NEW YORK (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang raised the price range of ts offering on Tuesday (March 9), signalling strong demand for its shares. The start-up, which […]
PARIS (AFP) – The OECD sharply raised its 2021 global growth forecast on Tuesday (March 9) as the deployment of vaccines and a huge US stimulus programme have greatly improved […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, March 10. Businesses can serve as a bridge between countries: Heng Swee Keat He noted that they have an […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Dirt-cheap fares are popping up from airlines brave enough to expand or start out amid the Covid crisis, as they try to eke out sales and […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Walt Disney’s flagship streaming platform topped 100 million users just 16 months after its launch, quickly establishing the service as Netflix’s most-formidable competitor. The company announced […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tesla and other tech shares roared back to life on Wall Street on Tuesday (March 9), powering higher after a period of weakness as Congress neared […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU’s) law school will be renamed the Yong Pung How School of Law from April 11 this year, the day on which Singapore’s second […]
SINGAPORE – A 55-year-old man who sexually assaulted all three of his biological daughters at various points in time over a period of 14 years was sentenced to 33 years […]
SINGAPORE – A student who returned to Singapore from Britain with flu-like symptoms allegedly breached her stay-home notice (SHN) to dine at a foodcourt at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport. […]
SINGAPORE – Two decades after they were acquired for an MRT project, a century-old Anglican church and adjoining kindergarten will be restored and incorporated into a police complex in Neil Road. St […]
(NYTIMES) During more than three decades in the oil and gas business, Andy Lane has managed the construction of enormous facilities for extracting and transporting natural gas, in places like […]
LONDON (AFP) – Troubled UK finance firm Greensill has collapsed into administration after encountering serious financial difficulties, administrators Grant Thornton said on Monday, sparking fears over thousands of jobs worldwide. […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, March 9. Budget debate at a glance: Transforming Singapore for a post-Covid-19 future From cushioning petrol duty hikes to targeting […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Shares of banks and automakers lifted European shares on Monday as investors continued to move into economy-linked sectors on hopes of a solid economic rebound from the […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Oil prices settled lower on Monday (March 9), retreating from a session peak above US$70 a barrel after attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia lifted […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Technology-related shares sold off on Monday (March 8) in a big downturn that pushed the Nasdaq into corrective territory and offset stocks that rose on hopes […]
Shahira Abdullah (Nominated MP) Mentoring for high-risk youth Providing specialised mentoring to high-risk youth who might not have sufficient role models at home would help them do well, said Dr […]
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man who showed pornographic videos to his four-year-old biological daughter before he sexually assaulted her was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has been brought forward for all seniors, and will also be extended to more high-risk groups and essential workers including teachers, postmen and migrant […]
SINGAPORE – The doctor who was convicted last year of physically assaulting his then girlfriend, leaving her with a brain haemorrhage and fractures, has been struck off the Register of […]
