Posts Tagged ‘money’
More Graduates Join The Jobless Queue (The Star 6 Mar)
More graduates join the jobless queue http://thestar.com.my/columnists/sto...sightdownsouth Saturday March 6, 2010 More grads join jobless queue INSIGHT DOWN SOUTH By SEAH CHIANG NEE Singaporean white collar professionals are [...]
Bankers blow billions faster than gamblers (smh.com.au 4 Mar)
Bankers blow billions faster than gamblers WILLIAM PESEK March 4, 2010 The big buzz in Singapore is about the casinos beginning to dot the city-state. Singapore prefers to call them "integrated resorts." Gambling is what it is, [...]
Singapore: A Cheap Play On Asian Growth (Moneyweek)
By Cris Sholto Heaton Mar 01, 2010 "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative" is the most boring headline of all time, according to Newsweek magazine. But "Singapore's budget focuses on productivity" would surely give it a run for its money. The [...]
Singapore may take a decade to recoup its loss on UBS (Bloomberg 2 Mar)
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- It took the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. three days in 2007 to agree to prop up UBS AG, ailing from subprime losses. It may take a decade to recoup that investment of 11 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion). GIC, [...]
Nine Young Chinese Entrepreneurs To Watch (Forbes)
Entrepreneurs Nine Young Chinese Entrepreneurs To Watch Hannah Seligson, 02.28.10, 6:00 PM ET By 2015 there will be 500 million people under age 30 in China--roughly the population of the entire European Union. And they aren't [...]
How To Be A Billionaire (Forbes)
Leadership How To Be A Billionaire Shaun Rein, 02.17.10, 2:33 PM ET Have you dreamed of becoming a billionaire? Based on the response I've gotten to my recent article "Three Myths About Starting Your Own Business," many people have. They [...]
Public housing scales new heights in Singapore (Asiaone 24 Feb)
Public housing scales new heights in Singapore The Pinnacle has taken public housing to new heights in property-obsessed Singapore. Wed, Feb 24, 2010 AFP SINGAPORE - On a clear day, you can see Indonesia's Riau islands from the top of [...]
Ten Reasons Why PAP May Lose More Seats In The Next Election
I refer to the rumours of a forthcoming election in the near future. My fear is that if the ruling party calls a general election now they may lose a few more seats to the opposition based on the current environment. I have never met so many [...]
Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs (New York Times 21 Feb)
February 21, 2010 The New Poor Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs By PETER S. GOODMAN BUENA PARK, Calif. — Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with [...]
Prosperity Preachers Guilty of “Sanctifying” Materialism, Charges Theologian (Christian Post)
Prosperity Preachers Guilty of 'Sanctifying' Materialism, Charges Theologian The Christian Post It could be argued that material greed brought about the global financial recession and continues to bring other ills including profound dissatisfaction [...]
Thriving poker dens not worried about casinos (My Paper 17 Feb)
Thriving poker dens not worried about casinos More private properties are being rented to host home poker games, which can be illegal. -myp Wed, Feb 17, 2010 my paper OPERATORS of underground poker groups in private houses here are not [...]
Too early to assess impact of casinos
Feb 9, 2010 ECONOMIC WATCH Too early to assess impact of casinos By Derek da Cunha A NEW buzz is beginning in Singapore as legalised casino gambling takes off in the city state. Virtually overnight, Singapore's once staid image will [...]
The world’s biggest punter is Zeljko Ranogajec, and he’s an Australian (Daily Telegraph)
The world's biggest punter is Zeljko Ranogajec, and he's an Australian EXCLUSIVE by Nick Tabakoff From: The Daily Telegraph February 13, 2010 12:00AM Unassuming fellow ... punter Zeljko Ranogajec, during a walk around [...]
Australia axes 20,000 applications in migration clampdown (CNA 8 Feb)
Australia axes 20,000 applications in migrant clampdown Posted: 08 February 2010 1311 hrs SYDNEY: Australia on Monday axed 20,000 migrant applications in a major overhaul aimed at clamping down on foreign students gaining permanent residency [...]
Report on Singapore: Human Rights Watch
Report On Singapore: Human Rights Watch Posted by admin 21 January, 2010 Report on Singapore: Human Rights Watch Singapore’s legal framework continues to perpetuate an authoritarian state tightly controlled by the ruling People’s [...]
