According to public databases operated by Equasis and the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Pinocchio is a Liberian-flagged container ship that is owned by Singapore-registered compa …
Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Properties buys Seletar Mall in Singapore for US$412m — Forbes
Billionaire Robert Kuok-controlled developer Allgreen Properties has bought the Seletar Mall, a shopping mall in the northeastern part of Singapore, for US$412 million (RM1.93 billion). In a report …
Japfa says not “appropriate to comment” on Singapore delisting speculation
Agri-food business Japfa is reportedly considering delisting from the Singapore stock exchange and going private but has partially rebuffed the speculation. Bloomberg reported last week that Japfa, …
Sumitomo Mitsui leasing firm to buy Singapore private funds for $270m
Singapore-based ARA is carving out its private fund operations as a new company called ARAvest. SMFL units SMFL Mirai Partners (Singapore) and Kenedix will acquire 70% and 30% of ARAvest for a total …
What Singapore’s property developers can learn from Japan’s Azabudai Hills
The US$4b development seeks to become an international hub for foreigners and VCs. Japan’s newest composite redevelopment Azabudai Hills may just serve as an important cornerstone to Tokyo’s ambitions …
Renewed Consolidation Likely For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day losing streak in which it had slipped almost 35 points or 1.1 percent. The Straits …
Claims of adultery, abuse: Singapore family’s marital strife sets Indonesia social media abuzz
The Singaporean man and his South Korean wife went online to blame each other for their souring 16-year marriage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tackle low wages, lack of quality investments to stem Malaysia’s brain drain: Analysts
Over 80 per cent of Malaysians working in Singapore and Brunei fall into the skilled and semi-skilled categories. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Catastrophe bond milestone for Singapore amid record issuance and returns
SINGAPORE marks a fresh milestone in its ambition to become a hub for issuance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) in Asia. Read more at The Business Times.
Commentary: Music tourism as Singapore’s new growth driver
With the trade recovery yet to fully take off, Singapore is busy making music tourism its new growth driver. British rock band Coldplay performed in January, while American pop st …