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MediShield coverage and premiums pushed for increase

MediShield coverage and premiums pushed for increase

New proposals want to raise claims caps to $70,000 per year and $300,000 per lifetime, and increase premiums by around $10 monthly.

Q3 technical recession unlikely but not unthinkable: OCBC

The bank predicts Singapore's Q3 GDP to grow at 2.4% yoy or well clear of the 1.5% technical recession threshold but an Asia-led drag still looms.

StarHub's loss of English Premier League rights a blessing in disguise

StarHub gains at least S$20m annually due to the absence of cost for EPL rights.

Singaporeans no longer obsessed with iPhone

70% of M1's new customers in 2Q12 chose Androids.

Budget-constrained shoppers avoiding CapitaMalls

Shopper traffic in 1H slowed to 3% from 3.6% YoY while tenant sales have a sadder story.

Singapore travelers couldn't care less about global slowdown

Singaporeans most likely to go on holidays than Asian peers, survey shows.

4 in 10 accountants bearish on economy

But more Singaporeans believe the economy is getting better.

Gen Y Singaporeans becoming more gracious

2012 Graciousness Index showed the youth really are getting nicer.

Singapore ranks second in financial literacy list

Guess who beat Singapore by merely 2 points.

OCBC's whopping gains from F&N and APB stakes revealed

The gain will boost OCBC’s 2012 net profit forecast by 42% - so how much is it?

Mission accomplished: More than half of KepLand's lease expiries already addressed

Lease renewals were done at rates that are 6-7% higher than previously contracted one.

CapitaMall Trust hurt by 3% less shoppers

Blame it on competitive pressures at Lot 1 and Funan Centre.

Chart of the Day: NODX up 6.8% in June 2012

This was due to an increase in both electronic and non-electronic domestic exports, says IE Singapore.

No red lights: Porsche sales up 11% in AsiaPac

The luxury car manufacturer sold 2, 238 vehicles in the first half of 2012 in clear defiance of the downturn.

Keppel Land earnings shoot up 76.8%

Its impressive $236.6 million net profit for 1H12 was attributed to strong property trading and improved K-REIT Asia performance.