Keppel Infrastructure Trust’s 9M distributable income falls 17% to S$140.1 million

The decline in distributable income is due to the absence of one-off divestment gains.

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Natural gas to stay for the long haul beyond 2050: Singapore International Energy Week panellists

Natural gas has been touted as a transition fuel to facilitate governments to gradually shift their energy mix to be more low-carbon.

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Director of PR firm sacked for secretly recording internal meeting loses wrongful dismissal claim

The claimant was fired while serving a three-month notice period after being told that her employment was being terminated without cause.

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Singapore updates renewable energy certificate standard to tackle greenwashing; unveils new solar efforts

One solution being explored is off-grid power systems that pair containerised solar panels with mobile battery energy storage systems.

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Singapore announces S$150 million investment in new materials discovery, schemes to support businesses in AI journey

“We will also develop talent with capabilities spanning materials science, AI and automation, creating good job opportunities,” notes Gan Kim Yong, deputy prime minister and minister for energy, trade and industry (trade).

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Microsoft to offer buyouts to 60,000 workers in new cost cut

Staff will receive benefits similar to a standard severance package, a company spokesperson says.

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Singapore appoints consultants ahead of UN nuclear watchdog’s review in 2027

EMA will appoint a second panel of nuclear energy technical advisers by the end of 2026 “to support Singapore in nuclear energy capability-building efforts”.

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Mekong Capital’s Chris Freund turns hard lessons into better leadership

For Mekong Capital founder Chris Freund, leadership means learning from mistakes, taking accountability and having the courage to confront difficult issues.

“We have made some bad investments. And that’s on us.”

After 25 years of investing in Vietnam, Freund reflects on the lessons that have shaped his leadership philosophy, why having the right people in place matters, and his plans to hand over the reins to a new generation of partners by 2030.

Read more in the latest edition of The Leadership Playbook: https://bt.sg/dpxQ

Nine companies from Singapore and the region bag top honours at 2026 Emerging Enterprise Awards

More than a third of the 600 applications received this year came from Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Energy Market Authority awards S$14.9 million in grants to strengthen power grid

The funded projects will improve the maintenance and operation of grid infrastructure, support system stability and manage the impact of growing distributed energy resources such as solar panels and electric-vehicle chargers.

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OCBC is Asia-Pacific’s strongest bank and third globally: The Asian Banker

This is the first time a Singapore bank is among the top three; DBS is ranked 23rd, and UOB, 187th.

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Singapore, Indonesia to form task force to pursue firms linked to forest fires

It will coordinate information sharing and investigations into companies potentially responsible for fires.

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ST Engineering bags S$5.6 billion in new contracts for Q3 2026

Some S$2.4 billion worth of new contracts is secured by its urban solutions and satcom segment, says ST Engineering.

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Plantation stocks trading at ‘sizeable’ upside after haze-induced sell-off: OCBC

For Bumitama, Golden Agri and Wilmar, it is ‘unclear how long share prices will remain under pressure’.

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MPACT, Singapore Land enter top tier of global ESG benchmark for real estate; Hongkong Land slips

The annual Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s report assesses entities on how well the buildings in their portfolios are managed.

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iFast eyes growth opportunity in underserved mass-market banking segment

It expects to pay out a total dividend of S$0.12 a share for FY2026, a 43% increase over 2025.

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SGX RegCo seeks further disclosures from plantation firms, including links to haze notice recipients

In their responses last week, all eight companies maintained that they did not use fire to clear land.

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Mainboard newbie Mi Material opens flat at S$1.80 in early trading

The Singapore-headquartered company, a spinoff from Bursa Malaysia-listed Mi Technovation, manufactures precision solder spheres used as electrical connections in advanced semiconductor packaging.

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Fires are 'caused by irresponsible business practices': Shanmugam urges CEOs to let their firms be assessed for haze links

Senior Minister K Shanmugam has urged the senior leadership of Singaporean companies allegedly linked to haze-related activities to voluntarily undergo assessments of their operations and supply chains.

The government will publicly name the CEOs and companies that voluntarily agree to these assessments, he told executives at a meeting.

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