TOO MANY JOBS, TOO LITTLE TIME?

TOO MANY JOBS, TOO LITTLE TIME?
 
Youth Olympics 2010: Can S’pore deliver?
 
WITH many big projects underway, will our construction resources be strained?
 
By Elysa Chen
 
 
10 March 2008
 
WITH many big projects underway, will our construction resources be strained?
 
That possibility is worrying some in the industry.
 
By 2009, stage three of the Circle Line and the Marina Bay Sands [...]

Inflation erodes away bank savings

Inflation erodes away bank savings
 
Banks cut fixed deposit rates; but cautious investors stay liquid in face of market volatility
 
By SIOW LI SEN
 
(SINGAPORE) Cash-rich Singaporeans averse to risky alternatives are in an unhappy spot of having their savings eroded by inflation.
 
Not only is inflation clearly on the rise – it hit a [...]

Mandarin Oriental banks on luxury segment bookings trend

Mandarin Oriental banks on luxury segment bookings trend
 
By NISHA RAMCHANDANI
 
LUXURY hotel group Mandarin Oriental International Ltd says it may see weaker demand this year, particularly in the United States, though it should be bolstered by the limited supply of luxury hotels – its strategic focus – in certain cities.
 
While the US could see [...]

Transformation of Punggol River begins

Transformation of Punggol River begins
 
The $7.13-million project to create a reservoir park with man-made island will be ready by 2010.
Tania Tan
 
Sun, Mar 09, 2008
The Straits Times
 
WORK to transform the Punggol River into a scenic reservoir park, complete with a man-made island, got off the ground on Sunday.
 
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who [...]

10% of homes must pay for rewiring to get mio TV

10% of homes must pay for rewiring to get mio TV
 
The reasons: cables are too old or some private homes are too far from an exchange
 
By Alfred Siew
 
SOME private home owners who thought SingTel’s mio TV was their ticket to pay-TV programmes are up against the same obstacle that for years kept them out [...]

En-bloc deals and irritating financial agents

En-bloc deals and irritating financial agents
 
I REFER to Thursday’s letter, ‘Wooing en bloc residents: One bank does it right’ by Ms Lucy Chong Oi Peng. My family, too, has suffered harassment from all types of agents purporting to help us with our ‘problem’ of managing our finances.
 
On Thursday afternoon, two representatives of Manulife Financial [...]

Park in Orchard area? It’ll cost you even more

Park in Orchard area? It’ll cost you even more
 
Parking fees have gone up at 18 out of 20 malls, in one case by 36 per cent. -ST
Judith Tan
 
Mon, Mar 10, 2008
The Straits Times
 
THAT trip to shop or run errands on Orchard Road is setting back motorists more in parking charges nowadays.
 
A Straits [...]

Motorists will travel on brand new road into Sentosa

Motorists will travel on brand new road into Sentosa
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 March 2008 2103 hrs
 
SINGAPORE: Motorists driving into Sentosa from Tuesday will be travelling on a brand new road.
 
It will replace the current Gateway Avenue which will be closed to make way for the development of [...]

URA unveils plans to promote Ophir-Rochor corridor at MIPIM, Cannes

URA unveils plans to promote Ophir-Rochor corridor at MIPIM, Cannes
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 March 2008 1241 hrs
 
SINGAPORE- The Urban Redevelopment Authority has announced its plans for the Ophir-Rochor corridor.
 
The project is expected to be developed over the next ten to 15 years as part of plans to rejuvenate the Central [...]

KFH allows options for 97 Goodwood Residence units to lapse

KFH allows options for 97 Goodwood Residence units to lapse
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 March 2008 2007 hrs
 
SINGAPORE: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has allowed options to acquire 97 units of the high-end Goodwood Residence to lapse.
 
The deal would have been worth S$818 million for developer GuocoLand, which has said that Singapore’s property [...]