Singapore

Chart of the Day: Share buybacks hit $31.9m in February

Chart of the Day: Share buybacks hit $31.9m in February

ST Engineering repurchased around 4 million shares to account for nearly half of the monthly figure.

Hyflux woes see no end as PUB warns takeover of Tuaspring plant

Tuaspring struggled to keep the plant ‘reliably operational’ to deliver the required desalinated water.

Singapore to raise insurance cover for overseas project funding to $50m

It wants to boost support for local businesses’ overseas expansion.

Compact Metal Industries to delist on 8 March

The high court has approved its proposed restructuring scheme.

Insurance gross premiums climbed 3.4% to $3.81b in 2018

The motor insurance segment’s underwriting profit jumped 137% to $9.96m.

Marina developer SUTL Enterprise bags management contract in China

It will manage the two-phased ONE°15 Marina Zhongshan China.

Singapore's perfect storm for Smart Wearables and IoT innovation

Government policy, a receptive public and innovative segment combine to make Singapore Asia’s burgeoning tech hub.

Singapore urges Johor to honour the terms of the 1962 Water Agreement

Johor’s chief minister said he plans to stop buying treated water from Singapore.

GIA offers rewards of up to $10,000 for insurance fraud tip-off

Individuals with knowledge of wrongdoing should submit documentary evidence.

NTU Singapore and Volvo roll out 'world's first' self-driving electric buses

The 36-seat single-deck bus will soon begin trials at the NTU Smart Campus.

Nearly 1 in 5 employees hit by stagnant wage growth in 2018: study

Singapore workers lament the lack of transparency regarding pay level settings.

TR68 could attract foreign autonomous technology firms to Singapore: Fitch

The nation’s ageing population would encourage further government support to the industry.

Singapore to develop 18ha agri-tech innovation park

It should be ready from Q2 2021, trade and industry minister Koh Poh Koon said.

HackerOne, GovTech and CSA to push through second bug bounty programme

The first leg of the programme reported 26 valid vulnerabilities in the government’s systems.

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust to join FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Developed Index

This raises the firm’s trading liquidity and visibility to global investors.

Local business sentiment weakened in Q2 2019

The Business Optimism Index fell to +5.08 points as only four of six indicators are in the expansion zone.

Singapore trails behind EU as world's most innovative IP office

The European Union’s consistent online tools allowed it to retain first place.