BCM - Business Continuity Management

Year 2012
03 Feb	S&P downgrades Japanese electronics maker Sharp credit rating TOKYO (AFP) - Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday downgraded the credit rating of Japanese electronics maker Sharp, which has announced an expected full-year net loss of US$3.8 billion (S$4.7 read more...
03 Feb	Hungary's Malev airline minimise damage by stopping operations BUDAPEST (AP) - Hungary's Malev airline says its has ceased operations and grounded all its flights to 'minimise damage' after its financial situation became unsustainable. Malev, a member of the Oneworld read more...
03 Feb	Japan's Panasonic set for worst-ever loss TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Panasonic is bracing for a record net loss of more than 700 billion yen (S$11.5 billion) for the year to March due to the strong yen, read more...
03 Feb	Water supply in Sentosa disrupted The water supply to several attractions in Sentosa, including the Sentosa Golf Club, Fort Siloso, and the Merlion, was cut off on Friday morning. Several hotels were also affected, though those read more...
27 Jan	OCBC Securities hit by technical glitch Trading ground to a halt at OCBC Securities for nearly three hours on Thursday morning in one of the worst technical glitches to hit the local share market in five read more...
15 Jan	Restoring flood-hit plant in Thailand may cost Honda $840 million TOKYO (REUTERS) - Honda Motor will completely overhaul its flood-hit factory in Thailand in a project that could cost more than 50 billion yen (S$840 million), the Nikkei business daily read more...
12 Jan	Transport Minister admits MRT breakdowns exposed gaps in crisis response The two major MRT breakdowns last month exposed gaps in Singapore's readiness and response in a crisis, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew admitted on Monday. 'Let me say at the onset read more...
05 Jan	Malaysian employers bracing for a hit in productivity PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The year-end holiday season may be over worldwide but not in Malaysia where the festive mood continues as a second wave of read more...
05 Jan	Kodak may file for bankruptcy ROCHESTER, New York (AP) - Shares of photography pioneer Eastman Kodak Co tumbled to a new all-time low on Wednesday following a report that the ailing company is getting ready read more...
05 Jan	SingTel 3G service disruptions Singtel mobile customers were hit by two service disruptions in two days, prompting an investigation by the authorities here. The largest telco here said its customers were 'impacted by two unrelated read more...
05 Jan	Fire at New Delhi airport fire destroys cargo NEW DELHI (AP) - A fire has erupted in the cargo section of New Delhi's international airport, but there are no reports of injuries or deaths. Deepak Singh, a New Delhi read more...

Year 2011
19 Dec	Saab cars filed for bankruptcy STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Saab cars filed for bankruptcy on Monday, a Swedish district court told AFP, bringing to an end two years of efforts to rescue the iconic brand. The final read more...
19 Dec	Thailand: Slow recovery for flood-hit tech plants AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (AFP) - Piles of rubbish, rusting furniture and discarded machinery litter one of Thailand's top high-tech parks, a former symbol of economic prowess laid to waste by weeks read more...
19 Dec	DPM Teo said, Prevention is better than cure. Prevention is always better than cure when it comes to emergency situations such as the SMRT train breakdowns, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean. He read more...
17 Dec	North-South, East-West MRT train lines to start at 10am on Sunday Train services on the North-South and East-West lines will start at 10am on Sunday, as Land Transport Authority and SMRT personnel carry out checks to the rail system, said Transport read more...
17 Dec	MRT services for North-South line resume after morning's breakdown MRT services on the North-South line have resumed after being disrupted on Saturday morning, two days after the worst breakdown in 24 years. As of 1.48pm, SMRT said service on the read more...
17 Dec	SMRT admits that they could have done better SMRT on Friday admitted that it could have done much better in communicating with passengers during Thursday's five-hour service disruption, which affected about 127,000 people. On Thursday evening, the train service read more...
17 Dec	Emergency power should have kicked in during MRT breakdown Passengers affected by Thursday's train breakdown should not have been gasping for air or been plunged into darkness even if they were trapped in a stalled train, said train operator read more...
16 Dec	Hackers breach servers of Japan's Square Enix TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese game developer Square Enix said on Thursday that servers containing data on 1.8 million customers had been hacked, but said the extent of the damage was read more...
16 Dec	SMRT apologise for 'income opportunity' message to taxi drivers SMRT has apologised for a message it broadcast to its fleet of taxis on Thursday amid the chaos on the subway system. The message, which flashed on its taxi drivers' screens read more...
