Russia in recession in 2015, ruble to stay pressured: Reuters poll
The latest emergency rise last week by an unprecedented 650 basis points took its main rate to 17 percent, a level that virtually kills commercial lending. Economists forecast in the poll that the central bank would start easing rates only in the.
Number of taxi fare cheats hits 3-year high
The incidence of fare evasion is still rising despite warnings and stiffer penalties. In December 2012, Singapores largest taxi company, ComfortDelGro, began putting decals on taxi windows to remind commuters that fare evasion was against the law.
Lee Wei Song, now an actor?
Eurozone records fastest growth in two years despite German slowdown · ComfortDelGros Q1 profit rises 6.8% · HSR project will enlarge travel pie, says AirAsia chief · ASEAN needs to step up wealth protection: MAS official · Cisco revenue rises 5.
A painful role for Rui En
SINGAPORE ��� Rui En was down in the dumps while filming for the new drama Against The Tide, which debuts tomorrow ��� so much so that it was a relief for her to say goodbye to her character. In the crime thriller, she plays a psychologist, Qiu Xueqin.
ComfortDelGros Q1 profit rises 6.8%
SINGAPORE ��� ComfortDelGro yesterday posted a 6.8 per cent rise in profit for the first quarter compared with the same period last year. For the three months ended March 31, the groups profit went up to S$67.6 million from S$63.3 million a year ago.
Elva Hsiao: I try to lead my life as I would
SINGAPORE ��� Elva Hsiao has been in the music industry for about 15 years. Yet the Taiwanese pop star, who was recently photographed kissing her rumoured boyfriend Singaporean Elroy Cheo in a shopping mall in Hong Kong, said she still finds it a .