Business
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Chattanooga Deacon Arrested After He Asks Wife to Hold His Phone, She Finds Nudes of Their 15-Year-Old Babysitter He Captured Using Hidden Camera
A deacon in suburban Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested after he asked his wife to hold his smartphone while he underwent a dental procedure – only for her to find nudes…
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From Changi vaults to Asian markets, silver rallies even as caution grows
Heavy investor buying has pushed the metal into a persistent supply deficit despite softening industrial and jewellery demand [SINGAPORE] From bullion vaults in Changi to trading desks across Asia, silver…
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Thailand approves US$2 billion PCB manufacturing investment by joint venture
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s investment board said on Monday (Jan 19) it had approved an investment worth US$2.08 billion by a joint venture led by Taiwan’s Zhen Ding Technology, the world’s largest…
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Singapore bourse targets global macro funds in Japan rates push
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange will introduce futures on longer-dated Japanese government bonds as trading in the world’s third-biggest debt market heats up. SGX will make 20-year mini JGB futures available for…
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India’s central bank proposes linking Brics’ digital currencies: sources
US President Donald Trump has previously said the bloc alliance is “anti-American” and he threatened to impose tariffs on its members [MUMBAI/NEW DELHI] India’s central bank has proposed that Brics…
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FCT weighs Johor Bahru retail threat with RTS Link, bets on Northern Singapore
Retail sales leakage to Johor Bahru is expected to increase from about 4 per cent to about 5 per cent [SINGAPORE] The manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT), which owns…
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India fines IndiGo record US$2.45 million over mass flight cancellations
The airline has acknowledged that poor pilot roster planning was the main cause of the disruption [NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator on Saturday (Jan 17) fined IndiGo a record US$2.45…
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12-Year-Old in Critical Condition After Being Attacked by Shark in Sydney Harbor; Another Teen’s Surfboard Chomped Off in Separate Attack
A teenage boy is in critical condition after being attacked by a shark in the Sydney Harbour shortly after jumping off a rock. Emergency services were called to the city’s…
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Britain eases rules for companies to raise funds
[LONDON] Britain’s revamped framework for raising capital came into force on Monday, aiming to make it easier and cheaper for listed and private companies to secure funds as it replaces…
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Point72 expands office space in Hong Kong’s Henderson Tower
[HONG KONG] Point72 Asset Management has signed a deal to take more space for its upcoming office in The Henderson, a skyscraper in Hong Kong’s Central district, as demand from…
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CGSI downgrades DBS to ‘hold’ on ‘muted’ Q4 performance forecast; S$60.50 target price unchanged
FY2026 could post a larger-than-expected drop in earnings due to downside risks, says CGSI [SINGAPORE] CGS International (CGSI) has downgraded its call on DBS to “hold” from “add”, citing forecasts…
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Tepco to delay restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, NHK reports
[TOKYO] Tokyo Electric Power will delay the restart of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was originally scheduled for Jan 20, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday, after an alarm…
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Micron says AI-driven memory crunch is ‘unprecedented’
PC makers have also warned they are likely to be affected by the ongoing shortage [WASHINGTON] Nvidia supplier Micron Technology said an ongoing memory chip shortage has accelerated over the…
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Oil firmer as ebbing Iranian protests lower chance of US attack
[NEW DELHI] Oil prices were up slightly on Monday, after the previous session’s rise, as Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests quelled civil unrest, narrowing chances for a US attack on…
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GKE to expand storage and logistics operations to Dubai by 2028
The new facility aims to serve MNCs from the chemical, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries [SINGAPORE] GKE Corporation is kickstarting its overseas growth strategy with an ambitious expansion of its…
