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US accuses couple of laundering US$4.5b in Bitcoin tied to 2016 hack Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, New Yorkers who were arrested in Manhattan Tuesday morning, spent the illegal proceeds…

ICYMI: Here's a round-up of what the Big Four have on their Budget wishlist 1. Deloitte calls for confirmation of GST hike date, review of tax incentives in Budget 2022 2. EY calls for loss carry-back relief cap to be ra…

Singapore-based VFlowTech and Sing Fuels JV to provide energy solutions in Africa Avishek Kumar, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of VFlowTech said the joint venture 'will also have a wider impact on improvin…

Buying Singapore property after cooling measures: Fomo or wait and see? Is it wiser to bide your time amid new cooling measures, or act on the "fear of missing out" and snap up properties? Non-landed private homes purcha…

WMI to train 1,000 finance professionals, investors in sustainable finance, ESG over next 3 years This programme will take place over 6 half-days. Among other things, participants will explore different approaches to ESG…

GST offset package can cover up to 10 times cost of tax hike for some: Lawrence Wong Finance Minister Lawrence Wong pledged that there will be a comprehensive set of measures that will offset the increase for lower- and…

COE premiums for small cars rise above S$60,000 for the first time since 2015 Premiums for small cars up to 1,600cc and 130hp hit S$60,761, a 4.9 per cent increase from the last tender. Premiums for this category last br…

Keppel to commence arbitration proceedings against SPH In a filing to the Singapore Exchange on Wednesday, Keppel said: "Keppel Pegasus does not agree with SPH's attempted purported termination of the Keppel implementati…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. Expats head for the exit as Singapore's Covid controls bite bt.sg/JBhu 2. Japanese dining scene heats up with 5 new restaurants to check out in Singapore bt.sg/J7cM 3. No Signboard rec…

South-east Asian F&B startups raised record US$461m in 2021 Hungry? So are venture investors, as they poured nearly US$1 billion into South-east Asia's F&B startups over the past decade. The bulk of the action is in Indo…

#BTOPINION: Striking a balance between 'lying flat' and being greedy Imagine a Singapore where many young people forgo career ambition and opt out of competing to get ahead materially. Without greed, consumption falters.…

Rolls-Royce to hire 150 people in Singapore as travel recovers "We do see an anticipated growth in the MRO activities and we need to be future-ready," Bicky Bhangu, the company's president of South-east Asia, Pacific and…

Metaverse a potentially lucrative investment opportunity "The metaverse is touted to be the next evolution or 3D version of the Internet," said Phillip Securities research analyst Jonathan Woo.

Singapore fintechs draw US$3.9b for 2021; crypto, blockchain segment thumps payment startups Deals grew 37 per cent from 139 deals in H2 2020 to 191 deals in H2 2021, as crypto and blockchain startups snatched the invest…

660,000 took part in SkillsFuture-supported programmes in 2021, with 100,000 in Covid-19 schemes The rise might have been due to greater outreach efforts by SSG; workers having more time to attend courses; and the pandem…

Man charged for attempted market manipulation via Telegram Kenneth Goh Jia Poh's charges including the latest ones under Section 200(1)(a) of the SFA carry an imprisonment term of up to 7 years or a fine of up to S$200,0…

Malaysia's scandal-hit Supermax pays US$6m in compensation to migrant workers The United States has banned imports of its products since October and last month Canada terminated a glove supply contract with the company d…

The road to net zero for corporate Singapore A recent study on sustainability has found 90% of companies in the Asia-Pacific lack confidence that their business units and individuals are incentivised to decarbonise.

#BTExplains: What is regulatory capital and why has MAS asked DBS to set aside more of it? As a penalty for the widespread disruption of its digital banking services in November last year, DBS has been told by the Moneta…

#BTOpinion: Cooling measures won't stop wealth creation through owning homes but do combat inequality In his latest for #TheLevelGround, BT's Leslie Yee notes that while the investment case for private homes is not broke…

Tesla's Bitcoin holdings worth nearly US$2b: filing In its annual filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla, which had invested US$1.50 billion in bitcoin last year, said it registered about US$101 mil…