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Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, had likely been dead for several days—possibly even "a couple of weeks"—before a maintenance worker found them in their home,…
CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) chairman Kwek Leng Beng has alleged that his son’s denial of an attempted coup “misses the point”, in yet another twist to the father-son tussle rocking the…
CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) chairman Kwek Leng Beng has alleged that his son’s denial of an attemptto oust him “misses the point”, in yet another twist to the father-son tussle rocking the…
WALL Street’s main indexes had a subdued start on Friday (Feb 28) after data showed inflation rose as expected in January, while concerns that US President Donald Trump’s policies could…
The Republic could also attract regional firms seeking access to international markets, says the bourse’s head of global sales and origination SINGAPORE will need to find its “sweet spot”…
Capital A swung to an attributable loss of RM475.1 million (US$106.5 million) in 2024, from a profit of RM255.3 million in the previous year MALAYSIA’S Capital A Berhad, owner of budget…
MALAYSIA’S Capital A Berhad, owner of budget airline AirAsia, swung to an annual loss in 2024 due mainly to foreign exchange fluctuations, it reported on Friday (Feb 28), but said it…
On the golf course just outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, thousands of people stride across the grass, phones in their hands and eyes on their screens. “Who has a shiny Oshawott they can…
COMPANIES should not be obliged to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), said Second Minister for Finance Chee Hong Tat on Friday (Feb 28), in response to Workers’ Party Member of…
SINGAPORE stocks fell in tandem with other regional markets on Friday (Feb 28) as investors reassessed the potential impact of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The Straits…
THE government has raised land betterment charge (LBC) rates on average by 0.1 per cent to nearly 3 per cent for commercial, residential, industrial and hotel use groups for the next six…
PROPERTY tycoon Ong Beng Seng, 79, has decided to plead guilty. He faces two criminal charges in relation to dealings with former minister S Iswaran. The first charge, for abetting an…
VIETNAM’S Steel Association has asked the government to impose tariffs on galvanised steel imported from China and South Korea to protect domestic production, the government said on Friday…
THE Indonesian government’s plan to regulate the price of coal exports is facing pushback from its largest customer, as firms in China baulk at paying higher costs as other suppliers lower…
A POOR market reception of Nvidia’s earnings and the spectre of additional US tariffs have knocked down Asian chip stocks, dragging Japan’s tech-heavy Nikkei average down to its lowest…
The currency has slumped almost 3 per cent this year in the worst performance among major emerging-Asian peers INDONESIA’S central bank pledged to intervene strongly in markets on Friday…
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep tapering its government bond purchases despite recent rises in yields, deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said on Friday (Feb 28), stressing its huge bond…
The sell-off underscores a swift change of fortunes for digital assets, which boomed after Trump’s election win THE rout in Bitcoin worsened during Asian trading hours on Friday (Feb 28),…
INVESTORS in shares of JD.com face a gut check in next week’s earnings report from the online retailer as it girds for battle in the food-delivery space currently dominated by Meituan.…
The manager of Daiwa House Logistics Trust on Friday (Feb 28) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0234 for its second half ended Dec 31, down 10.3 per cent from S$0.0261 in the…
HOTEL Properties Limited (HPL), the real estate player owned by tycoon Ong Beng Seng, posted net profit of S$32.1 million for the second half ended Dec 31, plunging from S$578.2 million in…
The company is expected to report an underlying loss of A$79.5 million for the six months ended Dec 31, according to Visible Alpha consensus estimates CASINO operator Star Entertainment…
This translates to an earnings per share of 0.2838 yuan for the half-year period, up from 0.0105 yuan the previous year CHINA-BASED waste treatment group Zheneng Jinjiang Environment…
CHINA-BASED waste treatment group Zheneng Jinjiang Environment reported a net profit of 411.6 million yuan (S$76.2 million) for the second half ended Dec 31, rising more than 26 times the…
