One way to save on your trip to Singapore is to come during the rainy season. Obviously, however, you will probably get a little damp while you're here.
Singapore office investment volume hits 6-year high in 2022
Investments surged 54% to $7.3b for the whole year. According to a CBRE report, preliminary real estate investment volumes in Singapore for Q4 2022 declined 55.6% q-o-q to $3.194 bn, mainly on sharp ...
Singapore’s 2022 prime retail rents still 9.2% below pre-pandemic levels
Islandwide rents grew 1.6% to $25.15psf per month in 2022. As more workers return to the office and tourists start coming in, retail rents for Orchard Road, City Hall/Marina Centre and Fringe areas in ...
Singapore’s PixCap draws $2.8M to power web-based 3D design
A clutch of startups is trying to topple Adobe's dominance in three-dimensional modeling and do more than Canva. A freshly funded player is PixCap, which is entering the fray with a no-code, web-based ...
Singapore will always act in its interests & take a principles-based approach: Shanmugam
Shanmugam said that Singapore's good governance, political stability, and united people had shown the world what it could do.
Singapore’s 2022 office net absorption of 1.15m sq ft breaches records
It’s almost 4 times 2021’s net demand and is 18% higher than the 10-year average. Singapore’s office sector ended 2022 on a high note as net absorption levels outperformed expectations. According to a ...
Singapore: Retail Sales remained strong in December – UOB
Senior Economist at UOB Group Alvin Liew assesses the latest results from retail sales in Singapore. Key Takeaways “Singapore’s retail sales rebounded to end 2022 on a positiv ...
Singapore stocks end lower on Tuesday; STI down 0.2%
SINGAPORE - Local shares pulled back on Tuesday as investor sentiment took a hit from the usual suspects – possible interest rate hikes by the United States Federal Reserve, inflation and worsening US ...
Singapore inflation expected to stay high in first half of 2023, says Trade and Industry Minister
Inflation in Singapore is expected to remain elevated in the first half of 2023 before softening in the second half of the year, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan on Tuesday.
Türkiye earthquake: Singapore to send 20-man team to assist in disaster rescue efforts
Singapore will be sending a disaster rescue team to Türkiye, joining other nations around the world in providing assistance to the country after two powerful earthquakes devastated areas of southern ...
Rents in Singapore narrow the gap with those in pricey Hong Kong
Singapore is catching up with Hong Kong’s rental market as prices in the city-state are expected to soar on limited supply, while Hong Kong grapples with dwindling appetite from population outflows.
OCBC Cycle to return to full scale on its 15th anniversary
Singapore's biggest mass cycling event - the OCBC Cycle - will return to its full scale on 6 and 7 May for the first time since 2019.
Taimei Technology opens Singapore office to support digital transformation of clinical research in APAC
SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- China-based Taimei Technology, a digital cooperation platform for the life science industry, announced the opening of its new office in Singapore on February 1, ...
Singapore security agency’s ‘forced demotion’ of 300 officers prompts union action
SINGAPORE: A security agency demoted around 300 officers and backed down after a union intervened - only to extend their working hours in a continued bid to "reset" their wages an ...
Sentosa fort dating back to 1870s to open for rare public tours to mark Singapore’s fall in WWII
Participants will have special access to a restricted site that they should not visit on their own. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cycling: 7,000 participants expected as OCBC Cycle returns with in-person races
SINGAPORE – The Republic’s biggest cycling event – the OCBC Cycle – will return to its full in-person format in May 2023, with registration flagging off Tuesday. For the first time since 2019, the May ...