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Grab's bonfire of the vanities is just blowing smoke, says Bloomberg Opinion's Tim Culpan
(April 9): One sentence from Grab Holdings Inc. co-founder Anthony Tan sums up the outlook for the dumpster fire that is Southeast Asia’s increasingly toxic taxi wars.
April 09, 2019
Broker's Calls
OCBC wary of residential sector's near-term outlook in spite of encouraging data
SINGAPORE (Mar 18): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “neutral” on Singapore’s residential sector despite the recent recovery in Singapore developers’ stock prices and the announcement of a new Cross Island MRT line, which helped to boost Fe
March 18, 2019
Broker's Calls
ST Eng, SIA named OCBC's top sector picks for resilience and low valuations
SINGAPORE (Nov 30): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “neutral” on the Singapore industrials sector, indicating a preference for ST Engineering and Singapore Airlines (SIA) due to their earnings resilience and low valuations, respectively.
November 30, 2018
Singapore economy
MTI foresees slower 2H for Singapore's economy; maintains 2018 GDP growth forecast at 2.5-3.5%
SINGAPORE (Aug 13): The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) expects Singapore’s economic pace of expansion to moderate in 2H18 against an external backdrop of a weakening global growth outlook, as well as increased uncertainties and risks in the global
August 13, 2018
In print this week
What are the consequences of the HSR project's derailment?
SINGAPORE (June 1): When Dr Mahathir Mohamad took on the office of prime minister of Malaysia for the second time last month, he was widely expected to review the many mega projects that his predecessor Najib Razak had agreed to.
June 01, 2018
Update
Dr M vows to abort high-speed rail project with Singapore
SINGAPORE (May 28): Malaysia’s newly-reinstated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has vowed to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-SG HSR) project to curb unnecessary government spending, says an article published today by the Financial T
May 28, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Will Go-Jek's expansion into new markets bring back ride-hailing competition?
SINGAPORE (May 24): Go-Jek, the Indonesian-based ride hailing firm, will be investing $500 million in its international expansion strategy, entering four new markets – Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines – within the next few months.
May 24, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Grab vanquishes Uber with local strategy, billions from SoftBank
SINGAPORE (Mar 27): As Uber Technologies Inc. looked to conquer ride-sharing around the world, Grab was focused on serving the 620 million people that share its home in Southeast Asia.
March 27, 2018
Tech
ST Engineering trials first-gen smart bus stop at Orchard Road
SINGAPORE (12 Mar): ST Engineering on Monday launched its first next-generation smart bus stop in front of Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station/Plaza Singapura along Orchard Road.
March 12, 2018
Broker's Calls
Tiong Woon gets a lift from CIMB
SINGAPORE (Mar 8): CIMB likes integrated heavy lift specialist Tiong Woon Corp for its proven track record of more than 35 years.
March 08, 2018