Posts by Swedan Margen
Sim 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…
Read MoreHead Over Heels: What’s Next for Cho Yi Hyun, Choo Young Woo, Cha Kang Yoon, and Choo Ja Hyun
Head Over Heels casts, including Cho Yi Hyun, Choo Young Woo, Cha Kang Yoon, and Choo Ja Hyun, kept the viewers glued to the screens with their acting skills. This fantasy romance drama is heading to its finale this week, and the viewers are eager to know what lies ahead for their favorite cast members…
Read MoreBarclays profit up 23% as Trump tariff turmoil lifts trading
The bank also announced a share buyback of £1 billion and a half year dividend of 3 pence per share Published Tue, Jul 29, 2025 · 02:57 PM [LONDON] Barclays first-half profit rose by a better-than-expected 23 per cent, the British bank said on Tuesday (Jul 29), with its markets business reaping bumper returns from…
Read MoreWho Was Didarul Islam? Hero NYPD Cop Shot and Killed by Gunman Shane Tamura Was Loving Dad of Two Whose Wife Is Eight Months Pregnant
The hero NYPD officer who was shot and killed during Monday’s mass shooting in Manhattan had been working a second job as a private security guard while his wife was pregnant with their third child. Officer Didarul Islam, 36, was shot in the back and killed by a gunman armed with an M4 assault rifle…
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