The Business Times

The price of prosperity: Why your CNY new notes face the incinerator For many Singaporeans, the Chinese New Year begins with the crisp snap of a brand-new S$2 or S$10 note. But behind this cherished tradition lies a sobe…

Asia’s future will be won by soft power, not force Recurring border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia showed force offers no durable gain. But look to Japanese anime and the "Korean Wave" to see how they are transla…

Singapore’s Tada ramps up US push, eyes Africa as Grab-GoTo merger looms The choice of New York City was due to a couple of factors – the company could take advantage of drivers’ dissatisfaction with eroded fares due to…

Around 22,000 civil servants will receive salary increases of 2% to 9% from Aug 1 The adjustments are aimed at keeping pace with market standards and enabling the Public Service to continue to attract and retain talent.

COE: Mainstream car premium exceeds that of large car for the first time in almost six years Category A held firm at S$106,501 while Category B dropped more than 5% to S$105,001.

OUE Reit, UOB gauging market interest for One Raffles Place as part of asset strategy OUB Centre is conducting an exercise with UOB to determine market interest for One Raffles Place, which is expected to be put on the m…

Inside OCBC: Key players at South-east Asia’s No 2 bank Newly minted group CEO Tan Teck Long occupies the top management job while Andrew Lee chairs the board – how then does OCBC’s founding Lee family exert control over…

The dating game: Could a CapitaLand-Mapletree merger turn into a marriage of inconvenience? Forcing CapitaLand Investment’s agile, asset-light fund management DNA to bond with Mapletree’s more patient developer instincts…

Tenants await outcome of The Centrepoint’s partial collective sale effort The 43-year-old mall underwent a S$50 million overhaul in 2015 to refresh its tenant mix and layout but faced pressure from the rise of e-commerce…

Singapore’s Parf rebate cut may favour China EV brands as ownership and borrowing costs rise Among the roughly 10 industry players to whom BT spoke, the overarching response – beyond about the uncertainty created by the…

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