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Bungalow buy and sell: 2021's high profile transactions so far Good Class Bungalows (GCBs) are seen as Singapore's highest-end places to live. Singaporean couple Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern's sale of at least two pr…

October 7 morning round-up: 1. GuocoLand needs to wow the market with a growth story bt.sg/o47R 2. Moody's downgrades ST Engineering's baseline credit assessment; affirms issuer rating bt.sg/o47D 3. Experts stress need t…

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October 6 evening round-up: 1. Singapore inks deal for Merck antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 bt.sg/o4sV 2. Show will go on for Covid-hit cinema business, says mm2 Asia CEO bt.sg/o4sj 3. Olam unit secures 26.7b yen mediu…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. The CHIJ old girl now in charge at Rolls-Royce bt.sg/oZ2s 2. SHN reduced to 10 days for travellers from 21 countries including US and UK bt.sg/o4Ps 3. Stop slaughtering F&B as the sacr…

Lee Hsien Yang's Caldecott Hill bungalow for sale at S$16.8m Public records show Lee Hsien Yang, brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and his wife as joint owners. The couple currently live in an apartment in the p…

JustCo Singapore suffers legal defeat, contract terms 'grossly unfair' to tenant The dispute involved Dathena's claim of S$286,892 and JustCo's nearly S$2.4 million counterclaim. Their agreement did not contain any claus…

OPINION: Why we remain bullish on emerging markets long-term Emerging market equities also hold attractive valuations - another reason for our bullish view. They trade at a discount to the developed world despite strong…

Tech firms offer mouth-watering pay as they ramp up on Singapore hiring The jostling between startups and old-economy companies for talent is one catalyst for the salary increases. Another is the fact that South-east Asi…

Staying focused on the mission Startup's telemedicine promise has attracted the backing of investors such as Temasek, UOB, Astra International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. bt.sg/o4Pq

October 6 morning round-up: 1. Singapore not making finished vaccines yet; to produce Covid-19 vaccines from 2023: Gan Kim Yong bt.sg/o4AD 2. Having hit rock bottom, Indonesia property sector poised for recovery bt.sg/o4…

SPH reports S$92.9m net profit for FY21, reversing previous loss; declares final dividend SPH said higher rental revenue and lower tenant rental relief as sales gradually recovered alongside the market, were among the fa…

October 5 evening round-up: 1. Singapore retail sales fell 2.8% in August, ending 6-month expansion streak bt.sg/o4gJ 2. Slew of programmes available to meet challenges in job matching: Tan See Leng bt.sg/o4gS 3. Singapo…

Buoyant times for luxury homes in safe-haven Singapore Tech entrepreneurs feature prominently among buyers of houses in GCB areas this year. bt.sg/o4Yg October's issue of Wealth: bt.sg/wealth Video: What is a Good Class…

Overseas-centric Reits: bulk up to outmuscle home bias Investors in real estate investment trusts (Reits) listed on the local bourse are also spoilt for choice but perhaps investors here can be bolder in acquiring a tast…

Singapore condo managing bodies under strain as disputes, 'abuse' on the rise Condominium management corporations and managing agents (MAs) are grappling with heavier workloads, frequent disputes, and "cabin fever" among…

October 5 morning round-up: 1. Sembmarine: Shareholders were not misled in any way bt.sg/o4xV 2. State-owned investors ramp up startup bets in first three quarters: Global SWF bt.sg/o4xj 3. Singapore's private aviation b…

PODCAST: In this week's 104th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Morgan Terigi, CEO and co-founder of Incomeland about how cash-strapped SMEs can access diversified sources of working capital, espe…

BT's new website debuts bold, clean look for 45th anniversary Completed right on target to celebrate BT's 45th year, the website enhances BT's award-winning journalism with an enhanced user experience, both on mobile and…

October 4 evening round-up: 1. Exponential rise in Covid-19 cases affected Singapore's capacity but hiccups not due to lack of planning bt.sg/o4Gh 2. Foreign interference in Singapore extensively discussed since 2018: Sh…

Keep calm and invest away In order to beat the market, you have to leave herd mentality behind too. Value investors prefer to calmly draw their own conclusions from speaking to company management or their own insight and…

Alibaba launches e-commerce bootcamp for Singapore social enterprises The training will be conducted by Alibaba Group's Taobao Education training arm, and sponsored in full by the group. bt.sg/o4GN

MoneyOwl eyes financial planning for Singapore's middle class As MoneyOwl is not tied to banks and other product providers, or backed by venture capital, it is in a more "conflict-free" position to offer objective advice…

Hong Kong hoping for tourism fillip from K-drama tie-up A three-year deal inked last week between the Hong Kong Tourism Board and Seoul-based entertainment giant CJ ENM looks to ride on South Korea's highly successful po…

October 4 morning round-up: 1. ST Engineering betting US$2.7b on two US transport solutions firms in its biggest deal ever bt.sg/o4q9 2. Keppel Land aims to double revenue share from Asean in five years bt.sg/o4qC 3. Thi…

Headliners galore at Writers Fest Though momentarily hijacked by the BooksActually scandal, Singapore Writers Festival features strong marquee names. #btlifestyle bt.sg/o4UE

In case you missed it: 1. Carousell needs to scale up quickly in property, auto verticals as it mulls exit strategy 2. Amplitude CEO advocates direct listing to avoid 'huge' mispricing 3. South-east Asia startup deals hi…

The Raffles Conversation: Tech evangelist Tech Nation chairperson Stephen Kelly sees the maturity of Singapore and South-east Asian markets as a big draw for UK tech founders amid what he says could be a golden era for t…

JUST IN: Singapore could see over 5,000 new daily Covid-19 cases next week: Gan Kim Yong The ministry said there is "strong evidence" that vaccination is protective against severe disease outcomes. The proportion of full…