Singapore Informer

Singapore’s OCBC Bank has been named the world’s strongest bank for the second year running, in an annual ranking by Bloomberg Markets Magazine. Related Stories Car salesman who pocketed $240,000 jailed 15 monthsDiversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCPublic advised not to release animals [...]

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This Vesak Day, the public is reminded not to release animals into the wild. Related Stories Car salesman who pocketed $240,000 jailed 15 monthsDiversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s strongest bank for 2nd straight year

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Local constituencies may get the power to decide whether residents can keep certain kinds of pets in their Housing Board flats, as part of National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s push to involve people more in shaping their communities. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise [...]

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National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Wednesday addressed two questions many had been asking regarding the size and price of Housing Board flats. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s strongest bank for 2nd straight yearPublic advised not to release [...]

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The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has proposed to the National Wages Council (NWC) that workers be given a minimum dollar amount as an increment to their basic pay – instead of getting it as a one-off payment. The fixed dollar amount should be enough to offset the impact of inflation for low-wage workers, sources [...]

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Two recent corporate announcements by luxury developers SC Global Developments and Ho Bee Investment have highlighted how the high-end residential market has almost ground to a halt. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s strongest bank for 2nd straight yearPublic advised [...]

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Theatre actress Emma Yong, 36, has died after a prolonged battle with stomach cancer. Yong is best known for being one-third of the popular Dim Sum Dollies act. Related Stories Robinsons may move into The HeerenCar salesman who pocketed $240,000 jailed 15 monthsDiversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay [...]

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A victim of a road accident accepted a $435,000 offer of compensation from an insurance firm. But van driver Chua Chye Hee died two days before the insurer received his lawyer’s letter confirming acceptance. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s [...]

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Operational woes that have hit SMRT Corp in the last few months and led to a slide in its share price have prompted some analysts to suggest that the rail system could be nationalised. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s [...]

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Temasek Holdings is looking to pare its stake in two of China’s biggest banks, raising US$2.4 billion (S$3 billion) in the process. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s strongest bank for 2nd straight yearPublic advised not to release animals on [...]

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Listed companies here are being encouraged to become more transparent and accountable under a revised version of the Code of Corporate Governance. Related Stories Robinsons may move into The HeerenCar salesman who pocketed $240,000 jailed 15 monthsDiversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUC

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Preserving and developing the 26km Rail Corridor need not be rushed. This is the view of President Tony Tan Keng Yam who said on Wednesday: ‘This is not the sort of thing where you want to say, we have a master-plan, let’s build it in three years’ time and everything must fit into one common [...]

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Operational woes that have hit SMRT Corp in the last few months and led to a slide in its share price have prompted some analysts to suggest that the rail system could be nationalised. Related Stories Car salesman who pocketed $240,000 jailed 15 monthsDiversion of river yields gem of a chance’Give pay rise to beat [...]

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Archaeologists here are hoping to get the go-ahead to see long-buried artefacts in the bed of the Singapore River when one part of it is temporarily drained and diverted later this year. The diversion is to build an MRT tunnel beneath it, but Associate Professor John Miksic and his colleagues also see it as an [...]

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As a sales executive with Peugeot distributor AutoFrance, Hee Wan Pin helped customers to dispose of their old cars when they bought a new one. Related Stories Diversion of river yields gem of a chanceCould rail system be nationalised?’Give pay rise to beat inflation’: NTUCOCBC world’s strongest bank for 2nd straight yearPublic advised not to [...]

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