The Business Times

#SCA2024: Diversification pays off for CSE Global CEO Lim Boon Kheng Amidst projects waning in the oil and gas industry, the company's had to hunt for other sources of revenue. Their choice to diversify into the communic…

#BTOpinion: Market’s contrasting reactions to Grab’s and Sea’s financials show that growth alone is not enough Talking up macroeconomic tailwinds that could raise top and bottom line growth hasn’t swayed investors.

News outlet Today to merge with CNA, will become digital weekend magazine from October Mediacorp editor-in-chief Walter Fernandez said all staff will be offered roles in CNA, either as part of the team working on the new…

Michelin-starred Sushi Kimura to close on the back of rent and manpower issues Chef-owner Tomoo Kimura is in talks to open a new restaurant, but no firm plans have been made. ➡️ Singapore’s fine-dining scene in dire stra…

Demand falls for latest Singapore Savings Bond with 10-year average return of 3.1% This is down from the August issuance, which offered a first-year interest rate of 3.19%, and a 10-year average return of 3.22%.

Frasers Property turns focus to industrial and logistics sectors on limited supply, regional growth The group’s assets for these sectors have increased by over 80% in the last five years to S$11.7 billion as at the end o…

#SCA2024: Leadership takes Centurion from small-cap to mid-cap at the Singapore Corporate Awards Its CEO – winner of the Best CEO award for the small-cap category in 2016 and for mid-cap today – says the Covid years were…

KTL Global’s former CEO to serve eight months’ jail for false trading Tan Kheng Yeow conspired with another individual to create a false appearance of active trading in the company’s shares.

#SCA2024: ‘From brown to green’: With Wong at the helm, Sembcorp reaps dividends from sustainability push With a bold bet on sustainability, CEO Wong Kim Yin has led Sembcorp to remarkable achievements, including top hon…

Portability of Integrated Shield Plans could exacerbate rising premiums Rather than IP portability, the industry would do better to take a hard look at what other levers can be pulled to dampen claims and costs.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Keppel Infrastructure Trust, Wing Tai, Lum Chang Top stories 1. Wealth: Portability of Integrated Shield Plans could exacerbate rising premiums 2. Wealth: How a ‘Cash++’ portfo…

36 companies, 6 individuals clinch accolades at Singapore Corporate Awards 2024 For the first time, the Singapore Corporate Awards handed out the Distinction in Sustainability Reporting Award, which was won by City Devel…

OCBC moves to recover over S$6 million owed on mortgages for assets linked to money laundering case The bank is among several others that have been in the process of recovering funds.

Commentary: Rallying the family as the cornerstone of the refreshed Singaporean dream Every Singaporean child is precious, and our laws and policies must be unequivocal about that, says this writer.

Telehealth misbehaviour may go beyond MaNaDr – and more can be done to weed out errant doctors In one sampled month, more than 100,000 of MaNaDr’s teleconsultations involved video calls of one minute or less. Is it effec…

SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support starts April 2025, for locals with previous wage of S$5,000 and below Up to a total of S$6,000 over six months, the payout quantum will be the highest in the first month, at S$1,500. This f…

Singapore climbs to 13th place in global real estate transparency index Singapore's ‘highly transparent’ market ranked second in Asia after Japan, boosted by its focus on sustainability and digital services.

How Telegram’s founder went from Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to wanted man Pavel Durov’s arrest has caused a firestorm, turning him into a folk hero among those concerned about free speech and government censorship.

Warburg, Lendlease buy S$1.6 billion in industrial assets from Blackstone-Soilbuild private Reit The deal is one of the largest transactions involving a private portfolio of industrial assets in Singapore.

S-Reit DPUs weighed down by interest rates in H1, but tide to turn in H2 “As the Fed is expected to start rate cuts in September, S-Reits are likely to see lower financing costs moving forward. This could positively impa…

Temasek’s SeaTown raises over US$1.3 billion for private credit fund The fund targets a net return in the mid-teens, along with a double-digit distribution yield to investors.

South-east Asian currencies hit fresh highs against US dollar post-Powell speech; strength set to last till year-end Ringgit leads the charge trading at 18-month high; Singapore dollar hits decade-high; baht and rupiah e…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Thomson Medical, Silverlake Axis, RE&S Top stories 1. International: South-east Asian currencies hit fresh highs against US dollar post-Powell speech; strength set to last till…

Din Tai Fung to close 14 China outlets amid weak consumer spending There is a brutal price war among restaurants to lure increasingly frugal Chinese consumers.

#BTOpinion: Subdued bidding for housing sites will persist if sales at new condo launches are tepid Modest take-up rates at new home launches spell trouble for developers. And developers will temper housing land bids whe…

#BTOpinion: New dawn for S-Reits as Fed cuts get underway As interest rates gradually fall and market sentiment turns more positive on S-Reits, investors should be prepared for a surge in fundraising and acquisitions.

South-east Asia insurtech deals rises to US$2.35 billion in 2023 despite fewer deals: EY The majority of deal value in 2023 has been driven partly by Japanese insurer Sumitomo Life’s US$2 billion acquisition of Singapore…