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The people we left behind: Tech layoffs, AI hype, and a misplaced future
If you opened a tech newsletter or even the internet in early 2026 and thought you’d stepped into a dystopian screenplay, or you are the…
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Centurion Corporation unit acquires 65% stake in factory building plot for S$4.8 million
The aim is to develop and operate a purpose-built workers accommodation on the site A wholly owned subsidiary of property player Centurion…
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Transcript: Trump Is a Weak, Failing President—Dems Should Act Like It
Tomasky: They truly do. I don’t think they have to make a series of awful choices between: “Do we go left, or do we go center?” I talk a…
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Offer for Low Keng Huat closes with 96.88% valid acceptances
The special-purpose vehicle will exercise its right to compulsorily acquire all remaining shares at the offer price of S$0.78 a share The…
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ThaiBev Q1 Ebitda up 1.8% at 16.7 billion baht despite lower revenue
Mainboard-listed Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (Feb 13) said its sales revenue for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 fell by 6 per…
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The Week: The Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
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Congress Has Always Held the Power over Tariffs
The House has finally rebuked President Trump over his unilateral trade war. Source link
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‘Save China and Save America’: The Road Not Taken
A century-old correspondence portends the challenges the U.S. still faces in Asia. Source link
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Wuthering Lows: A Grossly Sexualized Brontë Adaptation
Emerald Fennell continues her soft-core feminism. Source link
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Hin Leong liquidator succeeds in High Court bid to wind up Yuantai Fuel Trading
During the Friday morning hearing, the bunker firm did not raise any objections to the order The High Court granted a winding-up order…
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Whodunnit: The Upstate Murder-Mystery Weekend
Cupid gets his main-character moment this weekend. We asked New Yorker staffers to help build a playlist befitting his romantic mission.…
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The Myth of the Perfect Writer’s Room
In touring the history of writerly spaces, “The Writer’s Room” elegantly describes the rooms kept by Maya Angelou, Charles Dickens, Joan…
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How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
If all politics is spectacle in the era of Donald Trump, few episodes illustrate this more vividly than that created by Republican…
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Instead of Pandering, Democrats Should Try Changing Voters’ Minds
Early last year, polls and media commentary suggested that crime would be the defining issue of the New York City mayoral race. Then,…
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GDS-backed DayOne to pick banks for US$5 billion US IPO, sources say
DayOne Data Centers has selected banks to help arrange a US initial public offering (IPO) that may raise about US$5 billion, sources said.…
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Tuck Lee Ice sues for S$500,000 over alleged ‘wrongful’ re-directing of search results
An online search for its name last year would show the results diverted and redirected to Superior Products Asia’s corporate name and…
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Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to report net loss for FY2025 as finance costs remain high
Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL), owned by real estate magnate Ong Beng Seng, is expected to post a net loss for the financial year ended Dec…
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Singapore stocks falter on Friday; STI down 1.6%
Singapore shares ended lower on Friday (Feb 13), tracking losses on regional indices. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 1.6 per…
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iFast unveils ‘Truly Global Business Model’, rebrands FSMOne to FSM Global
The group is repositioning itself to view its customers as international – not just from the markets in which it operates Digital bank and…
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DBS launches zero-remittance-fee payment service to Chinese digital wallet
The bank is also looking to link its DBS PayLah! service to Weixin Pay to further cross-border payments DBS customers looking to transfer…
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New MAS-MTI Growth Capital Workgroup aims to close gap between private capital and public listings
Led by Chee Hong Tat, the group includes top executives from GIC, Temasek and DBS, along with public and private sector representatives A…
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Lum Chang Creations receives SGX nod for mainboard transfer from Catalist
Lum Chang Creations (LCC) on Friday (Feb 13) received in-principal approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to transfer from the…
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Deutsche Bank’s private bank eyes hiring push in emerging markets
Deutsche Bank plans to add up to 50 relationship managers in its emerging markets private banking unit this year, said a senior executive,…
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China is snapping up overseas assets again, from Puma to metals
The turnaround is gathering momentum after a prolonged lull that began in the mid to late 2010s After Beijing slammed them shut about a…