Singapore Wrap Wednesday
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Real Estate
Economy
Temasek's CEO Ho Ching to take three-month sabbatical
Temasek Holdings on Wednesday said its chief executive officer, Ho Ching, will take sabbatical leave for three months.
Companies Act amendments to take effect by Q1 2016 amid delays in website revamp
The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) on Wednesday said it will implement the amendments to the Companies Act in two phases, due to delays linked to the revamp of its online business filing portal.
Keppel Land Q1 profit down 17.2%
Keppel Land's net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 fell 17.2 per cent to S$72.6 million from S$87.7 million
Singapore: Shares touch fresh high
Singapore shares rose 0.54 per cent on Wednesday despite a slowdown in China's economic growth and disappointing retail sales figures in the United States.
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International
Thaksin’s daughter calls central bank independence an ‘obstacle’
US job growth slows in April; jobless rate up to 3.9%
Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Philippines, aftershocks and damage expected
Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions
Bank Indonesia confident rupiah will strengthen until year-end
Hong Kong March retail sales down 7%, snapping 15 months of growth