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Singapore’s YouTrip enters Australian market It will be the fintech’s third market, after Singapore and Thailand.

Ex-director and founder of Agritrade International charged with cheating investment platform Ng Say Pek was arrested on Dec 1 after being on the run for over five years.

After the leeway provided in 2025, will 2026 be the time to tighten belts? Government goodies and low inflation helped to support spending power this year, says BT's deputy news editor Janice Heng, but next year does not…

$3b money laundering case: 8 companies in Singapore blacklisted over their links to 2 fugitives Regulatory or enforcement actions have been taken against companies owned by Su Binghai from September 2023, and those linke…

OCBC’s shares hit record as wealth unit shines The stock has underperformed the STI and its biggest company, DBS Group Holdings year-to-date, but since the beginning of November it’s been besting both of those.

More employers plan to freeze hiring, moderate wages as business sentiment dips: SNEF poll Almost three in five employers (58%) planned to freeze headcount in 2026, up from 50% last year.

10 new sites, including Jurong Lake District carve-out, up for sale in H1 2026 GLS programme Supply from the confirmed list includes 4,575 private homes, including 635 executive condominiums, and 22,500 sq m of commercia…

📩MOF seeks public feedback for Budget 2026 on economy, jobs and social support Views will be accepted until Jan 12, ahead of the Budget in February.

'Popiah King' Sam Goi’s new S$500 million factory has one of Asia’s largest, fully automated warehouses The facility has a solar panel system that generates enough power for about 315 four-room HDB flats for a year. Goi…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: UOB, Nio, Sanli Top stories: 1. Singapore: Popiah King’s new S$500 million factory has one of Asia’s largest, fully automated warehouses 2. Singapore: UOB prices £750 million f…

SoftBank’s Son ‘cried’ about Nvidia stake sale to fund AI bets “I don’t want to sell a single share. I just had more need for money to invest in OpenAI. I was crying to sell Nvidia shares,” said Masayoshi Son, chairman a…

UltraGreen.ai right to move fast on Singapore listing instead of waiting for SGX-Nasdaq bridge Surgical tech firm UltraGreen.ai is the most interesting company to list on the mainboard this year, says BT senior correspon…

Asset manager Lion Global Investors bets on mid-caps and gold investments LGI is among the six newly appointed asset managers under the recently announced second batch of the EQDP. The six will receive a total allocation…

#BTOpinion: Housing developers: Brace for rougher conditions in 2026 versus 2025 Rising job insecurity and cuts could potentially negate the effects of cheap home loans in home buying sentiment.

Recovery in investment banking activity likely to continue into 2026 amid positive macro environment If interest rates remain around current levels and global growth stays resilient, bankers are confident that the moment…

Around 23,700 travellers fined over S$7 million for tax evasion at checkpoints: Singapore Customs This is a surge from the 13,099 and 7,139 travellers apprehended during the same time period in 2024 and 2023, respectivel…

Buyers are excited: JB property buyers have seen value double ahead of RTS opening The cost of land around Johor Bahru station has jumped from about RM700 (S$220) psf three years ago to between RM1,000 and RM1,500 psf to…

Seatrium to start its own arbitration in US$475 million contract termination dispute The contract, which is 98.9% complete, is for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel in an US offshore wind farm.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Centurion, Manulife US Reit, Seatrium, Wilmar, LHN, Marco Polo Marine Top stories: 1. Markets: Recovery in investment banking activity likely to continue into 2026 amid positiv…