News
Moving away from banks: Temasek injects US$30m into two tech firms
Moving away from banks: Temasek injects US$30m into two tech firms
The Chinese companies are backed by Mainland millionaires.
Dry season: Golden Agri’s Q2 profit plunges 50% on back of massive oilseed losses
Earnings per share dived by over 70%.
Chart of the Day: See the massive drop in Singapore’s air passenger traffic in Q2
Traffic growth is still burdened by Thai unrest.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%
A Wall Street recovery could inspire this morning’s local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Candy Crush creator buys Singapore gaming firm; Local Ebola scare a false alarm
And GLP makes big push into China and Brazil.
The bills are due: US$212b Asian corporate debt set to mature by 2019
Chinese firms lead the debtors' pack.
City Developments eyes more overseas projects as profits drop 32.8% in Q2
There were no gains from divestments this quarter.
Local builders get productivity boost from ‘game-changing’ technology: Khaw
Is it time to say goodbye to construction workers?
SIA Engineering's profit crash blamed on Malaysia Airlines restructuring woes
Headwinds at its engine shops will persist for some time.
Skyscraper high: Yanlord’s profits up by 280.8% in 1H14
Buoyed by contributions from a Sino-Singapore joint venture.
Currency war vs greenback distorts Petra Foods' impressive profit growth
The 10.6% drop was just superficial.
UOL Group pushes into London with $202m luxury plaza purchase
It is located in the heart of London's central financial district.
Scam alert: E-commerce cheating up 425% in 1H14
Find out which scams registered significant increases.
All lines are busy now: SingTel's profit dropped 17.4% to $834.6m
And it could only go down, down, down.
Total trainwreck: ComfortDelGro's bus, train operating loss hit $3.6m
Thankfully, it didn't bring the whole group down.
Chart of the Day: See how Singapore’s downtrodden NODX contracts for the 2nd year
The first time it contracted in 2 consecutive years was during the 08-09 GFC.
Daily Briefing: Check out the first 3 MRT stations with free WiFi; Singapore’s new electric vehicle network
And a Singapore startup that claims to better than Skype.
Commentary
What matters for Singapore’s AI future is consistency, not brilliance
The AI pilot worked. Now comes the real test
Are Singapore startups’ employee incentive plans still competitive?
Singapore’s small exporters need credit that matches their payment cycle
The hidden realities of succession for next-gen heirs
In Asia, fintech leaders must compete on credibility
F1 on a gravel road: Why AI is still stuck in first gear
Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
When scale arrives before proof: Singapore’s capital allocation question in Southeast Asia