16 Dec	Thousands stranded due to MRT breakdown Thousands stranded as network grinds to a halt from Marina Bay to Braddell Unfamiliar scenes of chaos and confusion unfolded on Thursday night in train stations across central Singapore after the read more...
30 Nov	Cost of raw materials in Singapore goes up While exporters are cheering, other firms in Singapore are feeling the pinch as the Singdollar's fall against the greenback sends their raw material costs rocketing. Most commodities are priced in United read more...
28 Nov	Labour crunch for holiday season The upcoming holiday season is set to be particularly trying for hoteliers and restaurant owners here, who are already grappling with staff shortages. The five hotels under the Millennium & Copthorne read more...
22 Nov	Forced arbitration for Qantas airline SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian airline Qantas said it was unable to resolve an industrial dispute with pilots and ground staff before a midnight deadline on Monday and the matter would read more...
22 Nov	Sluggish growth of 1% - 3% for Singapore economy next year Buffeted by global weakness and uncertainty, Singapore's economy is expected to grow at a sluggish 1 to 3 per cent next year, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said read more...
22 Nov	Singapore government granted more power over telcos The Government now has more power to regulate the telecommunications industry by curbing monopolistic behaviour and ensuring continuity in services. Key changes to six areas of the Telecoms Act were passed read more...
18 Nov	Sharpest exports fall in over 2.5 years Singapore's exports slumped 16 per cent in October, dragged down by the stuttering economies in the United States (US) and Europe. The worst hit was again electronics, which dropped by a read more...
11 Nov	London cab to extend licences for 1 more year The London cab service here will be extended for one more year following feedback from wheelchair users and their associations, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing announced on Thursday. Mr Chan said the Land Transport Authority, other Government ministries and the London cab operator SMRT will read more...
11 Nov	PC shipments into 2012 expected to be affected WASHINGTON (AFP) - Thai flooding will significantly slow the global production of personal computers well into 2012, analysts said on Thursday, as the country's huge hard disk drive industry struggles to its feet. Supplies of hard disk drives (HDDs), the most critical component in personal computers, could tighten by 30 per cent in read more...
02 Nov	World to face more extreme weather in the future WASHINGTON (AP) - For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: More floods, more heat waves, more droughts and greater costs to deal with them. A draft summary of an international scientific report obtained by The Associated Press says the extremes caused by global warming could eventually grow so severe that some locations become 'increasingly marginal as places to live.' read more...
01 Nov	Gloomy business outlook in Singapore Firms in Singapore have turned decidedly gloomy about the business outlook. Three newly released surveys suggest darker days ahead across most sectors as deteriorating global conditions continue to hobble the local economy. read more...
01 Nov	MAS reprimand OCBC Bank over system outage OCBC Bank has been reprimanded by the authorities after it was not able to adequately deal with a single point of failure in its network system that led to a four hour nationwide banking outage on Sept 13. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that it has directed the bank to 'conduct a thorough review' of its network architecture, monitoring system and its support and maintenance personnel. read more...
31 Oct	Bangkok floods not over and still serious BANGKOK (AFP) - Residents living along canals in parts of northern Bangkok were warned on Sunday to be ready to evacuate if needed because of the spread of floods that have so far spared most of the Thai capital. Emergency barriers along Bangkok's swollen Chao Phraya River prevented a major overflow during a spring high tide over the weekend, easing fears that the waterway might burst its banks and engulf the city of 12 million people. read more...
31 Oct	Fire at Sungei Kadut factory under control A fire broke out on Sunday morning at a workshop in Sungei Kadut around 10am. The scrapped car parts workshop is one of three at No. 34 Sungei Kadut Loop, and a fire is believed to have started at the rear of the shop where scrapped car parts were stored. read more...
31 Oct	Stranded passengers of Qantas Airline pin hopes on mediator SYDNEY (AFP) - Tens of thousands of stranded passengers were on Sunday desperately hoping Australia's workplace regulator would end the grounding of Qantas Airways' entire fleet over a bitter industrial row. read more...
31 Oct	Force closure of toilets at orchard Ion due to water woes All toilets at Ion Orchard had to be closed off on Saturday afternoon due to a water flow problem. As of closing time at 10pm on Saturday night, they remained closed. read more...
