TOP STORIES
SGX to propose scrapping rule on minimum trading price: sources
SINGAPORE Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) plans to seek public feedback on a proposal...
The challenge of upward mobility
ONWARDS and upwards. We assume, as we have historically seen, that each generation...
Defence questions witness' loss estimate from Prudential agents' mass defection
DEFENCE lawyers on Thursday questioned expert estimates of the future profits...
NY-listed 8x8 pays US$125m for Singapore-based Wavecell
WAVECELL, a privately held communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) provider based...
Ho Chi Minh City joins network of innovation hubs
STARTUPS in Singapore hoping to tap into Vietnam's emerging innovation scene can now...
NTU, Rolls-Royce to deepen ties in Phase 2 of corporate lab
AS the global aviation sector continues to take off, innovations that will be...
COE supply for Aug-Oct to shrink significantly
VEHICLE buyers will be in for a sizeably smaller supply of certificates of entitlement...
Indonesia pledges more rate cuts as it moves to spur growth
INDONESIA'S central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in almost...
Bank of Korea cuts interest rate as growth slows amid trade risks
THE Bank of Korea (BOK) unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate as it slashed...
Singapore 'Fort Knox' maximum-security vault said to be up for sale
ASIA'S "Fort Knox", a private, maximum-security vault in Singapore, is up for sale....
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Keppel Q2 profit drops 38.4% in absence of project en bloc sales
KEPPEL Corporation posted a 38.4 per cent drop in net profit to S$153.4 million for...
SATS Q1 net slips 14.4% on macro headwinds
A WEAKER global economy put a dent in airport and food services provider SATS' first-...
Investor offers S$48m convertible loan to TT International instead of assets buy
SEYCHELLES-INCORPORATED firm Celestial Palace will be investing in TT International,...
Asia markets dip on growth concerns
DIMMING economic outlooks and poor earnings from Wall Street blue chips gave investors...
Brokers' take
CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) announced its Q2 2019 results which met our...
Dollar falls for a second day on US rate cut bets
THE dollar slipped for a second day against its rivals on Thursday on the back of...
Frenzy over SembMarine shares fizzles out day after near 8% gain
SEMBCORP Marine (SembMarine) shares eased off on Thursday following a frenetic rise in...
Corporate digest
TRIYARDS Marine Services has been ordered to wind up, upon the application by its...
REAL ESTATE
Beauty World Plaza's second en bloc try ends with no takers
BEAUTY World Plaza's second en bloc attempt at an unchanged reserve price of S$165...
Cromwell E-Reit completes 80.3m euro purchase of 3 French office properties
CROMWELL European Real Estate Investment Trust (Cromwell E-Reit) has completed the...
Australia's LendLease bags Google project worth US$15b
AUSTRALIA'S LendLease Group on Thursday said it secured a contract with Alphabet's...
BANKING & FINANCE
SGX-backed CapBridge partners Hana Financial to extend reach in S Korea
CAPBRIDGE, a private capital platform backed by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has...
Japan urges G7 to think beyond existing rules in dealing with Libra
JAPANESE Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday urged his G7 counterparts to make a...
UBS unveils 3rd edition of Future of Finance Challenge contest in Singapore
UBS has launched its Future of Finance Challenge competition for the Asia-Pacific...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Does renewables pioneer Germany risk running out of power?
GERMANY, a poster child for responsible energy, is renouncing nuclear and coal. The...
China Energy to expand ultra-low emission coal-fired power: official
CHINA Energy Group, the country's biggest power generator, will add more than 6...
PES refinery expected to shut remaining units as crude dwindles: sources
THE Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery, the oldest and largest on the US...
Orangutan numbers drop 30% in M'sian palm oil estate forests: WWF
ORANGUTAN populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern...
TECHNOLOGY
Japan has become 'developing country' in AI race: SoftBank
SOFTBANK Group Corp founder and chief executive Masayoshi Son said on Thursday that...
Japan-Korea spat spurs worries of 'never seen before' chip price spike
MEMORY chip spot prices have risen for the first time this year, indicating grim...
Netflix shares plunge as global growth falls short
NETFLIX Inc said on Wednesday it lost US streaming customers for the first time in...
CONSUMER
Dean & DeLuca battles to survive as sales fall
DEAN & DeLuca, the gourmet grocer whose trend-setting New York store introduced...
South-east Asia's meth gangs making US$60b a year: UN study
SOUTH-EAST Asia's drug gangs are making over US$60 billion a year pumping out record...
TRANSPORT
United pushes Boeing for '797' decision as Max crisis drags on
UNITED Airlines prodded Boeing for details on a proposed new jetliner for middle-...
