Spotlight
Shell exits Singapore refining: The end of an era?
AS MOST readers know by now, on May 8 oil giant Shell announced that it had agreed to sell its Bukom refinery in Singapore to a joint venture of Indonesian chemicals firm Chandra Asri and global tradi...
After S$160 million makeover, SingLand eyes better take-up, higher rents at Singapore Land Tower
The upgrade will also set a new industry benchmark of how older properties can retain their existing structure and meet the changing demands of the workforce: CEO
Singapore’s 2023 tourism receipts hit S$27.2 billion, may reach record S$29 billion in 2024
New Tourism 2024 road map is in the works
Malaysia’s 1MDB sues Petrosaudi executive for US$1.83 billion
TROUBLED Malaysian state fund 1MDB has sued Petrosaudi International’s executive Patrick Mahony for US$1.83 billion over a 2009 joint venture with the oil exploration firm.
Six other times turbulence led to serious injury on SIA flights in last 20 years
INVESTIGATIONS have been launched into a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that hit sudden, extreme turbulence on May 21, leaving one passenger dead and dozens injured.
Developer Vanke to get 7.8 billion yuan of loans guaranteed by units
CHINA Vanke said it will receive 7.8 billion yuan (S$1.5 billion) of bank loans guaranteed by its units, an effort to “meet business operations needs”, as the cash-strained developer seeks to avoid a ...
Nvidia’s Huang is now richer than every member of Walmart’s founding family
ANOTHER blowout quarter from chipmaker Nvidia catapulted co-founder Jensen Huang’s fortune past each individual member of the Waltons, America’s richest family.
Time to rethink Singapore’s ‘30 by 30’ target for locally produced nutritional needs
Better decisions can be made without the pressure of an arguably unrealistic deadline
US Federal Reserve’s rate meeting minutes show growing inflation concerns
A STRONG US economy and an uptick in inflation led the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee to conclude that progress against rising prices had stalled, according to minutes of its most recent mee...
SIA relief flight lands in Singapore with passengers and crew members of SQ321
20 passengers, including 2 Singaporeans, are in intensive care units (ICU) in Bangkok