Grace Leong

5 days ago | straitstimes.com | Grace Leong

SINGAPORE - Singapore tycoon Sam Goi has clarified that the private dinners involving Fujian gang member Su Haijin, who was later convicted of money laundering, and several Cabinet ministers had complied with safe-distancing rules to curb the spread of Covid-19.

5 days ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Grace Leong

Local "popiah king" Sam Goi issued a statement to the media on May 9, giving further information on some photos circulating online. SINGAPORE – Singapore tycoon Sam Goi has clarified that the private dinners involving Fujian gang member Su Haijin, who was later convicted of money laundering, and several Cabinet ministers had complied with safe-distancing rules to curb the spread of Covid-19.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Grace Leong

SINGAPORE - Public and private property prices grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2025, due to an increase in housing supply in both markets, coupled with a slowdown in resale flat volumes and overall private home transaction volumes. Amid stable demand for both housing types in the first quarter, analysts warn of downside risks ahead due to rising macroeconomic uncertainty.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Grace Leong

SINGAPORE - In the weeks after crippling tariffs were unleashed by US President Donald Trump, American customers of Singapore-based Watson EP Industries asked the contract manufacturer to shift its production of consumer electronics from China and Vietnam to its Singapore factory. Singapore was among nations subject to a baseline 10 per cent tariff rate, which came into effect on April 5.

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Grace Leong

SINGAPORE – New private home sales slipped to 729 units in March from the 1,597 units sold in February, due to a lack of mega launches compared to a more active launch pipeline in the first two months of the year. Excluding executive condominiums, just 555 new units were launched in March, compared with the 1,694 units in February. As a result, month-on-month private new home sales fell 54.4 per cent in March, but were up 1.5 per cent year-on-year from the 718 units sold in March 2024.