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groundnotes, 27 Aug 2008 "In arguing for the rejection of the motion, PM Lee said that: “The vacancy does not affect the mandate of the government, nor its ability to deliver on its programmes and promises. The government’s mandate continues to run until the next general election is called, when the incumbent team will render account to the electorate.” (CNA, “Parliament rejects motion to fine-tune...
The Star Online, 28 Aug 2008 Singapore: Changes to the Legal Profession Act passed in Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday will now open up the hitherto protected legal sector to allow foreign firms more leeway to operate here. The presence of strong local and foreign law firms will strengthen Singapore’s reputation as the region’s legal services centre, said Law Minister K. Shanmugam. Read More Related...
Reuters, 28 Aug 2008, Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Citigroup said on Thursday it had no plans to cut staff in Singapore, denying a report in a local newspaper. "There are no specific plans to lay off staff in Singapore," Citi Singapore's head of corporate affairs Adam Rahman told Reuters in an email. Read More
Carmo&Ray go for a look around, sequel to Kevin&Perry go large and Cheech&Chong! There's bound to be a few good stories along the way with typical humour as seen on dude where's my car,keep logged in!
The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that it admitted the first local broker from the Republic of Singapore. UOB Bullion and Futures Limited, a subsidiary of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Limited, was connected on 18 August 2008 to the Singapore Access Point of Eurex.
Singapore - In a sale dispute turned ugly, the chairman of a Singapore condominium estate was released on bail Thursday after being arrested for gluing residents' doors shut, The Strait Times newspaper reported. Lee Kok Leong, 61, was believed to hav...
Reuters, 28 Aug 2008, Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Citigroup is planning to lay off as many as 200 people in its information technology department in Singapore, the Straits Times reported on Thursday citing sources in the bank. Read More
S ingapore Airlines Cargo has chosen Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to service its cargo revenue accounting back office processes. This multi million dollar contract will be effective for five years. SIA Cargo has had a relationship with TCS since 2004 when TCS was entrusted with the Airline's core critical back office revenue accounting processes. In the new agreement, taking into consideration TCS'...
There's another new happening in Priyan's life is the sound studio that he has built in Singapore. "My children Kalyani and Siddharth study in Singapore. So, I already have a home there. The sound studio was done for practical reasons. It will be of tremendous help to Indian ad-makers who had to go from Singapore to Hong Kong for sound mixing and dubbing. My studio provides them the sound facilities...
Asia Sentinel, 28 Aug 2008, Jed Yoong "Ethnic Chinese constitute about 77 percent of the 4.6million population while Malays comprise 14 percent. Malays have the highest fertility rate at 2.1 percent – right at the replacement rate – but the Chinese have the lowest, at 1.07 percent. The island republic has about 1 million foreigners. Although most are domestic helpers and construction workers from India,...