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Sabana REIT appoints Aw Wei Been as acting CEO

Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on Thursday appointed of Aw Wei Been as acting chief executive officer with effect from January 1.

Dec 21, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Indebted Noble secures extension on loan deadline amid restructuring talks

Noble Group on Wednesday said lenders agreed to extend the waiver for its $1.1 billion revolving credit facility until May 18.

Dec 21, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a Singapore Airlines (SIA) signage outside an SIA service center in Singapore February 10, 2016.

Singapore Airlines warns of free air ticket scam

Singapore Airlines warned of a scam where members of the public receive calls or emails from people claiming to be employees of the airline to solicit their personal data.

Dec 20, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

A giant panda on a 10-year loan from China is seen during a welcoming ceremony at Soekarno Hatta airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, September 28, 2017.

Chinese firm turns panda poop into toilet paper: report

Chinese firm Qianwei Fengsheng Paper has teamed up with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda to recycle animal's faeces and food debris into toilet paper.

Dec 20, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

File photo of AirAsia flight attendants.

AirAsia dress their stewardesses in 'arousing' uniforms that are 'too sexy'

Two Malaysian lawmakers criticised the uniforms of air stewardesses for AirAsia and Firefly, saying they were 'too revealing' and did not portray Malaysia's Islamic roots.

Dec 20, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

CapitaLand to buy commercial property in Shanghai for S$171 mln

CapitaLand on Tuesday said its unit entered into a deal to acquire a commercial site in Wujiaochang decentralised business district, Shanghai, for 838 million yuan.

Dec 20, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singaporean tycoon Kwek Leng Beng defends S$3.63 bln bid for hotelier M&C

Singaporean billionaire Kwek Leng Beng on Monday defended his bid to take control of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels.

Dec 19, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Here's why ThaiBev spent a whopping $4.8 bln for Vietnam's top brewer

Brewing group Thai Beverage has won an auction to buy a $4.8 billion stake in Vietnam's top brewer Sabeco.

Dec 19, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Keppel Land buys two prime residential sites in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City for US$297 mln

Keppel Land on Monday said it acquired two prime sites in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City with a total development cost of US$297 million.

Dec 18, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

K-pop band BTS' creative team Big Hit considering IPO

K-pop band BTS' popularity is propelling Big Hit Entertainment to launch an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Dec 18, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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SPRING Singapore to take legal action against car retailer SG Vehicles

SPRING Singapore on Monday said it will take legal action against automotive retailer SG Vehicles for engaging in unfair practices.

Dec 18, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Billionaire Peter Lim backed Rowsley announces S$1.6 bln acquisitions in healthcare push

Real estate services provider Rowsley on Monday said it entered into an agreement to acquire Thomson Medical and a 70.36 percent stake in TMCLS for S$1.6 billion.

Dec 18, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri