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Singapore hotels’ overall room revenue at year-to-date high in May

SINGAPORE hotels’ overall room revenue hit S$398 million in May, up 9.1 per cent from April’s S$364.7 million – marking the highest room revenue to date this year, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data showed on Friday (Jun 30). It was also up 72.7 per cent from May 2022’s S$230.5 million.

Singapore accountancy body launches programme for local, foreign students to attract talent

UNDERGRADUATES from Singapore and beyond will be given a glimpse into the Republic’s accounting sector under a new S$1 million programme by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Isca).

Singapore hotel and airfares for March 2024 spike ahead of ticket sales for Taylor Swift concerts

EVEN before the release of tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts in Singapore, prices have already jumped for some hotels and regional flights during that period.

Higher household electricity bills ahead as tariffs rise in Q3

HIGHER household electricity bills are coming as electricity tariffs rise by an average of 1.2 per cent or 0.31 Singapore cent per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the third quarter.

Listen to mother: Parenting content creators get influential

WHEN Siti Khairunisa Zulkifle started baking her own lactation cookies and brownies in 2020 to increase her own breastmilk supply, she was simply looking to overcome her personal struggle with lactation issues.

Temasek-backed Tessa Therapeutics to cease operations after failure to raise funding

TESSA Therapeutics, one of the top-funded biotech startups in Singapore, will soon enter liquidation after failing to find investors to continue funding the development of its cancer treatment cell therapies.

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Singapore stocks close flat as traders keep watch on rates, inflation

SINGAPORE shares ended the final trading day of the week flat, as investors exercised caution and kept watch on macroeconomic data points.