Business & Economy

When it comes to smelling, chasing and pocketing money, Singapore has a way of punching above its weight. Ideology and principles take a back seat, human rights violations are not a bother and chaotic politics are not an issue....

By Elvin Ong A mini controversy has erupted over the development of Project Jewel at Changi Airport. First announced in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech in August 2013, a recent media statement about its impending...

Strong advocacy and awareness campaigns have resulted in sales of shark's fin falling sharply in Singapore. Now is the time Singaporeans rise up and say no to cocoa produced by child slavery in the Western African nations. After reading this,...

By Augustine Low A Malaysian Chinese daily has just reported that it carried out a survey which shows that 87 per cent of Malaysians working in Singapore are not interested in taking up citizenship here because “all they want was...

I have nothing against rich people. Hell, I'm hoping to become rich too. And if you ask around, some people would place me in…would place me in the “not poor” category, let's leave it at that. But that being...

There are few times in a man's life when it's acceptable to cry – holding his child for the first time, beating cancer, or seeing the resale value of his flat this year. With demand flatter than a cheap...

The HDB concessionary loan is supposed to make housing affordable – an objective it fulfilled until interest rates plunged. Then suddenly, the interest on a HDB loan rose way above that of a bank loan. It's a flaw that...

I don't know why public transport companies bother giving excuses for fare hikes. The only argument they need is “because you can't walk there.” And if they say anything else, we're all going to insist it's a weak excuse...

Thanks to MAS car loan restrictions (restriction is too kind of a word, I think strangulation describes it much better) and COE prices rising to ridiculous levels (Certificate FOR the “entitled” more like it), it's no wonder car sales...

By Tom Plate   LOS ANGELES – A country of beauty is in danger of turning into a beast. The Kingdom of Thailand, the land of the smiling people, the gorgeous countryside and a storied history as the once-upon-a-time Siam, now...