Last year, SCIC sold 5.4 per cent of Vinamilk to the Singapore-listed, Fraser and Neave Ltd ... and distribution arm to other investors via an initial public offering (IPO). According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the sales of the distribution and retail ... ( read original story ...)
Atlantis Resources’ head of corporate finance to become CFO
The latter is the current head of corporate finance at the group and has been with Atlantis since before its IPO (initial public offering ... as we have transitioned the finance department from Singapore to Edinburgh, where he has built a highly competent ... ( read original story ...)
Bailout is only way out for 1MDB, says Pua
Pua, the opposition’s chief critic on 1MDB affairs, said this was because banks around the world would refuse to be involved with the “investment fund units” which 1MDB said would help finance the ... “In fact, the Singapore courts also confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
In Manila this week, ASEAN faces difficult balance between US and China
According to Vermonte, ASEAN member countries should contribute more to finance the region’s activities ... ASEAN Studies Centre of the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. Termsak said that its policies should not supplant the national ... ( read original story ...)
Uber knowingly put ‘fire risk’ cars on Singapore roads
The ride-sharing operator purchased 1,200 Honda Vezel units from various parallel import companies including Sunrita ... Vezel units in its fleet since then had been rectified, but Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed that this figure ... ( read original story ...)
Future Of Agriculture And Implications For ASEAN – Analysis
These imperil food importing countries, and may pave the way to another ... As regards anti-microbial resistance, Singapore is currently coordinating ASEAN’s efforts in reducing use of anti-microbials in agricultural production, developing regional ... ( read original story ...)
City of Trash
I am thinking, they want Singapore to be vibrant like New York, 10M population into this tiny red dot. For years, I have heard from my local friends while I was overseas, they are importing talents. Who are these talents. The time I came back ... ( read original story ...)
Britain Turns to Chinese Textbooks to Improve Its Math Scores
Singapore ranked first in 2015 ... system to ease the intense pressure on students and encourage individuality. “Just because England is importing our teaching materials doesn’t mean there aren’t any problems with our education system and that ... ( read original story ...)
11 projects that show China’s influence over Malaysia – and could influence its election
The Export-Import Bank of China will also provide soft loans ... This project aims to steal some of Singapore’s lucrative bunkering business, with an oil storage capacity of 1.5 million cubic metres. It will provide servicing facilities for vessels ... ( read original story ...)
CNG industry demands removal of import duty
The CNG association has finalized arrangements to initiate import of lightweight 22kg CNG-compatible kits and cylinders for 660cc to 3,000cc vehicles. “Two companies from Italy and Singapore have agreed to supply EFI-compatible CNG kits and new lightweig ... ( read original story ...)
Summit invests $1 billion in power generation and LNG supply
Summit Power International has announced a $1 billion gas-to-power project and an offshore liquefied natural gas, or LNG import terminal ... Arrangements were formalised in Singapore on Friday in the presence of Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz ... ( read original story ...)
Summit to invest US$ 1bn in power generation, LNG supply
Summit Power International Pte Ltd, the Singapore-incorporated power producer, has announced collaborations to develop US$ $1 billion of gas-to-power generation and an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Bangladesh, reports UNB. ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks edge higher, dollar languishes on U.S. politics, mixed data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched up on Friday after a technology-led drop on Wall Street, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar were pressured by news Special Counsel Robert Mueller had issued grand jury subpoenas in his investigation of ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks edge higher, dollar languishes ahead of U.S. jobs data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched up on Friday after a technology-led drop on Wall Street, with gains kept in check by investors' reluctance to stake out fresh positions ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the global day. European markets look set for ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Leased Unsafe Cars to Drivers in Singapore: WSJ
Aug.04 -- Techonomy CEO David Kirkpatrick discusses the scrutiny on Uber Technologies Inc.'s auto-lending program after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company leased cars prone to fires in Singapore. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on ... ( read original story ...)
Premarket: Asia stocks rise, U.S. dollar struggles ahead of U.S. jobs data
Asian stocks inched up on Friday after a technology-led drop on Wall Street ... market strategist at IG in Singapore, who added that “equity markets continued with a semblance of calm awaiting Friday’s U.S. jobs report”. Non-farm payrolls were ... ( read original story ...)