News
SPH to sell stakes in 701Search to a Norwegian telco
Purchase price sits at US$109m.
ThaiBev's net profit drops 23.5% to $266.3m
Spirits and beer sales are fizzling out.
ComfortDelGro to extend life of existing taxis to 8 years
It eyes replacing 500 taxis within 2017.
Retail sales up 2.1% in March
Robust petrol service stations sales boosted overall output.
Ezion sinks into a $17.9m net loss in Q1
The lower gross profit margin is partly to blame.
Wilmar's net profit grows 40.5% to $440.5m
Thanks to healthy yields from Tropical Oils and Oilseeds & Grains.
ST Engineering's net profit dips 6% to $103.4m
Aerospace, Land System, and Marine segments were lacklustre in Q1.
City Developments' net profit down 19.9% to $99.2m in Q1
Blame the absence of contributions from joint venture projects.
URA reduces occupancy cap for private properties
Allowable tenants will be reduced from 8 to 6 unrelated persons.
Retail property sector will continue to soften in 2017
Rents are predicted to dip 0.5%-1% for the whole year.
Frasers Centrepoint's net profit down 42.2% to $71.2m
Due to the absence of the contribution from Twin Fountains EC in Singapore.
Noble Group shares sink to lowest level in 14 years
The company warned of a profit loss in Q1.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
The weakness on Wall Street could weigh on local sentiment.
Chart of the Day: Residential sector accounts for 46.2% of investment sales in Q1
The commercial sector takes the next big slice of the pie.
Daily Briefing: CIMB hires 7 people for its Singapore private bank; Shunfu Ville sale pushes through
And check out this start-up consultancy using anthropology.
IMDA gives go ahead to 50 digital solutions for SMEs
These tech solutions aim to raise SMEs' digital readiness.
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