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An estimated two in five office buildings have a flexible office component.

And here's how Singapore is helping firms integrate persons with disability into the workforce.

It got an in-principle approval to convert the residential component to serviced apartments.

The site will serve as Poh Tiong Choon Logistics’ corporate headquarters.

Paris Michele was discovered to have falsified company emails and forged documents.

The average price of the units sold was around $1,800 psf.

A three-party JV will jointly develop Sheraton Phuket Grand Bay Resort in Phuket.

It allows clients to personalise watchlists and price alerts.

It will enable offerings for both government and enterprise customers.

A pilotless drone system will produce HD images from inspections of aircraft exteriors.

Wanjiang Victory Land comprises three adjacent plots with a total site area of approximately 42,343.4 sqm.

The potential investor is said to be a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise that provides power services.

Most of the buybacks by DBS were done in May, when the share price fell 14%. Singapore banks’ share buybacks have picked up steam in 2019. A Maybank Kim Eng report noted that DBS and OCBC have bought back more shares YTD and much earlier than they did last year. Maybank KE analyst Thilan Wickramasinghe expounded that DBS has bought back 25% YTD of the volume it bought in 2018. “Importantly, this was mostly done in May 2019, when its share price fell 14%. Historically, DBS was most active buying back shares in Q3/Q4,” the analyst said. Meanwhile, OCBC has bought back 60% of the volume it bought in 2018 and much earlier, the analyst added, noting that the DBS and OCBC buybacks in Q2 2019 are equivalent to 55% and 53%, respectively, of their treasury shares balances. Also read: Singapore's big banks are on a buying spree as share buybacks hit $116.5m

Electronic exports contracted 31.4% YoY.

And 25-year-old Great Singapore Sale will kick off by 21 June. From Property Guru:

Major transactions include factories in Tuas South Avenue and Banyan Drive being sold for $585m and $227.5m, respectively.