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River Valley, Queenstown, Pasir Ris housing sites among top draws in H1 2024 land sales Analysts expect strong interest in the River Valley Green (Parcel A) plotsite, given its central location and accessibility.

SingPost to raise international postage rates by S$0.05 in 2024 SingPost said its upcoming rate hike was the result of annual fee revisions made by the Universal Postal Union.

Nvidia CEO hints at new supercomputer in Singapore; meeting PM Lee, EDB to discuss AI plans Nvidia is looking to potentially make "large investments" in artificial intelligence in Singapore, said CEO Jensen Huang.

China, Singapore to pursue more ambitious goals under ‘new era’ of relations Both nations have maintained close exchanges and cooperation across various levels are becoming “closer and more efficient”, said Chinese Premi…

COE premiums dip across the board, except for small cars Premiums for Category A rose 3.6% or S$3,019 to S$88,020, rebounding from the 11.2% drop during the last tender in November.

Government ups supply of private homes (including ECs) on confirmed list to 5,450 units in H1 2024 For the seventh time in a row, the government has increased its land supply for private homes under the confirmed list of…

New scheme to provide injured members of gig worker associations with S$250 grocery vouchers Asked why the fund disburses vouchers rather than cash, NTUC said that the aim is to help workers’ families as soon as possible…

All Blackpink members renew contracts with label YG Blackpink will stay in your area. Also, shares in label YG Entertainment were up by over 20%.

Singapore edges out Japan, Thailand as top destination for Chinese tourists Singapore, which has long been a popular country for Chinese travellers, received 1.13 million visitors from China during the first 10 months of…

CPF interest rates for Special, MediSave and Retirement accounts raised to 4.08% The Ordinary Account (OA) interest rate will remain unchanged at 2.5%, as the pegged OA rate remains below the floor rate of 2.5%.

Hotels eye leisure and ‘bleisure’ as business travel recovery weakens While luxury hotels used to be filled with business travellers in Armani suits and Hermes ties, shorts and baseball caps are now a more common sight.

Cordlife Group’s cellular therapy accreditation suspended indefinitely This is at least until the investigations by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy are completed and issues are resolved.

Sats says it remains on track to restoring profitability Sats said it remains on track to restore profitability, a week after it filed its notice of three consecutive years of losses.

✍️Editorial: Employers can get staff to start retirement planning early In a survey of 2,000 working adults in Singapore, a worrying 79% either did not have a retirement plan or are not on track with any.

HDB launches more than 6,000 BTO flats in December exercise; analysts expect demand to dip An industry watcher says that the overall application rate in December is potentially at below two applicants per unit on average…

Singapore retail sales down 0.1% in October, undoing September gains It reverses from the previous month’s 0.8% growth amid a deeper contraction in the sales of recreational goods and furniture.

Why is it so hard to say ‘I don’t know’ at work? "It’s one of the most destructive factors in business – that everyone masquerades like they know the answer, and no one will ever admit they don’t know – and it makes it a…

ChildAid 2023 raises over S$2 million for charities Organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times, the annual children’s charity fundraiser was envisioned for the first time as a musical mystery dinner theatre.

Singapore rushes to ink carbon credit deals at COP28 Singapore has inked a number of preliminary carbon credit deals at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, as a national emissions offsetting scheme is set to begin…

S$70 million Singapore AI initiative to develop first large language model with South-east Asian context It fills a current gap in the scene, as most large language models originate from Western countries, whose cultures…

Class action may be difficult to mount against Cordlife despite grounds for compensation: lawyers “It is currently uncertain if all of the affected customers of Cordlife had the exact same contract terms. If there are di…

Cautious response expected for Zion Road, Upper Thomson GLS sites An industry observer expects developers to be cautious about both the two Upper Thomson Road Sites, “given their relatively less-bustling location amid la…

Proposal to rescue Manulife US Reit falls flat The main gripe appears to be that Reit's sponsor is not being generous enough.

Singapore’s carbon tax should increase higher than currently planned: MAS MD Menon “What I would like to see is governments implement the right carbon tax, or a price on carbon. This is the elephant in the room. Nobody t…

Give yourself the gift of selling your losers Investing in ComfortDelGro instead of the S&P 500 index may not have been the best use of time, reflects this writer.

#BTOpinion: Helping your children buy that private property now may not help them in future Some parents want to help their children avoid the anxiety of securing a desirable BTO flat - but helping them buy a private hom…

Singapore October hotel room rates fall for first time in almost three years This comes amid a continued downward trend in tourism arrivals.