Singapore's productivity and median wage have grown by a third in the last 10 years: Tharman
CONTRARY to the "urban myth" that Singapore has failed in its quest to raise productivity, the nation's productivity...
Money Hacks: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19? (Ep 75)
This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Money Hacks: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19? (Ep 75)
This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Telemedicine in the pink as Covid-19 gives shot in arm of nascent industry
THE Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of interest in telemedicine apps - with even corporate giants...
BREAKING NEWS
Boeing settles nearly all Lion Air 737 MAX crash claims: filing
[SEATTLE] Boeing has reached settlement agreements in more than 90 per cent of the wrongful death claims filed in...
UK set to resume Saudi arms sales despite Yemen concerns
[LONDON] Britain said on Tuesday it would resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia, halted last year after a UK court...
Levi Strauss warns of weak second half on pandemic woes, to cut 700 jobs
[BENGALURU] Levi Strauss & Co on Tuesday cautioned its business would be hit in the second half of the year,...
WHO studying evidence on airborne virus transmission
[GENEVA] The WHO said Tuesday it would study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after an...
Trump says Harvard move to online courses due to virus 'ridiculous'
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard University on Tuesday, calling its decision to move all...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Telemedicine in the pink as Covid-19 gives shot in arm of nascent industry
THE Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of interest in telemedicine apps - with even corporate giants...
No plans to go back to Phase 1 after GE; rise in cases will be monitored
THERE are no plans to revert to Phase 1 or a lockdown immediately after the General Election, despite a recent...
Auditors should avoid ditching companies midway on audit work
IT had seemed like a standard boilerplate event in October last year when Singapore's mainboard-listed Mirach Energy...
LIFESTYLE
Andrew Li, CEO, Zouk Group
REMEMBER THAT THING people used to call a “dance floor”? An enclosed space where everyone is invited to step into,...
Authentic flavours of Asian heritage food
WHAT IS Nasi Liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or Wambatu Moju?
Good Food Hunting
At Jewel Changi Airport, all the best food finds from around the world are gathered in this massive shopping, dining...
ASEAN BUSINESS
GARAGE
Telemedicine in the pink as Covid-19 gives shot in arm of nascent industry
THE Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of interest in telemedicine apps - with even corporate giants...
STOCKS
US: Nasdaq pulls back from record as stocks retreat
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq pulling back from a record as the equity rally...
Europe: Stocks slip as hopes of post-pandemic rebound fade
[BENGALURU] European shares fell on Tuesday as surging US coronavirus cases and forecasts for a deeper-than-feared...
STI takes a breather; snaps 5-day winning streak
SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak with the Straits Times Index (STI)...
Risk currencies ease after rally and virus flare-ups
RISK currencies such as the Australian dollar took a breather from recent gains on Tuesday, with investors hitting...
US: Wall St opens lower after five-day rally as virus cases surge
[NEW YORK] US stocks slipped at the open on Tuesday following the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq's five-day rally, as...
Singapore shares close 1% lower
SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak with the key Straits Times Index losing...
BT WEEKLY
No room for complacency
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What lessons can be drawn from the fresh outbreaks of Covid-19 in some countries, upon re-opening...
UnUsUaL keeps faith in live events
FOR a chief executive officer of an event producer, Leslie Ong is unusually positive. By a stroke of good fortune,...
Fighting Covid-19 with local innovations
AS the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage around the globe, local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Why digital economy deserves a place in every portfolio
IN TODAY'S world, there is no doubt that the digital economy has become an indispensable part of our lives, one that...
A slice of Americana
ONE man's meat is another man's poison. That's why there are food noobs who think it makes good TV to gag over the...
Sickly sweet: Drinks makers turn the anti-sugar tide in their favour
THE market for lower-sugar drinks is set to boom in Singapore as the war on sugar continues - even though consumers...
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...
Authentic flavours of Asian heritage food
WHAT IS Nasi Liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or Wambatu Moju?
Gold rallies on a surge of US jobless claims
GOLD futures this week have been volatile, dropping US$82 an ounce early in the week and then recovering US$46 (at...
FOCUS
WHO studying evidence on airborne virus transmission
[GENEVA] The WHO said Tuesday it would study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after an...
Singapore banks' weakening operating environment pressures ratings: Fitch Ratings
FITCH Ratings aims to review and resolve a rating watch negative (RWN) placed on DBS, OCBC and United Overseas Bank...
Two freehold industrial properties for sale
TWO industrial properties - a warehouse at 12 Tagore Drive and two strata units at 205 Henderson Road - are going up...
Factories reopened in June, but weak global demand continues to hurt
SINGAPORE factories were set to ramp up activity in June as a two-month "circuit breaker" ended, an early sentiment...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Cinematic chronicler
Jia Zhangke is feted in arthouse cinema as the pre-eminent filmmaker depicting contemporary Chinese life in feature...
Helming the cloud
FOR Kevin Samuelson, chief executive officer of technology company Infor, 2020 has turned out to be quite an...
Tackling turbulence
LIKE many others, Maren Schweizer has been working from home amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The chief executive officer...
Executive fit
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of today - and tomorrow - needs soft skills and cultural fit, among other things....
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