Paige Lim
CORRESPONDENT
Paige Lim is a correspondent at The Business Times. She covers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and macroeconomics, with a focus on F&B and retail. She also contributes to the monthly Barfly column, which profiles home-grown craft cocktail bars.
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Economists expect no change to monetary policy in January, as December core inflation remains stable at 1.2%
Full-year core inflation for 2025 stands at 0.7%, down from 2.8% in 2024
High Court grants OG possession of Taste Orchard under consent order
Master tenant Hao Mart and its subtenants have already vacated the mall’s premises, BT understands
Singapore’s 2025 core inflation averages 0.7%, down from 2.8% in 2024
December’s core and headline inflation stayed unchanged at 1.2%
Singapore SMEs stay expansionary in Q4 2025, though growth likely to ease in near term: OCBC
Higher operating costs, stronger market competition in the region and ongoing economic uncertainty were cited as headwinds in 2026
New factory helps 133-year-old sauce maker Kwong Cheong Thye ramp up exports, sell more at home
The family-owned brand, now led by its fifth generation, is seeing rapidly growing overseas demand for its soya sauce
‘Search funds’ to buy SMEs spring up in the Asia-Pacific, but will they succeed?
Australia and Japan lead in successful acquisitions, while search funds are emerging elsewhere
Open Farm Community in Dempsey to close after 10 years
The home-grown urban farm and restaurant concept will hold its last day of service on Jan 11
Teck Soon Medical Hall keeps traditional Chinese medicine relevant in the modern age
The 62-year-old family business eventually hopes to open a wellness experience centre offering massages and TCM treatments
PizzaExpress Singapore shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square outlets; two operating stores remain
The British pizza restaurant chain opened its first outlet in the Republic in 2016
