Daily Briefing: SIA adds more flights; Singaporeans cautious on buying overseas property

And here’s what Singaporeans googled in 2015.

Singapore Airlines will add a sixth daily flight to Bangkok in March, up from five daily flights, the airline said in a press release on Thursday (17 Dec). It will also increase flight frequency to Colombo in Sri Lanka and Milan in Italy for its northern summer schedule from 27 March to 29 October next year. Read more here.

Singaporean buyers are becoming more cautious when it comes to purchasing foreign properties, reported Singapore Business Review citing the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In its latest Financial Stability Report, MAS revealed that Singapore households pumped $0.4 billion into overseas property transactions in 1H 2015, down from the $1.1 billion injected in 1H 2014. Find out more here.

The top Google searches made by Singaporeans in 2015 are out, and you’ll never believe what mind-blowing topics came up tops. Actually, you can. And it’s not so mind-blowing as it is…believable. 2015 was a year of remembrance and nostalgia. The ‘count your blessings’ vibe was strong in the air, with the SG50 campaign taking place throughout the year. But apart from celebration, we also saw tragedy as the nation mourned the loss of our founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Read more here.