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Rio Tinto partners AI Singapore to build AI capabilities, freight invoice processing solution
Therese Soh - Facilitated by Enterprise Singapore, the tie-up also supports development of Republic’s AI talent
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Freehold industrial site along Woodlands Road up for sale at guide price of $4 mil
Jovi Ho - A freehold industrial development site located along Woodlands Road measuring around 2,888 sq ft is up for sale at a guide price of $4 million, or $1,385 per sq ft on land area. Under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan 2025, the site is designated for “Business 2” use, permitting ...
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Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after two months
The restaurant is listed as an SG Heritage Business by the National Heritage Board
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Toyota Tsusho partners with JOGMEC for heavy rare earth project in Namibia
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Penny stock crash masterminds John Soh, Quah Su-Ling fail in bid to cut jail sentences
The duo lost their appeal in October 2025
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Penny stock crash masterminds John Soh and Quah Su-Ling fail in bid to reduce jail sentences
The duo lost their appeal in October 2025
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Underwater drone maker Exail's profit leaps as 'high-intensity conflicts' spur demand
March 18 : French underwater drone maker Exail Technologies' core profit grew 40 per cent to 103 million euros ($119 million) in 2025 driven by big contract wins for its mine countermeasure drone system, it said on Wednesday.Oil markets, already reeling amid the escalating conflict in the Middl ...
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Drone systems propel Exail's profits, order intake
March 18 : French underwater drone maker Exail Technologies said on Wednesday its full-year core profit grew 40 per cent to 103 million euros ($119 million) driven by big contract wins in its mine countermeasure (MCM) drone system.Its order intake for the year surged 87 per cent to 844 million euros ...
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CGS International reiterates Sembcorp as top pick with $7.68 target price
The Edge Singapore - For all the recent volatility in the global energy market, Lim Siew Khee and Meghana Kande of CGS International have reiterated their upbeat call on Sembcorp Industries. Citing its 'undemanding' valuation of 9x FY2027 earnings and potential for a higher dividend payout, Sembcorp, for CGSI, ...
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Gasoline price hike from Iran war could push consumers toward EVs, hybrids
GUILDFORD, England/RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 : The rising price of gasoline from the Iran war has triggered angst and uncertainty for carmakers, dealers and vehicle owners at the pump. For Martin Miller, it presents an opportunity. Miller owns a used electric-car dealership southwest of London an ...
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Geely profit beats estimates as sales approach those of BYD
The Hong Kong-listed arm of billionaire Li Shufu’s auto empire is just over a year into a major overhaul it began in...
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Exclusive-Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week
LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 : U.S. tech giant Meta has repeatedly failed to stop illegal ads for high-risk financial products running on its platforms in Britain, despite committing to block them, according to a review by the country's financial regulator.Britain's Financial Conduct Aut ...
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Maersk’s S$200 million, fully automated warehouse opens in Singapore
Tay Peck Gek - It will double the company’s footprint to more than 2 million sq ft and is equipped with the latest in automation tech
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Punggol Digital District hotel site awarded for S$43.5 million to entity linked to Yeo Hiap Seng family scion
Chong Xin Wei - The project will feature a 224-key hotel and serviced residence development
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Nvidia gets Beijing’s nod for H200 chip sales, adapts Groq chip for China: sources
While the company dominates the market for training AI systems, it faces much more competition in the inference market
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Nippon Steel secures $5.7 billion of loans for US Steel takeover
TOKYO, March 18 : Nippon Steel has secured loans totalling 900 billion yen ($5.67 billion) from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and major Japanese private lenders for its acquisition of U.S. Steel, it said in a statement on Wednesday.The lenders include Japan's three "m ...
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Microsoft considers legal action over $50 billion Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal, FT reports
March 18 : Microsoft is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion deal that could violate its exclusive cloud agreement with the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Last month, Amazon and OpenAI signed several agreements, including one tha ...
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Microsoft weighs legal action over $50 billion Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal, FT reports
March 18 : Microsoft is weighing legal action against Amazon and OpenAI over a $50 billion deal that could breach Microsoft's exclusive cloud partnership with the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.The issue centres on whether Amazon Web Services can offer OpenAI's ne ...
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Hong Kong regulatory scrutiny puts share sale boom at risk
Regulators say that deal quality has suffered as a result and repeatedly scolded firms
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Chipmakers in Malaysia monitoring risks from helium supply disruptions: association
[KUALA LUMPUR] Semiconductor firms in Malaysia are monitoring risks from disruptions to helium supplies due to the conflict in the Middle East,...
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Sunway Healthcare jumps 27.6% on Bursa debut in Malaysia’s biggest IPO in nine years
It raises RM3.3 billion from its base offering and over-allotment option
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Sunway Healthcare jumps 31.7% on Bursa debut in Malaysia’s biggest IPO in nine years
It raises RM3.3 billion from its base offering and over-allotment option
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Sunway Healthcare jumps 17% on Bursa debut in Malaysia’s biggest IPO in nine years
It raises RM3.3 billion from its base offering and over-allotment option
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Samsung weighs multi-year deals to ease memory chip crunch fears
The company, SK Hynix and Micron Technology together dominate the supply of memory chips globally
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PetroChina keeps downstream gas offers stable despite war risks
China is well-positioned to weather the ongoing war-related gas disruptions thanks to higher-than-usual inventories
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Chipmakers in Malaysia monitoring risks from helium supply disruptions, association says
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Australia-Europe flight bookings through Singapore up 38% in March
Derryn Wong - Data from Flight Centre Travel Group shows traffic looking for alternate routes to avoid Middle East hubs
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Apollo makes first hire for Singapore’s S$1 billion private fund
The city-state has recently drawn several international asset managers
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Apollo makes first hire for Singapore’s US$1 billion private fund
The city-state has recently drawn several international asset managers
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A mystery AI model has developers buzzing: Is this DeepSeek's latest blockbuster?
BEIJING, March 18 : A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week has sparked speculation that Chinese startup DeepSeek may be quietly testing its next-generation system ahead of an official launch.The free model, called Hunter Alpha, surfaced o ...
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Ringgit hits strongest level versus Singapore dollar since 2021
Malaysia’s currency has also been boosted by foreign direct investment related to AI
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Nikkei jumps nearly 2% as AI, chip stocks rally
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday, led by chip and artificial intelligence-related stocks, as concerns over...
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Singapore gold sellers bring in more stock, build vaults to meet higher demand amid Middle East crisis
Besides middle-aged customers, some have also observed a younger crowd wading into the gold-buying trend
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Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027
SEOUL, March 18 : Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it expects to start volume production of Tesla's chips at Samsung's factory in Texas in the second half of next year. The comments were made by Han Jin-man, Samsung Electronics President and Head of Foundry Business, at a shareho ...