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Medtech startup NDR Medical closes $8m in series A funding
Medtech startup NDR Medical closes $8m in series A funding
The firm aims to prepare for the expansion into the US.
Three adjoining freehold conservation shophouses up for sale for $12m
It has a combined site of approximately 4,318 sqft.
Keppel Land emits 22% less carbon from 2010
The reduction rate exceeded their 16% mark by 6%.
Tourism receipts plunged 39% to $4b in Q1
This was attributed to the decline across all components.
Yongnam JV secures $320.4m contract to build Jurong Region Line
The firm will construct Toh Guan, Jurong Town Hall and Pandan Reservoir stations.
SIAEC's profits plunged 74.3% to $10.7m in Q1
The flights they handled in Singapore shrank to 13% of their usual load.
Sembcorp Industries posts $131m net loss in H1 2020
It recorded exceptional items amounting to a negative $191m.
Over 140,000 employers to receive payouts under Jobs Support Scheme
This is expected to total to over $4b.
EMA, Shell invite SMEs to co-create energy solutions
This is to develop solutions to manage Shell’s service stations.
SIAS urges Hyflux' suitors to offer for P&P holders
None of the new potential investors has proposed offers for P&Ps yet.
OUE sells US bank tower for $597.7m
It will streamline its asset ownership when the US property market may not be favourable.
SGUnited Skills Programme registers 1,300 sign-ups
More training places and courses expected by the end of the year.
Marina Bay Sands ends lawsuit with $9.1m payment
It was sued last year to recover funds that was allegedly said was sent to other patrons in 2015.
Daily Briefing: Singapore Together Pack to be disbursed starting 20 July; Antler reveals 15 startups in its 4th Singapore programme.
And crypto startup Xangle raises $4.17m in a series A2 funding round.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%
DBS saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 1.02% contraction.
Chart of the Day: Foreign transactions of non-landed homes increased in June
Units bought by NPRs increased to 49.
Chart of the Day: Employment Diffusion Index fell to 38.7 in March
This is said to suggest a fall out in the labour market.
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