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/koh-brothers-eco-engineering-proposes-transfer-sgx-mainboard Wed, 27 May 2026 10:41:31 +0000 Paige Lim Companies & Markets Singapore /companies-markets/koh-brothers-eco-engineering-proposes-transfer-sgx-mainboard The move will enhance its profile locally and overseas, which can result in better liquidity and share performance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/food-delivery-platform-whyq-brings-ai-its-corporate-catering-niche Wed, 27 May 2026 09:27:52 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan SMEs Singapore /singapore/smes/food-delivery-platform-whyq-brings-ai-its-corporate-catering-niche New artificial intelligence-powered features will help both client companies and their employees be better informed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/competing-value-not-cost-why-singapore-appeals-german-manufacturers Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Economy & Policy Asean International Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/competing-value-not-cost-why-singapore-appeals-german-manufacturers They increasingly view the city-state not just as a sales outpost, but also as a base to serve the rest of South-east... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/applied-materials-cto-sees-potential-develop-robotics-ecosystem-singapore Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Lionel Lim Singapore New Articles /singapore/applied-materials-cto-sees-potential-develop-robotics-ecosystem-singapore The company’s corporate venture capital arm finds the embodied AI space promising https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singaporean-accused-us-insider-trading-denied-bail Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:12 +0000 Singapore /singapore/singaporean-accused-us-insider-trading-denied-bail The 34-year-old faces six charges in the US for alleged securities-related and money laundering offences https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-261 Tue, 26 May 2026 10:36:24 +0000 Singapore /singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-261 Stories you might have missed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/singapore-factory-output-17-6-april-ai-related-electronics-surge-beating-forecasts Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Paige Lim Economy & Policy Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/singapore-factory-output-17-6-april-ai-related-electronics-surge-beating-forecasts All clusters, except chemicals and biomedical manufacturing, record growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/india-and-china-surge-ahead-nuclear-energy-all-eyes-aseans-next-move Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Global Economy & Policy ESG International Singapore /international/global/india-and-china-surge-ahead-nuclear-energy-all-eyes-aseans-next-move The war in the Middle East beefs up the case for nuclear energy to underpin energy security https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/enterprisesg-imda-launch-refreshed-retail-industry-digital-plan-help-retailers-adopt-ai Tue, 26 May 2026 04:44:57 +0000 Meera Pathmanathan SMEs Singapore /singapore/smes/enterprisesg-imda-launch-refreshed-retail-industry-digital-plan-help-retailers-adopt-ai The road map aims to address immediate pressures and build resilience for future growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/property-group-lee-kim-tah-reaches-settlement-ex-director-ongoing-misconduct-probe Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Singapore Companies & Markets /singapore/property-group-lee-kim-tah-reaches-settlement-ex-director-ongoing-misconduct-probe This relates to allegations of ex-CapitaLand employees in India accepting bribes, kickbacks from a JV subsidiary https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/cpf-interest-rates-hold-steady-q3 Tue, 26 May 2026 03:16:00 +0000 Jermaine Fok Singapore /singapore/cpf-interest-rates-hold-steady-q3 The government will continue providing extra interest on the balances https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/only-15-workers-singapore-feel-their-jobs-are-safe-amid-ai-driven-anxieties-survey Mon, 25 May 2026 11:14:38 +0000 Meera Pathmanathan Singapore Companies & Markets /singapore/only-15-workers-singapore-feel-their-jobs-are-safe-amid-ai-driven-anxieties-survey This falls below the Asia-Pacific average of 18% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-25 Mon, 25 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Singapore /singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-25 Stories you might have missed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/high-court-raps-uob-over-inconsistent-legal-positions-late-mortgage-payment-charges Mon, 25 May 2026 09:50:48 +0000 Singapore /singapore/high-court-raps-uob-over-inconsistent-legal-positions-late-mortgage-payment-charges [SINGAPORE] The High Court has criticised UOB over what it called the bank’s inconsistent legal positions on late payment charges in mortgage... