The Wishful Thinker ( World News To You ) » Singapore News http://www.thewishfulthinker.com Everything Beautiful In Life Is Worth Wishing For Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:25:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Singapore News – - Singapore Asia's top REIT market (Bangkok Post) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asias-top-reit-market-bangkok-post.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asias-top-reit-market-bangkok-post.php#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:50:51 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asias-top-reit-market-bangkok-post.php Singapore Asia's top REIT market (Bangkok Post)
Singapore has been rated as the best location in Asia-Pacific for real estate investment trust (REIT) potential for a second year.

Lee Kuan Yew warns Singapore must brace itself if escapee leaves (EARTHtimes.org)
Singapore -The city-state must brace itself for a return hit sometime if accused terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari has escaped to Indonesia, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew warned in a published report on Saturday. The alleged leader of the al-Qaeda-linke…

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asias-top-reit-market-bangkok-post.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore unveils high-tech underground arms storage facility (People's Daily) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-unveils-high-tech-underground-arms-storage-facility-peoples-daily.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-unveils-high-tech-underground-arms-storage-facility-peoples-daily.php#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:50:25 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-unveils-high-tech-underground-arms-storage-facility-peoples-daily.php Singapore unveils high-tech underground arms storage facility (People's Daily)
Singapore on Friday commissioned its first underground arms storage facility, the world's most modern one of its kind. Located at the old Mandai quarry, the Underground Ammunition Facility (UAF) is also the first large-scale undergr …

Lee Kuan Yew warns Singapore must brace itself if escapee leaves (EARTHtimes.org)
Singapore -The city-state must brace itself for a return hit sometime if accused terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari has escaped to Indonesia, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew warned in a published report on Saturday. The alleged leader of the al-Qaeda-linke…

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-unveils-high-tech-underground-arms-storage-facility-peoples-daily.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Australia: Socceroos To Play Singapore In Warmup For World Cup Qualifier (Sin Chew Jit Poh) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-australia-socceroos-to-play-singapore-in-warmup-for-world-cup-qualifier-sin-chew-jit-poh.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-australia-socceroos-to-play-singapore-in-warmup-for-world-cup-qualifier-sin-chew-jit-poh.php#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:30 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-australia-socceroos-to-play-singapore-in-warmup-for-world-cup-qualifier-sin-chew-jit-poh.php Australia: Socceroos To Play Singapore In Warmup For World Cup Qualifier (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australia coach Pim Verbeek plans to field a team mostly of domestic A-League players for an international friendly in Singapore four days ahead of the Socceroos next World Cup qualifying match against China.

Shakespeare plays in manga form now available in Singapore (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: Shakespeare classics are now available in a new art form Japanese manga. UK-based book publisher, SelfMadeHero, decided to combine Shakespeare with Japanese manga to attract more young people to gain knowledge on the classics.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-australia-socceroos-to-play-singapore-in-warmup-for-world-cup-qualifier-sin-chew-jit-poh.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore GP to release more seats for F1 from Monday (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-gp-to-release-more-seats-for-f1-from-monday-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-gp-to-release-more-seats-for-f1-from-monday-channel-newsasia.php#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:06 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-gp-to-release-more-seats-for-f1-from-monday-channel-newsasia.php Singapore GP to release more seats for F1 from Monday (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: Additional seats for the 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will be released in the coming weeks. From Monday, 10,000 grandstand seats situated at the Padang will be the first to be released.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-gp-to-release-more-seats-for-f1-from-monday-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Expats vote Singapore, Copenhagen top places: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news-2.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news-2.php#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:14:09 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news-2.php Expats vote Singapore, Copenhagen top places: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Asian expatriates have ranked Singapore as the best place to live in the world for its safe and clean environment, while Europeans chose Copenhagen, a survey showed on Tuesday.

