Singapore

JB Foods profit down 4.7% to RM11 million

Lackluster cocoa bean prices dragged down 2Q12 revenues of newly Mainboard-listed producer.

JB Foods profit down 4.7% to RM11 million

Lackluster cocoa bean prices dragged down 2Q12 revenues of newly Mainboard-listed producer.

SPH's Seletar Mall to be completed by end-2014

284,000-sqft mall to open in Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Road junction.

Keppel and Floatel ink $315M semi contract

Keppel FELS subsidiary racks up its fourth semisubmersible order in four years.

Domestic wholesale trade dips 1.9%

Industrial & construction machinery sector's sales made the largest decline of 13.2%.

Unsafe driving on Singapore roads on the rise: Shanmugam

Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam cited three incidents of unsafe driving on his Facebook page on Monday.

Singapore 6th costliest city in which to rent

In the second half of 2011, Paris took over from London as the most expensive city in which to rent.

Singtel to unveil first 4G service for tablets

The service offers typical download speeds between 3.4Mbps and 12Mbps.

MediaCorp to broadcast National Day Rally 2012 live

The 2-part rally is on 26 August from 6.45pm across its television, radio and online platforms.

Office rentals fell over the last three quarters

Tight office supply is expected moving forward as only around 70k sq ft office space are slated for opening in 3Q12.

Acquisition activities of industrial landlords eased by over 80%

Total amount of acquisitios dwindled to S$107m in 2Q12 from around S$678.2m  the previous quarter.

Pressure rises as F&N nears high noon for Heineken bid

Heineken's S$53 offer is waiting for shareholders' go signal, but ThaiBev could still say no.

Over 400K retail spaces flooding the market up to 2015

But bulk of the supply is coming from the suburbs.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises struggle amid debt collection woes

90-day old debts to SMEs spiked to 24%--the highest in two years.

Check out what's really bugging NOL's shipping activity

Looks like NOL must rethink the measly 0.4% and 18% drop in freight rates.

GIC bids $1.5b for bankrupt hotel group

Hedge fund Paulson & Co bought the hotels from Morgan Stanley in 2011 and eventually put them into bankruptcy.

This is why finance professionals will ditch banking sector

8 in 10 are itching to move out of traditional services--where do they go then?