Singapore

  • Sep 27, 2006
  • 5 min read

JAPAN: Landmark accord lets in foreign labour

By allowing special access to Philippine nurses and care workers, Tokyo has enlarged the...

Japan
  • Sep 7, 2006
  • 6 min read

SINGAPORE: Entrepreneurs are needed to boost growth

Minister Mentor Lee Kwan Yew yesterday said that foreign workers were essential for economic...

Singapore
  • Aug 29, 2006
  • 1 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Indonesia lobbies against risk rating

The Indonesian shipping industry yesterday urged Lloyds Market Association to remove the...

Indonesia
  • Aug 23, 2006
  • 6 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Freight fees pose economic risk

Littoral states say they can no longer solely underwrite security costs in respect of the Malacca...

  • Aug 21, 2006
  • 2 min read

SINGAPORE: Population boost needed to fuel growth

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday warned that sustained long-term economic growth of 3-5%...

Singapore
  • Aug 9, 2006
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SINGAPORE: Government raises annual growth forecast

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday upgraded the national economic growth forecast for the...

Singapore
  • Aug 8, 2006
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INDONESIA: Singapore backs Riau economic zones

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held talks in Singapore on August 6 on the implementation of...

Indonesia
  • Aug 8, 2006
  • 2 min read

SINGAPORE: LNG terminal will be built

The government yesterday announced plans to build the country's first liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Singapore