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#BTLifestyle: Ki-Sho makes a strong comeback with new chef Veteran kappo chef Taro Takayama gives the long-running Japanese restaurant a fresh lease on life.

Investors get more bullish on China stocks as the Asian giant goes big on AI: Morgan Stanley “Investors now believe China will always have a place at the table, particularly in the global tech race,” says Morgan Stanley'…

Indonesia’s electric motorcycle market hits a speed bump following subsidy rollback Electric motorcycle sales plunge 50% in the first half of 2025, after government subsidies have been redirected to other spending priori…

Travel ban on Victor Hartono casts spotlight on Indonesia’s richest family: Analysts Victor Hartono's travel ban is part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged graft scheme involving attempts to reduce tax liabiliti…

Creative Technology interim CEO and executive chairman Tan Jok Tin to step down in Jan 2026 Tan has been in the interim role since July, when Freddy Sim stepped down as chief for health reasons.

#BTLifestyle: ‘Beauty is everywhere’: Carine Roitfeld on breaking down barriers, her new Dior exhibition and ‘uniforms’ UBS House of Craft x Dior has landed in Singapore and is open to the public from Friday (Nov 21) to…

Seven companies from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong bag top honours at the 2025 Emerging Enterprise Awards Singapore-based Evo Commerce and Mesh Bio, together with Malaysia-based Dodo Ventures, were the three winners…

Looking for yield? These are the 10 top dividend-paying ETFs on the SGX Lion-OCBC Securities SG Low Carbon Index ETF posted the highest indicated yield at 8.2%.

‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a kopitiam empire No money for college, no family savings to fall back on, Calvin Chan bided his time and worked through adversity before turning one Orien…

PM Wong heads to South Africa for G20 summit, followed by first official visit to Ethiopia This is his first visit to Africa since taking the helm.

Fresh high: Singdollar stays above S$1-to-120-yen mark “A stronger Singdollar means lower travel and import costs from Japan for Singapore households and businesses," says Maybank's Saktiandi Supaat.

Bitcoin erases 2025 gains as investors fret over the macro environment Despite the paper losses, on-chain data suggests that “whales” – owners of large amounts of Bitcoin – are taking the opportunity to snap up more of t…

ComfortDelGro unveils senior leadership changes The group names a new CFO and creates a new top role in point-to-point mobility.

Coliwoo enters joint venture to acquire 1 King George's Avenue property for S$40 million The REHAU Building will undergo conversion works to transform it into a co-living space.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, ComfortDelGro, IReit Global, Coliwoo Top stories: 1. Companies: Singapore narrows 2025 NODX forecast to ‘around 2.5%’, expects ‘moderated growth’ in 2026 2. Comp…

Singapore raises 2025 growth forecast to ‘around 4%’; expects 1-3% growth in 2026 The 2025 forecast upgrade came on better than expected Q3 performance, driven by AI chips.

Fresh high: Singdollar stays above S$1-to-120-yen mark The Singdollar has appreciated 4.4% against the yen in the year to date.

Billionaire family turns India’s gold obsession into a fortune No country is as obsessed with gold as India, where households own about 34,600 tonnes, worth about US$3.8 trillion. Here's how the India's Muthoot clan is r…

UBS appoints Kwa Chong Seng as chairman for Singapore, South-east Asia Kwa, 79, had been chairman of several major listed companies – SGX, ST Engineering, Neptune Orient Lines and Olam International, and held board posit…

Government reviewing collective sales regime, reforms may be on the cards Industry players have pushed to lower the threshold of majority consent to 70% from 80%, to spur redevelopment of ageing properties.

Majority of affluent Singaporeans fear their wealth won’t last beyond next generation: poll About 75% also worry their heirs are not financially equipped to manage inherited assets.

How home-grown Delta Tech’s second-gen leader built its legacy as a firm that delivers The winning formula is to never turn away business, says general manager Chua Yong Hin. Brought to you by UOB bt.sg/nAHnm

Uncertainty over hiring, relocation clouds outlook for Singapore rentals after brisk Q3: Savills Singapore’s private residential market saw a jump in leasing activity during the third quarter of 2025, with volume rising…

Stamford Tyres puts commercial property at 455 MacPherson Road up for sale at S$12.5 million With a land area of 10,236 square feet, the location currently houses one of the company’s tyre retail outlets.

KTL Global ex-CEO Tan Kheng Yeow jailed two years eight months for S$1m CBT Tan Kheng Yeow diverted nearly S$1 million to create a false appearance of active trading in KTL Global shares.

'Best of both worlds': New SGX-Nasdaq partnership to benefit tech unicorns, say observers “With a single prospectus, they can tap the deep liquidity of the US while still connecting with Asian investors during Asian hour…

SGX to reduce board lot size to 10 units for securities above S$10 Good news if you're eyeing bank shares. With a standard board-lot size of 100 units, investing in DBS for one, would require a sum of more than S$5,300.…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: SGX, CSE Global, Manulife US Reit, Keppel Reit, Wilmar, CDL Top stories: 1. Companies: SGX to reduce board lot size for securities above S$10 to 10 units 2. Companies: Stamford…

PM Wong says new framework is needed to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of retaliatory trade With the world’s stable multilateral framework unravelling, countries are now prepared to accept some trade inefficiency in ex…