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Singapore Hyflux trial opens as prosecutors detail Tuaspring risk omissions, S$900m investor losses

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11 -- Hyflux's troubled Tuaspring water-and-power project, which ended in a collapse wiping out nearly S$900 million (RM2.97 billion) of retail investor funds, was financed through an ... Read More


Earlier keys for singles? Singapore reviews public housing age limit and income cap in bid to meet demand

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11 -- Singapore is considering lowering the minimum age for singles to buy Build-to-Order (BTO) flats and raising income limits for applicants, National Development Minister Chee Hong ... Read More


Amid cancer recovery, singer Jessie J set for another operation (VIDEO)

LONDON, Aug. 10 -- Singer Jessie J recently announced her breast cancer diagnosis and she had been recovering after a mastectomy. However it seems the singer will be undergoing another surgery though... Read More


Jet Li has a new role: father-in-law

BEIJING, Aug. 10 -- Jet Li just revealed his latest role: as father-in-law, now that his eldest daughter has gotten married. Li shared a snapshot of his wedding gift to his eldest daughter, Li Si, in... Read More


After years of delays, Singapore's biggest corporate scandal trial starts tomorrow

SINGAPORE, Aug. 10 -- The trial of Hyflux founder and former chief executive Olivia Lum Ooi Lin, former chief financial officer Cho Wee Peng, and several former board members will finally start tomorr... Read More


Why 90pc of India Inc could be ticking time bombs: The Sona Comstar succession row

NEW DELHI, Aug. 10 -- India's corporate dynasties face another explosive succession crisis as the death of automotive heir Sunjay Kapur has unleashed a vicious family battle for control of the US$3.6 ... Read More


Electrical fault suspected after 50 flee sixth-floor fire in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 10 -- Around 50 people were forced to evacuate their homes after a fire broke out in a sixth-floor unit at Block 34 Jalan Bahagia, here last night. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (... Read More


Fresh intelligence prompts Bukit Aman to revisit MBI-linked firms in Penang

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 10 -- The ghost of the Mobility Beyond Imagination (MBI) ponzi scheme appears far from over, with fresh police investigations underway, The Star reported. Sources toldthe English da... Read More


Police urge Umno Youth to cancel protest over flag gaffe, Akmal delays 'class'

SEBERANG PERAI, Aug. 10 -- Police have reportedly advised Umno Youth not to proceed with its planned protest in Kepala Batas over a viral incident involving the Malaysian flag being displayed upside d... Read More


'Don't be a bully': Loke urges calm over flag errors, says leave enforcement to police

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 10 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has urged Malaysians not to resort to intimidation over mistakes in displaying the Jalur Gemilang. He said that recent controversies over inco... Read More