MAIDUGURI (NIGERIA): Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed
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Serbia holds military parade amid tensions with Kosovo
BELGRADE: Serbia held a military parade on Friday to mark Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War
China indicts former Interpol chief on bribery charges
BEIJING: Chinese prosecutors indicted former Interpol president Meng Hongwei on Friday on charges of accepting bribes, the latest development in
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ARA US Hospitality Trust debuts on SGX mainboard at US$0.875, just below IPO price
SINGAPORE – ARA US Hospitality Trust on Thursday (May 9) made its trading debut on the Singapore Exchange’s mainboard board
Money FM podcast: Vikram Khanna, author of new book Headwinds and Hazards
Read with Michelle Martin: Vikram Khanna, author of new book Headwinds and Hazards 18:45 mins Synopsis: Why do populist policies
Singapore to launch new corporate structure for investment funds later this year: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE – A new corporate structure for investments funds that will put Singapore in the same league as other global
Australia’s jobs miracle proves to be all government work
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Governments of all stripes like to take credit for the jobs created in an economy, but in
Singapore ride-hailing app Tada launches in Cambodia
SINGAPORE – Tada, a blockchain-based application by Singapore firm MVL Foundation, was launched in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday (May
In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doctor on Saturdays
THIMPU: It’s Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the
Meaningful meal: Muslim PAP, WP MPs break fast together on day of marathon fake news debate in Parliament
SINGAPORE – The debate on the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill may have been fractious at times, but
China’s Kangde Xin says auditor cannot verify $2.45b of deposits
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s Kangde Xin Composite Material Group Co said its bank told its auditor it had no funds
Amid plague of US mass shootings, ‘heroes’ emerge
WASHINGTON: With no end in sight to the mass shootings that have traumatized the country in recent decades, Americans are
US House panel accuses Barr of contempt as Trump invokes executive privilege
WASHINGTON: A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold US Attorney General William Barr in contempt for
North Korea says weapons drill was defensive, criticizes Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea has described its firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile over the weekend as
China says it will retaliate if Donald Trump raises tariffs
BEIJING: China said Thursday it will retaliate if President Donald Trump goes ahead with more tariff hikes in a fight
Amazon hit by extensive fraud with hackers siphoning merchant funds
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Amazon.com was hit by an “extensive” fraud, revealing that unidentified hackers were able to siphon funds from
Asia shares hit fresh 6-week lows ahead of crucial US-China trade talks
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Asian shares hit six-week lows in early trade on Thursday (May 9) as increased tensions ahead of
US issues new sanctions as Iran warns it will step back from nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: Iran’s president declared Wednesday that he would begin to walk away from the restrictions of a 2015 nuclear deal,
Singapore shares fall as Trump says China ‘broke the deal’ in trade talks; STI down 0.6% to 3,264.52
SINGAPORE – Singapore stocks opened weaker on Thursday (May 9), with the Straits Times Index slipping 0.59 per cent or
Stocks to watch: Best World, Haw Par, Halcyon Agri, Roxy-Pacific, PACC Offshore Services
SINGAPORE – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday (May 9): Best
More careful now on what is disagreement or falsehood: Ong Ye Kung
Academics do accept the need for the Government to rebut robustly research that it does not agree with, whether from
WP MPs reusing stock phrases: Shanmugam
In the debate over the proposed fake news law, MPs from the opposition Workers’ Party (WP) have reused stock phrases
Codes of practice to prevent platform misuse: Iswaran
Technology companies in Singapore will be required to abide by codes of practice in a proposed fake news law to
Law won’t apply to academic research: Ong Ye Kung
The real concern among some academics over the fake news law is the potential impact on political discourse in Singapore,