HAVING had a few time zones to digest the European Central Bank's (ECB) overnight surprises, Asian markets on Friday decided that rate cuts and more quantitative easing were good for risk assets after all.
Bank Negara's Zeti: a tough act to follow
COME April, Malaysia's most admired "Grade A" central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz will bow out of the institution she has led for 16 years with her characteristic soft-spoken, wavery voice yet steady, trusted hand.
Tesla looking to test car slapped with S$15k levy again
TESLA is working with Singaporean authorities to conduct tests again on one of its cars here that was slapped with a S$15,000 carbon emissions surcharge, a spokeswoman of the US car company has told BT.
Greenland injects S$5b assets into S'pore SPV
CHINA'S biggest state-owned developer Greenland Group has taken the first step of securitising its global real estate assets and has made Singapore its first port of call.
Mahathir loses his job as Petronas adviser
MALAYSIA terminated former premier Mahathir Mohamad as an adviser to the nation's oil company, saying his plan to topple the current administration means he should not be holding any government-related positions.
Mott MacDonald raises $50k for needy kids
March 12, 2016 5:00 AM
Consultancy firm Mott MacDonald Singapore yesterday donated the $50,000 raised from its charity golf event to The Straits Times (ST) School Pocket Money Fund to help children from low-income families through school.
Why It Matters
March 12, 2016 5:00 AM
Assistant Business Editor Yasmine Yahya noted that businessman Ron Sim’s decision to take his firm Osim International private could be read as another sign of the local market’s malaise.
Why HDB flat owners are in no hurry to sell
March 12, 2016 5:00 AM
Faced with a sluggish public resale market, fewer home owners are selling their flats once they become able to do so.
'Rare' for HDB to allow flats to be sold early
March 12, 2016 5:00 AM
Divorce seems to be among the top reasons home owners are allowed to sell their Housing Board flats before the five-year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) is up, going by anecdotal evidence.
‘President must be voice of the people’
An Elected President has to be the “voice of the people” to some extent and speak on their behalf when things are not right, presidential hopeful Tan Cheng Bock said.
Nevertheless, he reiterated that he does not subscribe to an “open confrontational” style,…
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