Russia S.Korea Singapore sign nanotechnology cooperation deal

Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum broadens investment in the Asia Nanotechnology Fund, which was set up last September by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology (RUSNANO), the Singaporean Economic Development ...

Chit fund scam Sudipta Sen cash trail may lead to Singapore Bangkok

probe to foreign shores. According to sources, FIU may seek the help of the international Egmont Group sharing financial information across member countries to spot money laundering. The Centre had set up the FIU-IND in November 2004, and India is a member of the Egmont Group. The Reserve Bank Of India has already decided to set up a coordination committee to look into the Ponzi and Collective ...

COVs at lowest level in nearly a year experts attribute slowdown to cooling measures

Recent property cooling measures have taken a bite out of cash premiums for Housing Board flats, pushing them to the lowest level in nearly a year. The overall median cash paid above a flat's valuation (COV) has gone down from $35,000 in January to $27,000 in the first three weeks of May, according to preliminary data from the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX). This is the lowest ...

Strict safety measures for River Safari exhibit leave nothing to chance

Their tanks are padlocked, they are microchipped and, should they breed, their eggs are destroyed.These are the living conditions of the most highly guarded creatures at the River Safari - the red-bellied piranhas.The security measures are befitting of their fearsome image, thanks to their portrayal as ferocious man-eaters in movies like Piranhas 3D.But River Safari's curator Wah Yap Hon ...

CAAS eases rules on travellers use of electronic devices in aircraft

The first thing many travellers do after the plane lands is to switch on their mobile phones. Previously, they were supposed to wait until the aircraft reached the gate. But now, phones, laptops and other electronic devices can be used the moment the plane exits the runway. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS ...