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Singapore remains oil-fuelled economy despite renewables push
SINGAPORE (Aug 20): The Muffinry in Telok Ayer, a café run by local F&B business Bakery & Bar, has a little framed certificate on a shelf facing the cash register. It points out that the café is a customer of Sun Electric, a local solar energy retailer.
August 19, 2018
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Iceberg's Vagner slams Noble restructuring, calls securities holders to join in lawsuit
SINGAPORE (Aug 20): In June 2013, Arnaud Vagner was fired from his position as senior credit analyst at commodity trader Noble Group. He says it was not till after he left, however, that he began to take a closer look at Noble’s financials. That was whe
August 19, 2018
Global Economy
As the US and China edge towards trade war, will cooler heads prevail?
SINGAPORE (July 30): Amid rumblings of a potential full-blown trade war, it is important to understand why the current US administration has opted for this path, which in some states in the country is seen as politically attractive.
August 02, 2018
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SingHealth hack spotlights Smart Nation push; higher cybersecurity bar for public agencies
SINGAPORE (July 30): Kim Huat, the erudite if somewhat earthy alter ego of blogger Lee Kin Mun, hit the nail on the head in his YouTube post on July 20. “See lah, like that how to ‘Smart Nation’? What if we all Smart Nation [and] upload everything o
July 30, 2018
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Snuffing out the open flames of dissent at Asiatic
SINGAPORE (July 27): Tay Kah Chye, chairman of Asiatic Group (Holdings), wasted no time in addressing an issue that has plagued the company for the last couple of months when he kicked off its annual general meeting on July 26.
July 27, 2018
Commentary
Blame all around as Najib arrested, charged
SINGAPORE (July 9): Some of my so-called friends have been giving me a hard time over the last couple of months for not voting at Malaysia’s general election on May 9. The way they see it, by doing nothing to help boot out Barisan Nasional (BN) and elec
July 13, 2018
1MDB Watch
Najib finally nabbed, but what does this mean for Singapore?
SINGAPORE (July 7): Two years ago, when the idea of his return as prime minister of Malaysia seemed all but impossible, Dr Mahathir Mohamad criticised the way Singapore was handling the alleged embezzlement and money laundering of funds from 1Malaysia Dev
July 06, 2018
1MDB Watch
How Malaysia sat on a RM53 bil debt
SINGAPORE (June 29): Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has to set aside RM44.6308 billion ($15.1 billion) from now to pay the remaining interest on four 1MDB bonds and to redeem the principal sums when they expire.
June 29, 2018
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What does it take to be a REIT manager?
SINGAPORE (June 22): Earlier in June, John Lim, CEO of ARA Asset Management, and a pioneer of Singapore’ real estate investment trust sector, sat down with The Edge Singapore after just announcing a sterling set of results.
June 22, 2018
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Déjà vu: S-REITs venturing overseas reminiscent of Australian REITs' experience
SINGAPORE (June 18): In a recent report, UBS reminds us that real estate investment trusts venturing abroad for growth is a story that has been told before. In the years before the global financial crisis (GFC), Australian REITs took that path. In roadsho
June 21, 2018