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S-Reits pivot to 'new economy' in tough 2021; look forward to brighter year ahead

SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) underperformed in 2021, weighed down by prolonged pandemic-related restrictions and growing fears of inflation and rising interest rates.

Payment performance of local firms improves slightly in Q4: SCCB

THE payment performance of firms in Singapore has improved slightly after 2 consecutive quarters of deterioration, with all sectors recording a decline in slow payments on a quarter-on-quarter basis, said the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) on Tuesday (Jan 4).

Public raises more than S$95,000 for badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew

THE public has raised more than S$70,000 for newly crowned badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew through a donation channel set up by Wei Chan, the managing director of Pine Garden's Cake.

Capacity, demand for flights to and from Singapore hold up through March 2022

DESPITE the emergence of the Omicron variant, flight capacity and demand to and from Singapore for now continue to hold up through March 2022, data showed.

Nutryfarm announces changes to board

MAINBOARD-listed Nutryfarm International NutryFarm: AZT -3.45% announced on Tuesday (Jan 4) that its non-executive director, Xu Hai Min, has stepped down from the company since Dec 30, 2021 to focus on other business interests.

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STI climbs 1.5% on Wall Street gains; DBS rises to 52-week high

OVERNIGHT Wall Street gains drove the Straits Times Index (STI) to rise in tandem, with the Singapore blue-chip index closing 1.5 per cent or 46.88 points higher at 3,181.13 points on Tuesday (Jan 4).