The Business Times

#BTOpinion: SIA faces short-term pain of MCB redemptions, losses in India amid post-pandemic recovery SIA’s profitability is unlikely to remain as elevated as profitability will probably be constrained by competition wit…

Tech layoffs turn talent hiring into employer’s market “We have received several enquires from growth-stage tech companies looking to snap up high calibre senior talent that might have been laid off by big tech,” says a…

Unsold private housing stock hits 15-year low, likely to help support prices in 2023 Along with strong housing demand and high land and construction costs, private housing prices will likely remain elevated in 2023.

Spenmo lays off staff to extend cash runway About 30-35% of the workforce have been laid off at financial software startup Spenmo, sources say.

Catering to new, young investors The growing number of online-only brokerages in Singapore highlights the rising clout of retail investors in the city-state.

#BTOpinion: The rise of dark tourism In most cases, governments are consciously presenting such dark sites as part of their national histories, perhaps to present the involvement of their own soldiers in a righteous war.…

#BTOpinion: Dearth of China tourists hindering Asia’s economic recovery For all the supposed “revenge travel” and spending, the tourism statistics are quite disappointing - Asia's foreign tourist arrivals are nowhere clo…

#BTLifestyle: The best watches of 2022 The year saw an avalanche of new timepieces. We spotlight some that stood out among the rest.

#BTLifestyle: Who’s afraid of nude art? Unlike classical Western artists who use nudity to celebrate the ideal human physique, contemporary South-east Asian artists often use nudity to make social commentary.

#BTLuxe: Ahāra appeals with modern Indian flavours Contemporary art and innovative cuisine feature in this new restaurant that is the brainchild of chef Vikramjit Roy.

Hong Kong, Singapore spar for green finance supremacy in Asia The race to attract all that fresh money and trading business in Asia will take years to play out; but so far, Singapore has an early edge over Hong Kong.

✍️Editorial: In FTX soul-searching, don’t snuff Temasek’s ventures As important as improvements are needed in Temasek’s due diligence processes and risk assessment, there is also a need to avoid over-reaction and to pres…

#BTLuxe: Legendary Trans-Bhutan Trail reopens to the world The 403 km trek, which connects hundreds of sacred sites across the country, is one of the greatest cross-country journeys to take in a lifetime

Malaysia’s unemployment down to lowest level since start of Covid-19 pandemic The unemployment rate stayed at 3.6% in October amid ‘steady economic fundamentals’.

#BTLifestyle: South-east Asia in thousands of pictures An ambitious museum survey looks at South-east Asian photography across 150 years

#BTLifestyle: Living the minimalist life “We adopt a lifestyle of not having so much. It is muted but curated," says the owners of their house's sparse look.

#BTLifestyle: Solid Indian classics and modern twists at Shikar The new restaurant at Maxwell Reserve refrains from trends and delivers the goods

#BTOpinion: The mess at Kitchen Culture leaves minority shareholders with a bad taste Shareholders, who are subjected to a bizarre parade of exchanges by two parties seeking control of Kitchen Culture, are ultimately the…

New nutrition labelling scheme in line with shifting taste buds of the health-conscious From Dec 30, all pre-packaged non-alcoholic drinks are subject to grading ranging from A to D, with D being the unhealthiest.

#Brunch: Be greedy when others are fearful, Warren Buffett said. Here’s why this is very hard to do 2020: S&P 500 falls 33.9%. Traders 🤑 2022: S&P 500 falls 15%. Traders 🥶 Why aren't investors buying the dip this time?…

Strata Titles Board stops Chuan Park’s S$890m en bloc sale Owners will now head to court to settle the outcome of the collective sale.

Agritrade’s Singaporean CFO duped major banks worldwide, causing ‘unprecedented’ S$631m in losses The amount, described by the prosecution as “unprecedented and staggering”, is almost as high as the S$633.3 million that…

#BTthrive: Pros and cons of credit cards (Issue 3) ✔️❤️ ✔️💰 ✖️💳 While having two out of three ain't bad, you'd also need a credit card to apply for that BTO. Here's how a credit card can help (yes, not all debt is bad)…

Razer wins lawsuit against IT vendor over data leak, awarded S$8.7m in damages The damages awarded comprised largely US$6.1 million in loss of profits from Razer’s e-commerce platform.

Median rents for three-bedroom condos in Orchard hit S$15,000 in November: report Landlords have been pushing rents upwards to meet mortgage payments amid escalating interest rates and a looming recession.

Keppel shareholders vote overwhelmingly for Sembmarine, Keppel O&M’s mega merger The long-anticipated merger of the two O&M giants was first announced in April 2022.

China’s lifting of Covid curbs yields little cheer as recession fears weigh on markets The announcement had been widely anticipated and was to have given markets a boost, but investors reacted instead by selling on the n…

Government goes boldly ahead to place Jurong East mega white site on confirmed list A sale of the site will help position Jurong Lake District as Singapore’s largest business district outside the city centre, say propert…