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Russia warns the West: our sanctions will hurt you "Russia's reaction will be swift, thoughtful and sensitive for those it addresses," Dmitry Birichevsky, the director of the foreign ministry's department for economic co…

Funding gap, gender bias towards female founders persist in South-east Asia “When starting out, some investors did not see me as equal to my male co-founder; there’ve been many stories where I wasn’t (seen as) part of th…

Enviro-Hub appoints former MP Teo Ho Pin as independent director Teo, 62, was previously a People's Action Party MP for various constituencies between 1996 to 2020. He was also chairman of Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Coun…

Remorseful Shell abandons Russian oil Despite saying it would pull out of its Russian operations, Shell bought a cargo of Russian crude oil from Swiss trader Trafigura at a record low of dated Brent minus US$28.50 a barr…

Rex cranks up production volume "It seems (that) it's not a very good day for the stock market in general. Everything is down," Rex's executive chairman Dan Brostrom told BT. Despite the current market trepidation, share…

Singapore to conduct sustainable aviation fuel pilot at Changi Airport in Q3 "Besides lowering emissions, it will also create new opportunities for Singaporeans in fields like data analytics and engineering," Transport M…

MOM can suspend work pass privileges of employers who insist on MCs from staff with Covid-19 "Employers are expected to follow the positions set out in the advisories. If any employer deviates from the advisory without g…

COE premiums continue to rise, with Open category rising to S$98,890 The previous record was S$97,889, set in January 2013. Even COEs for motorcycles continued to set new highs, increasing by 7.7 per cent from S$10,589 t…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. Hong Kong residents escape to Singapore as Covid lockdown looms bt.sg/Jt86 2. Cryptocurrencies are property, Singapore court rules, as it freezes US$7m in 'stolen' crypto bt.sg/Jtbp 3.…

#BTOPINION: Ukraine conflict is changing the face of commodities flows Faced with severe disruptions, energy and agricultural buyers alike are now thinking of how and where alternative capacity can be sourced, reinforcin…

Traveloka fuels up 'buy now, pay later' engine for super app take-off "During the pandemic, we've doubled down on fintech… to make sure that people are still engaged and we are still relevant to our users across the regi…

Proxy advisers give cautious nod for ALog Trust unitholders to accept merger offer "The transaction does not represent an attractive premium when considering the improvement in ALog Trust's valuation over the past year,"…

More fuel stations raise prices on 95-octane petrol to past S$3 per litre Prices for 95-octane fuel at Shell and Caltex were S$3.23 and S$3.06 per litre, up S$0.17 and S$0.08 respectively from the Mar 7 and Mar 4 prices…

S$500m in aviation support as Singapore aims to get Changi passenger volume back to 50% of pre-Covid level this year The OneAviation Resilience Package includes S$60 million of wage support through the aviation workforce…

Latest GLS tenders see firm land prices, keener interest from developers ERA Realty Network’s head of research and consultancy, Nicholas Mak, noted that the EC market is expected to be less affected by the mid-December 2…

Malaysia rules out imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia "We don't believe in unilateral sanctions," Saifuddin told lawmakers in parliament on Tuesday (Mar 8). "Sanctions have to go through the United Nations. As a Hum…

#BTExplains: Why was Singapore's anti-spoofing registry shut and replaced? Singapore's SMS SenderID Protection Registry pilot with the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) will be shut and rebuilt by the Singapore Network Inform…

#BTOPINION: Seeing value in pursuing further studies in real estate In the latest #THELEVELGROUND, BT posits that higher education courses in property merit serious consideration due to their useful applications in a res…

US, UK ban Russian oil as EU eyes bonds "The United States is targeting the main artery of Russia's economy," Biden said Tuesday at the White House. "We will not be part of subsidising Putin's war."

Restaurants hit by slowdown, temporary closures as Omicron bites Since Chinese New Year, cancellations and no-shows have become the norm as diners test positive for Covid on their reservation dates or have dining compani…