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Health ministry suspends Cordlife’s blood banking license
Health ministry suspends Cordlife’s blood banking license
Cordlife is suspended from collecting, testing, processing, or storing new cord blood units.
IHH Healthcare’s profit rises 15% to $193.66m in Q3
Higher daycare and medical tourism supported the quarterly PATMI growth.
Singapore’s innovation engine stalls at commercialisation
Singapore struggles to turn innovation inputs into global market success.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.36%; Top stock is Seatrium Ltd
Seatrium Ltd is the top stock with a 2.91% increase.
URA launches three GLS tenders as 4725 units enter pipeline
Tenders close on 22 January 2026 for Dairy Farm Walk, 5 February 2026 for Tanjong Rhu Road, and 26 March 2026 for Dover Drive.
Property analysts expect Dover Drive and Tanjong Rhu to draw strongest bids
For Tanjong Rhu Road, analysts again see keen interest, estimating two to seven bids at around $1,300 to $1,400 psf ppr.
Singapore’s manufacturing output surges in October as biomedical jumps
The biomedical cluster led the gains with an 89.6% jump, driven by a 122.9% surge in pharmaceuticals.
JTC launches Pandan Road site under IGLS programme
It is the fourth of five confirmed sites for the second half of the 2025 Industrial Government Land Sales programme.
Keppel REIT obtains three loan facilities worth over $400m
These include two $120m credit facilities and one $200m term loan facility.
NIO posts 15% sales increase in Q3 on competitive brand offerings
The automaker delivered 87,071 vehicles, a 40.8% increase over the previous year.
ComfortDelGro, Hello Robotaxi to roll out autonomous taxis in China, other markets
The partnership will use ComfortDelGro’s fleet management and Hello Robotaxi’s vehicles.
Coliwoo’s PATMI surges 62.9% to $22m in FY2025
This is thanks to the demand for co-living business.
ThaiBev profit attributable to shareholders falls to $1.01b in FY 2025
The company proposed $0.0248 total dividend despite the 6.8% profit drop.
Seatrium secures contract for Tiber FPU project in Gulf of America
The series‑build approach strengthens its foothold in Gulf of America projects.
Singtel Optus prices $200m fixed rate notes due 2035
The notes will be converted to Australian dollars for Optus Finance’s medium term notes.
NoonTalk Media secures shareholder backing amidst strategic content realignment
Board continuity and micro‑drama pivot endorsed at FY2025 AGM
Lion Global Investors launches physical gold fund as access expands
The fund aims to track the LBMA Gold Price AM as closely as possible.
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