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Singapore passport is the most powerful in the world
26 Mar 19
It shared the top spot with Japan and South Korea, having visa-free access to 189 countries.
First Sponsor Group to undertake rights issue for $399.5m
26 Mar 19
It dropped its initial plan to issue warrants for perpetual capital securities.
Hyflux to resolve disputes over Algerian desalination plant through ICC
26 Mar 19
It needs to respond to disputes over three deals and one protocol through arbitration.
Frasers Property launches A$600m ‘green' loan in Australia
26 Mar 19
It will refinance an existing debt facility due in 2020.
SIAS slams Hyflux as path to restructuring with SMI turns foggy
26 Mar 19
Investor anxiety is rising as Hyflux is not resolving issues to keep the restructuring on track, it said.
Keppel Capital and co-investors to buy Yi Fang Tower in Shanghai for $925.99m
26 Mar 19
It is made up of two 18-storey towers and a retail podium.
Daily Briefing: Singapore's credit market bore the brunt of regional distress; ERA Realty Network gives $1m grant to real estate startups
26 Mar 19
And London-based regtech firm ClauseMatch expands in Singapore.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.91%
26 Mar 19
Don’t expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Warehouse rents may jump 2% to $1.80 psf by 2021
25 Mar 19
Occupancy rates are also projected to improve to 90% over 2019 and 2020.
Alibaba's Taobao debuts Jiyoujia home and living brand in Singapore
25 Mar 19
Taobao’s NomadX store will feature furniture items from the platform and recommendations via digital showcases.
SMEs open to business transformation investments amidst souring economic expectations: poll
25 Mar 19
The manufacturing sector saw the highest uptick in capital investment expectations by 2.15%.
National Wages Council invites views on wage recommendations
25 Mar 19
NWC will convene in April and May 2019 to develop its annual guidelines on wage and employment-related issues.
Inflation further eased to 1.5% in February
25 Mar 19
The fall reflected lower inflation for services, retail items and electricity & gas.
Mandarin Gardens kills second en bloc attempt amidst failure to meet 80% consensus
25 Mar 19
Only proprietors comprising 68.34% of the 1,017 units signed the deal.
HDB awards Pasir Ris Central tender for $700m
25 Mar 19
The mixed-use development comprises a bus interchange, a polyclinic, and a town plaza.
Singtel boosts ICT and digital businesses amidst declining legacy voice revenue: analyst
25 Mar 19
Its additional Airtel rights buy will not derail from its mandate to pay out $0.175 dividends for FY2019 and FY2020.
Keppel Corporation arm bags $425m deal with drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC
25 Mar 19
It will construct a second mid-water semi-submersible drilling rig for harsh environment use.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.05%
25 Mar 19
Don’t expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Industrial sector's vacancy rates to hit 12.1% in 2020
24 Mar 19
Rentals across industrial, warehouse and business parks sectors would also start turning up from 2019 onwards.
Wilmar's China unit set for $12-13b market cap upon Shanghai IPO: analyst
22 Mar 19
It is backed by its ARAWANA brand for cooking oil, pack rice, flour, and pack dry noodles.
Changi Airport passenger movements up 4% in February
22 Mar 19
Passengers from Europe and North America led the growth.
50,000 government-linked email credentials found in illegal data banks
22 Mar 19
Most are either outdated or bogus addresses, but 119 are still being used.
Two consortiums to trial self-driving environmental service vehicles for road cleaning
22 Mar 19
They will apply AV technology to commercial mechanical road sweepers.
PGIM Real Estate AsiaRetail Fund's assets could propel Frasers Property's retail mall position
22 Mar 19
Frasers raised its stake in the fund to 47.82% for $601.5m.
PUB slams Hyflux investor's basis for withdrawing from restructuring deal
22 Mar 19
SM Investments gave Hyflux two weeks to resolve its default or it will terminate the restructuring deal.
Property investment sales eased 31.4% to $3.59b in Q1
22 Mar 19
The residential sector accounted for 30.4% of sales volume.
ThaiBev launches luxury InverHouse whisky portfolio
22 Mar 19
The offerings focus on Ready to Drink spirits like the Kulov Max 7 vodka.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.19%
22 Mar 19
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: GIC and Temasek ate up 60% of sovereign fund deals in 2018; Singaporean PE firm Tembusu Partners invests $201.4m in Chinese projects
22 Mar 19
And luxury property Boulevard 88 sold 20 out of 25 units for $3,550 psf.
Chart of the Day: Delay in industrial property completions in 2018 to boost supply in 2019
22 Mar 19
Supply in single-user factory spaces could jump by c.9%.
Singapore hopeful for China-backed Asia trade pact this year
21 Mar 19
The trade minister said he was hopeful that the trade pact could be sealed by the end of 2019.
Singapore gets first guilty plea in $8b penny stock scheme
21 Mar 19
Key accomplice Goh Hin Calm was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment by Singapore’s High Court.
MAS develops in-house tool to detect rogue trading behaviour early
21 Mar 19
It predicts the likelihood that market manipulation has occurred based on trade analysis and past cases.
Vietnamese ride-hailing firm FastGo to launch in Singapore in April
21 Mar 19
Driver-partners can register on 1 April, whilst customers can book rides on 30 April.
Frasers Property raises stake in PGIM Real Estate AsiaRetail Fund to 47.82% for $601.5m
21 Mar 19
Earnings are expected to grow to $511m after its acquisitions.
CapitaLand inks services agreement with Temasek's Jurong Consultants India
21 Mar 19
Jurong Consultants India will provide due diligence services for India properties as part of an acquisition.
Challenger Technologies to delist with $0.56 exit offer price
21 Mar 19
It cited weak retail sentiment and industry disruption amongst its reasons for delisting.
Frasers Property unit secures $785m green club loan
21 Mar 19
The net proceeds of the five-year term loan will be used to refinance the development of its Northpoint City South Wing mall.
ST Engineering inks deal to expand its autonomous bus platforms
21 Mar 19
Its AV kit will be integrated onto EV manufacturer BYD’s buses.
COE prices close mostly higher in latest bidding exercise
21 Mar 19
Open vehicles under Category E saw the highest increase of $3,380.

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