Malaysians among world’s most bigoted, survey shows May 17, 2013 An attendee holds a sign protesting racism during a rally in Petaling Jaya May 8, 2013. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― Malaysians are among the least racially-tolerant people in the world, according to a survey by Swe...
Singapore police crack down on Malaysians behind Merlion Park demo May 11, 2013 SINGAPORE, May 11 — The group of Malaysians who protested at the Merlion Park on Wednesday have landed in trouble with the police here, with nine of them issued conditional warnings for “actively participa...
Returning Malaysians from Singapore seen as ‘significant’ in Sunday’s polls By Ida Lim May 04, 2013 Close fights such as that in Kluang may be decided by voters returning from the Lion City. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng JOHOR BARU, May 4 ― The return of Malaysian voters living and worki...
Ghani Othman takes Gelang Patah fight to Singapore BY MOHD FARHAN DARWIS May 02, 2013 Abdul Ghani is taking his election campaign to Singapore today. — File pic JOHOR BARU, May 2 — With only three days left in a race fast turning against his favour, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman will take ...
Singapore firms to wait and see ahead of GE13 April 23, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — A number of Singapore companies with businesses here are said to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude ahead of the 13th general election although they remain optimistic about prospects in Malaysia. Th...
From boom to blowing bubbles — Devadas Krisnadas April 15, 2013 APRIL 15 — Singapore’s property market has been framed as a success story. Prices have moved inexorably up since 2005 despite several rounds of cooling measures. The intervention of cooling measures is indicative that the...
Malaysia’s March palm stocks fall to 7-month low, prices may rise April 10, 2013 Malaysia is the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil. — Reuters file pic SINGAPORE, April 10 — Malaysia’s palm oil stocks dropped to their lowest in seven months as exports outpaced weak output gro...
High-rollers from China make Singapore casinos see red April 10, 2013 More gamblers are skipping town without paying their debt. In Singapore, gambling debt is considered a civil, not criminal, issue, so gamblers who fail to pay will not be arrested. — Reuters pic SINGAPORE, April 10 ...
As Bitcoin virtual currency soars, bubble fears do too April 08, 2013 PARIS, April 8 — Some call it the most famous pizza purchase in history: In May 2010, a programmer called Laszlo asked an online forum if anyone would buy him a couple of pies in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins, an exp...
The future of glasses-free 3D? April 07, 2013 The film can render stereoscopic 3D content without the need for 3D glasses.—Picture by violetblue /shutterstock.com SINGAPORE, April 7 — A new nano-engineered filter can be applied to the display of any smartphone or tablet, converting it...
Can Singapore be a Seattle? — Richard Hartung April 04, 2013 APRIL 4 — Around the time of Singapore’s independence, Seattle was viewed more as a backwater than a leading city in the United States. The two biggest corporate titans were perhaps Weyerhaeuser, in the very low-tech lumber ...
Time again to review abortion laws — Tan Seow Hon April 01, 2013 APRIL 1 — It was nearly 40 years ago that Singapore liberalised its abortion laws. These recently made the news again when several Members of Parliament, during the Committee of Supply debate last month, called for adopt...
Alliance Bank wins awards in South Korea, Singapore March 22, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Alliance Bank (M) Bhd has been named the “Best Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Bank” in Asia Pacific, Gulf region and Africa for 2013 by The Asian Banker at the Excellence in Retail Financial Ser...
Singapore denies claims it facilitates tax evasion March 22, 2013 Screenshot of one of the scenes in the video clip where a lawyer made a claim that Singapore facilitates tax evasion in Malaysia. SINGAPORE, March 22 — The government has rubbished claims made in an online video about c...
The 4Rs the Singapore Conversation needs — Yeo Lay Hwee March 21, 2013 MARCH 21 — In the midst of the Singapore Conversation, the debates on the Population White Paper and now the Committee of Supply debates, I would like to raise a few points that I feel have not been sufficiently di...
Economists raise Singapore 2013 GDP growth outlook to 2.8pc, says MAS survey March 20, 2013 A visitor speaks to security officers at the building of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in Singapore February 21, 2013. — Reuters pic SINGAPORE, March 20 — Singapore’s economy will l...
Singapore is new ‘Switzerland’ for investors to dodge taxes, says Malaysian lawyer UPDATED @ 08:33:18 PM 19-03-2013 BY DEBRA CHONG ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR March 19, 2013 A screengrab from the Global Witness video showing a man identified as Alvin Chong. KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Singapor...
What will make Singapore a world arts hub — Sundaram Tagore March 18, 2013 MARCH 18 — Singapore’s art scene is a post-modern experiment, in that the government has helped to jump-start it. And when the government moves, it is at lightning speed. In March last year, it announced that i...
Palm oil drops to 1-week low as soybean weakness persists March 13, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 13 — Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest in more than a week today as weakness persisted in overseas soybean markets, although traders said easing palm oil output should provide some ...
Palm oil flat as hopes for lower stocks offset USDA data March 11, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 11 — Malaysian palm oil futures were flat today, as expectations for lower palm oil stocks in the country offset a slightly bearish US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report last week. The USDA r...
SE Asia stocks stronger; Philippines, Indonesia at new peak March 08, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 8 — Southeast Asian stock markets ended firmer today, taking cues from Asian peers, as gains in US stocks and forecast-beating Chinese exports data boosted investor sentiment for the region’s r...
Singapore-backed Australand confirms takeover interest March 05, 2013 MELBOURNE, March 5 – Property developer Australand Property Group, which is controlled by Singapore-based CapitaLand, said today that several parties had expressed an interest in buying all or part of the company. A...
Singapore varsities move up in world reputation rankings March 05, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 5 — The reputations of local universities have risen among academics again, according to the 2013 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released this morning. The National University of...
SE Asia Stocks: Most weak; Indonesia, Singapore lead losses March 04, 2013 BANGKOK, March 4 – Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell today, with stocks in Indonesia and Singapore each sliding around one per cent led down by banking and commodities shares and large caps as the broader...
Offshore funds send won, Singapore dollar below support; broad slides seen March 04, 2013 An employee of a money changer counts US dollar notes for a customer, as Indonesian rupiah is seen in the background, in Makassar January 31, 2013. — Reuters pic SINGAPORE, March 4 — The South Ko...
Chye Seng Huat Hardware: Coffee anyone? By Kenny Mah March 04, 2013 The coffee bar logo. – Pix by CK Lim SINGAPORE, March 4 – The historical Jalan Besar neighbourhood is pretty quiet on Sundays. The rows of post-colonial shophouses have settled into a relative calm after a week of rel...
SingTel, Amdocs open joint development centre in Israel March 04, 2013 RA’ANANA, Israel, March 3 — Singapore Telecommunications and Amdocs, a software provider for telecom companies, have opened a development centre in Israel as part of SingTel’s investment in new technology. SingTel ...
Ex-convict turns life around with NUS law degree March 03, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 3 — Darren Tan has become the first student with a criminal past to be admitted to the NUS law school, Singapore’s The Sunday Times reported today. The 34-year-old, who has spent more than 10 years of his...
Owning a car in Singapore could cost S$1.6m over the years March 03, 2013 A woman walks among Toyota Motor Corp cars at the company’s showroom in Tokyo February 5, 2013. Singaporeans are facing the prospect of increasingly exorbitant costs if they want to own a car, The Sunday Times r...
Earth Hour says campaign spreads to 50 countries March 02, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 2 – A campaign by global environmental movement Earth Hour to get promises of action from individuals and organisations has spread to at least 50 countries, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Andy Rid...
