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Name Change Cost Shock: Hidden Fees You Need to Know
Ever thought about changing your name legally? It’s not just about picking a new name and moving on. There’s a lot more to it, especially…
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Business
Santosa, Kolonas families offer to privatise Japfa at S$0.62 per share
THE family members of Japfa’s founder are looking to take the agri-food company private by way of scheme of arrangement, for S$0.62 per…
Business
Meta to spend up to US$65 billion this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says
META Platforms plans to spend between US$60 billion and US$65 billion this year to build out AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said…
Business
Lian Beng’s Ong family offers to privatise SLB Development at S$0.23 per share
LIAN Beng Group’s board of directors – comprising the controlling Ong family – has proposed to acquire and privatise property developer…
Business
Thomson Medical warns of H1 loss on poorer Malaysia performance
THOMSON Medical expects to report a loss after tax for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, following a preliminary review of the unaudited…
Business
Far East Orchard unit acquires additional stake in Woodlands Square for S$25 million
A UNIT of Far East Orchard (FEO) has acquired an additional stake in its commercial property in Woodlands for S$25 million. Woods Square,…
Culture
Sanaz Toossi’s “English” Comes to Broadway
Sanaz Toossi began writing “English,” her Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, now at the Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre, as her…
Culture
Remembering Garth Hudson, the Man Who Transformed the Band
On Tuesday, Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best…
Business
Fu Yu board rejected substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s “integrity requirements”
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as…
Business
Fu Yu board rejects substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s ‘integrity requirements’
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as…
Fashion
ST Engineering Urban Solutions, SP Mobility win tender to deploy public EV charging points
TWO electric vehicle (EV) charging operators won contracts to deploy public EV charging points across Singapore under a tender by the Land…
Business
BYD plans to sell plug-in hybrids in Japan
CHINA’S BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday (Jan 24), as it aims to…
News
Oracle, Apple, Google diverge on whether to keep serving TikTok
APPLE and Oracle have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the US government will not enforce a national security…
Business
China’s new rules to add one trillion yuan into market: analysts
ANALYSTS see China’s latest initiatives injecting at least one trillion yuan (S$186 billion) of additional flows in 2025 into its ailing…
Business
Analysts upgrade Frasers Centrepoint Trust to ‘buy’, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy
ANALYSTS have upgraded Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) to a “buy” rating, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy and ongoing asset…
Business
LNG firm Venture Global gets US$1.75 billion in year’s biggest IPO
VENTURE Global raised US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its shares in the middle of a marketed range. The…
News
Gold set for fourth week of gains amid Trump policy jitters
GOLD prices edged higher and were on track for a fourth straight weekly gain on Friday (Jan 24), as uncertainty about US President Donald…
News
Singapore stocks fall amid easing monetary policy settings and Trump tariff remarks; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares ended slightly lower on Friday (Jan 24), following the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) easing monetary policy…
Business
Crypto’s richest man CZ turns venture capital firm into giant family office
ZHAO Changpeng “CZ”, a few months out of prison and worth US$70 billion thanks to the relentless crypto rally, is turning the former…
Business
No major impact from Johor data centres, US export ban: Keppel DC Reit manager
NEW data centres in Johor, Malaysia, and the US chip export ban are unlikely to have a big impact on Keppel DC Reit, said the manager on…
Business
Mitsubishi Motors considering not joining Nissan-Honda merger, Yomiuri says
MITSUBISHI Motors, a junior partner of Nissan Motor, is considering not joining a planned business merger between Nissan and Honda Motor,…
Business
JPMorgan boosts Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million after record profit
JPMORGAN Chase lifted chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its…
News
CNN eyes 200 job cuts, streaming overhaul
US NEWS network CNN will shed six per cent of staff, some 200 people, the outlet said on Thursday as it embarks on a major shakeup of…
Business
Texas Instruments forecast signals chip slump is persisting
TEXAS Instruments gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the current period, a sign it’s contending with still-sluggish chip demand…