News
Chart of the Day: $116.5m mid-August share buybacks beats July's total
It is the seventh successive month that the $100m buyback treshold has been crossed.
Daily Briefing: Lease buyback scheme to include all 5-room and larger flats; VC firm Qualgro unveils new US$100m funding for startups
And fintech startup X Infinity raises US$20.5m from private sale.
Singapore's domestic wholesale trade jumped 10.3% in Q2
The domestic retail trade of petroleum products inched up 23.3%.
New housing policies could make housing affordable to younger generations
It will give a boost to the ageing flats in the HDB resale market.
Government to roll out voluntary early redevelopment scheme for households
Flat owners may opt to reject the scheme and stay in their residences until their lease expires.
Sheng Siong opens two stores in Woodlands
The group is expected to open two more stores within this year.
Imposing freehold leases would be socially divisive: PM Lee
HDB leases last 99 years in order to be fair to future generations, Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Singapore startup AirTrunk bags $851m funding for expansion
The company aims to fund their Australian data centres and expand into Asia.
CHAS to expand service to Singaporeans with chronic health conditions: PM Lee
They will be covered by the scheme regardless of their income.
230,000 HDB flats added to Home Improvement Programme
Singapore expects to spend $4b on all improvement projects.
MediShield Life payouts hit $800m in 2017: PM Lee
About 200,000 Singaporeans benefited from the payouts.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.08%
Wall Street gains could uplift the local bourse today.
Chart of the day: Electronics leads Q2 fixed asset investments in manufacturing
The manufacturing sector raised $1.7b of FAI commitments.
Daily Briefing: PM Lee says government ‘cannot completely prevent' price hikes; VC fund Tin Men Capital raises US$100m
And VC firm Dymon Asia Ventures secures US$50m fintech funding.
$778m Sengkang Central site could lure first-time homebuyers and upgraders
It has a potential to launch at $1,650 to $1,700 psf with a 10% margin.
ST Engineering Marine launches LMV Dauntless for Singapore Navy
It is the seventh LMV built by the firm for the Navy since 2013 to replace Fearless-class Patrol Vessels.
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