Expedia puts Asia front and centre in global push
ONLINE travel juggernaut Expedia Group plans to switch things up and push for its international operations, a big part of which also includes Asia, to grab the crown as the largest revenue earner...
Curious coincidences behind Epicentre's missing CEO
WHEN it comes to strange coincidences, it may be hard to upstage Catalist-listed Epicentre Holdings - the company once well known as a re-seller of Apple products, but has, since May, become...
Suspended stocks on SGX hit highest level in three years
SINCE last November, five more companies have made their way into the Singapore Exchange's most unloved list of stocks - that is, those suspended from trading for 12 months or longer.
Power unshackled: Singapore's open electricity market
IN the early years of Germany's liberalisation of the electricity market that empowered consumers not only to pick a provider but also the energy source - wind or gas versus the conventional coal...
Freeing up Singapore's power market bittersweet for businesses
SINGAPORE's liberalisation of the electricity sector - true to its ethos - has been able to save businesses as much as 25-30 per cent in power bills, but many lament that they are confounded by...
Noble's restructuring hangs in the balance amid investigations
ONE day after Singapore regulators launched an unprecedented tripartite probe into troubled Noble Group for suspected breaches of securities laws and accounting practices, there appears no clarity on...
Noble probe launched - three years after alarms first raised
BARELY a week to the expected listing of a new Noble Group that will be born out of a massive debt revamp on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Singapore authorities have stunned the market with news that...
Does board size matter?
SINGAPORE's corporate boards are shrinking. Forget Thai Beverage, which by far has the biggest board in Singapore with 20 directors and quite clearly, is the exception.
Singapore's SafePro picked to provide virtual bodyguards for the super rich
A WIFE of a wealthy Singapore businessman was shopping in a popular tourist district in Barcelona, Spain on a mid-August afternoon last summer when in the vicinity, a deadly terror attack was...
Malaysia elections: Markets' volatility reflect concerns with a dash of hope
THE "Mahathir factor" that snagged the opposition party an extraordinary victory in Malaysia's 14th general election will trigger a knee-jerk reaction from investors, but as the dust settles in...