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Bangkok beats Singapore as best travel destination
Bangkok beats Singapore as best travel destination
Singapore expects only 12.11m international overnight visitors this year.
Tourists' spending swells 12% to $11.6b in H1
More than a quarter was spent for shopping.
Condo resale prices dip 0.7% in October
Outside Central Region recorded the largest price slip at 2%.
Singapore plans to grow data centres by 25%
Citywide sensors are also being studied.
S-REITs succumb to selling pressures
FSTREI index has been declining 4.3% since October 24.
SIIC Environment's net profit up 0.8% to $22.6m
Thanks to higher water treatment and supply sales volume.
Fourth telco player could capture 7% of mobile revenues
StarHub and M1 could be battered as they've been losing mobile revenue share.
Singapore fuel oil margins hit four-year high
Thanks to lower supplies and firm demand.
Fraser & Neave profits doubled to $165.7m in 2016
This is despite 7% drop in revenues.
Yoma's profits up 27.3% to $8.5m
Thanks to fair value gains from telco towers stake.
Lady Luck frowns on Singapore as recovery is unlikely
VIP and mass segment gaming volumes still dropped yoy.
GLP's Q2 net profit up 25.3% to $307.22m
Due to the continued expansion of its fund management platform.
IMDA delays assessment of the potential fourth telco
Prequalified candidates will be announced by end-November.
Electronics PMI signals a turnaround for Singapore manufacturing
PMI sits at 50.8, up from 50.3 in the preceding month.
SIA faces intensified competition from Chinese carriers
They are expanding into long-haul sectors.
Singaporean middle-income earners spend the most online
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