https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/bt-senior-correspondent-ben-paul-wins-singapore-press-club-finance-journalism-award Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000 Meera Pathmanathan Companies & Markets Events & Awards /companies-markets/bt-senior-correspondent-ben-paul-wins-singapore-press-club-finance-journalism-award The veteran journalist is ‘one of Singapore’s best-known financial commentators’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/bt-longevity-forum-turns-spotlight-health-and-wealth Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:34:42 +0000 Dylan Tan Events & Awards Home Lifestyle Singapore /events-awards/bt-longevity-forum-turns-spotlight-health-and-wealth The event will explore how Singaporeans can take a more holistic approach to ageing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/defence-engineering-firm-marunda-holds-its-own-industry-giants Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 SMEs Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /singapore/smes/defence-engineering-firm-marunda-holds-its-own-industry-giants The Singapore-headquartered company supports defence operations around the region https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/cr-interiors-building-legacy-office-furniture Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 SMEs Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /singapore/smes/cr-interiors-building-legacy-office-furniture Over half a century, the carpentry workshop has transformed into a regional player https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/gallery/2026 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:47:36 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/gallery/2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/tts-group-offering-total-traffic-solutions-cities-around-asia Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 SMEs Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /singapore/smes/tts-group-offering-total-traffic-solutions-cities-around-asia The transport consultancy blends innovation, technology and people-first values https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/grab-hitches-ride-ai-wave-ceo-anthony-tan-steers-company-next-phase-growth Thu, 21 May 2026 14:32:00 +0000 Lionel Lim Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards New Articles /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/grab-hitches-ride-ai-wave-ceo-anthony-tan-steers-company-next-phase-growth The South-east Asian superapp has long invested in technology, believing it to be essential for growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/china-world-how-jane-sun-leans-her-global-experience-drive-trip-coms-growth-culture Thu, 21 May 2026 14:31:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/china-world-how-jane-sun-leans-her-global-experience-drive-trip-coms-growth-culture As the travel group advances, the CEO spotlights women and tech https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/how-sats-ceo-kerry-mok-turned-groups-lowest-ebb-sky-high-results-global-stage Thu, 21 May 2026 14:31:00 +0000 Derryn Wong Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/how-sats-ceo-kerry-mok-turned-groups-lowest-ebb-sky-high-results-global-stage He explains why good leaders need to own everything, recruit people smarter than them and ‘over-communicate’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/hawker-stall-enterprise-award-winner-how-han-keen-juan-scaled-old-chang-kee-empire Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/hawker-stall-enterprise-award-winner-how-han-keen-juan-scaled-old-chang-kee-empire Four decades after a risky 1986 corporate exit, the executive chairman reflects on OCK’s journey and attributes the enterprise’s success to professional... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/grab-group-ceo-anthony-tan-takes-top-prize-41st-singapore-business-awards Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/grab-group-ceo-anthony-tan-takes-top-prize-41st-singapore-business-awards Other winners at the annual event include Sats’ Kerry Mok and Trip.com’s Jane Sun https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/eric-leongs-steel-ambitions-take-mlion-beyond-singapore Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/singapore-business-awards-2026/eric-leongs-steel-ambitions-take-mlion-beyond-singapore From BMX parts to steel piles, he built a regional business by going where others would not https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-business-awards/core-strengths-new-capabilities-and-more-connectivity-key-singapores-future-chan-chun-sing Thu, 21 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Singapore Business Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-business-awards/core-strengths-new-capabilities-and-more-connectivity-key-singapores-future-chan-chun-sing Beyond current issues, we must also ‘scan the horizon’ to be prepared for the future, says the minister https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/gallery/2026-final-award-presentation1 Thu, 21 May 2026 06:17:04 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/gallery/2026-final-award-presentation1 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/asean-must-balance-energy-security-sustainability-power-its-future-say-panellists-bt-uob Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Benicia Tan Meera Pathmanathan Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/asean-must-balance-energy-security-sustainability-power-its-future-say-panellists-bt-uob Greater regional cooperation through the Asean Power Grid is crucial to secure sustainable energy supplies for the region https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/brewing-success-how-three-brothers-turned-brewerkz-groups-fortunes-around Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 SMEs Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /singapore/smes/brewing-success-how-three-brothers-turned-brewerkz-groups-fortunes-around From contemplating closure during Covid-19, the F&B group turned around to win an Enterprise 50 award https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/gallery/2026-final-award-presentation Wed, 20 May 2026 06:49:06 +0000 Preeti Chauhan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/gallery/2026-final-award-presentation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/applications-emerging-enterprise-2026-awards-now-open-until-jun-30 Mon, 18 May 2026 