[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has warned that low interest rates may lead to asset price distortions, amid speculation the government could take further steps to cool the real estate market. “Today’s interest rates are ultra-low and in some cases even …
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[ad_1] YANGON: Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup called for more major protests on Wednesday (February 17) to show that the army’s claim of widespread public support for ousting elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and holding new elections was false. They expressed skepticism of the board’s promise at a press …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Pending criminal charges against a man who was discovered immobile in Punggol hours after his wife was found stabbed in Tampines were formally killed or dropped on Wednesday (February 17). A district court dismissed two charges against the man, who died last week at age 45, for violating …
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[ad_1] YANGON: The UN special envoy in Myanmar warned of the possibility of an escalation of violence in the country on Wednesday (February 17), as anti-coup protesters are expected to once again clash with the military. The warning comes after deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with …
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[ad_1] REUTERS: Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson, who was undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, has died, the company said Tuesday. The first family member to head the hotel chain, Sorenson, 62, had left his full-time position earlier this month to treat cancer that was diagnosed in 2019. Commercial Commercial Marriott …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA – Only three Malaysian states, Selangor, Johor and Penang, as well as the federal capital Kuala Lumpur will remain in a partial lockdown from Friday (February 19), just days before the country receives its first batch of Covid vaccines. -19. Restrictions in the rest of the country will …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: The military coup and unrest in Myanmar “are not what China wants to see at all,” the Chinese ambassador to the Southeast Asian country said in remarks released on Tuesday (February 16). Envoy Chen Hai’s comments come as protests against the coup intensify in Myanmar and the military …
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[ad_1] BERLIN: German sportswear manufacturer Adidas plans to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the American fitness brand to help compete with archrival Nike. Adidas said Tuesday that it had decided to begin a formal process aimed at selling Reebok as part of a …
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[ad_1] Manchester United have announced that Mason Greenwood has signed a new contract with the club. Greenwood has emerged from the Man Utd academy to become a key member of the first team. He scored 10 goals in the Premier League last season, despite only making 12 starts. He’s already …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s leading philanthropist and statistical expert, Professor Saw Swee Hock, died on Tuesday (February 16) at the age of 89. During his lifetime, Professor Saw gave generously to institutes of higher education, most notably the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the London School of Economics (LSE). …
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