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Stripe to use Singapore as beachhead in Asian payments expansion
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The STI Today
Singapore stocks close mixed with pennies leading the way
Penny stock churning, particularly in Monday's segment leaders ISR Capital, LionGold, Attilan and Blumont continued on Tuesday but price movements were not as aggressive as the day before. The Straits Times Index (STI) in the meantime drifted to a net gain of 2.55 points at 2,854.69, having traded in the red for almost the entire session.
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Economy & Policy
Two men convicted in S$3 billion money laundering case deported to Cambodia
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