Temasek Trust launches advisory and management services initiative
TEMASEK Trust, the philanthropic arm of state investor Temasek, on Monday (Apr 29) launched a new foundation to provide advisory and management...
Hot stock: Seatrium up 5.6% on S$100 million share buyback programme
SEATRIUM’S shares rose 5.6 per cent amid heavy trading after announcing its plan to buy back up to a maximum of 2...
Mergers, closures, diversification: What is happening to Singapore’s cultivated meat sector?
SINGAPORE piqued interest when it was the first country in the world to approve the sale of cultivated chicken in 2020, attracting...
ST Engineering focuses on synergies from US$2.7 billion acquisition to reach greater heights
SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) is reaping the synergies from its acquisition of TransCore – its largest yet – after hitting its...
Nominations for Sustainability Impact Awards to close May 15
NOMINATIONS for the Sustainability Impact Awards, jointly presented by The Business Times and UOB, will close on May 15.
A brave new whirl in Beijing
At Beijing’s auto show, a bewildering array of new brands suggests that China has flipped the script on its relationship with foreign...
Singapore factory output reverses into negative territory in March, down 9.2%
SINGAPORE’S industrial production contracted 9.2 per cent year on year (yoy) in March, dragged down by double-digit declines in the electronics and...
Laid-back vibe, stunning beaches, rich cuisine and low cost of living lure more expat retirees to Malaysia
[KUALA LUMPUR] IT WAS “love at first sight” for Irishman Keith Judd when he visited Malaysia for the first time in 2009...
Money laundering accused Zhang Ruijin slapped with 5 more charges days before scheduled guilty plea
CHINESE national Zhang Ruijin, one of the 10 foreign nationals embroiled in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, has been slapped with five...
Private home prices ease to 1.4% rise in Q1; rents fall a further 1.9%
SINGAPORE’S private housing prices rose at their slowest quarterly pace in almost three years, as home sales slowed, supply expanded, and rents...