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Access control gates for the casino at Resorts World. Note segregation between foreigners and Singaporeans/Permanent Residents (PR).
(photo: Creative Commons / Jpatokal)
Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
The Star
| hungyee@thestar.com.my | PETALING JAYA: Genting Singapore PLC, which has been issued a licence for its casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), is expected to open its doors this week. | Managing director Justin Tan Wah Joo said in a statement yesterday that RWS, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary ...
Singtel  -  Singapore Telecom Company (ps1)
(photo: WN / patricia)
Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent
m&c
| Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent, from a year earlier. | On a quarterly basis, the number of SingTel mobile customers in the region g...
CordLife released cord blood to treat cerebral palsy, a medical first in Singapore
Malaya
| CordLife, homegrown cord blood banking leader, announced the release of a cord blood unit for the first time to treat a case of cerebral palsy in Singapore. | In this breakthrough medical procedure, the patient, two-year-old Georgia Conn, was infus...
Actress Christy Yow bares all for mag in Singapore
Newstrack India
| Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Actress Christy Yow, who played the legendary striptease Rose Chan in her new movie Mei Gui Xiang (The charming Rose) and acted in several Singapore Chinese dramas, has posed nude for a magazine in Singapore.  | Cour...
Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent
m&c
| Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent, from a year earlier. | On a quarterly basis, the ...
Samsung C&T wins Singapore LNG construction deal
The Guardian
* Samsung C&T beats 4 other bidders for engineering contract * LNG Terminal on track for early-2013 completion * Foster Wheeler to be project management consultant (Adds comments) By Seng Li Peng SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Korean builder Sams...
Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312/ER in Sydney, Australia
Public Domain / Maxim75
Travel uptick helps return Singapore Airlines returns to profitability
USA Today
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | SINGAPORE (AP) — said it posted a profit in the October-December period after two quarters of a losses as travel and t...
A Singapore Airlines aircraft is parked at the Hong Kong International Airport as seen on this December 20, 2009 file photo.
WN / Janice Sabnal
Singapore Airlines returns to profit in Q4
Syracuse
| (AP) - SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines Ltd. said it posted a profit in the October-December period after two quarters of a losses as travel and tourism began to recover. | The car...
Singapore Airlines
Creative Commons / alex-s
Singapore Airlines posts turnaround for last quarter of 2009
m&c
| Singapore - Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it had returned to profitability at the end of 2009 after two quarters of losses, and expected the recovery to continue on the back of...
Singapore rite looks painful, yet smiles abound
The Boston Globe
| SINGAPORE-These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion -- they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers in the...
Singapore Rite Looks Painful, Yet Smiles Abound
The New York Times
| Filed at 12:16 a.m. ET | SINGAPORE (AP) -- These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion -- they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year...
At Hindu festival in Singapore, body-piercings and grueling hike are a thing of joy
Hartford Courant
(AP) — These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion — they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers ...
Travel & Tours
Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312/ER in Sydney, Australia
(photo: Public Domain / Maxim75)
Travel uptick helps return Singapore Airlines returns to profitability
USA Today
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | SINGAPORE (AP) — said it posted a profit in the October-December period after two quarters of a losses as travel and tourism began to recover. | The carrier had a net profit in the fourth quarter of 404 million Singapore dollars ($286 million) compared to a profit of SG$337 million a yea...
Trade and Finance
Singapore - Economy - Inflation - Shoppers - Shopping.
(photo: WN / patricia)
Singapore's Expat Surge Fuels Economic Fears
Wall Street Journal
By PATRICK BARTA And TOM WRIGHT | SINGAPORE—For years, this rich city-state has marketed itself as one of the world's most open economies. | But as Singapore recovers from recession, its residents are questioning a key part of the country's economic model: its long-standing openness to foreigners. | Singapore has thrown open its doors to bank...



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