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In print this week
Mind the gap
SINGAPORE (Jan 25): In July 2018, The Edge Singapore published a special report on CEO remuneration, which detailed the pay packets of CEOs in Singapore-listed companies.
January 25, 2019
In print this week
Singapore's education system needs to stop rewarding parentocracy
SINGAPORE (Jan 11): Education in Singapore has long pivoted on the principles of meritocracy and equality of opportunity. The narrative is that upward mobility is achievable through hard work within the formal education system.
January 11, 2019
In print this week
Trouble in paradise for Singapore's policymakers as economic slowdown sets in
SINGAPORE (Jan 11): The headwinds of geopolitical stresses, market turbulence and policy uncertainties in the major global economies are no friend to small, open and trade-dependent Singapore.
January 11, 2019
Property
Property markets from Hong Kong to Sydney join global downturn
(Jan 7): Asia is finally succumbing to the global property slowdown that’s jolted homeowners and investors from Vancouver to London, with markets in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia showing fresh signs of softening.
January 07, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore's manufacturing output increased 7.6% in Nov
SINGAPORE (Dec 26): Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 7.6% in November on a year-on-year basis, reported the Economic Development Board (EDB) on Wednesday.
December 26, 2018
In print this week
Singapore and Malaysia's new old relationship
SINGAPORE (Dec 17): It is probably safe to say now that Dr Mahathir Mohamad has not changed his attitude towards Singapore. And, for as long as he is prime minister of Malaysia, bilateral relations between the two countries are likely to be rocky.
December 14, 2018
Property
Singapore to slow residential land sales as curbs crimp demand
SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Singapore will slow the government sale of residential land sites in the first half of 2019 because supply has spiked and demand has cooled after the imposition of further property curbs.
December 06, 2018
Singapore-Malaysia spats
Malaysia's tiff with Singapore escalates with war of words
(Dec 6): Malaysia’s tiff with neighbouring Singapore over air space and port waters is escalating, a sign of renewed bickering not seen in years. First came Malaysia saying on Tuesday it wants to retake airspace in Johor from neighbouring Singapore in s
December 06, 2018
Singapore economy
As Singapore enters twilight of Lee era, ruling party prepares for change
SINGAPORE (Nov 27): Modern city-state Singapore is a predictable place: it's hot and humid every day, unabashedly pro-business, immaculately clean – no chewing gum anywhere – and the government is usually run by a Lee.
November 27, 2018
Disruption and Digitalisation
Singapore malls try big gambit before online shopping catches on
(Nov 24): Online shopping in Singapore is lacklustre even after Amazon Inc debuted its Prime service in mid-2017. The island’s malls are trying hard to keep it that way.
November 25, 2018