Singapore
Average Grade A CBD office rents hit a decade high at $10.63 psf in Q1 2019
Average Grade A CBD office rents hit a decade high at $10.63 psf in Q1 2019
Rents in the Marina Bay submarket led the increase.
Two-shift taxi trips grow after nearly three-year slump
Taxi rides for two-shift taxis rose for the third month in January at 3.2%.
IPOS extends its Mediation Promotion Scheme for three years
The enhanced scheme will be effective on 1 April 2019.
Singapore's passport is the most powerful in the world
It shared the top spot with Japan and South Korea, having visa-free access to 189 countries.
Raffles Infrastructure Holdings defends $320,000 directors' fees
The board deemed it reasonable given the change in its financial year end from 31 December to 30 June.
First Sponsor Group to undertake rights issue for $399.5m
It dropped its initial plan to issue warrants for perpetual capital securities.
Will a tougher training scheme hurt lawyer headcount?
Practice trainees should be conferred with limited rights after six months of training and focus on a single law practice for a year.
Hyflux to resolve disputes over Algerian desalination plant through ICC
It needs to respond to disputes over three deals and one protocol through arbitration.
Frasers Property launches A$600m ‘green' loan in Australia
It will refinance an existing debt facility due in 2020.
SIAS slams Hyflux as path to restructuring with SMI turns foggy
Investor anxiety is rising as Hyflux is not resolving issues to keep the restructuring on track, it said.
New Silkroutes Group disposes stake in International Energy Group for US$10m
It was sold to TK Energy Limited.
Sabana REIT's Tuas Avenue property deal called off
Its buyer, Kim Soon Lee (Lim) Heavy Transport, will be given a refund of $1.12m.
Mapletree Investments reveals design for Grade A office twin towers V Plaza in Vietnam
The 27-storey office complex will offer 66,000 sqm in net lettable area.
Keppel Capital and co-investors to buy Yi Fang Tower in Shanghai for $925.99m
It is made up of two 18-storey towers and a retail podium.
Daily Briefing: Singapore's credit market bore the brunt of regional distress; ERA Realty Network gives $1m grant to real estate startups
And London-based regtech firm ClauseMatch expands in Singapore.
ST Engineering unveils SERIS® Airport Analytics to address rising air traffic volume
Airport operators will be able to reduce delays in air traffic flow and congestion in airports during peak times.
OrangeTee & Tie partners with Helpling to enable housekeeping service booking
The partnership allows OrangeTee & Tie to become the first real estate enterprise to offer on-demand home services.
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