12:26:11 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/applications-emerging-enterprise-2026-awards-now-open-until-jun-30 Companies under 10 years old and have an annual turnover of up to S$20 million can apply https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/cambodia-scam-empire-scoop-cdl-family-tree-bt-journalists-artists-win-sph-media-awards Tue, 05 May 2026 12:57:36 +0000 Jermaine Fok Koh Kim Xuan Events & Awards New Articles /events-awards/cambodia-scam-empire-scoop-cdl-family-tree-bt-journalists-artists-win-sph-media-awards Goh Ruoxue wins Story of the Year; Paige Lim, Teoh Yi Chie, Hyrie Rahmat, Jessie Lim bag the Excellence Awards https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/diverse-ai-solutions-clinch-top-honours-design-ai-and-tech-awards Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:36:32 +0000 Benicia Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Companies & Markets Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/diverse-ai-solutions-clinch-top-honours-design-ai-and-tech-awards The finalists spanned sectors from the public service to marketing and financial services https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/design-bridge-human-centric-ai Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/design-bridge-human-centric-ai This year’s Design AI and Tech Awards judges consider changing landscapes, industry transformations and more https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/idea-action-how-ai-changing-way-innovation-happens Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/idea-action-how-ai-changing-way-innovation-happens The challenge now lies in how quickly ideas can be turned into something that works https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/thales-redefines-airport-journey-ai-powered-biometrics Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/thales-redefines-airport-journey-ai-powered-biometrics Fly to Gate delivers a seamless passenger journey from check-in to boarding https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/ai-driven-inspection-platform-boosts-productivity-70-h3-zoom Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Jermaine Fok Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/ai-driven-inspection-platform-boosts-productivity-70-h3-zoom The firm has halved costs and accelerated inspection timelines by about 90% with Facade Inspector https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/milkiway-ai-powers-singapores-preventive-care-goals-its-health-report-software Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/milkiway-ai-powers-singapores-preventive-care-goals-its-health-report-software Clerical is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/jtc-bids-goodbye-paper-heavy-world-construction-tenders Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/jtc-bids-goodbye-paper-heavy-world-construction-tenders The Evaluation Virtual Assistant marks a technological breakthrough in a traditionally conservative sector https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/sbs-transit-breaks-communication-barrier-singapores-first-ai-sign-language-assistant Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/sbs-transit-breaks-communication-barrier-singapores-first-ai-sign-language-assistant The program helps deaf and hard-of-hearing commuters navigate the transport operator’s rail network https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/how-hyundai-motor-redefines-factory-floor-robots-and-ai-its-singapore-hub Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Jermaine Fok Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/how-hyundai-motor-redefines-factory-floor-robots-and-ai-its-singapore-hub Its facility in the city-state has achieved nearly 70% automation in logistics and manufacturing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/primustech-teaches-buildings-think Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/primustech-teaches-buildings-think Its artificial intelligence-powered solution, AiBE, is the first purpose-built LLM for facility management https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/software-startup-ailytics-leverages-ai-improve-industrial-safety Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Benicia Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/software-startup-ailytics-leverages-ai-improve-industrial-safety The company’s solution taps existing surveillance cameras for early identification of on-site risk https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/synqboxs-sensor-based-kiosk-engages-communities-fight-dengue-transmission Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/synqboxs-sensor-based-kiosk-engages-communities-fight-dengue-transmission C-Dews speeds up egg counting, leading to faster detection and elimination of Aedes mosquito breeding sites https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/aecom-builds-singapores-first-ai-enabled-sustainable-design-optioneering-ecosystem Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards/aecom-builds-singapores-first-ai-enabled-sustainable-design-optioneering-ecosystem The innovations improve quality and create clearer, evidence-based client decisions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/applications-open-enterprise-50-awards-2026-nominations Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore SMEs /events-awards/enterprise-50/applications-open-enterprise-50-awards-2026-nominations This year’s theme is ‘Future-Proofing Growth Through Innovation’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/policy-practice-turning-singapores-ai-ambition-reality Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Dylan Tan Events & Awards /events-awards/policy-practice-turning-singapores-ai-ambition-reality Three business leaders from banking, customer experience and data centre infrastructure share what it actually takes to make AI work reliably, responsibly... