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Singapore’s retail sales up 7.4% in December, extending November’s growth

SINGAPORE’S retail sales rose 7.4 per cent year on year in December, extending the previous month’s 6.5 per cent growth, the latest data from the Department of Statistics (SingStat) showed on Friday (Feb 3).

New committee to develop work injury compensation regime for platform workers

THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has formed a new committee to plan and implement a work injury compensation framework for platform workers, that will give ride-hailing and delivery persons more employee-like protection.

Key South-east Asian crops exposed as EU tightens supply-chain due diligence rules

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MAJOR exporters of several commodities in South-east Asia are under scrutiny, said Sustainable Fitch in a report on Friday (Feb 3).

From millennial to millionaire: striking gold in property and insurance

JERVIS Ng graduated from Singapore Management University with a double degree in law and business, but he never thought of picking the legal profession.

Temasek-backed fish farmer Apollo Aquaculture goes underwater

FISH farm Apollo Aquaculture Group is currently in judicial management, according to a filing with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).

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CapitaLand China Trust posts 24.4% drop in H2 DPU to S$0.034

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Singapore stocks gain on Friday as Reits continue to trade higher; STI up 0.6%

SINGAPORE shares ended higher on Friday (Feb 3), as real estate investment trusts (Reits) continued to climb amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will halt its interest rate hikes soon.