[SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments, which recently announced a record net profit of $931.7 million for its latest financial year, is looking to ramp up its overseas business and potentially list a real estate investment trust (Reit) made up of office assets in Japan in two years.
Companies
[HONG KONG] The amount of dollar-denominated bonds issued by companies in Asia is growing almost 10 times faster than the global corporate debt market, raising concern that investors are lowering their standards as they seek to take advantage of the region's relatively high yields.
Singapore
AN EMPLOYEE of Standard Chartered Bank will be charged in court today for criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving $500,000, BT understands.
Singapore Markets
GLOBAL equity markets will be searching for clues in the week ahead on whether the US market's eye-popping rally has legs, and what this means for everyone else.
Economy Watch
[ATHENS] Data released last week showed Greece entered its sixth straight year of recession, but there is now cautious optimism about the economy's prospects although unemployment is still hitting record highs and consumers are squeezed by pay cuts and tax hikes.
Malaysia
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will be able to rake in an additional income of up to RM27 billion (S$11.25 billion) if the proposed goods and services tax (GST) of 7 per cent is implemented.
Asia Pacific
[JAKARTA] The Indonesian government has allocated some 29.6 trillion rupiah (S$3.8 billion) in compensation funds that would be provided for people affected by its plan to increase prices of subsidised fuel.
China
[HONG KONG] Art lovers, collectors and gallerists will gather on Thursday for Hong Kong's inaugural edition of Art Basel, sealing the city's status as an international art hub and Asia's leading art destination.
India
[NEW DELHI] Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India yesterday on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, weeks after a border dispute was rekindled by alleged Chinese troop incursions in a disputed region.
World
[FREMONT, California] In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminium roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than US$60,000 each.
Focus
A REVOLUTION is sweeping the world of higher education in the form of a one-year-old tech start-up known as Coursera. Started by two computer science professors from Stanford University in the United States, the company allows students from all over the world to take online courses offered by top schools such as Princeton, Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania.
Transport Hub
[BRUSSELS] The European Commission said Air China and Air India are among 10 Chinese and Indian airlines facing the prospect of fines and exclusion from airports in the European Union (EU) for refusing to comply with rules aimed at regulating greenhouse emissions.
Dining
WHEN it comes to Thai food, you don't mess with David Thompson. He looks Australian on the outside but inside, you can't get any more Thai than the chef who made his name first Down Under and then in London's now defunct Nahm which, at its peak, held a Michelin star.
Wellness
PEOPLE with pre-existing heart conditions can join the global trend of travelling by plane, but for them, making the right holiday decisions can mean a difference between life and death.
Home & Garden
RIGHT from the start Ravin Sinan and Maha Lakshmi had an idea of how their three-storey cluster terrace home off Braddell Road should look.
BizIT
F5 Networks, which provides solutions that optimise delivery of network-based applications and security for servers and other network devices, is looking for a location...
Young Investor
YOU are having a picnic at Fort Canning Park and stumble across an old oil lamp. Having a Disney-honed instinct for this kind of thing, you rub it and a genie appears in...
Executive Money
THE year has gotten off to an extraordinary start, particularly from a US equity market perspective. As of May 2, the S&P 500 is up almost 13 per cent, exceeding...
Property
[SINGAPORE] With London property increasingly a top draw among investors, some UK companies are setting up office in Singapore in a bid to leverage the interest.
Raffles Conversation
SIXTEEN years after the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - the world's watchdog of economic health and financial stability - is...
Views From the Top
How do you view Malaysia from a business viewpoint after the election? What opportunities do you see, and what risks?
