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Singapore private home price index up 0.5% in Q4, 2.7% for 2019
SINGAPORE'S private home price index rose 0.5 per cent in Q4 2019 over the prior quarter, faster than the 0.3 per...
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
Democrats urge Republican 'courage' at Trump impeachment trial
[WASHINGTON] Democrats on Wednesday accused Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial of seeking to...
Movie distributors scrap Chinese New Year premieres due to virus outbreak
[BEIJING] A virus outbreak in China has prompted seven Chinese films that were set to premiere during the country's...
US Treasury Secretary advises Greta Thunberg to 'go study'
[DAVOS] US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday advised climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has been...
UOL Group to buy 154-room hotel in Jakarta for US$50m
UOL Group has entered into an agreement to buy a 154-room hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia from PT Success Venture Hotel...
Synagie Corp reaches full settlement with third-party provider
SYNAGIE Corporation said on Thursday that it has come to a full and final settlement of all claims with a third-...
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
CCT, CMT unveil plan for Reit juggernaut in S$8.27b merger
TWO CapitaLand S-Reits (Singapore real estate investment trust) are joining the sector's consolidation trend with a...
Market picks losers - and some winners from China virus outbreak
GLOBAL markets were spooked on Tuesday, with Asia taking the biggest hit amid mounting fears surrounding the...
China virus: Is there an opportunity for investors?
THE sad and terrifying news reports about the rising number of people who have been killed or sickened by the...
LIFESTYLE
Qipao Power: The Cheongsam gets more fashion relevance
THE QIPAO MAY no longer be a common sight on the streets of China. But fashionistas across the world are embracing...
Predictable Chinese cooking at Jia He
NOT every restaurant can be a star. We get that. Just as an army has its generals and elite commandos, it also needs...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Indonesia's fintech growth supported by tailwinds
Government support and strong consumer interest in innovative financial products are set to boost Indonesia's...
GARAGE
Grab, Razer, AirAsia exploring bids for Malaysia digital bank licence
[SINGAPORE] Ride-hailing group Grab, gaming firm Razer, AirAsia, telecoms firm Axiata and lender CIMB are among...
STOCKS
Singapore shares fall 0.6% as Wuhan virus fears rattle investors
THE STI was mired in the red, closing at 3,234.56 on Thursday, after giving up 19.37 points or 0.6 per cent.
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Thursday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Thursday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 3.54...
Europe: Stocks open lower on virus fears
[LONDON] Europe's main equity markets slid at the open on Thursday after earlier losses in Asia, as fears grew over...
Hong Kong: Stocks sharply down on virus fears
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong equities closed sharply lower on Thursday as investors took flight over the deadly SARS-like...
South Korea: Stocks, won drop over mounting fears of coronavirus
[SEOUL] South Korean shares ended almost 1 per cent lower on Thursday as fears of the spread of a new flu-like virus...
Tokyo: Nikkei down nearly 1% on virus outbreak fears
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index lost nearly 1 per cent on Thursday with the yen edging up and risk appetite...
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...
Predictable Chinese cooking at Jia He
NOT every restaurant can be a star. We get that. Just as an army has its generals and elite commandos, it also needs...
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...
Qipao Power: The Cheongsam gets more fashion relevance
THE QIPAO MAY no longer be a common sight on the streets of China. But fashionistas across the world are embracing...
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 core inflation cooled to 1% in 2019
SINGAPORE'S core inflation - a key central bank indicator - cooled to 1 per cent in 2019, down from 1.7 per cent 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-...
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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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