back to the City of Lions for its annual weekend and awards, to be held June 7-9. ( more here … ) – OPPORTUNITY Related items It's back to Singapore for IIFA this year International Indian Film Academy...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Shares slip by midday

April 26, 2012 | NEWS

Singapore stocks slipped by midday, bucking the trend inother Asian bourses as losses in blue chip Sembcorp IndustriesLtd weighed on the broader index. Utilities and marine conglomerate Sembcorp Industries … (read on…) – NEWS People who looked at this item also looked at… SingTel tops governance and transparency index 2012 Related items Singapore Stocks-May...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS says Hi-P, Amtek may rebound

April 26, 2012 | NEWS

DBS Vickers expects Singapore's technology sector to be moremuted in the first quarter than initially expected as economicuncertainties loom and margins are weak but that Hi-PInternational Ltd and Amtek … (read on…) – NEWS Related items STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS downgrades OKP to hold STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Shares rise by midday, DBS gains STOCKS NEWS ASEAN-DBS...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS may post 5 pct fall in Q1 profit-poll

April 26, 2012 | NEWS

DBS Group, Southeast Asia's largest bank, isexpected to report a 5 percent drop in first quarter net profitbefore the market opens on Friday, hurt by lower interestmargins and a decline in fee income. … (read on…) – NEWS Related items STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS downgrades OKP to hold STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Index futures fall 0.5 pct...

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Suntec Rises to 7-Month High on Higher Dividend: Singapore Mover

April 26, 2012 | TECHNOLOGY

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (SUN) , a Singapore property trust partly owned by billionaire Li Ka- shing, climbed to the highest in seven months after reporting a 2.7 percent increase in its payout to shareholders. ( read here … ) – TECHNLOGY Related items Anti-Dumping Duties against ‘Big China Solar’ Step toward Restoring...

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Singapore aims to become Asia's intellectual property hub

April 26, 2012 | TECHNOLOGY

Singapore City, April 25 (Xinhua-ANI): Singapore's Minister for Law Mr. K Shanmugan said his country aims to expand potential growth in demand for intellectual property (IP) service and become an IP hub in the region. ( read here … ) – TECHNLOGY Related items Central bank fears electronics drag on Singapore growth Singapore Stocks-May...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-JEL valuations high – Maybank

April 26, 2012 | TECHNOLOGY

The jump in shares of consumer electronics distributor JELCorp Holdings to current levels has "no fundamentalbasis," broker Maybank Kim Eng said. The stock rose 26 percent to an all-time high … ( read here … ) – TECHNLOGY Related items STOCKS NEWS ASEAN-Kim Eng bullish on Singapore's Lian Beng STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-CIMB ups Suntec...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-CIMB ups Suntec REIT target price

April 26, 2012 | TECHNOLOGY

CIMB Research raised its target price on Suntec Real EstateInvestment Trust (REIT), which owns malls and officesin Singapore, to S$1.47 from S$1.45 and maintained itsoutperform rating. Suntec REIT was … ( read here … ) – TECHNLOGY Related items STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-OCBC lifts ST Engineering target price STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-CIMB upgrades Wing Tai to...

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Singapore railway station gets new life as fashion runway

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore's historic Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was bathed in revolving shades of orange, pink and purple lights on Wednesday evening. Less than a year after it ended life as an active train station, models sashayed down a makeshift runway to show the latest clothing from Italian fashion house Valentino and show...

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AccuWeather and Amobee Partner to Revolutionize Mobile Advertising on a Global Scale

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –  Amobee , the company defining mobile advertising, and AccuWeather , the world's leading multimedia weather information source, today … (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items Facebook's Saverin looks East CS Deals Chief Boon Sim Heads to Temasek Landmarks unit signs MOU with Decennia Singapore...

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Saxo Bank Takes Two Awards at the 2012 World Finance Awards

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE– – Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, has won two awards at this year's World Finance 2012 Foreign Exchange Awards. Being the online trading and investment specialist, Saxo Bank … (read on…) – BUSINESS People who looked at this item also looked at… Singapore railway station gets new life as fashion...

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Unions convinced Putrajaya to rethink MAS-AirAsia deal, Singapore BT reports

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — It was the powerful MAS unions and their political threats that had moved Putrajaya to unravel the MAS-Air Asia share swap deal, Singapore’s Business Times reported today, citing executives familiar with the decision. (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items Facebook's Saverin looks East CS Deals Chief Boon Sim Heads...

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The parallel rise of China's Bo Xilai and a business ally

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

DALIAN, China (Reuters) – The wide-open sweep of the Xinghai Plaza in the Chinese port city of Dalian is the legacy of Bo Xilai, the dynamic former mayor who was China's most openly ambitious politician, and who is now at the center of China's biggest political scandal in decades. The plaza is also associated...

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Wal-Mart scandal intensifies focus on foreign bribery

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

Foreign bribery. Internal investigations. Public scandal. Hefty fines. Prison. Doing business in a global economy isn’t supposed to be like this. But recently-published allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. covered up bribes in Mexico add to the considerable evidence that simple corruption is ingrained in the international business world. (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items...

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Aryaka's WAN Optimization-as-a-Service Expands to Brazil Responding to Customer Demand

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

MILPITAS, CA– – Spurred by strong customer pull, Aryaka, provider of the world's first cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, today announced its entry into Brazil to serve … (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items Facebook's Saverin looks East CS Deals Chief Boon Sim Heads to Temasek Landmarks unit signs MOU with Decennia...

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Singapore shines

April 26, 2012 | BUSINESS

The Sands SkyPark towers nearly 200m in the air, poised on three elegantly tapered towers, dominating the Singapore skyline. It's like a giant surfboard in the sky. (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items Facebook's Saverin looks East CS Deals Chief Boon Sim Heads to Temasek Landmarks unit signs MOU with Decennia Singapore More Business...

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Singapore Stock Market Poised To Extend Gains

April 25, 2012 | FINANCE

The Singapore stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen more than 45 points or 1.5 percent. The Straits Times Index finished just below the 2,975-point plateau, and now traders are looking for additional support when the market kicks off trade on Wednesday. ( read on here …...

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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-IEV Holdings up after contract win

April 25, 2012 | NEWS

Shares of IEV Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 10.3percent after the engineering company secured a two-yearcompressed natural gas (CNG) supply contract from PT UnileverIndonesia Tbk. IEV shares were up 8.1 … (read on…) – NEWS Related items STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS downgrades OKP to hold STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Up by midday, lifted by DBS STOCKS...

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