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Parliament approves S$123.7 billion Budget as debate ends with call for MPs to avoid polarisation, populism

PARLIAMENT here must avoid going down the path of others worldwide that have become gridlocked, hamstrung or at such loggerheads that countries cannot move forward, and their people pay the price, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah said on Monday (Mar 6).

JTC review stalls self-storage industry’s expansion plans

JTC Corporation has started a review of the self-storage industry, which some players said could throw a spanner in the works for their expansion plans.

Kingsley Mansion in Balestier, Roselane Court in Tanjong Katong up for en bloc sale

TWO freehold sites, Kingsley Mansion and Roselane Court, are up for sale by public tender.

Poor weather, flooding to support Malaysia crude palm oil prices in near term: observers

SHORT-TERM weather disruptions will likely support Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) prices in the short term as supply takes a hit, observers have noted.

Business leaders push tech agenda at China’s ‘Two Sessions’

VEHICLE data security, aviation biofuel and incentives for rural people to buy new-energy vehicles (NEVs) are among the items on the agenda at this year’s “Two Sessions” in Beijing, as proposals trickle out from China’s captains of industry about what the government should focus on in 2023.

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Singapore shares marginally higher as investors await Fed chair’s testimony

SINGAPORE shares were marginally higher on Tuesday (Mar 7), as investors focused their attention on an upcoming speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on United States monetary policy.