SINGAPORE – The leaders of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia will attend Singapore’s National Day Parade to celebrate its bicentennial year, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced on Wednesday (July 3). Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slipped to a one-week low against the Japanese yen on Wednesday, undermined by the steady fall in U.S. Treasury bond yields, fading optimism over the China-U.S. trade deal, and the possibility of fresh tariff hostilities with Europe. Volume was light ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday on Thursday. […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Two Japanese may be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, police said on Wednesday (July 3), the first case of its kind in the country. “Tokyo Police referred two people to prosecutors for planning to travel to Syria as an anti-government group fighter,” […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped to a one-week low against the Japanese yen on Wednesday, undermined by the steady fall in U.S. Treasury bond yields, fading optimism over the Sino-U.S. trade deal and the possibility of fresh tariff hostilities with Europe. Meanwhile the Swedish crown briefly jumped to a 2-1/2 month high versus the […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s financial regulator has banned former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker Tim Leissner from re-entering the industry for life for his crimes linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB. The sanction is latest for Leissner who has already been barred from the banking sector in the […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Among the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have clogged the streets of Hong Kong in recent weeks, silver-haired, bespectacled “Grandma Wong”, usually seen waving a large British flag, stands out. Ms Alexandra Wong, 63, who has smaller Union Jack flags pinned to her clothes and bags, has been on the […]
SINGAPORE – Patients requiring dental implants often have to open their wallets wide, as well as their mouths. But a new treatment process developed by the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) could save them at least $2,000 – as well as a considerable amount of time and pain. Researchers there have developed an enhanced bioresorbable […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s financial regulator has banned former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker Tim Leissner from re-entering the industry for life for his crimes linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB. The 1MDB case has shaken Goldman, which is being probed by the U.S. Justice Department for its […]
SINGAPORE – An infrastructure engineer molested six girls at Hougang Swimming Complex, swimming after them when they tried to move away and touching them as he went past. Indian national Job Mathew Panakkal, 37, was sentenced on Wednesday (July 3) to 20 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to molesting three girls between 10 and 13 […]
The US has accused China of conducting missile launches in the South China Sea, describing Beijing’s actions as “meant to intimidate”. US media first reported the launches citing unnamed Pentagon officials. Beijing had announced military drills but did not confirm the allegations that it launched missiles in the disputed waters. Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia […]