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Malaysia plans barrierless toll system modelled after Singapore’s ERP
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia could soon introduce a barrierless toll booth system to ease congestion on major highways in efforts to revamp its toll-collection processes and manage traffic congestion. Plus Malaysia, the country’s largest highway...
Here’s how much it costs to rent a 1-bedroom unit across 10 major cities in Asia in 2025
CNBC
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August 5, 2025
In 2025, the median rent for a 1-bedroom in Hong Kong is $2,421. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Finding the right place to rent or buy can feel daunting for first-timers or even repeat real estate investors, considering the impact it can have on your...
Playwright Haresh Sharma at 60: ‘I love that most Singaporeans will offer unsolicited advice’
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
SINGAPORE – In the more than 130 plays he has written so far, playwright Haresh Sharma has cast his astute eye over a staggering range of social issues, from mental illness and interracial relations to the pressures of the education system and...
US-based ex-model Hanis Hussey at 60: ‘I’ve grown to appreciate Singapore’s order and stability’
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
SINGAPORE – At 18, Hanis Hussey was the first Singaporean model to walk the runway of Paris Fashion Week when she closed the fall/winter show of French label Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. The statuesque teen was even handpicked to be the muse of...
19 drivers nabbed over illegal ride-hailing services in Singapore and across border with Malaysia
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
SINGAPORE – Some 19 drivers were caught offering illegal ride-hailing services within Singapore and across the border with Malaysia on Aug 5. They were nabbed after a combined operation by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Immigration and...
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 1 August 2025
Hospitality Net
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August 6, 2025
CLAS to Divest Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo for JPY25 Billion in Japan CapitaLand Ascott Trust (“CLAS”), the largest lodging trust in Asia Pacific, managed by wholly owned subsidiaries of Singapore-based CapitaLand Investment Limited, has...
From Singapore to the world: Homegrown leaders in emerging fields
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
Singaporeans are equipped to take unconventional paths, says Kajima’s youngest leader When Luke Wu stepped into a leadership role in one of Japan’s oldest and largest construction groups, he did not just take an unconventional path, he redefined...
International students look at colleges outside U.S. after Trump cracks down
The Globe and Mail
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August 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:After declining last year, the number of international applications for undergraduate study in the U.K. this fall grew by 2.2 per cent with a record number coming from China.Joe Giddens/The Associated Press In China,...
The JSE: A Caribbean catalyst for global economic revolution
Jamaica Observer
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August 5, 2025
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), the principal stock exchange of Jamaica, is located on Harbour Street in Kingston. In 2010, Jamaican Teas Limited took a bold leap. CEO John Mahfood, grappling with high-interest loans and constrained growth...
Singapore’s SIA Engineering to expand presence in PHL
Business World
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August 6, 2025
NEW NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) said it is expecting more maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers to put up hubs in Metro Manila as Singapore’s SIA Engineering Co. Ltd. (SIAEC) sets up operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Visa Singapore: Powering payments, driving innovation
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
Visa’s 2024 annual report opens with a powerful message: it all began with a simple yet revolutionary idea – to connect buyers and sellers through seamless, secure digital payments and uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and...
Singapore-Registered Mini Cooper Driver Busted Doing Petrol “Takeaway” With Malaysia’s Subsidised Fuel
The Rakyat Post
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August 5, 2025
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. The driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle got caught red-handed at a Johor Bahru Caltex station, not just filling up his Mini Cooper with...
Singapore: Talent and Trust Are Key to Shaping a Digital Future
OpenGov Asia
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August 5, 2025
Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Tan Kiat How delivered a forward-looking address that placed technology, trust and talent at the heart of Singapore’s digital transformation journey at the 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner of...
SG Road Vigilante? Singaporean vehicle allegedly caught refuelling illegally with subsidised RON95 in Johor — Netizens react
The Independent Singapore
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August 6, 2025
MALAYSIA: A Singaporean-registered luxury vehicle has found itself in the middle of a fuel-fuelled fuss, after a photo went viral on social media allegedly showing the driver refilling with Malaysia’s heavily subsidised RON95 petrol, and even...
Rising Early‑Onset CRC Rates in Asia Underscore Global Trend in Incidence and Need for Coordinated Research Efforts
OncLive
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August 6, 2025
The growing prevalence of early‑onset colorectal cancer CRC) highlights the need for greater understanding of its epidemiology and biology in diverse populations, particularly across Asia, where data remain limited, and this gap in knowledge...
Too risky or just right? Experts split on nuclear power for Singapore
The Independent Singapore
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August 6, 2025
SINGAPORE: As Singapore races to decarbonise its economy and meet rising energy demands and climate change, the debate over nuclear power has taken on renewed relevance. Past discussions have largely dismissed the idea due to safety and geographic...
Singapore shares boosted by retail sales growth; STI up 0.3%
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) settled higher on Tuesday (Aug 5) for the second consecutive session, supported by stronger-than-expected retail sales figures for June. Retail sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year that month, indicated...
Singapore stocks rise for third straight day amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
The Business Times Singapore
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August 6, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks closed higher on Wednesday (Aug 6), marking a third consecutive day of gains despite a mixed regional market performance and Wall Street’s decline the previous day. The US market dip followed weak services data that...
Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally on Fed rate cut bets
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
[HONG KONG] Stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month, despite concerns about the US economy and Donald Trump’s tariffs. The gains tracked a rally on Wall Street,...
Singapore's Carro eyes US IPO next year at over $3b valuation
Deal Street Asia
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Singapore-based Carro, Southeast Asia’s largest used-car online marketplace, is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering as early as 2026 that could raise up to $500 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company is aiming...