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RINGGIT’S SURGE PRESSURES SINGAPORE SHOPPERS AND MALAYSIANS WORKING ACROSS
BORDERS

Transport & Logistics


US PORT STRIKES TO BOOST GLOBAL SHIPPING RATES DESPITE EARLIER FRONT-LOADING OF
PEAK SEASON DEMAND

UPDATED an hour ago
Property


SINGAPORE’S PRIVATE HOME PRICES SLIP 1.1% IN Q3; FIRST DROP SINCE Q2 2023 

Property


HDB RESALE PRICES SPEED UP IN Q3, RISING 2.5%: FLASH DATA

Singapore


SMOOTH CLEARANCE FOR CARS AT LAND CHECKPOINTS AS VEP SCHEME TO ENTER MALAYSIA
KICKS IN

ASEAN Business


MALAYSIA EASES VEP ENFORCEMENT, BRINGING RELIEF TO FRUSTRATED CAR OWNERS IN
SINGAPORE

ASEAN Business


GOOGLE TO GIVE MALAYSIA GDP US$3 BILLION BOOST, CREATE 26,500 JOBS

UPDATED 5 hours ago
Global Enterprise


GLOBAL INVESTORS CALL TIME ON THEIR EXODUS FROM CHINA

Singapore


LEE HSIEN YANG PAYS SHANMUGAM, VIVIAN OVER S$600,000 FOR DEFAMING THEM IN
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Podcasts


BT MONEY HACKS: BARRELS OF WHISKY = BARRELS OF RETURNS?

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Sustainability Impact Awards


INSPIRING SINGAPOREANS TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

HIN LEONG SAGA


OK LIM, SON, DAUGHTER AGREE TO PAY US$3.5B

SINGAPORE PROPERTY


HDB FLAT RENT 'MISTAKE' PROMPTS QUESTIONS ON DATA INTEGRITY

NEW


BT IS NOW ON WHATSAPP!

MRT DISRUPTION


EW LINE SERVICES BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 6-DAY DISRUPTION

APPOINTMENT


VENTURE CORP APPOINTS WONG CHEE KHEONG AS GROUP CEO

TOPLINE


BURSA MALAYSIA DANGLES CARROTS TO LURE YOUNG INVESTORS

APPOINTMENTS


MAS, TEMASEK EXECS JOIN HDB BOARD

PROPERTY DEAL


SHENG SIONG SCOOPS UP DFI'S LAST SINGAPORE PROPERTIES

TOURISM


HOTELS' ROOM REVENUE SLIPS IN AUG

S-REITS


MANULIFE US REIT DIVESTS US ASSET FOR US$117M

SINGAPORE EQUITIES


PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO UPSKILL REMISIERS

Sustainability Impact Awards


INSPIRING SINGAPOREANS TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

HIN LEONG SAGA


OK LIM, SON, DAUGHTER AGREE TO PAY US$3.5B

SINGAPORE PROPERTY


HDB FLAT RENT 'MISTAKE' PROMPTS QUESTIONS ON DATA INTEGRITY

NEW


BT IS NOW ON WHATSAPP!

MRT DISRUPTION


EW LINE SERVICES BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 6-DAY DISRUPTION

