Certis to hire 100 locals while offering skills training to non-staff for the first time
SECURITY firm Certis on Wednesday launched a programme to hire 100 locals while boosting its training opportunities...
BT Mark To Market: Opportunities and risks for stock investors in 2021 (Ep 3)
In this third episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul provides his outlook for the...
BT Mark To Market: Opportunities and risks for stock investors in 2021 (Ep 3)
In this third episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul provides his outlook for the...
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
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Aims Apac Reit to acquire Sime Darby Business Centre for S$106.6m
AIMS Apac Reit is set to acquire Sime Darby Business Centre - a premium showroom and business-space precinct along...
Shophouse investment sales in Singapore a bright spot in virus-ravaged 2020: Colliers
AS the Covid-19 pandemic put a dent on overall property investment activity in 2020, shophouses in Singapore proved...
BREAKING NEWS
US core capital goods orders rise in boost to business investment
[WASHINGTON] New orders for key US-made capital goods increased for an eighth straight month in December, pointing...
China's Ant Group plans revamp amid regulator pressure: WSJ
[BEIJING] China's Ant Group is planning to refashion itself as a financial holding company under the supervision of...
Take precautions during CNY, says PM who will celebrate 'with eight visitors, not more, from the family'
[SINGAPORE] Singaporeans have to take precautions as they celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year amid the pandemic...
Xi says 'patriots' should govern Hong Kong
[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong should be governed by "patriots" in comments that come just...
HBO Max gains traction after 'Wonder Woman' premiere
[NEW YORK] AT&T's HBO Max saw a boost in subscribers last quarter after reaching a key distribution deal with...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
As rebates end, restaurants and retailers reel from rent, deposit hikes
SUBSCRIBERSSOME Singapore retail and food and beverage (F&B) businesses are grappling with unexpected rental increments and...
No cash flow? S$42.6m still awaiting claims from corporate owners
SUBSCRIBERSCOMPANIES looking to ease their cash flow situation in these difficult times may want to check out a government...
CapitaLand's pursuit of heft and diversity is not working; it's time to separate growth from value
SUBSCRIBERSCAPITALAND has been trying to reposition itself to benefit from the growth of e-commerce and the knowledge economy....
LIFESTYLE
Charting the way forward for Putien
AT 13, while most of his peers were running across soccer fields, Fong Chak Ka was doing a different sort of running...
New year, new challenges? Some say: 'Bring it on'
IT'S the new year - a time for making resolutions and getting a fresh start. There's no time like now to move out of...
ADDA doesn't add up
EVER wonder what goes through a dog's mind when he's hot on the trail of a scent and suddenly realises that uh-oh,...
ASEAN BUSINESS
South-east Asia still the top choice for business expansion: SBF poll
SOUTH-EAST Asia remains the top choice for future expansion, according to the Singapore Business Federation's (SBF)...
GARAGE
Goldman sees US$200b opening from European tech unicorns
[LONDON] Goldman Sachs Group is stalking unicorns.
STOCKS
Singapore shares break three-day losing streak; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Wednesday, breaking a three-day losing streak amid mixed trading in the Asia-Pacific region...
Malaysia: Shares close higher on Wednesday
MALAYSIA share prices closed higher on Wednesday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 5.31...
Seoul: Shares extend losses
[SEOUL] South Korean shares closed lower on Wednesday, as major heavyweight names slid, with investors awaiting the...
Europe: Stocks narrowly mixed at open
[LONDON] European stock markets were narrowly mixed at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark...
Hong Kong: Stocks close lower with eye on US
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks ended Wednesday in the red, extending the previous day's steep losses, as investors...
Australia: Shares retreat from 11-month high as resource firms fall
[SYDNEY] Australian shares closed lower on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in the resources sector, while a...
BT WEEKLY
Getting the US back in shape
SUBSCRIBERSTHIS WEEK'S TOPIC: As Joe Biden seeks to "build back better" and remake America's global image, what will be the...
LHN taps trends in e-commerce and sharing economy
SUBSCRIBERSLHN Group's strategy of revamping unused and under-utilised spaces to suit emerging industry trends has proven...
Contactless payments are here to stay: Visa
ONLY six per cent of consumers in Singapore - the lowest of all markets surveyed - would revert to pre-Covid methods...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Asia has many faces; businesses will have to adapt
BY 2030, there will be 5.4 billion consumers in the middle class worldwide, according to research from Brookings...
10 sparkling wines for leaving 2020 behind
IT'S been a dismal year, but let's look at the bright side: It's nearly over. Forget about what 2020 deserves. We...
Moving hawkers up the food chain
IN SINGAPORE'S competitive hawker trade, where the unsuccessful throw in the towel and close down within a few years...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
SUBSCRIBERSWHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
New year, new challenges? Some say: 'Bring it on'
IT'S the new year - a time for making resolutions and getting a fresh start. There's no time like now to move out of...
FOCUS
Contactless payments are here to stay: Visa
ONLY six per cent of consumers in Singapore - the lowest of all markets surveyed - would revert to pre-Covid methods...
Singapore to continue prioritising development of human capital for financial sector: Minister Teo
TO KICK off the financial sector's next phase of growth, Singapore will have to continue prioritising the...
MCT's revenue and net property income down in its nine-months year-to-date results
IN A business update, Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) said on Wednesday after trading hours that its year-to-date...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
The law's middleman
SUBSCRIBERSAT the attic unit of a nondescript shophouse along Duxton Hill, the floors are neatly but furiously lined with...
Greening architecture
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Sparking a Revolut-ion
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It's all in the jeans
SUBSCRIBERSON HIS previous business trips to Singapore, Nuholt Huisamen, then managing director for Levi Strauss & Co's...
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