Singapore
SG, China ink MOUs on digital economy and green development
SG, China ink MOUs on digital economy and green development
The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the WTO 12th Ministerial Conference.
Sembcorp Marine granted $200m contract to build vessel for Brazilian Navy
The vessel will be built for scientific research deployment in the Antarctic.
UK-Singapore’s digital economy deal to promote safe e-payments, trusted data
The agreement will improve online consumer protection.
Seletar Airport welcomes first commercial flight since March 2020
Malaysian airline Firefly will resume its Kuala Lumpur-Singapore flights.
Elizabeth Towers launched for collective sale for $630m
The 36-storey building is zoned for residential use.
51% of employers want to bring back full-time in-person work
Employees, however, want a remote or hybrid work setup.
Nine in 10 restaurants and hotels find difficulty in hiring talent
Nearly 100% of employers in restaurants and hotels have hiring difficulty.
Chart of the day: Which firms are most affected by talent shortage
Almost 90% of medium-sized firms face talent shortage.
Market update: STI down at 1.31%
Singtel and Sembcorp Industries were the only firms who had gains.
Keppel Infrastructure, Jinko Power ink deal to explore solar farm, energy storage investment
Jinko will identify 1,000MW projects in its pipeline that Keppel can invest in.
Ekata nabs Technology Excellence Award for API - Payments
Its Account Opening API stops fraudsters from establishing a presence in a firm’s user base.
Mobile malware attacks in Singapore drops 15.9% in 2021
But, hackers have become more sophisticated, Kaspersky warned.
2 new DWBs offer ‘incremental income’ to SGX-listed Credit Bureau
Digital wholesale banking businesses raise the count of bureau members to 36.
Party time! Gov't lifts capacity limit for nightlife establishments
The lifting will take effect on 14 June.
Changi to reopen two terminals from September to October
Operations will first resume in Terminal 4.
Lian Beng subsidiary acquires Food Empire Building for $49.25m
Cushman & Wakefield brokered the private treaty sale.
Frasers Property wants Frasers Hospitality Trust to be privatised
The proposed privatisation via trust scheme has an offer of 70 cents.
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