‘Current Economic News’ Archives
Singapore’s path to success worth studying
Aug 27, 2010, Straits Times Singapore's path to success worth studying By Lu Pin Qiang I BELIEVE many people would agree if one said Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was one of the most successful politicians in recent [...]
Model city Singapore shows symptoms of urban stress
On Wednesday 25 August 2010, 10:49 SGT http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news Flash floods along posh Orchard Road. Packed subway trains. Traffic gridlock in the morning and evening rush hours. Intensifying competition for public flats. What [...]
SMEs set to go on hiring drive
Aug 20, 2010 SMEs set to go on hiring drive Index measuring business sentiment rises in second quarter By Harsha Jethnani OWNERS of Singapore's vital small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are feeling more upbeat about their business [...]
Big bonuses to prevent accountants jumping ship
Aug 16, 2010 Big bonuses to prevent accountants jumping ship More demand for them in post-crisis financial sector By Jonathan Kwok THINGS are looking up for accountants when it comes to crunching the numbers in their own pay [...]
Singapore faces recession risk in second half of 2010
Singapore faces recession risk in second half of 2010 SINGAPORE, Aug 10 — Singapore faces the risks of an annualised contraction in its economy in the second half of 2010 due to a global slowdown but remains on course to be one of the world’s [...]
Top 100 Jobs In Singapore 2010
Top 100 Jobs In Singapore 2010 at Salary.sg – Your Salary in Singapore This is the 2010 edition of our very popular list of 100 best-paying jobs in Singapore. As with previous editions, this list is based on income data from the recently [...]
Singapore’s SM Goh reinvents “Singapore Dream”
Singapore's SM Goh reinvents "Singapore Dream" In keeping with the theme for the National Day Parade, SM Goh reinvents the 5 Cs for Singaporeans. -AsiaOne Sun, Aug 08, 2010 AsiaOne Singapore's Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, delived his [...]
Fresh graduates expecting $3000 starting pay this year
Higher salary expectations for fresh graduates this year Edvantage | Thu Aug 5 2010 Grads are expecting almost $3,000 as starting pay this year. With the economy doing better this year, salary expectations among entry-level [...]
Singapore: The Hottest (Little) Economy in the World
Singapore: The Hottest (Little) Economy in the World Read more: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2007470,00.html#ixzz0vOWtJQcF At 267 square miles (New York City is 301 square miles), Singapore is not on most people's minds. But [...]
Despite salary hikes, some still feel underpaid
Despite salary hikes, some still feel underpaid Finance, accounting and banking staff ready to switch jobs for better pay: polls By EMILYN YAP FINANCE, accounting and banking firms in Singapore were among the first in the region [...]
Complete Report – Dr Goh Keng Swee: Passing of a S’pore Titan (ST 15 May)
May 15, 2010 Passing of a S'pore titan Former DPM Goh Keng Swee was economic architect of Singapore and mentor to many By Chua Mui Hoong A SINGAPORE titan dies - and a nation mourns once more the passing of an era. Former deputy [...]
Hai Sing Catholic School Principal in Trouble: Popular with students
Gilbert: We have reliable information that the principal involved in the fraud case is from Hai Sing Catholic School in Pasir Ris. Top Singapore school principal in trouble (The New paper) He's popular with students but staff [...]
Dr Goh Keng Swee Passed Away At Age 91 This Morning (ST 14 May)
Goh Keng Swee was Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and finance minister. -- PHOTO: ST LIBRARY FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and Singapore's economic architect Goh Keng Swee died early on Friday morning after a long illness. He was [...]
World’s Highest Paid Politicians (MSN Money)
World's highest paid politicians 1. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore Annual salary: $2.75 million The highest-paid politician by a staggering margin, Lee Hsien Loong has often defended his extravagant salary. In a recent U.S. trip, [...]
Why PMETs’ Retrenchment Figures Rose Steadily From 2007-09?
RETRENCHMENT RETRENCHED WORKERS BY INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATIONAL [...]
