Deal value fell 7% year on year, whilst volume dropped 27%. Deal activity in Singapore dipped in the first five months as companies prioritised mid-sized strategic transactions worth $1.27b-$6.35b ...
CNA938 Rewind – A win for Singapore as it repurposes golf courses into housing and economic developments
Singapore will lose four of its golf courses by 2035. The land will be set aside for other uses like housing. Is this a win for the majority of us? Lance Alexander finds out from Yvonne Tan, Director, ...
Great Eastern’s shareholders reject delisting proposal, blocking OCBC bid to fully own insurer
Shareholders of Singapore-listed Great Eastern voted against a proposal to delist its stock on Tuesday, blocking Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp's planned S$900 million ($704.6 million) acquisition of ...
Great Eastern Set to Resume Trading After OCBC-Backed Delisting Bid Fails
Shares of Great Eastern are poised to resume trading in Singapore after shareholders rejected a voluntary delisting measure backed by parent Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation.
UOB raises Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast to 6.9% for 2025
According to a report released by UOB's Global Economics & Market Research Unit released on July 8, Vietnam’s real GDP grew by a robust 7.96% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, significantly ...
Singapore stocks hold firm after latest salvo of US tariffs; STI up 0.4%
Across the boarder market, gainers outnumber losers 321 to 197. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Fewer courses, higher stakes: What golf’s shrinking footprint means for Singapore’s players and clubs
SINGAPORE] The announcement this week that the government will not renew the leases for six golf courses in Singapore could lead to an increase in club membership prices over the next few years, say ...
NDP 2025: Heartland sites announced for Singapore’s 60th birthday celebration
Heartland celebrations for this year's National Day will take place in Bishan, Punggol, Yishun, Geylang and Bukit Gombak on Aug 10.
‘I must always challenge myself’: Singapore Idol winner Hady Mirza is now a property agent
It took the local singer two years and four tries before he finally passed his Real Estate Salesperson exam. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Former OCBC staff in Singapore allegedly took over S$760,000, paid own credit card bills with stolen funds
SINGAPORE, July 8 — A bank officer who allegedly misappropriated over S$760,000 (RM2.5 million) through unauthorised fund transfers and credit card payments was charged in Singapore today with ...
Great Eastern Holdings update: OCBC, the Wongs and SGX are winners
Great Eastern Holdings set to resume trading following EGM where 36% of shares of shareholders who voted in person or by proxy voted against delisting.
Former bank officer charged with transferring $600k from client’s account
Goi Wee Shien, 43, was handed 16 charges over cheating, money laundering and forgery, among other offences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NDP celebrations headed to heartlands on Aug 10 with mobile column, fireworks and festivities
More Singaporeans will be able to participate in this year's National Day celebrations as they continue island-wide in the heartlands on Aug 10, following the annual parade on Aug 9. The NDP 2025 ...
Singtel’s redeveloped Comcentre to be Singapore’s first AI-enabled, 5G+ connected building
Set to be completed by 2028, the new $3 billion Comcentre blends technology, green design, and a new collaborative contracting model.
Stonepeak in talks to invest in Warburg-backed Princeton
The US infrastructure investor may seek to invest more than US$1 billion in Singapore-based Princeton Digital via a structured equity deal.
Pre-trial hearing for Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng in Singapore adjourned again, rescheduled for July 23
S INGAPORE, July 8 — Singapore-based Malaysian billionaire hotelier and property tycoon Ong Beng Seng will return to court on July 23 for a pre-trial conference, as proceedings in his high-profile ...