Economy
CPF interest rate kept at 2.5% minimum
CPF interest rate kept at 2.5% minimum
Ordinary account savings will continue receiving the risk-free rate until end-2012.
Taiwan inflation to edge up to 2.1% in 2013
Blame it on administrative price increases on electricity and fuel.
Bank of Korea to further cut policy rate to 2.75%
Nomura expects a 25bp cut in October that will remain on hold throughout 2013.
Philippine inflation to rocket to 5.4% by end 2012
This rise will reflect the country's pending electricity tariff adjustments.
Malaysia to stand pat on policy rates
Bank Negara Malaysia is likely to hold on to its 3% rate amid inflation drop.
Chart of the Day: NODX up 3.9% in 2Q
Thanks to higher shipments of both electronic and non-electronic NODX.
Philippines' nasty weather to push inflation up 3.5%
Around PHP 693m worth of rice crops have already been lost.
Asia's ultra rich men willing to give away 9% of their wealth for charity
Donations from people with more than $100M rose by 10% in 2011, with giving increasing most in North America and Asia Pacific.
Singapore world's 5th favorite second home location for ultra rich
Assuming a luxury home buyer has US$20M to spend, where should they start looking beside Singapore?
Daily Briefing: SMRT's new CEO, crime rate down
Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including concerns about starting a family.
Chart of the Day: Total trade reaches S$252b
Total exports and total imports grew by 1.4% and 4.6% respectively.
Bicycle and dwelling thefts on the rise
3.3% increase a blemish in what was otherwise a solid crimefighting 1H12.
Public procurement rules overhauled to discourage fraud
New system will discourage single bids and lengthen bid submissions.
Inflation to creep up to 5.2% in Indonesia
Blame it on food price hikes starting in mid-Q3 due to Ramadan.
India inflation to rocket to 9%
A nasty combination of high food and core inflation will even push it to close to double-digits by 2Q13.
2 reasons why China inflation will rebound to 3.1% by end 2012
Inflation will trend down to 2% in Q3 but it will edge up until 2Q13.
Check out these extreme scenarios in Singapore's inflation trend
Headline inflation plateaued to 4.7%, but core inflation matters more for policy.
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