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/farmland-south-lim-chu-kang-be-zoned-defence-land-further-north-be-used-agriculture Mon, 25 May 2026 09:26:43 +0000 Singapore /singapore/farmland-south-lim-chu-kang-be-zoned-defence-land-further-north-be-used-agriculture Affected farms in the south may continue to remain on site until their land tenures expire https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/erp-charges-may-resume-orchard-road-if-congestion-area-worsens-lta Mon, 25 May 2026 08:10:44 +0000 Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/erp-charges-may-resume-orchard-road-if-congestion-area-worsens-lta [SINGAPORE] Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) operations may return to the Orchard Road area if congestion in the shopping district worsens, the Land Transport... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ai-boom-masks-mounting-risks-middle-east-energy-shock-mas-chief Mon, 25 May 2026 06:49:19 +0000 Jean Low Companies & Markets Banking & Finance Singapore /companies-markets/ai-boom-masks-mounting-risks-middle-east-energy-shock-mas-chief The financial regulator is working with private banks to shorten the time needed to open an account https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/singapore-core-inflation-cools-1-4-april-benign-surprise Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:15 +0000 Low Youjin Economy & Policy Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/singapore-core-inflation-cools-1-4-april-benign-surprise The headline figure holds steady at 1.8% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/singapore-upgrades-2026-key-exports-growth-forecast-3-5-electronics-shipments-power-q1-expansion Mon, 25 May 2026 00:01:27 +0000 Low Youjin Economy & Policy Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/singapore-upgrades-2026-key-exports-growth-forecast-3-5-electronics-shipments-power-q1-expansion First quarter sees gains of 9.6%, following a 12.7% increase in the three months prior https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/singapore-maintains-2026-growth-forecast-2-4-despite-rising-downside-risks-iran-war Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Elysia Tan Economy & Policy Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/singapore-maintains-2026-growth-forecast-2-4-despite-rising-downside-risks-iran-war MTI revises Q1 GDP growth upward to 6%; UOB, Maybank raise their full-year forecasts https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/asean-firms-allocate-81-investments-within-asia-move-supply-chains-region-bt-survey Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Lionel Lim Singapore /singapore/asean-firms-allocate-81-investments-within-asia-move-supply-chains-region-bt-survey Firms focus on Asean, home markets and China but more cautious about US, EU https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/indonesia-leads-asean-ai-adoption-demand-sovereign-models-rises-bt-survey Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Singapore /singapore/indonesia-leads-asean-ai-adoption-demand-sovereign-models-rises-bt-survey Singapore sits in the middle, with 36% of firms identified as first movers and 47% as pragmatic optimisers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/what-will-power-growth-amid-uncertainty-asean-businesses-say-answer-lies-close-home-bt-survey Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Mindy Tan Singapore /singapore/what-will-power-growth-amid-uncertainty-asean-businesses-say-answer-lies-close-home-bt-survey Despite geopolitical risks, 56% of firms expect revenue growth, pivoting of capital and supply chains into the region https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/high-opportunity-low-trust-why-firms-see-asean-market-attractive-not-easy-navigate Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Lionel Lim Singapore /singapore/high-opportunity-low-trust-why-firms-see-asean-market-attractive-not-easy-navigate More than 60% of respondents think the most compelling prospects in the next 3 years are within the region https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/showdown-tanglin-club-sees-new-rival-slate-elected-general-committee Sun, 24 May 2026 07:55:24 +0000 Chloe Lim Singapore Lifestyle /singapore/showdown-tanglin-club-sees-new-rival-slate-elected-general-committee Members have passed a resolution to raise term membership entrance fees to S$10,500 annually https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-222 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:00 +0000 Singapore /singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-222 Stories you might