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Sea reports 418.3% surge in Q2 2025 earnings to US$414.2 million, on Shopee and Monee’s performance
Sea Ltd reported on Tuesday (Aug 12) a 418.3 per cent increase in its second-quarter earnings to US$414.2 million, a jump from the US$79.9…
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Singapore shares slip despite upgraded 2025 growth outlook; STI down 0.3%
Stocks on the local bourse ended lower on Tuesday (Aug 12) for the third consecutive session. The decline occurred despite gains in most…
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Still King of the Hill
The similarly rave reviews among the entertainment intelligentsia and the general public suggest that King of the Hill endures because it…
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Inventing Climate Liability: An International Court’s Big Adventure
Climate adaptation and mitigation require technological innovation and economic growth, not legal warfare between nations. Source link
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The Real Case for Protectionism
MBD responds to David Bahnsen’s reaction to his critique of free trade. Source link
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Washington, D.C., Is a Disgrace
Trump’s indictment of D.C. for allowing lawless young people to blight the city is accurate. Source link
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Mainline Protestantism Won’t Be Saved by ‘Ecumenicism’
The ELCA’s alteration of the Nicene Creed was an attempt at ‘reconciliation’ with the Eastern Orthodox Church, but it masks the true…
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It Is Everywhere
Antisemitism is everywhere now. The obligation falls to us — meaning the country’s leading journal of conservative opinion — to confront…
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Wilmar H1 profit rises 2.6% on improved plantation, sugar milling and food product segments
Agribusiness Wilmar International on Tuesday (Aug 12) reported a net profit of US$594.9 million for the first half ended Jun 30, up 2.6…
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Hong Leong Asia H1 net profit rises 13.1% to S$56 million
Hong Leong Asia posted a 13.1 per cent rise in net profit to S$56 million for the first half of its financial year ended Jun 30, 2025,…
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Top Philippine bank likely to sustain record profit, CEO says
BDO Unibank, the Philippines’ biggest lender, expects to sustain record-high earnings this year on broad-based growth in lending, its…
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Norway’s US$1.9 trillion wealth fund returns 5.7% in H1
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund returned 5.7 per cent and slightly missed its target in the first six months of 2025. The US$1.9 trillion…
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M1-Simba, Starhub-MyRepublic consolidations: a crowded telco market through the years
Developments of telecommunications companies consolidating dominated this week, after many years of speculation. News broke on Tuesday…
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DBS China signs MOU with two other parties to advance carbon credit trading
DBS China on Tuesday (Aug 12) signed a memorandum of understanding with a subsidiary of China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development…
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Rushing for the exit: Illegal immigrant population down 1.6 million under Trump crackdown
President Trump is booting out illegal immigrants faster than President Biden added them, according to the latest Census Bureau numbers…
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Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the…
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Trump rejects D.C. leaders' crime numbers, cites high-profile incidents in local policing takeover
President Trump declaring an emergency over crime in the District comes as the commander-in-chief disputes the accuracy of police…
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Reps. Massie, Khanna plan September press conference with Epstein victims
Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna said Monday they will hold a press conference next month on Capitol Hill with victims of Jeffrey Epstein…
Culture
How the Bonds Among Virtual-Reality Furries Saved a Life, in “The Reality of Hope”
Watch “The Reality of Hope.” Anyone who doubts the validity of relationships that take place only through a digital medium has never…
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Texas standoff enters second week as Democrats thwart GOP on new redistricting map
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to accept a ceasefire in the fight over redrawing congressional lines, vowing…
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Cuomo says Trump will deploy National Guard to New York City if Mamdani wins
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning New York City voters that President Trump will deploy National Guard troops to their streets if Zohran…
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Zohran Mamdani launches anti-Trump tour of New York City, fends off Cuomo's attacks on his rent deal
Zohran Mamdani is claiming the anti-Trump mantle in the New York City mayoral race as he looks to harness the city's deep animus toward…
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Trump says some land-swapping may be necessary to end Russia-Ukraine war
President Trump said he'll know quickly when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday whether or not it's possible to make a…
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FLCT prices S$100 million notes due 2034 at 2.45%
The notes, rated “BBB+” by S&P, will be issued on Aug 15 under the Reit’s S$1 billion multi-currency debt issuance programme Frasers…