Posts by Liam Redmond
Seatrium bags S$170 million worth of new contract wins ahead of Q3 results
[SINGAPORE] Seatrium on Tuesday (Oct 28) announced that it has clinched S$170 million worth of new repair and upgrade contracts comprising major cruise, leisure and naval vessel projects. All works for the projects are set to complete by the first quarter of 2026. This comes as Seatrium faces a US$475 million contract termination for a nearly…
Read MoreObama’s reaction to Nancy Pelosi’s ‘surprise’ endorsement of Kamala Harris revealed: ‘What the f–k did you just do?’
Former President Barack Obama was “not happy” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) quick endorsement of then-Vice President Kamala Harris — and he let it be known in a phone call with the former House speaker, according to a new book. Pelosi described Harris as “brilliantly astute” and expressed “full confidence” that the ex-California senator could…
Read More2 Long Island sisters charged with gang assault after allegedly stabbing 21-year-old man — who was defending his younger sister
Two teenage sisters viciously stabbed a 21-year-old Long Island man for defending his younger sister against them on Saturday, police and family said. Bay Shore siblings, Diamond King, 18, and Myia King-Harrison, 19, allegedly got into a violent tussle with the victim outside a Mastic home in Suffolk County around 10:20 p.m., according to authorities.…
Read MoreCordlife submits information to MOH by extended deadline it was given
[SINGAPORE] Embattled cord blood bank Cordlife announced on Monday (Oct 27) that it had submitted on the same day the necessary written representations to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in response to the contents of a notice from the ministry. The submission was made within the 14-day extension the cord-blood bank operator had been given…
Read MoreBritney Spears gives bizarre excuse for erratic driving video as she lashes out at family fears she is ‘losing control’
Don’t hold it against her. Britney Spears appeared to give her Instagram followers a bizarre excuse for her erratic driving via Instagram over the weekend. “If anyone is wondering the lookalike was not me…🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤓,” the Princess of Pop, 43, wrote on Saturday. Britney Spears gave a bizarre excuse for her recent erratic driving via Instagram.…
Read MoreDeutsche Bank’s DWS joins rivals in setting up Abu Dhabi office
It aims to be the preferred asset manager for institutional investors ploughing money into Europe, including Germany [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank’s investment arm DWS Group is opening an office in Abu Dhabi, the latest money manager seeking to tap growing wealth in the booming region. Germany’s largest asset manager secured a financial services permission from the…
Read MoreiX Biopharma shares jump 35% on potential US, Australia listing plans
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore-based speciality pharmaceutical and nutraceutical company iX Biopharma jumped 35.1 per cent to S$0.127 on Monday (Oct 27). This was after it revealed early-stage plans for potential listings in the US and Australia at its annual general meeting (AGM) last Friday. As at 11.41 am, the counter had surged to an intra-day…
Read More24-year-old fleeing ICE agents is fatally struck by vehicle on Virginia highway
A 24-year-old Hondurian national was struck and killed by a vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Virginia last week. Josué Castro Rivera was on his way to his gardening job Thursday when ICE officers pulled over his vehicle and tried to detain him and three other passengers, according to his brother, Henry Castro.…
Read MoreEurozone to get hard data on tariff damage as ECB sets rates
Analysts expect the bloc to maintain the minimal 0.1% expansion it managed in the three months to June [FRANKFURT] Europe will get a rigorous economic health-check this week, helping gauge the impact of US tariffs on growth and inflation as policymakers convene to set interest rates. The main event will be Thursday’s (Oct 30) initial…
Read MoreKayvon Thibodeaux calls ‘bulls–t’ on refs’ controversial Tush Push ruling that cost Giants
PHILADELPHIA — The referees called it “forward progress,” but the Giants called it something more profane. “That’s some bulls–t, man,” Kayvon Thibodeaux said. With the score of Sunday’s game against the Eagles tied early in the second quarter, Jalen Hurts tried a Tush Push on fourth-and-inches. He crossed the first-down marker, but Thibodeaux ripped the…
Read MoreSouth Korea faces property ‘ticking bomb’ as Lee backs BOK hold
[SEOUL] South Korean President Lee Jae-myung warned that the country’s property market is a bubble on the point of bursting, as he backed the Bank of Korea’s (BOK) decision to hold rates last week. Amid concerns that cheaper borrowing may further fuel the rally in property prices, Lee said that it was imperative to avoid…
Read MoreStriking Boeing defence workers reject contract offer for fourth time
MORE than 3,000 Boeing defence workers on strike in the US Mid-west since August voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer, their union said on Sunday – in the fourth such refusal. “Boeing claimed they listened to their employees – the result of today’s vote proves they have not,” International Association of Machinists and…
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