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60,000 gig workers to get insurance from JodRewards programme

The sponsored benefits are underwritten by Etiqa Insurance Singapore.

Olam bids $0.59 per share for Namoi Cotton acquisition

The offer may rise to $0.62 if Olam Agri secures 90% of Namoi’s shares by offer end.

Income Insurance debuts in AltaX

Income Insurance shareholders can sell their shares to Phillip Securities.

Singapore, US celebrate two decades of free trade 

Bilateral trade nearly tripled, investments surged in the past two decades.

Mortgagee listings fall 29% QoQ to 22 in 1Q24

The residential sector accounted for the majority of the listings

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.32%; Top stock is DBS

DBS is the top stock with a 0.345% increase.

Singapore leads APAC in workplace AI integration

Four in 10 firms are already using AI in their operations.

PropNex breaks record with resale of Bukit Merah estate flat

The property is now the most expensive HDB flat resale in Singapore.

Q&M adopts intraoral scanner for improved dental care

The technology will be deployed over the next 12 months across the group’s dental clinics in Singapore.

Firms slow to adopt full flexi-work options

Only 7% of firms offer fully flexible or remote working options.

SGX FX rolls out AI tool for enhanced FX trading decisions

The tool curates FX and digital assets price and trade data.

Thrixen secures $9.53m funding for point-of-care diagnostic technology

The capital was raised through 22Health Ventures and Aldevron co-founder John Ballantyne.

Sembcorp inks 2 long-term PPA with Equinix 

This is Equinix’s first renewable energy power purchase deal in Singapore.

Singapore awards PacificLight Power contract for fast start generating units

The two generating units will start operations in Q2 2025.

8 in 10 private school grads in Singapore land jobs in 6 months: report

Autonomous university and polytechnic grads had higher rates of employment.