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Singapore June export data shows easing in front-loading, payback likely in H2, say economists

The Business Times Singapore · July 17, 2025

[SINGAPORE] A front-loading of exports ahead of the US tariffs kicking in may have helped to lift Singapore’s second-quarter economic growth, but the re-export numbers for June suggest that the effect has waned, economists have said. This is even...

Kho Kho makes historic debut in Singapore

Telengana Today · July 19, 2025

Kho Kho made its debut in Singapore with an exhibition match between Singapore and Malaysia, backed by the Asian Kho Kho Federation, featuring training clinics, theory sessions, and youth engagement Hyderabad: In a landmark step toward globalising...

How data is shaping governance: Lessons from Asia’s smartest cities

ETGovernment · July 19, 2025

Never forget who stands to gain from the data. It is not intended to assist planners or build dashboards. It is to help the teacher who is stuck in traffic, help the street seller who is coping with floods, or help the grandma who is using an app...

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Insider Monkey · July 24, 2025

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 23, 2025 Fiserv, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $2.47, expectations were $2.44. Operator: Welcome to the Fiserv Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator...

singapore NEA monitoring E. coli at Sentosa after elevated bacteria levels delay World Aquatics events

Asiaone · July 17, 2025

SINGAPORE — The National Environment Agency (NEA) has started monitoring levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) at Sentosa's beaches, following news that swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships were twice delayed due to elevated levels...

Newcastle United team-mates not shocked by Alexander Isak absence after verbal request

Chronicle Live · July 24, 2025

16:00, 24 Jul 2025 Lee Ryder joined the Chronicle in 2005 and is our Chief Newcastle United Writer. Lee has reported on the Magpies from China, New Zealand, the United States, Russia, Ukraine and across Europe. Covered England throughout Euro...

World’s rich ignore Middle East strife to bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi

The Business Times Singapore · July 24, 2025

[DUBAI] At the Dubai offices of Abbey Road Investment Group, the phone calls and emails keep landing from around the world. The inquiries are from potential clients from India and the UK, the US and Africa – even as far afield as Brazil. They are...

Isak's absence 'explained' as Liverpool-linked striker misses Newcastle's pre-season tour

Sports Mole ·

Alexander Isak is not in the Newcastle United squad that has headed to Singapore for a pre-season tour amid reports linking him with a move to Liverpool. Alexander Isak is not in the Newcastle United squad that has headed to Singapore for a...

singapore What is the best way to meet the people's needs? SM Lee, Jamus Lim debate COE scheme

Asiaone · July 17, 2025

While they are both keen on addressing the needs of Singaporeans, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Workers' Party MP Jamus Lim disagreed on the means of doing so, according to an exchange between the two on Facebook on Wednesday (July 16)....

Stablecoins Are Having a Moment. But What Are They Really?

Fintech News · July 23, 2025

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox Circle’s IPO earlier last month turned more than a few heads on Wall Street. The digital payments firm behind USD Coin raised over a billion dollars and saw its...

USA Cricket battles for its future amid power struggle with private consortium ACE

The Hindu · July 24, 2025

In 2019, USA Cricket handed over the keys to its future. American Cricket Enterprise Inc. (ACE), a private consortium co-founded by Sameer Mehta, Satyan Gajwani, Vijay Srinivasan, and Vineet Jain, secured exclusive 50-year rights to run elite T20...

Singapore coffee chain Alchemist enters Japan with two Tokyo stores

Inside Retail Asia · July 17, 2025

Singapore-based coffee brand Alchemist has entered Japan with the opening of its first two international stores in Tokyo, marking its debut beyond Singapore. The new locations are in Aoyama and Asakusa. The Aoyama store covers 140sqm and has 30...

Portugal Shines at Inaugural Global Property Expo in Singapore

The Portugal News ·

The prestigious Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore played host yesterday to the first-ever Global Property Expo, an ambitious and impeccably organized event by JLL that has already set a high bar for international real estate exhibitions....

ICC gives three-month breather to embattled USA cricket to address governance issues

News9 Live · July 19, 2025

Cricket News The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a breather of three months to the USA Cricket for addressing the governance issues. USA cricket has got three months to address governance issues. (Photo: X) New Delhi: The...

Behind the Tariff Cuts: Why Markets Remain Cautious Despite Asia-U.S. Deals

Investing · July 24, 2025

Financial markets are digesting a torrent of trade headlines from Asia, as a flurry of last-minute deals with the United States temporarily cools tariff tensions. At first glance, these agreements may seem like victories—securing lower tariff...

Lawmaker urges safe houses to prevent baby trafficking

Antara · July 17, 2025

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Netty Prasetiyani Aher, has urged the government to provide safe houses for pregnant women in vulnerable situations as a preventive measure against baby trafficking....

Singapore’s January-June visitor arrivals 8.33mln, nearly 90pct of 2019-level

GGRAsia · July 17, 2025

June visitor arrivals to Singapore tallied 1.25 million. That took the city-state’s aggregate inbound visitor volume for the first half of this year to 8.33 million, representing an 89.4 percent recovery to the equivalent period in 2019, the...

Anwar should stay on as PM for political stability, says Rafizi

Free Malaysia Today · July 19, 2025

Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli said a stable government is needed to manage the current economic challenges and complete the current term. PETALING JAYA: Anwar Ibrahim should remain as prime minister until the end of his term to ensure political stability...

Singapore's non-oil exports rise 13% in June

Nikkei Asia ·

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 13.0% in June from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday, outpacing analysts' estimates as shipments of PCs, integrated circuits and non-monetary gold...

Oman Airports push for more direct international flights

Oman Observer · July 19, 2025

MUSCAT: Oman Airports is actively working to attract more international carriers to operate direct flights to various airports across the Sultanate of Oman, aiming to boost airport revenues and enhance overall operational performance. Eng Ahmed...