Singapore
Singapore awards PacificLight Power contract for fast start generating units
Singapore awards PacificLight Power contract for fast start generating units
The two generating units will start operations in Q2 2025.
8 in 10 private school grads in Singapore land jobs in 6 months: report
Autonomous university and polytechnic grads had higher rates of employment.
Portfolio of commercial strata assets at Tai Thong Crescent up for sale
The portfolio has a guide price of $40.77m.
S'pore, Indonesia explore carbon capture opportunities
Carbon capture and storage was one of the opportunities being studied by other countries.
Law Ren Kai takes helm as Meta Health chairman
He will succeed Bernard Ng Kee Huat.
Mapletree Logistics Trust's DPU declines 2.5% YoY in 4Q23/24 despite higher NPI
NPI for the period was 0.6% YoY higher.
CDL Hospitality Trust boosts NPI by 6.8% amid rising RevPAR
In Singapore, RevPAR rose 16.6% YoY to $205.
Far East Hospitality Trust's NPI climbs 6% to $25.1m on strong hotel growth
The hotel segment posted an 8.4% YoY higher revenue in 1Q24.
Il-lumina sale boosts IREIT Global's portfolio to 91.5% occupancy
Occupancy in 4Q23 was 90.4%.
Singapore-Indonesia programme to boost cross-border tech opportunities
More than 10 companies are part of the pilot programme, which will be fully rolled out in Q1 2025.
Starhill Global REIT's NPI dips 0.9% YoY amidst currency challenges
NPI for the period was $37.7m.
Wilmar’s Q1 net profit plunges 22.6% YoY
Lower earnings from some of its business units and investments in China pulled Wilmar’s net profit down.
1 in 3 executives dread political risk in 2024
More than 60 countries are holding elections this year.
Economists cut 1Q24 GDP forecast amid weak March manufacturing
Manufacturing output fell 3.2% YoY in March.
Auction listings drop 9.1% QoQ in 1Q24
There were 90 listings in the first quarter of 2024.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.18%; Top stock is Singtel
Singtel is the top stock despite a 2.49% decrease.
Singapore prime office values hold steady in Q1
Small deals to dominate the first half.
Commentary
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