Australia

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): The manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) announced Tuesday it has entered into a conditional forward purchase agreement for the acquisition of a warehouse in Melbourne, Australia at a property purchase price of A$18.4 million ($

(Sept 16): All over Asia, bubble tea — also known as boba tea — stalls are popping up on every corner and long queues are a usual sight. Bubble tea, which consists of tea, milk and toppings such as chewy tapioca pearls, has sparked a craze, with peopl

SINGAPORE (July 3): The manager of Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) has announced the proposed acquisition of interests in 12 logistics properties in Germany and Australia from sponsor Frasers Property for a total consideration of A$507.2 millio

SINGAPORE (June 24): Homegrown mobile virtual network provider Circles.Life is launching its digital mobile services in Taiwan on the back of a partnership with one of island’s largest telco players.

SINGAPORE (May 16): The manager of Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) says it is divesting the warehouse and hardstand components of 610 Heatherton Road in Victoria, Australia, to Mack Bros Enterprises for A$15 million ($14.2 million).

SINGAPORE (Apr 23): ComfortDelGro Corporation announced Tuesday it is acquiring Australian bus service operator B&E Blanch for A$28.3 million ($27.5 million).

SINGAPORE (Apr 8): MindChamps Preschool Limited is acquiring eight more early learning centres in Sydney, Australia, for a total of A$40.84 million ($39.3 million) from Malek Family Pte Ltd and Malek Group Investments Pty Ltd.

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (April 1): Governments in the Asia Pacific region are accelerating efforts to fight malicious use of online media, unveiling laws that make it easier to target websites which enable distribution of criminal or fraudulent content.

SINGAPORE (Mar 19): Australia-listed developer Lendlease Group is planning to list a real estate investment trust (REIT) of its retail assets on the Singapore Exchange, according to sources of Thomson Reuters’ IFR Asia.