Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

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Singapore new private home sales rebound in October, up 8.3%

ON a year-on-year basis, the latest estimates are 38.1 per cent higher than the 654 new private homes sold in October 2020.

Data breach at RedDoorz hit 6m customers; hospitality platform fined S$74,000

FORMAL investigations showed compromised records include the customer's name, contact number, email address, date of birth, a hashed password and their booking information.

Strong business travel demand on VTLs: SIA

THE strong demand came from all segments: business, leisure and family travel.

EMA seeks proposals to import, sell 1.2 GW of low-carbon electricity into Singapore

SINGAPORE is looking to import up to 4 GW of electricity by 2035, which would constitute around 30 per cent of the Republic's electricity supply that year.

Singapore to continue investing in talent to benefit from opportunities in advanced manufacturing

MINISTER for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said the government "cannot do this alone - we need businesses to work together with us to ensure that training programmes are relevant to the industry".

ST Engineering bags 5-year maintenance contract from Virgin Australia Airlines

UNDER the contract, it will provide full, integrated component support to the growing fleet of Virgin Australia Airlines' Boeing B737NG from this month.

Corporate earnings

• Golden Agri swings into the black with US$115m profit for Q3
• SATS posts H1 FY2021-22 profit of S$13.2m on higher cargo volume, ship calls
• Sasseur Reit Q3 DPU rises 3.8% to S$0.01831
• Frasers Property back in the black for H2; capital, liquidity management remain top priorities: CEO
• APAC Realty's 9M net profit more than doubles on new home sales

The STI today

STI caps choppy week, ending lower by 0.3%

THE key Straits Times Index retreated 9.62 points or 0.30 per cent to 3,228.45.