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    • 2025 is shaping up to be an action-packed year for Centurion, writes BT columnist Joyce Hooi.
    • 2025 is shaping up to be an action-packed year for Centurion, writes BT columnist Joyce Hooi. BT SCREENSHOT
    Joyce Hooi

    Joyce Hooi

    Published Mon, Jan 13, 2025 · 07:00 AM

    In this issue:

    • Centurion’s maybe-Reit and Wee Hur’s maybe-special dividend
    • DBS shares reach another record high

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