The Business Times

Manpower shortage a key concern raised by business leaders at pre-Budget roundtable Polling close to 500 Isca members in September last year, the Isca survey revealed that close to 1 in 3 employers had ranked labour and…

Singapore's agri-tech sector will add 4,700 jobs by 2030; new scheme launched to retrain mid-career workers for industry 7 in 10 of these new roles will be for professional, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) o…

High Court dismisses Ng Yu Zhi's appeal to halt civil suit against him, Envy Global Trading Among his arguments are that he enjoys the "right of silence" and the "privilege against self-incrimination", and that he would…

Singapore still world's busiest container transhipment port, with record 37.5m TEUs of throughput in 2021 The stellar showing was despite disruptions to the global supply chain, which has been hit by pandemic-induced mov…

Australia cancels Djokovic's visa citing health risk to community Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used discretionary powers to again cancel Djokovic's visa, after a court quashed an earlier revocation and released him fr…

#Brunch: Cryptocurrencies have an inequality problem: A growing wealth gap As blockchain-based currencies face up to ESG scrutiny, the crypto community is coming up with ways to deal with climate concerns and governance…

SIA extends loyalty memberships for 3rd year, adds benefits KrisFlyer miles that are set to expire this year will also be automatically extended by six months at a time, at the end of each month.

[SPACS IN SINGAPORE] Catch up on BT's coverage of the flurry of SPAC listing activity in Singapore: #BTExclusive: Pegasus Asia trumpets international ties; CEO says intention is to de-SPAC soon after IPO BT's Raphael Lim…

Regulation and compliance - Singapore's crypto game in 2022 New rules will allow MAS to streamline the industry and provide more clarity to players

Sampling, advertising and events: Shopee ramps up strategy in 2022 Both Shopee and Lazada have been aggressively launching sales events, but questions have been raised about potential consumer fatigue and whether the pla…

Novo Tellus lodges preliminary prospectus for S$150m SPAC listing This makes the buyout firm, Novo Tellus Capital Partners, the third entity to file to list a SPAC, which it is calling Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition, on t…

Scrap SMS use in wake of rising scams, banks urged "No single entity can address this alone. Cybersecurity is a team sport and it is constantly evolving," Koo Juan Huat, Cisco director of cybersecurity for Asean, told Th…

Shipping congestion is growing at world's biggest port Ships are skipping Ningbo port for Shanghai, as well as Xiamen in the south, after being spooked by Covid-19-induced delays there. The strict testing of workers and…

SCCCI launches framework to help trade associations transform, upskill workers Aligned with SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) national skills framework, the competency framework identifies 22 job roles across 7 functional t…

[JUST IN] UOB to acquire Citi's consumer business in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam For the proposed acquisition, UOB will pay a cash consideration of S$915 million plus the net asset value of Citi’s consumer…

Employment rates for fresh poly grads return to pre-pandemic levels The median gross monthly salary for fresh graduates went up to reach S$2,400 in 2021, up from both S$2,350 in 2020 and S$2,300 in 2019.