TOKYO : The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Friday and issued fresh estimates projecting inflation to stay near its 2 per cent target in the next three years, signalling its readiness to hike borrowing costs later this year.As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its short-term interest rate…
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SINGAPORE: Four men in their twenties were arrested in the early hours of Thursday (Apr 25) after a fight involving weapons along Prinsep Street. Police were alerted to the incident at 12.40am and upon arriving at the scene, officers spotted two injured men. Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men, aged 23 and 24, were purportedly attacked by another group of men after a dispute, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a news release…
Liverpool need to rediscover their old selves, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday (Apr 26)…
SINGAPORE — One of 10 people allegedly involved in Singapore’s largest money laundering case was…
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It is unclear when the term Bell Curve God was first coined. This patron of scholastic achievement typically emerges in Singapore universities during examination seasons, offering amusement and solace to stressed-out students. FROM TRASH TO TREASURE In previous depictions, the Bell Curve God has often been portrayed wearing a graduation…
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BUDAPEST: Donald Trump is ready to renew a conservative alliance with Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the US Republican presidential candidate said in a video message on Friday. Orban has been one of Trump’s closest allies in Europe, where comments by the former US president suggesting he would not…
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:Google and Microsoft rallied on Friday as the technology bellwethers showed that hefty investments into artificial intelligence could reap more immediate revenue returns, a sharp contrast to Meta Platforms’ view that AI is a long-term bet.Microsoft’s shares advanced 3.84 per cent in trading before the U.S. market opened after the…
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With the mercury rising on Singapore’s shores, the idea of a winter break in the months ahead comes as welcome relief. Nestled near the southernmost edge of Western Australia in the Pemberton wine region lies Ampersand Estates, a haven awaiting discovery. Say hello to sweater weather, with temperatures lingering between 10…
