Meanwhile, Wilmar has obtained approval from the Singapore Securities Exchange Trading (SGX-ST) for the restructuring and spin-off of YKA as part of the proposed IPO. ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel Capital, KBS File for $813M IPO of US REIT in Singapore
Keppel Capital, together with partners from the US and Singapore, has filed the final paperwork to launch a $813 million Singapore IPO of a set of US commercial properties. according to a stock market ... ( read original story ...)
REIT IPOs lack institutional support and liquidity, say REITAS office bearers
Market observers have indicated that part of the problem stems from the way investment bankers market REIT IPOs. The Singapore Exchange saw two REIT IPOs in May with the listing of ARA US Hospitality ... ( read original story ...)
Investors searching for yield should buy this sector in Singapore, strategists say
The share prices of Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, or S-REITs, have gone up by close to 20% this year. Strategists from Credit Suisse and DBS say S-REITs may not appreciate much more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore men’s floorball team thrash Thailand 17-1 to claim AOFC Cup
SINGAPORE — The Singapore national men’s floorball team clinched the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) Cup, after thrashing Thailand 17-1 in the final at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economic growth slows to 0.1% in Q2, lowest in a decade
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew by a meagre 0.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, the lowest in a decade, according to official estimates released on Friday (Jul 12). That widely missed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s laws apply equally to local and foreign offenders: MHA
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Government has dismissed as baseless allegations that Malaysian prisoners had been targeted for capital punishment, saying that the country’s laws “apply equally” to both ... ( read original story ...)
Silver Ferns thrash Singapore to keep perfect Netball World Cup run alive
Back for the final quarter. Singapore on track for their best ever score against New Zealand, their current highest being 17. Langman back in at centre for the Ferns. 9:02pm: End of Q3: NZ 63 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore feels for Hong Kong protesters, but won’t support violence: harmony and stability are core values
(July 9). I want to put the facts in the right perspective and emphasise that the survey cited does not represent the majority of Singapore. It is just a random survey of a minority who may not be ... ( read original story ...)
Crazy Rich Asian: Dyson’s founder forks out US$54 million for Singapore’s biggest penthouse – this is what it looks like
It’s official: James Dyson will soon be living like a crazy rich Asian. The billionaire founder of British electronics company Dyson has bought Singapore’s most-expensive penthouse – a sumptuous three ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first seed bank launched to protect regional plant from climate change
The first seed bank of Singapore that currently has a collection of 10,000 plant species, was officially launched on Saturday, July 13. This unique move was taken to protect the local and regional ... ( read original story ...)
China’s crude imports rise in June as new refineries start operations
China’s crude oil imports on a daily basis in June rose 15.2 per cent from a year earlier, customs data showed on Friday, as the start up of new large-scale refiners spurred demand for feedstocks. A ... ( read original story ...)
China’s June crude oil imports rise on-month, but below peak -Rtrs calculations
SINGAPORE/BEIJING — China’s crude oil imports rose in June from May on a daily basis but remained off April’s peak, according to Reuters calculations based on customs data issued on Friday. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Together: Redefining the national conversation
Is the latest citizen engagement exercise just another national conversation? Insight looks at why it's set to be different this time. In 1991, then Acting Minister for Information and the Arts George ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first seed bank launched at Botanic Gardens to promote plant conservation
SINGAPORE - Much has been said about endangered animal species, but Singapore is now also doing its part for threatened plant species in South-east Asia with the opening of the country's first seed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Just a matter of when’: the $20bn plan to power Singapore with Australian solar
There are ambitious solar and wind projects planned for both the Northern Territory and the Pilbara in Western Australia. Photograph: Alice Solar City/AAP The desert outside Tennant Creek, deep in the ... ( read original story ...)