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RWS’s Spanish restaurant Sugarra to shut down within first year of operations The upscale eatery’s closure in December is the first in a year of high-profile openings at the integrated resort.

HDB’s FY2024 deficit narrows by 6% to S$6.3 billion after last year’s record expenditure Spending on its home ownership programme totalled S$5.5 billion, about 11.4% less than in FY2023.

Genting scion Lim Keong Wee takes principles from “university of life” to build his wellness empire "I’ve never been to business school, so I’ve always relied on what I call the university of life," says Lim Keong Wee, g…

NUS to ACS(I): How Singapore schools grow and manage their endowment funds ACS(I) sought to appoint “fund managers for investment solutions” in July, while SCGS also moved to appoint external fund managers in August.

mm2 Asia seeks High Court moratorium amid doubts over entertainment group’s continued operations It has applied for an order to prohibit current, pending or threatened proceedings from being commenced or continued agains…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: mm2 Asia, CSE Global, Boustead, Jardine C&C, Vicom, Riverstone Top stories: 1. Singapore: mm2 Asia seeks High Court moratorium to prevent winding-up resolutions for four months…

Vietnam beckons Malaysia’s property bigwigs with urban boom, reforms and rapid growth In the first half of this year, Malaysia’s pledged foreign direct investment in Vietnam skyrocketed by an astounding 270 times to near…

Shareholders not to read too much into how Singtel is involved in SingPost, says new chief Asked if its cash cow, the SingPost Centre, will still be divested given it was initially flagged as a non-core asset but has bee…

Luxury condo or landed house? A local homebuyer has sound reasons to buy prime condos The right apartment unit can make a great home and investment for a wealthy Singaporean, says BT senior correspondent Leslie Yee.

Economy passengers to be charged S$1 to S$10.40 sustainable fuel levy from Oct 2026 For passengers, it ranges from S$1 to S$10.40 for economy class, and S$4 to S$41.60 for business and first class.

Ong Beng Seng retains PR status, issued ICA warning letter Ong Beng Seng, who is a Malaysian citizen, was fined $30,000 on Aug 15 after pleading guilty to one charge of abetting the obstruction of justice.

Six out of seven insurers raised premiums for Integrated Shield plans, riders in 2025 Out of these seven insurers, six saw their net claims surge by between 9%-27% in 2024.

OCBC shares continue rally to hit all-time high after strong Q3 The counter hit S$18.02 shortly after the midday trading break on Monday.

Indonesia names ex-president Suharto ‘national hero’: government This comes despite objections from activists and academics over the deceased military dictator’s human rights record.

UOB could be Singapore’s top ‘value-up’ play DBS is likely to outperform despite its seemingly high valuations, while OCBC may come to be viewed as the main value play among the 3 Singapore banks, says BT's Ben Paul.

How S’pore clinic chain reinvents into scalable online platform It embarked on a digital revamp that streamlined operations and drove growth – with a little help. Brought to you by the Infocomm Development Authority of S…

SingPost H1 profit down 12.8% at S$19.7 million amid divestments, tough e-commerce business The drop in net profit was mainly due to the lack of contributions from the divested Australia business in the prior period. 👉S…

mm2 Asia’s woes deepen as UOB demands S$74.6 million payment The market capitalisation of mm2 Asia is S$26.1 million itself.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Singtel, UMS Integration, SingPost, Cortina, mm2 Asia Top stories: 1. Companies: SingPost H1 profit down 12.8% at S$19.7 million amid divestments, tough e-commerce business 2.…

Circles.Life raises concerns over M1-Simba deal to IMDA, warns merger could hurt consumers The telco says the merged entity’s wholesale market dominance threatens fair competition and consumer choice.

Hundreds missing after migrant vessel sinks off Malaysia-Thailand border 10 survivors and one body recovered, says Malaysian maritime authority.

Singapore does not seek for Singdollar to be reserve currency: MAS’ Chia Der Jiun Analysts point out the safe-haven appeal of the Singapore dollar, particularly given the resilience it has had against the US dollar.

Singapore is the second-most expensive market to construct data centres This was only behind Tokyo, Japan, and ahead of the Silicon Valley region in the US.

'Without connections, they don’t succeed': Laos’ politically-linked conglomerates dominate economy, prompts concerns Court disputes and family-linked finance underscore governance concerns for investors.

Indonesia plans a bill to redenominate rupiah currency In 2013, the government proposed slashing three zeroes of the rupiah banknote, but the draft was shelved.

Can Singapore unlock value for its ‘Next 50’ stocks, or will they be a value trap? China Sunsine Chemical, iFast, Olam, Pan-United Corp and Sheng Siong among those with sound fundamentals, says Maybank.

Thailand hunting down ‘gray money’ behind baht’s odd strength Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas is to form a “Connect the Dots” task force to investigate irregular money flows that may be fueling the baht’s unusual…

#BTLifestyle: Drew Nocente cooks from the hearth at Il Toro The new woodfire grill showcases the Aussie chef’s freestyle cooking approach at its best.

🥳Thrive wins silver for best young audience initiative at Wan-Ifra awards The award was introduced this year as part of a category revamp aimed at better reflecting the shifts in today’s media landscape. “Thrive’s repea…

‘Punching above their weight’: The most traded small and mid-caps on SGX this year 22 non-big-cap stocks rank among 100 most traded, driven by industrials, technology and energy sectors.