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Singapore private home sales hit 5-month high in July
Real Estate Asia
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August 19, 2025
A total of 940 new private homes were sold during the month. According to PropNex, Singapore developers’ sales climbed to a 5-month high in July, supercharged by the strong take-up of new units at three fresh project launches during the month. New...
Singapore new home sales to reach up to 9,000 units this year
Real Estate Asia
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August 19, 2025
Sales could outperform 2023 and 2024 levels. Wong Siew Ying, Head of Research & Content, at PropNex Realty, noted that July marked a bright start to the second half of 2025 for developers’ sales and in particular, may signal a broader recovery in...
Singapore’s SATS signs cargo deal with Riyadh Air
Asian Aviation
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August 19, 2025
Riyadh Air, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, has signed a five-year strategic partnership with SATS Saudi Arabia Company (SATS SA), a subsidiary of SATS, to provide comprehensive cargo handling services at key airports across...
AIGP Health Becomes First AI Health Care Platform In Singapore To Receive HSA Class A Approval
CodeBlue
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August 18, 2025
SINGAPORE, August 18 — AIGP Health, a clinician-founded AI health tech company based in Singapore, has officially received Class A regulatory approval from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its proprietary AI-powered clinical assistant,...
Stocks to watch: Yangzijiang Financial, Marco Polo Marine, China Medical Systems, Clearbridge Health
The Business Times Singapore
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August 19, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Aug 19): Yangzijiang Financial: The investment holding company said on Monday that it will be the anchor investor in a S$100 million...
China Medical System H1 net profit rises 3.4% to 941.2 million yuan; interim dividend at S$0.028
The Business Times Singapore
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[SINGAPORE] China Medical System (CMS) posted a rise in first half profit and interim dividend on Monday (Aug 18), its first set of results after its secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange. Net profit rose 3.4 per cent to 941.2 million yuan...
China Medical System H1 profit rises 3.4% to 941.2 million yuan; to pay interim dividend of S$0.028
The Business Times Singapore
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August 19, 2025
[SINGAPORE] China Medical System (CMS) posted a rise in first-half profit and interim dividend on Monday (Aug 18), its first set of results after its secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange. Net profit rose 3.4 per cent to 941.2 million yuan...
Man jailed for shoving moviegoer down stairs after seat-kicking row at Singapore cinema
Malay Mail
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August 19, 2025
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — A 25-year-old man has reportedly been jailed four weeks for pushing another moviegoer down six flights of stairs after a quarrel at a cinema in Punggol here. According to Singapore’s CNA, Wong Jun Feng pleaded guilty to causing...
Asia Pacific Employers Lead in Health, Wellbeing Personalisation and Governance: Aon Study
The Slovenia Times
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August 19, 2025
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 19 August 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has released its 2025 Global Benefits Trends Study, spotlighting Asia Pacific (APAC) as a region driving innovation in employee benefits strategy. With 518 global HR...
PM Wong: Singapore to Treat Vaping as Drug Offence, Stiffer Penalties to Come
Miadhu Daily
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Singapore will step up its fight against vaping by treating it as a drug-related offence and imposing much tougher penalties, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced during his National Day Rally speech on August 17. Vaping has been banned in...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 19, 2025
Bernama
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August 19, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. INDIAN TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN NARCOTIC OFFICERS -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE India is providing special training for 20 Cambodian officers in combating illicit drug trafficking. The officers from the National Authority for Combating...
‘I smell and taste spoilt milk’: The man behind Singapore’s everyday drinks
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
In this new series, people from all walks of life offer an inside – often unfiltered – take on their livelihoods and what keeps them going in their jobs. In this instalment, hear from beverage scientist Wong Tak Hiong, who leads in developing...
Former Yangzijiang Financial CEO Vincent Toe’s ICH Group seeks to give Singapore’s small and mid-cap IPO market a leg up
The Business Times Singapore
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[SINGAPORE] Vincent Toe, the former chief executive of Yangzijiang Financial, understands the challenges that companies with small-to-mid market capitalisation face when they attempt to get listed. During his tenure at Yangzijiang Financial, Toe...
Singapore ship behind world’s worst plastic spill faces US$1 billion price tag — but is it enough?
The Independent Singapore
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August 18, 2025
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: In a landmark ruling, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship to pay US$1 billion (S$1.34 billion) in damages for what it declared the world’s largest recorded marine plastic spill...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 43%
The Jakarta Post
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ingapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4.6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed Monday, as shipments to the United States plunged by more than 40 percent. Southeast Asia's second-largest economy is heavily reliant on...
Singapore ICA leverages iris biometrics, robotics to streamline ID and passport renewal
Biometric Update
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August 18, 2025
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) has announced the launch of a new services center (ISC) to facilitate end-to-end processing of identity and immigration services. According to a media release, the ISC is a centralized...
This Singaporean five-star makes for a showstopping stopover
The Age
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August 18, 2025
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share I have a reservation at this 156-room,...
How to Choose the Right Money Lender for Your Credit Card Consolidation Loan in Singapore
The Clinton Courier - Mississippi
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August 18, 2025
If you have several credit cards and keeping up with payments has become hard, you might be thinking about combining your debts with help from a money lender in Singapore. This approach can make it simpler to manage your monthly payments by...
singapore Those caught vaping in public transport premises will be removed, reported to authorities: LTA
Asiaone
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August 18, 2025
Those caught vaping in public transport premises will be removed and reported to the authorities, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has warned. In a Facebook post on Monday (Aug 18), LTA said that for those found intoxicated, the police may be...
Singapore Exports Decline More than Expected Amid Trade Tensions
Times News Global
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August 18, 2025
SINGAPORE – Singapore‘s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) fell by 4.6 percent in July compared to a year ago, marking a significant drop after a revised 12.9 percent increase in June, according to data released by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG)...