Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

ENERGY CORRESPONDENT

Sharanya Pillai is a correspondent covering the regional energy market, with a special interest in clean energy trade in Asean and the rise of nuclear power. She has also penned opinion pieces and the weekend column Off Tangent, covering the weird and wonderful in science, psychology and beyond.

The CPF will launch simplified low-cost portfolios based on a glide path mechanism that gradually de-risks the portfolio as members near retirement.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

CPF to roll out lifecycle portfolios for those willing to take some risk for higher long-term returns

The new life-cycle investment scheme will be launched in the first half of 2028

The new agency will enable “more seamless end-to-end career and employment services for Singaporean workers”, notes MOM and MOE.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore to be merged into new statutory board

New entity will be jointly overseen by manpower and education ministries

Creative, which is famous for its MP3 players (pictured) also named Tan Kee Ann as lead independent director.

Creative CEO to also be its chairman; cousin Chew Kian Giap added to board

Late founder Sim Wong Hoo’s brother will relinquish his director role from Feb 17

Low Keng Huat, whose projects include Klimt Cairnhill (pictured), no longer meets the free float requirement to remain listed.

Offer for Low Keng Huat turns unconditional with 95.5% of shares secured

Managing director Marco Low and his family are taking the company private at S$0.78 per share

Nio's expected Q4 earnings would mark a reversal from its adjusted operating loss of 5.5 billion yuan for the same period a year earlier.

EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025

The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix

Exports to the US in YICT (pictured) dropped by 9 per cent in Q4 FY2025 with tariff uncertainty

HPH Trust’s H2 DPU down 9.7% at HK$0.065; braces for continued uncertainty over US-China tariffs

The trust warns of ‘gradual restructuring of shipping routes and cargo flows’ as trade remains volatile

Vicom's new integrated hub at Jalan Papan

Vicom sets up S$60 million integrated hub to adapt to EVs, complex industrial testing needs

The five-storey facility consolidates vehicle inspection and non-vehicle testing services in one location

The results show “the resiliency of our business”, said John Stewart, chief executive of the Reit’s manager

Digital Core Reit’s H2 DPU flat at US$0.018, seeks to maintain distributions in FY2026

Revenue for the second half is up 61.6% year on year at US$87.3 million

GuocoLand controls 65.03 per cent of GLM via a wholly-owned subsidiary

GuocoLand seeks to take Malaysian unit private at RM1.10 per share

This represents a 17.7% premium to GLM’s last-traded share price of RM0.935 on Jan 30, property developer says