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DBS to start closing branches until 4 May
DBS to start closing branches until 4 May
Its Treasures and Treasures Private Client centres will also shut down.
CapitaLand unit reopens Wuhan malls
Its portfolio’s footfall has rebounded from the previous month’s low.
Will co-living survive in Singapore's fast-changing rental market?
Despite the hype on 'flexible living', landlords still prefer the traditional model.
Chart of the Day: New homes grew pricier vs. resales in the CCR
The collective sales fever caused an elevation in land costs.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 3.4%
OCBC Bank led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 3.94% jump.
Daily Briefing: GIC, Dexus to acquire 50% of Rialto Towers for $387.5m; Kopar At Newton sold 77 units ahead ‘circuit breaker' measures
And about 3,300 devices have been loaned out to students for home-based learning.
Changi Airport Terminal 2 suspends operations for 18 months
Airlines will be relocated to the remaining terminals.
Insurance services to remain open
The government has raised distancing measures against COVID-19.
MAS names new assistant managing director
Celine Sia will hold the position for economics and knowledge management.
ComfortDelGro waives taxi rents for a month
Total relief package for drivers could amount to $99m.
Port of Singapore remains open amidst stricter measures
Essential maritime activities are exempted from the suspension.
Maybank Singapore temporarily shutters 8 branches
ATMs and cheque-deposit facilities will remain open.
Singapore has enough telco capacity: IMDA
Demand surges as people begin working from home amidst the lockdown. Singapore has sufficient telecommunications capacity to cope with the increase in demand, according to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). Nine in 10 Singapore households have fibre networks in their homes, and IMDA assured that the city-state’s fixed and mobile networks will have the bandwidth to cope with the demand, as network traffic has seen quite a surge since the start of the COVID-19 crisis The surge in demand for home fibre broadband or mobile network services comes as most people start to work from home. Schools and higher learning institutes have shifted to home-based learning, whilst preschools and student-care centres remain closed.
Genting Singapore's RWS suspends non-essential services till 4 May
This followed directives for most businesses to cease operations.
Enterprise Singapore to assist F&B sector with delivery orders
F&B outlets will no longer be allowed to provide dine-in services.
Local firms' payment performance nosedives to three-year low in Q1
Delayed payments made up 45.8% of all transactions during the quarter.
Retail sales dropped 8.6% to $3.1b in February
Industries selling discretionary items were affected by a decline in tourist arrivals.
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