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Nestle and Danone face fresh scrutiny over infant formula recalls
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 05:35 PM[PARIS] Nestle and Danone are facing fresh scrutiny over the handling of infant formula contamination after reports published on Tuesday by French,...
Commercial vehicle COE premium up 5.4% at record high of S$92,223
[SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for commercial vehicles set a new record as most categories rose in May’s second round of bidding that ended on Wednesday (May...
Singapore to be ‘early entrant’ in nuclear fusion supply chain with A*Star, US startup deal
Five-year tie-up with Commonwealth Fusion Systems comes amid global race to commercialise nuclear fusion energy[SINGAPORE] Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the world’s largest private company in nuclear fusion energy, has...
European shares dip as Middle East caution lingers
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 03:37 PMEUROPEAN shares edged lower on Wednesday (May 20) as investors remained cautious with war-driven inflation fears pressurising bonds, while markets kept a...
Indonesia to bring commodity exports under centralised control, president says
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 01:49 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday (May 20) that his government will centralise exports of key commodities as part of...
Former Citiraya CEO hit with fresh charges spanning corruption, money laundering
New allegations shed more light on one of Singapore’s largest embezzlement scandals[SINGAPORE] Singaporean tycoon Ng Teck Lee, the former CEO of electronic waste-recycling company Citiraya Industries, was handed additional...
Samsung faces risk of chip disruption after labour talks collapse
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 11:45 AM[SEOUL] Talks between Samsung Electronics and its largest labour union broke down, with the union telling local media it will go ahead...
OpenAI picks Singapore for first Applied AI Lab outside US in S$300 million push to tap ‘incredible talent here’
[SINGAPORE] ChatGPT creator OpenAI will open its first Applied AI Lab outside the US in Singapore and hire more than 200 specialised artificial intelligence professionals over the next few...
Chinese tankers exit Strait of Hormuz with 4 million barrels of crude oil
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 10:21 AM[SINGAPORE] Two Chinese supertankers carrying four million barrels of Middle East crude oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday (May 20)...
Hongkong Land Q1 underlying profit rises 5% on lower borrowing costs
[SINGAPORE] Property group Hongkong Land posted a 5 per cent rise in underlying profit for its first quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, compared with the same period a year...
