Oil giant Shell has partially restarted its 500,000 barrels-per-day Singapore refinery, just over two weeks after a fire broke out at a pump room... more
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell will temporarily shut its Singapore chemical complex in about a week following a fire that forced the closure of the largest refinery in the world... more
UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel says he has the support of his board despite the rogue trading scandal that cost the Swiss bank $2.3 billion and prompted calls for tougher regulation of risky investment bank practices... more
Manchester United boosted its plans to float shares in Singapore with figures showing it made record operating profits last year after a huge increase in commercial revenues... more
Investment banks Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase have been brought in as extra advisers to Manchester United ahead of its $1 billion (£606 million) flotation on the Singapore stock market... more
Internet bosses vote to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes
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Las Vegas is set to be knocked down to third place among the world's gambling capitals this year according to casino executives meeting in the Far East. Its place will be taken by Singapore... more
466 passengers on the Qantas Airbus A380 forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore this month were 'very lucky' it did not explode in mid-air, killing everyone on board, aerospace experts said... more
Tests uncover oil leaks in three Rolls-Royce engines on Qantas’s grounded Airbus A380s, as engineers try to find the cause of an engine failure on board one of the carrier’s jets... more
The economic recovery in Asia looked even more assured today after Singapore said it will expand next year now that it has pulled out of the deepest recession since independence in 1965... more
Formula One looked in fine fettle at the stunning night-time grand prix in Singapore but the worry lines are always more apparent in the cold light of day... more
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