Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Fri, Apr 17, 2020 · 10:31 AM

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    NetLink suspends service orders after 4 workers under contractor diagnosed with Covid-19

    FIBRE broadband operator NetLink Trust has been directed to suspend all service orders for homes and offices until April 19, after four workers under one of its contractors tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Infocomm Media Development Authority said in a statement on Friday.

    Ads for S$5,500 temp jobs at Expo isolation facility are fake: Mindef, MOH

    A HANDFUL of online recruitment posts have surfaced since last week, seeking individuals to work at the Singapore Expo community isolation facility as well as foreign worker dormitories during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

    SGX to close CDP customer service centre from April 18

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    STARTING Saturday, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will close The Central Depository (CDP) customer service centre at The Metropolis until further notice.

    ARA H-Trust temporarily shuts two-thirds of hotels, slashes workforce amid pandemic

    IN response to the acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic, ARA US Hospitality Trust (ARA H-Trust) has turned to a series of measures including the temporary closures of about two-thirds of its hotels, slashing its workforce and pay cuts for senior managers.

    Yangzijiang subsidiary to provide credit facility to chairman's unit

    A WHOLLY-OWNED subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has agreed to provide a revolving credit facility of up to 1.56 billion yuan (S$301.7 million) to Jiangyin Xinyangchuan Enterprise Management Center, the mainboard-listed company said in a bourse filing late on Thursday.

    Sheng Siong's Lim family join ranks of supermarket billionaires in pandemic's wake

    Lim Hock Chee and his wife used to sell chilled pork at a rented stall in a grocery store. Now, after more than 35 years, his family operates 61 supermarkets across Singapore and has joined the ranks of billionaires

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    STI posts subdued gains amid Asian optimism over US recovery plans

    THE Straits Times Index ended Friday up 2.35 points or 0.1 per cent at 2,614.60.

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