The Business Times

#BTOPINION: Sabana Reit tussle shifts to the pros and cons of its distribution reinvestment plan In the latest #MARKTOMARKET, BT delves into Sabana Reit's distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) and chief executive of Saban…

Surbana Jurong eyes larger slice of Indonesia's trillion-dollar renewable energy sector Currently, 80 per cent of the country's energy requirements is generated by fossil fuels with 60 per cent coming from coal. "The pot…

Exchanges looking to private arena as capital markets evolve Experts told BT such trends are likely to persist, with the growing size of private markets and exchanges looking to stay relevant as more companies opt to sta…

South Korea lifts most Covid precautions as new cases dip to 2-month low A midnight curfew on restaurants and other businesses was scrapped, along with a cap of 10 people allowed to gather. From next week, people will be…

Singapore's highly automated 5th desalination plant opens on Jurong Island Equipped with the latest proven water technologies, the new plant can produce up to 30 million gallons, or 137,000 cubic metres of water daily, t…

Asean logistics sector could get tech boost as Alibaba unit looks to region for growth Observers say that fast-growing South-east Asia is a natural port of call for Alibaba's Cainiao network arm, as growth slows amid gra…

Sixth Avenue Centre relaunched for collective sale at S$85m reserve price Cushman & Wakefield had originally launched a tender for Sixth Avenue Centre in November 2021. Previously, the property had also been put up for c…

Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday; unveils business restart plan "The State Council Working Group, the municipal party committee and municipal government have asked that the turning point of the epidem…

Lakepoint condo up for en bloc again with unchanged S$640m reserve price The last tender had closed without a bid on Dec 22, 2021. Owners of the Jurong condominium development then entered a “private treaty negotiation p…

Singapore exports grow by 7.7% in March as gold shipments lift trade ESG highlighted higher exports of non-monetary gold, which was higher by 86.5 per cent year on year; pharmaceuticals (17.9 per cent); and measuring ins…

Singaporeans expect headline inflation will rise to 9-year high at 4.1%: poll After adjusting for potential behavioural biases, overall headline inflation expectations increased to 5.7 per cent in March 2022 from 3.1 per…

#Topline: GSS Energy amps up electric dreams with motorbike venture Group CEO Sydney Yeung said the SGX-listed firm's ambitions in the EV market extend far beyond having its electric motorcycles zipping around the roads…

Amazon 5% fuel-inflation fee has sellers poised to raise prices The surcharge, which is scheduled to kick in on Apr 28, will apply to US sellers who use the Fulfillment by Amazon service that stows, packs and ships produ…

Singapore aims to be Asia’s busiest international airport Most of the shops at the two Changi terminals that are operating have reopened and business partners like SIA and ground handling and catering outfit SATS are hir…

Container ship stranded for a month off US coast refloated The Ever Forward, owned by the Taiwan-based company Evergreen, became lodged in some 20 feet (6 metres) of mud a few hundred yards from shore on the night of Mar…