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Chandra Asri gets US$750 million from KKR to buy ExxonMobil’s Singapore petrol stations The Indonesian conglomerate said that it planned to retain the Esso branding, continue sourcing fuel from ExxonMobil, and integrate…

Singapore real estate players upbeat in Q3 but flag job losses, cooling measures as top risks Only 10% of survey respondents cited rising inflation and interest rates as a concern in Q3 – a stark decline from the 23.1% r…

🚙Promises and pitfalls: Is the road clear ahead for South-east Asia's EV revolution? Governments across South-east Asia have set ambitious EV targets, but roadblocks are threatening momentum for some countries. 🔌BT tak…

Should the S$5 billion EQDP roll-out be slowed amid elevated valuations, global market risks? Even if the worries of a disorderly correction are overblown, some richly priced stocks may struggle to deliver worthwhile ret…

Singapore’s key exports up 22.2% in October, surpassing forecasts Electronics exports jumped 33.2% on the year, extending the preceding month’s 30.4% increase.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Frencken, The Hour Glass, Geo Energy, Stamford Land Top stories: 1. International: Minor in name, a powerhouse in reality: Thailand’s William Heinecke far from…

2 men arrested for suspected links to Singaporean-led, Cambodia-based scam ring; 32 still at large Wayne Soh You Chen and Brian Sie Eng Fa were arrested by foreign police respectively in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Khon Ka…

The Sen in Upper Bukit Timah sells 23% of units at launch weekend at average S$2,358 psf While sales were measured compared to recent launches, developer Sustained Land remains encouraged by the ‘healthy interest’ in key…

Luxury condo sales rebound to levels before 2023 ABSD hike, buoyed by PR, Singaporean buying For the July-to-September period this year, 133 non-landed homes priced between S$5 million and S$10 million were sold, marking…

104 matches in 39 days: Four things to watch out for at the 2026 World Cup The 2026 World Cup is the largest in the history of the tournament, with a total of 48 teams – a 50% increase from the 32 that contested the last…

Gen Z is saving the cruise industry Cruise passengers are no longer just “the newlywed, the overfed and the nearly dead” - older Gen Zs and millennials are increasingly choosing “seacations.”

Home loans are getting cheaper – should you stick with HDB or switch to a bank loan? Interest rates have fallen quite significantly - should you refinance? 🌱 For more takes on life, career and money, follow BT's Thrive…

Indonesia’s rupiah reform: Will it make my Bali holiday more expensive? The Indonesian finance ministry has unveiled plans for a new bill to redenominate the rupiah that involves cutting three zeros from the currency.

Ringgit strength, robust spending set stage for Malaysia’s strongest quarterly growth in 2025 Rising wages, stable employment and targeted government support under the Budi Madani scheme – which redirected fuel-subsidy s…

#BTLifestyle: National Gallery Singapore brings 100 Impressionist masterpieces from Boston for blockbuster show Monet, Renoir, Manet, Degas, Morisot and others help celebrate the gallery’s 10th anniversary.

#BTOpinion: Potential CapitaLand-Mapletree merger must be examined through an ESG lens If a deal were to happen, it could create one of Asia’s largest real estate companies, with more than S$200 billion of AUM.

#BTLifestyle: New chef, new menus at Michelin-starred Restaurant JAG Our resident food critic Jaime Ee 'highly recommends' the a la carte portion of roast pigeon (S$98).

Could living beyond 100 be a curse? Live beyond 100? Inflation can be ruinous, timing when to run down capital gets tricky, and taxes could rise, says this writer.

Grab COO Alex Hungate: M&A always on the radar as bigger players ‘tend to win’ Grab’s takeover of GoTo could value GoTo at US$7 billion and give the combined entity a market share of over 91% in Indonesia.

NTUC grants platform worker groups full affiliate status in first constitutional change since 2017 Platform work association members will have full voting rights.

#Brunch: A US$4 trillion market by 2030? How stablecoins are challenging Asia's financial order Stablecoins are quietly rewriting the rules of money - shaking up how value moves across borders, between banks, and through…

No Grab-GoTo merger notification yet, says Singapore competition watchdog GoTo and Singapore-based Grab, whose significant shareholder is Uber Technologies, have held on-and-off discussions about a merger for years.

Lukoil’s oil trading business sheds staff in Singapore, Geneva and Dubai as sanctions near The decision to shed staff is one of the most visible effects so far of US sanctions on Lukoil.

HDB resale transaction volumes plunge 38% in October; lowest since 2020 The number of million-dollar flat transactions fell 49% to 87 units in October, from 172 units in September.

🎶 ✨Singing all the way to the bank: Vietnam’s pop culture is big business You may have heard of K-pop and J-pop, but what about V-pop? In the past year, dozens of V-pop concerts have sold out, drawing crowds in the tens…

SIA reiterates support for Air India despite the drag on earnings ‘This is a long-term investment for us, and we have no disillusion that along the way there will be challenges’, CEO Goh Choon Phong says. 👉SIA shares fa…

How the US ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia A key question is whether radioactive material had been entering unnoticed into Indonesia’s export network long before the incidents.

Debt-ridden mm2 Asia’s H1 net loss deepens to S$39.7 million as existential threat looms The latest results come as mm2 Asia faces mounting payment demands from creditors, including landlords of outlets of its shuttered…

StarHub’s Q3 profit falls 35.3% to S$26.2 million The earnings decline is attributed to lower gross profit from segments with revenue decline.