Suspect ‘down’ after shooting at officers near White House, official says
A MAN was shot by US Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday (May 23) after he opened fire with a handgun, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Singapore can gain from China’s growing markets, must ‘embrace’ AI as the Chinese have: SM Lee
Everyone in the city-state has to learn to adopt artificial intelligence, he adds
Warsh takes the Fed’s helm as inflation climbs, consumer sentiment dives
President Trump promises ‘full support’ of administration
Retail overload: KL and JB set to flood Malaysia’s already overstuffed mall scene
Some 34 complexes are in the pipeline, mostly in the country’s key urban and cross-border retail hubs
UAE left Opec to pump more as end of oil era looms, presidential adviser says
The decision can have a major impact on the organisation’s control over supplies when oil flows normalise
What the furore over ‘lower-value human capital’ reveals about AI and the future of banking
Lenders are learning that the artificial intelligence transition requires more than charting productivity gains
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Singapore
Ban on land sales, new launches for developers that deliver ‘defect-ridden’ projects
The measures are aimed at strengthening homebuyer protection and deterring ‘severe errant developer behaviour’
SGX RegCo sets three-year limit for suspended companies to resolve concerns
The bourse regulator will delist issuers that do not show progress with sufficient urgency
Koh Poh Koon resigns from ministerial roles for ‘family reasons’, will stay on as MP
He will relinquish his appointments on Jun 1, but keep serving Tampines Central residents
The Leadership Playbook
The Singaporean turning Vietnam's Techcombank into an AI-first lender
The private bank’s first-ever chief data officer bets on cross-ecosystem data sets, proprietary AI models
The cybersecurity boss who never uses airport Wi-Fi: ITSEC Asia CEO on risk and the weakest link
Avoiding public Wi-Fi reflects CEO Patrick Dannacher’s risk discipline and how he shaped ITSEC Asia
‘In hospitals, even cleaners are critical’: IHH Group CEO says leadership starts with the people no one sees
Every role matters – empathy, not strategy alone, determines success, says group CEO
Grab hitches a ride on the AI wave as CEO Anthony Tan steers company into next phase of growth
The South-east Asian superapp has long invested in technology, believing it to be essential for growth
Asean
Who would buy Vietnam’s state-owned stakes – when Hanoi is ready to sell?
Takers could include patient investors seeking exposure to the country’s economic rise
Philippine central bank governor says it is considering off-cycle rate hike
Spiralling fuel costs have raised concerns that pump prices could trigger hikes in other consumer goods
Malaysia to introduce new rules to protect youth on online platforms
The measures require service providers to limit account registration and ownership by users under 16 years old
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International
China cracks down on illegal cross-border securities trading
An estimated US$1.04 trillion of so-called hot money flowed out of the country in 2025
StanChart CEO apologises for ‘lower-value’ comments after outcry
The CEO’s remarks drew condemnation on social media and across Asia
India’s central bank approves record 2.87 trillion rupee dividend to government
The lower-than-expected dividend is likely to hurt bond markets, which expect the budget deficit to rise
