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Singaporeans will not have to worry about having an affordable home to call their own: PM Lee PM Lee Hsien Loong said the government is working to ramp up the supply of flats, cool the resale market and keep flats afford…

🎧 BT Future of Finance: Sticking to your guns in uncertain times With a brooding recession predicted for the US, how will the continuing volatility affect your portfolio and your life? For more insights, we speak to Mic…

OCBC’s police report: Who is Susilo Wonowidjojo, and what’s the story with Gudang Garam? Listed by Forbes as Indonesia's 14th-richest man, Susilo Wonowidjojo is facing fraud allegations relating to some 232 billion rupia…

Singapore’s government revenue would lag spending in FY2026-30, if not for Budget 2022 tax changes Government spending is projected to rise to about 19-20% of GDP in FY2026-2030, driven by healthcare and infrastructure s…

COE premiums up for commercial vehicles and motorcycles in first tender under new quota The motorcycle premium was S$11,602 - 4.5% more than last round’s S$11,101.

Federal Reserve’s Powell says job strength shows inflation fight may last ‘quite a bit of time’ The current 3.4% US unemployment rate may be beyond “maximum employment” and likely would need to rise for inflation to retu…

#BTGarage: 5 Questions with quantum scientist Dr Tan Si-Hui "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you’re fooling yourself and closing yourself off to possibilities that can lead to future discoveries." In this…

Sias queries Sembmarine on financials, board accountability relating to KOM deal The queries come ahead of Sembmarine’s extraordinary general meeting next Thursday (Feb 16) where shareholders would vote on the deal.

Union intervenes to stop security agency from demoting 300 officers to ‘reset’ their wages The demotions came as the agency, which is unnamed, no longer had the contracts to keep these officers at their current job ranks…

Singapore, Dubai to lead price growth in prime residential markets amid slowdown worldwide Singapore will be one of the cities worldwide to post some of the highest prime capital value growth in 2023, according to Savill…

Credit Suisse dials back Asia risk controls after bankers revolt Credit Suisse took steps in 2021 to tighten controls by commissioning Ernst & Young to assess its wealth units’ anti-money laundering procedures in Singapo…

China reopening: Singapore businesses in country hit by Covid surge but remain optimistic While December saw a drastic surge in infections, the return to normalcy was just as swift. “The explosion in numbers was insane,”…

HDB BTO oversupply not the answer to home affordability: Desmond Lee Although homebuyers could “walk in to buyer-ready flats” in the early 2000s, homeowners paid heavily with home prices staying depressed, said National…