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Singapore's $100m maritime R&D roadmap set to drive industry innovation

The new roadmap will focus on autonomous ports, smart ships and energy systems.

Freehold 46-room Sims Avenue hotel hits market at $29.9m

Asset at 56 Sims Avenue priced at about $650,000 per room under EOI exercise closing May 20.

Savills lifts office rent growth view to 5%

CBD rents hit their highest since 2019.

Singapore proposes global GenAI testing standard

Benchmarking and red teaming guide under review.

Sea launches Singapore AI centre, targets 100 roles

The centre backs in-house models and Singapore hiring.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.22%; Top stock is CICT

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust is the top stock with a 3.35% increase.

Autobahn-linked borrowers face bankruptcy, owe DBS over $110m

Autobahn Rent A Car directors were listed in Government Gazette bankruptcy orders tied to DBS exposure.

Frasers Centrepoint weighs $470m White Sands divestment

The trust's manager signals regulatory disclosure pathway remains open pending material development.

A*STAR, Microsoft to explore AI platform for manufacturing under new MOU

The partnership targets agentic AI tools, deployment systems and industry adoption ecosystems.

Keppel REIT posts 1.27-cent DPU as NPI rises 9.7% in Q1

Its total portfolio was valued at about $11.8b.

Singapore backdoor threats fall 49% in 2025; Southeast Asia cyber intrusions rise

The city-state recorded 50,511 incidents as regional cyber pressure grows.

Singapore deepens maritime cybersecurity ties with Hamburg in new pact

The MOU covers joint development of port systems, unmanned vessels, and ship connectivity security tools.

SPH Media taps Google AI to power newsroom systems

It also expands verification training across editorial teams.

CSA warns frontier AI cuts exploit time from months to hours

In an advisory, it flagged faster exploit creation using frontier AI models, with risks to enterprise cyber defence.

Energy cost surge squeezes employers' margins and delays hiring, SNEF poll says

Almost all firms reported higher costs with utilities and fuel most affected categories.