Garuda faces key debt deadline with restructuring on the line
(BLOOMBERG) – Troubled flag carrier Garuda Indonesia faces a key deadline on Thursday with a payment on its Islamic debt that will reflect its ability to deal with a financing […]
Alphabet’s Waymo raises US$2.5b in first fresh funding in a year
BERKELEY, BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Wednesday it raised US$2.5 billion in its first fresh funding round in a year, after a string of defections of […]
US stocks dip as Fed inches closer to policy shift
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks declined on Wednesday (June 16) as the Federal Reserve edged a bit closer to tightening monetary policy while adopting a broadly dovish response […]
Innovative Platform YeFi.one is Going Live on BSC and PancakeSwap on 18th of June
Dubai, UAE / SEAPRWire / June 16, 2021 / – DeFi got us absolutely astonished by its impressive run. “Does it seem like a good investment?” “How far can DeFi go […]
SpaceGrime Announces Space Initiative with X
SpaceGrime intends to be a decentralized financial technology ecosystem where the intrinsic value is derived from memes San Francisco, CA / SEAPRWire / June 16, 2021 / – SpaceGrime is an experimental […]
Wanted French national has continued journey to France after transit in Singapore: MHA
SINGAPORE – A wanted French national and his family, who had made a transit in Singapore on Sunday (June 13), left Singapore on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
Centuries-old shipwrecks discovered in S’pore waters; artefacts to be displayed in museums
SINGAPORE – Two shipwrecks – one dating possibly to the 14th century and the other to the 18th – have been excavated within Singapore’s waters – a first for the […]
Marine archaeologist’s 24-year wait to survey wreck site in S’pore pays off
SINGAPORE – In 1992, maritime archaeologist Michael Flecker applied for a licence to survey the waters around Pedra Branca, an act he described at a public lecture in 2018 as […]
Tesla to open service centre in Toa Payoh, appoints ‘geek’ as country manager
SINGAPORE – Tesla Singapore will operate out of a Toa Payoh facility formerly occupied by Tan Chong Motor’s Nissan dealership. The American electric-car maker was not available for comment, but […]
Blood, shattered glass at one store on first day of Ion Orchard’s reopening after closure due to Covid-19
SINGAPORE – At least one retail worker at Ion Orchard was injured after glass panel doors shattered on the first day of the mall’s reopening on Wednesday (June 16). The […]
Clarification Regarding Central Global Bhd’s MoU with China’s Huobi Mall for the Development of a Global Data Centre in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Main Market-listed Central Global Berhad (“CGB”) wishes to clarify that the information published in several news journals in China regarding a strategic partnership/Memorandum of Understanding […]
US retail sales fell in May in latest sign of bumpy recovery
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Retail sales fell more than expected last month, the US Commerce Department reported on Tuesday (June 15), a sign of the uneven recovery of the American consumer […]
Work-from-home boom risks loss of 6 million UK professional jobs
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – One in five jobs based in the UK could be outsourced to other countries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, threatening the loss of well-paid white […]
Asian central banks build US dollar war chests as they gird for Fed
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – Asia’s emerging economies have accumulated their highest level of foreign-exchange reserves since 2014, offering a powerful buffer against market volatility if the US Federal Reserve changes course. […]
Top Glove ousted from three ESG-related indices in latest review
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Top Glove Corporation has been removed from three indexes based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors – namely the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index, Asean […]
US stocks retreat after inflation, retail sales data
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks retreated from records on Tuesday (June 15) following data showing higher inflation and lacklustre retail sales, while petroleum-linked shares rallied with oil prices. The […]
Future of Crypto Industry, DeFi and NFT Perspectives Were Covered at the Closed Supreme Blockchain Conference in Dubai
Dubai, UAE / SEAPRWire / June 15, 2021 / – On May 27, the international Supreme Blockchain conference with a focus on discussing the current situation in the cryptomarket and prospects in the […]
Experience the First-Ever Virtual Rainforest World Music Festival 2021 for Free
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, June 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Be “Entranced, Liberated, Immersed” in a celebration of music, arts and culture with Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) from the comforts of your own home […]
Snaking queues form at Bukit Merah Block 125A for Covid-19 swabbing
SINGAPORE – Long queues formed at the temporary Covid-19 testing area set up at Block 125A Bukit Merah View on Tuesday (June 15), after the site was opened to residents. […]
More charges expected for woman caught on video not wearing a mask at MBS
SINGAPORE – More charges, including those involving the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, are expected to be handed to a woman who was caught on video refusing to wear a mask […]