Singapore

Chart of the Day: Private rent down

Compared to the first quarter, private rent per square foot fell by 1% in April and May.

Chart of the Day: Private rent down

Compared to the first quarter, private rent per square foot fell by 1% in April and May.

Why REITs are busy snapping up industrial property

REITs can't help but accumulate "yield accretive purchases" while interest rates remain attractively low.

SPH's retail landlord business to offset its newspapers' dwindling revenues

The S$47.9m profit  of Singapore Press Holdings' retail business contributed 22% of the total profit of the company in 1HFY12.

Famous for Aussie flights? Scoot launches direct flights to Gold Coast

Five-times-weekly services to the land 'famous for fun' will now be available to passengers.

CapitaLand strikes off dormant resorts business

CapitaLand Integrated Resorts has been removed from the Register of Companies for its dormancy.

Singapore becomes more expensive for expats

Up two places since 2011, Singapore is in sixth place on the list of the most expensive cities for expatriates in the world.

Global Logistic Properties subsidiary enters 20-year lease deal with Beijing Aviation Ground Service

The arrangement involves 60,000 sqm of facilities at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Tiger Airways Singapore improves passenger numbers

The airline carried 339,000 passengers in May.

Singapore dollar trades at $1.2846 as traders move back to safe haven currencies

The local currency had held steady sitting below the $1.28 mark up until Monday night.

STI set for weaker open following 1.8% gain

With the tone likely to turn more downside biased, says OCBC Investment Research, the index could slip back towards its immediate support around 2735.

IGLS sites slapped with four new development requirements

Owners of Business 1 and Business 2 parcels starting from the 1H12 programme will need to start following these core guidelines.

Available factory space in Singapore will triple in 2012 and 2013

Industrialists will be supplied an annual lot of 500,000 sqm in multiple-user factory space in the next two years.

IGLS tenure halved to 30 years for cheaper, more flexible sites

Shorter tenures should make Industrial Government Land Sales sites extra affordable and adaptable, claims the government.

Singapore NODX to US, Japan and China all shrivel

It's a good thing other export markets stepped up to the plate to offset the contraction in these major three.

What you need to know more about the Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty

In case you’re still confused, IRAS has clarified information on affected properties in the Fourth Edition of the Guide.

Chart of the Day: Hiring slowed in Q1

Hiring sentiments in services and manufacturing were generally weaker.