31 Oct	Confusion and frustration at Changi Airport after Qantas cancels flights Some 2,600 travellers in S'pore affected by Qantas action, says Changi Airport Group All that Mr Bineesh Thekkan wanted to do was to go home. He had spent a tough eight months read more...
21 Oct	Japan car Production grind to a stop due to Thai flood TOKYO (AFP) - Flooding in Thailand has forced all nine Japanese automakers to halt manufacturing, cutting production by a total read more...
03 Oct	Shell announced force majeure as Pulau Bukom situation stabilises Shell has confirmed earlier media reports that it has declared force majeure on some of its customers, in a press read more...
03 Oct	Cambridge Institute private school in debt crisis Cambridge Institute has had to transfer nearly all of its students to other schools and stop taking in new ones, read more...
29 Sep	Fire Under Control at Pulau Bukom, Shell closes some refinery units A fire that forced Royal Dutch Shell to shut down some units and evacuate non-essential staff at its massive Singapore refinery on Wednesday has been contained after burning for nearly half a day............ read more...
29 Sep	4-Hour of Delay on Circle Line, Caused by Damaged Cable Leaks and a damaged cable along the Circle Line tunnel were the cause of the four-hour delay on the Circle Line last week.............. read more...
20 Sep	Sentosa MegaZip accident: Emergency procedures activated after mishap The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) on Monday said it had adhered to all emergency procedures after an Australian tourist was read more...
20 Sep	Circle Line MRT service restored Service on all Circle Line stations between Dhoby Ghaut and Marymount stations have been restored as of 9.50am, following a read more...
16 Sep	Fire billows toxic plume across Australian capital CANBERRA (AP) - Firefighters have gained control over a factory fire that billowed toxic smoke across Australia's national capital, Canberra. read more...
16 Sep	Two crew members have died in a fire off the coast of Norway on cruise ship Norwegian cruise ship, MS Nordlys, one of the Hurtigruten ships billows smoke as it approaches Alesund in western Norway, Thursday read more...
14 Sep	Sewage-hit underpass, Tangs Market food kiosks reopen As food kiosks in Tangs Market in Orchard prepare to reopen on Wednesday after a waste-water pipe burst on Monday, read more...
14 Sep	Driver blamed in Indian train crash that killed 9 and injured 80 near Arakkonam ARAKKONAM, India (AFP) - Indian railway officials on Wednesday blamed driver error for a late-night collision between two packed passenger read more...
14 Sep	CEO of OCBC Bank react to systems breakdown in Singapore Mr David Conner, chief executive officer (CEO) of OCBC Bank, issued this statement in response to the 4-hour disruption of read more...
12 Sep	Fire under control in 30 minutes at Aliwal Street shophouse Within eight minutes of the alert, Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel (SCDF) arrived at the scene of a fire at Aliwal Street.......... read more...
05 Sep	Flash floods to Louisiana by Tropical storm Lee NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Tropical Storm Lee on Sunday brought torrential rains and flash flooding to the US Gulf Coast after making landfall near New Orleans, the latest bad weather to batter the country........................ read more...
05 Sep	Stores at Ion closes due to waste-water leak A section of stores on the first and second levels of Ion Orchard shopping mall was closed off on Sunday after a waste-water leak...................... read more...
31 Aug	Fires outbreak at Australian immigration centre SYDNEY (AFP) - Blazes broke out at an Australian immigration detention centre on Wednesday, hours before the High Court was due to rule on whether a proposed asylum-seeker swap with Malaysia can go ahead............ read more...
17 Aug	DPM Teo encourages firms to adopt business continuity plans Local firms have been urged to adopt business continuity plans amid an increasingly complex and unpredictable economic environment. Speaking at the annual National Security Dialogue on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Teo read more...
15 Aug	China chemical plant ordered to be shut down after protests DALIAN, China (AP) - Authorities in a north-eastern Chinese port city ordered a petrochemical plant be shut down after more than 12,000 people demonstrated over pollution concerns, state media said. read more...
11 Aug	Fire at Robinson Road building kills one OFFICERS from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) forensics arrived at the scene of the Robinson Road fire at 5.40pm. read more...
09 Aug	Taiwan petrochemical complex ordered to stop work after recurring fire outbreaks TAIPEI - TAIWAN'S biggest corporation has been ordered to stop work at its petrochemical complex after the vast facility was hit by seven fires in a year, releasing dangerous amounts read more...
