The Business Times

#BTOpinion: Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link will not be value-destructive for Singapore property Perhaps, having even wider housing choices for Singapore’s population, including homes in Johor Bahru, can further strengthe…

Individual bankruptcy applications at 18-year high in 2023; more applying for corporate insolvency Singapore’s sluggish economy and rising inflation rate in the past year could be the main contributors to the increase in…

S-Reits expected to report muted performance this earnings season as interest costs stay high Market watchers urged investors to keep an eye on S-Reits’ balance sheets amid expectations of portfolio valuation declines.

Hiring an expatriate? Here’s what you need to know about the cost of their insurance As our city-state emerges as a beacon of stability and opportunity for expats and businesses, including those who have left Hong Kong d…

Geopolitics adding to cyber risks; Singapore companies are attractive targets: cybersecurity practitioners Malware toolkits and other software tools to engineer an attack are so widely available and so cheap that it take…

Singapore property agencies condemn misrepresentation, but acknowledge grey areas Last year, an agent from Realstar Premier Group who was accused by a buyer for passing on a marketing brochure for a good Class Bungalow (…

Hillhaven and Arcady, the first condo launches of 2024, off to slow start The Phase 1 launch of Hillhaven sold 59 out of 179 units – about 33 per cent, while The Arcady sold 51 out of 172 freehold units – just under 30 p…

#BTLifestyle: Design discovery: A house that slowly reveals its owners’ personality Spaciousness and natural light meet flamboyance in this semi-detached house in Sunset Way.

#BTLifestyle: Mayday takes fans down memory lane| Some 40,000 spectators showed up each day this past weekend at the Singapore National Stadium, where the Taiwanese band brought the house down on the final leg of its Now…

#BTLifestyle: Robertson House hotel’s Entrepot restaurant marries Chinese food with European influences It’s not easy trying to translate a colonial-Asian concept into food, and Entrepot made the right decision not to ta…

AI scientist Lee Kai-Fu quit Vizzio’s board days before founder’s sham degree exposed This development comes after Tech in Asia reported on how Jon Lee, founder and CEO of Vizzio, falsely claimed to have earned a doctor’…

You switched the lights on; traders made billions of dollars Only five years ago, Europe's energy trading industry was small, with the top firms making a combined net income of about US$100 million per year, at best. Tod…

#BTLifestyle: A "coming out party": Why Singapore Art Week 2024 is a watershed For years, Singapore-based art collectors hid in the shadows, too shy to reveal what they own. But at this year's Art Week, many are finally…

How Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong catapulted Vingroup to global conglomerate Walk along the streets of Vietnam these days and it is likely that Vingroup – the country’s largest conglomerate – has its brand presen…

#Brunch: Digital banking meets hard realities in South-east Asia’s emerging markets In most markets in which they operate, digital banks have yet to make the kind of impact that they and their investors had envisioned.

#BTLifestyle: Three-Michelin-starred Zen’s head chef resigns, plans to open own restaurant Farmer’s last day was on Jan 19, and he plans to relocate to Dubai, where he will open his own restaurant in the fourth quarter o…

Land parcels in Ang Mo Kio, Kembangan earmarked for residential use Several plots, including the site of the former Kebun Baru Primary School in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 are proposed for rezoning.

Ong Beng Seng, Iswaran and how F1 came to Singapore The Business Times looks back at Singapore’s journey to gaining the rights to host the event here and the role the duo played.

Assets seized in money laundering bust now S$3 billion; more Interpol red notices issued Fifty-five new properties and 15 vehicles have been slapped with prohibition of disposal orders by the police, in an update to Sing…

Malaysian economy expected to expand 3.8% in 2023, missing forecast on weak exports The estimation of full-year growth falls below the central bank’s earlier projection of 4%.

Violet Oon wins lawsuit, will buy business partner’s 50% stake Restaurateur Oon and her children had brought a shareholder oppression suit against Murjani and Group MMM, with an eight-day trial in July and closing submis…

China’s 2023 GDP data suggests more stimulus needed to prop up economy Growth of 5.2% exceeded the government’s official target of 5%, but economists said that the data also indicates a need for more fiscal and monetary…

Agri-commodities sector on edge as Red Sea troubles continue Singapore, which imports almost all its food products, is a “sitting duck” in cases where macroeconomic events bring about volatility and supply disruptions, a…

Sole bid for Marina South site way below expectations, raising doubts it will be awarded An analyst said that if GuocoLand were to be awarded the site, residential developers may come under pressure to write down the val…

Google CEO warns of more layoffs “These role eliminations are not at the scale of last year’s reductions, and will not touch every team. But I know it’s very difficult to see colleagues and teams impacted,” Pichai said i…

Cut-off yield on latest 6-month T-bill falls to 3.7% This was down from the 3.74% offered in the previous six-month tranche, which closed on Jan 4.

PODCAST: What can be done to assist those who face challenges adapting in a digital first climate? OCBC's Serene Koh shares their strategies with Howie Lim. This episode of Tech in Finance podcast is presented by OCBC. #…

Former Transport Minister S Iswaran was slapped with 27 charges on Thursday (Jan 18). Charge sheets state he received more than $300,000 in tickets to shows, football matches and flights between November 2015 and Decembe…

Katrina Group serves up fried chicken, craft beers to ride South Korean wave Among Katrina Group’s new brands slated to open this year are South Korean craft beer and fried chicken restaurants Daily Beer and Daily Chicke…

#BTOpinion: Thematic plays may bring cheer to Malaysia’s stock market this year after a dispiriting 2023 Anwar Ibrahim’s policies to galvanise businesses and steady the country’s fiscal footing imbue hope – but fluid pol…