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SMRT first-quarter net profit falls 20.7% SMRT Corp, which yesterday announced a 20.7 per cent fall in net profit to $38.24 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, has cautioned that it may not be able to maintain FY2010's profitability for the current financial year ending March 31, 2011 (FY2011).


Tuan Sing's Q2 profit jumps 56% to $5.53m TUAN Sing Holdings posted a 56 per cent surge in net profit to $5.53 million for the second quarter ended June 30, backed by a revenue jump in its property and industrial services segments.


Daniel Chan calling it a day at Lion Global VETERAN fund manager Daniel Chan is stepping down as chief executive of Lion Global Investors to spend more time with his family and on other personal interests.


SGX companies' market cap up 5.8% in July THE market capitalisation of Singapore listed companies rose 5.8 per cent in July to end the month at about $763.1 billion.


Jardine's Q1 profit quadruples JARDINE Matheson Holdings Ltd, which owns car distributors, real estate, supermarkets and hotels in Asia, said first-half profit more than quadrupled on a higher contribution from its property unit.


Business briefing SINGAPORE-LISTED Noble Group yesterday issued price guidance on its planned dual-tranche bond issue, a source close to the deal said.


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Pan Hong sees sales jumping 50% this year PAN Hong Property Group, a residential developer in China, expects to sell more homes this year amid a rebound in the real estate market.


Fun fare REMEMBER the good old days when a culinary treat meant a plate of mee siam from your neighbourhood pushcart stall, and entertainment was playing Ludo and Old Maid instead of surfing the Internet or fiddling with a BlackBerry? Well, Aaron and Olivia Teo do - and they haven't stopped at merely reminiscing.


Balancing act THERE are many people outside of Vietnam who are familiar with fish sauce being a key ingredient in Vietnamese fare. Few, however, know just how many types and grades of fish sauce there are, nor that there is a host of other ingredients equally important to the cuisine - and Luke Nguyen is one of that handful.