IN the aftermath of a global financial crisis that razed whole industries, KS Energy's Kris Wiluan is quietly expanding his oil and gas empire from the debris left behind by others.

A MUCH-AWAITED mega listing of a Chinese company on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is finally in the works after a near two-year dearth.

THROUGHOUT all of last week, sharp rises in Jardine Matheson (JM), Jardine Strategic (JS) and Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) to new all-time highs helped push the Straits Times Index significantly higher on five successive days.

BUYING among directors rose for the second straight week with 27 companies that recorded 51 purchases worth $13.8 million based on filings on the exchange in the second week of March. The figures were sharply up from the previous week's 21 firms, 35 trades, and $6.4 million.