have missed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/singapore-can-gain-chinas-growing-markets-must-embrace-ai-chinese-have-sm-lee Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Tan Weizhen Global International Singapore /international/global/singapore-can-gain-chinas-growing-markets-must-embrace-ai-chinese-have-sm-lee Everyone in the city-state has to learn to adopt artificial intelligence, he adds https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/teo-siong-seng-take-leave-absence-sbf-economic-task-force-deal-us-allegations Fri, 22 May 2026 09:20:17 +0000 Singapore /singapore/teo-siong-seng-take-leave-absence-sbf-economic-task-force-deal-us-allegations [SINGAPORE] Teo Siong Seng, the shipping veteran at the centre of an investigation by the United States Justice Department, will take a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/koh-poh-koon-resigns-ministerial-roles-family-reasons-will-stay-mp Fri, 22 May 2026 08:10:07 +0000 Chloe Lim Singapore /singapore/koh-poh-koon-resigns-ministerial-roles-family-reasons-will-stay-mp He will relinquish his appointments on Jun 1, but keep serving Tampines Central residents https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/central-banks-need-heightened-vigilance-over-risks-amid-middle-east-conflict-mas-chief-economist Fri, 22 May 2026 02:05:11 +0000 Janice Heng Singapore Economy & Policy /singapore/central-banks-need-heightened-vigilance-over-risks-amid-middle-east-conflict-mas-chief-economist Risks are greater for small open economies, with energy prices affecting costs and wages more quickly, he says https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/simplified-disclosure-programme-launched-support-smes-sustainability-reporting Thu, 21 May 2026 13:28:52 +0000 Janice Lim ESG Singapore SMEs /esg/simplified-disclosure-programme-launched-support-smes-sustainability-reporting Just five metrics need to be reported under the new Green 100 initiative https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/toyota-launch-its-first-mainstream-ev-singapore-q3-2026 Thu, 21 May 2026 13:05:06 +0000 Derryn Wong Singapore /singapore/toyota-launch-its-first-mainstream-ev-singapore-q3-2026 The Urban Cruiser will use a Category A COE; another SUV, the bZ4X Touring, will also hit the market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/ai-reshapes-entry-level-work-fresh-grads-must-prepare-third-year-job-panel Thu, 21 May 2026 10:14:47 +0000 Meera Pathmanathan Singapore /singapore/ai-reshapes-entry-level-work-fresh-grads-must-prepare-third-year-job-panel They will need to place greater emphasis on internships, work-study programmes and adaptability  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/policy-changes-construction-demand-push-commercial-vehicle-coe-premiums-new-record Thu, 21 May 2026 08:36:51 +0000 Derryn Wong Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/policy-changes-construction-demand-push-commercial-vehicle-coe-premiums-new-record Big infrastructure projects and changing policy keep Category C high, which could disadvantage smaller players https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/some-things-know-about-teo-siong-seng-singapore-shipping-veteran-accused-us-price-collusion Thu, 21 May 2026 06:33:59 +0000 Jermaine Fok Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/some-things-know-about-teo-siong-seng-singapore-shipping-veteran-accused-us-price-collusion [SINGAPORE] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) this week issued a statement accusing four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers of... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-ramps-ai-push-smes-new-initiatives-partnerships Thu, 21 May 2026 05:48:12 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Singapore Startups & Tech Technology /singapore/singapore-ramps-ai-push-smes-new-initiatives-partnerships Awards recognising those that have achieved measurable business outcomes through use of artificial intelligence launched https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/singapore-shipping-veteran-sbf-chair-teo-siong-seng-and-others-accused-us-price-fixing Wed, 20 May 2026 23:20:28 +0000 Global International Singapore /international/global/singapore-shipping-veteran-sbf-chair-teo-siong-seng-and-others-accused-us-price-fixing The prices of standard shipping containers are said to have roughly doubled between 2019 and 2021, notes the US Department of Justice https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/why-singapore-overtook-indonesia-become-s-e-asias-largest-stock-market-and-what-happens-next Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jermaine Fok Singapore /singapore/why-singapore-overtook-indonesia-become-s-e-asias-largest-stock-market-and-what-happens-next SGX’s market capitalisation climbs to US$644 billion as IDX’s falls to US$618 billion