[ad_1] Friday, October 16, 2020 – 10:01 am SINGAPORE shares opened higher on Friday as the Republic’s National Non-Oil Export (NODX) figures extended their gains in September, boosting investor sentiment. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.4 percent or 11.20 points to 2,534.82 at 9:06 am. Some 73.7 million …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man and woman linked to a series of thefts of 2020 budget grocery vouchers from the Housing Board’s mailboxes in Singapore have been charged in court. Miqheul Wahyudean Abdullah, 24, was charged with three counts of robbery, while Irwani Nur Amira Azami, 23, was charged with …
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[ad_1] Friday, October 16, 2020 – 12:25 pm Increased activity in Singapore’s retail sector suggests that rents will bottom out by the end of this year or early next, Knight Frank’s research team said in a report released Friday. Overall retail rents are expected to fall 10-15% throughout this year …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An annual reorganization of principals will see 43 schools next year with new leaders, including nine from the Ministry of Education (MOE) headquarters. It is the highest number of officers who moved from headquarters to main schools in recent years, according to The Straits Times controls. The …
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[ad_1] Singapore and Hong Kong-listed AVIATION and Hospitality stocks are poised to see a boost from the next two-way air travel bubble between the two major Asian financial centers. Flag carriers Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific Airways, in particular, will be among the beneficiaries, the DBS and Jefferies investigation …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) has asked police to investigate social media users who alleged that the people charged with the Orchard Towers murder received preferential treatment at sentencing because of their race. In a statement on Friday (October 16), the AGC refuted claims that courts impose …
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[ad_1] Japan will release more than one million tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in a decades-long operation, reportedly despite strong opposition from local fishermen. The release of the water, which has been filtered to reduce radioactivity, is likely to begin in 2022 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Friday (October 16), bringing the country’s total cases to 57,891. All but two of the nine new cases are asymptomatic and were proactively detected, the Health Ministry said. Of these, one is a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – One of the biggest disputes in local sport ended in a ceasefire, with marathon runner Soh Rui Yong suspending his lawsuit against Singapore Athletics (SA). In a statement posted on SA’s website on Friday (Oct 16), the national track and field body said that two-time SEA Games …
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[ad_1] – Advertising – Former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s son, Goh Jin Hian, resigned as an independent director of Cordlife Group just days after the umbilical cord blood banking firm publicly endorsed him. Dr. Goh has been dominating the headlines since it was announced that Inter-Pacific Petroleum (IPP) creditors …
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