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SilkAir to indefinitely suspend Hiroshima flights starting 27 March
SilkAir to indefinitely suspend Hiroshima flights starting 27 March
This was caused by slow demand due to COVID-19.
Singapore investors remain bullish on overseas property purchases: CBRE
The country also topped the outbound investment survey for the second year running.
Online grocery and food delivery demand ticks higher: report
Online orders skyrocketed 300% after Singapore raised its disease response level.
Maybank, ING top creditors of embattled trader Agritrade
The Singapore-based commodity trader owes $303.11m (US$218m) to the two banks.
Singapore named 10th biggest cyberattack source in 2019
There was a growth in the number of online skimmers in Southeast Asia.
Over 1 in 5 firms at worse position after an economic crime
Only half conducted an investigation following a fraud incident.
CapitaLand refutes RAS' claims on dented rental relief packages
The company is giving up to 30% in rental rebates for its downtown mall tenants.
Ezion's loss widened 78.6% to $855.5m in 2019
The group is struggling to draw down the required funds from its lenders on time.
BEYOND partners with OneConnect to create digital banking services
OneConnect is an associate of Ping An Insurance, which has a virtual bank license in Hong Kong.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.11%
Venture led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.31% growth.
Chart of the Day: Tourism arrivals to drop by 28% in 2020
Singapore hotels are bearing the brunt of the plunging tourism growth.
OCBC Bank to adopt Singapore Customs' eBG programme
Application and delivery time of banker’s guarantee will now only take one day.
RAS calls out lack of rental rebates for F&B businesses
It cited CapitaLand which only offered a 10% rebate instead of the promised 50%.
HDB awards $98.7m contract to Chip Eng Seng
The work includes the construction of six blocks at Tampines Neighbourhood.
DBS closes first trade finance deal on TFP worth $4.8m
SMEs can access trade finance solutions from different banks in a single platform.
Samsung Hub's Level 11 strata office space sold for $3,800 psf
This is the highest psf price for a CBD office in the last five years.
UOL's net profit grew 14% to $478.82m in FY2019
Full-year profit growth was attributed to a higher attributable fair value.
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