Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore Car Bursts into Flames Along CTE Causing Heavy Traffic Till Braddell Road, Drives Escapes Unharmed
A car burst into flames along the CTE on Sunday evening, February 23 leading to heavy congestion. However, the driver was able to escape unharmed. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the fire, which happened on the lane leading to the Seletar Expressway after the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 exit, was reported…
Read MoreLas Vegas Woman Accused of Drugging, Robbing Older Men She Targeted on Dating Apps, Leading to Two Deaths
The FBI is looking for more possible victims of Aurora Phelps, a woman indicted in Nevada for allegedly luring several men on dating apps to Mexico, drugging them and stealing their financial information. According to court documents filed in October 2023, 43-year-old Phelps, also known as Aurora Flores, Aurora Velasco and Aurora Alvarez, is linked…
Read MoreSingapore Reits need more support in wake of Paragon Reit’s proposed privatisation
Privatisations make sense when trusts have poor liquidity and face constraints in upgrading assets IF INTEREST rates do not fall much further, equity fund-raising in the Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (Reit) space could be muted. Reits are sensitive to interest rates as higher borrowing costs affect distributions by Reits, and yield-driven investors flock to…
Read MoreFormer Jets quarterback Bill Demory dead at 74
A Jets quarterback who filled in when Joe Namath went down with an injury died earlier this month. Bill Demory, 74, passed away on Feb. 14 from prostate cancer and Parkinson’s, according to an online obituary. He was signed by the Jets in 1973 after playing his college ball at Arizona, where he threw 28…
Read MorePa. parents charged for inflicting ‘multiple types of abuse’ on twin sons, including forcing them to strip naked outdoors in cold
A couple in Pennsylvania was hit with charges including conspiracy to commit third-degree murder and aggravated assault after authorities discovered they had inflicted “multiple types of abuse” on their three children, specifically their malnourished twin boys. Joshua Dechant, 36, and Tracy Dechant, 42, allegedly mistreated the twins so heinously that they were nearly 100 pounds…
Read MoreGIC, Silver Lake complete US$1.7 billion acquisition of billing software firm Zuora
A GIC affiliate and global technology investor Silver Lake have completed their US$1.7 billion acquisition of US-billing software company Zuora. Shareholders of the Silicon Valley-based firm approved the all-cash deal at US$10 a share earlier this month. With the transaction complete, Zuora will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange as its…
Read MoreVietnam adds to global steel turmoil with tariffs hitting China
Outside China itself, Vietnam is the biggest single buyer of Chinese steel, and hot-rolled coil is a major export product VIETNAM will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel from China, following South Korea and other nations in fighting back against surging supplies from the world’s biggest producer. The South-east Asian nation will impose temporary tariffs on…
Read MoreMusk’s Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet
SPACE is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire’s Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. Shanghai-based SpaceSail in November signed an agreement to enter Brazil and announced it…
Read MoreTrump posts SpongeBob meme to poke fun at outrage over Elon Musk’s email asking federal workers what they did last week
President Trump cracked a joke using an edited SpongeBob SquarePants meme Sunday to poke fun at outrage over Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers explain what they did at work last week. The 47th president appeared to signal his approval with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) orchestrating an email sent out…
Read MoreJustin Bieber drops gloves with Jeremy Roenick at L.A. charity hockey game
Justin Bieber and Jeremy Roenick didn’t seem to be saying “Sorry” after the two dropped the gloves during Sunday’s Skate For LA Strong event at Crypto.com Arena. That’s likely because the two were all smiles after the music superstar and Hockey Hall of Famer tussled during the charity hockey tournament. Jeremy Roenick #97 of Team…
Read MoreFrom tech to financial services: Layoffs and job cuts in 2025
RETRENCHMENTS and unemployment have been widespread in the first two months of 2025, with job cuts announced across various industries. From tech to retail, media and finance, major companies are starting to shed employees as they undergo restructuring and adapt to changing market conditions. Here are some of the job cuts announced so far, including…
Read MoreJosh Hart adds some clarity about knee injury after near triple-double in Knicks return
BOSTON — Josh Hart finished one assist short of a triple-double with 20 points in his return from a two-game absence to rest his sore knee, an issue he’s been dealing with throughout his career and which required extended time off around the All-Star break to calm down. “It’s something that comes and goes, something…
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