Quick Overview of Upcoming EC Launch in 2020 Parc Canberra – Canberra Link, Canberra Source: Parc CanberraParc Canberra EC Project Details Expected LaunchQ1 2020 Showflat Preview Period31 January – 10 February 2020 Number of Units~500 units of 3-5 bedrooms Tenure99 year leasehold Average Selling Price (per square foot)$1,050 psf Expected Date of TOP2023 Expected Date […]

January 22, 2020 8:19 PMSINGAPORE -In keeping with tradition, River Hongbao celebrations for Chinese New Year will include overseas performers, with two troupes from China and Taiwan joining the event this year.

January 22, 2020 8:10 PMSINGAPORE - A former security guard who forced his 15-year-old daughter to perform oral sex on him was sentenced to 10 years and four months' jail on Wednesday (Jan 22).

January 22, 2020 8:00 PMSINGAPORE - Smart technology is being introduced gradually in buses ferrying schoolchildren from 2020, a move that will allow parents to make e-payments and communicate more easily with the driver who will also know for sure all the kids have boarded the bus before moving off.

January 22, 2020 5:09 PMSINGAPORE - Singapore and Malaysia are to begin negotiations on delimiting the maritime boundaries around Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.

January 22, 2020 4:52 PMSINGAPORE - A 35-year-old nursing home employee who was convicted, then acquitted of molesting a patient was on Wednesday (Jan 22) sentenced to 16 months' jail and three strokes of the cane after the Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal.

January 22, 2020 4:47 PMSINGAPORE - The police said on Wednesday (Jan 22) that they are investigating a report lodged on Tuesday by MP Tin Pei Ling in relation to a doctored photo of a banner which contains a manipulated image of her wearing revealing clothes.

SINGAPORE property portal SRX has teamed up with general insurer AIG Asia Pacific Insurance (AIG Singapore) to let tenants replace their security deposits with an insurance policy instead.

January 22, 2020 4:18 PMSINGAPORE - Certificates of entitlement (COEs) ended mixed in the latest tender on Wednesday (Jan 22) on the back of a more muted response to the recently concluded Singapore Motorshow.

January 22, 2020 4:10 PMSINGAPORE -Spectators at this year's Chingay Parade can expect a 108m-long dragon, touted by its makers to be the world's largest and longest, flying above their heads during the parade on Jan 31 and Feb 1.

Zall Smart Commerce Group and Greenland Financial are vying for a digital wholesale bank license in the city-state.

Sequoia India and Matrix Partners India led the funding round.

In the first project of its kind, we gather sentiments from Asia’s startup founders and employees about their prospects for 2020 and other questions.

In the first project of its kind, we gather sentiments from Asia’s startup founders and employees about their prospects for 2020 and other questions.

The startup uses deep learning and AI to detect people’s pronunciation mistakes with 95%+ accuracy, its founder said.

The Temasek-backed startup is pulling no punches following its latest fundraise, which took it into the unicorn club.

AppsFlyer is also opening an office in Indonesia, where it works with clients including Gojek, Ruangguru, and Tokopedia.

The investment is significant because it involves two trends that are taking hold of Southeast Asia’s ecommerce industry.

Founded in 2016 with a broad remit of financial data aggregation and analysis, MioTech has turned its focus to ESG, a new sweet spot for investors. In doing so, its client base has doubled in a year and its financial backers are firmly committed.

US-based General Atlantic led the series D round.

January 22, 2020 9:30 PMDAVOS (BLOOMBERG) - President Donald Trump acknowledged that Americans were hurt in an Iranian missile barrage to retaliate for the US killing of a top general, and said the injuries were "not very serious".

JLL is making its biggest investment in a proptech firm to date with a multi-million-pound investment in the UK’s LandTech, Property Week can reveal.

January 22, 2020 6:43 PMDAVOS, SWITZERLAND (REUTERS) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Jan 22) that the United States has a plan in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

January 22, 2020 5:57 PMATHENS (REUTERS) - Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou became Greece's first woman president on Wednesday (Jan 22) when lawmakers elected her head of state in a rare display of unity.

January 22, 2020 5:24 PMLONDON (REUTERS) - Change is afoot at BP. Incoming Chief Executive Bernard Looney plans to expand the company's climate targets and is considering overhauling the structure of the oil and gas major in one of the biggest shake-ups in its 111-year history.

January 22, 2020 3:48 PMDUBLIN (REUTERS) - Air France-KLM has said that it had previously held talks with the owners of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) but was not engaged in current efforts to find new investors for the carrier.

January 22, 2020 3:03 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - The US Senate set the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, setting a more relaxed timeline but sticking with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to put off the question of calling additional witnesses.

Some 70% of property investors support the Conservatives’ proposal to introduce a stamp duty surcharge for non-UK buyers, research from  FJP Investment has found. The Tories have proposed introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge for foreign buyers. The majority (68%) also back the move to give residents more say in the style of new-builds in their […] The post UK property investors back stamp duty surcharge for overseas buyers appeared first on PropertyWire.

Damian Thompson has been appointed as Aldermore’s group managing director of retail finance. He will take over from the departing Sue Hayes, subject to regulatory approval. Phillip Monks, chief executive of Aldermore, said: “His appointment shows, once again, the depth of talent within Aldermore to be able to promote from within our business. “Damian has […] The post Damian Thompson joins Aldermore as group MD of retail appeared first on PropertyWire.

December residential property transactions have increased by 11.2% year-on-year on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, HMRC figures show. Once the figures are seasonally adjusted residential property transactions are 6.8% higher year-on-year, as well as 6.2% higher than November 2019. Adrian Moloney, sales director of OneSavings Bank, said: “It may be too early to call but I feel […] The post Strong December for property transactions appeared first on PropertyWire.