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Pillar spacings on bridge in SA not evidence of vandalism but features of original design
South Africa has grappled with infrastructure vandalism, including periodic theft and damage to roads, and water and electricity networks.…
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PacificLight to build hydrogen-ready power plant by 2029
PACIFICLIGHT Power has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) on Jurong…
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Frasers Hospitality Trust soars around 40% in one month
FRASERS Hospitality Trust’s (FHT) stapled securities have surged around 40 per cent in one month. They were trading at S$0.42 on Nov 29,…
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'Wordle' today #1,294 hints, clues and answer for Friday, January 3
Wordle is the popular daily puzzle that has kept millions of people entertained since it first launched in 2021. The daily word game is…
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Maybank says SingPost can potentially offer a ‘significant’ special dividend after sales of assets
The bank says that the sale of Famous Holdings should conclude by end January 2025 BELEAGUERED national postal service provider SingPost…
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Red Sox Urged To Swing Blockbuster Trade For $427 Million Rival Superstar
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Boston Red Sox have made a few moves to improve on their disappointing 2024 season, but they really…
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Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentives fail to drum up demand
TESLA reported its first fall in yearly deliveries on Thursday as lucrative year-end incentives for the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle…
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Singapore stocks gain at Friday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares began trading stronger on Friday (Jan 3) morning after global indices ended mixed overnight. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Singapore stocks struggle for direction on Friday; STI up 0.03%
Seatrium was top gainer and most actively transacted counter in terms of volume on benchmark index SINGAPORE shares struggled for…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel DC Reit
THE following company saw new developments that may affect the trading of its securities on Friday (Jan 3): Keppel DC Reit: The manager of…
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Average rate for 30-year mortgage reaches 6-month high
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage in the United States reached a six-month high this week and also leapfrogged the rate during the…
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MTI's Preliminary Forecast Suggests Singapore's Economy Grew 4.3% in the Fourth Quarter, Slower Than the Previous Quarter
According to preliminary estimates provided by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday (Jan 2), Singapore's GDP grew 4.3…
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Moment overprotective horse steps in to help woman struggling
A horse's way of stopping his owner from leaving both him and his sibling in a gated area has left viewers online in hysterics. The…
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10-year average return on Singapore Savings Bonds slides to 2.82%
THE 10-year average return for the latest tranche of Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) continued to fall, to 2.82 per cent, in line with rate…
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Sias urges independent professional inquiry into SingPost’s dismissal of senior executives
AN INDEPENDENT professional inquiry should be commissioned to look into the circumstances that led to the dismissal of three Singapore…
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Singapore shares rise on first trading day of 2025; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 284 to 246, with 812.8 million securities worth S$581.4 million changing hands SINGAPORE…
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China Introduces New Forex Rules To Tighten Crypto Oversight and Target Illegal Cross-Border Transactions
China Introduces New Forex Rules To Tighten Crypto Oversight and Target Illegal Cross-Border Transactions On Dec. 31, 2024, China’s…
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Thai government says Bank of Thailand chair appointment won’t take too long
THAILAND’S government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process to pick a new chairman for the nation’s central bank after…
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Thai economic uncertainty has increased, central bank minutes say
UNCERTAINTY around the Thai economy has significantly increased primarily due to the unclear impact of possible US economic policies,…
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Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating…
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MAS review group exploring use of seed capital for equities market: Gan Kim Yong
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group is studying how to make optimum use of seed capital to attract…
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RHB cuts IReit target to S$0.34; flags potential privatisation on further unit price declines
RHB Research has lowered its target price on IReit Global to S$0.34 from S$0.40 previously, as it expects the real estate investment…
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Bank of Korea governor says monetary easing this year will be flexible
SOUTH Korea’s central bank governor said on Thursday (Jan 2) that the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year…
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Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchmed in US$608 million health unit stake sales
HUTCHMED (China), controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, is selling stakes in its health subsidiary for around US$608 million as the…