Construction

OKP wins S$165.3 million LTA contract for commuter infrastructure works

It will design and construct elevator shafts at 30 pedestrian overhead bridges

Heavy vehicle demand to serve major construction projects has helped drive Category C COE premiums to new heights.

Policy changes, construction demand push commercial vehicle COE premiums to new record

Big infrastructure projects and changing policy keep Category C high, which could disadvantage smaller players

The measure of input cost inflation by the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 81.4, its highest since June 2022.

UK builders hit by biggest surge in cost inflation in nearly four years: PMI

It is the second-largest rise since 1997, when the data series began

Longest-serving chief minister Taib Mahmud’s legacy looms large over Sarawak as a family feud over his estate threatens to expose skeleton’s in the eastern state’s political closet.

On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart

Cahya Mata Sarawak is mired in court and boardroom tussles between two sons of the man who built it

The contract is not expected to have a material impact on Boustead’s profitability for the financial year ending Mar 31, 2027.

Boustead unit secures over S$400 million contract to build office complex

This brings the real estate solutions division’s order backlog to S$837 million

(From left) China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co deputy project director Wu Fei, GuocoLand residential development director Jois Phoo and ADDP Architects senior associate partner Tang Kok Thye led their teams in using CORENET X for the Springleaf Residence project.
BRANDED CONTENT

How CORENET X speeds up work on Springleaf Residence condo

By consolidating key regulatory submissions into a one-stop digital platform, CORENET X trims overall approval times by up to 20 per cent – and early adopters say the learning curve pays off on every ...

Wee Hur operates a portfolio of 6,779 student housing beds in five locations in Australia.
BROKERS’ TAKE

DBS initiates coverage on Wee Hur with ‘buy’, S$0.90 target price

The Pioneer Lodge dormitory is set to contribute S$30 million to S$40 million in revenue in 2026

Kapa's pair of semi-detached houses in Westlake Avenue were rebuilt from a bungalow. Rather than produce a mirrored pair, the two homes were designed as a considered whole to look like part of an evolving streetscape.
DESIGN

Costly renewals: Transforming an old landed house into your dream home is getting harder

Rising land and construction costs have made landed property ownership much more elusive