Posts by Liam Redmond
Edwin Díaz’s vintage season may force the Mets into a complicated free-agent decision
Pete Alonso isn’t the only high-profile Mets player putting up All-Star-level numbers who may opt out after the season in search of a long-term contract. Quietly, Edwin Díaz is having a superb campaign in the third season of a five-year contract with the Mets worth $102 million. Díaz has pitched to a 1.99 ERA in…
Read MoreCCCS okays Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of TalkMed
[SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has cleared Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of tertiary healthcare service provider TalkMed Group on Friday (Jun 27). The competition watchdog assessed that the proposed transaction will not substantially lessen competition within the Singapore market. TW Troy, a special purpose vehicle managed by Tamarind Health, proposed to…
Read MoreSwiss-American eye care firm Alcon launches expanded Tuas manufacturing facility
[SINGAPORE] Alcon, a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specialising in eye care products, opened its expanded manufacturing and logistics facility in Tuas on Friday (Jun 27). This brings its total investment in Singapore to more than US$600 million since opening its first manufacturing site here in 2005. Located in Tuas Biomedical Park, the facility…
Read MoreMystery US$33 billion Chinese medicine fortune collapses in days
[HONG KONG] When Yat-Gai Au was worth US$33 billion on paper, he was not in his Hong Kong office. One week later, when his net worth plunged to US$10.1 billion, he was not around either. Officers at the headquarters of Regencell Bioscience Holdings said both times that Au only takes short visits there, before turning…
Read MoreSingapore stocks track overnight Wall Street gains on Friday; STI up 0.7%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks tracked overnight Wall Street gains to end higher on Friday (Jun 27). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.7 per cent or 27.74 points to 3,966.2. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 309 to 202, after 1.8 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion changed hands. Regional markets were mixed. The Nikkei…
Read MoreFBI releases new lead into murder of college baseball pitcher killed in California park while playing Pokémon GO in 2016
New information regarding the killing of a rising college baseball prospect gunned down while playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco was released on Tuesday — nearly a decade after the case went cold. The FBI released a new sketch of a second person of interest, believed to be involved with the murder of 20-year-old Calvin…
Read MoreUnilever to pay US$1.5 billion for men’s grooming brand Dr Squatch
The deal was announced earlier this week by all three parties, without disclosing financial details Published Fri, Jun 27, 2025 · 04:28 PM [LONDON] Unilever is paying US$1.5 billion to buy men’s personal care brand Dr Squatch from private-equity firm Summit Partners, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Jun 27), citing sources. The deal was…
Read MoreJapan private-sector rice imports soar in May
Published Fri, Jun 27, 2025 · 03:55 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache for both consumers and policymakers. Some 10,600 metric tons of so-called staple rice – which is consumed at meals as opposed to rice used for…
Read MoreThailand central bank vows to step in if baht moves are unhinged
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank is ready to tackle excessive baht volatility by managing any moves “unhinged” from its fundamentals, a deputy governor said, amid calls from local businesses to temper the currency’s rally to help exports and tourism. “We do look at the baht closely and try not to let it be too volatile,” Piti…
Read MoreNew Olympics chief calls for ‘protecting’ women’s category amid global trans athlete wave
The new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, addressed the topic of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports at her first official news conference since taking over on Thursday, and said that there is “overwhelming support” by IOC members to protect the female category. “We understand that there’ll be differences depending on the sport … but…
Read MoreHSBC private banking arm names new Apac head of wealth planning
Ann Ling brings more than two decades of financial services experience to the role, which she will assume on Jul 1 [SINGAPORE] HSBC Global Private Banking has appointed a new regional head of wealth planning and advisory for Asia-Pacific via an internal promotion. Ann Ling, who currently heads wealth planning for Hong Kong, the Philippines…
Read MoreHeroic cop rushes into burning hotel room containing explosive devices to avert potential catastrophe: cops
A heroic officer dashed into a burning hotel room just after an explosive device detonated in Kentucky and averted a potential catastrophe, police said. The officer, Yeng Xiong, may have prevented more explosions by running into the room with a fire extinguisher and putting out a blaze caused by an unknown device that detonated last…
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