A Singapore minister cautioned that economic uncertainties will weigh on the country’s real estate industry, as home sales in the city-state show flagging demand.
Is bancassurance the key for Bangladesh’s insurance industry?
This question was posed by Gokul Chand Das, Member, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority IDRA) at the Asia banking and Finance Magazine Awards ceremony in Singapore in July 2018, where …
Former finance head in Singapore unlawfully fired due to pregnancy
A former head of finance of an accounting service provider has won over $122,000 after a district court in Singapore found that she was unlawfully terminated for being pregnant. Navinea Kanapathy …
Yemen’s Houthis target ‘US ship Pinocchio’ in Red Sea
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.