A JAPANESE businessman based in Singapore has been ordered by the High Court here to pay more than 830 million yen (S$13 million) to a Japanese company dealing in facial equipment.
COMPANIES looking to test the market with new products are offering samples through websites instead of hiring students to hand them out in shopping centres.
IF THE current recession seems less painful than previous downturns, part of the reason could be that Singaporeans are richer this time around.
While consumers in the United States and Europe have been spending with abandon and piling up loans in the boom years, Singaporeans have saved, invested and paid down debt.
A COMMITTEE of seven staff members helped to galvanise the rest of OCBC's Group Human Resources department to raise more than $30,000 for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund in just three hours.
Home-cooked dishes, ranging from local curry dishes to Japanese bento sets, were quickly bought by colleagues and friends alike. Commercial vendors Barcook Bakery and Fairmont Hotel Bakery also participated in this year's event.
