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About 60% of employees search for jobs during working hours
About 60% of employees search for jobs during working hours
About half of them do not feel guilty for doing so.
SIA's losses could amount to over $1b in FY2021
The drop in oil prices will not save them as well.
Keppel sets up package in aid of national efforts against COVID-19
The initiative is expected to raise more than $4.2m.
Fintech startup MatchMove applies for digital bank license
It partnered with lender Singapura Finance and other fintechs for its bid.
Yanlord Riverside Garden sells out all units for $162m
The launch and pre-sale was conducted online.
People analytics startup EngageRocket bags $3m in series A funding
This brings the company’s total funding to $4.5m.
ST Engineering units launch $5b multicurrency medium term note programme
Issuers will be allowed to issue notes from time to time.
SGX RegCo sets guidelines for holding annual general meetings
Issuers are advised to use a video link and segregate attendees across various venues.
66 filed proofs of claims against Hyflux worth $3.13b
About a third of the amount came from preference shares and perpetual securities.
Daily Briefing: Singapore's aviation hub status left in limbo amidst COVID-19; Cruise passenger traffic down 52%
And marketing tech company AnyMind Group has acquired India’s POKKT Mobile Ads.
Chart of the day: Average rents in City Hall, Marina Center fell 12% from 2014 peak
Average rents in the area have been on a downturn since 2010.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.18%
SGX led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.08% expansion.
Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka hailed world's costliest cities for expats
Asian cities continue to have the most expensive groceries.
Sasseur REIT malls re-open with 129% surge in sales
The first-day sales of its Bishan outlet mall soared 228% to $390,910.
S-REITs' stock price plunges 22.4% from January peak
The price carnage mimics the movements seen during the GFC.
Singapore dethrones Hong Kong as freest economy in the world
Citizens of free countries are said to enjoy incomes more than double the global average.
Genting Singapore cuts pay for directors and managers
Non-executive directors will see a 15% reduction in fees.
Commentary
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Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
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