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✍️Editorial: S$1m Carousell scam shows how fraudsters have blitzscaled Online scams are no longer just about bad apples, but have evolved into an industrial complex that will be challenging to unravel.

Tesla offers discount in Singapore on EVs in inventory Tesla is offering a discount of US$5,000 for electric vehicle purchasers who trade in an existing internal combustion vehicle and another US$5,000 credit against the…

Some 4,700 potential violations reported, 69 agents investigated on ‘vacant’ BTO flat sales So far, six property agents had their registration suspended for seven to 48 weeks, on top of a fine ranging from S$2,000 to S$5…

SPH Media finds inconsistencies in circulation figures after internal review In one instance, a project account took in additional funding over a period of time to purchase fictitious circulation.

Troubling rise in breaches of ethics, professional standards by lawyers: Chief Justice “A drop in standards cannot, and will not be tolerated," said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.

Singapore’s Covid-19 measures have kept cases from China low; changes to travel volume to be ‘carefully’ calibrated The Ministry of Transport will carefully calibrate any adjustments from the current low travel volume wi…

Businesses using GST hike for ‘unjustified’ price increases may be publicly named: Low Yen Ling Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said that the Committee Against Profiteering is prepared to “publicly…

To avoid abuse, foreign worker flexibility is for companies ‘aligned with Singapore’s goals’: Tan See Leng Companies eligible for the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme is about 1,000 firms, repres…

#BTOpinion: Why concerns over housing affordability linger despite homes being generally affordable While people may fret over paying for a big ticket item such as a home, potential homebuyers should draw comfort that th…

Goldman to cut about 3,200 jobs this week after cost review It is one of its biggest round of job cuts ever, with more than a third of the cuts likely from its core trading and banking units.

🏠 BT strengthens property coverage with new premium newsletter Property done properly. With that in mind, The Business Times has launched its weekly property newsletter featuring exclusive analysis to provide investors…

Singapore’s unemployment rates stay low in November: MOM MOM expects the resident unemployment situation to hold steady as the labour market remains tight.

#BTOpinion: Sudden surge in Manulife US Reit’s gearing a defining moment for manager, sponsor group One possible solution, says BT's Ben Paul, is to suspend all fees payable by the Reit and appeal to unitholders to accep…

China’s open borders mark Covid Zero end, spark rush home The immediate impact of China's border reopneing is a surge of overseas Chinese returning home, many of whom have not seen family for years.

SGD to strengthen, USD expected to peak against most currencies in 2023 But the Singapore dollar is not expected to outpace its regional and global peers with the same degree of success it enjoyed last year.