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Singapore’s total employment growth slows in Q1; job vacancies dip while retrenchments inch up

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Singapore public sector commands highest AI salary premium as job postings surge: PwC study
Property
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

BlackRock said to be in exclusive due diligence for Capri by Fraser China Square

Property
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

New private home sales at three-month low in May, with only one major new launch; developers sell 447 units in all

Singapore

Allianz’s reported HSBC Life bid reflects race for scale in Singapore’s competitive life insurance sector

Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Investment story trumps size for Reits; the key is to be sufficiently differentiated 

Syn Pitarn Group has built a lending business around Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, offering small loans ranging from 8,000 to 40,000 baht.
Asean Business

Millions-strong Myanmar diaspora fuels Thai market from craft beer to credit

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered what the International Energy Agency characterised as the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

What the Iran-US peace deal means for businesses

Economy & Policy

Singapore to offer OTC gold clearing, central bank vaulting by end-2026 amid gold-hub push

Transport & Logistics

SIA Group passenger traffic rises 4.9% in May

BREAKING NEWS

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: Dow hits record high on Iran deal optimism, lower oil prices

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia looks to raise at least US$20 billion from bond offering

International

US manufacturing output stalls for the first time this year

Property
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

New private home sales at three-month low in May, with only one major new launch; developers sell 447 units in all

Singapore

ERP alerts, roadside e-parking payment in trial ahead of ERP 2 roll-out

International

Vance hopes to release text of agreement to halt war in Iran this week

Energy & Commodities

Singapore sells less marine fuel in May, likely due to cheaper bunker in China

International

Macron rebuffs Trump’s threats of wine tariffs as G7 meets

COMPANIES & MARKETS

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: Dow hits record high on Iran deal optimism, lower oil prices

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia looks to raise at least US$20 billion from bond offering

Energy & Commodities

Singapore sells less marine fuel in May, likely due to cheaper bunker in China

Energy & Commodities

Oil hits 3-month low as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Singapore

Allianz’s reported HSBC Life bid reflects race for scale in Singapore’s competitive life insurance sector

Telcos, Media & Tech

Retail investors face tighter limits than funds in SpaceX IPO flipping

OPINION & FEATURES

Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Alternative diesel can help Singapore balance resilience and decarbonisation

Leanne Chew

Columns

SpaceX’s IPO success may rub off on Ambani’s listing of Jio Platforms

Andy Mukherjee

Opinion & Features
POLITICS THAT MATTER

Malaysia’s stability dividend faces its next test as state elections loom

Simon Tay

ASEAN BUSINESS

The average daily trading value of Vietnamese stocks in 2026 so far has reached around US$789 million.
Asean Business

Vietnam’s stock market liquidity dries up after VN-Index’s record run in May

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

More than four-fifths of the petroleum and liquefied natural gas transiting the waterway is typically bound for Asian markets.
Global Enterprise

Strait of Hormuz reopening would offer relief for Asia, but economic scars will remain

INSIDE THE C-SUITE

Patrick Lee, CEO of Singapore, Asean and South Asia, StanChart, says the bank is the sponsor of the 10 km race and there will be thousands of people signed up for that.
Lifestyle
THE FINISH LINE

‘Important to remain involved’: Why StanChart didn’t walk away from the Singapore Marathon

SGSME

Founder Lee Shao Rong says the move to further expand despite competition is undergirded by Supergreen’s hybrid franchising business mode.
SGSME
SME

Supergreen targets Singapore’s residential neighbourhoods as expansion plan takes off

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Hawkish Fed, hot inflation, fragile currencies: ASEAN’s delicate balancing act explained

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CPF Life vs ILP: a false choice?

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LIFESTYLE

MenToo’s launch at Timbre+ One North brought together 12 men’s groups to discuss men’s mental health and masculinity in Singapore.
Health & Wellness
FEATURE

Why Singapore men are joining the new ‘MenToo’ movement

Located just outside Thomson Plaza, 42 Pasta is the Answer has been fully booked since it opened in late 2024.
Food & Drink
DINING OUT

42 Pasta is the Answer offers home-style cooking at S$42

World Cup fever has arrived.
Style & Society
SHOPPING

Football fever: Fifa World Cup merchandise to get your hands on

Ho Ren Yung at the Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree, a project that reflects her focus on sustainability and regeneration.
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NEW-GEN HOTELIERS

Banyan Group heir Ho Ren Yung: ‘Better to be useful than happy’ 

The luxury hotelier on balancing inheritance, purpose and expansion

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