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Good government needed to fight Covid-19, support economy: PM Lee
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has once more stressed the need for a strong mandate...
Singapore's global schoolhouse upbeat beyond short term
THE coronavirus pandemic has been a spanner in the works for the international student...
Covid-19 proposals include independent inquiry and medical board: WP
THE Workers' Party (WP) said it has put forth seven proposals to deal with the Covid-...
For some, a general election without real rallies is missing something
OPEN fields awash with props of all shapes and colours, whistles and catcalls amping...
Political broadcasts move few but are not without benefits
INTRODUCED in lieu of physical rallies, the constituency political broadcasts that...
Election digest
The Elections Department (ELD) has informed political parties and candidates not to...
US Big Tech builds appetite for startup pie in South-east Asia
US tech giants have made some recent high-profile investments into South-east Asian...
Indonesia unveils 574.59t rupiah bond scheme to fund recovery
INDONESIA'S central bank has agreed to buy 574.59 trillion rupiah (S$55 billion) of...
Singapore universities make 2,000 extra undergrad offers amid pandemic
LOCAL universities will take in Singaporean undergraduates whose overseas study plans...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Hyflux's potential investors must disclose more
MORE than two years have passed since Hyflux filed for bankruptcy.
CapitaLand expects H1 operating patmi to fall 25-35 per cent
CAPITALAND expects its first half-year net profit to be "materially and adversely"...
Hi-P climbs 16.8%, receives SGX query
SHARES of Hi-P International rose on Monday, prompting a query from the Singapore...
Starburst bags S$13.1m contract to upgrade tactical training facility
CATALIST-listed Starburst Holdings, which specialises in the design and engineering of...
Changing hands
Tracking fund flows in the Singapore stock market
Staycation reopening a plus for hospitality S-Reits: DBS
DBS Group Research on Monday said the reopening of hotels for staycations in Singapore...
Maybank KE positive on Malaysia's 4D operators
MAYBANK Kim Eng has remained positive on Malaysia's number forecast operators (NFOs),...
Yanlord records 29.8b yuan in property pre-sales
CHINESE property developer Yanlord Land Group recorded 29.8 billion yuan (S$6 billion...
Malaysia's AirAsia reports record RM803m loss in Q1
MALAYSIA'S flagship budget carrier AirAsia Group on Monday reported a first-quarter...
United Hampshire US Reit collected 80% of base rents from retail tenants in June
UNITED Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust (United Hampshire US Reit) on Monday...
Corporate digest
OFFSHORE support-vessel owner and operator Vallianz Holdings said it will exercise its...
STI posts 5-day winning streak on string of upbeat macro data
SINGAPORE shares posted their fifth straight day of gains on Monday, with the Straits...
China waves the green flag for yuan bulls
THE yuan led commodity currencies higher against the dollar on Monday as investors...
REAL ESTATE
SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels slashing footprint, headcount in virus-hit Japan
OYO Hotels, one of the largest startups in SoftBank Group's portfolio, is dramatically...
UK to ease property tax liabilities, cut VAT in hospitality sector temporarily
BRITISH Finance Minister Rishi Sunak plans to raise the property tax threshold to as...
Clock ticks on greener homes as UK seeks jobs, emissions cuts
TO MEET a binding goal of achieving net-zero climate-changing emissions by 2050,...
Two freehold industrial properties for sale
TWO industrial properties - a warehouse at 12 Tagore Drive and two strata units at 205...
Springleaf Tower's level 22 office floor up for sale with guide price of over S$26m
AN ENTIRE office floor on level 22 of Springleaf Tower is up for sale via expression...
With US department stores vanishing, malls could be next
THE directory map for the Northfield Square Mall in Bourbonnais, Illinois, has three...
BANKING & FINANCE
AMTD Digital eyes controlling stake in Singapore fintech FOMO Pay
AMTD Digital is looking to acquire a controlling stake in Singapore-based one-stop...
China stokes stock-market mania, risking repeat of 2015 bubble
THE dramatic moves in Chinese stocks over the past week are inviting comparisons with...
Turkey bans six global banks from bets against nation's stocks
TURKEY imposed a ban on six foreign banks from betting against the nation's stocks in...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Oil edges higher as traders weigh supply against virus impact
OIL edged higher in London to trade above US$43 a barrel as investors weighed...
CONSUMER
Buy-now-pay-later firms benefit as lockdowns lift online shopping
BROWSING online during lockdown, Jessica Friend spotted a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
UK set to phase out Huawei from its 5G network, says FT report
BRITAIN will decide this month to phase out Chinese technology giant Huawei's...
China accuses Britain of 'gross interference' over Hong Kong
CHINA'S ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and...
HK schools should not provide material against new law: govt
HONG KONG schools should not provide reading material that violates a new national...
Fujitsu to cut its office space in Japan by 50 per cent
WHILE much of Japan continues to debate the pros and cons of remote working, one of...
LIFE & CULTURE
Why super rich fashionistas are not crying for Paris shows
ONE very select group of fashionistas were not crying into their cocktails when the...
Playing Beethoven's piano sonatas changed how I hear them
FOR my senior piano recital in college, encouraged by my teacher, I took on an...
SME
Fighting Covid-19 with local innovations
AS the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage around the globe, local small and medium-...
Carro driving digital push for automobile sector
IN an era where Singaporeans can't get enough of online shopping, the automobile...
OPINION
Credibility of US' global power being challenged
DURING the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union, strategic...
Profit figures in income statements don't tell the whole story
AS MOST investors are aware, the profit figure reported in a company's income...
Australia's extra spending on security could come with unintended costs
AUSTRALIA'S 2020 Defence Strategy Update comes with a stark warning that the country...
Navigating supply chain disruptions for banks
The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to have a prolonged impact on our lives.
Create better tax policies to cut cost of rescue packages
THE Covid-19 pandemic will leave the world economy bruised and bloody. And the wrong...
Britain headed for double whammy of spike in virus cases and no-deal Brexit
ENGLAND'S latest round of lockdown lifting began on the weekend, with the multi-...
BREAKING NEWS
China's Sinovac starts late stage trials for its Covid-19 vaccine
[LONDON] China's Sinovac Biotech is starting Phase III trials of its potential coronavirus vaccine in Brazil, it...
Hong Kong: Stocks extend rally at open
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks started with more gains Tuesday, having climbed more than 6 per cent over the previous...
Singapore finds staycations can't fill US$20b tourism hole
[SINGAPORE] In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the beaches of Bali for a domestic vacation. Tokyo...
Singapore stocks advance at Tuesday's open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares opened stronger on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index gaining 13.52 points or 0.5 per...
Facebook, Google, Twitter pause user info requests from HK government
[SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook, Google and Twitter said Monday they have put a hold on requests by Hong Kong's government...
Fuxing China proposes 430.3m yuan sale of Xiamen headquarters
ZIPPER producer Fuxing China Group on Monday said it is looking to sell the bulk of its office building in China for...
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