SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – HSBC Holdings and other global banks owed US$3.5 billion (S$4.66 billion) by Hin Leong Trading may recoup less than expected from the collapsed Singapore oil trader after […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s decades-long love affair with status-symbol office towers is now fading, as the pandemic upends work styles and puts a strain on company finances. In a country […]
SINGAPORE – Those who buy from shops at HDB shopping complex Oasis Terraces in Punggol can now use an app to redeem points that can be exchanged for items such […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Jan 31. Singapore’s nightclubs and karaoke outlets in the dark after pilot fails to take off Many had invested […]
Yung Raja arrives for lunch with manicured nails. Pink, green, yellow, purple – they run the range of candy pop colours. “I’ve always been thick-skinned and confident in myself,” the […]
SINGAPORE – Here’s what a Workforce Singapore career coach says: A resume is a space for you to communicate your story and it is the employer’s first impression of you. […]
NEW YORK • The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) waded into the battle between small investors and Wall Street hedge funds, warning brokerages and social media traders it […]
It’s not the law that makes the administration of wills complicated, but people like us, with all our faults and foibles. Issues arise because the testators (owners of the wills) […]
SINGAPORE – Environmental sustainability is a hot topic now, but the history of the environmental services sector in Singapore is quite short compared with European countries, Japan or South Korea, […]
NEW YORK • In mid-2019, a Reddit user – known as “Roaring Kitty” on some social media accounts – posted a picture on an online forum depicting a single US$53,000 […]
New variants of the virus that causes Covid-19 have recently caused some concern that they may evade the immune response induced by existing vaccines, but there is no evidence yet […]
So, Davos week has just ended and appropriately enough, the World Economic Forum (WEF) themed this year’s discussions around the Great Reset. As always, the Geneva-based forum got its timing […]
SINGAPORE – Commuters with mobility issues can practise boarding and alighting from buses at the interim Jurong East interchange as part of bus operator Tower Transit Singapore’s efforts to boost […]
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man in Malaysia has been arrested for allegedly extorting sexual favours and money from several women he had befriended online. Among the victims is a woman […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s reciprocal green lane arrangements with Germany, Malaysia, and South Korea will be suspended for three months from Monday (Feb 1). This is in view of the resurgence […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Jan 30. 409 staff working at Jewel Changi Airport, T3 test negative for Covid-19 after special testing op The […]
After a stroke left him with speech difficulties and weakness in one hand, Mr Ang Kuan Heng struggled to find employment. That was until he landed a job with social […]
The business expectations of firms in both the manufacturing and services sectors turned positive after a year of gloom, with sentiments boosted by the start of Covid-19 vaccinations across countries. […]
Local shares closed lower yesterday to mark a second week in the red amid a decline across the region. The uncertain sentiment left the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down […]
WASHINGTON • The United States economy contracted at its deepest pace since World War II in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic depressed consumer spending and business investment, pushing millions of […]
