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Upcoming Australia-Singapore quarantine-free travel plan excites businesses, airlines

CARRIERS Singapore Airlines and Qantas Airways are increasing flights as a quarantine-free travel arrangement between Singapore and Australia seems set to launch soon for students and businessmen.

Singapore's electricity retailer UGS Energy is the latest to bow out

ITS exit follows the recent exits of two others, SilverCloud Energy and Valueenergy, who were also retailers for commercial consumers in the city state.

HDB resale flat prices see fastest 9-month climb in more than 10 years after record Q3

RESALE prices rose 2.9 per cent in the July-September period from the previous 3 months, higher than HDB's flash estimate of 2.7 per cent, to exceed their previous peak in 2013 by 0.8 per cent.

Ascendas Reit to acquire 11 logistics properties in Kansas City for S$207.8m

THE portfolio is 92.6 per cent occupied by 27 customers from industries including third-party logistics, wholesale distribution, manufacturing and healthcare.

Singapore regulators taking steps to mitigate risks from entities with Myanmar dealings

MAS said that financial institutions (FIs) have been put on "heightened alert in relation to risks emanating from the situation in Myanmar".

SGX opens office in India's Gift City; to launch Gift Data Connect for real-time Nifty data insight

THE office will kick-start SGX India Connect IFSC, a special purpose vehicle that will facilitate SGX's upcoming connect with India's National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The STI today

STI up nearly 1% over the week

THE STI rose 16.64 points or 0.52 per cent to 3,205.14 points on Oct 22, or 0.98 per cent higher over the week.