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An orchestra of flavours The Pan Pacific Dining Collection presents a symphony of tastes at its stable of fine restaurants in Singapore. #btluxe #btlifestyle bt.sg/oZnk

In case you missed it: 1. Singapore biotech startup Mirxes in talks for US$1.2b SPAC listing in US 2. Who will show up at Singapore's tech IPO party? 3. With travel halted, YouTrip charts new path in e-commerce, B2B paym…

The Raffles Conversation: The green pivot Thomas Baudlot, chief executive of ENGIE's Asia-Pacific energy solutions, explains why green energy is no longer an option, it's a must. #rafflescon bt.sg/oZ8M

Handcrafted homes When it comes to design, Sim Boon Yang believes in the personal touch. #btluxe #btlifestyle bt.sg/oZev

From ingénue to style icon Rebecca Lim started honing her sense of aesthetics when she became an actress. Now she's hooked on perfecting it. #btluxe #btlifestyle bt.sg/oZed

In tomorrow’s #BTWeekend: 🧑🏻‍💼 The Raffles Conversation: Thomas Baudlot, chief executive of ENGIE's Asia-Pacific energy solutions, explains why green energy is no longer an option, it's a must. 🤖 The Winding Road: Do…

#BRUNCH: Shophouses: the latest collectors' items? The market for Singapore shophouses is seeing both transaction volume and prices rising, with high net-worth investors driving demand. bt.sg/oZnD

BREAKING: Covid-19 booster shots to be expanded to 50-59 age group from Oct 4 The expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination has recommended this age group also receive boosters as data shows those aged 50 to 59 have a hig…

BREAKING: Home recovery woes: SAF, PA co-opted to help clear backlog While home recovery remains the most appropriate care management protocol for fully vaccinated individuals aged 12 to 69, Community Treatment Facilitie…

BREAKING: Dine-in, social gathering sizes cut to 2 for a month from Sept 27 amid exponential surge in Covid-19 cases Taking effect from Sept 27 until Oct 24, this is a reduction from the current permissible group size of…

BREAKING: S$650 million more to help sectors hit by tightened measures A large portion of this sum will go towards an enhancement of the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), increasing wage support for employers. Affected business…

September 24 evening round-up: 1. Electronics propel Singapore factories to 10th straight month of growth in August bt.sg/oZnW 2. Aspen clarifies timeline leading up to price surge in another response to SGX bt.sg/oZnm 3…

Analysis: For Xi and China Evergrande, a delicate balancing act Mr Xi, who has unleashed a spate of industry and societal reforms this year in the name of "common prosperity", has made clear that the excesses of decades…

Jobs Growth Incentive extended to March 2022 but support reduced: MOM This comes as the labour market is not fully back to pre-Covid-19 levels, even as Singapore's second-quarter employment data showed a gradual recovery…

September 24 morning round-up: 1. VTL has created sustained interest in Germany tours: travel agencies bt.sg/oZmY 2. AA Reit is one to watch on potential corporate action, say analysts bt.sg/oZmg 3. Fed seems to have lea…

In tomorrow’s Autumn issue of #BTLuxe: 👩🏻 As our cover personality, actress Rebecca Lim recounts her journey from ingenue to style icon. ⌚️ Hendi Widodo showcases an ultimate collection of super limited edition watches…

September 23 evening round-up: 1. Panasonic retrenches 700 in Singapore, to shut some manufacturing operations but R&D to remain bt.sg/oZd8 2. Against Evergrande backdrop, CapitaLand shows right boldness bt.sg/oZdX 3. Si…

Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake Chinese Estates Holdings, the second-biggest shareholder of embattled developer China Evergrande, said on Thursday it has sold US$32 million worth of its…

OPINION: Increase support for Singapore companies to S$30b: Society of Remisiers The government announced an initial S$1.5 billion to assist "promising high-growth companies to raise capital through public listings in Si…

September 23 morning round-up: 1. Singapore biotech startup Mirxes in talks for US$1.2b SPAC listing in US bt.sg/oZMo 2. The Singapore flavour in AusNet's takeover sizzle bt.sg/oZMJ 3. Bank of Singapore positive on China…

OPINION: It's time to rethink global travel restrictions Isolation, at best, bought some time, but the economic losses were immediate, not to mention impacts on families torn and opportunities lost. The morass of conflic…

September 22 evening round-up: 1. StarHub to acquire control of MyRepublic's broadband unit bt.sg/oZf2 2. SIA still has liquidity but recovery depends on border reopenings: analysts bt.sg/oZf6 3. Pan Pacific Hotels to la…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. Luxury marketplace Reebonz in creditors' voluntary liquidation bt.sg/okEz 2. Sembmarine's battered shares may look cheap now, but there are major risks ahead for investors bt.sg/okzZ 3…

Temasek makes mandatory general offer of S$0.08 per share for Sembcorp Marine The offer is in line with Rule 14.1 of the Take-over Code, where any entity controlling 30 to 50 per cent of a company must make a mandatory g…

Singapore bank shares may drag on Evergrande sentiment, analysts see no direct risk Though Singapore banks have limited onshore China exposure and will likely avoid major hits from Evergrande's meteoric collapse, investo…

September 22 morning round-up: 1. MAS to raise S$2.6b in first-ever sale of Singa bonds to finance infrastructure bt.sg/oZGo 2. Temasek makes mandatory general offer of S$0.08 per share for Sembcorp Marine bt.sg/oZGJ 3.…

September 21 evening round-up: 1. APAC companies in nascent stages of digitalisation despite strategies in place: DBS bt.sg/oZTS 2. SGX exits on the rise as pandemic weighs on market prices bt.sg/oZTT 3. Seven in 10 Sing…

Some S$900 million in JSS payouts to support worker wages from Sept 30 Employers who have made mandatory CPF contributions for their local employees for the months of April to July 2021 by the stated deadlines will quali…

OPINION: Why Singapore is right to see potential in SPACs As the market matures, investors will focus less on celebrity name recognition and more on the ability of a SPAC's own management team to deliver transactions tha…