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#BTOpinion: 10 years minimum occupancy and clawback of resale proceeds – no sweat! PLH flats can be good buys For a new HDB home, perhaps one can do just as well with buying a PLH unit versus a non-PLH one, says senior c…

‘Not meaningful’ to provide figures for development costs of new HDB flats: Indranee Affordability is what matters to buyers, and BTOs are sold below market value, said Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah, who add…

S$1.4b top up to GST Assurance Package in Budget 2023, taking it to S$8b The GST rate will rise from 7% to 8% on Jan 1, 2023, with a further hike to 9% on Jan 1, 2024.

About 3% of flat owners own private property: MND Of these, nearly half (45%) are not living in the HDB flats as they’ve rented out their whole flat. Meanwhile, 40 million-dollar flats were resold in October according to…

Singapore banks beat earnings estimates in Q3 as rate hikes boost margins But top executives of the local banking trio warned of a slowdown in Asia, even as rate hikes will likely continue to support net interest margins…

Meta to start laying off thousands of staff this week The job cuts could come as early as Wednesday and employees have been told to cancel non-essential travel from this week, sources say.

Carbon markets, ‘just transitions’ key issues for Singapore, Asean at COP27 As Singapore has no domestic supply of renewable energy, and is likely to be a buyer of carbon credits to meet its net-zero targets, the outcome…

Twitter now asks some fired workers to please come back Others were let go before management realised that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Musk envisions.

#BusinessofTime: Girard-Perregaux: A true child of the 1970s According to Girard-Perregaux, the Laureato is also one of the few watch designs from the same period that’s still recognisable today, despite the onset of yea…

#BTLifestyle: T:>Works dives headlong into NFT world “We have to engage with the fact that NFTs exist. We have to step up to what is happening digitally. If we don’t do anything about it, we and our audience will remain…

Will you BTO with me? “Yes. The most romantic thing a guy can do here in Singapore is to ask, ‘will you BTO with me?’"

Playing it cool in the clean air business “There’s already a market awareness that indoor air quality is very important,” says Plasma Science chief executive Samuel Teh.

PAP needs strong mandate to keep governing effectively, as seen in the pandemic: PM Lee “What worries me is that at each successive election, the stakes get higher,” he said, noting that the “sense of danger diminishes a…

Singapore is ‘entering a more dangerous world’ of economic threats, new cold war: Lawrence Wong “What I’ve described is not something abstract, distant or faraway,” said Wong. “These are clear and present threats unfoldi…

#BTLifestyle: Rare vintage Cartier on show in Singapore A S$152,800 Cartier pearl-and-diamond lady’s wristwatch dating from 1928, will also be featured at Dover Street Market Singapore.

Malaysia begins 14-day election campaign, with 945 candidates getting the nod to contest polls Barisan Nasional - Malaysia’s longest-governing political coalition - is seeking to reclaim its dominance after its shock def…

Striking gold with the ‘purrfect’ game Cute cats + fantasyland adventures = winning formula for Cat Quest's co-founder Desmond Wong. “We had a lifetime revenue goal of US$300,000... and I remember we blew past that targe…

BT journalist Claudia Chong wins award for work on Singapore’s startup community Congratulations to Claudia for her outstanding work on tech, startups and venture capital! 👉 More of her stories here: bt.sg/wELu

T-Up scales up SMEs with the minds of scientists, researchers Since its launch nearly two decades ago in 2003, the Technology for Enterprise Capability Upgrading (T-Up) programme has seen more than 1,000 scientists secon…

#BTLifestyle: Turbulent times weigh on UOB Painting winners Winning works depict human struggles in the face of 2022’s tumultuous changes

#BTLifestyle: On the path to net zero, architects race to design greener Imagine being able to step out for fresh air at an outdoor terrace whenever you want. For future tenants at 8 Shenton Way, that will be a reality w…

#BTLifestyle: Chef Joe Leong balances croissants and mod-Asian cooking at Sonder Just as bread is currently stealing the show at most upscale restaurants, it’s also the main attraction at Sonder – a part bakery, half caf…

Twitter’s Singapore office hit by layoffs amid wider job cuts A Singapore employee who declined to be named described the mood since a week ago as one of great fear and uncertainty.

Prosecutors seek 40-year jail sentence for penny stock crash mastermind, 19½ years for ex-girlfriend John Soh Chee Wen and his ex-girlfriend Quah Su-Ling were convicted of all 10 market manipulation charges brought again…

SIA posts record earnings for Q2 FY2022, resumes dividend payout SIA resumes dividend payments, with an interim dividend of S$0.10 to be paid in December.

🎧 How has the pandemic change the needs of banking and investing? BT's #FutureofFinance podcast looks at Singapore's evolving digital financial services landscape. Hear from Shayan Hazir, HSBC's Chief Digital Officer fo…

#Brunch: The high costs of neglecting workplace safety “Employers are profit-driven and tend to cut costs in all avenues. Safety is not cheap – it requires time, effort, and money. But companies have to realise that cost…

One in two food delivery riders want CPF contributions; some fear it may backfire 75% of riders do not have enough savings to take care of their personal and their family’s needs for the next three to six months if they…