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For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. What you expected from this past weekend’s…
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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid AI push
Amazon said on Wednesday (Jan 28) it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three…
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High Court orders winding-up of TT International
The liquidation marks the end of a long and complex chapter involving the group and Big Box mall The High Court has ordered consumer…
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Malaysia's Johor Peatland Fire Prompts Water Bombing as Singapore Monitors Haze Risk
Johor's fire and rescue department will carry out water bombing operations on Wednesday, January 28, to contain a peatland fire in…
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Sembcorp expands Micron power deal to support AI growth
The chipmaker has begun construction on a Woodlands facility as part of a US$24 billion investment Sembcorp Industries on Wednesday (Jan…
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Singapore shares mixed; Straits Times Index declines
Singapore shares closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 28), with the Straits Times Index (STI) failing to sustain its momentum a day earlier amid…
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Mesa Man Who Fatally Shot Co-worker for Pursuing Woman He Had a Crush on, Sentenced to Life
A Mesa man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his co-worker, according to officials with the Maricopa County Attorney's…
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SK Hynix profit surges on relentless appetite for AI memory
Operating profit doubles to 19.2 trillion won (S$17 billion) in the December quarter Hynix reported its strongest quarterly results to…
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Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts record gain of HK$331 billion
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported a record investment gain of HK$331 billion (US$42.4 billion) in 2025, helped by rising global markets.…
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Chinese snack retailer Busy Ming surges 69% in Hong Kong debut
The company will use IPO proceeds for supply-chain improvement and product development [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Busy Ming Group shares jumped…
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OCBC taps Citi to roll out securities lending for clients, following Maybank’s earlier move
This covers retail and corporate customers of OCBC Securities and clients of Bank of Singapore OCBC has rolled out a securities lending…
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VinaCapital Sees Vietnam GDP Growth Reaching up to 10% in 2026 on Infrastructure and Exports
Investment firm VinaCapital has struck an optimistic note on Vietnam's economic outlook, projecting that the country's gross domestic…
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Singaporean Man, 22, Jailed 7 Months After PMD Charging Fire Kills Uncle's Fiancée
A 22-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to seven months' jail on Wednesday, January 28, after a fire caused by his negligent charging…
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ASML reports big orders beat as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700
The orders beat comes as several of the chipmaker’s customers raise investment plans reported stronger-than-expected bookings in the…
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Chinese New Year 2026: Singapore Police Urge Visitors to Check Live Crowd Map Ahead of Chinatown CNY Bazaar
Members of the public planning to visit Chinatown between February 13 and 16 have been advised to check a live crowd map before heading…
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Singapore: 13 People Hospitalized After Accident Involving Lorry, Car Along Orchard Road
Thirteen people were taken to hospital following a traffic accident involving a lorry and a car along Orchard Road in the early hours of…
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Alex Pretti: Two Border Patrol Agents Fired 10 Shots at Minneapolis Anti-ICE Protester after He Was Disarmed, Agency Report Finds
Two federal immigration officers fired their guns during the weekend's fatal shooting of armed anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti in…
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Singapore-based Digital Edge to build US$4.5 billion data centre campus in Indonesia
Digital Edge, an Asian digital infrastructure firm backed by alternative asset manager Stonepeak Partners, plans to invest US$4.5 billion…
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'Jealous' El Paso Man Fatally Shoots Another Man Who Returned Home with His Ex-Girlfriend
A man shot and killed another man on Sunday, Jan. 25, in Socorro, in a jealous rage, according to court documents. According to court…
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Tether is shaking up the gold market with massive metal hoard
The company makes money from its dollar stablecoin that is the giant of the sector, with US$186 billion in circulation There are roughly…
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Hong Kong banks to see wealth ‘windfall’ as fees jump: report
Risk appetite also remains “firm” thanks to expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve through the year Hong Kong…
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China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
A has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told…
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China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
— China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip imports, three people familiar with the matter told…
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BYD weighs India expansion as hundreds of car orders pile up
The automaker has approached Indian auto sector regulators to flag how import limits could constrain growth is weighing options to expand…