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Sembcorp’s Myingyan power plant resumes operations
Sembcorp’s Myingyan power plant resumes operations
Conflicts around the plant’s area have ceased.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.24%; Top stock is HongkongLand USD
HongkongLand USD is the top stock with a 4.51% increase.
CLCT manager names Gerry Chan as deputy CEO
This is effective 1 September.
Oxley Holdings expects net loss in FY 2024
Blame it on lower sales from property developments.
Joo Chiat and Little India boutique hotels up for sale
Expression of interest will close on 7 October.
SIT opens new Punggol campus for academic year 2024
Students from two clusters are the first to experience the new campus.
Singaporeans face longer wait for financial freedom
Nearly half believe they will never be financially free.
Singapore M&A deal activity drops 23.7%
Deal activity in Asia Pacific declined 9.9% overall.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.44%; Top stock is SATS
SATS is the top stock with a 2.00% increase.
Almost half of S'poreans want to work overseas, USA amongst top choice
They are focusing on USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia.
New SSA Annex boosts capacity for global climate collaboration
The zero-energy facility focuses on decarbonization.
Governments struggle to boost declining fertility rates
Women are facing increasing pressure.
CPFIS funds record 9.69% average returns in Q2 2024
Investment-linked insurance policies (ILPs) recorded average returns of 9.68%.
Marco Polo Marine’s gross profit up 2.6% to $14.6m in Q3
This was despite a 4.6% decline in revenue.
Pasture Holdings’ earnings rebound in FY 2024
The company has rebounded from a net loss of US$1.3m to a net profit of US$0.6m.
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT taps Lawrence David Sperling as new chairman of the audit and risk committee
He will start his role on 23 August.
BRC Asia, LTC extends deadline of Angkasa ordinary shares acquisition
The new deadline is on 30 August.
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