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Singapore boards notch 10% rise in women leaders in 2025

Women accounted for 25.8% of board positions at the Top 100 SGX primary-listed firms.

JUMBO Group H1 profit falls to $6.2m on rising costs

Earnings slid despite stronger top line expansion in Singapore and China outlets.

IMDA targets 40,000 tech workers in expanded AI training initiative

With AISG, it will launch the AIxTech AI software engineering programme.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%; Top stock is Jardine Matheson

Jardine Matheson is the top stock with a 1.57% increase.

UI Boustead REIT occupancy rises to 92.2% after new leases

Singapore's committed occupancy reached 97.1%.

Concord New Energy April power output falls 5.3%

Wind and solar generation both declined YoY.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT completes Japan data centre acquisition

The REIT used $188.3m from its equity fundraising proceeds to partially finance the Greater Osaka asset.

CIMB nabs StanChart Malaysia chief as Singapore and Growth Markets CEO

He spent 15 years working in Singapore, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged finance.

Cursor names Simon Green APJ president, designates Singapore regional HQ

AI coding firm to expand APJ operations and hiring from SG base.

Scoot doubles down on Airbus A320neos with 11-jet order for 2028

The added fleet will feature between 186 and 236 seats in a single-class configuration.

Executive condo minimum occupation period doubled to 10 years

First-time home buyers quota for new EC units has been raised to 90%.

Financing set for shake-up as EC scraps DPS, raises quota

10-year MOP and DPS removal shift EC launches toward first-timer demand. 

Singapore dollar’s 'gradual appreciation' to continue: Alvin Tan

The US dollar will not unduly affect the currency, the minister added.

Singapore seeks to widen IMDA oversight on media stake buys

Immaterial transactions would no longer need prior written approval.

SDAI gets shareholder nod to enter biotech and anti-ageing business

It targets the longevity market with skincare, supplements and moxibustion push.