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S$2.3B in Loans for Singapore Companies
With effect from 1st December 2008, up to 124,000 local companies will benefit from the Singapore Government's enhancement of business financing schemes to support an extra S$2.3 billion in loans to help local ...
Singapore women ignorant about contraception
An annual survey shows that while fewer younger women were sexually active compared to those polled last year, their knowledge of the risks of unplanned pregnancies had dropped as well.
"Building" Entrepreneurs In Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) sneaks up on you. One minute you're winding through Singapore streets, and the next minute you're in the middle of its collection of old-ish institutional buildings and treed streets. Down one street, however, you don't want to miss a small collection of buildings housing the university's Enterprise Incubator.
Blame town councils only with hindsight
Mr Leong Sze Hian, president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, the town councils should not have invested in the structured products. But, he told The New Paper: 'You can't blame the town councils. If you look at the last seven years, every year the most sold product in terms of volume in Singapore was structured products. They were seen as capital guaranteed.'
Eggs cost more
Prices of eggs from Malaysia have risen in recent weeks, bucking a trend which has seen the cost of other staples like rice and wheat slide.
A $10m leg up for 3D film industry
The Government is setting up a fund of at least $10 million to support the growth of the 3D media industry. The fund will support content projects, 3D infrastructure, production and post-production facilities, as well as training initiatives for 3D film makers over the next two years.
Singapore ranked 16th most expensive shopping location in the world
Surveys showed that Singapore is the world's 16th most expensive shopping location, with prime retail space along Orchard Road going for US$405 per square foot. This is two places lower than 2007 largely due to escalating rental rates in other global markets.
Singapore Q3 GDP shrinks
Singapore's economy probably shrank last quarter as a manufacturing slump and easing demand for financial services drove the nation into its first recession since 2002, adding pressure on policy makers to stimulate growth.
Loo campaign targets S'poreans' bad habits
Singaporeans still need to improve their toilet etiquette, as many people continue to litter the floor and not flush after use. That is the feedback from the cleaners, professionals and toilet assessors my paper spoke to yesterday at the launch of the first Let's Observe Ourselves (Loo) campaign 2008-2010 at the Singapore Zoo.
Singapore economy forces Burmese home
Hundreds of Burmese migrant workers in Singapore have returned home due to the impact of the economic downturn, according to Burmese workers. A Burmese staffer at the Singapore airport said many migrant workers are returning to Burma because of the fall off in business, while others are not able to find a job, including engineers and technicians.
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