A Chef's Tour
ON EVERY DINING table in Ryunique - a modern fine dining restaurant in Seoul’s Gangnam district - is a map.
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Taha Bouqdib
TAHA BOUQDIB DOESN’T believe in coincidences. He uses words like “soul”, “destiny” and “in my blood” when describing...
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Startups: Finland's ray of light
WHEN Tanu-Matti Tuominen started Finland's first digital media company called Tietovalta in 1988 in Finland as a...
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Strength in a sari
GROWING up in the throes of the Bangladesh Liberation War had a profound impact on Durreen Shahnaz from an early age.
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BREAKING NEWS
Number of missing in California fire soars past 1,000 as Trump set to visit
[PARADISE] The number of people listed as missing in a devastating northern California wildfire soared past 1,000 on...
Pence slams China's 'opaque' chequebook diplomacy, trade practices
[PORT MORESBY] US vice president Mike Pence pilloried China's "opaque" chequebook diplomacy in a...
US paves way to get 'lab meat' on plates
[NEW YORK] US authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells - paving the way...
Protectionism 'doomed to failure': China's Xi
[PORT MORESBY] Protectionist actions are short-sighted and doomed to fail, Chinese president Xi Jinping said Saturday...
CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: report
[WASHINGTON] The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded Saudi's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin...
Not quite a match made in heaven at JAG
DINING at Restaurant JAG is a bit like going on a first date. There's a lot of emphasis on making a good...
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Let There Be Light
CALL IT THE ultimate terrace house challenge. As most owners of intermediate units are painfully aware of, trying to...
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Productivity growth, industry indicators will show Future Economy Council's progress: Heng
PRODUCTIVITY growth and a number of other industry indicators will help reflect how the Future Economy Council's (...
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What to expect in the current bear market
WE are in the midst of a global economic slowdown, with the US being the only bright spot globally. Global leading...
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Best In Show
IT’S COMPLICATED. SO much so that a highly complex astronomical watch that shows the position of the earth in relation...
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The Return Of Polaroid
IN THE AGE OF commonplace digital image manipulation, Polaroid photographs feel refreshingly honest and direct. In...
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When workers check out, check your workplace culture
WE have all been there. That sensation when your body is present in the office, but your heart and mind have left the...
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Skoda Superb Laurin & Klement 2.0 TSI: Czech mate
FOR a small and medium enterprise owner (SME), only two cars represent the gold standard in how the directors should...
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Rugby World Cup could spark debate in tattoo-averse Japan
WORLD Rugby has advised players to cover up tattoos during next year's World Cup in Japan, but many advocates for...
Are legacy businesses a dead weight on telcos?
RECENT executive appointments at telcos StarHub and M1 have raised the level of chatter about the industry's so-...
After Temasek whets appetite for retail bonds, what's next on the menu?
FOLLOWING the hot reception for Temasek Holdings' 2.7 per cent retail bonds sold last month, the obvious question...
Raising yard capacity in downturn a tough call
NOTHING can be taken for granted in the cyclical offshore and marine (O&M) sector.
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ASEAN BUSINESS
Unlocking blockchain's benefits for enterprises
WHEN it comes to the latest technology, nobody wants to be left behind. Blockchain is one such technology. Blockchain...
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STOCKS
MARKET TODAY:
US: Dollar, yields slide on Fed official rate talk
[NEW YORK] The US dollar weakened and Treasury yields slid on Friday after a top Federal Reserve official said US...
Nvidia, Applied Materials forecasts add to evidence that chip bull run is ending
CARNAGE in chipmaking stocks continued on Thursday, as Nvidia Corp and Applied Materials Inc issued disappointing sales...
China's crackdown on kindergartens disastrous for their stocks
FIRST came the clampdown on shadow banks. Then it was gaming companies and drug-makers. Now education firms are in the...
Asian markets end week higher on seemingly brighter outlook
AN apparent thaw in the frosty US-China relationship has helped to cool heated markets over the week, with reports that...
Brokers' take
WE maintain "buy" and a S$3.69 target price, 15 per cent upside, with a 3.4 per cent yield. Wilmar remains...
European shares wobble as Brexit angst lingers
[LONDON] European shares wobbled and closed just in the red after a choppy session on Friday as traders waited to see...
BT WEEKLY
Gearing up for growth in Asia-Pacific
REAL estate services group Cushman & Wakefield is turning its focus to building its service lines in its existing...
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Nov 17, 2018
Strength in a sari
Having built the world's first social stock exchange, particularly to benefit and empower women, Durreen Shahnaz now wants to take impact investing from the margins to the mainstream.
Nov 10, 2018
Banking on digital
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé tells why mergers and acquisitions are taking a back seat - for now - at the French bank.
Nov 3, 2018
Healthcare 4.0
When you shop for toiletries or medicines in a supermarket, GSK keeps a close eye - with tracking sensors - to find out how and why you made those purchases. Data and analytics are a huge play for the pharmaceutical group, says its CEO for consumer healthcare, Brian McNamara.
Oct 27, 2018
Reading randomness
To avoid nasty surprises, don't try to predict the future - instead, stay aware of all possibilities, says Richard Fenning, Singapore-based CEO of global specialist risk consultancy Control Risks.
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WHEN Adrian Chia was on holiday in Australia's picturesque Great Ocean Road several years ago, he loved the beautiful coastal scenery and thought about how this was exactly what city dwellers needed to recharge.
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