The Business Times

SPH Media files police report following investigation into overstated circulation figures A committee was tasked in January to audit the media group’s circulation numbers, after an internal review found circulation numbe…

COE prices stable while Category B hits a new record The premium car category, Category B, hit a record high of S$121,000.

Central in Lima is world’s best restaurant; Singapore’s Odette jumps to 14th spot The spotlight was on Peru’s capital city at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards as it took the No. 1 title and earned more slots in the…

Singapore startup Charged aims to sell 2 million electric motorcycles a year Headquartered in Singapore with offices and a production facility in Indonesia, Charged was founded by automotive industry veteran Chang and co…

Meet Alibaba’s next chairman: Joseph Tsai, Brooklyn Nets owner and blockchain investor The Taiwan-born, US-educated Tsai is well-known and liked on Wall Street, and his American ties are rare among Chinese business leade…

Hodlnaut’s managers file to wind up the crypto platform This marks a potential end of the road for the embattled crypto-lending platform, about a year since it applied for judicial management.

Government bumps up supply of private homes for full-year 2023 to highest in decade The supply of private homes on the confirmed list, including executive condominium (EC) units, will rise by 26.2% to 5,160 units in the…

Postal decline ‘is a structural issue and requires a structural solution’: SingPost chairman This comes as SingPost recorded a full-year loss of S$15.9 million for its postal services for the financial year ending Mar 31…

Taylor Swift to play three nights at National Stadium in March 2024 Swifties, get ready to shake it off for 3 nights in March 2024.

Grab cuts over 1,000 staff in biggest layoff since pandemic; CEO cites ‘fundamental step-changes’ in operations In a letter sent to employees late on Tuesday, CEO Anthony Tan said the cuts were not “a shortcut to profita…

Singapore is most expensive city for high net worth individuals to live well: Julius Baer report Singapore’s rise to become the most expensive city may be a reflection of rising property prices as well as the high cost o…

ValueMax launches unsecured digital commercial paper at 5.15% to raise up to S$20 million ValueMax, which offers pawnbroking and secured moneylending services, said that it expects to raise S$10 million to S$20 million f…

#BTOpinion: If Sheng Siong can’t add an independent director, maybe it should cut a family member instead While Sheng Siong may be one of the better examples of family-run listcos, SGX’s queries should be a wake-up call…

Alibaba names new chairman, CEO in surprise succession plan Alibaba announced a new chairman and chief executive, unveiling a surprise plan to replace Daniel Zhang at the helm of a company that’s been bleeding market sha…

Two former execs get Singapore jail terms in first conviction for Wirecard case This is the first Wirecard-related conviction in Singapore and globally.

Singapore’s Grab plans biggest round of job cuts since pandemic The reductions are set to be announced as soon as this week and are likely to surpass a 2020 round that shrank staff by 5%, or about 360 employees, sources…

Coldplay breaks record for most tickets sold in Singapore It will be six nights of Paradise for fans in Singapore in January.

EY impacted by global cybersecurity breach, including Singapore office EY has been hit by a cybersecurity breach involving the use of a file sharing service, with investigations still ongoing on the impact of the breach.

Singapore Airlines trounces Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific in battle for the skies Their valuations are revealing – Singapore Airlines' market value of US$17 billion is almost three times that of Cathay’s. Four years ago the…

Surge in demand for air-con repair and servicing as Singapore swelters “Many customers feel that the air-con isn’t cold, so they ask for more servicing,” says one industry player who sees a 50% increase in requests for r…

ComfortDelGro to charge 70-cent platform fee from July 1 for rides booked via its app ComfortDelGro said that it is introducing the platform fee for app bookings so that it can continue to improve the quality of its poin…

EMA to introduce temporary price cap on wholesale power prices from Jul 1 The cap, which will take effect from Jul 1, comes as Singapore households and businesses face sky-high electricity costs amid the global energy cr…

Xi says China, US ‘made progress’ during Blinken visit President Xi also hoped that US diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit would make “more positive contributions” to stabilising China-US ties.

Civil servants to get 0.3-month mid-year bonus, junior officers to get up to S$400 lump sum: PSD The payouts follow close consultation with public sector unions, PSD said. Last year’s mid-year bonus payout amounted to 0.…

Singtel, Ocean Network Express pledge S$1 million each to NParks initiative Singtel’s S$1 million contribution will go towards the enhancement of an existing lagoon into a tidal pool to retain seawater during low tides.

#BTOpinion: Supply is ample, yet there is value in Singapore property Perhaps more land occupied by golf courses or factories in older industrial estates could be re-purposed for housing needs. Or schools even, if they s…

Blinken opens rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks in China on Sunday (Jun 18) on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the two powers…

No Signboard controlling shareholder requisitions EGM to remove directors amid legal dispute Restaurant operator No Signboard has received a letter and notice of requisition from its controlling shareholder, GuGong, for…

China bankers told to shun flashy clothes, 5-star hotels in austerity drive Stop posting pictures of expensive meals, clothes or bags on social media, one mutual fund is telling its staff, in a bid to avoid attracting re…

#BTOpinion: Why my bearishness has been wrong so far Tread cautiously despite the current bull market, urges BT's Ben Paul, as it may just be a matter of time before the market rolls back. ➡️Is the Singapore market still…