Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore: Heavy Traffic Expected at Woodlands, Tuas Checkpoints Amid Festive Holiday Travel
[ad_1] Travellers heading to Malaysia during the December holiday period should be prepared for longer waiting times at Singapore’s land checkpoints, as authorities continue stepped-up enforcement checks. In a statement on Thursday, December 18, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that intensified inspections to curb the smuggling of e-vaporisers, which are prohibited in Singapore,…
Read MoreSingapore: 3 People Charged over Alleged Fraudulent Trading Practices, Money Laundering
[ad_1] Three senior executives from online trading platform Samtrade FX have been charged in court over alleged fraudulent trading practices and money laundering offences. The men, Goh Nai De, Goh Li Xing and Yue Jingyuan Alfred, also known as Alfred Yue, were charged on Wednesday, December 17, for engaging in practices said to be likely…
Read MoreBlueSG disposes old EVs ahead of relaunch in 2026
[ad_1] The LTA blocks the transfer of Bluecars to Tribecar due to EV Sharing Scheme restrictions [SINGAPORE] Ahead of its planned relaunch in 2026, car-sharing service BlueSG has disposed of its entire fleet of hundreds of electric vehicles (EVs). The ubiquitous three-door Bluecar EV has been scrapped, while its larger five-door models have been sold…
Read MoreAirports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades
[ad_1] An airport tradition of years gone by is slowly making its way back to certain locations in the US, following massive changes in air travel security procedures after the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) in California announced this week it will be introducing guest passes for “non-passengers,” for example. …
Read MorePredator not seen in Ohio for more than 100 years caught on camera
[ad_1] An astonishing discovery was made after a wildlife camera spotted a fisher roaming through Cleveland Metroparks — its first appearance in Cuyahoga County for over a century, park officials say. The park’s trail camera captured the footage earlier this year, marking it as its first confirmed sighting of the species in the county since the 1800s, according to…
Read MoreElliott woos other Toyota Industries investors in buyout fight
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Elliott Investment Management has been approaching asset managers and other institutional investors in Japan to build support for its campaign and push Toyota group to sweeten its 4.7 trillion yen (S$38.9 billion) bid to take a key affiliate private, according to people familiar with the matter. Billionaire Paul Singer’s activist fund, which has…
Read MoreIndia insurance move opens pension firms to 100% foreign holding
[ad_1] The move comes amid a surge in foreign investment in Indian banks and deeper reliance on Indian tech hubs [NEW DELHI] India’s move to lift investment caps on the insurance industry also applies to the US$177 billion pension fund sector, paving the way for 100 per cent foreign ownership, according to the industry regulator.…
Read MoreDonations for Bondi Beach hero Ahmed Al Ahmed pass $2.5 million
[ad_1] Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed is now a multi-millionaire. More than $2.5 million has been raised for the heroic bystander who wrestled the gun from one of the terrorists during Sunday’s horrific mass shooting. Nearly 43,000 individual donations have been made to a crowdfunding campaign for the Sutherland tobacconist — including a maximum of…
Read MoreElliott takes over US$1 billion stake in Lululemon: source
[ad_1] [VANCOUVER] Activist investor Elliott Management has amassed a stake of more than US$1 billion in Lululemon Athletica and is lining up a potential CEO candidate as it pushes to revive the struggling athletic apparel retailer, a source told Reuters on Wednesday (Dec 17). Elliott has been working closely for months with veteran retail executive…
Read MoreStanChart, Ant International launch blockchain-based tokenised deposits in SGD, USD
[ad_1] The new solution demonstrates how businesses can use blockchain technology to make transactions faster, more secure, and more efficient [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Thursday (Dec 18) announced the launch of blockchain-based “tokenised deposits” in Singapore and US dollars for Ant International. This will enable the fintech firm to move funds in real-time, 24/7,…
Read MoreStanChart, Ant International launch blockchain-based tokenised deposits in Singdollar, greenback
[ad_1] The new solution demonstrates how businesses can use blockchain technology to make transactions faster, more secure and more efficient [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Thursday (Dec 18) announced the launch of blockchain-based “tokenised deposits” in Singapore and US dollars for Ant International. This will enable the fintech firm to move funds in real time,…
Read MoreDem Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Trump is larger threat to American values than Islamic jihad
[ad_1] Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., suggested Tuesday that President Donald Trump was a bigger threat to the American way of life than radical Islamic jihad. Schultz brought up the president when NewsNation host Leland Vittert asked her on “On Balance” whether she believed that Islamophobia or jihad was a bigger threat to American life…
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