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Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Singtel, Venture Corp, ARA H-Trust, YHI International, LHN Top stories 1. Companies: Data centre operators seek government support as demand for green energy surges 2. Property…

Watch where you work: How workplace design can bring people back to the office Workplace design has to become more intentional and structured to support remote work without diminishing the value of the physical office.

The best shows in Venice Biennale Here’s a pick of 20 memorable shows at the world’s biggest art event, which runs from now till Nov 24.

Nook – stylish decor, but food needs to match up With its cool brutalist design, the Tanjong Pagar eatery-bar has strong visuals with a safe food menu.

Durian duel: Malaysia to enter fray to export the spiky fruit to China, alongside Thailand, Vietnam Malaysia is seeking to reinforce its position as one of the largest exporters of the ‘king of fruits’ in the region.

Singapore hotels’ average room rate grows in March; tourist arrivals reach new post-Covid high Overall hotel room revenue, revenue per available room, average occupancy rate has also climbed in March.

#Brunch: Last rides and last rites: The rise of the limousine hearse Luxury hearses have arrived as funeral traditions change and taboos surrounding death lessen. It is now commonplace for the dead in Singapore to take t…

Far East Shopping Centre owners in private talks after close of S$928 million en bloc tender The guide price works out to a land rate of S$3,421 per square foot per plot ratio.

HSBC appoints ex-Citi banker as new Singapore head of global banking In his new role, Gilbert Ng is responsible for driving the global banking strategy and franchise growth, as well as supporting the bank’s advisory, fin…

Singapore retail sales up 2.7% in March, extending growth It marks a normalisation from February’s 8.6% growth, which was driven by receipts from Chinese New Year festivities.

H2G Green chief to stand trial on Aug 5 amid MOM probe Lim Shao-Lin is charged with making false statements to the Controller of Work Passes.

A timeline of DBS’ recent banking glitches The bank has experienced a number of disruptions to its services over the last two years.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: DBS, KIT, Clint, Elite Commercial Reit Top stories 1. Markets: Singapore Savings Bond 10-year average yield hits year-to-date high of 3.33% 2. Property: Luxury private home ren…

US Fed ‘less hawkish’ than expected; Singapore banks, net cash companies likely to outperform The pace of policy tightening will likely remain dependent on US inflation rates in the coming months.

DBS customers unable to login to Digibank, PayLah! on Thursday On outage tracker site Downdetector, more than 3,000 reports have been made from about 5.45pm about issues relating to mobile banking.

ST Engineering bags more than S$175 million in contracts to upgrade Singapore’s public bus fleet The group on Thursday (May 2) said this will “modernise” Singapore’s public bus fleet and operations.

Microsoft CEO pledges RM10.5 billion in cloud, AI investment in Malaysia Satya Nadella is on a South-east Asia tour to promote the tech giant’s generative AI technology.

DBS chief expects 2024 earnings to hit new highs as Q1 profit rises 15% to S$2.95 billion “This was obviously a very strong first quarter. It is exceptional by any measure and it’s safe to say everything went our way,” P…

Singapore offices await a new wave of tenants Landlords don’t know who the next occupants will be as the tech industry cycle which has provided demand for working spaces comes to an end

Hot stock: DBS hits all-time high on record Q1 net profit The results beat the S$2.5 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts.

Singapore keen on ‘talent exchange’, developing AI ‘guardrails’ with the US “We are looking at how we can have talent exchange to continue to attract AI talent,” he said in an interview with the Singapore media at the en…

Cordlife served letter of demand, notice of claim from customers While Cordlife did not state the amounts claimed by both clients, it said the sum being claimed under the letter of demand is “one that falls within the ju…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: DBS, Olam, Parkway Life Reit, Japfa, CSE Global Top stories 1. Companies: Upcoming Johor-Singapore SEZ to benefit property developers and Reits in industrial, commercial sector…

DBS Q1 profit up 15% to S$2.96 billion; interim dividend at S$0.54 The earnings beat the S$2.5 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts.