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.
Commentary
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Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
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