Have you been caught up in the latest viral Labubu doll trend? Well, a cafe chain in Malaysia's Johor Bahru, Yang Kopi, is giving diners a chance to win the latest limited-edition Labubu simply by trying their new nasi padang.
If you're headed to Tokyo in Japan, take note: the iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.
The report, "Inauthentic Local Lifestyle And News Websites And The Challenge For Media Literacy" was done by RSIS’ Centre of Excellence for National Security head Benjamin Ang, and associate research fellow Dymples Leong.
Released on Friday (25 October), the report showed that the domain name of Alamak.io has links to 5plus1.ru. The country-code ".ru" is for Russian entities.
Alamak.io is one of 10 websites identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) last week to be masquerading as Singapore websites by spoofing and incorporating familiar local features.
Earnings per share stood at 2.6 cents, up from 2.3 cents in Q3 FY2023. Gross profit for Q3 FY2024 stood at $113.8 million, up 8.4 per cent year-on-year.
Ex-managing director of Singapore's MAS to head new non-profit
Singapore's longest serving central banker, Ravi Menon, will head a new non-profit to drive fintech innovation and growth globally, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Wednesday (30 October).
Menon, who led the central bank for 12 years until 2023 and is a strong proponent of financial technology, will chair the Global Finance and Technology Network, the MAS said.
The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are usually dusted in snow by early October, but CNN reported that as of Tuesday (29 October) the summit has remained bare – raising the alarm of the impacts of the climate crisis on one of the country’s most beloved landmarks.
The first snowfall signals the arrival of winter. It follows the summer climbing season, which this year ended on 10 September.
The charges levelled against Najib are valid, Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah told a courtroom in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. He also found all prosecution witnesses – which included former Malaysian central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz – to be credible.
Well, a cafe chain in Malaysia's Johor Bahru, Yang Kopi, is giving diners a chance to win the latest limited-edition Labubu simply by trying their new nasi padang.
The top prize is the latest limited-edition Labubu. Second place scores the Cyndi Wang edition of Labubu. If luck's not on your side, Yang Kopi is also offering two consolation prizes: Labubu blind boxes from the first and second generations.
Is your HDB flat worth $1 million? Here's the reality behind these high-value transactions in Singapore
Over the last few years in Singapore, the number of HDB flats sold for over $1 million has steadily climbed, setting new records almost annually.
These record-breaking figures have fuelled a wider belief that a million-dollar sale is within reach for any homeowner.
However, the reality is that only a tiny fraction of HDB flats can, and will, reach this seven-figure selling price. Data shows that specific trends set these high-value transactions apart from the rest.
"I think his Royal Highness is a great leader," Dalio said Tuesday at Riyadh's Future Investment Initiative, the crown prince's flagship investment conference. "He's almost like a Deng Xiaoping of China, in a sense, or a Lee Kuan Yew."
MBS, as the prince is known, runs a tightly-controlled state, and has been driving a multi-trillion dollar program to reduce the kingdom’s reliance on oil. Deng and Lee also oversaw economic transformations while keeping strong grips on power.
India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban. The India-born British author's novel was banned by India in 1988 after some Muslims viewed it as blasphemous. The Delhi High Court was hearing a 2019 case challenging the import ban of the book in India.
Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories
In a town that sits between two nations, Arnoldo Montiel knows exactly where he stands on immigration. Driving towards the border wall that straddles the Arizona town, he says he believes the issue is why Kamala Harris lost the election. Like her husband, she supports Trump's approach to immigration, which the president-elect says will involve mass deportations.
Hillary and Bill Clinton also issued a statement, warning Americans what they do next will "make the difference between a nation that moves forward or one that falls back."
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named his under-the-radar campaign manager, Susie Wiles, to be his White House chief of staff. The move is the first major staffing decision Trump has made since winning Tuesday’s election. “Susie is tough, smart, innovative and is universally admired and respected,” Trump wrote in a statement. “I have no doubt that she will make our country proud.”
After he was snapped kissing a mystery woman, a source has said Natalie Portman is not “surprised” her ex-husband Benjamin Millepied moved on “pretty quickly” after their divorce.
"If there is no neutrality, it is difficult to imagine the existence of any good-neighborly relations between Russia and Ukraine," Putin said. Putin said Russia had recognised Ukraine's post-Soviet borders based on the understanding that it would be neutral.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7 nanometres or smaller, FT said on Friday. The U.S. has imposed a raft of measures aimed at restricting the shipment of advanced GPU chips - which enable AI - to China to hobble its artificial intelligence capabilities, which Washington fears could be used to develop bioweapons and launch large-scale cyberattacks.