The Business Times

JUST IN: Keppel has tabled a final revised offer to acquire and privatise Singapore Press Holdings' non-media businesses. It has increased its cash component offer, bringing the total consideration to S$2.351 per share.…

Integrated Shield coverage: Disputes platform set up, insurers' panel of doctors widened In a long-awaited move that will make integrated shield plan coverage more helpful to patients, insurance providers are committing…

PODCAST: BT correspondent Howie Lim hosts William Longhurst, head of propositions and business development at HSBC, to discuss concrete steps SMEs can take and how sustainability can open up new business growth opportuni…

#ICYMI: Customers from 8 major banks can now set up GIRO payments online within minutes A new nationwide electronic GIRO (eGIRO) service that fully digitalises the current paper-based process now allows setting up GIRO a…

#BTOpinion: Will COP complicate China’s soft power deficit problem? Our contributor posits that the flak China has been receiving at #COP26 is worsening its already-negatively-viewed global position, after polls found it…

Ho Bee Land names new CEO, redesignates Chua Thian Poh as executive chairman The Singaporean billionaire founder of Ho Bee Land is handing over the reins to his son Nicholas Chua, who currently occupies the position of D…

OPINION: Can former 5-year extensions save us from soaring COE prices in 2022? Our automotive correspondent explains the mechanics of what drives the COE supply, and explores the possibility of half-renewals by "cheapska…

Opinion: Pandemic fallout blunts textbook policy of raising land supply to curb rising home prices It is wise to calibrate increasing Government Land Sales sites for private homes. The reason? Covid-19 and construction c…

Bitcoin hits new record as crypto market cap exceeds US$3t Bitcoin and ether made record peaks in the Asia session on Tuesday as enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and fears about inflation leant support to the asset…

COMMENTARY: SingPost's e-commerce, logistics units show promise, but challenges remain The big question is whether the group's earnings from e-commerce logistics will keep rising as competition intensifies and sea freigh…

Open Labs launches US$100m fund to grow high-potential SMEs in Indonesia Latest data from Indonesia's Ministry of Trade show that the country has more than 64 million micro SMEs that, in total, account for around 61 per…