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India bank frauds triple to 360 billion rupees as credit scams swell
The rise in cases underscores the challenges being faced by the banking regulator Bank frauds in India jumped threefold last year, with…
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There Is Nothing “Humanitarian” About Israel’s New Gaza Aid Plan
Israel has engineered this new system so the greater mass of Gazans will be more concentrated, simpler to spy on, and easier to control.…
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The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started
Another target of the administration’s aggression is this thing called the “administrative state.” It’s hard to say exactly what the…
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The Republican Plot to Let People Die of Heatstroke
Soaring electricity bills force lower-income households to choose between keeping the air on and necessities like food and childcare.…
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Trump’s DOJ Has Put Reproductive Health Clinics Under Threat
“It’s always just that much more frustrating when do something, and maybe the cops do come and they ask them to stop, but there’s no no…
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Susan Brownmiller Asked Us to Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew
But what is often missed in accounts of Susan Brownmiller’s life is that, in addition to her deep commitment to social justice, she was a…
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Keppel appoints ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman from Jul 1
Keppel has appointed former DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman and non-executive independent director of its board,…
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Singapore stocks rise after US court blocks Trump’s tariffs; STI up 0.1%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (May 29), after a US trade court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation…
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NTT Docomo to buy SBI’s net bank for 420 billion yen in cutthroat market
The move is part of a capital alliance between the state-backed telecom group and SBI Holdings Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank…
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NTT Docomo to buy SBI’s online bank for 420 billion yen in cut-throat market
NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier’s…
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Phillip Securities initiates coverage on dividend-focused Reit ETF trading at ‘attractive’ valuation
Phillip Securities Research has initiated coverage on the Phillip SGX Apac Dividend Leaders Reit ETF (Pareits) with an “accumulate” call…
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Trump’s Rants about Harvard Get Darker as He Loses a Big One in Court
In a series of rants to reporters, President Trump’s rage at Harvard took a sadistic and unhinged turn. He made it clear that only total…
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Sony says spinoff will give financial arm its own fundraising capabilities
It is the first partial spinoff by a company in Japan with a direct listing – the first in Japan in more than two decades – set for Sep 29…
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Nikkei ends at two-week high on US tariff relief, chip rally
Japan’s Nikkei ended trade on Thursday (May 29) at the highest point in more than two weeks after a US court blocked President Donald…
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As listcos head for the door, are private markets the answer for investors?
Private markets have grown increasingly popular in recent times in South-east Asia, with Singapore accounting for 45 per cent of the…
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Toyota sales hit second monthly record on US demand, tariff rush
Japanese carmakers are heavily reliant on the US auto market and could suffer as much as a US$19 billion impact from the levies Toyota…
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NIE, Amazon Web Services set up AI-focused innovation hub for edtech research
The National Institute of Education (NIE) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a new Technology for Education Centre for applied…
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Foxconn to soon announce second Japanese auto partner, chairman says
The Apple supplier’s interest in working with Japanese car makers comes as they face growing competition from Chinese brands Taiwan’s…
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Aramco CEO will keep borrowing even as oil slump cuts cashflow
Saudi Aramco is targeting more borrowings to finance growth and better leverage its balance sheet, chief executive officer Amin Nasser…
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Aramco will keep borrowing, CEO says, as oil slump cuts cashflow
Saudi Aramco is targeting more borrowings to finance growth and better leverage its balance sheet, chief executive officer Amin Nasser…
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Asia: Equities boosted by US court’s tariff ruling, Nvidia results
Asian stocks rallied with US futures on Thursday after a US court blocked Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff blitz, dealing a hefty…
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Vietnam’s AI ambitions hinge on one US$6.8 billion tech company
Four decades ago, Truong Gia Binh set up a technology company using a single computer in a room loaned by his then-father-in-law, general…
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Shopee's SPX Express partners Frasers Property Vietnam to build automated sorting centre
Facility includes advanced two-storey automated sorting machines that can sort up to 7 million parcels a day, the highest for SPX Express…
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Top Thai wind power firm to fund 65 billion baht of spending with IPO
Thailand’s largest wind power producer plans to spend 65 billion baht (S$2.6 billion) to almost triple its generation capacity over the…