Singapore

Singapore expat pay package hit $325,000 in 2018

This was thanks to the average salary increase of $6,713.50.

Daily Briefing: Singapore and Malaysia suspend intercity rail project; Banks race against BigTechs to lure top cloud talent

And a smoking cabin that turns cigarette smoke into clean air was launched outside Fusionopolis.

Singapore's medical tourism ambitions falter as Malaysia steps up

Malaysia offers more competitive surgery costs with a heart bypass costing just US$14,000 compared to US$23,000 in Singapore.

Healthcare startup Biofourmis raises $35m in series B round

The proceeds will be used to enhance its AI digital therapeutics platform.

Singapore's worst stock fails to cash in from diversification play

Dairy Farm International fell 15% YTD in what marks the biggest STI decline.

JCG Investment Holdings to buy 51% of Malaysian medical aesthetics firm for $5m

The issue price represents a volume weighted average price of $0.002 per share.

ST Engineering to sustain positive orderbook momentum with $4.2b in contracts

In Q1 alone, the firm scored $2.1b in new contracts for the aerospace and electronics segments.

Olam International arm prices US$120m US debt private placement

The notes were placed to nine investors at a fixed rate of 3.89% for five years.

Grab revamps app for drivers

It features an earnings overview and enhanced driver portfolio.

Chart of the Day: NODX fell 6.4% in Q1

Lower electronic and non-electronic product shipments weighed on domestic export performance.

Daily Briefing: Tengah's first batch of Garden District flats to launch in May; Check out how much HSBC's bankers earn

And here’s how marketing firm Shopback plans to contend against Facebook and Google.

MTI downgrades Singapore's 2019 GDP forecast to 1.5-2.5% amidst weakening outlook

Growth in the manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and storage sectors will likely be subdued.