TAIWAN CARRIER DENIES REPORTED DEAL WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Transport Taiwan's largest carrier denied a rumor Tuesday that Singapore Airlines (SGX:S55) plans to buy a quarter of its shares, which soared to a record high earlier in the day.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news-2.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Anwar attends seminar in Singapore (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-anwar-attends-seminar-in-singapore-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-anwar-attends-seminar-in-singapore-channel-newsasia.php#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:13:48 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-anwar-attends-seminar-in-singapore-channel-newsasia.php Anwar attends seminar in Singapore (Channel NewsAsia)
As campaigning for the general election on Saturday enters its last lap, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is taking a break from the hustings to attend a seminar in Singapore on Wednesday.

Singapore best place to live for Asian expats: survey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singapore is the best city in the world for Asian expatriates to live in due mainly to its quality of life and low crime rate, a survey released Tuesday by ECA International showed.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-anwar-attends-seminar-in-singapore-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Stocks May Rebound (Nasdaq) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-stocks-may-rebound-nasdaq.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-stocks-may-rebound-nasdaq.php#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:09:42 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-stocks-may-rebound-nasdaq.php Singapore Stocks May Rebound (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has been headed South for much of the past week, but now the Straits Times Index may be due for a positive bounce as a bit of bargain hunting could lift the index to the upside.

Singapore best place to live for Asian expats: survey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singapore is the best city in the world for Asian expatriates to live in due mainly to its quality of life and low crime rate, a survey released Tuesday by ECA International showed.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-stocks-may-rebound-nasdaq.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Expats vote Singapore, Copenhagen top places: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:09:20 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php Expats vote Singapore, Copenhagen top places: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Asian expatriates have ranked Singapore as the best place to live in the world for its safe and clean environment, while Europeans chose Copenhagen, a survey showed on Tuesday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-expats-vote-singapore-copenhagen-top-places-survey-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - TAIWAN DOES WELL AT SINGAPORE TRAVEL FAIR (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-taiwan-does-well-at-singapore-travel-fair-asia-pulse-via-yahoo7-finance.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-taiwan-does-well-at-singapore-travel-fair-asia-pulse-via-yahoo7-finance.php#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:12:57 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-taiwan-does-well-at-singapore-travel-fair-asia-pulse-via-yahoo7-finance.php TAIWAN DOES WELL AT SINGAPORE TRAVEL FAIR (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Singapore Nearly 3,000 people booked trips to Taiwan at an international tour exhibition in Singapore, a successful showing that was the result of an aggressive marketing campaign, a tourism industry representative said Monday.

Singapore Hot Stocks-NOL up on strong freight rates (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, March 4 – Shares of Neptune Orient Lines rose as much as 6.6 percent to S$3.23 with 2.5 million shares traded after NOL said it carried 17 percent more containers in the six weeks to Feb 8, compared with the same period a year ago, dealers said.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-taiwan-does-well-at-singapore-travel-fair-asia-pulse-via-yahoo7-finance.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore: Asian Bourses Plunge On US Meltdown Fears (Sin Chew Jit Poh) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asian-bourses-plunge-on-us-meltdown-fears-sin-chew-jit-poh.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asian-bourses-plunge-on-us-meltdown-fears-sin-chew-jit-poh.php#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:12:34 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asian-bourses-plunge-on-us-meltdown-fears-sin-chew-jit-poh.php Singapore: Asian Bourses Plunge On US Meltdown Fears (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
SINGAPORE: Asian bourses took a severe beating Monday (3 March), snuffing out faint investor hopes that the worst of the recent market turmoil was over.

PetroChina may build big Singapore refinery-paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, March 4 – China's top energy firm PetroChina is considering building a multi-billion-dollar refinery in Singapore, a local newspaper reported, allowing it to escape Beijing's fuel price controls.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-asian-bourses-plunge-on-us-meltdown-fears-sin-chew-jit-poh.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore-based artist's exhibition a hit in Shanghai (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-based-artists-exhibition-a-hit-in-shanghai-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-based-artists-exhibition-a-hit-in-shanghai-channel-newsasia.php#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:35:58 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-based-artists-exhibition-a-hit-in-shanghai-channel-newsasia.php Singapore-based artist's exhibition a hit in Shanghai (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : A Singapore-based artist is spreading his love for drawing to children in China. His hands-on exhibition in Shanghai proved to be such a hit that it had to be extended.

