September 20, 2021 12:31 PMSINGAPORE - A man was charged on Monday (Sept 20) with operating three unlicensed massage parlours in Brighton Crescent, Hougang Street 21 and Jalan Besar.

REAL estate investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) on Monday made its trading debut at S$2.95 on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) under the trading name CapitaLandInvest and stock code, 9CI.

PROPERTY and hospitality group Roxy-Pacific Holdings has received a pre-conditional voluntary general offer from TKL & Family for all the issued ordinary shares in the company.

September 20, 2021 7:47 AMGood morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Sept 20. 

HONGKONG-LISTED Far East Consortium International Limited (FEC) announced on Friday night that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell 21 Anderson, a 10-storey freehold condominium block of 34 units, for S$213 million.

FOR Singapore developers without a legacy landbank, the concept of buying land at a low price and selling the project on it at a high price is no longer relevant given the surfeit of liquidity fuelling competition for land.

PROPERTY developer Hatten Land said it has not received the US$60 million payment from Singapore-based Tayrona Capital Group Corp for the proposed divestment of wholly-owned Malaysian unit Gold Mart, a transaction that was approved by shareholders in November last year.

September 20, 2021 5:00 AMThe seas are treasure troves of biodiversity, wells of untapped resources, and also help to connect Singapore to South-east Asia and beyond.

September 20, 2021 5:00 AMThe Geylang Serai Heritage Trail Book provides walking routes in the neighbourhood.

September 20, 2021 5:00 AMResearchers say more regulation is needed to reduce poaching pressure on the wild populations of parrots.

We dive into the complex world of edtech with Tech in Asia journalist Nikita Puri, GGV Capital vice president Dimitra Taslim, and Zenius CEO Rohan Monga.

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Last year, SoftBank recorded an annual net profit of US$45.8 billion, driven by investment gains from the US listing of Coupang in March.

Dayong Zhang is expected to lead Lazada's growth in the payments business.

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Tada will use the new capital to improve its platform and expand in Southeast Asia.

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Raphael Mun relocates from London to Singapore to lead Citi's Asia-based sustainability strategy.

September 20, 2021 11:07 AMLawful permanent status allows people to work, travel, live openly in US society and become eventually apply for citizenship.

September 20, 2021 10:41 AMVENICE, ITALY (NYTIMES) - In its 1,600-odd years, any number of phantasmagorical vessels have floated down Venice's Grand Canal, often during regattas or elaborate ceremonies dedicated to the sea.

September 20, 2021 9:18 AMPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (NYTIMES) - The first Haitians deported from a makeshift camp in Texas landed in their home country Sunday (Sept 19) amid sweltering heat, anger and confusion, as Haitian officials beseeched the United States to stop the flights because the country is in crisis and cannot handle thousands of homeless deportees.

September 20, 2021 9:00 AMMr Johnson insisted UK and France have a “very friendly relationship”.

September 20, 2021 8:05 AMThe meeting follows a major army offensive to retake the last rebel bastion in southern Syria.

September 20, 2021 7:41 AMNAIROBI (AFP) - Natural disasters sparked by climate change have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in Burundi in recent years, British charity Save the Children said in a new report released on Monday (Sept 20).

September 20, 2021 6:54 AMThe FDA is expected to make a decision on boosters in the coming days.

September 20, 2021 7:10 AMIn different corners of Germany, there are now girls (and some boys) who carry variations of her name, each of them now calling Germany home.

September 20, 2021 6:26 AMFor sommeliers, perfumers, oenologists and others, smell is a skill honed over many years of identifying things.

September 20, 2021 6:05 AMThe identity of the body has not been confirmed.