08 Aug	5-hour blackout causes flight disruption at Delhi airport NEW DELHI (AFP) - INDIA on Monday said it would probe a five-hour electricity blackout at Delhi airport after a new terminal was plunged into darkness, affecting scores of domestic read more...
08 Aug	Workers fight to protect chemical plant in Dalian BEIJING (AFP) - WORKERS battled on Monday to protect a chemical plant on China's north-east coast after waves from a severe tropical storm breached a dyke, the state news agency read more...
05 Aug	30 killed in North Korea floods SEOUL - FLOODS in North Korea triggered by torrential rain late last month killed 30 people and destroyed more than 6,750 houses, state media said on Friday. read more...
02 Aug	Government suspends work as heavy flooding swamps Manila MANILA - WAIST-DEEP floods have swamped the streets in the Philippine capital after a night of monsoon rains closed down schools and government offices. read more...
02 Aug	Japan's Honshu struck by moderate quake TOKYO - A MODERATE 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu late Monday, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. read more...
01 Aug	Rare tornado hits Russia's Far East MOSCOW - AUTHORITIES in Russia's Far East have declared state of emergency in the wake of a powerful and rare tornado that killed one person and left dozens injured. read more...
01 Aug	4 killed after strong typhoon hits Philippines MANILA - A POWERFUL typhoon is blowing away from the northern Philippines after leaving at least four people dead despite not making landfall. read more...
31 Jul	Protesters call for an end to nuclear energy in Fukushima TOKYO - AN ESTIMATED 1,700 people rallied in the capital of Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled atomic power plant, on Sunday, calling for an end to nuclear energy, read more...
31 Jul	China authorities struggles to contain rail crash backlash BEIJING - A WEEK after a deadly high-speed rail crash sparked widespread criticism that China has put its development before public safety, authorities are struggling to contain the anti-government backlash. read more...
31 Jul	One killed after Tropical Storm Nock-ten hits Vietnam HANOI (Vietnam) - TROPICAL Storm Nock-ten has slammed into north-central Vietnam, killing one person, after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. read more...
31 Jul	300,000 evacuated as storm nears Vietnam HANOI - VIETNAM is evacuating nearly 300,000 people from northern coastal areas as Tropical Storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. read more...
31 Jul	Japan's Fukushima shaken by strong quake TOKYO - A STRONG 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook north-east Japan's Fukushima prefecture, home to a crippled nuclear power plant, early on Sunday, but there was no risk of tsunami, seismologists said. read more...
30 Jul	Ukraine twin mine tragedies as a result of poor safety standards LUGANSK (Ukraine) - THE death toll rose to 24 on Saturday from two separate coal mining accidents on the same day in Ukraine's eastern industrial district, notorious for its poor read more...
30 Jul	Shanghai's subway operator apologises for a signalling error BEIJING - SHANGHAI'S subway operator has apologised for a signalling error that saw a train take a wrong turn during peak hours, less than a week after a similar fault read more...
30 Jul	Australia's biggest airport crippled by blackout SYDNEY - THE travel plans of thousands of Australians were disrupted on Saturday by a power outage at Sydney's international airport. Australia's busiest air terminal was blacked out for an hour read more...
30 Jul	One dead in Japan flood TOKYO - HEAVY rains claimed their first victim in Japan on Saturday and others were missing as floods saw nearly half a million people being urged to leave the central Niigata region and tsunami-hit Fukushima. read more...
30 Jul	Factory workers killed in Vietnamese shoe workshop fire HANOI - SEVENTEEN factory workers were killed and 21 seriously injured after they became trapped in a burning Vietnamese shoe workshop that did not have a fire escape, local police said on Saturday. read more...
30 Jul	Heavy rains trigger floods in Japan TOKYO - JAPAN on Friday issued evacuation advisories for more than 180,000 people in central Niigata region and tsunami-hit Fukushima, as heavy rains triggered floods which left five missing, reports read more...
30 Jul	M1's 3G SMS service down M1'S 3G SMS service was down on Friday morning, with affected callers calling the telco as early as 6am, saying that their SMSes were either not going through at all. read more...
29 Jul	Emergency response exercise between Singapore, Malaysia THE readiness of emergency response agencies from Singapore and Malaysia was put to the test on Thursday in a joint field exercise, which simulated a chemical accident on the Second Crossing at Tuas. read more...