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/nominations-open-sustainability-impact-awards-2026-mar-9-may-29 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:31:41 +0000 Therese Soh Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/nominations-open-sustainability-impact-awards-2026-mar-9-may-29 This year’s awards recognise enterprises that enable other firms to strengthen their sustainability practices https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/gallery/emerging-enterprise-2025 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:45:44 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/gallery/emerging-enterprise-2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/young-companies-shine-2025-emerging-enterprise-awards Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:47:29 +0000 Paige Lim Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/young-companies-shine-2025-emerging-enterprise-awards Seven early-stage enterprises from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong bagged top honours https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/honouring-singapores-top-50-enterprises Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Paige Lim Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore SMEs /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/honouring-singapores-top-50-enterprises AMID shifting global dynamics and economic uncertainty, Singapore’s top 50 private local companies were feted at the 31st edition of the Enterprise... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/gallery/2025-gala-dinner Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:14:56 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Enterprise 50 Events & Awards /events-awards/enterprise-50/gallery/2025-gala-dinner https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50-2025/thinking-big-e50-winners-pursue-growth-amid-economic-storms Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:01:00 +0000 Tessa Oh Events & Awards Enterprise 50 /events-awards/enterprise-50-2025/thinking-big-e50-winners-pursue-growth-amid-economic-storms This year’s winners demonstrate how Singapore’s small to mid-sized companies are staying competitive by seeking new markets, customers and strategic capital to... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/77-year-old-poh-heng-gets-modern-makeover Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Tessa Oh Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/77-year-old-poh-heng-gets-modern-makeover The heritage jeweller, which ranks first in the Enterprise 50 Awards, is winning over younger shoppers with new offerings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/commonwealth-kokubu-logistics-taps-technology-green-its-cold-chain-logistics-business Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Therese Soh Enterprise 50 Events & Awards /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/commonwealth-kokubu-logistics-taps-technology-green-its-cold-chain-logistics-business It sees sustainable practices as investments that lower long-run operating costs and yield environmental benefits, even if they come at a premium https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/smart-moves-uncertain-times-innovation-blueprint Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Enterprise 50 Events & Awards /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/smart-moves-uncertain-times-innovation-blueprint In a world fraught with risk, what does good innovation look like for Singapore’s enterprises? https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/ambition-lifts-pollisum-new-heights-and-perhaps-even-new-shores Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Goh Ruoxue Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/ambition-lifts-pollisum-new-heights-and-perhaps-even-new-shores The group’s focus is on growing market share in Singapore and wooing strategic investors before venturing overseas https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/maxsteel-forges-its-future-diversification-and-major-regional-expansion Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Derryn Wong Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/maxsteel-forges-its-future-diversification-and-major-regional-expansion The steel and metal products maker expects to triple its revenue through a new joint venture in Thailand to support the electric... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/generation-next-communications-adds-value-always-being-hunt-whats-next Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Events & Awards Enterprise 50 /events-awards/generation-next-communications-adds-value-always-being-hunt-whats-next The five-time winner is now looking to tap AI to boost performance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/eu-holidays-tries-new-things-stay-fresh-and-exciting-15-years Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/eu-holidays-tries-new-things-stay-fresh-and-exciting-15-years The E50 Award will lend credibility to the travel operator as it expands overseas, says its managing director https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/jub-pacific-rides-offshore-oil-and-gas-upturn-going-global-early Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Paige Lim Enterprise 50 Events & Awards /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/jub-pacific-rides-offshore-oil-and-gas-upturn-going-global-early The liftboat operator is now moving to expand its fleet while making strides in Asia’s emerging offshore wind farm sector https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/taking-growth-overseas-millennium-3-builds-e50-lessons-expand-abroad Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Enterprise 50 Events & Awards /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/taking-growth-overseas-millennium-3-builds-e50-lessons-expand-abroad The raised-flooring specialist is fifth in this year’s Enterprise 50 awards, its best showing yet https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/after-decades-abroad-kinderworld-eyes-singapore-jb-corridor-next-phase-growth Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Renald Yeo Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore /events-awards/enterprise-50/enterprise-50-2025/after-decades-abroad-kinderworld-eyes-singapore-jb-corridor-next-phase-growth Its plans include building a five-campus network for older children in Singapore https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/enterprise-50/poh-heng-jewellery-comes-out-tops-e50-awards Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Paige Lim Enterprise 50 Events & Awards Singapore SMEs /events-awards/enterprise-50/poh-heng-jewellery-comes-out-tops-e50-awards Second place goes to heavy lift and logistics specialist Pollisum Group and third place to travel operator EU Holidays https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/thailand-hurries-us15-billion-stalled-projects-spur-growth Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:09:40 +0000 Asean Emerging Enterprise Enterprise 50 Events & Awards International /international/asean/thailand-hurries-us15-billion-stalled-projects-spur-growth The country is grappling with sluggish investment, weak domestic demand and delayed public spending https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/seven-companies-singapore-malaysia-and-hong-kong-bag-top-honours-2025-emerging-enterprise-awards Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:25:55 +0000 Paige Lim Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards Singapore SMEs /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/seven-companies-singapore-malaysia-and-hong-kong-bag-top-honours-2025-emerging-enterprise-awards Over a third of this year’s 600 applications were from Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/creating-holistic-solutions-greener-future Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Sharon See Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/creating-holistic-solutions-greener-future These Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards finalists want to address critical gaps industries face on the way to net zero https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/preventing-waste-and-improving-eldercare Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Tessa Oh Events & Awards Emerging Enterprise /events-awards/preventing-waste-and-improving-eldercare These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are redefining sustainability and wellness across Asia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/leveraging-technology-less-landfills Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/leveraging-technology-less-landfills These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards want to create solutions for a circular economy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/transforming-everyday-life-through-creativity-and-innovation Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:30:29 +0000 Low Youjin Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/transforming-everyday-life-through-creativity-and-innovation These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are using technology, design and creativity to reshape how people eat, live and connect https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/redefining-industries-through-innovation-and-insight Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/redefining-industries-through-innovation-and-insight These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are applying technology and data to make businesses more efficient and improve lives https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/creating-safer-simpler-world-technology Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/creating-safer-simpler-world-technology These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Awards are using technology to improve work and lives https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/granite-asias-jenny-lee-ai-singapores-leslie-teo-join-design-ai-and-tech-awards-judging-panel Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/granite-asias-jenny-lee-ai-singapores-leslie-teo-join-design-ai-and-tech-awards-judging-panel Applications for the annual awards are open until the end of January 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/transforming-space-building-sustainable-value Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Events & Awards Companies & Markets /events-awards/transforming-space-building-sustainable-value LHN executive chairman Kelvin Lim has reinvented the family business, steering it from industrial leasing to real estate innovation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/staying-resilient-and-redefining-hospitality-new-era Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Events & Awards Companies & Markets /events-awards/staying-resilient-and-redefining-hospitality-new-era Worldwide Hotels CEO Carolyn Choo has built Singapore’s largest home-grown hotel group through disciplined growth and a vision for ‘lean luxury’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/tapping-tenacity-transform-healthcare Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Events & Awards Companies & Markets /events-awards/tapping-tenacity-transform-healthcare HMI Medical CEO Chin Wei Jia believes the future of healthcare is proactive, personalised care https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/building-resilience-unpredictable-world Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Events & Awards Companies & Markets /events-awards/building-resilience-unpredictable-world Resilient growth and success will require fundamentally rethinking existing ways of operating https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/shaping-lives-through-learning-innovation Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Events & Awards Companies & Markets /events-awards/shaping-lives-through-learning-innovation Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group CEO Patrick Cheo has made an impact on over a million students through digital and in-person education https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/valuable-jewels-stolen-frances-louvre-daring-heist Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:57:59 +0000 Lifestyle Events & Awards /lifestyle/valuable-jewels-stolen-frances-louvre-daring-heist THE world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris was shut on Sunday (Oct 19) after several pieces of invaluable jewellery were stolen in a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/sustainability-should-be-viewed-value-creator-not-cost-centre Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Sharon See Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/sustainability-should-be-viewed-value-creator-not-cost-centre Companies with scalable impact and ESG clarity are on the judges’ radar for the Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/going-beyond-greenery-uol-keeps-evolving-sustainability-drives-business Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:46:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/going-beyond-greenery-uol-keeps-evolving-sustainability-drives-business Besides sky gardens, it weaves sustainability into the business through operations and stakeholder engagement https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/emerging-enterprise/winning-formula-innovate-and-expand-remember-business-fundamentals Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Emerging