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Registration opens for 3 more MOE kindergartens 15 Apr 2013 | 08:10 pm
Registration for places at three more Ministry of Education (MOE) pilot kindergartens sited at Blangah Rise, Farrer Park and Tampines started Monday.
DISH Network offers $25.5b for Sprint Nextel 15 Apr 2013 | 08:07 pm
US satellite-television provider DISH Network launched a $25.5 billion takeover offer on Monday for Sprint Nextel, topping the $20 billion bid from Japan's SoftBank.
Singapore sets up joint healthcare technology laboratory 15 Apr 2013 | 08:00 pm
To help public hospitals transform patient care, Singapore now has its first healthcare technology laboratory.
K-Green Trust posts EPU of 0.51 cents in Q1 15 Apr 2013 | 07:57 pm
K-Green Trust posted an earnings per unit (EPU) of 0.51 cents in the first quarter, representing a 8.9 per cent contraction from the previous EPU of 0.56 cents.
Cycling: Britain's Chris Hoy to announce retirement this week 15 Apr 2013 | 07:40 pm
Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy is expected to announce his retirement this week, Britain's domestic Press Association news agency said on Monday.
Local businesses feeling optimistic about Q2: D&B study 15 Apr 2013 | 07:28 pm
Local businesses are feeling more upbeat about the second quarter of the year, reversing a downward trend seen in the first quarter of 2013 -- this is according to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Singapore's l...
A-REIT posts 13.2% drop in Q4 net income 15 Apr 2013 | 07:08 pm
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust posted a 13.2 per cent drop in net income in its 4th quarter compared to the previous quarter -- this comes as the business and industrial REIT saw borrowing cost...
BBC refuses to back down in row over North Korea film 15 Apr 2013 | 07:04 pm
The BBC refused to back down on Monday in a row with the London School of Economics over an undercover film about North Korea made by a journalist posing as one of the prestigious university's student...
Geo Energy Group signs agreement to acquire fifth mine concession 15 Apr 2013 | 06:56 pm
Indonesian coal mining specialist Geo Energy Group has signed a conditional sales and purchase agreement to acquire a fifth mine concession.
Keppel Offshore & Marine secures US$226m rig order 15 Apr 2013 | 06:43 pm
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a US$226 million rig order through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS). The order for a jackup rig came from Singapore-listed Falcon Ener...
