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Keppel Infrastructure Trust to buy 46.7% stake in subsea cable firm Global Marine for US$90.6 million
Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) will be acquiring about 46.7 per cent stake in Global Marine Group (GMG), a leading subsea cable…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit's S$883 million Science Park upgrade complete
CapitaLand Group has completed its S$883 million redevelopment of 1 Science Park Drive, a property situated in Geneo, the life sciences…
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‘The White Lotus’ Breaks Series Record for Second Week in a Row, Reaching 4.8 Million Viewers With Episode 7
After hitting a series high of 4.2 million viewers last week, “The White Lotus” has lifted its ratings ceiling again. Mike White’s HBO…
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Granite Asia, PE firm form US$100 million JV targeting Japan expansion opportunities
For companies aiming to enter the Japanese market, the JV will help them navigate the country’s regulatory landscape and business…
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Jason Statham’s ‘A Working Man’ Leads Box Office With $15.2 Million, ‘Snow White’ Collapses With 66% Decline
In a surprise win, Jason Statham’s action thriller “A Working Man” topped the box office with $15.2 million in its opening weekend. The…
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Yangzijiang Financial places S$139.3 million in treasury shares for maritime investments
It has agreed to divest its entire treasury shareholding of 193.5 million shares at S$0.72 apiece Yangzijiang Financial has raised net…
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Airbus wins £150 million contract to land European rover on Mars
Airbus has won a £150 million (S$260.4 million) contract to develop a landing platform that will deliver a UK-built rover onto Mars for a…
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Over a million private photos from dating apps exposed online
Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online…
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Who Is Charlie Javice and How Did She Defraud Wall Street's Biggest Bank of $175 Million
A shocking conviction of a young and promising female entrepreneur in a multi-million-dollar fraud case has rocked the U.S. fintech…
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Box Office: ‘A Working Man’ Hammers in $5.6 Million Opening Day in Race Against ‘Snow White’ for No. 1
Disney’s “Snow White” remake may melt enough in its second weekend for Amazon MGM’s actioner “A Working Man” to open on top of the box…
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Indonesia to use one million African weevils to spur palm output
Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples with tightening supply…
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ST Engineering and HTX form JV company with initial capital of S$10 million
The JV company, Codex Solutions, will focus on developing and maintaining in-house software capabilities for the Home Team ST…
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FCT’s upsized private placement closes at S$2.09 apiece, equity fundraising totals S$421.3 million
A total of 105.3 million new private placement units are expected to be issued on or around Apr 4 Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s upsized…
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FCT’s private placement raises S$220 million to finance Northpoint City deal, repay debt
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) closed its upsized private placement at S$2.09 apiece, raising around S$220 million in gross proceeds with…
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OCBC group CEO Helen Wong paid S$12.8 million for FY2024
OCBC group chief executive officer Helen Wong received S$12.8 million in total remuneration for the financial year ended December, up 5.8…
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Ripple Labs says it settles with US SEC, will pay reduced US$50 million fine
XRP is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, trailing bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether, the market service CoinMarketCap says…
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‘Adolescence’ Sets Netflix Record With 66.3 Million Views, Best Ever Two-Week Total for a Limited Series
“Adolescence” has already set a major viewership record after its second weekend of streaming on Netflix. After opening with a massive…
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Haidilao operator Super Hi back in the red with US$11.6 million loss in Q4
SUPER Hi International, the operator of hot pot restaurant Haidilao, recorded a net loss of US$11.6 million for the fourth quarter ended…
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Nanofilm takes out 50 million yuan loan to fund Chinese subsidiary
Nanofilm Vacuum Coating (Shanghai), a wholly owned subsidiary of mainboard-listed Nanofilm Technologies, has obtained a 50 million yuan…
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Chocolate Finance takes a S$500 million hit in ‘bank run’; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
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Chocolate Finance takes S$500 million hit from 2 weeks’ run of redemptions; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
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23andMe’s bankruptcy puts 15 million users’ DNA info on auction block
Millions of Americans who sent their saliva to 23andMe in the hopes of finding lost relatives or identifying health risks buried in their…
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Judge Dismisses Five Charges Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ in $30 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A judge has granted and denied charges brought against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a $30 million lawsuit from former producer Rodney “Lil Rod”…
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‘The White Lotus’ Hits a Series High of 4.2 Million Views After Shocking Sex Scene in Episode 6
“The White Lotus” saw its highest viewership ever with the airing of Season 3’s sixth episode. Titled “Amor Fati,” the episode hit 4.2…