Singapore Stocks - Factors to watch on May 27

SINGAPORE, May 27 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0008 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1649.6 -0.06% -0.910 USD/JPY 101.14 -0.16% -0.160 10-YR US TSY YLD 2.0107 -- 0.000 SPOT GOLD 1385.39 -0.01% -0.160 US CRUDE 93.53 -0.66% -0.620 ...

Singapore ranks world No. 4 for life expectancy

Elderly men react during a game of checkers at the void deck of Block 179 Toa Payoh Central on 26 May, 2013. Singapore has the fourth-best life expectancy rate in the world, latest World Health Organisation (WHO) figures reveal. -- ST FILE PHOTO: MARK ...

Intern rejects offer for amicable resolution

THE supervisor filmed hitting an employee around the head has been snubbed by his former colleague after offering an apology in the hope of settling the matter amicably. Mr Alan Lee, of IT software company Encore eServices, went through a friend to offer an olive branch to the alleged victim after a video of the incident was posted on YouTube. But the 29-year-old told The Straits Times last ...

Unapproved additive found in 11 food products

Hong Tapioca Starch is one of the 11 Taiwanese products found to contain maleic acid. -- PHOTO: AGRI-FOOD AND VETERINARY AUTHORITY OF ...

1500 stray dogs in need of a home

RESCUED stray dogs are continuing to crowd shelters, with about 1,500 dogs held in 15 to 20 shelters around the island. And animal welfare groups are increasingly taking to cyberspace and holding more regular adoption drives to find them good homes. In the last two months alone, five adoption drives have been held, including Singapore's largest dog adoption drive held by the National ...