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MAS ready for ‘timely and appropriate’ monetary response if economy deteriorates The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will ensure a “timely and appropriate” response to any unexpected economic weakening and consider other financial sector measures, said Minister-in-charge of MAS Gan Kim...

TikTok US Will Be Controlled By Oracle, Silver Lake And Andreessen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-16/tiktok-us-operations-to-be-acquired-by-oracle-silver-lake US. investors will be holding a roughly 80% stake and Chinese shareholders owning the rest. Existing users in the US...

Delay on MRT service on TEL between Woodlands North and Bayshore stations https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/delay-on-mrt-service-on-tel-between-woodlands-north-and-bayshore-stations

Malaysia makes seatbelt usage mandatory for car drivers and passengers including visitors from Singapore https://www.motorist.sg/article/5060/malaysia-makes-seatbelt-usage-mandatory-for-car-drivers-and-passengers-including-visitors-from-singapore

China Eastern Airlines Will Launch Longest Direct Flight In The World Clocking In At A Bum Numbing 29 Hours https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/longest-flight-world-spanning-29-35891571 In aviation speak, a direct flight means that a plane might need to make a stopover in a third country...

Mini Labubu prices sink 24% from peak as speculative mania cools https://www.straitstimes.com/life/mini-labubu-prices-sink-24-from-peak-as-speculative-mania-cools Toymaker Pop Mart International Group’s most-recent release – a blind-box of 14 mini Labubus – has seen resale premiums drop 24 per...

Why breast explant surgery is on the rise https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/14/style/breast-implant-removal-surgery-taboo

Did they overstate their S-Pass or EP income? 10 ex-staff of interior design firm make reports over unpaid commissions; director disputes amounts https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/10-ex-staff-of-interior-design-firm-make-reports-over-unpaid-commissions-director-disputes-amounts

Malaysia ex-Minister Demands Compensation From Singapore For Poaching Malaysian Doctors, Nurses https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2025/09/ex-minister-demands-compensation-from-singapore-for-poaching-malaysian-doctors-nurses/ Abdul Rahman Dahlan, a former minister in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s...

Vietnam Erases 86 Million Bank Accounts https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-to-close-86-million-inactive-bank-accounts-by-september-2407820.html The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) claims that the measure was a system cleanup aimed at preventing fraud.

5,000 AI podcasts. US$1 cost per episode https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ai-podcast-start-up-plan-shows-1236361367 “We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be AI, and we are the company that’s bringing those people to life,” said CEO Jeanine...

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli quits as deadly anti-corruption protests spiral Protests against a social media ban in Nepal turned deadly on Monday (Sep 8) after at least 19 people were killed during clashes between the police and demonstrators...

Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES) extended from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 Electric Vehicle (EV) Early Adoption Incentive (EEAI) will be extended until 31 December 2026 and be ceased from 1 January 2027 NEA will continue to support the take-up of electric cars, including taxis, by...

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