Ann Williams

ASSISTANT BUSINESS EDITOR

Ann is assistant business editor at The Straits Times. She has many years of experience writing and editing business news stories. She values accuracy and clarity and thrives on engaging readers in her job.

Indonesia's Go-Jek going into Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines

Indonesia's Go-Jek going into Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines

It's investing US$500 million in next four months for first expansion outside Indonesian home base

Grab buys Uber's South-east Asia business; Uber gets 27.5% stake in Grab

Grab buys Uber's South-east Asia business; Uber gets 27.5% stake in Grab

SINGAPORE-BASED Grab on Monday announced that it has acquired Uber's South-east Asia operations for an undisclosed sum - putting an end to...

ShopBack raises US$25m in latest funding round

ShopBack raises US$25m in latest funding round

E-COMMERCE firm ShopBack has raised US$25 million in its latest funding round, bringing the company's total financing to date to close to...

S&P assigns Swiss biotech Lonza BBB+ credit rating with stable outlook

S&P assigns Swiss biotech Lonza BBB+ credit rating with stable outlook

SWISS biotech Lonza Group announced on Thursday afternoon that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned it a BBB+ credit rating with stable...

JTC launches last 4 industrial sites under confirmed and reserved lists for H2 2018

JTC launches last 4 industrial sites under confirmed and reserved lists for H2 2018

JTC has launched the last four industrial sites under the confirmed and reserved lists for the second half of the 2018 Industrial...

JTC launches last 4 industrial sites under confirmed, reserved lists for 2nd-half year

JTC launches last 4 industrial sites under confirmed, reserved lists for 2nd-half year

JTC has launched the last four industrial sites under the confirmed and reserved lists for the second half of the 2018 Industrial...

Nico Steel ramps up output with new monthly orders of 22 tonnes

Nico Steel ramps up output with new monthly orders of 22 tonnes

MAINBOARD-LISTED Nico Steel Holdings announced on Monday new orders of about 22 tonnes per month of aluminium alloy materials for two customers.

Olam Q3 profit drops 14.2% to S$20.7m

Olam Q3 profit drops 14.2% to S$20.7m

AGRI-FOOD business Olam International said third-quarter earnings fell 14.2 per cent to S$20.7 million against a strong year-ago quarter on tough trading...

Condo rents slip 0.7% in October, HDB rents inch up 0.3%: SRX

Condo rents slip 0.7% in October, HDB rents inch up 0.3%: SRX

Private market rents are down 0.1% from a year ago while rents for HDB flats are lower by 1.4% in the same...

Singapore condo rents slip 0.7% in October; HDB rents inch up 0.3%: SRX Property

Singapore condo rents slip 0.7% in October; HDB rents inch up 0.3%: SRX Property

THE leasing market for private non-landed homes remained soft while improving slightly for HDB flats, according to flash data from real estate...