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Start your day with BT ☕️: Top Stories: 1. Companies: Samsung Electronics expands beyond consumers to B2B in South-east Asia 2. Companies: Alibaba, BYD, Pop Mart: The winners and losers among SDRs on the SGX 3. Internati…

[Update] OCBC’s Internet and mobile banking services fully restored after two-hour outage OCBC said no customer data was compromised and that their monies remained safe during this time.

Shariot’s woes reflect rough road for car-sharing in Singapore: observers “This is an industry that everyone has been saying will be the next big thing for the past 20 years – but nobody has found a sustainable business…

Vietnam’s US$40 billion metro boom in Ho Chi Minh City The network is poised to become the backbone of a new urban framework for Vietnam’s southern metropolis. Explore how the railway lines will connect the states:

Singapore's Swee Choon dim sum aims to be “McDonald’s of dimsum”; plans expansion in the Philippines “It’s not the best dimsum, there’s so many better dimsum out there in terms of big restaurants. But we are priced affor…

Singapore firms plan to dial back on raises, bonuses amid uncertainty: survey Over one-fifth of companies intend to give out increments of less than 3%.

⚡️ Thailand wants to become a major EV producer by 2030, with 30% of its automotive output electric. But price wars, consumer uncertainty and infrastructure concerns threaten to derail that plan. 🔌BT takes a deep dive i…

IP rider changes: Yet another stab at dampening claims and improving insurers’ results Do riders still make sense? BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua weighs in on the latest changes.

When bloodlines rule boardrooms: Asia’s answer to defying the third-generation wealth curse It’s not about inheritance, but stewardship balanced with self-authorship, says UOB’s Angela Koh. Brought to you by UOB bt.sg/dA…

CEOs in Singapore have greater staying power than global peers: report CEOs of STI companies averaged a tenure of 8.8 years in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 7.2 years globally.

Average HDB household size shrinks further, with 1-person households rising to 1 in 6 While most seniors prefer not to sell and move, more singles living with their families plan to buy their own home.

Singapore overtakes Switzerland to claim top spot on global talent competitiveness index This is Singapore's first time atop the annual ranking, after coming in second for the past three editions.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: UOB, Lendlease Reit, IHH Healthcare, Cordlife Top stories: 1. Companies: Surgical tech firm UltraGreen.ai files for US$377.1 million IPO on SGX mainboard 2. Singapore: Singapor…

‘Don’t be Fomo’, wait for clarity on revised premiums before renewing IP riders: advisers Consumers should not be gripped by “fear of missing out”, and should adopt a wait-and-see approach when deciding whether to renew…

URA releases Dairy Farm, Tanjong Rhu, Dover housing sites for sale They form part of the 4,725 residential units that will be released via the confirmed list of the H2 GLS programme.

HP to cut about 6,000 jobs by 2028, ramps up AI efforts HP‘s teams focused on product development, internal operations and customer support will be impacted by the job cuts.

iFly Sentosa parent sues Simba over equipment ‘trespass’ Skyventure alleges that Simba’s equipment has resulted in the loss of revenue, which relates to space on the ground floor occupied by tenant Shake Shack.

Barbs, jibes and spin by Chinese netizens over PM Wong’s remarks on Japan-China spat Over the past week, barbs and jibes in the Chinese online space clustered over PM Lawrence Wong’s recent remarks on a China-Japan dispu…

[JUST IN] MOH scraps full-deductible IP riders to tame rising private healthcare bills The co-payment cap, which applies after the deductible, will also double to S$6,000. Here's what you should know about the new IP rid…

Back to office? Singapore workers want free lunch, flexiwork, subsidised commutes: polls 41% of employees would like free lunches in return for adhering to mandates, yet only 17% of employees reported being promised this…

Singapore car-sharing service Shariot and related companies face S$180 million debt; seek restructuring Letter to creditors requests temporary standstill on enforcement or recovery actions including statutory demands, re…

Board of Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media says management’s pay ‘fair and justifiable’ amid firm’s losses The board of NoonTalk Media has defended the salaries of its management despite the company incurring three consecutiv…

Asia’s growth: Navigating regional opportunities amid global disruption Despite the uncertainty, the region’s fundamentals remain stronger than most. Brought to you by Standard Chartered bt.sg/5DDop

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Singtel, Nio, ThaiBev, Seatrium, ComfortDelGro, Coliwoo, NoonTalk Top stories: 1. Companies: Board of Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media says management’s pay ‘fair and justifiable’…

US leadership still ‘vital’, but its absence should not stop others from moving forward: PM Wong "If America is not involved, or chooses not to be involved, that should not stop the rest of the world from coming together…

Couple caught in 99-1 property transaction sue salesperson, PropNex and law firm for S$586,172 This is the third reported lawsuit embroiling PropNex over the sale arrangement for buyers to avoid paying more in ABSD.

#E50SG: 77-year-old Poh Heng gets a modern makeover Long viewed by younger customers as their “parents’ jeweller”, Poh Heng is courting millennial and Gen Z consumers by offering customisation, reimagining si dian jin wi…

‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a RM2.5 billion kopitiam empire With no qualifications and no capital, Calvin Chan became a phone seller out of survival. “I didn’t have many choices… If I…

Twelve Cupcakes owes over S$1m to creditors; workers may get Oct salary in Q1 2026 The highest amount is owed to Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing at about S$196,000, while others included Phoon Huat, DKSH Singapore and Sky…