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SPH-owned Paragon’s attempt to get free creative pitch from advertising agencies described as a ‘farce’ by key industry players

Mumbrella Asia, 22 Sep 2014Paragon, which is owned by Singapore Press Holdings and located on the citystate’s shopping district of Orchard Road, sent out a creative tender for branding and promotions work that tasks agencies to send in ten pieces of creative by the middle of next month for no pitch fee.The tender stipulates thatContinue reading “SPH-owned Paragon’s attempt to get free creative pitch from advertising agencies described as a ‘farce’ by key industry players”

Singapore makes it easier for Chinese companies with dodgy corporate governance to list in SGX

Bloomberg, 21 Sep 2014Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) is forecasting an end to a two-year hiatus for Chinese listings after regulators made it easier for companies from Asia’s biggest economy to sell shares in the city-state. After a flurry of Chinese companies known as the S-chips listed in Singapore in 2007, IPOs dried up as debtContinue reading “Singapore makes it easier for Chinese companies with dodgy corporate governance to list in SGX”

Singapore Overtaking Mumbai for India Futures With Longer Trading Hours, Influx of Cheaper South Asian Traders

Bloomberg, 21 Sep 2014Singapore is overtaking Mumbai as the biggest market for Indian stock-index futures, a sign of foreign investors’ growing influence over equities in the world’s second-most populous nation.The CHART OF THE DAY shows open interest, or the number of outstanding contracts, for CNX Nifty Index futures on the Singapore Exchange Ltd. climbed 55Continue reading “Singapore Overtaking Mumbai for India Futures With Longer Trading Hours, Influx of Cheaper South Asian Traders”

Heng Swee Keat admits Lee Kuan Yew’s birthday photo was photoshopped to mask the mysterious "glare" on the background

Hardwarezone Forum, 19 Sep 2014 Education Minister Heng Swee Keat has responded to online queires about the “strange” photo of MR Lee Kuan Yew’s 91st birthday which he first uploaded this week.The photo, pictured above, showed Mr Lee Kuan Yew and several of his close staf members celebrating his birthday but netizens were confused asContinue reading “Heng Swee Keat admits Lee Kuan Yew’s birthday photo was photoshopped to mask the mysterious "glare" on the background”

PAP’s two-time loser Desmond Choo abandons Hougang, joins Tampines GRC to seek back-door entry into Parliament

Hardwarezone Forum, 18 Sep 2014SINGAPORE – The People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate who twice lost in election bids in the Hougang single-seat ward appears unlikely to contest there for a third time.This is because Mr Desmond Choo, 36, has been named as the second adviser to grassroots organisations in Tampines East, a ward in TampinesContinue reading “PAP’s two-time loser Desmond Choo abandons Hougang, joins Tampines GRC to seek back-door entry into Parliament”

Vietnam authorities investigating BreadTalk for gutter oil

Talkvietnam.com, 16 Sep 2014Vietnamese authorities are investigating several international food companies operating in the country after Taiwanese authorities put them on a list of customers buying illegally-recycled cooking oil.The list includes the Bakery Cafe outlet, owned by Maxim’s Group. A representative of Maxim’s Group admitted that in the past they have bought oil from ChangContinue reading “Vietnam authorities investigating BreadTalk for gutter oil”

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