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BlackRock’s HPS invests US$50 million in Malaysia’s Teleport for Asia debut
The deal values the company – a unit of Capital A Bhd – at US$500 million
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S-Reits’ turn to shine in Q4 as lower interest rates fuel returns
Jude Chan - Analysts are particularly bullish on the office sector
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Australia watchdog orders audit of Airwallex on suspected compliance miss
The former has concerns that the fintech’s transaction monitoring programme is not attuned to the full range of risks it faces
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Dairy Farm Walk GLS site draws five bidders with ‘measured’ top bid of $962 psf ppr, 5.7% below Narra Residences site
Jovi Ho - The tender for the Government Land Sale (GLS) parcel at Dairy Farm Walk drew five bidders at its Jan 22 close, with the top bid submitted by a consortium comprising ABR Holdings, LWH Holdings, Macly Capital and RP Ventures at $427 million, or $962 psf per plot ratio (ppr), edging out the next highes ...
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Oil slides as Trump tones down threats against Greenland and Iran
LONDON, Jan 22 : Oil prices fell on Thursday, reversing the previous sessions' gains, after U.S. President Donald Trump softened threats against Greenland and Iran, and as investors assessed the supply and demand outlook. Brent crude was down $1.25 cents, or 1.92 per cent, at $63.99 a barrel at ...
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Oil slips as Trump tones down threats against Greenland and Iran
LONDON, Jan 22 : Oil prices slipped on Thursday, reversing the previous sessions' gains, after U.S. President Donald Trump softened threats against Greenland and Iran, and as investors assessed the supply and demand outlook. Brent crude was down 61 cents, or 0.9 per cent, at $64.63 a barrel at ...
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Keppel enters 25-year deal with 'global telco' for Bifrost subsea cable system
The Edge Singapore - Keppel has signed a binding term sheet with an unnamed global telco for the "indefeasible right of use" of a fibre pair in its Bifrost Cable System for 25 years. Detailed terms of the IRU, including operations and maintenance services, are being finalised by the parties. They aim to sign t ...
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Singapore stocks rise as Trump softens Greenland stance; STI up 0.4%
Tan Nai Lun - The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, meanwhile, is down 0.1% or 1.02 points at 1,483.97
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Top bid for Dairy Farm condo site is 5.7% lower than that for nearby plot sold a year ago
Kalpana Rashiwala - The S$427 million or S$962 psf ppr offer is from a consortium comprising ABR, LWH, Macly Capital and Roxy Pacific
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COE quota dips 0.8% to 18,824 for February to April
Deon Loke - This is the first time it has declined since the November 2022 to January 2023 period
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ST Engineering signs five-year nacelle MRO deal with LOT Polish Airlines
The Edge Singapore - ST Engineering has secured a five-year nacelle maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with LOT Polish Airlines. The contract value is not disclosed. According to ST Engineering, the contract is to support the airline's 15-strong Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. "By including predicti ...
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Prudential to raise stake in Malaysia life insurer holding firm to 70% for $377 million
Jan 22 : British insurer Prudential said on Thursday it had agreed to buy an additional 19 per cent stake in Sri Han Suria, the holding company that owns Prudential Assurance Malaysia, for around 1.52 billion ringgit ($376.61 million).The move increases Prudential's control of its conventional ...
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Prudential to raise stake in Malaysia life insurer holding firm to 70% for US$377 million
British insurer Prudential said on Thursday (Jan 22) it had agreed to buy an additional 19 per cent stake in Sri Han Suria, the holding company that owns Prudential Assurance Malaysia, for around RM1.52 billion (US$376.61 million).The move increases Prudential's control of its conventional life ...
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Billionaire Michael Kum buys 150 million Marco Polo Marine shares from Teo family at 13 cents each
The Edge Singapore - Apricot Capital has sold 150 million Marco Polo Marine shares at 13 cents each to Halom Investments in a married deal on Jan 22. For context, Marco Polo Marine shares closed at 15.4 cents for the day, down 4.94%. With the sale, Apricot Capital's stake has been reduced from 16.15% to 12.16%. Apr ...
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Asdew's Wang sells entire 7.9% stake in Low Keng Huat at 78 cents each
The Edge Singapore - Alan Wang of Asdew Acquisitions has on Jan 22 sold his stake of 58,546,000 Low Keng Huat shares at 78 cents, reads a filing to the exchange. The stake sold by Wang on Jan 22 is equivalent to 7.9%. Just on Jan 14, Wang emerged as a substantial shareholder when he paid $33,636,195 for 43,542,000 share ...
