Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Nov 29)

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One-off property tax rebate in 2025 for owner-occupiers to soften cost-of-living pains

OWNER-occupiers of residential properties will get a one-off property tax rebate in 2025, to help mitigate cost-of-living concerns, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) on Friday (Nov 29).

Singapore hotel performance slips in post-F1 October

SINGAPORE hotels’ performance slipped sequentially in October, following highs in September when the Formula One (F1) night race came to town, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data showed on Friday (Nov 29). This came even as international visitor arrivals picked up for the month.

Caffeine high: How expensive can your cup of kopi get?

KEITH Kang, the owner of Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe, was forced to adjust his Nanyang coffee recipe in January this year when he observed that the quality of his coffee powder had dropped.

US firms flock to South-east Asia amid tariff turmoil: record business missions eye Vietnam, Indonesia

AN UNPRECEDENTED wave of American companies is joining business missions to South-east Asia, spurred by President-elect Donald Trump’s escalating tariff threats that are piling the pressure on US firms with operations in China.

IHH Healthcare’s Mount Elizabeth renovation ahead of schedule, the bulk to be done by Q3 2025

PRIVATE healthcare provider IHH Healthcare expects its ongoing renovation of Mount Elizabeth Hospital along Orchard Road to be largely completed by the second to third quarter of 2025, one to two quarters ahead of schedule.