Posts by Nathan Pine
TotalEnergies wins 21-year deal to power Google data centres in Malaysia
[ad_1] The power supply contract is expected to take effect in the first quarter of next year [KUALA LUMPUR] France’s TotalEnergies said on Tuesday (Dec 16) it had signed a 21-year power supply deal with Alphabet’s Google, pledging to supply one terawatt hour of renewable energy to support its data centres in Malaysia. The French…
Read MoreThai central bank is ‘taking action’ on baht, worried by rapid rise
[ad_1] [BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank has taken action to tackle the appreciation of the baht, governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Tuesday (Dec 16). It is worried about the currency’s rapid rise and is tightening gold-related transactions, he said in a statement. The strong baht is driven by a weak dollar and fund inflows, he added.…
Read MoreObamas Were Supposed To See Rob & Michele Reiner The Night Hollywood Couple Were Killed
[ad_1] “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night,” Michelle Obama said of Rob and Michele Reiner on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight. The Reiners were found slain from apparent knife wounds in their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon. Late last night, the Reiners’ 32-year-old son Nick was arrested by the police as a…
Read MoreJerry Seinfeld Pays Tribute To ‘Seinfeld’ Collaborator Rob Reiner After “Impossibly Sad” Death: “Our Show Would Have Never Happened Without Him”
[ad_1] While he is remembered mostly for his movie classics like This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men and The American President, Rob Reiner also was largely responsible for a TV classic, the 1989 NBC comedy series Seinfeld. A day after Hollywood —…
Read MoreRupee hits record low, pressured by persistent outflows and NDF maturities
[ad_1] [MUMBAI] The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, pressured by dollar bids spurred by the likely maturity of positions in the non-deliverable forwards market and persistent portfolio outflows. The rupee slipped to an all-time low of 90.82, eclipsing its previous record low of 90.7875 hit on…
Read MoreLate-Night Hosts Pay Tribute To Rob Reiner, Slam Trump For “Hateful And Vile” Comments
[ad_1] The worlds of entertainment and politics have been mourning iconic director-actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Reiner after the couple’s killing yesterday, with tributes pouring in from former collaborators, friends and governmental figures. Now, late-night figures are adding to the chorus of voices, honoring the Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate, who left an indelible impact on cinema…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC hit new records but UOB lags
[ad_1] The new records follow DBS’ appointment by the Chinese central bank to be the first local bank to serve as a yuan clearing lender [SINGAPORE] Shares of two local banks, DBS and OCBC , hit all-time highs on Tuesday (Dec 16), while UOB trailed its peers. Singapore’s largest lender, DBS, reached a new record…
Read MoreStock investing in 2026 demands diversification, active approach amid AI boom, geopolitical risks
[ad_1] Markets across Asia are likely to benefit from recent Fed rate cuts as well as a weaker US dollar [SINGAPORE] Diversification and active management are likely to become more important for investors as artificial intelligence (AI) and geopolitics continue to shape the trajectory of global markets in 2026, analysts said. Whether the AI boom…
Read MoreDharma Productions Confirms Split With Cornerstone & Relaunches Indian Talent Agency With New Identity
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Dharma Productions is relaunching its talent agency after officially splitting with Cornerstone. The Karan Johar– and Adar Poonawalla-led Dharma confirmed it has acquired Cornerstone’s stake in Dharma Cornerstone Agency and is relaunching the business as Dharma Collab Artists Agency (DCAA), which will operate across, film, music, sports, digital media and live entertainment. The…
Read MoreNeon Is “Cordially Inviting All Fortune 500 CEOs” To A Screening Of Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
[ad_1] Much like the darkly comic material in Park Chan-wook‘s No Other Choice, North American distributor Neon is getting in on the fun with a special free screening geared toward “all Fortune 500 CEOs.” In the latest example of outside-the-box marketing, the indie film production company noted it was happy to be “cordially inviting” the…
Read MoreExxonMobil’s latest Singapore facility signals that innovation can continue amid global challenges: DPM Gan
[ad_1] The move comes even as the company is set to lay off 10 to 15% of its Singapore workforce by end-2027 [SINGAPORE] A new facility set up by oil giant ExxonMobil on Jurong Island shows that innovation can carry on even with ongoing challenges, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong on Tuesday (Dec…
Read More‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Adds Meta Golding, Luke Tennie, Christopher Thornton & Travis Van Winkle
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Meta Golding (Ransom Canyon, Rabbit Hole), Luke Tennie (Shrinking, Abbott Elementary), Christopher Thornton (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Travis Van Winkle (Fubar, You) are set for recurring roles in HBO Max‘s hit medical drama The Pitt for Season 2. From creator R. Scott Gemmill and producer John Wells, The Pitt chronicles the urgent challenges U.S. frontline healthcare professionals face…
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