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Singapore and UK share 200 years of history, Queen Elizabeth’s death a profound loss: President Halimah Yacob

IN a Facebook post, the President said: “Deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was a symbol of unity, greatly loved and trusted by people from across the Commonwealth. She pledged her life to service and will be remembered for her grace, warmth, and wit.”

OCBC, UOB see more savings accounts opened a week after raising interest rates

THE local lenders have welcomed new customers as depositors sought to take advantage of improved interest rates, demonstrating a significant sensitivity to rate hikes that matches a poll conducted last week by The Business Times.

NTU, A*Star, National Healthcare Group launch biomedtech incubator

THE focus for co11ab Novena, a new biomedical tech (biomedtech) incubator, will be across the spectrum of biotech, medtech and digital health.

PropertyLimBrothers leaves PropNex to go independent; launching new initiatives

WELL-KNOWN in the market for carving out a niche via snazzy home tour videos presented by chatty hosts with lots of useful property-related information and analysis, PLB is now Singapore’s first media and technology-driven real estate brokerage, with a slew of new services in its pipeline.

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Singapore overall unemployment rate remains low, flat at 2.1% in July: MOM

RESIDENT unemployment increased slightly to 2.9 per cent from 2.8 per cent in June; citizen unemployment was unchanged at 3 per cent, according to MOM’s monthly unemployment report for July.

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Singapore stocks ends 0.9% higher as investors price in rate hikes

THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended in positive territory, rising 0.9 per cent, or 29.34 points to 3,262.95.