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Is craft beer losing its fizz?
THINK Thai Mango Salad sour beer with a hint of spice and savoury notes. Or perhaps a...
Robust R&D, healthcare systems paramount in virus fight
THE emergence of Covid-19, a new coronavirus, is a tragic public-health emergency. The...
Govt has resources and will to act if more support needed to mitigate Covid-19: Heng
REPLYING to calls for more help amid the Covid-19 outbreak, Deputy Prime Minister and...
Bonuses for public officers in Covid-19 crisis; pay cuts for MPs, ministers
PUBLIC officers on the frontline of the Covid-19 crisis will get up to one additional...
Singapore aims to halve 2030 peak emissions by 2050
SINGAPORE will enhance its climate pledge and long-term strategy this year, with a...
Streamlining govt e-services, expanding digital MC scheme among Smart Nation efforts unveiled
A SINGLE touchpoint for common government services and expanded use of digital Medical...
SIA cuts senior management pay by 10-15%; staff offered voluntary no-pay leave
WITH the Covid-19 outbreak hobbling travel demand, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be...
Wing Tai retrenches 20 staff in retail restructuring
WING Tai Retail has retrenched 20 employees, following a review of its business...
New coronavirus cluster surfaces in Singapore
A NEW coronavirus cluster, the fifth here, has surfaced in Singapore, the Ministry of...
Asia markets battered on fears of coronavirus-induced recession
ASIA stocks plunged on Friday with the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index notching seven straight...
US personal spending slows in January, but remains robust
US PERSONAL spending decelerated in January to a still-solid pace, suggesting momentum...
Development charge rates mostly unchanged in latest review
THE government has left development charge (DC) rates largely unchanged for the next...
Malaysia's turmoil deepens with Mahathir's fate in doubt
UNCERTAINTY grew over the political fate of Malaysia's 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad on...
Collapse of Singapore commodities firm leaves lenders exposed
LENDERS including ING Bank NV have accused a Singapore commodities firm of fraud after...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
IHH Healthcare's Q4 net earnings dive to RM40.6m
HIGHER net interest expenses and depreciation from new hospital projects hurt...
UOL net profit up 14% for FY19
HIGHER fair value and other gains boosted UOL's net profit by 14 per cent to S$478.8...
Ho Bee Land Q4 net profit soars on fair value gains
FAIR value gains on investment properties totalling S$243.7 million sent Ho Bee Land's...
Cromwell E-Reit buys asset in Germany for 16.6m euros
CROMWELL European Real Estate Investment Trust (Cromwell E-Reit) is buying a light...
EC World Reit cuts Q4 DPU, sees muted demand in Wuhan
DESPITE higher revenue and net property income (NPI), EC World Real Estate Investment...
Banyan Tree Q4 profit more than doubles to S$12.8m
BANYAN Tree Holdings' net profit more than doubled to S$12.8 million for the fourth...
Dry weather more of an issue for Golden Agri than Covid-19
WHILE Covid-19 is expected to affect Golden Agri-Resources' (GAR) operating...
Olam's Q4 profit quadruples; declares 4.5-cent final dividend
AGRI-food giant Olam International's net profit has more than quadrupled to S$313.4...
Yongnam's FY19 net loss widens to S$53.1m
YONGNAM Holdings on Friday posted a net loss of S$53.1 million for the year ended Dec...
Yangzijiang's Q4 net profit falls 30% to 642.3m yuan
A PLUNGE in other gains and a slight dip in revenue saw Yangzijiang Shipbuilding post...
Hiap Hoe returns to the black with net profit of S$16.2m in Q4
PROPERTY developer Hiap Hoe registered a net profit of S$16.2 million for the fourth...
STI has worst week in 8 years as Covid-19 fears escalate
SINGAPORE equities faced heavy selling on Friday en route to their worst weekly...
Corporate digest
THE group chief financial officer (CFO) of Tee International has tendered her...
REAL ESTATE
Covid-19 slows China's major projects in Asia
FROM an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower...
Virus concerns hit shares in builder of world's tallest tower
DUBAI'S Emaar group felt the downside of being a proxy for investments in the local...
Properties in tech hubs offer investors more promise
IF YOU are looking to make money at the top of the housing market, it is time to head...
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CONSUMER
BTS, the K-pop supergroup that's changed the music business
IN one photo for their album Map of the Soul: 7, the seven members of the South Korean...
LIFE & CULTURE
Time for Joscelin Yeo to swim into Hall of Fame
WAY back in 1995, I was approached by Joscelin Yeo's mother, Lee Choo, to hand over a...
Super cushioned running shoes are all the rage, but they're not for everyone
ANYONE who runs or spectates at races has probably noticed that stacked, generously...
Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake: The bold and the booty-ful
THE Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake is exactly the kind of car you would call an...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Disrupting ageing
IN A world where just about every sector is facing disruption, ageing too has not been...
WEALTH & INVESTING
Investment sanity checks as Covid-19 fears take over
THE Covid-19 fear has finally become official. For the longest time, global financial...
ESG investing in the year of the Rat
IN this year of the Rat, interest in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)...
When a 'buy' goes bad, who is in the wrong?
MANY retail investors have snagged good returns from Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)...
Days of department stores are numbered
Department stores have been around for more than 150 years. Singapore's oldest...
Gold consolidates after a blistering rally
GOLD extended its climb to new highs this week but stopped short of the US$1,700 an...
BREAKING NEWS
Sterling tumbles to 2020 lows as investors dash for safety
[LONDON] The pound dropped sharply on Friday, losing nearly 1 per cent against the euro and the dollar as worries...
Fifa chief Infantino accepts games are at risk due to coronavirus
[BELFAST] Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said March's international soccer matches could be threatened by the...
Arsenal loss shows cost of Champions League absence
[LONDON] The cost of life outside the Champions League was made clear when Arsenal published accounts showing the...
Activist investor wants to oust Twitter chief Dorsey: media
[SAN FRANCISCO] An activist investor known as a major Republican political supporter wants to wrest control of...
Rock band Green Day among musicians pulling out of Asia tour dates
[NEW YORK] US rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of...
BTS cancel concerts as South Korea virus cases rise faster than China
[SEOUL] K-pop megastars BTS cancelled Friday four Seoul concerts due in April as South Korea's novel coronavirus...
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