The Business Times

#BTOpinion: Owners of discounted property groups should emulate Sakae’s Douglas Foo Sakae's Douglas Foo looks to have snared a great deal with his proposed sale of about 20% of the F&B group to Makara Capital, says BT's…

Concert ticket scam victims lost S$518,000 this year, more than past five-year total E-commerce scammers are taking advantage of the heavy demand for concert tickets by many popular performers who have chosen Singapore a…

Singapore’s core inflation would have peaked if not for MAS’ policy moves: Alvin Tan He was responding to questions from MPs on the record S$30.8 billion net loss posted by the central bank for the financial year ended M…

Government urges employers, industry bodies to work out alternative transport for workers “If the companies are unable to operate their business, there will be knock-on effects on society, including delays affecting new…

In summary: PM Lee & Chan Chun Sing’s statements on S Iswaran probe, Tan Chuan-Jin-Cheng Li Hui affair In their statements, PM Lee and Minister Chan Chun Sing responded to 18 questions filed by Members of Parliament on C…

CPIB did not initially disclose Iswaran’s arrest to gather more facts first: Chan Chun Sing CPIB did not disclose that Transport Minister S Iswaran had been arrested in its statement on Jul 12 as it wanted to first estab…

‘PAP has taken a hit but we will do the right thing’ PM Lee says following graft probe and former Speaker-MP affair “For the good of our country, we will carry through what needs to be done in accordance with the law, ev…

[Breaking] Iswaran interdicted from duty with reduced monthly pay of S$8,500: PM Lee The specific details in Iswaran’s case follow generally how the civil service would deal with a senior officer in a similar situation,…

Industry watchers positive on new anti-money laundering moves for single family offices A consultant for several family offices called the move a “good start” and signals the Monetary Authority of Singapore “has teeth”.

Singapore companies scoring higher in corporate governance; Singtel reclaims top spot Singtel reclaimed its top ranking from Sats on the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index.

Fitch cuts US credit rating a notch from AAA to AA+ Fitch cited an expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden.

Singapore fintech funding at 3-year low, but experts say recovery is near Experts believe that fintech deal volume will improve in H2 2023 and funding will start recovering from 2024.

PM Lee to deliver ministerial statement on CPIB’s Iswaran probe, MP resignations on Wednesday Parliament will sit at 11am on Wednesday, beginning with the election of a new Speaker of Parliament.

Barramundi Group stops farming sea bass in Singapore due to deadly virus outbreak A deadly fish virus has cast a pall over the future of sea bass farming in Singapore after forcing Singapore's only fish farm operator in…

Singapore stocks’ market cap up 4.6% in July The earnings season thus far has seen more upside surprises than downside surprises in the US, across Asean as well as in Singapore, notes an industry watcher.

Myanmar junta pardons ex-leader Suu Kyi for five offences, reports state media She has been in detention since the military seized power in a coup in early 2021.

#BTOpinion: Keppel Reit units: To have and to hold – or not? While several factors hold promise for KReit including resilient rents, risks such as a prolonged slowdown in economic activity could hamper demand for office…

Deliveroo and Gojek team up in Singapore to offer cross-platform benefits and opportunities Users of Deliveroo Plus Gold – Deliveroo’s highest subscription tier – will receive two 20% Gojek discount vouchers every month…

#BTOpinion: Not the Best World for shareholders Best World’s co-founder and group CEO Dora Hoan was paid S$12.5 million to S$12.75 million in FY2022 - putting her ahead of the CEO of OCBC. Is the performance worth the pa…

Singapore tech workers face volatile share price, tax burden with stock options One Singapore-based Amazon employee was hit with a tax bill this year that was more than triple her monthly net salary. Even if paid in inst…

Wing Tai’s Holland Tower en bloc buy falls through on planning permission hiccup Wing Tai is understood to have paid 5% of the purchase price – around S$3.82 million – as a deposit thus far.

#BTOpinion: Lessons from Manulife US Reit’s troubles Timely recapitalisation exercises could transform perception of the beleaguered Reit’s peers and make them more appealing to bargain hunters.