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The Business Times, also known as the BT, is the name of two financial newspapers published in South-east Asia:
The Business Times is an English-language financial daily based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings. It is currently the only daily newspaper in Singapore that focuses on business and financial news. The Business Times is published as a broadsheet on weekdays, with a weekend edition that is published as a compact-sized paper.
BT started life as a supplement that was distributed three times a week with The Straits Times. On Oct 1, 1976, The Business Times became a newspaper in its own right. In June 1995, BT became the first English-language newspaper in Asia to go online. By 2000, BT's website was offering news updates throughout the day. In February 2012, BT launched a sister site BTInvest, a portal focused on finance and investment. Over the course of 2012 and 2013, BT also rolled out mobile apps, for the iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones.
In October 2014, BT simultaneously refreshed its newspaper, website, tablet and smartphone apps. One big change - applied to both its print and digital products - was in how it organises the news. Previously organised by geographical markets, BT's news is now categorised by industry sectors. The paper said that this was to underline its sharpened focus on business. Sections include: Companies & Markets, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Energy & Commodities, Technology, Consumer, Transport and Government & Economy. Another important change for the BT website was the shift to responsive web design, which ensures that the site is readable and easy to navigate on any screen. Other key changes include an emphasis on visual journalism and data-driven journalism, and the introduction of three new blogs on the website. The 2014 redesign also won BT an Award of Excellence from the Society of News Design in March 2015.
The Business Times of Kuala Lumpur has been published in Malaysia since 4 October 1976. It is part of the New Straits Times publishing group. The newspaper has been incorporating with New Straits Times since 1 June 2002.
Singapore (i/ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/), officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island and 62 islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km2), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens.
The islands were settled from the second century AD by a series of local empires. In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles founded modern Singapore as a trading post of the East India Company; after the company collapsed, the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826. During World War II, Singapore was occupied by Japan. It gained independence from Britain in 1963, by uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia, but was expelled two years later over ideological differences. After early years of turbulence, and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland, the nation developed rapidly as an Asian tiger economy, based on external trade and its human capital.
The Singapore dollar or dollar (Malay: Ringgit Singapura, sign: $; code: SGD) is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Monetary Authorty of Brunei Darussalam (Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam) still maintain the historic exchangeability of their two currencies, the Singaporean dollar and the Brunei dollar, respectively. The Singapore dollar is accepted as "customary tender" in Brunei according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement. Likewise, the Brunei dollar is customarily accepted in Singapore.
Between 1845 and 1939, Singapore used the Straits dollar. This was replaced by the Malayan dollar, and, from 1953, the Malaya and British Borneo dollar, which were issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo.
Singapore continued to use the common currency upon joining Malaysia in 1963, but only two years after Singapore's expulsion and independence from Malaysia in 1965, the monetary union between Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei broke down. Singapore established the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, on 7 April 1967 and issued its first coins and notes. Nevertheless, the Singapore dollar was exchangeable at par with the Malaysian ringgit until 1973, and interchangeability with the Brunei dollar is still maintained.
Singapore is a 1947 American romance film directed by John Brahm and starring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner. The film was remade as Istanbul (1957) with the location moved to Turkey, and Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in the starring roles.
Pearl smuggler Matt Gordon (Fred MacMurray) finds romance with Linda Grahame (Ava Gardner) just before the start of World War II. He proposes to her, and she accepts. However, when the Japanese attack Singapore, the church where she is waiting to marry him is bombed; Gordon searches frantically in the wreckage, but cannot find her. He is forced to sail away on his schooner.
With the end of the war, Gordon returns after five years and is met by Deputy Commissioner Hewitt (Richard Haydn), who is convinced he has returned for a hidden cache of pearls. So are Gordon's old criminal associates, Mr. Mauribus (Thomas Gomez) and his underling Sascha Barda (George Lloyd). Mauribus offers to buy the pearls, but Gordon denies he has any.
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“Wages don't chase skills, wages should be chasing productivity. We are reverting to somewhere where we were just before the pandemic, very low rate of growth, and that's concerning.” BT speaks with Public Policy Strategist Devadas Krishnadas, on Singapore’s economy, social compact, and his hopes for Budget 2024. Devadas has 25 years of experience across both public and private sectors. He served as a senior police officer, and held policy and planning roles in multiple ministries, including the Ministry of Finance. As a consultant, he has advised governments across 4 continents, and published numerous Op Eds on policy matters as well as seven books. Timestamp: 0:01 Introduction 0:22 Economic effects of CDC Vouchers Scheme 1:36 ‘Slowcesstion’ vs Recession 3:06 Labour-related Budget pol...
“It's important that we don't see economic and social policies in isolation, they actually mutually reinforce each other.” Hear from Public Policy Strategist Devadas Krishnadas, as he shares quick reactions on Budget 2024 and how it will shape Singapore in the near term. Watch more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gK2N3IOMCI https://youtu.be/yImkBttBMrc Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
How can Singapore navigate a less stable global climate? Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced numerous initiatives in Budget 2024 to boost Singapore’s attractiveness, grow the future economy and help citizens cope with the rising cost of living. Read more: https://bt.sg/Sqym Watch more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-hT5d423MQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFqq5mCrdis Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
From 2026, flying from regional airline hub Singapore will cost more due to a new levy for sustainable aviation fuel. Will SAF demand see a long-sought after boost even as high costs and uncertain raw material supply will mean barriers to wider adoption? Read more: https://bt.sg/ScTm Video: Reuters Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
Foreign investors are flocking to Vietnam’s robust manufacturing sector, which accounted for 60% of its total foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022. Singapore remains Vietnam’s top investor for three consecutive years, capitalising on Vietnam's strategic location, labour affordability and low production costs. Read more: https://bt.sg/S3b6 Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
On Jan 18, Singapore’s ex-transport minister S Iswaran was handed 27 charges - two on corruption, 24 on receiving gifts as a public servant, and one on obstruction of justice. When asked in court by the judge, Iswaran said he intends to plead not guilty. A pre-trial conference has been fixed on Mar 1. Read more: Iswaran’s alleged graft case: a timeline of events https://bt.sg/SS8H Iswaran’s 27 charges: the details https://bt.sg/SS8t Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
Can Singapore recover from the record S$2.8 billion money laundering bust? Countries have found it hard to weed out illicit funds as these criminals are not only elusive and very wealthy, their funds can also help in growing the economy. What will it cost a nation to stamp out these unclean funds? Read more: https://bt.sg/S4si Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
Sip or Skip? As Flash Coffee and Spinelli shut their doors, new players like Luckin Coffee, Kopi Kenangan and Tim Hortons are entering the local saturated coffee market. Why are these chains aggressively expanding despite high rental costs and fierce competition? BT’s Claudia Chong tackles online comments and the factors driving the fluctuating dynamics of coffee in Singapore. Support us: https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/publications-bt/ Follow us on: Website: https://businesstimes.com.sg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebusinesstimes Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessTimes Instagram: https://instagram.com/businesstimessg/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-times
How does the Singapore government get money to fund the country's expenses? What are some ways we increase revenue? Find out more in this video. In the next episode, we will dive deeper into Singapore's single largest source of revenue. For all our coverage of Budget 2021, go to http://bt.sg/budget21
The Business Times, also known as the BT, is the name of two financial newspapers published in South-east Asia: