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Crypto players concerned advertising curbs may dent Singapore's crypto hub drive Chia Hock Lai, co-chairman of the Blockchain Association, Singapore, said the timing of the announcement was unexpected. "None of our membe…

CNY dining-in crunch as restaurants face strong demand but curbed capacity To accommodate the demand for reservations, restaurants have found ways to increase dine-in capacity. For instance, hotels such as Singapore Marr…

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs killed 1.2 million in 2019: study In what its authors described as the most comprehensive assessment of the impact of antimicrobial resistance to date, the report found that this death toll…

Checks show companies on IMDA's SMS registry can still be spoofed The registry pilot is meant to prevent scammers from being able to impersonate companies via SMS, but an individual posting online under the name of Capta…

#SGSME: Timbre Group braves pandemic uncertainty with expansion BT's Venga Subramaniam sat down for an interview with Timbre Group CEO Danny Loong to find out how they're managing to expand their operations despite being…

China wants Internet giants to get approval for investments, fundraising The proposed rules would intensify the oversight from China's increasingly assertive regulators, who have over the past year reined in formerly fre…

#BTOpinion: Guidelines banning crypto promotions can be fine-tuned and supported by consumer education Responding to MAS's move to curb public advertising of crypto services here, BT's Kelly Ng argues in today's #HockLoc…

Singapore-based Crypto.com CEO says regulators haven’t reached out after hack Kris Marszalek said this in a Bloomberg online interview after a cybersecurity breach earlier this week of about 400 customer accounts — all o…

VIDEO: Recipe for F&B growth in 2022 After 2 years of being badly disrupted by Covid-19, the F&B industry is looking at 2022 as the year to bounce back with a domestic market hungry for new dining experiences and restaur…

KPMG proposes S$1b green energy investment fund in Budget 2022 wishlist The proposed fund would be a step up from the S$10 million that Singapore has already pumped into low carbon research and the S$55 million for proje…

Singapore consumer spending to normalise from 2022: Fitch Solutions The unit of ratings agency Fitch Group is expecting real household spending to increase by 3.1 per cent over 2022 to support overall consumer spending g…

Fullerton Health could turn to courts for rescue as woes mount and white knight seems elusive Time is running out and a sour shareholder stand-off is jeopardising any potential sale to save the private healthcare solutio…

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid Covid-19 fears Authorities ordered on Tuesday 2,000 hamsters from dozens of pet shops and storage facilities to be culled after tracing a coronavirus outbreak to a…

Private exchanges see surge in number and quality of listings What's a private exchange? It's one that breaks up assets (it can be anything from bonds to property) into smaller units using blockchain, allowing accredited…

Genting Hong Kong to continue operations of Dream Cruises subsidiary A Dream Cruises spokesperson told BT that Genting Hong Kong will continue "certain business activities", including but not limited to operations of Dre…

GSK eyes support from Singapore, Qatar for consumer healthcare division A report in The Telegraph on Monday (Jan 17) said that Singapore and Qatar were regarded as potential "cornerstone investors".

Business interruption, cyber incidents and the pandemic top risks for Singapore businesses in 2022: poll According to the survey, the fear of cyber incidents reflects not only the rise in ransomware attacks, but also com…

Doctor Anywhere plans 200 new roles in Singapore Doctor Anywhere recently moved into a new 15,000 square feet office space that occupies the entire penthouse unit on the 40th storey of mTower, the former PSA Building at…

#BTGarage: SoCash leans into B2B e-payments with dethroning of cash as king We sit down with SoCash chief Hari Sivan to catch up on how things have been going for the startup: "I'll be honest — it's been extremely tough…