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#BTOpinion: Sugar isn’t a harmless pleasure. It’s time to acknowledge this With healthcare bills rising in Singapore, should there be a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to reduce consumption?

HappyIce ready to take its frozen vending machines to rest of S-E Asia The last-mile delivery of ice cream is the biggest challenge for cold chain logistics, especially for countries like Singapore that are near the equa…

#BTLifestyle: Saying goodbye to an architectural masterwork The family is commissioning a group of artists to create artworks as a farewell gesture to their modernist house, which will be put on the market after January…

He ain’t heavy, he’s my father “There are going to be times when my dad sees me as his daughter and not his employee,” says Charmain Kwee, executive director of Eurokars Group.

🍽BT Club Dining Experience - A Night in Puglia: A Feast for the Senses Savour Fico's signature Puglian favourites, including off-menu items specially created by Chef Mirko Febbrile, at this beachside restaurant. Click h…

#BTOpinion: Regulators should clear path for unitholders of trusts to push for manager-internalisation Would Singapore's Reit and business trust sector be more vibrant if these structures were internally managed rather t…

#BTLifestyle: “There’s a lot of undiscovered talent in Singapore': Theatre actress Nathania Ong “I’d like to help these kids through this concert," says the Singaporean star of West End’s Les Miserables as she returns ho…

#BTLifestyle: Innovation wins at World Architecture Festival 2023 The winner of the World Building of the Year award is China's Huizhen High School, where its campus is designed with blank spaces where time can be “waste…

#BTLifestyle: Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal The informality of the set-up and the menu - which leans towards casual rather than fine dining - makes Focal a good blueprint for a Singapore-style izakaya.

Forecasts of China’s slowing growth have no impact on collaboration with Singapore: DPM Wong China remains “an economy with tremendous opportunities for us to work together”, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said.

Condo maintenance fees on the rise, set to go higher as costs climb At some older luxury condos, owners are now paying up to S$2,000 a month.

Singapore scores first carbon credit transfer deal at COP28 Carbon credits from Papua New Guinea will make up the pool of credits Singapore’s high emitters can use to offset up to 5 per cent of their taxable emissions fr…

More people in hospital with Covid-19 as infections climb to highest number in Singapore in 2023 The Health Ministry, which raised the alert, said numbers are not as high as during the pandemic, and that the circulating…

MOH working closely with Cordlife to address shortcomings: Ong Ye Kung He said that investigations should take another six weeks or so. In the interim, MOH will supervise Cordlife’s cord-blood banking activities and inve…

A senior lawyer’s interaction with AI: Learning to ask good questions Goldman Sachs estimates that 44% of current legal work tasks could be automated by AI, compared with an average of 25% across all industries.

#Brunch: Not losing sleep over cashless dreams Is going cashless inevitable? Industry experts say it's only a matter of time before Singapore currency notes and coins become a relic as the adoption of digital payments pi…

Singapore premium preschool Trehaus to open first international branch in Jakarta in 2024 Trehaus – a Singapore-based education technology company that styles itself as a Silicon Valley-inspired pre-school and childcare…

'You cannot compete on price': Standing strong in an overcrowded fitness industry Home-grown yoga brand Yoga Movement recently opened its 10th studio in Singapore and is now gearing up for overseas expansion.

Singapore-listed semiconductor players could ride on industry recovery “I think the recovery will be quite gradual. It’s not like some other companies where you can just flip a switch and all the revenue starts coming ba…

Close to two-thirds of home owners with Sibor mortgages yet to switch as deadline looms Sibor will be discontinued by the end of 2024, while the Singapore dollar swap offer rate ended on Jun 30, 2023.

Two Teochew associations settle dispute over redevelopment of Teochew Building Ngee Ann Kongsi and Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan have “entered into an amicable global settlement agreement” over the redevelopment plans for th…

Chipmakers heading for an epic rebound Semiconductor sales are expected to surge 40% by 2025, due to a structural rise in demand as the world becomes increasingly digitalised.

Cut-off yield on latest 6-month T-bill slips to 3.74% as demand rises Demand for the T-bills has remained strong in recent issuances.

A year after government takeover, Sports Hub saw 30% increase in event days in 2023 Sports Hub is expected to draw close to a million visitors in 2024 who will be attending concerts by Mayday, Enhypen, Coldplay, Ed Sheer…

Enhancements to FTA among 24 deals signed to deepen Singapore, China cooperation Singapore investors and service providers will enjoy more liberal and transparent rules that “level the playing field for them to invest in…

#5Questions with managing director of Google Cloud’s AI business Caroline Yap Caroline Yap has taken an unconventional journey to become the managing director of Google Cloud's AI business - it began when she ran away fr…

Singapore food manufacturers in spotlight as Asean consumption recovers Cost pressures have largely been mitigated by the passing of the increase in prices through to consumers, notes an analyst.

HDB resale prices up 0.4% in November, but volumes decline: SRX, 99.co The total number of HDB flats sold at the million-dollar mark and over in 2023 could reach 460, about 25% higher than that last year, say industry wa…

Singapore, China to establish 30-day visa-free travel arrangement “We hope to get to pre-Covid levels and even go beyond pre-Covid levels in terms of our direct flight connectivity,” said DPM Lawrence Wong.