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Sales up at The Car Expo on bigger COE supply, demand for China EVs The upcoming 3.6 per cent bump-up in the COE supply may have spurred buyer action, say dealers.

Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don’t want to return to office “If there are people who just don’t work well in that environment and don’t want to, that’s okay, there are other companies around,” said CEO Matt Garman.

HDB, condo leasing volumes down in September amid softer rents: SRX, 99.co Condo rents down 0.2% in September, HDB rents up 0.1% from August.

S$65m fish farm to be sold at fraction of cost amid owner’s financial woes Apollo Aquarium's multi-storey fish farming facility has been conditionally sold to local construction and engineering firm HPC Builders and Aqua…

Love, Bonito lays off 29 employees globally, including 14 in Singapore Affected employees will receive a support package in line with local regulations, said Dione Song, chief executive of Love, Bonito.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: UOB Kay Hian, Keppel DC Reit, FLCT Top stories: 1. Singapore: Sales up at The Car Expo on bigger COE supply, demand for China EVs 2. Companies: FLCT to acquire Tuas logistics f…

#BTOpinion: Dear UOL board: don’t stay a crouching tiger, unleash the hidden dragon in the stock The property player must urgently address its yawning market discount to book value.

Chick-fil-A announces 2025 Singapore launch in US$75 million Asia foray This will mark its entry into the region as well as the start of a 10-year investment.

Bursa Malaysia’s outperformance may attract Singapore listcos seeking higher valuations Singapore-listed UMS and Grand Venture Technology say they are eyeing secondary listings in Kuala Lumpur.

#BTOpinion: MediShield Life changes: Higher premiums on the cards for Integrated Shield Plans Significantly lower proration factors, recommended by MediShield Life Council, will place bigger burden on IPs; premium hikes…

5,000 BTO flats, including in Tanjong Rhu and seaview units in Woodlands, to go on sale in February Two projects in Chencharu, an up-and-coming HDB residential area in Yishun, and flats in Mei Chin Road in Queenstown wil…

URA, HDB launch sale sites at Lentor, River Valley, Marina Gardens, Woodlands The government says it will continue to release a steady supply of private residential units in upcoming GLS programmes.

Approvals for pass aimed at top foreign talent drop by over half, after salary threshold hike Between September 2023 and August 2024, 1,400 PEP applications were approved, down from 3,200 during the same period the previ…

Singaporean driver to fugitive Su Binghai expected to plead guilty over S$3 billion money laundering case Liew Yik Kit had in his possession Su’s Rolls-Royce Phantom, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Ferrari F8 Spider and a Ferra…

Cut-off yield on latest Singapore 1-year T-bill tumbles to 2.71% This is down from the 3.38% offered in the previous auction that closed in July.

Disney Adventure cruise ship departs from Marina Bay on Dec 15, 2025; bookings open Dec 10, 2024 The ship is expected to bring about job opportunities, both through direct hiring and its use of supporting services

Meta lays off employees at WhatsApp and Instagram, the Verge reports Meta has slashed around 21,000 jobs since November 2022 to keep costs low with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the “Year of Efficiency”.

Singapore still committed to being open, rules-based, despite legal changes to stop Allianz-Income deal: Chee One sticking point that the government flagged was an intended capital extraction exercise of S$1.85 billion u…

First Singaporean to plead guilty in nation’s largest money laundering case Liew Yik Kit, 41, was the personal driver to Cambodian national Su Binghai, who is wanted for his involvement in alleged money laundering offenc…

Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Parkway Life Reit, Yeo Hiap Seng Sembcorp's latest contract win is not expected to materially impact its FY2024 earnings per share; Parkway Life Reit's third-quarter distribution per unit rose…

Singapore key exports extend growth with 2.7% rise in September Both electronic and non-electronic exports grew for the month.

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. Companies: Bursa Malaysia’s outperformance may attract Singapore listcos seeking higher valuations 2. Singapore: Approvals for pass aimed at top foreign talent drop by over half, after salar…

S-Reits earnings, DPU likely to decline in Q3 despite interest rate cut Analysts say that the sector’s DPUs are likely to “stay flat” or even contract, as most S-Reits have their debts pegged to fixed interest rates.

#BTOpinion: Adrian Cheng’s exit as New World Development’s CEO bodes well for family-linked listed groups If done right, investors need not fear that a family-linked listed group will fall short in areas such as governan…

Failed Income acquisition: Allianz shareholders may baulk at taking on social mission: Lawyer The move to extract capital so soon after the M&A was most likely the main reason behind the government’s rejection, says a la…

New MediShield withdrawal, claim limits and premiums Take a look at the revised MediShield Life claim and MediSave withdrawal limits. Also, check out the new MediShield Life premiums for your age band, both for 2025 and…

PODCAST: Institutional investors are getting back into digital assets and crypto. Should we? Howie Lim speaks to Kunal Chowdhry from Apollo Singapore Investments to find out. #btpodcasts #moneyhacks 🎧 Listen here: Also…

Pritam’s lawyer continues to raise doubts over Raeesah Khan’s credibility on day 3 of WP chief’s trial “There can’t be a more barefaced contradiction to what she’s saying there,” Pritam Singh’s lawyer, Andre Jumabhoy, to…

One Championship hit with dozens of layoffs to cut costs The move comes even as the Singapore-based sports promoter achieves ‘record revenues and cost efficiencies’.

Sunset Hospitality takes over Hotel Fort Canning lease, rebrands hotel It will offer a selection of venues, ranging from restaurants to nightlife.