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Seatrium unit, Cochin Shipyard ink deal to expand offshore services in Asia
Seatrium unit, Cochin Shipyard ink deal to expand offshore services in Asia
Seatrium brings engineering and offshore solutions.
HSBC opens Quantum Centre of Excellence in Singapore
It will focus on post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution.
Fraser and Neave appoints Rahul Colaco as CEO
He will succeed Hui Choon Kit.
Coinbase, StraitsX launch Singapore-Dollar Stablecoin XSGD
Users can convert SGD to XSGD 1:1.
Singapore urged to embrace business churn amidst inevitable company failures
Focus is on supporting workers, not just preserving jobs.
MUIS to launch digital halal certificates
It will feature QR codes.
Centurion Accommodation REIT sees 16.6× subscription surge in IPO
The public offer was 30.9 times subscribed.
Temasek Shophouse grows ecosystem with addition of 2 partners
The new outlets will start operations on 29 September.
Singtel’s Optus hit with $84.9m fine over sales practices
The penalty was fully accounted for in Optus' 2024/25 results.
Optus taps Kerry Schott to review Triple Zero outage
The review will determine the causes of the failure.
Marco Polo Marine expands fleet with two AHTS vessels
The vessels are worth $43.7m.
Ascott crosses 200-property milestone for Citadines with asset-light model
Citadines plans to open 20 more properties.
Traditional 65/35 portfolio unlikely to meet real return targets: study
The paper advocated for a systematic, data-driven approach to building alternatives portfolios
Core inflation eases below expectations; banks revise 2025 outlook to 0.5%
Nomura economists expect core inflation to dip as low as 0.1% in September before gradually firming.
Graduate hiring resilient, but most jobseeker support bids rejected
By June 2025, the employment rate for the 2024 cohort had climbed to 88%.
AI appears in 1 in 10 job ads across half of all occupations
Job postings in food preparation and service climbed 10.7%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.29%; Top stock is SATS Limited
SATS Limited is the top stock with a 2.73% increase.
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