Temasek writes down $377m investment in FTX, Money News,SINGAPORE – Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said it would write down the value of its entire investment of $275 million (S$377 million) in collapsed crypto currency exchange FTX, in the latest move by FTX's investors. \”In view of
Nevermind: Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album, Entertainment News,A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four-month-old baby on the cover of it
Trump adviser tells Vladimir Putin: We'll quit arms control treaty you're breaking, World News,MOSCOW – Washington will press ahead with a plan to quit a landmark nuclear arms control pact despite objections from Russia and some European countries, senior US official John Bolton said on Tu
Philippine poor pay the price for divorce ban, Asia News,For well-off people like politician Pantaleon Alvarez, getting out of a bad marriage in the Philippines is pricey but feasible — but for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable citizens it is nearly impossible. That's because heavi
Ferragamo, Amazon say they helped China seize counterfeits in Zheijang, World News,MILAN – Italy's Salvatore Ferragamo and Amazon said on Tuesday (April 26), Chinese authorities had seized counterfeit products in the Zheijang province, following a global investigation in which the luxury group
Pamela Anderson splits from hubby after 12 days of marriage, Entertainment News,Pamela Anderson has split from Jon Peters after just 12 days of marriage. The Baywatch star has confirmed she and Jon have \”taken some time apart to re-evaluate what they want from one another\”, less than two weeks after
Kim Kardashian West shares new family portrait without estranged husband Kanye West, Entertainment News,Kim Kardashian West has shared a new family portrait – without her estranged husband Kanye West. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star posted the professional black and white photograph from he
Delhi rapist-murderer cites pollution in death row appeal, Asia News,One of four Indian men on death row over the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder appealed against his sentence on Tuesday citing pollution. Akshay Kumar Singh was one of a group of men who gang-raped a 23-year-old woman on a b
Google suing India antitrust watchdog for investigation report leak, Asia News,NEW DELHI, Sept 23 – Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday (Sept 23) said it was suing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) following the leak of a confidential CCI report into an antitrust investigation of the US t
Harvard does not discriminate against Asian-Americans in admissions, judge rules, World News,A US judge on Tuesday ruled that Harvard is right to consider race when admitting students, rejecting claims that the prestigious university discriminates against Asian-American applicants. A lawsuit, backed
Hong Kong actor Ricco Ng admits being in leaked lewd video, says it didn't bother him that people discussed his size, Entertainment News,After being caught with his pants down — literally — Hong Kong actor Ricco Ng is clearing the air and stepping up to admit that he's the one in the leake
Singaporean man arrested after allegedly staging his own kidnapping in Vietnam, Singapore News,What began as an investigation into a kidnapping in February ended with the arrest of the supposed victim less than a month later. The 30-year-old Singaporean was arrested on Wednesday (March 20) for his s
Hong Kong has effective anti-money laundering supervision: Regulator, China News,HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s banking regulator said the financial hub was committed to meeting international standards on anti-money laundering, after media reports that some leading banks had moved large sums of allegedly i
Facebook mulled charging for access to user data, World News,SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook on Wednesday (Nov 29) said it considered charging application-makers to access data at the social network. Such a move would have been a major shift away from the policy of not selling Facebook members' inform
US delays returning more 1MDB funds to Malaysia, sources say, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – The US Department of Justice has delayed the return to Malaysia of another US$240 million (S$332 million) of recovered money allegedly stolen from the 1MDB sovereign fund, two sources with direct knowledge of
'All he wanted to do was practise law': 28-year-old who died days before call to the Bar posthumously gets name on rolls as lawyer, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Nine days before he was to be admitted to the Bar, fulfilling his dream of being a lawyer like his father and uncle, Mr Vikram Kuma
A grave situation: What happens if your MP is incapacitated?, Singapore News,For Members of Parliament (MPs), their main role is to act as a bridge between the community and the Government, to be the voice of their constituents, the people who elected them. We take a look at several Singapore MPs th
US court rules monkey does not own selfie copyright, World News,A US court has ruled that a monkey who snapped a selfie on a wildlife photographer's camera does not own the copyright to the image, which became an internet sensation. The ruling late Monday is expected to draw a line under a prot
