The Business Times

A week of wonders at Singapore Art Week The signature event returns with over 100 events all around the island and in cyberspace. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4zao

The Raffles Conversation: Greening architecture Patrick Bellew talks about the design and engineering challenges his firm Atelier Ten faced coming up with the Esplanade's spikes, and why a seeming 'lack of focus' is a st…

Jan 16 afternoon round-up: 1. Housing developers expected to continue milking positive market conditions to push new projects this year bt.sg/4zD8 2. Malaysian businesses reposition to target local consumers bt.sg/4zDn 3…

#BRUNCH: Rethinking mental health We look at the rapidly growing mental healthcare sector, and hear why practitioners think demand will outlast the pandemic. bt.sg/4zaa

DESIGN: New life for old stuff Designers set out to show that if it's broken, you can fix it. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4zEA

Jan 15 morning round-up: 1. BT Exclusive: Business of looking good glows with work-from-home, mask-wearing bt.sg/4zby 2. Grab faces tough digital bank fight as tech rivals muscle up bt.sg/4zbF 3. Time to revisit headcoun…

BT Exclusive: Wave of regional buyers expected to land on Sentosa Cove: A surge in demand from buyers from South-east Asia and India is expected as borders open progressively and safely. ✈️ bt.sg/4z2u China parties lead…

Broker's take: Maybank KE raises TP for Wilmar on potential Q4 surprise An over 30 per cent rise in palm oil prices is likely to contribute to higher profit margins for the group's upstream business as well, the analyst…

Jan 14 morning round-up: 1. BT Exclusive: Margin squeeze puts F&B players in a spot over food delivery demand bt.sg/4z26 2. BT Exclusive: Wave of regional buyers expected to land on Sentosa Cove bt.sg/4z2u 3. AEM's bid f…

BT Exclusive: Right physical asset balance key to success of grocery delivery players In addition to leveraging their transport fleet, some new rivals from food delivery sector are also building their own inventory. bt.s…

Jan 13 morning round-up: 1. Singapore F&B sector braces for labour, cost squeeze from MCO bt.sg/4z7J 2. Oil and gas firms likely to be spared steep impairment that ravaged them in 2020 bt.sg/4z73 3. Commentary: Sea Ltd c…

MOM clarifies differences between intra-corporate transferees (ICT) and other EP holders ICYMI: Foreign employees of multinational corporations who are posted to the company's Singapore branch as an intra-corporate trans…

Jan 12 morning round-up: 1. SGX looking into listing of special purpose acquisition companies bt.sg/4zmb 2. Calls for Malaysia to have stronger Covid strategy bt.sg/4zma 3. Government bailouts of national carriers: not a…

Broker's take: UOBKH raises target price for Singapore Medical Group on potential offer "Assuming its patient load recovers to 80-85 per cent of pre-Covid levels in 2021, SMG would still be trading at a discount to recen…

Quick takes: OCBC in transition OCBC has appointed a seasoned hand in Greater China, Helen Wong, to be its new group CEO. She will be the first woman to head a Singapore bank. Here are what analysts are saying about OCBC…

Broker's take: DBS upgrades Malaysian glove maker Riverstone to 'buy' as valuation turns attractive The research team also expects "a bumper dividend for FY2020". bt.sg/4zAy

Jan 11 morning round-up: 1. Banking through the crisis: A test of speed, personalisation and purpose bt.sg/4zAN 2. Aircraft leasing rates unlikely to take off this year bt.sg/4zAf 3. Top Glove's independent directors suf…

DoctorxDentist may have redirected patient leads to favour own clients The company sells search engine optimisation (SEO) subscription plans that lock doctors in for a six-month period. They cost from S$3,000 to S$5,500…

DINING OUT: Inspired Chinese creations at Peach Blossoms The newly revamped restaurant showcases the skills of an equally revamped head chef. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4zYa

The Raffles Conversation: Sparking a Revolut-ion Nikolay Storonsky wants to build Revolut into a financial super app. But the CEO says steering the fast-growing, resource-stretched startup - plagued with controversy to b…

A nod to Bangkok's past Central: The Original Store is a 50s era tribute to the famed Thai retail empire. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4zYE

#BRUNCH: Retail goes live(stream) A new phenomenon has taken the retail world by storm – live-streaming e-commerce. Larger-than-life personalities have commandeered screens across Singapore, retail players are also movin…

OCBC appoints Helen Wong as new group CEO as Samuel Tsien retires bt.sg/4zYj