Singapore
60,000 gig workers to get insurance from JodRewards programme
60,000 gig workers to get insurance from JodRewards programme
The sponsored benefits are underwritten by Etiqa Insurance Singapore.
Olam bids $0.59 per share for Namoi Cotton acquisition
The offer may rise to $0.62 if Olam Agri secures 90% of Namoi’s shares by offer end.
Income Insurance debuts in AltaX
Income Insurance shareholders can sell their shares to Phillip Securities.
Office landlords dangle perks to attract tenants
Vacancy level could rise to 4.8% this year.
Singapore, US celebrate two decades of free trade
Bilateral trade nearly tripled, investments surged in the past two decades.
Exyte wins prestigious SBR International Business Awards for semiconductor fab project in Singapore
The project is vital in strengthening the global semiconductor supply chain.
Startup future-proofs coffee with bean-free alternative amidst climate crisis
Prefer transforms surplus ingredients like day-old bread, soybean pulp, and barley grains into bean-free coffee.
Mortgagee listings fall 29% QoQ to 22 in 1Q24
The residential sector accounted for the majority of the listings
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.32%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock with a 0.345% increase.
Singapore’s employment growth slows in Q1
Jobless rate hit 2.1%.
Singapore leads APAC in workplace AI integration
Four in 10 firms are already using AI in their operations.
PropNex breaks record with resale of Bukit Merah estate flat
The property is now the most expensive HDB flat resale in Singapore.
Q&M adopts intraoral scanner for improved dental care
The technology will be deployed over the next 12 months across the group’s dental clinics in Singapore.
Firms slow to adopt full flexi-work options
Only 7% of firms offer fully flexible or remote working options.
SGX FX rolls out AI tool for enhanced FX trading decisions
The tool curates FX and digital assets price and trade data.
Thrixen secures $9.53m funding for point-of-care diagnostic technology
The capital was raised through 22Health Ventures and Aldevron co-founder John Ballantyne.
Sembcorp inks 2 long-term PPA with Equinix
This is Equinix’s first renewable energy power purchase deal in Singapore.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
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’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation