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Singapore bourse ends lower amid gains in the region
• STI dips 0.3%; winners lead losers 367-190 in wider market • Jardine Matheson tops index; trio of local banks all down • Key regional indexes chalk up gains of between 0.9% and 1.5%
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September 13, 2025
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US Economy Showing Strains, With Job Growth Slowing: IMF
Domestic demand moderating as US tariffs pose risks of higher inflation
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September 13, 2025
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SAF showcases integrated strike operations at Exercise Forging Sabre
Conducted in the US, Exercise Forging Sabre is one of the Singapore Armed Forces' most complex drills.
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September 13, 2025
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Govt Contributing $64,000 to Support Singapore Red Cross' Fund-Raising for Flood-Hit Pakistan
The Singapore Government will contribute US$50,000 (S$64,000) as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross' (SRC) public fund-raising efforts for the flood-caused humanitarian crisis in Pakistan.
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September 13, 2025
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Poland Rejects Trump's Suggestion That Russian Drone Incursions 'Could Have Been a Mistake'
Poland rejected on Sept. 12 a suggestion by Mr. Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the US president from one of Washington’s closest European allies.
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September 13, 2025
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Kwek Leng Beng Reaffirms Hong Leong's China Bet With Top Shanghai Official
Singapore property and hotel tycoon Kwek Leng Beng has reaffirmed his confidence in Shanghai and sees opportunities to deepen Hong Leong Group's presence in China.
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September 13, 2025
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LeBron Essay Dispute Tests NBA-China Ties
China's state-run People's Daily newspaper on Sept. 8 published an essay about Chinese basketball that it said was written by LeBron James, but a representative for the NBA star said on Sept. 11 that the article was based on a series of interviews.
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September 13, 2025
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Look no further than Two Miles West for the win
Sept 14 South Africa (Scottsville) form analysis
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September 13, 2025
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PM Wong pays tribute to those who defended S'pore in World War II
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sept 12 paid tribute to those who defended Singapore, as well as the pioneers who rebuilt the country, on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II here.
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September 13, 2025
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Christopher de Souza, Xie Yao Quan to be Nominated as Deputy Speakers of Parliament
The pair will bring to the role sound judgment and spirit of parliamentary democracy: Zaqy
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September 13, 2025
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Acquitted 5 Can Return to Ice Hockey Action
Five Canadian ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges will be suspended to start the National Hockey League (NHL) season but can return on Dec. 1, the league said on Sept. 11.
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September 13, 2025
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Should Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk's $1.28 Trillion Performance Plan?
When Tesla's board first disclosed on Sept 5 details of an unprecedented US$1 trillion (S$1.28 trillion) performance plan to motivate chief executive Elon Musk, investors rushed in, driving the electric vehicle (EV) maker's shares up by as high as 3.6 per cent that day.
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September 13, 2025
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Eternal Love actor Yu Menglong dies after fall
Chinese actor-singer Yu Menglong has died after a fall, reportedly from the fifth floor of a Beijing residence. He was 37.
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September 13, 2025
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Indonesia's new 'cowboy style' finance minister bets big on growth
On his first day in office, he declares that 8 per cent growth is 'not impossible'
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September 13, 2025
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China's Newest Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait Ahead of Possible Commissioning
China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait and into the South China Sea — both highly sensitive waterways — as part of its sea trials and possibly ahead of its formal entry into service.
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September 13, 2025
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China warns Mexico to 'think twice' before raising tariffs
China urged Mexico to \"think twice\" before levying tariffs, a warning that could signal Beijing's willingness to retaliate over a move it sees as giving in to demands from the US.
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September 13, 2025
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N. Korea rights situation worsening, says UN
The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned on Sept. 12 in a report describing a decade of \"suffering, repression, and increased fear.\"
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September 13, 2025
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China Exports Village Surveillance Model to Solomon Islands
Piloting of 'Fengqiao' Concept of Grassroots Governance Triggers Human Rights Concerns
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September 13, 2025
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Final Siren To Issue An Early Warning
Mt Barker Sprint winner all set for Kalgoorlie's Golden Saddle
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September 13, 2025
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One dead as torrential rain, winds lash Tokyo; train and air services hit
Torrential rain caused flooding in parts of Tokyo on Sept 11, with record downpours and strong winds believed to have killed one man and injured another at a container terminal.
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September 13, 2025
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Loh Needs More Variation After Popov Loss: Kim
World No. 8 squanders five match points in marathon quarter-final at Hong Kong Open
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September 13, 2025
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Drunk Girl, 16, Among 7 Arrested in Anti-Gang Raids
100 people and 18 public entertainment outlets checked in Rochor, Little India; 5 vapes seized
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September 13, 2025
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Singaporeans in Doha Confident About Safety Despite Israel's Attack
It began with the birds – flocks of them, flying erratically, some nearly crashing into the windows of homes in the city of Doha, Qatar.
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September 13, 2025
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These mums in the United States want to help design dorm rooms
It took Ms Lara Becker six months to find two extra-long, industrial bed frames – a hallmark of university life – which she needed to complete a life-size replica of a college dorm room she assembled in her Atlanta home.
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September 13, 2025
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Partnership in skies: When drones become jet pilots' eyes on ground
Integration of manned, unmanned platforms key to boosting SAF's sense and strike prowess
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September 13, 2025
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$59,000 Lost to Scams Involving Online Sale of ez-link Cards
People have lost at least $59,000 since Aug 1 to scams involving the online sale of ez-link cards, with the police warning the public to be careful of such ruses.
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September 13, 2025
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Man accused of Kpod possession taken to scene of arrest
The first person to be charged with possessing etomidate vapes after the law was enhanced was taken on Sept 12 to an Ang Mo Kio flat where he had been arrested earlier.
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September 13, 2025
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Spikes Help Duplantis Dominate World Stage
Armand \"Mondo\" Duplantis says the key to his pole vault domination in recent years is his speed on the runway and, unlike most of his predecessors in the event, he wears specially-developed sprinting spikes to enhance it.
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September 13, 2025
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Asian leaders at BRI summit stress unity to mitigate global uncertainty
Region needs to get together and build economic strength through greater cooperation, they say
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September 13, 2025
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Malaysia to enforce use of seat belts for drivers, passengers in private vehicles
The next time you get into the car with the family in Malaysia, ensure that those in the back buckle up too.
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