The Business Times

#BTOpinion: Everyone’s betting on AI, but few are integrating it well Success depends less on how many artificial intelligence tools a company adopts, and more on how well they connect to existing systems, data and contr…

#Brunch: Singapore’s migrant labour dilemma deepens as costs rise As living costs rise and recruitment fees surge, questions mount over the sustainability of the city-state’s dependence on low-wage migrant workers.

What is a Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin and how does it work? It is pegged to the Singapore dollar at a one-to-one rate and is fully backed by reserve assets held by DBS Bank and Standard Chartered.

The MAS naughty list: Who has been hit by more than S$28.5 million in penalties? From money laundering lapses to forgery and misselling, here are the institutions and individuals who faced MAS' wrath recently.

#BTLifestyle: Pizza with extra crunch at the newly revamped Artichoke The former Middle-Eastern restaurant serves new-fangled versions of the Italian favourite with mixed results.

SIT and Nvidia to jointly train 200 AI specialists over three years Targeting both fresh graduates and mid-careerists, the 6-month-long programme will train more than 200 individuals, with each participant paying a fee o…

Ziplines, DJs and Trump: Singapore’s crypto conference has attendees roaring “When I came in this morning and I heard the music, I had chills,” said Hubert Tang, a 60-year-old who works in the operations team for an inve…

Hotels at full throttle as F1 weekend occupancies, rates set to beat 2024 They expect a smooth ride as festivities approach the finish line.

The lucrative world of F1: A peek under the hood of the drivers’ salaries Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, we take a look at the estimated earnings of the world’s fastest drivers.

High-floor office unit in GB Building at Tanjong Pagar up for sale at S$10.8 million The building’s ground-floor retail podium was recently sold for S$39.2 million, or S$3,000 per square foot.

DBS gains S$26 billion in value, widening lead against OCBC The bank is more efficiently run versus its peers and has more of a focus to reward shareholders.

Singapore banks to enforce 24-hour cooling period for digital transactions exceeding 50% of account balance This is for current and savings accounts, including joint accounts, with balances of at least S$50,000.

NUS implements full work-from-office policy for all full-time staff An NUS spokeswoman said that based on MOM data, close to 70% of companies in Singapore had returned to full office-based work arrangements by 2023.

Short-term boosts, long-term wins: Stocks to watch as Singapore F1 Grand Prix pushes off Events like this race are signals of longer-term opportunities rather than chances for quick profit, says eToro analyst Zavier Wong…

From tech to oil and gas: job cuts and layoffs in Q3 2025 High costs, tough competition and global trade uncertainty cited as reasons.

‘Not goodbye but see you soon’: Gong Cha to relaunch in Singapore in 2026, says global CEO Gong Cha Global said that it has decided not to renew its current agreement with its incumbent master franchisee, but will relaun…

UOL, SingLand and CapitaLand complete S$810 million Thomson View en bloc deal The residents stand to receive between S$2.2 million and S$4.9 million each, depending on the size of their unit.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: UOL, Singapore Land Group, First Resources Top Stories: 1. Singapore: From tech to oil and gas: job cuts and layoffs in Q3 2025 2. Companies: ‘Not goodbye but see you soon’: Go…

Musk becomes first person to hit US$500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows The milestone comes just under a year after Musk’s net worth crossed US$400 billion.

BYD-linked consortium wins S$8.1 million Singapore contract to trial autonomous buses in public The autonomous buses will be piloted on services 400 and 191 for three years, starting in the second half of 2026.

Barclays hires 3 private bankers from JP Morgan, LGT, Deutsche Bank for Singapore Barclays Private Bank in Singapore has hired three executives from rivals, and relocated one from London as it structures its front office…

Spanish-turned-Singaporean tycoon sells six shophouses in Stanley Street for S$82.4 million This is higher than the approximately S$75 million the tycoon bought the shophouses for between 2014 and 2019.

[Letter to the Editor] Don’t dismiss all ILPs as 'bad products' ILPs are not suitable for everyone and they require proper structuring and regular review. But dismissing them outright as “bad products” risks oversimplify…

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Gong Cha shuts some outlets in Singapore; website and social media accounts down On the GrabFood and foodpanda food delivery platforms, Gong Cha’s various shops were indicated as being closed or unavailable.

Whoosh or woe: Is China-funded US$7.3 billion bullet train a debt time bomb for Indonesia? The project has racked up losses of 4.2 trillion rupiah (S$325.8 million) last year and another 1.24 trillion rupiah in the first…

#BTOpinion: The US$100,000 fee should not damage America’s economy: an ex-H-1B visa holder reflects America's economic dynamism will likely not be undone by tightening up on foreign talent inflow, says BT's Leslie Yee, w…

The 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for Q3 this year Yangzijiang Shipbuilding saw the highest total returns for Q3 among STI counters – at 47.7%.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Yangzijiang Financial, Cordlife, mm2 Asia Top Stories: 1. Markets: The 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for Q3 this year 2. Companies: CICT overtakes Hong Kong’s Li…

'Bureaucratic purgatory at the worst possible time': US government shutdown threatens to disrupt IPO market momentum With the Securities and Exchange Commission running only essential functions on a skeleton staff, the a…