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OCBC PLANS TO TAKE GREAT EASTERN PRIVATE

Singapore’s second-biggest lender, OCBC, unveiled a S$1.4 billion offer on Friday (May 10) to buy the…

DBS BEATS FORECASTS WITH POSITIVE OUTLOOK AHEAD

Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group reported on Thursday (May 2) first-quarter results that trumped expectations with…

HIN LEONG FOUNDER IN SINGAPORE GULTY OF US$111M FORGERY

OK Lim was still the “big boss” of oil trader Hin Leong and had instructed employees…

SingTel SHARES FALL BY 3% FOLLOWING US$2.3B IMPAIRMENT

Shares of Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) fell as much as 3.3 per cent on Monday (Apr 29)…

GoTo POST Q1 ADJUSTED EBITDA AT $6.28M

Indonesia’s biggest tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk posted on Monday a first-quarter underlying loss…

TRADETRUST: SEAMLESSLY ENSURING AUTHENTICITY FOR SMARTER, SAFER TRADE

IMDA’s TradeTrust framework enables governments and businesses to issue, exchange and verify trade documents risk-free, with…

MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES RECORD HIKE IN WAGES, AS MYR FALLS

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says pay hike of more than 13 percent will be ‘best…

ASIA’S FIRST SPOT BITCOIN/ETHER TRADING IN HK

Hong Kong on Tuesday (Apr 30) launched trading of Asia’s first spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded…

MICROSOFT TO INVEST $1.7B IN INDONESIA

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says investment will help Southeast Asia’s biggest economy thrive in ‘new era’.…

RISK OF POVERTY AS RETIREMENT LOOMS DUE TO EARLY PENSION WITHDRAWALS

Many Malaysians dipped into their pension during pandemic, but 81 percent of contributors face poverty in…