The Business Times

Sheng Siong H2 profit down 1.4% to S$65.9m, eyes new store openings Sheng Siong said competition in the supermarket industry is expected to remain keen among both brick-and-mortar stores and online markets, particularly…

#BTProperty2023: Another year of pain for tenants Rising interest rates in 2022 meant that landlords had to raise rents to cover the higher monthly mortgage instalments - and the tight rental market was supportive of the…

Hi-P plans return to public market, aspiring to achieve S$10b in annual sales by 2029 A believer in paying employees according to their performance, Hi-P Group's Yao Hsiao Tung says each business unit head at Hi-P can ea…

Can Singapore companies make a four-day week work? Here’s why it’s worth trying Employers may shave their staff’s pay or other benefits like leave days, or extend their work hours on the remaining days to make up for the…

Singapore’s key foreign policy priorities and principles for 2023 “We refuse to be a vassal state that can be bullied or bought. We will not be a proxy or stalking horse for any superpower. We will uphold principles but…

Dow and Sport Singapore said they would recycle our shoes. We found them for sale in Batam US petrochemicals giant Dow Inc and Sport Singapore say they were transforming old sneakers into playgrounds and running tracks.…

Four appear in Hong Kong court charged with gruesome murder of model Abby Choi Those charged with Choi’s killing included her ex-husband, Alex Kwong, Kwong’s brother Anthony and their father Kwong Kau, police said. All w…

Tightening access to lower-skilled foreign workers more likely to improve job outcomes for locals: MOM “Businesses were then able to substitute lower-skilled but cheaper foreign workers with locals and improve the produc…

Condo resale prices fall for the first time in over two years; transactions dip 22.6% in January: SRX, 99.co The last time prices registered a decline was September 2020, when resale prices slipped by 1% after the pandem…

#BTOpinion: Offer for Boustead Projects was not so dull With Boustead Singapore offering to buy Boustead Projects at S$0.95 per share, BT's Ben Paul says minority holders who are dissatisfied with the lowball offer price…

Jewel Changi Airport regains its glitter, but for some tenants it’s too little, too late Some 74 tenants exited Jewel over the last two years, leading observers to attribute this to low footfall and considerable losses o…

Singapore banks wrap up 2022 with record earnings, still positive on outlook for 2023 All three banks are guiding for a mid-single-digit loan growth for FY2023, while DBS and UOB are also guiding for a double-digit fee i…