How Twice’s Tzuyu and anime Dan Da Dan are boosting the Williams F1 team

Twice member Tzuyu is here for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix as part of a collaboration between her, the Atlassian Williams F1 team, and the hit anime Dan Da Dan. BT spoke to her and the executives behind the tie-up on Fri (Oct 9) to find out more.

OpenAI’s Singapore-based Asia-Pacific policy head to leave after 6 months

The executive, Lee Sanghyun, is based in Singapore and joined OpenAI in April after six years at Google, according to his LinkedIn profile. The reasons for his exit were not immediately clear.

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Want a taste of F1? These are the cars to buy

From a baby Ferrari to high-performance Mercedes-AMG SUVs, BT’s Leow Ju-Len rounds up the cars worth checking out this F1 weekend.

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Rare red carpet in KL for Myanmar’s leader sparks outrage, but signals shifting Asean stance

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Malaysia has raised eyebrows especially given that Putrajaya used to be one of the harshest critics of the coup carried out by the Myanmar military regime in 2021.

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Inside Singapore’s government team that kills its own products

"The mistake a lot of government agencies make when engaging with the public is being overly defensive about how people will try to hurt them," says Open Government Products founder Li Hongyi, who explains how things get built inside a bureaucracy.

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🍰 Left no crumbs: Gen Z couple turns cake content into an 18% revenue boost

CakeInspiration is on track to hit S$1 million in revenue for the current financial year, says CEO Chan Kai Yang.

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Dogged interest: Corporate buyers unleashed on animal health market

Corporate giants and private equity firms are snapping up veterinary clinics in Singapore as pet owners spend more on their furry companions. But could growing corporate ownership mean higher vet bills and fewer choices for pet owners?

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#BTLifestyle: Cliff Tan has 7 million followers and a 4-month waitlist. Why won’t he expand his business?

“I don’t want to scale,” says Singaporean architect Cliff Tan, whose consultations are booked months ahead and whose sponsored videos command five-figure fees from brands including Ikea and Samsung.

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Master a niche, then listen to experts: How Haas F1’s Ayao Komatsu rose to the top job

"I realised I needed to listen more than I speak, listen to the experts, and then facilitate," says Ayao Komatsu, who rose to the team principal role at Haas F1 team in 2024.

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#BTLifestyle: Unsung sushi at Ryujin

No flashy theatrics or celebrity chef appeal, just good sushi. At the newly rebranded Sushi Ryujin in Shaw Centre, chef Torii Ryosuke lets quality ingredients and Edomae-style sushi do the talking.

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Inside F1: How ‘reactive’ DHL acted quickly to fit Malaysia race just before Singapore’s

“Since the pandemic, we have never had a year that’s remained to plan,” said Paul Fowler, vice-president of global motorsports at DHL.

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#BTExplains: Can AirAsia recover from its financial woes?

Surging jet fuel costs and heavy debt are testing the budget carrier’s financial resilience. As AirAsia seeks refinancing, co-founder Tony Fernandes has dismissed rumours of government intervention to protect the airline. BT deputy news editor Anita Gabriel with more: https://bt.sg/uU8j

Sensors, cameras and microphones: How F1 teams tap data, AI to make real-time decisions on the track

Each car usually generates more than 1.5 terabytes of data across a single race weekend.

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Red Bull’s Verstappen secures first Singapore Grand Prix win

The 2026 race draws the second-highest attendance on record in Singapore, at 301,294.

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More family offices are turning to Asia-Pacific private credit: Lighthouse Canton

For every US$1 of private debt, there is US$31 of private equity being deployed in Asia, as compared with a ratio of around six times in the US and four times in Europe, noted Sanket Sinha, CEO of global asset management at investment institution Lighthouse Canton.

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DBS, OCBC, UOB face rate hike reality check

As the banks' share prices sag, is this a buying opportunity? Or is it the beginning of a bigger sell-off? BT senior correspondent Ben Paul weighs in.

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SGX securities trading value up 27% on year in September as derivatives volume rebounds

The benchmark STI consolidated following successive record highs in August, closing September at 5,675.88 points.

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‘The market has spoken’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan says market is repricing AI financing risks

Tan, who leads South-east Asia’s largest bank, said risk repricing is “healthy” as the market wants to make sure that big financial commitments are sustainable.

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AI can become superior to humans in certain aspects: TikTok’s Chew Shou Zi

Although it may still be too early to conclude whether AI will displace humans, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi said the world is only at the beginning of what AI can do, with humans yet to understand its impact on their lives.

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