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Masks no longer needed indoors from Aug 29 except for public transport, healthcare settings

THE wearing of masks indoors in Singapore will be optional from Aug 29, except when travelling on public transport and in healthcare settings, the multi-ministry taskforce on Covid-19 announced on Wednesday (Aug 24).

Noble fined S$12.6m for misleading financial statements

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a civil penalty of S$12.6 million on Noble Group Limited (NGL) for publishing misleading information in its financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 2012 to 2016.

Sustainable finance regulators should stop chasing trophy deals: ADB specialist

REGULATORS who are guiding the direction of sustainable finance must move beyond “first” and “biggest” prizes and give higher priority to the inclusion of marginalised groups, a panelist said on Wednesday (Aug 24) at Maybank’s Invest Asean 2022 conference.

57 manufacturing companies to receive IP training, tools from UN agency under MOU

FIFTY-SEVEN Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) member companies will receive intellectual property (IP)-related training from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Wednesday (Aug 24).

Singapore sees more US-listed Chinese companies coming to its shores

SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) sees more listings in coming months by Chinese issuers that already trade American depository receipts, even as it grapples with delayed deals amid a global valuation slump.

Corporate Earnings

• Singtel Q1 profit gains 41.3% on better performance, ‘exceptional gains’ from Airtel
• Asia-Pacific Q2 dividends decline 13% to US$39.1 billion: Janus Henderson index

The STI today

STI down 0.4% amid mixed regional trade

THE Singapore market closed lower on Wednesday (Aug 24) amid mixed regional trade.