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LAZADA LAYOFF LAPSE: Should companies notify unions about retrenchments?
LAZADA LAYOFF LAPSE: Should companies notify unions about retrenchments?
The company reportedly let go of nearly 100 employees early January without notifying the allied workers union.
GDMC secures $28.1m capital from Series A funding
Celadon Partners led the founding round.
SingHealth launches new Family Nexus in Punggol
It is the fourth Family Nexus facility in Singapore, serving as a one-stop community node.
ProsperCap starts SGX Catalist trading
This came following its takeover of 3Cnergy Limited.
Retail space prices up 1.2% in 2023
Vacancy rate declined to 6.5% in the fourth quarter.
HDB to conduct 3 BTO exercises in 2024
The exercises will see the launch of 19,600 BTO flats.
SG tourism product searches from China rise after visa-free travel news
Visa-free travel between the countries will begin on 9 February.
Shophouse 20 Upper Weld Road for sale at $11m: PropNex
Expression of interest (EOI) exercise will close on 28 Feb at 3PM.
LHN unit clinches contract to operate 2 lodging facilities of MOH Holdings
The facility will start operations in 2H24.
18,000 companies aided by EnterpriseSG in 2023
Of these, 3,000 embarked on new transformative projects with the agency.
EC World REIT lenders demand the removal of illegal mortgages on 3 properties by 31 January
The REIT’s sponsor reportedly imposed illegal mortgages amounting to $51.1m on 3 properties.
ESR-LOGOS REIT secures 20-year master lease for 3 Tuas South Ave 4
PharmaGend Global Medical Services is the lessee.
Private residential price growth eases to 6.8% in 2023
In 2022, prices rose by 8.6%.
MS Amlin renews Singapore Cat Bond
The development comes after the increasing natural disaster risk environment in the region.
Industrial property occupancy rate increases to 89.0% in 4Q23
The latest figure represents a 0.1 ppt increase compared to 3Q23.
DBS, OCBC to log higher net profits, muted loan growth for Q4: analyst
DBS may hike its quarterly dividend by 6 cents to return surplus capital.
Demand for industrial space dwindles to 86,000 sqm in 4Q23
With lower demand, the occupancy rate edged up by 0.1 ppt.
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