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Las Vegas Sands Breaks Ground on New US$8 Billion Ultra-Luxury Development in Singapore
FTN News
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July 17, 2025
Las Vegas Sands marked a momentous milestone on 15 July with the groundbreaking of its new US$8 billion ultra-luxurious resort and entertainment destination at its Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore. The occasion was officiated by...
SEKO Logistics Launches New Singapore Logistics Hub to Strengthen APAC Operations
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- SEKO Logistics (SEKO), the leader in end-to-end global logistics, today announced the relocation of its Singapore corporate office and warehouse to new facilities – marking a major milestone in the...
Expectations still mixed on likelihood of monetary easing in July as core inflation holds steady
The Business Times Singapore
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July 23, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Economists are split on whether Singapore’s central bank will further ease monetary policy at the next meeting on Jul 31, after the latest core inflation data core inflation came in lower than expected. June’s core inflation, which...
City Energy launches app-free electric vehicle charging across Singapore, Malaysia
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[SINGAPORE] City Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) charging arm, Go by City Energy, on Wednesday (Jul 16) introduced the first app-free EV charging experience in Singapore. The new “AutoCharge” system will enable EV drivers to plug in and charge...
Trek 2000 International divests stake in Terrenus Energy valued at around S$8.2 million
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Technology provider Trek 2000 International announced on Thursday (Jul 17) that it will be disposing its 4.3 per cent stake in Terrenus Energy back to the renewable energy solutions provider, with the net proceeds to be around S$8.2...
Sabana Reit’s H1 DPU rises 26.9% to S$0.017 on higher overall occupancy, sustained positive rental reversions
The Business Times Singapore
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July 23, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.017 for the first half of its fiscal year ended Jun 30, up 26.9 per cent from S$0.0134 in the corresponding year-ago period. Total income...
Singapore is most expensive city for HNWIs to live well for third year in a row: report
The Business Times Singapore
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July 14, 2025
[SINGAPORE] For the third year in a row, Singapore is ranked as the most expensive city for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) to live well, indicated a report by Swiss private bank Julius Baer. Despite this, the city remains highly liveable,...
Hyphens Pharma introduces novel acne treatment Winlevi in Singapore and Malaysia
Biospectrum Asia
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July 16, 2025
Hyphens Pharma introduces novel acne treatment Winlevi in Singapore and Malaysia July 17, 2025 | Thursday | News Available for the first time in Southeast Asia, Winlevi is a novel topical acne treatment with a unique mechanism of action Hyphens...
Singapore GDP up 4.3% in Q2, well above market expectations amid US tariff pause
The Business Times Singapore
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July 14, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The economy expanded 4.3 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2025, extending the pace of growth in the previous quarter, advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Monday (Jul 14). This beat...
Business : SEKO Logistics Opens New Singapore Hub To Power Regional Fulfilment, Growth
Bernama
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July 17, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- SEKO Logistics (SEKO) has relocated its Singapore corporate office and warehouse to a new 8,000-square-foot facility in the Changi Free Trade Zone, a move that supports the company’s Asia Pacific growth strategy....
Sands breaks ground on new S$8 billion ultra-luxury expansion—but at what cost to Singapore’s skyline and soul?
The Independent Singapore
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July 17, 2025
SINGAPORE: Marina Bay Sands is set to embark on a bold new chapter. On Jul 15, Las Vegas Sands broke ground on an ambitious S$11 billion (US$8 billion) expansion project that will see the rise of a 55-storey luxury hotel tower, a 15,000-seat...
After the Vote: Yurihan on a Singapore Where Nurses Aren’t Overloaded
Rice
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July 17, 2025
All images courtesy of Yurihan. Since May 2021, The Unconventional Nurse has grown into an Instagram page with a cult following among Singapore’s nursing community. But its founder, who goes by Yurihan, identifies as “a nurse but not really”....
ST Engineering unit, SP Group to sell joint venture for S$290 million to Singapore fund manager Seraya Partners
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[SINGAPORE] ST Engineering’s wholly owned subsidiary, ST Engineering Urban Solutions, has entered into an agreement with SP Group to divest their joint venture SPTel, an enterprise broadband connectivity provider. The buyer is AQX, a Tokyo-based...
Rayzher forms partnership with Japanese company
Taipei Times
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July 23, 2025
Rayzher Industrial Co (銳澤), which specializes in installing mains systems and gas pipelines to transmit utilities for semiconductor manufacturers, yesterday said it has formed a strategic partnership with Japan’s Crest Technologies Co as it seeks...
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, FLCT, mm2 Asia, HRnetGroup, Ossia
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 17): ST Engineering: The group said on Thursday that its wholly owned subsidiary ST Engineering Urban Solutions and Singapore...
Reshaping Global Lubricant Supply Chains: Trump-Era Tariffs Driving Industry Pivot Toward Asia
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 17 July 2025 - With the global lubricants industry still adjusting to the lasting impact of U.S. trade policy enacted during the first presidential term of U.S. President Donald Trump, supply chains are...
Greek Shipping Companies Controlled by Lentoudis and Perogiannakis Linked to Sanctioned Iranian Oil Smuggling Network led by Salim Ahmed Said of Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading FZE (AISSOT)
To Vima
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July 16, 2025
Said controls UAE-based company VS Tankers FZE (VS Tankers), despite avoiding formal association with the company. Formerly known as Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading FZE (AISSOT), VS Tankers has smuggled oil for the benefit of the Iranian...
Singapore is World’s Top Maritime Centre for 12th Consecutive Year
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 13, 2025
Singapore retained its ranking as the world’s top maritime centre, marking the 12th consecutive year it has led the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index. Jointly published by the Baltic Exchange and China’s Xinhua...
The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
Los Angeles Times
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July 17, 2025
SEOUL — In the early 2000s, an observant driver might have noticed an unusual sight on South Korean streets: Some of the police cars were American-made Ford Tauruses. Although South Korean patrol cars were normally supplied locally by Hyundai or...
India’s warehousing sector goes green as MNCs demand sustainable logistics spaces
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
India’s warehousing industry is witnessing a green transformation, driven not just by developers and investors but increasingly by multinational corporate occupiers whose global sustainability mandates are reshaping the market. As companies...