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Ex-CEO accused of accessing mailbox illegally
He faces 52 charges of using the company's electronic mail server to gain unauthorised access to mailbox. -ST 		No Jobs Credit payouts for accused firms
Firms with alleged 'phantom workers' will not get subsidies until cleared of charges. -ST
Banks welcome SMEs, even the small ones
Backed by the 80-90 per cent government guarantee, banks have been going all out to extend loans to SMEs amid the recession. -BT 		3 dead people on eatery's payroll
Restaurant boss is 5th to be convicted over 'phantom staff'. -ST
More firms offer time and talent
More companies now have human resource policies in place to promote corporate volunteerism. -BT 		Four IT firms in world's top 10: magazine
Ranking of companies that manage to thrive even in the face of recession lists four Taiwanese firms. -The China Post
Cut SMEs' business costs for long-term growth
Corporate tax should be lowered further for Singapore to stay competitive. -myp 		From California to S'pore, to cut costs aggressively
Affymetrix's move makes S'pore global microarray capital. -BT
SMEs here anticipate bleak 2009: poll
Most bosses worry about challenges posed by downturn. -BT 		Training to export competently
IE Singapore is roping in trade bodies to help sell the new Exporter Development Programme. -BT
Printing business upbeat after attending export programme
They studied export strategy planning and looked at overseas markets. -BT 		Scheme links SMEs to expert help
Programme supplies unemployed professionals to SMEs
Funding boost for 21 technology start-ups
Programme aims to provide $75 million in grants to about 100 projects in five years. 		$15m boost for eco firms
Companies helping others go green may apply. -myp
Big China banks boost lending to small firms
Outstanding loans to SMEs reached 6 trillion yuan (S$1278 billion) by the end of May. -Reuters 		Credit conditions loosening up
Growing number of firms finding it easier to secure fresh funding. -ST
Using scents to earn more dollars
He believes smells & sounds can be used in branding. -TNP 		Mall landlord encroaching on our turf, claim tenants
Tenants are unhappy at what they see as the landlord providing unnecessary competition. -ST
Big win for small firms with drive and ideas
AllAlloy Dynaweld, PurpleClick Media and Screentech Display walked away with the top three prizes. -ST 		A mixed bag of fortunes for S'pore movers
Impact of the downturn on business seems to differ from one mover to another. -BT
Celebrating smaller enterprises
Smaller and younger companies were recognised at the second Emerging Enterprise Awards. -BT 		SMEs here are more pessimistic: UPS survey
Some 87 of the 100 Singapore SMEs probed felt that there would be a decline in economic growth this year. -ST
Paradise eatery chain secures $2m backing
Group to expand operations here with funding from two investment firms. -ST 		S'pore missing out on overseas projects
IE S'pore boosting efforts to help local firms clinch deals with global bodies. -ST
Going green 'makes good business sense
Key reasons are cost savings and concern over pollution, global survey results show. -ST 		No happily ever after for bookshop
83-year-old Shanghai Book Co packs up after five years of dispute with China shareholders. -ST
Entrepreneurial S'poreans
Survey shows that Singaporeans are still relatively willing to take career risks. -ST 		Local SMEs 'gloomier than regional peers'
Survey finds them less confident about trade prospects in near term. -ST
Independent directors play vital role: Poll
Results show good corporate governance being practised here. -ST 		TT shareholders deserve answers
Huge losses cannot be blamed on the credit crisis alone. -ST
End of an era for iconic PGP family business
The last of nine firms bearing the founder's name could become defunct soon. -ST 		Indian firms here remain resilient
Most have been hurt by downturn but 92% stay profitable. -ST
Tiger prawns set for Europe, US
Hatchery and processing plant in Kerpan will export millions of ringgit worth of tiger prawns to Europe and Japan. -The Star/ANN 		Rival butcheries take fight to court
Linked by marriage, one group alleges theft of secrets; the other claims minority suppression. -ST
 
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