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Indonesian tycoon inks deal to buy Straits Trading Building for $560m
Indonesian tycoon inks deal to buy Straits Trading Building for $560m
The deal works out to $3,520 psf.
Sembcorp has one foot in the door of Myanmar’s promising utilities market: analysts
It’s building a US$300m gas power plant in Myanmar.
Comply or else: MAS shows teeth as it nixes fund manager’s status, says global law firm
Financial institutions, licensed or exempt, should comply.
Temasek, GIC snap up US$1 billion stake in Alibaba
The shares were bought from SoftBank.
Chart of the Day: Banks pin their hopes on construction firms as business loans slide
Consumer lending is also a bright spot.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.02%
Expect modest gains today.
Daily Briefing: Rents lower despite more workers; Frasers Hospitality to venture into new cities
And here are 8 travel deals you don’t want to miss.
Is Jumbo’s speedy growth about to come to a screeching halt?
Boosting start-up situation, economies of scale is key.
A massive makeover is about to happen in Mandai
It will be home to two new wildlife parks.
CPF board recovers $516m in arrears from errant employers in 2015
Over 360,000 workers benefitted.
Outlook for Cosco crumbles amid complicated restructuring deal
On top of dwindling orders, weak cash position.
IDA rolls out new quality of service standards for 4G services
Operators should cover 99% of outdoor areas by July 2017.
National Wages Council mulls up to $65 salary increase for low-income earners
On back of the uncertain economic environment.
Here’s why Super Group is banking on a surge in China to lift its struggling sales
20% of consumers in China buy from e-commerce vendors abroad.
Fourth telco must be both aggressive and rational to survive, say analysts
Otherwise, it’d be shooting its own foot, they added.
Chart of the Day: Analysts see an end to Singapore's record-breaking deflation
Find out why the headline figure will finally turn positive.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
Another loss is likely today.
Commentary
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