Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua. …
Weekly Money FM Podcasts: Start-up ecosystem remains resilient amid macro-related issues
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BT Money Hacks Podcast: Toasting fine wine’s resilience
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Wines’ clear capital preservation across the pandemic and …
Credit Suisse shares hit record low as CEO fails to calm markets
ZURICH – Credit Suisse Group hit a fresh record low after attempts to reassure markets on its financial stability only added to the sense of …
Rich kids’ boot camps return as private banks woo next-gen clients
SINGAPORE – For years, Covid-19 froze one of private banking’s best tools for keeping customers loyal – invite-only events for the children of wealthy clients. Now, as global …
Pound gains after UK government U-turns on cut to top tax rate
LONDON – The pound gained on Monday on news Britain would reverse plans to cut the highest rate of income tax, one contentious part of a …
Powerful Modi-linked Hindu group decries rising India inequality
NEW DELHI – India must encourage local entrepreneurship to combat unemployment in the country, said a top official of a Hindu group affiliated to the …
Relatives, survivors recall Indonesia’s Malang stadium stampede horror
MALANG – Ms Etik sat cross-legged on the floor of the hospital, waiting anxiously for her daughter to regain consciousness after she was caught in …
Armed raid kills 3 at Papua New Guinea logging camp
PORT MORESBY – A heavily armed group has killed at least three people and injured several more at a logging camp on Papua New Guinea’s …
Malaysia’s Speaker says not in his power to decide if Najib can attend Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said it was not in his power to decide if former prime minister Najib Razak can attend …
Pakistan to probe former PM Imran Khan for US conspiracy claim
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan government ordered an inquiry against former prime minister Imran Khan for allegedly politicising a conversation between a United States official and Islamabad’s …
Taiwan launches English TV channel to give it more international exposure
TAIPEI – Taiwan launched its first English-language news, lifestyle and entertainment television channel on Monday to give it a bigger voice internationally at a time when …
India scrambles fighter jets after report of bomb scare on flight from Iran
NEW DELHI India’s air force (IAF) said on Monday it had scrambled fighter jets after receiving information of a bomb scare on an airline bearing …
Japan PM Kishida vows new steps to beat inflation as approval ratings slide
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to take steps to cushion the economic blow from rising inflation and boost inbound tourism to …
China’s state-backed hydrogen vehicle industry struggles to find its feet
BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) – The announcement this week that global auto giants Toyota Motor and Hyundai Motor will start selling hydrogen fuel-cell passenger cars in …
Thai PM resumes duties after court lifts five-week suspension
BANGKOK- Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha resumed official duties as Thailand’s prime minister on Monday after the country’s top court lifted a five-week suspension and settled in …
President Marcos under fire for S’pore F1 trip as Filipinos reel from typhoon
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak for flying to Singapore to watch the Formula One Grand Prix just days after Typhoon Noru pummelled …
Indonesia’s NasDem party endorses Jakarta governor for 2024 presidential race
JAKARTA- Indonesia’s fifth-largest political party NasDem on Monday announced that it is backing outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan as its candidate for the 2024 presidential …
Imperative that rapid worsening of Ukraine crisis is promptly arrested: China Daily
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Another leak has been detected in the undersea pipelines running from Russia to Europe, the Swedish Coast Guard said …
Cafes booming in Johor as young S’poreans cross border to hop onto latest trend
SINGAPORE – Cafes in Johor, Malaysia, are now a booming business as young Singaporeans flock across the border just to visit them. Cafe hopping, which …