The Business Times

CGS-CIMB warns of Telegram groups chats impersonating CEO CGS-CIMB Securities says its CEO Carol Fong was impersonated in several Telegram groups where users were invited to join a fraudulent WhatsApp group on the pretex…

Jamus Lim renews call for official poverty line in Singapore; suggests ComCare, Workfare tweaks “Part of the problem is a disconnect between what the government has claimed to be basic, versus what Singaporeans themselve…

Subscribers mingle with key members of BT newsroom at exclusive dinner event “I’m grateful to be able to finally meet and speak face-to-face with the people whose stories I read every day.” Some 70 Business Times subscri…

Singapore new private home sales up 13.6% in March, but down 24.8% year on year Foreign buyers continue to favour luxury homes - while units sold to them made up only 7.8% of sales in March, more than half of those units…

MPA, Shell to expand collaboration on maritime decarbonisation efforts in Singapore To support the adoption of electric harbour craft, MPA and Shell are planning to identify energy-related development opportunities, incl…

#BTOpinion: Lian Beng’s lowball privatisation offer raises urgency of addressing low market valuations As offerors lowball investors simply because they can, the obvious solution is for investors to actively push compani…

All eyes on how S-Reits navigate rate hikes as earnings season looms One analyst is expecting S-Reits to deliver "quarter-on-quarter improvement in net property income given that the real estate cycle still remains in th…

Keppel ‘hopeful’ that legacy rigs can be monetised soon as offshore rig market improves As the offshore rig market improves, Keppel is aiming for an earlier repayment of the vendor notes issued by Asset Co.

Singapore exports narrow fall to less-than-expected 8.3% in March, grow 18.4% sequentially Even as Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports contracted for the sixth consecutive month on the year in March, it expanded sequent…

Singapore tech startups rake in the most funding in South-east Asia in Q1: report Top funding rounds in Singapore included fintech startup Aspire’s US$100 million Series C round, as well as healthtech startup Holmusk whi…

Chinese firms join global craze for developing ChatGPT-style technology Chatbots in China mostly focus on social interactions whereas ChatGPT performs better at more professional tasks.

Swiss watch CEOs from Patek to Oris see slowdown after boom Demand for Patek’s timepieces, which start at around US$30,000, still far outstrips supply. But consumer appetites are dampening.

#BTLuxe: Packing a punch Out: Exaggerated explosions In: Controlled chaos, an equilibrium between the exciting and the practical

#BTLifestyle: One young woman’s journey in keeping a 37-year-old Singaporean glassmaking business alive – and relevant Joining her mother’s firm fresh out of business school 11 years ago, second-generation leader Sara An…

#BTLuxe: Experiencing Tokyo, the Bulgari way What do you do when you get an invitation to stay at Bulgari’s new luxury hotel in Tokyo while Japan is celebrating its cherry blossom season? You drop everything and go.

A fresh take on traditional medicated oil Tai Tong Ah company is known for its Double Prawn Brand Herbal Oil, produced since the 1950s. But a few years ago, they sought to create a “trendy and modern” product – and found…

✍️Editorial: Investing lessons from Credit Suisse and Hyflux In the case of Hyflux’s 2016 perpetuals, investors seem to have failed to ask the most basic question when lending money to anyone: what was the money for?

#BTLuxe: Theodoric Chew: a young dropout turns his anxiety into a million-dollar mental health movement Once a sufferer of anxiety and panic attacks, Theodoric Chew is building a new mental healthcare system for all of A…

Singapore biotech startups chase the American dream Being in the US allows Singapore’s biotech startups to tap the country’s sizeable pharmaceutical market, where drug spending is expected to hit more than US$600 billion…

Government may need to spend more to advance Singapore’s development: DPM Wong If this were to happen, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, the government will either need more revenue or reallo…

#BTLifestyle: Numb Restaurant at Marina One spices things up with fiery Sichuan fare This CBD restaurant takes pleasure in diners’ pain with its modern take on Chengdu-style cooking - a punishment that our resident food…

Economists downgrade Singapore’s 2023 growth forecast, warn of technical recession Private-sector economists have downgraded their 2023 forecast for Singapore’s economic growth, with a worse-than-expected GDP figure in Q…

#BTLuxe: Designer home in Niseko that’s one of a kind "Imagine waking up to a snowy winter morning surrounded by nothing but white as you gaze out of the windows."

Cuscaden Peak Investments selling three Nassim Rd bungalows at record S$4,500 psf At S$4,500 psf on land area, this is a record land rate for a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) Area. The total price for the trio of bungalows is…

#BTLuxe: Journey to the end of the earth Antarctica is much more than penguins cavorting on ice. From majestic whales to jaw-dropping icebergs, it’s a mesmerising closeup of nature at its mightiest, yet most fragile.

MAS denies telling banks to keep quiet about origins of wealth inflows MAS-co-chaired private banking industry group PBIG says it noted at a recent meeting that sources of Singapore overall inflows remain diversified, de…

#Brunch: Why we fall for scams (and it’s not because we’re stupid) Older, less educated folks may be sitting ducks for scammers, but in today’s hurried digital world, it is younger, tech-savvier people who make up a larg…

Karl Liew, son of CAG’s ex-chairman, sentenced to 2 weeks’ jail for lying to judge in Parti Liyani case It involved the family’s former maid, Parti Liyani, who had been accused of stealing from their household.

Singapore the top beneficiary of China’s reopening: Maybank Singapore will be the top beneficiary of China’s reopening as it is a preferred destination for high-net-worth Chinese and single Chinese women, Maybank says.

S’pore in the middle of Covid-19 wave, about 3 in 10 cases are reinfections: Ong Ye Kung The estimated number of daily infections rose from about 1,400 a month ago to 4,000 last week.