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.
