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Building a State of Fear in “Extremist”
On November 16, 2023, Sasha Skochilenko, a thirty-three-year-old artist, poet, and musician, stood in court to give what is known in the…
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Guanyu Xu’s Powerful Photographs of Immigration Limbo
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Singapore: Coffins Unearthed at North-South Corridor Worksite Linked to Former Christian Cemetery
Construction works along Bukit Timah Road for the upcoming North-South Corridor have uncovered four coffins believed to be part of a…
Fashion
MPA Urges Singaporeans to Stay Alert at Sea as North-East Monsoon Brings Rougher Conditions
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has called on the public to exercise greater caution when travelling or taking part in…
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Singaporean Man, 23, Charged with Trafficking Etomidate Vapes After HSA Raid in Marsiling
A 23-year-old Singaporean man has been charged with possessing dozens of etomidate-laden vape pods for the purpose of trafficking,…
Business
Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 Nominees and Winners For Top 10 Artists
Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 is only a couple of weeks away from its worldwide live broadcast. Ahead of the event, the organizers shared…
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Why Somali migrants may still aim for U.S. despite travel restrictions
Somali migrant Mohamed Abdi Awale endured horrors on an ill-fated journey across Africa to seek a better life in the West - but he's…
Business
Singapore shares dip; STI down 0.1% on cautious sentiment
Both Straits Times Index (STI) and the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index finished lower on Friday (Dec 5), as concerns on the US economy…
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Nvidia partner Hon Hai’s sales soar in sign AI demand persists
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s revenue rose 26 per cent in November, suggesting demand for Nvidia servers remains strong during an AI…
Business
Asia’s strong equity deals pipeline to be tested by AI bubble concerns in 2026
A strong pipeline of high-profile IPOs by companies in China and India looking to tap into a move by investors to diversify bets will…
Business
Tech, S-Reits among 30 most traded non-STI stocks in H2 to date
Tech stocks and Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are among the 30 most traded stocks outside the blue-chip Straits Times…
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PICTURED: Virginia 'Anarchist' Brian Cole Who Planted Pipe Bombs Outside US Capitol on Eve of Jan. 6 Riots Unmasked
Accused DC pipe-bomber Brian Cole Jr. was pictured for the first time since his arrest, after being charged with allegedly planting…
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Taxi Driver Season 3 Episode 5: Rainbow Taxi Team Plans to Solve Their First Case
Taxi Driver season 3 episode 5 will air on SBS on Friday (December 5) at 9:50 PM KST. The Rainbow Taxi team will focus on their first case…
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Wisconsin Teacher Charged Over Inappropriate Relationship with Her Student
A teacher in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, is facing charges for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. According to the Ladysmith…
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Moon River Episode 9: Romance on the Cards for Lee Gang, Park Dal I
Moon River episode 9 will air on MBC on Friday (December 5) at 9:50 PM KST. The MBC drama, starring Kang Tae Oh and Kim Se Jeong, will…
Business
BOJ likely to hike rate this month
Bank of Japan officials are ready to raise interest rates at a policy meeting later this month, provided there’s no major shock to the…
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Arkansas Mother Orchestrated Daughter's Fake Kidnapping to Stop Her from Talking to Strangers, Charged
An Arkansas mother has been charged of staging a fake kidnapping of her disabled daughter to stop her from talking to strangers online.…
Business
India central bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, boosts liquidity
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points on Friday (Dec 5), in line with a consensus view, as record low…
Culture
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios, streaming unit for US$72 billion
The deal will further tilt the power balance in Hollywood in favour of the streaming giant Netflix on Friday (Dec 5) agreed to buy Warner…
Business
China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 469% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US…
Business
Philippines eyes easing IPO float rules to lure firms like GCash
Companies will be required to keep certain minimum public float levels after listing The Philippines’ securities regulator plans to relax…
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Judge blocks Trump firings at State Department, says spending bill prohibits cuts right now
A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law…
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Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut
Focus is now on the release later Friday of the personal consumption expenditures index Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday…
Business
Gold steady as rising yields offset dollar weakness; PCE data eyed
Gold prices held steady on Friday (Dec 5), as rising US Treasury yields offset support from a weaker US dollar, while markets awaited US…