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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore-based Goldbell Group confirmed on Friday (February 5) plans to acquire electric car-sharing company BlueSG, saying it will invest more than S $ 70 million in expanding the commercial and technical capabilities of the company for the next five years. Goldbell said it expects the acquisition to finalize …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific stocks rose Friday morning after overnight gains in the United States that saw the S&P 500 hit a record close. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was up 1.21% in early trading, while the Topix index gained 1.01%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.86%. Shares in Australia rose …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – For the first time in almost a decade, some 610 built-to-order (BTO) flats will go up for sale in Queenstown, Singapore’s oldest city and one of the most sought-after mature developments. Another 560 BTO flats will also be launched in Jurong East, receiving their first new units …

[ad_1] It appears that local actress Chen Xiuhuan has added new faces to her group of celebrity hikers, which is now starting to look like a who’s who of veteran TV stars. In an Instagram post on February 2, the 55-year-old shared that she went on a field trip with …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese New Year celebrations are only allowed between members of the same house this year, Malaysia’s Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. “Family reunion dinners are allowed in their residences only between members of the same household,” he said at a press conference on Thursday (February …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is taking a stricter approach to ensuring compliance with its coronavirus lockdown, even as it imposes stricter measures for the Chinese New Year that will restrict reunion dinners only to family members living in the same house . Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Industries and individuals in Malaysia have been urged to strictly adhere to COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) as a reciprocal gesture to the government’s decision to allow most businesses to remain operational during the closing. In a televised speech on Thursday (February 4), Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin …

[ad_1] Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 12:50 pm UPDATED Thu, Feb 04, 2021 – 3:42 PM DBS Group Research has initiated hedging of the main board trading conglomerate Straits Trading Company with a “buy” recommendation and a S $ 3.50 price target. This represents a 50 percent increase from the …

[ad_1] Hong Kong’s decision to implement “ambush-style” closures on neighborhoods to contain the coronavirus pandemic has left some residents trapped inside shops, sometimes overnight. In a recent operation, a 10-year-old girl was in a hair salon getting a haircut when her mother went shopping for food when the order was …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The World Economic Forum (WEF) postponed its special annual meeting in Singapore from May to August, due to the global Covid-19 situation. The meeting will now take place from August 17 to 20, the WEF said in a statement on Wednesday (February 3) evening. Although the WEF …