Singapore
Lower enrolment threatens Overseas Education as foreign students exit
It will only have 3,100 students in FY15.
Otto Marine narrows losses to $3.5m in Q2 by slashing salaries and headcount
Administrative expenses fell considerably.
Weak property market drives HDB rental prices to slip 0.7%
Executive flats remain the lone bright spots.
Opening of CityDev’s gigantic South Beach hotel delayed by manpower shortage
Soft launch has been pushed back to September.
Bursting bubbles: Graduates' askewed job expectations
Career service and guidance is becoming a big emphasis for many tertiary schools in Singapore. In fact if you take a look at Gebiz (Singapore government procurement portal), many schools at the secondary level have already done their fair share of career workshops in one form or another.
StarHub unveils new OTT video service to fend off SingTel’s attempts to snatch market share
SingTel is getting more aggressive in the Pay TV space.
Bottoms up! Steady beer sales push ThaiBev’s net profit to $234.9m in Q2
Beer profit almost doubled.
Direr straits await Noble as counterparties slash credit lines
Are there any other skeletons in its closet?
Ezion’s net profit plunges 36.3% to $40.6m in Q2
Blame it on cancelled projects in Australia.
MoM keeps an eye on 38 firms for failure to hire locals fairly
They’ve been placed on the watchlist.
HPL’s net profit surges 74.1% to $12.2m in Q2
Thanks to Tomlinson Heights sales.
Wing Tai profit cascades by 41% to $150.3m
Underperforming developments and properties caused the tumble.
ST Engineering net profit slips by 6.1% to $125m in 2Q
Blame it on lower shipbuilding revenue.
Petra Foods’ profit dives by 40% to US$7.4m in 2Q
It’s the second lacklustre quarter in a row.
Cheap air travel is the underestimated culprit behind Singapore’s retail woes
Nearby cities are snatching shoppers’ cash.
Olam’s net profit triples to $94.7m in 2Q
On back of improved margins.
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