The Business Times

#BRUNCH: A chatbot will help you now With the growing adoption of technology in the e-commerce space, customers can expect more intelligence and personalisation for these bots. In fact, some of them can already speak Sin…

1MDB to hold back US$8b suit against Najib till another case ends The US$8 billion case is one of the 22 civil suits filed by 1MDB in May last year in an effort to recover assets worth more than US$23 billion Malaysia sa…

Samtrade FX placed under judicial management, US$167m in assets seized In his affidavit submitted to the court, Samtrade FX's chief executive officer Goh Nai De, also known as Sam Goh, claimed that his entities held appr…

ICYMI: Singapore's GDP to grow 3-5% in 2022, says PM Lee as he outlines reasons for coming GST hike "It needs to raise additional revenues to fund the expansion of our healthcare system and support schemes for older Sing…

Pines club members' appeal against Peter Kwee and Exklusive Resorts dismissed Justices Belinda Ang, Woo Bih Li and Quentin Loh unanimously ruled that the appeal be dismissed. The appellants were also ordered to pay the r…

M&A dealmakers optimistic for 2022 despite pain of record-high prices: Bain Based on findings from consultancy Bain & Co's fourth annual M&A report, some 89 per cent of more than 280 executives surveyed anticipate their…

Fast food chain Mom's Touch shuts all outlets operated by No Signboard in Singapore In its social media posts on Facebook and Instagram on Thursday (Feb 10), the fast food chain said it has "ceased operations at all outl…

Asia-Pacific real estate investments back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021: JLL Commercial property investments in the Asia-Pacific attracted some US$177 billion in direct investments last year — Australia being the region…

Philippines welcomes back foreign tourists for first time in 2 years Tourism officials at Manila's airport greeted more than 200 passengers flying in from countries including the United States and China to visit beaches…

Malaysia will benefit from rising oil prices, analysts say From our KL correspondent Chong Pooi Koon: Malaysian analysts are saying the country will largely benefit from a higher oil price environment — as an oil-produci…

New private home sales hold steady in January in spite of cooling measures: analysts Based on caveats lodged, analysts estimated that developers sold 639 new private homes last month, a marginal 1.7 per cent dip from Dec…

#BTOpinion: SPH: A long-drawn takeover fight no one wants What's going on with the SPH Limited takeover now, and why is Keppel suing SPH Limited? Our night editor Dennis Chan breaks what's going on down, and also shares…

Singapore banks set for expansion in net interest margins, higher dividends in 2022 Analysts are saying that our local banks' portfolios are expected to benefit from the Federal Reserve's earlier-than-expected tightening…

China unicorns facing IPO freeze tap US$240b private market The availability of private funds in Asia has grown phenomenally compared with a few years ago. Firms such as Blackstone, PAG and TPG have stepped up in doing m…

HSBC expanding hedge fund business to draw investment into Asia The expansion would focus on catering to Western clients that are increasingly looking for investment opportunities in the East, the people said, declining…

#BTOPINION: Strengthening Singapore's competitive edge with Budget 2022 Singapore's stronger than expected economic recovery ought to encourage authorities to double down on key policies that will strengthen Singapore's…

GenScript opens new S$15m Singapore manufacturing facility, to create close to 100 jobs This collaboration is critical for Singapore as it would strengthen the country's supply chain in the diagnostics and life sciences…