Singapore

Higher spending fails to boost retail rents from protracted slump

E-payments may not be fully taken into account in the sector’s quarterly performance.

Higher spending fails to boost retail rents from protracted slump

E-payments may not be fully taken into account in the sector’s quarterly performance.

New housing policies could make housing affordable to younger generations

It will give a boost to the ageing flats in the HDB resale market.

LTA awards $18.8m rail project to Siemens and ST Engineering consortium

It will consolidate asset information and maintenance records across the entire rail system.

Government to roll out voluntary early redevelopment scheme for households

Flat owners may opt to reject the scheme and stay in their residences until their lease expires.

Sheng Siong opens two stores in Woodlands

The group is expected to open two more stores within this year.

Imposing freehold leases would be socially divisive: PM Lee

HDB leases last 99 years in order to be fair to future generations, Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said.

Singapore startup AirTrunk bags $851m funding for expansion

The company aims to fund their Australian data centres and expand into Asia.

CHAS to expand service to Singaporeans with chronic health conditions: PM Lee

They will be covered by the scheme regardless of their income.

230,000 HDB flats added to Home Improvement Programme

Singapore expects to spend $4b on all improvement projects.

MediShield Life payouts hit $800m in 2017: PM Lee

About 200,000 Singaporeans benefited from the payouts.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.08%

Wall Street gains could uplift the local bourse today.

$778m Sengkang Central site could lure first-time homebuyers and upgraders

It has a potential to launch at $1,650 to $1,700 psf with a 10% margin.

ST Engineering Marine launches LMV Dauntless for Singapore Navy

It is the seventh LMV built by the firm for the Navy since 2013 to replace Fearless-class Patrol Vessels.

Acquisitions could bolster Wilmar International to access new markets

The firm is on a buying spree with the latest acquisition priced at US$600m.