Posts by Swedan Margen
Singapore shares fall for third session; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks dipped for the third straight session on Tuesday (Jul 29), with more losers than gainers, with heavy selling in Singapore Airlines (SIA) a key drag. The national carrier was the biggest blue-chip decliner, sinking 7.4 per cent or S$0.56 to S$7.04 as 38.5 million shares were transacted. Its weak first-quarter net profit…
Read MoreSingapore: 26-Year-Old Female Motorcyclist Injured After Car Rams Into Bollard Near Clementi Coffee Shop
A 26-year-old female motorcyclist was taken to hospital after an accident involving two cars and a motorcycle near a coffee shop in the Clementi town center on Monday, July 28. The police and the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) said that she was taken to National University Hospital while conscious. The authorities said they were…
Read MoreHolland Link site draws 5 bids; top bid from Sim Lian at S$368.37 million or S$1,432 psf ppr
THE maiden tender for a government land sales (GLS) site in the new Holland Plain precinct has fetched five bids. A tie-up between Sim Lian Land and Sim Lian Development placed the top bid of nearly S$368.37 million, which works out to about S$1,432 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) for the 99-year…
Read MoreSim Lian places ‘bullish’ top bid of S$1,432 psf ppr for Holland Link site
[SINGAPORE] Sim Lian Land and Sim Lian Development teamed up to place what property consultants have described as the “bullish” top bid for the maiden government land sales (GLS) programme site in the new Holland Plain precinct. The duo’s offer of nearly S$368.37 million for the 99-year leasehold private housing site works out to about…
Read More7 People, Including Child and Firefighter, Rushed to Hospital After Fire Breaks Out in Toa Payoh HDB Flat
Seven people, including a child and a firefighter, were rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a blaze broke out in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat on Tuesday, July 29, in Toa Payoh. The firefighting operations are underway. Reports stated that the fire in the flat on the 10th…
Read MoreWho is Brandon Keith Mitchell? Convicted Sex Offender’s Viral Gay Surrogacy Video Sparks Concerns About Pennsylvania’s Adoption Laws
A viral video of a gay couple celebrating their surrogacy journey has sparked outrage after it emerged that one of the men is a convicted sex offender who obtained custody of a newborn baby by taking advantage of a legal loophole that bypasses adoption restrictions. Brandon Keith Mitchell, who appears in the widely shared video…
Read MoreDubai airport logs record travellers in first half
[DUBAI] Dubai International Airport welcomed a record 46 million passengers in the first half of this year, authorities said on Tuesday (Jul 29), despite disruptions due to the Iran-Israel war. The facility marked its busiest first half on record with a 2.3 per cent year-on-year growth, Dubai Airports said in a statement, “despite temporary regional…
Read MoreEnough apologies: How Japan is shaking its price hike phobia
[TOKYO] When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meagre 10 yen in 2016, its sombre-faced management appeared in a one-minute commercial, bowing silently in apology as a melancholy folk song lamented the inevitability of price hikes. Almost a decade later, the Saitama-based company has changed its tune – a tongue-in-cheek advertising…
Read MoreNomura profit exceeds estimates on stock trading boom
[TOKYO] Nomura Holdings’ profit beat expectations last quarter, as the Japanese firm joined the equity trading boom that fuelled earnings for Wall Street banks. Net income rose 52 per cent from a year earlier to 104.6 billion yen (S$907.05 million) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, Japan’s biggest brokerage said in a…
Read MoreTemasek-backed Indian eyewear retailer Lenskart files for IPO, to raise 21.5 billion rupees in fresh issue
Published Tue, Jul 29, 2025 · 04:14 PM [BENGALURU] India’s biggest eyewear retailer Lenskart has filed for an initial public offering, which includes the issue of fresh shares worth 21.5 billion rupees (S$319 million), its draft prospectus showed on Tuesday (Jul 29). Large shareholders of the company, known as “promoters”, will also cumulatively sell 132.3…
Read MoreHead Over Heels Ending, Episode 12 (Finale): What Lies Ahead for Park Seong A and Bae Gyeon U?
Head Over Heels episode 12 will air on tvN on Tuesday (July 29) at 8:50 PM KST. The chapter will focus on the final choices of Park Seong A and Bae Gyeon U as they try to protect one another. According to the production team, the last episode will feature the conclusion to their romantic…
Read MoreK-World Dream Awards 2025: Presenters, Performers, and Everything to Know
K-World Dream Awards 2025 is almost here with a new set of presenters, performers, nominees, and winners. K-pop fans and K-drama lovers are eagerly waiting for the glamorous event, which will take place at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on Thursday (August 21). Ahead of the event, the organizers shared some exciting details about…
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