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Beyond coffee, Joe & Dough serves up wholesale bakes and new formats overseas “If you come in and your eyes are not wide open, just wanting to be another cafe, the odds are stacked against you." said Joe & Dough co-found…

STB inks MOU with IndiGo to boost business, leisure travel from India to Singapore The airline will deploy its new business class-like premium product on select flights to Singapore from Aug 9.

#BTLuxe: Uzbekistan —The crossroads of history The ancient cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva take you back in time on an unforgettable journey. ✨This summer's BT Luxe is out now! bt.sg/luxe

Succession, scandal and bottled water – the real battle at the heart of Wahaha court case At the centre of the storm is 42-year-old Zong Fuli, long regarded as the sole heir to her father’s empire and one of China’s most…

#BTLuxe: Edmund Ng: Composing a house for a couple’s great loves The architect’s modernist style is on full display in this Sunset Way bungalow. ✨This summer's BT Luxe is out now! bt.sg/luxe

Singapore appoints two new second permanent secretaries, reshuffles senior civil servants Kenneth Er named second permanent secretary (manpower) and concurrently second permanent secretary (education), while Ngiam Siew Y…

Genting Singapore sees another leadership shuffle with new COO and CFO appointments Former chief financial officer Lee Shi Ruh has been appointed president and chief operating officer; Ang Suat Ching takes over as CFO.

MOH, HDB award S$18,000 bid to rent Bidadari clinic under pilot tender evaluation approach This works out to S$180 per sq m, lower than the average bid rent of S$382 per sq m for clinic tenders in new housing projects aw…

#Brunch: ‘Who’s going to buy a S$9 croissant?’: Singapore’s artisanal bakeries crumble under cost pressures, softening demand “A lot of people thought business would be good after Covid, including us, so we expanded,” sa…

OCBC CEO-designate Tan Teck Long looks to continue ‘One Group’ strategy, boost synergy Tan has helped anchor success of this approach, says outgoing CEO Helen Wong. OCBC warns of greater challenges in H2 as ‘chain reacti…

Switzerland hit with steep 39% tariff in US trade blitz The governments plan to continue negotiating with the US and they still hope to agree to lower levies.

UOB trims One Account interest rate again; maximum 2.5% per annum on first S$150,000 OCBC also cut rates twice this year.

Insurers responsible for 94% of workplace injury claim payouts: MOM Investigations ongoing for alleged fraud flagged by Sumo Salad’s late owner, Jane Lee.

MTI confirms that Singapore remains subject to 10% baseline tariff on exports to US No details yet on planned sectoral tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.

Automotive distributor Cycle & Carriage Singapore suffers customer data breach Some personal information leaked, but not banking or credit card details.

Malaysia rolls out RM611 billion plan to lift wages, cut deficit and power digital shift by 2030 The country aims to catapult itself into the ranks of the world’s top 30 economies within the next 5 years.

NTUC pledges to strengthen job security amid challenging environment: Ng Chee Meng With the rise of AI, the labour movement will also refresh the Job Security Council to support workers, he says.

Lian Huat Building in Tras Street fetches S$90 million, among latest sub-S$100 million Singapore deals Loi family of Macau selling Holland Road Shopping Centre units and car park for S$84 million; CDL and MCL Land seen d…

Singapore, Malaysia markets rise; South Korea stocks slump 3% as Trump sets new tariff rates Singapore is likely to remain at the 10% baseline tariff rate.

The Projector to exit Cineleisure collaboration with GV, return focus to Golden Mile Tower Founder Karen Tan said: “Now, with the en bloc no longer moving forward, we have the chance to return home.”

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: OCBC, FLCT, CLAS, Jardine Matheson, Keppel Reit, Netlink NBN Trust, Del Monte Pacific Top Stories: 1. Singapore: NTUC pledges to strengthen job security amid challenging enviro…

Trump sets 19% tariff rate on Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia; 10% global baseline rate Taiwan got a 20% levy. Here's the list of new tariff rates Trump set on US imports: