Singapore
Retail sales growth cools in May
Retail sales growth cools in May
Monthly sales fell as consumer purchases eased after April's stronger performance.
SDC unveils next phase of Greater Sentosa Master Plan
Projects are expected to come on board from 2030.
Central Singapore CDC, e2i to expand nearby job support
The district will hold 10 career fairs with 3000 employment opportunities.
GasHub starts LNG supply at Rolls-Royce Seletar facility
The project marks the completion of a new storage and regasification facility.
IBM-managed SLA data incident leaves 70,000 individuals exposed
Names and property addresses were found in an anonymised test dataset.
Healthway Medical expands with Bridgepoint Health buy
It will add 16 clinics and lift annual patient capacity above 1.3 million visits.
Timah Partners launches platform for $400m specialised waste sector
It is anchored by the group’s first sector acquisition.
SIA Engineering eyes India MRO joint venture with Air India
Partners explore expanding aircraft maintenance capacity for regional aviation demand.
Jurong mega GLS site could fetch over $2b in bids
Developers are expected to form consortiums for the 1,200-home mixed-use project.
June manufacturing PMI hits nearly eight-year high at 51.3
AI-driven chip demand continued to support production and order inflows.
Seatrium starts exporting power from floating LNG-battery lab
Surplus electricity from the platform can support around 1,500 four-room HDB households.
ISCA-IMDA programme targets AI upskilling in accountancy, finance
AIxAccountancy to cover ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for finance workflows.
Gulf War truce collapse could disrupt Singapore's AI-led boom
Non-oil exports are forecast to nearly quadruple official growth guidance.
CFOs stay bullish on local economy despite global gloom
96% expect the Middle East conflict to hurt the world economy this year.
Monday Wrap: Gold ambitions, office crunch, and anti-fraud collab
Meanwhile, capital preservation tops investors' priorities.
Services workweek falls to 41.6 hours in 2025, shortest in decade
The average paid workweek shortened by 1.5 hours between 2015 and 2025.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.52%; Top stock is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is the top stock with a 3.19% increase.
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