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Toku closes at 28.5 cents on first day of trading, 14% higher than offer price
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Cloud communications and customer experience platform Toku (SGX: TKU ) closed at 28.5 cents on its first day of trading on Jan 22, after reaching an intraday high of 30.5 cents. Founded in 2018 by former GlobalRoam Group CEO Thomas Laboulle, Toku is the first company to list on the SGX in 2026. As p ...
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Taiwan's Compal warns rising memory prices to impact industry into 2027
TAIPEI, Jan 22 : Taiwan's Compal, a contract manufacturer for notebook and personal computers, said surging memory prices would continue into 2027 and have a significant impact on the industry.The company said it expected global notebook and personal computer shipments to fall by a low-single-d ...
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Alibaba plans IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head: sources
As a first step, Alibaba plans to restructure the unit as a business partly owned by employees
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Investors wonder if Singapore banks are overvalued
The Edge Singapore - When looking around the world including at US banks, HSBC and Standard Chartered, there is a case to be made for a continued investment in Singapore banks. Their sound capital position, asset quality, nimble asset-liability management, steady growth and their generous dividends are almost unmatched. ...
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Temasek-backed fizzy drinks maker Chi Forest considers Hong Kong IPO: sources
The drinks manufacturer has held early talks with potential advisers about the share sale
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Ubisoft shares tumble after 'Assassin's Creed' creator unveils restructuring, cancels games
Jan 22 : Shares in Ubisoft plunged on Thursday after the French video game publisher announced a sweeping reorganisation and said it would cancel six games.Shares of the "Assassin's Creed" video game series creator dropped 33 per cent in a delayed start to trading, leading losses on t ...
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Hong Kong’s Sogo Mall operator seeks HK$8 billion loan refinancing
Lenders have paused earnings checks for Lifestyle International as it seeks to refinance
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Private credit valuations under pressure; back to fundamentals for buyout firms in 2026: MSCI
Benjamin Cher - Higher base rates are challenging borrowers’ ability to fulfil interest burdens
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Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its first policy review of the year on Thursday (Jan...
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Nvidia CEO says AI will create jobs for electricians and plumbers that pay six figures
This is due to demand for data centers that run and train AI
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Singapore users are flocking to Elon Musk’s Grok despite deepfake controversy
[SINGAPORE] A wave of controversy over sexually explicit artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes has not made billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X...
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China, Indonesia, Malaysia top Changi Airport markets in 2025; total passenger traffic hits record
[SINGAPORE] China, Indonesia and Malaysia were Changi Airport’s top passenger markets in 2025, the airport operator said on Thursday (Jan 22), amid a...
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JTC CEO says construction experiencing ‘boom’ at forum exploring AI and sustainability
Lin Daoyi - JTC Corporation CEO Jacqueline Poh says Singapore’s construction sector (worth around $46 billion this year) is experiencing a “boom” that will continue for the next five years despite the overall “rocky” business environment. Poh was speaking at the Sustainable Tech Forum held on Jan 22, ...
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Hyundai Motor's Korean union warns of humanoid robot plan, sees threat to jobs
SEOUL, Jan 22 : Hyundai Motor's labour union in South Korea warned the automaker on Thursday against deploying humanoid robots without union approval, saying the robots would bring "employment shocks." Hyundai's plan to deploy humanoid robots starting in 2028 has sent its shares ...
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CGSI initiates coverage on Centurion Accomodation Reit with ‘add’, S$1.38 target price
Deon Loke - RHB upgrades Centurion Corporation’s target price to S$1.88 from S$1.86
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Rise in Singapore industrial rents tapers to 2.4% for 2025 after almost flat Q4: JTC
Jessie Lim - Industrial prices rise 5% year on year and 1.4% from previous quarter
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With greater supply of industrial space, overall occupancy falls 0.4% ppt in 4Q2025
Jovi Ho - In 4Q2025, the occupancy rate for all industrial space in Singapore declined by 0.4 percentage points (ppts) q-o-q, settling at 88.7%, according to JTC’s latest quarterly market report, released Jan 22. This decline was primarily driven by strong completions, leading to an increase in total indust ...
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AirAsia X targets up to US$600 million debt restructuring after combining airlines
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets US$500 million to US$600 million in debt restructuring after the budget airline this week bought the...
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Telenor sells its stake in Thailand's True Corporation for $3.9 billion
OSLO, Jan 22 : Norway's Telenor said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its stake in Thailand's True Corporation for a total value of about 39 billion Norwegian crowns ($3.92 billion).Telenor Group said it signed an agreement with Arise Digital Technology Company, owned by Khun Suphachai Ch ...