Truckmaker Volvo lifts market forecast amid higher deliveries
SWEDEN'S Volvo raised its market forecasts for North America and Europe on Thursday,...
Indonesia's Astra bets on Gojek as car sales dive
ASTRA International, Indonesia's largest automobile distributor, on Thursday launched...
Self-driving tech slams into wall of human behaviour
A YEAR ago, Detroit and Silicon Valley had visions of putting thousands of self-...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Sunny outlook for US economy despite shade thrown by trade
THE US economy grew at a "modest" rate in recent weeks, with consumers continuing to...
Japan's June exports fall 6.7% for 7th straight decline
JAPAN'S exports fell for a seventh straight month in June, pressured by Sino-US trade...
33 people die in arson attack on studio in Japan
THIRTY-THREE people died after an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio on...
Malaysian police say political leader behind videos
MALAYSIAN police on Thursday said a leader of a political party was behind videos...
LIFE & CULTURE
Pharrell Williams' manga mania
PHARRELL Williams has found a happy place for his inner child, and it's a manga-style...
Fostering a shared sense of purpose
EXCHANGING life wisdom with a senior through a curated conversation menu; playing a...
Fashion for hire: Americans go for rental services
REMEMBER when you bought an expensive evening gown for an event, only to ever wear it...
OPINION
How to make innovation work
ASK any business leader what keeps her or him awake at night, and you will hear...
Gold is making a comeback to the world financial system
LAST year, 22 central banks, situated largely to the east of Germany, bought the...
Regulators must begin to gauge challenges FB's Libra may raise
FACEBOOK'S recent announcement that it would launch a digital coin called Libra is...
China's tech giants use Internet to deliver smart health services
THE Chinese health service industry is growing fast. According to recent projections,...
Don't fight artificial intelligence, work with it instead
OCBC Bank recently became the first company in Singapore to offer scholarships to...
Will the global debt bomb explode again in an era of low interest rates?
DEBT is the crux of the matter. If you want to understand what makes the world...
Lifestyle
Classy omakase by female chef
WHEN the cat's away, the mice - come out and open their own restaurant?
Helpful words that demystify wine appreciation
FEW things are as maddening or as elusive as trying to convey the character of a wine...
The Frequent Flyers
Some people live to eat. Now meet the man whose mission is to eat at all the best...
Takashi Murakami, Artist
FANS STARTED QUEUEING as early as 6am on Saturday, the first day of the Takashi...
Clash Of The Football Titans
Time to cast away the football blues as Premier League giants Manchester United and...
Indie Sounds
The Observatory is coming out of hibernation to play BlackKajiXtra – Nusasonic, a...
Twinkle Stars
Gems, jewels and stone are set to dazzle you at Singapore’s largest jewelry showcase,...
Beach Party
It’s time to fire up the barbie on Siloso Beach, as the Sentosa GrillFest returns,...
Special Feature: The Art Of Travelling In Style
AS THE MANAGING director for Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold in Asia, Anthony Lim...
Chefs' Top Tables
Here’s something to know about Tristin Farmer. The frequent flyer (once every two...
Spiritual Retreats
When you need an off-the-grid break with all the modern luxury amenities, head for the...
Special Feature: Hotels of Substance
TO the road warrior, a hotel room may just be a place to rest for the night. To the...
The Zen Life
LIKE MOST SINGAPOREANS, the owners of this apartment near River Valley Road love to...
Carlos Acosta’s company makes Singapore debut
CUBAN-BORN BALLET SUPERSTAR Carlos Acosta is set to perform at the Esplanade's annual...
A Great Way to Fly
Eight travel essentials that jet-setters swear by.
BREAKING NEWS
Metech calls for trading halt pending announcement
METECH International has called for a trading halt, pending the release of an announcement, it said on Friday just...
GS Holdings flags 'significantly higher' H1 profit from receipt of China service fees
GS Holdings expects to report a “significantly higher” net profit for the first half ended June 30, 2019, as...
Japan inflation hits 2-year low as BOJ faces pressure to act
[TOKYO] Japan's key inflation gauge fell again in June, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to join its global...
Sabana Reit's Changi South former tenant to pay S$2.99m in lease settlement
THE former tenant of Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust's (Sabana Reit) 10 Changi...
Stocks to watch: Keppel, SATS, Aims Apac Reit, Sabana Reit, GS Holdings, Metech
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Friday:
Pain from Hong Kong protests spreads as luxury brands get hit
[HONG KONG] The impact from the Hong Kong protests is spreading to global luxury retailers, with jewelry and...
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