Jessie Lim

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Jessie is a reporter with The Business Times covering the property beat. She studied political science and holds a double degree from Sciences Po Paris and the National University of Singapore.

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Tan Hee Teck to retire as Resorts World Sentosa chairman and Genting Singapore CEO

ST20250405_202546300722/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Sharon Salim/Mr Tan Hee Teck, Singapore National Employers Federation president, speaking to the media during the Ministry of Manpower's 70th anniversary commemorative dinner at Shangri-La Singapore on April 5, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Boustead to hive off real estate business; subsidiary to take 24.1% stake in Unified Industrial

The entrance of Boustead Singapore’s office.

4 years of ‘weird’ activities, but ex-neighbours of convicted ‘spiritual leader’ say no one asked questions

[New owner of house requested not to show exterior photo of house as he is going to sell it but allow reporter and photojournalist into the house for interview.]
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Jln Waringin on Oct 19, 2022. Woo May Hoe has a house along this stretch.
Woo May Hoe, 52, pretended to be an Indian goddess, and convinced her followers to donate $3.5 million, a few others to forcibly extract a woman's tooth and some others to consume human faeces.
She is in prison now. This is a follow-up on why her victims would believe her, whether the neighbours knew that she was abusing dozens of people.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Sembmarine proposes name change to Seatrium; shares close up 3.4%

Shares of Sembmarine were trading up 0.3 cent, or 2.5 per cent, at 12.2 cents as at 9.41am on Monday.

S’pore charities urge caution as fund-raising scams surface after Turkey quake

Residents queueing for humanitarian aid in Samandag, Turkey, on Sunday.

Young & Savvy: Which card should you use for spending on your next overseas holiday?

Credit or debit cards often include fees on foreign transactions, and only show on card statements after a purchase.

More automated lanes for travellers to be rolled out at checkpoints to raise clearance capacity: ICA

A container truck about to pass through the Radiographic Scanning Portal at Tuas Port on 18 Apr 2022. Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has been progressively implementing new initiatives at Tuas Port, with the aim of providing visitors with a seamless and more secure cargo clearance experience. The radiographic scanning portal scans cargo for anomalies as vehicles go through it.

More travellers detected trying to use impersonated identities at S’pore’s borders in 2022: ICA

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has been deploying multi-modal biometric clearance systems to better detect travellers attempting to enter Singapore using an impersonated identity or an identity different from the previous ones they used to visit Singapore

Jaywalking senior died two steps away from safety: Traffic Police investigator

In 2022, 23 pedestrians aged 60 and above died, a 53.3 per cent increase from 15 in 2021.

More elderly pedestrians injured, killed in traffic accidents in 2022: Traffic Police

Jaywalkers along Geylang Road on Feb 13, 2023. Seniors jaywalking accounted for 73.9 per cent of fatal accidents.

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