News
Singapore expands rent subsidies for SMEs
Singapore expands rent subsidies for SMEs
FM Wong tackles SME squeeze with new rent subsidies for 99% of Singapore firms.
55% of APAC firms push AI adoption without staff training: report
This comes at the risk of staff morale.
MAS forecasters lift 2026 growth to 3.6%
MAS March survey shows GDP forecast jumps to 3.6% after 6.9% Q4 2025 growth.
Soilbuild profit sky-rockets 139% as order book hits $1.1b
Net profit rises to $63.6M in FY2025 as revenue jumps 50.8%, enabling higher dividends.
Dormitory rents soften as occupancy falls to 97.1% in H2 2025
Bed rents dip 1% in late 2025 after 80% surge, eased by new supply from Pioneer Lodge.
Services receipts rise 3.6% YoY in Q4 2025
Quarterly growth comes in at 3.3%.
CSE Global FY2025 net profit rises 42.3% to $37.5m
Revenue grew 12.5% to $968.9m.
Islandwide dormitory occupancy slips to 97.1% in H2 2025
Occupancy levels have remained healthy since the second half of 2022.
First Resources' net profit rises 44% to $446m in FY2025
The board has proposed a final dividend of 10.20 cents per share.
Golden Agri's FY 2025 profit jumps 10% to $506m
FY2025 profit rises to $506m as upstream EBITDA grows 25% despite extra costs.
Uni-Asia swings to $1.16m profit as total income rises
Investment gains drive the company’s profit rebound.
Thakral Corporation FY2025 net profit rises five-fold to $170.9m
Revenue rose 42% year-on-year to $411.3m.
Singlife launches universal life plan with income linked to global indices
The plan has a built-in floor rate of 0.00% per annum.
Bumitama Agri's net profit up 22.5% to $211.08m in 2025
Basic and diluted earnings per share reached 12.17 Singapore cents.
Beng Kuang to take full control of ASOM in $60m deal
The group is expected to hold a 100% equity stake.
Savills offers Chinatown shophouses with income-generating tenants
The shophouses at 277/279 South Bridge Road total 8,259 sq ft.
All GST-registered firms face mandatory InvoiceNow shift by 2031
Funding of up to $5,000 will be provided to support the transition.
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