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CCT decides to defer redevelopment of Market Street carpark By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 April 2008 2130 hrs SINGAPORE: CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) has decided to defer the planned redevelopment of the Market Street car park. In January 2008, CCT was granted an outline planning permission by urban planners to redevelop the [...]

NEWater wins second international award at Global Water Awards By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 April 2008 1752 hrs SINGAPORE: NEWater has received the Environmental Contribution of the Year award at the Global Water Awards 2008 in London. Organisers said the title is given to the best project, process, or organisation in the water industry, [...]

Singapore chosen as Best Seaport in Asia for 20th time By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 April 2008 2336 hrs SINGAPORE: The Port of Singapore has been chosen as the Best Seaport in Asia for the 20th time. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore received the international award on Tuesday evening at the 22nd [...]

GIC says world could be facing worst recession in 30 years By Ng Baoying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 April 2008 1311 hrs SINGAPORE: The world could be facing its worst recession in 30 years, said Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) Dr Tony Tan. He shared this [...]

12 sites to be made available for hotel development By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 20 April 2008 2235 hrs SINGAPORE: In the first half of this year, 12 sites will be made available for hotel development. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said these sites would potentially yield another 6,000 rooms which Singapore [...]

Online hawker food price guide to be introduced in May By Channel News Asia | Posted: 18 April 2008 2210 hrs SINGAPORE: An online hawker food price guide will soon be available to give customers a comparison guide. The guide, to be put up in May by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), will offer [...]

Rohde & Schwarz sets up first regional HQ in Singapore By Jonathan Peeris & Pamela Almeda, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 April 2008 2228 hrs SINGAPORE : Broadcasting and radio communications firm Rohde & Schwarz has said Asia will be the source of technological innovations in the future, and that is why it has set [...]

S$50m fund to boost product innovation for start-ups By Pamela Almeda, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 17 April 2008 2052 hrs SINGAPORE : SPRING Singapore is pumping in some S$50 million within the next five years to help start-ups develop and commercialise their original technology ideas. The Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme (TECS) was officially launched on [...]

Govt sets aside S$1m as seed money to develop sports media industry By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 16 April 2008 2157 hrs SINGAPORE : The government has set aside S$1 million as seed money to develop the sports media industry. The money will come from the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and the Media [...]

Surprise drop in retail sales   By Bryan Lee, Economics Correspondent RETAIL sales fell unexpectedly in February – the first time in seven months – as inflation hit 26-year highs and worries swirled about the health of the world economy.Shops, supermarkets and other retailers saw revenues dip 1.3 per cent from a year earlier, as [...]