Posts by Liam Redmond
Dear Abby: My son’s wife is an alcoholic
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: My oldest son, “Adam,” turned 50 last month. He and his wife, “Lindy,” live four hours away. They invited me and my husband to a birthday party she was having for him. Adam’s daughter from a previous marriage couldn’t make it for whatever reason. Lindy tends to drink too much. At one…
Read MoreJane Seymour declares ‘70 is the new 50’ after finding love again following four marriages
[ad_1] Jane Seymour believes age is just a number when it comes to her love life. During an interview with Hello! Magazine, Seymour opened up about finding love again in her 70s after being married four times. Two years ago, she met emergency room doctor and musician John Zambetti, whom she called “amazingly brilliant.” Seymour admitted to…
Read MoreHong Leong Finance opens new Punggol branch with dedicated SME Centre
[ad_1] The outlet also contains new privacy-enhanced teller booths, replacing traditional counters [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Finance (HLF) in early November opened a new branch at Punggol Coast Mall to serve residents and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This brings the total number of HLF branches in Singapore to 28. The Punggol branch will tap a…
Read MoreLucky dog ‘remarkably unscathed’ after falling 100 feet down Scottish cliff
[ad_1] He got a new leash on life. A lucky dog was “remarkably unscathed” after plunging nearly 100 feet down a cliff on a Scottish island, according to authorities. The 2-year-old collie named Whisp fell from a rocky ledge of a cliff near Heylor in Shetland on Thursday, HM Coastguard posted on Facebook. A 2-year-old…
Read MoreNomura said to probe if profits inflated at India bond desk
[ad_1] [MUMBAI] Nomura Holdings is investigating its India fixed-income business, asking senior officials in its rates division to determine whether profits were inflated in recent years, according to sources familiar with the matter. The probe, launched by the bank’s compliance department, centres on how the firm valued trades in Strips, an acronym for Separate Trading…
Read MoreChandra Asri gets US$750 million from KKR to buy ExxonMobil’s Singapore petrol stations
[ad_1] [BENGALURU] Indonesia’s Chandra Asri Pacific said on Monday (Nov 17) that it has secured a bespoke US$750 million financing package from investment firm KKR to support its purchase of ExxonMobil’s Esso-branded retail petrol station network in Singapore. In late October, the Indonesian conglomerate said that it planned to retain the Esso branding, continue sourcing…
Read MoreMichael Porter Jr. heeding call for more playmaking pays off in big way for Nets
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — They used to call Michael Porter Jr. “Never Swing the Rock.” After handing out a career-high seven assists in back-to-back games, that moniker might have to change. Nets coach Jordi Fernández challenged Porter — who has always moved well off the ball — to get back to cutting and not falling in…
Read MoreSamsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60% as shortage worsens: sources
[ad_1] The chip crunch has been so severe that it has spurred panic buying by some customers, according to industry executives and analysts [SEOUL/SINGAPORE] Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips, now in short supply due to the global race to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, by as much as 60…
Read MoreFirst Resources shares rise 6.3% on Q3 profit surge
[ad_1] Analysts are positive on the palm oil producer, and have set higher target prices [SINGAPORE] Shares of First Resources jumped as much as 8.8 per cent on Monday (Nov 17), after it reported a strong third-quarter profit increase. The counter climbed to S$2.23 at 10.41 am, then pared back some gains to close 6.3 per…
Read MoreFirst Resources shares rise 8.8% on Q3 profit surge
[ad_1] The palm oil producer has posted a 43.5% increase in net profit for the third quarter [SINGAPORE] Shares of First Resources soared as much as 8.8 per cent on Monday (Nov 17) after it reported a strong third-quarter profit increase. The counter climbed to S$2.23 at 10.41 am, before paring some gains to S$2.22, or…
Read MoreExclusive | Kris Boyd left trendy NYC hotspot with 2 other Jets over bad ‘vibe’ just before cornerback was shot: sources
[ad_1] New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd left a trendy eatery in the heart of Manhattan with two other Gang Green players moments before he was shot because he felt the “vibe” inside was off, sources told The Post Sunday night. Boyd, 29, is in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital after sustaining two gunshots…
Read MoreMAS imposes S$137,000 fine on Alpha Energy’s ex-managing director for insider trading
[ad_1] He has also given a voluntary undertaking not to be a director or be involved in the management of a company for two years [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) have imposed a civil penalty of S$137,000 on Ang Yew Jin Eugene for insider trading of Alpha Energy Holdings’ shares, a…
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