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#BTOPINION: Banks, Reits among counters poised to benefit from Budget 2022 In this #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT sees banks, transport and Reits poised to benefit but who are the potential losers from this year's Budget?

#SGBudget2022: Carbon tax hike a 'strong signal' that Singapore is serious about green targets: Tan See Leng Singapore should also welcome talent from abroad who can complement the local workforce by transferring the ski…

Hong Kong finds Covid in samples from packaging of pork, beef imports China cites frozen food packaging as a risk of spreading Covid-19 though authorities have said Covid-19 is predominantly transmitted through droplets…

England scraps compulsory self-isolation period for Covid-19 cases starting Thursday "We now have sufficient levels of immunity to complete the transition from protecting people with government interventions to relying o…

#SGBudget2022: Many companies still looking to expand abroad once borders reopen: OCBC's Linus Goh With Singapore being a small island city-state, companies have "no other option" but to connect with overseas markets, an…

Indian 16-year-old stuns chess world champion Carlsen Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tourna…

#SGBudget2022: Budget measures will help firms build on pandemic lessons, make Singapore a more attractive 'magnet global city' Ultimately, the progressive nature of Singapore's tax system allows the government to collec…

Porsches, Lamborghinis lost at sea may cost Volkswagen US$155m A risk-modeling company estimates there are US$401 million worth of cars aboard the Felicity Ace, which went up in flames off the coast of Portugal's Azores…

[INFOGRAPHIC] Curious to see how the numbers from #SGBudget2022 stack up compared to past years? Check out our very own interactive infographic putting together this year's Budget in numbers: For more #SGbudget2022 conte…

Only one more flight from Singapore to Hong Kong this month Singapore Airlines's budget carrier Scoot has stopped accepting bookings to Hong Kong until Mar 7 after being banned from flying to the city for 2 weeks. The mo…

Residential mortgagee sales expected to spike as prices plateau "Given the cooling measures, buyers might also feel that prices of residential properties will level off to match their price expectations in 2022. We expec…

The corporate venture capital conundrum in Singapore The Singapore government's initiative to encourage local enterprises to set up their own corporate venture capital funds (CVCs) started with a bang, but 6 years later…

Markets brace for headwinds, inflationary shocks as Ukraine-Russia crisis looms Observers stressed that the risk of adverse outcomes is significant, and investors should start looking at ways to protect their portfolios…

S$1b in commissions don't translate to equivalent in revenue: PropNex responds to SGX PropNex responded to queries from the SGX following feedback that PropNex chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Mohamed Ismail ha…

Banking on crypto raises risks for traditional lenders As more banks in South-east Asia plant their flags in the cryptocurrency sphere, some industry observers have sounded a note of caution over the trade-off between se…

Do you know who that worker you just hired really is? Employers love to talk about "authenticity". But psychologists say nearly everyone uses some form of deception to get a job. Just how much of your true personality ca…

Hong Kong IPOs plagued by bottom pricing as risk appetite wanes The erosion in sentiment has extended to trading, with 3 of those shares that have already debuted changing hands at prices lower than their listing.

#SGBudget2022: OPINION — A fiscal plan for social health The pandemic has shown starkly the inequalities in Singapore society. In laying out the government's fiscal plans, the Budget must also nurture and develop our sto…

Five Raffles Education directors to be formally arrested, bail set at S$30,000 each In a bourse filing on Tuesday, the company shared that several directors had been notified to attend the CAD's offices to effect their f…

Crypto firm Amber gets Temasek funding at US$3b valuation Singapore is one of Asia's hottest markets for crypto startups, and Temasek and its subsidiaries have made several investments in the sector in the past year. The…

#BTOPINION: When you count users instead of dollars, the NFT world is tiny Plenty of promising new technologies start out looking like toys. Besides, OpenSea is already making millions in fees every week. Contrast that w…

Beijing places sanctions on US arms companies Lockheed and Raytheon This is the first time the companies have faced sanctions under China's new anti-foreign sanctions law drawn up last year in response to US sanctions ag…