SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories.
BUSINESS TIMES
- Oil service company Rotary Engineering reported an 11 percent rise in its third-quarter net profit, despite an 8 percent drop in turnover for the quarter.
- Retailer F.J. Benjamin posted a 58 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit as consumers spent less.
- CapitaLand has agreed to sell two of its industrial properties in the Kallang area for a total of S$68 million ($48.8 million) to construction and industrial property developer Chiu Teng.
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BUSINESS TIMES
- Oil service company Rotary Engineering reported an 11 percent rise in its third-quarter net profit, despite an 8 percent drop in turnover for the quarter.
- Retailer F.J. Benjamin posted a 58 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit as consumers spent less.
- CapitaLand has agreed to sell two of its industrial properties in the Kallang area for a total of S$68 million ($48.8 million) to construction and industrial property developer Chiu Teng.
($1=1.399 Singapore Dollar)
(Singapore Newsroom +65 6403 5677, singapore.newsroom@reuters.com) ($1=1.395 Singapore Dollar) Keywords: SINGAPORE DIGEST/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.