News
OCBC courts Great Eastern with S$1.4b offer
OCBC courts Great Eastern with S$1.4b offer
The bank plans to increase its investment beyond its current 88.44% stake.
Fu Yu registers a net profit of $5,200 in 1Q24
The company linked low net profit to its manufacturing arm.
Rize eyes tech boost, expansion through $18.95m Series A funding
The company targets growing its team of agronomists to over 100 to reach more rice farmers in 2024.
Singaporean workers wary of trusting AI: report
Workers fear losing control over AI; human oversight crucial to trust.
Business park rents grow 2.1% in 1Q24
Rents, however, may soften amidst elevated vacancies.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.04%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock despite a 1.204% decrease.
Singapore office demand softens
Previously leading office expansions, tech firms and banks are now scaling back.
Singaporeans set sights on career growth, leave stagnant posts: report
Skill development key to career advancement.
Glencore-Chandra Asri JV acquires Shell SG's energy and chemical assets
The companies expect to complete the transaction by year-end
New bill passed to safeguard Singapore's transport sector
This is in response to evolving threats including the possibility of malicious interference.
2-storey Bussorah Street shophouse for sale for $5.18m
The expression of interest is until 15 June.
DBS names Ping An Tech’s Eugene Huang as bank CIO
Huang led a team of 22,000 employees in Ping An to provide IT offerings.
Singapore property tax hike dents FHT's 1H24 bottom line
In 1H24, the REIT reported a 1.3% YoY lower NPI.
Coliwoo and Macritchie JV acquires Wilmer Place for $26.5m
Savills executed the sale.
MTI and EMA seek feedback on energy legislation changes
The public consultation will end on 5 June.
ARA H-Trust to divest two Hyatt hotels for $42m
The REIT will use net proceeds to repay debt or acquire new properties.
Gov’t eyes tighter measures vs. money laundering
A possible amendment to the law includes giving regulators access to suspicious transaction reports.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
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?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
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