The Business Times

October 21 evening round-up: 1. URA launches Dairy Farm Walk GLS site for tender bt.sg/ooj4 2. Micron's US$150b global expansion plan aims to capture demand for memory bt.sg/oojo 3. DBS rolls out new travel deals as more…

OPINION: Will Singapore employers be able to keep the Great Resignation at bay? The Microsoft Work Trend Index found that 49 per cent of respondents in Singapore were considering leaving their current jobs, with many emp…

Most Singaporeans want priority schemes removed, limit resale buyers for HDB flats in prime areas This is so that these flats will be kept affordable at the point of purchase for first-time buyers and for subsequent resa…

October 21 morning round-up: 1. ARA Logos unitholders must weigh pure-play logistics status against being part of a larger entity bt.sg/ooBB 2. Governments may need to shield consumers and firms from LNG prices bt.sg/ooB…

It's time to be cautious about US high-yield bonds There's limited upside potential from both income and price, and credit risks could be under-priced. Risk-reward is increasingly skewed to downside. bt.sg/oomx

'Not much scope to triage' Covid-19 ICU cases, says Ong as healthcare system prepares to step up more beds Some 81 per cent of the healthcare system's 2,000 isolation rooms are filled, as are 71 per cent of Covid-19 ICU…

JUST IN: Stabilisation Phase extended by a month until Nov 21; S$640m more in support for firms As such, the current Stabilisation Phase, which began on Sep 27 and includes measures such as the two-person cap on social g…

October 20 evening round-up: 1. HDB flats in prime locations: New public housing model to be unveiled soon bt.sg/oosr 2. Firms can tap HR resources to improve ability to tackle pandemic challenges, transform: MOM bt.sg/o…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. Property may no longer be pot of gold for retirement, says DBS bt.sg/o4yx 2. Raising tax revenue the 'sustainable and responsible' way to fund Singapore's expenditures: Lawrence Wong b…

Singaporean wanted by FBI fined S$210,000 for falsifying invoices to hide North Korea trade Tan Wee Beng, 44, is the managing director and shareholder of Singapore-based commodity trading company Wee Tiong, which sold su…

How to find the right fund manager Managing a pool of money is not rocket science; in fact, it is something that many of us can do for ourselves bt.sg/oomG

From 14 to 37 stores, Decathlon pushing ahead with Singapore expansion plans Of the 22 new branches in the pipeline, only one of them will be an Experience store, and this will be sited somewhere in the northern part of…

INFOGRAPHIC: Pass the buck The flow chart explains a typical process of how independent electricity retailers price energy plans for consumers. But the ecosystem now appears broken. bt.sg/oomZ

COMMENTARY: Short circuit in electricity open market: Impact on consumers, retailers and the model itself The chaos in the domestic electricity market began three months ago and stemmed from systemic gaps in the sector.…

Offering access to education and a ticket to a better life Ruangguru has become one of South-east Asia's largest tech-enabled education providers - serving more than 20 million users - by helping the less-privileged. bt.…

As foreign buyers return, residential projects in Core Central Region could be back in vogue This comes as strict border curbs over the last 18 months or so have largely kept foreign buyers at bay, with sales in the CCR…

October 20 morning round-up: 1. Solar power, imported cleaner energy among focus of Singapore's low-carbon future bt.sg/ooWe 2. Former De Beers heirs set up family office in Singapore bt.sg/ooWn 3. Sembmarine expects sig…

October 19 evening round-up: 1. Shopee to enter France in aggressive international push bt.sg/ooAC 2. IMDA to open up 4 5G testbeds to all businesses bt.sg/ooAy 3. Edtech startup Geniebook raises US$16.6m in Series A fun…

One more retailer - Best Electricity - bites the dust in Singapore's hard-hit electricity market Rising electricity spot prices and an inability to hedge adequately as volumes dry up in the Singapore Exchange's futures m…

OK Lim's Second Avenue bungalow being sold for S$33.39m The freehold bungalow, held by Lim and his wife, Tan Sook Eng, is 1 of 9 properties in Singapore and Australia that are among assets frozen by the High Court to rec…

Coinhako launches platform for HNWIs and institutions seeking crypto exposure Coinhako Privé will offer institutional-grade digital asset services and white glove services, such as a dedicated relationship manager, perso…

Singapore retailers rush advance orders to fill Christmas stockings on time Supply chains, which are still reeling from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, are struggling to keep up with the booming consumer demand.…

OPINION: Evergrande and China: A Lehman moment - or less 'grande' than that? Insiders have commented that the Chinese government will step in if necessary to provide the needed guarantees, but only after making various s…

October 19 morning round-up: 1. Raffles Education shares dive as Oei's letter to board circulates in market bt.sg/oogz 2. GuocoLand prices S$300m notes due 2026 at 3.29% bt.sg/oogK 3. Catalist-listed Rex International se…

PODCAST: In this week’s 105th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Koh Hwee Joo, senior director, Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management, about how doing good doesn’t mean sacrificing retur…

BT Explains: Why are electricity providers in Singapore exiting the scene? The Business Times breaks down why this is happening, and the broader implications for Singapore's electricity scene. #btexplains bt.sg/oofA

October 18 evening round-up: 1. Some companies opting for building site dorms to limit workers' Covid exposure bt.sg/oofm 2. Union Power lets go of 850 retail accounts in reorg amid high electricity prices bt.sg/oofs 3.…

OPINION: Renting can be a viable alternative to owning a private home in Singapore While the pandemic and digitalisation reinforce the need for comfortable abodes, the choice to buy is no longer the default conclusion. b…

Peter Lim's son and Ronaldo to combine football and tech with new startup ZujuGP is an upcoming digital community built around football, helmed by the son of secretive Singaporean investor Peter Lim and fronted by global…