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Eligible Singaporeans to receive up to S$850 in GSTV cash, up to S$450 in MediSave top-ups in August

Hao Mart has been grappling with widening losses and a shrinking store network.
Singapore

Supermarket and minimart chain Hao Mart faces fifth High Court lawsuit

Alibaba’s Qwen alone has overtaken Meta’s Llama to become the most downloaded open-source model family in history.
International
COMMENTARY

When the disruptor gets disrupted: How Chinese open-source AI is eating its own industry

Projects that received weaker scores under the Construction Quality Assessment System include The Carrara in Mountbatten Road.
Property

Boutique condo developments likely to have more construction quality defects: BCA

Built and opened in 1891, and subsequently upgraded over the years, the Bukit Timah Waterworks contains a subterranean clear water tank, which has magnificent brick columns and arches that have been seen by few.
Property

135-year-old Bukit Timah Waterworks: Heritage board assessing its national significance

For Dunearn House, priority access would be given to those buying multiple units, as well as loyalty clients who had previously bought from the developer.
Property

VIP sales at condo launches under scrutiny after agents get first dibs

Zi char eatery Kok Sen is among businesses affected by the rise in electricity and gas prices.
Singapore

‘Stressed’: Singapore businesses rattled by higher electricity and gas prices

Aug 16 is the last day of operations for Golden Village’s Plaza Singapura cinema, which has been in operation for 28 years.
Singapore

Golden Village to close Plaza Singapura outlet after 28 years amid mall revamp

The household market income of all three major ethnic groups rose in real terms between 2020 and 2025, said the General Household Survey report.
Singapore

About 1 in 7 Singapore families has income of at least S$30k a month; share almost doubled in 5 years

China blocked Meta’s acquisition of AI start-up Manus in April, less than two months before Beijing announced new outbound investment rules to restrict such deals.
Global Enterprise

China’s new Jul 1 investment rules reshape firms’ overseas expansion, including to Singapore

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