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This is worse than the SARs figures? of 30k? Anyone remembers? Retrenchments down sharply, unemployment stabilises in Q2 By 938LIVE/ Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 31 July 2009 1113 hrs Retrenchments down sharply, unemployment stabilises in Q2 SINGAPORE...

Hottest Oil Options Show 18% Drop as Demand Falls (Update3) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alexander Kwiatkowski May 26 (Bloomberg) -- After oil passed $60 a barrel for the first time in six months, the New York Mercantile Exchange’s fastest-growing options trade in July is for a 18...

By that time, PAP will CLAIM credit for it. :):( U.S. Recession May End Next Quarter, Business Economists Say Share | Email | Print | A A A By Shobhana Chandra May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. recession will probably end in the third quarter, a survey of business economists showed...

North Korea really have a N bomb afterall. By JEAN H. LEE, Associated Press Writer Jean H. Lee, Associated Press Writer – 32 mins ago SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test — a major provocation less than two...

Going thru all the news, all NEW cases in ASIA are people returing from USA or CANANDA. So what is the REAL figures? No one knows. But think about it, for every few thousand returing daily from USA, a new case, how many goes undetected? Or unknown? It is a pandamic, but WHO stop calling...

Hmmm.... Who is on the reaper's list next? SEOUL: Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun plunged to his death off a mountainside Saturday, police said, adding they were investigating a possible suicide. Roh, at the centre of a corruption probe, was rushed to hospital after the...

This is getting interesting. Why would he jump? WHO ELSE REALLY SAW HIM JUMP Student witnesses say David Widjaja did not slip and fall off By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 May 2009 2150 hrs Singapore: Day three of the coroner's inquiry into the death of...

Singapore has to address 3 potential divides when tackling crisis By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 May 2009 1528 hrs Photos 1 of 1 PM Lee gives a speech at the annual May Day rally Related News • Govt announces more programmes under SPUR to tackle...

What is the fate of SINGAPORE CASINO SANDS? Up for sale sooner or later? Macau Sands casino reportedly up for sale Posted: 27 April 2009 1355 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Aerial view of the construction site of Las Vegas Sands Corp. on the Cotai strip in Macau. (file...

Looks like CHina got more than economic problems to deal with this year. Pray for the best. Yahoo! Asia News Search Yahoo! News advertisement Wednesday February 11, 11:57 PM Dalai Situation "very tense", unrest possible in Tibet: Dalai Lama Photo: AFP Click to...

Report good things only? Still remember properties were snapped up upon launch in 2007/08. Nearly a quarter of units at new condo in Jurong West snapped up By Teoh Song Keng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 08 February 2009 1624 hrs SINGAPORE: Property prices may have dipped due to...

So he can cap the president and MP salary. And he is much cheaper than the LEE family. So much savings for singapore in a time of crisis. :) Obama imposes US$500,000 bailout salary cap Posted: 05 February 2009 0302 hrs WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a...

THE MINISTERS are no so big mouth to talk so much nonsense, and build better diplomatic ties with neighbours. Singapore can reduce a lot of stress on their male citizens and tax less on the citizens. Why there is so much fear of neigbhours? What happen to the saying " a good...

Any body make a guess? My guess is that they need more $$$ pumped into CPF to pay for their losses elsewhere. A reduction in rates will hurt the "income". Essentially, their point is to "save" themselves and "dont care" about the people whose jobs are on the line.

I cannot help but wonder how bad can singapore get. One thing for sure, it will get worse before getting better. US economy sheds 524,000 jobs in December; jobless rate hits 7.2% Posted: 09 January 2009 2141 hrs WASHINGTON : US employers shed a massive 524,000 jobs in...

PM Lee assures S'poreans they're not alone in coping with downturn By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 November 2008 1003 hrs No money to pump into local economy say so lah, becos you lost it all elsewhere and have to take from locals again. As usual. SINGAPORE: Prime Minister...

China's ethnic Mongolians hang on to identity by a thread Buzz Up Send Email IM Share Digg Facebook Newsvine del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Yahoo! Bookmarks Print By Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers Tim Johnson, Mcclatchy Newspapers – Thu Nov 13, 4:36 pm ET AP – Norway's...

READ THOSE HIGHLIGHT IN RED. Singapore News SNEF says there are jobs for fresh graduates in Singapore By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 November 2008 1846 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Related Videos SNEF says there are jobs for fresh...

Some brothers posted a thread asking if LV sands is in trouble, well, here it is. As reported. See the lines in red. Chips down for Asia gaming Posted: 19 October 2008 1509 hrs Photos 1 of 1 A croupier waits for customers at a table in The Four Seasons Hotel...

BIG DEAL!!, these 29k people can always go Genting right? THose who want to gamble will always find a way. 29,000 people to be automatically banned from Singapore's casinos By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 30 September 2008 1826 hrs SINGAPORE: Some 29,000...