Business
Are Young People Having Enough Sex?
The virgin allegations emerged about a decade ago. Young people “are so sexually inactive that it practically boggles the mind,” a writer…
Swedan Margen
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Culture
Bach’s Colossus
Bach’s Mass in B Minor begins with a majestic howl of pain—four adagio bars that combine formal grandeur with writhing interior lines, as…
Culture
Christoph Niemann’s “The Bridge”
“The real beauty of the Brooklyn Bridge can only be experienced in motion,” the artist Christoph Niemann said, about his cover for the…
Culture
Do We Need Another Green Revolution?
“Carbon farming and vertical farming are wildly overhyped,” Grunwald concludes. “Plant-based meat has floundered in the market, while…
Culture
Your Hip Surgery, My Headache, by David Sedaris
It was nice to get away, if only for a few hours. To have someone bring me bowls of nuts and glasses of water. At the table, I mentioned…
Business
Singapore stocks fall amid mixed regional trading following US strikes on Iran
Local stocks ended lower on Monday (Jun 23) amid a mixed trading session in the region, after the US launched strikes on three of Iran’s…
Business
Nomura CEO’s pay more than doubles after profit hits record
Nomura Holdings more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest…
Business
Wing Tai Properties sells entire equity interest in Topworth Enterprises for £43 million
The group will record a gain of approximately HK$31 million (S$5.1 million) from the disposal Wing Tai Properties announced on Monday (Jun…
Business
Asia: Market trade lower; oil prices spike after US strikes on Iran
Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s…
Business
TrueMoney stands out in Thailand’s virtual banking shake-up after licence win
Thailand is shaking up its sleepy banking sector. The Thai Finance Ministry’s decision to grant virtual bank licences to three consortiums…
Business
Cordlife to hold townhalls for affected clients of damaged and high-risk tanks in Singapore
Private cord-blood bank Cordlife announced on Monday (Jun 23) that it will begin holding a series of in-person and online townhalls this…
News
Video: Trump’s Risky Gamble on Attacking Iran
With his strikes on Iran, President Trump is betting that the United States can repel any retaliation, and that the U.S. has destroyed the…
Fashion
Changi Airport Group exploring possible new flights to Semarang, Palembang, Belitung in Indonesia
There could potentially be new flight connections between Singapore and three Indonesian destinations – Semarang in Central Java,…
Fashion
Air India crash risks fuelling up to 30% jump in insurance premiums
The airline’s fleet is insured for about US$20 billion in total, with an annual premium near US$30 million, according to data from…
News
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday (Jun 22) called on China to encourage Iran not to shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington…
Business
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Fu Yu, Keppel Infrastructure Trust
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 23): OCBC: The lender has…
Business
Japan flags big cut to long-end bond issuance before risky sale
Japan’slarger-than-expected cut to super-long bond issuance has potential to ease some upward pressure on yields just before an auction…
Business
FedEx founder and executive chairman Frederick Smith has died, CEO tells staff
More than 500,000 employees worldwide handle approximately 17 million shipments each day at the company Federal Express’ (FedEx) founder…
Business
AI and additive manufacturing – a game changer for Mencast Marine
After more than four decades as Singapore’s sole propeller designer, manufacturer and repairer, Mencast Marine took the ambitious step to…
News
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro bets on AI to offset US tariff woes
The Trump administration’s policies have cast a shadow over Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, contributing to a slowdown in its…
News
Britain to cut companies’ energy bills in new industrial strategy
Britain will aim to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies under a new industrial strategy to be published on Monday, heeding…
News
Trump tests the limits of MAGA faithful by bombing Iran
President Trump's anti-war MAGA base on Sunday mostly stood behind his decision to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, but many of his…
Business
US Federal Reserve’s Daly says employment, inflation risks roughly in balance
Officials see slower economic growth, higher inflation and rising unemployment, and hold divided views on the outlook for interest rates,…
News
DHS issues terrorism advisory alert amid U.S. attack on Iran
America is at a heightened risk of attacks after the U.S. bombed nuclear targets in Iran, Homeland Security said in a new terrorism…