Singapore
Blossoms by the Park sells close to 75% of units during launch
Blossoms by the Park sells close to 75% of units during launch
Of its buyers, three were foreigners.
Singapore Maritime Foundation launches workforce transformation guidebook
The guidebook offers a practical approach for companies to redesign maritime roles.
Undergrads from SP Jain’s Class of 2022 land international jobs
Students of this latest class secured job offers from Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, UAE, and the US.
5 in 10 consumers are influenced by health labels when choosing products
Health labels include information on protein/sugar/fibre/carbohydrate content.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.34%; CapitaLand Ascendas REIT is the most active stock
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit is leading.
Number of searches on jobs linked to AI jumped by 148.6%
The most significant growth in job postings has been for research fellows.
Industrial occupancy, rental growth to ease further: experts
Huttons said rents of industrial space may see not more than 3% growth in 2023.
What boosted private home prices in 1Q23?
In 1Q, prices rose by 3.3%.
540,000 SG youth to benefit from $300 top-up in May
The top-up is part of the Assurance Package enhancements included in the 2023 Budget.
SG manufacturing performance to contract for most of H1
But the significantly improved momentum last month suggested a better upturn.
SFA, Austrade kick-off Project Lorikeet to support fintechs expansion in both markets
Supporting partners are HSBC and Amazon Web Services.
CASE, Shopee collaborate to protect consumer rights
The collaboration launched a programme that ensures a safe and reliable user experience online.
SGX RegCo expects requisitionists to follow Companies Act Section 176,177
Requisitionists could utilise either one to convene a Requisitioned Meeting.
En-bloc market to collapse following ABSD rate hike: analyst
Singapore increased the ABSD for all residential statuses by 3% to 30%.
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s net property income rises 9.7% YoY to $518m in FY22/23
Despite the increase, the REIT posted a lower DPU of $0.1357.
Oki Electric acquires aviation equipment business of Yokogawa Electric, subsidiaries
The acquisition would not lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the market.
Travel recovery boosts Frasers Hospitality Trust’s NPI to $45.2m in 1H23
The REIT’s net property income rose by 42.9%.
Commentary
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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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