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Circles.Life co-founder sidelined after months of tumult While Abhishek Gupta never formally adopted the CEO’s title, he was regarded as the public face of a company that once sought to take on Singtel in Singapore.

Talent gaps, market hurdles blot Singapore’s move up startup ecosystems ranking Singapore has now seen four startup exits valued at over US$1 billion, the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report shows.

#BTLifestyle: The food and art of Daniele Sperindio The chef has upped his game to a whole new level in this rebranded Michelin-starred restaurant, says resident food critic Jaime Ee, who also rates the food "Excellent".

Fans from Philippines are top buyers of Klook’s sold-out Taylor Swift concert packages Klook saving Filipino Swifties’ ‘wildest dreams’

AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes “She (Nadine) has time 24 hours a day. The others have no time.”

Mandatory climate disclosures proposed for large non-listcos from FY2027, all listcos from FY2025 “We cannot just rely on listed companies alone... Only with more companies, more organisations adopting climate-related di…

#BTOpinion: Fortune may favour the bold in Jurong Lake District mega site tender Despite the hefty price tag, leading developers should seriously consider participating in the tender - with a large project, there is room…

Shutting startups down: When to pull the plug? “We just couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. We looked at the team, we looked at the product and I thought, it’s better to call it a day,” says the co-founder o…

Singapore’s first electric pickup truck to debut in Q4 2023 While there is no official estimated pricing yet, as a fully-electric light commercial vehicle it is likely to qualify for the maximum Commercial Vehicle Emissi…

Lawrence Wong to replace Tharman as chairman of EDB’s International Advisory Council Wong, who is also Minister for Finance, will chair the IAC’s 21st meeting in November, EDB said on Friday.

Singapore, Vietnam can deepen ties in innovation, energy connectivity, sustainability: Tan See Leng Singapore companies have expanded their investments in Vietnam in diversified sectors over the years, says the minister,…

Meta’s Threads swiftly signs up 30 million users, in clear threat to Musk-owned Twitter Among those joining new app Threads are Jennifer Lopez, Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama - and the Business Times.

Link Hotel owners stave off forced sale with financing to repay S$51 million loan The boutique hotel in Tiong Bahru was put up for sale through an expression of interest exercise in April.

Taxi segment could rev up ComfortDelGro’s shares; but rising costs and competition are potential speed bumps ComfortDelGro’s move to implement a new platform fee for its booking app CDG Zig should drive profits.

Single family offices that receive tax incentives in Singapore employ 1,400 locals, two-thirds paid more than S$5,000 monthly Among the 1,400 locals employed by these SFOs, about 900 had jobs that were created in just th…

#BTOpinion: EGMs on contentious issues must allow for more shareholder participation With rising shareholder activism and more complicated deals surfacing in the local stock market, more EGMs are expected to take place.

Latest T-bill offers 3.99% cut-off yield It's up from last month’s 3.89%.

Singapore’s liberalised power sector a shadow of its banging start after market turmoil The once-zealous trading activity in Singapore’s electricity futures market has evaporated – as has the promise of much lower power…

#BTGarage: 5 Questions with the Grab alumnus building Asean’s expert network "Most people have a 'price' – I don’t refer to just monetary and material rewards, but there’s usually something that makes people tick." In th…

Government has the right to terminate funding for SPH Media if wrongdoings are found: Josephine Teo “We have built in safeguards that allow the Government to conduct our own ad-hoc audits. If serious wrongdoings are foun…

Half of fake watches are Rolex replicas, Watchfinder CEO says “Rolex is the most aspirational luxury watch brand and the highest demand – hence – it’s the most replicated.”

✍️Editorial: More than just an annoyance to fans, scalpers threaten the economic case for concerts If scalping activity hampers demand from overseas fans, that could dampen the boost from their spending and even tarnish…

HDB resale volume down 17.8% but prices up 0.6% in June: SRX, 99.co Year on year, the overall price increase is 7.3% from the same period the year before.

Banks move away from SMS OTPs in favour of app-based authentication methods This comes as MAS has required banks to phase out SMS OTPs as a sole factor to authenticate high-risk transactions, such as adding payees and ch…

Freehold retail podium of 53 units at The Linq @ Beauty World up for sale at S$136 million The Linq is an integrated mixed-use development at a corner freehold land plot along Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kech…

Coco Lee, Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter, dies at 48 after suicide attempt “Although, Coco sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her,” said Lee…

Beijing jabs in US-China tech fight with chip material export curbs China's abrupt announcement of controls from Aug 1 on exports of some gallium and germanium products has ramped up a trade war with the United States. ➡…

Singapore property prices showing signs of moderating and stabilising: Ravi Menon Singapore's residential property market is in a “reasonably good place” and there are signs that prices have moderated and are stabilizing…

Temasek’s STT to issue S$300 million in 5.5% perpetual securities The company, which invests in data centres and infrastructure technology, expects to issue the perps on Jul 11, 2023, and list them on SGX on or about Jul…