Posts by Liam Redmond
Independent financial adviser appointed for partial offer for Cordlife
[SINGAPORE] Cordlife has appointed Novus Corporate Finance as the independent financial adviser for a voluntary conditional cash partial offer it has received from a Thai company, said the private cord-blood bank on Thursday (May 29) in a bourse filing. Medeze Treasury, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai-listed stem cell company Medeze Group, had offered to…
Read MoreAncient DNA reveals ‘unexpected’ new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago, arriving first in North America before veering south. Groups that split off developed their own collection of genes…
Read MoreKool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler dies in car crash at 71
Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B band Kool & the Gang, tragically died at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Grammy-winning band confirmed the news of Sumler’s death on Thursday. “We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime wardrobe valet, Mike Sumler,” the band told The Post…
Read More‘9-1-1’s Anirudh Pisharody shares his dream crossover episodes — and one is a bit complicated
Pisharody pitched a 9-1-1 crossover episode with a show he guest-starred on… Source link
Read MoreOff-duty NYPD cop Chowdhury Nafees released from the hospital after horrific beating, robbery by masked thugs
The off-duty NYPD cop who was savagely beaten and robbed at knifepoint in the Bronx by two masked brutes was finally released from the hospital Wednesday to raucous applause from his fellow officers. Officer Chowdhury Nafees, who hasn’t been identified publicly until now, was discharged from Jacobi Medical Center Wednesday afternoon — four days after…
Read MoreIHH Healthcare Q1 profit falls 33% to RM514 million on exceptional items
[SINGAPORE] Integrated healthcare operator IHH Healthcare on Thursday (May 29) posted a 33 per cent fall in net profit to RM514 million (S$156.3 million) for its first quarter ended Mar 31, from RM768 million the year before. The drop came mainly from a lower net monetary gain from the application of MFRS 129, and the…
Read MoreIndia bank frauds triple to 360 billion rupees as credit scams swell
The rise in cases underscores the challenges being faced by the banking regulator Published Thu, May 29, 2025 · 06:36 PM [MUMBAI] Bank frauds in India jumped threefold last year, with loans contributing to bulk of the cases, while discrepancies in digital payments declined. The amount of frauds climbed to 360 billion rupees (S$5.4…
Read MoreYankees’ Ben Rice still hitting ball hard but not seeing big results
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ben Rice fouled two different balls off the same spot on the top of his left foot Monday night. The Yankees DH was in clear pain both times, and yet it still might not have been as frustrating as the bad luck he had been hitting into of late. A night later,…
Read MoreKeppel appoints ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman from Jul 1
[SINGAPORE] Keppel has appointed former DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman and non-executive independent director of its board, effective Jul 1. Gupta will also be appointed a member of the nominating committee, remuneration committee and the board sustainability and safety committee in July. He recently retired from his role as DBS CEO in…
Read MoreNTT Docomo to buy SBI’s net bank for 420 billion yen in cutthroat market
The move is part of a capital alliance between the state-backed telecom group and SBI Holdings Published Thu, May 29, 2025 · 05:35 PM [TOKYO] NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier’s financial offerings in a hyper-competitive market. Nippon…
Read MoreNTT Docomo to buy SBI’s online bank for 420 billion yen in cut-throat market
[TOKYO] NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier’s financial offerings in a hyper-competitive market. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone’s mobile unit will launch a tender offer for SBI Sumishin Net Bank, offering 4,900 yen a share – a 49 per…
Read MoreCaves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’
There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Others are not only off the grid but beneath it, in the hundreds of caves that lead to…
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