The Business Times

Singapore exports down 20.6 per cent in December in third straight month of contraction Singapore's non-oil domestic exports to its top 10 markets shrank in December, dragged by declines in deliveries to mainland China (…

ISOTeam unit hit with suspensions after death of foreign worker at Bedok condo ISOTeam C&P is barred from hiring new foreign workers for three months.

SIA Group passenger traffic up 11.7% in December on travel relaxations Group passenger traffic and load factors remained robust across all route regions including East Asia, said SIA Group.

Singapore tourism expected to recover in 2024, S$110m to be pumped into new events Singapore has set aside S$500 million for tourism recovery in April 2022, and will use S$110 million of it over the next few years to sec…

WFS acquisition to increase share value, provide pathway to profitable growth: Sats Shareholders are expressing doubts over the timing of the WFS acquisition along with concerns over profitability and growth. Here's what…

#BTOpinion: Room for higher taxes on luxury homes and non-residential properties Why not raise the buyer’s stamp duty to 5% from 4% on homes that are priced at more than S$2 million? BT’s Leslie Yee ponders if there is r…

AIA Singapore appoints Tottenham star Son Heung-min as first brand ambassador One of Asia's finest players and now AIA Singapore's brand ambassador as well, Son will “inspire Singaporeans to live better every day by prom…

Developers’ 2022 sales bottom out to lowest since 2008 on crimped supply, holiday lull The December dip is due to a lack of new launches in the month, as well as depleted unsold stock says an observer.

Billionaire says Australia-to-Singapore solar plan now unviable Sun Cable entered into voluntary administration last week after a disagreement over funding and the plans to send clean power overseas.

Citi appoints new Singapore country officer Having spent the last 22 years in Citi, Tibor Pandi’s new role will task him with oversight of all businesses and operations in the country as well as driving overall franchise…

Rising buybacks by SGX listcos unsurprising given market weakness, but could fall in 2023: analysts Most notable was Keppel Corporation, which spent S$500 million repurchasing 75.9 million shares - the biggest share buyb…

Sceneca Residence sells 60% of 268 units on launch day at average S$2,072 psf The largest unit, a 2,756 sq ft four-bedroom penthouse said to be priced in the region of S$5 million, was also sold on launch day.

Playing it safe in 2023, but not too safe 2023 is likely to be a better year for investors than 2022, but sequencing your investments will be important. Bonds currently offer a good opportunity.

Singapore’s framework for companies to ‘do good’ shifts from corporate giving to corporate purpose Businesses that wish to be recognised as a Company of Good – organisations that integrate corporate purpose as part of bu…

CapitaLand India Trust CEO bullish on growth opportunities amid global jitters At a time when most of its S-Reit peers have seen muted activity due to uncertainty from surging inflation and interest rates, CapitaLand Ind…

#BTLuxe: A fabulous Chinese New Year This Chinese New Year, Bulgari has chosen to highlight its iconic and awe-inspiring creations with auspicious red making subtle appearances.

#BTLuxe: Ayden Sng: Embracing Chinese culture A serious custodian of Chinese culture, Sng even joined his school's Chinese orchestra to master the erhu and even led the orchestra in concerts.

#BTOpinion: Poor economies of scale raise questions about viability of grocery delivery startups Consumers may have to decide between paying more for deliveries, or doing without them altogether. Because the current mode…

#BTOpinion: China’s rare earth hold – ‘oil shock’ of the 21st century? While China’s market share in rare earths is trending down, it’s still huge – amounting to 60% of world extraction as of 2019, 87% of processing.

Always racing to meetings? It’s slowing you down Are meetings the only way to force colleagues to meet for deadlines or to compel managers to make decisions?

#BTLuxe: Heartwarming CNY reunions at the Raffles Toss to abundance with one of many yusheng creations featuring prime ingredients such as arctic shellfish, Japanese sweet shrimp and Spanish Iberico ham.

#BTLuxe: A Kyoto state of zen If space is the ultimate luxury, Roku Kyoto is it. Quiet, contemplative and with nature as your guide, it’s a side of Kyoto you’ve not quite seen before.

#BTLifestyle: Italian food that counts at Thirty9 It's palatable, reliable cooking in comfortable surroundings that doesn’t challenge or excite - and there will always be days when that’s all you want.

Twitter’s potential exit from CapitaGreen to have ‘immaterial’ impact on revenue According to CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust's website, Twitter is one of CapitaGreen's top three tenants by gross rental income.

Ng Yu Zhi of US$1.1b alleged nickel trading scam declared bankrupt The 35-year-old businessman is facing over 100 criminal charges for his alleged involvement in the US$1.1 billion nickel trading scam, which has become o…

#Brunch: Why you shouldn’t put all your money in T-bills and SSBs (answer: you won’t beat inflation) It is more important that investors understand the pros and cons of each investment instrument and how they are best us…

China moving to take ‘golden shares’ in Alibaba, Tencent units: FT Seeking influence, Beijing began taking these stakes, called “golden shares,” in private online media companies – usually about 1 per cent of a firm – mo…

Market’s celebration of easing inflation could falter as reasons for relief become clear: analysts Some of the items that caused the inflation crisis – among them autos and electronics, which had been stranded in Covid-a…

Travel bookings to South-east Asia from mainland China surge over 10 times post-reopening The top five South-east Asia destinations that these tourists were most interested in visiting over the Chinese New Year were: Tha…