News Highlights Saturday 2 February 2008

The Business Times

Rental market watchers home in on key figures
Launch delays, construction bottlenecks may lead to lower home completions than thought


The Business Times

Spore needs an A Team at helm: MM Lee
Nation's most critical challenge is risk of losing its talent pool (Read also Set's Major task to find next 'A Team' from small talent pool)


The Straits Times

Tang Shan keen to woo Singapore's investors
Chinese city unveils vision for major economic growth 31 years after devastating quake


The Straits Times

Spore can be Asia's global city
(Speakers at Singapore Perspective 2008 conference) identified three key ingredients in winning this crown: being very cosmopolitan, having world-class amenities, and possessing good government support.
(Read also BT's Singapore's future role remains an 'open question')


The Straits Times

Population growth 'not a expense of quality of life'
Ministers say health care, the environment will be taken care of even as country grows