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Australia and Singapore vow to improve scientific collaboration

Australia and Singapore vow to improve scientific collaboration

Leading public research institutions sign agreements to support joint research projects and platforms for scientific exchange.

KhattarWong appoints Gurbachan Singh as Managing Partner

With over 34 years of experience, Mr Singh is regarded as one of Singapore's leading tax lawyers.

Now lawyers can’t touch your conveyancing money

New measures say it should be deposited into specialized accounts.

94% of Singaporean companies don’t trust the accuracy of their contact data

And guess what is the top reason cited for this lack of trust?

Singapore’s hiring expectations drop 5% in Q3 2011

And guess what is the number 1 reason managers are quitting?

At your service: Government allots $84m to boost service excellence

This is after 7,800 establishments and 183,000 workers were said to have benefited from Customer-Centric Initiative projects.

SingPost acquires 20% stake in Shenzhen 4PX Express

The RMB 60 million or approximately S$12 million acquisition was made through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Quantium Solutions International.

Fitch warns corporate communication is not the same as corporate governance

Fitch takes into consideration various factors, ranging from systemic country issues, to issuer-specific management and board effectiveness.

Ernst & Young appoints Max Loh as Country Managing Partner

Max Loh will also be holding the position of Managing Partner for Asean Sub-Area, which spans 14 geographic markets.

Fraud in Singapore doubled

Incidents of fraud have doubled and the amount involved has gone up to $6.5 m.

Singapore now third most ‘moved to’ country in the world

The country ranks up four places, coming in just behind the US and the UK.

Jones Day appoints Carolyn McNabb as one of its counsels

With Ms. McNabb's appointment, Jones Day's Singapore investment funds practice now has five lawyers, making it one of the largest and most...

ICPAS’s Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee names Yeoh Oon Jin chairman

ICPAS aims to bring in fresh talents to AASC that would inject new ideas and represent diverse segments of the profession via its new members.

Boss, you're killing me!

Singaporeans complain more about work life balance than rest of Asia.

LinkedIn opens AP headquarters in Singapore

The businessman’s ‘facebook’ boasts 540,000 members in Singapore from a working population of more than 1million.