Singapore
Singapore has the fastest fixed broadband speed in the world
Singapore has the fastest fixed broadband speed in the world
Average download speed is at 181.47 Mbps.
Singapore startup AirTrunk bags $851m funding for expansion
The company aims to fund their Australian data centres and expand into Asia.
CHAS to expand service to Singaporeans with chronic health conditions: PM Lee
They will be covered by the scheme regardless of their income.
230,000 HDB flats added to Home Improvement Programme
Singapore expects to spend $4b on all improvement projects.
MediShield Life payouts hit $800m in 2017: PM Lee
About 200,000 Singaporeans benefited from the payouts.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.08%
Wall Street gains could uplift the local bourse today.
Chart of the day: Electronics leads Q2 fixed asset investments in manufacturing
The manufacturing sector raised $1.7b of FAI commitments.
Daily Briefing: PM Lee says government ‘cannot completely prevent' price hikes; VC fund Tin Men Capital raises US$100m
And VC firm Dymon Asia Ventures secures US$50m fintech funding.
$778m Sengkang Central site could lure first-time homebuyers and upgraders
It has a potential to launch at $1,650 to $1,700 psf with a 10% margin.
ST Engineering Marine launches LMV Dauntless for Singapore Navy
It is the seventh LMV built by the firm for the Navy since 2013 to replace Fearless-class Patrol Vessels.
Acquisitions could bolster Wilmar International to access new markets
The firm is on a buying spree with the latest acquisition priced at US$600m.
Startups boost HR tech momentum in Singapore
Will you hire bots to interview potential employees?
CDL paid $2.85m for 300,000 shares in inaugural buyback exercise
A portion of it may be deployed for the firm's long-term incentive plans.
OCBC prices $1b perpetual capital securities at 4%
They will be issued by 24 August and will be first callable in 2023.
NODX up 11.8% in July
The growth in non-electronics offset the decline in electronics.
Man behind Noble's downfall speaks up
Arnaud Vagner confirms his link to Iceberg Research to challenge Noble’s restructuring.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.69%
Expect muted gains today.
Commentary
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Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
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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