Iswaran’s lawyers contest prosecution’s call for separate trials related to Ong Beng Seng, David...

FORMER transport minister S Iswaran’s lawyers are seeking a single trial for all criminal charges against him, in contrast to the state prosecutor’s call...

Former transport minister Iswaran seeks clarity on prosecutors’ handling of his criminal case

FORMER transport minister S. Iswaran, who faces criminal charges involving more than S$400,000 worth of items, has filed an application to the High Court...

Court grants Iswaran’s application for single trial for charges related to Ong Beng Seng,...

SINGAPORE’S High Court has granted former transport minister S Iswaran’s application to have a single trial for all criminal charges against him, in contrast...

Qantas boss says demand for premium class seats at record levels

SYDNEY - Qantas Airways chief executive officer Vanessa Hudson said premium class bookings are at record levels as air travel brushes off a global...

SGX securities turnover jumps 37% in April and derivatives activity continues to gain ground

SINGAPORE - Total securities market turnover value on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) climbed 37 per cent year on year to $25.5 billion in April,...

Stocks trade mixed, dollar climbs as Fed rate path pondered

LONDON/TOKYO :European stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by company earnings, while U.S. futures dipped and the dollar climbed as investors assessed signals on the...

In rapidly ageing China, millions can’t afford to retire

AFTER three decades selling homemade buns on the streets of the Chinese city of Xian, 67-year-old Hu Dexi would have liked to slow down.Instead,...

Olam Agri tops Louis Dreyfus with $129 million bid for Namoi Cotton; sends target’s...

BENGALURU - Singapore’s Olam Agri on May 8 increased its off-market takeover offer for Namoi Cotton to A$144.9 million (S$129.2 million), a day after...

SGX securities turnover jumps 37% in April; derivatives activity continues to gain ground

TOTAL securities market turnover value on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) climbed 37 per cent year on year to S$25.5 billion in April, the highest...

US rents climbed 1.5 times faster than wages in last four years

NEW YORK - Rents in most major US metropolitan areas have risen some 1.5 times faster than wages in the last four years, according...