[ad_1] SINGAPORE: About 300 people were arrested in a recent two-week loan-taking operation, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Tuesday (September 8). Police arrested 207 men and 66 women, between the ages of 16 and 70, suspected of being involved in loan-snatching activities, SPF said in a press release. …
Read More »Daily report: what happened today, government and economy
[ad_1] Tue, September 08, 2020 – 6:30 pm Stories that you may have missed Temasek posts negative 1-year return, portfolio value falls TEMASEK Holdings reported on Tuesday that its one-year total shareholder return (TSR) had fallen into negative territory to -2.28 percent for the 12 months ended March 31, 2020, …
Read More »Malaysia seeks to redirect a US $ 10.6 billion highway and belt rail project
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government said on Tuesday (Sept. 8) that it will seek to divert a $ 10.6 billion rail project being built on the peninsula under China’s “Belt and Road” trade initiative, and as The result will re-evaluate the cost and schedule with the Chinese Contractor. The …
Read More »Temasek Says CAG Chairman Liew Mun Leong Contributed A Lot To S’pore, Warns No Judgment Should Be Made In Case Involving Former Maid, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Temasek said his senior international business advisor, Liew Mun Leong, has contributed to Singapore and its people, and his track record at various firms attests to that. The investment firm’s comments come days after the Supreme Court acquitted Liew’s former Indonesian maid of the theft, in a …
Read More »Apple’s ‘floating’ store in Singapore to open on September 10
[ad_1] Apple has some impressive stores around the world, like the one in New York’s Grand Central Terminal and the one in Dubai with “Solar Wings” that respond to environmental conditions. However, its newest location, Singapore, is its first “floating” store, and the tech giant just announced that it will …
Read More »S $ 360,000 worth drugs seized, 5 arrested in CNB raid
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Drugs worth an estimated S $ 360,000 were seized on Monday (September 7) in a raid at various locations in Singapore, the Central Narcotics Bureau said in a press release. Five men, three Malaysians and two Singaporeans, aged 24 to 33, were also arrested. Ad Ad Knives and …
Read More »Singapore Investment Firm Temasek Releases 2020 Annual Report
[ad_1] A Temasek Holdings signage at their Singapore office. Munshi Ahmed | Bloomberg | fake images SINGAPORE – Singapore’s state investment company Temasek said on Tuesday that the net worth of its portfolio fell for the first time since 2016 when the coronavirus pandemic hit global markets. Temasek’s portfolio size …
Read More »Singapore remains open to global talent; The goal is to benefit, not replace Singaporeans: Chan Chun Sing
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s foreign worker policies are shifting toward “quality rather than quantity,” but the country still welcomes foreign talent, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun said on Tuesday (September 8). Sing. Chan, who spoke at a virtual forum hosted by Standard Chartered, noted that there has been a lot …
Read More »Temasek’s portfolio net value falls from all-time high after COVID-19 ‘shortened’ a promising year
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Temasek Holdings announced on Tuesday (September 8) a drop in the net value of its portfolio for the latest financial year, the first in four years, but said its balance sheet remains “resilient” and that it has the flexibility to rebalance your wallet accordingly. . For the year …
Read More »Calls for Mulan Film Boycott Increase Over Xinjiang Filmed Scenes
[ad_1] BEIJING: Disney’s remake of Mulan faces fresh boycott calls after it emerged that some of the blockbuster scenes were filmed in China’s Xinjiang, where widespread rights abuses against the region’s Muslim population have been widely documented . The lavish $ 200 million movie about a legendary Chinese warrior was …
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