TOP STORIES
SMEs going global open door for banks to grow corporate credit cards
AS LOCAL small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) venture overseas, the travel and...
Singapore one of 4 markets to post double-digit growth in Swiss watch imports in H1
IN THE first half of this year, when Swiss watch exports grew by only 1.4 per cent...
The business of higher education
STUDYING locally for a foreign degree is a popular option. Yet in the last 10 years, a...
'Productive longevity' is behind proposals for older workers
A VISION of "productive longevity" lies behind the recommendations made by the...
Indonesia surprises with second interest rate cut in 2 months
INDONESIA cut interest rates for a second straight month to spur an economy facing...
Accounting bodies, IMDA roll out plan to help smaller firms adopt technology
SINGAPORE'S accountancy sector will push ahead with digitalisation through a new...
The future of healthcare
Precision medicine has been hailed as the “biggest change in...
Tesla's EVs are about 'lifestyle', not climate: Masagos Zulkifli
SINGAPORE has a message for Elon Musk - taking mass transit is a better climate-change...
JLC law firm downsizes after managing partner Jeffrey Ong's scandal
WITH its managing partner Jeffrey Ong Su Aun still remanded in custody, JLC Advisors...
Shopee leads region's e-commerce user activity in Q2: iPrice
A BOOST in marketing and entertainment efforts appears to be paying off for Shopee in...
STOCKS
Malaysia: Shares open lower on Friday
MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
BT journalist Marissa Lee wins SGX Orb Award
A JOURNALIST with The Business Times was among the winners in the second edition of...
Soilbuild Reit to issue new units to fund Australia property buy
SOILBUILD Business Space Reit (Soilbuild Reit) has launched a fully underwritten non-...
UOB expands in Vietnam with Hanoi branch
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) continues to deepen its presence in Vietnam with the...
Boustead unit wins S$100m energy contract in Europe
BOUSTEAD Singapore's subsidiary, Boustead International Heaters (BIH), has secured a ...
SPH donates S$426,000 to Community Chest
AS part of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) 35th anniversary celebrations, the company...
Cautious trading ahead of Jackson Hole
MINUTES from the US Federal Reserve's meeting in July may have cast a pall on...
Brokers' take
Q2 FY2019 profit after tax and minority interest rose 59 per cent year-on-year (yoy)...
Euro slips as PMIs signal gloomy outlook
THE euro fell on Thursday, heading towards a three-week low, as an uptick in eurozone...
REAL ESTATE
Two floors at Southpoint sold for S$78.4m
A COUPLE of commercial property deals were sealed recently.
Mori's new project reaches for new heights in Tokyo skyline
TOKYO is about to get another mound of capitalism. Mori Building is spending 580...
BANKING & FINANCE
Indians pawning family gold amid credit crunch
REFUSED a loan by a state-run lender and desperate for funds to buy cotton seeds...
HSBC mulls bid for Aviva's Asian assets in diversity push: sources
HSBC Holdings, the bank that shook up its senior leadership this month, is considering...
Australia to crack down on high-stakes derivatives trading
AUSTRALIA'S market watchdog on Wednesday said it plans to ban the sale of "binary"...
TECHNOLOGY
Amazon, Microsoft may be putting world at risk of killer AI: report
AMAZON, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies that could spearhead a...
Russia sends Fedor, its first humanoid robot, into space
RUSSIA on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot...
Tech giants enjoy permanent tax haven status, says Macron
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron, who will defend a global tax on tech giants at this...
CONSUMER
Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO
THE World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the level of microplastics in...
Asia's chocolate bonanza sparks quest for locally grown beans
ASIA'S cocoa industry is scouring for ways to boost local bean supplies as the region'...
TRANSPORT
Airbus A380s face urgent checks after cracked part is recovered
INVESTIGATORS probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a...
Trump attacks Ford Motor for not backing fuel economy rollback
US President Donald Trump stepped up a series of attacks on carmakers on Wednesday for...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
New academy to equip workers in environmental services
FROM robot cleaners to kitchen sinks that turn food waste into fertiliser, the...
HK banks call for law and order, condemn violence in full-page newspaper advertisements
SOME of Hong Kong's biggest banks published full-page newspaper advertisements on...
