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In 1961, Shell became the first foreign investor to receive Singapore’s Pioneer Certificate, for its investment decision to build an oil refinery on Pulau Bukom that year.

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...

The iconic Singapore Land Tower will complete its asset enhancement works by the end of 2024.

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

Malaysian state fund 1MDB named a UK-based law firm in the civil lawsuit filed May 7 at the Kuala Lumpur High court.

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.

The incident on Flight SQ321 is SIA’s first fatal aviation accident since 2000.

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.

Vanke is also applying for a one billion yuan loan from banks, to be guaranteed by real estate assets held by a fully owned subsidiary in the city,.

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 ...

Jensen Huang, in his signature black leather jacket, has become a celebrity in the AI era.

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.

Local producers' share of vegetables and seafood consumed in Singapore has slipped over the past three years, though hen shell production has risen.
COMMENTARY

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

Fed policymakers voted to hold rates at a 23-year high after the rate-setting meeting concluded on May 1, as they sought to tackle inflation still stuck firmly above the bank’s long-term target of 2 per cent.

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...

Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 22.

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