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The count begins: Ballot boxes have arrived at Nan Chiau High School which is one of the counting centres for Sengkang GRC. Follow our live blog for more updates:

#GE2025: Workers' Party supporters fill up the famed Block 322 Hougang Avenue 5 coffee shop - their unofficial waiting area for the election results. Located in the heart of Hougang SMC —a WP stronghold since 1991—this h…

🗳 Follow us for live updates on Polling Day It’s Polling Day (May 3) for the #GE2025, and we bring you all the latest results and developments via our live blog. Follow our live blog for more updates:

Should I retire during market uncertainty? A sound retirement plan shouldn't be derailed by poor market performance. A pre-retiree might consider reducing risks and moving your investments to safer asset classes such as…

#BTLifestyle: Tapas meets izakaya at Humo Why would two Catalan chefs with impressive credentials decide to open Humo – an izakaya serving their own version of sushi, tempura and donabe, in eclectic surroundings decorate…

#BTLifestyle: ‘To be associated with crooks really sucks’: interior designer on why the industry needs an uplift Kachee Chin, design director at Quirky Haus, is one of more than 200 interior designers who are applying fo…

#BTOpinion: If OCBC wants to keep Chulia Street properties, it should partner a property group to redevelop them Is OCBC short-changing its shareholders by not letting a third party acquire the Chulia and Church Street p…

Will ComfortDelGro win the point-to-point 2.0 race against Grab? Studies show that people who choose to drive taxis are those who want to devote more time to driving for a living.

🗳 With the hustings over, it’s finally time for 2.63 million voters to do their duty Nearly 132,000 residents will not be voting, as the PAP won the Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC via a walkover – the first walkover…

Singapore factory activity in April records steepest fall since Covid, echoing regional pullback US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs began to exact a toll on manufacturers.

New Ipos chairman wants to draw more R&D from multinationals to Singapore Attracting foreign research and development investments will create good jobs for locals, says Nicky Tan, in his first interview as chairman.

Indonesia’s state banks wooing Singapore millionaires Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) said that the market potential for Indonesian high-income earners in Singapore is substantial, with over 3,000 individuals fitting the pro…

#Brunch: ‘What were you wearing?’: The silencing effect of victim-blaming “I’ve heard too many stories of how HR departments tried to sweep the complaint under the table, even apparently trying to be kind by explaining h…

Singapore’s F&B sector falls into contraction after year of growth, but bright spots remain: OCBC “Performance of the (F&B) industry could weaken further given that consumers may turn more cautious in terms of domestic s…

XPeng Motors: A car company that doesn’t really want to be one in the first place “I slept for 30 out of the past 48 hours. I wanted to be fully energetic to meet all of you,” XPeng Motors co-founder He Xiaopeng told sev…

Strata Titles Board stops S$810 million en bloc sale of Thomson View The order was issued after efforts to mediate and resolve objections raised to the sale were unsuccessful.

Singapore investors buy 2.5 tonnes of bullion in Q1, the highest since 2010 At 2.5 tonnes, the demand was up 35% year on year, the highest since records began by World Gold Council in 2010.

SP Tao’s family selling its offices in SGX Centre 2 for S$39.5 million The price works out to S$2,269 psf on the total 15,026 sq ft comprising the 29th floor and part of the 28th floor.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Nio, MIT, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, iFast, Sasseur Reit, Elite UK Reit Top Stories: 1. Singapore: New Ipos chairman wants to draw more R&D from multinati…

#GE2025: PAP plays ‘dangerous tactical games’ by fielding DPM Gan in Punggol, says Pritam Singh Singh said that PM Lawrence Wong moved DPM Gan Kim Yong to Punggol as a tactical move to stop the WP from winning. If DPM Ga…

#GE2025: Election results will send important signal to investors, world leaders: SM Lee MNCs will “think very carefully” about where to invest, said SM Lee. “They will ask themselves: how stable is the government? How m…

#GE2025: Singaporeans should vote carefully, even if they want alternative voices: PM Wong, SM Lee “We can give in to anger and cynicism and division, which you sometimes hear in opposition rallies, or we can choose comp…

GE2025: What you need to know about the cooling-off period It is intended to give voters time to reflect on issues raised during the campaign period, before casting their vote.

#GE2025: Its the last night of election rallies before Polling Day, here're the list of rallies to attend or catch the livestream: WP Rally for Hougang SMC PAP Rally for Punggol GRC PAP Rally for Aljunied GRC PAP Rally f…

#GE2025: Renewal of WP is important for future of Singapore’s democracy, says Pritam Singh There are “excellent individuals” on every WP team this election, he said. “These candidates, in my opinion, give up a lot more t…

New wave of SME buyers mining for ‘diamonds in the rough’ in Singapore, Asean New types of buyers are emerging for SMEs. These niche players are open to smaller deals and have longer, flexible investment horizons to find…

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‘Failing does not equate to failure’: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng on bouncing back after GE2020 loss Ng said that he felt he had let the entire NTUC down in 2020, and the process of dealing with that setback has been a hum…

Labour movement and government will help workers seize opportunities in crisis: PM Wong “It is my duty, it is my team’s duty, it is our collective duty to protect our workers, our families, and our country,” PM Wong says…

#GE2025 "We are not perfect": PM Lawrence Wong addresses accusations that the PAP is "out of touch" At a PAP walkabout in Tampines last night, PM Wong said that "there is room to improve, there's room to do better", and…