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#BTLifestyle: Violet Oon serves up more of the same at new Dempsey Hill outlet

The visually stunning eatery appeals with good pricing and ambience, but the food is hit-and-miss.

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Cariflex expands capacity in S-E Asia with launch of world’s biggest polyisoprene latex plant in Singapore

The facility in Jurong Island is the first of its kind in the Republic, creating 80 skilled jobs.

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E-commerce sales in South-east Asia to more than double to US$410 billion by 2030: DBS report

Increased consolidation among top platforms, such as Shopee, Lazada and Grab, have seen them gain market share from smaller competitors.

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China’s Pop Mart-loving Gen Z fuels big gains for investors

The country’s younger generation of shoppers is on a spree of what analysts call emotional consumption, defying a wider malaise in China’s economy.

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Many Singapore family businesses unprepared for succession; some prefer to sell: HSBC

While 81% of Singapore’s entrepreneurs would like to keep their business in the family, only 55% have prepared a concrete plan for leadership transition.

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#BTLifestyle: Heman Chong’s monuments to memory and forgetting

His new show at the Singapore Art Museum is a survey of what we remember – and choose to forget.

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No material impact from tariffs on bookings for now: SIA CEO

He adds that the group has the nimbleness and agility to manage uncertainties.

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#Brunch: Home-based eateries have taken off, but are they here to stay?

Despite their burgeoning popularity, constraints and regulations mean that scale may be limited.

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OPINION: There won’t be another Warren Buffett because no one will have his advantages

Some maintain that the fact that Berkshire never paid a dividend settles the long-running debate about whether investors should seek income from equities.

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Huggs Coffee goes further in offices, hospitals with B2B line Huggs Professionale, automated brews

“It is a natural extension – looking outside of the CBD and into hospital spaces,” said Clarissa Choo, brand director of Huggs Coffee, which was founded by her father Ron Choo.

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Singapore’s ports on track to break handling record; PSA to hire 2,500 more workers in 2025

PSA Singapore has handled 14.2 million TEUs from January to April this year, sets full-year record of 41.1 million TEUs in 2024.

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Sats to invest over S$250 million to upgrade operations, cargo handling infrastructure at Changi Airport

These strategic initiatives will also enhance operational reliability and safety, and optimise turnaround times.

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#BTLifestyle: Shakespeare meets Dune in SRT’s futuristic Macbeth

Singapore Repertory Theatre’s sci fi-inspired production dazzles in design – even if the acting lags behind.

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