The Business Times

#Brunch: Can Singapore's CBD 'weekend ghost town' be turned into a 'city that never sleeps'? A bustling business district by day, but a ghost town after hours and on Sundays. Two decades on, some 15 housing projects yiel…

StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year Surge in total remuneration comes mainly from nearly 78% increase in long-term incentive award. ➡️StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as Q4 earnings beat estimates

Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals Consulting firms, which have a long history of cashing in on government projects, are nervous. None of them appear to have a seat at Musk’s table - they co…

New lock-in rule for private-hire cars could moderate COE demand Move will encourage fleet owners to be more cautious in bidding and reduce speculation.

Stirred but not shaken, Singapore’s oil hub status could see opportunities from US tariff poser US President Donald Trump’s policy focusing on exporting US gas into Asia could also boost Singapore’s status as an LNG trad…

StarHub H2 net profit up 7.5% at S$78.4 million This translates to an earnings per share of S$0.043 for the recorded period.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Wilmar, SIA, Genting Singapore, Starhub, FEHT, The Hour Glass, UOL Top Stories: 1. Companies: Stirred but not shaken, Singapore’s oil hub status could see opportunities from US…

Valid claims against Jannie Chan’s bankruptcy estate balloon by S$18.9 million Chan, the co-founder of luxury timepiece retailer The Hour Glass, was declared bankrupt in 2019.

#BTExplains: Why Malaysia Airports’ multi-billion ringgit privatisation matters The controversial deal led by the country’s two largest state-linked funds will see Malaysia Airports leave Bursa Malaysia after 25 years –…

PODCAST: Maybank’s long established cross-border digital banking services are in focus in this podcast with Alvin Lee from Maybank Singapore. #btpodcasts This episode is brought to you by Maybank. 🎧 Listen here: Also av…

TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit: sources The layoffs began the same day for teams in Asia and Europe, Middle East and Africa.

SIA Q3 net profit rises 146.7% on one-off non-cash gain from Air India-Vistara merger The national carrier expects demand for air travel to stay healthy in the last quarter of FY2025.

Not all SMEs may benefit from #Budget2025’s business support measures: companies Schemes related to mergers and acquisitions are for larger firms, and vouchers do not help SMEs outside the heartlands.

Ex-group CEO of Apollo Aquaculture accused of using S$450,000 bribe to pay for condo Ng Woei Kiat, 51, purportedly used the money to pay for the partial down payment for a condominium unit.

Former manager at DBS Bank admits cheating 4 clients of S$348k Pang Yuheng, 28, also attempted to cheat two more clients.

Polling district changes for 12 constituencies in latest update ahead of GE2025 The 12 affected constituencies are Aljunied, East Coast, Holland-Bukit Timah, Jurong, Marine Parade, Pasir Ris-Punggol, Tampines, Tanjong Pa…

HSBC expects cost-cutting drive to hit less than 8% of global headcount “We’re not tracking headcount; what we’re tracking is the realisation of cost savings – we’re tracking this like hawks,” said HSBC CEO Georges Elhed…

How does Shalom Movers attract and retain talent in a labour-heavy industry? | Career Health at Work What started as a one-man, one-van business, is now a fleet of 80 vehicles and over 200 staff, with operations that spa…

PropNex unit sued for about S$1.2 million over agent’s alleged misrepresentation in ‘99-to-1’ deals The practice is a tax avoidance arrangement to reduce the rightful ABSD payable on the purchase of a residential propert…

'Total rebound': Cat A COE price jumps 9.2% to S$92,850, dealers say market is back after 'quiet' period “It’s normal for COEs. As soon as it gets better, it then gets worse,” says the CEO for Honda dealer Kah Motor.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Seatrium, SingPost, Sasseur Reit, CSE Global, United Hampshire US Reit Top Stories: 1. Singapore: Not all SMEs may benefit from Budget 2025’s business support measures: compani…

Nasdaq-listed Grab's Q4 profit falls to US$27 million, but beats analyst estimates Full-year loss narrows to US$105 million from US$434 million. Q4 was "our strongest quarter ever" says Grab chief executive Anthony Tan.

SingPost to lay off 45 employees ‘in the coming months’ The move is not correlated with previous incidents or whistleblowing reports, it emphasises.

Reits, banks and grocers: Potential winners from #Budget2025 measures Budget 2025 tackled immediate and long-term issues, and some players in Singapore are positioned to emerge as winners from the schemes unveiled. Incom…

Hong Leong-led group to launch Lentor Central Residences; prices start at S$975,000 The 477-unit condominium is the sixth new project in the Lentor Hills area.

UOB proposes special dividend, share buyback programme as it unveils long-awaited capital return plans The bank’s disciplined approach of pursuing long-term growth with stability has served it well, says CEO. UOB looks t…

Mainstream car COE premium spikes 9.2% to S$92,850 Large-car category down 1.4% at S$109,598, other categories post mixed results.

#Budget2025: Tax incentives to beef up equities market could have ‘limited impact’, say industry experts “Any IPO exercise is never cheap, and this tax rebate can help to defray listing costs for newly listed companies t…

Robinhood expects to launch crypto products in Singapore in 2025 The company intends to roll out the services with guidance from local regulators by late 2025.

#Budget2025 delivers SG60 goodies while keeping long-term needs in sight – and with funds to spare SG60 “goodies” and support for large families were two highlights of a generous Budget that tackled immediate cost concer…