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Beyond hospitality: Far East Orchard leans on student accommodation for recurring income

It aims to expand the segment and build up fund management capabilities 

Victor Lo, chairman and chief executive of GP Industries, says: “We responded to tariff changes probably sooner than most of our competition in China.”
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Tariff pressures leave GP Industries hunting growth in new niches

Battery-maker will pivot to own brands and product innovation to drive growth, amid rising costs and brutal price competition

Micro-Mechanics CEO Kyle Borch believes the company is uniquely positioned with a footprint in both front-end and back-end semiconductor manufacturing processes.
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Micro-Mechanics builds the tools behind the ‘next generation’ of chips worldwide

It sees opportunities in US and China as chip technology and global trends provide tailwinds

ISDN president and managing director Teo Cher Koon is  optimistic about the company's financial trajectory.
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ISDN looks to the East as supply chain shifts create new opportunities

The company recently ventured into India, where its first automation project is already in progress

Goh Yeow Lian, Wee Hur’s executive chairman and managing director (left) and Goh Wee Ping, chief executive officer of Wee Hur’s fund management arm Wee Hur Capital, are steering the mainboard-listed property developer through headwinds across its business segments.
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Wee Hur gears up for growth with bigger ambitions

Group’s chiefs consider its workers’ dormitory and construction businesses as key drivers of future growth

Simon Garing, chief executive officer of Sert's managers, believes the impact of higher interest rates on the stapled group's distribution per unit has peaked, and is hopeful it can show dividend growth in 2026.
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Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust sets sights on Spain and Switzerland to grow unit price

Its managers are bullish on the logistics and light industrial sector as e-commerce, onshoring and fatter defence budgets could swell demand for warehouses

GE Aerospace and its joint venture CFM International have sold at least 230 engines to regional airlines in 2025.
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GE Aerospace aims for the sky on Asia-Pacific’s aviation updraught

Aircraft engine maker rakes in orders from regional airlines; ploughs in US$120 million of investment

Coal handling company Resources Global Development CEO Francis Lee notes that fossil fuels still play a very substantial role, particularly for developing economies.

Chances of RGD’s coal assets becoming stranded ‘very remote’, says CEO 

IEA projections show coal demand is expected to rise in South-east Asia as a result of the growing energy needs of the region’s economies

Wong Fong Fui, Boustead Singapore’s chairman and group CEO, says the group's diversified portfolio helps balance performance. 

Boustead bets on Reit launch, geospatial boom to drive growth

The engineering and technology group aims to unlock real estate value and ride the transformation of geospatial industry

The proliferation of AI agents could help boost SailPoint's revenue as customers think about the security implications, says CEO and founder Mark McClain.
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SailPoint turns AI security fears into fresh growth fuel

As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, the company is looking to fill the need for better defences