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Malaysia upset of Singapore University's research linking palm oil to heart disease

Indonesia: Palm oil lobby angry over Joko Widodo's move to limit slash and burn farming

Last month Singaporean said the country suffered losses of about S$700 million due to large-scale haze in 2015.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore central bank probes broking firms over insider trading and manipulation

MAS and CAD seize documents from several broking firms and trading representatives as part of the probe.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore slaps penalty on companies that failed to block data breaches

Singapore's privacy laws authorises slapping a penalty of $1 million on organisations that fail to protect consumers' personal data.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Asian currencies down on greenback rally, ringgit falls the most as crude prices fall

Singapore dollar and Malaysian ringgit have moved off 8-month highs.

Apr 21, 2016

By Boby Michael

Malaysian PM Najib's brother Nazir Razak 'offered to resign' as CIMB chairman

Nazir, who was re-elected as CIMB chairman, said the funds transfer was a one-off event to help his brother.

Apr 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Crude Technicals: Oil pares Doha losses while short-term charts point to above $50 levels

Charts suggest levels $50 in coming weeks as producers are hopeful of a broader agreement among them ahead of the June OPEC meeting.

Apr 18, 2016

By Boby Michael

Singapore dollar weakens as data shows country's exports contract sharply

Data showed that the MAS easing last Thursday is justified.

Apr 18, 2016

By Boby Michael

Singapore needs to do more to improve its maritime security, says Teo Chee Hean

Piracy, sea robberies and the emergent threat of transnational maritime terrorism are of concern.

Apr 16, 2016

By Boby Michael

China GDP growth eases to 7-year low in Q1 but analysts call it stabilizing

The Q1 figure is a notch down from the Q4-2015 growth of 6.8% in and also marked the economy's worst performance since 2009.

Apr 15, 2016

By Boby Michael

US MARINES DURING WAR GAMES IN TERNATE CAVITE, PHILIPPINES.

US to ramp-up military presence in Philippines, to hold 'regular' military exercises

The US move could aggravate the Chinese resistance against any other country claiming parts of the territory.

Apr 14, 2016

By Boby Michael

Singapore dollar plunges despite GDP positive as MAS says will curb the currency's appreciation

Most analysts were expecting the MAS to leave the policy steady.

Apr 14, 2016

By Boby Michael

Panama police raids offices of Mossack Fonseca

The company officials claim it has not broken laws.

Apr 13, 2016

By Jayalakshmi K

Australia says FTA with India will boost bilateral trade big way

Australia's trade with India is now worth $13.1bn, just one tenth of that with China.

Apr 13, 2016

By Boby Michael

Malaysian ringgit back near 8-month high helped by inflows

In March alone, the Malaysian currency has rallied around 8% against the greenback, and so far this year, the gain is more than 11.2%.

Apr 13, 2016

By Boby Michael

US military has now more freedom on Indian territory

Currently, permissions have to be sought each time there is a US requirement.

Apr 12, 2016

By Boby Michael

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