Haily Group Berhad debuts at 11 sen premium, 16.18% above IPO price
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Haily Group Berhad (“Haily” or the “Group”) has debuted on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities today with […]
River Valley High School student, 16, charged with murder of schoolmate, 13
SINGAPORE – A 16-year-old student from River Valley High School (RVHS) was charged with the murder of a fellow student, 13, in a district court on Tuesday (July 20) morning. […]
Stocks slump as Covid-19 jitters fuel rush into bonds
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Stocks slumped around the globe as investors rushed into haven assets after the Delta variant cast a pall over the economic recovery, while tension between the […]
Wall Street’s new fear is that economic growth has peaked
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Investment strategists are starting to consider a new bearish scenario: the economy has already hit its speed limit. With the ferocious spread of Covid-19’s delta variant […]
Record-breaker Rovanpera takes his first win driving Toyota Yaris WRC
TOKYO, Jul 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kalle Rovanpera has become the youngest driver to ever win a round of the FIA World Rally Championship after he […]
Singaporean businessman charged with funding terrorist attacks in Syria
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean businessman has been charged in a district court with helping to fund terrorist attacks in Syria. Mohamed Kazali Salleh, 50, appeared in court via video link […]
China’s luxury retirement homes draw millions from investors
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Retiree William Tang recently decided to swap his life in downtown Shanghai for a luxury elder-care development in the city’s far west, paying US$220,000 to rent a […]
Binance focusing on compliance amid global scrutiny: CEO
SINGAPORE – The regulatory minefield that cryptocurrency platform Binance must navigate amid growing scrutiny globally is its biggest task ahead, said its chief executive and founder Zhao Changpeng in an […]
Women lose out amid fall in bank teller jobs
(BLOOMBERG) – For years, women have had a foot in the door to the finance industry by becoming bank tellers. Now that path is disappearing due to the increase in […]
The Executive Interview: Silicon Craft Technology PCL (SET:SICT)
BANGKOK, Jul 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Silicon Craft Technology PCL (SET:SICT) Co-Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Bodin Kasemset discusses the company’s strategy and outlook in The Executive […]
Black Spade Acquisition Co Announces Pricing of $150 Million Initial Public Offering
HONG KONG, Jul 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Black Spade Acquisition Co (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at […]
Authorities probing Bukit Batok incident where water gushed down slope onto road
SINGAPORE – The authorities are probing why water from a drain on a slope in Bukit Batok overflowed onto the road on Thursday (July 15). South West District mayor Low […]
Fujitsu and France’s Inria Develop New Time-Series AI Technology to Identify Causes of Data Anomalies
TOKYO, Jul 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Inria, the French national research institute for digital science and technology, today announced the development of a […]
US to see ‘several more months’ of high inflation, Yellen says
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Inflation will remain high in the United States for months to come but eventually retreat, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday (July 15). The comments come […]
Woman arrested for allegedly cheating four victims of money on Facebook
SINGAPORE – A woman is under investigation for her suspected involvement in cheating four victims of money on Facebook. The police said on Thursday (July 15) that the 26-year-old was […]
SkillsFuture scam: Key member of syndicate admits to being director of fake training companies
SINGAPORE – One of the key members of a SkillsFuture scam involving nearly $40 million admitted to his role in the syndicate on Wednesday (July 14). Andy Quek Sze Leng, […]
Asia’s wealthy heirs are backing women in business
JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – When Grace Tahir’s daughter turned 14, they sat down to talk careers. As a family linked to two Indonesian billionaire patriarchs, a life of leisure has always […]
Hyflux winding up hearing adjourned after intervention by Utico
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – White knight suitor Utico is making another last-ditch attempt to intervene in Hyflux’s winding up process. The Middle Eastern utility firm was looking to file […]
Dining in for groups of 5 resumes, S’poreans welcome chance to eat with friends, family at the same table
SINGAPORE – A pre-lunch crowd of mostly retirees and elderly folk was observed making full use of the five-person dining in rule that kicked in on Monday (July 12). Many […]
Public feedback sought on proposed legalisation of in-person gambling in S’pore among family, friends
SINGAPORE – There will be a proposal to permit social gambling in person among family and friends, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday (July 12). In a […]