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Turkish warship deployed to strengthen NATO's eastern flank
The Turkish warship TCG Anadolu, which is taking part in NATO military manoeuvres in the Baltic Sea, will be used as a deterrent on the…
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ST Engineering sells 49% stake in Shanghai MRO JV to China Eastern Airlines for 680.5 million yuan
The move will yield a one-off gain of around S$48.1 million, based on the S$60.2 million carrying value for Starco ST Engineering has…
Business
Eastern German premier wants Russian energy after Ukraine war ends
The premier of the eastern German state of Saxony is calling for energy to be sourced from Russia again after the end of the war in…
Culture
Great Eastern up 2.7%, hits highest price since trading resumption during market hours
Insurer’s shares were suspended in July 2024 after its free float fell under 10% following a failed takeover bid by its parent OCBC Great…
Culture
Great Eastern sets sights on expanding high-net-worth capabilities, doubling new business value
Great Eastern Life – the oldest and longest-established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia – has signalled plans to…
Culture
Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension; closes 10% lower than OCBC’s best offer
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) resumed trading on Thursday (Aug 21), after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float above 10 per…
Culture
Stocks to watch: Sats, Great Eastern, Wing Tai, Beng Kuang Marine, Capital World
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 21): Sats: The airline caterer…
Business
Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks by an Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people between Aug. 9 and 16, the United Nations…
Culture
Great Eastern to resume trading on Aug 21 as bonus issue lifts free float to above 10%
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) is set to resume trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Aug 21, as a proposed bonus share issue will lift…
Business
Intel gives up plans for factory in eastern Germany
The Intel logo can be seen at the headquarters of the chip company. Andrej Sokolow/dpa Intel is abandoning its billion-euro plans for a…
Culture
Great Eastern says Takeover Code not breached when it shared IFA valuation with OCBC
Great Eastern Holdings said that sharing the indicative range of share values determined by its independent financial adviser (IFA) with…
Culture
OCBC says ‘no intention’ to convert Great Eastern Class C non-voting shares to ordinary shares in five years
OCBC exit offer is final; it does not plan to launch another offer in the foreseeable future OCBC said it has “no intention” to convert…
Business
Two injured in attack on pro-democracy rally in eastern German town
A group of partially hooded individuals has attacked a rally against far-right extremism in eastern Germany, injuring at least two…
Culture
Shareholders to vote on Great Eastern delisting on Jul 8
Independent directors of Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) are recommending for shareholders to accept OCBC’s conditional exit offer that will…
Culture
‘Very clever’; ‘lost confidence’: Shareholders react to OCBC’s latest exit offer for Great Eastern
OCBC on Friday (Jun 6) made a conditional exit offer at S$30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in…
Culture
What does the delisting proposal by Great Eastern mean for the minorities as well as majority shareholder OCBC?
As OCBC makes a conditional exit offer of S$900 million at S$30.15 per share to Great Eastern Holdings’ (GEH’s) shareholders, The Business…
Culture
New OCBC offer for Great Eastern more attractive but fate lies in hands of significant minority shareholders: analysts
OCBC’s latest exit offer for Great Eastern is more attractive than its initial privatisation bid, but it still remains to be seen if the…
Culture
Great Eastern seeks to delist with new OCBC exit offer of S$30.15 per share
OCBC has made a S$900 million conditional exit offer at S$30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in…
Culture
Great Eastern plans to delist through higher OCBC-backed bid: Bloomberg
The offer is expected to be fair and reasonable in accordance with Singapore’s listing guidelines Great Eastern is considering options…
Culture
Great Eastern gets another extension to Jun 8 to announce plan to restore free float
It will update shareholders on the finalised proposal shortly, no later than Jun 8 Great Eastern Holdings has been granted yet another…
Fashion
Eastern Medicine Is Not (and Never Has Been) an
Stephanie Zheng's Instagram comments are a lot less brazen than the early days of launching Mount Lai, a skincare brand inspired by her…
Culture
Saudi Aramco boosts prices to Asia as Middle Eastern crude soars
SAUDI Arabia hiked the price of its flagship crude to Asia by the most in more than two years as the kingdom responds to surging premiums…
Fashion
Time for OCBC to offload Great Eastern - The Business Times
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming…
Culture
Great Eastern granted further extension to May 25 to explore options to return free float - The Business Times
GREAT Eastern now has until May 25 to explore options to comply with free float requirements under the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) listing…