Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the idea to impose a levy was inspired by Iran’s plan to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Singapore and Malaysia have however said that there must be freedom of navigation through the Strait of Malacca.
The blueprint, released on Wednesday (Apr 22), aims to deepen the construction of "youth-development-oriented cities" - with measures spanning jobs, housing, healthcare, family support and urban services.
Industry leaders say the sector is relatively insulated from ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, despite concerns over the availability of critical materials such as helium.
Since working from home is becoming a norm, setting up your home to make it conducive and noise-free so that you can focus on your work and video calls without interruption is becoming more than essential.
There’s an old saying that the funniest joke in investment markets is the phrase: ‘This time it’s different’. Now that’s only partially true, because there are differences in market cycles but there’s no denying certain historical patterns. One of those, with regard to Singapore’s property market, is the way prices tend to rise even higher than the last peak […]
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Historically, demand in Singapore’s office market is shaped by a trait among corporate occupiers to move into the newest and most premium office spaces when they become available. This flight-to-quality continues to shape the office market over the first three months of this year. In 1Q2026, Central Business District (CBD) Grade A office rents reached […]
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Chief minister Aminuddin Harun says he would continue in his post for now, even though he no longer enjoys majority support in the 36-seat state assembly in light of UMNO’s move over his handling of a crisis involving the state’s monarchy.
The firm said AI-led occupiers accounted for 34% of tech sector take-up in 2025, up from just 4% in 2015.
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The £60m development will replace Wellington Plaza, which has already been demolished, and will comprise 80,000 sq ft of workspace when complete.
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