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Singapore, Malaysia VTL starts on Nov 29; cross-border land travel being studied

Singapore and Malaysia will launch a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from Nov 29, allowing travel between the 2 countries without the need for quarantine.

Thomson View up for collective sale again with S$950m reserve price

Thomson View Condominium has been put up for collective sale again, with a reserve price of S$950 million.

Nets to adopt Alipay+ payments solution, allowing Singapore merchants to accept regional e-wallets

Singapore payment services group Nets will integrate Ant Group's cross-border payments solution Alipay+ into its merchant portal, enabling businesses here to accept payments from Asian e-wallets.

Singapore sets aside an additional S$180m for AI research; launches two new AI programmes

Singapore will set aside an additional S$180 million on top of the S$500 million committed for artificial intelligence (AI) research, said Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat at the Singapore Fintech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology 2021.

SIA Engineering looking at market for stripping retired aircraft

Mainboard-listed SIA Engineering is looking at the market of stripping retired aircraft, a segment that the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider thinks there will be a need for in this region.

Singapore aims to curb greenwashing via stress tests, technology: MAS

Singapore's financial watchdog is turning to regulation and technology to tackle so-called "greenwashing," which it considers the weakest link in the push to expanding sustainable finance.

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Singapore shares extend gains, up 0.7%

Singapore shares closed higher on Monday with the key Straits Times Index finishing 0.66 per cent or 21.56 points higher at 3,263.90.