Singapore
Daily Briefing: Vietnamese challenger threatens Olam's cashew dominance; Carousell to buy Philippine online marketplace OLX
Daily Briefing: Vietnamese challenger threatens Olam's cashew dominance; Carousell to buy Philippine online marketplace OLX
And a commercial building in Joo Chiat Road is up for sale at $20m.
Singapore keeps grip on maritime capital crown: report
It maintained its lead despite a weak trade cycle in traditional shopping and offshore oil and gas market.
Singapore's data centre capacity to hit 380MW by 2022
But the growing cloud business could reduce the demand for colocation services if colocation tenants make the switch.
Surbana Jurong and AeroLion Technologies to develop UAV technologies
The technologies will be used for land reclamation, workplace safety and site progression applications.
E-commerce startup ShopBack clinches US$45m funding from Rakuten and EDBI
The proceeds will be used to enhance data capabilities and fuel expansion plans.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust hauls $500.8m in equity fundraising
The proceeds will be used to partially repay a loan facility to fund the acquisition in Ixom.
Condo rents up 1.5% in March
Leasing activities usually recover from March following the CNY lull.
SGX to launch interest rate derivatives on Japan repo
The SGX Nikkei 225 Index TRF will kick off on 13 May.
Singapore Press Holdings profits sank 25.7% to $29.69m in Q2
Lower ad and circulation revenue pulled down the company's performance.
Top 5 billionaire stocks hit average return of 49% in April
Manufacturing firm Hi-P saw a skyrocketing return of 89.9% in April YTD.
S-REIT mergers to intensify after OUE deal
Potential merger candidates include trusts worth $1b and below.
Singapore launches maritime innovation lab for smart ships
The lab will feature a $9.9m Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System Lab.
Is bigger always better? OUE's mega-merger fails to soothe investor jitters
Investors usually opt for a REIT purely focused on a particular sub-asset class.
How can companies defend themselves against transnational threats?
CEO Samu Konttinen of Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure discusses nations’ ‘new arm race’ against transnational cybersecurity issues.
Daily Briefing: CapitaLand's Ascott adds 14 new global properties; Air taxis to be trialed in southern Singapore
And data centre startup AirTrunk bags $450m to build first Singapore facility.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.31%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: What are the top targeted M&A deals in Q1?
CapitaLand's US$7.9b acquisition of Ascendas is the largest M&A so far in SEA.
Commentary
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To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
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