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Indonesia’s gas crunch strains domestic industries, may shake trust in exports
Indonesia’s growing gas shortage is forcing the government to prioritise domestic industries – a decision which analysts said could…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
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Business
iFast chief Lim Chung Chun ups shareholding
Over the five trading sessions from Aug 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$33…
Politics
Trump team slashes 500 jobs at Voice of America
The Trump administration slashed more than 500 jobs at the Voice of America, a potentially fatal blow to the government media outlet…
Politics
Trump casts doubt on Putin-Zelenskyy sit-down
President Trump said his hoped-for meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might not…
News
The joke's on Newsom: Court sides with Babylon Bee in striking down anti-deepfake law
A federal judge tossed a California law intended to prevent fake political ads from influencing elections, finding that the measure…
News
Political Gnosticism Is a Modern Sickness
The conspiratorial belief that massive hidden systems need to be exposed is gripping left and right. Source link
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Hollywood’s School of Hard Knocks
Bruce Handy provides a flawed but fun survey of a social phenomenon that American pop culture essentially invented: ‘teenagerhood.’ Source…
Politics
The Risk in Trump’s Ukraine War Exertions
Are America’s interests truly being served in the president’s diplomatic push? Source link
News
The Surreal Images of Erick and Elliot Jiménez
In this “El Monte,” the science of ethnography is traded for something less rigid, something more whimsical and unconstrained. Whereas…
News
The Lush Pain Music of Nourished by Time
Marcus Brown’s voice is a crooner’s voice, a baritone, emanating notes from some spot in his body deeper than his chest. Biologically…
News
Video: Why Black Women Are Seeing Job Losses
new video loaded: Why Black Women Are Seeing Job Losses Black women have been among the groups most affected by President Trump’s federal…
Business
Meta's AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says
META Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) features in its…
Business
US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China
THE United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorisations…
Politics
Appeals court strikes down Trump's tariff power in major decision
A federal appeals court ruled many of President Trump's tariffs are illegal, dealing a potentially crippling blow to his trade agenda.…
News
Look out, Hollywood. Video game franchises dominate Gen Alpha's attention
Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies, according to a high-profile…
Business
Oil prices fall with expected low demand, upcoming supply boost
Oil prices fell on Friday (Aug 29) as traders looked toward weaker demand in the US, the world’s largest oil market, and a boost in supply…
Politics
Trump Can Fire Lisa Cook
Subjecting the Fed to presidential control would restore political accountability for public policy choices to the elected branches of…
News
Why Authentic Relationships Matter More Than Ever
In a world where we’re constantly bombarded with filtered images and carefully curated social media posts, authenticity has become a rare…
Business
Lisa Cook seeks judicial order letting her stay on Fed board
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is urging a federal judge to keep her at the central bank while the courts consider the legal validity…
News
Pictures of Life on a Christian Commune
Kate Riley’s ambitious début novel, “Ruth,” opens in 1963, the year that its protagonist, Ruth Scholl, is born into a scrupulously managed…
Business
US: Wall Street opens lower after inflation data; tariff concerns weigh
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 29) after an in-line inflation report kept in place bets for a September…
Business
Aster outage may ripple across Singapore’s petrochemical sector
Singapore-based Aster Chemicals and Energy is prioritising a safe restart of its Bukom Island naphtha cracker while engaging with…
Politics
In Defense of Prayer
Democrats’ dismissive attitude toward prayer is rooted in arrogance. Source link
Business
Malaysia's Petronas says it will undergo 'strategic transformation' as H1 profit falls
Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said on Friday (Aug 29) that it was undergoing a ‘strategic transformation’…