Great Travel Getaways for 2020
THE WORLD SUFFERED a heavy dose of reality in 2019, staggering from the effects of civil strife, climate change and...
Paws-perous business: The booming pets trade that's also feeding an illicit market
SINGAPORE'S demand for furry companions is at an all-time high, stoking growth in the pet sector with uptrends in...
Lea Salonga, Actress
FOR FANS OF musical star Lea Salonga, there are few more highly-anticipated moments in her concerts than when she...
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-...
BREAKING NEWS
LHN enters MoU to set up Malaysia JV for management services
CATALIST-LISTED LHN Group has inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with property developer LINBAQ...
Tritech subsidiary secures S$6.76m contract from PUB
TRITECH Engineering and Testing (Singapore), a unit of Catalist-listed Tritech Group, has secured a S$6.76 million...
Dasin Retail Trust manager to name new CEO, extends loan facilities
THE trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust will appoint Dasin Holdings executive Lily Wang as its new CEO from March...
Greta warns world leaders at climate protest before Davos
[LAUSANNE] Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders at a protest in the Swiss...
Out of the brew
OVERSEAS, Hiroshima is known almost exclusively for the tragic role it played in the closing days of World War II,...
Beyond The Wild
THE CALL OF the wild is what brings us to South Africa, and while predators hunting prey is a stark reality, it’s...
5G bid deadline extension may be 'prudent for industry'
SHARING 5G networks has been touted as a way to spread the financial load of the wireless technology, but actually...
Challenge for digital banks to make a dent in Singapore retail market
EVEN as excitement continues to bubble over the five upcoming digital banks in Singapore, not all industry watchers...
Breaking Ground In Sharjah
IT HAS NO record-breaking buildings such as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa or Abu Dhabi’s Louvre Museum. Instead, the Emirate...
Singapore Art Week: Art takes over the island
INTERNATIONAL ART HEAVYWEIGHTS such as Kehinde Wiley (who painted Barack Obama’s iconic portrait), Yinka Shonibare (...
What is an asset class, really?
TODAY, diversification and alternative returns are our top portfolio concerns. Why? Because low interest rates may...
Vision 20/20: viewing the world perfectly
AT the dawn of a year and decade, it is fitting to review and renew our goals. 2020 holds special meaning for...
Not end of the road for TPG even if it doesn't snare 5G licence
SINGAPORE'S call for proposals to set up the nation's 5G networks has yet to close but pundits already think that...
Magnus debacle a grave case of misgovernance
ON Jan 9, Magnus Energy, a company whose shares have been suspended from trading since Aug 23, 2019, got an...
Credit ratings, bond insurance were no protection in 2008 crisis
SOME of the proposals that the retail bonds working group is studying seem to be mechanisms that were in place in...
Singapore's digibank experiment is right balance of innovation and prudence
THE buzz behind digital banking in Singapore speaks to the belief that small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ASEAN BUSINESS
Differing prospects for Asean telcos in 5G rollout: DBS
5G offers profitable opportunities for telcos in Singapore and Malaysia, but Thai telcos may face some risks from a...
GARAGE
Temasek, Trustbridge target majority stake in WeWork China at US$1b valuation: sources
TEMASEK Holdings and Trustbridge Partners have held talks with WeWork China over increasing their stake in the China...
STOCKS
US: Wall Street opens at record high on strong data, earnings
[NEW YORK] US stock indexes marched to new highs at open on Friday, driven by optimism over corporate earnings,...
Singapore shares edge up 0.1%, gain 0.8% on the week
THE Straits Times Index closed flat at 3,281.03 having gained just 3.03 points or 0.09 per cent.
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Malaysia: Shares close higher on Friday
MALAYSIA share prices closed higher on Friday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 7.93...
Europe: Stocks advance at open
[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets rose in initial trading on Friday, still buoyed by this week's China-US trade...
Hong Kong: Stocks end week with gains
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished Friday on a positive note, with investors retaining optimism over the outlook...
South Korea: Stocks pause after trade-fueled rally
[SEOUL] South Korean shares ended almost flat on Friday after hitting a 15-month high in morning trade, as investors...
BT WEEKLY
Heliconia-backed Rigel Technology eyes expansion, dismisses listing talk
RECENT market talk of Rigel Technology planning an initial public offering is just speculation, said Christopher Ng...
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