22 Jul	Suspected case of food poisoning in primary school IN YET another suspected case of mass food poisoning in Singapore schools, 85 pupils from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School were hit by gastroenteritis, or stomach virus, on Thursday last week. read more...
20 Jul	Nuclear plant in Japan is now stable TOKYO - JAPAN says the crippled reactors at its tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant have reached stability more than four months after the read more...
15 Jul	SIA apologises for website problems SORRY. The chief executive of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has apologised to customers for major glitches on its recently revamped website. read more...
21 Jun	Australia to cancel flights to Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney as ash cloud return SYDNEY - AIRLINE passengers faced more frustration on Tuesday as the Chilean ash cloud returned to Australia, forcing the cancellation of flights to Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney. read more...
20 Jun	Flights in Australia disrupted by Chilean Volcanic Ash Clouds SYDNEY - AN ASH cloud created by a volcanic eruption in Chile more than two weeks ago was again set to disrupt flights in Australia after looping the globe and returning Down Under, forecasters said on Monday. read more...
13 Jun	DPM Teo advocates preparedness THERE had been no running water for 24 hours and families from 130 households in Compassvale Bow had to get their ration from a PUB truck. read more...
09 Jun	Food Poisoning incident at preschool CROSS-CONTAMINATION between pasta and raw food may have been the cause of a mass outbreak of food poisoning at 10 preschools last month. read more...
08 Jun	Worst flood of 2011 THE Government is relooking Singapore's drainage systems and building codes in the wake of the year's worst flood. read more...
08 Jun	Oil slick along River National water agency PUB confined the spread of the film of oil to a stretch of the river lining Potong Pasir Avenue1 and called in contractors to remove it. read more...
08 Jun	Fatality at Construction Site A WORKER died on Monday after a pile of concrete blocks fell on him at a construction site. read more...
08 Jun	Flood Alerts Relooked IN A matter of minutes during Sunday's heavy storm, Stamford Canal at Orchard Road was overwhelmed. read more...
08 Jun	Japan was caught offguard 'In light of the lessons learned from the accident, Japan has recognised that a fundamental revision of its nuclear safety preparedness and response is inevitable,' the report said. read more...
08 Jun	South America Airways Shut ENTRE LAGOS (Chile) - A VAST cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel on Tuesday across much of South America, while heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides. read more...
01 Jun	Air-con down, temperatures up at RWS VISITORS to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will have to put up with the heat until Friday, as work goes on to fix the faulty air-conditioning units there. read more...
27 May	Troubleshooting for SKYPE SAN FRANCISCO - SKYPE on Thursday was scrambling to fix a problem that caused the globally popular Internet telephone service to be inaccessible for a 'small number' of users. read more...
25 May	Flights grounded in Europe LONDON - ASH spewing from an Icelandic volcano is causing disruption and days of uncertainty to more parts of Europe, as officials in Germany said that dozens of flight will be grounded on Wednesday read more...
25 May	Aviation industry feeling the heat again in less than a year BRUSSELS - EUROPEAN air traffic controllers said on Tuesday morning that 252 flights had been cancelled and a further 500 could be cancelled as a volcanic ash cloud covered Scotland and Northern Ireland. read more...
24 May	Complementary calls and free messages for M1 customers M1 announced on Tuesday that it will provide one day's worth of free local mobile calls, SMSes and MMSes on Wednesday. read more...
24 May	Succession planning more than keeping things going SUCCESSION planning is not just about ensuring sustainability of a business, but it is also as much about injecting new ideas and rejuvenation of a business model that may be past its time, according to panelists at an Enterprise 50 (E50) Forum yesterday. read more...
23 May	Europe fears airspace disruption REYKJAVIK - SAFETY experts warned Sunday that ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that closed the country's airspace may blow across large swathes of western Europe, raising fears of new flight chaos. read more...
20 May	Customers Perturbed by M1's Silence An M1 spokesman said its network was fully restored at around 10pm on Wednesday. But while that problem, linked to a fault in a backend system, has been solved, the other read more...
19 May	M1 Still Recovering From System Failure A MAJOR mobile service disruption affected some M1 users here on Wednesday, with some not being able to make or receive phone calls and send or receive text messages for up to 14 hours. read more...
25 Mar	Peugeot Production Comes to a Standstill in Aftermath of Japan Quake PARIS - FRENCH automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has laid off several thousand workers temporarily after the massive earthquake in Japan hit component supplies, union and management said on Thursday. Union sources read more...
