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Singtel not in position to speculate on capex for 5G in Singapore, says CEO
SINGTEL group chief executive Chua Sock Koong said that "we are not in a position to speculate on what the capex could be" for 5G in Singapore, as the IMDA has yet to determine specific network and market requirements.
IN a media statement on Wednesday, honestbee said that the decision was "to optimise the business structure, and to drive better focus and alignment with honestbee's current strategic priorities".
New private home sales fall 30% m-o-m in April, with sharp drop in launches
DEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 735 private homes in April, down around 30 per cent from the 1,054 units they moved in March, and marginally higher than the 733 units they sold in the corresponding month a year ago.
Sembcorp keen on Hyflux's Tuaspring power plant, at the right price
GROUP chief executive officer Neil McGregor told The Business Times on Wednesday at the conglomerate's first quarter results briefing: "We were once interested... We are keeping our options open.
Hyflux gets non-binding letter of intent to acquire certain overseas assets
THIS makes it the third non-binding LOI the beleaguered firm has received this month from potential investors.
Corporate earnings
The STI today
Trade woes ease but Singapore shares still dip 0.2% on Wednesday
EVEN though the Straits Times Index (STI) failed to post gains, losses were less than in recent days with the benchmark index finishing at 3,218.77, down 4.94 points or 0.15 per cent on Wednesday.
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International
Saudi Arabia hikes oil selling prices for all grades to Asia
Slowing global economy to mean smaller revenue bump in Australian budget
Emerging-market optimism dashed by Fed as currencies, bonds sink
France’s Macron set to press China’s Xi on trade, Ukraine
Israeli Cabinet votes to shut down Al Jazeera’s local operations
Ukraine eases some wartime capital controls for businesses