Sharanya Pillai

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

[SINGAPORE] In the face of punishing solar tariffs from the US, South-east Asia has a silver lining: a glut in the supply of photovoltaic panels could make solar projects cheaper and increase adoption. But to seize this opportunity, the region will have to ramp up investments into energy storage systems. The US recently imposed tariffs of as high as 3,500 per cent on solar exports from four South-east Asian markets: Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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

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

[SINGAPORE] Investors and foreign governments will view the results of the general election – in which the People’s Action Party improved its vote share to 65.57 per cent – as a clear signal of “trust, stability and confidence” in the government, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “The results will put Singapore in a better position to face this turbulent world,” he said at a press conference at The Treasury in the early hours of Sunday (May 4).

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

Published Sun, May 4, 2025 · 12:45 AM[SINGAPORE] The People’s Action Party (PAP) team led by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong secured 78.95 per cent of votes in Ang Mo Kio GRC  – the highest since the constituency’s formation in 1991 – amid a three-cornered fight. This was higher than the 71.91 per cent that then Prime Minister Lee’s team achieved in 2020 and beats the previous high of 78.64 per cent in 2015.

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

[SINGAPORE] Labour chief Ng Chee Meng is leading with 52 per cent of votes in the sample count for the closely-watched seat of Jalan Kayu SMC, ahead of Workers’ Party (WP) rival Andre Low. Jalan Kayu SMC, which has 29,628 voters, was newly carved out from PAP stronghold Ang Mo Kio GRC this election. It includes parts of the former Sengkang West SMC, which the WP contested in the 2011 and 2015 elections.