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Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

ENERGY CORRESPONDENT

Sharanya Pillai is a correspondent covering the regional energy market, with a special interest in clean energy trade in Asean and the rise of nuclear power. She has also penned opinion pieces and the weekend column Off Tangent, covering the weird and wonderful in science, psychology and beyond.

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Creative, which is famous for its MP3 players (pictured) also named Tan Kee Ann as lead independent director.

Creative CEO to also be its chairman; cousin Chew Kian Giap added to board

Late founder Sim Wong Hoo’s brother will relinquish his director role from Feb 17

A preview event for The Robertson Opus in Singapore. The development is 56 per cent sold, Frasers said in its Q1 update.

Frasers Property logs S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue, boosted by China sales

The China market contributed S$500 million as at end-2025

Low Keng Huat, whose projects include Klimt Cairnhill (pictured), no longer meets the free float requirement to remain listed.

Offer for Low Keng Huat turns unconditional with 95.5% of shares secured

Managing director Marco Low and his family are taking the company private at S$0.78 per share

Nio's expected Q4 earnings would mark a reversal from its adjusted operating loss of 5.5 billion yuan for the same period a year earlier.

EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025

The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix

Exports to the US in YICT (pictured) dropped by 9 per cent in Q4 FY2025 with tariff uncertainty

HPH Trust’s H2 DPU down 9.7% at HK$0.065; braces for continued uncertainty over US-China tariffs

The trust warns of ‘gradual restructuring of shipping routes and cargo flows’ as trade remains volatile

Vicom's new integrated hub at Jalan Papan

Vicom sets up S$60 million integrated hub to adapt to EVs, complex industrial testing needs

The five-storey facility consolidates vehicle inspection and non-vehicle testing services in one location

The results show “the resiliency of our business”, said John Stewart, chief executive of the Reit’s manager

Digital Core Reit’s H2 DPU flat at US$0.018, seeks to maintain distributions in FY2026

Revenue for the second half is up 61.6% year on year at US$87.3 million

GuocoLand controls 65.03 per cent of GLM via a wholly-owned subsidiary

GuocoLand seeks to take Malaysian unit private at RM1.10 per share

This represents a 17.7% premium to GLM’s last-traded share price of RM0.935 on Jan 30, property developer says

Parkway Life Reit's Singapore portfolio includes Gleneagles Hospital (pictured)

Nursing home additions lift Parkway Life Reit’s H2 DPU by 3.5% to S$0.0764

The Singapore hospital portfolio also saw organic rental growth with step-up lease agreements

Across South-east Asia, many cities seek foreign investment in the form of data centres, but must therefore grapple with the facilities’ insatiable demand for water.
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South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst

With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.

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