Jay Inslee pulls out of race for US presidency
WASHINGTON state governor Jay Inslee, who entered the presidential contest by making...
LIFE & CULTURE
It's not always excellent to be Jamie Oliver
JUST before lunch on a recent Monday, Jamie Oliver wrapped an apron around his dad bod...
OPINION
Bibi looks to Sept 17 - and also to Nov 2020
THREE 10-storey-high posters are hanging from the roof of the ruling Likud Party...
Social responsibility won't save corporate America
WE'VE been here before: one of those portentous moments when corporate America...
Delaying retirement and higher CPF contribution rates good for workers
FINANCIAL adequacy in retirement is a daunting issue for many Singaporeans,...
G7's Biarritz meet will be heated like the 2018 Canadian summit
G7 presidents and prime ministers meet in Biarritz, France, this weekend and it may...
China plays fast catch-up with the global ESG wave
THE environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement has swept the globe, being...
An Arctic saga of profound absurdity in the age of Trumpism
FIRST, you get yourself invited to a state visit in a friendly allied country. Not...
Lifestyle
Tiffin Room's multi-layered spread
PAPADUMS are grossly misrepresented in Singapore. We blame it on Samy's - that banana...
From wild Maine blueberries comes a buzzworthy new bubbly
UNLESS you have trained eyes, you could drive the narrow roads winding through the...
Banking on Wine and Roses
IN ANOTHER LIFE, Grant Ashton was a city trader for 30 years, notably with the British...
Amanda Lee Koe, Novelist
By Helmi Yusof
Whisky Most Fowl
In the day, Original Chew Kee Eating House serves its famed soy sauce chicken. But at...
Spotlight On Local Talent
The upcoming Bizet’s Carmen by the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) shines the spotlight on...
Behind The Curtain
A 2018 nominee for President’s Young Talents award, Hilmi Johandi is a rising artist...
Bali High
If the beach club party lifestyle in Bali’s Ulu Cliffhouse becomes too frenetic for...
F1 Headliners
The Singapore Grand Prix is less than a month away and the entertainment has just...
English Garden
If it seems like only the British like hot weather, then Jaan by Kirk Westaway is...
Fresh Voice
For more than a decade, Checkpoint Theatre has successfully nurtured many young...
Jazz Reunion
ChromaZone was the resident jazz band of Harry’s Quayside Bar from 1992 until 2010....
Market Talk
By Jaime Ee
Behind The Bamboo Veil
DESIGN MAGAZINES OR the Internet are the usual sources of inspiration for homeowners...
Eat, Drink, Play in Margaret River
IF THE WEATHER at home is getting too unbearable, it’s time to head south. It’s winter...
Next Big Thing
As a Comme des Garcons alumnus, designer Fumito Ganryu has had the gold class of...
Magic In The Dark
THE GREAT RAMAYANA epic was first committed to Sanskrit in the 5th or 4th century BC...
A New, Refreshed Art Jakarta
SINGAPORE ART COLLECTORS would be familiar with Tom Tandio.
Drawing From The Past
Retiree Hassan Masod, 67, recalls receiving 20 cents in pocket money during his school...
BREAKING NEWS
Ayondo in convertible note deals worth up to S$9.9m; granted extensions to release Q2, Q3 results
CATALIST-LISTED Ayondo on Thursday entered into three convertible note agreements worth up to S$9.9 million. Two of...
Hawker tech startup Kedai Sayur raises US$4m led by East Ventures
KEDAI Sayur, an Indonesian startup that empowers vegetable hawkers by using technology, has closed a US$4 million...
Harvard economist Carmen Reinhart warns Hong Kong could trigger world recession
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's rolling political turmoil could prove a tipping point for the world economy, Harvard...
French winemakers jittery over Trump tariff threats ahead of G-7
[PARIS] French winegrowers are on tenterhooks as they wait to see whether Donald Trump will follow through with his...
Asia: Investors bide time ahead of much-anticipated Powell speech
[HONG KONG] Asian markets headed into the weekend on a cautious note on Friday ahead of a key speech by Federal...
Asian petrochemical profits slammed by trade war crossfire, oversupply
[SINGAPORE] Profits from making petrochemicals in Asia have plunged to their lowest in months as the unrelenting...
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