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Singapore lifts Covid restrictions on social events, live performances and alcohol past 10.30pm At the same time, live performances will be allowed to resume at all venues, including at F&B establishments, which will als…

Vaccinated travellers to enter Singapore quarantine-free without need for VTLs from April They will still need to take a pre-departure test within 2 days of leaving for Singapore, but will not have to take an antigen rap…

Singapore urges second booster shot for seniors aged 80 and up, other at-risk groups The recommendation, based on data showing that vaccine protection wanes over time, "will help ensure that these at-risk groups remain h…

Here's an overview of the new changes to Singapore’s Covid-19 rules announced today. The stories you need to know at bt.sg

Singapore to 'drastically streamline' testing, quarantine rules with Vaccinated Travel Framework "This simplified Vaccinated Travel Framework will let Singaporeans travel abroad more easily - almost like before Covid-19.…

Group size to double to 10 pax; masks no longer needed outdoors from Mar 29 The percentage of employees allowed to return to the workplace will also be raised to 75 per cent of those who can work from home, from 50 per c…

#BTOPINION: The next Covid-19 wave is probably already on its way Rising Covid cases in Europe, the toll Omicron is taking particularly on unvaccinated elderly people in Hong Kong and slowing vaccinations are warnings th…

Drop in core inflation unlikely to delay more monetary policy tightening in April Economists across the board continue to expect the MAS to tighten Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) settings at it…

Fewer employees, job seekers facing discrimination now: MOM survey This meant that employers focused on looking for candidates with the right skill set and placed "less emphasis" on employing within a certain demographic…

Verdun House at Farrer Park up for en bloc sale again with S$55m reserve price The 4-storey freehold building was previously put up for en bloc sale at the same reserve price in August 2021. Prior to that, it had also be…

Asia's retail industry is eclipsing the rest of the world's, thanks to e-commerce Each country's level of digital maturity will determine its respective retail sectors' health, but it is clear that "almost all the growth…

Alpina Holdings, Terrenus Energy win 6th solar tender from HDB The SolarNova programme accelerates the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Singapore and is a part of the HDB Green Towns Programme, which has…

President Halimah approves draw of S$6b from past reserves to fund Singapore's Covid-19 expenditure "Even as we prepare to transit to the new normal, it is not time yet to spare efforts in areas such as testing, clinical…

Singapore pump prices surge past S$3 per litre again as Brent hits S$116 per barrel Pump prices fell below the S$3 mark last week amid a steady decline in the cost of fuel. They first surged past S$3 at the beginning of…

COE premium for motorcycles dips after change to bidding process; other COEs are higher For cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp, the COE premium went up by 4.5 per cent from S$68,501 to S$71,556.

Singapore, Malaysia agree to work towards full resumption of air and land travel Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, who is in Putrajaya for a working visit, announced this on his Facebook page after meeting with his Malaysian…

PM Lee to address Singapore on Thursday, 11am, on Covid-19 situation "Our Covid-19 situation has been improving, with the Omicron wave subsiding. Singaporeans are gradually learning to live with the virus," he wrote, add…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. Scammers hit real estate sector by passing off as agents on platforms bt.sg/34vn 2. Why do some people never get Covid? bt.sg/34Gh 3. 4 in 10 Singapore employees would choose remote wo…

Ex-Goldman banker's 1MDB loot bought 6-carat diamond, gold-plated hourglass Testifying at Roger Ng's trial, FBI agent Sean Fern said he tracked how, in the weeks after the first 1MDB bond deal closed in May 2012, at leas…

Asean poised for rebound, but growth fragile as Ukraine war adds to list of risks: OECD In its report, the OECD said that economic growth in Asean will range from -0.3 per cent in Myanmar to 7 per cent in the Philippines…

Core inflation cools to 2.2% in February; price growth mainly driven by cost of cars Consumer prices were up 4.3 per cent year on year in February, faster than the 4 per cent increase the month before, on higher transpor…

Platform workers caught between autonomy and security in retirement planning While the private sector can offer some value in retirement planning for workers in the gig economy, governments may have to step in for longev…

[INFOGRAPHIC]: Record breaking auction items in 2021 These are some of the most expensive items sold in auctions last year. Check out our infographic for the details (extra bragging points if you can guess who that paint…

Mandatory CPF, job stigma keep food delivery riders up at night: study 99 per cent of gig workers polled have job satisfaction, while 23 per cent feel strong satisfaction. But three-quarters believe that their work is of…

After impressive IPO debut, Malaysia's Farm Fresh eyes regional expansion The counter opened at RM1.70, or 26 per cent higher than its IPO price of RM1.35. The highest it reached during mid-day was RM1.86, before closing…

Mariupol being pounded into 'ashes of a dead land': council The plight of Mariupol, a city of 400,000 before the war, has been the most urgent humanitarian emergency since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly a month ago. Hundr…

China locks down city of 9 million as Covid-19 ripples across country Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in the northeastern province of Jilin, as the city of Shenyang in neighb…

Malaysia companies to partially pass on higher wage costs to consumers: CGS-CIMB While details of the new minimum wage have not been announced, CGS-CIMB analysts Ivy Ng and Nagulan Ravi said the plantation, manufacturing…

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021: data But only 3.4 per cent of the surveyed cities met the standard in 2021, according to data complied by IQAir, a Swiss pollution technology company that monitors air qu…