The Business Times

Condo resale prices continue to soften in July, volumes rise: SRX, 99.co The overall median capital gain for resale condos was S$310,000 in July, up S$20,000 from the previous month.

#BTOpinion: The irony of green buildings making way for newer ones is the wastage it generates Think of the amounts of concrete and steel – highly carbon-intensive to manufacture to begin with – that will be knocked down…

ComfortDelGro targets larger overseas footprint amid limited Singapore growth “For us to increase market share (in Singapore) is extremely difficult, and that’s a fact,” says Group CEO Cheng Siak Kian Cheng.

Singapore exploring new tools to manage significant investments in critical entities There is a need to ensure that investments into critical entities do not affect Singapore’s economic resilience and national security i…

Presidential candidates pitch strengths, ideas in televised forum All three were noted to be linked to the establishment, ruling party or opposition, and they were asked how they would convince voters that they are not p…

Singapore real estate agents’ takings hit by market slump after record highs of 2022 PropNex’s revenue shrank 22.9% to S$364.3 million, its lowest since 2020, while Apac Realty saw revenue drop 24.2%.

OKP unit awarded S$188.3 million LTA contract to construct new cycling path network This marks the third contract awarded to OKP by LTA in a year. The contract will bring the group’s current net construction order book t…

#BTOpinion: Managing distortions from people parking money in Singapore property A well-funded party could enter the property development market here with relative ease and bid aggressively to buy land, driving up land p…

SingPost pushes diversity envelope with non-binary gender disclosures In its sustainability report, SingPost added the category “Non-binary, gender diverse or unknown” for statistics on the gender composition of its work…

OCBC says ‘all banking services restored’ after ‘technical problem’ affected services “We would like to assure our customers that no customer data has been compromised and that their monies remain safe,” said the bank.

Fulfilment and the FIRE movement: The realities of life after early retirement Some struggle when asked, “What do you do now?” and are in a constant search for labels to define their identity and purpose.

Singapore, Vietnam to boost innovation, tech collaboration amid strong economic ties Countries ink MOU to promote partnerships in talent attraction and development, advanced manufacturing and more.

HPL’s plan to redevelop Forum mall, voco Orchard Singapore and HPL House gets URA nod Spanning 114,153.38 square metres (sq m), the mixed-use development will have a hotel, residential units across two tower buildings, a…

OCBC app down with ‘network issues’, ATM, branch and card services restored OCBC said that its ATM, branch and card services have been restored, but its internet banking, mobile banking and digital business banking servi…

China’s worsening economic slowdown is rippling across the globe Global investors have already pulled more than US$10 billion from China’s stock markets, with most of the selling in blue chips.

Exit push by private investors expected to fire up IPO market In spite of the publicly expressed preference for a US listing among quite a few companies, Singapore remains an “ideal environment” for such a move, says an…

Mental health, corruption among issues raised by youth in ST’s Ask The Next President Anything show Presidential candidates Ng Kok Song and Tharman Shanmugaratnam said levels of stress among young people have gone up fro…

Nationals from ‘higher-risk’ countries bought at least 232 Singapore properties over past 7 years Deals done by buyers with passports from Cyprus, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turkey, Vanuatu and Cambodia appear to h…

#BTOpinion: Revitalising the Singapore spirit one policy at a time The key announcements on public housing and retirement adequacy at the National Day Rally underscore Singapore’s commitment to strengthening its social c…

Nvidia’s US$25 billion buyback ‘a head-scratcher’ for some shareholders Share buyback is often seen as a signal that a stock is cheap, but Nvidia shares have shot up 220% so far this year.

#BTOpinion: Why robots still have so much to learn from children AI systems, including ChatGPT, benefit from training on vast amounts of data available online. But obtaining the data to teach a robot movement and percept…

SLA, URA call new tender for 0.86-hectare former Bt Timah Fire Station site after consortium pulls out This after a consortium that was awarded the project earlier pulled out in 2022.

#BTLifestyle: Where are NFTs now? Singapore’s creatives reclaim space after market wipe-out “The scene is generally quiet, but, in a way, that’s good. The artists and collectors who had entered the market to speculate an…

#BTLifestyle: Celebrity skincare from actors Deanna Yusoff and Lawrence Wong… and a Nobel laureate “It’s now an industry that everyone from top-tier financiers to A-list celebrities wants to be a part of, with good reaso…

#BTLifestyle: Navigating the woke world 'Say The Right Thing', one of the most helpful books this writer has read in a long time, is an invaluable guide on how to be a better and more empathetic human being.

#BTLifestyle: Les Amis’ Zeniya raises the Japanese kaiseki game in Singapore The Singapore outpost of the two-Michelin-starred Kanazawa restaurant showcases the art of simplicity to good effect.

Tharman believes S’pore is ready for a non-Chinese PM Asked when Singapore will know it is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister, Tharman said: “Singapore is ready any time for a non-Chinese prime minister.” ➡️Trust and…

CEA probing agents over deals with possible links to recent money laundering raid Sources say that following the police blitz on Aug 15, at least two real estate agencies reported transactions or activities to the author…