Posts Tagged ‘saga’
CDL saga: Catherine Wu, adviser to Kwek Leng Beng, resigns from M&C role
DR CATHERINE Wu, the woman said to have a “long relationship” with City Developments Ltd (CDL) executive chair Kwek Leng Beng, has resigned from her role as an independent adviser to the board of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), a subsidiary of CDL. In a statement late on Tuesday (Mar 4), Kwek said that she…
Read MoreCDL saga: Catherine Wu resigns from Millennium & Copthorne Hotels role
DR CATHERINE Wu, the woman said to have a “long relationship” with City Developments Ltd (CDL) executive chair Kwek Leng Beng, has resigned from her role as an independent adviser to the board of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), a subsidiary of CDL. In a statement late on Tuesday (Mar 4), Kwek said that she…
Read MoreCDL 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…
Read MoreCDL 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…
Read MoreBoeing’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…
Read MoreDeath 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…
Read MoreA-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”,…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreBonk’s Surge Resurrects Solana Saga Phone Sales, Sends Its Price Flying
KEY POINTS Solana Saga was launched in May The phone was sold out by Saturday BONK was trading in the red zone at $0.00002034 in the early hours of Monday BONK, the dog-themed token on the Solana blockchain, has resurrected the sales of Solana’s flagship Web3 Saga phones, with their prices surging to nearly 10…
Read MoreSolana’s Crypto-Integrated Android Smartphone ‘Saga’ To Go Live On May 8
KEY POINTS The new device is currently priced at $1,000 It comes with 512 gigabytes of storage and two back camera lenses At the time of the launch, 16 dApps will be available for download on the Solana app store Solana Labs has launched its first crypto-forward smartphone “Saga,” which is set to go live…
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