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Singapore’s prime residential market gears up with 2,500 new homes to be launched in 2025 About 2,500 new homes in five projects in the prime Core Central Region (CCR) are expected to be launched in 2025, a major boost i…

#BTLifestyle: Milan Design Week: Singapore talents create human-centred, sustainable solutions to contemporary issues Five designers at the world-renowned event talk about their works.

Commercial explosives firm Explomo blazes a trail in the fireworks space Lim Jun Shan, CEO of Explomo Corp, says "the government wants to establish Singapore as a sports and entertainment hub", so the acquisition of the…

Will Singapore continue to attract real estate investors amid global troubles? While Singapore's openness makes it vulnerable to trade disruptions, there are silver linings for strategic investors, particularly if intere…

Make-or-break: Founders are the most important factor in early-stage startups, say angel investors “Great founders can pivot a mediocre idea into a success, while weak founders can squander even the most promising opport…

Making the leap from HDB to private condo HDB homeowners – especially those looking to upgrade to private housing – should, in theory, be able to sell their flats at a gain that financially facilitates an upgrade, incent…

JPMorgan fund firm launches 3 active ETFs in Singapore; listing here ‘not off the table’ "A Singapore listing is definitely not off the table. You can say we want to walk before we start running and gauge the appetite fi…

#BTLifestyle: Price-friendly Hokkaido fare at new Japanese import Mare Hachikyo The famous Sapporo restaurant opens its first outpost at Palais Renaissance, featuring its viral overflowing ikura bowls.

Unpacking demand for Singapore’s new condo launches Several recent high-profile condominium launches demonstrate the resilience of the market. Emerald of Katong, for one, sold nearly 99% at S$2,621 psf.

#BTLifestyle: Singapore biohackers turn to science to stay younger, live longer Biohacker Helen Yang is in her early 40s, but a clinical test puts her metabolic age at 26. She often tells her three young kids: “Don’t wor…

#GE2025: PAP to refresh team with over 30 new candidates; ‘no target vote share’ “Why make these changes now? Because each time I fail to do so, it’s another five years and then you bring in people later,” said Prime Min…

#GE2025: PSP confirms it will contest Marymount, Kebun Baru, Pioneer SMCs again “We think that Marymount residents have indicated to us in the last round that they would consider PSP as a credible alternative in Marymoun…

#GE2025: ‘Integrity, empathy, purpose’, says Maliki Osman on East Coast successor Hazlina Abdul Halim Dr Maliki has formally endorsed Hazlina Abdul Halim, the former chief executive of Make-A-Wish Singapore, as his succe…

In face of high F&B churn, Singapore brands can learn from China peers: association chief “Chinese brands know how to create hype in a saturated market, and after the hype, they draw you back again and again … We need to…

Singapore targets Mice demand, leisure travellers in Tourism 2040 road map The Republic’s tourism receipts are projected to reach S$47 billion to S$50 billion by 2040.

Nickel scam accused paid S$7 million for 8 luxury cars and S$1 million for vintage car plate: dealer Ng Yu Zhi has bought two Mercedes Benzes, two Rolls-Royce Phantoms, one Bentley, one BMW, one Aston Martin and one Ferr…

Going Gaga for tourism that powers Singapore’s retail real estate Coldplay's made-in-Singapore video for Man In The Moon is an ingenious marketing play by STB, sealing Singapore's status as a global tourism powerhouse.

#Brunch: Gold versus Bitcoin – a battle for portfolio diversification Crypto has been challenging the yellow metal as a store of value, but Trump’s tariffs are making investors take stock.

Rich Indonesians wary of Prabowo’s policies send wealth overseas Indonesia has seen rounds of substantial fund outflows related to political instability before.

US dollar slumps against Singapore dollar as tariff uncertainty continues to roil markets The dollar index has weakened by 3.5% per cent since ‘Liberation Day’.

Google lays off hundreds of employees The layoff involves employees who worked on the Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser.

Buying the dip, nervous selling drive trading volumes up in Singapore amid tariff volatility Investors sell tech stocks, flock to blue chips and broad-based, gold ETFs.

Amid wild market swings and plenty of uncertainty, where can you put your money? Many have already rushed into safer, lower-risk options such as fixed income offerings.

#GE2025: AMK GRC heading for three-cornered fight after 2 opposition parties fail to strike deal The PAP team in Ang Mo Kio is helmed by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It secured 71.91% of votes against the Reform Part…

Singapore’s STI tumbles more than 3% as tariff tensions resume This comes after the US confirmed that Trump’s tariff hikes brought the additional rate on many Chinese products to 145%.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Sats, CapitaLand Investment Top Stories: 1. Property: (GE2025) AMK GRC heading for three-cornered fight after 2 opposition parties fail to strike deal 2. International: Rich In…

Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145% Trump’s latest order promises further disruptions to imports of popular low-cost imports from China, which can cover clothing and small appliances.

Apple airlifts 600 tonnes of iPhones from India ‘to beat’ Trump tariffs: sources It reveals Apple's private strategy to navigate around the Trump tariffs and build up inventory of its popular iPhones in the US, one of it…