Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 13)

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Liberty Wireless, parent of Circles.Life, takes M1 to court over network agreement

[SINGAPORE] Liberty Wireless, the parent company of mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Circles.Life, has initiated legal proceedings against M1 in relation to a contract it entered in May 2019.

EnterpriseSG to help 1,000 F&B businesses cut costs with centralised preparation, better processes

[SINGAPORE] Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) on Monday (Oct 13) launched two programmes to help food and beverage (F&B) companies boost productivity through process optimisation and centralised food preparation.

Singapore wins when a foreigner pays S$6,274 psf for a luxury condo here

[SINGAPORE] Recently, my colleague Kalpana Rashiwala reported that a Swiss national bought a 3,057 square foot (sq ft) apartment at the freehold condominium The Marq on Paterson Hill, near Orchard Road, at S$6,274 per square foot (psf), amounting to a total of S$19.18 million.

Singapore court sets aside US$307.8 million award in Vietnam state firm’s dispute with US-sanctioned Russian contractor

[SINGAPORE] The Court of Appeal has set aside a key portion of a Singapore arbitration award that favoured a United States-sanctioned Russian power equipment manufacturer in a US$307.8 million dispute with Vietnam’s state-owned oil giant.

Malaysia’s property divide: Johor and Penang sizzle as Kuala Lumpur cools amid condo glut

[KUALA LUMPUR] Johor and Penang are defying the chill in Malaysia’s property market, buoyed by Singaporean spillover and industrial demand, even as Kuala Lumpur remains sluggish under a glut of unsold units, particularly in the high-rise segment.

Malaysia’s medical tourism sector to have ‘robust growth’ amid intensifying global race: report

[SINGAPORE] Malaysia is bolstering its medical tourism initiatives, which will sustain the sector’s robust growth and help it navigate the rising competition from regional and global markets, according to a report by BMI.

STI slips 0.8% amid regional sell-off after Trump’s latest tariff escalation

[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Monday (Oct 13), tracking regional losses as investors digested news of US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation against China.