Time to do more to stub out smoking in Singapore?
What started as a curiosity for a 16-year-old, wanting to be cool and fit in with friends, quickly turned into a full-blown habit. Today, Chris is a self-confessed smoking addict. […]
Opec+ meeting to decide output level, maintain market influence
LONDON • Members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and their partners will hold a video conference tomorrow to decide on production levels for next month, hoping […]
Luxurious UK homes used for money laundering
(BLOOMBERG) – Investors are not the only ones who are snapping up all the best homes in London. The UK property market is increasingly a prime target for money laundering, […]
Deterrent policies introduced by nations around the globe
Given the health hazard posed by smoking and the peer pressure on youth to “act cool”, deterrent action, like the Singapore Government’s move to raise the minimum age for the […]
Don’t need CPF Life? Use it for charity
For Singaporeans who have done well in building wealth and have more than enough to last them a lifetime, here is an idea on how you can make use of […]
Considering managed or index funds
Mr Christopher Tan’s obsession with index funds started more than a decade ago. He liked the funds not only because of their lower costs, but also because he saw that […]
Picking the right fund for your money
“The number of things that are true for everyone in finance is small; everything else is just figuring out how much risk you want to take and what you want […]
Chinatown boy Lee Yuan Siong seeks to conquer China for AIA
Ever since Mr Lee Yuan Siong came to my notice a few years ago as the Singaporean who helped power Ping An to be China’s No. 1 insurer, I’d been […]
Mercury drops to 21.5 deg C in Admiralty as wet and windy start to the New Year continues into Saturday
SINGAPORE – It is still sweater weather in Singapore, with the wet and windy condition on New Year’s Day showing no signs of easing. The lowest temperature recorded on Saturday […]
940,000 HDB households to receive final GST rebate payout in January
SINGAPORE – About 940,000 eligible households living in Housing Board flats will be receiving rebates on their utility bills this month through the goods and services tax (GST) voucher U-Save […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Jan 2
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Jan 2. KL-Singapore High Speed Rail cancellation will have little impact on other plans for Jurong: Experts Jurong’s status […]
No HSR, but little change to other plans for Jurong: Experts
The axing of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will have no immediate bearing on development plans for the Jurong region, which was slated to host the project’s southernmost […]
Wall St ends wild year with Dow, S&P at record highs
NEW YORK • US stocks ended a tumultuous year with the Dow and S&P 500 at record highs, as the three major US equity indexes notched solid-to-spectacular yearly gains despite […]
S’poreans welcome new year at home and across heartland
It had been a difficult year for Mr Abdul Rahim Safari, 56. Like many others, the administration officer had to work longer hours due to new work from home arrangements, […]
Jobless claims dip in US, but recovery yet to take hold
WASHINGTON • Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the modest drop did little to dispel concerns that the US job market and wider economy face an arduous recovery […]
MAS will take action if CoAssets unit has breached regulations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will review and take necessary action if CoAssets’ licensed subsidiary – now known as CA Funding – has breached regulations. As a matter of […]
Lie back, relax, it’s okay to work from bed
NEW YORK • For years, sleep experts have held one piece of common wisdom above all else: that devices have no place in the bedroom. Yet, since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Firms, employees in Singapore make good use of paid leave in a year of no travel
SINGAPORE – With leisure travel grinding to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many employees in Singapore found themselves in the strange position – perhaps for the first […]
Heavy rain sparks flood warning at 5 places on New Year’s Day
SINGAPORE – Heavy rain in parts of Singapore sparked warnings of potential flash floods at five locations on Friday afternoon (Jan 1). National water agency PUB said in a Facebook […]
Government will start conversation series with young families, says Minister Indranee Rajah
SINGAPORE – A new series of conversations aimed at young families will explore whether working from home, which became the norm during the Covid-19 pandemic, should be here to stay. […]