[ad_1] Mon, September 07, 2020 – 9:07 PM Sembcorp Marine’s (SMM) share rights issue to recapitalize the company was unsubscribed, with valid acceptances and over-requests received for 9.4 billion rights shares, or 90.2% of the nearly 10.5 billion shares of rights available. Based on the results of Monday’s application, SMM’s …
Read More »Extreme heat made last month the hottest August 4 on record, Europe News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (BLOOMBERG) – August 2020 will be the fourth warmest August on record worldwide, with above-average summer heat in the United States and Mexico moderated slightly by below-average temperatures in parts of the southern hemisphere. Global temperatures for the month spiked around 0.9 degrees C above the historical average, …
Read More »Former MP Amrin Amin to join 2 local tech companies after Sengkang’s electoral defeat, Singapore News
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Former political official and MP Amrin Amin has moved into the tech sector and will take over roles in two local companies, following his departure from government following the recent general elections. Amrin, 42, has been named chief strategy officer at robotics and automation firm Platform for …
Read More »Some shopping malls closing doors to comply with Covid-19 measures are in breach of fire safety rules, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some shopping malls are struggling to comply with fire safety rules as they comply with Covid-19 safe handling measures. Some have resorted to padlocking their entry and exit points to comply with occupancy limits imposed by the authorities. In response to inquiries from The Straits Times, the …
Read More »Samsung Electronics wins $ 6.6 billion order from Verizon for network equipment
[ad_1] Deal Samsung Electronics said on Monday it had won a $ 6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States, a major victory for the South Korean firm in the next-generation 5G network market. FILE PHOTO: The Samsung Electronics logo is seen on its …
Read More »Timeline: how a maid was acquitted of robbing the family of the president of Changi Airport Group
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid was acquitted last Friday (September 4) of robbing the family of Changi Airport Group president Liew Mun Leong, nearly four years after her former employer fired her. In March 2019, Ms. Parti Liyani was convicted of four counts of robbery, before Judge Chan Seng Onn …
Read More »Volkswagen driver scolds motorist and shows middle finger after honking his horn
[ad_1] A Volkswagen driver was caught on camera behaving aggressively and showing his middle finger to another motorist during a road rage incident in Yishun. The SG Road Vigilante Facebook page uploaded a video of the incident that occurred near Block 291 of Yishun Street 22 on Thursday (September 3). …
Read More »China Introduces Covid-19 Vaccines for the First Time at Trade Fair, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered seeks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic. There are high hopes for the small vials of liquid on display at a Beijing trade fair this week: …
Read More »Tennis: Disqualified Djokovic must adopt ‘bad boy’ role, says McEnroe
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic will have to get used to being the “bad boy” after his disqualification from the US Open for hitting a linesman with a ball, American great John McEnroe said. The world number one was missed 5-6 down in the first set of his match against …
Read More »No home quarantine for Singapore PCA travelers heading beyond Johor, says KL, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: People traveling from Singapore to Malaysia under the Periodic Transfer Agreement (PCA) will need to be quarantined at the Malaysian government designated centers if their destination is beyond the southern state of Johor. This was announced by the Malaysian Minister of Health, Adham Baba, in a statement …
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