Archive for the ‘Singapore’ Category
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
This year's CapGemini and Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report puts the number of millionaires in Singapore at 77,000, a rise of 15.3 percent over last year's number of 66,660.
India is still the country with the fastest growth in the number of its millionaires at 22.7 percent growth over 2006, with ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
What: Findpropertysg, a new online portal for Singapore property buyers and sellers. The site provides home owners, sellers and real estate agents DIY (Do-It-Yourself) marketing tools to gain more exposure online for their properties.
Who: Started by Alvin Tan and Laurent Ho, two 27 year-olds who work in IT-related industries. "We ...
Posted in Business, Internet, Singapore | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
What: The IBM Mobile Express, a retrofitted bus showcasing IBM's SME business IT solutions that will travel and make door-to-door visits to SME businesses islandwide.
When: 15 -24 May 2008
Why: “Many SMEs do not have the time nor the knowledge to get in touch with the latest technologies available in the ...
Posted in News, Singapore, Technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Who: Digital Concierge 2Go®, by Cellcity Pte Ltd
What: A local mobile digital concierge service - which includes a mobile application, WAP application and a website - that allows users access to useful information such as maps, a Yellow Pages directory, an entertainment guide, real-time flight information, weather forecasts and more. ...
Posted in Internet, News, Singapore, Technology | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Where? Geek Terminal, 55 Market Street, #01-01 Singapore 048941.
What? A cafe that combines the latest technology, free wireless and great coffee, perfect for the travelling road warrior or business executive looking for internet connectivity and cappucino. The latest Cisco Systems' Unified Communications System - featuring IP phones with voice and ...
Posted in Place, Singapore, Technology | 3 Comments »
Friday, December 21st, 2007
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Not only does Prima Deli continues to remain shut throughout this lucrative festive season as it cleans up over the salmonella poisoning incident, the local press is really not doing it any favours. In fact choice words, such as the Straits Times today calling it a "fiasco", is likely to ...
Posted in Crisis Management, Public Relations, Singapore | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
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Singapore saw one of its most serious food poisoning cases this year in when some 109 Singaporeans fell seriously ill recently after eating salmonella-laced chocolate cakes from local bakery chain Prima Deli.
Already, infuriated and worried consumers have been calling for boycotts and heavy fines on the company here in the Straits Times. ...
Posted in Crisis Management, Public Relations, Singapore | 1 Comment »
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
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Singapore's Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean (and ex-Minister for Education) made a speech at the recent Entrepreneur of the Year Awards held on 11 October, excerpted here by The Straits Times in an article entitled "Will more varsity grads mean fewer entrepreneurs". Â
Here's a comment he made that is food for thought:
"Our ...
Posted in Editorial Comments, Singapore | 5 Comments »
