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/opinion-features/can-capital-trust-myanmar-again Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/can-capital-trust-myanmar-again Investors need confidence that political disorder is giving way to enforceable rules https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/how-singapore-can-outsmart-ai-age-bias-and-redesign-work-longevity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/how-singapore-can-outsmart-ai-age-bias-and-redesign-work-longevity A multi-generational, AI-augmented economy demands a rebuild of our talent system https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/adoption-not-capability-real-ai-test-singapores-smes Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Asean International Singapore SMEs Startups & Tech Technology /opinion-features/adoption-not-capability-real-ai-test-singapores-smes The Republic’s AI scoreboard looks strong. But, in many firms, the whole capability rests on one person https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/should-sgx-follow-hong-kongs-lead-longer-trading-hours Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/should-sgx-follow-hong-kongs-lead-longer-trading-hours Singapore’s objective is to improve liquidity and boost the capital market. Trading through lunch may not help https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/defence-becoming-asias-next-industrial-policy Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:20:27 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/defence-becoming-asias-next-industrial-policy The push for defence indigenisation and exports will boost growth, but more spending demands fiscal discipline https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/america-inc-has-tight-grip-allied-governments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:11:36 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/america-inc-has-tight-grip-allied-governments Companies from Palantir to Lockheed account for a small share of spending, but are hard to shake https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/vers-old-hdb-flats-could-consent-threshold-be-65 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:57:38 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/vers-old-hdb-flats-could-consent-threshold-be-65 Insufficient new property developments and redevelopments can hurt Singapore’s economy and society in general  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/manager-internalisation-isnt-solution-stoneweg-europe-stapled-trusts-problem Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:57:31 +0000 Ben Paul Opinion & Features Companies & Markets Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/manager-internalisation-isnt-solution-stoneweg-europe-stapled-trusts-problem It should focus on ensuring its portfolio pivot boosts its DPS instead of wading into a potentially contentious overhaul https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/traders-are-spoiling-fight-over-yen Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:43:34 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/traders-are-spoiling-fight-over-yen After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/turkeys-upgrade-asean-dialogue-partner-offers-both-sides-business-opportunities Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/turkeys-upgrade-asean-dialogue-partner-offers-both-sides-business-opportunities Unlocking Asean-Turkey investment openings requires joint due diligence, clearer rules and localised strategies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/can-brands-truly-measure-feelings Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/can-brands-truly-measure-feelings As hotels look to measure guest emotion as a litmus test of brand success, things start to get complicated https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/2026-mercedes-benz-glb-review-95-reasons-youll-know-its-mercedes Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Lifestyle Opinion & Features /lifestyle/2026-mercedes-benz-glb-review-95-reasons-youll-know-its-mercedes With 95 stars on its front grille alone, the newest version of the hot-selling GLB isn’t shy about reminding you it’s a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/workplaces-are-enabling-queen-bee-syndrome-and-it-holding-women-back Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/workplaces-are-enabling-queen-bee-syndrome-and-it-holding-women-back Reconfiguring corporate structures can foster a mutually supportive environment for women https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/newsletters/esg-insights/issue-207-al-gores-sustainable-investing-claim-qian-hus-aquaculture-expansion Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Lim ESG Insights Columns ESG Newsletters Opinion & Features /newsletters/esg-insights/issue-207-al-gores-sustainable-investing-claim-qian-hus-aquaculture-expansion This week in ESG: Former US vice-president sees no retreat in green investments; fish and aquarium equipment company starts lobster farming in... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/it-uphill-journey-turn-singapore-cycling-city Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Opinion & Features Features /opinion-features/it-uphill-journey-turn-singapore-cycling-city Even as bike-sharing booms and facilities improve, missing links may keep the cycling push stuck in low gear https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/what-second-retirement-taught-me-about-service-and-impact Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/what-second-retirement-taught-me-about-service-and-impact A former business leader reflects on his hardest and most rewarding work after corporate life https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/what-happened-when-whole-office-got-claude Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/what-happened-when-whole-office-got-claude The most fascinating AI work inside a company isn’t built by engineers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now The accelerationists want ‘light-touch’ AI regulation, but others are worried about security concerns https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/japan-emerging-regional-security-power-broker Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/japan-emerging-regional-security-power-broker Across the Indo-Pacific, open sea lanes and free trade are not a policy preference but an economic precondition https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/sias-net-loss-shows-asia-airlines-must-look-beyond-passenger-demand Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/sias-net-loss-shows-asia-airlines-must-look-beyond-passenger-demand Sustainable profit depends on deciding where to deploy capacity and how to expand https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/why-hr-holds-key-singapores-most-exciting-economic-chapter-yet Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000 SMEs Opinion & Features Singapore /singapore/smes/why-hr-holds-key-singapores-most-exciting-economic-chapter-yet At a time of rapid change, having certified HR practitioners is not just good practice but a genuine competitive advantage https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/sgxs-record-year-masks-singapores-equities-challenge Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:08:08 +0000 Jude Chan Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets /opinion-features/sgxs-record-year-masks-singapores-equities-challenge The bourse operator itself, meanwhile, is thriving https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/nudge-or-tax-last-some-data Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/nudge-or-tax-last-some-data Which approach is best depends on where the bottleneck is https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/excess-savings-are-driving-new-china-shock Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/excess-savings-are-driving-new-china-shock While subsidies direct increasing exports towards favoured sectors, they do not cause the surge https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/mecca-defence-accord-underscores-west-asias-shifting-geopolitical-sands Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:32:58 +0000 Opinion & Features /opinion-features/mecca-defence-accord-underscores-west-asias-shifting-geopolitical-sands The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is an uncomfortable development for Israel and the UAE https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/has-iran-war-damaged-us-economic-credibility Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/has-iran-war-damaged-us-economic-credibility Doubts about the dominance of the US dollar have resurfaced but markets have not voted with their feet https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/factors-make-south-east-asias-top-conglomerates-stand-out Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/factors-make-south-east-asias-top-conglomerates-stand-out Look inwards, engage markets and pair capital with evidence https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/hong-kongs-low-tax-lure-getting-reality-check Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/hong-kongs-low-tax-lure-getting-reality-check A cut in levies may not be the unequivocal boon for the city’s financial sector https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/reframing-brand-singapore-america-first-era-needs-business-support Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/reframing-brand-singapore-america-first-era-needs-business-support The most credible messengers are the companies and investors who profit from the Republic’s success every day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/will-companies-ever-be-run-ai-ceo Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:14:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/will-companies-ever-be-run-ai-ceo The idea of an android leader is an extreme form of the anthropomorphisation of artificial intelligence we must be wary of