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CHINA and Singapore on Thursday signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Beijing which will cut tariffs to zero for more than 85 per cent of Singapore exports when it comes into force in January. The signing of the FTA, the first to be concluded by China with an Asian country, was...

Mr. Tan, It suddenly struck me that I should share a nugget of the telephone conversation between my Financial Adviser and I which happened about 2 weeks ago. My FA had unwittingly revealed to me that, after Lehman Bros went bust, the financial institute she is attached to found out that...

STI down 4.5% at 3.20pm SINGAPORE shares continued its decline with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 86.35 points, or 4.5%, at 1,834.44. Up to 751 million shares exchanged hands. Losers beat gainers 363 to 104. Going to hit the floor soon!!! This is not a joke. Bear Run...

Lone bid rejected by URA THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has rejected the only bid submitted for a transitional office site at Mohamed Sultan Road as the price offered was too low. The lone bid of $4.65 million, which works out to $502.3 per sq m, was put in by RSP Architects...

OPPOSITION MP Low Thia Kiang wants the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to be more 'proactive' in dealing with investors who may have been mis-sold structured products. The call by the Hougang MP came after a detailed overview by Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang about the MAS...

New ERP gantry at Eunos Link; two gantries up charges By 938 LIVE | Posted: 20 October 2008 1506 hrs SINGAPORE: It will cost eastbound traffic more to pass through the ERP gantries at Marina South and on the slip road from Ophir Road during evening peak hours from next month. The...

STI opens 1.51% higher SINGAPORE shares opened higher with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 28.44, or 1.51 per cent, at 1,906.95. Up to 57.5 million shares exchanged hands. Gainers beat losers 86 to 49.

6000 Australians queuing up for free food in this Lucky Country at a local church which distributes free food on Fridays. Australians, the world's luckiest people, started queuing from 3 am. The bubble down-under has burst.Jobs have been lost. Unemployment soars.People can't afford much...

S'pore to guarantee all Singdollar, foreign currency deposits Posted: 16 October 2008 2015 hrs SINGAPORE: The Singapore government said it would guarantee all Singdollar and foreign currency deposits of individual and non-bank customers in licensed banks, finance companies and merchant...

I GOT THIS IN MY MAIL....ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU. Mr.Robert Trappitt Manager,National Westminster Bank Plc (Natwest Bank) London-UK Hello, My name is Mr. Robert Trappitt, I am the regional manager of the National Westminster Bank Plc (Natwest Bank) London U.K. I got your...

Once again after the financial massive bleed, Bush called for global effort to fight this WAR.... Sound so famililar and so cowboy-like after 911... You are with us or against us....this is not an American problem...this is a global problem....You are with us or against us....

KNN my auntie tried to contact her insurance agent and discuss about her life policies and other policies. She intends to terminate her policies. But the phone rings and rings and nobody picks up. This type of insurance agents also got! When you need them most, they all AWOL!!! KNN!!! What...

IN GOVERNING Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew sees no need to follow anyone's prescription on democracy. Instead, his focus is on what works. Speaking last Sunday on the CNN programme Global Public Square, Mr Lee said his goal is to keep Singapore a first-world oasis in a...