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Olam gets US$1b loan to acquire US spice manufacturer
Olam gets US$1b loan to acquire US spice manufacturer
Olam International Limited, through a subsidiary, has two years to pay for the acquisition of Olde Thomson.
Read before you ride: Public taxi transportation during Phase 2
Here’s what you need to know about the public transportation restrictions during this heightened alert period.
ARA boosts stake in Kenedix to 30%
The target company is considered Japan’s largest independent real estate asset management group.
SingapoRediscovers Voucher validity extended to encourage local tourism
Singapore citizens can use their vouchers until December 31.
How this tech-enabled coffee chain plans to revolutionize your coffee fix
Singapore-based Flash Coffee’s has an ambition to create a more affordable coffee break.
Cromwell European REIT net property down by just 0.4%
The real estate investment trust attributed its stable income to its expansion into four European countries.
Will video conferencing take over the future?
A study commissioned by Zoom seems to point in that direction.
Frasers Property net income up 18% despite hard-hit hospitality sector
Frasers Property reported a net income of $275.8m for the first half of 2021.
Bumitama Agri suffers 36.4% profit decline over taxes
The company’s profit was affected by Indonesian government's CPO levy and export tax.
ST Engineering secures $1.5b worth of new contracts for Q1
ST Engineering has more pending international projects in commercial aerospace, satellite communications and defence.
Sasseur REIT net income up 47.8% as Chinese malls recover
Sales at malls owned by Sasseur REIT rebounded one year after they were temporarily closed shop due to the pandemic.
Academia, Singapore LNG, and Subarna Jurong to study green data centre feasibility
Together, the groups will study the possibility of using liquid cooling technology and solar energy in data centres.
Singapore-based Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Japan
The company now has six data centers in its portfolio.
HDB rental rates rise for 11th straight month
Rents rose whilst more than 100 condo and HDB units were freed up in April.
Four in five Singaporeans uncomfortable with sharing data on social media: study
Singaporeans are some of Asia's most on guard when it comes to their data online.
ST Engineering, Temasek JV targets $800m portfolio in five years
The joint venture was formed to capture freighter aircraft demand.
IT consultancy Prontastic Group to open Singapore office
This is in response to the growing demand in Southeast Asia.
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