‘Current Economic News’ Archives
Gleeful about Singapore (Today 28 Dec)
Gleeful about S'pore Updated 11:35 AM Dec 28, 2009 by Liang Dingzi AN OVERSEAS friend sent me a clip of a new musical series called Glee currently airing on American TV. There is a reference to Singapore in the words mouthed by one of the [...]
The Singapore Solution (National Geographic Magazine)
The Singapore Solution How did a sleepy little island transform into a high-tech powerhouse in one generation? It was all in the plan. By Mark Jacobson If you want to get a Singaporean to look up from a beloved dish of fish-head [...]
Jobless recovery for semiconductors (ST 22 Dec)
THE outlook for the underperforming semiconductor industry is looking up for next year, but the turnaround is unlikely to generate much hiring. Top industry executives from around the world told a survey team that they expect 'a relatively [...]
A Year of Trials and Triumphs (ST 19 Dec)
Dec 19, 2009 BATTLES OF 2009 A year of trials and triumphs If you imagine the Singapore scene as a boxing ring, what would you say were the biggest matches to enthrall, excite and exasperate Singaporeans this year? Today, we review 2009 - in five [...]
Position of Regional Administrator (Sponsor a Job)
Regional (Asia Pacific & Japan) Administrator based in Singapore Reporting To: Partner Sales Director Shared Resource Between OEM Sales Management Team & Channel & Marketing Manager PRIMARY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Basic [...]
List of Top 50 free applications for Windows (The Best Article)
List of Top 50 free applications for Windows Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:38 AM PST Written by Nidhi Are you tired of buying utilities or renewing license to your utilities on your already expensive Windows system? Here is a list of 50 such [...]
List of Top 50 free applications for Windows (The Best Article)
List of Top 50 free applications for Windows Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:38 AM PST Written by Nidhi Are you tired of buying utilities or renewing license to your utilities on your already expensive Windows system? Here is a list of 50 such [...]
Expats like life here; mixing with locals, less so (Today 15 Dec)
Expats like life here; mixing with locals, less so 05:55 AM Dec 15, 2009 SINGAPORE - When it comes to giving expatriates a feel-good experience, Singapore has all the crisp processes and hardware - from the ease of setting up a utilities [...]
Has PAP rule led to apathy? (ST 11 Dec)
Singapore Home > Singapore > Story Dec 11, 2009 Has PAP rule led to apathy? Youth Wing debates issue with great fervour By Zakir Hussain & Rachel Chang PROJECT engineer Alex Tan did not mince his words as he blamed [...]
Playing the China card (Sunday Times 6 Dec)
Invest Home > Invest > Story Dec 6, 2009 small change Playing the China card Spooked by S-chips? There are other ways to gain exposure to the fast-growing mainland market By Goh Eng Yeow Spotting a promising firm and [...]
From rank outsider to public guardian: Philip Jeyaretnam (ST 4 Dec)
Insight Home > Insight > Story Dec 4, 2009 From rank outsider to public guardian Tongues wagged when Mr Philip Jeyaretnam was sworn in as a member of the Public Service Commission. Has he been co-opted by the Government? Is it not at [...]
Foreigners for skilled service jobs must clear English test (ST 3 Dec)
Mr Wan (far right) with his coursemates, his Taiwanese waitress colleague Sophia Lu, 23 and Chinese national Zhou De Jun, a houseman at the Ritz-Carlton. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG Dec 3, 2009 Foreigners for skilled service jobs must clear [...]
Asset bubbles all over Asia: UN economist (ST 1 Dec)
Money Home > Money > Story Dec 1, 2009 Asset bubbles all over Asia: UN economist They may burst if short-term capital flowing in pulls out By Fiona Chan GOVERNMENTS have been urged by a top United Nations economist to [...]
Key findings: Singapore workforce survey 2009 (Asiaone 30 Nov)
Key findings: Singapore workforce survey 2009 Unemployment rose to 5.9 per cent. -AsiaOne Mon, Nov 30, 2009 AsiaOne These are the key findings from the comprehensive Labour Force Survey conducted in mid-2009 by the Ministry of Manpower's [...]
Fears of a double-dip? The Dubai crisis (Today 28 Nov)
Fears of a double-dip? Dubai revelations raise fears of sovereign debt default, spook investors 05:55 AM Nov 28, 2009 DUBAI - Worries of a double-dip global recession are being fanned, as world markets and oil prices on Friday fell with [...]
