Tough times for local fashion
FOR OVER TWO months, production flow at Singapore fashion brand Akinn practically ground to a halt due to the...
Silicon is reaching its limit. What's next?
IF cities today are truly high-tech, why can't we drive electric cars up to Kuala Lumpur on a single charge? Why are...
TAFF's Semun Ho on the challenges of S'pore fashion
SEMUN HO IS not what you might call a “fashionista”. She may be the CEO of the Textile And Fashion Federation (TAFF...
Tech through the years
TWO years ago, accountants made a leap to full alignment with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS...
BREAKING NEWS
Covid-19: All public libraries to close from April 7
[SINGAPORE] All 25 public libraries will be closed from next Tuesday till May 4 owing to coronavirus pandemic, the...
Video app Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups amid pandemic
[SAN FRANCISCO] What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and...
Tesla cuts contractors from California, Nevada factories
[BENGALURU] Tesla Inc is cutting contractors from its US car and battery plants, CNBC reported on Friday, citing...
LTA to cease ERP charges at all gantries from April 6 to May 4
[SINGAPORE] With the introduction of enhanced safe-distancing measures announced on Friday, the Land Transport...
88-year-old man dies of Covid-19, 6th such death in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] A sixth patient has died from the coronavirus infection in Singapore, the Health Ministry said on...
Woman of Substance and Style: Prescription for Caring
SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO, Ann Tan vividly remembers coming home from work one day to her then two-year-old daughter, who...
Warm comfort at Summer Hill
IT'S taken us two years to come to Summer Hill - a tiny heartland eatery that's small in size but big on hearty,...
New support package must match latest tough measures
ON FRIDAY afternoon, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong effectively put the nation on notice that significantly stricter...
Wary analysts await Monday rescue plan, but warn of deeper recession risks
THE new set of moves to curb the deadly rampage of Covid-19 might deepen the dent in the Singapore economy,...
Pastry chef Natsuko Shoji's fashion-inspired creations
YOU CAN'T EXACTLY carry one over your shoulder, but with Natsuko Shoji's most expensive design costing up to US$2000...
Living in a Designer Space
Dawn Bey, founder of print and textile studio Minor Miracles, isn’t just a good fashion designer, she’s a savvy...
What to do when world is in a coronacoma
THE economic contraction we're experiencing is the fastest on record, by a large margin; we've probably lost as many...
On the prowl in Portugal
I LOCK the BMW and a short walk later, there he is, the largest, horniest devil I have ever seen.
Aircon group's disclosure on MD's exit not cool
WONG Leon Keat's cessation as managing director and chief corporate officer were reported by air-conditioning and...
SIA's massive fund raiser a call to the faithful
IT HAS been said that if the medicine tastes bad, it could be good for you.
Why does Covid-19 get the blame when Eagle Hospitality Trust's woes predate it?
URBAN COMMONS (UC), the sponsor of Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT) and master lessee for all of the Reit's hotels, has...
Competition, tough times beginning to separate MVNO winners from losers
FOUR years into an experiment by mainstream mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to push into the Singapore...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ASEAN BUSINESS
South-east Asia's growth forecast to be 1% in 2020: ADB
But 2021 should bring a rebound to 4.7% growth for the region
GARAGE
Not 'business as usual': How can social entrepreneurs fight coronavirus?
[LONDON] As leaders who aim to solve a diverse range of problems, from poverty to pollution, social entrepreneurs...
STOCKS
Europe: Stocks end lower as Covid-19 economic toll becomes clearer
[BENGALURU] European shares ended down on Friday, closing the week lower as dismal business activity data heralded a...
US: Stocks end lower after dreary March jobs data, Dow -1.7%
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Friday following a gloomy jobs report that analysts said...
SGX to stay open and accessible
SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) on Friday said its securities and derivatives markets will remain open and accessible as...
STI posts worst Asia finish on Friday
THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Friday down 63.74 points or 2.6 per cent at 2,389.29 points, ending the week 5.5...
US: Stocks open lower after bruising jobs data
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks fell in early trading Friday after the government reported...
US stock futures dip ahead of payrolls, business activity data
[BENGALURU] US stock index futures retreated on Friday, with investors awaiting data on business activity and non-...
BT WEEKLY
Riverstone sees demand surge for healthcare gloves amid virus outbreak
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone Holdings has seen a surge in orders as the Covid-19 outbreak creates increased demand for...
A tale of two infections
FOCUS
Covid-19: All public libraries to close from April 7
[SINGAPORE] All 25 public libraries will be closed from next Tuesday till May 4 owing to coronavirus pandemic, the...
Digibank contender MatchMove takes stake in e-commerce enabler Shopmatic
DIGITAL bank licence-contender MatchMove is taking a strategic stake in Shopmatic, a Singapore-based start-up that...
Retail unit facing Tanglin Road sold for S$43m
A FREEHOLD commercial unit fronting Tanglin Road has been sold for S$43 million.
Singapore retail sales shrink 8.6% in Feb with outbreak
SINGAPORE'S retail sales continued sliding in February due to the decline in tourist arrivals and lower domestic...
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