Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Feb 21)

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Exodus of F&B tenants from National Gallery after leases not renewed in major museum refresh

THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED Odette and heritage eatery National Kitchen by Violet Oon are the only restaurants that survived a major shake-up of F&B tenants at the National Gallery Singapore, in which seven out of the nine restaurants and bars were told to leave after their leases expired last September.

Transforming Singapore’s CBD will take a whole lot more than new homes

FOR some time now, Singapore has been seeking to make its Central Business District (CBD) more vibrant after office hours and on weekends, by encouraging more homes to be built to inject a bigger live-in population into the district.

EDB managing director Jacqueline Poh named as JTC’s new CEO

THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Friday (Feb 21) announced that JTC Corporation will appoint a new chief executive officer.

Seatrium achieves first full-year profit with S$120.9 million H2 earnings

SEATRIUM swung into the black with a net profit of S$120.9 million for the second half ended Dec 31, from a net loss of S$1.8 billion in the same period a year earlier.

StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on year

STANDARD Chartered chief executive officer Bill Winters’ total salary for 2024 came up to nearly £10.7 million (S$18.1 million), a year-on-year jump of 46 per cent from £7.3 million.

Singapore stocks end up on Friday as regional indices gain ground; STI expands 0.1%

SINGAPORE equities finished higher on Friday (Feb 21) amid regional gains and a flurry of earnings reports.