News
COTD: Landed home prices dip below $2,000 psf in Q2
COTD: Landed home prices dip below $2,000 psf in Q2
This was a 0.9% decrease quarter-on-quarter.
mm2 Asia faces $17.6m in legal claims, maintains it can stay afloat
Most claims are linked to its cinema unit, CCPL.
CICT acquires full ownership of CapitaSpring for $1.045b
DPU expected to rise 1.1%.
Samsung opens Business Experience Studio in Singapore
The 2,150-square-foot studio aims to provide businesses with hands-on experience using Samsung’s enterprise solutions.
Singapore boosts digital spend in construction
Construction firms in Singapore use an average of 7.3 technologies, the report said.
Singapore leads APAC in hybrid work access: report
Around 79% of employees say a company’s sustainability and CSR efforts influence their job decisions.
Over 75% of APAC logistics firms plan to expand space
CBRE noted Singapore’s appeal extends beyond cost competitiveness.
Over 900 units across three residential sites sold on launch weekend
Promenade Peak in Zion Promenade moved 331 units out of 596 (56%).
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.08%; Top stock is Mapletree PanAsia Com Tr
Mapletree PanAsia Com Tr is the top stock with a 3.13% increase.
FTSE ST Industrials Index up 13.2% in July, outpaces STI
Wee Hur, Frencken, and Samudera led gains.
Singapore’s deal activity down by 16% in H1: GlobalData
APAC’s deal landscape increased by around 3% in the same period.
ISOTeam acquires remaining 49% shares of subsidiary Zara
The consideration for the acquisition is $1.ISOTeam Ltd. announced that it purchased the 73,500 ordinary shares owned by Chin Wai Tuck in the company's subsidiary Zara @ ISOTeam, representing 49%$ of the issued and paid-up share capital of Zara.
Keppel net profit up 25% in H1 2025
This was driven by solid performance in infrastructure and real estate.
Memiontec forecasts net loss in H1
This is due to lower gross margins recognised from ongoing projects.
Tiong Seng expects net loss for H1 2025
It is mainly due to final costs from pre-COVID projects.
United Hampshire US REIT acquires Dover Marketplace for $21.1m
This is UHREIT’s third acquisition in Pennsylvania.
CAD probes cryptocurrency platform Tokenize Xchange
ATPL Director Hong Qi Yu was charged in court with fraudulent trading.
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