Top official says terror fugitive likely still in Singapore (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Authorities believe a top Muslim terror suspect has not managed to flee Singapore and have launched an investigation into how he escaped from a high-security prison, a senior government official said Sunday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-based-artists-exhibition-a-hit-in-shanghai-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Top official says terror fugitive likely still in Singapore (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-top-official-says-terror-fugitive-likely-still-in-singapore-ap-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-top-official-says-terror-fugitive-likely-still-in-singapore-ap-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:35:34 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-top-official-says-terror-fugitive-likely-still-in-singapore-ap-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php Top official says terror fugitive likely still in Singapore (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Authorities believe a top Muslim terror suspect has not managed to flee Singapore and have launched an investigation into how he escaped from a high-security prison, a senior government official said Sunday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-top-official-says-terror-fugitive-likely-still-in-singapore-ap-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Ochoa goes seven clear in Singapore (CNN.com) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-goes-seven-clear-in-singapore-cnncom.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-goes-seven-clear-in-singapore-cnncom.php#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:00:37 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-goes-seven-clear-in-singapore-cnncom.php Ochoa goes seven clear in Singapore (CNN.com)
World number one Lorena Ochoa is heading for a runaway victory at the HSBC Women's Champions after taking a seven-shot lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA tournament in Singapore.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-goes-seven-clear-in-singapore-cnncom.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore to deploy 50 men to Afghanistan (EARTHtimes.org) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-to-deploy-50-men-to-afghanistan-earthtimesorg.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-to-deploy-50-men-to-afghanistan-earthtimesorg.php#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:00:16 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-to-deploy-50-men-to-afghanistan-earthtimesorg.php Singapore to deploy 50 men to Afghanistan (EARTHtimes.org)
Singapore – Singapore plans to increase its presence in Afghanistan from 10 to 50 men this year, the armed forces said Saturday. Two 20-man teams will head to Oruzgan province south-west of the capital Kabul for three months each, providing health ca…

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-to-deploy-50-men-to-afghanistan-earthtimesorg.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore: Terror leader escapes from jail (USA Today) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-terror-leader-escapes-from-jail-usa-today.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-terror-leader-escapes-from-jail-usa-today.php#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:35:14 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-terror-leader-escapes-from-jail-usa-today.php Singapore: Terror leader escapes from jail (USA Today)
The Singapore government apologized Thursday for a rare security lapse after an Islamic terror group leader escaped from jail, triggering a massive manhunt across the island nation for a man who walks with a limp.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-terror-leader-escapes-from-jail-usa-today.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Ochoa takes one-stroke lead after first round in Singapore (Sports Illustrated) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-takes-one-stroke-lead-after-first-round-in-singapore-sports-illustrated.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-takes-one-stroke-lead-after-first-round-in-singapore-sports-illustrated.php#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:34:55 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-takes-one-stroke-lead-after-first-round-in-singapore-sports-illustrated.php Ochoa takes one-stroke lead after first round in Singapore (Sports Illustrated)
SINGAPORE (AP) — Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa began her season by firing six birdies to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the inaugural $2 million HSBC Women's Champions tournament on Thursday.

Singapore hunts for fugitive terror suspect (CNN.com)
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporean security forces searched Thursday for an escaped terror suspect who allegedly plotted to crash a plane into Singapore's airport, authorities said.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-ochoa-takes-one-stroke-lead-after-first-round-in-singapore-sports-illustrated.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Chartered buys Hitachi fab in Singapore (EETimes) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-chartered-buys-hitachi-fab-in-singapore-eetimes.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-chartered-buys-hitachi-fab-in-singapore-eetimes.php#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:08:06 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-chartered-buys-hitachi-fab-in-singapore-eetimes.php Chartered buys Hitachi fab in Singapore (EETimes)
In a move to expand its capacity, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. has acquired Hitachi Ltd.'s 8-inch fab in Singapore for $233 million in cash.

