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Sembcorp Marine subsidiary clinches $100mln contract for Aussie LNG firm
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary clinches $100mln contract for Aussie LNG firm
SMOE inks deal with Bechtel Overseas for the module assembly at the LNG facility on Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia.
September sales boost anemic home sector
A total of 2,064 units were transacted last month, a 25.8% jump from August.
SIA registers sluggish cargo growth
The airline’s freight tonnage kilometer came in flat at a marginal 0.1% m-o-m growth.
Up, up, and away: Airfares in Asia Pac to soar by 3.8% in 2012
But average daily hotel rates in APAC will range from a 1.9% decrease to a 2.1% increase in the first half of 2012.
Can the iPhone 4S boost M1’s post-paid subscribers?
The iPhone's selling power is put to the test.
Texchem-Pack's factory flooded in Thailand
The group's subsidiaries located in China and Malaysia will be providing support to TXPT’s customers.
Lower rates leave NOL high and dry
Container shipping volumes may have been up 5% for the 27 August to 23 September period but lower rates in major trade lanes continue to hurl NOL.
Private home sales volume jumps 21% in September
This is the first increase in sales volume for over two months.
Temasek to raise S$650m through bonds due 2014
Institutional investors have one week left as the offering is scheduled to close on 25 October 2011.
CapitaMalls Asia gets formal go-ahead from HKEx
Trading of the shares in Hong Kong will begin at 9:30am on 18 October 2011.
HDB upgraders buoy private residential market to record heights
Private residential transactions jumped 26% to 2,064 units, the highest recorded this year.
Tiger’s losses amount to a depressing $21m in 1Q12
It seems like FY12 won’t be a good year for Tiger, as the low-cost carrier’s passenger traffic has plunged 27%.
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports drop 4.5% in September
As electronic exports contracted for the second consecutive month by 14%.
Take your pick: Government to offer 1,900 homes in October
Good news for home buyers as four new residential sites will be up for sale this month.
Tougher rules ahead for moneylenders in Singapore
New measures will take effect from November 1 to protect the interests of borrowers.
Retail sales plunge 7.2% in August
Motor vehicle sales declined the most at 17.4%.
Singapore's trade confidence falls: HSBC
Singapore trading firms have suffered the worst drop in the region amid the worsening global economy, based on a survey.
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