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Tessa Oh

Tessa Oh

CORRESPONDENT

Tessa Oh is a correspondent at The Business Times. She covers Singapore macroeconomics and government policy, with a focus on manufacturing, manpower, and the legal sector. Tessa was previously a journalist at TODAY, covering healthcare.

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Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu urged businesses to not rely on the status quo amid a fragmented trade environment.

Singapore can be a diversified source of supply for countries seeking alternatives: Grace Fu

2026-09-30T04:02:02.000Z
VSMC and VIS chairman Leuh Fang says the plant was set up to strengthen global supply chain resilience.

VSMC opens US$7.8 billion chip fab in Singapore, bets on ‘physical AI’ demand

2026-09-28T06:41:10.000Z
LawSoc weathered a leadership row in 2025, with Tan Cheng Han of WongPartnership becoming president.

CEO wanted: Law Society puts out job ad for chief executive role to lead ‘institutional renewal’ amid police probe

2026-09-25T09:34:56.000Z
A*Star’s Yeo Yee Chia leads Singapore’s first research innovation and enterprise flagship in semiconductors.

Singapore SMEs set for bigger role as chipmakers localise supply chains: A*Star deputy chief

2026-09-25T08:06:17.000Z
The aim of SG Semiconductor is to pitch Singapore’s chip ecosystem to international investors and talent, says A*Star.

Singapore launches national semicon brand initiative, inks R&D deals

2026-09-25T03:00:00.000Z
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (centre) viewing an interactive station at the opening of Connect by SWDA.

New skills agency opens one-stop career hub, rolls out free premium AI tools for course-takers

2026-09-16T04:00:00.000Z
The idea when Raffles Medical was formed was simply to look after patients properly and charge cost plus a margin so that the practice would be sustainable.

Five decades on, Raffles Medical eyes further regional growth and insurance push

2026-09-13T23:00:00.000Z
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says the consequences of not attracting good people to politics may not become apparent immediately, but in 15 to 25 years.

Ministerial pay rise not a lure into politics, but inaction would leave Singapore to ‘suffer the consequences’: PM Wong

2026-09-10T09:34:20.000Z
Given that the decision to have children is “a very personal decision”, Eugene Tan, associate law professor at SMU, pushed back against the idea of using TFR as a measure.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Fertility rates, pollution, income inequality: What could a ‘quality of life’ target mean for ministers’ bonuses?

2026-09-09T12:13:38.000Z
MPs allowances are currently pegged at 17.5% of the starting-grade MR4 benchmark annual salary.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Singapore to study delinking MP allowances from ministerial salary benchmark

2026-09-08T05:17:18.000Z
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