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Aspial to consolidate local retail jewellery units under subsidiary Maxi-Cash in S$100m deal
AFTER the move, Maxi-Cash, which currently operates in pawn-broking, money lending and the sale and trading of pre-owned jewellery and branded merchandise, will be renamed Aspial Lifestyle, to reflect its expanded consumer lifestyle-related business.
Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech
IT was the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese premier since the days of pre-war militarism in the 1930s.
Malaysia’s industrial production growth slows to 4.1% in May, below forecasts
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ACCORDING to a report from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on Friday (Jul 8), Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth in May was mainly driven by the electrical and electronics as well as transport-related industries.
Founder of collapsed Singapore oil trader Zenrock charged with S$147m fraud
SINGAPOREAN Xie Chun, 45, Zenrock’s ex-president and director, and Chinese national Zhang Taiming, 32, its ex-operations executive, were both slapped with four charges: two of cheating, and one each of forgery and criminal breach of trust.
Airbus hires Temasek’s Stephen Forshaw as chief representative for Australia, New Zealand
AIRBUS in a Friday (Jul 8) press statement said Forshaw will be responsible for representing the group at a corporate level in both countries, covering all Airbus divisions.
The STI today
Singapore stocks gain 0.1 % on Friday to end the week higher
THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.1 per cent or 1.86 points to close at 3,131.26.
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