The Week in Numbers (Feb 14-21, 2014)
Figuring out what matters
10 years ago
$10m
Amount behind new initiative, Quieter Construction Fund, launched to encourage construction firms to take up noise-limiting equipment.
19%
Rise in rental prices of office spaces in prime locations in 2013 according to Cushman and Wakefield in its latest Office Spaces Across the World report.
Cushman & Wakefield in its latest Office Space Across the World report. - See more at: http://business.asiaone.com/news/spore-prime-office-rents-rise-19-cent#sthash.OwIJk5ce.dpuf
Cushman & Wakefield in its latest Office Space Across the World report. - See more at: http://business.asiaone.com/news/spore-prime-office-rents-rise-19-cent#sthash.KO1tba3v.dpuf
Cushman & Wakefield in its latest Office Space Across the World report. - See more at: http://business.asiaone.com/news/spore-prime-office-rents-rise-19-cent#sthash.KO1tba3v.dpuf
6.36 million
Average number of trips on public transport a day in 2013 according to the Land Transport Authority.
10 years
Jail time meted out to former CPIB assistant director, Edwin Yeo for 21 offences including misappropriating funds to fuel his gambling habit.
S$24 billion
cost of Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp.
20
number of gold jewelers found to adopt unfair practices such as not weighing the pieces until they were prompted to do so according to an undercover survey by Consumers Association of Singapore.
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Looted, bought, lost—academics and activists work to repatriate Thailand’s ancient treasures
This belongs in a (Thai) museum!
‘Give Me Museums’ is having a pop up store at River City Bangkok
The Little Garden will last until the end of May.
Neilson Hays is bringing back their annual book sale next month
Returning for May 11-19.
