LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Is Singapore Inc selling off its iconic brands too easily?

Friday, November 27, 2015 - 05:50

THE possible sale of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has raised some ire in corporate circles. Are we losing our "crown jewels" - iconic companies and assets that have stood and served Singapore well in the past?

The sale of Raffles Hotel in 2005 to Colony Capital, an investment firm based in

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