Singapore
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.13%; Top stock is YZJ Shipbldg SGD
YZJ Shipbldg SGD is the top stock with a 1.63% increase.
DBS is only SG firm in APAC's top 50 companies by market cap
It landed on the 40th spot, the GlobalData ranking showed.
ST Eng’g bags shipbuilding contract for a walk-to-work vessel
The project is expected to be completed by H1 2027.
Grand Venture Technology, A*STAR to develop advanced ceramics manufacturing platform
ASTAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ASTAR SIMTech) will lead the development.
Centurion issues $53m fixed rate notes due May 2026
Noteholders have two options to exchange their outstanding existing notes.
From Labubu to Moo Deng: The role of microtrends in retail success
Success in leveraging microtrends relies on two key factors.
Leader Environmental Technologies sells AIWater shares for $67.9m
The shares will be sold to WJL Holding.
GKE’s net profit surges by over 130% in H2 2024
This was due to the growth of its warehousing and logistics segment.
HMI Medical and SBS Transit ink MoU to advance public health initiatives
Educational programmes will be implemented to enhance public health literacy.
Siloam signals interest in First REIT’s Indonesia hospital assets
Siloam currently operates the hospital assets.
Duty Free’s net profit soars to $12.6m in Q3 2024
Revenue also increased by 6.3% to $12.5m.
SingPost’s fired CEO Vincent Phang resigns from board
His resignation was effective 12 January.
Q&M Dental secures medical device licenses in key SEA markets
The company will now be able to sell and distribute in Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
NTUC, ST Engineering, SkillFuture SG ink deal to upskill workers in precision engineering
The partnership is expected to upskill 1,000 workers across 40 SMEs within the sector.
Monthly income of polytechnic graduates increases to $2,900 in 2024
More than eight in 10 graduates were employed within six months of graduation.
76% of Singapore firms disclose nature-related issues: study
But, only 14% have aligned with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
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’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation