The Business Times

#BTLifestyle: Go green with these local brands Apr 22 marks Earth Day, but for these businesses, being sustainable is an everyday affair.

Oil above US$100 a new reality for rest of 2022 More problematic is the significant rise in food staples and supply constraints, which some pundits say could spark unrest in parts of the world.

Ukraine's war efforts gain an unlikely source of funding: memes “The Internet speaks in memes and it just became this crazy, viral sensation,” he said. “I think it’s because people were looking for a symbol of support, a…

#BTExplains: Singapore's non-monetary gold trade Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) stayed positive in March with the help of non-monetary gold shipments, which grew by 86.5 per cent year on year. But what is no…

Elon Musk races to secure financing for Twitter bid: sources Last week, Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, made an unsolicited offer for the social media company, saying that he wanted to take it private and that he wante…

COE premiums dip across the board in latest round of bidding The LTA announced last week that there will be 14.3 per cent more COEs available for bidding from May to July than in the current period.

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. MAS tightens criteria for family offices to qualify for tax incentives bt.sg/3Qhb 2. Thailand to scrap Covid-19 RT-PCR test for visitors bt.sg/3Mhv 3. Fresh demand for older flats as f…

Crypto firm Blockchain.com is planning IPO as soon as this year: sources Blockchain.com, a rival to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global, said in March that it was valued at about US$14 billion in a funding round.

#BTOPINION: SIA and the 3 stocks that offer potential exposure to the aviation sector recovery Besides Singapore Airlines, which other companies could be on investors' radars? In the latest #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT identifies s…

OCBC phishing scam: 20-year-old is first person to plead guilty Leong Jun Xian, 20, pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Apr 20) to 2 counts each of dealing with the benefits of criminal conduct and rioting. He was 1 of 7 youths…

Oxley Garden seeking at least S$200m, on heels of adjacent 5 Oxley Rise tender “A developer who buys both sites – 5 Oxley Rise and Oxley Garden - may reconfigure and explore a comprehensive redevelopment for better site…

Raffles Education clarifies media reports regarding charges filed over dispute in India The article had also noted alleged attempts by an REC unit to grab the education society’s land and buildings in India, as well as a…

No fuel, inflation surcharge for third-party sellers, say local e-commerce sites In Singapore, ride-hailing companies such as Gojek, Grab, Tada and Ryde have also introduced temporary flat fees to help drivers defray ris…

Sheng Siong aims to open at least 3 new stores every year over next 3-5 years "We will also continue to build on our e-commerce capability to extend our reach to customers in areas where we do not have physical presence,…

Discounts at Perfect Ten condo in Bukit Timah raise eyebrows Some price cuts have exceeded the "one-time" 5 per cent discount offered just last December. For instance, a unit was sold at roughly S$3.99 million, suggestin…

Flight bookings show pent-up demand, bodes well for Singapore's air traffic target Air tickets booked during the upcoming public holidays in early May have surged to 178% of pre-Covid levels and as high as 336% on Apr 30…

City Energy unveils cross-border EV charging service in Singapore and Malaysia It will see a S$100 million investment, with charging points in private residential and commercial sites by 2030, the piped town gas provider…

Billionaire Francois Pinault and partners are set to buy Deezer in a US$1.1b deal Deezer is an unprofitable streaming platform that competes with Spotify Technology, another loss-making platform, as well as Apple Music.