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Chinese Man, 51, Jailed in Singapore for Stealing Valuables From Overhead Compartment on Scoot Flight
A 51-year-old man was jailed for 10 months on Wednesday, May 28, for stealing from a fellow passenger on a Scoot flight.Zhang Kun, a Chinese national, earlier pleaded guilty...
Singapore: 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies in Deadly Collision With Car in Geylang
A 20-year-old motorcyclist died on Wednesday, May 28, in an accident involving a car in Geylang.The police said in a statement that the traffic police (TP) officers were conducting...
Singapore Savings Bond demand falls short; 10-year average return drops to 2.56%
The June tranche receives a total of S$302.9 million in applications for the S$500 million on offer[SINGAPORE] The latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) allotted on Wednesday (May 28) saw...
Shein working towards Hong Kong listing after London IPO stalls
[HONG KONG] Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) in London failed to secure the green light...
One-Month-Old Mauled to Death by Pet Dog in Queens as Parents Slept
A one-month-old girl was mauled to death by the family dog in Queens, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case.An investigation into the fatal dog attack is...
Southfield Man Who Killed 8-Year-Old Sister for ‘Talking Back, Then Claimed She was Shot During Robbery, Learns His Fate
A Southfield, Michigan, man was sentenced to decades-long imprisonment for fatally shooting his 8-year-old sister in the living room of their apartment because she was "talking back" to him.Gyasi...
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
[HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Wednesday following a Wall Street rally as traders cheered forecast-beating US consumer confidence data and a drop in bond yields, with eyes now...
Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad
[SHANGHAI] Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47 per cent to 14.7 billion yuan (S$2.6 billion) as its domestic platform suffered from intense local competition...
UBS’s Iqbal Khan sees rich customer demand for alternative assets
[HONG KONG] Wealthy customers of UBS Group are looking to buy more alternative assets as they seek to diversify investments during a volatile period for markets and global trade,...
SingHealth Duke-NUS’ AI spin-off inks MOUs with Roche, ST Engineering to improve healthcare operations
[SINGAPORE] Enigma Health, a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) spin-off from SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, has inked separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche and Singapore...