The Business Times

From palm oil to platforms and parcels, Malaysian tycoons chase Indonesia’s digital gold rush Some of Malaysia’s prominent tycoons, including Wilmar’s Robert Kuok and Genting Group’s Lim Kok Thay, have poured nearly US$1…

Share buybacks on SGX surge 84% in first five months to 5-year high of S$930 million DBS, UOB and OCBC accounted for 77% of the total S$930 million in filed buybacks for the first five months of 2025.

⚠️ DBS mobile app customers face intermittent access on Monday More than 1,000 reports were made on outage tracking site Downdetector since around 2pm, mostly for mobile login and mobile banking issues.

More seeking accountancy qualification in Singapore, even as global talent shortage continues Some universities noted that 100% of successful applicants had picked accountancy as their first-choice degree – reversing an…

#BTOpinion: Don’t blame high rents for F&B business closures Long-term greedy mall owners want high occupancy rates and successful tenants, says BT's Leslie Yee.

S$50 million property buy, adult learning push among Teo Ser Luck’s final-year agenda at Isca The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants is in active talks to acquire a property in the CBD for about S$50 million.

Tung Lok Restaurants H2 net profit falls 52.1% to S$853,000 amid F&B industry woes For its full year, it sank into the red with a net loss of S$1.8 million, as compared to a S$2 million net profit previously.

Going alone is not the answer to security questions: Chan Chun Sing He said that political and military leaders must arrest the temptation to go it alone when they feel insecure, as history has many examples of such an a…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: DFI, Olam, Stamford Land, Boustead, Wee Hur, Grand Venture, OKP Top Stories: 1. Singapore: More seeking accountancy qualification in Singapore, even as global talent shortage c…

#BTOpinion: Drawing secondary listings to SGX may not move the needle much, but every little bit helps Market sources say that there are firms in the tech, healthcare and new-energy sectors eyeing Singapore as a secondar…

From side stage to spotlight: Asean’s ‘second cities’ are stealing the show Location, policy support and growing infrastructure are reeling in investors and innovators to second-tier Asean cities such as Batam and Da Nan…

Work on US$1b Trump Tower in Vietnam could start next year The building will be the second major project the Trump Organization, US President Donald Trump’s family business, is reviewing in Vietnam.

Gen Z, don’t be fooled by GenAI financial advisers The technology is a shiny new tool aimed at wooing young investors, but real people have a huge advantage over their digital counterpart.

Generative AI models are skilled in the art of bulls**t One of the best-known and unsettling, yet sometimes interestingly creative, features of large language models is their “hallucination” of facts – or simply making s…

#BTLifestyle: Therapy in a box? ‘Kidults’ turn to Labubu & Pop Mart for comfort For midlifers facing life’s biggest pressures, S$15.90 is much cheaper than seeing a shrink.

#BTLifestyle: Singapore chef of Michelin-starred restaurant sheds over 30 kg: How he and others sustain their weight loss Injectables may be hogging the headlines, but many reasons show that the old-fashioned way – diet,…

Proportion of female directors at top 100 SGX companies surpasses 25% target in 2024 But a study finds that 31% of all Singapore-listed firms continue to have all-male boards.