Swedan Margen
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Why Business Professionals Are Turning to Online Education
Staying ahead means continuously updating skills and knowledge. Traditional education methods no longer fit the busy schedules of…
US securities regulator to drop lawsuit against Coinbase, exchange says
COINBASE said on Friday (Feb 21) the US securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a…
Hong Leong Finance posts 10% rise in H2 profit to S$51.5 million, as net interest margin expands
HONG Leong Finance posted a 10 per cent rise in net profit to S$51.5 million for the six months ended December 2024. This was driven by an…
Disclosure-based regulatory system and investor protection ‘not mutually exclusive’: Chee Hong Tat
THE move towards a more disclosure-based regulatory system for Singapore’s equity market does not mean that protection for investors will…
Riverstone posts 3.7% Q4 profit rise, proposes special dividend amid semicon recovery
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone posted a 3.7 per cent rise in net profit to RM70 million (S$21.2 million) for the three months ended December 2024,…
Sats posts 123.5% rise in Q3 net profit on higher business volume, rate increases
CATERING and ground handling company Sats posted a 123.5 per cent increase in net profit to S$70.4 million for the quarter ended Dec 31,…
“The White Lotus” Overstays Its Welcome
Given the number of murders that have taken place at White Lotus resorts since the HBO series began, in 2021, one wonders why visitors…
“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera
Jane Bua Bua writes about classical music for Goings On. Among the most notable opening lines in literature is undoubtedly that of Herman…
M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday
Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence. Source link
CapitaLand India Trust to buy Bengaluru office project for 14.7 billion rupees
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) will purchase a 1.13 million-square-foot (sq ft) office project in Bengaluru from luxury residence…
Vicom posts 11% higher H2 net profit on robust demand for vehicle testing
VEHICLE Inspection company Vicom posted 11 per cent higher net profit of S$15.2 million for the half-year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$13.7…
Singapore stocks end up on Friday as regional indices gain ground; STI expands 0.1%
SINGAPORE equities finished higher on Friday (Feb 21) amid regional gains and a flurry of earnings reports. The benchmark Straits Times…
Trust Bank hits one million customers, launches investment products
SINGAPORE digital bank Trust Bank has hit the one-million-customer milestone, making up about 20 per cent of the adult population in the…
EDB managing director Jacqueline Poh named JTC’s new CEO
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Friday (Feb 21) announced that JTC Corporation will appoint a new chief executive officer.…
StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year
The surge in total remuneration comes mainly from a nearly 78% increase in the long-term incentive award STANDARD Chartered chief…
Malaysia Starbucks franchise holder triples loss on boycotts
BERJAYA Food’s hundreds of Starbucks’ subsidiary outlets across Malaysia contributed to the company’s fifth straight quarterly loss after…
Jefferies hires two senior traders from CLSA in Asia push
JEFFERIES Financial Group hired two senior traders from CLSA, building out in Asia-Pacific after its revenue in the region jumped last…
StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as Q4 earnings beat estimates
STANDARD Chartered said it would hand back US$1.5 billion more to shareholders as it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates,…
IMF calls for Thai rate cut to support inflation, ease debt load
A FURTHER reduction in Thailand’s policy interest rate will help shore up low inflation and ease the burden for local borrowers, according…
Rex International falls 21.9% to S$0.168 on heavy trading after profit warning
SHARES of multinational oil exploration and production company Rex International fell on Friday (Feb 21) morning in heavy trading after…
PBOC injects most short-term funds this month amid cash crunch
The PBOC has been tolerating a surge in repo rates and kept liquidity conditions tight, aiming to support the yuan amid economic headwinds…
Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue aims to raise HK$3.45 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Bookbuilding for the IPO starts on Friday and the stock is due to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Mar 3 CHINA’S largest…
Apple’s Tim Cook meeting with Trump as tariffs threaten iPhones
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House on Thursday (Feb 20), according to a source familiar with…