Singapore

ST Engineering's contract value could grow to $4.2b in 9M 2019

Its orderbook recognition for the next three quarters is expected to rise 31%.

ST Engineering's contract value could grow to $4.2b in 9M 2019

Its orderbook recognition for the next three quarters is expected to rise 31%.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.4%

Singtel was the top active stock and grew 0.9%.

NTUC Income to set up financial advisory firm

It will offer tailored financial advice and fact-finding services.

Retail sales slipped 1.8% to $3.5b in April

Only the apparel & footwear industry was able to post gains after sales rose 3.4%.

Job vacancies decline after seven straight quarters of growth in Q1

The ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons dipped to 1.08 in March.

GIC teams up with Polymer Connected to build Jakarta data centre campus

It will include 2.6MW Tier III and 26MW Tier IV data centre facilities.

Sompo Insurance Singapore names Pui Phusangmook as CEO

He previously served as CEO of AXA Insurance Singapore.

Frasers Centrepoint Trust's preferential offering oversubscribed

The firm will realise gross proceeds of about $67.7m to fund its acquisitions.

Affle delivers end-to-end solutions for mobile advertising

The company also enables offline companies in their online aspirations.

Condo rents up 2% in May

Rents in the OCR led the increase at 2.4%.

Chart of the Day: How much are Singaporeans covered by public health insurance?

Nearly 7 in 10 are already covered by the Integrated Shield plan in 2017.

Daily Briefing: Grab reportedly eyeing virtual banking license; Thai e-commerce startup Pomelo launches in Singapore

And a study found that Singaporeans bound for Taiwan are the most vulnerable to scams.

Singapore's 2019 GDP growth forecast cut to 2.1%: MAS survey

The manufacturing as well as wholesale and retail trade sectors are tipped to contract 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.