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Continued volatility in LNG market could keep electricity, power generation prices high in Singapore Asia traditionally needs to price higher than Europe given the net-short position in the region, as consumption outweig…

4 new pillars to drive ComfortDelGro's growth ComfortDelGro chairman Lim Jit Poh aims to raise overseas business contributions to 70% of revenue as it expands in rail, electrification, logistics and non-emergency medical…

PODCAST: In this 16th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul delves into why the latest REIT mergers seem to be facing resistance, and responds to criticism of his column by the manager of A…

Appraising or remunerating employees based on sick leave goes against guidelines: MOM On Monday, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng clarified that the tripartite guidelines "require employers to appraise and remunerate emplo…

#BTOpinion: Quarz's campaign may help rather than hinder the proposed merger of MCT and MNACT In this week's #Mark2Market, BT's Ben Paul observes the surprising twist of MNACT activist fund manager Quarz complaining that…

Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds “Why come to Singapore for 4 to 5 days and pay for all the extra tests facing the risk of being stuck in your hotel room, when you can go to New York without hav…

#BTOPINION: Wealth tax — not a magic bullet for wealth inequality It needs to be finely calibrated to target the top echelons of wealth, and collections should ultimately be channelled towards redistributive measures. Fo…

Singapore’s young super-rich snap up island’s priciest homes A younger generation of super-wealthy that made their money in not-so-traditional areas are increasingly buying up Good Class Bungalows. Their purchases are dr…

ComfortDelGro unit wins S$20m contract to operate electric bus shuttle service in NTU Its fleet of 20 electric buses will serve 4 routes on the NTU campus, from 7.30 am to 11 pm daily including public holidays, starting…

Pump prices post double-digit increases in two weeks, driven by higher crude oil costs According to Fuel Kaki, a petrol and diesel price tracker set up by the Consumers Association of Singapore, the sharpest increases we…

Global electric vehicle sales up 109% in 2021 with half sold in China: Canalys Despite the total global car market growing only 4 per cent on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic and chip shortages, 2021 saw some 6.5 millio…

Interest in long-term sea freight contracts likely to last throughout 2022 Covid-19 is forcing businesses to look to long-term freight contracts as a means to hedge against price volatility and space constraints, and the…

Senior software engineers in demand amid Singapore's startup funding boom: report #BTGarage: The talent war for software engineers has intensified in Singapore, with over 78 per cent of job listings last year seeking exp…

MOH conducting study on effectiveness of ART to screen incoming travellers for Covid-19 In what could be a move away from on-arrival PCR tests, some VTL travellers have been in recent weeks been given free ART kits for s…

NFT marketplace shuts, citing 'rampant' fakes, plagiarism problem The US-based Cent executed one of the first known million-dollar NFT sales when it sold the former Twitter chief executive officer's tweet as an NFT last…

DBS Q4 profit jumps 37% to S$1.4b Its board recommended a Q4 dividend of S$0.36 per share, amounting to an estimated dividend payable of S$925 million, subject to shareholder approval at its Mar 31 AGM. Along with the in…

HSA grants interim authorisation for Novavax's Nuvaxovid Covid-19 vaccine The vaccine will be made available for individuals aged 18 years and above and comprises 2 5-microgram doses, which are to be administered 3 weeks…

Singapore Airshow organisers confident of 'even better' conversations despite Covid curbs "We all know in this current environment, yes, the attendance will surely be lower... but as far as the quality is concerned, I'm…

Petrol's passing proves profitable for Lotus More than two dozen car enthusiasts here have placed their deposits for the Lotus Emira — the carmaker's last petrol car — which amounts to a surge in demand for a low-volume…

YouTube woos creators to fend off competition The video giant is planning to begin letting creators collaborate on live streams in real time, has started testing letting channel viewers buy gift memberships for others wa…

Telework in metaverse precursors already a reality While still the stuff of science fiction for most people, forerunners of the metaverse vision for the internet's future are already de rigueur for handfuls of people bey…

Tesla undertaking fourth car recall in 2 weeks This time, it's recalling more than half a million US electric cars due to a "Boombox" feature that can drown out audible warnings for pedestrians.