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First private residential sites in Turf City, former Keppel Golf Course among 7 new state land sites unveiled for sale High demand expected for both sites as developers seek to gain a first-mover advantage.

Citigroup promotes 344 executives to managing directors A memo sent to all employees by the executive management committee said this year had one of “the largest MD cohorts in our firm’s history.” Barclays is also promot…

Separate COE category for private-hire cars in Singapore being ‘carefully studied’: Chee Hong Tat It is part of the second phase of the ongoing point-to-point transport sector review, which is examining the more complex…

Sembcorp unit signs 10-year LNG supply deal with Chevron The delivery of about 0.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year is expected to start in 2028.

Bitcoin has broken the US$100,000 barrier. What next? Bitcoin has broken the US$100,000 barrier despite a wave of profit-taking in end Nov. Experts remain optimistic about the cryptocurrency’s price action in view of str…

Carousell cuts 76 employees in latest round of lay offs The affected staff represents 7% of the total headcount.

S&P places Singapore Post on credit watch negative following strategy reset, sale of Australia business The loss of a key earnings pillar introduces uncertainty over SingPost’s future strategy and earnings contribution,…

Government releases 10 confirmed list land sales sites for H1 2025 including 3 EC parcels These can yield about 5,030 private housing units.

Property tycoon Gordon Tang and wife make conditional offer of S$1.16 each to acquire all units of Suntec Reit The bid was triggered after they acquired more than 30% of Reit’s units.

Stocks to watch: Sembcorp Industries, Suntec Reit, Digital Core Reit, SingPost Sembcorp unit signs 10-year LNG supply deal with Chevron; Property tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine have made a mandatory conditional c…

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. Companies: Property tycoon Gordon Tang and wife make conditional offer of S$1.16 each to acquire all units of Suntec Reit 2. Companies: S&P places Singapore Post on credit watch negative fol…

Co-working operators seek closer ties with landlords as new flex space take-up falls to five-year low The pace of expansion slows significantly post-pandemic, as operators take on a cautious stance.

Keppel partners Amazon Web Services on generative AI, sustainable infrastructure The global asset manager is developing a cable system, which will be ‘the largest capacity high-speed transmission cable’ across the Pacifi…

#BTOpinion: Bankers can expect a bumper bonus after standout year, but hopefully it won’t be an obscene sum Bank profits hit all-time highs for the first nine months of 2024, with their share prices reaching multi-year p…

Hongkong Land is said to weigh sale of Singapore developer MCL The Jardine Matheson-backed firm, which owns 100% of MCL Land, seeks to divest the Singapore-based company at a premium to its book value of S$1.1 billion.

Singapore retail sales up 2.2% in October with mixed sectoral performance Of the 14 industries, eight report year-on-year growth.

South Korea’s political turmoil casts shadow over Asean trade and investment Foreign companies may defer investment plans in the country as political turbulence raises concerns over business stability and disruptions to…

MAS extends deadline to cease corporate cheques to end-2026 Retail cheques will still remain available.

Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slips to 3% This is down from the 3.08% offered in the previous auction that closed on Nov 21.

STI jumps more than 1%, nearing a record high This puts it on pace to break the last record high of 3,906.16 reached in 2007.

Political drama hits South Korean markets with investors likely to stay cautious Singapore companies in the country are monitoring the situation; foreign investors were already worried over tariff impact since Trump’s vi…

Bitcoin tops US$100,000 for the first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans Bitcoin has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the four weeks since Trump’s sweeping election victory. ➡️Market play…

French government falls in historic no-confidence vote French lawmakers voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which hurled France further into po…

Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Hong Fok, OKH CapitaLand Investment's Extra Space Asia partners with Japan's biggest indoor self-storage manager Ambitious; Hong Fok has acquired five ground-floor units in Singapo…

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. Companies: Political drama hits South Korean markets with investors likely to stay cautious 2. Property: Co-working operators seek closer ties with landlords as new flex space take-up falls…

Singapore, Hong Kong to make up half of StanChart’s affluent business in ‘ambitious’ expansion plans It is targeting US$200 billion in new assets and double-digit income growth in its wealth business over the next five y…

PM Wong named secretary-general of PAP Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has been named the new secretary-general of the People’s Action Party, succeeding Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Former CEO of Citiraya Industries slapped with misappropriation, corruption charges This criminal breach of trust charge carries a mandatory jail term of up to seven years, and possibly a fine as well.

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#BTExplains: What is martial law, and how does it affect South Korea’s business and economic activity? Martial law grants the government sweeping powers, including restricting the freedom of the press, limiting assembly,…