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Other budget carriers may have reason to worry with operations reportedly starting in April. Singapore Airlines' low-fare long-haul carrier is said to commence with one Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

It will be built and completed in Bukit Panjang within the next three years.

HSBC expects the country’s growth to ease in the coming quarters as exports and industrial production are declining.

Order flows potentially await contractors that provide civil engineering, construction, equipment rental and/or structural steel works services.

The residential site at Jalan Loyang Besar / Pasir Ris Rise attracted 13 bids, but the highest was more than 10% lower than a neighbouring site.

This as the fire caused Shell to cancel the lifting of 4 million barrels of crude.

Force majeure has been declared on customers after the blaze at Bukom which shut down Shell’s 500,000 barrels-a-day refinery.

The blaze had been extinguished but those with respiratory problems are advised to avoid the western part of Singapore near Bukom.

The fire at the company’s largest refinery continues on Thursday but is under control.

One proposal is to require FMCs to put in place a risk management framework over their fund management operations.

USD-SGD saw what an analyst described as “something of a breakdown” during the middle of 2011.

The announcement is in line with HDB's latest policy of large launches to reduce odds of disappointment for applicants.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will determine the appropriate regulatory action upon assessment of the investigation’s outcome.

Mr Lee Hsien Loong said every Singapore child will be given the means to achieve his potential and fulfill his goals through an improved education system.

Not back to pouncing form yet, Tiger Airways recommenced Australian operations with significantly reduced capacity.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is keen to protect the financial system from illegitimate funds amidst the US and Europe’s tax evasion crackdown.