Singapore budget disappoints on income tax (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Feb 15 – Singapore unveiled a budget on Friday that unexpectedly left personal income tax steady and offered no immediate remedy to rein in inflation at a 25-year high.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-chartered-buys-hitachi-fab-in-singapore-eetimes.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Airshow to highlight Airbus-Boeing battle for orders (International Herald Tribune) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airshow-to-highlight-airbus-boeing-battle-for-orders-international-herald-tribune.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airshow-to-highlight-airbus-boeing-battle-for-orders-international-herald-tribune.php#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:07:49 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airshow-to-highlight-airbus-boeing-battle-for-orders-international-herald-tribune.php Singapore Airshow to highlight Airbus-Boeing battle for orders (International Herald Tribune)
The Singapore show offers a way for plane makers to get orders from the fast-growing Asia-Pacific aviation industry.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airshow-to-highlight-airbus-boeing-battle-for-orders-international-herald-tribune.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - American medical society names award after Singapore surgeon (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-american-medical-society-names-award-after-singapore-surgeon-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-american-medical-society-names-award-after-singapore-surgeon-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:08:51 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-american-medical-society-names-award-after-singapore-surgeon-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php American medical society names award after Singapore surgeon (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE : A Singapore surgeon has had an award named after her by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-american-medical-society-names-award-after-singapore-surgeon-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Burhan Gafoor appointed Singapore s next Ambassador to Portugal (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-burhan-gafoor-appointed-singapore-s-next-ambassador-to-portugal-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-burhan-gafoor-appointed-singapore-s-next-ambassador-to-portugal-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:08:36 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-burhan-gafoor-appointed-singapore-s-next-ambassador-to-portugal-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php Burhan Gafoor appointed Singapore s next Ambassador to Portugal (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : Singapore has appointed Mr Burhan Gafoor as its next Ambassador to Portugal.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-burhan-gafoor-appointed-singapore-s-next-ambassador-to-portugal-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore and Japan s Kagoshima prefecture to boost cooperation (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news-2.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news-2.php#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:47:38 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news-2.php Singapore and Japan s Kagoshima prefecture to boost cooperation (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : Onsen (hot spring) and spa services in Japan s Kagoshima prefecture: these are among several initiatives discussed at the biennial Singapore Kagoshima conference.

SOXAL Develops Key Hydrogen Business In Singapore (ThomasNet)
Singapore is the world third-largest center of oil refining and, in the frame of Kyoto Protocol, has committed itself to contributing to the environment. Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide Pte Ltd (SOXAL), a fully owned subsidiary of Air Liquide, has signed a long term contract to supply hydrogen to Neste Oil's Renewable Diesel plant in Singapore. In order to meet Neste Oil's industrial gas …

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news-2.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore and Japan s Kagoshima prefecture to boost cooperation (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:47:35 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php Singapore and Japan s Kagoshima prefecture to boost cooperation (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : Onsen (hot spring) and spa services in Japan s Kagoshima prefecture: these are among several initiatives discussed at the biennial Singapore Kagoshima conference.

Singapore's DBS to announce new CEO in Feb-sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Jan 16 – Singapore's DBS Group will name its new chief executive next month, banking sources told Reuters, four months after its former CEO Jackson Tai announced his resignation.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-and-japan-s-kagoshima-prefecture-to-boost-cooperation-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Tickets to Singapore Airshow now on sale (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia.php#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:38:15 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=728 Tickets to Singapore Airshow now on sale (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : Tickets to the inaugural Singapore Airshow are now on sale. They are priced at S$20 for adults and S$8 for children. They can also call the Global Ticket Network at 6334-4222.

Singapore s first artificial rugby pitch opens at St Andrew s School (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : Singapore s first artificial pitch for rugby officially opened at the St Andrew s School on Friday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Tickets to Singapore Airshow now on sale (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:38:13 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=727 Tickets to Singapore Airshow now on sale (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : Tickets to the inaugural Singapore Airshow are now on sale.

China Eastern-Singapore Tie-Up Rejected (Washington Post)
HONG KONG — A bid by Singapore Airlines for a stake in China's third-largest carrier was rejected by shareholders Tuesday in a battle with a Chinese rival that highlights intense competition in a fast-growing aviation market.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tickets-to-singapore-airshow-now-on-sale-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-singapore-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore's GIC builds stake in British Land (FT.com via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-gic-builds-stake-in-british-land-ftcom-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-gic-builds-stake-in-british-land-ftcom-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:42:26 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=680 Singapore's GIC builds stake in British Land (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
The Singapore government has quietly built a large stake in British Land in a sign that investors could be returning to the battered UK commercial property market.

