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Singapore, MSC ink MoU to boost shipping connectivity, innovation
Singapore, MSC ink MoU to boost shipping connectivity, innovation
The partnership focuses on operational efficiency gains across vessel arrivals and port systems.
Vin’s Holdings wraps probe into former employee’s control bypass
Procurement controls were tightened to separate request, approval, and payment roles.
Share buybacks hit nearly $1.3b in first five months
STI stocks accounted for $1.20b of total primary-listed buybacks.
Software compliance bottlenecks hit over half of firms: report
Singapore’s open-source package approvals are the slowest across APAC.
Developer demand keeps GLS bidding firm as government lifts supply
The confirmed list rose to 4,745 homes, with Town Hall Link added to test Jurong appetite.
URA lines up 22 sites for H2 2026 GLS Programme
The Confirmed List sites will lift the private housing pipeline to 61,000 units.
Wilmar forms 50:50 joint venture with TGI Group in West Africa
The JV links upstream agriculture with processing and distribution assets.
Startup funding tumbles 45.7% YoY in May
The monthly recovery was driven by late-stage capital.
Freehold Siglap site enters collective sale at $14.13m
The Upper East Coast property offers dual redevelopment pathways.
May factory activity rides AI wave to tenth month of growth
PMI reading rose to its highest level since December 2024.
Mapletree PATMI rises 25.7% in FY25/26
The group also accelerated logistics developments and recycled $4.2b in capital.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.18%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock with a 2.91% increase.
KoverNow launches watch insurance through Watch Exchange
Luxury timepiece buyers can secure worldwide protection at checkout or later.
DBS rolls out ‘tap-to-phone’ payments at MAX app
Stall merchants will be able to activate the service in three steps, the bank said.
UnionPay and STB renew 3-year deal to boost Singapore tourism spending
They will partner with banks, luxury travel platforms, and tourism stakeholders.
Temasek's Tan Chong Meng named presidential advisory council chairman
Piyush Gupta and Gan Seow Kee elevated as Chua Sock Koong returns to council.
Singapore workers most likely to use all vacation days, Deel data shows
Data showed a strong uptake of paid time off across full-time employees.
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