The Business Times

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, UOI, Suntec Reit, OUE Reit, mm2 Asia Top Stories: 1. Companies: Standard Chartered issues payment demand to mm2 Asia units over S$905,000 debt 2. Property: Wee…

PacificLight appoints Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering to build S$1 billion hydrogen-ready power plant The plant is expected to have a capacity of 670 megawatts – enough to power 965,000 four-room flats – and is e…

MBS Q3 earnings reach nearly S$1 billion following hotel renovation completion This follows the completion of its suite renovation and refurbishment programme in Q2, MBS’ parent company Las Vegas Sands said.

This limited edition Rolls-Royce’s richest feature isn’t bling, but the 100 years of history inside it A 9.3-centimetre-tall, 18k solid gold Spirit of Ecstasy figure. An engine gilded with 24k gold. A unique “Super Champ…

Cat A COE eases to S$122,000, ending streak of record highs Other categories also mostly dip in October’s second bidding exercise.

Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield slides to 1.41% This is a drop from the 1.44% offered in the last 6-month auction that closed on Oct 9.

Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 0.4% in September, above forecasts Private transport inflation rose to 3.7%, from 2.4% in August. This was due to a steeper increase in car prices.

Former Citi, Julius Baer bankers to plead guilty in S$3 billion money laundering scandal Wang Qiming, a former relationship manager at Citibank Singapore, is expected to appear in court on Thursday to plead guilty, while…

Gold fever: These charts show the rush for the precious metal in Singapore Even with the recent pullback, prices are still up by 8% over the past month.

Inside the short, stormy tenure of Thai deputy finance minister who quit over Cambodia scam allegations Former Krungthai Bank executive quit from his post as the country’s deputy finance minister a day after he was quest…

More than 3 in 5 Singaporeans prefer to invest in property over stocks and bonds: survey An ERA survey shows that 54-59% of new and resale condominium buyers expect to spend between S$1 million and S$2 million.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, FCT, Digital Core Reit, Sabana Reit Top Stories: 1. Property: More than 3 in 5 Singaporeans prefer to invest in property over stocks and bo…

Rising medical claims pressure employers to reduce cover: Mercer Marsh Benefits survey Insurers are forecasting an average global increase of 11.1% in medical trend rates in 2026. The expected rate for Singapore in 2026…

Loss-making private home resale deals inch up in Q3 amid economic uncertainty The biggest loser of the quarter is a 2,379 sq ft unit in Marina Bay Residences, which was sold at a S$3.2 million loss.

NUS selling US$500 million of PE, property funds to manage liquidity, China exposure NUS, which has total funds and reserves of more than S$15 billion, is one of Singapore's largest endowment allocators.

Limited market depth, access hurdles could cloud the party for Vietnam market’s FTSE upgrade Vietnam's stock market lists about 1,600 stocks, but the total market cap is concentrated in traditional 'old-economy' sectors…

From Prive to Eggslut: the F&B closures in 2025 Continuing a brutal trend from 2024, which saw 3,047 closures, operators have grappled with soaring rental costs, persistent manpower shortages, and evolving consumer taste…

STI could reach 10,000 by 2040; Singdollar could also hit parity with greenback: DBS report DBS also noted that a culture of risk-taking is necessary for the next leap.

Breaches of AI policy could be a sackable offence at some Singapore law firms Firms regard GenAI violations as disciplinary matters following a recent court case that ordered a lawyer to personally pay S$800 in costs for…

Gold and silver post steepest drops in years as rally cools The shutdown of India, the second-biggest gold buyer, for the Diwali festival has also drained the market of significant liquidity.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Keppel DC Reit, Soilbuild Construction, CNMC Goldmine Top Stories: 1. Singapore: Breaches of AI policy could be a sackable offence at some Singapore law firms 2. Inte…

Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D “We have very significant expansion plans in Singapore... Several hundreds more people will be added into our manufacturing and core…

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Sea CEO Forrest Li sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI But the company is battling deep-pocketed global challengers, including TikTok Shop and Lazada.

Singapore to share classified threat intelligence with critical sectors to beef up national security Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said that this move is needed to level the playing field “betw…

RWS picks ‘Culinary Class Wars’ chef to headline restaurant in new hotel Laurus The collaboration with Michelin-acclaimed Italian chef Fabrizio Ferrari is the latest in celebrity chef tie-ups at Resorts World Sentosa.

Genting Singapore names new RWS chief operating officer Si Chen will assist the resort’s CEO in executing strategies, managing and developing its core businesses.

Japan’s Takaichi wins key vote to become its first female PM Her ascension to the premiership is a historic feat in a country that has ranked low in female political representation.

🍺 Beer is big business in one of Asia’s poorest and smallest economies Laos punches above its weight in drinking - it is ranked 18th globally, and the highest in Asia for alcohol consumption. “We are selling more than 1…