Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 10)

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Grab’s Vietnam rival Be secures 739.5 billion dong in fresh funding to boost expansion

BE GROUP – the Vietnamese owner of local ride-hailing app Be – on Wednesday (Jan 10) announced it will receive 739.5 billion dong (S$40.4 million) in fresh funding from VPBank Securities, a unit of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank.

Not meaningful for Singapore to contribute monetary support to loss and damage fund: Grace Fu

GIVEN Singapore’s current capacity and resources, it would not be meaningful for the city-state to contribute monetary grants to the loss and damage fund, said Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu in Parliament on Wednesday.

Singapore’s training participation rate grows to 50% in 2022

THE training participation rate of individuals, including employer-sponsored training, has jumped to about 50 per cent in 2022, from 35 per cent in 2015, when the SkillsFuture movement was launched, Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said in Parliament on Wednesday.

CDL, Far East kick off year’s new launches with Lumina Grand EC, Hillhaven condo

CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) and Far East Organization opened the year’s season for new housing launches with their Lumina Grand executive condominium (EC) and Hillhaven condo projects.

SP Group, Seatrium’s vessel charging concepts among those picked by MPA to trial in Singapore

THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has selected three proposals to be piloted in Singapore, following its call for proposal (CFP) in August 2023 to develop, operate and maintain electric harbour craft charging points within the city-state.