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Sharanya Pillai

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I report on startups and tech for The Business Times @businesstimes

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  • Perennial's new care model in China

    1 week ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai

    [XI'AN] Near the scenic Qinling mountains of Xi'an is a life-sized replica of a typical Chinese town. It features residential blocks, a post office, grocery store, florist and playground. Bus stops line the road running through the town. Geese honk near a fountain, looking for food. Elderly people go about their morning exercise routines.

  • Perennial explores Reit listings in China with 'aggressive' expansion in medical, eldercare sectors

    1 week ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai

    [SINGAPORE] Property playerPerennial Holdings is exploring real estate investment trust (Reit) listings in China - one for commercial properties and another for healthcare assets, the company's chief executive, Pua Seck Guan, told The Business Times. The Reits, which could be listed in Shanghai or Shenzhen, would ride on booming demand from yield-hungry investors on the mainland. "The Chinese love this class of assets.

  • A ‘village’ where Alzheimer’s patients move about freely: Perennial’s new care model in China

    1 week ago | buff.ly | Sharanya Pillai

    The property company initially planned such a facility for Singapore, but has moved the idea to Xi’anPublished Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 12:00 AMElderly residents exercising at the Perennial Alzheimer’s Care Village; the development is premised on a novel idea that Alzheimer’s patients should be able to move freely. PHOTO: ST[XI’AN] Near the scenic Qinling mountains of Xi’an is a life-sized replica of a typical Chinese town.

  • Perennial explores Reit listings in China with ‘aggressive’ expansion in medical, eldercare sectors

    1 week ago | buff.ly | Sharanya Pillai

    The Singapore-based real estate and healthcare company aims to ride strong demand from yield-hungry Chinese investorsPublished Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 12:00 AMPerennial chief executive Pua Seck Guan says the company's upcoming assisted-living facility in Singapore will emulate the "ingredients" of its Tianjin project.

  • Solar, wind energy could power a third of Asean data centres in 2030: report

    3 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai

    [SINGAPORE] Solar and wind energy could power up to a third of data centres in South-east Asia in 2030 via power grids and without the need for batteries, said a report by energy think-tank Ember. "This indicates that high battery costs are not an immediate barrier to adopting these electricity sources for data centres," said Ember, which made the forecast based on estimates of power consumption and solar and wind capacity.

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Sharanya Pillai @SharanyaBT
3 Dec 21

#Grab ended its first trading day at US$8.75, below the crucial US$10 threshold @BusinessTimes https://t.co/bSafh2JaPR

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Sharanya Pillai @SharanyaBT
13 Aug 20

RT @MarissaLeeBT: Singaporeans cheered when the nation exited a partial lockdown on June 2. But for most of the 323,000 migrant workers ho…

Sharanya Pillai
Sharanya Pillai @SharanyaBT
11 Jul 20

Thrilled to have had a chance to cover the #GE2020 Sengkang result! "It shows that WP has indeed extended its stronghold...if we extrapolate, we may argue that the PAP's supermajority can be breached," says Prof Tan Ern Ser. #wpsg #sgelections https://t.co/XpwkbtfXfe