Category: Singapore
Singapore experiments with sky farms
With a population of five million crammed on a landmass of just 715 square kilometers, the tiny republic of Singapore has been forced to expand upwards, building high-rise [...]
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Public interest should come first in fare revisions: WP
Bus drivers need to be paid more and the profession needs to attract more Singaporeans, but the government “should not assume nor suggest that this cost increase must [...]
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ADB bullish on South-east Asia but not Singapore
Private consumption and investment are bolstering South-east Asian economies even as the rest of developing Asia is forecast to expand less than initially estimated, but [...]
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Singapore concerned over N Korea’s impending rocket launch
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) says it has been following reports that North Korea may be preparing to carry out a rocket launch with great concern. It [...]
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Singapore Air, Cathay fined over cartel
SINGAPORE Airlines and Cathay Pacific have copped fines totalling $23 million for their part in a global air cartel that included attempts by the Singaporean carrier to fix [...]
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Singapore wages may worsen fastest rich-world inflation: Economy
When dozens of Chinese bus drivers held Singapore’s first strike in 26 years last week, the island deported the perpetrators. Getting rid of the soaring prices that are [...]
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Singapore middle distillates supply increases to 14-month high
Middle distillates stockpiles in Singapore, Asia’s largest oil-trading and storage centre, climbed to the highest level in almost 14 months, according to a unit of the [...]
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Singapore Air cops fine for price fixing of meat exports
Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific have copped fines of $23 million between them for their part in a global air freight cartel, which included attempts by the Singaporean [...]
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Singapore wages may worsen fastest rich-world inflation
When dozens of Chinese bus drivers held Singapore’s first strike in 26 years last week, the island deported the perpetrators. Getting rid of the soaring prices that are [...]
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Singapore tops survey with world’s best infrastructure
Singapore has the world’s best infrastructure, according to a survey of 221 cities by consulting firm Mercer released Tuesday, using measures such as traffic [...]
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Olam spat strains Singapore’s politeness
Singapore is a polite sort of place. Taxi drivers are models of courtesy and an electronic voice wishes you “have a nice day” each time you top up your metro card [...]
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Activists slam Singapore crackdown on China strikers
Activists expressed outrage Wednesday over Singapore’s crackdown on Chinese bus drivers who staged the city-state’s first industrial strike in 26 years to demand [...]
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Singapore deports Chinese drivers over strike
Singapore authorities will deport 29 Chinese bus drivers and press criminal charges against five others for participating in a rare protest over wages, the city-state’s [...]
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Temasek backs Olam rights issue
Singapore staged a dramatic intervention in the battle between Olam and analyst Carson Block as its state investment agency, Temasek, swung behind a $750m rights issue by the [...]
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Singapore and Moscow A380 services launched
Emirates’ A380 destination list has grown past 20, with Singapore and Moscow joining the airline’s double-decker network. Emirates has the world’s largest [...]
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