Damages have yet to be calculated but a lawyer for the shareholders estimated they could total about US$2.5 billion. SAN FRANCISCO: A US federal jury found Elon Musk liable on claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the social media company’s stock price so he could renegotiate […]
Year: 2026
“Our thoughts are with those celebrating away from home and with those facing more difficult circumstances,” said Assoc Prof Faishal Ibrahim. SINGAPORE: The Muslim community in Singapore is grateful to observe Ramadan in peace and remains mindful that the situation abroad is still uncertain, Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal […]
March: Rei Sakamoto became the latest teenager to make an impact at the Miami Open on Friday, claiming his first ATP Tour victory as five young players reached the second round of the Masters 1000 event for the first time in 19 years. The 19-year-old Japanese wildcard beat Aleksandar Kovacevic […]
TOKYO, March 13 : The dollar rose to more than three-month high on Friday and was set for its second weekly gain since the beginning of the war in Iran as turmoil in markets left it the last safe-haven standing. The euro fell to its weakest since November, and Japan […]
The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilise global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. Oil prices eased on Friday (Mar 13) morning in […]
WASHINGTON: Two US sailors were injured after the USS Gerald Ford suffered a non-combat-related fire on board, the US military said on Thursday (Mar 12). The Ford carrier, the United States’ newest aircraft carrier and the world’s largest, is taking part in operations against Iran and currently located in the […]
TOKYO: Japan is hurting from the Iran war ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Washington next week. She has promised to be “candid” with the United States president. How forthright Japan’s first woman premier can afford to be in their Mar 19 meeting, and how receptive President Donald […]
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday (Feb 27) that she opposes changing the imperial family’s male succession rules. The comments are her clearest on the issue – the subject of increasing debate as a succession crisis looms – since her party’s landslide election victory this month. […]
“We are now in a world where international relations are no longer driven primarily by rules or by attempts to achieve consensus,” the Foreign Affairs Minister says. SINGAPORE: Singapore will strengthen partnerships with middle powers and regional blocs as it navigates a “geostrategic tectonic plate rupture”, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian […]
The service, developed in partnership with StarHub, will be available for the 2026-27 Premier League season The world’s most popular club football competition, the English Premier League, is set to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service in Singapore this year, with plans for potential expansion to other countries, the Financial […]