Singapore Informer

May 17, 2013 2:27 PM [SINGAPORE/SYDNEY] State Grid Corp of China, the world’s largest state utility, has agreed to buy large stakes in Australian power companies from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in a deal that could be worth over A$ 5 billion (US$ 4.93 billion), as it searches overseas for higher-yielding assets.      Full News here [...]

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Wed 22 May Boyishly charming British singer Joe Brooks started out as a musician on Myspace at the age of 17, releasing two independent EPs and receiving the label … Full News here – Time Out Singapore RSS Feed

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Police have arrested a 48-year-old woman for alleged criminal breach of trust involving S$ 500,000 in cash. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore News

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SINGAPORE: Efforts to encourage food court patrons to embrace the tray return practice and culture is going big in Singapore — 17 major food court and fast food operators have committed to roll out tray return in their outlets at the launch of the T… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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Philstar.com, 18 May 2013 Expecting to see more new immigrants to Singapore as community leaders in the future, Singapore’s People’s Association is planning to induct more of them into the ranks of grassroots leadership, local TV Channel NewsAsia reported on Saturday. Currently, some 3,000 new immigrants are grassroots leaders. They make up nine percent of [...]

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May 18, 2013 1:12 AM MORE than 830 AXS machines around the island went down for about two hours yesterday. Since many people use the machines to pay bills and fines, the disruption, which affected all AXS devices, meant that payments could not be processed.      Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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May 18, 2013 1:12 AM GAZING out of an aeroplane window for the first time. Watching cars and houses spread out like toys far below.      Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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When Madam Rachel Low fell down at Cavenagh Road last Saturday, a passing cabby stopped his taxi and helped her. He even sent her to the hospital free of charge. Full News here – Stomp – Singapore Seen

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More than 900 people turned up for the First XI trials at Bishan Stadium on Saturday morning. MediaCorp Channel 5′s football reality series is back for a second season. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore News

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Singapore share prices ended flat on Friday, remaining resilient despite Wall Street’s dip overnight. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong has expressed confidence in the Lions’ new coach, Bernd Stange. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) picked the 65-year-old German as a replacement for Raddy Avramovic, who retired in December 2012. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore News

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To free up the energy grid, a pilot project targeted at commercial buildings has been launched to reward companies for cutting energy consumption during peak periods. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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May 18, 2013 12:41 AM CO.OPXTRA Plus, a new hypercash retail format store and the fruit of a joint venture between NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Limited (FairPrice) and Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives Limited (Saigon Co-op), officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.      Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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May 17, 2013 4:36 PM China Paper expects a loss in the March quarter, but needs more time to reconstruct its fiscal 2012 accounts after a fire and to report its latest quarter’s results, the paper manufacturer announced on Friday.      Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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May 14, 2013 1:21 AM WE initiate coverage on ThaiBev with a “buy”, TP: S$ 0.80, presenting 30 per cent total potential return upside. ThaiBev is a pure F&B company which offers investors an exposure and interesting play on the consumption trend in Thailand and the region.      Full News here – RSS Print – [...]

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