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Singapore plans to resume quarantine-free travel with more countries, regions: Iswaran

Singapore intends to continue gradually reopening its borders, and has plans to restore quarantine-free travel with more countries and regions, said Minister for Transport S Iswaran.

Curbs to be tightened only as a last resort, says Ong Ye Kung amid Omicron wave

Singapore does not plan to shutter its borders in the face of the Omicron virus variant, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung disclosed on Monday (Jan 10). Similarly, any tightening of domestic safe management measures will be a last resort, he added.

Record number of lawyers left profession in 2021; high attrition from junior category

A record number of lawyers left the profession last year, with the number of departures an "alarming year-on-year increase of around 30 per cent", said Law Society president Adrian Tan on Monday (Jan 10).

More people couldn't fully repay CPF after selling property in 2020

More people who used their Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies to pay their housing loans were unable to fully refund the amount after selling their properties in 2020, compared with the previous 2 years, data published by the CPF Board showed.

Developers pivoting to bright spots in China's real estate market

Housing demand in China remains strong even as Beijing tries to control home prices, but foreign developers are turning their attention to innovation-driven infrastructure projects instead, from logistics and life sciences facilities to data centres and business parks - sectors backed by the government - as Chinese cities are poised to become even bigger and smarter.

The STI today

Singapore shares rise 0.7% even as caution prevails Singapore shares closed higher for the third consecutive session on Monday, even as caution stayed thick in the air, given the high pace of Omicron-led infections and worries over a sooner-than-expected tightening monetary policy.