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UOL H1 net profit rises 58% to S$205.5 million
Property developer UOL Group posted a 58 per cent increase in net profit to S$205.5 million for the first half of 2025. The increase was…
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Georgetown Man Convicted of Killing Ex-Girlfriend, Best Friend Who Started Dating Her After Their Break-Up
A Georgetown man will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole after a juryfound him guilty of shooting…
Business
Good governance for vibrant capital markets: towards a market-centric dynamic index
IN 2024, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) was re-introduced as a dynamic index designed to reflect continuous…
Business
Singapore stocks track regional gains; STI up 1.2%
Shares on the local bourse ended higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), following three consecutive sessions of declines. The rebound came as…
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Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts
When CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” in July, a long-theorized concern came true: the late-night…
Business
China's Tencent revenue grows 15% in Q2 on strong gaming performance
It reported revenue of 184.5 billion yuan (S$32.9 billion), exceeding analyst estimates of 178.5 billion yuan Tencent reported…
Business
Who is Do Kwon? South Korean " Crypto Genius" and Terraform Labs Founder Pleads Guilty in $40 Billion Cryptocurrency Collapse
South Korean blockchain entrepreneur Do Kwon, whose project's collapse resulted in one of the largest cryptocurrency losses ever, pleaded…
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US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China: sources
US authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of…
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Man Dies After Being Bitten by Rattlesnake He Picked Up During Hike at Savage Gulf State Park
A man has died after he was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake he picked up while hiking at a state park in Tennessee, authorities said.…
Business
Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Apple Over App Store Rankings of X and Grok
Elon Musk, the billionaire behind SpaceX, Tesla, and social media platform X, has announced plans to sue Apple. He accuses the tech giant…
Business
Temasek-backed ST Telemedia is said to consider selling stake in data centre operator GDS: sources
ST Telemedia (STT) is considering selling its holding in Chinese data centre operator GDS Holdings, people familiar with the situation…
Business
Analysts say StarHub can benefit from consolidation, Singtel to a more ‘limited extent’
Recent surprise acquisitions in Singapore’s telecommunications space may have raised eyebrows, but analysts see the moves by StarHub, M1…
Business
StarHub can benefit from consolidation, Singtel to a more ‘limited extent,’ analysts say
Recent surprise acquisitions in Singapore’s telecommunications space may have raised eyebrows, but analysts see the moves by StarHub, M1…
News
Shocking Video Shows Physical Altercation at Florida Lake During Daylight As Children Watch
A video shows a group of swimsuit-clad individuals involved in a physical altercation at a Florida lake. The incident occurred over the…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps, as expected
Thailand’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday (Aug 13), its fourth cut in 10 months as it looks to…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts rates to lowest in two years to support growth
Thailand’s central bank lowered its policy rate by a quarter point on Wednesday (Aug 13), its fourth cut in 10 months, to support a…
Business
DBS sees rising demand for yuan settlements from Chinese exporters
DBS Group, South-east Asia’s largest lender by assets, is seeing growing interest from Chinese exporters to settle trades in renminbi…
Business
Japan's Nikkei tops 43,000 for first time ever
Japan’s Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday (Aug 13), with the broader Topix index also scaling…
Business
Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%
The life insurance industry in the Republic recorded a total of S$2.99 billion in weighted new business premiums for the first half of…
News
Ex-NJ Police Chief Who Sexually Assaulted Multiple Women, Sought Sexual Favors from Subordinate's Wife in Exchange for His Promotion, Sentenced
A former New Jersey police chief was sentenced on Monday to spend seven years in prison for sexually assaulting multiple women while he…
Business
Trump Even Considered Re-Appointing Janet Yellen as Fed Chair in Jerome Powell's Place, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says
President Trump is keeping a "very open mind" regarding a successor for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and has even considered…
Lifestyle
Mom Charged in Death of Toddler, Dog Left in Hot Car Claims She was Swept Away by River in Maine and Unable to Return to the Vehicle
A Delaware County woman, who is currently in police custody in Maine after being charged with manslaughter in the death of her child,…
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Who Is Brittney Marie Jones? Brandon Blackstock Was in a Relationship with Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Assistant at the Time of His Death, Obituary Reveals
Shocking revelations have come to light in the wake of the death of Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, last week at the age…
Business
Paytm shares surge after RBI grants payment aggregator license
Shares of One 97 Communications surged to the highest level in over three years after its unit received approval from India’s central bank…