The Business Times

From Valencia to Los Angeles, Asian billionaires own football clubs around the world From Singapore billionaire Peter Lim purchasing Valencia in 2014 to Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan acquiring Cardiff City, here's some pr…

#GE2025: East Coast GRC MP Cheryl Chan retires from politics, will not contest in GE 2025 She is the seventh PAP MP to have announced retirement ahead of the polls on May 3.

Singapore GCB market sees interest picking up amid global uncertainty The shaky macro outlook could prompt some of the globally mobile wealthy to “put down roots in Singapore for its stability and purchase a luxury home”…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Keppel, Keppel DC Reit, CDL, ICP Top Stories: 1. Property: Singapore GCB market sees interest picking up amid global uncertainty 2. Companies: SGX’s venture int…

NTUC ‘closely monitoring’ impact of US tariffs, will ensure workers continue to receive support Labour chief Ng Chee Meng said: “Amid the uncertainties brought about by global trade and tariff wars, NTUC will strengthen…

#GE2025: PAP’s West Coast-Jurong West team offers mix of youth and experience: Desmond Lee National Development Minister Desmond Lee says he respects the contributions of PSP chairman Tan Cheng Bock over the years.

Muted momentum, stable demand in luxury homes in wake of ABSD hikes There were 14 foreign buyers of new condos in the Core Central Region in Q1 2025, a far cry from the 92 in Q1 2023, before the government increased ABSD…

Younger shoppers help power Little Farms’ islandwide expansion The gourmet grocer aims to double the number of its stores by 2030, from seven now. Unpacking the success and challenges of Singapore’s gourmet grocers:

#GE2025: SDP unveils ‘Thrive’ manifesto with proposals from tax to immigration and housing. “We want to go beyond just depending on vouchers and handouts,” Party chairman Paul Tambyah said. WP introduces final 3 new face…

#GE2025: Tan See Leng to helm PAP’s Marine Parade-Braddell Heights team, which includes new face Marine Parade-Braddell Heights is formed from parts of Marine Parade GRC, MacPherson SMC, Mountbatten SMC and Potong Pasir…

#GE2025: PSP’s leaders to run in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, in reprise of GE2020’s closest fight The three party leaders gave the PAP the toughest fight in GE2020 in West Coast GRC, which forms the basis of West Coast-J…

#BTLuxe: Rene Vijay Shrestha Einhaus: Advocate of Nepal’s luxury credentials An investment banker in Germany who left everything behind and flew to Nepal on a feeling. Now it is his mission to make Nepal the next luxury…

Toyota meets ‘aggressive’ Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – and combustion engines “Previously, we thought South Korean carmakers were our so-called competitors, but the Chinese are more aggressive than them,…

#BTOpinion: Can Paragon Reit upgrade crown jewel Paragon without unitholders’ distribution taking a big hit? Paragon’s upgrading conundrum: Paragon Reit’s unitholders might suffer much pain if major asset enhancement wor…

Citi transformation is paying off amid tariff troubles, with room for optimism “We have been in Singapore for 123 years – it is one of the markets we’ve had the longest presence in.” says Citi’s head of international Ern…

#BTLuxe: Nothing can stop Manor Group's John Lim It was only after spending 10 years in the civil service that John Lim got to start his entrepreneurial journey. With his savings and a bank loan, Lim in 2011 founded the…

#GE2025: WP unveils three new candidates, including Senior Counsel Harpreet Singh The new candidates are senior counsel Harpreet Singh Nehal, former associate director Sufyan Mikhail Putra Mohd Kamil and Visa's APAC prod…

ST Engineering group COO Ravinder Singh to retire; Vertex Holdings’ managing director Mervyn Tan to take his place Mervyn Tan, managing director, investment, at venture capital firm Vertex Holdings, will join the group t…

#GE2025: SDP launches campaign slogan ‘Thrive, not just Survive’. Among the proposals is a reduction of the GST to 5% and scrapping it for everyday essentials. SPP launches manifesto, proposes distributing government sur…

#GE2025: Not a ‘consolation prize’ to field former PAP opposition-ward candidates in other constituencies: SM Lee The decision on where to field various candidates is up to the PAP and its ‘overall political calculation’…

#GE2025: NTUC chief Ng Chee Meng fielded in Jalan Kayu SMC; SM Lee Hsien Loong continues to lead Ang Mo Kio “Some have asked me: ‘Why return to politics after the last election?’ My answer is a simple one – because I nev…

#Brunch: Why fengshui still matters in modern Singapore Royce Zheng, principal fengshui consultant at Modern Times Fengshui, fetches around S$15,000 a month from fengshui consultations. He also applies the practice to hi…

CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion, Sherman Kwek’s strategy CDL believes its share price takes a relatively bigger hit compared to its peers in the face of adverse developments beca…

#BTOpinion: A stock that offers shelter from Trump’s mayhem The small-cap miner operating in Malaysia has expanded its processing capacity and is riding the soaring price of gold.

Teo Hock Seng’s Old Holland Road bungalow up for auction with S$36 million opening price The Brizay Park GCB owned by Komoco Holdings executive chairman Teo Hock Seng has six en suite bedrooms, a swimming pool, as well a…

Mercedes-Benz revamps commercial EV lineup in Singapore German manufacturer offers its first large electric van, unveils new versions of existing light commercial vehicle models.

Asia, Europe, gold, private markets: Where investors can seek refuge as US exceptionalism is cast into doubt Swiss private bank Julius Baer told clients to take the opportunity to move out of American equities should pri…

#GE2025: Workers’ Party introduces another batch of new faces, including ex-IMH director Among the four is Dr Ong Lue Ping, a 48-year-old senior principal clinical psychologist at IMH. He served as the institution’s dire…

A ransomware attack hit a DBS vendor. What is it and how does it affect bank operations? Singapore is hit by over 21 million cyberattacks originating from compromised servers in 2024.