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Beyond polar bears: How nature-related financing can help companies be more resilient BRANDED CONTENT: It’s about integrating nature into economic value chains, and not just viewing it from a restoration or conservation…

#BTExplains: Who is behind Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group? The property arm of IOI Corporation is already a major player in Singapore’s real estate space, with residential, hotel and office assets.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: ThaiBev, Far East Orchard Top Stories: 1. Property: Who is behind Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group? 2. Singapore: Singapore and the Philippines to expand collaboration in renewa…

STMicro to cut 5,000 jobs in next 3 years, says CEO Around 2,000 employees will leave the Franco-Italian chipmaker due to attrition.

Ong Ye Kung dismayed by S$52,000 clinic rent bid, HDB to roll out new tender approach He said the monthly rental for the clinic would translate into higher cost of healthcare and negate MOH's efforts to keep the cost of…

Semiconductor manufacturer Frencken to build new S$63 million plant in Kaki Bukit The new facility will “lay a stronger foundation” for Frencken to continue to expand its mechatronics business in Singapore.

#BTOpinion: The privatisation offer for this small Catalist company could cause SGX some discomfort The proposal to take Singapore Paincare private comes a mere five years after IPO, and highlights SGX's chronic lack of…

Most COE category premiums down; mainstream car category drops at 5.4% to S$96,999 The motorcycle segment, Category D, was the only COE premium to increase: It went up 3.4% or S$293 to S$9,000.

Coliwoo to convert state-owned property in Pasir Ris into 350-key resort chalet The bids in the price quality method tender ranged from S$98,000 to S$225,900, with Coliwoo placing the second highest bid of S$225,000.

Working until 70 isn’t so bad provided you feel 55 Most of us should be able to work longer because in general, we are healthier than previous generations were at the same stage in life, says this writer.

Paragon Reit to delist from SGX on June 6 Paragon Reit was formerly known as Singapore Press Holdings Reit before it was renamed in January 2023. ➡️ Agri-food company Japfa will also be delisted from SGX on June 6

Malaysia to fully enforce VEP for foreign vehicles from Jul 1 Government says the staggered enforcement has given vehicle owners more time to comply.

CDL to sell its 50.1% stake in South Beach development to partner IOI for S$834.2m CDL has been under pressure to sell assets after a feud divided the Kwek family, the wealthiest clan in Singapore.

Co-owner of firm behind record S$52k bid to rent Tampines HDB clinic says location justifies cost The Tampines clinic’s eye-popping rent recently caught public attention and ignited discussion about rising rentals and he…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Nio, Japfa, Stoneweg E-Reit, Grand Venture, Frencken Top Stories: 1. International: South Korea’s new President Lee takes power after sweeping election w…

'Disgusting abomination': Musk blasts Trump mega-bill days after farewell “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted on X, in by far his most caustic rema…

Temasek’s Mapletree Investments returns to profit, hits record AUM of S$80.3 billion in FY2025 Mapletree Investments reversed a loss from the previous year to turn a profit of S$227.2 million for the full-year ended Mar…

Japan’s richest ride yen gains; Uniqlo boss Tadashi Yanai leads 2025 pack with record US$48 billion fortune SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, Suntory chairman Nobutada Saji and Hello Kitty’s Shintaro Tsuji are also i…

LTA to impose S$3 million fine on SMRT for major MRT disruption in 2024 The penalty is proportionate to the incident’s circumstances, noted LTA, and takes into account the fact that SMRT had borne the costs related to th…

Airlines revenues to hit near US$1 trillion record even as trade tensions bite: Iata The outlook for 2025 is good as Apac continues to lead growth, but drag is expected from US tariffs and industry supply chain issues.

#BTOpinion: Should SingPost stop delivering letters? Mail volumes are down and pressure is mounting. Might be time to return letters to sender, post-haste.

🤷Nobody knows anything: Earnings show ‘uncertainty’ is the only sure thing for investors Since April, the words “uncertain”, “uncertainty” and “uncertainties” have been used about 3,100 times during companies’ earnings…

Frasers unit to buy S$48 million Yishun cinema complex from Golden Village Multiplex Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment, which owns Golden Village Multiplex, has been mulling disposals of its movie theatres in Singa…

Musk bids farewell to Washington – or has he? “I think I probably did spend a bit too much time on politics,” Musk said. He also discovered that operating in the political sphere of Washington is very different from doin…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Sinarmas Land Top Stories: 1. Property: Haidilao founder, Ray Dalio, Forrest Li’s wife among ultra-rich splurging on 8-figure Singapore properties 2.…

Haidilao founder, Ray Dalio, Forrest Li’s wife among ultra-rich splurging on 8-figure Singapore properties Secretlab’s boss, Want Want family, Jack Ma’s wife also among super-rich buying into top-tier real estate here.

Microsoft cuts hundreds more jobs after firing 6,000 last month Microsoft’s previous layoffs fell hardest on software engineers.

#BTOpinion: Trump’s tariffs, ‘big beautiful Bill’ may do more for the Singapore market than the MAS review group The Bill includes a clause that will allow the US government to raise tax rates on interest and dividends e…

‘Let’s bank’: How MariBank plans to win over Singapore’s retail and SME segments MariBank’s investment product lowered the barrier to entry by allowing users to start investing with as little as S$1 compared to typical m…