Follow The Singapore Business Times, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/businesstimes Thu, 01 Jun 2023 01:54:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHhRsM_OItsunn9ye8UNv30 W CAPITAL, the independent financial advisor (IFA) in the exit offer for Golden Energy and Resources (Gear), has hit back at criticisms of its opinion by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, and The Business Times’ senior correspondent Ben Paul.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 14:20:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHhRsM_OItsunn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEBhHU9S7S_fpVjH6qdYdAk OFFSHORE and marine stalwart Seatrium, formerly known as Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine), and individuals from the company are being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) for alleged corruption offences. ]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 13:58:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEBhHU9S7S_fpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEKXK140GoohezdsCmHakzH Stories you might have missed]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 12:30:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEKXK140GoohezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGYikqIvpVDjl1cWWor9YPv SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is investing to draw customers as competitors are racing to add capacity to capture pent-up air travel demand.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGYikqIvpVDjl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGevNbKxbOqNps0ohxaO6Yr UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) has raised its target price on real estate agency PropNex to S$1.16, from S$1.07 previously. It is bullish on the company’s planned foray into the commercial property segment, which will add to its strength in the residential property market.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 08:44:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGevNbKxbOqNps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGevNbKxbOqNuzdsCmHakzH SINGAPORE’S fallen oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin of the Hin Leong empire that collapsed three years ago is a “kind person... although he appears stern”, said a former senior employee at Hin Leong Trading’s (HLT) contract department.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 08:40:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGevNbKxbOqNuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaElILKGlZrBjcb1naedg1wr SINGAPORE’S public sector is set to build and use generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications with a Google Cloud platform, starting from Jun 1.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 07:37:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaElILKGlZrBjcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEtec37OZpMiSlmFkX7M1Jw CONDOMINIUM rental prices and volumes rebounded in April after a dip in March, while the rental market for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats continued to strengthen for the second straight month.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 05:57:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEtec37OZpMiSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHQPce1yTka2nn9ye8UNv30 THE debate over the interest rate for the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Ordinary Account (OA) has been reignited on news that the rates for the Special Account (SA) and MediSave Account (MA) will go up by 0.01 percentage point, from 4 to 4.01 per cent, in the third quarter of this year.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 02:30:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHQPce1yTka2nn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaED7y7g2qQNX-T5HJgy6HUf MAJORITY shareholders of consumer electronics retailer Challenger Technologies have made a voluntary unconditional cash offer of S$0.56 per share to take the company private.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 12:59:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaED7y7g2qQNX-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaED7y7g2qQNX5VjH6qdYdAk Stories you might have missed]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 12:30:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaED7y7g2qQNX5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHmVNBhzKMgNJs0ohxaO6Yr BLACK-AND-WHITE colonial houses were recently thrust into the public eye after opposition politician Kenneth Jeyaretnam raised questions over ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan’s leases on such properties managed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). The agency issued a statement on the matter, parliamentary questions have been filed, and an inquiry has commenced, with answers promised in the next Parliament sitting in July.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 10:36:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHmVNBhzKMgNJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG7RIQ-owQH7Zs0ohxaO6Yr FEWER developers expect new launch prices to hold steady in the next six months, with some even believing that prices could drop, findings from a poll of developers showed.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 09:36:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG7RIQ-owQH7Zs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEgKXbJ0D0UPezdsCmHakzH THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be including specific criteria on the managed phase-out of coal-fired power plants in the Singapore taxonomy, and will be launching a consultation on its draft proposals within the next few weeks, said Gillian Tan, chief sustainability officer of the central bank.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 08:05:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEgKXbJ0D0UPezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHhiBGc3MixzZs0ohxaO6Yr OLAM Group’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its agribusiness unit is no longer expected to be completed by H1 of 2023 or ahead of the summer holiday period, as originally planned.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 07:05:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHhiBGc3MixzZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGrpJNeMrS45Hn9ye8UNv30 RESALE volumes of private condominiums fell in April while prices rose, according to flash estimates from SRX and 99.co released on Tuesday (May 30). ]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 05:44:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGrpJNeMrS45Hn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGTQEUsTE32CKCY3L745TL_ BINANCE tapped Richard Teng to head all its regional markets outside of the US, a swift and steady ascension for the executive that joined the world’s biggest crypto exchange just under two years ago.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 03:38:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGTQEUsTE32CKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH4nYKONQnyiKCY3L745TL_ SINGAPORE’S private residential property is now the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific, overtaking Hong Kong in 2022, according to a report released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) on Tuesday (May 30). ]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 03:25:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH4nYKONQnyiKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH4nYKONQnyiClmFkX7M1Jw LICENSED payments provider Oxpay Financial announced on Tuesday (May 30) that Worldpay, a payments processing company, has sought to terminate a payment facilitation agreement it was in with its unit Oxpay SG.]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 03:15:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH4nYKONQnyiClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFYlOTTrwZvW5s0ohxaO6Yr [HONG KONG] Hong Kong was the world’s last major metropolis to fully reopen its borders following the Covid-19 pandemic. It did so in early February, as the city finally reopened all its border checkpoints without any restrictions.]]> Mon, 29 May 2023 23:50:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFYlOTTrwZvW5s0ohxaO6Yr