APPOINTMENT


VENTURE CORP APPOINTS WONG CHEE KHEONG AS GROUP CEO

TOPLINE


BURSA MALAYSIA DANGLES CARROTS TO LURE YOUNG INVESTORS

APPOINTMENTS


MAS, TEMASEK EXECS JOIN HDB BOARD

PROPERTY DEAL


SHENG SIONG SCOOPS UP DFI'S LAST SINGAPORE PROPERTIES

TOURISM


HOTELS' ROOM REVENUE SLIPS IN AUG

S-REITS


MANULIFE US REIT DIVESTS US ASSET FOR US$117M

SINGAPORE EQUITIES


PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO UPSKILL REMISIERS

Sustainability Impact Awards


INSPIRING SINGAPOREANS TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

HIN LEONG SAGA


OK LIM, SON, DAUGHTER AGREE TO PAY US$3.5B

SINGAPORE PROPERTY


HDB FLAT RENT 'MISTAKE' PROMPTS QUESTIONS ON DATA INTEGRITY

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BREAKING NEWS

Lifestyle


SONY PICTURES NAMES TV HEAD AHUJA CEO AS VINCIQUERRA STEPS DOWN

Oct 01, 2024 05:03 PM
Property


CDL LAUNCHES WOODLANDS CONDO NORWOOD GRAND WITH PRICES STARTING FROM S$988,000

Oct 01, 2024 04:45 PM
UPDATED 14 minutes ago
International


UK BUDGET WORRIES WEIGH ON FACTORY ACTIVITY, PMI SHOWS

Oct 01, 2024 04:47 PM
Banking & Finance


BOJ SIGNALS RATE-HIKE PAUSE AFTER BIG FED CUT, MARKET ROUT

Oct 01, 2024 04:28 PM
UPDATED 37 minutes ago
Companies & Markets


FORMER SGX-LISTED HOMESTOLIFE PRICES NASDAQ IPO AT US$4 A SHARE

Oct 01, 2024 04:19 PM
Companies & Markets


SID LAUNCHES INITIATIVES TO BUILD DIRECTOR COMPETENCIES

Oct 01, 2024 04:09 PM
International


JAPAN’S ISHIBA CONFIRMED AS PRIME MINISTER BY PARLIAMENT

Oct 01, 2024 03:58 PM



MYBT

Financial Results


QAF TO BOOK RM22 MILLION OF INSURANCE PAYOUT AS EXCEPTIONAL GAIN


VOLKSWAGEN LOWERS PROFIT FORECAST AGAIN ON WANING CAR DEMAND


ACCENTURE UNVEILS US$4 BILLION SHARE BUYBACK AS AI POWERS STRONG QUARTERLY
REVENUE

Inflation


UK BUDGET WORRIES WEIGH ON FACTORY ACTIVITY, PMI SHOWS


THAI FINANCE MINISTER EXPECTS AGREEMENT ON INFLATION TARGET WITH CENTRAL BANK
THIS MONTH


INDONESIA’S SEPTEMBER ANNUAL INFLATION AT 1.84%, LOWER THAN EXPECTED

Cryptocurrencies


BINANCE FOUNDER ZHAO RELEASED FROM US CUSTODY: BLOOMBERG

THE BROAD VIEW


THE TECH BRO STYLE IN AMERICAN POLITICS


BITCOIN BUCKS SEASONAL JINX WITH ONE OF BEST SEPTEMBER GAINS

Covid-19


HDB COMPLETES 94% OF ALL PANDEMIC-DELAYED PROJECTS


BICYCLE SALES ON BUMPY TERRAIN AS COVID CYCLING CRAZE SCREECHES TO A HALT


WHO, PARTNERS MEET TO AVOID COVID FAILURES ON FAIR MEDICAL ACCESS FOR MPOX

Interest Rates


BOJ SIGNALS RATE-HIKE PAUSE AFTER BIG FED CUT, MARKET ROUT

UPDATED 37 minutes ago


THAI FINANCE MINISTER EXPECTS AGREEMENT ON INFLATION TARGET WITH CENTRAL BANK
THIS MONTH


US FED CHAIR POWELL SEES ‘FURTHER DISINFLATION’ IN ECONOMY

Electric Vehicles


EU SAYS IT COULD CONTINUE CHINA EV TALKS EVEN AFTER TARIFFS


CHINESE CARMAKERS SELL FEWEST EVS IN EUROPE SINCE FEBRUARY 2023


BYD RECALLING 97,000 TOP-SELLING EVS ON STEERING COMPONENT FAULT, REGULATOR SAYS

Canada


CANADA PM TRUDEAU SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE BUT REMAINS ON THIN ICE


CANADIANS MOST HOPEFUL ABOUT ECONOMY SINCE MAY 2022 AS INFLATION EBBS


TRUDEAU LOOSENS MORTGAGE RULES IN BID TO WOO YOUNGER VOTERS


Climate Change


CLIMATE MIGRANTS STAND TO OVERWHELM WORLD’S MEGACITIES


CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES MUST DIG DEEPER TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AMID RISING
TEMPERATURES


