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International Business Times, 30 Mar 2011Dealing with the government and private sector in countries Australia and Singapore were perceived to be the least tainted with corruption, a new survey made by Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.'s (PERC) latest Asian Intelligence report indicated.These two countries, figured prominently as the least of those with corrupt practices

CNNGo.com, 8 Mar 2011Professional women working overseas have rated Hong Kong and Singapore among the top places in the world to relocate to, results of a global survey released on the eve of International Women's Day show.The study was conducted by the recruitment agency Hydrogen Group and ESCP Europe among 2,637 professionals working in 85 different countries, with 91 percent of them working

The Times Of India, 1 March 2011Thai women topped the financial literacy index with score of 73.9, according to a Mastercard's Financial Literacy Index released today.Thailand is followed by New Zealand (71.3) and Australia (70.2). Also noteworthy were Vietnamese women, who took fourth place, with an overall Index score of 70.1 and Singapore cornered the fifth spot with a score of 69.4. Full

TopNews United States, 24 Feb 2011Recent figures have painted a worrying picture regarding the habit of smoking among Singaporeans. Apparently, smoking rates in the country have witnessed a significant increase to reach 14.3% from 12.6% over the past six years. The increase in average rates is worrying. However, the biggest cause of concern is the increase in the smoking rate for youngster. Full

DailyIndia.com, 17 Feb 2011Kuala Lumpur, Feb 17: A new survey has found that women from Singapore prefer to marry rich men. Singaporean women also hope to find men who earn more than them.The survey also showed that although more women are joining the workforce, they still regard family as important. They are willing to give up a career for the sake of their family, the Sin Chew Daily reported.

Astbury MarsdenSatisfaction levels among Singapore customers have declined over the past year, new figures have revealed.According to research from the Institute of Service Excellence at the Singapore Management University, consumers appear to be unsatisfied by the level of service they are currently receiving from those with finance jobs in Singapore, as the sector showed a fall from 2009 levels

People's Daily Online, 26 Jan 2011Maintaining strong family relationships is the top priority for most Singapore youths and they are also spending more time with their families in the internet era, a latest survey shows.Results of the National Youth Survey released on Tuesday show most youth rank "maintaining strong family relationships" as their most important life goal, which is followed by a

Gov Monitor, 12 Jan 2011Census of Population 2010 shows more singles among younger age groups and fewer children after marriage.Between 2000 and 2010, the proportion of singles among younger age groups has risen from 33 to 43 per cent for males, and 22 to 31 per cent for females.The number of childless women has risen significantly for women aged 30-39 years old, from 14 to 20 per cent.The number

CNBC.com, 11 Jan 2011WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hong Kong still tops Heritage/Wall Street Journal Index, but Singapore closes in; Rwanda earns "Most Improved" Though faced with continuing fiscal challenges, more countries embraced greater economic freedom than shied away from it last year, according to the latest Index of Economic Freedom, released today by The Heritage

People's Daily Online, 31 Dec 2010Singapore has emerged last in the latest Gallup poll of 128 countries on unaffordable housing, local media reported Friday.The global survey by polling agency Gallup covered 1,000 or more respondents in each country, and only 1 percent of Singaporeans said there had been times over the past 12 months when they did not have enough money to provide adequate shelter

Taipei Times, 20 Dec 2010Hong Kong and Singapore are the most investor friendly economies in the Asia-Pacific region, helped by effective governments, openness to trade and “generous tax breaks,” according to a survey by Vriens & Partners Pte.Hong Kong ranks first and Singapore second among 18 regional economies covered by the Singapore-based consulting company’s “Good Governance for

Medindia.net, 13 Dec 2010A Singaporean survey has discovered that most people always feel as if their mobile phones are ringing, when it's not.Sin Chew Daily reported that a random survey of 50 people found that some 80 percent of them suffered from the mobile phone syndrome. These folks would check their mobile phones incessantly to see if they were ringing or if there were any missed calls or

Gov Monitor, 7 Dec 2010Singapore students have fared very well in an international study conducted under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Out of 65 countries and economies that took part in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009, Singapore students ranked fifth in Reading, second in Mathematics and fourth in Science. Full

Foreign Policy, 30 Nov 2010SingaporeGopalan Nair: Nair, a former opposition politician, is known throughout Singapore's embattled blogosphere for his fierce promotion of human rights and blunt criticism of founding leader and current "minister mentor" Lee Kuan Yew. In September 2008, Nair was sentenced to three months in jail for defaming a judge in a blog entry.... Full story

Xinhua, 27 Nov 2010SINGAPORE, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A survey by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy found that more than 95 percent of Singaporeans agreed that they should care for their parents.More than 40 percent said that within the first five years of their working life, they intend to give 10 percent of their monthly income to their parents. Full story

Xinhua, 27 Nov 2010The rate of diabetes in Singapore has risen to a 12-year high, according to the latest national health survey.The national survey also found there are more smokers with a bigger rise among youths, and 16.3 percent of youths aged 16 to 29 years smoke daily in 2010, compared to 12.3 percent in 2004. Also, 14.3 percent of adults smoke daily in 2010, compared to 12.6% in 2004.

Gov Monitor, 23 Nov 2010Service sector optimistic about rise in turnover in the next six months. Commerce and transport – storage sectors less positive than before. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the services sector are the most optimistic about the near future. Full story

People's Daily Online, 22 Nov 2010Singaporeans emerged the most optimistic consumers in the region, according to the latest Asian Consumer Confidence Index conducted by InsightAsia, local media reported on Monday. The index rose 11 points to 137 in the third quarter, following a dip in Q2, .... Full story

FinanceAsia, 20 Sep 2010Singapore is one of the happiest places in the world, argues Dan Buettner at the CLSA Investor Forum in Hong Kong.Sharing his findings was writer Dan Buettner whose second book – Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way – describes the regions in the world where people are happiest. Science has established, explained Buettner, that where we live is the largest input

People's Daily Online, 15 Jul 2010A first-ever Quality of Death Index has put Singapore as Asia's second best place in the provision of end-of-life care, local media reported on Wedneday.The city-state ranked 18th after China's Taiwan, which occupied the 14th spot in the index of some 40 countries and regions, local TV broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported.In Asia, coming in close to Singapore