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Singapore targets SMRs as South Korea formalises nuclear ties

This agreement marks the first civil nuclear power pact between these two nations.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 2.09%; Top stock is ST Engineering

Singapore Technologies Engineering is the top stock with a 2.81% increase.

Scam losses fall to $913.1m in 2025

Impersonation scams surge despite fewer cases.

AI tops security risks for 76% of firms

Deepfakes, cloud credential theft flagged.

Singapore-Norway digital pact activates to protect $30b trade corridor

This agreement governs critical data flows and electronic trade documents between the two nations.

Gulf conflict raises energy risks but direct exposure ‘limited’: analysts

It’s a ‘second-order’ crisis for Singapore, said Maybank Research.

Personal optimism sustains as Budget 2026 reinforces cash flow—survey

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s fiscal plan delivers CDC vouchers and utility rebates.

OUE Limited narrows loss to $279.1m in 2025

It was mainly due to the absence of fair value loss and lower finance expenses.

SIA cancels Dubai flights amidst Middle East conflict

Cancellations run from 28 February to 7 March.

SM Lee warns of energy price hikes as Gulf conflict strikes

The economy is vulnerable as tension breaks out between the US, Israel, and Iran.

COSCO’s net profit climbs by 45% YoY in 2025

The group said this was driven by higher sales.

HSBC Singapore names two senior appointments for China proposition

Ying Wang and Irene Zeng’s new roles are aimed at helping Chinese businesses in their cross-border needs.

Raffles Education divests 51 Merchant Road in deleveraging push

A special dividend of $0.4 per share will be issued to shareholders.

SATS profit surges 20.4% to $84.7m in Q3 2026 on strong cargo revenue

Its revenue climbed 8% year on year during the quarter. 

IHH Healthcare FY2025 net profit falls 21% to $682.67m

The decrease is due to unrealised currency translation losses from a stronger ringgit.