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Manufacturing output rises 7.2% in June on electronics gains

However, chemicals and biomedical manufacturing contracted. 

Portfolio assets climb 10.7% to $3.04t on equity gains

Equity and fund holdings rose 14.6%, whilst long-term debt securities gained 7.3%.

Singtel named Singapore’s best mobile network: Opensignal

StarHub led overall download and upload speeds, whilst M1 shared the 5G download-speed award.

Auction listings reach five-year high in H1

Mortgagee sales accounted for 74% of the 292 properties offered during the period.

KPay clinches in-principle approval for MPI licence in Singapore

The company serves over 95,000 merchants in the APAC region.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.57%; Top stock is Seatrium

Seatrium is the top stock with a 8.92% increase.

7 in 10 unprepared for AI-driven cyberattacks

Only 38% said their organisation provided training on how to use AI whilst avoiding exploitation.

CCS overhauls passenger airline alliance framework

Airline alliance notifications are now streamlined into a three-step approach.

ACRA seeks feedback on sustainability disclosure standards

The standards will keep wider sustainability reporting voluntary.

Raffles Medical net profit falls 9.6% to $29m in H1

Its healthcare services division posted a 16% drop in revenue to $119.5m.

Lawyer attrition stable, but workplace issues persist: Shanmugam

Key difficulties include long hours and derogatory or unfair treatment in court.

Scarcity and first-mover advantage drives uptake on Dunearn House

There was also a significant presence of young buyers.

Changi passenger traffic falls 1.5% to 17.2 million in Q2

Southeast Asian routes recorded a 5% decline during the quarter.

COE supply edges up 0.2% as category B quota rises, cat A falls

Larger-car allocation grows by 322, whilst the smaller-car quota drops by 300.

SBF flags pressure from 12.5% US tariff over forced labour

The federation advised companies to review product classifications and assess export exposure.

MTI defends enforcement record after US tariff move

The 12.5% levy covers about one-third of domestic exports.