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Wellness: Smaller Plate Won’t Help Your Diet, Research Shows

Wellness: Smaller Plate Won’t Help Your Diet, Research Shows

February 7, 2012 No Comments

Source: HealthDay News A smaller plate will not help you eat less, says a new study that challenges a widely held belief. “Smaller plates are often recommended as a way of controlling intake, but that simply isn’t an effective strategy,” senior researcher Meena Shah, a professor of kinesiology at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, ...

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February 6, 2012 No Comments

CapitaLand Limited Olivier Lim Tse Ghow has been appointed Chief Investment Officer wef February 6. Work experience: Head of Strategic Corporate Development, CapitaLand; Group Chief Financial Officer, CapitaLand Limited; Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer, CapitaLand Limited; Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance, CapitaLand Limited; Head, Real Estate Unit, Corporate & Capital Market Group, Citibank; Director, Corporate ...

Dining: Chef Chan’s Restaurant Impresses even without the Master

Dining: Chef Chan’s Restaurant Impresses even without the Master

February 2, 2012 No Comments

Click Here to View Photo Gallery Tucked at the extreme corner of Singapore’s National Museum, Chef Chan’s Restaurant blends well with the ambience of this iconic building along Stamford Road.  You will be awed by the Chinese antiques that comprise Chef Chan’s personal collection amassed over the years.  The setting is like having a meal ...

Wellness: Avoid Getting Scorched by ‘Hot Yoga’

Wellness: Avoid Getting Scorched by ‘Hot Yoga’

January 31, 2012 No Comments

Source: HealthDay News Doing yoga in a room heated to between 90 and 105 degrees — known as “hot yoga” — is increasing in popularity, but it may not be for everyone, an expert warns. Exertion in high temperatures may be dangerous for people with certain health conditions, said Diana Zotos, a yoga instructor and ...

Dining: Excellent Dim Sum, but Mixed Dessert Experience at Capella Singapore’s Cassia

Dining: Excellent Dim Sum, but Mixed Dessert Experience at Capella Singapore’s Cassia

January 26, 2012 No Comments

Click Here to View Photo Gallery The name “Cassia” certainly does not resonate with a Chinese restaurant.  You may think that it is either a Western or fusion restaurant.  Cassia is actually a high-end fine dining Chinese restaurant located at the six-star luxurious Capella Singapore in Sentosa. Perhaps a reason for the name was that ...

Dining: Gordon Grill Serves Up Meat Delights, Delectable Desserts

Dining: Gordon Grill Serves Up Meat Delights, Delectable Desserts

January 19, 2012 No Comments

Click Here to View Photo Gallery Gordon Grill, established in 1963 and located at Singapore’s Goodwood Park Hotel, serves some of the best steaks and grilled dishes in town.  Yet, we tend to forget its existence especially with the opening of so many new restaurants in town. Helmed by Chef Gan Swee Lai who believes ...

Biz Daily Congratulates All Share a Wish Survey Winners!

Biz Daily Congratulates All Share a Wish Survey Winners!

January 18, 2012 No Comments

Biz Daily thanks all who participated in our Share a Wish survey. We congratulate the following winners of the survey: Mr David Baukol, President, Asia, Walton International Group (Right) An Exclusive 2-hour Sailing Experience with the Keppel Bay Sailing Academy (www.marinakeppelbay.com)   Mr Ong Chee Lee, Regional Sales Director, Sage Software Asia  (Right) 2-night stay for ...

Wellness: Work-Life Balance Tougher for Couples with Similar Jobs

Wellness: Work-Life Balance Tougher for Couples with Similar Jobs

January 17, 2012 No Comments

Source: HealthDay News Couples with similar jobs are more likely to have trouble finding a good work-life balance than those in different lines of work, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire in England questioned 291 academic workers whose partners had jobs in education and 350 academic employees whose partners had ...

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January 16, 2012 No Comments

Qatar Acquires Raffles Hotels in Singapore, Paris A Qatar-owned company said it has taken over the famous Raffles Hotel Singapore and an affiliated luxury hotel in Paris in the latest high-profile acquisitions by the energy-rich Gulf state, reported AP on Saturday. The Qatar National Hotels Co said that it recently took ownership of the 125-year-old ...

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January 16, 2012 No Comments

Boustead Singapore Limited Goh Boon Seong has been appointed Independent Director wef January 11. Work experience: Group Chief Executive Officer, WhiteRock Group   China Titanium Limited Lim Chai Har has been appointed Chief Financial Officer wef January 12. Work experience: Chief Financial Officer, Sino-Excel Energy Limited; Group Chief Financial Officer, Ghim Li Group Pte Ltd; ...

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