Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since December 2024

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the highest monthly increase since December 2024, driven primarily by an increase in loans to businesses. Loans and advances – including bills financing – from commercial banks to residents rose 1.5 per cent to S$886.1 billion, from S$873.1 billion in November, going by preliminary data from the…

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Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’

Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’

Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic. The comments from the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are the most-direct threat he’s made so far as the aircraft carrier…

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Fu Yu appoints Victor Lim as managing director after board dispute

Fu Yu appoints Victor Lim as managing director after board dispute

[SINGAPORE] Components manufacturer Fu Yu announced on Sunday (Feb 1) that it has appointed its largest shareholder Victor Lim as its managing director. The appointment, effective immediately, comes slightly over a month after Lim, 41, was reinstated as the company’s director of strategy, a role he held for four years before leaving the company in…

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Detroit bus driver sparks backlash for giving free rides to random students during cold weather: ‘I felt bad’ 

Detroit bus driver sparks backlash for giving free rides to random students during cold weather: ‘I felt bad’ 

An independent Detroit bus driver allegedly live-streamed himself finding kids and driving them to school because he felt bad for them walking in the cold — splitting the community over his ride-share deed. Darrell Beaver advertised his transportation services on his Facebook page Wednesday morning, asking parents to have their children look out for his…

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ST Engineering unveils largest cargo drone at Singapore Airshow 2026

ST Engineering unveils largest cargo drone at Singapore Airshow 2026

The unmanned aircraft can carry up to 100 kg and is planned to begin operation in 2028 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Engineering launched its largest unmanned cargo aircraft to date at the media preview of the Singapore Airshow on Sunday (Feb 1), along with other products from its defence and urban solutions divisions. The company has…

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