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Public sector projects to drive Singapore construction activities in 2021

The Building and Construction Authority expects construction demand to be worth around $28b over the full year.

Craft beer baron: Adrian Sim on launching new ventures during a crisis

The CEO of East Asia Beverages also shares his thoughts on the Singapore bar and restaurant scene, one year after the Circuit-Breaker measures were employed.

Pinky Lilani unpacks the Women of the Future Awards for Southeast Asia

Lilani also discussed the huge contributions women bring to the business environment across Asia.

Four Singapore startups to join international VC accelerator program

The startups beat out 500 other aspirants, and will receive up to $200k in funding each.

AECO Energy to drive the ‘last mile' in Singapore's open electricity market

This comes at a time of Singapore’s maturing electricity market.

Soilbuild Reit disposes Australian assets, goes private

The company delisted from the Singapore Stock Exchange on 12 April.

LHN Limited subsidiaries buy $16m Beach Road property

One of the properties will be turned into the Group's new headquarters.

Eagle Hospitality REIT drops the Crowne for $24.1 m

Eagle Hospitality REIT called the Texas property a "drain on a limited pool of funds".

Flight to quality movement drives Grade A office demand

CBRE has reported that demand for high-end homes is also on the rise.

MC Payment buy-now-pay-later transactions cross $500,000 mark

It has also seen steady pick-up in transaction volumes recently.

Investors jittery over resurgence of COVID cases

The global statistics of confirmed COVID cases have returned to early January levels, dampening investor appetite.

Temasek and BlackRock launch US$600m partnership to end global warming

The two funding giants hope to advance global efforts to achieve a zero net carbon economy by 2050.

Jardine Strategic acquisition to proceed

Now with a tick of approval from shareholders, the transaction will become effective from 14 April.

Singtel launches first portable 5G platform

The device does not need any prior installation of equipment or infrastructure.

Remote-working companies exaggerating their service capabilities

Customer support teams are barely keeping up with surging support enquiries.