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MAS policy change still not expected as Singapore headline inflation ticks up in April, core remains flat Private transport, posting inflation of 10.4% in April – up from the previous month of 8.6% – witnessed car prices…

Planning to relocate to Johor from Singapore? There’re challenges When rent on their 3-bedroom condo in Singapore climbed to S$7,000-S$8000 per month, a Malaysian with Singapore permanent residency, moved to Johor with h…

MAS issues prohibition order to former AIG and Liberty insurance agent for corruption Former insurance agent James Yeo Siew Liang bribed an Indonesian embassy official to accredit AIG and Liberty to sell performance bond…

Singapore, Kazakhstan sign four agreements, including one to boost economic cooperation It will allow Singapore companies seamless access into more than 15 services sectors in Kazakhstan such as specialised medical servi…

Google offers 15,000 scholarships to 300 local SMEs for training in digitalisation These part-time online programmes are in areas such as digital marketing, e-commerce, data analytics, IT support and UX (user experience)…

🎙 WealthBT: Opportunities in private debt - Are returns still attractive? Although private debt has delivered attractive returns, the current environment poses challenges. Wealth editor Genevieve Cua finds out how to ov…

Number of ultra-rich in Singapore expected to reach 5,300 in 2027: Knight Frank The number of ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI), defined as those with a net worth of at least US$30 million, rose 6.8% to 4,498 last…

ERP rates at 7 locations to be reduced by S$1 for June school holidays LTA said that these adjustments will revert to pre-school holiday charges on June 26.

DBS expects medium-term earnings to reach S$10 billion, ROE up to 17% DBS shares have fallen 8.8% year-to-date, amid a high interest rate environment and anxiety over several bank collapses since the start of the year.

#BTOpinion: Consider waiving Buyer’s Stamp Duty for some young Singaporean couples buying their first home Spare a thought for high-income earning young couples whose gross monthly household income exceeds S$14,000, and…

Credit Suisse staff prepare to sue Swiss regulator over lost AT1 bonuses: FT Quinn Emanuel and Pallas, law firms which are already suing Swiss regulator Finma on behalf of investors, have also received requests from seni…

PM Lee Hsien Loong Covid-19 positive for the first time, says he is ‘generally feeling OK’ PM Lee said in a Facebook post on Monday that he tested positive after recent work trips – he had travelled to South Africa and K…

Singapore tourist arrivals climb, continue to surpass one million in April Tourism arrivals jumped to 1,128,600 in April, setting a new post-pandemic record.

Alibaba to exit cloud business after Beijing undercuts potential Its surprise move to spin out a potentially transformative US$12 billion cloud business is stirring speculation about whether it bowed to market or politic…

INFOGRAPHICS: The trouble with pricing carbon Why is it so hard to put a price on carbon? Prices of voluntary carbon credits are all over the place, and the market can't agree on a common benchmark. ➡️ BT spills the bean…

China reopening likely to mitigate tightening NIM: OCBC chief Helen Wong “Asean continues to have a very strong link with Greater China... and in a period of uncertainty, that wealth flow is coming into Singapore, which…

S-Reits’ operating performance robust in Q1 but some macroeconomic headwinds remain Despite headwinds abound, analysts are optimistic that S-Reits are in a better position for recovery given the potential pause in intere…

Gold’s shine is a mirage Gold stocks? They may offer dividends, while adding the magic of capitalism to the commodity. But as a group they are, again, more volatile than broader markets.

#BTLifestyle: A hat trick for Singapore Art Museum SAM opens three sterling contemporary art shows in one go.

#BTLifestyle: Former Reve star chef brings Michelin flair to new outpost Chaleur Kawano Masahiko makes a fresh start at his Neil Road eatery serving poised Japanese-French cuisine.

#BTLifestyle: Design inspiration: This terrace house in Upper East Coast brings light in and keeps heat out This inter-terrace house was also transformed so its owners can eventually age in place.

#BTLifestyle: Cardboard, construction nets and coffee pods go couture Dumpster diver-turned-diva looks rock the runway at Lendlease’s Trash to Couture design competition.

#BTOpinion: Twitter’s new CEO will find myriad challenges awaiting at shrunken company Twitter badly needs advertisers to boost its flagging revenues, and Linda Yaccarino is a known quantity in the advertising business.

Breaking the cycle of self-sabotage: How to overcome the ‘Golden Larva Syndrome’ Fear of success is a distinct phenomenon, but it is often easily confused with fear of failure. So how can you identify and overcome the se…

#BTOpinion: Sias, SGX’s testing of IFA verdict in privatisation of Global Palm Resources a positive development Besides having to ensure their work stands up to scrutiny, IFAs may also have to come up with more convincin…

#BTOpinion: The unstoppable advance of the acronym Abbreviations confuse, exclude and exasperate. Perhaps it's time to do something about it ASAP.

BMW 318i review: Still a sturdy 3? As the definitive compact car for executives receives its mid-life facelift, the market around it is shifting.

#BTOpinion: Winners and risks for investors from changing the meritocratic system It is critical to strike a balance between a competitive economy and a system with strong societal support.

Don’t learn the wrong lessons from market crashes Investors can learn a lot about themselves during a stock market downturn. In that spirit, here are five possible conclusions you should avoid from 2022’s market crash:

Asian hedge funds piled to China education, US AI shares in Q1 Investors poured money into private tutoring leaders, including New Oriental and TAL Education, that have come through a near two-year crackdown in China on…