Posts by Liam Redmond
Colorado terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman accidentally set himself on fire at start of attack, stunning new video shows
Wild new video shows the moment the suspected Colorado terrorist accidentally set himself on fire at the start of his heinous firebombing rampage. The footage, shot by an eyewitness, captured the suspect wearing a bright orange vest with something strapped to the back as he started hurling Molotov cocktails at a peaceful pro-Israel march in…
Read MoreOCBC partners Ant International to offer embedded finance to Indonesia SMEs
[SINGAPORE] OCBC has partnered digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider Ant International to provide embedded financial services to small and medium-sized (SMEs) enterprises in Indonesia. The collaboration is set to benefit thousands of SMEs in Indonesia over the next few years, said OCBC and the Jack Ma-backed Ant Group spin-off in a statement on…
Read MoreCNN’s Jake Tapper rips media smear campaign against Hur, WSJ report on Biden decline without mentioning own network
CNN anchor Jake Tapper has taken aim at the media’s treatment of those who sounded the alarm about former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline before it was fully exposed at the now-infamous presidential debate, despite the fact that his own network was guilty of lobbing such attacks. As Biden was actively seeking reelection, there were two…
Read MoreSingapore stocks close Wednesday higher amid regional gains; STI up 0.2%
Speculations over a Trump-Xi call to ease trade tensions sometime this week add to the upbeat mood [SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Jun 4), mirroring regional gains after resilient US employment data bolstered investor sentiment. Speculations over a call between US President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping sometime this week to…
Read MoreIowa amusement park’s former owner settles lawsuit over 11-year-old’s drowning
An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that previously owned Adventureland park in the Des Moines suburb of Altoona, along with its former CEO and three managers, reached a…
Read MoreHave 30 and 80 year olds in top management of big companies.
[SINGAPORE] Piyush Gupta’s tenure as DBS’s chief executive officer (CEO) ended with a bang as the group posted record net profit of S$11.29 billion for 2024 and Gupta received a total remuneration of S$17.6 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024. Tan Su Shan succeeded Gupta on Mar 28. Recently, Tan, who is…
Read MorePacers’ trip to Oklahoma City for NBA Finals delayed by severe weather
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Indiana Pacers waited 25 years to get back to the NBA Finals. And then they waited a few more hours to actually get to the NBA Finals. The Pacers’ travel plans to the NBA Finals were impacted Tuesday by severe weather. The team’s charter was first diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma —…
Read MoreKorean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after vote
[SEOUL] South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election ended a months-long political leadership vacuum. The Kospi Index ended 2.7 per cent higher on Wednesday (Jun 4), taking its gain from the April low to more than 20 per cent as investors piled into…
Read MoreSouth Korean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after presidential election outcome
[SEOUL] South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election ended a months-long political leadership vacuum. The Kospi Index ended 2.7 per cent higher on Wednesday (Jun 4), taking its gain from the April low to more than 20 per cent as investors piled into…
Read MoreIndiana man, 77, calmly calls cops to report he had just killed his wife, mother-in-law and stepson and injured 4th victim: ‘I shot them all’
A 77-year-old Indiana man calmly called police moments after he allegedly shot his wife, mother-in-law and two stepsons — killing three of them — to report the horrific crime. Patrick Waite is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of his wife, mother-in-law and stepson and one count of attempted murder for…
Read MoreSingapore Paincare worth up to S$0.37 a share, more than double its privatisation offer: Sias
[SINGAPORE] The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, is urging minority shareholders of Singapore Paincare to hold off on selling their shares amid the proposed privatisation deal. In a statement released on Wednesday (Jun 4), Sias noted that the company could be worth up to S$0.37 per share, which is more than double its…
Read MoreSias calls for Singapore Paincare shareholders to await IFA opinion on privatisation offer
[SINGAPORE] The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, is urging minority shareholders of Singapore Paincare to hold off on selling their shares amid the proposed privatisation deal. In a statement released on Wednesday (Jun 4), Sias noted that the company could be worth up to S$0.37 per share, which is more than double its…
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