The Business Times

Semiconductor companies poised for more broad-based recovery in 2025 Some Singapore-listed players, such as Frencken Group and Grand Venture Technology, may come out ahead and outperform as well, say market watchers.

Singapore business sentiment improves for 2025; manpower costs, uncertain demand still top concerns About 40% of companies surveyed are satisfied with the current business climate, up from 37% in the year-ago period.

CDL, Frasers, Sekisui launch The Orie with prices starting in the S$2,400 to S$2,500 psf range It is the first private residential launch in Toa Payoh since 2016.

Johor-Singapore SEZ poised to absorb Singapore’s lower-skilled jobs – but that may be the point For Johor, the SEZ offers an opportunity to mitigate its long-standing “brain drain”, as Malaysians seeking employment often…

‘Bleisure’ accommodation and more – 4 travel trends to watch in 2025 Travellers will want more varied accommodation options and eco-centric experiences; medical tourism is primed to do well.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Nio, SingPost, Digital Core Reit, Trendlines Top Stories: 1. Companies: ‘Bleisure’ accommodation and more – 4 travel trends to watch in 2025 2. Singapore: Johor-Singapore SEZ p…

HDB resale prices continue climbing; up 2.5% in Q4 and 9.6% for 2024 “The resale prices in Q4 2024 continued to be driven by a strong broad-based demand, as well as some supply tightness in the market,” said HDB. ➡️ Priv…

SingPost appoints Neo Su Yin as group COO In this newly created role, Neo will oversee the group’s Singapore and international business units and property.

Singapore’s economy grew 4% in 2024; Q4 GDP comes in at 4.3% This makes last year’s GDP better than the official forecast of “around 3.5%” that MTI had narrowed to last November.

#BTOpinion: Will 2025 be a year of caution or celebration for Singapore? In his first GE at the helm, PM Wong may strike a note of hope rather than fear, despite the clouded global outlook.

Nio delivers 221,970 vehicles in 2024, achieving delivery record high in December It has delivered 31,138 vehicles in the month, 72.9% higher than the year ago period.

Five sports wishes for 2025: More top-class action at the Sports Hub please? Word is that Manchester United may visit Kuala Lumpur to play an exhibition match in May or June - would it be asking too much if they could ho…

Malaysia faces delicate balancing act as it prepares to lead Asean in 2025 On the first day of 2025, Malaysia will formally assume the chairmanship of the 10-member Asean bloc.

Just what the doctor ordered: Thailand pivots from Middle East medical magnet to longevity sanctuary Thailand raked in a whopping US$850 million in medical tourism revenue in 2023, almost twice that of second-place conte…

#BTLifestyle: House of a Singapore pioneer Not many can say they live on their grandfather’s road, but Yvonne Wee-Doo can, as the descendent of prominent Hainanese immigrant Wee Cheow Keng (1860-1939) for whom the street…

Keppel delivers higher asset monetisation as it gears up for next phase of its transformation Keppel has unlocked US$1.5 billion through its asset monetisation programme, higher than the S$950 million monetised in 2023.

Analysts positive on S-Reits in 2025 after a roller-coaster year With S-Reits delivering yields of around 6%, they are a “compelling” investment choice in a lower-interest-rate environment, says an industry watcher.