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Scoot to bring cabin crew applicants to Athens or Berlin for final interview
VIA HumanResources Online
1 min ago
Six candidates qualified for the said round.
Singaporean BPO acquires Malaysian chatbot startup
VIA e27
5 min ago
Hyperlab can recognise specific Southeast Asian dialects including Singlish.
CCCS slaps $13m fine on Grab and Uber over ‘anti-competitive' merger
Transport & Logistics
16 min ago
Grab will have to pay $6.58m whilst Uber will be fined a slightly lower amount of $6.42m.
Wheelock Properties' privatisation offer extended to 2 October
Commercial Property
1 hour ago
The offeror also signalled that it was investors’ final chance to accept the offer price of $2.10.
Keppel-KBS US REIT to buy US business campus for $231.43m
Commercial Property
1 hour ago
The Westpark Portfolio in Seattle has an occupancy rate of 97.7%.
Chart of the Day: Big four telcos total returns averaged 5.5% in September
Markets & Investing
2 hours ago
Netlink NBN Trust saw the highest QTD returns in September at 6.1%.
Daily Briefing: DBS to expand foothold in China's debt capital markets; VC firm VisVires to launch US100m fund in 2019
Healthcare
2 hours ago
And 80 shops in Plaza Singapura hit by power disruption.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.17%
Stocks
2 hours ago
Expect muted gains today.
SIA receives first Airbus A350-900ULR to fly world's longest flight
Aviation
6 hours ago
It will be used for the 19-hour Singapore-New York flights.
PM Lee warns against bitcoin scammers amidst fake news era
Markets & Investing
6 hours ago
The government will study 22 proposals to address fake news.

More News

Sabana REIT ends rent conflict with tenant in 10 Changi South Street
49 min ago
It received $2.15m from the tenant.
Singapore and Suzhou boost trade partnerships
2 days ago
They eye to bolster manufacturing, biomedicine, and nanotechnology applications.
SGX welcomes Hong Kong advisory firm to derivatives market
2 days ago
Lion Futures caters to international futures markets.
Ping An launches wealth platform for Singapore investors
3 days ago
Lu Global uses facial recognition and AI for its investor onboarding process.
Singapore and Russia to boost startups link
3 days ago
They have identified innovation hubs in both countries for firms that eye expansion.
SIA rolls out service for pharmaceutical cargo
3 days ago
It will secure the cargo through thermal blankets that provide crucial insulation.
Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices
4 days ago
It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.
Yuen Sing Mansion up for en bloc sale at $17m
4 days ago
It can yield up to 8 storeys with 29 apartments.
Fast food chain 4FINGERS buys 50% stake in Australia's Mad Mex
4 days ago
It eyes to accumulate a portfolio of three retail food and beverage concepts.
Engineering firm Sapphire bags $87m contract to build China subway
5 days ago
It will build one subway station and two intervals in Hangzhou.

Exclusive

F&B tenants get creative with limited space amidst skyrocketing costs
Hua Bee Restaraunt in Tiong Bahru transforms into a Japanese yakitori restaurant Bincho by night.
by Sandra Sendingan
16 Sep 2018
Will en bloc fever grind to a halt in H2 as Horizon Tower takes hit?
The first major en bloc exercise after the cooling measures ended without a single bid.
by Staff Reporter
13 Sep 2018
Banks rev up robo-advisory push in Singapore
OCBC is the latest to roll out such service amidst an encouraging regulatory environment.
by Staff Reporter
12 Sep 2018
Check out the largest co-working spaces in Singapore
One operator offers rates as low as $255 per month.
by Sandra Sendingan
11 Sep 2018
M&As seal the endgame for Singapore's graduating startups
The market can expect a minimum of 250 M&As annually from 2020.
by Sandra Sendingan
10 Sep 2018
Hefty paychecks await web developers in Singapore, but where are the jobs?
The Lion City lags behind in terms of demand for developers compared to Indonesia.
by Luz Wendy Noble and Sandra Sendingan
10 Sep 2018
Will big banks' fully digital home loan solutions threaten incumbent proptech players?
The landscape could be rewarding to banks, shown by OCBC’s two new solutions that boosted home loans by $200m.
by Danielle Isaac
10 Sep 2018
Retail's saving grace: Singapore malls embrace activity-based tenants
Gyms, health centers and virtual reality arcades are estimated to occupy 50% of the island's retail mix.
by Luz Wendy Noble and Sandra Sendingan
2 Sep 2018
Singapore's big banks are on a buying spree as share buybacks hit $116.5m
DBS led the shopping spree with 2.95 million stocks bought for $74.79m.
by Luz Wendy Noble
27 Aug 2018

People

UOL appoints Liam Wee Sin as CEO
CapitaLand appoints group CIO Lee Chee Koon as new president and group CEO
OCBC appoints Melvyn Low as Head of Global Transaction Banking
UOL Group's Gwee Lian Kheng retires as CEO
Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia appoints James Tan as chairman
Sembcorp Industries appoints Koh Chiap Khiong as CTO

Life & Style

Soul meets speed: Montreux Jazz Cafe Singapore launches with a sneak peek for Grand Prix Season Singapore
Meet the man behind the Artemis Grill at CapitaGreen
Sukki Singapora talks about burlesque as an art form, a business, and a passion
Indulge in Seoul food at Orchard Hotel Singapore

Hong Kong

Credit card transactions up 15.4% to $137.3b in Q2
32 min ago
The number of credit cards in circulation hit 20.06 million.
Hong Kong doubles down to capture the green finance opportunity
32 min ago
Around 15 green bonds with an aggregate size of US$8b were issued in H1.
HKIA passenger traffic soars for seventh straight month in August
33 min ago
Passenger volume rose 5.2% to 6.8 million visitors.
HKEX eyes tech acquisitions in growth strategy shift mimicking Nasdaq
36 min ago
Takeovers in data, analytics and blockchain rank high in the agenda.

Asia

Taiwan's Q2 manufacturing earnings up 6.6% to US$215b
Taiwan
3 days ago
The surge in chemical material and oil segment revenue boosted the growth.
Korea's Q2 e-payments highest since 2008
Korea
3 days ago
Average daily transactions jumped 17.4% to US$104.87m.
Banks in emerging Asia wrestle for e-payments market share against telcos and online upstarts
Indonesia
1 week ago
Indonesian and Philippine banks may lose up to $3.8b and $1.3b respectively.
Asia's energy M&A deal value soared 78% to US$10.3b in Q2
Singapore
1 week ago
Solar and wind transactions hit US$3.8b and boosted total deal value.

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