Startups
Singapore's Sea plans to reduce Tencent control as it goes global
Proposed share structure change would give CEO Li majority voting power
Singapore
Economy
Southeast Asia's soaring exports fuel hopes of recovery in 2022
Central banks seen shifting to rate hikes to protect home currencies
Economy
Singapore GDP rebounds 7.2% in 2021 as omicron looms
New COVID variant clouds outlook, with Q4 growth slowing to 5.9%
Life
COVID hastens the end of hotel service extras
From check-in to laundry, guests will have to become more self-sufficient
Coronavirus
Singapore halts bookings for quarantine-free entry due to omicron
Air tickets, as well as buses from Malaysia, hit by one-month sales suspension
Opinion
Asia's 2021 bull market in emperor-has-no-clothes moments
Xi Jinping happier than most to see this year stagger to a close
Technology
Singapore's Sea enters mobility market with Indonesia taxi tie-up
Offering via Shopee unit and local company reflects super app competition
Market Spotlight
Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all
Scores of businesses fail to win licenses from city-state's financial regulator
Nikkei Asia Award
Singapore cultured seafood startup wins Nikkei Asia Award
Shiok Meats takes on food security with lab-grown shrimp, crab
DealStreetAsia
Singapore crypto startup Nansen raises $75m to fund expansion
Blockchain data analytics company to accelerate hiring, acquisitions
Politics
Singapore tries to cool warming property market with more curbs
Government warns of prices outpacing fundamentals 'if left unchecked'
Business deals
Grab expands reach into retail with purchase of Malaysian supermarket
Deal for Jaya Grocer puts focus on thriving delivery business after rocky Nasdaq debut
Supply Chain
Chipmakers' nightmare: Will shortages give way to a supply glut?
Expansion plans raise fears of another boom-to-bust cycle within the industry
Coronavirus
Omicron-wary Singapore eyes 3-shot 'full vaccination' regimen
City-state aims to administer 2.1m doses from December to January
Startups
India used-car unicorn takes on ASEAN's Carro and Carsome
SoftBank-backed CARS24 eyes Thailand and Indonesia as 3-way battle heats up
Cryptocurrencies
Binance shuts down Singapore cryptocurrency exchange
Provider of Bitcoin trading to refocus on blockchain tech in city-state
Food & Beverage
ASEAN countries poised to experience alternative protein boom
Desire for healthy lifestyles, environmental awareness seen driving growth
Economy
Subdued inflation in ASEAN countries augurs central bank inaction
Indonesia and Thailand experience weak price rises amid slow recovery from COVID
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto players jockey for Singapore position amid Binance clampdown
Luno, Matrixport and Cabital eye licenses to operate in the city-state
Climate Change
ExxonMobil plans carbon capture network in Southeast Asia
Oil giant seeks to utilize region's depleted oil fields as storage space