9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (374+ words) The ex minister faces allegations of misappropriating 860 million ringgit from Tabung Haji [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian authorities charged former minister Jamil Khir Baharom for allegedly misappropriating 860 million ringgit (US$210 million) from the Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji, making him the second…...

10+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1728+ words) AN UNPOPULAR US president is ordinarily an encumbrance to his party. Candidates running under the same banner advisedly keep their distance. After all, little good can come from inviting voters to endorse the record of a White House they have…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (968+ words) The US President adds that guardrails can be put in place [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump downplayed the growing alarm over risks from artificial intelligence after some of the industry’s leaders called for slowing the pace of development of the…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago   (493+ words) Any such payment would need to be approved by US Congress [NEW YORK/DOONBEG, Ireland] President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Sep 13) the United States can afford his promise to send US$5,000 to every US adult should his Republican Party…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1024+ words) The EQDP’s bumper boost to the SGX has yet to fully trickle down to the Smids, and the Q50 deserves a CPF shot THE Singapore stock market has been anything but boring over the last 18 months. Since the announcement of the…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1070+ words) The past two weeks have seen a steady escalation in the war [ADEN/DUBAI] New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday (Sep 13), after an attack on a Saudi…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (327+ words) Altman and CEOs of AI platforms call for slowing AI model development OPENAI will not go public in 2026 as the artificial intelligence company focuses on addressing safety-related concerns around the technology, chief executive officer Sam Altman told Fortune in an…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (611+ words) The buyer has not been publicly disclosed; listings for the property have not shied away from its association with the US president [NEW YORK] A Tudor-style home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, doesn’t stand out among rows of others with warm…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (897+ words) 19 primary-listed companies conduct buybacks with total consideration of S$36 million [SINGAPORE] Over the five sessions from Sep 4 till Sep 10, 60 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 30 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported 14 acquisitions and three disposals, while…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (136+ words) Despite the Treasury secretary’s intervention in the yen, US bond yields are climbing higher and higher THE good news for Scott Bessent, the prickly US Treasury secretary, is that he has established control over one of the world’s most challenging…...