The Business Times

Devaluation of airline miles likely with air travel resumption, but impact unlikely to be severe With more people now using miles points, a "soft devaluation" is already taking place, warned Aaron Wong, who runs travel s…

#Brunch: Singapore's battered live music scene takes centre stage again Musicians in Singapore, hit by the cessation of live music performances in bars, pubs and restaurants, have for the past two years been mostly self-…

Eligible persons should get 4th Covid-19 vaccine dose for protection against severe illness: Experts An Israeli study of individuals aged 60 and up showed a reduction in severe Covid-19 disease in people who received a f…

1994: The one and only time COEs hit S$100,000 Will COE premiums hit 100k? It's to be expected that many of us will gawk at the numbers now, but some (probably) older folk will remember: They don't actually represent the…

[JUST IN] Surbana Jurong Group CEO Wong Heang Fine to retire on Sep 30, search for successor underway He was its founding group CEO since June 2015, overseeing a growth in revenue from S$320 million that year to S$1.8 bi…

Analysts keeping faith with pure-play China S-Reits The Singapore Exchange has 5 S-Reits — CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT), Sasseur Reit, EC World Reit (ECW), BHG Retail Reit and Dasin Retail Trust — with pure exposure to…

Malaysia's hoteliers report brisk business since borders reopened CBRE Hotels associate director Teo Junrong said the majority of tourists were generally price-sensitive before the pandemic, but with safety being their t…

Haig Road flats sold en bloc on 3rd attempt at S$49.3m, above owner's asking The sale price translates to a land rate of S$1,286 per square foot per plot ratio for the 27,389 square foot site with a gross plot ratio of 1…

Crypto players get some clarity on ad curbs; industry task force to address outstanding issues These issues include how industry players can ensure that their corporate or brand advertising activities do not trivialise t…

Containers stack up at Shanghai ports as lockdown blocks trucks The lockdown of the city and virus testing means truckers cannot get to the docks to pick up boxes. While the port is operating normally, the "critically hi…

Hilton eyes growth in APAC, set to open 2 hotels a week in the region in 2022 In a roundtable in Singapore on Thursday (Apr 7), the hotel group's president and CEO Christopher Nassetta said another 760 hotels are in the…

Mocked as 'rubble' by Biden, Russia's rouble comes roaring back What's become clear is that despite an incredibly wide-ranging package of sanctions on the Russian government and its oligarchs, and an exodus of foreign bu…

Ryde imposes base fare increments of 50 cents, ups cancellation & wait fees to S$5.30 It's the latest ride-hailing player to join the ranks of companies upping various fees and prices to support drivers facing higher fue…

Push to increase Vietnam's minimum wage gains traction Two consecutive reviews, in 2020 and 2021, were indefinitely delayed due to the pandemic leaving workers on pay rates at 2019 levels. That equates to 4.42 million do…

MAS transfers S$75b of official foreign reserves to Singapore govt through new RMGS mechanism Reserves Management Government Securities (RMGS) is a new type of non-marketable security issued by the government solely to f…