Singapore industrial rents show tenuous recovery in Q2 Roxanne_Uy Fri, 07/09/2021 - 2:39 pm Body The monthly rents for multiple-user factories were unchanged from the previous quarter at S$1.73 psf. ( read original story ...)
Tech’s next wave of development will happen in Asia, Singapore’s IMDA chief predicts
Some 40 million people across Southeast Asia came online for the first time last year, according to a report from Google, Temasek Holdings and Bain & Company. ( read original story ...)
Smart technology is the way forward, but how can we help our low-income seniors keep up?
"Too hard", "don't need", "only for the young" — we've heard the excuses. Let's give seniors another reason to learn technology: It helps keep in touch with loved ones ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore can play key role connecting Asean, China in trade: Gan Kim Yong
Increased connectivity and opportunities will help to drive economic recovery in the region, said the minister.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Of 26 new COVID cases in Singapore, 8 local
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (12 July) confirmed 26 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,718. ( read original story ...)
Debate Association Singapore says it acted fairly over sexual allegations against man who later committed suicide
SINGAPORE: The Debate Association Singapore, which is being sued by the father of one of its ex-members, has said in defence papers that it acted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Virus Cases at 2-Week High Just as Dine-In Curbs Ease
Singapore’s daily tally of coronavirus cases rose to the highest in two weeks, just as authorities eased up on restrictions on groups of people dining at food outlets from Monday as part of a phased ... ( read original story ...)
Man who fled Singapore for 10 years after sexually preying on a boy gets jail
SINGAPORE: A man who fled Singapore in 2010 before he could be charged for preying sexually on a young boy was sentenced to five-and-a-half ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s eases more pandemic curbs
Starting on Monday, five people can share a table at Singapore's restaurants, part of the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. With new virus case numbers staying low, the government last week ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek’s portfolio value likely rose to a record $278b amid global equities rally, IPOs
The long-term outlook for Temasek has been clouded by its support to pandemic-hit businesses such as Singapore Airlines and Sembcorp. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property investment volume hits S$9.17b in H1 2021
According to CBRE Research, preliminary real estate investment volume in Singapore for the first half of 2021 came to S$9.17 billion, which is already 78.7% of 2020’s volume. Q2 2021 alone generated ... ( read original story ...)
Nomu Pay completes acquisition of first Wirecard APAC entities
Peter Burridge appointed to the role of CEO SINGAPORE, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nomu Pay, a Finch Capital funded company, today completed two transactions to ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered grants first green banker’s guarantee in ASEAN
ENGIE is building an underground district cooling system for Singapore. Standard Chartered and power utility firm ENGIE Southeast Asia have announced the successful execution of the bank’s first Green ... ( read original story ...)
Lion Global, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF on SGX in August
Lion Global Investors and OCBC Securities will be listing Singapore's first China-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Aug 2.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Australia travel bubble likely in end-2021, says Australian minister
SINGAPORE: A planned travel bubble between Singapore and Australia will likely happen towards the end of 2021, said Australian Minister for Trade, ... ( read original story ...)
The world must start preparing for the next pandemic, Singapore’s senior minister says
"We don't have the luxury of waiting for Covid to be over," said Singapore's Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. ( read original story ...)