UEFA Boycotts the World Cup, Microsoft Surges and the BOJ Holds at One Per Cent
Headline news for July 31, 2026: UEFA and all fifty-five European member nations vote unanimously to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA abandons its plan to sell private stakes in its tournaments. Micr...
31 Jul 4min
US Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran; Singapore Rolls Out S$900M Support Package
Headline news for July 30, 2026: U.S. Central Command announces fresh strikes on Iran, following a drone strike on an Egypt tanker, and Iran’s attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan. Japan’s rescue ...
30 Jul 5min
Japan Earthquake Kills 13, US & Saudi Forces Strike Iraq and Malaysia's F1 Return
Headline news for July 29, 2026: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kumamoto in southwestern Japan with at least thirteen confirmed dead, an Aeon Mall partially collapses and three hundred thousand p...
29 Jul 4min
Iran Talks Resume Amid Fresh Drone Strikes and China Confirms a 20% Tariff Cap
Headline news for July 28, 2026: US-Iran diplomatic contacts resume but Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq report fresh drone attacks overnight. China confirms for the first time that the US has committed...
28 Jul 3min
US and Iran Pause Strikes, MAS Tightens Again and Oil Tumbles Five Per Cent
Headline news for July 27, 2026: Both U.S. and Iranian forces hold fire for a second consecutive day as a regional mediator calls the pause a positive signal for de-escalation. The MAS tightens monet...
27 Jul 4min
US Tariffs Hit Sixty Countries, Brent Tops US$100 and Singapore Seeks Tariff Clarity
Headline news for July 24, 2026: New US tariffs of ten to twelve-point-five per cent take effect today on sixty trading partners covering ninety-nine per cent of US imports by value. Brent crude holds...
24 Jul 4min
Houthis Strike Saudi Tankers in Red Sea, and South Korea Beats Growth Forecasts
Headline news for July 23, 2026: Yemen's Houthis strike two Saudi oil tankers: the Encelia and the Layla in the Red Sea early this morning Singapore time, as both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-...
23 Jul 4min
Tyres and treasure: Stamford Tyres' Dawn Wee talks about the soul of business
Some businesses are built on strategy. Legacies, however, are built on something deeper. In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro sits down with Dawn Wee, executive chairman of Stamford...
22 Jul 17min
