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Lazada's co-founder joins Revolut as its Asia-Pacific general manager Prior to joining Revolut, Debonneuil was the president of e-commerce solutions company Intrepid Group for more than 3 years. He was responsible for gr…

PODCAST: Despite global tensions upending global growth and inflation near record highs, Asian bonds remain relatively stable and attractive to investors. Why? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Kheng Siang Ng, head of fi…

Singapore office S-Reits poised to benefit from positive rental momentum Grade A office rents in the CBD rose 2.3 per cent to S$10.46 per square foot per month in the latest quarter, up from Q4 2021's S$10.23. Rental rat…

Some Budget support to be rolled out early; policymakers mull further measures as inflation climbs: Lawrence Wong The grant will offer S$175 million to businesses in sectors badly affected by Covid-19 restrictions, as we…

#BTOpinion: Making change work is harder than change itself This goes a bit meta, but on the back of this piece (👆) from two of BT's editors stressing the importance of being useful, not just trusted, we learned that re…

International Plaza relaunched for sale with unchanged S$2.7b reserved price If sold, International Plaza could become Singapore's largest collective sale in history in terms of the number of units and value.

'Not tenable' for the govt to subsidise electricity costs in Singapore: Tan See Leng "It is not tenable for the government to subsidise electricity consumption in Singapore in order to keep domestic electricity prices lo…

Cutting fuel duties would 'effectively amount to subsidy on private transport': Lawrence Wong Such subsidies would benefit a relatively small but generally better-off group, since fewer than 4 in 10 households in Singapo…

Singapore to permit all nightlife businesses to fully reopen from Apr 19 As for nightlife establishments that involve dancing activities, such as in nightclubs and discotheques, a negative antigen rapid test (ART) superv…

With land border finally reopened, Johor businesses hope for pick-up in 'revenge spending' "Businesses in Johor Baru have been deteriorating for the past 2 years due to the pandemic. Taking a stroll downtown, you could s…

Refreshed maritime sector roadmap will create 1,000 new local jobs by 2025 Among the objectives of Singapore's refreshed Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map is making Tuas Port the largest fully automated container…

MPA investigating cause of major bunker fuel contamination at Singapore port "After MPA was notified of the issue on Mar 14, 2022, MPA immediately contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to stop s…

Crypto players' green efforts to combat climate change BT's Michelle Quah speaks to some crypto fintechs to hear about their initiatives, but they also point to the importance of clearer regulations, as well as well-info…

Cryptocurrencies: Just how much are they wrecking the environment? Proponents of crypto say the environmental impact of mining it is often exaggerated, and that critics are ignoring the industry's efforts to mitigate it.…

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says will not seek second term Lam said China's leaders "understood and respected" her choice not to seek another term, adding that she had informed Beijing about her intentions in March 2021.…

Bosses normalise annual leave policy as borders, society reopen While the Singapore government's new leave policies have not yet been announced for the civil or public service, private businesses are already moving to un…

Ukrainians, Europeans accuse Russians of committing atrocities An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukrainian troops had found the bodies of women who had been raped and set alight as wel…

Nearly 4.2 million Ukrainian refugees flee war UNHCR said on Sunday (Apr 3) that 4,176,401 Ukrainians had fled in just over 5 weeks, up 38,559 from the figure given a day earlier. Nearly 6.48 million people were meanwhil…

Strategists turn positive on China assets, citing low valuations They also note the China government's avowed intention to support the economy at a time when some global central banks have turned hawkish.

Appeal dismissed for duo who cheated Singapore banks by concealing firms' foreign ownership A press statement from CPIB in Sep 2021 noted that Russian national Vadim had a pool of Singaporean individuals, including Tang,…

China finds new coronavirus subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000 The new iteration of the virus, isolated from a mild Covid-19 patient in a city less than 70 km from Shanghai, evolves from the BA.1.1 branch of the Omicro…