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Singapore fares in four areas of national interest: report

It ranges from lifelong learning, health, housing and sustainability, and the economy to security and diplomacy.

Only 56% of S’pore graduates see insurance as appealing career choice

Seven in 10 said there was limited career growth in the industry.

Singapore leads APAC data center investments as AI drives demand

APAC data center investment volumes reached $3.7b in YTD Q3 2024.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.27%; Top stock is JMH USD

JMH USD is the top stock with a 4.02% increase.

STI dips 0.7% in October, industrials sector lead net institutional inflow

The FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index also declined 2.1% in SGD terms.

Gov't installs over 15,300 EV charging points across S'pore

About 7,100 of these are public, with the rest in private areas like condominiums.

Changi Airport loses $273m tax break appeal

It was dismissed due to the assets being structures and not tools of trade. 

Only 4 in 10 Singapore firms see AI as fully transformative

A digital infrastructure is essential to realise AI's full capabilities.

HCLTech to open fifth Singapore lab in 2025

The lab regional will assist enterprises in advancing AI initiatives.

UOB FinLab commits $100K to support green tech pilots across ASEAN

The firm will deploy six pilots with corporate partners in Singapore.

Hanwha's offer for Dyna-mac shares declared unconditional as to acceptances

The closing date for the offer has been extended to 20 November.

IHH Healthcare acquires Penang's Island Hospital for $1.2b

The group now operates 18 hospitals across Malaysia.

Singaporeans second largest visitor group to Western Australia

WA welcomed 34,000 Singaporeans during the second quarter. 

Second Chance CEO exercises right of compulsory acquisition

Second Chance will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Final Chance.