Ground
Australian dollar holds ground as US dollar firms, eyeing small weekly gains
THE Australian dollar held its ground on Friday, lifted by a rebound in global stocks and unfazed by a firmer US dollar on the back of growing expectations that...
Felix Baumgartner: Daredevil Skydiver Died Before He Hit the Ground as He Plummeted on a Woman and His Paraglider Smashed into a Hotel Pool
Extreme sports athlete Felix Baumgartner is believed to have died after reportedly blacking out during a paragliding flight in Italy. The 56-year-old Austrian sportsman lost his life around 4...
CATL breaks ground on US$6 billion Indonesia battery venture
Published Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 05:45 PMTHE world’s top maker of electric-vehicle batteries broke ground on a US$6 billion battery material ecosystem in Indonesia as the government pushes...
Sustainable investors hold their ground as energy, defence stocks surge
[SINGAPORE] Regional wars, tariff threats and the US’ pro-fossil fuel policies have sent defence and energy stocks soaring in 2025, but not all is lost for investors committed to...
Eight Dead After Hot Air Balloon Bursts and Plummets to the Ground in Brazil as Pilot and 12 Others Miraculously Jump to Safety [WATCH]
A hot-air balloon caught fire and plummeted from the sky on Saturday in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, while 13 others managed to jump to...
US LNG loses ground in Asia as tariffs, politics stall Alaska megaproject
[SINGAPORE] Asian energy buyers are rethinking their long-term bets on US liquefied natural gas (LNG) – increasingly seen as a geopolitical lever – as tariffs, political risk and volatile...
IFA stands its ground on valuations in Sinarmas Land offer; says methods used ‘appropriate’ and in line with practice
[SINGAPORE] W Capital Markets, which is advising Sinarmas Land’s independent directors on the Widjajas’ offer to privatise the company, insists its valuations of the group’s assets are “appropriate” and...
BYD breaks ground on Cambodia EV plant as part of global expansion
CHINESE carmaker BYD has broken ground on a US$32 million passenger electric vehicle (EV) plant in Cambodia, marking its latest move to localise production as part of a broader...
