Singapore
What Singaporeans deem essential for a ‘normal life’
Lower-rated essentials included annual staycations and streaming services.
CLI raises $186m in final tranche of panda bond
Including the first tranche, CLI raised $372m through its sustainability-linked issuance.
Sabana REIT secures TOP for 1 Tuas Ave 4 post enhancement
Enhancement works took slightly over 15 months.
First Sponsor consortium buys heritage-listed Pitt Street site for $24.7m
The redeveloped site will include a tower of 241 apartments and an upper upscale hotel.
SATS splits gateway services business into two
Ground handling services now have APAC and Singapore divisions.
Fintech firm Partior raises US$60m in Series B round
The firm was incorporated in 2021 with Temasek, DBS and JP Morgan.
Machine learning and Python are most in-demand skills for AI jobs: report
AI jobs on Indeed saw an increase by nearly 150% from 2018 to 2023.
RTS Link could cause significant retail value leakage, warns expert
DBS also expects a 3% to 4% impact on local retail sales.
Prime office market see lower vacancy rates in Q2 2024
Vacancy tightened to 2.3%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.73%; Top stock is Mapletree PanAsia Com Tr
Mpletree PanAsia Com Tr is the top stock with a 5.51% increase.
Mapletree Logistics Trust expects negative rental reversion in China amidst market alignment
The company said it will focus on occupancy rather than rent growth.
Gleneagles Hospital strides forward with 65 years of innovative healthcare
Established in 1959, GEH now has 13 hospitals and two clinics across Asia.
Singapore needs to go beyond concerts to amplify tourism
An expert said Eras Tour packages thrived on popularity and ticket scarcity.
Yoma clarifies no charges against chairman Serge Pun in Myanmar
Company CEO Melvyn Pun regularly communicates with his father about his Nay Pyi Taw dealings.
Gov't designates NTUC as 'politically significant person' under foreign interference law
NTUC must now disclose foreign affiliations and political donations.
Grab-Trans-cab acquisition could reduce competition, says CCCS
The acquisition comes amidst a driver shortage affecting competitors, the watchdog said.
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