YOUR OLIVE OIL MIGHT BE UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Currencies
THINKING ALOUD


ASEAN ECONOMIES – FROM SLOW START TO POTENTIALLY STRONG FINISH


EURO NUDGES HIGHER; CHINA STIMULUS BOOSTS AUSSIE AND KIWI


YEN BOUNCES BACK AS VETERAN LAWMAKER ISHIBA WINS PM CONTEST

Semiconductors


US SETS NEW RULE THAT COULD SPUR AI CHIP SHIPMENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST


TAIWAN RAISES ELECTRICITY RATES FROM OCTOBER


BYTEDANCE PLANS NEW AI MODEL TRAINED WITH HUAWEI CHIPS: SOURCES

Housing


SEOUL’S APARTMENT MARKET COOLS MORE AHEAD OF BANK OF KOREA RATE DECISION


AUSTRALIA’S HOME PRICE GROWTH HOLDS STEADY AT ELEVATED LEVEL


A QUARTER OF PARIS' LA DEFENSE OFFICES ARE 'OBSOLETE', SAYS DISTRICT'S CEO

M&A


OLAM WILL NOT EXTEND NAMOI TAKEOVER BID; LOUIS DREYFUS UPS RIVAL OFFER TO A$0.77
PER SHARE


SHENG SIONG SCOOPS UP DFI’S LAST TWO SINGAPORE PROPERTIES


ARM REBUFFED BY INTEL AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT BUYING PRODUCT UNIT

Bonds


AZALEA’S ALTRIUM FUNDS CLOSE AT OVER US$200 MILLION EACH


RISKIEST REAL ESTATE BONDS ARE BEATING NVIDIA’S RETURNS


CANADA’S HIGH-YIELD BOND MARKET IS SUDDENLY THE HOTTEST IN YEARS

Sustainability
COMPANY OF GOOD


WHAT IS CORPORATE PURPOSE?


FAIRPRICE FOUNDATION’S NEW PROGRAMME TO HELP PRESCHOOLERS CUT FOOD WASTE,
IDENTIFY BETTER FOOD OPTIONS

IMPACT ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENTERPRISE)


AT CDL, IT’S FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE SUSTAINABILITY TRAIN

Oil Prices


OIL SLUMPS 17% IN Q3 AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT OFFSET BY SLOWING DEMAND


OIL PRICES RISE ON MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY RISKS AS ISRAEL STEPS UP ATTACKS


OIL PRICES SLIDE 3% ON PROSPECT OF MORE OPEC+ OIL

US Federal Reserve


US FED CHAIR POWELL SEES ‘FURTHER DISINFLATION’ IN ECONOMY

MARK TO MARKET


HOW TO RIDE THE STI’S COMING BULL RUN


BT MONEY HACKS: ‘T-BILL AND CHILL NO MORE’ - INVESTORS BRACE FOR FED RATE CUTS

Opec


OIL SLUMPS 17% IN Q3 AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT OFFSET BY SLOWING DEMAND


