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Luxury home sales rise in value with fewer deals

The growth was largely driven by big-ticket landed home sales—particularly Good Class Bungalows.

Hiring falls 5% YoY despite recent monthly gains

The Advertising, Public Relations & Media sector and the Education sector led the recovery, both recording 7% MoM growth.

243 Alexandra Road building launched for sale at $68m

It sits on a 14,753 sq ft site and offers a gross floor area of 36,883 sq ft.

Singapore amongst top APAC markets for green-certified Grade A offices

This places the city-state ahead of mature markets like Sydney (67%) and Melbourne (66%).

Singapore launches digital twin to boost port efficiency

Singapore announced the official launch of the Maritime Digital Twin—a dynamic, real-time virtual model of the Port of Singapore.

Consumer Price Index up 0.9% in February

Food, transport, and health prices all increased during the month.

CCCS grants conditional approval for SIA-ANA collab

They noted that SIA and ANA hold substantial market shares for direct Singapore-Tokyo flights.

BC Payments clinches in-principle approval for MPI license in Singapore

The company plans to double its Singapore headcount over the next year.

Over 570,000 S’poreans to receive first Earn and Save Bonus in March

The Earn and Save Bonus will be automatically credited to citizens’ CPF accounts.

Atlantic Navigation’s COO steps down

Bill Wong, the company’s executive director and CEO, will cover the duties of COO in the meantime.

MPA, partners boost maritime training with enhanced training programme

Under the enhanced TMTA, the training duration will be reduced from 31 months to 22 months.

Singapore logs 95% share in SEA tech funding in Q1 2025

Singapore contributed $865m to the total funding of $909m during the period.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.18%; Top stock is YZJ Shipbldg SGD

YZJ Shipbldg SGD is the top stock with a 5.56% increase.

ASAS sees 39% rise in ad feedback driven by telcos

ASAS said it received 432 pieces of feedback in 2024, up 39% from 2023.