Singapore
Sandpiper Hotel up for sale for $33m
Expression of interest closes on 19 June 2024, at 3 pm.
Golden Agri Resources net profit plunges 60% YoY to US$37m in 1Q24
The company's gross profit and EBITDA also declined.
Allozymes raises $20.25m to fund Europe expansion
Two new investors joined in this round of funding.
First Resources sees 86.6% YoY profit jump in 1Q24
Sales growth drove the profit increase.
Gov't renames MCI to Ministry of Digital Development and Information
The change will be effective from 8 July.
New NUS technique efficiently transforms carbon into high-value chemicals
This reduces the cost of conversion by 30%.
CDL acquires Hilton Paris Opéra acquisition for $350.2m
Hilton Paris Opéra is CDL's third and largest hotel in Paris.
Higher revenue drives SBS profit up 7.5% YoY in 1Q24
Revenue for the period was 6.6% YoY higher.
Gov’t reshuffles cabinet
Gan Kim Yong will be Deputy Prime Minister.
Private residential leases drop 2% YoY in 1Q24
The OCR bucked this trend and posted a 1.5% YoY increase in leasing contracts.
Currency woes overshadow Bumitama's revenue rise in 1Q24
Net profit for the period fell 23.5% YoY to IDR 328.4b.
Improved sales boost Hyphens Pharma Q1 profit by 97.6%
The Specialty Pharma Principals led the increase in revenue.
S'pore to push for national interest in consistent and principled manner: Wong
The new Prime Minister says this will make the country become a more reliable partner.
CapitaLand-led consortium bids $5.39m for Holland Drive plot
The consortium aims to build two 40-storey condo towers on the site.
Frencken Group profit soars 73% to $9M in 1Q24
Higher revenue drove the increase.
4G leaders prepared to revisit assumptions to slay sacred cow, Wong says
Enhanced policies will be introduced under the new administration.
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