Singapore

  • Dec 31, 2003
  • 6 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Thai plans may ease congested strait

The Malacca Straits have long provided an important shipping route to East Asia from the Middle...

  • Dec 22, 2003
  • 6 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Elections to limit emissions accord

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded their ninth environmental summit on...

  • Dec 19, 2003
  • 7 min read

SINGAPORE: Dispute highlights labour reform imperative

The government is concerned that a dispute within one of the city-state's most prestigious...

Singapore
  • Dec 17, 2003
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2004: ASEAN remains bright spot for growth

Accelerating domestic consumption and improving US demand should enable a moderate increase in...

Asean
  • Dec 16, 2003
  • 7 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Rising markets slow corporate reform

Lack of corporate transparency was identified as a major cause of the 1997-98 Asian financial...

  • Dec 16, 2003
  • 1 min read

SINGAPORE: Unemployment rate reaches new high

The unemployment rate hit 5.9% at the end of the third quarter, the government said today.

Singapore
  • Dec 11, 2003
  • 7 min read

JAPAN/ASEAN: Tokyo keen to gain ground in ASEAN

The Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit opened in Tokyo today. Japan is increasingly concerned by...

Japan
  • Dec 10, 2003
  • 1 min read

SINGAPORE: SIA to launch 'no frills' carrier

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch a new budget airline, called Tiger Airways, next year,...

Singapore