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Trust Bank’s FY2024 loss narrows to S$93.4 million
Deposit balances double to S$3.8 billion, from S$1.9 billion a year ago, attributable to the launch of Trust+ Trust Bank on Friday (May…
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Transcript: Trump’s Vile New Attack on Harvard Is Already Backfiring
At the end of the day, what is this witch hunt about? It’s about freedom of expression. It’s about these international students who have…
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Sats Q4 profit rises 18.3% to S$38.7 million
In-flight caterer Sats on Friday (May 23) reported net profit of S$38.7 million for the three months ended Mar 31, 2025, gaining 18.3 per…
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The Week: The Antisemitic Murders in Washington
Plus: The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill advances. Source link
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U.S. Forces Abroad Protect the Homeland
Forward-deployed military forces impose costs on aggressive adversaries and keep violence as far from America’s shores as possible. Source…
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The <i>Mission: Impossible</i> Booster Shot
Tom Cruise runs and runs, but is this cinema? Source link
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The Senate Can Improve the House-Passed Tax Bill
There is an opportunity for unified Republican government to put federal policy on a better path. Source link
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Biden’s Diagnosis Exposes a Critical Weakness in Our Political System
We don’t know enough about the health of the people who want to lead us. Source link
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Manulife US Reit gets nod to extend asset disposal deadline to Dec 31
The manager of United States office real estate investment trust (Reit) Manulife US Reit (MUST) on Friday (May 23) announced it has…
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Summer Culture Preview
High-stakes competition makes for high drama in “F1 the Movie” (June 27), directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One…
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Pee-wee Herman and the Cost of Dividing Yourself in Two
One of the pivotal turns in Paul Reubens’s life happened years before Pee-wee Herman, years before the “Playhouse,” years before the…
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The Democrats Are Having a False Reckoning Over Joe Biden
Or, at least it should have. Biden’s campaign sputtered on for weeks after the debate, during which many of the voices that whispered…
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The Republican Budget Bill Rips College Away From the Working Class
The changes to the Pell Grant program increase the number of credit hours that are required to qualify as a full-time student, from 12 to…
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Trump Isn’t the Godsend That Fishermen Had Hoped For
One of the problems that existed before Trump’s reelection, according to Schumann, is that government data on fish populations is often…
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Senate Republicans Flirt With Nuking the Filibuster
“No, this isn’t the same as killing the filibuster. This actually goes way, way beyond that. First, they are doing more than going nuclear…
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Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat
When I joined the race for Democratic National Committee chair a few months ago, there was one area of consensus among all the…
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Foxconn among potential bidders for Singapore chip assembly firm UTAC in US$3 billion deal: sources
Taiwan’s Foxconn is among potential bidders for the Singaporean semiconductor assembly and testing business UTAC Holdings in a deal that…
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STI inches up on Friday, tracking regional indices
The Straits Times Index (STI) edged up on Friday (May 23), tracking regional indices. The STI closed up 0.1 per cent or 2.33 points at…
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Eco-Shop jumps on debut, minting a new Malaysian billionaire
Shares of discount-chain Eco-Shop Marketing gained on their debut on Friday (May 23) as Malaysia’s biggest initial public offering of the…
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Great Eastern gets another extension to Jun 8 to announce plan to restore free float
It will update shareholders on the finalised proposal shortly, no later than Jun 8 Great Eastern Holdings has been granted yet another…
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Cyclical, structural factors can affect current advantage of US dollar assets although outlook is stable for now: MAS chief
The outlook for the structural advantage of US dollar assets looks to be relatively stable at present, said Monetary Authority of…
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Grab launches its first Centre of Excellence to support AI solutions
Grab launched its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence on Friday (May 23). Supported by Digital Industry Singapore, the…
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RedBird Capital agrees to a £500 million deal to buy UK’s Telegraph newspaper
The current government’s decision to allow foreign state-owned investors to own up to 15% of British newspaper publishers helped unlock a…
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Trump’s Angry New Attack on Harvard Is About to Blow Up in His Face
After raging at Harvard earlier this month, President Donald Trump is now revoking the university’s right to receive foreign students. The…