In Focus

Here’s what employers should know about the Wage Council’s 2025 guidelines

The wage council proposed salary hikes for workers earning up to $2,500, amongst others.

October BTO exercise will test buyer demand for Plus flats, expert says

Plus flats will account for 38% or 3,273 units in the October launch.

How companies can win Gen Z talent 

A study found that full-week onsite work will drive them away.

Meet 9 Singapore students with promising business ventures

Their ventures all aim to empower people through education and technology.

Most expats in Singapore unaffected by tighter salary rules

The city-state is tweaking the balance in favour of locals by hiking aliens’ wage thresholds.

Singapore eyes other sectors to fix healthcare talent crunch

Finance, technology, and consultancy professionals can help plug the gap.

New debt rules may boost appeal of Singapore REITs

The higher debt and interest ratios would let them compete better with regional peers.

Singapore’s architecture blueprint spurs push to tackle brain drain in other sectors

Paying the city-state’s architects just right will hopefully stop the brain drain.

Singapore’s factory, retail spaces shine as housing heads for worst in 16 years

Its manufacturing and tourism rebound will spur demand for industrial and high-street shops.

How plant-based meat could see wider adoption in Singapore

Roughly four in 10 who haven’t tried plant-based meat are neutral about trying it in the next year.

Millionaires eye a piece of Singapore’s rich colonial era

The city-state’s remaining 6,500 shophouses are in high demand amongst the ultra-rich.

3 drivers likely to push price pressures higher in Q4

Experts said core inflation will stay above 2.5%.

Billionaire clans may fuel Singapore’s future private equity buyout wave

The city-state’s 1,650 single-family offices are helping drive a private capital rebound.

TikTok unlocks cross-border trade for Singapore retailers

Influencer videos that go viral help sell products across the globe.