Enterprise Events & Awards /events-awards/emerging-enterprise/winning-formula-innovate-and-expand-remember-business-fundamentals Judges of the Emerging Enterprise Awards are looking for companies that stay agile yet focused on customer needs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/2025-awards-ceremony Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:02:00 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/2025-awards-ceremony https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-no-longer-cost-centre-core-strategy-say-panellists-uob-bt-dialogue Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Mia Pei Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards New Articles /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-no-longer-cost-centre-core-strategy-say-panellists-uob-bt-dialogue Successful leaders do not outsource ESG to a single department, panellist observes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/simplygoods-mission-create-green-cleaning-solutions Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:31:00 +0000 Therese Soh Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/simplygoods-mission-create-green-cleaning-solutions Its dehydrated cleaning products can be dissolved in reusable containers, reducing the need for single-use plastic packaging https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/showing-sustainability-impact-will-silence-sceptics Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:31:00 +0000 Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/showing-sustainability-impact-will-silence-sceptics Adding economics to ESG can demonstrate that companies can pursue green initiatives and be financially viable https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-impact-awards-2025-celebrating-strategic-value-esg Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:31:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-impact-awards-2025-celebrating-strategic-value-esg It takes the entire ecosystem, from large corporations to SMEs and individuals, to make sustainability work https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Moderator-in-nature-Edible-Garden-City-founder-Bjorn-Low-wants-to-grow-green-ideas-that-will-outlive-him Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Tessa Oh Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Moderator-in-nature-Edible-Garden-City-founder-Bjorn-Low-wants-to-grow-green-ideas-that-will-outlive-him A plan to lead ‘a simple life’ has sprouted into a 41-strong social enterprise building edible gardens across Singapore https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/From-business-imperative-to-bigger-purpose-Beh-Siew-Kim-on-sustainability-for-hotels Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/From-business-imperative-to-bigger-purpose-Beh-Siew-Kim-on-sustainability-for-hotels Beyond investor returns, sustainability for Ascott means uplifting communities, protecting the environment and inspiring change https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Ascott-puts-sustainability-at-the-heart-of-hospitality Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Ascott-puts-sustainability-at-the-heart-of-hospitality The company has a formalised framework focusing on community, alliance, respect, environment and supply chain https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Keppel-eyes-alpha-returns-in-riding-sustainability-megatrend Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Keppel-eyes-alpha-returns-in-riding-sustainability-megatrend The asset manager believes in doing good for the environment without having to compromise returns https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Being-sustainable-and-Singaporean-are-equally-important-for-ComfortDelGro Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Derryn Wong Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Being-sustainable-and-Singaporean-are-equally-important-for-ComfortDelGro Group chairman Mark Greaves says the company wants to bring Singapore-style clean and efficient transport to other markets as it continues to... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Sustainability-is-fundamentally-about-human-environment-relationships Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Janice Lim Sustainability Impact Awards ESG Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/Sustainability-is-fundamentally-about-human-environment-relationships The professor shares how she has upheld sustainability principles throughout her career https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/11-enterprises-and-individuals-honoured-2025-sustainability-impact-awards Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Sustainability Impact Awards Companies & Markets Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/11-enterprises-and-individuals-honoured-2025-sustainability-impact-awards Keppel clinches top award, alongside SMU’s Prof Lily Kong and Edible Garden City’s Bjorn Low, for leadership in sustainable development https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards-return-new-categories-recognise-startups-and-large-firms Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Deon Loke Design AI and Tech Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/design-ai-tech-awards/design-ai-and-tech-awards-return-new-categories-recognise-startups-and-large-firms Applications for the 2026 awards are now open until Jan 31 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/listcos-and-their-leaders-shine-20th-singapore-corporate-awards Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:00:00 +0000 Navene Elangovan Singapore Corporate Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/listcos-and-their-leaders-shine-20th-singapore-corporate-awards This year’s anniversary edition honours 26 companies and six executives, with DBS receiving a special one-off accolade https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/gallery/2025 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:29:00 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Singapore Corporate Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/gallery/2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/building-resilience-perfect-storm Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Events & Awards Singapore Corporate Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/building-resilience-perfect-storm DBS veteran named best chief