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  • Travel Thursday: Budget 2021 - Aviation sector to get S$870 million in aid this year
    The aviation industry, which has been heavily crippled due to travel restrictions all over the world, will be getting more help from Budget 2021. A total of S$870 million in financial support will be given to airlines and other aviation players as the Government continues its assistance for the beleaguered industry. Ven Sreenivasan, Associate Editor, The Straits Times shares more on whether this is enough for the aviation sector to survive, and an outlook on the sector. 
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    13 min
  • Companies to Watch: ComfortDelGro
    This week, ComfortDelGro reported it’s full-year 2020 earnings report. Operating profit plunged by 70.4% year on year to S$123 million from over S$415 million a year ago. Even so, some believe the company is a winner from Budget 2021, because of its focus on electric vehicles, and, ComfortDelGro taxis are already transitioning toward electric vehicles and most are already hybrid. Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Securities gives his outlook on the stock. 
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    9 min
  • Budget 2021 Panel Discussion Review
    In this post Budget 2021 panel discussion, Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB; Chiu Wu Hong, Partner, Head of Enterprise, Tax, KPMG in Singapore; Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; and Lam Yi Young, CEO, Singapore Business Federation give their analysis of the 4 key areas of the Emerging Stronger Together Budget announced in Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat. 
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    44 min
  • Regional Roundup: Myanmar military promises elections & Thailand's PM faces vote of no confidence
    The news in Myanmar still dominates the regional headlines after the military guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, and charging ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with a second charge, of violating the country’s disaster management law. Plus, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is facing a vote-of-no-confidence this week. Straits Times’ Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez gives his take, and shares more on Malaysia's extension of the MCO in three states, and Indonesia announcing plans for digital banks in Southeast Asia's largest economy. 
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    9 min
  • Budget Day 2021 - What can we expect
    In a Facebook post, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat took the chance to announce the name of Budget 2021 and said that Singapore must continue to focus on coming out of the Covid-19 crisis stronger, and forge partnerships to meet the challenges ahead “as one people”. Vikram Khanna, Associate Editor, The Straits Times shares what we can expect from the ‘Emerging Stronger Together’ budget and what more can be done in Budget 2021 to hopefully boost Singapore’s economy.
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    16 min
  • BUDGET 2021 - KPMG Exclusive: KPMG's Budget Proposal to Re-imagine, Re-plan and Re-create (Part 2)
    KPMG in Singapore has released its proposals on Budget 2021 for Singapore to seize growth opportunities and lead transformation at a national and enterprise level. Their 3R framework proposal for Budget 2021 also ensures greater effectiveness of government policies preparing the nation for when the economy rebounds. Alan Lau, Partner, Head of Financial Services, Tax, KPMG in Singapore and Cherine Fok, Director Sustainability Services, KPMG IMPACT, KPMG in Singapore share the importance of continued support for local businesses and entrepreneurs and what the Singapore government can do to assist in early-stage development of a green economy.
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    20 min
  • China Perspective: 16 February 2021
    Straits Times China Bureau Chief, Tan Dawn Wei gives an analysis of BBC's 'violation' of guidelines for reporting in China, China's unhappiness with a statement by the White House that Beijing withheld some information about the Covid-19 outbreak from World Health Organization investigators, and what China can expect from US President Joe Biden's first event with other leaders from the Group of Seven nations in a virtual meeting.
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    7 min

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