Singapore
ST Engineering bags US$46m defence export contract
The group’s land systems arm, ST Kinetics, will be supplying mortar systems to an overseas customer.
ST Engineering bags US$46m defence export contract
The group’s land systems arm, ST Kinetics, will be supplying mortar systems to an overseas customer.
Singapore Land’s net profit plunges 51% to $330.7m in 2011
As gross rental income from investment properties dropped by $8.6 million last year.
Hong Leong Finance joins SGX as Catalist sponsor
As a full sponsor, HFLF will be able to introduce new listings to the Catalist board.
UIC’s net profit plummets 71% to $214m in 2011
As sales of its trading properties didn’t do so well last year.
Harnessing talent to tap opportunities in offshore energy exploration
The International Energy Agency predicts that global energy demand would increase by one-third from 2010 to 2035, with Asia leading this demand. Asia-Pacific, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico will help meet much of that demand. In Singapore this growth is reflected in the annual turnover of the offshore marine industry, with over $8 billion in 2010 and which continues to remain buoyant.
We the people of Facebook
The Facebook IPO was, without a doubt, the most widely anticipated and eagerly discussed topic this month. From Singapore to San Francisco, in meeting rooms and over coffee tables, across university campuses and next to office water coolers, millions of people eagerly discussed and discoursed the highly anticipated IPO filing… and I was certainly one of them.
Is Singapore next on the list of mobile payments leadership?
Is it time for Singapore to adopt a national mobile payments system?
What makes a great brand name in Singapore?
Singapore, the “little red dot” in Southeast Asia, has a landmass of just 714 km2—barely larger than Chicago.
Are you really serious about social media?
The proliferation, promise and potential of social media have grasped the attention of many enterprises in Singapore.
Total trade expands by 8%
Singapore’s total trade in 2011 reached S$974b.
Chart of the Day: Non-landed private homes sold rose by 205% m-o-m
It rose to 62% YoY to 1,868 units excluding EC and landed-units - the most units sold in a whooping 21-month period.
Put up or shut up: Starhub warns MyRepublic on NBN claims
Starhub takes aim at allegations made by founders of MyRepublic, two of which are Starhub's ex-seniors.
Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Fri Feb 17, 2012
The Singapore dollar gained some ground but saw any further rises capped amidst Greece's sovereign debt troubles.
Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Fri Feb 17, 2012
There was strong rebound on Wall Street and the Nikkei started impressively.
Singapore economy only grew 4.9% in 2011
Performance is way down from the 14.8% growth recorded in 2010 and will still worsen in 2012.
Singapore growth to dwell in slow-paced limbo?
That is the forming consensus with RBS predicting an averted crash followed by a prolonged rebound.
Tender alert for Rangoon Road / Farrer Park Station Road hotel site
Is the land parcel worth the minimum bid of $56.5 million?