Eyeing growth in the Lion City
In diversifying their property investment portfolios, Singapore has been one of the top choices for Malaysian investors for its proximity and robust economic growth.
WORQ secures RM10m funding to expand into RM3b flexi-office market
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Malaysia-based coworking space operator WORQ has secured RM10 million in funding from seven follow-on investors that include the Singapore independent fund management company Phillip Capital Management.
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Elderly woman fined RM22k for keying visitor’s car
SINGAPORE (Sept 14): An elderly woman whose rubbish bins were pushed away from her home during Chinese New Year thought that a visitor had done this.
Covid-19 impact: Big job cuts at Singapore Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced yesterday that about 2,400 SIA staff will be affected by job cuts owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Straits Time Singapore: 13 out of 20 worksites linked to a Covid-19 resurgence at Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory to stop work
SINGAPORE (Aug 25): The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has ordered that work be stopped at 13 out of 20 worksites linked to a Covid-19 resurgence at Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory, Straits Time Singapore reported today.
MTUC president wants labour ratio of 10 locals to a foreigner
PETALING JAYA (Aug 22): Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) president Abdul Halim Mansor wants the government to “enforce a ratio of locals to foreigners that’s 10-1” in the work force, FMT reported today.
World's tallest prefab towers in Singapore 'being built' in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The residential project Avenue South Residences in Singapore will boast the tallest prefabricated buildings in the world and Malaysia’s claim to fame will be that their “modules” are made in a factory in Senai, Johor.
SGX set to launch Asia’s first REIT futures
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday said it is “pioneering Asia’s first international real estate investment trust (REIT) futures” based on indices tracking REITs listed in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, reported The Edge Singapore.
Malaysia overtakes Hong Kong in flexible workspace market
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Malaysia has overtaken Hong Kong in the flexible office space market, which has seen a third successive year of high growth.
Singapore: PM Lee's nephew found guilty of contempt of court
KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Li Shengwu, the grandson of Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong has been found guilty of contempt of court and fined S$15,000 (RM46,235) today, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.
