CDL saga: Quek Leng Chan possible kingmaker

CDL saga: Quek Leng Chan possible kingmaker

Controlling Hong Leong Investment Holdings vital for taking charge of CDL’s board BATTLE lines are being drawn in the father-son tussle for control at mainboard-listed real estate player City Developments Ltd (CDL), involving Singapore’s richest clan. On one side stands 84-year-old executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, whose name is synonymous with CDL. On the other…

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CDL saga: High Court ordered both sides to withhold action on Singapura Developments, M&C ahead of Tuesday hearing

CDL saga: High Court ordered both sides to withhold action on Singapura Developments, M&C ahead of Tuesday hearing

AHEAD of the City Developments Limited conflict heading to Singapore’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Mar 4), the High Court has directed both sides to refrain from further action relating to CDL subsidiaries Singapura Developments and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C).  Apart from the matter of new director appointments, the High Court on Feb 26 directed…

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Boeing’s Starliner: A Saga Marked By Setbacks

Boeing’s Starliner: A Saga Marked By Setbacks

The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing’s Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned is just the latest twist in a long saga that has undermined the credibility of the US aerospace giant. Here is a recap of the setbacks and delays on Starliner’s journey to fly a crew to the International…

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Death Penalty Sought Again For 88-year-old In Japan Murder Saga

Death Penalty Sought Again For 88-year-old In Japan Murder Saga

Japanese prosecutors again sought the death penalty in the retrial on Wednesday of an ex-boxer who was the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported. Iwao Hakamada, now 88, spent 46 years on death row — a stretch recognised by Guinness World Records — after being convicted in 1968…

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A-bomb Saga ‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Opens In Japan

A-bomb Saga ‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Opens In Japan

Oscars best picture winner “Oppenheimer” was finally released on Friday in Japan, where its subject — the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb — is a highly sensitive and emotional topic. The US blockbuster hit screens in the United States and many other countries in July at the same time as “Barbie”,…

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From Rural India to Raytheon Technologies: The Inspiring Saga of Tech Maverick Jagdish Zagade

From Rural India to Raytheon Technologies: The Inspiring Saga of Tech Maverick Jagdish Zagade

Jagdish Zagade In the annals of technological advancement, few stories resonate as profoundly as Jagdish Zagade’s. Born and raised in a small village in rural India, Jagdish’s journey to becoming a significant figure at Raytheon Technologies, a leader in aerospace and defense technologies, exhibits sheer determination, talent, and innovation. Raised in a village of merely…

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