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Charged up: Singapore's journey to the future of cars begins now
Dr Sanjay Kuttan, who chairs the sustainable infrastructure committee under the...
Singapore banks cautious about H1 with outbreak hitting customers
SWEPT into fresh uncertainty from the virus outbreak, Singapore banks are cautious...
habitat may be history; honestbee looking at quick service restaurant concept
EMBATTLED startup honestbee is considering closing its concept supermarket habitat for...
Grab reinstates incentives scheme after backlash from drivers
GRAB has reinstated its incentives programme for drivers after complaints that its...
Budget could cut prejudice against hiring older workers
THE slew of government budgetary measures rolled out on Tuesday to boost jobs for mid-...
Industry 4.0 trade show to be held here for another 5 years
INDUSTRY 4.0 trade show Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific will be held for...
Covid-19: Do not force staff to take leave, MOM warns employers
EMPLOYERS who force their staff to take leave for the mandatory 14-day stay-home...
Covid-19: More funding for tourism firms to train staff; cash to shore up guides' wages
MORE funds for training course fees, salary support for hotels that send staff for...
Covid-19 could lop US$27.8b off Asia-Pac airline revenue
AIRLINES operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined US$27.8 billion...
Japan to limit foreign ownership in 12 key sectors
JAPAN is finalising a plan that will tighten scrutiny of foreign investment in 12 key...
Liang Sandwich Bar closures 'unauthorised, but temporary'
THE South-east Asia master franchisee for Liang Sandwich Bar said the recent closures...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Man who acted for SembMarine units in Brazil gets nearly 20 years jail for graft
AN individual in Brazil connected to the consultants engaged by Sembcorp Marine's (...
Sembcorp Industries posts Q4 loss of S$15m on impairments
A PROTRACTED downturn in the marine sector and impairments of its UK energy asset...
SBS Transit CEO to step down, COO to be acting CEO from March 1
SBS Transit has promoted its chief operating officer (COO) Cheng Siak Kian to acting...
DBS' US$1b perp said to set benchmark for other Asian banks
DBS' US$1 billion 3.3 per cent perpetual deal sold on Thursday has paved the way for...
Memiontec to raise funds in Catalist listing for regional expansion
ANOTHER water treatment firm, Memiontec Holdings, is looking to list on the Singapore...
OCBC sees 2% revenue growth hit for 2020 from virus outbreak
OCBC Bank is expecting a revenue growth hit of about 2 per cent from earlier...
UOB Q4 net profit up 10%; bank looks to South-east Asia to sustain growth
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has been de-risking its loan book in North Asia and...
Covid-19: Important that retail investors do not panic
THE Covid-19 virus outbreak has complicated an investment scenario that was already...
STI finishes the week in sniffles, down 1.2%
THE Singapore stock market continued its retreat on Friday, with the Straits Times...
Corporate digest
KIMLY will acquire a S$55.8 million portfolio of properties comprising four coffee-...
REAL ESTATE
Buyers snap up 25 units of Luxus Hills landed development
PROPERTY developer Bukit Sembawang Estates sold 25 of its 39 remaining units in its...
UOL to pass property tax rebate savings on to tenants at its three malls
PROPERTY developer UOL Group said on Friday that it is passing "all the savings from...
China office, retail sectors may slow down: Knight Frank
AS THE Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread, there is little doubt that China's...
Austrian raises 250m euros from Art Nouveau landmark
AUSTRIAN billionaire Rene Benko monetised the signing of a long-term lease on a...
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BANKING & FINANCE
HSBC is no man's land for its interim CEO - or anyone
HSBC Holdings is embarking on a radical overhaul while it continues the hunt for a...
CONSUMER
Why Amazon may be sweating when you click 'buy'
WHAT if the Everything Store couldn't sell everything because of disruptions from the...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
A Democratic piñata party
AS the Democratic presidential candidates bandage their wounds and assess their...
LIFE & CULTURE
A new decade, a new #10YearChallenge
LAST year, social media fuelled what turned out to be among the most popular trends of...
Coming soon: airline Wi-Fi that actually works
AIR travel and glitch-free Internet access are often considered mutually exclusive,...
Bourbon fascination
A CENTURY after the speakeasies and moonshine of the Prohibition era - when liquor was...
Understanding the 'cytokine storm' that is Covid-19
I WAS on vacation in Japan around Christmas when I first heard the news on CNN, of a...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Agile marketer
"PASSIONATE" is a word IBM chief marketing officer Michelle Peluso uses often - to...
WEALTH & INVESTING
Investing during virus outbreaks
WE HAVE become used to expecting an equity bear market every decade or so.
Financial services the sector leader for gender lens funds
GENDER lens investing in both fixed income and equities grew out of evidence that...
Gold hits new highs as virus outbreak spreads
GOLD hit a seven-year high last night, extending the rally to six days as concerns...
Chinese markets act like there is little risk left from Covid-19
BEIJING'S coordinated push to support financial markets in the wake of the virus...
BREAKING NEWS
Japan confirms four more coronavirus cases, to close a school for two days
[TOKYO] Japanese officials confirmed four new coronavirus infections on Saturday, as the number of cases outside of...
Boeing suspends co-workers of pilot at centre of 737 MAX scrutiny
[SEATTLE ] Boeing Co put three employees who worked with the former chief technical pilot of the 737 Max on...
Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Modi: official
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with...
For Harry and Meghan, no more 'royal' in their brand
[NEW YORK] Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will give up the name "royal" as they withdraw from official duties as...
Twitter suspends group of pro-Bloomberg accounts over 'platform manipulation'
[SAN FRANCISCO] Twitter on Friday said it had started suspending and restricting dozens of accounts posting content...
South Korea reports 142 more virus cases, bringing tally to 346
[SEOUL] South Korea reported 142 more coronavirus cases Saturday, the sharpest spike in infections yet, with more...
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