OIL PRICES RISE ON MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY RISKS AS ISRAEL STEPS UP ATTACKS


OIL PRICES SLIDE 3% ON PROSPECT OF MORE OPEC+ OIL

Russia


CHINA, RUSSIA FIRST FOREIGN INVESTORS TO PLOUGH MILLIONS INTO INDONESIA’S
LONG-DELAYED NEW CAPITAL


US MOVES TO BAR CHINESE, RUSSIAN TECH FROM CONNECTED VEHICLES




UKRAINE BANS OFFICIAL USE OF TELEGRAM APP OVER FEARS OF RUSSIAN SPYING

Metals


GOLD HOLDS GROUND AS INVESTORS AWAIT US DATA FOR FURTHER CLUES


GOLD SET FOR QUARTERLY GAIN; FED’S POWELL COMMENTS IN FOCUS


THE MAVERICKS OF METALS ARE BACK, ROCKING A US$15 TRILLION MARKET

Yen


EURO NUDGES HIGHER; CHINA STIMULUS BOOSTS AUSSIE AND KIWI


US DOLLAR WEAKENS AFTER INFLATION DATA; YEN REBOUNDS ON ISHIBA WIN


DOLLAR WEAKENS AFTER INFLATION DATA, YEN SURGES ON ISHIBA WIN

Malaysia


MALAYSIA PLANS NATIONAL CLOUD POLICY, AI REGULATIONS


GOOGLE TO GIVE MALAYSIA GDP US$3 BILLION BOOST, CREATE 26,500 JOBS

UPDATED 5 hours ago


RINGGIT’S SURGE PRESSURES SINGAPORE SHOPPERS AND MALAYSIANS WORKING ACROSS
BORDERS

7-eleven


SOME 7-ELEVEN OWNERS IN JAPAN FED UP WITH STRATEGY, WELCOME FOREIGN BID


HOW 7-ELEVEN CAN GET A BIG PRICE FROM CIRCLE K


JAPAN FINANCE MINISTER SAYS SEVEN & I’S NEW ‘CORE’ TAG DOESN’T RAISE BAR FOR
BUYOUT




COMPANIES & MARKETS

Companies & Markets


FORMER SGX-LISTED HOMESTOLIFE PRICES NASDAQ IPO AT US$4 A SHARE

Oct 01, 2024 04:19 PM
Companies & Markets


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Oct 01, 2024 04:09 PM
Energy & Commodities


ABU DHABI’S ADNOC TO BUY GERMAN CHEMICALS COMPANY COVESTRO FOR 15.9 BILLION
EUROS

Oct 01, 2024 03:51 PM
Companies & Markets


PFIZER RAISES US$3.2 BILLION BY SELLING PART OF HALEON STAKE

Oct 01, 2024 04:11 PM
Companies & Markets


AZALEA’S ALTRIUM FUNDS CLOSE AT OVER US$200 MILLION EACH

Oct 01, 2024 03:27 PM
ASEAN Business


META SAYS IT WILL EXPAND PRODUCTION OF MIXED REALITY HEADSETS IN VIETNAM

Oct 01, 2024 02:23 PM



OPINION & FEATURES

Opinion & Features


COMPANIES’ CHOICES PIVOTAL UNDER CURRENT QUARTERLY REPORTING REGIME

WANG JIWEI &

PRASART JONGJAROENKAMOL

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD


ASEAN ECONOMIES – FROM SLOW START TO POTENTIALLY STRONG FINISH

ANITA GABRIEL

Opinion & Features


WHY THE WORLD IS WATCHING WALZ-VANCE DEBATE

ANDREW HAMMOND


ASEAN BUSINESS


INDONESIA’S BANK MANDIRI BACKS NEW COAL POWER PLANT WITH US$1.27 BILLION
FINANCING


GLOBAL ENTERPRISE


CHINA’S SERVICES ACTIVITY SLOWS IN SEPTEMBER: CAIXIN PMI


STARTUPS


OPENAI DISCUSSES GIVING SAM ALTMAN 7% STAKE IN FOR-PROFIT TRANSITION


SGSME


SINGAPORE’S APEX BUSINESS CHAMBER LEADS DELEGATION TO 21ST CHINA-ASEAN EXPO IN
NANNING


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‘I WANT MY LIFE BACK!’: 80% OF SINGAPORE WORKERS LONG TO DISENGAGE AFTER
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