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Ascott REIT Q1 profits up 54% to $29.55m

Acquisitions like Ascott Orchard Singapore boosted its profits.

Ascott REIT Q1 profits up 54% to $29.55m

Acquisitions like Ascott Orchard Singapore boosted its profits.

Nearly 4 in 5 Singaporeans open to branchless banking

It helps that digital banking penetration in the lion city is high at 97%.

Daily Briefing: Concerns rise as private mortgages surpass HDB loans; Temasek eyes stake in HNA's Hong Kong airlines

And here's how Catalist-listed production firm UnUsUaL struck a $25.8m royal deal involving the prince of Brunei.

Chart of the day: Industrial leasing activity hits a 5-year high

It jumped 35% YoY as the number of firms optimistic on the manufacturing sector stayed on the upside.

Singapore launches job matcher website for citizens and PRs

Users will be matched to jobs that are scored based on the proximity to their skillset.

Business trip costs to Singapore in 2017 rose to US$479 a day

Prices have risen due to higher costs of eating out in restaurants.

Singapore banks' bad loans are on the rise

The aggregate NPL ratio of local banking groups rose from 0.4% to 1.6% in 2017.

Co-living startup Hmlet to launch second building in Newton

The company said the building will be the largest co-living space in Southeast Asia.

Noble's altered restructuring deal still not enough for shareholders: Goldilocks

Noble raised their current shareholders' stake from 10% to 15% in the post-restructuring company.

Macau gaming sector recovery to bolster Singapore counterpart: Maybank KE

VIP gross gaming revenue in Macau surged 21% YoY in the first two months of 2018.

Chart of the Day: Singapore NODX down 2.7% in March 2018

Electronic NODX fell by 7.1% and continued to weigh growth down.

Daily Briefing: Jail sentence for Resorts World Sentosa ex-boss slashed; Temasek buys 3.6% of Bayer for US$3.7b

And here's how the salaries of the CEOs of smaller firms beat those from Singapore's top 10 companies.

SIA passenger load factor improves to 82.2% in March

It improved for all regions except Europe, where demand is low and competition is high.

Faber Garden en bloc sale launched with $1.18b asking price

The site, near the Central Nature Reserve, can yield over 1,150 units.

Keppel DC REIT Q1 profits jumped 18.2% to $34.09m

It was due to higher income from its data centres in Dublin and Singapore.