Frasers Centrepoint Trust—a REIT controlled by Thai beer-to-property billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi—is taking full ownership of the Northpoint City shopping complex in the northern Singapore ...
New Cold Storage, Giant owners say $125m price tag fully reflects value of the business
SINGAPORE - Although DFI Retail Group has decided to offload its Singapore supermarket business to focus on other more lucrative businesses, the new owners of Cold Storage and Giant see new ...
Average growth of 8% a year in last decade by Singapore’s general insurance sector
SINGAPORE] The Republic’s general insurance sector has grown at an average annual rate of around 8 per cent in the last decade, reflecting its consistent performance and resilience over the long term, ...
Singapore-Vietnam ties at high point and will grow from strength to strength: PM Wong
HANOI – The bilateral relationship between Singapore and Vietnam is at a high point, with economic cooperation stronger than ever, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said at the start of his visit to ...
New Cold Storage, Giant owners expect to recoup $125m investment within months
SINGAPORE - Although DFI Retail Group has decided to offload its Singapore supermarket business to focus on other more lucrative businesses, the new owners of Cold Storage and Giant see new ...
Global Property Expo | Singapore 2025: Unlocking Global Residential Real Estate Opportunities
JLL (NYSE: JLL) today announced the launch of its inaugural Global Property Expo, a premier international real estate event, which will take place at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Cold Storage, Giant acquisition: Supermarkets in Singapore still profitable despite stiff competition, analysts say
Malaysian retail group Macrovalue has acquired Singapore's Cold Storage and Giant supermarket chains for S$125 million.
PM Wong welcomes Vietnam’s support for Singapore firms expanding into new sectors under comprehensive partnership
At the start of his official visit to Hanoi, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the deepening Singapore-Vietnam ties and aligned priorities between the two countries.
Two veteran public servants to retire; new permanent secretary for finance from May 1
Mr Jeffrey Siow, second permanent secretary at the trade and industry, and manpower ministries, will retire on April 2 after 24 years in the public service, the Public Service Division (PSD) said in a ...
Singapore’s approach to drugs works for Singaporeans
Some say the death penalty is an ineffective deterrent to drug trafficking. Singapore’s experience suggests otherwise.
Malaysia’s Public Bank heiress buys Singapore good class bungalow for $93.9m
The $93.9 million purchase of a good class bungalow under construction in the city-state’s Tanglin Hill area was completed in February, according to property records seen by Bloomberg News. It was ...
Singapore stocks track regional gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Mar 25), tracking gains in the region. Read more at The Business Times.
UOB CEO Wee Ee Cheong’s 2024 pay down 5.5% at S$15 million despite record net profit
[SINGAPORE] UOB chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong’s annual salary for 2024 dipped, despite the bank reporting a record net profit for the full year. Wee, who is also deputy chairman of the bank, ...
Indonesian business class passenger jailed for exposing himself to Singapore Airlines flight attendant
An Indonesian man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail for exposing himself to a female flight attendant on a Singapore Airlines flight.
Will Lady Gaga’s Singapore Concert Match the Taylor Swift Effect?
Lady Gaga’s return to Singapore is likely to set off a travel surge, with fans scrambling to secure flights, hotels, and concert tickets.
Singapore Law Society VP Resigns, Under Fire For Victim-Blaming In Rape Case; Shanmugam Calls Out ‘Misogyny’
Singaporean advocate and solicitor Chia Boon Teck has resigned today from his position as Vice-President of the Law Society of Singapore after he sparked outrage with a lengthy social media post ...