BTExplains: What Suntec Reit's numbers say about risks in the office segment

THIS same time last year, most office towers fell into a hush.

Gone were the harried clips of heeled shoes and Oxfords bouncing off the walls of large office lobbies. That silent hum came as safe-distance measures brought on by a global pandemic outbreak forced white-collar office workers to stay home.

Suntec Reit's latest results present one way to understand how workplaces are adapting to new realities again, as more office workers are now allowed back to the office.