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May delays parliamentary vote on Brexit deal
[LONDON] British Prime Minister Theresa May is deferring a parliamentary vote set for Tuesday on her Brexit deal after...
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Having running water at a turn of the tap does not come by chance in Singapore. That responsibility falls on PUB, the...
Having running water at a turn of the tap does not come by chance in Singapore. That responsibility falls on PUB, the...
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India central bank chief quits amid spat with government
[NEW DELHI] The head of India's central bank announced his resignation on Monday following a public spat with...
Singtel boosts Dash mobile wallet app with international payments backed by Visa, Apple Pay
APPLE Pay users can now make near-field communication (NFC) payments worldwide with Singtel’s mobile wallet app, Dash,...
SingPost to use AI to improve parcel traceability, reliability for customers across South-east Asia
SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to better plot courier delivery routes and alert...
BREAKING NEWS
US industry expects a rosy 2019: survey
[WASHINGTON] US companies expect their current run of good fortune to extend into 2019, with higher profit margins,...
European Jews feel under threat, think of emigrating - EU survey
[BRUSSELS] More than one in three European Jews have considered emigrating over the past five years because they no...
China court bans iPhone sales in patent dispute: Qualcomm
[WASHINGTON] A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute between US chipmaker...
UK court rules to extradite Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya
[LONDON] A British court on Monday ruled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher beer and head of the Force...
Fidelity widens its lead in cash business by adding US$50b
[BOSTON] Fidelity Investments is dominating a business that is thriving even as stocks and bonds struggle.
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ASEAN BUSINESS
S-E Asia GDP growth to slow in 2019 amid trade war: ICAEW
ECONOMIC growth across the South-east Asia region is expected to slow in 2019 to 5 per cent, after an estimated 5.3 per...
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GARAGE
Singapore venture capital firm eyes North Asia play
VENTURE capital firm Golden Equator Capital's (GEC) move to launch a S$120 million fund with Korea Investment...
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STOCKS
MARKET TODAY:
US: Wall Street opens lower as Apple weighs
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened lower on Monday after a drop in Apple Inc's shares curbed the market's attempt to...
Singapore shares end 1.2% lower on Monday
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Straits Times Index down 1.24 per cent or 38.68 points to 3,072.44.
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Monday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Monday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 17.23...
Hong Kong: Stocks fall on China data, trade fears
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks dropped Monday following more weak economic data out of China, while investors also...
Europe: Stock markets slip at open
[LUXEMBOURG] The European Union's top court ruled on Monday that the British government may reverse its decision...
Seoul: Stocks, won fall on concerns over global growth, trade
[SEOUL] South Korea's Kospi stock index and the won fell on Monday, weighed down by global growth concerns as well...
BT WEEKLY
Paving its way to deliver quality healthcare
IN the past year since Clearbridge Health was listed on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board in Dec 2017, the...
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Zén of Nordic cuisine
IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christ... no wait, Stockholm. If you're hankering for a winter wonderland...
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LIFESTYLE
Santa Claus
SANTA CLAUS IS coming to town. In fact, he’s just arrived - just in time to assert his claim over the Orchard Road...
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A Personal Christmas
For your favourite collector, the ultimate coup will be to get hold of Suntory’s newly released Hibiki 35 Year Old - an...
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Tarte Treats
Acclaimed pastry chef Cheryl Koh of the two Michelin-starred restaurant Les Amis and Tarte pastry shop has unveiled a...
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Dec 8, 2018
Leading with purpose
As the world's biggest fund manager, BlackRock is using its influence to espouse its bedrock values. Chairman and CEO Larry Fink himself seeks to be a "voice of positiveness" - and says corporations need, now more than ever as governments fall short, to step up in key issues.
Dec 1, 2018
Breaking down to build up
With technology no longer just an enabler of business but an element that drives strategy in every organisation, now's the most exciting time ever, says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins.
Nov 24, 2018
Entrepreneurial Zen
Zendesk's Mikkel Svane tells why Silicon Valley is still the world's top startup hub. Even the weather helps, he says.
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.
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