Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Mon, Apr 18, 2022 · 06:30 PM

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New private home sales rise 20.7% in March: URA

DEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 654 new private homes in March, climbing 20.7 per cent from 542 units in the previous month.

Edtech startups bank on continuing demand for online learning

STARTUPS operating in the education technology space are banking on continued demand for online learning post-pandemic, but could face trying times as countries re-open fully and lives return to normalcy. 

Singapore exports grow by 7.7% in March as gold shipments lift trade

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KEY Singapore exports rose for the 16th straight month in March, helped by a surge in gold, according to data from trade agency Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Monday (Apr 18).

SP Group to invest S$40-60m in Singapore's first brownfield district cooling system at Tampines

AFTER taking over 2 years to convince building owners at Tampines town centre to be part of its vision of setting up Singapore’s first district cooling system at a brownfield site, SP Group will go ahead and invest S$40 million to S$60 million to make it happen.

Lakepoint condo up for en bloc again with unchanged S$640m reserve price

EN BLOC hopeful Lakepoint Condominium will be relaunched for collective sale again on Apr 19, exclusive marketing agency PropNex Realty said on Monday (Apr 18).

With Sers and Vers, HDB homes can trump private leasehold homes

MANY HDB flats, private homes and commercial buildings in Singapore are built on land parcels with initial lease tenures of 99 years. Having properties sit on leasehold land allows the government to recover land upon lease expiry to reallocate it to meet fast changing socio-economic needs.

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Singapore stocks fall on Monday amid regional decline; STI down 1%

SINGAPORE stocks fell on Monday (Apr 18), amid weakness seen across regional markets.

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