Singapore
Chart of the Day: Singapore 2019 defence spending hits 12-year high
Chart of the Day: Singapore 2019 defence spending hits 12-year high
The government is allocating 30% of the budget to defence from 18.5% in 2018.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.81%
Don't expect gains today.
Everything you need to know about the Big 4's reactions to Budget 2019
Find out what EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC have to say about the Budget.
Singapore Life acquires prepaid Visa card brand Canvas
The spending tracker platform is expected to launch by mid-2019.
Frasers Property arm to buy stake in PGIM Real Estate AsiaRetail Fund for $356.4m
The 17.83% stake is equivalent to 94,013 shares.
ThaiBev Q1 profits ballooned 150.7% to $322.23m
The Thai economy continued to seal growth amidst the rise in private consumption.
DBS full-year profit surged 28% to $5.63b
Fee income hit $2.78b as led by card and wealth management.
4 in 5 SMEs expect more business incentives from Budget: survey
Firms aim to address in manpower and cost challenges.
Singapore total trade breaks $1t again after four years
But momentum could taper off as growth could slow down in 2019.
Nine in 10 peak-hour trips could take less than 45 minutes by 2040
A seamlessly connected transport system could save commuters 15 minutes everyday.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.41%
Continued US-China trade negotiation optimism may boost the local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Singapore finance minister aims a cautious budget; HDB unveils first new-generation neighbourhood centre
And personal finance startup DollarsAndSense acquires insurtech platform fundMyLife.
Singapore Budget 2019 Full Coverage: GST going to 9%, duty free booze allowance cut, $1.1b bicentennial bonus
The budget surplus for 2019 hit $2.1b, a carbon tax will be implemented, and a $3.1b fund for CareShield has been declared.
Deliveroo targets nearly 10,000 restaurants in bid for foodtech supremacy
The food delivery firm is beefing up its logistics network by adding 5,000 restaurant partners and 2,000 riders.
Here are the top spots for Singapore's upscale HDB flats
There are 758 units in Queenstown that will be up for resale as their minimum occupation period expires soon.
Singapore's electric vehicle ambitions receive boost as Dyson enters fray
The British manufacturer is aiming to roll out an EV model by 2021.
Joining the expat's nook: Takeup rate of locals rise in co-living spaces
Ascott is set to lure such tenants with their co-living projects set for opening by 2020 and 2021.
Commentary
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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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