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‘We are a big tanker; we are shifting’: UOB’s Wee Ee Cheong takes long-term view on trade loans
Trade loans remain a relatively small portion of UOB’s total portfolio, but their contribution to the bank’s balance sheet is expected to…
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Singapore Land posts 7% higher earnings of S$111.4 million for H1
Its revenue rose 8% to S$368.3 million on the back of higher conributions from property investments and technology operations Property…
Beauty
In An Exclusive Excerpt from Her Memoir, Arundhati Roy Writes of Her Early Upbrining
Mother Mary Comes to Me begins with Roy’s childhood, in which she recounts moving from Assam, India, to the hill station town of Ooty, and…
Business
Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free
South Africa's state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and…
Lifestyle
Finley's Favorite Natural Dog Products
Have you been around these parts long enough to remember Koda, our first vizsla? David and I got her together before we were even married…
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Genting Singapore H1 profit falls 34% to S$234.7 million on weaker gaming, room revenue
Resort and casino operator Genting Singapore reported a 34 per cent drop in profit for the first half of the year to S$234.7 million.…
Fashion
Margot Robbie Just Wore the Trouser and Shoe Combination That Genuinely Makes Your Legs Go On and On
With a well-earned spot at the epicentre of the entertainment industry, Margot Robbie is uniquely privy to the ebbs and flows of trends…
Business
2 Climbers Rescued After Sudden Fall Leaves Them Hanging Overnight in Their Harnesses on Sheer 6,500-Feet Cliff Face
NEED TO KNOW Two climbers had to be rescued from Canada's Yak Peak summit after a fall left them hanging overnight in their harnesses on a…
Culture
Hyflux’s ex-director pleads guilty to disclosure-related charge, fined S$90,000 and disqualified from directorship
A former independent director of Hyflux pleaded guilty on Thursday (Aug 7) to being negligent in the insolvent water treatment firm’s…
Beauty
On Writing While Mothering
When I was halfway through my first pregnancy, a well-meaning friend offered a solution to the fact our child would be sleeping in the…
World
A Brooklyn Renter’s Odyssey
Evie Cavallo is a young woman who lives in a shoe. To be specific, she rents a twenty-foot-tall cowboy-boot-shaped building, with an…
Style
“Thirty-Three,” by D. S. Waldman
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What Happens to Public Media Now?
When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, he remarked that…
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The High Price of Barring International Students
In fall 2024, I taught a first-year undergraduate seminar at Northwestern University named “Oil and Water in the Gulf of Mexico.” I was…
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What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?
The primary aim of the political right, said the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, in early 2024, should be…
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The Democrats Are Blowing a Big Opportunity Right Now
So for someone like Hochul to say, “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back,” suggests that Democrats are…
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Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade
I am a historian of South Asia who moved to the United States in 2011. Almost immediately I was struck by how firmly the geographical…
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The Diversity Bell That Trump Can’t Un-ring
To be sure, many of these diverse people living within the borders of the United States were by design invisible. They were not all…
Beauty
The Royal Danish Academy Copenhagen Spring 2026 Collection
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Fashion
I Tried on COS's New Sell-Out Tailored Trousers—Now They're Back in Two Elegant Shades
At this point in my style journey, my personal aesthetic is well established. My wardrobe is composed of a selection of elevated neutrals,…
Business
UK authorities detain 1st group of migrants under plan to thwart small boats crossing from France
LONDON (AP) — British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the…