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Aviva Singlife's Walter de Oude to step down from executive roles De Oude, the former group chief executive of Singlife, will take on a non-independent and non-executive role as founder director instead, following the S$…

Richard Teng now Binance's Mena head after short-lived stint as Singapore CEO He had only just been appointed Binance Singapore CEO in August, but this redesignation to head the Middle East and North Africa regions for t…

Festive cocktails Play bartender at home with these cocktail recipes from 2 award-winning bars. #btlifestyle bt.sg/oy6L

#BTMotoring: The ghost of iX'mas future BT autos contributor Leow Ju-Len says the battery-powered iX may be BMW's tech flagship, but its true inspiration is from the hospitality world, with its designers having taken ins…

How SAP uses 'social sabbaticals' to retain employees The 'social sabbatical' takes selected employees away from their 9-to-5 roles and throws them an intriguing challenge somewhere around the globe while working with a…

Industry leaders in hospitality, F&B, travel and more look back on 2021 and share their hopes for the new year Theatre thespian Ivan Heng: "For our industry as a whole, it has been another devastating year... While we ha…

Didi's early investors get window to exit after IPO disaster The end of a lock-up period after a new listing is often a triumphant time when pre-IPO investors can cash out and book profits. For Didi Global, whose shares…

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#BTOpinion: Facts alone will not win over the unvaccinated, but incentives might Two instructors at Harvard Medical School dig into the psyche of the unvaccinated -- having met a good number of them among their own patie…

PODCAST: In this episode, correspondent Howie Lim hosts senior correspondent Leslie Yee to discuss the exclusion of singles from the new PLH model and its investment viability. It also features comments from property ana…

#Brunch: The Christmas debate — to gift or not to gift? How much money have you spent on Christmas gifts this year? Payment platforms are forecasting this year to be one of their best holiday seasons in terms of spending…

Business leaders raise S$50,000 to support new badminton world champ Loh Kean Yew After learning about Loh's win, Wei Chan of Pine Garden's Cake was spurred to set up the fund to motivate the national shuttler in his spo…

OCBC cautions public about SMS phishing scams after 26 customers lose $140,000 in 10 days The bank said of the scam: "Members of the public have received unsolicited SMSes purportedly from the bank claiming there are iss…

#BTOpinion: Badminton champ Loh Kean Yew has new game to master — managing sponsors Depending on what Loh eventually aligns himself with, the 24-year-old — who has 16,000 followers on Facebook and 177,000 on his Instagra…

Sembmarine unit faces arbitration over equipment supply contracts One of Jurong Shipyard's vendors is suing for a breach of four equipment contracts that amount to US$76 million, "plus other costs and interests", but Sem…

Tencent to give US$16.4b JD.com stake to shareholders as dividend Tencent said on Thursday (Dec 23) it was the right time to transfer its stake given that JD.com has reached a stage it can self-finance its own growth. Th…

At least 10 major Singapore companies have new chiefs this year The list of companies includes Temasek, Singtel, OCBC, SingPost, Sats, StarHub, Venture Corporation, Nanofilm Technologies International, Ho Bee Land, as we…

Homegrown aquaculture company The Fish Farmer looks to reduce food waste, make industry more sustainable Malcolm Ong founded The Fish Farmer in 2007, after he realised that the combination of global warming, overfishing…

Working all the way up to Christmas Eve and haven't had the chance to think about your Christmas weekend or how you want to spend it? Here's #BTLifestyle's last-minute guide to takeaway, dine-in and places to go for this…

US health regulator authorises Pfizer's Covid pill as Omicron surges Paxlovid, which comprises two types of tablet, was granted an emergency use authorisation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after it was shown…

Shun Tak said to have pulled out of en-bloc purchase of High Point This could possibly be the first casualty of the latest property cooling measures announced by the government last week. Shun Tak is understood to have f…

mDR fires COO Richard Siau amid investigations into suspected misconduct In the interim, Ong Ghim Choon, the group chief executive, will assume the roles and responsibilities of Siau. This latest move comes after the fir…

Causeway Link VTL bus tickets from Jan 21 to 31 sold out as Malaysians return home for CNY The government's decision to suspend bus ticket sales till Jan 20 following concerns about the Omicron variant left those who had…

Asti's move to retrench CEO with S$1.4m entitlement questioned The S$2 million contractual termination payment in Asti's case is "not fair and not reasonable", corporate governance expert Mak Yuen Teen said. "It is more…

Family-run listcos: A smart investment decision, or 'clusters of long-term insiders'? More than 60 per cent of Singapore-listed companies today are family-run, and this can in many cases present challenges for minority s…

Co-working spaces in the CBD to continue expansion in 2022: Cushman & Wakefield Demand for these has been uncertain in these past two pandemic years, but analysts predict a gradual recovery in the need for Grade A office…

Mixed-use newbuild on former Thong Sia Building site on the market for S$600m The property received its temporary occupation permit in early 2020. 30 Bideford Road now comprises 168 serviced residences, and around 54,512…

#BTOpinion: Watch retailers could continue to enjoy boom time In today's #HockLockSiew, BT's Tay Peck Gek notes the big jumps in half-year earnings by Singapore's key watch players like The Hour Glass and Cortina Holding…

How Singapore leapt back up in Covid Resilience Ranking A former No 1 on the Ranking in April 2020, Singapore now seems to have found an equilibrium of relatively open travel while maintaining conservative measures domes…