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Asean startups shine with Asia-Pacific VC deals set to surpass US$152b record Against this backdrop, South-east Asia continues to buzz with deals. The growth of 3 "decacorns" - Grab, GoTo Group and Sea - is likely to set…

Sony is dealing with PlayStation 5 shortage by making more PS4s Increasing production orders by adding the cheaper-to-make PS4 would also give Sony more leeway when negotiating with manufacturing partners for a better de…

Morgan Stanley to award bonus of over 20% to top performers Investment banks globally adjust their bonus pools according to business momentum. Higher bonuses help them to retain talent in a cut-throat competitive busines…

Property cooling measures could increase demand for rental housing: analysts Some 58,613 condo units were rented out in 2021, 6.8 per cent higher than the amount recorded in 2020. Meanwhile, the full-year rental volume f…

Google launches professional certificates in Singapore, forms employer consortium Learners can earn a Google Career Certificate on online learning platform Coursera within 3 to 6 months through self-paced programmes. Goo…

87 companies accounted for almost 80% of proposed audit fixes from 2018 to 2020: Acra Over the 3-year period, there were 165 sets of financial statements from 87 companies, which collectively accounted for S$62.3 billion…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. MAS, CAD investigating online trading platform Samtrade FX; 3 arrested bt.sg/Jpiq 2. Peter Kwee's new Nassim project aims at super wealthy, with an eye on S$6,000 psf bt.sg/JMmD 3. Cro…

Indonesia rolls out booster shots, amid fears of Omicron spread The booster rollout comes amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant in Indonesia, which on Tuesday recorded 802 new cases, the highest in almost…

Indonesia's Karim Family Foundation raises S$200,000 to support badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew Cindy Karim, the foundation's principal, said the family was "inspired" by Loh's perseverance and humility "even after…

Meet Harry Hindsight, the world's best investor In a world of significant uncertainty and complexity, there are always reasons not to invest. So, what should these investors do today? Here are 3 pieces of advice.

Neil Road shophouse up for sale with S$16.2m guide price Foreigners are eligible to purchase the property on 51 Neil Road, and the sale will not incur additional buyer's stamp duty or seller's stamp duty. The shophouse h…

Flight bookings for Singapore travel spike before halt of VTL ticket sales in December Ticketing data provider ForwardKeys noted that outbound ticket sales jumped to over 4 times the daily average of the previous week, w…

Cathay Pacific faces 'legal action' over Hong Kong virus outbreak: Lam A recent outbreak traced to Cathay air crew who breached home quarantine has sparked a dramatic tightening of already strict social distancing contro…

#BTOpinion: Give developers leeway to adjust prices and pay fat commissions at new home launches In his latest #TheLevelGround column, BT’s Leslie Yee breaks down market watchers' concern for pricing transparency and com…

Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy, says WHO, as Omicron variant pushes Covid-19 out of a pandemic phase The spread of the Omicron variant is pushing Covid-19 towards being an endemic disease that humanity can…

Investing in proptech and other innovations for a sustainable future PGIM Real Estate sees merits in repurposing or refreshing old buildings under the group's portfolio, rather than tearing them down and rebuilding from…

Singapore's resale condo market post strong showing in 2021, prices up 10.3%: SRX, 99.co Condo resale prices in all regions saw gains. The outside of central region (OCR) saw the largest increase at 11 per cent, followed…