SINGAPORE – It was their son’s degenerative eye disease that set ophthalmologist Dr Audrey Looi and her neurosurgeon husband Dr Ang Beng Ti on the path of philanthropy. The couple […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The manager of SPH Reit on Monday (Nov 23) defended its decision not to disclose the salaries of its key management personnel in the real […]
SINGAPORE – The joint decision by Singapore and Hong Kong to defer the air travel bubble was based on “clear parameters” that had been set out in the agreement between the […]
SINGAPORE – Cabbie Peter Quek used to make 150 trips a week before the pandemic struck. That has fallen by a third to just more than 100 now. The 44-year-old’s […]
When it comes to choosing stocks, most investors use traditional financial metrics such as earnings, return on equity and net asset value. Some might look at charts while others use […]
Mr Nelson Loh, 40, co-founder of Novena Global Healthcare Group (NGHG) which is under police investigations, has left Singapore, said his cousin and former business partner Terence Loh. This came […]
SINGAPORE – A new “start-up” approach adopted by public agencies and the private sector working together on initiatives to drive economic growth may soon become the norm, with the Government […]
SINGAPORE – Collectors can now pre-order the 2021 Year of the Ox coins. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the limited-edition coins on Thursday (Nov 19). The coins will […]
SINGAPORE – The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has warned about fake documents circulating on WhatsApp claiming to be from the agency. In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 18), the […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who repeatedly abused her family’s Indonesian domestic helper, before the victim fled by climbing down 15 storeys through a balcony, has been sentenced to 10 months […]
Any cigar fan knows how crucial the storage of their cigars is to ensuring the quality of these items. That’s why it’s so important to have a high quality humidor. […]
SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) has determined that a former director of its East Asian Institute (EAI) had behaved inappropriately with a subordinate by hugging her without […]
SINGAPORE – The former principal of a secondary school who molested seven teenage boys on separate occasions at his workplace in 2017 was sentenced on Tuesday (Nov 17) to three […]
SINGAPORE – Hawker culture in Singapore had its chances of being inscribed as an official Unesco intangible cultural heritage boosted on Tuesday (Nov 17), with an expert body recommending to […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Tesla, Elon Musk’s 17-year-old upstart carmaker, took a giant step toward blue-chip respectability on Monday (Nov 16), getting named to one of the world’s most famous […]
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Airbnb’s initial public offering paperwork showed on Monday (Nov 16) the home rental start-up turned a profit in the third quarter due to aggressive cost cuts, […]
Children’s happiness is often linked to the financial preparedness of their parents, and what is worrying is that a survey conducted by Income found that about 75 per cent of […]
SINGAPORE – A former national football player was sentenced on Friday (Nov 13) to 18 weeks’ jail and a fine of $1,000 for offences including molesting his Tinder date’s friend. […]
What’s the story In a bid to raise its attractiveness to top-tier foreign tech talent, Singapore is launching a new work pass next year called Tech.Pass, which will be valid […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Three of the world’s top central bankers warned on Thursday (Nov 12) that the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine isn’t enough to put an end to the […]
