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Singapore factory output down 0.7% in Dec, posts full-year fall of 1.4%
SINGAPORE'S factory output ended 2019 on a predictably weak note with a 0.7 per cent year-on-year decline in...
Money Hacks podcast: What are vehicle protection services? (Ep 63)
How different are vehicle protection services from car insurance? To help us with that is Manfred Schmoelz,...
Money Hacks podcast: What are vehicle protection services? (Ep 63)
How different are vehicle protection services from car insurance? To help us with that is Manfred Schmoelz,...
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BREAKING NEWS
Thailand confirms fifth case of Wuhan virus
[BANGKOK] Thailand on Friday confirmed its fifth case of the new coronavirus, a senior public health official said,...
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No qualms for India's hangman before first job of executing rapists
[MEERUT] Pawan Kumar feels zero sympathy for the four men he is due to hang next month for a 2012 gang rape and...
Malaysian rights group sues Singapore minister over 'fake news' directive
[KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian rights group filed a suit in a domestic court against a Singapore minister on Friday,...
Euro zone economy remains weak in new year but some signs of hope
[LONDON] Euro zone business activity remained weak at the start of the year, a survey showed a day after the...
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Home sales achieve soft landing in 2019 with 2.7% price gain
DEVELOPERS should breathe easier as the private home market seems to have achieved a soft landing in 2019 as prices...
2019 core inflation comes in at 1%; MAS likely to stand pat in April review
SINGAPORE'S central bank will probably leave monetary policy untouched at its next review in April, analysts said on...
SGX invests 186m euros in index firm; Q2 net profit up 3%
SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is coughing out 186 million euros in cash (S$280 million) for a 93 per cent stake in...
LIFESTYLE
Joey Yap, Chinese Metaphysics Consultant & Academy Founder
WHEN JOEY YAP speaks, everyone listens. He commands an audience of thousands at his popular seminars and workshops,...
Black Marble offers some suburban shine
FOR a suburban shopping centre, we don't know what gauge Raffles Holland V Mall uses to come up with its parking...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Malaysia's lower voting age could benefit BN, PAS
The lowered voting age in Malaysia could benefit the country's two biggest Malay Muslim political parties at the...
GARAGE
Cloud cooking land: Indian housewives become gig economy chefs
[MUMBAI] Rashmi Sahijwala never expected to start working at the age of 59, let alone join India's gig economy - now...
WEEKEND MAGAZINE
Keeping Traditions Alive
FOR MANY CHINESE families, the reunion dinner is perhaps the most important meal of the year.
Hong Bao Bao
Don't leave home this Chinese New Year without your Mandarin oranges.
Black Marble offers some suburban shine
FOR a suburban shopping centre, we don't know what gauge Raffles Holland V Mall uses to come up with its parking...
STOCKS
Europe: Stocks rebound at open
[LONDON] Europe's main equity markets rebounded strongly at the open on Friday, after Asian indices halted their...
Tokyo: Nikkei closes higher as Wall St stabilises
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed marginally higher on Friday, propped up by a calm session on Wall...
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Friday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 1.63...
Singapore shares up on Friday, drop 1.3% on the week
THE STI made steady gains across the session to finish at 3,240.02, adding 5.46 points or 0.2 per cent.
Hong Kong: Stocks end higher in half day trade ahead of Chinese New Year holiday
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks ended slightly firmer in half-day trade on Friday with most participants staying away...
Asia: Stocks mixed amid ongoing virus concern
[SYDNEY] Asian stocks were mixed as investors mulled updates on the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Oil steadied after...
BT WEEKLY
Looking into the crystal ball
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Two predictions for 2020 (in business/industry or global affairs): one that you wish to see...
PhillipCapital sets sights on new growth areas, diversification
FINANCIAL house PhillipCapital wants to wade deeper into the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) space from its...
SMEs need more liquidity, access to digital solutions: SBF
THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) SME Committee on Tuesday called for increased liquidity and greater access...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Eastspring aims to double AUM by 2024
EASTSPRING Investments, a subsidiary of Prudential plc, has set its sights on an ambitious target to more than...
Black Marble offers some suburban shine
FOR a suburban shopping centre, we don't know what gauge Raffles Holland V Mall uses to come up with its parking...
What the hype: Pumped up kicks and the sneaker resale market
On New Year’s eve, a sneaker collaboration with German sportswear giant Adidas and gamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
WHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
Tempering income expectations in 2020
THE years since the 2008-09 global financial crisis have been difficult for income seekers and I think this is...
FOCUS
More China players emerge among bids for Singapore digibank licences
TWO more Chinese players have made public their digital wholesale banking bids in Singapore, bringing the reported...
Prices of industrial space down 0.2% q-on-q in Q4 2019, rents flat: JTC
RENTS and prices of industrial space in Singapore remained relatively stable in the fourth quarter of last year,...
Singapore factory output down 0.7% in Dec, posts full-year fall of 1.4%
SINGAPORE'S factory output ended 2019 on a predictably weak note with a 0.7 per cent year-on-year decline in...
CCT-CMT deal: Jury is out on whether sum of parts is better
THE chiefs of CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) and CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) have called the proposed union a "...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Cloud evangelist
ONE interesting aspect of technology usage and understanding in this millennium is that it has outgrown the late...
Making the most of data
IN the past, the use of data was often viewed as a "nice-to-have" rather than a "must-have" in corporate decision-...
Class pass
MICHEL Rochat has spent four decades - almost his entire professional life - working in higher education.
Staying nimble
A WILLINGNESS to let go of closely held convictions is clearly a major tenet of William Liem's personal philosophy....
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