Healthcare
Raffles Medical is losing Singapore Prison as client, and it's still good news
It can shrug off the prison's 4% contribution to revenue.
Raffles Medical is losing Singapore Prison as client, and it's still good news
It can shrug off the prison's 4% contribution to revenue.
Malaysia to focus on healthcare
The government sees increasing demand for healthcare services going forward.
Daily briefing: $500m for ageing care facilities, NTUC's two weeks paid paternity leave recommendation
Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including the upcoming Children's Garden.
Singapore warns public on three dangerous adulterated health products
"Flutulang" killed one Singaporean while "Kapsul Gaut" and "True Prolife Vegrow" caused adverse reactions.
Biosensors extends licensing agreement with Terumo
The agreement involves the BioMatrix™ technology.
Chart of the Day: Western clinics second top contributor to health services operating receipts
Non-Western clinics contributed the least.
Chart of the Day: How profitable are health services?
Profitability was down in 2011 due to lower operating surplus recorded by hospitals.
Why Singapore hospitals became less profitable in 2011
Expenditures are accumulating faster than receipts resulting in lower operating surplus.
Far East Orchard has cash to purchase Pacific Plaza: Maybank
Company could acquire the healthcare property as early as next year.
Advance SCT scuttles acquisition over delay disputes
Legal battle also looming between the company and its former vendor.
Cordlife Group eyeing growth in three Asian markets: UOB
It will likely acquire cord blood bank operations in India, Indonesia and Philippines.
Mary Chia Holdings appoints Tan Chui Peng as Financial Controller
She will in charge of overseeing the overall financial and accounting function of the Group.
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Mary Chia Holdings’ Chief Financial Officer steps down
Koh Poh Beng’s post will be temporarily replaced by Wendy Ho.
Price cuts could put Biosensors in code blue
But it can ramp up the sales volume to resuscitate profits, says Maybank.
LMA subsidiary wins sole supply agreement in Australia
LMA International’s subsidiary LMA PacMed will supply products to Australia’s Ramsay Healthcare Group for three years.
Cordlife profit down 18.3% to S$6.9m
This was mainly due to one-off IPO expenses and higher capital expenditure to drive business growth.
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