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MAS to seek views on regulating crypto to protect consumers

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will consult on crypto regulations involving consumer protection around September or October this year, its managing director Ravi Menon said on Tuesday (July 19).

Johor Baru property owners ride on surging demand for short-stay homes

HAVING halted their cash-out plans in anticipation of rising property prices, many Johor Baru property owners are instead turning their vacant units into short-stay homes to cater to robust tourism activity in the state.

Fullerton Health reaches ‘amicable’ settlement with dissenting shareholders

A FEUD between 3 co-founders and shareholders of Fullerton Healthcare has concluded in a definitive settlement agreement that will pave the way for the group to complete a merger proposed by Hong Kong-based private equity (PE) fund RRJ Capital.

SGX RegCo mulling common digital format for sustainability reports, planning to mandate ISSB standards

SINGAPORE Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is considering whether to mandate all listed companies to prepare their sustainability reports using a common digital format.

Singapore’s tourist arrivals climb for 5th straight month in June

SINGAPORE’S international visitor arrivals grew for the fifth straight month in June, once again hitting a new record number of travellers since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

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Singapore stocks slip amid mixed trading in Asia; STI dips 0.1%

THE Straits Times Index (STI) lost 3.97 points or 0.1 per cent to close at 3,117.79 points on Tuesday (Jul 19), with mixed trading in Asia amid a Wall Street wobble.