Iran takes second gas oil cargo from Singapore (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE, Jan 10 – National Iranian Tanker Company has confirmed the booking of a second Long Range clean petroleum tanker to move a mid-January gas oil cargo from Singapore to Iran, traders and shipbrokers said on Thursday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-gic-builds-stake-in-british-land-ftcom-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore: Oil Prices Steady Near US$96 A Barrel After Decline In Previous Session (Sin Chew Jit Poh) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-oil-prices-steady-near-us96-a-barrel-after-decline-in-previous-session-sin-chew-jit-poh.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-oil-prices-steady-near-us96-a-barrel-after-decline-in-previous-session-sin-chew-jit-poh.php#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:42:25 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=679 Singapore: Oil Prices Steady Near US$96 A Barrel After Decline In Previous Session (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
SINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady Thursday (10 Jan) in Asia after falling overnight on a U.S. government report that the country's stockpiles of gasoline grew last week.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-oil-prices-steady-near-us96-a-barrel-after-decline-in-previous-session-sin-chew-jit-poh.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore's Fortune REIT names new CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-fortune-reit-names-new-ceo-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-fortune-reit-names-new-ceo-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:31:09 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=652 Singapore's Fortune REIT names new CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 – Singapore-listed Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust , which owns malls in Hong Kong, said on Monday it has appointed Stephen Chu as its new chief executive officer.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-fortune-reit-names-new-ceo-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Air China, Singapore Airlines brace for fight over China Eastern (AFP via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-air-china-singapore-airlines-brace-for-fight-over-china-eastern-afp-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-air-china-singapore-airlines-brace-for-fight-over-china-eastern-afp-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:31:08 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=651 Air China, Singapore Airlines brace for fight over China Eastern (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Air China and Singapore Airlines were bracing Monday for a crucial meeting that may determine who gets a key stake in China Eastern and a dominant role in the hugely lucrative skies around Shanghai.

China Eastern shareholders could vote down Singapore deal (Market Watch)
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Shareholders of China Eastern Airlines are expected to vote on Tuesday against the airline's proposal to sell a minority stake to the Singapore Airlines-Temasek duo, after a rival Chinese airline made a conditional offer to buy the stake at a higher price.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-air-china-singapore-airlines-brace-for-fight-over-china-eastern-afp-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore leaders send condolences to Thai leaders (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-leaders-send-condolences-to-thai-leaders-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-leaders-send-condolences-to-thai-leaders-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:28 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=548 Singapore leaders send condolences to Thai leaders (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE : Singapore s leaders have sent their condolences to Thailand s leaders following the death of Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

8000 Inc. Unveils Cannonball 8000 Singapore Rally in Association with FHM Singapore and ESPN Star Sports (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
8000 Inc (Pink Sheets:EIGH), owners of the Cannonball 8000 brand today unveil details of the brand new Cannonball 8000 Singapore Event, in association with FHM Singapore and ESPN Star Sports Channel.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-leaders-send-condolences-to-thai-leaders-channel-newsasia-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Airline bid hits trouble (CNN.com) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airline-bid-hits-trouble-cnncom.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airline-bid-hits-trouble-cnncom.php#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:27 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=547 Singapore Airline bid hits trouble (CNN.com)
HONG KONG, China (AP) — The Singapore Airlines bid to buy a 24 percent stake in China Eastern Airlines for 7.2 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$923.8 million) appeared in trouble Wednesday after a major shareholder criticized the deal as unfair.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airline-bid-hits-trouble-cnncom.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Market Closes Higher On Bargain Hunting (Nasdaq) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-market-closes-higher-on-bargain-hunting-nasdaq.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-market-closes-higher-on-bargain-hunting-nasdaq.php#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:47:14 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=477 Singapore Market Closes Higher On Bargain Hunting (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Monday, Singapore shares finished the last trading session of the year higher on bargain hunting in banking and property stocks. The market traded half-day today and will be closed tomorrow for the New Year holiday.

