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Hmlet backs out of Malaysia, Thailand less than six months after launch

THE co-living startup appears to have abandoned its ill-fated expansion into the two countries less than six months after its launch, as it grapples with a crippling pandemic and nagging questions about its future.

Pharma, electronics propel Singapore factory output to 16.4% growth in February

THE latest surge extended the year-on-year increase of 9.2 per cent in January, and beat the median estimate of 15.8 per cent expansion in a Bloomberg poll.

MND set to extend relief period for built environment contracts due to Covid-19

THIS will be done through an amendment of the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, which the Ministry of National Development (MND) is planning to introduce in Parliament on April 5.

LTA awards S$604m civil contract for Cross Island Line Phase 1

THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Samsung C&T Corporation a S$604 million civil contract to design and construct the Hougang interchange station and tunnels as part of the Cross Island Line (CRL) Phase 1.

HDB and A*Star team up to advance smart-construction know-how

THEY have inked two collaborations - one to develop and adopt 5G-enabled smart-construction technologies, and the other, to facilitate partnerships and commercialisation of the research outcomes developed by agencies under the Ministry of National Development.

Soilbuild Reit hearing adjourned to March 30 after objection from unitholder

A Soilbuild Reit unitholder opposed the trust scheme sanction application on the ground that the "one-proxy rule", which allows for the appointment of only one proxy per unitholder, should not have been used for the trust scheme meeting.

The STI today

Singapore shares end week in the black, STI up 0.5% THE benchmark Straits Times Index rose 0.5 per cent or 16.24 points to close at 3,157.95.