25 Mar	Tsukiji Market Slows Owing to Radiation Scare TOKYO - TOKYO'S usually frantic Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, usually hums with tourists but two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami visitors are few and traders look read more...
25 Mar	Japan's Hotels Emptied After Quake and Nuclear Fears TOKYO - THE IMMENSE and usually bustling entryway of the luxurious Imperial Hotel in the heart of Tokyo is now dimly lit and nearly empty, save for 15 staff waiting read more...
22 Mar	National Chicken Reserve Necessary KUALA LUMPUR - THE shortage of chicken in the country is expected to be overcome by next month, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar. He said that read more...
22 Mar	Staff Unrest at Qantas SYDNEY - THOUSANDS of Qantas staff on Tuesday threatened strike action unless the airline did more to limit the use of cheap contract workers. Any walk-out would involve about 9,000 read more...
22 Mar	New SME Definition From 1 April 2011, small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore will be defined as businesses with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million or employing no more than 200 staff. Currently, SMEs are defined as enterprises with fixed asset investments of $15 million and below for those in manufacturing, and employment size of 200 and below for non-manufacturing enterprises. - 22nd March 2011 read more...
21 Mar	Fukushima Nuclear Plant Reactor Not Inspected For 11 Years OSAKA - DAYS before Japan plunged into an atomic crisis after a giant earthquake and tsunami knocked out power at the ageing Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator had admitted faking repair records. - 21st March 2011 read more...
18 Mar	Starhub's Slow Connection Vexes WoW Players The cause? Slow online access from broadband provider, StarHub. Frustrated with the network lag and customer service, some of the 30,000 WoW players here have quit the game, while others read more...
16 Mar	Paranoia Over Japanese Products News of explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant has triggered fears that food imported from Japan could be contaminated with leaking radioactive material. But such fears are unfounded, said experts. - 16th March 2011 read more...
16 Mar	Car Supplies to States Affected by Quake CHICAGO - SOME popular Japanese cars could be in short supply in the United States as Japanese automakers tailed back production in both countries in the wake of Friday's devastating earthquake, analysts said on Tuesday. - 16th March 2011 read more...
15 Mar	Singapore's Economy Wary of Effects of Japan's Misfortune TOKYO - THE economic aftershocks from the massive earthquake off the coast of Japan, the resulting tsunami and a feared nuclear meltdown could hit global production of everything from aircraft to iPads. - 15th March 2011 read more...
14 Mar	Japanese Food and Beverage Outlets Brace Themselves Japanese restaurants in Singapore are bracing themselves for a possible shortage of food products from Japan. Ms Diona Hang, manager at Megumi Japanese restaurant, expects food supplies to be affected, although read more...
01 Feb	Body Count at 18 and Counting MERAK (Indonesia) - THE death toll from last week's Indonesian passenger ferry fire has climbed to 18, with five more charred bodies found in the wreckage. The ferry was carrying read more...
01 Feb	Finger Points to Engineer for Crane Accident THE High Court has held an engineer liable in a civil suit over the collapse of a tower crane that killed three workers. The move means Mr Tan Juay Pah read more...
31 Jan	German Train Derailed HORDORF - HUMAN error was likely the cause of a head-on crash between a regional passenger train and a freight train in eastern Germany that killed 10 people and injured read more...
25 Jan	Company Fined for Lack of Fire Precaution MUN Siong Engineering was fined $100,000 on Tuesday for failing to ensure the safety of three workers who died from injuries sustained in a fire at the ExxonMobil oil refinery read more...
17 Jan	Concrete Slabs Collapses Causes Gas Leak MORE than 100 large concrete slabs from a construction site came toppling down onto Gilstead Road early on Sunday morning, startling church-goers attending a morning service nearby. - 17th January 2011 read more...
04 Jan	Mass Culling of Chickens In light of Contaminated Chicken Chow BERLIN - MORE than 1,000 chicken farms across Germany have been banned from selling their products and over 8,000 chickens were culled after cancer-causing dioxin was found in chicken chow. read more...
03 Jan	Roof Collapses on Cinema Goers SYDNEY - THIRTY-SIX people were injured when the ceiling of an Australian cinema partially collapsed on Monday after heavy rain, but nobody is believed to be trapped, police said. Police read more...