Singapore Informer

May 15, 2013 1:59 AM REAL estate group Mapletree Investments reported a 48.9 per cent surge in full-year Patmi (profit after tax and minority interests) to $ 931.7 million on a broadbased increase in recurring core Patmi, investment and other gains, as well as revaluation gains of its investment properties.      Full News here – [...]

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Ascott Residence Trust’s (Ascott REIT) distribution per unit rose 5 percent to 2.25 cents in Q1 2013 from a year earlier. Its unitholder’s distribution grew 14 percent to S$ 27.6 million in the same period. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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Ezra Holdings has posted a 34 per cent on-year rise in its second-quarter net profit to US$ 29.7 million. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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March 21, 2013 1:42 PM Singapore shares rose on Thursday, with Southeast Asia’s largest telecom operator Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) outperforming the market. Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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March 13, 2013 12:40 AM THE Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday managed a second consecutive gain this week on the back of yet another all-time high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average overnight, while the penny stocks sector showed signs of life after the beating it had sustained over the past week. Full News here [...]

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February 22, 2013 8:35 PM United Overseas Insurance said on Friday that its net profit for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2012 rose 44.8 per cent year on year to $ 29.17 million. Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) passenger load factor (PLF), or the average occupancy per aircraft, rose 2.6 percentage points year-on-year to 82.2 per cent in December 2012. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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December 31, 2012 1:34 AM [LONDON] Commodity prices were mixed last week, heading towards the end of 2012, a year in which the values of raw materials such as oil and gold were determined largely by global economic strains and recovery hopes. Full News here – RSS Print – Broker’s Take + Singapore Markets + [...]

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December 13, 2012 12:54 AM THE push on the Straits Times Index (STI) continued for a sixth consecutive day yesterday, this time adding 23.24 points to 3,141.57. Over the past five days the index has risen about 80 points or 2.5 per cent. Full News here – RSS Print – Broker’s Take + Singapore Markets [...]

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December 14, 2012 12:57 AM DESPITE a weak day for Hong Kong and a soft opening for Europe, the Straits Times Index (STI) managed a seventh straight rise yesterday, when it finished at a new year-high of 3,156.55, a gain of 14.98 that came largely courtesy of a push on the Jardine stable. Full News [...]

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November 29, 2012 10:14 AM Shares of Singapore’s Olam International Ltd rose 3 per cent, after hitting a three-and-a-half year low on Wednesday, as analysts said the commodity trader’s detailed defence against allegations from short-seller Muddy Waters was largely satisfactory. Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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SINGAPORE: Inflation in Singapore accelerated in September, driven by higher transport and housing costs.Data from the Department of Statistics showed that the consumer price index (CPI) for all items rose to 4.7 per cent in September, from the 3.9 p… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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Photographs of the spectacular break of day I was very fortunate to have witnessed on the morning of Singapore’s 47th birthday. The first photograph was taken at 6.41 am and the last at 7.15 am and were taken at a natural beach along Singapore’s northern coastline that I hope will be left as it is [...]

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The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The first 2 films, Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), turned director Christopher Nolan and main actor Christian Bale into superstars so I have been eagerly waiting for this film. The film starts eight years after “The Dark [...]

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Singapore shares were higher, with Genting Singapore Plc rising more than 4 percent after a recent drop in its stock price on concerns about the casino operator’s upcoming results. The Straits Times Index was up 0.9 percent at 3,025.57 points … Full News here – Singapore – Bing News

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