Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources, avoiding the US dollar and cutting the risk of breaching ... ( read original story ...)
Business mogul Peter Lim files police reports against alleged impersonators giving fake stock trading tips
SINGAPORE — Billionaire Peter Lim, 69, has filed two police reports about people impersonating him online in recent months, after encountering alleged scammers who used his image on finance chat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OTS Holdings Plans to Export New SPAM-Style Canned Vegan Meat to Over 40 Countries
OTS Holdings recently announced the launch of a new SPAM-style canned meat product developed by the company's plant-based brand ANEW. ( read original story ...)
New breed of business leaders needed to make ESG work
How many business leaders know the difference between carbon neutral and net-zero? Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Ruffled feathers in chicken export competition between Malaysia and Indonesia
Malaysia’s ban on chicken exports to Singapore has allowed Indonesia to join the competitive poultry export market, but in the long run, Indonesia will be able to compete only if it can find a way to ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Singapore PM Lee warns on risk to Asia of ‘worsening’ US-China relations
Axios, the digital news company best known for delivering political and business scoops in succinct bullet points, has agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises for $525mn, the latest start-up to be ... ( read original story ...)
Iron ore climbs on China’s higher imports in July
Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rose on Monday after data showed a modest rebound in Chinese imports of the steelmaking ingredient in July driven by improved profitability at mills. Aug 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Oil bounces as China, US data ease recession concerns
Oil prices edged up from multi-month lows on Monday as investors' appetite improved following data on U.S. jobs and Chinese exports that eased recession concerns.Brent crude futures had risen 22 cents ... ( read original story ...)
Shops at Nex shopping mall affected by water leakage reopen for business
A plumbing issue from a floor trap on the first storey led to a backflow of water and subsequent leakage to the lower levels. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Labor wants to work with business in a race to the top
A level playing field on tax is good for the economy and for smaller miners that can’t afford elaborate ways of avoiding taxation. ( read original story ...)
Oil slides amid recession fears, slow recovery in China imports
Oil prices dropped on Monday, hovering near multi-month lows, as recession fears hurt demand outlook and data pointed to a slow recovery in China's crude imports last month. Brent crude futures ... ( read original story ...)
National Day Special: Why it’s getting harder to make Singapore a home truly for all, and yet we must persevere
Most people, unsurprisingly, consider their home country to be their country of citizenship. However, the notion of home transcends legal status and the colour of one’s passport: it is also about ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Urges Singapore To Extend Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Visit Pass By 2 Weeks: Report
Amid the economic turmoil in Sri Lanka, the island nation has reportedly urged Singapore authorities to allow Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay for two more weeks. ( read original story ...)
Expats in Singapore opt for co-living as ‘red hot’ rents rise by up to 40 per cent
A ‘massive reduction’ in available properties partly fuelled by an influx of foreign buyers and expats has lit a fire under Singapore’s rental market. ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: The demand for luxury watches in Singapore and why collectors turn to the grey market
The demand for luxury watches is in the spotlight after a couple who were selling them went missing with millions of dollars of their customers' money. CNA looks at why some buy from the grey market ... ( read original story ...)
NTU Singapore and RGE launch textile research centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) have launched the RGE-NTU Sustainable Textile Research Centre. ( read original story ...)