News
Hong Kong's co-working scene thrives as Singapore struggles
Hong Kong's co-working scene thrives as Singapore struggles
Co-working spaces provider TheDesk gained 25% more new members YoY in Q1.
Court greenlights Hyflux's debt moratorium extension
The new scheme meeting's schedules are yet to be decided.
Changi Airport's passenger count down 70.7% to 1.65 million in March
Air travel demand remained significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
March NODX up 17.6%
It was driven by the 20.5% growth in non-electronic NODX.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.26%
YZJ Shipbldg SGD led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 3% expansion.
Daily Briefing: Reefknot, Mastercard co-leads Previse's $11m funding; FairPrice raises online capacity by 30%
And IMDA investigates StarHub’s internet service disruptions.
One in three Singaporeans to have digital-only bank accounts by 2025
But locals have one of the slowest adoption rates amongst the 13 countries surveyed.
EMA, Keppel O&M calls for power solutions for offshore and marine
Shortlisted participants can testbed their solutions in Keppel’s floating living lab.
Government rolls out the $7b first tranche of Jobs Support Scheme
It will co-fund the first $4,600 of monthly wages paid to each local employee.
SIA's passenger load factor down to 57.4% in March
Only about 10 aircrafts of its 200-strong fleet are currently in operation.
Yanlord's pre-sales rose 18.4% to $1.37b in Q1
Sales from Nanjing accounted for nearly 40% of the group’s pre-sales.
CDL buys controlling stake in China-based Sincere Property for $885m
This will provide the company with a portfolio of 27 investment properties.
DBS to hold annual general meeting digitally on 30 April
It will focus on the agenda indicated in the original 9 March notice.
Japfa sells 25% stake in AustAsia to Meiji for $362.97m
The agri-firm will own a 75% stake in its dairy farm operator.
Mapletree sets aside up to $13.7m for tenants
Rental rebates will be disbursed in a targeted manner.
FLT and FCOT merger commences
FLT’s new investment mandate also came into effect.
Oil trader Hin Leong squeezed by $4.28b bank debt
Two lenders won’t issue new letters of credit amidst concerns over its ability to repay debt.
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