Singapore
Hiring cools as employers chase AI skills
Hiring cools as employers chase AI skills
Firms remain eager to pay high wage premiums for proven AI literacy.
Mid-sized public housing captures lion's share of transactions
Market share concentrated in the segment as other flat types remain lower in May activity.
UOB's potential asset management sale could unlock value for wealth push
The bank is likely to reinvest any proceeds to enhance its advisory capabilities.
Funding freeze hits 33 SEA unicorns; $9b raised in last rounds
Nineteen firms pass 24 months without new rounds as cycles stretch.
Concord New Energy power generation falls 5.4% in May
Wind power generation dipped 3.4% during the month.
Mermaid Maritime, DS Global form JV to reactivate offshore vessel
The deal sets up local platform for reactivation and future deployment of support ship.
OCBC unveils local physical gold service for institutional clients
The bank will offer 12.4kg gold bars alongside 1kg kilobars.
Asiaphos to acquire majority stake in DC Alliance, expanding into data centres
The term sheet covers Tier III facility plus optional capacity build-out rights.
Wi-Fi 7 penetration hits 25% in Singapore, outpacing Asia-Pacific
Study points to ISP bundling and 6 GHz uptake as adoption races ahead of regional peers
Gov’t lifts hotel, hostel restrictions on Upper Circular Road
Beach Road rules are also being eased.
Singapore boosts LEAP engine MRO with SIAEC-Safran partnership
The deal lifts shop visit capacity and strengthens APAC maintenance footprint.
Lum Chang Creations weighs market volatility before Mainboard transfer
Share placement must be completed to meet SGX public float rules.
HDB lines up 2,520 shorter-wait BTO flats in June
Units will be spread across Sembawang and Ang Mo Kio.
Retail sales growth masks softer consumer mood
eToro said April’s headline growth was partly driven by higher petrol prices.
US tariff rebuild poses modest but escalating risk—UOB
The forced labour proposal is only the first plank in a broader tariff rebuild.
Monday Wrap: Telco strain, hiring squeeze, and merger shifts
Education led part-time job market despite an overall sector decline.
STI steadies in June as analyst predicts rebound
The index's resilience follows a volatile April in which the STI touched the psychologically significant 5,000.
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