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Malaysia to break ground on Southern Agropolis in January, unlocking ‘plug-and-play’ food hub for JS-SEZ “Young people today want to work with technology and contribute meaningfully to society, whether through food resil…

#BTLifestyle: Predictable Italian at L’Amo The new seafood-based restaurant features dishes such as vitello tonnato, grilled prawns and tiramisu but does it make an impression? Read the full food review.

Robotaxis are coming to Singapore, but the rest of South-east Asia might have to wait Labour costs in South-east Asia, excluding Singapore, are low, which means it would still be cheaper to have a human driver, notes an…

In an act of boycott, Malaysia makes its own ‘McDonald’s’ In over a year, Ahmad’s Fried Chicken has grown to 35 outlets with expectations to reach 110 in 2026.

#Brunch: Pilates is fast becoming big business in Singapore – and it’s not just Gen Z driving it Luxury fitness brand Ally said more people are buying its 100 and 200-class packs, which go for S$3,000 and S$5,000 respect…

The ringgit hit a three-year high against the Singapore dollar and a four-year high against the US dollar this week. The currency was at 3.1702 against the Singdollar on Friday (Dec 12), having last been at that mark in…

Singapore police seize over S$539,000, freeze 176 bank accounts in anti-scam operation The resulting investigations involve 176 individuals aged between 16 and 85.

ST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit The lawsuit alleged that ST Engineering’s United States subsidiary, VT San Antonio Aerospace was negligent when maintaining the McDonnell Douglas MD-11…

Graphic: a timeline of the Hao Mart-OG clash From HaoMart taking over OG Orchard Point to now being slapped with a multi-million dollar lawsuit by the landlord, here's a look at what happened. Taste Orchard's evicted ten…

Singapore government gazettes site at 38 Oxley Road as a national monument The site is founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s former residence and is currently owned by his youngest son Lee Hsien Yang, who had submitted…

New, smaller landed homes draw upgraders as landed property supply stays broadly flat for 25 years In contrast, the number of private flats and condos grew by 228%, up from 114,532 units to 375,612 units over the same pe…

Ringgit hits three-year high against Singdollar, four-year high versus greenback It’s Asia’s best-performing currency this year as Malaysia’s robust macro fundamentals drive optimism for unit.

Sembcorp to acquire Australian power company Alinta Energy in A$6.5 billion deal The asset is country’s fourth-largest utilities provider with around 1.1 million customers.

DBS’ Tan Su Shan among Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women globally; two other Singapore leaders ranked The others are Temasek Trust chair Ho Ching and Jenny Lee, senior managing partner of Asian venture capital firm…

Disney invests US$1 billion in OpenAI, strikes licensing deal The company to tap OpenAI tools for new products and experiences, and to roll out ChatGPT to staff.

Hongkong Land pumps MBFC Towers 1 and 2, One Raffles Quay into new S$8 billion Singapore real estate fund New fund will be Singapore’s biggest private real estate fund and is part of group’s aim to grow its AUM to US$100…

Thai PM moves to dissolve parliament, setting stage for elections Thailand‘s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday (Dec 11) that he is “returning power to the people,” moving to dissolve parliament and…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, CDL, UOL, GuocoLand, Seatrium, Singtel, Hongkong Land Top stories: 1. Companies: Sembcorp to acquire Australian power company Alinta Energy in A$6.5 billion deal 2. C…

TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over US$40 billion crypto collapse Kwon, 34, who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs, pleaded guilty in August to two counts, conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.

Operating autonomous vehicles in Singapore has ‘symbolic value’ despite small market size: Pony.ai CEO Being able to kick-start commercial operations in a highly regulated environment such as Singapore will prove that Po…

Malaysia’s new KL-JB train tickets snapped up ahead of debut; frequency to double in January One-way fares begin at RM82 (S$27), with tickets available through May 2026 via Malaysia’s national railway operator Keretapi T…

Singtel hit with S$1 million fine for 2024 voice disruption The incident on Oct 8 last year affected more than 500,000 users for more than four hours.

Singapore’s 2026 visitor arrivals may fall short of pre-Covid levels, but tourist spending should keep rising: observers Weighed down by global uncertainty, China’s slow recovery in outbound travel and the strong Singapo…

ComfortDelGro and Pony.ai get green light to test self-driving shuttles on public roads in Punggol ComfortDelGro will operate five seven-seater autonomous vehicle shuttles when road trials begin next year.

Crypto elite shun NFTs for 69-million-year-old dinosaur fossils Deep inside Le Freeport - a maximum-security vault known as Singapore's “Fort Knox” - lies a 69-million-year-old triceratops skeleton. Who are its owners?

Singapore workers feel trapped over mismatch in expectations amid ‘job-hugging’ trend: experts Staying but not out of love, Singapore workers are biding their time for the right opportunity to move, said employment exper…

Retrenchments rise slightly in Q3 amid restructuring, but hiring remains firm There was a higher incidence of retrenchment among younger residents aged below 30 and those in their 30s.

Property agents bought up to 20% of some new condo launches: did ‘first dibs’ buying heighten Fomo? “As the pool of agents increased and (with) the amount of motivation training agents receive, agents bought into their o…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Keppel, Keppel Reit, CLI, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Ultragreen.ai Top stories: 1. International: US plans to mandate social media checks for visa-free visitors, incl…