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Yishun Knife Attack: Neighbour Charged for Alleged Murder of Mother of Two
A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder on Thursday, September 25, over an alleged knife attack in Yishun on September 24. A…
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Richard Brody’s New York Film Festival Picks
Sometimes names are misleading. Arabic numerals originated in India, Chinese checkers are German, white chocolate isn’t chocolate at all.…
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Singapore shares fall on Friday, in line with regional declines; STI slips 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners exceed advancers 359 to 216, as 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands The Straits…
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UOA Expands Footprint in Vietnam with $68 Million Ho Chi Minh City Deal
With the purchase of a prime land site in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City for $68 million, United Overseas Australia has increased its…
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What does 11.9 trillion rupiah in cash look like? For Wilmar, it could spell trouble
Loss of the ‘security deposit’ in relation to an Indonesian probe could account for a 65% drop in FY2025 earnings, according to DBS and…
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‘Finally’: Citi investment strategist lauds SGX initiatives, says ‘no reason’ Hong Kong should dominate Asian equity markets
It is great that Singapore is “finally” doing something about its equity markets, said Ken Peng, head of Asia investment strategy at Citi…
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Financial health of young Indonesians worsens in 2025 as savings decline: OCBC survey
The OCBC Financial Fitness Index for Indonesia falls for the first time in four years The financial health of Indonesia’s younger…
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Asia: Markets drop as US data, new tariff threats dent sentiment
MARKETS retreated on Friday as nagging uncertainty about the US interest rate outlook was compounded by data showing the world’s biggest…
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Casablanca Taps Priya de Souza as Chief Marketing Officer
LONDON — Casablanca has appointed Priya de Souza chief marketing officer with immediate effect. In her new role de Souza will lead the…
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Old storm clip misrepresented as powerful Typhoon Ragasa
Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in September 2025, bringing fierce winds and pounding rain,…
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Wilmar closes 1.4% down on corruption verdict; RHB downgrades stock to ‘sell’
The company’s earnings will be dented by the forfeiture of a security deposit seized by the authorities in relation to the case Shares of…
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Income funds with higher yields as lower rates weigh on investors: Morningstar
Investors seeking steady income streams are reassessing their options as yields on Singapore Treasury bills (T-bills) plummet this year,…
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F&N Malaysia unit to sell 50% stake in property development JV for about RM180 million
The sale of its interest in the joint venture with Frasers Property is expected to result in a one-off gain of about RM83.2 million Fraser…
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Foxconn workers faced tough conditions in rush to make iPhone 17: labour group
CHINESE factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 17 lineup ready, according to a report…
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Why Dubai's Entrepreneurs Must Rethink the Founder's Exit
Dubai, UAE – September 2025 – The UAE has quickly risen as one of the world's most dynamic hubs for entrepreneurship. With visionary…
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Dallas Fed President says central bank should consider replacing its benchmark rate
LORIE Logan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has proposed replacing the central bank’s benchmark federal funds rate - the…
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Stocks to watch: SingPost, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Wilmar, Sheng Siong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 26): Singapore Post (SingPost):…
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Amazon’s AWS CEO chides staff for slow product rollouts
Amazon Web Services’ top executive admonished staff on Thursday for what he called slow product rollouts by the cloud computing provider…
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Meta in talks to use Google’s Gemini to improve ad business, The Information reports
META staffers have had discussions with Alphabet’s Google Cloud about the possibility of using its Gemini models to improve the Facebook…
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Oil holds steady at multi-week high as Russia limits fuel exports, US GDP revised up
Oil prices steadied on Thursday after hitting a seven-week high in the previous session as Russia moved to restrict fuel exports until the…
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US: Wall Street indexes fall as data raises uncertainty for rate-cut outlook
US stocks were lower on Thursday, with most sectors down, as economic data increased uncertainty about the outlook for interest rate cuts.…
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Europe: Shares touch three-week low as med-tech hit by US import probes
EUROPEAN stocks were dragged down by med-tech shares on Thursday after the US launched fresh import probes, while investors sifted through…
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ICE Agent Tackles Woman To Ground After Her Husband Is Snatched
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has once again been caught on camera violently arresting people in the halls of immigration court.…
Culture
What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s First Week
The New York Film Festival, the centerpiece of the city’s year in cinephilia, is a victim of its own success. Many of its most noteworthy…