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The Raffles Conversation: Alliance maker Marianne De Backer, head of business development & licensing at Bayer, tells us how she spent the year sewing up deals. #rafflescon bt.sg/4CVd

FIT TO LEAD: Being a jack-of-all-trades pays off for Black Dot's Nicholas Fang Balancing between multiple sports that require very diverse skills and approaches to training and competition is what keeps the blood pumping…

Michelin meals to go: Affordable one-starred comfort food in the privacy of your own home. #BTLifestyle 🥟🍔 bt.sg/4CHn

May 29 afternoon round-up: 1. Retailers welcome rental, wage relief, as Heightened Alert 'almost like a circuit breaker' bt.sg/4C9W 2. The super rich are choosing Singapore as the world's safest haven bt.sg/4C9m 3. Satur…

#BRUNCH: The great corporate bond binge Companies are taking advantage of ultra-loose monetary policy to binge on debt. But where is the money going, and will rising inflation and diminishing support from central banks p…

S$800m Covid-19 support package for affected firms and individuals, no draw on past reserves The S$800 million package will be funded by reallocation from development expenditure - as some of the latter will be capitalis…

Pandemic batters football clubs' valuations The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world's top football clubs hard, knocking 15% off their valuations in the 2019/20 season; broadcasting and matchday takings were hurt the most…

Eco-friendly watches take the stage: Will collectors buy into this new movement in watchmaking? #BTLifestyle ⌚ bt.sg/4CHs

May 28 morning round-up: 1. Ready, set, restructure: Singapore large caps clean house to woo investors bt.sg/4CHx 2. Pandemic puts Malaysia's underemployment problem under the spotlight bt.sg/4CHN 3. Pandemic batters foo…

Record bid for Tengah EC site, 15 bids for Ang Mo Kio condo plot signal developers' hunger for land View the full list of bidders that took part in this week's record-smashing state land tender. bt.sg/4CK5

Fare or foul? Grab says that its S$1 base fare hike is meant to help drivers, but some question the timing. Observers are also watching the impact on Grab's peers. bt.sg/4Czv

ICYMI: SASS AND THE CITY: With Covid-19, a new playbook on resilience This pandemic's biggest lesson is in defining our generation's mental grit, for our own version of survival. #btsass bt.sg/4C7H For more of Sass and t…

Commentary: Crypto carnage, and a cautionary tale 'Notwithstanding the recent spectacular surge in its price, Bitcoin will remain an asset without intrinsic value whose market value can be anything or nothing.' bt.sg/4Cb…

Indonesian brands bank on BTS, Song Joong Ki, to win on home ground With BTS and Blackpink as brand ambassadors for the Indonesian giant Tokopedia, South-east Asia’s largest economy is looking to use the strong base of K…

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From used chopsticks to sustainable furniture Canadian startup ChopValue's first international franchise in Singapore will serve as the flagship and training facility for the upcycling company's regional expansion. bt.sg…

Retail Reits facing a bump in the road - for now Retail Reits with largely suburban malls in the portfolio - such as Frasers Centrepoint Trust - are expected to prove more resilient than those with malls downtown or in t…

HDB launches over 3,800 BTO flats, including in prime areas like Bukit Merah, Geylang In addition, another 2,494 flats were on offer in this year's first Sale of Balance Flats sales. In total, 6,373 new flats were launch…

PODCAST: This week's episode looks at how disability insurance and long-term care aren’t on the radar of many. Find out why this should be on your must-do list during this pandemic, in this episode brought to you by Grea…

May 24 evening round-up: 1. In weighing HDB 'lottery effect', Singapore mulls raising subsidies, imposing clawbacks bt.sg/4C2Y 2. MOM fines 11 companies for failing to ensure WFH as default arrangement bt.sg/4C2n 3. Almo…

Demand for luxury penthouses holds steady despite pandemic Demand for luxe homes could gather pace again in the near future, especially as travel restrictions are eased, consultants said, pointing to interest from ultra-…

Last Week in Opinion: 1. Can employers mandate vaccination in workplaces? 2. Towards a growing and greener regional economy 3. The curious case of green data centres 4. Not all SPACs are created equal; not all deals will…

SASS AND THE CITY: With Covid-19, a new playbook on resilience This pandemic's biggest lesson is in defining our generation's mental grit, for our own version of survival. #btsass bt.sg/4C7H For more Sass, go to bt.sg/sa…