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Should I use The Business Times?

The Business Times - Singapore's leading business and financial news source. Find latest business news, market analysis, and economic insights from Singapore and Asia-Pacific. - businesstimes.com.sg

Depends. Buy it if you need daily Singapore and Asia-Pacific business, markets, and economic coverage and will read past the free headlines. Skip it if you are a casual reader or were shopping for software — this is a newspaper subscription, not a tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~50 public sources; pricing and ratings data sparse

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing found in sources
  • Ease of useNo usability reviews in evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityHelp page exists; no support reviews found
  • Security postureNo security page found; no breaches reported

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Singapore/Asia-Pacific market watchers
  • Investors wanting regional market analysis
  • Executives reading daily print plus digital
  • Students of Singapore economics

Not for

  • Casual readers content with free headlines
  • Businesses needing deep US/EU market coverage
  • Anyone expecting software features — it's a newspaper, not a tool

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing is not public in reviewed sources; sold through SPH's portal, so compare print vs digital bundles

medium

Guess: in-depth articles sit behind a paywall; free browsing is likely limited to headlines

low

No public security page — normal for a publisher, but zero transparency on data handling

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Positions itself as Singapore's leading business and financial news source
  • Native iOS and Android apps for on-the-go reading
  • Podcasts and YouTube video beyond written articles
  • Global edition extends coverage beyond Singapore
  • Long-running daily publication with digitized archives back to at least 1991

Cons

  • No pricing published in reviewed sources; subscription sold via SPH portal
  • Coverage centered on Singapore and Asia-Pacific, thinner elsewhere
  • No public security or trust page on its site

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x2security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing found in sources
  • Ease of use. No usability reviews in evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Web, iOS, Android, podcasts, video, global edition
  • Support quality. Help page exists; no support reviews found
  • Security posture. No security page found; no breaches reported
  • 306,223 Facebook followers official page
  • 240K Instagram followers official account
  • Daily Publication cadence print newspaper with digital apps

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit users recommend it as a go-to read for Singapore business and economics; broader review data is sparse.

“Better still is The Business Times”
Reddit, r/SGExams

Alternatives

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Companies that use it

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Full analysis

Based on ~50 public sources; pricing and ratings data sparse

Strong Singapore/Asia business news — worth paying only if you read it daily; casual readers can stick to free sources.

Methodology

Based on ~50 public sources; pricing and ratings data sparse

Sources

  1. The Business Times - Singapore Business Newsbusinesstimes.com.sg
    official
  2. Subscribe to The Business Times (SPH)subscribe.sph.com.sg
    official
  3. The Business Times - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  4. The Business Times (Singapore) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  5. The Business Times - Media Bias & Ratings (AllSides)allsides.com
    review
  6. Reddit: What to Read for General Paper and Economicsreddit.com
    review
  7. The Business Times security pagebusinesstimes.com.sg
    security
  8. NewspaperSG - The Business Times, 15 February 1991eresources.nlb.gov.sg
    news

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