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Hidden Monsters
Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec assaulted hundreds of patients. Why didn’t anyone stop him sooner? Source link
Swedan Margen
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Elite and Effete Universities Get Their Comeuppance
They’re not entitled to endless money, tax breaks, and visas, and they have to obey the law. Source link
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San Francisco’s ‘Equity’ Grading Would End Education
It’s a disaster that would have needlessly harmed students. Source link
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Golden Dome and Its Enemies
Guess what? Hostile powers prefer to be able to nuke us with relative ease. Source link
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Corruption Is Bad, Actually
When politicians use the levers of government to enrich themselves, it damages democracy. Source link
Culture
Is “The Phoenician Scheme” Wes Anderson’s Most Emotional Film?
Wes Anderson’s new film, “The Phoenician Scheme,” is a funny-ha-ha comedy, but there’s nothing funny about its story, which involves a…
Culture
Jack Whitten Went Hard in the Paint
He poured the paint in layers and combed through it with an Afro pick. Or he froze and shattered it, reassembling the shards into new…
Business
Keppel appoints ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman from Jul 1
Keppel has appointed former DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman and non-executive independent director of its board,…
Business
NTT Docomo to buy SBI’s online bank for 420 billion yen in cut-throat market
NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier’s…
Business
Phillip Securities initiates coverage on dividend-focused Reit ETF trading at ‘attractive’ valuation
Phillip Securities Research has initiated coverage on the Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF (Pareits) with an “accumulate” call…
Business
Nikkei ends at two-week high on US tariff relief, chip rally
Japan’s Nikkei ended trade on Thursday (May 29) at the highest point in more than two weeks after a US court blocked President Donald…
Business
What are private markets, and what risks should investors take note of?
Private markets have grown increasingly popular in recent times in South-east Asia, with Singapore accounting for 45 per cent of the…
Business
Foxconn to soon announce second Japanese auto partner, chairman says
The Apple supplier’s interest in working with Japanese car makers comes as they face growing competition from Chinese brands Taiwan’s…
Business
Asia: Equities boosted by US court’s tariff ruling, Nvidia results
Asian stocks rallied with US futures on Thursday after a US court blocked Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff blitz, dealing a hefty…
Business
Shopee's SPX Express partners Frasers Property Vietnam to build automated sorting centre
Facility includes advanced two-storey automated sorting machines that can sort up to 7 million parcels a day, the highest for SPX Express…
Business
NIE, Amazon Web Services set up AI-focused innovation hub for edtech research
The National Institute of Education (NIE) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday (May 29) announced the launch of the Technology for…
Culture
California hit with Justice Department probe of transgender athlete policy
The Justice Department has joined the federal investigation into whether California violated federal law by allowing male-born athletes to…
Business
South Korea central bank cuts rate, slashes 2025 growth forecast
South Korea’s central bank cut interest rates on Thursday (May 29) in a bid to cushion the export-dependent economy from US President…
Fashion
AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt…
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Singapore’s STI, Asia markets rise after US court blocks Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (May 29) morning, after a US trade court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation…
Business
Seatrium posts S$21.3 billion Q1 net orders
Seatrium recorded net order book wins amounting to S$21.3 billion as at end-March, comprising 26 projects with delivery dates till 2031.…
Business
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit raises S$500 million from private placement of 202 million shares at S$2.47 each
Proceeds will help fund S$700 million purchase of Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment…
Business
Hong Kong, Saudi bourses seek deeper ties to spur trading volume
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia are ramping up efforts to boost trading activity as inflows to their exchange-traded funds (ETFs) wane and…
Business
Chevron to cut nearly 800 jobs in Texas
Chevron will lay off nearly 800 employees in Texas, according to a notice on Wednesday to the Texas Workforce Commission, part of the US…