The Business Times

Meta tops Singapore Michelin Guide with two stars; four restaurants awarded one star While Meta took top honours, Araya, Chaleur, Matera and Pangium were added to the list of one Michelin-starred eateries while Beni, Cur…

Charting big tech’s US$70 billion spending spree in South-east Asia From artificial intelligence (AI) chip factories to data centres and electric vehicle (EV) plants, some of the world’s biggest tech firms have agreed to…

Asia’s best-performing stock market looks primed for more gains The case for more gains is strengthening on the back of one of the cheapest valuations in Asia and the budget laying the groundwork to secure a new loan fro…

A list of fundraising startups from Asia and beyond Fundraising is hard. To make things slightly easier, Tech in Asia (TIA) – now a part of SPH Media – has compiled this list of fundraising startups.

Nvidia enters correction territory as slump erases US$430 billion The drop put Nvidia’s valuation back below the US$3 trillion threshold and under both Microsoft and Apple in size.

Cracks seen appearing in Singapore’s prime office rental market Rent growth eases to 1.3% in H1 2024 from 2.5% in year-ago period, says consultancy Knight Frank.

Condo resale prices up slightly in May; volumes dip as CCR deals fall: SRX, 99.co The OCR accounts for slightly more than half of resale volumes.

Over 180 Malaysia fishermen hit by Singapore oil spill; losses estimated at RM480,000 A clean-up of Johor’s coast is ongoing; fishermen say their gear has been damaged and will take time to replace.

Government releases land for 5,050 units in H2 2024 to sustain private housing supply MND says the market has stabilised, with price momentum easing after more units were launched over the last two years.

OCBC garners over 90% of Great Eastern’s shares; trading in insurer to be suspended after offer closes As the number of the insurer’s shares held by the public is now below 10%, the counter will be suspended from trading…

Real wage growth unchanged at 0.4% in 2023; fewer firms gave salary bumps: MOM This is despite the proportion of profitable businesses remaining high.

Singapore retains spot as costliest city for high-net-worth individuals to live well: report Coming in second on the Lifestyle Index was Hong Kong, which rose a spot from 2023, followed by London at third place, which al…

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