Singapore not aiming for control of UBS: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Singapore government, which recently bought a 9 percent stake in UBS, does not aim for operational control over the Swiss bank, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-market-closes-higher-on-bargain-hunting-nasdaq.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore healthcare leaders forge strong new links with the Middle East (AME Info) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-healthcare-leaders-forge-strong-new-links-with-the-middle-east-ame-info.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-healthcare-leaders-forge-strong-new-links-with-the-middle-east-ame-info.php#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:47:13 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=476 Singapore healthcare leaders forge strong new links with the Middle East (AME Info)
Opportunities for partnership between healthcare providers in the Middle East and pioneering public and private medical organizations in Singapore are stronger than ever, with new links being formed across the region, according to experts set to visit the region.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-healthcare-leaders-forge-strong-new-links-with-the-middle-east-ame-info.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Marina Bay Singapore Countdown to feature more community involvement (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-marina-bay-singapore-countdown-to-feature-more-community-involvement-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-marina-bay-singapore-countdown-to-feature-more-community-involvement-channel-newsasia.php#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:36:15 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=369 Marina Bay Singapore Countdown to feature more community involvement (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : The Marina Bay Singapore Countdown Party is back for the third time. And this year, volunteers from over 100 community groups are taking part to make sure that it will be an even more meaningful event.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-marina-bay-singapore-countdown-to-feature-more-community-involvement-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - STATS ChipPAC yet to decide on delisting from Singapore Exchange (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-stats-chippac-yet-to-decide-on-delisting-from-singapore-exchange-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-stats-chippac-yet-to-decide-on-delisting-from-singapore-exchange-channel-newsasia.php#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:58:27 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=332 STATS ChipPAC yet to decide on delisting from Singapore Exchange (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: STATS ChipPAC said it has yet to make a final decision on whether to delist from the Singapore Exchange. The chip-tester said Friday in a statement that it is still considering the move.

Police Nab Three Myanmar Nationals Swimming To Singapore (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 28 (Bernama) — Marine police last night caught three Myanmar nationals as they were swimming across the Straits of Johor from Lido beach here to Singapore.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-stats-chippac-yet-to-decide-on-delisting-from-singapore-exchange-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Police Nab Three Myanmar Nationals Swimming To Singapore (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-police-nab-three-myanmar-nationals-swimming-to-singapore-malaysian-national-news-agency-bernama.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-police-nab-three-myanmar-nationals-swimming-to-singapore-malaysian-national-news-agency-bernama.php#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:51:52 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=302 Police Nab Three Myanmar Nationals Swimming To Singapore (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 28 (Bernama) — Marine police last night caught three Myanmar nationals as they were swimming across the Straits of Johor from Lido beach here to Singapore.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-police-nab-three-myanmar-nationals-swimming-to-singapore-malaysian-national-news-agency-bernama.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Hot Stocks-Resource shrs up on high palm oil prices (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-hot-stocks-resource-shrs-up-on-high-palm-oil-prices-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-hot-stocks-resource-shrs-up-on-high-palm-oil-prices-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:23:15 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=263 Singapore Hot Stocks-Resource shrs up on high palm oil prices (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 28 – Shares of plantation plays Wilmar International and Golden Agri-Resources surged to fresh highs as global palm oil prices continued to rise, dealers said.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-28 02:36 GMT: Singapore shares lower on US economic concerns, Bhutto assassination – UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) – Singapore shares were lower in early trade Friday, tracking the decline on Wall Street after fresh economic data pointed to more weakness in the US economy and the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto raised geopolitical concerns.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-hot-stocks-resource-shrs-up-on-high-palm-oil-prices-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Tourist arrivals, hotel rates at record highs in Singapore: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tourist-arrivals-hotel-rates-at-record-highs-in-singapore-official-afp-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tourist-arrivals-hotel-rates-at-record-highs-in-singapore-official-afp-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:12:07 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=238 Tourist arrivals, hotel rates at record highs in Singapore: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singapore received a record number of visitors last month but hotel rates were also at fresh highs, the city-state's tourism authorities said Wednesday.

