Posts by Riah Marton
Chip equipment maker ASMPT ends takeover talks with potential suitor
HONG Kong-listed ASMPT, a global provider of technology and equipment used in the manufacture of chips, said on Monday (Nov 11) it has ended takeover talks with a potential suitor, without disclosing the company’s identity. Last month, ASMPT said it had received a takeover bid, but did not provide any information about the potential buyer…
Read MoreWho Is Baltasar Ebang Engonga? Scandal-Struck Finance Official at Heart of Massive Viral Sex Tape Leak in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a high-ranking government official, has been fired following the leak of hundreds of explicit videos showing him with multiple women. The scandal erupted after the clips went viral on social media, sparking widespread discussion and controversy. The videos, reportedly around 400 in total, capture Engonga, who is married and in…
Read MoreThai panel picks government’s candidate for central bank board chair: govt sources
A THAI panel on Monday (Nov 11) picked ruling party loyalist and former Finance Minister Kittiratt na Ranong to chair the central bank’s board, two government sources said, backing the government’s candidate despite concerns over political interference. The independent panel had come to a decision and would seek Cabinet approval, its chief said earlier, without…
Read MoreWife of Detroit Lakes Missionary Allegedly Got Him Killed in Africa Over Her Affair with Security Guard
Two more suspects have been taken into custody in the death of a missionary working in Africa in addition to the missionary’s wife as new details have emerged in the murder-for-hire case. According to a report by the Angola Press Agency, Beau Shroyer, 44, a former Detroit Lakes police officer and real estate agent, was…
Read MoreSister Wives’ Janelle Brown Details to Meri Why She Can’t Trust Ex Kody and His Sole Wife Robyn – E! Online
Janelle Questioned How Kody Handled the Family Money Griping about the family’s inability to pay off Coyote Pass, Janelle said Kody claimed to have “all these other debts.” And, yet, she’s watched him snap up other assets like trailers and home décor. “I see all the art on their walls,” she said of Robyn and…
Read MoreMattel Pulls ‘Wicked’ Dolls After Mistakenly Listing Adult Porn Site on Product Packaging
Mattel has pulled its Wicked dolls from shelves after packaging for the movie merchandise mistakenly listed a website to an adult porn site instead of the Wicked movie website. The film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is adapted from the popular Broadway musical. The toy company issued an apology on Sunday for the error,…
Read MoreAnthony Nephew: Minnesota Dad Who Killed Wife, Ex-Girlfriend and His Two Children Had Ranted Against Trump Election Before Murder-Suicide
A Minnesota father who shot and killed his wife, former partner, and two sons before taking his own life had ranted against President-elect Donald Trump online. The shooter, Anthony Nephew, 46, had a “history of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday, a day after five bodies were found in two…
Read MoreOklahoma City Police Officer on Leave After Video Shows Him Aggressively Slamming 71-Year-Old Man to the Ground
An Oklahoma City police officer has been placed on administrative leave over a recent incident involving a 71-year-old Vietnamese man, leaving the elderly man with serious injuries. The surveillance and bodycam footage, made public, captures the events that took place nearly two weeks ago during a traffic stop for an improper U-turn. The situation quickly…
Read MoreVietnam central bank ready to sell US dollars to keep exchange rate stable
VIETNAM’S central bank is ready to sell US dollars to the market to keep the exchange rate stable, governor Nguyen Thi Hong said on Monday (Nov 11). “The exchange rate market has been volatile after the Fed’s rate cuts,” Hong told the parliament in Hanoi, adding that market management is a challenging task. Hong said…
Read MoreTrump Warns Putin Against Ramping Up War in Ukraine in First Call after Election Victory: Report
President-elect Donald Trump held his first post-election phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, warning him against escalating the conflict in Ukraine, according to a new report. During his campaign, Trump claimed he could resolve the war “in a single day,” though he did not clarify the steps he would take to achieve…
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