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Sharon See

Sharon See

CORRESPONDENT

Sharon See is a correspondent at The Business Times, where she covers macroeconomics and manpower. She graduated with a degree in communication studies from the Nanyang Technological University and began her journalism career in TV and radio news.

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The Malaysia subsidiary can lodge an appeal if it disagrees with the assessments, the notices said.

CNMC plans to appeal against additional tax assessment of RM29.6 million imposed on Malaysian unit

The notices were raised in relation to the disallowance of management fee expenses paid by the subsidiary to the gold-mining company

In February, Tang and his wife Celine Tang failed to take over Suntec Reit as their shareholding fell short of the 50 per cent threshold as at the offer closing date.

Property tycoon Gordon Tang’s Acrophyte to acquire Suntec Reit’s manager for S$190 million

Tang and his affiliates currently own 35.7% of the Reit itself, while ESR owns 10.8%

Budget 2026 presents a timely opportunity to strengthen Singapore’s SME backbone and bolster business transformation, said SICCI chairman Neil Parekh

SICCI calls for foreign worker quota review for sectors with ‘chronic’ manpower crunch in Budget 2026 wish list

The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry makes six key recommendations in its proposal ahead of Budget 2026

Construction demand is set to grow in the next three years, and the property would provide the space for the group's future growth, HG Metal said.

HG Metal subsidiary to buy industrial property in Tuas for S$20.8 million

The move will more than double the group’s land area

Investing in human capital would also send out a far more positive message to the quiet quitters and job huggers that they are valued and not merely dispensable labour units, which would go some way in re-engaging them.
THINKING ALOUD

Replacing staff with AI could be an expensive mistake

What the workplace needs is some form of hybrid, where soft skills become increasingly valued even as technical know-how remains necessary

Fuheng Warehouse in Hangzhou, owned by EC World Reit, is one of three properties mortgaged to the municipal government of Fuyang, a city in China's Anhui province.

EC World Reit granted more time until May 2026 to submit resumption proposal

SGX-ST has considered that it needs more time to work on proposals to meet its loan repayment obligations

Four companies have been awarded contracts for electric buses.

LTA awards over S$300 million in contracts for 660 electric buses, including to BYD

This marks the authority’s first large-scale purchase of double-deck buses

Cargo carriage grew by 12.4 per cent year on year in November, supported by the year-end peak demand and higher contribution from freighter aircraft, SIA said.

SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 2.6% in November

Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried 3.5 million passengers in total during the month, 6% higher than the year before

Lee Hsien Yang’s objection letter did not challenge the site’s historic significance or national importance, nor the evaluation process for identifying potential national monuments, said a joint statement by MCCY and NHB

Singapore government gazettes site at 38 Oxley Road as a national monument

Founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s former residence is owned by his youngest son, Lee Hsien Yang, who has submitted a written...

For Halijah Travels general manager Haffidz Abdul Hamid, Singapore’s role as a Haj transit point is an important piece of heritage that he hopes to keep alive – which is why he applied for the SG Heritage Business scheme.

Haj-travel specialist Halijah Travels aims to stay relevant in a ‘dying’ industry

The family business is the only tour agency among 42 companies recognised as a SG Heritage Business

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