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Sheng Siong scoops up DFI’s last two Singapore properties Sheng Siong entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement on Friday (Sep 27) to acquire real estate development company Jelita Property.

Four-storey Bugis shophouse fetches S$42 million, deal brewing for 3 adjoining units At the corner of North Bridge Road and Liang Seah Street, a four-storey shophouse that has a popular dessert outlet at street level is…

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SBS Transit CEO brings engineer’s lens to his front-row seat in sustainability journey Jeffrey Sim has also raised the portion of senior management compensation linked to ESG performance targets to 25% in 2023 from 20% t…

#Brunch: "Why buy ST Engineering if I can buy Lockheed Martin?”: Young investors think twice about SGX “Having followed (the local equities market) for some time, my impression is that it is very slow, and liquidity is v…

Nine in 10 senior buyers of two-room flexi flats opt for shorter leases: HDB Almost all these units cost under S$200,000.

Roxy Square’s S$1.25 billion collective sale closes with no bids Appetite for en bloc sites may not pick up any time soon despite the Federal Reserve’s oversized interest-rate cut, according to market watchers.

FairPrice, Sheng Siong in fine fettle even as Giant shrinks footprint Although online grocers such as Lazada’s Redmart and Amazon Fresh may seem to cannibalise physical supermarket store sales, the impact appears relativ…

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Stressed and overworked: Are Singapore employees condemned to burnout? “There was constant pressure to over-deliver, over-anticipate and over-think, to ensure everything is covered and better than perfect. It was a never…

PODCAST: Due to the complexity and time-consuming nature of managing their wealth, many HNWIs struggle with putting comprehensive wealth plans in place. Howie Lim speaks to Leah Ng, chief bancassurance officer at Manulif…

Singapore rises to 4th place in Global Innovation Index, its best rank in more than a decade It keeps its regional crown for the South-east Asia, East Asia and Oceania category.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, UOL, SingLand, Amos Top stories 1. Property: FairPrice, Sheng Siong in fine fettle even as Giant shrinks footprint 2. Property: Roxy Squ…

China to issue 2 trillion yuan (S$366.6 billion) of sovereign debt this year to help revive economy: sources As part of the package, the Ministry of Finance plans to issue one trillion yuan of special sovereign debt to s…

First 4-room Bidadari flats resold from S$937,500 to S$1.17 million, about double original sale prices Some analysts say the prices could serve as benchmarks for other transactions in the area, while others cautioned aga…

Singapore’s 2024 GDP growth may exceed official range after August factory output outperforms: economists Industrial production jumps 21%, with the electronics cluster surging almost 50%.

#BTOpinion: Boost market-making, broaden indices with bold moves, not incremental steps The STI hit a 17-year high on Monday (Sep 23), and securities trading volume has been healthy lately. How quick can Singapore unfurl…

Strong desire to disconnect: 80% of Singapore employees say they should disengage after hours A large majority (71%) of employees believe there would be negative repercussions if they failed to respond to work after hour…

Train disruption on EWL could last days; LTA and SMRT aim to partially restore services on Sept 27 The second-longest rail disruption in Singapore to date affected about 358,000 passengers on Sept 25. Another 516,000 wil…

Qantas deceived almost one million passengers with fake flights Qantas carried on selling tickets on cancelled flights for an average of 11 days.

PODCAST: Instead of investing in whisky, try whisky barrels or casks. The returns are solid with few risks. But be prepared to play the long game. Howie Lim speaks with Alexander Knight, CEO, Whisky Cask Club to find out…

T-bill cut-off yield falls to 2.97% in first auction after Fed announces rate cut Yield falls below 3% for first time since September 2022.

HDB releases mixed-use site at new Chencharu housing estate for sale The plot in Yishun potentially yields about 875 new homes.

Sea freight rates on a trough may instead crest on the back of a US port strike If the strike becomes lengthy, Asia would feel a major impact in the run-up to the Lunar New Year, notes an industry watcher.

US firm SI Group to shutter chemical manufacturing facility on Jurong Island SI Group attributed the closure to high costs in Singapore and “substantial changes in the antioxidant value chain” in the region in recent yea…

Citibank to close last branch in Singapore in October amid shift to wealth hubs The move comes amid higher adoption of digital, online and self-service platforms for banking activities, it told customers via e-mail.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: First Sponsor, Dyna-Mac Top stories 1. Companies & Markets: Sea freight rates on a trough may instead crest on the back of a US port strike 2. Property: Record S$8,000-a-month…

Singapore businesses, consumers at risk of delays, supply shortfalls with looming US dockworker strike The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore said it has so far not “observed exceptional changes to vessel traffic at Si…

After tasting success, Rich & Good Cake Shop is now at a crossroads “We have to expand and innovate – otherwise our team will grow and grow, but we won’t have the revenue to feed everybody,” says co-founder Jeanne Liu.