Singapore share prices close flat (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE – Singapore share prices closed flat on Thursday in lacklustre trading in a holiday-shortened week, dealers said. The main Straits Times Index was 0.11 percent or 3.99 points higher at 3,477.2.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-tourist-arrivals-hotel-rates-at-record-highs-in-singapore-official-afp-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Merrill Lynch gets a lifeline from Singapore (International Herald Tribune) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-merrill-lynch-gets-a-lifeline-from-singapore-international-herald-tribune.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-merrill-lynch-gets-a-lifeline-from-singapore-international-herald-tribune.php#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:41:58 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=141 Merrill Lynch gets a lifeline from Singapore (International Herald Tribune)
Merrill Lynch became the latest Wall Street bank to get financial help from a foreign government, agreeing to sell $5 billion of new stock to an investor from Singapore and a smaller stake to a domestic firm.

Singapore Hot Stocks-Biosensors soars on EU approval (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 – Shares of Biosensors International Group rose as much as 18.6 percent to six-week high of S$0.86 with 15 million shares traded after the heart-stent maker said it expects to get European regulatory approval for its Biomatrix heart stents by late January.

Singapore, Taiwan trade barbs over U.N. referendum (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Singapore and its close informal ally Taiwan traded barbs this week over a Taiwan referendum asking voters about United Nations membership, with Singapore calling the move "provocative" and "irresponsible."

Singapore's Manufacturing Output Drops 1.5% On Year In November (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Singapore's manufacturing output fell 1.5% on year in November as expansion in some clusters were partially offset by contraction in others, the Economic Development Board, or EDB, said Wednesday. In October, production slightly grew 0.9%.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-merrill-lynch-gets-a-lifeline-from-singapore-international-herald-tribune.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore's Temasek sees strong growth in Merrill (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-temasek-sees-strong-growth-in-merrill-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-temasek-sees-strong-growth-in-merrill-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:41:57 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=140 Singapore's Temasek sees strong growth in Merrill (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 – Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, which has taken a $4.4 billion stake in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , said on Wednesday it sees strong growth potential in the U.S. brokerage firm.

Merrill Lynch gets a lifeline from Singapore (International Herald Tribune)
Merrill Lynch became the latest Wall Street bank to get financial help from a foreign government, agreeing to sell $5 billion of new stock to an investor from Singapore and a smaller stake to a domestic firm.

Singapore Hot Stocks-Biosensors soars on EU approval (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 – Shares of Biosensors International Group rose as much as 18.6 percent to six-week high of S$0.86 with 15 million shares traded after the heart-stent maker said it expects to get European regulatory approval for its Biomatrix heart stents by late January.

Singapore's Visitor Arrivals Increase In November (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Singapore's visitor arrivals increased 4.6% year-on-year in November to 837,000 visitors, the Singapore Tourism Board showed in a report Wednesday.

Singapore Airlines extends CEO's contract to end 2010 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 – Singapore Airlines announced Wednesday a new three-year contract for chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng.

Car makers lift Tokyo, banks stronger in Singapore (Market Watch)
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks traded mixed Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei tilting higher on gains in automotive shares such as Toyota Motor Corp, while Singapore's Straits Times Index also rose, lifted by gains in financial stocks such as DBS Holdings Group.

Singapore, Taiwan trade barbs over U.N. referendum (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Singapore and its close informal ally Taiwan traded barbs this week over a Taiwan referendum asking voters about United Nations membership, with Singapore calling the move "provocative" and "irresponsible."

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapores-temasek-sees-strong-growth-in-merrill-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Airlines extends CEO's contract to end 2010 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airlines-extends-ceos-contract-to-end-2010-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airlines-extends-ceos-contract-to-end-2010-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:41:56 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=139 Singapore Airlines extends CEO's contract to end 2010 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 – Singapore Airlines announced Wednesday a new three-year contract for chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng.

