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Services sector revenue up 4.6% in Q4 last year, ahead of coronavirus hit

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore’s services businesses closed off 2019 with another jump in their takings, helped by a

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StanChart annual profit jumps, but pushes back target on coronavirus, slowing economy

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HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Standard Chartered on Thursday (Feb 27) said its key profit target would take longer to meet

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Foreigners exit Asian markets at fastest pace in years on coronavirus

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TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – Foreign investors are cutting their exposure to Asian markets at the fastest rate in years, as the

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Goldman sees gold hitting US$1,800 as ‘haven of last resort’

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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Goldman Sachs boosted its gold forecast to US$1,800 an ounce as the coronavirus, depressed real rates,

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Bank of Korea stands pat despite coronavirus hit to growth view

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SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The Bank of Korea downgraded its growth forecast for the year on Thursday (Feb 27) amid mounting

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Singapore stock watch: Wilmar, Yanlord, SIIC Environment, Halcyon Agri, GSH Corp

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday

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PropNex Q4 profit more than quadruples on surge in commission income

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Real estate agency PropNex on Thursday (Feb 27) posted a net profit of $8.2 million

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Asia shares, Dow futures fall on report of first US coronavirus case of unknown origin

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SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Stocks in Asia retreated along with US equity futures after US health authorities said they found the

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What Christian leaders, other Americans are doing to observe Lent

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As Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday, Christian leaders and ministers from various theological streams are commenting on its

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Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 confidentiality orders

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COLUMBUS • Mr Michael Bloomberg has said he is now willing to release women from three non-disclosure agreements (NDA) related

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Trump mocked in billboard messages in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS • Democratic White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg has mocked President Donald Trump with a giant billboard on the

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Russia trying to intervene in Democratic race to aid Sanders: Officials

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WASHINGTON • Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people

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Britain to start issuing post-Brexit blue passports

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LONDON • Britain will issue blue passports next month for the first time in almost three decades, following its departure

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Afghans celebrate start of week-long partial truce

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KABUL • A week-long partial truce took hold across Afghanistan yes-terday, with jubilant civilians dancing in the streets as the

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Conditions worsen for Rohingya despite ICJ order

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A month after the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) historic ruling ordering Myanmar to protect its Rohingya people from genocidal

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8 students die after flash flood in Yogyakarta river

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JAKARTA • A joint search and rescue team reported yesterday that eight students had died during a flash flood that

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Malaysia’s pension fund paying lowest dividend since 2008

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KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the country’s largest pension fund, has announced a 5.45 per cent dividend

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Malaysian A-G faces calls for his removal after dropping terror case

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Malaysian opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has threatened to organise a big rally if the government retains Attorney-General Tommy

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Plan to clear Selangor forest draws fierce opposition

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A plan by the Selangor state government – which is controlled by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition – to turn

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Iranian hardliners set to win majority in Parliament

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DUBAI • Candidates affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards looked on course to win a parliamentary majority yesterday, reportedly leading the

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Unite to tax tech giants, G-20 officials urge world economies

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RIYADH • Leading world economies must unite to deal with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon

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Buffett spends record $3b in Q4 on Berkshire repurchases

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NEW YORK • Billionaire investor Warren Buffett kicked his stock buyback programme into high gear, spending US$2.2 billion (S$3 billion)

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S’pore must develop new edge to be global aerospace node: Chan

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Singapore will have to develop new competitive advantages as it aspires to be a global node and add value to

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Frasers Property unit buys manager of malls, office building

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Frasers Property yesterday announced that Frasers Property Retail has entered into an agreement to acquire property manager AsiaMalls Management for

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Singapore firms face supply delays as factories remain closed in China

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Manufacturers in Singapore had been waiting for factories in China to reopen yesterday after the extended Chinese New Year shutdown

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