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2 injured after power bank catches fire on Scoot flight bound for Singapore from Taiwan The passengers reportedly chose to continue on the flight after a medical evaluation determined they did not need hospital treatment…

Review of ministerial salaries targeted for 2023: Chan Chun Sing He was responding to Progress Singapore Party’s Hazel Poa who asked if a committee has been appointed to conduct the five-yearly review and when the public…

#BTOpinion: Oil bulls bank on China reopening, but several factors may curb commodity’s ascent One should not rule out another stellar year for oil and gas stocks.

SPH Media advertiser rates pegged to third-party data sources, not circulation data SPH Media clarified on Tuesday (Jan 10) that circulation data is not used as a basis for the company’s advertising packages. Instead, me…

AIA’s Amplify Health acquires AI startup AiDA, plans hiring spree Amplify Health is doubling down on expansion as healthcare expenditure across markets where AIA operates is set to exceed US$4 trillion in 2030.

85% of companies enrolled in scheme to help them scale up create new businesses, products These companies have also created some 500 professional, managerial, executive, and technical (PMET) jobs in total.

Hong Kong stresses pro-crypto stance as industry reels Hong Kong is keen to plug its crypto credentials at a time rival Singapore is backtracking, spooked by the fallout from the derailment of FTX.

ISS Governance recommends that Sats shareholders approve WFS acquisition “With WFS as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, it is expected that the company will be able to capture more of the cross-border l…

Apac Realty to acquire additional 22% of ERA Vietnam, taking stake to 60% Marcus Chu, CEO of Apac Realty, said one of Apac Realty’s visions is to become a billion-dollar revenue company – and going beyond Singapore ties…

Grab drivers are technically ‘customers’, but not well-placed to bear GST hike The increase in commission rate comes as drivers face other growing cost pressures.

Olam targets agribusiness IPO in H1 with listings in Singapore, Saudi Arabia Olam Agri's IPO is to be the first dual-listing on the Singapore and Saudi Arabia stock exchanges.

✍️Editorial: S$1m Carousell scam shows how fraudsters have blitzscaled Online scams are no longer just about bad apples, but have evolved into an industrial complex that will be challenging to unravel.

Tesla offers discount in Singapore on EVs in inventory Tesla is offering a discount of US$5,000 for electric vehicle purchasers who trade in an existing internal combustion vehicle and another US$5,000 credit against the…

Some 4,700 potential violations reported, 69 agents investigated on ‘vacant’ BTO flat sales So far, six property agents had their registration suspended for seven to 48 weeks, on top of a fine ranging from S$2,000 to S$5…

SPH Media finds inconsistencies in circulation figures after internal review In one instance, a project account took in additional funding over a period of time to purchase fictitious circulation.

Troubling rise in breaches of ethics, professional standards by lawyers: Chief Justice “A drop in standards cannot, and will not be tolerated," said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.

Singapore’s Covid-19 measures have kept cases from China low; changes to travel volume to be ‘carefully’ calibrated The Ministry of Transport will carefully calibrate any adjustments from the current low travel volume wi…

Businesses using GST hike for ‘unjustified’ price increases may be publicly named: Low Yen Ling Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said that the Committee Against Profiteering is prepared to “publicly…

To avoid abuse, foreign worker flexibility is for companies ‘aligned with Singapore’s goals’: Tan See Leng Companies eligible for the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme is about 1,000 firms, repres…

#BTOpinion: Why concerns over housing affordability linger despite homes being generally affordable While people may fret over paying for a big ticket item such as a home, potential homebuyers should draw comfort that th…

Goldman to cut about 3,200 jobs this week after cost review It is one of its biggest round of job cuts ever, with more than a third of the cuts likely from its core trading and banking units.

🏠 BT strengthens property coverage with new premium newsletter Property done properly. With that in mind, The Business Times has launched its weekly property newsletter featuring exclusive analysis to provide investors…

Singapore’s unemployment rates stay low in November: MOM MOM expects the resident unemployment situation to hold steady as the labour market remains tight.

#BTOpinion: Sudden surge in Manulife US Reit’s gearing a defining moment for manager, sponsor group One possible solution, says BT's Ben Paul, is to suspend all fees payable by the Reit and appeal to unitholders to accep…

China’s open borders mark Covid Zero end, spark rush home The immediate impact of China's border reopneing is a surge of overseas Chinese returning home, many of whom have not seen family for years.

SGD to strengthen, USD expected to peak against most currencies in 2023 But the Singapore dollar is not expected to outpace its regional and global peers with the same degree of success it enjoyed last year.

Singapore’s market is seen as boring, but here’s my case for it If boring offers peace of mind and potential growth, however, then why not consider it? Even more so during volatile times.

2023 – a time of living dangerously for region’s tech players? The year ahead for technopreneurs in Southeast Asia looks to be one of pivoting, consolidation, and, for some, survival until better days.

More corporates turning to venture builders for help with expansion The ability to remake itself has always been essential to a company’s survival, especially in an era of technological disruptions.