StarHub quarterly profit drops as mobile subscriber base dwindles

Telecoms service provider StarHub on Thursday reported an 11.5 percent fall in third-quarter net profit, hurt by lower revenues from voice, broadband and pay TV services.

Nov 2, 2017

Singapore shares fall as lenders drag; StarHub earnings in focus

Singapore stocks fell on Thursday, dragged lower by lenders such as DBS and OCBC Bank amidst caution ahead of a U.S. tax bill from Republicans later in the day.

Nov 2, 2017

Indian shares advance in line with Asia on Fed optimism

India shares edged higher on Thursday, tracking gains in other Asian equities following an optimistic appraisal of economic conditions by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Nov 2, 2017

Visa gives green light to Monaco cryptocurrency card for Singapore users

Visa Inc has approved a prepaid card backed by the cryptocurrency Monaco, in an effort to increase its hold in the digital currencies space.

Nov 2, 2017

SGX falls as lenders drift lower; mm2 Asia down about 3%

Singapore stocks fell on Thursday, dragged lower by lenders such as DBS and OCBC Bank amidst caution ahead of a U.S. tax bill from Republicans later in the day.

Nov 2, 2017

Singapore Airlines tries to woo elite travelers with new suites upgrades

Singapore Airlines upgraded its first class suites meant for the most premiere of its customers, as part of an $850 million product investment to fend off competition from Middle Eastern rivals.

Nov 2, 2017

Singapore's DBS unveils world's largest banking API platform

Singapore's largest lender DBS Bank on Thursday launched the world's largest banking application programming interface (API) developer platform.

Nov 2, 2017

Swiber Holdings eyes power sector foray with Interlink deal

Singapore-based Swiber Holdings, which is under judicial management since October 2016, on Thursday inked a term sheet for proposed deal to pave entry into power sector.

Nov 2, 2017

Oxley Holdings boosts dividend after sevenfold jump in Q1 profit

Property developer Oxley Holdings said it would pay dividends of at least 25 percent of the group's consolidated profit after tax for fiscal 2018 and 2019.

Nov 2, 2017

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust Q4 DPU beats forecast

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) on Thursday reported an 8.6 percent rise in fourth-quarter distribution per share.

Nov 2, 2017

mm2 Asia to buy Singapore's Cathay Cineplexes for S$230 mln

Media content provider mm2 Asia on Thursday said it entered into an agreement with Cathay Organisation Pte for the purchase of Cathay Cineplexes' Singapore cinema operations for S$230 million.

Nov 2, 2017

Indian shares step back from record highs on weak Asia

India shares fell from record highs on Tuesday, tracking losses in other Asian equities following a drop in China's factory gauge.

Oct 31, 2017

Swiber Holdings says creditors commence voluntary liquidation of unit

Singapore-based Swiber Holdings on Tuesday said the creditors have commenced the voluntary liquidation of its unit Swiber Corporate.

Oct 31, 2017

CITIC Envirotech wins its largest ever project in China

Investment holding company CITIC Envirotech on Tuesday said it won its largest ever project of 4.6 billion yuan (about S$944.7 million) in China.

Oct 31, 2017

Sembcorp Marine swings to third-quarter profit

Sembcorp Marine, a provider of marine and offshore engineering services, on Tuesday swung to quarterly profit due to lower share of losses from associates and joint ventures.

Oct 31, 2017

SGX ends subdued but posts best monthly gain in nine

Singapore stocks ended little changed on Tuesday, led by lenders such as DBS but weakness in other regional markets following a drop in China's factory gauge kept gains in check.

Oct 31, 2017

DBS to re-skill 1,500 employees over next 18 months

Singapore's largest lender DBS Bank on Tuesday said it will proactively re-skill 1,500 workers in the next 18 months, in an effort to help employees sharpen their competitiveness and deepen their skillset.

Oct 31, 2017

Apple designing iPhones, iPads without Qualcomm parts: report

Apple Inc is designing iPhones and iPads for next year that don't use components from chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, Wall Street Journal reported.

Oct 31, 2017

Indian shares retreat from high records after China's fall in factory gauge

Shares in India saw a slump from records high on Tuesday, along with high losses in other Asian countries post a drop in China's factory gauge.

Oct 31, 2017

Singapore stocks muted as China data disappoints; Asia sluggish

Singapore stocks were little changed on Tuesday led by lenders such as DBS but weakness in other regional markets following a drop in China's factory gauge kept gains in check.

Oct 31, 2017