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#Brunch: Getting real about Good Class Bungalow prices Some silver-generation owners of bungalows in GCB Areas are adjusting downwards their price expectations, in favour of smaller homes and more cash for retirement. ▶️…

#Brunch: The (licensed) psychologist will see you now Singapore’s push to license psychologists aims to protect patients, but practitioners worry that strict qualification requirements will exacerbate existing service sh…

#Brunch: Why Singapore’s fresh grads are struggling to get hired “I did not expect the market to be so bad,” says Timotheus Yeo, who graduated in 2024. “I came in thinking: ‘Oh, if I just apply to a few jobs, I definitel…

#Brunch: C-suite on demand: Is Singapore ready to embrace fractional work? The gig economy has reached the top levels of organisations, with executives – known as ‘fractional leaders’ – offering their expertise without f…

#Brunch: Forget imports — Malaysia's backyard farms are now growing some of the world's most premium foods Madagascar's biggest rival? It might be a tiny 1.3-acre vanilla farm in Selangor.

#Brunch: Limited empathy, rejected flexible work requests - parents bemoan lack of work-life balance in corporate Singapore Parents say support from the government and employers could be key to reversing Singapore's decl…

#Brunch: From forgotten to fabulous: Breathing new life into Singapore’s state properties A once derelict house turning into a stage for Chanel’s haute couture? The Singapore Land Authority is embracing adaptive reuse to…

#Brunch: Fishy business: South-east Asia’s startup ecosystem battles fallout from eFishery scandal But market watchers say the region might yet bounce back because it has the ingredients for success.

#Brunch: Home-based eateries have taken off, but are they here to stay? Despite their burgeoning popularity, constraints and regulations mean that scale may be limited.

#Brunch: Brokerage wars: Incumbents push back as investors flock to Moomoo, Tiger Brokers, FSMOne The new kids on the block have gained ground with the share of investors in Singapore who use digital brokerages as their…

#Brunch: ‘What were you wearing?’: The silencing effect of victim-blaming “I’ve heard too many stories of how HR departments tried to sweep the complaint under the table, even apparently trying to be kind by explaining h…

#Brunch: Are Singapore’s supermarkets ‘tariff-proof’? In the US, food prices are expected to go up by 2.8% if tariffs are imposed. Will supermarkets in Singapore face a similar challenge?

#Brunch: Why fengshui still matters in modern Singapore Royce Zheng, principal fengshui consultant at Modern Times Fengshui, fetches around S$15,000 a month from fengshui consultations. He also applies the practice to hi…

#Brunch: Gold versus Bitcoin – a battle for portfolio diversification Crypto has been challenging the yellow metal as a store of value, but Trump’s tariffs are making investors take stock.

#Brunch: In light of Trump’s tariffs, what’s next for Asean giants in their quest for breakthrough growth? Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia all have lofty dreams of expansion, but Trump’s latest round of tariffs ar…

#Brunch: Tourism with a twist: More young adults turn to community-based travel to make friends “In the past, my parents did ask me to go on tours with them, but I didn’t really feel like I belonged in one of those ‘uncl…

#Brunch: COE premiums are higher than ever – will they continue this way? Can the average Singaporean own a car? Are upward-climbing COE prices here to stay - or are there mitigating factors that could give some respite…

#Brunch: Itching for a solution: Why eczema treatments are expanding – as are costs Moderate to severe cases of the skin condition are prevalent in Singapore, but new options to treat it do not come cheap. Can this be ch…

#Brunch: China tech stocks: Time to buy? With DeepSeek's "Sputnik" moment and Jack Ma’s return, the tide seems to be turning. But is it too late to take the plunge?

#Brunch: Does airline loyalty pay? Frequent fliers take off for more rewarding horizons Singapore Airlines (SIA), too, changes the criteria for its KrisFlyer programme every now and then – at times incurring so much wrat…

#Brunch: Can Singapore's CBD 'weekend ghost town' be turned into a 'city that never sleeps'? A bustling business district by day, but a ghost town after hours and on Sundays. Two decades on, some 15 housing projects yiel…

#Brunch: Singles’ inferno: Social mixer scene heats up in Singapore as dating apps get cold shoulder Companies organising novel dating events have sprouted in the last few years to tap Gen Z and millennials’ craving for…

#Brunch: Singapore’s plant trade thrives but rising costs, market saturation threaten businesses New crop of younger buyers boosts ‘boutique’ businesses while garden centres face more competition, tough retail climate.

#Brunch: Forget golf, pickleball is the way to go to get deals done “People build relationships in a relaxed environment, and some even conclude business deals over a game or two,” says the co-founder of Performance Pick…

#Brunch: CEO shortcut? These MBA graduates are looking to be their own bosses by buying SMEs Goh Aik Chuan, a 36-year-old former Uber operations manager, has launched Singapore’s first traditional search fund. His goal?…

#Brunch: What’s next for Singapore digital banks in 2025 in quest for profitability Digital banks have benefited from higher interest rates, but the next step – engaging customers – will be harder.

#Brunch: Gold dazzled last year, but may lose some lustre in 2025 With the Year of the Snake upon us, market watchers are split on how the precious metal will fare after a record-breaking 2024.

#Brunch: Gold dazzled last year, but may lose some lustre in 2025 As JPMorgan put it in 1912: “Gold is money. Everything else is credit.” But how will the precious metal fare after a record-breaking 2024?

#Brunch: Singapore’s next general election: What to expect In the Republic’s last GE – in 2020 – the PAP maintained its parliamentary majority but its performance worsened, with its vote share declining to 61.2% from 69.…

#Brunch: High demand for MBAs but do you really need one? MBA can be a good investment in one’s career but these will have to be weighed against the high financial and opportunity costs.