Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Nov 13)

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SIA posts 67.8% drop in net profit to S$238.5 million for H1 FY2026; declares special dividend package

THE group attributes the decline in earnings to losses by its associate Air India, which were not included in previous year’s results.

Ringgit’s winning streak masks Asia’s currency weakness

PHILIPPINE peso and dong breach record lows; rupiah, won and yen continue slide.

MAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills; releases guidelines for AI in financial sector

AI AND tokenisation were identified as two “transformative themes” by MAS.

China overtakes West in Gulf trade for the first time in ‘watershed’ moment: report

STRUCTURAL and fundamental factors suggest the trend will only pick up pace in coming years, says think tank.

DPM Gan urges AI-ready workforce as NTUC charts next phase of transformation

THE labour movement crosses more than 1.4 million members; set to hit 1.5 million by 2030.

Singtel remains ‘fully behind’ Optus despite outages and lacklustre returns

SINGTEL chief says it has to ‘work very hard to rebuild the trust and the confidence’ the outages have taken.