Business
UOB outlook lags that of DBS, OCBC amid spotlight on asset quality in Q3
Analysts remain positive on DBS and OCBC given resilient results supported by strong non-interest income The market outlook for UOB has…
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Business
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit to divest logistics property in Australia for S$90 million
Sale consideration is a 17.2% premium to the original purchase price of S$76.8 million when the property was acquired in 2015 CapitaLand…
Culture
Antonio Banderas Set for Award at Torino Film Festival Ahead of ‘Pain and Glory’ Screening
Antonio Banderas will be honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy, where the Oscar-nominated…
Business
Prime US Reit raises distributable income payout ratio to at least 50%; records lower Q3 income
A distribution of only 10% of the distributable income has been declared for the last two one-year periods since Jul 1, 2023, the manager…
News
Trump’s Quiet Giveaway to His Big Business Cronies
Partly—but only partly—this was the result of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cut, which lowered the top corporate tax rate from 35…
News
Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That.
First, in the short-term, Zohran Mamdani needs to understand his situation. By not only winning the mayoral race in the media capital of…
Business
UK unemployment at its highest since pandemic as jobs market cools
The jobless rate climbed to 5 per cent in the three months through September, up from 4.8 per cent the month before UK unemployment rose…
Business
KKR, Singtel seek S$5 billion loan for STT GDC buyout
If finalised, this deal could mark Asia’s largest-ever leveraged buyout financing in the data centre sector A consortium comprising of KKR…
Business
KKR, Singtel seek S$5 billion loan for STT GDC buyout: sources
If finalised, this deal could mark Asia’s largest-ever leveraged buyout financing in the data-centre sector A consortium comprising of KKR…
Celebrity
‘Squid Game’ Star O Yeong-su Acquitted of Sexual Misconduct by South Korean Appeals Court
An appellate court in South Korea has overturned the sexual misconduct conviction of O Yeong-su, an 81-year-old actor who starred in…
Culture
Ringgit rally driven by domestic strength and Fed cut bets, say analysts
The currency hits a 13-month high against the greenback, year-to-date peak versus Singdollar The Malaysian ringgit has rallied about 7 per…
Culture
Ringgit at 13-month peak: Can Malaysia's currency keep rising?
Unit fuelled by strong investment inflows into Malaysia and encouraging follow-through on fiscal policies The Malaysian ringgit is on a…
Business
South-east Asia’s digital economy revenue set to hit US$100 billion in 2025: e-Conomy report
The region’s gross merchandise value is also expected to grow to US$305 billion this year The digital economies of South-east Asia are…
Business
Garuda’s fleet growth at risk as Danantara trims funding
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara is reducing its financial support for flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, putting in doubt the…
Culture
‘Predator: Badlands’ Dominates U.K., Ireland Box Office
Disney’s “Predator: Badlands” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office, opening to £2.3 million ($3.1 million), according to Comscore. The…
Business
Thailand’s central bank chief breaks tradition with a simple ‘hello’
“JUST popping in to say hello.” Late one Tuesday night, Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn surprised more than a hundred…
Business
SoftBank-backed travel app Klook files for US IPO
TRAVEL and leisure booking platform Klook Technology has filed for an initial public offering in New York, as signs emerged of a potential…
News
’Homeland’s Most Thrilling Storyline Was Never About the Espionage or Terrorists
Few shows have broken into the public zeitgeist quite like Homeland, which literalized many of the fears about terrorism and domestic…
News
Jon Stewart Slams Democrats for Conceding in Government Shutdown Fight: ‘They F—ing Caved’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart came after Democrats for voting to end the government shutdown without extending…
Culture
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in ‘Ran,’ ‘Harakiri’ and ‘The Human Condition’ Trilogy, Dies at 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and…
Business
Sony Lifts Forecast as Music Division Soars on ‘Demon Slayer’ Boom
Sony Group Corporation lifted its annual earnings forecast after posting double-digit profit growth for the July–September quarter, fueled…
News
Asia: Stocks rise as record US shutdown nears end
MOST Asian markets rose for the second day in a row on Tuesday as US lawmakers edged towards ending a record government shutdown. The…
Celebrity
Jeff Goldblum ‘Stopped Eating Meat’ After Grappling with Themes of Animal Cruelty in ‘Wicked: For Good’: ‘It’s Changed Me’
Jeff Goldblum says he’s gone vegetarian after playing the Wizard of Oz in Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster sequel “Wicked: For Good.” During a…
Business
Yoma Strategic’s H1 net loss narrows to US$5.7 million
Yoma Strategic on Tuesday (Nov 11) posted a net loss for the first half-year ended September of US$5.7 million, which narrowed from US$9…