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Private commercial landlords to give two weeks of mandatory rental waiver: MinLaw

Private commercial landlords in Singapore will be required to provide two weeks of rental waiver to qualifying tenants under the new Rental Waiver Framework tabled in Parliament on Monday.

Singapore's economy will continue to grow, recover in H2 2021 and into 2022: Iswaran

Singapore's outward-facing sectors will continue to grow at a healthy pace in the second half of the year, "barring a major setback in the global economy". This is the prognosis from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, in a reply on Monday to a parliamentary question on the economic outlook.

Singapore new private home sales down 24% to 1,211 units in August

New private home sales slipped in August after hitting a six-month high the previous month. Based on caveats lodged, analysts estimated that developers in Singapore sold 1,211 new private homes during the month, down 23.8 per cent from July's 1,589 units.

Proposed law seeks to counter foreign interference in Singapore politics

A proposed law will give the authorities new powers to counter foreign attempts to influence domestic politics, incite social tensions or sway key national decisions.

PUB gets S$51m in national research funding, launches first two RFPs

PUB has launched two requests for proposals after receiving S$51 million from Singapore's National Research Foundation under the Competitive Funding for Water Research programme.

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Singapore stocks close lower on Monday; STI down 0.8%

The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 24.49 points or 0.8 per cent lower at 3,074.31 points amid cautious trading on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street.