CURRENT challenges require the government to come up with sectoral measures, even as help is rendered to individual companies to help them grow, said Minister for Industry S Iswaran.
OCBC pays US$320m cash for Barclays' private bank business in Singapore, HK
OCBC Bank has bought Barclays' private bank business in Hong Kong and Singapore, pushing it within a whisker of bigger rival DBS Bank in the wealth management stakes.
Global economic uncertainty to last for next 3-5 years: Hng Kiang
SINGAPORE'S government expects global economic uncertainty to weigh on the country's growth until the end of the decade, and it is ready to provide more help when necessary, said Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang.
Fed March minutes send signal that April rate rise is unlikely
FEDERAL Reserve officials not only decided against raising interest rates at their most recent meeting in March, but they also came close to ruling out an increase at their next meeting in April.
U-turn by chairman-designate underscores SingPost uncertainty
JUST six days – that's how long Low Teck Seng's status as Singapore Post chairman-designate lasted.
Bipartisan report finds signs of negligence in firm's running
MALAYSIA'S parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the troubled 1MDB has found evidence of deleterious omissions, negligence and weaknesses in the management and operations of the development fund, but no wrongdoing on the part of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Art therapy for seniors at risk of dementia
April 08, 2016 5:00 AM
From July, a group of seniors at risk of developing dementia will be put on a course of art therapy classes and museum visits, under a study to see if these activities could stave off the condition.
More targeted help to spur manufacturing
April 08, 2016 5:00 AM
More targeted help will be given to ensure that the crucial manufacturing sector is well-positioned for the future, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran told Parliament yesterday.
New facility to give troops realistic urban ops training
With replicas of high-rise buildings with basement carparks, an MRT station and a bus interchange, a new urban training facility to be built in the Lim Chu Kang Training Area will create as realistic an environment as possible for counter-terrorism and…
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TRS trial: Yang admits to lying in court on multiple occasions
SINGAPORE – A day after testifying that he and his then-girlfriend Ai Takagi had started the Facebook page “Petition to remove Tin Pei Ling as a MP”, Yang Kaiheng admitted yesterday that he had lied on multiple occasions in court.
Yang, 27, faces seven…
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