PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - Sept 7

SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories.

STRAITS TIMES

- Singapore's initial public offering market is starting to stir again in the second half of the year, with seven IPOs launched since end June, more than double the number in the first half.

BUSINESS TIMES

- U.S. direct investments in Singapore crossed the $100 billion mark last year, making Singapore the biggest investment destination for U.S. multinational corporations in Asia.

- Hotel technology service provider Docomo inter-Touch, a unit of Japanese phone giant NTT Docomo (9437.T) , said it could seek a public listing in Singapore in three to five years.

($1=1.439 Singapore Dollar)