Singapore's Visitor Arrivals Increase In November (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Singapore's visitor arrivals increased 4.6% year-on-year in November to 837,000 visitors, the Singapore Tourism Board showed in a report Wednesday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-airlines-extends-ceos-contract-to-end-2010-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore fund may sink $5 billion into Merrill Lynch (El Paso Times) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-fund-may-sink-5-billion-into-merrill-lynch-el-paso-times.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-fund-may-sink-5-billion-into-merrill-lynch-el-paso-times.php#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:03:13 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=70 Singapore fund may sink $5 billion into Merrill Lynch (El Paso Times)
NEW YORK — Singapore's state-owned investment fund is mulling over a $5 billion investment in Merrill Lynch & Co., according to a report Friday, potentially providing the nation's biggest brokerage with much-needed cash amid billions of dollars in credit losses.

Singapore Stocks Likely To Continue Rise (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – After days of choppy trade, the Singapore stock market appears ready to regain 3,400 points when the Straits Times Index opens for business on Monday. The market will be closed Tuesday for the Christmas holiday before re-opening on Wednesday.

Singapore recruiting foreign workers for neighbourhood patrols (EARTHtimes.org)
Singapore – Foreign workers are joining neighbourhood patrols in Singapore following complaints of rowdy and drunken behaviour by newly arrived counterparts, police said Monday. The new programme followed the conversion of old residential blocks into…

Singapore to spend 1.4 billion US dollars to expand port (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singapore is set to spend two billion dollars (1.41 billion US) to increase its port's annual capacity by about 40 percent, a newspaper reported Saturday.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-24 01:35 GMT: Strong tourist arrival targets expected to buoy Singapore's hotel sector (Interactive Investor)
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) – Hotels in Singapore have enjoyed brisk business this year and are expected to continue to perform strongly as the government lines up a series of developments to meet its target of attracting 17 million tourist arrivals by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2006.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-fund-may-sink-5-billion-into-merrill-lynch-el-paso-times.php/feed 0 Singapore News – - Singapore Hot Stocks-DBS, ST Engineering in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-hot-stocks-dbs-st-engineering-in-focus-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/singapore-news/singapore-news-singapore-hot-stocks-dbs-st-engineering-in-focus-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:03:13 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=71 Singapore Hot Stocks-DBS, ST Engineering in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 – DBS Group Holdings may be in focus on Monday after the bank said it did not subscribe to the rights shares offered by Thailand's TMB Bank .

Singapore Stocks Likely To Continue Rise (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – After days of choppy trade, the Singapore stock market appears ready to regain 3,400 points when the Straits Times Index opens for business on Monday. The market will be closed Tuesday for the Christmas holiday before re-opening on Wednesday.

Merrill May Turn to Singapore Fund for Cash Help (Washington Post)
NEW YORK — Singapore's state-owned investment fund is considering a $5 billion investment in Merrill Lynch, according to a report Friday, potentially providing the nation's biggest brokerage firm with much-needed cash as it deals with billions of dollars in credit losses.

Singapore increases port handling (Calcutta News)
Singapore intends spending about two billion dollars to increase its port's annual capacity by about 40 percent.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-24 01:30 GMT: Singapore shares open higher on Wall Street's gains, window dressing (Interactive Investor)
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) – Singapore shares opened firmer Monday as fund managers picked up blue chips to boost their their portfolios during the last trading week of 2007, taking their cue from Wall Street's gains Friday.

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SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) – Singapore shares opened firmer Monday as fund managers picked up blue chips to boost their their portfolios during the last trading week of 2007, taking their cue from Wall Street's gains Friday.

Singapore Hot Stocks-DBS, ST Engineering in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 – DBS Group Holdings may be in focus on Monday after the bank said it did not subscribe to the rights shares offered by Thailand's TMB Bank .

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-24 01:35 GMT: Strong tourist arrival targets expected to buoy Singapore's hotel sector (Interactive Investor)
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) – Hotels in Singapore have enjoyed brisk business this year and are expected to continue to perform strongly as the government lines up a series of developments to meet its target of attracting 17 million tourist arrivals by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2006.

Merrill May Turn to Singapore Fund for Cash Help (Washington Post)
NEW YORK — Singapore's state-owned investment fund is considering a $5 billion investment in Merrill Lynch, according to a report Friday, potentially providing the nation's biggest brokerage firm with much-needed cash as it deals with billions of dollars in credit losses.

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