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Keppel-KBS US REIT to buy US business campus for $231.43m
Keppel-KBS US REIT to buy US business campus for $231.43m
The Westpark Portfolio in Seattle has an occupancy rate of 97.7%.
Chart of the Day: Big four telcos total returns averaged 5.5% in September
Netlink NBN Trust saw the highest QTD returns in September at 6.1%.
Daily Briefing: DBS to expand foothold in China's debt capital markets; VC firm VisVires to launch US100m fund in 2019
And 80 shops in Plaza Singapura hit by power disruption.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.17%
Expect muted gains today.
SIA receives first Airbus A350-900ULR to fly world's longest flight
It will be used for the 19-hour Singapore-New York flights.
PM Lee warns against bitcoin scammers amidst fake news era
The government will study 22 proposals to address fake news.
SGX calls for feedback on new securities trading proposal
The 'trade at close' will be rolled out by July 2019 if adopted.
Open electricity market to be extended island-wide from 1 November
They may opt to stay with SP group to buy power at a regulated tariff.
Unified QR code boosts banks' cashless agendas
Lenders are poised to enjoy wider market reach and public acceptance.
Singapore dethroned by Hong Kong as world's most efficient healthcare system: Bloomberg
The Lion City lagged behind in life expectancy and relative cost.
Better farm income could buoy ThaiBev
The Thai government is pushing initiatives to support prices of agricultural goods.
Changi Airport's August passenger movements grew 7.9% to 5.68 million
Airfreight throughput rose 1.8% to 184,000 tonnes.
Singapore hungry for more foreign tech talent
It needs more workers to lure investments and businesses.
Services sector to get a boost by 2019: analyst
Cloud storage, corporate broadband, and ICT adoption could step up process efficiencies.
Singapore leads Southeast Asia in social progress: study
But it still needs to work on personal rights and inclusiveness to advance in the global rankings.
Chart of the Day: NORX hit $24.9b in August
It was pushed by growth in both electronic and non-electronic segments.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.12%
Sustained Wall Street gains could uplift the local bourse today.
Commentary
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Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?