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RGE, TotalEnergies to develop solar power plant with battery storage in Indonesia
[SINGAPORE] RGE and TotalEnergies on Wednesday (May 28) have signed a co-investment agreement to jointly develop a solar power plant with battery energy storage system in Riau Province, Indonesia.
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Indonesia antitrust agency finds risk of monopoly from TikTok’s Tokopedia takeover
The agency says it found rising market concentration and warned of possible post-acquisition price hikes due to increased dominancePublished Wed, May 28, 2025 · 08:17 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s antitrust agency...
CDL, MCL Land marketing Piccadilly Galleria retail podium for sale at lower price of S$67.5m
[SINGAPORE] Piccadilly Grand’s retail podium is up for sale for S$67.5 million, at a lower price after an earlier expression of interest exercise closed in November 2024. The ground-floor retail...
Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises, internal emails show
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nissan has started offering buyouts to US workers and has suspended merit-based wage increases worldwide, internal emails reviewed by Reuters showed, as the automaker expands cost cuts...
UK’s Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
[LONDON] Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching its legal obligations over sewage treatment...
China’s answer to World Bank plans to open Singapore, HK offices
[BEIJING] The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is looking to open new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to people familiar with the matter, in a plan that would...
Nissan plans one trillion yen funding with backing from UK government
[TOKYO] Nissan Motor, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than one trillion yen (S$7 billion) from debt and asset sales to keep...
Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad
[SHANGHAI] Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47 per cent to 14.7 billion yuan (S$2.6 billion) as its domestic platform suffered from intense local competition...
US warns Pirelli risks restrictions due to Chinese investor
[MILAN] The US government warned Italy’s Pirelli & C that vehicles containing its advanced sensors technology could be restricted from sale in America due to concerns over the influence...
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit to buy Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building for S$700.2 million
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) has entered conditional agreements to acquire two prime properties to expand its portfolio in Singapore, particularly in the technology sector, the...
