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[ad_1] Wed, 02 Dec 2020 – 9:38 AM SINGAPORE shares opened slightly lower on Wednesday, despite overnight gains on Wall Street, where major US stock indices closed at records. The Straits Times Index (STI) was down 6.28 points or 0.2 percent to 2,807.84 at 9.01 a.m. The losers outnumbered the …

[ad_1] Stomper Sanchindra He was hiking with his wife in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve when they saw what they believed to be a fallen branch. Without thinking much about it, they got closer, but suddenly a passerby stopped them and recognized that it was actually a king cobra. Sachindra …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore Business Federation (SBF) executive director Ho Meng Kit will step down and his deputy Lam Yi Young will succeed him, SBF said on Wednesday (December 2). Mr. Lam will be appointed as the new CEO on January 1, while Ho will retire the same day after “10 …

[ad_1] Hong Kong, China – A few days after his release from prison in June last year, Joshua Wong stood in front of thousands of people in front of the Wanchai police headquarters, denouncing the government’s classification of anti-government protests as riots. “No riots, just tyranny!” scream. The crowd chanted …

[ad_1] Wed, Dec 02, 2020 – 5:50 AM Singapore COMPANIES are at a higher risk of defaulting on their debt obligations, as the risk of leverage continues to worsen due to lower earnings and increased debt. Even as companies alleviate short-term refinancing concerns through higher cash holdings, there is greater …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singaporean consumers will soon be able to sample lab-grown or grown chicken after Eat Just food technology has received the go-ahead to sell the product here. Announcing this on Wednesday (December 2), Eat Just said that Singapore authorities have given its farmed chicken “the world’s first regulatory approval.” …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An industrial gas supply company and its CEO failed to take steps to ensure workplace safety, leading to a fatal explosion that killed a chemist in 2015. New mother Lim Siaw Chian, 30, died and at least seven others were injured after an explosion at the Leeden …

[ad_1] The consortium led by Singapore Life (Singlife), an insurer that offers mobile savings and protection solutions, has announced that it has completed the transaction to combine Singlife with Aviva. A new entity called Aviva Singlife Holdings will now have the legal entities Singlife and Aviva Singapore, which will continue …

[ad_1] HANOI: Vietnam reported two more coronavirus cases on Tuesday (December 1) linked to a rare domestic infection in its Ho Chi Minh City shopping mall, while the government urged public surveillance and stricter enforcement of health measures. . The Southeast Asian nation is back on high alert after confirming …

[ad_1] Tue, Dec 01, 2020 – 9:04 am CAPITALAND has sold three shopping malls in Japan and an office building in South Korea for a total of S $ 448.7 million, as part of its ongoing portfolio rebuilding strategy, it said Tuesday morning in a statement from change. It also …