Daily Briefing: Thai beer drinkers fuel SGX's best stock; What to know about local Islamic banking

And 4 best places to get cold brews.

Thai Beverage Pcl has jumped 36 percent to a record in 2016, benefiting from rising consumption in Thailand, where stimulus and low interest rates have driven the benchmark index to the highest level in almost a year. Singapore’s equities market, by contrast, is a laggard in Southeast Asia, suffering from lackluster growth at banks, developers and oil-rig builders. Thai Beverage’s return this year is almost triple that for the second-best stock in the Straits Times Index. Read more here.

Did you know that Singapore is the only non-Muslim majority country among the top 15 countries for Islamic banking? Therefore, it is not difficult for Muslims in Singapore who want the opportunity to grow your money to find options that are both effective, as well as in line with the laws of religion. Find out more here. 

Don't be disheartened if you haven't heard of the cold brew coffee trend that's more hipster than your cups of latte with adorable coffee art or venti-sized Starbucks with all sorts of customisations tailored to your every whim. Basically, cold brew boils (pun unintended) down to the method of brewing coffee sans boiling water. Interesting, isn't it? Read more here.