Singapore

BMI View: Property price increases will continue to decelerate into H208, and developers are likely to delay launching new construction projects until after the current oversupply... 2008-04-02

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10

Official View: After announcing that GDP had shrunk by an annualised, seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8% in Q407 - the first quarterly contraction since Q203 - the government reduced... 2008-03-07

Mas Selamat bin Kastari, the alleged head of the Singapore branch of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), has escaped prison. The Indonesian-born Kastari had allegedly planned... 2008-03-06

BMI View: Data for tourist arrivals in January indicates that Singapore is on course to meet its annual target for this burgeoning industry. As the government seeks to enhance the... 2008-02-26

BMI View: Having kept taxes unchanged in February's budget, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will likely lower personal income tax in 2009, bringing them in line with corporate... 2008-02-19

The Ministry of Home Affairs revealed that six Islamic militants had been freed between December and January. Five men were members of the al-Qaeda affiliated group Jemaah Islamiah... 2008-02-07

BMI View: Singapore's ambitious public transport development proposals will ensure the city will be able to cope should it achieve its target of increasing the population from 4.5m... 2008-02-07

Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said Asia and the Middle East should collaborate in the energy sector, citing the benefits of both infrastructure investment and increased security.... 2007-11-29

Singapore's dollar jumped to a 10-year high today after the central bank revealed in its policy statement that it would allow faster SGD appreciation. In light of the news that the... 2007-10-10