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Thirteen people, aged between 30 and 69, were rushed to hospital after an accident, involving two buses and a car, in Tampines on Thursday morning, August 7. The Singapore Civil Defense…
Sri Trang Gloves posted a net profit drop of 79.6 per cent year on year to 77.1 million baht (S$3.1 million) for the quarter ended June, as the rise in cost of goods sold outstripped…
NASA has confirmed that two large asteroids will "closely approach" Earth on Friday, but scientists emphasize that there is no risk of an impact. The two space rocks will sail past at a…
Swedish budget furniture retailer Ikea opened a digital store on Chinese ecommerce platform JD.com on Friday (Aug 8), as it expands its presence on third-party online shopping sites in…
A foreign man riding a motorcycle died on Friday early morning, August 8, in multi-vehicle collision on the Nhật Tân Bridge in Hà Nội. The officials said that the incident took place at…
A 49-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of outrage of modesty cases. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that they received a report on August 5 at about…
A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday, August 7, for her suspected involvement in a case of loan shark harassment. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that they were informed…
After weeks of leaks and rumors, OpenAI has officially launched its much-awaited model, GPT-5. The new model brings all of OpenAI's capabilities under one system and has helped in removing…
Blake Owens, a Las Vegas tech entrepreneur, was left in shock on July 29 as he received a creepy delivery after introducing AI tech for real estate. During the week of July 29, a…
The ex-Decatur Public Schools teacher who had sex with a male student under the age of 13 in her Mount Zion home could face up to 40 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty. Alley…
The worst may be over for Asia’s central banks that have ramped up efforts defending local currencies after a resurgent US dollar and fresh US tariffs fuelled pressure across the region. A…
QAF posted a drop of 69 per cent in its net profit to S$3.9 million for the half-year of FY2025 ended June, impacted by a marginal dip in revenue and higher costs. In a regulatory filing…
Local stocks ended its rally to close lower on Friday (Aug 8), following a mixed performance across Asian markets as investors navigated a week marked by geopolitical uncertainties and…
Hong Leong Finance posted a 38.7 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to S$32.2 million for the six months ended Jun 30, 2025. This was driven by compressed net interest margins, at…
The manager of IReit Global does not plan to take any steps to mitigate the impact of a potential lawsuit from its main tenant for now, citing the chance of the case succeeding as…
Shares in SoftBank Group jumped more than 13 per cent to a record high on Friday (Aug 8) in a show of investor support for the Japanese technology investor’s AI push after first quarter…
ASX is grappling with rising regulatory pressure and intensifying competition, as shares of Australia’s main exchange operator trail most of its global peers. In just two days, a bungled…
Local tycoon Sam Goi has launched a cash offer to buy all shares of Tat Seng Packaging that he does not yet own at S$0.899 apiece. He is obliged to make an offer for the company’s shares,…
Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) decision to cut over 12,000 jobs signals the start of a broader AI-fuelled trend that could end up eliminating around half a…
Its market value has reached more than 407.5 billion baht (S$16.2 billion), making it the fifth-largest carrier in Asia Thai Airways International’s shares climbed to the highest…
[LONDON/GENEVA] As a US tariff deadline neared this week, Swiss watch manufacturer DuBois et fils rushed to ship five high-end watches worth thousands of US dollars each to the United…
DARD Chartered said on Friday that it has formed a joint venture with strategic partners to apply for a license to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong, days after the city’s…
Emerging Asian sovereign bonds have rallied this year as global funds diversified their investments away from US dollar assets Indonesia’s 10-year bond yield fell to the lowest…
More than 30 companies are currently in the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) initial public offering (IPO) pipeline, according to the group’s head of global sales and origination, Pol de Win. He…
