Those CNA spoke to called for compassion and say they believe national swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim can bounce back from this episode. Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: Two of Malaysia’s largest mobile carriers do not plan to take stakes in a state-owned 5G agency, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters – a setback that threatens to throw the country’s 5G rollout into further disarray. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), in partnership with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), will be hosting the Global Islamic Finance Forum 2022 (GIFF2022) in October. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: GXS Bank, the digital bank joint venture between ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications, on Wednesday launched Singapore’s first digital bank and bundled it with a savings account. Read full storyContinue Reading
Sponsor Hugo Boss has pledged to keep working with the Singaporean swim star, and communications specialists note that some online reactions to the news have been positive.Continue Reading
CHON BURI: A seven-year-old girl was found dead in a school van in Phan Thong district late Tuesday afternoon.Continue Reading
Noting some positive online reactions to news of the Olympic champion’s drug use, branding specialists add that he can repair his image and bounce back from the incident.Continue Reading
From becoming Singapore’s only Olympic Games gold medallist to his drug confession, Joseph Schooling has had his fair share of ups and downs in his career. Here is a timeline of what has happened since his historic win. Continue Reading
OIL prices recovered slightly on Wednesday as data pointed to firm fuel demand in the United States, providing respite after a 5% drop a day earlier on fear of demand suffering from increased China COVID-19 curbs and central bank interest rate hikes. Read full storyContinue Reading
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Senior officials from the Group of 20 major (G20) economies met for climate talks on the resort island of Bali on Wednesday, with host Indonesia warning that failure to work together to cut emissions would push the planet toward “unchartered territory”. Read full storyContinue Reading