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The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter amid solid gains in consumer spending and business investment, Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners in...

26 Jul 20242min

MAS proposes to simplify leverage requirements for all Reits; Netanyahu slams Gaza ceasefire demonstrators yesterday and the Philippines reaches an agreement with Beijing on resupplying a grounded nav...

25 Jul 20242min

Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their divisions and form an interim national unity government. India's Finance Minister has backed her economic adviser's suggestion...

24 Jul 20242min

US Vice-president Kamala Harris wins the crucial backing of Democrat heavyweight Nancy Pelosi; the Indian budget is set to be tabled today and Singapore has donated more than S$17 million to Gaza. Syn...

23 Jul 20242min

President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House. Bangladesh’s top court scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants and in Singapore, the Japanese a...

22 Jul 20242min

US President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think an exit is a matter of time; police and government suppo...

19 Jul 20242min

Antony Blinken calls for the Americas to boost production of semiconductors; Xi Jinping unveils his long-term vision for China’s economy and Singapore’s AOG finds lapses in procurement and contract ma...

18 Jul 20242min

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow; Thai police are investigating the deaths of six foreign nationals whose bod...

17 Jul 20242min