News
Retail sales climb 3.6% YoY in April
Retail sales climb 3.6% YoY in April
Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales would have grown by 4.2% YoY.
A majority of hot-desking workers want an assigned space: report
More than half of the employees in Singapore are hot-desking.
Singapore launches Digital Connectivity Blueprint
It outlines strategies for developing its digital infrastructure.
Sembcorp looking to sell waste management business SembWaste
Preliminary discussions with selected parties have commenced.
Hong Kong, Singapore amongst leading markets in super-prime home sales
A total of 67 and 37 sales were recorded in Hong Kong and Singapore in the first quarter, respectively.
Tech workers, chefs are least likely to switch careers
Indeed linked this to the high barriers to entry among tech and culinary jobs.
Seven in 10 hybrid workers experienced doubled security incidents
Security issues include phishing, denial of service, ransomware, and data loss.
SG, Australia to put up green and digital shipping corridor by 2025
The two markets work with stakeholders to decarbonise and digitalise the sector.
Singapore lags behind in female leadership acceptance: study
SCWO CEO Yan Ping Koh confronts gender gap and bias issues in Singaporean society.
Seatrium in, Keppel DC Reit out at stock index
The Straits Times Index underwent a quarterly review.
Manpower minister wants business transformation as JTM for retail sector launches
The creation of a map came after the growing economic changes in the industry.
IREIT Global enters call option deal to acquire 17 retail properties in France
The acquisition is about €76.8m ($112.2m).
Keppel DC Reit has new CEO whilst former CEO moves to FLCT
Loh Hwee Long will take the helm on 28 July 2023.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.24%; Frasers L&C is most active stock
Frasers L&C is at the top.
Artificial intelligence at the epicenter of Singapore FinTech Festival 2023
The event is scheduled for 15 to 17 November.
ThaiBev-Frasers joint venture to pay $75.97m share subscription to BetterBe
Must Be Company settled 30%, or $22.8m, on 31 May.
MAS slams 6 ex-Great Eastern financial advisers with prohibition orders
This follows after the six individuals were convicted of tax evasion.
Commentary
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’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
Section 13O, MAS, and the digital footprint of Singapore Family Offices