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Grab fares topping US$1,000 stun Singapore ride-hailing users A Grab spokesperson attributed the elevated rates to a temporary display glitch. Fares went back to normal as of about 12.20 pm Singapore time. (Image: Reddit…

Pop Mart shares rise to record as CEO announces new mini Labubu Founder and CEO Wang Ning said that while earlier this year Pop Mart hoped to hit 20 billion yuan (S$3.6 billion), he now feels 30 billion yuan (S$5.4 billi…

Ex-Goldman trader, NUS alumnus Qin Xiao gets US$1 billion allocation from Millennium A graduate of China’s Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore, Qin oversaw some of Goldman Sachs’ most profitable…

You should ask your teens for shopping and investing tips Next time your teenagers have a craving for Buldak ramen or a Labubu toy, don’t scratch your head and question their tastes. Rather, consider yourself lucky, beca…

[Letter] COE allocates scarce resource based on demand and supply: MOT There is no evidence to suggest that bidding is distorted, says the Ministry of Transport, adding that on the contrary, more COE categories may resul…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, iFast, Lum Chang Creations Top Stories: 1. International: US hikes steel, aluminium tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, E…

The Projector owes S$1.2 million to creditors; Golden Mile cinema put up for rent Creditors include unused ticket holders, owed some S$14,300, as well as banks, Cathay Cineplexes and the Composers & Authors Society of Si…

Bank of Singapore launches alternative option to single-family offices for ultra-high-net-worth individuals The Bank of Singapore Family Office Catalyst will grant UHNWIs access to specialised investment expertise and el…

Historic Moulmein Road site draws 13 bidders for master tenancy of cluster, with bids for monthly rent of up to S$388,800 Another tender for the commercial use of 20 heritage bungalows in Sembawang attracts five bids.

Former Yangzijiang Financial CEO Vincent Toe’s ICH Group seeks to give Singapore’s small and mid-cap IPO market a leg up “That is where the market opportunities are because these companies need a lot of attention, unlike…

[Infographics] What will happen when Singapore’s 15th Parliament opens on Sep 5? The session on Sep 5 will begin with the election of the Speaker and swearing-in of MPs. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will then deliver…

iFast plunges over 11% after Temasek-linked shareholder offloads S$131 million worth of shares Tuesday’s sell-off comes a day after iFast Pay Malaysia received in-principle approval from Bank Negara Malaysia to operate a…

'We’ve fought to keep The Projector alive through every challenge': The Projector founder on immediate closure “The combination of rising costs, changing audience habits, and the worst consumer market conditions in a dec…

Local indie cinema The Projector to shut immediately on cost pressures, declining attendance, limited resources The Projector will enter voluntary liquidation, as industry challenges make “sustaining an independent model…

Singapore exports tipped for slower growth after worse-than-expected contraction in July Some economists believe the relatively lower US tariff rate that Singapore faces, along with growing electronic demand, could mitig…

#BTOpinion: Reit managers should stop charging fees for property transactions Reit managers should do right by investors by cutting acquisition and divestment fees for property transactions, says BT's Leslie Yee.

More customer interest in floating-rate home loans amid Sora decline in Q2 At OCBC, one in four customers opted for floating-rate packages – which are typically pegged to the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora) – in…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Yangzijiang Financial, Marco Polo Marine, China Medical Systems, Clearbridge Health Top Stories: 1. International: Trump tells Zelensky US would help with Ukraine’s security in…

Yangzijiang Financial to anchor S$100 million fund of firm led by ex-CEO Vincent Toe The fund will focus exclusively on Singapore’s SMEs, addressing the lack of large institutional capital in this space

JPMorgan Asset Management registers 8 more active ETFs in Singapore for local investors This follows the registration of JPMAM’s first three equity premium income ETFs in Singapore in April, which tracked the S&P 500, Na…

#NDR2025: Adding the AI spark – Q&M Dental, Tuas Port, GE Vernova show how it’s done With AI, an X-ray assessment at Q&M Dental can be done within 15 to 20 seconds, a 60-times improvement from the 15 to 20 minutes when a…

SGX-listed China carmaker Nio makes South-east Asia debut in Singapore Singapore is the first market in South-east Asia for Nio, which will begin sales of its Firefly compact model in Q1 2026.

‘Ulu’ no more: What to know about the rejuvenation of Woodlands, Kranji and Sembawang The Sembawang Shipyard – a former British naval base before its conversion into a shipyard that opened in 1971 – will be transformed i…

Singapore Shopping Centre back on the market at S$200 million This asking price is 21.6% lower than the S$255 million reserve price in the 2020 en bloc attempt.

#BTOpinion: Simba-M1 deal: Better to be a consumer than an investor in the local telecoms space for now With two telco brands in its fold that target very different segments of the market, the combined entity could take…

Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ targeted in US$18 billion graft probe Reclusive oil merchant Mohammad Riza Chalid is known as the “Gasoline Godfather” for his key role in importing billions of US dollars of oil products…

Qantas fined A$90 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic In imposing a penalty close to the maximum available for breaching Australia’s workplace laws, a judge said it was to ensure it “could not be…

#NDR2025: Lack of big announcements could reflect PM Wong’s ‘first among equals’ style In a sense, quiet confidence has characterised PM Wong’s leadership since he took the reins last May.

Singapore exports swing to 4.6% contraction in July, worse than what market was bracing for Non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% year on year in July, worse than the 1% contraction that private-sector analysts were expec…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: SIA, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, iFast Top Stories: 1. Singapore: National Day Rally: Lack of big announcements could reflect PM Wong’s ‘fir…