financial officer at Singapore Corporate Awards 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/transparency-and-prudence-guide-valuemax-shares-record-high Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Singapore Corporate Awards Companies & Markets Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/transparency-and-prudence-guide-valuemax-shares-record-high CFO Carol Liew has played a pivotal role in the company’s success, having gradually cultivated these values since taking office in 2012  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/hands-financial-governance-approach-pays-gvt Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Singapore Corporate Awards Companies & Markets Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/hands-financial-governance-approach-pays-gvt Robby Sucipto, the company’s CFO, has always emphasised the importance of safeguarding financial reporting https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/eyes-horizon-how-leaders-navigate-risks Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Singapore Corporate Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/eyes-horizon-how-leaders-navigate-risks From geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions to talent shortages, business leaders across industries are grappling with a wide spectrum of risks.... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/effective-boards-steer-companies-towards-sustainable-growth-amid-global-headwinds Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Navene Elangovan Singapore Corporate Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/effective-boards-steer-companies-towards-sustainable-growth-amid-global-headwinds Gold award winners at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2025 give their take on navigating companies through a turbulent global environment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/leadership-redefined-strategic-foresight-operational-resilience-take-centre-stage-amid-volatility Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Mia Pei Events & Awards Companies & Markets New Articles Singapore Singapore Corporate Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards-2025/leadership-redefined-strategic-foresight-operational-resilience-take-centre-stage-amid-volatility Gold award winners at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2025 offer their perspective on the value of strong corporate leadership https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/milestones-annual-reporting-beyond-yesterdays-numbers-towards-tomorrows-impact Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Singapore Corporate Awards Companies & Markets Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/milestones-annual-reporting-beyond-yesterdays-numbers-towards-tomorrows-impact It is no longer enough for annual reports to simply disclose more. Disclosures must be meaningful and relevant to investors – and... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/26-companies-6-individuals-honoured-singapore-corporate-awards-2025 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:03:02 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Singapore Corporate Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/singapore-corporate-awards/26-companies-6-individuals-honoured-singapore-corporate-awards-2025 DBS takes top honours with five awards, including the special Luminary Award in recognition of its sustained excellence, leadership and long-term impact https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/building-chemistry-partners-asia Wed, 27 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Singapore Enterprise 50 Events & Awards SMEs /singapore/building-chemistry-partners-asia Maha Asia’s rebranding reflects its regional ambitions and the broadening of its focus towards sustainability https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/tackling-singapores-constraints-renewables-could-make-it-regional-model-energy-transition-panellists Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Sharon See Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/tackling-singapores-constraints-renewables-could-make-it-regional-model-energy-transition-panellists The city-state’s other strengths include the availability of capital and the ability to make meaningful decisions around its allocation, they add https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/high-demand-data-centres-makes-them-ripe-disruption-and-green-industrialisation Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Sharon See Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/high-demand-data-centres-makes-them-ripe-disruption-and-green-industrialisation This is as their electricity usage is set to double, driven by the use of AI https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/2nd-sustainability-impact-dialogue Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:01:00 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/2nd-sustainability-impact-dialogue https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/1st-sustainability-impact-dialogue Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:59:00 +0000 Naresh Pidatala Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/gallery/1st-sustainability-impact-dialogue https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/home-grown-brands-dominate-winners-ey-entrepreneur-year-2025-singapore-awards Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Events & Awards Lifestyle /events-awards/home-grown-brands-dominate-winners-ey-entrepreneur-year-2025-singapore-awards One of them will represent Singapore at the annual EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year award next year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-must-be-top-led-and-embedded-across-organisation-say-panellists-bts-inaugural Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/sustainability-must-be-top-led-and-embedded-across-organisation-say-panellists-bts-inaugural Companies that fail to do so may risk falling behind, say the speakers   https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/bts-new-sustainability-impact-dialogue-seeks-spark-change-good Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Sustainability Impact Awards Events & Awards /events-awards/sustainability-impact-awards/bts-new-sustainability-impact-dialogue-seeks-spark-change-good The series aims to spotlight emerging trends, share best practices and foster cross-sector collaboration