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Singapore expands electricity system with Meranti’s hydrogen-ready power plant
At full capacity, the 682-megawatt facility on Jurong Island can power over a million four-room flats The Energy Market Authority’s (EMA)…
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Business
China signals it will pull plug on subsidies for EVs with five-year plan exclusion
Analysts say the country’s EV industry is now world-leading and considered mature [SHANGHAI/BEIJING] China has sent a clear signal that it…
Business
Keppel, Engie collaborate to boost Asia-Pacific’s transition to low-carbon energy systems
Asset manager Keppel’s infrastructure division is collaborating with Engie Energy Marketing Singapore, a subsidiary of French energy…
Business
Civmec Q1 earnings fall 30.9% to A$10.5 million
Civmec on Wednesday (Oct 26) posted a net profit after tax of A$10.5 million (S$9 million) for its first quarter ended Sep 30, down about…
Culture
‘Sinners,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘F1’ Lead Camerimage Film Festival Lineup
The 33rd EnergaCamerimage Film Festival has unveiled this year’s lineup competition for the Golden Frog, honoring the best in…
Business
Paramount Layoffs Underway: CEO David Ellison Says Cuts Are ‘Necessary’ for Company’s Long-Term Success
Paramount Skydance, aiming to get leaner and meaner, today is laying off about 1,000 employees, mostly in the U.S. David Ellison, chairman…
News
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Eruption Wrecks Trump Shutdown Scam
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 29 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
Business
‘Thoroughbred over unicorns’: How SGAG parent Hepmil went from seed to sale
Advertising and public relations giant Publicis Groupe is acquiring the company for an undisclosed sum South-east Asia’s tech scene…
News
The Island Where People Go to Cheat Death
At the beach club, I met Tristan Roberts, a co-founder of Minicircle who left the company, and asked him what might still lure people to…
News
How Gen Z Anime Fans Are Reshaping American Protests
“If you have to pick one anime that you know people are most likely to watch, you know, it might well be One Piece, because it’s so…
News
Democrats Can’t Afford to Ignore Women
Media and political leaders are very concerned about white men in particular holding onto their masculinity and status. The often unspoken…
Culture
How Bad Is the AI Dracula Movie?
Generative AI is itself vampiric. AI is a dead technology that lives only by sucking on the living artistic and creative labor of actual…
Culture
‘Shogun’ Future Seasons Could Film in Japan as Producer Eyes Homeland Return
Future seasons of the Emmy-winning “Shogun” could finally film in Japan if the country addresses critical infrastructure and incentive…
Business
Nvidia shares soar as Trump fuels hopes of China Blackwell sales
The tech company’s shares extended gains to 8.5% in Asian trading on the alternative platform Blue Ocean NVIDIA’S shares extended their…
Business
Nvidia storms past US$5 trillion valuation as AI boom powers meteoric rise
The milestone underscores the company’s transformation from a niche graphics-chip designer into the backbone of the global AI industry…
Business
HSBC brings startup-focused Innovation Banking to Singapore, allocates US$1.5 billion to finance high-growth companies
Lender will execute a go-to-market strategy that covers both entrepreneurs and venture capital firms HSBC on Wednesday (Oct 29) launched…
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump’s Shutdown Strategy in Savage Rant
Surprisingly, Marjorie Taylor Greene has emerged as a forceful critic of the GOP stance in the government shutdown fight. Greene just…
Business
Japanese Anime ‘Killtube’ Brings Dystopian Battle Royale to Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
An original anime feature set in an alternate 2027 Japan is at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, promising a high-octane blend of feudal…
Business
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s China asset divestments could pick up as interest rates fall
MLT is targeting divestments of S$100 million to S$150 million across its portfolio in FY2026 Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) is seeing…
Culture
Malaysia’s ban on raw rare earths exports remains despite US deal, trade minister says
Malaysia will maintain a ban on the export of raw rare earths to protect its domestic resources, despite signing a critical minerals deal…
Celebrity
‘ChaO’ Review: Mermaids and Humans Try to Coexist in Singularly Stylized Anime Romantic Comedy
Without having to give up her voice to a sea witch, the titular mermaid princess in the Japanese animated dramedy “ChaO” gets the husband…
Culture
Ayushmann Khurrana Celebrates Box Office Triumph of Maddock Horror Comedy Universe Film ‘Thamma’: ‘All My Dreams Come True as an Entertainer’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana has scored his fifth century at the Indian box office with the Diwali blockbuster “Thamma,” which has…
Business
The 10 top-performing ETFs on SGX in Q3; China funds dominate
Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) third quarter recorded robust results on the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, according to a report released…
Business
Philippine peso poised for rebound as holiday remittances set to arrive
The currency has come under pressure following Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ unexpected cut in the benchmark interest rate in early October…