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Thailand’s election gamble stalls US trade talks, reform push

Opinion & Features

Pilates is fast becoming big business in Singapore – and it’s not just Gen Z driving it

Singapore
OUTLOOK 2026

Singapore insurers brace for 2026 as medical inflation climbs and IP rules tighten

Singapore

Singapore MBAs draw stronger interest amid global visa tightening and career shifts

Singapore

Pritam Singh apologises for comments on CNA programme, accepts they ‘may be construed to be in contempt of court’

Property

Hongkong Land hives off MBFC Towers 1 and 2, One Raffles Quay into new S$8 billion Singapore private fund

The Ringgit has been Asia's best-performing currency this year.
Asean Business

Ringgit hits three-year high against Singdollar, four-year high versus greenback

Major players such as Alibaba Group Holding and Baidu are making headway into the semiconductors that underpin AI development, one of Beijing’s top priorities.
Global Enterprise

Chinese AI euphoria obscures a gloomier technological reality

Companies & Markets

ST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit

Crypto & Alternative Assets
BT EXPLAINS

From stealing electricity to heat shielding: Why some go to great lengths to mine Bitcoin

BREAKING NEWS

Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street sees an AI bubble forming and is gaming what pops it

Asean Business

Thailand considers blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as border conflict escalates

International

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

International

12 people killed in Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack

International

Trump hints Republicans could lose the 2026 midterms despite touting the ‘greatest economy’

Asean Business

Malaysia to get Picasso, Matisse artworks linked to 1MDB lawyer

Telcos, Media & Tech

ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis

Asean Business

Xpeng in negotiations partner with EPMB to start EV production in Malaysia

COMPANIES & MARKETS

Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street sees an AI bubble forming and is gaming what pops it

Telcos, Media & Tech

ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis

Asean Business

Xpeng in negotiations partner with EPMB to start EV production in Malaysia

Capital Markets & Currencies

Hong Kong, India fuel blockbuster year for Asia fundraising

ESG

Green stocks are big winners as tech boom drives energy demand

Telcos, Media & Tech

Intel has tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit: sources

OPINION & FEATURES

Opinion & Features

Singapore’s next mandate: Turning the SGX-Nasdaq ‘bridge’ into durable growth

Dhruv Arora

Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Asean’s low-altitude economy needs a supply chain reform to take off

Swee Cheng Wei, Chailyn Ong and Mahisorn Wongphati

Opinion & Features

The economics of seasonal serenity

Tim Harford

ASEAN BUSINESS

Malaysia's factory output in October had been forecast to expand 5.1 per cent, according to economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.
Asean Business

Malaysia’s October industrial production up 6%, beating forecast

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

From left: Ho Ching, chair of Temasek Trust; Tan Su Shan, group CEO of DBS; and Jenny Lee, senior managing partner of Granite Asia.
Global Enterprise

DBS’ Tan Su Shan among Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women

STARTUPS

This funding will help in further automation of Validus' supply chain financing platform said Nkhilesh Goel, co-founder and CEO, Validus.
Startups

Validus raises US$30 million Series D round led by Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah

SGSME

For Halijah Travels general manager Haffidz Abdul Hamid, Singapore’s role as a Haj transit point is an important piece of heritage that he hopes to keep alive – which is why he applied for the SG Heritage Business scheme.
SGSME

Haj-travel specialist Halijah Travels aims to stay relevant in a ‘dying’ industry

PODCASTS

On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent, and projected one more quarter-point cut in 2026.
Podcasts

Silver surges, the won sinks and markets recalculate

What does the Fed’s new “neutral rate” mean for Asia? Plus, silver’s boom, Korea’s rally, and Nvidia’s China chip deal.

Podcasts
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LIFESTYLE

Interiors of the new Sushi Kimura Plus.
Food & Drink

Singapore’s F&B industry gears up for a rocky 2026

L'Amo's nautical interiors.
Lifestyle
DINING OUT

Predictable Italian at L’Amo

Four Singapore creatives – (from left) Robert Cheng, Talenia Gajardo, Khoo Guo Jie and Leong Hon Kit – share their top gift ideas.
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DESIGN

Christmas gifts for design lovers

Benjamin Kheng embraces the spirit of the season.
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