Derryn Wong

Derryn Wong

CORRESPONDENT

BT’s transport correspondent has covered the automotive industry for more than 15 years and now also reports on mobility, aviation and shipping. If it moves people or things, he’s interested and even more interested if it does so faster, better and cleaner.

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is owned by OUE through subsidiaries. The hotel contributed more revenue to its parent in the first half of 2026.

OUE dips into the red with S$114.6 million loss for H1

2026-08-14T15:50:52.000Z
Marcelo Kaiser, chief operating officer of aviation for Aviareps, says: “There is no successful air hub without a strong national carrier behind it.”

To become major hubs, South-east Asia’s new airports need strong national carriers

2026-08-13T23:00:00.000Z
For the half-year ended Jun 30, UMS posted a 66% increase in net profit to S$33.4 million compared to the year-ago period.

UMS Integration Q2 profit up 89% buoyed by AI ‘super cycle’, aviation boom

2026-08-13T14:37:54.000Z
For the six months ended June 2026, energy costs rose 36.5% to S$138 million; other costs and expenses went down.

SBS Transit H1 profit down 0.3% on increased energy costs; special dividend of 15.97 cents declared

2026-08-13T11:17:58.000Z
We don’t have androids yet, but it is chilling to know there is no foolproof “Voight-Kampff test” for detecting AI-generated content, says the writer.
THINKING ALOUD

In the AI age, we must all be fact-checkers

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
Dominik Braun, CEO of Antomation, is seeking to patent his company’s extendable roller system that can stow and retrieve luggage in airliners.

This Singapore startup wants to solve airplane baggage ‘Tetris’ with a snake-like, AI-powered system

2026-07-29T04:00:00.000Z
For the first six months of 2026, BYD registered 6,828 passenger cars in Singapore, a 46.3% increase year on year.

BYD corners a quarter of Singapore market as EV adoption reaches 62.4%

2026-07-24T11:32:50.000Z
Wu, the owner of car dealership Allmotoring.sg, is alleged to have carried out the offences from February 2019 to November 2024.

Car dealer charged in S$1.1 million tax evasion case involving Porsches, Ferraris, Rolls-Royces

2026-07-24T04:20:46.000Z
Michael Lim founded Motorway, now a diversified automotive group, in 1992.

Motorway group boss Michael Lim charged with evasion of excise duty and GST

2026-07-23T09:58:30.000Z
BYD opened a new showroom at Tampines One on Tuesday.

As COE premiums correct from recent high, more supply could be on the way

2026-07-22T12:09:44.000Z