Singapore

KSH Holdings' net profit slips by 11.2% to S$20.4m

The Group's revenue reflected the Construction business sector's revenue decrease, plunging by 35.1%.

KSH Holdings' net profit slips by 11.2% to S$20.4m

The Group's revenue reflected the Construction business sector's revenue decrease, plunging by 35.1%.

Singapore ranks second fastest in Asia on time spent reading resume

Guess what country breaks Singapore's record of 9 minutes and 32 seconds?

Voyager of the Seas arrives in Singapore

Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas arrived in Singapore for the first time on 26 May 2012.

ST Eng'g maintains innocence over ST Kinetics debarment in India

STE’s recent ~S$880m contract win to build patrol vessels for the Royal Navy of Oman, demonstrated its ability in winning defence contracts has not been compromised  by the India debarment, says OCBC.

Singapore dollar threatened by difficult trading week amidst eurozone woes

With investors taking flight to the safety of the US dollar, the local currency currently trades at $1.2756.

Chart of the Day: Singapore's import food prices up

The increase however was by a smaller extent compared to global prices.

STI set for firmer open despite retreat on Wall Street

The mildly positive Nikkei start and significantly higher US index futures are expected to provide some lift.

Commodity firms in for a nastier drought

Wilmar, Olam and Noble are all currently reeling from the Chinese demand slowdown but the worst is yet to come.

Services sector generates higher business receipts

Education services led the gainers this quarter with a 20.9% growth while business services tumbled 6%.

Electronics, biomedical drag down manufacturing output

April output slid 0.3% yoy as weakness in these two manufacturing clusters offset expansion from the rest.

Sin Heng Heavy Machinery names Hiroshi Takahashi as Executive Director

Mr Hiroshi will oversee the Company's corporate planning, finance and accounting divisions.

Sin Heng Heavy Machinery appoints Kuniyoshi Furukawa as Director

He is also a member of Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Renumeration Committee.

Amtek Engineering names Jocelin Soon Swee Har as Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Ms Soon will remain as the company's Joint Company Secretary.

Amtek Engineering appoints Sheila Ng Won Lein as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

She will continue to be the company's Chief Financial Officer, the position she held since 2007.

Fischer Tech names Chen Keng Or as Program Director

Chen Keng Or will be tasked to oversee the company's program management, customer service and business development for new business.

United Fiber System's Director Indrawan Prakasa resigns

Mr Prakasa had been involved in the Company's forestry operations since the early establishment of PT HRB in 1996.

Asia Power's Chairman Sha Guangwen resigns

Sha Guangwen was also a Member of Nominating Committee, Chairman of Asia Power Performance Share Scheme Committee, and Chairman of Asia Power Share Option Scheme 2010 Committee.