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27-Year-Old Singaporean Man Arrested for Housebreaking and Theft
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Singapore for his suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft. The Singapore Police Force…
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Singapore Man, 39, Arrested After Crashing into Divider, Mounting Curb on Racecourse Road
A 39-year-old man was arrested after he crashed into a central divider and mounted a curb along a road beside Farrer Park Hospital. The…
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Twin Cities Day Care Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Young Girl Less than a Year After Being Charged with Similar Crime
A Twin Cities day care teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl less than a year after being charged with a similar crime.…
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After SVB's Collapse, Tech Leaders Apply to Launch New Digital Lender for AI and Crypto
In a major move that combines fintech invention with venture-funded aspiration, a group of tech billionaire backers are launching a new…
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Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Superintelligence Labs with Star-studded Team
After creating a buzz about the superintelligence unit recently, including hiring Alexander Wang of Scale AI, Meta has announced a new AI…
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China leads a Brics nations shift into solar power: report
China’s vast clean-energy industry has spearheaded a Brics solar-power boom, with the bloc accounting for more than half of global…
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Diddy Could Spend Only a Few Months in Jail and Not Years after Being Acquitted on Most Serious Charges
Hip-hop music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is likely to spend only a few months in jail — rather than years — after a shocking verdict on…
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Boeing and Justice Department seek judge’s approval for deal opposed by crash victims’ families
BOEING and the Justice Department on Wednesday asked a US judge to approve an agreement that allows the company to avoid prosecution…
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Los Angeles Convenience Store Manager Dies After Being Attacked by Boss
Los Angeles police are looking for a convenience store manager after she allegedly attacked an employee, sitting on her and preventing her…
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Malaysia rate cut bets grow as tariff talks weigh on outlook
Expectations are growing for Malaysia’s central bank to cut interest rates at its policy meeting on Jul 9, which is also the deadline for…
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Asia: Stocks mixed as traders shrug at US-Vietnam trade deal
Stocks struggled in Asia on Thursday as investors gave a lukewarm reception to the US-Vietnam trade deal, while the dollar eased ahead of…
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Barclays names several leadership changes in its Asia Pacific investment banking unit
Richard Satchwell has been appointed head of capital markets financing for Asia-Pacific at Barclays, among other key leadership changes…
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US lifts chip design export curbs as part of new China deal
Software from Cadence and Synopsys is used to design everything from the highest-end processors for the likes of Nvidia and Apple to…
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BOJ should resume rate hikes after pause, board member Takata says
Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata said on Thursday the central bank should resume interest rate hikes following a temporary pause…
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Micron sees new Singapore plant as key in plan to meet rising demand for AI-enabling chips
A new will underpin Micron Technology’s plans to produce advanced semiconductors needed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The…
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Seatrium secures floating storage regasification unit project from energy company Kinetics
It is set to commence in the third quarter of 2025 and involves the conversion of a liquefied natural gas carrier into an FSRU Seatrium…
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Oiltek, SEDC Energy in talks on potential role in Sarawak sustainable aviation fuel plant initiative
The programme is in collaboration with sustainable aviation fuel technology provider Sulzer Oiltek announced on Thursday (Jul 3) that it…
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Gold falls after US-Vietnam trade deal; US payroll data eyed
Gold prices declined on Thursday (Jul 3) after a US-Vietnam trade deal eased tensions, while investors awaited the US payroll data later…
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Ban Leong Technologies privatisation offer closes with 96.6% valid acceptances
The offeror, a unit of Nasdaq-listed GCL Global, plans to compulsorily acquire all remaining unacquired shares and delist the company The…
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Ripple applies for US national bank charter as crypto eyes next frontier
The move reflects a broader push by crypto firms for regulatory clarity and deeper integration with the traditional financial system…
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Addvalue Technologies bags new orders worth US$1.46 million for advanced digital radio-related business
They are for the supply of the company’s proprietary highly compact software defined radio modules to customers in the defence technology…
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Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Ban Leong, Oiltek, Addvalue
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 3): Seatrium: The group has…
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Oracle, OpenAI expand Stargate deal for more US data centres
OpenAI has agreed to rent a massive amount of computing power from Oracle data centres as part of its Stargate initiative, underscoring…
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Management booted out as Japan’s shareholders flex their muscles in AGMs
Japan’s annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders are…