Business
Good governance for vibrant capital markets: towards a market-centric dynamic index
IN 2024, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) was re-introduced as a dynamic index designed to reflect continuous…
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Culture
Coming of Age in Panic Mode
The books of Michael Clune, or at least the ones written for a nonacademic audience, have focussed on very particular chapters of his…
Culture
Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts
When CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” in July, a long-theorized concern came true: the late-night…
Culture
The Revenge of Millennial Cringe
In the summer of 2009, a shambolic Los Angeles band called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros released a single titled “Home.” A…
Business
China's Tencent revenue grows 15% in Q2 on strong gaming performance
It reported revenue of 184.5 billion yuan (S$32.9 billion), exceeding analyst estimates of 178.5 billion yuan Tencent reported…
Fashion
US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China: sources
US authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps, as expected
Thailand’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday (Aug 13), its fourth cut in 10 months as it looks to…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts rates to lowest in two years to support growth
Thailand’s central bank lowered its policy rate by a quarter point on Wednesday (Aug 13), its fourth cut in 10 months, to support a…
Business
Japan's Nikkei tops 43,000 for first time ever
Japan’s Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday (Aug 13), with the broader Topix index also scaling…
Business
Paytm shares surge after RBI grants payment aggregator license
Payment aggregators are platforms that provide diverse payments options to customers, including merchants Shares of One 97 Communications…
Business
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust DPS falls 7% to 0.06553 euro for H1
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Wednesday (Aug 13) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 0.06553 euro for its first…
Business
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust DPS falls 7% to 0.06553 euro for H1 amid higher interest expenses
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Wednesday (Aug 13) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 0.06553 euro for its first…
Business
Suzuki’s India unit doubles down on SUVs as small cars slide
Maruti Suzuki India is set to expand its sports utility vehicle (SUV) portfolio with a second mid-sized model, sources familiar with the…
Business
Shopee, Monee power Sea Q2 earnings; shares soar 18.9% on NYSE
Its counter is up 64.1% in the year to date and has quadrupled since its low of US$34.82 at the start of 2024 Sea Limited shares on the…
Business
Shopee, Monee power Sea’s value to over US$100 billion; DBS only other Singapore company in that league
Sea shares are up 64.1% in the year to date and have quadrupled since their low of US$34.82 at the start of 2024 Sea Ltd soared on the New…
Business
Electric vehicle sales growth eases to 21% in July: research firm
GLOBAL electric vehicle sales grew 21 per cent year-on-year in July, the slowest rate since January and down from 25 per cent in June, as…
Business
Japan’s bond market risks back in focus ahead of five-year sale
Japan will auction five-year government bonds on Wednesday (Aug 13) against the backdrop of renewed concerns over poor liquidity and…
Business
Stocks to watch: Wilmar, CapitaLand Investment, City Developments, Yangzijiang Financial, Haw Par Corp
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Aug 13): Wilmar International: The…
News
GOP Washington state Sen. John Braun is running for Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's seat
Washington state Sen. John Braun announced Tuesday that he will run next year for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat held…
News
A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking
A legal battle is playing out in Mexico over a well-known immigration activist and lawyer who was arrested earlier this month for alleged…
News
Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding…
Business
Trump's unusual deal with Nvidia and AMD sparks concerns, legal questions
President Trump struck an unusual deal with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices that allows the companies to sell certain chips to China in…
News
White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday
The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a…
Business
Perplexity AI offers Google US$34.5 billion for Chrome browser
PERPLEXITY AI offered Google on Tuesday US$34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be…