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MAS waivers for Sabana, Sias rebuke of Great Eastern could be heartening signs for minorities
THE topic of minority shareholder rights and protections grabbed a lot of attention in the local market this past week. On Mar 6, Great Eastern said a request by...
Westports in RM39.6 billion expansion to tap Port Klang’s bullish prospects
WESTPORTS Holdings is planning to add as many as eight berths to the current 31 it operates at Port Klang over the next two to four decades, as it...
TA Corp receives buying interest for New World Centre units for S$43 million
TA Corporation said on Sunday (March 10) that it has received a letter of intent from a third-party purchaser which is interested in buying various units of New World...
Chinese buying set stage for gold’s latest record run
LAST week’s gold rush may have been triggered by bets on the US Federal Reserve’s long-anticipated pivot to looser monetary policy, but the foundations for the record rally were...
Director filings and buybacks continue at stronger pace
INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 7, with S$224 million of net institutional outflow, as 26 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks...
How TikTok became a US-China national security issue
DEPENDING on whom you ask, the short-form video platform TikTok is either a showcase for goofy dances and makeup tutorials or a sophisticated threat to US national security. Because...
Oil posts weekly loss as markets weigh Chinese demand
OIL prices closed 1 per cent lower on Friday (Mar 8) and fell even more for the week as markets remained wary of soft Chinese demand even as producer...
Japfa declines comment on potential privatisation deal, says exploratory discussions are regular